Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5454 2017–18 |
Fire district annexationsPermits a city or town to annex to a fire protection district if it is located within a reasonable proximity to that fire protection district. | Senator (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 326, Laws of 2017 |
May 16, 2017 |
| SB 5472 2017–18 |
Ballot drop boxesRequires each county to have at least one ballot drop box per 15,000 registered voters in the county, and in each city, town, and census-designated area with a post office to have at least one ballot drop box. | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 327, Laws of 2017 |
May 16, 2017 |
| SB 5628 2017–18 |
Fire district formationPermits a city or town to form a fire protection district (district) by resolution, subject to the approval of voters. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 328, Laws of 2017 |
May 16, 2017 |
| SB 5632 2017–18 |
Organized retail theftAdds an additional way to commit organized retail theft with at least six accomplices and where the person makes or receives at least one electronic communication seeking participation in the theft. | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 329, Laws of 2017 |
May 16, 2017 |
| SB 5705 2017–18 |
Behavioral health agenciesProvides that the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) should not improperly reduce the number of license violations found by field inspectors to allow licensees to avoid closure and place public safety at risk. | Senator (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 330, Laws of 2017 |
May 16, 2017 |
| SB 5790 2017–18 |
GMA economic dev. elementMakes the specific contents of the economic development element of Growth Management Act (GMA) comprehensive plans discretionary, rather than requirements of cities and counties planning under the GMA. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 331, Laws of 2017 |
May 16, 2017 |
| SB 5835 2017–18 |
Health outcomes/pregnancyProvides that it is an unfair practice for an employer that employs 15 or more employees to refuse to make reasonable accommodations for an employee's pregnancy and pregnancy-related health conditions. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 294, Laws of 2017 |
May 16, 2017 |
| HB 1153 2017–18 |
Vulnerable persons/crimesLowers the requisite mental state for the crimes of Criminal Mistreatment in the first and second degree from recklessness to criminal negligence. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 266, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1163 2017–18 |
Domestic violenceElevates Assault in the fourth degree involving domestic violence (DV) from a gross misdemeanor to a class C felony when a defendant has two or more prior adult convictions for certain crimes involving DV in the previous 10 years. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 272, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1322 2017–18 |
Dev disability respite provsReduces training requirements for individual providers who provide respite services for individuals with developmental disabilities and who work 300 hours or less in a year. | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 267, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1358 2017–18 |
Comm. assist. referral progsDirects the Health Care Authority to adopt reimbursement standards for fire departments providing covered health care services to Medicaid clients who do not require ambulance transport to an emergency department. | Dan Griffey (R-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 273, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1402 2017–18 |
Incapacitated persons/rightsProvides that incapacitated persons retain certain associational rights. | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 268, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1501 2017–18 |
Attempts to obtain firearmsRequires firearms dealers to report to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) all instances where an application for the purchase or transfer of a firearm is denied based on ineligibility. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 261, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1612 2017–18 |
Lethal means, reduce accessChanges the name of the Safe Homes Task Force to the Suicide-Safer Homes Task Force (Task Force) and revises its membership and duties. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 262, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1616 2017–18 |
Affordable housing loan prgsExpands the type of property eligible for purchase under the Affordable Housing Land Acquisition Revolving Loan Fund Program. | Joan McBride (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 274, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1641 2017–18 |
Homeless youth/health careChanges are made to provisions regarding consent for nonemergency outpatient primary care services for homeless students, consolidating these with other laws concerning consent for health care for minors in general. | Joan McBride (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 275, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1814 2017–18 |
DSHS notification reqs.Revises notice and service requirements for certain programs administered by the Department of Social and Health Services. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 269, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1815 2017–18 |
Dependency/alleged parentChanges the existing definition of parent for purposes of child welfare proceedings to mean a biological parent, adoptive parent, or an individual who has established a parent-child relationship through the Uniform Parentage... | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 276, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1816 2017–18 |
Homeless youth info. sharingAllows the Department of Social and Health Services to disclose confidential child welfare records to the Department of Commerce for youth admitted to crisis residential centers (CRC) or HOPE centers. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 277, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1867 2017–18 |
Ext. foster care transitionsAllows eligible youth to unenroll and reenroll in the extended foster care program once between ages 18 and 21. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 265, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1983 2017–18 |
Juv. corrections/countiesDecreases the population size from 530,000 to 200,000 for the existing consortium of three or more counties in eastern Washington that may prescribe for alternative administration of a juvenile correctional facility. | Mary Dye (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 278, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 1988 2017–18 |
Vulnerable youth guardiansCreates a new legal proceeding, known as a Vulnerable Youth Guardianship, authorizing a court to appoint a guardian for certain immigrant youth between the ages of 18 and 21 who have been abandoned, abused, or neglected. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 279, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| HB 2010 2017–18 |
Homelessness/wildfire areasRequires the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), subject to availability of appropriated funds, to provide funding to certain counties for equipment and services used for residential wildfire risk reduction activities to... | Jacquelin Maycumber (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 280, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| SB 5081 2017–18 |
Uniform law on notarial actsAdopts uniform processes for notarial acts. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 281, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |
| SB 5118 2017–18 |
Personal needs allowanceRequires the Personal Needs Allowance to be increased annually by the percentage cost of living adjustment for Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Social Security benefits. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 270, Laws of 2017 |
May 10, 2017 |