Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5462 2023–24 |
Inclusive learning standardsRequires the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to include a screening for biased content in each development or revision of a state learning standard and ensure that the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 157, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5667 2023–24 |
Forestry riparian easementsReduces the duration of easements under the Forestry Riparian Easement Program (FREP) from 50 years to 40 years. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 158, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5670 2023–24 |
Running start/rising juniorsAllows students who have completed their tenth grade year and not yet begun their eleventh grade year to enroll in Running Start courses during the summer academic term. | Senator (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 159, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5785 2023–24 |
WDFW/volunteer organizationsAuthorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife to enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit and volunteer organizations to carry out activities benefitting department-managed lands. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 160, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5788 2023–24 |
Service animal trainingProhibits places of public accommodation from denying a service animal trainer the right to be accompanied by a service animal trainee in any area that is open to the public or to business invitees. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 161, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5800 2023–24 |
Dept. of licensing documentsAdds the term "responsible adult" to the types of adults who can sign the application for an intermediate driver's license, or driver's license or motorcycle endorsement for a person under 18 years of age. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 162, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5838 2023–24 |
AI task forceCreates an Artificial Intelligence Task Force to assess uses, develop guiding principles, and make recommendations for the regulation of generative artificial intelligence. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 163, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5857 2023–24 |
Campaign disclosure reorg.Recodifies campaign finance and disclosure statutes into a new title under the Revised Code of Washington. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 164, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5920 2023–24 |
Psychiatric/cert. of needReinstates certain temporary certificate of need exemptions for increasing psychiatric bed capacity. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 165, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5936 2023–24 |
Palliative care work groupEstablishes a work group to design the parameters of a palliative care benefit for fully insured health plans and a payment model for that benefit. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 166, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5952 2023–24 |
Boiler inspector credentialsModifies the minimum qualifications for deputy boiler and pressure vessel inspectors appointed by the Department of Labor and Industries. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 6098 2023–24 |
AccountsCreates four new dedicated accounts. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 168, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 6263 2023–24 |
Firefighter death benefitsIncreases the funeral benefit for firefighters covered by a pre-Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System pension from $500 to $1,000. | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 169, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 6291 2023–24 |
State building code councilProvides that the State Building Code (Code) and State Energy Code (Energy Code) are adopted on a three-year cycle, that substantive amendments to the codes may generally only be made once during this cycle, that off-cycle or... | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 170, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| HB 1097 2023–24 |
Cosmetics tested on animalsEstablishes that it is unlawful for manufacturers to sell a cosmetic developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing that was conducted or contracted for by the manufacturer or its supplier, subject to exceptions. | Amy Walen (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 107, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| HB 1752 2023–24 |
Water/consumptive qualityAuthorizes the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) to apply for and obtain approval for a change in the number of acres that may be irrigated with water rights held by the Bureau for water use within the boundaries of... | Mary Dye (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| HB 1818 2023–24 |
Forestland/compensating taxCreates an exception to additional and compensating tax when there is a sale or transfer of designated forestland or timberland to a governmental entity. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| HB 1919 2023–24 |
Private moorage/abandonmentRemoves the obligation to publish notice in a newspaper before a private moorage operator may sell an abandoned vessel for failure to pay moorage fees. | Dan Bronoske (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| HB 1989 2023–24 |
Graffiti abatement pilotRequires the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to establish a Graffiti Abatement and Reduction Pilot Program that includes field testing spray drone technology and testing of improvements to systems capable... | Andrew Barkis (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| HB 1992 2023–24 |
Superior court/WhatcomIncreases from four to five the number of statutorily authorized superior court judges in Whatcom County. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 112, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| HB 2012 2023–24 |
Rental housing/nonprofitsExpands the property tax exemption for nonprofit organizations providing rental housing or mobile home park spaces to qualifying households that are financed through any funds designated by a city or county for affordable... | Chipalo Street (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| HB 2044 2023–24 |
Voter-approved property taxRemoves the restriction on levy lid lift funds supplanting existing funds. | Davina Duerr (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 114, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| HB 2199 2023–24 |
CCA tax exemptionsAuthorizes a business and occupation tax and a public utility tax exemption for covered entities, opt-in entities, and entities that received no cost allowances for amounts received from the receipt, generation, purchase,... | Ed Orcutt (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 115, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| HB 2214 2023–24 |
College grant/public assist.Allows Basic Food Program or Food Assistance Program recipients in the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades to automatically qualify as income-eligible for the Washington College Grant. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| HB 2217 2023–24 |
Juvenile criminal offensesProvides the juvenile court with jurisdiction over cases pertaining to individuals accused of committing a criminal offense under the age of 18 when charges are brought before the age of 21, rather than only when charges are... | Julio Cortes (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 117, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |