Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1551 2023–24 |
Lead in cookwareRestricts the manufacture, distribution, and sale of cookware containing lead at a level exceeding 5 parts per million (ppm) in the cookware or any component of the cookware. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 340, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1589 2023–24 |
Clean energyRequires the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to adopt , by July 1, 2025, a consolidated planning process for a large combination utility that combines the gas and electric utility planning processes. | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 351, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1905 2023–24 |
Equal pay/protected classesAmends the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act to prohibit an employer from discriminating in compensation and career advancement opportunities against similarly employed employees based on the employee's age, sex, marital status,... | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 353, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1924 2023–24 |
Fusion technology policiesRequires the state to support technologies like fusion energy in the context of the State Energy Strategy. | Clyde Shavers (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 346, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1957 2023–24 |
Preventive service coverageModifies the requirement for health carriers to cover the same preventive services without cost sharing as required by federal law. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 314, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2000 2023–24 |
International leadershipRequires the Office of International Relations and Protocol (OIRP) to create a strategic plan, updated at regular intervals, to guide the state's international engagement and economic development. | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 336, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2022 2023–24 |
Construction crane safetyRequires the Department of Labor and Industries to establish a permit that a prime contractor must obtain before performing any work involving the operation, assembly, disassembly, or reconfiguration of a tower crane. | Julia Reed (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 311, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2039 2023–24 |
Env. & land use appealsModifies the process for direct review by the Court of Appeals for decisions issued by the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) and the Shoreline Hearings Board (SHB) that relate to clean energy projects. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 347, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2061 2023–24 |
Health employees/overtimeAmends the definition of "employee," for purposes of the mandatory overtime prohibition, to mean any employee of a health care facility who is involved in direct patient care or clinical services and receives an hourly wage or... | Dan Bronoske (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 354, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2084 2023–24 |
Construction training/DOCRequires the Office of the Corrections Ombuds to convene an oversight committee on construction-related training programs in state correctional facilities and pathways to state registered apprenticeship programs for... | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 355, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2099 2023–24 |
State custody/ID cardsRequires state hospitals, the Special Commitment Center, secure community transition facilities, certain residential treatment facilities, and the Department of Corrections to ensure that certain persons in the custody or care... | Darya Farivar (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 315, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2131 2023–24 |
Thermal energy networksAllows gas and most electric utilities to own and operate thermal energy networks (TENs), with oversight from the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) for investor-owned utilities (IOU) and with oversight from... | Alex Ramel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 348, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2134 2023–24 |
Transportation budget, supp.Makes supplemental transportation appropriations totaling $14.6 billion for the 2023-25 fiscal biennium. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 310, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2156 2023–24 |
Solar consumer protectionsRequires a person or entity to be licensed as an electrical contractor to advertise, offer to work on, bid, engage in, conduct, or carry on the business of installing, repairing, replacing, or maintaining solar energy systems... | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 349, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2301 2023–24 |
Waste material managementEstablishes new grant programs related to food waste reduction and organic material management policy implementation. | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 341, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2331 2023–24 |
Public school materialsEstablishes new requirements for school district boards of directors regarding educational materials pertaining to individuals or groups that are part of a protected class as established in public school nondiscrimination provisions. | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 316, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5180 2023–24 |
Out-of-state teachersAdopts the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 317, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5306 2023–24 |
WDFW disease interdictionAuthorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish voluntary disease interdiction and control check stations. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 318, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5424 2023–24 |
Flexible work/peace officersAllows general and limited authority Washington law enforcement agencies to adopt flexible work policies. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 319, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5652 2023–24 |
Tow truck operator comp.Specifies that a person who operates a vehicle on a public highway in an illegal or negligent manner is liable for vehicle recovery, impound, and storage charges of a registered tow truck operator (RTTO) dispatched by law... | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 320, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5778 2023–24 |
Employer political speechProhibits an employer from taking adverse action against an employee for refusal to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting or refusal to listen to speech, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 357, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5793 2023–24 |
Paid sick leaveAllows an employee or transportation network company driver to use paid sick leave or sick time when their child's school or place of care has been closed after the federal, state, or local government has declared a public emergency. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 356, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5796 2023–24 |
Common interest communitiesAllows the board of an association or any unit owner to amend their governing documents to remove an unlawful restriction based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or other personal characteristics. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 321, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5811 2023–24 |
Individual providers/familyBroadens exemptions from home care aide certification requirements for long-term care workers caring for their child or parent by specifying that the relationship may exist through marriage or domestic partnership. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 322, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5884 2023–24 |
Restitution/env. crimesAuthorizes the imposition of court-ordered restitution for violations of environmental criminal statutes. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 342, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |