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State Senator
Marko Liias
(D) - Washington
Washington Senate District 21
In Office - Started: 01/22/2014

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Olympia, WA 98504
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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
SB5801 Concerning transportation resources. AN ACT Relating to transportation resources; amending RCW 2 82.38.030, 82.38.075, 46.68.090, 46.17.355, 46.17.365, 46.17.365, 3 46.17.005, 46.17.040, 46.17.380, 46.68.175, 82.08.020, 82.12.020, 4 82.32.145, 70A.205.405, 70A.205.425, 70A.205.430, 46.63.200, 5 46.20.161, 46.20.181, 47.60.315, 47.60.322, 47.60.826, 43.19.642, 6 47.46.100, 47.56.850, 47.56.870, 90.58.356, 49.26.013, 36.70A.200, 7 36.70A.200, 47.04.380, 47.04.390, 28B.30.903, 47.04.350, 47.04.355, 8 47.04.035, 43.59.156, 43.59.156, 46.61.---, 46.63.210, 46.63.220, 9 46.63.260, 88.16.035, 88.16.180, 88.16.070, 47.56.030, 47.56.031, 10 70A.15.4030, 81.52.050, 46.16A.305, 82.42.090, 47.24.020, 61.--.---, 11 46.55.115, 46.55.120, 39.114.020, 84.55.010, 84.55.030, and 12 84.55.120; reenacting and amending RCW 46.20.117, 43.84.092, 13 43.84.092, 70A.65.030, 70A.65.040, 70A.65.230, and 84.55.020; adding 14 new sections to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 15 82.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 47.60 RCW; adding a new 16 section to chapter 43.21C RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70A.65 17 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.57A RCW; adding a new section 18 to chapter 47.66 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 72.60 RCW; 19 adding a new section to chapter 46.55 RCW; adding a new chapter to 20 Title 82 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 36 RCW; adding a new 21 chapter to Title 47 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 22 46.68.490, 46.68.500, 47.29.010, 47.29.020, 47.29.030, 47.29.040, 23 47.29.050, 47.29.060, 47.29.070, 47.29.080, 47.29.090, 47.29.100, ESSB 5801.SL 1 47.29.110, 47.29.120, 47.29.130, 47.29.140, 47.29.150, 47.29.160, 2 47.29.170, 47.29.180, 47.29.190, 47.29.200, 47.29.210, 47.29.220, 3 47.29.230, 47.29.240, 47.29.250, 47.29.260, 47.29.270, 47.29.280, and 4 47.29.290; prescribing penalties; providing effective dates; 5 providing expiration dates; and declaring an emergency. 6 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5802 Rebalancing statutory fund transfers and revenue dedications for transportation. AN ACT Relating to rebalancing statutory fund transfers and 2 revenue dedications for transportation; amending RCW 82.32.385, 3 82.08.020, 82.12.020, 47.46.060, and 47.01.412; reenacting and 4 amending RCW 43.155.050; and declaring an emergency. 5 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5083 Ensuring access to primary care, behavioral health, and affordable hospital services. AN ACT Relating to ensuring access to primary care, behavioral 2 health, and affordable hospital services; and adding a new section to 3 chapter 41.05 RCW. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5101 Expanding access to leave and safety accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes or bias incidents. AN ACT Relating to expanding access to leave and safety 2 accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes; 3 amending RCW 49.76.010, 49.76.020, 49.76.030, 49.76.040, 49.76.060, 4 49.76.115, and 7.69.030; and providing an effective date. 5 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5093 Concerning dignity in pregnancy loss. AN ACT Relating to dignity in pregnancy loss; amending RCW 2 68.50.010; adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW; creating a new 3 section; repealing RCW 9.02.050; and providing an effective date. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5161 Revised for 1st Substitute: Addressing transportation fiscal matters. AN ACT Relating to transportation fiscal matters; amending RCW 2 36.79.020, 46.09.540, 46.20.745, 46.68.063, 46.68.090, 46.68.280, 3 46.68.290, 46.68.300, 46.68.320, 46.68.370, 46.68.395, 46.68.510, 4 47.56.876, 47.60.315, 47.60.530, 47.66.120, 82.44.200, 47.28.030, 5 88.16.061, 47.66.070, 14.40.020, and 46.20.---; amending 2024 c 310 6 ss 103, 105, 106, 110, 201, 202, 204, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 7 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 301, 303, 8 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 403, 404, 405, 401, 407, 402, 406, 502, 9 and 503 (uncodified); amending 2023 c 472 s 303 (uncodified); adding 10 a new section to 2024 c 310 (uncodified); creating new sections; 11 repealing 2023 c 472 s 601 (uncodified), 2024 c 310 s 108 12 (uncodified), and 2024 c 310 s 501 (uncodified); making 13 appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; 14 and declaring an emergency. 15 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5217 Expanding pregnancy-related accommodations. AN ACT Relating to expanding pregnancy-related accommodations; 2 amending RCW 2.36.100; adding a new chapter to Title 49 RCW; 3 repealing RCW 43.10.005; prescribing penalties; and providing an 4 effective date. 5 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
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. AN ACT Relating to authorizing middle housing in unincorporated 2 urban growth areas, certain limited areas of more intensive rural 3 development, and fully contained communities; reenacting and amending 4 RCW 43.21C.495 and 36.70A.280; and adding a new section to chapter 5 36.70A RCW. 6 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5263 Concerning special education funding. AN ACT Relating to special education funding; amending RCW 2 28A.150.390, 43.216.580, 28A.150.392, and 28A.150.560; adding new 3 sections to chapter 28A.155 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 4 28A.150 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date. 5 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5284 Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes. AN ACT Relating to improving Washington's solid waste management 2 outcomes; amending RCW 70A.205.045, 70A.205.500, 81.77.030, 3 81.77.160, 81.77.185, and 70A.245.100; reenacting and amending RCW 4 43.21B.110, 43.21B.300, and 49.48.082; adding a new section to 5 chapter 49.46 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 70A RCW; creating 6 new sections; prescribing penalties; and providing an expiration 7 date. 8 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5463 Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators. AN ACT Relating to the duties of industrial insurance self- 2 insured employers and third-party administrators; amending RCW 3 51.14.080 and 51.14.180; creating a new section; and providing an 4 effective date. 5 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5595 Establishing shared streets. AN ACT Relating to establishing shared streets; amending RCW 2 46.61.250, 46.61.415, 46.61.110, 46.61.240, and 46.61.770; and adding 3 a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5583 Concerning recreational fishing and hunting licenses. AN ACT Relating to recreational fishing and hunting licenses; 2 amending RCW 77.08.010, 77.12.810, 77.32.070, 77.32.155, 77.32.350, 3 77.32.370, 77.32.430, 77.32.440, 77.32.450, 77.32.460, 77.32.470, 4 77.32.480, 77.32.520, 77.32.570, and 77.32.575; adding new sections 5 to chapter 77.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 77.12 RCW; 6 repealing 2009 c 420 s 7, 2011 c 339 s 40, 2016 c 223 ss 7, 8, and 9, 7 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 3 ss 1, 2, and 3 (uncodified); prescribing 8 penalties; providing effective dates; and declaring an emergency. 9 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5127 Creating additional requirements for collector vehicle and horseless carriage license plates to improve compliance and public safety. AN ACT Relating to creating additional requirements for collector 2 vehicle and horseless carriage license plates to improve compliance 3 and public safety; amending RCW 46.30.020, 46.04.199, 46.18.255, 4 46.18.220, and 46.16A.070; and providing an effective date. 5 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5077 Concerning expansion of voter registration services by government agencies. AN ACT Relating to expansion of voter registration services by 2 government agencies; and amending RCW 29A.08.365, 29A.08.362, 3 29A.08.310, and 29A.08.123. 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
SB5014 Concerning election security. AN ACT Relating to election security; amending RCW 29A.12.050 and 2 29A.12.180; adding a new section to chapter 29A.12 RCW; and creating 3 a new section. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5148 Ensuring compliance with the housing element requirements of the growth management act. AN ACT Relating to ensuring compliance with the housing element 2 requirements of the growth management act; amending RCW 36.70A.290, 3 36.70A.320, and 36.70A.130; reenacting and amending RCW 36.70A.280 4 and 43.21C.495; adding new sections to chapter 36.70A RCW; and 5 creating a new section. 6 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
SB5281 Changing the vessel length requirement in obtaining nonresident vessel permits. AN ACT Relating to nonresident vessel permits; amending RCW 2 88.02.620 and 88.02.640; providing an effective date; and providing 3 an expiration date. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5528 Concerning the installation of transportation electrification infrastructure. AN ACT Relating to the installation of transportation 2 electrification infrastructure; amending RCW 19.28.211; adding a new 3 section to chapter 19.28 RCW; and providing an effective date. 4 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
SB5184 Concerning minimum parking requirements. AN ACT Relating to minimum parking requirements; adding a new 2 section to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35A.21 3 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.01 RCW; adding a new section 4 to chapter 19.27 RCW; creating new sections; and repealing RCW 5 36.70A.620. 6 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5110 Providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington’s community and technical colleges. AN ACT Relating to tuition waivers for tribal elders at 2 Washington's community and technical colleges; and adding a new 3 section to chapter 28B.15 RCW. 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
SB5705 Improving traffic safety by modifying penalty amounts for certain traffic infractions. AN ACT Relating to improving traffic safety by modifying penalty 2 amounts for certain traffic infractions; amending RCW 46.61.145, 3 46.61.400, 46.61.525, 46.61.672, and 46.61.688; and prescribing 4 penalties. 5 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
SB5613 Concerning the development of clear and objective standards, conditions, and procedures for residential development. AN ACT Relating to the development of clear and objective 2 standards, conditions, and procedures for residential development; 3 amending RCW 36.70A.030 and 36.70A.190; reenacting and amending RCW 4 36.70A.280; adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW; and creating 5 a new section. 6 Crossed Over
SB5581 Implementing safe system approach strategies for active transportation infrastructure. AN ACT Relating to implementing safe system approach strategies 2 for active transportation infrastructure; amending RCW 47.30.010, 3 47.30.020, 47.30.030, 47.30.040, 46.04.160, 46.04.220, 46.61.135, 4 46.61.140, 47.04.035, 47.04.300, 47.04.380, and 47.04.430; reenacting 5 and amending RCW 47.04.010; adding a new section to chapter 46.04 6 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 46.04.118. 7 Crossed Over
SB5458 Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content. AN ACT Relating to newspapers and eligible digital content; 2 amending RCW 82.04.759; reenacting and amending RCW 82.04.759; 3 providing an effective date; and providing expiration dates. 4 Crossed Over
SB5374 Including tribal representation in certain transportation activities. AN ACT Relating to including tribal representation in certain 2 transportation activities; amending RCW 36.70A.070, 36.81.121, 3 43.59.156, and 43.59.156; adding a new section to chapter 43.59 RCW; 4 providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date. 5 Crossed Over
SB5286 Concerning policing costs driven by proximity to state hospitals. AN ACT Relating to policing costs driven by proximity to state 2 hospitals; and adding a new section to chapter 72.23 RCW. 3 Crossed Over
SB5123 Expanding protections for certain students to promote inclusivity in public schools. AN ACT Relating to expanding protections for certain students to 2 promote inclusivity in public schools; amending RCW 28A.642.010; 3 adding a new section to chapter 28A.642 RCW; and creating a new 4 section. 5 Crossed Over
SJM8000 Extending the naming of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way. Extending the naming of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way. Crossed Over
SB5017 Adopting national standards for uniformed and overseas civilian voting, including conforming amendments to existing statute. AN ACT Relating to adopting national standards for uniformed and 2 overseas civilian voting, including conforming amendments to existing 3 statute; amending RCW 29A.04.109, 29A.04.151, 29A.04.163, 29A.04.210, 4 29A.08.107, 29A.40.050, 29A.40.070, 29A.40.091, and 29A.40.110; 5 reenacting and amending RCW 29A.40.110; adding new sections to 6 chapter 29A.04 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 29A RCW; providing 7 an effective date; and providing an expiration date. 8 Crossed Over
SB5068 Concerning agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and general or limited authority law enforcement, extending eligibility for employment to all United States citizens or persons legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law. AN ACT Relating to agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and 2 general or limited authority law enforcement, extending eligibility 3 for employment to all United States citizens or persons legally 4 authorized to work in the United States under federal law; amending 5 RCW 10.93.165, 10.93.200, 41.08.070, 41.12.070, 41.14.100, 36.27.040, 6 43.101.095, and 77.15.075; and adding a new section to chapter 36.27 7 RCW. 8 Crossed Over
SB5061 Requiring certain wages in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing wage in effect when the work is performed. AN ACT Relating to requiring wages for laborers, workers, and 2 mechanics in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing 3 rate of wage in effect at the time the work is performed; amending 4 RCW 39.12.030; creating a new section; and providing an effective 5 date. 6 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
SB5181 Amending the parents rights initiative to bring it into alignment with existing law. AN ACT Relating to amending the parents rights initiative to 2 bring it into alignment with existing law; amending RCW 28A.605.005; 3 and declaring an emergency. 4 Crossed Over
SB5156 Concerning elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings. AN ACT Relating to elevator standards in smaller apartment 2 buildings; and adding a new section to chapter 70.87 RCW. 3 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
SB5178 Protecting public health and safety by regulating the transfer of sodium nitrite. AN ACT Relating to protecting public health and safety by 2 regulating the transfer of sodium nitrite; adding a new chapter to 3 Title 69 RCW; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency. 4 Crossed Over
SR8659 Honoring Senator Bill Ramos. Honoring Senator Bill Ramos. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5800 Authorizing bonds for transportation funding. AN ACT Relating to authorizing bonds for transportation funding; 2 amending RCW 47.10.879; adding new sections to chapter 47.10 RCW; and 3 declaring an emergency. 4 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
SB5649 Creating a Washington state supply chain competitiveness infrastructure program. AN ACT Relating to creating a Washington state supply chain 2 competitiveness infrastructure program; reenacting and amending RCW 3 43.84.092 and 43.84.092; adding new sections to chapter 47.04 RCW; 4 creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing an 5 expiration date. 6 Crossed Over
SB5629 Concerning coverage requirements for prosthetic limbs and custom orthotic braces. AN ACT Relating to coverage requirements for prosthetic limbs and 2 custom orthotic braces; and adding a new section to chapter 48.43 3 RCW. 4 Crossed Over
SB5773 Concerning alternative procurement and delivery models for transportation projects. AN ACT Relating to alternative procurement and delivery models 2 for transportation projects; amending RCW 47.56.030, 47.56.031, 3 70A.15.4030, 47.20.780, 47.20.785, 39.10.270, 39.10.280, and 4 43.131.408; adding a new chapter to Title 47 RCW; creating a new 5 section; repealing RCW 47.29.010, 47.29.020, 47.29.030, 47.29.040, 6 47.29.050, 47.29.060, 47.29.070, 47.29.080, 47.29.090, 47.29.100, 7 47.29.110, 47.29.120, 47.29.130, 47.29.140, 47.29.150, 47.29.160, 8 47.29.170, 47.29.180, 47.29.190, 47.29.200, 47.29.210, 47.29.220, 9 47.29.230, 47.29.240, 47.29.250, 47.29.260, 47.29.270, 47.29.280, and 10 47.29.290; and providing an effective date. 11 Crossed Over
SR8656 Honoring Speaker Frank Chopp. Honoring Speaker Frank Chopp. 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
SB5065 Prohibiting the use of certain animals in traveling animal acts. AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the use of certain animals in 2 traveling animal acts; adding a new chapter to Title 9 RCW; and 3 prescribing penalties. 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
SB5498 Concerning contraceptive coverage. AN ACT Relating to contraceptive coverage; amending RCW 2 48.43.195; and providing an effective date. 3 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
SB5804 Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning fish habitat restoration in response to the federal court injunction and supported by changes to the state tax structure and authorization of bonds. AN ACT Relating to fish habitat restoration in response to the 2 federal court injunction and supported by changes to the state tax 3 structure and authorization of bonds; amending RCW 82.16.020, 4 82.18.040, and 82.45.230; reenacting and amending RCW 43.155.050; 5 adding a new section to chapter 82.16 RCW; adding a new chapter to 6 Title 77 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; 7 and providing a contingent expiration date. 8 In Committee
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
SB5577 Concerning medicaid coverage for HIV antiviral drugs. AN ACT Relating to medicaid coverage for HIV antiviral drugs; 2 adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW; providing an effective 3 date; and declaring an emergency. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5457 Concerning broadcasters. AN ACT Relating to radio and television broadcasting; amending 2 RCW 82.04.280; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; and 3 creating a new section. 4 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8642 Honoring Transgender Day of Visibility. Honoring Transgender Day of Visibility. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB5803 Regulating tobacco and nicotine products. AN ACT Relating to enhancing public health and safety by ending 2 the sale of certain tobacco and nicotine products, regulating tobacco 3 and vapor product retailers, and increasing taxation of cigarettes, 4 tobacco products, and nicotine products; amending RCW 26.28.080, 5 70.155.010, 70.155.020, 70.155.090, 70.155.100, 70.345.030, 6 70.345.040, 70.345.050, 70.345.060, 70.345.070, 70.345.120, 7 70.345.180, 82.24.520, 82.24.530, 82.25.005, 82.25.010, 82.25.030, 8 82.25.095, 82.25.110, 82.26.010, 82.26.020, 82.26.030, 82.26.060, 9 82.26.160, 82.26.170, 82.26.190, 82.26.200, and 82.26.240; adding a 10 new section to chapter 70.345 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 11 82.24 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; repealing RCW 12 82.26.260; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and 13 providing an expiration date. 14 In Committee
SB5160 Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning additive transportation funding and appropriations. AN ACT Relating to additive transportation funding and 2 appropriations; amending RCW 46.68.060 and 47.60.322; creating new 3 sections; making appropriations; and declaring an emergency. 4 In Committee
SB5778 Addressing maple syrup processing operations. AN ACT Relating to maple syrup processing operations; adding a 2 new chapter to Title 69 RCW; and prescribing penalties. 3 In Committee
SB5792 Concerning temporary compensation reductions for state government employees during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. AN ACT Relating to temporary compensation reductions for state 2 government employees during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium; amending 3 RCW 41.04.820, 43.03.3051, 41.04.340, 43.01.041, 41.06.500, 4 43.03.030, 41.32.010, 41.37.010, 41.40.010, and 43.43.120; reenacting 5 and amending RCW 41.26.030 and 43.43.120; adding a new section to 6 chapter 41.50 RCW; creating new sections; providing effective dates; 7 providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency. 8 In Committee
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
SB5387 Revised for 2nd Substitute: Concerning the corporate practice of health care. AN ACT Relating to the corporate practice of health care; 2 amending RCW 18.130.180, 18.130.190, and 19.100.120; adding a new 3 section to chapter 18.100 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.41 4 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 71.12 RCW; adding a new section 5 to chapter 70.230 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.51 RCW; 6 adding a new section to chapter 18.46 RCW; adding a new section to 7 chapter 70.127 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.134 RCW; 8 adding a new section to chapter 48.44 RCW; adding a new section to 9 chapter 48.46 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.71 RCW; adding 10 a new section to chapter 18.57 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 11 18.79 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.06 RCW; adding a new 12 section to chapter 18.225 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.22 13 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.25 RCW; adding a new section 14 to chapter 18.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.29 RCW; 15 adding a new section to chapter 18.36A RCW; adding a new section to 16 chapter 18.50 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.53 RCW; adding 17 a new section to chapter 18.55 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18 18.59 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.64 RCW; adding a new 19 section to chapter 18.71A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.74 20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.83 RCW; adding a new section 21 to chapter 18.108 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.138 RCW; 22 adding a new section to chapter 18.205 RCW; adding a new section to 23 chapter 18.290 RCW; and providing an effective date. 2SSB 5387 1 In Committee
SB5410 Concerning parking privileges for veterans. AN ACT Relating to parking privileges for veterans; amending RCW 2 46.19.010, 46.19.040, and 41.04.007; adding a new section to chapter 3 46.19 RCW; and providing an effective date. 4 In Committee
SB5423 Supporting the servicing and right to repair of certain products with digital electronics in a secure and reliable manner. AN ACT Relating to supporting the servicing and right to repair 2 of certain products with digital electronics in a secure and reliable 3 manner to increase access and affordability for Washingtonians; and 4 adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW. 5 In Committee
SB5432 Addressing license plate production issues. AN ACT Relating to addressing license plate production issues; 2 amending RCW 46.16A.305; and adding a new section to chapter 72.60 3 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5430 Concerning approval of electric utility wildfire mitigation plans. AN ACT Relating to approval of electric utility wildfire 2 mitigation plans; amending RCW 80.24.010; adding a new section to 3 chapter 80.28 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 4 80.28.440. 5 In Committee
SB5197 Ensuring that local government planning complies with the growth management act. AN ACT Relating to ensuring that local government planning 2 complies with the growth management act; and amending RCW 36.70A.330. 3 In Committee
SB5304 Expanding eligibility for the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited tribal college. AN ACT Relating to expanding eligibility for the students 2 experiencing homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited 3 tribal college; and amending RCW 28B.77.850. 4 In Committee
SB5614 Concerning impact fees. AN ACT Relating to impact fees; amending RCW 82.02.050; and 2 repealing RCW 43.31.980. 3 In Committee
SB5067 Concerning impaired driving. AN ACT Relating to impaired driving; amending RCW 46.61.502, 2 46.61.504, 46.61.5055, 46.61.506, 46.20.308, 46.20.3101, 46.25.090, 3 38.38.760, and 79A.60.040; adding a new section to chapter 43.59 RCW; 4 adding a new section to chapter 66.44 RCW; adding a new section to 5 chapter 66.08 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; 6 providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date. 7 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
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
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
SB5225 Revised for 1st Substitute: Providing clarity where candidates for the same office have similar names. AN ACT Relating to providing clarity where candidates for the 2 same office have similar names; reenacting and amending RCW 3 29A.84.320; and adding a new section to chapter 29A.36 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5059 Concerning Washington state ferries captains. AN ACT Relating to Washington state ferries captains; and 2 amending RCW 47.64.340. 3 In Committee
SB5090 Updating the professional engineers' registration act. AN ACT Relating to updating the professional engineers' 2 registration act, including by removing obsolete language and 3 updating pro tem membership; amending RCW 18.43.030, 18.43.033, 4 18.43.035, 18.43.040, 18.43.050, 18.43.060, 18.43.070, 18.43.080, 5 18.43.130, 18.43.150, 18.43.170, and 18.43.200; and reenacting and 6 amending RCW 18.43.020. 7 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
SB5052 Revised for 1st Substitute: Clarifying law enforcement ability to contact juvenile witnesses and victims not suspected of criminal involvement or activity. AN ACT Relating to clarifying law enforcement ability to contact 2 juvenile witnesses and victims not suspected of criminal involvement 3 or activity; amending RCW 13.40.740; and creating a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5454 Extending the dairy inspection program until June 30, 2031. AN ACT Relating to extending the dairy inspection program until 2 June 30, 2031; amending RCW 15.36.551; providing an effective date; 3 providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency. 4 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
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
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
SR8629 Honoring Ichiro Suzuki. Honoring Ichiro Suzuki. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SR8619 Remembering Bloody Sunday. Remembering Bloody Sunday. 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
SB5164 Providing student navigational supports to increase postsecondary enrollment. AN ACT Relating to student navigational supports to increase 2 postsecondary enrollment; amending RCW 28B.50.940; adding a new 3 section to chapter 28B.77 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 4 28A.415 RCW; and creating a new section. 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
SB5396 Revised for 1st Substitute: Supporting the continued employment of individuals applying for federal aviation administration medical certificates. AN ACT Relating to supporting the continued employment of 2 individuals applying for federal aviation administration medical 3 certificates; amending RCW 50A.05.010 and 50A.15.060; and adding a 4 new section to chapter 49.46 RCW. 5 In Committee
SB5344 Establishing the essential worker health care program. AN ACT Relating to establishing the essential worker health care 2 program; adding new sections to chapter 43.20A RCW; adding new 3 sections to chapter 48.02 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring 4 an emergency. 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
SB5155 Extending a program to streamline the environmental permitting process for salmon recovery projects. AN ACT Relating to extending a program to streamline the 2 environmental permitting process for salmon recovery projects; 3 amending RCW 77.55.480 and 43.21C.515; creating a new section; 4 providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. 5 In Committee
SB5620 Codifying the rights of children and youth in foster care. AN ACT Relating to codifying the rights of children and youth in 2 foster care; adding a new section to chapter 74.13 RCW; and creating 3 a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5382 Concerning requirements pertaining to signatures and addresses of ballot measure petitioners and petition signature gatherers. AN ACT Relating to requirements pertaining to signatures and 2 addresses of ballot measure petitioners and petition signature 3 gatherers; amending RCW 29A.72.110, 29A.72.120, and 29A.72.130; 4 adding new sections to chapter 29A.72 RCW; and prescribing penalties. 5 In Committee
