Lisa Wellman
Senator
· Democrat
· District 41
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · Senate · D · LD 412023–24 · Senate · D · LD 412021–22 · Senate · D · LD 412019–20 · Senate · D · LD 412017–18 · Senate · D · LD 41
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 5692 2019–20 |
Fishing and huntingIncreases certain recreational hunting and fishing license fees by 15 percent , with fishing license fee increases expiring on July 1, 2025. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5700 2019–20 |
Release of juvenilesRequires Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) to establish a safe release into safe and stable housing for all youth in custody. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5704 2019–20 |
Children's ed. savings acct.Creates the Washington Children's Education Savings Program. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5706 2019–20 |
College in high school accr.Requires any college or university currently offering concurrent enrollment programs to be nationally accredited by academic year 2027-28. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5711 2019–20 |
Child care provider ed equivRequires the department of children, youth, and families to adopt education equivalencies for licensed child care providers that identify professional experience and skills that may be considered equivalent to education levels... | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5716 2019–20 |
Federal employees/unemployedProvides that a federal government employee is unemployed for purposes of unemployment insurance in any week the employee is not receiving wages due to the government's failure to appropriate funding used to pay the wages,... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5732 2019–20 |
Foundat. public health servsAddresses the governmental public health system which is comprised of the department of health, state board of health, local health jurisdictions, sovereign tribal nations, and Indian health programs. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5736 2019–20 |
Special ed. funding alloc.Increases the special education excess cost multiplier from 0.9609 to 0.98. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5756 2019–20 |
Delegation of inspectionAuthorizes the department of labor and industries to delegate all or part of its duties of inspection to a qualified inspection agency. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5774 2019–20 |
Student debtCreates the Washington Income Share Agreement (ISA) Pilot Program. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5801 2019–20 |
Teacher postretirement empl.Expands postretirement employment options for teachers that took early retirement to return to work. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5805 2019–20 |
Afford. care act protectionsCodifies various provisions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into state law. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5821 2019–20 |
K-12 national cert. bonusesProvides equitable bonuses to K-12 instructional staff who attain national certification through professional organizations. | Senator (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5853 2019–20 |
School constructionMakes phased changes to the Student Space Allocation (SSA) and the Funding Assistance Percentage (FAP), two of the funding formula components of the School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP), beginning July 1, 2019, and... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5859 2019–20 |
Educational mentor programsCreates the Educational Mentor Grant Program to expand community-based mentor programs and increase the number of participating high school students from underrepresented populations. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5869 2019–20 |
Capitol campus art exhibitConcerning the exhibition of art on the capitol campus. | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5882 2019–20 |
Homeless encampments/schoolsProhibits counties, cities, and towns from authorizing, or allowing through inaction, a sanctioned or unsanctioned homeless encampment to be established within 1000 feet of a school or early learning facility. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5973 2019–20 |
State tax structureProviding a pathway to modernize and rebalance the Washington state tax structure so that it is equitable, adequate, stable, and transparent for the people of Washington state. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 6017 2019–20 |
Compensation/excise taxProviding progressive tax reform by imposing an excise tax on annual compensation in excess of one million dollars. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 6023 2019–20 |
Parenting plansConcerning parenting plans. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 6054 2019–20 |
High hazard facilities/dateChanging the effective date of workforce requirements related to high hazard facilities. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 6154 2019–20 |
Abusive civil actionsConcerning abusive civil actions. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 6233 2019–20 |
Personnel files & disciplineConcerning employee's rights concerning personnel files and disciplinary actions. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 6235 2019–20 |
Unemployment/job duty changeProvides that an individual, who left work voluntarily, is not disqualified from unemployment insurance benefits if the employer, without a commensurate change in pay, substantially increases the individual's job duties or... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5012 2019–20 |
Governmental continuityRequires the Washington Military Department, subject to appropriation, to develop and manage a program to provide information and education to state and local government officials regarding catastrophic incidents and... | Dean Takko (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 471, Laws of 2019 |
May 21, 2019 |
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