Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2071 2023–24 |
Residential housingRequires the State Building Code Council to convene two technical advisory groups to recommend changes to the State Building Code?one to provide recommendations for amendments that are necessary to apply the Washington State... | Davina Duerr (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 183, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| HB 2075 2023–24 |
Indian health care providersRequires the Department of Health to issue a license to operate an establishment to Indian health care providers that attest to meeting the state's minimum standards for licensure and pay a processing fee. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 204, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| HB 2112 2023–24 |
Higher ed. opioid preventionRequires public and private institutions of higher education to provide opioid and fentanyl prevention education and awareness to all students. | Greg Nance (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 211, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| HB 2135 2023–24 |
Emergency worker prg./tribesExpands the Military Department's Emergency Worker Program to include members of federally recognized tribes. | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 205, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| HB 2335 2023–24 |
State-tribal edu. compactsAllows exemptions to basic education requirements and certain compulsory coursework and activities to be included in state-tribal education compacts negotiated between the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) and the... | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 206, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| HB 2382 2023–24 |
TNC driver death benefitsProvides that death benefits under the workers' compensation system must be provided to a transportation network company (TNC) driver if the driver's death results from an injury while the driver was logged onto the TNC's... | Liz Berry (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 184, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| HB 2481 2023–24 |
PEBB/month of deathWaives the payment of health benefit premiums during the month of death for retired participants in the Public Employees' Benefits Board health coverage programs. | Mike Volz (R-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 185, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5481 2023–24 |
Uniform telehealth actSpecifies the circumstances in which telehealth services may be provided to patients in Washington. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 212, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5580 2023–24 |
Maternal health outcomesIncreases the federal poverty level (FPL) threshold for pregnant and postpartum persons eligible for Medicaid from equal to or below 193 percent to 210 percent of the FPL. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 213, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5592 2023–24 |
Defibrillators/fitnessRequires fitness centers to acquire and maintain at least one semiautomatic external defibrillator. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 186, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5649 2023–24 |
Floodproofing improvementsProvides that the Department of Ecology?s recommendation to waive the floodway prohibition for the repair and replacement of substantially damaged residential structure may apply to proposed projects that substantially improve... | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 187, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5787 2023–24 |
Electronic estate planningAdopts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act to establish guidelines for the optional use of electronic nontestamentary estate planning documents and electronic signatures on nontestamentary estate planning documents. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 188, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5804 2023–24 |
Opioid overdose med./schoolsRequires all school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools, not just school districts with 2,000 or more students, to obtain and maintain opioid overdose reversal medication in each school and... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 214, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5812 2023–24 |
Electric vehicle firesDirects the Washington State Patrol to conduct a study of electric vehicle fires with a reporting date of January 1, 2025. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 189, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5821 2023–24 |
Audio-only telemedicineApplies the definition of "established relationship" for behavioral health services delivered via audio-only telemedicine to all covered services delivered via audio-only telemedicine. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 215, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5869 2023–24 |
Rural fire district stationsExempts tracts of land used for establishing a site for the construction and operation of a rural fire district station from state subdivision laws, if certain requirements are met. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 190, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5882 2023–24 |
Prototypical school staffingIncreases staff allocations for paraeducators, office support staff, and noninstructional aides in the prototypical school funding model beginning in the 2023-24 school year. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 191, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5906 2023–24 |
Drug overdose preventionRequires the Department of Health to develop and maintain a drug overdose prevention campaign. | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 216, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5908 2023–24 |
Extended foster careRemoves the eligibility criteria for participation in extended foster care and allows any person who is dependent at age 18 to receive extended foster care until they turn 21 or withdraw their agreement to participate. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 192, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5938 2023–24 |
Community parenting alt./DOCAllows a person participating in the Residential Parenting Program at the Department of Corrections to serve up to the final 18 months of the person's term of confinement in partial confinement. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 193, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5940 2023–24 |
Medical assistant-EMT cert.Creates a medical assistant-emergency medical technician certification. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 217, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5955 2023–24 |
Large port districtsEstablishes, through July 1, 2029, a grant program managed by the Department of Commerce to provide assistance to port districts that undertake noise mitigation programs for expenses related to repairing or replacing noise... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 194, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5986 2023–24 |
Out-of-network health costsEstablishes balance billing protections for certain ground ambulance services and the allowed amount paid to a nonparticipating ground ambulance services organization for covered ground ambulance services. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 218, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 6038 2023–24 |
Child care tax preferenceExpands the business and occupation tax exemption for child care services for children up to age 7 to children up to age 12 and children up to age 18 who have a verified special need or are under court supervision. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 6089 2023–24 |
Electrical inspector reqs.Removes, for the purposes of the minimum requirements for electrical inspectors, a provision allowing an electrical inspector to have two years of electrical training in a college of electrical engineering and four years of... | Curtis King (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 196, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |