Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5065 2025–26 |
Traveling animal actsCreates a gross misdemeanor for the use of certain, nondomestic animal species in traveling animal acts. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5074 2025–26 |
Seed contract paymentEstablishes standards, terms, and processes for turf seed grass production and purchase contracts. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 117, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5076 2025–26 |
Nonspot shrimp pot licenseEstablishes a limited-entry non-spot shrimp pot-Puget Sound commercial fishing license. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 118, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5129 2025–26 |
Common interest communitiesRequires common interest communities not subject to the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (WUCIOA) to comply with WUCIOA provisions related to meetings, board response and powers during a government declaration... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 119, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5149 2025–26 |
Early childhood court prg.Expands the eligibility for Early Childhood Court to include families with children under age 6 instead of families with children under age 3. | Adrian Cortes (D-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 120, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5157 2025–26 |
Habitat restoration materialAuthorizes the Department of Natural Resources to conduct certain direct sales of valuable materials on public lands for qualifying habitat restoration projects. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 121, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5163 2025–26 |
Child fatalitiesModifies various provisions related to child mortality reviews, including renaming these as child fatality reviews, expanding these reviews to include children up to age 19, and requiring various entities to provide records... | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 123, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5175 2025–26 |
Photovoltaic modulesDelays program implementation deadlines associated with the Photovoltaic (PV) Module Stewardship Program. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 126, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5182 2025–26 |
Incarcerated parentsRemoves statutory language specifying that nothing requires the Department of Corrections (DOC) to establish or provide funding for midwifery or doula services to incarcerated individuals, and instead specifies that nothing... | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5200 2025–26 |
Veteran medical foster homesProvides an exemption from adult family home licensure requirements for a medical foster home (MFH) that meets certain requirements. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5202 2025–26 |
Judicial ordersAmends various provisions relating to civil protection orders, including allowed uses of confidential information forms, renewal by minors protected under an order, and termination or modification of ex parte orders. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 122, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5214 2025–26 |
Mobile market programsCreates the mobile market program which provides increased nutrition access to participants of the Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program if federal funding is available. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 127, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5221 2025–26 |
Personal property distraintAuthorizes a county treasurer to waive personal property taxes if the cost for the county to collect and distrain the property is more than the tax due. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 130, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5239 2025–26 |
Hospital medical recordsChanges requirements relating to the retention of medical records. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 131, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5265 2025–26 |
Electrical inspector exp.Expands electrical inspector licensing requirements to allow for experience from certain other states. | Curtis King (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 132, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5288 2025–26 |
County board vacanciesRepeals statutory provisions related to vacancies on a board of county commissioners. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 133, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5306 2025–26 |
Pension credit for leaveAllows members of the Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Retirement System Plan 2 to purchase Authorized Leave of Absence Purchase Service Credit when they retire instead of returning to work after the authorized leave of absence. | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 112, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5355 2025–26 |
Higher education safetyRequires student, faculty, and staff identification cards issued at public institutions of higher education to include the contact information number of a regional community-based organization focused on survivors of sexual... | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 124, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5356 2025–26 |
Criminal justice trainingsClarifies two trainings provided by the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) for peace officers on interacting with victims and responding to calls involving sexual violence and gender-based violence. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 125, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5358 2025–26 |
Career & tech. ed./6th gradeSpecifies that school districts are allowed to enroll sixth grade middle school students in exploratory career and technical education (CTE) courses. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 134, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5391 2025–26 |
Sustainable farms grantsAmends allowable uses of funding, prioritization criteria, and timelines in the Sustainable Farms and Fields Grant Program. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 128, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5414 2025–26 |
Social equity impact/auditsRequires performance audits to include social equity impact analysis of programs or services. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 135, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5459 2025–26 |
Call center retentionRequires certain call center employers to notify the Employment Security Department before moving operations to a foreign country. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 114, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5480 2025–26 |
Medical debtProhibits hospitals, physician groups, professional partners, and collection agencies from reporting medical debt to credit reporting agencies or credit bureaus. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 145, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5493 2025–26 |
Hospital price transparencyRequires hospitals to comply with federal hospital price transparency rules, as they existed on January 1, 2025, and submit data to the Department of Health. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 146, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |