Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Sharon Shewmake
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5149 2025–26 |
Early childhood court prg.Expands the eligibility for Early Childhood Court to include families with children under age 6 instead of families with children under age 3. | Adrian Cortes (D-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 120, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5163 2025–26 |
Child fatalitiesModifies various provisions related to child mortality reviews, including renaming these as child fatality reviews, expanding these reviews to include children up to age 19, and requiring various entities to provide records... | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 123, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5175 2025–26 |
Photovoltaic modulesDelays program implementation deadlines associated with the Photovoltaic (PV) Module Stewardship Program. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 126, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 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 5391 2025–26 |
Sustainable farms grantsAmends allowable uses of funding, prioritization criteria, and timelines in the Sustainable Farms and Fields Grant Program. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 128, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5106 2025–26 |
Eid al-Fitr & Eid al-AdhaMakes the first day of the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, also known as Eid al-Fitr, a legislatively recognized day. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 30, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 8, 2025 |
| SB 5457 2025–26 |
BroadcastersClarifies the definition of radio and television broadcasting for purposes of the business and occupation tax. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 4, 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 |
| SB 5781 2023–24 |
Law student rural PD programRequires the Office of Public Defense to administer a law student rural defense program placing law students or recent law school graduates, or both, as interns with experienced public defenders in underserved areas and rural... | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 28, 2025 |
| SB 5853 2023–24 |
Behav crisis services/minorsAuthorizes 23-hour crisis relief centers to serve nonadult clients, and establishes guidelines for centers serving this population. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 367, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 2024 |
| SB 6228 2023–24 |
Substance use treatmentDirects behavioral health agencies to submit policies to the Department of Health (Department) related to the transfer or discharge of a person without the person's consent and requires the Department to adopt a model policy... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 366, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 2024 |
| SB 5424 2023–24 |
Flexible work/peace officersAllows general and limited authority Washington law enforcement agencies to adopt flexible work policies. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 319, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5778 2023–24 |
Employer political speechProhibits an employer from taking adverse action against an employee for refusal to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting or refusal to listen to speech, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 357, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5796 2023–24 |
Common interest communitiesAllows the board of an association or any unit owner to amend their governing documents to remove an unlawful restriction based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or other personal characteristics. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 321, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5811 2023–24 |
Individual providers/familyBroadens exemptions from home care aide certification requirements for long-term care workers caring for their child or parent by specifying that the relationship may exist through marriage or domestic partnership. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 322, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5931 2023–24 |
Motorized vehicle tires/6PPDDesignates, under the Department of Ecology's Safer Products for Washington program, the chemical 6PPD as a priority chemical and 6PPD in motor vehicle tires as a priority consumer product. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 343, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6039 2023–24 |
Geothermal energy resourcesDirects the Washington Geological Survey to compile and maintain a publicly available comprehensive database of state subsurface geologic information. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 350, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6053 2023–24 |
Education data sharingRequires the Washington Student Achievement Council to enter into data-sharing agreements with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to facilitate the transfer of high school student directory information for... | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 324, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6058 2023–24 |
Carbon market linkageAuthorizes the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to change the length of the compliance periods under the Cap and Invest Program (Program). | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 352, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6301 2023–24 |
Basic law enf. academyAuthorizes the Criminal Justice Training Commission to accept any money or property donated, devised, or bequeathed to it for the purpose of carrying out its statutory duties. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 335, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5774 2023–24 |
Fingerprint backgr. checksRequires, subject to appropriated funding, that the Department of Children, Youth, and Families maintain the capacity to roll, print, or scan fingerprints in at least seven of its early learning and child welfare offices for... | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 300, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5828 2023–24 |
Water rights commissionersAuthorizes superior courts to appoint commissioners for water rights adjudications. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 268, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 6013 2023–24 |
Homeownership dev. tax ex.Expands the property tax exemption for nonprofit low-income housing development by including real property owned by a nonprofit entity who enters into an agreement with another nonprofit to build a residence through a... | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 273, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 6015 2023–24 |
Residential parkingRequires cities and counties to enforce certain parking configurations for residential development. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 274, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 6017 2023–24 |
Border area fuel tax useExpands the permitted uses of border area fuel tax proceeds from certain areas to include projects contained in the transportation plan of the state, a regional transportation planning organization, city, county, or... | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 275, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |