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SB 5261: Nonconsumptive hydropower
Data last updated: bill actions through Aug 23, 2026 · lobbyist reports through Sep 30, 2026 (read Oct 14, 2026)
Issuing water right permits for nonconsumptive hydropower use in water resource inventory areas in which minimum instream flows are not being met.
- Prime sponsor
- Sharon Shewmake
- Introduced
- Jan 14, 2025
- Status
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (Jan 12, 2026)
- The Legislature's page
- SB 5261 on leg.wa.gov
Floor votes
No floor roll call on file (it didn't pass a chamber, or it was decided without one).
Who lobbied on it 2
| Employer | Lobbyists | To 2026 candidates |
|---|---|---|
| WA ST BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL | 2 | — |
| WA PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTS ASSN | 1 | — |
Lobbying reports name a bill number, not a position on it or a version of it. Money: what each employer (as a donor to two or more 2026 candidates) gave to the 2026 campaigns of the members who voted yea or nay on the bill's latest final passage in each chamber.