Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2137 2023–24 |
Tourism promotion exemptionsAllows local governments to exempt lodging businesses, units, or guests from lodging charges imposed within a tourism promotion area. | April Berg (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 2151 2023–24 |
Cannabis lab. accreditationReassigns agency authority and responsibility for accreditation of cannabis testing laboratories to the Department of Agriculture (WSDA), effective July 1, 2024, and authorizes expedited rulemaking. | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 69, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 2165 2023–24 |
Recreational use feesProvides that a permit, license, or any related application or processing fee issued by the Department of Natural Resources for an organized event or commercial use is not considered a fee for the purposes of the recreational... | Shelley Kloba (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 18, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 2209 2023–24 |
Lunar new yearDesignates the Lunar New Year as a legislatively recognized day. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 76, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 2216 2023–24 |
State employee degree reqs.Specifies that the classification plan for classified service employees may not require a two-year or four-year college degree as the only way to demonstrate qualifications for a role unless that degree is required by law. | Greg Cheney (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 70, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 2260 2023–24 |
Alcohol sale to minors/civilAuthorizes the Liquor and Cannabis Board to impose a civil penalty on individuals for the sale, gift, or supply of liquor to any person under the age of 21 under certain circumstances. | Kevin Waters (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 71, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 2293 2023–24 |
Avian predation/salmonCreates an Avian Salmon Predation Work Group. | J.T. Wilcox (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 72, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 2318 2023–24 |
State route number 501Removes the 3-mile split northern section of State Route 501 within the city of Ridgefield in Clark County from the state highway system. | Ed Orcutt (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 73, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 2329 2023–24 |
Insurance market/housingDirects the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to study the property and liability coverages available to specified housing providers. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 74, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 2433 2023–24 |
Southwest WA fair admin.Allows Lewis County to use the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds for the Southwest Washington Fair and county purposes. | Ed Orcutt (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 75, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5508 2023–24 |
GreenhousesProvides that the State Building Code does not apply to any temporary growing structures used solely for the production of horticultural plants. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 19, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5589 2023–24 |
ProbateModifies the family award available to a decedent's surviving spouse or domestic partner and dependent children. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5647 2023–24 |
School safety/temp employeesRequires school district safe school plans to include how substitute teachers and other temporary employees will receive necessary information about safe school plans. | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5786 2023–24 |
Business corporationsReplaces the chapter on mergers and share exchanges in the Washington Business Corporation Act (WBCA) with a new chapter that substantially mirrors provisions in the current version of the Model Business Corporation Act (MBCA). | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 22, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5801 2023–24 |
Special depositsEstablishes the Uniform Special Deposits Act, which establishes requirements and protections for special deposits. | Perry Dozier (R-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 23, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5803 2023–24 |
National guard recruitmentProvides a bonus for a National Guard member whose successful recruitment results in an enlistment contract. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 24, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5805 2023–24 |
Dependency/attorney appt.Extends by one year the schedule for full statewide implementation of the right to appointed counsel for children and youth in dependency proceedings. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 25, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5834 2023–24 |
Urban growth areasAllows a county to revise an urban growth area during an annual comprehensive plan update, if certain conditions are met. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 26, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5840 2023–24 |
LeasesProvides that a conveyance of real estate by a lease under the general real estate statute of frauds does not require acknowledgment, witness, or seal, unless the lease is recorded. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 27, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5843 2023–24 |
Election security breachesRequires every county to install and maintain an intrusion detection system to monitor their network and to disclose certain malicious activity or breaches of security of information technology systems. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 28, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5883 2023–24 |
Special education hearingsEstablishes burden of proof requirements for special education due process hearings. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 29, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5885 2023–24 |
Certificates of annexationAllows a city or town conducting an annexation to file a single certificate related to the annexation with the Office of Financial Management, rather than requiring the certificate to be filed in triplicate. | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 30, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5886 2023–24 |
Firefighter safety fundingAllows the Department of Labor and Industries to grant funds to employers of firefighters participating in the Firefighter Injury and Illness Reduction Grant Program, to be used for safety training and assessments. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 31, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5893 2023–24 |
Gate money/DOCRequires the superintendent of a state correctional facility to supply incarcerated persons with specified clothing, gate money, and transportation at the moment of certain transfers from total confinement to partial... | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 32, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5913 2023–24 |
Student athlete NIL/ethicsProvides that the Ethics in Public Service Act does not prohibit an employee of a state institution of higher education to use public resources to benefit a student athlete in advising, facilitation, acknowledgment, or... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 33, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |