Shelly Short
Senator
· Republican
· District 7
· most recent term 2025–26
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127
Bills as prime sponsor
32
of those became law
928
Bills co-sponsored
12,326
Recorded votes
1.0%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5307 2019–20 |
Treasurer/public works boardModifies the Public Works Board membership to include the state treasurer. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5320 2019–20 |
DFW dog training, nonlethalDirects the Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop a program to provide dog training opportunities for non-lethal pursuit for the purpose of protecting livestock, domestic animals, private property, or public safety. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5381 2019–20 |
Water & sewer contractingAllows water-sewer districts to procure public works with a unit priced contract. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5382 2019–20 |
Tiny houses as ADUsAuthorizes a tiny house to be considered an accessory dwelling unit within designated urban growth areas for permanent residence purposes without being attached to or constructed within the primary dwelling unit. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5384 2019–20 |
Tiny house comm. locationsAllows Growth Management Act counties to authorize establishing tiny house communities when there is a shortage of affordable housing within reasonable distance from urban services. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5388 2019–20 |
Campaign treasurers trainingRequires the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) to develop and provide a training course for treasurers and deputy treasurers for candidates or political committees, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated. | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5390 2019–20 |
Property tax/residencesExpands the property tax relief program for senior citizens and persons retired by reason of disability. | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5396 2019–20 |
Adult family homes, 8 bedsAllows adult family homes to increase their bed capacity from six to seven or eight beds if they meet specified licensing standards. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5421 2019–20 |
Access to pharmacy servicesRequires a retail community pharmacy that requests to enter into a contractual agreement to join a retail pharmacy network to be considered part of a pharmacy benefit manager's retail pharmacy network for purposes of an... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5422 2019–20 |
Pharmacy benefit managersRequires a pharmacy benefit manager to: (1) Discharge his or her fiduciary duty to a health carrier client under the provisions of state and federal law; (2) Perform its duties with care, skill, prudence, diligence, and... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5423 2019–20 |
Rural development, zonesCreates rural development and opportunity zone funds. | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5460 2019–20 |
Nurse licensure compactEnters Washington into the Interstate Nursing Licensure Compact. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5467 2019–20 |
Tax preferences/mass timberAdds mass timber products to the list of timber products that receive the preferential timber products business and occupation tax. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5518 2019–20 |
Tax foreclosure/as-is saleRequires all property sold by a county treasurer in a tax lien foreclosure sale to be sold as is, without any guarantee or warranty of any kind. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5520 2019–20 |
Urban growth areasAmends a provision relating to the extension of urban governmental services to rural areas to provide that extension occur when necessary to protect basic public health and safety or the environment. | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5524 2019–20 |
GMA/agency obligationsRequires that guidance provided by the Department of Commerce or any other state agency related to the Growth Management Act must include a section analyzing the effects of guidance implementation, including potential losses... | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5547 2019–20 |
Marbled murrelet strategyDirects the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) to analyze the harvest volume and revenue impacts of strategies for the long-term conservation of the marbled murrelet. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5567 2019–20 |
Fish habitat projectsRemoves the requirement that conservation district-sponsored fish habitat enhancement projects eligible for streamlined review follow design standards established by the Conservation Commission through an interagency agreement... | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5574 2019–20 |
K-12 computer sci. ed. dataRequires each school district to submit a yearly report on computer science programs to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5587 2019–20 |
Alternate code complianceDefines "code official" as the authority charged with administering the building and electrical codes. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5589 2019–20 |
Local taxes/employmentProhibits a city or town from imposing a tax measured by employee wages, employee hours, or the number of employment positions, which is initially enacted on or after January 1, 2019. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5608 2019–20 |
B&O manufacturing tax rateLowers the business and occupation tax rate ceiling to increase the sustainability of manufacturing. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5609 2019–20 |
State spending limitProtects essential programs and taxpayers from unsustainable state budgets by establishing a responsible state spending limit. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5610 2019–20 |
Sales and use tax rateDecreases the sales and use tax rate, from six and one-half percent to six percent, of the selling price on retail sales. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5650 2019–20 |
Teaching cursive in schoolsRequires common schools to give instruction in cursive writing. Requires a school district board of directors, when it reviews or adopts its English language arts curriculum, to incorporate curricula to teach cursive writing. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
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