Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by T'wina Nobles
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5335 2025–26 |
Rural nursing educationCreates a rural nursing education program to provide distance nursing education and training opportunities and improve quality nursing care for rural areas in Washington State. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5336 2025–26 |
Isolated employeesAdds enforcement provisions to the isolated employee statute and authorizes the Department of Labor and Industries to investigate violations and assess penalties for willful violations. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5344 2025–26 |
Essential worker health careEstablishes an Essential Worker Health Care Program to help participating nursing home employers provide nursing home workers with health coverage. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5345 2025–26 |
Access to personnel recordsConcerning access to personnel records. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5352 2025–26 |
Free school mealsRequires all school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools, rather than certain schools, to provide breakfast and lunch at no charge to any requesting student, beginning with the 2026-27 school year. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5353 2025–26 |
Diabetes and obesityRequires health plans, including plans offered to state employees, to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of the chronic disease of obesity, beginning in 2026. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5359 2025–26 |
Clean energy developmentEstablishes a Clean Energy Development Office within the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to provide information, plan, and support clean energy projects and electric transmission facilities. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5364 2025–26 |
Sheriffs, chiefs, etc.Modernizing, harmonizing, and clarifying laws concerning sheriffs, chiefs, marshals, and police matrons. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5369 2025–26 |
Youth mental health/schoolsAmends the statutory definition of school social worker. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5372 2025–26 |
Medicaid access programEstablishes the Medicaid Access Program Account. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5373 2025–26 |
Even-numbered year electionsShifting general elections for local governments to even-numbered years to increase voter participation. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5376 2025–26 |
Cruelty to animalsPreventing cruelty to animals. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5378 2025–26 |
PFML grants/school districtsMakes certain small school districts eligible for paid family and medical leave grants. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5380 2025–26 |
Environmental justiceAdds environmental justice to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review process, including the elements of the environment considered under SEPA and the SEPA checklist filled out by project proponents or SEPA lead agencies. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5381 2025–26 |
Self-insurer withdrawalRequires the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) to fulfill the workers' compensation obligations of any decertified self-insurance group or decertified municipal employer. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5382 2025–26 |
Ballot measure petitionsRequires signature gatherers circulating initiative and referendum petitions to sign declarations, and provides lines on the petition to do so. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5385 2025–26 |
Timberland definition/REETModifies the definition of timberland for purposes of the real estate excise tax to include certain forestlands transferred or sold to a governmental entity. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5392 2025–26 |
BSA transfersDirects a transfer of $1.6325 billion from the Budget Stabilization Account to the State General Fund by June 15, 2026, with the amount repaid into the Budget Stabilization Account in two increments in 2028 and 2029. | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5396 2025–26 |
FAA medical certificatesProvides that for purpose of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (PFML), medical leave also means any leave taken by a pilot during the application process for the issuance of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5397 2025–26 |
CTC faculty w/o tenure limitRequires community and technical colleges to adopt a policy by July 1, 2026 that, at a minimum, no more than 45 percent of courses offered annually may be taught by faculty without tenure track status on or after July 1, 2030. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5398 2025–26 |
Veterans w/ disabilities/taxConcerning property tax exemptions for veterans with disabilities. | Steve Conway (D-29) | 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 5402 2025–26 |
Financial aid eligibilityIncreases eligibility for the maximum Washington College Grant (WCG) award up to 70 percent of median family income. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5404 2025–26 |
Public defense servicesConcerning public defense services. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5407 2025–26 |
Nursing home rate rebaseDelaying the rebasing of the nursing home payment rates to 2028. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |