Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5545 2023–24 |
Journey level electriciansConcerning the requirements to obtain a journey level electrician certificate of competency. | Drew MacEwen (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5548 2023–24 |
Vehicle service feesProvides a triennial increase to the $15 service fee for vehicle title certificate changes and related transactions. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5549 2023–24 |
Electric security alarmsConcerning electric security alarm systems. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5551 2023–24 |
Methane captureDirects funding for cost-share grants for the Sustainable Farms and Fields Program to improving climate-smart agricultural waste management and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5552 2023–24 |
Military exercises/parksPermitting military exercises on state park property. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5554 2023–24 |
College grant award amountsRequires, rather than allows, that the maximum Washington College Grant award amount for four-year private not-for-profit institutions of higher education increase each year by no more than the tuition growth factor, beginning... | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5556 2023–24 |
Naselle Youth Camp propertyTransferring ownership of the Naselle Youth Camp property to the Chinook Indian Nation. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5557 2023–24 |
Part-time faculty payDirects the community and technical colleges to develop plans to provide compensation to part-time and adjunct faculty that equals or exceeds 85 percent of comparably qualified full-time peers. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5558 2023–24 |
Rights of parentsRecognizing the fundamental right of parents and guardians to direct the upbringing and education of their children. | Jim McCune (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5559 2023–24 |
Student restraint, isolationProhibits the isolation, mechanical restraint, or chemical restraint of students by school staff, including the phasing out of isolation rooms. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5560 2023–24 |
Older driver safetyRequires the Department of Licensing (DOL) to develop a comprehensive plan aimed at improving older driver safety by January 1, 2024, and gives DOL rule-making authority to implement the plan. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5562 2023–24 |
Clean energyProhibits gas companies serving more than 500,000 retail natural gas customers in Washington from extending gas service after June 30, 2023. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5563 2023–24 |
Prevailing wageRequires the industrial statistician, when there is more than one collective bargaining agreement in a county, to determine the prevailing wage using the majority rate from those agreements, or, when a majority rate is not... | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5564 2023–24 |
Missing persons reward prg.Establishing a reward program for information related to missing or murdered indigenous women and persons, and other missing persons. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5566 2023–24 |
Postsecondary student needsCreates student basic needs task forces and a Student Basic Needs Work Group. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5567 2023–24 |
Vol. firefighter pensionsSplitting the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' relief and pension principal fund into two accounts. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5571 2023–24 |
Public records act requestsLimiting frivolous claims by modifying administrative and judicial review processes for public records request responses. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5572 2023–24 |
Traffic safetyCreates a grant program focused on interventions for nonmoving violations for low-income road users. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5573 2023–24 |
Vehicle licensing optionsRequires that a vehicle owner in the geographic boundaries of a regional transit authority that is imposing a motor vehicle excise tax must be provided an optional ability to pay their initial registration or renewal on a... | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5574 2023–24 |
Pay per mile fee systemEstablishing a pay per mile fee system. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5575 2023–24 |
PTBA governing bodiesRevises governing board requirements for public transportation benefit areas to make the nonvoting labor organization representative into a voting member of the board. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5576 2023–24 |
Sexual assault proceduresRequires jail and prison facilities to collect biological samples before a convicted person required to provide a sample is released from confinement, and establishes procedures to collect biological samples if such samples... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5577 2023–24 |
Capital broadband programEstablishes the Capital Broadband Investment Acceleration Program (program) within the Governor's Statewide Broadband Office as a competitive grant program to increase broadband access in unserved areas. | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5578 2023–24 |
Tax appeals/serviceStates that service on the Board of Tax Appeals (Board) is not a jurisdictional issue on appeal. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5579 2023–24 |
Hydrofluorocarbons/supplyAllows the Department of Ecology to adopt rules that establish a process and criteria for granting variances from hydrofluorocarbon and ozone-depleting substance substitute product and equipment restrictions if it determines... | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |