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Washington · 2025–26 Regular Sessions · Bill

SB 5851: Sea lion predation donations

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 5851 is a bill introduced in the Washington Senate on December 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing for donations to the sea lion predation control account at the time of vessel registration for the purpose of salmon level preservation. Primary sponsor: Jeff Wilson (R). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 12, 2026): First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

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 providing for donations to the sea lion predation control account at the time of vessel registration for the purpose of salmon level preservation;

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Matt BoehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
John BraunCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Leonard ChristianCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Perry DozierCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Phil FortunatoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Chris GildonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Keith GoehnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Paul HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Jeff HolyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Marko LiiasCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Jim McCuneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Ron MuzzallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Mark SchoeslerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Shelly ShortCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Nikki TorresCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Keith WagonerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Judy WarnickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13

“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. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

Sources

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