Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Claudia Kauffman
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5524 2025–26 |
Donate life license plateCreates the new Donate Life special license plate. | Keith Goehner (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5541 2025–26 |
Future fund pilot projectEstablishes a Future Fund Pilot Project (Project) in the Office of the State Treasurer, to award 40 grants of $25,000 to eligible applicants for expenses for education or the purchase of a home or business. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5570 2025–26 |
Tribes/K-12 instructionRequires school districts to incorporate materials about the history, culture, and government of their nearest federally recognized Indian tribe or tribes into their social studies curricula by September 1, 2026. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5585 2025–26 |
Tribal warrantsConcerning tribal warrants. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5589 2025–26 |
Insurance & credit studyRequires the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) to conduct a study of insurers' use of credit history, credit-based insurance scores, other rate factors that may have disparate impacts on Washington residents, and... | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5610 2025–26 |
Horse racing/federal costsCreates a tax credit equal to the amount a person pays to the Federal Horseracing Integrity Safety Authority or the Washington Horse Racing Commission. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5621 2025–26 |
Sporting event rafflesAddressing electronic raffles at live sporting events. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5626 2025–26 |
Wage replacementEstablishes a Wage Replacement Program to provide benefits to claimants, who are ineligible for unemployment benefits and who meet certain qualifications. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5634 2025–26 |
Community solar projectsModifies the Washington State University Community Solar Expansion Program, including the size of eligible projects. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5684 2025–26 |
Electioneering/auditorsExpands the location where a person may not influence or interfere with a voter to the building that contains the division of elections for a county auditor's office and any adjacent parking lot. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5704 2025–26 |
Health care marketplaceConcerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5715 2025–26 |
Juvenile convictions/scoreConcerning retroactively applying the requirement to exclude certain juvenile convictions from an offender score regardless of the date of the offense. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5770 2025–26 |
Primary residence/taxExempts a portion of assessed value with respect to the state property tax equal to the greater of $100,000 or 60 percent of the county median home value. | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5771 2025–26 |
WFTC increase/tenantsProvides an additional Working Families Tax Credit refund amount of up to $300 to persons who leased or rented their primary residence within the state of Washington for at least 183 days during the year for which the credit... | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5779 2025–26 |
African diaspora heritageEstablishing African diaspora heritage week. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5804 2025–26 |
Fish habitat restorationReplaces a portion of the public utility tax on light and power utilities with a new tax on light and power utilities dedicated to projects that improve salmon and steelhead recovery and habitat restoration and mitigate the... | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5891 2025–26 |
Northern state hospitalPreserving records and artifacts regarding the historical treatment of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities at Northern state hospital. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 6038 2025–26 |
Postgrad degree requirementsReducing barriers to state employment by eliminating postgraduate degree requirements that are unnecessary. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5189 2025–26 |
Competency-based educationRequires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to adopt rules to authorize funding for students enrolled in competency-based education (CBE) programs and to create competencies aligned with state learning standards. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 278, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5262 2025–26 |
Insurance statutesMakes revisions to or repeals statutes in the Insurance Code related to public records, tax refunds, reporting requirements, motor vehicle insurance, health insurance, dental plans, charitable gift annuity businesses,... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 243, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5110 2025–26 |
Tribal elder tuition waiversEstablishes a waiver for all or a portion of tuition fees and services and activity fees for tribal elders. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 177, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 29, 2025 |
| SB 5494 2025–26 |
Lead-based paintRequires the Department of Commerce to administer and enforce a state Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program under the same requirements and authorizations as for the Lead-Based Paint Activities Program. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 180, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 29, 2025 |
| SB 5557 2025–26 |
Pregnancy/emerg. treatmentRequires hospitals, when providing emergency services, to provide treatment to a pregnant person who comes to the hospital with an emergency medical condition that is consistent with the applicable standard of care for such... | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 182, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 29, 2025 |
| SB 5214 2025–26 |
Mobile market programsCreates the mobile market program which provides increased nutrition access to participants of the Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program if federal funding is available. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 127, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5577 2025–26 |
HIV antiviral drugs/medicaidRequires Medicaid coverage for all federal Food and Drug Administration-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior authorization or step therapy. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 11, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 4, 2025 |