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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5404 2025–26 |
Public defense servicesConcerning public defense services. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5411 2025–26 |
Pilates studios, etc./taxModifies the tax treatment for businesses that provide Pilates or gymnastics classes. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5421 2025–26 |
Small businesses/residentialRequires a city, town, or code city to allow neighborhood businesses to be permitted in any zone allowing residential uses under certain conditions. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5423 2025–26 |
Digital electronics/repairEstablishes the Right to Repair Act, which requires original manufacturers of digital electronic products to make available to independent repair providers on fair and reasonable terms certain parts, tools, and documentation... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5432 2025–26 |
License plate productionDirects the Department of Licensing (DOL) to adopt rules establishing extensions of the expiration date for DOL temporary license plates in cases of shortages of permanent license plates. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5434 2025–26 |
Gubernatorial emergenciesAuthorizes the Legislature, if in session, to terminate a state of emergency through passage of a concurrent resolution. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5438 2025–26 |
HydrofluorocarbonsPhases-in prohibitions against selling, distributing, or otherwise entering into Washington commerce certain hydrofluorocarbons with specified global warming potentials, with certain exceptions. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5443 2025–26 |
Fund-raising eventsConcerning requirements for fund-raising events of bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations. | Adrian Cortes (D-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5446 2025–26 |
Commission on boys and menEstablishing the Washington state commission on boys and men. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5448 2025–26 |
Dialysis/certificate of needExempting certain dialysis services from certificate of need requirements. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5450 2025–26 |
Sewage-containing spillsDirects the Department of Ecology to establish a public website and create a notification system for providing information about unauthorized spills or discharges containing untreated or undertreated sewage. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5451 2025–26 |
Quantum economic developmentEstablishes an advisory committee to advance the economic development of quantum technologies. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5454 2025–26 |
Dairy inspection programExtends the expiration date for the assessment on milk processed in the state from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2031. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5458 2025–26 |
Newspaper tax preferenceSpecifies that if a printing and publishing business is found ineligible for the business and occupation tax exemption, a tax rate of 0.484 percent applies. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5465 2025–26 |
Wildfire costs/securitizingPermits electrical, gas, and water companies (utilities) to apply to the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) for a financing order authorizing the utility to issue bonds to recover certain costs related to emergency... | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5469 2025–26 |
Rental housing marketProhibits a service provider from collecting or analyzing certain data to recommend rental prices, lease renewal terms, or occupancy levels for more than one landlord. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5491 2025–26 |
Prescribed fire claimsEstablishes a Prescribed Fire Claims Pilot Program to support coverage for losses from prescribed fires and cultural burning by certain nonstate and nonfederal entities. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5510 2025–26 |
Conservation district limitsEliminates the maximum annual per-parcel rate charge for conservation districts. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5514 2025–26 |
Clean buildings standardAuthorizes the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to adopt additional compliance pathways to comply with the State Energy Performance Standard (Standard) by meeting an alternative metric, rather than the energy use intensity target. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5515 2025–26 |
Community solarConcerning fair access to community solar. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5527 2025–26 |
State patrol longevity bonusExpands eligibility for the Washington State Patrol longevity program to include certain eligible commissioned employees who completed 26 or more years of service before July 1, 2024. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5548 2025–26 |
Workers' compensationModifies the percentages of wages an injured worker may receive for workers' compensation benefits. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5553 2025–26 |
Multifamily housing/taxProviding a sales and use tax incentive for multifamily affordable housing. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5567 2025–26 |
Natural resources careersDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to select a private sector, nonprofit partner to continue and expand the operations of an existing program to engage youth in sustainable natural resource systems,... | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5580 2025–26 |
Corp. homeowner registrationEstablishes a Corporate Homeowner Registration Program at the Office of the Secretary of State. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
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