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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5015: EFSEC governor approval

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 5015 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Increasing efficiency at the energy facility site evaluation council by removing the governor from the project approval process. Primary sponsor: Matt Boehnke (R). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official title

AN ACT Relating to increasing efficiency at the energy facility site evaluation council by removing the governor from the project approval process;

Nonpartisan staff bill reports (analyses) are available on the official bill page.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt BoehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Leonard ChristianCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Perry DozierCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Phil FortunatoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Paul HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Shelly ShortCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Keith WagonerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Jeff WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
  3. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

  1. Washington State Legislature Web Services
  2. Official bill page