Deborah Krishnadasan
Senator
· Democrat
· District 26
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · Senate · D · LD 26
18
Bills as prime sponsor
6
of those became law
116
Bills co-sponsored
1,256
Recorded votes
0.1%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5335 2025–26 |
Rural nursing educationCreates a rural nursing education program to provide distance nursing education and training opportunities and improve quality nursing care for rural areas in Washington State. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5352 2025–26 |
Free school mealsRequires all school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools, rather than certain schools, to provide breakfast and lunch at no charge to any requesting student, beginning with the 2026-27 school year. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5353 2025–26 |
Diabetes and obesityRequires health plans, including plans offered to state employees, to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of the chronic disease of obesity, beginning in 2026. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5369 2025–26 |
Youth mental health/schoolsAmends the statutory definition of school social worker. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5376 2025–26 |
Cruelty to animalsPreventing cruelty to animals. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5378 2025–26 |
PFML grants/school districtsMakes certain small school districts eligible for paid family and medical leave grants. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5396 2025–26 |
FAA medical certificatesProvides that for purpose of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (PFML), medical leave also means any leave taken by a pilot during the application process for the issuance of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5397 2025–26 |
CTC faculty w/o tenure limitRequires community and technical colleges to adopt a policy by July 1, 2026 that, at a minimum, no more than 45 percent of courses offered annually may be taught by faculty without tenure track status on or after July 1, 2030. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5400 2025–26 |
Local news journalismEstablishes the Washington Local News Sustainability Program (Program) in the Department of Commerce to make grants supporting the employment of news journalists covering civic affairs in underserved communities. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5433 2025–26 |
DOC employee bargainingExempts certain exclusive bargaining representatives of interest arbitration-eligible Department of Corrections (DOC) employees from coalition bargaining requirements. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5481 2025–26 |
Behavioral health/schoolsProviding access to behavioral health services to children using licensed clinicians colocated within the school. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5488 2025–26 |
DCYF/financial stabilityProvides that as of January 1, 2026, the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) may not apply any benefits, payments, funds, or accrual paid to, or on behalf of, a youth age 14 through 17 in the care of DCYF as... | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
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 5508 2025–26 |
Child welfare housing assistAllows the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DYCF), or entities contracted with DCYF to operate the Child Welfare Housing Assistance Program (Program), to provide housing assistance through the Program after DCYF is... | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
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 5522 2025–26 |
State capitol campusExpounds on the building naming process. | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5526 2025–26 |
Tobacco, nicotine, & vaporConcerning the regulation of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products. | Marko Liias (D-21) | 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 5531 2025–26 |
Home care worker backgroundStreamlining the home care worker background check process. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5704 2025–26 |
Health care marketplaceConcerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5724 2025–26 |
Dual credit programsImproving student access to dual credit programs, including career and technical education dual credit programs. | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5743 2025–26 |
Law enforcement memorialRegarding names to be included on the Washington state law enforcement memorial. | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5757 2025–26 |
Auto. traffic safety revenueDirects 50 percent of revenues generated by local traffic safety camera infractions to the State Motor Vehicle Fund. | Leonard Christian (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5768 2025–26 |
Working families' tax creditExtends the eligibility for the Working Families Tax Credit Program to individuals who were at least 18 by the end of the relevant tax year, regardless of the number of qualifying children they are applying with. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5770 2025–26 |
Primary residence/taxExempts a portion of assessed value with respect to the state property tax equal to the greater of $100,000 or 60 percent of the county median home value. | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
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