SB5027 Establishing a loan repayment program for public defense attorneys and prosecutors. AN ACT Relating to establishing a loan repayment program for 2 public defense attorneys and prosecutors; and adding new sections to 3 chapter 28B.77 RCW. 4 In Committee
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
SB5592 Concerning manufacturers and vehicle dealers. AN ACT Relating to manufacturers and vehicle dealers; amending 2 RCW 46.70.011, 46.70.180, 46.96.010, 46.96.105, 46.96.140, 46.96.185, 3 and 46.96.230; and adding a new chapter to Title 46 RCW. 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
SB5622 Establishing age restrictions on diet pills and dietary supplements. AN ACT Relating to establishing restrictions on the sale of over- 2 the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss or 3 muscle building to individuals under 18 years of age; adding a new 4 chapter to Title 69 RCW; and prescribing penalties. 5 In Committee
SB5612 Creating a categorical exemption for multiunit housing development within the incorporated areas in an urban growth area under the state environmental policy act. AN ACT Relating to a categorical exemption for multiunit housing 2 development within the incorporated areas in an urban growth area 3 under the state environmental policy act; and amending RCW 4 43.21C.229. 5 In Committee
SB5474 Expanding opportunities for organic, regenerative, climate-smart, and sustainable producers. AN ACT Relating to expanding opportunities for organic, 2 regenerative, climate-smart, and sustainable producers; amending RCW 3 15.86.070; adding a new section to chapter 15.86 RCW; creating a new 4 section; and providing an expiration date. 5 In Committee
SB5479 Providing tax relief for certain incidental uses on open space land. AN ACT Relating to providing tax relief for certain incidental 2 uses on open space land; and amending RCW 84.34.020 and 84.34.108. 3 In Committee
SB5695 Improving young driver safety. AN ACT Relating to improving young driver safety; amending RCW 2 46.20.100, 46.20.181, 46.82.280, 46.20.120, 46.20.055, 46.68.041, 3 46.17.025, 46.68.220, and 46.63.200; reenacting and amending RCW 4 28A.220.020, 43.84.092, and 43.84.092; adding new sections to chapter 5 46.20 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 46.82 RCW; adding a new 6 section to chapter 42.56 RCW; providing effective dates; and 7 providing an expiration date. 8 In Committee
SB5372 Creating the medicaid access program. AN ACT Relating to creating the medicaid access program; 2 reenacting and amending RCW 43.84.092 and 43.84.092; adding a new 3 chapter to Title 74 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 48 RCW; 4 creating a new section; providing an effective date; providing an 5 expiration date; providing a contingent expiration date; and 6 declaring an emergency. 7 In Committee
SB5567 Expanding secondary training for careers in natural resources and conservation. AN ACT Relating to secondary training for careers in natural 2 resources and conservation; and adding new sections to chapter 3 28A.700 RCW. 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
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
SB5560 Designating the Pacific razor clam as the state clam. AN ACT Relating to designating the Pacific razor clam as the 2 state clam; adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW; and creating a 3 new section. 4 In Committee
SB5043 Concerning industrial insurance coverage for posttraumatic stress disorders affecting correctional facility workers. AN ACT Relating to industrial insurance coverage for 2 posttraumatic stress disorders affecting correctional facility 3 workers; amending RCW 51.08.142; adding a new section to chapter 4 51.32 RCW; and providing an effective date. 5 In Committee
SB5763 Concerning the law enforcement aviation support grant program. AN ACT Relating to the law enforcement aviation support grant 2 program; amending RCW 76.04.194 and 76.04.192; amending 2023 c 457 s 3 1 (uncodified); adding a new section to chapter 38.52 RCW; and 4 providing expiration dates. 5 In Committee
SB5766 Clarifying the business and occupation tax treatment of the investment income of passive investment vehicles managed by a person subject to business and occupation tax under RCW 82.04.290(1). AN ACT Relating to clarifying the business and occupation tax 2 treatment of the investment income of passive investment vehicles 3 managed by a person subject to business and occupation tax under RCW 4 82.04.290(1); amending RCW 82.04.4281; and creating new sections. 5 In Committee
SB5125 Calculating the provider rate for certain community residential services. AN ACT Relating to calculating the provider rate for certain 2 community residential services; adding a new section to chapter 3 71A.12 RCW; and creating a new section. 4 In Committee
SB5482 Concerning the use of dogs to hunt black bear, cougar, or bobcat. AN ACT Relating to the use of dogs to hunt black bear, cougar, or 2 bobcat; and amending RCW 77.15.245. 3 In Committee
SB5369 Enhancing youth mental health and well-being through advanced training and expansion of the workforce in schools. AN ACT Relating to enhancing youth mental health and well-being 2 through advanced training and expansion of the workforce in schools; 3 amending RCW 28A.410.044, 28A.320.280, and 28A.310.235; and adding 4 new sections to chapter 28A.310 RCW. 5 In Committee
SB5183 Prohibiting the sale of certain tobacco and nicotine products. AN ACT Relating to protecting the health of all Washingtonians by 2 ending the sale of certain tobacco and nicotine products, including 3 products with flavors and video games; amending RCW 70.155.020, 4 70.155.100, 70.345.070, 70.345.180, 82.25.005, and 82.26.010; adding 5 a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; and prescribing penalties. 6 In Committee
SB5044 Allowing collective bargaining over contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits. AN ACT Relating to allowing collective bargaining over 2 contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits; and 3 amending RCW 41.80.040. 4 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
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
SB5275 Revised for 1st Substitute: Modifying the funding for the passport to careers program. AN ACT Relating to modifying the funding for the passport to 2 careers program; and amending RCW 28B.76.525. 3 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
SB5402 Modifying financial aid eligibility. AN ACT Relating to modifying financial aid eligibility; amending 2 RCW 28B.92.205; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.92 RCW. 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
SB5248 Creating a work group to make recommendations concerning bridge collisions by large commercial vessels. AN ACT Relating to creating a work group to make recommendations 2 concerning bridge collisions by large commercial vessels; creating a 3 new section; and providing an expiration date. 4 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
SB5218 Modifying motor vehicle and driver licensing laws to align with federal definitions, making technical corrections, and streamlining requirements. AN ACT Relating to modifying motor vehicle and driver licensing 2 laws to align with federal definitions, making technical corrections, 3 and streamlining requirements; amending RCW 46.12.635, 46.12.665, 4 46.12.665, 46.20.328, 46.20.329, 46.25.082, 46.29.050, 46.65.060, and 5 46.65.065; repealing RCW 46.18.240 and 46.18.250; providing effective 6 dates; and providing an expiration date. 7 In Committee
SB5069 Requiring the secretary of state to print and distribute a voters' pamphlet for the primary in each even-numbered year and for the general election every year. AN ACT Relating to requiring the secretary of state to print and 2 distribute a voters' pamphlet for the primary in each even-numbered 3 year and for the general election every year; amending RCW 29A.32.010 4 and 29A.32.210; and providing an effective date. 5 In Committee
SB5329 Concerning enforcement of laws regulating the installation of smoke detection devices. AN ACT Relating to enforcement of laws regulating the 2 installation of smoke detection devices; and amending RCW 43.44.110. 3 In Committee
SB5602 Improving cardiac and stroke outcomes. AN ACT Relating to improving cardiac and stroke outcomes through 2 data-driven continuous quality and system improvement; adding a new 3 chapter to Title 70 RCW; and recodifying RCW 70.168.150. 4 In Committee
SB5005 Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning the city, county, and regional jail system in Washington state. AN ACT Relating to the city, county, and regional jail system in 2 Washington state; amending RCW 70.48.510; and adding a new chapter to 3 Title 43 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5264 Modifying retail taxes compacts between the state of Washington and federally recognized tribes located in Washington state by increasing the revenue-sharing percentages when a compacting tribe has completed a qualified capital investment. AN ACT Relating to modifying retail taxes compacts between the 2 state of Washington and federally recognized tribes located in 3 Washington state by increasing the revenue-sharing percentages when a 4 compacting tribe has completed a qualified capital investment; 5 amending RCW 43.06.523; and creating new sections. 6 In Committee
SB5058 Implementing strategies to achieve higher recycling rates within Washington's existing solid waste management system. AN ACT Relating to implementing strategies to achieve higher 2 recycling rates within Washington's existing solid waste management 3 system; amending RCW 70A.245.020, 70A.245.030, 70A.245.010, and 4 81.77.195; reenacting and amending RCW 43.21B.110; adding new 5 sections to chapter 70A.245 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 70A 6 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties. 7 In Committee
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
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
SB5562 Concerning students attending approved apprenticeship programs. AN ACT Relating to students attending approved apprenticeship 2 programs; amending RCW 28B.92.030 and 28B.124.030; and adding a new 3 section to chapter 28B.77 RCW. 4 In Committee
SB5553 Providing a sales and use tax incentive for multifamily affordable housing. AN ACT Relating to providing a sales and use tax incentive for 2 multifamily affordable housing; and amending RCW 82.59.007, 3 82.59.020, 82.59.030, 82.59.040, 82.59.070, 82.59.130, and 82.59.140. 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
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
SB5063 Providing incentives to improve freight railroad infrastructure. AN ACT Relating to providing incentives to improve freight 2 railroad infrastructure; adding new sections to chapter 82.04 RCW; 3 adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to 4 chapter 82.12 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 82.16 RCW; creating 5 new sections; providing effective dates; and providing expiration 6 dates. 7 In Committee
SB5515 Concerning fair access to community solar. AN ACT Relating to fair access to community solar; amending RCW 2 80.28.370, 80.28.375, and 82.16.182; adding new sections to chapter 3 80.28 RCW; and creating a new section. 4 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
SB5285 Incentivizing cities and counties to increase employment of commissioned law enforcement officers. AN ACT Relating to incentivizing cities and counties to increase 2 employment of commissioned law enforcement officers; reenacting and 3 amending RCW 43.101.200; adding a new section to chapter 82.14 RCW; 4 and creating a new section. 5 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
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
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
SB5308 Establishing the Washington guaranteed admissions program and requiring student notifications. AN ACT Relating to making higher education more accessible by 2 establishing the Washington guaranteed admissions program and 3 requiring student notifications; adding a new section to chapter 4 28B.10 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28A.150 RCW; and creating 5 a new section. 6 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
SB5180 Securing the rights of students to have a safe, civil, and respectful learning community. AN ACT Relating to securing the rights of students to have a 2 safe, civil, and respectful learning community that is free of 3 discrimination by ensuring all schools adopt and enforce gender 4 inclusive protections, policies, and procedures; amending RCW 5 28A.642.080, 28A.715.020, 28A.300.535, 28A.600.477, and 28A.642.090; 6 adding a new section to chapter 28A.400 RCW; and creating a new 7 section. 8 In Committee
SB5366 Concerning exceptional sentences for offenses which result in the pregnancy of a victim of rape. AN ACT Relating to exceptional sentences for offenses which 2 result in the pregnancy of a victim of rape; and amending RCW 3 9.94A.535. 4 In Committee
SB5376 Preventing cruelty to animals. AN ACT Relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals; amending 2 RCW 16.52.011, 16.52.085, 16.52.100, 16.52.117, 16.52.200, and 3 16.52.207; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.515; and prescribing 4 penalties. 5 In Committee
SB5373 Shifting general elections for local governments to even-numbered years to increase voter participation. AN ACT Relating to shifting general elections for local 2 governments to even-numbered years to increase voter participation; 3 amending RCW 29A.04.330, 35.17.020, 35.18.270, 35.23.051, 35.27.090, 4 35.30.080, 35A.02.050, 3.50.040, and 3.50.050; and creating a new 5 section. 6 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
SB5295 Updating Washington's sexual assault survivor bill of rights. AN ACT Relating to updating Washington's sexual assault survivor 2 bill of rights to enhance eligibility for federal grant funding; and 3 amending RCW 70.125.110. 4 In Committee
SB5302 Prohibiting the purchase of small unmanned aircrafts manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity. AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the purchase of small unmanned 2 aircrafts manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity; 3 adding a new section to chapter 43.17 RCW; and providing an effective 4 date. 5 In Committee
SB5088 Authorizing counties to impose a public utility tax. AN ACT Relating to authorizing counties to impose a public 2 utility tax; and adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW. 3 In Committee
SB5293 Concerning the prevailing wages on public works. AN ACT Relating to the prevailing wages on public works; and 2 amending RCW 39.12.015. 3 In Committee
SB5233 Developing the Washington health trust. AN ACT Relating to the expansion and consolidation of public 2 health plans in Washington under a unified financing system in order 3 to universalize eligibility to all Washington residents, ensure 4 comprehensive medical coverage including primary care, dental, 5 vision, and prescription drug benefits, and achieve cost savings 6 through administrative efficiency, bulk pricing, and cost controls; 7 adding a new section to chapter 82.32 RCW; adding a new section to 8 chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; adding a new 9 chapter to Title 82 RCW; adding a new title to the Revised Code of 10 Washington to be codified as Title 50C RCW; prescribing penalties; 11 providing effective dates; providing a contingent effective date; and 12 providing contingent expiration dates. 13 In Committee
SB5140 Enhancing requirements relating to the purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms. AN ACT Relating to enhancing requirements relating to the 2 purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms by requiring a permit 3 to purchase firearms, specifying requirements and standards for 4 firearms safety training programs and issuance of concealed pistol 5 licenses, specifying circumstances where a firearm transfer may be 6 delayed, requiring recordkeeping for all firearm transfers, and 7 establishing reporting requirements regarding permits to purchase 8 firearms and concealed pistol licenses; amending RCW 9.41.090, 9 9.41.1132, 43.43.590, 9.41.047, 9.41.070, 9.41.075, 9.41.097, 10 9.41.0975, 9.41.110, 9.41.129, 9.41.270, 7.105.350, and 43.43.580; 11 adding new sections to chapter 9.41 RCW; adding a new section to 12 chapter 43.43 RCW; and providing an effective date. 13 In Committee
SB5038 Clarifying a hate crime offense. AN ACT Relating to clarifying a hate crime offense; and amending 2 RCW 9A.36.080. 3 In Committee
SB5046 Designating kimchi day. AN ACT Relating to designating kimchi day; amending RCW 1.16.050; 2 and creating a new section. 3 In Committee
SB5022 Concerning law enforcement agency and prosecutor offices hiring. AN ACT Relating to law enforcement agency and prosecutor offices 2 hiring of persons legally authorized to work in the United States; 3 amending RCW 10.93.165, 10.93.200, 41.08.070, 41.12.070, 41.14.100, 4 36.27.040, 43.101.095, and 77.15.075; and adding a new section to 5 chapter 36.27 RCW. 6 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 Nay
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
SB5801 Concerning transportation resources. Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House 04/25/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 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 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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Washington Joint Legislative Oral History Committee 2
Detail Washington Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee 3
Detail Washington Joint Transportation Committee Co-Chair 1
Detail Washington Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 4
Detail Washington Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee 6
Detail Washington Senate Transportation Committee Chair 1
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
WA Washington Senate District 21 Senate Democrat In Office 01/22/2014
WA District 21 House Democrat Out of Office 01/01/2008 01/16/2024