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State Senator
Leonard Christian
(R) - Washington
Washington Senate District 04
In Office - Started: 01/13/2025

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Olympia, WA 98504
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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
SB5009 Revised for 1st Substitute: Accommodating multiple vehicle types for transporting students. AN ACT Relating to accommodating multiple vehicle types for 2 transporting students; amending RCW 28A.160.150, 28A.160.170, 3 28A.160.180, 28A.160.195, 28A.160.210, 46.25.010, and 46.25.050; and 4 providing an effective date. 5 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5004 Updating emergency response systems in public schools including panic or alert buttons. AN ACT Relating to emergency response systems in public schools 2 including panic or alert buttons; amending RCW 28A.320.126; and 3 creating a new section. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5079 Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services. AN ACT Relating to addressing the burden of unintentional 2 overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by 3 the department of social and health services; amending RCW 4 43.20B.030; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 5 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5323 Concerning the penalties for theft and possession of stolen property from first responders. AN ACT Relating to the penalties for theft and possession of 2 stolen property from first responders; amending RCW 9A.56.150 and 3 9A.56.030; and prescribing penalties. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5506 Extending the effective date of licensing living accommodations for residential private schools. AN ACT Relating to extending the effective date of licensing 2 living accommodations for residential private schools; amending 2023 3 c 441 ss 6 and 8 (uncodified); and declaring an emergency. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5317 Exempting local governments providing certain services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy facility siting evaluation council from certain appeals. AN ACT Relating to exempting local governments providing certain 2 services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy facility 3 siting evaluation council from certain appeals; and amending RCW 4 80.50.120. 5 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5351 Ensuring patient choice and access to care by prohibiting unfair and deceptive dental insurance practices. AN ACT Relating to ensuring patient choice and access to care by 2 prohibiting unfair and deceptive dental insurance practices; amending 3 RCW 48.43.743; adding new sections to chapter 48.43 RCW; creating new 4 sections; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 5 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5545 Revised for 1st Substitute: Modifying provisions regarding family home providers overseen and certified by a federal military service. AN ACT Relating to modifying provisions regarding family home 2 providers overseen and certified by a federal military service; 3 amending RCW 26.44.210; and reenacting and amending RCW 43.216.010. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8659 Honoring Senator Bill Ramos. Honoring Senator Bill Ramos. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5749 Concerning housing development opportunity zones. AN ACT Relating to housing development opportunity zones; adding 2 a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 3 35A.21 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date. 4 Crossed Over
SB5552 Concerning the creation of building codes for kit homes. AN ACT Relating to the creation of building codes for kit homes; 2 reenacting and amending RCW 19.27.015; adding a new section to 3 chapter 19.27 RCW; and creating a new section. 4 Crossed Over
SB5746 Creating an advisory committee on electric vehicle charger infrastructure property crime. AN ACT Relating to creating an advisory committee on electric 2 vehicle charger infrastructure property crime; amending RCW 3 42.56.270; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date. 4 Crossed Over
SB5278 Revised for 2nd Substitute: Concerning the management of individuals who are placed in juvenile rehabilitation institutions. AN ACT Relating to management of individuals who are placed in 2 juvenile rehabilitation institutions; amending RCW 13.40.020, 3 13.40.460, 72.65.200, 72.05.420, 13.40.215, 72.01.410, and 13.40.280; 4 adding a new section to chapter 13.40 RCW; adding a new section to 5 chapter 72.01 RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency. 6 Crossed Over
SB5000 Adopting the evergreen state as the state nickname. AN ACT Relating to the state nickname; adding a new section to 2 chapter 1.20 RCW; and creating new sections. 3 Crossed Over
SB5071 Revised for 1st Substitute: Updating the endangerment with a controlled substance statute to include fentanyl or synthetic opioids. AN ACT Relating to updating the endangerment with a controlled 2 substance statute to include fentanyl or synthetic opioids; and 3 amending RCW 9A.42.100. 4 Crossed Over
SB5280 Protecting consumers of virtual currency kiosks. AN ACT Relating to protecting consumers of virtual currency 2 kiosks; amending RCW 19.230.150; adding a new section to chapter 3 19.230 RCW; and creating a new section. 4 Crossed Over
SB5081 Revising the provisions around unattended motor vehicles. AN ACT Relating to revising the provisions around unattended 2 motor vehicles; and amending RCW 46.61.600. 3 Crossed Over
SB5172 Concerning fire protection district civil service systems. AN ACT Relating to authorizing fire protection districts to 2 dissolve existing civil service systems with approval from the civil 3 service employees; and amending RCW 52.30.040. 4 Crossed Over
SB5105 Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning sexually explicit depictions of minors. AN ACT Relating to sexually explicit depictions of minors; 2 amending RCW 9.68A.050, 9.68A.053, 9.68A.060, 9.68A.070, 9.68A.075, 3 9.68A.110, and 9.68A.040; reenacting and amending RCW 9.68A.011 and 4 9A.04.080; adding a new section to chapter 9.68A RCW; creating a new 5 section; and prescribing penalties. 6 Crossed Over
SR8656 Honoring Speaker Frank Chopp. Honoring Speaker Frank Chopp. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5818 Facilitating the transfer of certain individuals in the custody of the department of corrections. AN ACT Relating to facilitating the transfer of certain 2 individuals in the custody of the department of corrections; amending 3 RCW 43.17.420 and 10.93.160; and adding a new section to chapter 4 72.09 RCW. 5 In Committee
SB5200 Concerning veterans' medical foster homes. AN ACT Relating to veterans' medical foster homes; and amending 2 RCW 70.128.030, 74.39A.009, 74.34.020, and 74.39A.056. 3 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5358 Concerning career and technical education in sixth grade. AN ACT Relating to career and technical education in sixth grade; 2 amending RCW 28A.150.265; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.700 3 RCW. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5558 Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning timelines for growth management comprehensive plan and development regulation updates. AN ACT Relating to timelines for growth management comprehensive 2 plan and development regulation updates; and amending RCW 36.70A.130, 3 36.70A.630, 36.70A.635, and 36.70A.680. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8653 Honoring Washington's relationship with Taiwan. Honoring Washington's relationship with Taiwan. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8640 Honoring Karen Keiser. Honoring Karen Keiser. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5810 Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations and 2023-2025 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations. AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 9.46.100, 2 18.04.105, 18.20.430, 18.43.150, 18.51.060, 18.85.061, 19.28.351, 3 28C.10.082, 34.12.130, 41.05.120, 41.50.075, 41.50.110, 43.09.282, 4 43.19.025, 43.24.150, 43.99N.060, 43.101.200, 43.101.220, 43.320.110, 5 43.330.250, 43.330.365, 50.16.010, 50.24.014, 51.44.190, 59.21.050, 6 67.70.044, 69.50.540, 70.79.350, 70.104.110, 70.128.160, 74.46.561, 7 74.46.581, 79.64.040, 28B.76.525, 38.40.200, 38.40.210, 38.40.220, 8 51.44.170, and 72.09.780; reenacting and amending RCW 43.155.050 and 9 79.64.110; amending 2023 c 475 ss 128, 912, 712, and 738 and 2024 c 10 376 ss 112, 113, 114, 116, 119, 120, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 11 133, 139, 141, 142, 146, 150, 153, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 12 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 215, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226, 13 227, 228, 229, 230, 302, 304, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 401, 402, 501, 14 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 511, 512, 513, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 15 523, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 609, 612, 702, 703, 704, 707, 16 713, 717, 801, 802, 803, and 804 (uncodified); reenacting 2023 c 475 17 s 915 (uncodified); creating new sections; making appropriations; 18 providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency. 19 In Committee
SR8645 Honoring Northwest Center. Honoring Northwest Center. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8634 Recognizing the 90th Annual Junior Livestock Show. Recognizing the 90th Annual Junior Livestock Show. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5703 Concerning fair treatment of municipal solid waste systems. AN ACT Relating to fair treatment of municipal solid waste 2 systems; amending RCW 70A.65.080; and creating a new section. 3 In Committee
SB5434 Establishing balanced legislative oversight of gubernatorial powers during a declared emergency. AN ACT Relating to establishing balanced legislative oversight of 2 gubernatorial powers during a declared emergency; and amending RCW 3 43.06.210 and 43.06.220. 4 In Committee
SB5241 Adding fusion energy to facilities that may obtain site certification for the purposes of chapter 80.50 RCW. AN ACT Relating to adding fusion energy to facilities that may 2 obtain site certification for the purposes of chapter 80.50 RCW; 3 amending RCW 80.50.010, 80.50.060, and 80.50.300; and reenacting and 4 amending RCW 80.50.020. 5 In Committee
SB5060 Revised for 2nd Substitute: Increasing the number of law enforcement agency and county corrections officer personnel. AN ACT Relating to increasing the number of law enforcement 2 agency and county corrections officer personnel; adding a new section 3 to chapter 43.101 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.28A RCW; 4 making an appropriation; and providing an expiration date. 5 In Committee
SB5019 Revised for 1st Substitute: Expanding the situations in which medications can be dispensed or delivered from hospitals and health care entities. AN ACT Relating to expanding the situations in which medications 2 can be dispensed or delivered from hospitals and health care 3 entities; and amending RCW 70.41.480 and 18.64.450. 4 In Committee
SB5211 Authorizing payment for parental caregivers of minor children with developmental disabilities. AN ACT Relating to authorizing payment for parental caregivers of 2 minor children with developmental disabilities; amending RCW 3 71A.12.---; adding new sections to chapter 71A.12 RCW; creating a new 4 section; providing an effective date; and providing expiration dates. 5 In Committee
SB5130 Eliminating child care licensing fees. AN ACT Relating to eliminating child care licensing fees; and 2 amending RCW 43.216.300 and 43.216.305. 3 In Committee
SB5601 Advancing the production and use of alternative jet fuels in Washington. AN ACT Relating to advancing the production and use of 2 alternative jet fuels in Washington; amending RCW 43.330.570, 3 43.21C.535, and 82.89.010; adding a new section to chapter 70A.535 4 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; adding a new section 5 to chapter 82.29A RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective 6 date; and providing expiration dates. 7 In Committee
SB5781 Restoring trust in public health by conforming to food and drug administration labeling. AN ACT Relating to restoring trust in public health by conforming 2 to food and drug administration labeling; and adding a new chapter to 3 Title 70 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5117 Protecting agriculture. AN ACT Relating to protecting agriculture; and adding a new 2 chapter to Title 43 RCW. 3 In Committee
SB5258 Implementing state auditor recommendations for reducing improper medicaid concurrent enrollment payments. AN ACT Relating to implementing state auditor recommendations for 2 reducing improper medicaid concurrent enrollment payments; amending 3 RCW 74.09.035; and adding new sections to chapter 74.09 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5757 Concerning the distribution of automated traffic safety revenue. AN ACT Relating to the distribution of automated traffic safety 2 revenue; and amending RCW 46.63.220. 3 In Committee
SB5733 Concerning updating comprehensive plans. AN ACT Relating to updating comprehensive plans; amending RCW 2 36.70A.130; and creating a new section. 3 In Committee
SB5731 Creating a tenant assistance program. AN ACT Relating to creating a tenant assistance program; amending 2 RCW 36.22.250; adding new sections to chapter 43.31 RCW; and adding a 3 new section to chapter 44.28 RCW; creating a new section; and 4 providing expiration dates. 5 In Committee
SB5091 Concerning motor vehicle emission standards for Washington. AN ACT Relating to motor vehicle emission standards for 2 Washington; amending RCW 46.16A.060 and 46.37.470; adding a new 3 section to chapter 70A.30 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing 4 RCW 70A.30.010. 5 In Committee
SB5050 Concerning the privacy of party selections during presidential primaries. AN ACT Relating to maintaining the privacy of party selections 2 during presidential primaries; adding a new section to chapter 29A.56 3 RCW; and creating a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5116 Concerning the immediate use of marriage licenses for medical necessity. AN ACT Relating to the immediate use of marriage licenses for 2 medical necessity; amending RCW 26.04.180; and creating a new 3 section. 4 In Committee
SB5569 Recognizing a court's authority to authorize a defendant's direct transfer from jail to inpatient or residential substance use disorder treatment. AN ACT Relating to recognizing a court's authority to authorize a 2 defendant's direct transfer from jail to inpatient or residential 3 substance use disorder treatment; adding a new section to chapter 4 10.21 RCW; and creating a new section. 5 In Committee
SB5643 Expanding the purview of child fatality and near fatality reviews. AN ACT Relating to expanding child fatality and near fatality 2 reviews to include those in the care or custody of the department of 3 children, youth, and families pursuant to chapter 13.40 RCW; amending 4 RCW 43.06A.100 and 74.13.640; and creating a new section. 5 In Committee
SB5635 Concerning approval of certain alternative on-site sewage systems. AN ACT Relating to approval of certain alternative on-site sewage 2 systems; amending RCW 70.05.074; amending 1997 c 447 s 1 3 (uncodified); and creating a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5630 Continuing to provide payments to support farm fuel users and transporters for exempt fuel under the Washington climate commitment act. AN ACT Relating to continuing to provide payments to support farm 2 fuel users and transporters for exempt fuel under the Washington 3 climate commitment act; and amending RCW 70A.65.080. 4 In Committee
SB5747 Concerning an exemption for affordable housing. AN ACT Relating to an exemption for affordable housing; amending 2 RCW 19.27A.080; reenacting and amending RCW 19.27.015; adding a new 3 section to chapter 19.27 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 19.27A 4 RCW; and creating a new section. 5 In Committee
SB5760 Establishing a colocated community facility and work release center in the general administration building on the state capitol campus. AN ACT Relating to establishing a colocated community facility 2 and work release center in the general administration building on the 3 state capitol campus; adding a new chapter to Title 72 RCW; and 4 declaring an emergency. 5 In Committee
SB5342 Providing access for legislators to facilities owned and operated by the state. AN ACT Relating to providing access for legislators to facilities 2 owned and operated by the state; and adding a new section to chapter 3 72.01 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5260 Concerning emergency measures for managing juvenile populations at state juvenile correctional institutions. AN ACT Relating to emergency measures for managing juvenile 2 populations at state juvenile correctional institutions; adding a new 3 section to chapter 13.40 RCW; creating new sections; and declaring an 4 emergency. 5 In Committee
SB5670 Creating the fuel tax assistance grant program. AN ACT Relating to creating the fuel tax assistance grant 2 program; amending RCW 70A.65.260; and adding a new section to chapter 3 28A.160 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5750 Concerning fees for charging electrical vehicles at state facilities. AN ACT Relating to fees for charging electrical vehicles at state 2 facilities; and amending RCW 43.01.250. 3 In Committee
SB5499 Codifying the body scanner program at the department of corrections. AN ACT Relating to codifying the body scanner program at the 2 department of corrections; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; 3 and creating a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5736 Improving responses and outcomes in child neglect cases. AN ACT Relating to improving responses and outcomes in child 2 neglect cases; amending RCW 26.44.020 and 26.44.030; and adding a new 3 section to chapter 26.44 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5650 Authorizing a local excise tax on cannabis. AN ACT Relating to authorizing a local excise tax on cannabis; 2 and adding a new section to chapter 82.14 RCW. 3 In Committee
SB5547 Increasing cannabis revenue distributions to local governments. AN ACT Relating to increasing cannabis revenue distributions to 2 local governments; and amending RCW 69.50.540. 3 In Committee
SB5072 Concerning abandoned vehicles sold at auctions conducted by registered tow truck operators. AN ACT Relating to abandoned vehicles sold at auctions conducted 2 by registered tow truck operators; amending RCW 82.04.040; adding a 3 new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 4 82.08 RCW; creating new sections; repealing 2023 c 416 ss 5 and 6, 5 and 2019 c 357 ss 1 and 3 (uncodified); and providing an effective 6 date. 7 In Committee
SB5352 Increasing student access to free meals served at public schools. AN ACT Relating to increasing student access to free meals served 2 at public schools; amending RCW 28A.235.135, 28A.235.160, 3 28A.235.250, 28A.235.270, 28A.235.285, 28A.235.300, and 28A.405.415; 4 reenacting and amending RCW 28A.150.260; creating new sections; 5 repealing RCW 28A.235.260; and providing an effective date. 6 In Committee
SB5405 Updating the inflation adjustment for the estate tax exclusion amount. AN ACT Relating to updating the inflation adjustment for the 2 estate tax exclusion amount; reenacting and amending RCW 83.100.020; 3 and creating a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5442 Establishing a college promise pilot program. AN ACT Relating to establishing a college promise pilot program; 2 adding new sections to chapter 28B.92 RCW; making an appropriation; 3 and providing expiration dates. 4 In Committee
SB5310 Concerning child care subsidy rates. AN ACT Relating to child care subsidy rates; amending RCW 2 43.216.828; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 3 In Committee
SB5287 Limiting the monetary assistance an indigent person may receive from the ignition interlock device revolving account program. AN ACT Relating to limiting the monetary assistance an indigent 2 person may receive from the ignition interlock device revolving 3 account program; amending RCW 46.20.385 and 46.20.385; providing an 4 effective date; and providing an expiration date. 5 In Committee
SB5527 Concerning the establishment of a state patrol longevity bonus. AN ACT Relating to the establishment of a state patrol longevity 2 bonus; amending RCW 43.43.386; and declaring an emergency. 3 In Committee
SB5639 Providing tuition and fee waivers at public institutions of higher education for children of murdered parents. AN ACT Relating to tuition and fee waivers at public institutions 2 of higher education for children of murdered parents; and amending 3 RCW 28B.15.380 and 28B.15.520; creating a new section; and providing 4 an expiration date. 5 In Committee
SB5603 Juvenile access to attorneys when contacted by law enforcement. AN ACT Relating to juvenile access to attorneys when contacted by 2 law enforcement; amending RCW 13.40.740; and adding a new section to 3 chapter 13.40 RCW. 4 In Committee
SR8606 Expressing appreciation to the devoted families and employers of our Washington National Guard soldiers and airmen. Expressing appreciation to the devoted families and employers of our Washington National Guard soldiers and airmen. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5566 Increasing the penalty for assaulting a law enforcement officer. AN ACT Relating to increasing the penalty for assaulting a law 2 enforcement officer; amending RCW 9A.36.031; reenacting and amending 3 RCW 9.94A.515; and prescribing penalties. 4 In Committee
SB5251 Concerning lodging tax revenues. AN ACT Relating to lodging tax revenues; and amending RCW 2 67.28.1816. 3 In Committee
SB5111 Concerning the excise tax treatment of amounts received by title and escrow businesses from clients for remittance to a county filing office for the purpose of recording documents. AN ACT Relating to clarifying the excise tax treatment of amounts 2 received by title and escrow businesses from clients for remittance 3 to a county filing office for the purpose of recording documents; 4 reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.050; adding a new section to 5 chapter 82.04 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an effective 6 date. 7 In Committee
SB5530 Concerning penalty increases for certain offenses. AN ACT Relating to penalty increases for certain offenses; 2 amending RCW 9A.56.050, 9.94A.533, 69.50.401, and 69.50.4013; and 3 prescribing penalties. 4 In Committee
SB5535 Concerning rights of individuals to bear arms. AN ACT Relating to rights of individuals to bear arms; reenacting 2 and amending RCW 9.41.010; creating a new section; repealing RCW 3 9.41.390, 9.41.395, and 7.48.330; and repealing 2023 c 162 s 1 and 4 2023 c 163 s 1 (uncodified). 5 In Committee
SB5533 Concerning the custody of a child when a parent has a history of domestic violence. AN ACT Relating to the custody of a child when a parent has a 2 history of domestic violence; and amending RCW 26.16.125. 3 In Committee
SB5483 Preserving history and heritage education. AN ACT Relating to history and heritage education; adding a new 2 section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; and creating a new section. 3 In Committee
SB5114 Paying state retirement benefits until the end of the month in which the retiree or beneficiary dies. AN ACT Relating to paying state retirement benefits until the end 2 of the month in which the retiree or beneficiary dies; adding a new 3 section to chapter 41.50 RCW; creating a new section; and providing 4 an effective date. 5 In Committee
SB5045 Expanding the state battery stewardship program to include electric vehicle batteries. AN ACT Relating to expanding the state battery stewardship 2 program to include electric vehicle batteries; amending RCW 3 70A.205.505, 70A.205.510, 70A.205.515, 70A.205.520, 70A.205.525, 4 70A.205.530, 70A.555.005, 70A.555.010, 70A.555.020, 70A.555.030, 5 70A.555.040, 70A.555.060, 70A.555.070, 70A.555.130, and 70A.555.140; 6 and adding new sections to chapter 70A.555 RCW. 7 In Committee
SB5406 Concerning the purchase of power at state expense for electric vehicle charging stations. AN ACT Relating to the purchase of power at state expense for 2 electric vehicle charging stations; and amending RCW 43.01.250. 3 In Committee
SR8605 Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5346 Restricting mobile device usage by public school students. AN ACT Relating to improving student outcomes by restricting 2 mobile device use by public school students; adding a new section to 3 chapter 28A.600 RCW; and creating a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5311 Increasing work participation rates for able-bodied working-age adults receiving cash and food assistance. AN ACT Relating to increasing work participation rates for able- 2 bodied working-age adults receiving cash and food assistance; 3 amending RCW 74.08.025, 74.08A.260, and 74.08A.120; and providing an 4 effective date. 5 In Committee
SB5277 Repealing of juvenile rehabilitation to 25 legislation. AN ACT Relating to repeal of juvenile rehabilitation to 25 2 legislation; amending RCW 13.40.0357, 13.40.110, 13.40.193, 3 13.40.300, 72.01.410, 13.40.020, 13.40.205, 13.40.215, and 13.22.010; 4 reenacting and amending RCW 13.04.030; repealing RCW 13.40.301, 5 13.04.800, 72.01.412, and 43.216.180; repealing 2019 c 322 s 1 6 (uncodified); and repealing 2021 c 206 ss 1, 8, and 10 (uncodified). 7 In Committee
SB5274 Concerning body worn cameras within corrections agencies. AN ACT Relating to body worn cameras within corrections agencies; 2 amending RCW 10.109.030; reenacting and amending RCW 42.56.240; and 3 adding a new section to chapter 10.109 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5276 Modifying the reimbursement rates for services related to institutions. AN ACT Relating to modifying the reimbursement rates for services 2 related to institutions; amending RCW 72.72.030 and 72.72.040; and 3 creating a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5003 Establishing the school security and preparedness infrastructure grant program. AN ACT Relating to establishing the school security and 2 preparedness infrastructure grant program; and adding a new section 3 to chapter 28A.335 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5250 Improving legal processes to deter squatters. AN ACT Relating to improving legal processes to deter squatters; 2 amending RCW 9A.52.105 and 9A.52.115; and creating a new section. 3 In Committee
SB5257 Modifying sentencing standards for juvenile firearm offenses. AN ACT Relating to modifying sentencing standards for juvenile 2 firearm offenses; and amending RCW 13.40.0357. 3 In Committee
SB5256 Concerning victims' participation in hearings conducted by the indeterminate sentence review board. AN ACT Relating to victims' participation in hearings conducted 2 by the indeterminate sentence review board; amending RCW 9.95.420, 3 10.95.030, 9.94A.730, 7.69.032, and 9.95.422; and reenacting and 4 amending RCW 9.95.260. 5 In Committee
SB5255 Concerning juvenile detention pending disposition of a crime. AN ACT Relating to juvenile detention pending disposition of a 2 crime; and amending RCW 13.40.040 and 13.40.020. 3 In Committee
SB5048 Notifying legislators of initiative signature challenges. AN ACT Relating to notifying legislators of initiative signature 2 challenges; and amending RCW 29A.72.240. 3 In Committee
SB5047 Establishing protections for citizens participating in the initiative and referendum process. AN ACT Relating to establishing protections for citizens 2 participating in the initiative and referendum process; and adding a 3 new section to chapter 29A.84 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5012 Concerning the organization of interscholastic athletics. AN ACT Relating to the organization of interscholastic athletics; 2 amending RCW 28A.600.200 and 28B.10.703; adding a new section to 3 chapter 28A.600 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5144 Providing oversight of state agency tortious conduct through legislative hearings. AN ACT Relating to providing oversight of state agency tortious 2 conduct through legislative hearings; adding a new section to chapter 3 4.92 RCW; and creating a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5015 Increasing efficiency at the energy facility site evaluation council by removing the governor from the project approval process. AN ACT Relating to increasing efficiency at the energy facility 2 site evaluation council by removing the governor from the project 3 approval process; amending RCW 80.50.040, 80.50.045, 80.50.060, 4 80.50.071, 80.50.090, 80.50.100, 80.50.105, 80.50.130, 80.50.330, 5 70A.15.3130, 80.70.020, 80.80.040, 90.48.262, and 90.58.140; creating 6 a new section; and repealing RCW 80.50.320. 7 In Committee
SB5146 Creating a portal to identify opportunities for increased government efficiency. AN ACT Relating to creating a portal to identify opportunities 2 for increased government efficiency; adding a new section to chapter 3 44.04 RCW; and creating a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5020 Providing property tax relief to senior citizens. AN ACT Relating to providing property tax relief to senior 2 citizens; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; and creating new 3 sections. 4 In Committee
SB5213 Penalizing the possession of fentanyl. AN ACT Relating to the possession of fentanyl; amending RCW 2 69.50.4013, 9.94A.518, and 13.40.0357; creating a new section; 3 prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency. 4 In Committee
SB5135 Concerning school districts' authority to establish their curriculum. AN ACT Relating to school districts' authority to establish their 2 curriculum; amending RCW 28A.150.230; and repealing RCW 28A.300.475. 3 In Committee
SB5028 Concerning unlawful camping. AN ACT Relating to statewide policy prohibiting unlawful camping 2 in the response to Grants Pass v. Johnson, 603 U.S.__(2024); adding a 3 new section to chapter 9A.52 RCW; creating a new section; and 4 prescribing penalties. 5 In Committee
SB5026 Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles for transportation. AN ACT Relating to dedicating the state sales tax on motor 2 vehicles for transportation; amending RCW 82.08.020 and 82.12.020; 3 reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092 and 43.84.092; adding a new 4 section to chapter 46.68 RCW; providing effective dates; and 5 providing an expiration date. 6 In Committee
SB5145 Implementing the periodic review of state spending programs. AN ACT Relating to periodic review of state spending programs; 2 and adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW. 3 In Committee
SB5150 Concerning juvenile access to an attorney. AN ACT Relating to juvenile access to an attorney; and amending 2 RCW 13.40.740. 3 In Committee
SB5056 Concerning Washington state patrol providing firearm background checks when state record systems are unavailable. AN ACT Relating to Washington state patrol providing firearm 2 background checks when state record systems are unavailable; and 3 amending RCW 43.43.580 and 9.41.090. 4 In Committee
SB5153 Transferring certain individuals from the department of children, youth, and families to the department of corrections at age 18. AN ACT Relating to transferring certain individuals from the 2 department of children, youth, and families to the department of 3 corrections at age 18; amending RCW 72.01.410 and 13.40.280; adding a 4 new section to chapter 13.40 RCW; and creating a new section. 5 In Committee
SB5073 Dedicating the sales tax on motor vehicles to highway uses. AN ACT Relating to dedicating the sales tax on motor vehicles to 2 highway uses; amending RCW 82.08.020, 82.12.020, and 46.68.090; 3 providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 4 In Committee
SB5137 Requiring parental or legal guardian approval before a child participates in comprehensive sexual health education. AN ACT Relating to requiring parental or legal guardian approval 2 before a child participates in comprehensive sexual health education; 3 amending RCW 28A.300.475; and creating a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5151 Limiting annual state spending growth to median worker wage growth, with excess revenues dedicated to property tax relief. AN ACT Relating to limiting annual state spending growth to 2 median worker wage growth, with excess revenues dedicated to property 3 tax relief; amending RCW 84.55.010; adding new sections to chapter 4 43.135 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.33 RCW. 5 In Committee
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
SB5161 Revised for 1st Substitute: Addressing transportation fiscal matters. Senate Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee 04/27/2025 Nay
SB5167 Revised for 1st Substitute: Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations and 2023-2025 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations. Senate Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee 04/27/2025 Nay
HB1217 Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement. Senate Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee 04/27/2025 Nay
SB5194 Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/27/2025 Yea
SB5195 Concerning the capital budget. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/27/2025 Yea
SB5393 Revised for 1st Substitute: Closing the Rainier school by June 30, 2027. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/27/2025 Nay
SB5797 Enacting a tax on stocks, bonds, and other financial intangible assets for the benefit of public schools. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/27/2025 Nay
HB1119 Concerning supervision compliance credit. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Nay
HB1207 Concerning superior court clerk fees. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate 04/26/2025 Nay
HB1293 Concerning litter. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate 04/26/2025 Nay
HB1422 Modifying the drug take-back program. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Yea
HB1468 Concerning accounts. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Yea
HB1473 Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account for declared catastrophic events. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Yea
HB1498 Concerning domestic violence co-responder programs. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate 04/26/2025 Nay
HB1552 Extending the fee on real estate broker licenses to fund the Washington center for real estate research and adjusting the fee to account for inflation. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Nay
HB1848 Concerning services and supports for individuals with traumatic brain injuries. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Nay
HB2003 Concerning the Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead endorsement program. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate 04/26/2025 Nay
HB2020 Creating a business and occupation tax deduction and increasing the rate for persons conducting payment card processing activities. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Yea
HB2039 Concerning child support pass through. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Nay
HB2040 Concerning the recovery of the aged, blind, or disabled assistance program. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Nay
HB2051 Concerning payment to acute care hospitals for difficult to discharge medicaid patients. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Nay
HB2050 Implementing K-12 savings and efficiencies. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate 04/26/2025 Nay
HB2049 Investing in the state's paramount duty to fund K-12 education and build strong and safe communities. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Nay
HB2047 Eliminating the Washington employee ownership program. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate 04/26/2025 Nay
HB2061 Regarding concession fees by duty-free sales enterprises. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Nay
HB2077 Establishing a tax on certain business activities related to surpluses generated under the zero-emission vehicle program. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Nay
HB2081 Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for certain investments, and creating a temporary business and occupation tax surcharge on large companies. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Nay
SB5041 Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers. Senate Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee 04/25/2025 Nay
SB5263 Concerning special education funding. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/25/2025 Yea
SB5444 Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning special license plates and personalized license plates. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/25/2025 Yea
SB5785 Revised for 1st Substitute: Amending the Washington college grant and college bound scholarship. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/25/2025 Nay
SB5786 Increasing license, permit, and endorsement fees. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/25/2025 Nay
SB5801 Concerning transportation resources. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/25/2025 Nay
SB5802 Rebalancing statutory fund transfers and revenue dedications for transportation. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/25/2025 Nay
SB5083 Ensuring access to primary care, behavioral health, and affordable hospital services. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Nay
SB5143 Concerning the ethics in public service act. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Yea
SB5357 Concerning actuarial funding of pension systems. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Nay
SB5390 Revised for Engrossed: Concerning access to recreation sites or lands. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Nay
SB5571 Regulating exterior cladding materials. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Nay
SB5686 Expanding and funding the foreclosure mediation program. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Nay
SB5752 Modifying child care and early childhood development programs. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Nay
SB5761 Developing a schedule for court appointment of attorneys for children and youth in dependency and termination proceedings. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Nay
SB5769 Addressing transition to kindergarten programs. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Nay
SB5794 Adopting recommendations from the tax preference performance review process, eliminating obsolete tax preferences, clarifying legislative intent, and addressing changes in constitutional law. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Nay
SB5814 Revised for 1st Substitute: Modifying the application and administration of certain excise taxes. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Nay
SB5813 Increasing funding to the education legacy trust account by creating a more progressive rate structure for the capital gains tax and estate tax. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Nay
SB5192 Concerning school district materials, supplies, and operating costs. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1232 Concerning private detention facilities. Senate Final Passage without Senate Amendments 04/23/2025 Nay
SB5284 Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/23/2025 Nay
SB5319 Establishing surface mine reclamation permit fees. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/23/2025 Nay
HB1440 Concerning seizure and forfeiture procedures and reporting. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate 04/23/2025 Nay
SB5568 Updating and modernizing the Washington state health plan. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/23/2025 Nay
HB1958 Concerning the interstate bridge replacement toll bond authority. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/23/2025 Nay
SB5127 Creating additional requirements for collector vehicle and horseless carriage license plates to improve compliance and public safety. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Nay
SB5291 Implementing the recommendations of the long-term services and supports trust commission. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Nay
SB5408 Allowing for corrections to wage and salary disclosures. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Yea
SB5419 Modifying reports of fire losses. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Yea
SB5463 Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Nay
SB5445 Revised for Engrossed: Encouraging the development of distributed energy resources. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Yea
SB5486 Concerning open motion picture captioning in motion picture theaters. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Nay
SB5506 Extending the effective date of licensing living accommodations for residential private schools. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Yea
SB5525 Concerning employment loss due to businesses closing or mass layoffs. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Nay
SB5503 Concerning public employee collective bargaining processes. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Nay
SB5556 Modernizing the adopt-a-highway program to improve its ability to meet its original purpose within existing fiscal limitations. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Yea
SB5627 Improving safe excavation practices and preventing damage to underground utilities. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Yea
