Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5583 2021–22 |
Census data/incarcerationRequires each unit of local government that conducts redistricting to use federal decennial census populations as adjusted by the Redistricting Commission to count each person in state custody as residing at the person's last... | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 48, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5602 2021–22 |
Service providers/financialAuthorizes the Director of the Department of Financial Institutions to examine and take enforcement actions, including joint examination and enforcement actions with other state and federal agencies, against service providers... | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 49, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5617 2021–22 |
Main street programs/pop.Clarifies that the Main Street Program's requirement for a local government to have a population of less than 190,000 within a local government's boundary is to be determined at the time of designation. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 50, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5631 2021–22 |
CDLs/human traffickingDisqualifies a person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a first violation of a human trafficking offense. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 51, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5676 2021–22 |
PERS/TRS 1 benefit increaseIncreases the monthly benefit of Public Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System Plan 1 retirees receiving a benefit on July 1, 2021, by 3 percent, up to a maximum increase of $110. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 52, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5701 2021–22 |
Workers' comp wagesProvides for the monthly wage under workers' compensation for inmates and institutional patients to be based on the usual wage paid in like or similar occupations where the wages are fixed. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 53, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5747 2021–22 |
Statewide oil spill planAdds other federal and state agencies and Idaho to a list of entities that the Department of Ecology (Ecology) must consult with, and requires Ecology to invite consultation from federally recognized tribes, during Ecology's... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 54, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5763 2021–22 |
Minimum wage/disabilitiesRepeals the statute allowing the Department of Labor and Industries to issue special certificates for the employment of individuals with disabilities at wages lower than the applicable prevailing wage rate. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 55, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5800 2021–22 |
Tax and revenue lawsMakes technical corrections, statutory clarifications, and administrative changes to the state tax and licensing codes. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 56, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5815 2021–22 |
IdenticardsCreates a program in the Department of Licensing to provide certain homeless individuals with a taxpayer-funded original or renewal identicard. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 57, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5821 2021–22 |
Cardiac & stroke responseRequires the Department of Health to evaluate the state's current system response for cardiac and stroke emergencies and provide recommendations to the Legislature regarding potential improvements. | Senator (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 58, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5853 2021–22 |
DOT property leasingAuthorizes the Washington State Department of Transportation to lease property purchased as part of the Interstate 90 Corridor and the US 395 North Spokane Corridor projects at less than fair market rent to a community-based... | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 59, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5860 2021–22 |
Water policy & aquifer levelReestablishes the prior process for protecting unused groundwater rights in the Odessa aquifer from relinquishment. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 60, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5873 2021–22 |
Unemployment insuranceDecreases the maximum Unemployment Insurance (UI) social cost factor for 2022 and 2023. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 61, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5890 2021–22 |
Radiological waste workersRemoves references to "Hanford nuclear site" and "Hanford site worker" and instead applies the rebuttable presumption, for workers' compensation purposes, to "exposed workers" working at a "radiological hazardous waste facility." | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 62, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5931 2021–22 |
Judges pro tempore/COAAuthorizes the chief judge of each division of the Court of Appeals to appoint any regularly elected and qualified judge of a court of general jurisdiction, any retired judge of the Court of Appeals, or any active or retired... | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 63, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5940 2021–22 |
Liquor license endorsementEstablishes a new liquor license endorsement ($100 per year) for distilleries, wineries, and breweries to contract for packaging services with other licensed distilleries, wineries, and breweries. | Curtis King (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 64, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| HB 1041 2021–22 |
Sunshine committee/juvenilesExempts additional personal and contact information of living child victims and witnesses from public disclosure requirements. | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1048 2021–22 |
Criminal mistreatmentRemoves the references to Christian Science practitioners with regard to the criminal mistreatment of children and vulnerable adults. | Emily Wicks (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1099 2021–22 |
Comprehensive planningAdds a goal of climate change mitigation to the listed goals of the Growth Management Act (GMA). | Davina Duerr (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1105 2021–22 |
Medical use of cannabisProvides criminal and civil protections, rather than an affirmative defense, to qualifying patients and designated providers who have a valid authorization for the medical use of marijuana. | Shelley Kloba (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1117 2021–22 |
Comp. planning/salmonAdds salmon recovery as a goal under the Growth Management Act (GMA). | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1141 2021–22 |
Death w/ dignity act accessAllows advanced registered nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and osteopathic physician assistants to perform the duties of a physician under the Death with Dignity Act (act). | Skyler Rude (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1157 2021–22 |
Housing supplyAuthorizes counties and cities to establish a real estate excise tax density incentive zone within urban growth areas and provides for the distribution of state real estate excise tax revenues within such incentive zones. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1162 2021–22 |
High school graduationEstablishes an additional graduation pathway option that enables students to meet graduation pathway requirements by completing a performance exhibition meeting specified criteria. | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |