Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2530 2025–26 |
Aquatics/sports PFD deadlineRemoves the deadline for creating a regional aquatics and sports public facilities district. | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 3, 2026 |
| HB 2559 2025–26 |
Affordable housing fundingAllows counties, cities, and towns to impose a short-term rental tax of up to 4 percent. | Lisa Parshley (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2026 |
| HB 2566 2025–26 |
Local government procurementSpecifies the actions that a county legislative authority can take when no bids are received for a public works or purchasing contract. | Janice Zahn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 3, 2026 |
| HB 2717 2025–26 |
Highly capable student allocEnsuring equal opportunities for each highly capable student. | Mike Volz (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2026 |
| HB 2719 2025–26 |
Foster care/scholarshipsEstablishing empowerED scholarships for foster care students using educational savings accounts. | Matt Marshall (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2026 |
| SB 5633 2025–26 |
Subdivision of landMakes changes to the preliminary plat application, notice, public hearing, and approval process. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2026 |
| SB 6318 2025–26 |
Commercial shellfish feesEstablishes fee maximums for the annual shellfish operation license fees, biotoxin testing fees, and export certificate fee. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2026 |
| SB 6325 2025–26 |
Higher education proceduresRequires funding increases for certain costs at public institutions of higher education to be paid with appropriated state funds at certain funding levels starting in 2029-31 with increases each biennium until all are fully... | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2026 |
| SB 6345 2025–26 |
Transportation contractingMaking transportation projects on state-owned highways subject to certain contracting conditions. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2026 |
| HB 1542 2025–26 |
Senior independent housingEstablishes certain minimum rights for senior independent housing residents and authorizes enforcement of these rights under the Consumer Protection Act. | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2026 |
| HB 2712 2025–26 |
School district bargainingMaking collective bargaining for school districts subject to the open public meetings act. | Matt Marshall (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2026 |
| HB 2713 2025–26 |
Detention facilities B&O taxEstablishes a 1 percent surcharge on Washington taxable income arising from operating a private detention facility, subject to certain requirements. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2026 |
| HB 2715 2025–26 |
Zero emission cargo handlingConcerning moneys available to a port district allocated for the purchase of zero and near zero emission cargo handling equipment. | Lisa Parshley (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2026 |
| HB 2716 2025–26 |
Public utility tax creditRestoring the public utility tax credit for low-income assistance. | Ed Orcutt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2026 |
| SB 5652 2025–26 |
Environment/port districtsEstablishes a recurring process by which strategies to mitigate aviation-related air quality and noise impacts (mitigation strategies) are developed, reviewed, piloted, and broadly implemented. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2026 |
| SB 5852 2025–26 |
Immigrant workersRequires an employer to provide multilingual and timely notice to its workers when the employer is notified that a federal agency has scheduled an inspection of worker records and when inspection results are received. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2026 |
| SB 5853 2025–26 |
Public official notificationCreates the statewide emergency public official notification system which alerts all public officials upon confirmation of a targeted threat to any public official. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2026 |
| SB 6067 2025–26 |
Workers' compensationModifies the percentage of health care benefits included in an injured worker's monthly benefit for workers' compensation to 100 percent of the employer's payment or contribution for health care benefits, instead of 60 to 75... | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2026 |
| SB 6344 2025–26 |
DCYF office of fraud & acct.Establishing an office of fraud and accountability within the department of children, youth, and families. | Leonard Christian (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2026 |
| HB 1101 2025–26 |
Vehicular homicide offensesDesignates Vehicular Homicide as a violent offense regardless of which statutorily enumerated circumstance applies to the commission of the offense. | Cyndy Jacobsen (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 30, 2026 |
| HB 1571 2025–26 |
Occupational disease/heartExpands the presumption that heart problems are an occupational disease for certain firefighters and law enforcement officers by removing exposure-related qualifiers. | Dan Bronoske (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2026 |
| HB 1607 2025–26 |
Recycling & waste reductionRequires beverage brands to form a producer responsibility organization to fund and implement a 10 cent refund value redemption program for beverage containers. | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 30, 2026 |
| HB 1662 2025–26 |
Education agencies/OSPIRequires the State Board of Education, the Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership, and the Washington State Charter School Commission to operate independently and... | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2026 |
| HB 1683 2025–26 |
School director districtsEstablishes a minimum number of school directors who must be elected by director district for certain school districts. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 30, 2026 |
| HB 2144 2025–26 |
Employee monitoring noticesRequires employers to provide written notice to employees if the employer uses electronic monitoring, including artificial intelligence, to assist the employer in performance evaluations. | Lisa Parshley (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2026 |