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WA SB 5359

died on adjournment

Accelerating the development of clean energy and transmission.

Washington · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WA SB 5359 pass?

No. WA SB 5359 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 5359 about?

WA SB 5359 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Accelerating the development of clean energy and transmission.”.

Who sponsors WA SB 5359?

Shewmake is the primary sponsor of WA SB 5359, joined by 4 cosponsors.

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

  • Shewmakeprimary
  • Stanfordcosponsor
  • Salomoncosponsor
  • Noblescosponsor
  • Hasegawacosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-20

    First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

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  2. 2025-01-31

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.

  3. 2025-02-18

    Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.

  4. 2025-02-18

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

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  5. 2025-02-18

    Minority; do not pass.

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  6. 2025-02-18

    Minority; without recommendation.

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  7. 2025-02-18

    And refer to Ways & Means.

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  8. 2025-02-19

    Referred to Ways & Means.

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  9. 2025-02-24

    Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  10. 2025-02-28

    Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  11. 2026-01-12

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5359&Year=2025&Initiative=false

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:37:10.718715Z

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