Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5700 2019–20 |
Release of juvenilesRequires Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) to establish a safe release into safe and stable housing for all youth in custody. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5701 2019–20 |
County community forestsAuthorizes counties to transfer certain state forestlands managed by the Department of Natural Resource to a county-owned community forest. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5702 2019–20 |
Public works biddingRequires a municipality soliciting competitive bids for public works to disclose all bids received within two business days of bid opening. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5703 2019–20 |
Insurance loss claimsRequires all requests for examination under oath by an insurer to be made within 90 days after a written claim or form of proof of loss has been made by an individual making a claim. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5704 2019–20 |
Children's ed. savings acct.Creates the Washington Children's Education Savings Program. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5705 2019–20 |
Opportunity scholarship prgDefines private sources to include contributions from private organizations, corporations, municipalities, or counties. | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5706 2019–20 |
College in high school accr.Requires any college or university currently offering concurrent enrollment programs to be nationally accredited by academic year 2027-28. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5707 2019–20 |
Work without regular paymentMakes any governmental employer that requires an employee to continue to work without regular payment of wages liable to the employee for damages equal to three times the unpaid wages, costs, and reasonable attorneys. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5708 2019–20 |
Local option/vote tabulationAuthorizes the use of ranked choice voting which is a system of counting votes in which votes are tabulated based on a voter's ranking of candidates in order of preference. Creates a ranked choice voting work group to advise... | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5709 2019–20 |
American Indian scholarshipsRenames the American Indian Endowed Scholarship to be the Native American Endowed Scholarship. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5711 2019–20 |
Child care provider ed equivRequires the department of children, youth, and families to adopt education equivalencies for licensed child care providers that identify professional experience and skills that may be considered equivalent to education levels... | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5712 2019–20 |
War on terror monumentEstablishes a legislative work group to study and make recommendations on a monument to honor service members who died in the global war on terror. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5713 2019–20 |
Resident student/veteransRequires a student who is entitled to federal Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services benefits to receive in-state tuition at public higher education institutions. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5715 2019–20 |
Subst use disorder treatmentRequires the Department of Health (DOH) to certify an applicant as a chemical dependency professional (CDP) if they are a licensed professional or experienced agency-affiliated counselor, participate in a 35-hour training,... | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5716 2019–20 |
Federal employees/unemployedProvides that a federal government employee is unemployed for purposes of unemployment insurance in any week the employee is not receiving wages due to the government's failure to appropriate funding used to pay the wages,... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5719 2019–20 |
Hemp productionRequires the department of agriculture to develop: (1) An agricultural commodity program to replace the industrial hemp research pilot program; (2) A proposal outlining the state's plan for regulating hemp production in... | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5721 2019–20 |
Abortion facilitiesRequires the secretary of the department of health to issue a license to an abortion facility if certain conditions are met and initiate investigations and enforcement actions for complaints or other information regarding... | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5722 2019–20 |
Homeless housing & assist.Requires local jurisdictions providing services to homeless persons using funds received under the homeless housing and assistance program to give priority to those homeless persons who can establish proof of residency in the... | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5724 2019–20 |
Adult entertainer safetyRequires the department of labor and industries to: (1) Develop or contract for the development of training for entertainers; and (2) Convene an entertainer advisory committee to assist with implementation of this act... | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5725 2019–20 |
Driving record abstractsAuthorizes a transit authority to have access to the driver abstract for an existing volunteer vanpool driver for insurance and risk management needs. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5726 2019–20 |
Clay targets/sales taxExempts permanently from retail sales and use tax, clay targets purchased by a nonprofit gun club providing the activity of clay target shooting for a fee. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5727 2019–20 |
College bound scholarshipCreates the Washington College Bound Dual Enrollment Scholarship program as a subprogram of the Washington College Bound Scholarship (CBS). | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5728 2019–20 |
Adult family home trainingEstablishes the adult family home training network. | Maureen Walsh (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5729 2019–20 |
Dual credit enroll. priorityProhibits schools from giving enrollment priority for dual credit programs based on student distance from a higher education institution or state funding priorities for the College in the High School program. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5730 2019–20 |
Comm. property/clean energyAuthorizes the establishment of a commercial property assessed clean energy and resiliency (C-PACER) program that jurisdictions can voluntarily implement to ensure that free and willing owners of agricultural, commercial, and... | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |