Sharon Shewmake
Senator
· Democrat
· District 42
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · Senate · D · LD 422023–24 · Senate · D · LD 422021–22 · House · D · LD 422019–20 · House · D · LD 42
110
Bills as prime sponsor
30
of those became law
638
Bills co-sponsored
5,191
Recorded votes
1.1%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1854 2021–22 |
Hearing instruments coverageRequires health carriers to cover hearing instruments for health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2023. | Emily Wicks (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1858 2021–22 |
B&O tax ratesAlleviating consumer inflation by leveraging the state's significant budget surplus to reduce taxes on producers of certain consumer staple goods. | Drew Stokesbary (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1088 2021–22 |
Impeachment disclosuresRequires each county prosecutor to develop and adopt a written protocol addressing potential impeachment disclosures. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 322, Laws of 2021 |
May 18, 2021 |
| HB 1016 2021–22 |
JuneteenthDesignates June 19, commonly known as Juneteenth, as a state legal holiday. | Melanie Morgan (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 295, Laws of 2021 |
May 13, 2021 |
| HB 1336 2021–22 |
Public telecomm. serviceAuthorizes a public utility district (PUD), port district (port), town, second-class city, and county to provide retail telecommunications services. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 294, Laws of 2021 |
May 13, 2021 |
| HB 1335 2021–22 |
Racial restrictions/reviewRequires the University of Washington and Eastern Washington University to review existing deeds and covenants for unlawful racial or other discriminatory restrictions and provide notice of such restrictions to property owners... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 256, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| HB 1457 2021–22 |
Broadband/state highwaysMakes it the policy of the state that limited access highway rights-of-way be used to accommodate the deployment of broadband facilities as a critical part of the state's infrastructure. | Sharon Wylie (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 258, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| HB 1086 2021–22 |
Behavioral health consumersEliminates regional behavioral health ombuds services and creates the State Office of Behavioral Health Consumer Advocacy (SOBHCA) to establish rules, standards, and procedures for behavioral health consumer advocacy services... | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 202, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| HB 1476 2021–22 |
Enrollment declines/OSPIRevises enrichment levy formulas in the 2022 calendar year, requiring 2019-20 school year enrollments to be used in place of 2020-21 if 2019-20 enrollment is greater and a school district is open for in-person instruction at... | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 221, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| HB 1297 2021–22 |
Working families tax exempt.Expands eligibility for the working families tax exemption to include Individual Taxpayer Identification Number filers. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2021 |
May 4, 2021 |
| HB 1196 2021–22 |
Audio-only telemedicineRequires reimbursement for audio-only telemedicine services. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 157, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| HB 1295 2021–22 |
Institutional ed./releaseEstablishes new and modified duties for the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), and the State Board of Education related to the provision of public... | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 164, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| HB 1176 2021–22 |
Student fines and feesRemoves the allowance for school districts to withhold the grades and transcripts of students who are responsible for damaging or losing school property, or property belonging to a contractor of the district, an employee, or... | Dave Paul (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 120, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 26, 2021 |
| HB 1370 2021–22 |
Early learning fac. grantsIncreases the grant and loan award limits within the Early Learning Facilities (ELF) program. | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 130, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 26, 2021 |
| HB 1279 2021–22 |
Main street programExpands the total business and occupation (B&O) tax or public utility tax (PUT) credit allowed under the Main Street Tax Incentive program to 75 percent, for contributions made to the state Main Street Trust Fund beginning in... | Alicia Rule (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 112, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 21, 2021 |
| HB 1166 2021–22 |
College students pilotExtends and expands pilot programs at the community and technical colleges and the four-year higher education institutions to provide assistance to homeless students and students who were in foster care. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 62, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 16, 2021 |
| HB 1170 2021–22 |
ManufacturingProvides a state goal to double the state's manufacturing employment base, the number of small manufacturing businesses, and the number of women- and minority-owned manufacturing businesses in 10 years. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 64, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 16, 2021 |
| HB 1209 2021–22 |
Nonmedical assist. immunityEstablishes immunity from civil liability for persons providing nonmedical care or assistance at the scene of an emergency or disaster. | Dan Bronoske (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 16, 2021 |
| HB 1221 2021–22 |
Homelessness definitionsDefines "homeless" for the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program. | Alicia Rule (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 67, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 16, 2021 |
| HB 1342 2021–22 |
Reduced-price lunch copaysEliminates lunch copays for students who qualify for reduced-price lunches under the National School Lunch Program. | April Berg (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 74, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 16, 2021 |
| HB 1055 2021–22 |
Timber purchase reportingExtends the expiration date for reporting timber purchase information to the Department of Revenue from July 1, 2021, to September 30, 2025. | April Berg (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 24, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 14, 2021 |
| HB 1372 2021–22 |
Statuary hall/Billy Frank JrExpresses the Legislature's request to the United States Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to replace the Marcus Whitman statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol with a statue of Billy... | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 14, 2021 |
| HB 1393 2021–22 |
Photovoltaic module programRequires a photovoltaic module manufacturer to submit a stewardship plan to the Department of Ecology by July 1, 2024, rather than July 1, 2022. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 45, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 14, 2021 |
| HB 1078 2021–22 |
Voter eligibility/felonyReplaces the two-step approach of provisional and permanent restoration of a person's voting rights after a felony conviction with a process where voting rights are automatically restored for a person convicted of a felony... | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 10, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 7, 2021 |
| HB 1151 2021–22 |
Public assistanceAllows Consolidated Emergency Assistance to be provided more than once in a 12-month period when directed by the Governor. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2021 |
Mar 31, 2021 |
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