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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5212: Water adjudication in WRIA 1

Enacted 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 5212 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Concerning filing of adjudication claims for precode uses of groundwater and surface water in the water resource inventory area 1 water rights adjudication. Primary sponsor: Sharon Shewmake (D). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 17, 2025): Governor signed.

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 filing of adjudication claims for precode uses of groundwater and surface water in the water resource inventory area 1 water rights adjudication;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sharon ShewmakePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Shelly ShortCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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. Governor signed.
  2. Chapter 318, 2025 Laws.
  3. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  8. Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  9. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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