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 5893 2025–26 |
Forest health appropriationMakes an appropriation of $65 million for fiscal year 2026, from the Natural Climate Solutions Account to the Wildfire Response, Forest Restoration, and Community Resilience Account. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5896 2025–26 |
Water quality pollutionModifying the standards for determining water quality pollution. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5908 2025–26 |
WDFW public participationConcerning public participation requirements for department of fish and wildlife actions. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5959 2025–26 |
Charity care residencyConcerning residency requirements for charity care. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5960 2025–26 |
Ungulate populationsDirects the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to designate ungulate populations at-risk in areas where wolves are delisted if certain thresholds are met. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5996 2025–26 |
Commercial shellfish feesConcerning commercial shellfish fees. | Drew MacEwen (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5009 2025–26 |
Student transp. vehiclesRevises pupil transportation allocation and vehicle reimbursement formulas to include vehicle types other than school buses. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 372, Laws of 2025 |
May 20, 2025 |
| SB 5680 2025–26 |
Mobility equipment repairEstablishes a right to repair for mobility devices designed for people with physical disabilities, requiring manufacturers to make available, on fair and reasonable terms, documentation, parts, embedded software, firmware, or... | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 354, Laws of 2025 |
May 19, 2025 |
| SB 5212 2025–26 |
Water adjudication in WRIA 1Provides that notwithstanding any time restrictions in current law, an adjudication claim form filed in Water Resource Inventory Area 1 after June 1, 2023 satisfies statement of claim filing requirements. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 318, Laws of 2025 |
May 17, 2025 |
| SB 5334 2025–26 |
DNR civil enforcement appealProvides authority for the Pollution Control Hearings Board to hear appeals of civil penalties issued by the Department of Natural Resources for violations of burning permits or silvicultural burning. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 327, Laws of 2025 |
May 17, 2025 |
| SB 5343 2025–26 |
NE WA wolf-livestock accountExpands the uses of the Northeast Washington Wolf-Livestock Account for wolf-livestock management and for grants to the sheriffs' offices of Stevens and Ferry counties to aid the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in... | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 247, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5689 2025–26 |
Drivers' licenses/blood typeAllows individuals to apply for the inclusion of blood type on a driver's license or identicard. | Paul Harris (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 217, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5036 2025–26 |
Statewide emissions dataRequires the Departments of Ecology and Commerce, beginning in 2026, to annually report to the Governor and Legislature the total emissions of greenhouse gases in Washington for the preceding year, instead of report every two... | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2025 |
May 2, 2025 |
| SB 5165 2025–26 |
Deer and elk damageReserves a percentage of crop damage funding for claims from low population counties. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 185, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 30, 2025 |
| SB 5669 2025–26 |
Irrigation dist. electionsAuthorizes irrigation districts to conduct elections solely by mail, and provides requirements for absentee ballots. | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 191, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 30, 2025 |
| SB 5558 2025–26 |
Growth management plansExtends the deadline for Benton, Chelan, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Kittitas, Skamania, Spokane, Walla Walla, and Yakima Counties, and the cities within those counties, to review and revise their comprehensive plans from June... | Keith Goehner (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 148, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5641 2025–26 |
Blood donation/school instr.Encourages school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools to provide instruction in awareness of blood donation in addition to awareness of bone marrow donation. | Paul Harris (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 149, 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 |
| SB 5306 2023–24 |
WDFW disease interdictionAuthorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish voluntary disease interdiction and control check stations. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 318, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5652 2023–24 |
Tow truck operator comp.Specifies that a person who operates a vehicle on a public highway in an illegal or negligent manner is liable for vehicle recovery, impound, and storage charges of a registered tow truck operator (RTTO) dispatched by law... | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 320, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6109 2023–24 |
Children and familiesRequires courts to give great weight to the lethality of and public heath guidance from the Department of Health (DOH) regarding high-potency synthetic opioids during certain stages of child welfare proceedings where the court... | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 328, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6047 2023–24 |
OPMA executive sessions/CCAPermits governing bodies of public agencies subject to the Open Public Meetings Act to enter executive session to consider greenhouse gas allowance auction bidding information. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 277, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5213 2023–24 |
Health care benefit managersChanges requirements relating to health care benefit managers. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 242, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 25, 2024 |
| SB 5869 2023–24 |
Rural fire district stationsExempts tracts of land used for establishing a site for the construction and operation of a rural fire district station from state subdivision laws, if certain requirements are met. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 190, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5667 2023–24 |
Forestry riparian easementsReduces the duration of easements under the Forestry Riparian Easement Program (FREP) from 50 years to 40 years. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 158, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
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