Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5834 2025–26 |
Retirement funds/expensesAuthorizes the Department of Retirement Systems to use the interest earnings of pension trust funds for fraud prevention. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 5886 2025–26 |
Personality rightsExpands personality rights to include an individual's or personality's forged digital likeness. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 69, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 5915 2025–26 |
Health technology assessmentEstablishes priority in the Health Technology Assessment Program for the review of health technologies that are recommended under Medicare or by nationally recognized expert treatment guidelines. | Paul Harris (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 70, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 5922 2025–26 |
Transportation vehicle fundAllows a school district to transfer vehicle depreciation payments and earned interest from its transportation vehicle fund to another fund when reducing its vehicle fleet, subject to approval by the Office of the... | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 71, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 5937 2025–26 |
Smart access systems/tenantsAdds smart access system data collection and privacy policy requirements to the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA). | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 55, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 5957 2025–26 |
Homeless youth committeeExpands the membership of the Homeless Youth Advisory Committee to include: (1) at least two additional individuals over age 25 who experienced homelessness or involvement with a publicly funded system of care as a youth; and... | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 72, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 5988 2025–26 |
Opioid treatment prg. feesAuthorizes the Department of Health to become an accrediting body for opioid treatment programs. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 73, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 5994 2025–26 |
Timber tax distributionsExtends timber tax revenue distributions to school districts without qualifying levies in a given calendar year, if the district had qualifying levies in effect in either of the previous two calendar years. | Adrian Cortes (D-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 74, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 5995 2025–26 |
Zero emission cargo handlingRemoves the expiration date on the authorization for port districts and port development authorities to purchase zero and near zero emissions cargo handling equipment, and on the prohibition on districts and authorities... | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 75, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 6014 2025–26 |
Pregnancy accommodationsCreates a Public Records Act exemption relating to pregnancy accommodations for employees. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 76, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 6039 2025–26 |
LNI communication methodsAllows the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) to send notices electronically. | Curtis King (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 77, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 6081 2025–26 |
Government record privacyExempts or prohibits from public disclosure sex designation information included in vital records and records maintained by the Department of Licensing. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 56, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 6091 2025–26 |
Real estate/exclusive marketProhibits real estate brokers from marketing the sale or lease of residential real estate to an exclusive group of buyers or brokers only, unless necessary to protect the health and safety of the owner or occupant. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 57, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 6189 2025–26 |
Aquatics/sports PFD deadlineRemoves the deadline for creating a regional aquatics and sports public facilities district. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 78, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| HB 2309 2025–26 |
Postgrad degree requirementsProhibits the Office of Financial Management from including in a comprehensive compensation plan the requirement for a postgraduate degree as the only way to demonstrate qualifications for a particular role unless the degree... | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 38, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| HB 2317 2025–26 |
Early learning licensingExempts school-day Early Childhood Education and Assistance Programs and Head Start programs from Department of Children, Youth, and Family licensing requirements when the program is located at a public school or community or... | Carolyn Eslick (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 54, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| HB 2441 2025–26 |
Survivor insurance/LEOFFExpands the reimbursement of medical premium costs for survivors of Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System Plan 2 members killed in the course of employment. | Sam Low (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 39, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| HB 2479 2025–26 |
Unpaid wage recoveryCreates the Wage Recovery Program and Wage Recovery Account to allow unpaid low-wage workers to receive disbursements if certain conditions are met. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 53, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| SB 5467 2025–26 |
Water-sewer district surplusIncreases the value of personal property that may be sold by a water-sewer district without notice to $5,400. | Keith Goehner (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 40, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| SB 5552 2025–26 |
Kit homes/building codesRequires the State Building Code Council to conduct rulemaking on the portions of the State Building Code applicable to kit homes by March 31, 2027. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 41, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| SB 5825 2025–26 |
Leadership board/giftsAuthorizes the Washington State Leadership Board (WSLB) to solicit gifts, grants, and endowments for the use or benefit of the WSLB. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 50, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| SB 5872 2025–26 |
PreK promise accountEstablishes the PreK Promise Account to be used for the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 51, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| SB 5874 2025–26 |
Unemployment info. reportingAllows the Employment Security Department to waive penalties for minor or insignificant reporting errors in employers' quarterly unemployment insurance reports. | Drew MacEwen (R-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 43, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| SB 5917 2025–26 |
Abortion medicationsRemoves requirements that the Department of Corrections (DOC) sell the abortion medications it possesses at a certain cost and instead allows, but does not require, the DOC to obtain payment for any abortion medications it distributes. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 52, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| SB 5963 2025–26 |
Passport to careers programQualifies students eligible for the Passport to Careers Program as automatically income-eligible for the Washington College Grant. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 44, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |