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WA SB 5241

died on adjournment

Adding fusion energy to facilities that may obtain site certification for the purposes of chapter 80.50 RCW.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WA SB 5241 pass?

No. WA SB 5241 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-12): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

What is WA SB 5241 about?

WA SB 5241 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Adding fusion energy to facilities that may obtain site certification for the purposes of chapter 80.50 RCW.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5241?

Liias is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5241, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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bill
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Sponsors

  • Liiasprimary
  • Shewmakecosponsor
  • Salomoncosponsor
  • Saldañacosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • MacEwencosponsor
  • J. Wilsoncosponsor
  • Doziercosponsor
  • Cortescosponsor
  • Christiancosponsor
  • Boehnkecosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  2. 2025-03-17

    Senate Rules "X" file.

  3. 2025-02-10

    Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  4. 2025-02-07

    ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution

  5. 2025-02-07

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.

  6. 2025-01-21

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.

  7. 2025-01-14

    First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

    reading-1,referral-committee

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Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5241&Year=2025&Initiative=false

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