Lisa Wellman
Senator
· Democrat
· District 41
· most recent term 2025–26
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180
Bills as prime sponsor
34
of those became law
816
Bills co-sponsored
6,765
Recorded votes
2.0%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5482 2023–24 |
Margin taxReplaces Washington State's business and occupation tax with a margin tax. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5486 2023–24 |
Wealth/property taxEstablishes a 1 percent tax on financial intangible assets in excess of $250 million. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5489 2023–24 |
Health care services/accessProvides legal protections for individuals who provide or receive protected health care service from lawsuits and criminal cases commenced in other states. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5493 2023–24 |
Financial instit./B&O taxLimits the business and occupation tax deduction for interest on investments or loans secured by first mortgages or deeds of trust on non-transient residential properties for community banks to interest received on investments... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5496 2023–24 |
Covenant homeownership prg.Requires county auditors to collect a Covenant Homeownership Program (CHP) assessment of $100 for each document recorded to fund the CHP. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5505 2023–24 |
School year expansionExpands the mandatory number of school days for public K-12 schools from 180 days to 185 days. | Senator (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5509 2023–24 |
Public infrastructure bankProvides authority to the state to activate a State Public Infrastructure Bank with a cooperative membership organization to lend to local and tribal governmental entities under certain conditions. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5519 2023–24 |
Health care cost boardImproving consumer affordability through the health care cost transparency board. | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5527 2023–24 |
Graduation pathway optionsAdds Advanced Placement (AP) European History, Seminar, Research, Seminar: English, African American Studies, and Precalculus to the list of English language arts and mathematics courses that may be utilized toward a... | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5529 2023–24 |
Domestic workersRemoving the exclusion of certain domestic workers from certain worker protections. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5530 2023–24 |
Digital experienceRequires the Consolidated Technology Services Agency, in partnership with the Office of Financial Management, to convene a work group to develop a "Whole WA" digital experience mobile application, and to submit a report by... | Chris Gildon (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5537 2023–24 |
Hospital staffing collab.Establishes the Washington State Hospital Patient Care Unit Staffing Innovation Collaborative. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5539 2023–24 |
Tax increment financingDefines the term real property as it relates to local tax increment financing areas. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5543 2023–24 |
Sexual offenses by youthPlaces limits on when a juvenile is required to register in the sex offender registry, based on committing a sex offense. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5551 2023–24 |
Methane captureDirects funding for cost-share grants for the Sustainable Farms and Fields Program to improving climate-smart agricultural waste management and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5557 2023–24 |
Part-time faculty payDirects the community and technical colleges to develop plans to provide compensation to part-time and adjunct faculty that equals or exceeds 85 percent of comparably qualified full-time peers. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5559 2023–24 |
Student restraint, isolationProhibits the isolation, mechanical restraint, or chemical restraint of students by school staff, including the phasing out of isolation rooms. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5562 2023–24 |
Clean energyProhibits gas companies serving more than 500,000 retail natural gas customers in Washington from extending gas service after June 30, 2023. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5566 2023–24 |
Postsecondary student needsCreates student basic needs task forces and a Student Basic Needs Work Group. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5567 2023–24 |
Vol. firefighter pensionsSplitting the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' relief and pension principal fund into two accounts. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5618 2023–24 |
Local property tax limitChanges the revenue growth limit from 101 percent to 103 percent for a taxing authority that has a population less than 10,000. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5624 2023–24 |
Substance use recovery serv.Enacts recommendations of the Substance Use and Recovery Services Advisory Committee related to legalization of possession of controlled substances and support for and expansion of substance use disorder treatment programs and... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5644 2023–24 |
Juvenile recordsExplains that all records relating to the commission of juvenile offenses are confidential. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5651 2023–24 |
GMA/equity and env. justiceEstablishes environmental justice as a listed goal of the Growth Management Act. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5655 2023–24 |
WA achievers grant programCreates the Washington Achievers Grant Program to provide state matching grants to increase access to federal TRIO programs at institutions of higher education. | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2024 |
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