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 6091 2025–26 |
Real estate/exclusive marketProhibits real estate brokers from marketing the sale or lease of residential real estate to an exclusive group of buyers or brokers only, unless necessary to protect the health and safety of the owner or occupant. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 57, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 5467 2025–26 |
Water-sewer district surplusIncreases the value of personal property that may be sold by a water-sewer district without notice to $5,400. | Keith Goehner (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 40, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| SB 5552 2025–26 |
Kit homes/building codesRequires the State Building Code Council to conduct rulemaking on the portions of the State Building Code applicable to kit homes by March 31, 2027. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 41, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| SB 6149 2025–26 |
Public facilities fundingExpands the definition of rural county to include a county with a population density of 100 persons per square mile or greater, with no city with a population greater than 45,000 persons. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 42, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| SB 5649 2025–26 |
Supply chain competitivenessCreates the Supply Chain Competitiveness Infrastructure Program (Program) to provide grants and loans to ensure successful and efficient operation of the supply chain to and from public and tribal ports. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| SB 5899 2025–26 |
Chiropractic/animalsCreates a license endorsement for a licensed chiropractor to practice animal chiropractic. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| SB 5905 2025–26 |
Port workers PERS membershipCreates two new exceptions to membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System, exempting persons employed in eligible positions by a port district and either enrolled in a Federal Railroad Retirement Plan (FRRP) or a... | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| SB 5919 2025–26 |
Fire best practicesEncourages the development of insurance incentives for wildfire mitigation best practices in agriculture. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| SB 5924 2025–26 |
Pharmacist prescriptive authExpands the practice of pharmacy to include limited diagnosing and prescribing or ordering of certain drugs and devices. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| SB 5928 2025–26 |
Wildfire risk modelsRequires an insurance company to provide a policyholder with information about their wildfire risk score when the policy is adversely affected, non-renewed, or cancelled due to wildfire risk. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| SB 5941 2025–26 |
Schools/renewable energyRequires that the State Building Code Council, by January 1, 2027, exempt school districts with 500 or fewer students in certain counties from Energy Code requirements to include onsite renewable energy generation in new... | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| SB 6006 2025–26 |
Food banks/sales taxExempts food distributing organizations from retail sales tax on the purchase of certain select services. | Chris Gildon (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| SB 6079 2025–26 |
Wildfire riskEstablishes the Strengthen Washington Homes Program (SWH Program), administered by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC), to provide grants to assist and promote wildfire mitigation efforts in accordance with wildfire... | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| SB 5170 2025–26 |
DNR boundary line surveysEstablishes notice and comment requirements related to Department of Natural Resources land surveys. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 26, 2026 |
| SB 6016 2025–26 |
Aquifer recharge areasModifies the conditions under which a county may revise its urban growth area (UGA) due to changes in patterns of development to include if less than 15 percent of the areas added to the UGA are critical areas other than... | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 26, 2026 |
| SB 6050 2025–26 |
Distributed energy resourcesEstablishes requirements and conditions for the use of portable solar generation devices and customer-owned meter-mounted devices. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 26, 2026 |
| SB 6216 2025–26 |
Timber sale processModifies the Department of Natural Resources' procedures and requirements for notifying the public regarding land and valuable materials sales. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 26, 2026 |
| SB 6318 2025–26 |
Commercial shellfish feesEstablishes fee maximums for the annual shellfish operation license fees, biotoxin testing fees, and export certificate fee. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2026 |
| SB 5853 2025–26 |
Public official notificationCreates the statewide emergency public official notification system which alerts all public officials upon confirmation of a targeted threat to any public official. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2026 |
| SB 6298 2025–26 |
Public works/made in USConcerning products manufactured in the United States for the purposes of public works projects. | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2026 |
| SB 6300 2025–26 |
School learning standardsAuthorizing school districts to adopt alternative learning standards. | Jim McCune (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2026 |
| SB 6266 2025–26 |
State auditor info. accessConcerning information access by the state auditor. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2026 |
| SB 6236 2025–26 |
Children/controlled sub.Maintaining the safety of children. | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2026 |
| SB 6187 2025–26 |
Stream water buffer rulesModifying the implementation of type nonfish bearing stream water buffer rules adopted by the forest practices board. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2026 |
| SB 6075 2025–26 |
Habitat mitigation grantsAuthorizes the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board to award grants from the Habitat Conservation Account to qualifying landowners when the costs of mitigation exceeds certain thresholds. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2026 |
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