Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5695 2025–26 |
Young driver safetyImplements mandatory driver training education for persons 18 to 19 years old beginning January 1, 2027, with an ongoing incremental mandate for the next oldest cohorts every January 1st through the age of 24. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5697 2025–26 |
Social services/property taxExempts property owned by a nonsectarian nonprofit organization from property taxes if the organization loans, leases, or rents the property to any government entity, a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Washington,... | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5698 2025–26 |
Municipal gas utilities/CCAConcerning the compliance obligation under the climate commitment act for certain municipal gas utilities. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5699 2025–26 |
Intensive rural developmentAllows new commercial or industrial development or redevelopment other than retail or food service within the logical outer boundary of limited areas of more intensive rural development when the legislative authority deems it... | Keith Goehner (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5700 2025–26 |
Medical cannabis databaseAllows the Liquor and Cannabis Board to verify excise tax exemptions through the medical cannabis authorization database. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5701 2025–26 |
Prevailing wage/recordsRequires the Department of Labor and Industries to provide, upon request, a copy of an employer's certified payroll records to an interested party. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5703 2025–26 |
Municipal solid wasteDelays waste-to-energy facilities, utilized by a county or city Solid Waste Management Program, from covered entity status under the Cap-and-Invest Program until January 1, 2036. | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5704 2025–26 |
Health care marketplaceConcerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5706 2025–26 |
Child custody determinationsDetermining child custody. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5707 2025–26 |
Subscriber emails/PRAExempting email addresses of individuals who subscribe to regular communications and updates from local agencies. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5709 2025–26 |
Public health clinics/taxConcerning county property tax levies for public health clinic purposes. | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5710 2025–26 |
Diesel vessels/state ferriesAuthorizes the acquisition of clean diesel ferries. | Drew MacEwen (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5711 2025–26 |
Self-service storage/taxDefines the rental of individual storage space at self-service storage facilities as a retail transaction subject to the business and occupation and retail sales and use taxes. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5712 2025–26 |
Industrial stormwater permitEstablishing a presumption of compliance for entities covered under the state’s industrial stormwater general permit under certain circumstances. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5713 2025–26 |
Chemical abortionConcerning chemical abortion. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5715 2025–26 |
Juvenile convictions/scoreConcerning retroactively applying the requirement to exclude certain juvenile convictions from an offender score regardless of the date of the offense. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5717 2025–26 |
Driver course/work zonesRequires new driver's license applicants under the age of 26, beginning May 1, 2026, to pass an online work zone and first responder safety course. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5718 2025–26 |
TRS & SERS/plan 2 transferProviding members of the teachers' retirement system plan 3 and school employees' retirement system plan 3 that were never offered a choice of plan 2 the opportunity to irrevocably transfer to plan 2 for future service. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5719 2025–26 |
Local gov. hearing examinersRequires nonrural counties that plan under the Growth Management Act, and cities with a population of more than 2,000, to adopt hearing examiner systems for quasi-judicial permit applications and land use decisions. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5722 2025–26 |
Local farming grant programCreates a grant program, administered by the Employment Security Department, for certain farmers of handpicked specialty crops. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5723 2025–26 |
Airpark covenantsSpecifies that property owned by a city or code city is not subject to existing covenants, conditions, and restrictions of an airpark that are more restrictive than the zoning ordinance in the city or code city. | Adrian Cortes (D-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5724 2025–26 |
Dual credit programsImproving student access to dual credit programs, including career and technical education dual credit programs. | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5725 2025–26 |
Housing on college landsAuthorizes the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to enter into long-term leases for at least 50 years for development of affordable housing on underutilized community and technical college (CTC) land. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5726 2025–26 |
Transportation revenueEstablishes a phased implementation of a Road Usage Charge (RUC) Program initially starting out with a voluntary program for electric vehicles and all hybrids in July 2027, and ultimately leading to a mandatory program for... | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5727 2025–26 |
Residential energy storageRequires electric utilities with more than 100,000 electric customers to implement a Residential Battery Energy Storage Program (program) that provides battery incentives to customers and a plan to either allow a time-of-use... | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |