Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5105 2025–26 |
Sexually explicit depictionsExpands offenses prohibiting dealing in, sending or bringing into the state, possessing, or viewing depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct to include circumstances involving visual or printed matter that... | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 223, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| SB 5346 2025–26 |
Student mobile device useRequires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to report to the Legislature on policies and procedures adopted by public schools for limiting student use of mobile devices during instructional hours. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 225, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| SB 5520 2025–26 |
Wrongly convicted personsMakes various revisions to state law that allows a person wrongly convicted of a felony to bring a claim against the state for compensation. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 224, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| SB 5868 2025–26 |
Superior court judgesIncreases, from four to five, the number of statutorily authorized superior court judges in Skagit County. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 226, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| SB 5892 2025–26 |
Voter registration databaseProhibits a county elections office from producing records in response to a request for reports generated by the statewide voter registration database. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 213, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| SB 5981 2025–26 |
340B drug pricing programProhibits a manufacturer or third party acting on behalf of a manufacturer from restricting the acquisition of drugs under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program). | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 227, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| SB 6035 2025–26 |
Voting servicesDirects county auditors to schedule meetings with federally recognized Indian tribes to discuss the details of the next regularly scheduled election cycle. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 214, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| SB 6182 2025–26 |
Abortion savings programEstablishes the Abortion Savings Program, which provides grants through the Department of Health to maintain access to direct patient abortion clinical care services for individuals in the state. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 228, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 1069 2025–26 |
Supp. retirement bargainingProvides that, for Department of Corrections employees, contributions for supplemental retirement benefits administered by or on behalf of an employee organization is a mandatory subject of bargaining. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 189, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1170 2025–26 |
AI content noticesRequires providers of certain generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems to include provenance data in content created by their systems. | Clyde Shavers (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1295 2025–26 |
Reading and writing literacyRequires school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools to meet specified requirements when updating or purchasing literacy curricula for use with students in kindergarten through grade 4. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 190, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1376 2025–26 |
Capital gains tax prepaymentAuthorizes taxpayers realizing a long-term capital gain to prepay their capital gains tax liability up to six months prior to the due date. | Ed Orcutt (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 191, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1500 2025–26 |
CIC resale certificatesMakes several changes to the resale certificate requirements for units in a common interest community subject to the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act. | Julia Reed (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 194, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1526 2025–26 |
Snack bar liquor licensesPermits retailers with a snack bar liquor license to sell wine by the glass, in addition to opened bottled or canned beer. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 192, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1701 2025–26 |
Liquor licensee premisesAuthorizes a liquor licensee to operate out of a premises located on the property of a facility that includes separate premises of other liquor licensees or businesses, and for the licensees and businesses to lease property to... | Mike Steele (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 196, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1795 2025–26 |
Student restraint, isolationProhibits staff use of the following interventions on students: mechanical or chemical restraint and restraint that restricts breathing or blood flow to the brain. | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 169, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1796 2025–26 |
School construction debtAuthorizes school districts to contract indebtedness and issue bonds without a vote of the people, subject to the current indebtedness limit of 0.375 percent, for the purpose of erecting buildings and providing the necessary... | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 170, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1909 2025–26 |
Court unification task forceEstablishes the Court Unification Task Force to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Washington court system and to identify areas where a more centralized approach to court operations may improve uniformity in the delivery... | Jamila Taylor (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 199, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1983 2025–26 |
Timberland definition/REETExpands the definition of timberland for purposes of the real estate excise tax to include certain forestlands transferred or sold to a governmental entity. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 171, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2091 2025–26 |
Bargaining/employee info.Extends the requirement for public employers to provide exclusive bargaining representatives with employee contact information to all public employers under the Personnel System Reform Act. | Julia Reed (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2110 2025–26 |
Specialty care transportsAllows a registered nurse without emergency medical technician (EMT) certification to provide patient care during an interfacility specialty care transport by ambulance when no paramedic or nurse with EMT certification is available. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 193, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2114 2025–26 |
Defective license platesRequires the Department of Licensing (DOL) to waive all fees for a replacement license plate or plates if the license plate is defective, is within 24 months of issuance, and is for the same vehicle. | Andrew Engell (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 172, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2211 2025–26 |
Medically tailored mealsRequires state agencies that provide medically tailored meals to medical assistance program enrollees to prioritize vendors that are nonprofit organizations or small businesses that are able to provide locally sourced, fresh,... | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 200, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2225 2025–26 |
AI companion chatbotsRequires operators of artificial intelligence (AI) companion chatbots to issue certain notifications and implement precautions for minors. | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 168, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2239 2025–26 |
Family burial groundsPermits a natural person to designate an area of land the person owns as a family burial ground, subject to specified requirements and restrictions. | Hunter Abell (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 173, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |