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Adrian Cortes
(D) - Washington
Washington Senate District 18
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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
SB5444 Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning special license plates and personalized license plates. AN ACT Relating to special license plates and personalized 2 license plates; amending RCW 46.18.060, 44.04.300, 43.60A.140, and 3 46.17.210; reenacting and amending RCW 46.17.220, 46.18.200, 4 46.68.420, and 46.68.425; adding new sections to chapter 46.04 RCW; 5 adding a new section to chapter 46.18 RCW; creating new sections; 6 repealing RCW 43.388.040; providing an effective date; and providing 7 an expiration date. 8 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5568 Updating and modernizing the Washington state health plan. AN ACT Relating to updating and modernizing the Washington state 2 health plan; amending RCW 43.370.010, 43.370.020, 43.370.030, and 3 43.370.040; and creating a new section. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5651 Revised for 2nd Substitute: Concerning exemptions from garnishment. AN ACT Relating to exemptions from garnishment; amending RCW 2 6.15.010, 6.15.050, 6.27.140, and 6.27.100; repealing 2023 c 393 s 6, 3 and 2021 c 50 s 4 (uncodified); providing an effective date; and 4 declaring an emergency. 5 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5677 Concerning associate development organizations. AN ACT Relating to associate development organizations; and 2 amending RCW 43.330.082 and 43.330.086. 3 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5192 Concerning school district materials, supplies, and operating costs. AN ACT Relating to school district materials, supplies, and 2 operating costs; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.150.260; and 3 providing an effective date. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5253 Extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22. AN ACT Relating to extending special education services to 2 students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which 3 the student turns 22; amending RCW 28A.155.020, 28A.150.220, 4 28A.155.170, 28A.155.220, 28A.190.030, 28A.225.160, 28A.225.230, 5 28A.225.240, 72.40.040, and 72.40.060; creating new sections; and 6 providing an expiration date. 7 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5716 Expanding the locations where a person can be guilty of unlawful transit conduct to include the Washington state ferries. AN ACT Relating to expanding the locations where a person can be 2 guilty of unlawful transit conduct to include the Washington state 3 ferries; amending RCW 9.91.025; and prescribing penalties. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5557 Codifying emergency rules to protect the right of a pregnant person to access treatment for emergency medical conditions in hospital emergency departments. AN ACT Relating to codifying emergency rules to protect the right 2 of a pregnant person to access treatment for emergency medical 3 conditions in hospital emergency departments; amending RCW 4 70.170.060; reenacting and amending RCW 70.41.020; adding a new 5 section to chapter 70.41 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring 6 an emergency. 7 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5436 Interfering with access to a place of religious worship. AN ACT Relating to interfering with access to a place of 2 religious worship; adding a new chapter to Title 9A RCW; and 3 prescribing penalties. 4 Crossed Over
SB5719 Concerning local government hearing examiners. AN ACT Relating to local government hearing examiners; amending 2 RCW 36.70.970, 35.63.130, 35A.63.170, and 58.17.330; adding a new 3 section to chapter 36.70 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.63 4 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35A.63 RCW; and adding a new 5 section to chapter 58.17 RCW. 6 Crossed Over
SB5331 Strengthening consumer protection through increased insurer accountability for violations of the insurance code. AN ACT Relating to strengthening consumer protection through 2 increased insurer accountability for violations of the insurance 3 code; and amending RCW 48.02.080 and 48.05.185. 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
SB5193 Supporting remote testing options for students enrolled in online school programs. AN ACT Relating to supporting remote testing options for students 2 enrolled in online school programs; adding a new section to chapter 3 28A.250 RCW; and creating a new section. 4 Crossed Over
SB5292 Concerning paid family and medical leave rates. AN ACT Relating to paid family and medical leave rates; amending 2 RCW 50A.10.030 and 50A.05.050; and providing an effective date. 3 Crossed Over
SB5179 Revised for 2nd Substitute: Establishing a complaint process to address willful noncompliance with certain state education laws. AN ACT Relating to establishing a complaint process to address 2 willful noncompliance with certain state education laws; amending RCW 3 43.06B.070, 28A.300.286, 28A.343.360, and 28A.710.185; adding new 4 sections to chapter 28A.300 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 5 28A.410 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.710 RCW; adding a 6 new section to chapter 28A.715 RCW; creating a new section; and 7 providing an effective date. 8 Crossed Over
SB5738 Revised for 1st Substitute: Permitting individuals retired from the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the public safety employees' retirement system additional opportunities to work for up to 1,040 hours per year while in receipt of pension benefits. AN ACT Relating to permitting individuals retired from the public 2 employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, the 3 school employees' retirement system, and the public safety employees' 4 retirement system additional opportunities to work for up to 1,040 5 hours per year while in receipt of pension benefits; amending RCW 6 41.32.570, 41.32.802, 41.32.862, 41.35.060, 41.37.050, and 41.40.037; 7 and declaring an emergency. 8 Crossed Over
SR8659 Honoring Senator Bill Ramos. Honoring Senator Bill Ramos. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8657 Calling for improving support for people experiencing menopause. Calling for improving support for people experiencing menopause. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5030 Improving access to educational services by reducing barriers to obtaining vital records and allowing alternative forms of documentation. AN ACT Relating to improving access to educational services by 2 reducing barriers to obtaining vital records and allowing alternative 3 forms of documentation; amending RCW 70.58A.560; adding a new section 4 to chapter 43.216 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.225 RCW; 5 and creating a new section. 6 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5202 Ensuring the efficacy of judicial orders as harm reduction tools that increase the safety of survivors of abuse and support law enforcement in their efforts to enforce the law. AN ACT Relating to ensuring the efficacy of judicial orders as 2 harm reduction tools that increase the safety of survivors of abuse 3 and support law enforcement in their efforts to enforce the law; 4 amending RCW 7.105.105, 7.105.405, 7.105.500, and 9.41.040; 5 reenacting and amending RCW 7.105.310; adding a new section to 6 chapter 7.105 RCW; and providing an effective date. 7 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5149 Expanding the early childhood court program. AN ACT Relating to expanding the early childhood court program; 2 amending RCW 2.30.100; and creating a new section. 3 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5076 Establishing a Puget Sound nonspot shrimp pot fishery license. AN ACT Relating to establishing a Puget Sound nonspot shrimp pot 2 fishery license; amending RCW 77.70.005, 77.70.410, 77.70.420, and 3 77.65.220; and adding a new section to chapter 77.70 RCW. 4 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
SR8651 Supporting science, scientific research, and evidence-based decision making. Supporting science, scientific research, and evidence-based decision making. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8640 Honoring Karen Keiser. Honoring Karen Keiser. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8648 Honoring the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Honoring the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8641 Reaffirming our relationship with Canada. Reaffirming our relationship with Canada. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8646 Honoring Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney. Honoring Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5734 Concerning the interstate bridge replacement toll bond authority. AN ACT Relating to the interstate bridge replacement toll bond 2 authority; amending RCW 47.10.907; and adding new sections to chapter 3 47.10 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5141 Requiring that experience-rated group disability income insurers include all applicable rating factors and credibility formulas in rate manual filings with the insurance commissioner. AN ACT Relating to requiring that experience-rated group 2 disability income insurers include all applicable rating factors and 3 credibility formulas in rate manual filings with the insurance 4 commissioner; and amending RCW 48.19.010. 5 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5795 Reducing the state sales and use tax rate. AN ACT Relating to reducing the state sales and use tax rate to 2 make progress toward a more fair and balanced tax code for Washington 3 state; amending RCW 82.08.020; creating a new section; and providing 4 an effective date. 5 In Committee
SR8642 Honoring Transgender Day of Visibility. Honoring Transgender Day of Visibility. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5400 Supporting local news journalism. AN ACT Relating to supporting local news journalism; adding new 2 sections to chapter 43.330 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 3 RCW; and providing an effective date. 4 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
SJR8200 Revised for 1st Substitute: Amending the Constitution to modify local funding authority for school district facilities. Amending the Constitution to allow 55 percent of voters voting to authorize school district bonds. In Committee
SB5186 Revised for 2nd Substitute: Concerning local funding for school district facilities. AN ACT Relating to local funding for school district facilities; 2 amending RCW 28A.535.020, 28A.535.050, 84.52.056, 39.36.020, 3 28A.530.020, 28A.315.285, 82.02.050, 82.02.060, 82.02.070, 82.02.090, 4 and 36.70A.211; repealing RCW 82.02.110; and providing a contingent 5 effective date. 6 In Committee
SB5095 Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction. AN ACT Relating to school districts' authority to contract 2 indebtedness for school construction; and amending RCW 28A.530.080 3 and 28A.525.162. 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
SB5330 Protecting consumers from spiked drinks. AN ACT Relating to protecting consumers from spiked drinks at 2 certain licensees of the liquor and cannabis board; adding a new 3 section to chapter 66.24 RCW; and providing an effective date. 4 In Committee
SB5770 Providing housing safety, security, and protection by creating the primary residence property tax exemption. AN ACT Relating to providing housing safety, security, and 2 protection by creating the primary residence property tax exemption; 3 amending RCW 84.48.010; adding new sections to chapter 84.36 RCW; 4 creating new sections; and providing a contingent effective date. 5 In Committee
SB5768 Expanding eligibility for the working families' tax credit to everyone age 18 and older. AN ACT Relating to expanding eligibility for the working 2 families' tax credit to everyone age 18 and older; amending RCW 3 82.08.0206; amending 2023 c 456 s 3 (uncodified); creating new 4 sections; and providing an effective date. 5 In Committee
SB5771 Increasing the working families' tax credit to reflect the economic impact of property taxes incorporated into rental amounts charged to residential tenants. AN ACT Relating to increasing the working families' tax credit to 2 reflect the economic impact of property taxes incorporated into 3 rental amounts charged to residential tenants; amending RCW 4 82.08.0206; creating new sections; and providing a contingent 5 effective date. 6 In Committee
SJR8203 Amending the Constitution to allow for a property tax exemption for a principal place of residence. Amending the Constitution to allow for a property tax exemption for a principal place of residence. In Committee
SR8630 Honoring the contributions of Sikhs in Washington state. Honoring the contributions of Sikhs in Washington state. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8619 Remembering Bloody Sunday. Remembering Bloody Sunday. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8626 Honoring the students of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council and the Washington State Leadership Board. Honoring the students of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council and the Washington State Leadership Board. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8621 Recognizing Women in Cloud and Inspiring Girls Now in Technology Evolution Worldwide. Recognizing Women in Cloud and Inspiring Girls Now in Technology Evolution Worldwide. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SJR8204 Amending the Constitution to address reproductive freedom and gender-affirming care. Amending the Constitution to address reproductive freedom and gender-affirming care. In Committee
SB5504 Supporting caregivers who provide complex care services to children with heightened medical needs. AN ACT Relating to supporting caregivers who provide complex care 2 services to children with heightened medical needs; creating a new 3 section; and providing an expiration date. 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
SB5203 Ensuring connectivity for Washington wildlife through safe passages. AN ACT Relating to ensuring connectivity for Washington wildlife 2 through safe passages; reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092 and 3 43.84.092; adding a new section to chapter 47.04 RCW; adding a new 4 section to chapter 77.36 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.68 5 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 77.04 RCW; creating a new 6 section; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration 7 date. 8 In Committee
SB5007 Supporting students who are chronically absent and at risk for not graduating high school. AN ACT Relating to supporting students who are chronically absent 2 and at risk for not graduating high school; amending RCW 28A.175.025, 3 28A.175.035, and 28A.175.105; and adding a new section to chapter 4 28A.310 RCW. 5 In Committee
SB5626 Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance. AN ACT Relating to creating a wage replacement program for 2 certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance; 3 amending RCW 50.29.041 and 50.24.014; reenacting and amending RCW 4 42.56.410 and 50.29.025; adding a new chapter to Title 50 RCW; 5 creating a new section; and prescribing penalties. 6 In Committee
SR8618 Recognizing and honoring Ramadan. Recognizing and honoring Ramadan. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5779 Establishing African diaspora heritage week. AN ACT Relating to establishing African diaspora heritage week; 2 amending RCW 1.16.050; and creating a new section. 3 In Committee
SR8611 Honoring Keri Rawlings Rooney. Honoring Keri Rawlings Rooney. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5717 Establishing a driver work zone and first responder safety course requirement. AN ACT Relating to establishing a driver work zone and first 2 responder safety course requirement; amending RCW 46.20.075 and 3 46.63.200; adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW; adding a new 4 section to chapter 43.59 RCW; and providing an effective date. 5 In Committee
SB5345 Concerning access to personnel records. AN ACT Relating to access to personnel records; amending RCW 2 49.12.240 and 49.12.250; adding a new section to chapter 49.12 RCW; 3 and prescribing penalties. 4 In Committee
SB5121 Concerning health plan coverage of fertility-related services. AN ACT Relating to providing coverage for the diagnosis of 2 infertility, treatment for infertility, and standard fertility 3 preservation services; adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW; 4 adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW; adding a new section to 5 chapter 74.09 RCW; and creating new sections. 6 In Committee
SB5070 Concerning prohibiting fees on certain acts of commerce to protect tipped wages for workers while reducing the financial burden on employers. AN ACT Relating to prohibiting fees on certain acts of commerce 2 to protect tipped wages for workers while reducing the financial 3 burden on employers; amending RCW 49.46.020; adding a new chapter to 4 Title 19 RCW; and providing an effective date. 5 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
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
SB5185 Establishing preceptorship and hardship pathways to medical practice for international medical graduates. AN ACT Relating to establishing preceptorship and hardship 2 pathways to medical practice for international medical graduates; 3 amending RCW 18.71.051; and adding a new section to chapter 18.71 4 RCW. 5 In Committee
SB5075 Concerning cost sharing for prenatal and postnatal care. AN ACT Relating to cost sharing for prenatal and postnatal care; 2 reenacting and amending RCW 41.05.017; and adding a new section to 3 chapter 48.43 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5574 Providing instruction on Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander history in public schools. AN ACT Relating to instruction on Asian American and Native 2 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander history in public schools; adding a new 3 section to chapter 28A.655 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 4 28A.230 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date. 5 In Committee
SB5411 Concerning the tax treatment of pilates studios and gymnastics facilities. AN ACT Relating to the tax treatment of pilates studios and 2 gymnastics facilities; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.050; 3 creating a new section; and providing an effective date. 4 In Committee
SB5730 Concerning record checks for certain volunteers and contractors who will have access to children or persons with developmental disabilities. AN ACT Relating to record checks for certain volunteers and 2 contractors who will have regularly scheduled unsupervised access to 3 children or persons with developmental disabilities; and amending RCW 4 28A.400.303 and 28A.400.305. 5 In Committee
SB5723 Concerning covenants, conditions, and restrictions of an airpark. AN ACT Relating to covenants, conditions, and restrictions of an 2 airpark; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; and adding a new 3 section to chapter 35A.21 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5727 Incentivizing grid-connected residential battery energy storage systems. AN ACT Relating to incentivizing grid-connected residential 2 battery energy storage systems; adding new sections to chapter 82.16 3 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date. 4 In Committee
SB5693 Concerning teacher residency and apprenticeship programs. AN ACT Relating to teacher residency and apprenticeship programs; 2 amending RCW 28B.102.110, 28A.410.045, 28A.410.220, 28A.410.2211, 3 28A.410.226, 28A.410.250, 28A.410.251, 28A.410.252, 28A.410.278, 4 28A.410.290, and 28A.660.005; reenacting and amending RCW 5 28A.410.270; adding new sections to chapter 28A.410 RCW; adding a new 6 section to chapter 49.04 RCW; creating a new section; and providing 7 an effective date. 8 In Committee
SB5604 Promoting transit-oriented development. AN ACT Relating to promoting transit-oriented development; 2 amending RCW 84.14.010, 84.14.030, 84.14.060, 84.14.070, 84.14.090, 3 84.14.100, 84.14.110, 82.02.060, 82.02.090, 82.45.060, 82.59.007, 4 82.59.010, 82.59.020, 82.59.030, 82.59.040, 82.59.070, 82.59.130, and 5 82.59.140; adding new sections to chapter 84.14 RCW; creating a new 6 section; and providing an effective date. 7 In Committee
SB5593 Adjusting enrichment levies and local effort assistance. AN ACT Relating to enrichment levies and local effort assistance; 2 amending RCW 84.52.0531 and 28A.500.015; repealing RCW 84.52.058; and 3 providing an effective date. 4 In Committee
SB5551 Concerning school library information and technology programs. AN ACT Relating to school library information and technology 2 programs; amending RCW 28A.320.240; adding a new section to chapter 3 28A.320 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.30 RCW; and creating 4 a new section. 5 In Committee
SB5187 Providing adequate and predictable student transportation. AN ACT Relating to providing adequate and predictable student 2 transportation; amending RCW 28A.160.170; and adding new sections to 3 chapter 28A.160 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5724 Improving student access to dual credit programs, including career and technical education dual credit programs. AN ACT Relating to improving student access to dual credit 2 programs including career and technical education dual credit 3 programs; amending RCW 28B.50.531; adding a new section to chapter 4 28A.600 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; adding a 5 new section to chapter 28A.245 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 6 28A.310 RCW; creating new sections; and providing expiration dates. 7 In Committee
SB5692 Creating the Seattle Reign FC special license plate. AN ACT Relating to creating the Seattle Reign FC special license 2 plate; reenacting and amending RCW 46.17.220, 46.18.200, and 3 46.68.420; adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW; and providing 4 an effective date. 5 In Committee
SB5718 Providing members of the teachers' retirement system plan 3 and school employees' retirement system plan 3 that were never offered a choice of plan 2 the opportunity to irrevocably transfer to plan 2 for future service. AN ACT Relating to providing members of the teachers' retirement 2 system plan 3 and school employees' retirement system plan 3 that 3 were never offered a choice of plan 2 the opportunity to irrevocably 4 transfer to plan 2 for future service; adding a new section to 5 chapter 41.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.35 RCW; and 6 creating a new section. 7 In Committee
SB5064 Creating an advisory council on rare diseases. AN ACT Relating to creating an advisory council on rare diseases; 2 adding new sections to chapter 43.70 RCW; and creating a new section. 3 In Committee
SB5082 Creating a housing assistance program for youth enrolled in extended foster care. AN ACT Relating to creating a housing assistance program for 2 youth enrolled in extended foster care; adding a new section to 3 chapter 74.13 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 13.34 RCW; and 4 creating a new section. 5 In Committee
SB5517 Determining state allocations for school staff salaries. AN ACT Relating to determining state allocations for school staff 2 salaries; and amending RCW 28A.150.410. 3 In Committee
SB5681 Concerning the age at which clients of the developmental disabilities administration may receive employment and community inclusion services. AN ACT Relating to the age at which clients of the developmental 2 disabilities administration may receive employment and community 3 inclusion services; amending RCW 71A.12.290; adding a new section to 4 chapter 71A.12 RCW; and providing an effective date. 5 In Committee
SB5397 Establishing limits on the percentage of courses taught by faculty without tenure track status at community and technical colleges. AN ACT Relating to establishing limits on the percentage of 2 courses taught by faculty without tenure track status at community 3 and technical colleges; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.50 4 RCW. 5 In Committee
SB5210 Establishing the ninth grade success grant program. AN ACT Relating to establishing the ninth grade success grant 2 program; adding a new section to chapter 28A.175 RCW; and creating a 3 new section. 4 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
SB5378 Expanding access to grants within the paid family and medical leave insurance program for small school districts. AN ACT Relating to expanding access to grants within the paid 2 family and medical leave insurance program for small school 3 districts; and amending RCW 50A.24.010. 4 In Committee
SB5636 Creating Mount St. Helens special license plates. AN ACT Relating to creating Mount St. Helens special license 2 plates; reenacting and amending RCW 46.18.200, 46.17.220, and 3 46.68.420; adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW; and providing 4 an effective date. 5 In Committee
SB5575 Concerning limitations in parenting plans. AN ACT Relating to limitations in parenting plans; amending RCW 2 26.09.191, 11.130.215, 26.09.187, 26.09.194, 26.09.260, 26.09.520, 3 and 26.12.177; reenacting and amending RCW 26.51.020; and adding a 4 new section to chapter 26.09 RCW. 5 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
SB5126 Establishing a statewide network for student mental and behavioral health. AN ACT Relating to establishing a statewide network for student 2 mental and behavioral health to maintain, expand, and provide 3 oversight to Washington's school-based mental and behavioral health 4 system for children and adolescents across the state; adding new 5 sections to chapter 28A.300 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 6 28A.310 RCW; and creating a new section. 7 In Committee
SB5080 Making financial education instruction a graduation requirement. AN ACT Relating to making financial education instruction a 2 graduation requirement; amending RCW 28A.300.468; adding a new 3 section to chapter 28A.230 RCW; and creating a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5544 Concerning county local roads. AN ACT Relating to improving county local roads by creating a new 2 county local road program; adding a new chapter to Title 36 RCW; 3 providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 4 In Committee
SB5309 Concerning motor vehicle weight fees applicable to motorcycles. AN ACT Relating to motor vehicle weight fees applicable to 2 motorcycles; and amending RCW 46.17.365. 3 In Committee
SB5526 Concerning the regulation of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products. AN ACT Relating to protecting public health and safety by 2 enhancing the regulation of tobacco products, alternative nicotine 3 products, and vapor products; amending RCW 26.28.080, 70.155.010, 4 70.155.090, 70.155.100, 70.345.010, 70.345.030, 82.25.030, 82.25.095, 5 82.26.010, 82.26.020, 82.26.060, 82.26.190, 82.26.200, and 82.26.240; 6 adding new sections to chapter 70.345 RCW; and prescribing penalties. 7 In Committee
SB5099 Protecting the public from gun violence by establishing additional requirements for the business operations of licensed firearms dealers. AN ACT Relating to protecting the public from gun violence by 2 establishing additional requirements for the business operations of 3 licensed firearms dealers; amending RCW 9.41.100 and 9.41.110; 4 reenacting and amending RCW 9.41.010; and adding new sections to 5 chapter 9.41 RCW. 6 In Committee
SB5113 Concerning cost-of-living adjustments for plan 1 retirees of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system. AN ACT Relating to cost-of-living adjustments for plan 1 retirees 2 of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement 3 system; amending RCW 41.32.4992, 41.40.1987, 41.45.060, and 4 41.45.070; adding a new section to chapter 41.32 RCW; adding a new 5 section to chapter 41.40 RCW; creating a new section; providing an 6 effective; and declaring an emergency. 7 In Committee
SB5443 Concerning requirements for fund-raising events of bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations. AN ACT Relating to requirements for fund-raising events of bona 2 fide charitable or nonprofit organizations; amending RCW 9.46.0277, 3 9.46.0315, 9.46.0321, 9.46.0323, and 9.46.356. 4 In Committee
SB5307 Concerning special education funding. AN ACT Relating to special education funding; amending RCW 2 28A.150.390, 28A.150.560, and 28A.150.392; adding a new section to 3 chapter 28A.155 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an 4 effective date. 5 In Committee
SR8605 Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5320 Creating the state department of natural resources' Smokey Bear special license plates. AN ACT Relating to creating the state department of natural 2 resources' Smokey Bear special license plates; reenacting and 3 amending RCW 46.17.220, 46.18.200, and 46.68.425; adding a new 4 section to chapter 46.04 RCW; and providing an effective date. 5 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
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
SB5100 Standardizing basic training and certification requirements for long-term care workers who provide in-home care for their family members, including spouses or domestic partners. AN ACT Relating to standardizing basic training and certification 2 requirements for long-term care workers who provide in-home care for 3 their family members, including spouses or domestic partners; and 4 amending RCW 18.88B.041 and 74.39A.076. 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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
HB1119 Concerning supervision compliance credit. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Yea
HB1207 Concerning superior court clerk fees. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate 04/26/2025 Yea
HB1293 Concerning litter. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate 04/26/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
HB1848 Concerning services and supports for individuals with traumatic brain injuries. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/26/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
HB2050 Implementing K-12 savings and efficiencies. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate 04/26/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
SB5083 Ensuring access to primary care, behavioral health, and affordable hospital services. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Yea
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 Yea
SB5390 Revised for Engrossed: Concerning access to recreation sites or lands. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Yea
SB5571 Regulating exterior cladding materials. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Yea
SB5686 Expanding and funding the foreclosure mediation program. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Yea
SB5752 Modifying child care and early childhood development programs. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Yea
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 Yea
SB5769 Addressing transition to kindergarten programs. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/24/2025 Yea
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 Yea
SB5284 Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/23/2025 Yea
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 Yea
SB5568 Updating and modernizing the Washington state health plan. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/23/2025 Yea
HB1958 Concerning the interstate bridge replacement toll bond authority. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/23/2025 Yea
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 Yea
SB5291 Implementing the recommendations of the long-term services and supports trust commission. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
SB5503 Concerning public employee collective bargaining processes. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/22/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
SB5647 Providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualified affordable housing. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/19/2025 Yea
SB5785 Revised for 1st Substitute: Amending the Washington college grant and college bound scholarship. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/19/2025 Yea
SB5790 Concerning cost-of-living adjustments for community and technical college employees. Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage 04/19/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
WA Washington Senate District 18 Senate Democrat Out of Office 01/13/2025 02/03/2025