Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1946 2025–26 |
Local board of health/tribesModifies how tribal representatives are selected for local health boards and health districts. | Natasha Hill (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 260, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5025 2025–26 |
Educational interpretersDirects the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) to establish full and limited certificates for deaf and deaf-blind educational interpreters. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 255, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5148 2025–26 |
GMA housing elementAllows a city or county that is required to plan under the Growth Management Act to submit any housing element or housing development regulations to the Department of Commerce (Commerce) for review. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 269, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5189 2025–26 |
Competency-based educationRequires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to adopt rules to authorize funding for students enrolled in competency-based education (CBE) programs and to create competencies aligned with state learning standards. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 278, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5253 2025–26 |
Special education servicesRequires that special education and related services for students with disabilities be provided to the end of the school year in which a student turns age 22, or high school graduation, whichever occurs first. | Adrian Cortes (D-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 256, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5365 2025–26 |
Library funding alternateAmends the definition of recreational facilities to include community centers which could include public libraries within less than 50 percent of the usable space for park and recreation districts. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 275, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5445 2025–26 |
Distributed energy resourcesSpecifies the addition of an agrivoltaics facility to land classified as farm and agricultural land under the Open Space Taxation Act does not constitute a reclassification, withdrawal, or removal from farm and agricultural... | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 265, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5506 2025–26 |
Residential private schoolsRequires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, starting July 1, 2026, to license living accommodations of residential private schools, unless exempted, as well as engage in negotiated rulemaking with the state Board... | Leonard Christian (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 257, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5509 2025–26 |
Child care center sitingRequires child care centers to be permitted as outright permitted uses in all zones except industrial zones. | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 276, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5525 2025–26 |
LayoffsRequires employers with 50 or more employees to provide 60 days' notice before a business closing or mass layoff. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 277, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5559 2025–26 |
UGA subdivision processRequires cities and towns fully planning under GMA to adopt or enact procedures for unit lot subdivisions by certain deadlines, and sets specific requirements for the procedures. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 271, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5571 2025–26 |
Exterior cladding materialsProhibits a city, code city, and county from requiring or excluding exterior cladding materials that are in compliance with the state building code. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 270, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5628 2025–26 |
Lead in cookwareRaises the allowable level of lead in cookware and cookware components from 5 parts per million (ppm) to 90 ppm, beginning January 1, 2026 and to 10 ppm beginning January 1, 2028. | Paul Harris (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 266, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| HB 1009 2025–26 |
Pharmacy commission membersChanges the membership of the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission. | Sam Low (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 211, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1023 2025–26 |
Cosmetology compactEnacts the Cosmetology Licensure Compact. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 238, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1052 2025–26 |
Hate crime offenseModifies the conduct that constitutes a Hate Crime offense to include when a person commits a specified act in whole or in part because of the person's perception of another person's certain characteristics. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 249, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1130 2025–26 |
Dev. disabilities waiver useRequires the Department of Social and Health Services Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) to prioritize specified populations when enrolling eligible clients in open home and community-based services waiver slots... | Darya Farivar (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 212, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1149 2025–26 |
Cruelty to animalsExpands the crimes of Animal Cruelty and Animal Fighting. | David Hackney (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 220, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1186 2025–26 |
Medication dispensingAuthorizes hospitals and health care entities to dispense or distribute medications in additional circumstances. | Lisa Parshley (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 213, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1232 2025–26 |
Private detention facilitiesExpands the definition of private detention facility to include certain non-profit detention facilities. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 235, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1271 2025–26 |
State fire service deploy.Allows the Chief of the Washington State Patrol to mobilize jurisdictions and request resources to prepare for an emergency or disaster situation or when an emergency or disaster is predicted to exceed local resource capabilities. | Greg Nance (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 239, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1329 2025–26 |
Wholesale power purchasesAllows the exemption for limited duration unspecified wholesale power purchases under the Clean Energy Transformation Act to be entered into for longer durations under specific circumstances. | Victoria Hunt (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 221, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1332 2025–26 |
Transp. network companiesRequires a transportation network company (TNC) to provide a driver, within three business days of a request, a single aggregated and searchable record of all the driver's per trip receipts from the previous 24 months. | Edwin Obras (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 229, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1395 2025–26 |
Home care worker backgroundProvides conditions under which an employer may not conduct a character, competence, and sustainability review for long-term care providers. | Darya Farivar (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 214, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1418 2025–26 |
PTBA governing body membersAllows for the appointment of two transit-using members to the governing body of public transportation benefit areas (PTBAs) as voting members. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 230, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |