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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5491: Prescribed fire claims

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 5491 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on January 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishing a prescribed fire claims fund pilot program. Primary sponsor: Judy Warnick (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 a prescribed fire claims fund pilot program;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Judy WarnickPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Mike ChapmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Jeff HolyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Deborah KrishnadasanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Liz LovelettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Ron MuzzallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
T'wina NoblesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Sharon ShewmakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Ways & Means.
  3. ANR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  4. And refer to Ways & Means.
  5. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

Sources

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