SB5628 Concerning lead in cookware. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Yea
SB5651 Revised for 2nd Substitute: Concerning exemptions from garnishment. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Nay
SB5680 Establishing a right to repair for mobility equipment for persons with physical disabilities. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Yea
SB5691 Adopting the department of social and health services report recommendations addressing a regulatory oversight plan for continuing care retirement communities. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Yea
SB5721 Enhancing consumer protections for automobile insurance coverage. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Yea
SB5014 Concerning election security. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/21/2025 Yea
SB5025 Concerning educational interpreters. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/21/2025 Yea
SB5323 Concerning the penalties for theft and possession of stolen property from first responders. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/21/2025 Yea
SB5370 Lengthening port commissioner terms. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/21/2025 Yea
SB5471 Authorizing middle housing in unincorporated growth areas and unincorporated urban growth areas, certain limited areas of more intensive rural development, and fully contained communities. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/21/2025 Yea
SB5559 Streamlining the subdivision process inside urban growth areas. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/21/2025 Yea
SB5579 Prohibiting health carriers, facilities, and providers from making any public statements of any potential or planned contract terminations unless it satisfies a legal obligation. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/21/2025 Yea
SB5653 Concerning collective bargaining by fish and wildlife officers. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/21/2025 Yea
SB5662 Concerning the waiver of municipal utility connection charges for certain properties. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/21/2025 Nay
SB5672 Delaying the home care aide certification requirements. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/21/2025 Yea
SB5677 Concerning associate development organizations. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/21/2025 Yea
SB5393 Revised for 1st Substitute: Closing the Rainier school by June 30, 2027. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/19/2025 Nay
SB5647 Providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualified affordable housing. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/19/2025 Nay
SB5785 Revised for 1st Substitute: Amending the Washington college grant and college bound scholarship. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/19/2025 Nay
SB5790 Concerning cost-of-living adjustments for community and technical college employees. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/19/2025 Nay
SB5794 Adopting recommendations from the tax preference performance review process, eliminating obsolete tax preferences, clarifying legislative intent, and addressing changes in constitutional law. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/19/2025 Nay
SB5802 Rebalancing statutory fund transfers and revenue dedications for transportation. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/19/2025 Nay
SB5807 Concerning wellness incentives for public and school employee health benefit plans. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/19/2025 Yea
SB5814 Revised for 1st Substitute: Modifying the application and administration of certain excise taxes. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/19/2025 Nay
SB5813 Increasing funding to the education legacy trust account by creating a more progressive rate structure for the capital gains tax and estate tax. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/19/2025 Nay
SB5206 Concerning cannabis retailer advertising. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/18/2025 Nay
SB5219 Concerning partial confinement eligibility and alignment. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/18/2025 Nay
SB5217 Expanding pregnancy-related accommodations. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/18/2025 Nay
SB5262 Correcting obsolete or erroneous references in statutes administered by the insurance commissioner. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/18/2025 Yea
SB5253 Extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/18/2025 Yea
SB5232 Revised for 1st Substitute: Supporting economic security by updating provisions related to the home security fund and the essential needs and housing support program. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/18/2025 Nay
SB5317 Exempting local governments providing certain services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy facility siting evaluation council from certain appeals. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/18/2025 Yea
SB5313 Adding to the list of provisions prohibited from rental agreements. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/18/2025 Nay
SB5298 Concerning the notice of sale or lease of manufactured/mobile home communities. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/18/2025 Yea
SB5314 Modifying the capital gains tax. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/18/2025 Nay
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Washington Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee 3
Detail Washington Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee 6
Detail Washington Senate Human Services Committee Ranking Member 3
Detail Washington Senate Transportation Committee 7
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
WA Washington Senate District 04 Senate Republican In Office 01/13/2025
WA Washington House District 04 House Republican Out of Office 01/09/2023 01/14/2025