Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Matt Boehnke
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5092 2025–26 |
Farm machinery sales taxExempts certain small farmers from sales and use tax on qualifying farm machinery and equipment. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5097 2025–26 |
Girls' athletic activitiesSafeguarding competitiveness in girls' interscholastic athletic activities. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5107 2025–26 |
Local gov. vehicle insuranceRequires local governments to provide underinsured motorist coverage for vehicles owned by the local government and operated or occupied by an officer, employee, or agent of the local government in the course of employment. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5113 2025–26 |
Plan 1 retiree COLAsCreates an annual increase to the retirement benefits of retirees in the Public Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System Plan 1, of up to 3 percent. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5114 2025–26 |
Retirement benefits/deathProvides a full month of public pension benefits paid in the month that a retiree dies. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5158 2025–26 |
Student athlete insuranceAllows a governing board of a public four-year institution of higher education to make available, and pay the costs of, insurance for intercollegiate student athletes. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5172 2025–26 |
Fire district civil serviceAllows a fire protection district to dissolve its civil service system if the board of commissioners adopts a resolution and a majority of the civil service employees vote to dissolve civil service. | Leonard Christian (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5241 2025–26 |
Fusion energy facilitiesAllows fusion energy facilities to opt in to the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) certification process. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5246 2025–26 |
Energy facility site eval.Requires the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) to hold an adjudicative proceeding only for applications EFSEC determines are inconsistent with applicable land use plans, rather than all applications;? | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5283 2025–26 |
Energy storage siting/EFSECProhibits the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council from preempting land use or zoning ordinances for siting electrical battery storage facilities in critical areas. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5289 2025–26 |
Farm machinery sales taxProviding a sales and use tax exemption for qualifying farm machinery and equipment. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5302 2025–26 |
Unmanned aircrafts/foreignProhibiting the purchase of small unmanned aircrafts manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5310 2025–26 |
Child care subsidy ratesModifies child care subsidy base rates to be the lesser of the 75th percentile of market or a provider's rate for children not eligible for state subsidy. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5311 2025–26 |
Cash & food assistance/workIncreasing work participation rates for able-bodied working-age adults receiving cash and food assistance. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5329 2025–26 |
Smoke detector installationMakes the Washington State Patrol (WSP) solely responsible for the enforcement of laws regulating the installation of smoke detection devices. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5383 2025–26 |
Salmon recovery projects/taxProviding a sales and use tax exemption for inputs required for salmon recovery projects. | Perry Dozier (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5400 2025–26 |
Local news journalismEstablishes the Washington Local News Sustainability Program (Program) in the Department of Commerce to make grants supporting the employment of news journalists covering civic affairs in underserved communities. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5401 2025–26 |
Wholesale power purchasesExtends the exemption for unspecified wholesale power purchases in specific circumstances under the Clean Energy Transformation Act. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5409 2025–26 |
DOC healthy env. pilotRequires the Department of Corrections (DOC) to establish a four-year pilot program at the Washington State Penitentiary East Complex to improve communication between correctional officers, DOC staff, and incarcerated... | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5410 2025–26 |
Veteran parking privilegesAuthorizes veterans who have a 70 percent or higher disability rating from either the United States Armed Forces or United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who use a service animal as defined in federal law to apply... | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5424 2025–26 |
UW health sciences campusEstablishing a health sciences campus of the University of Washington. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5425 2025–26 |
Energy independence actRemoves the requirement for electric utilities that must meet annual renewable energy targets under the Energy Independence Act. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5430 2025–26 |
Utility wildfire mitigationRequires the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to approve, or approve with conditions, a investor-owned electric utility wildfire mitigation plan (plan) if the UTC finds that the plan is based on reasonable and... | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5434 2025–26 |
Gubernatorial emergenciesAuthorizes the Legislature, if in session, to terminate a state of emergency through passage of a concurrent resolution. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5451 2025–26 |
Quantum economic developmentEstablishes an advisory committee to advance the economic development of quantum technologies. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |