Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Shaun Scott
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1960 2025–26 |
Renewable energyAuthorizes a personal property tax exemption for qualified renewable energy facilities and battery electric storage systems that become operational on or after January 1, 2028. | Alex Ramel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 260, Laws of 2026 |
Apr 1, 2026 |
| HB 1903 2025–26 |
Low-income energy assistanceEstablishes a Statewide Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (Statewide Program) within the Department of Commerce to be phased in by providing funds to participating utilities to reduce the monthly energy bills of low-income... | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 252, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 2105 2025–26 |
Immigrant workersRequires an employer to notify its workers within five days of receiving a federal Notice of Inspection of Employment Eligibility Verification Forms I-9 (Forms I-9). | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 240, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 2411 2025–26 |
Shared leaveExpands the types of events that qualify a state employee for the leave sharing program to include employees who are victims of a hate crime and employees whose absence from work is due to the involvement of that employee or... | Osman Salahuddin (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 241, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 1974 2025–26 |
Land banking authoritiesAllows a city or county to authorize a public corporation, housing authority, or nonprofit organization to operate as a land bank authority and establish a land bank. | Natasha Hill (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 233, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 27, 2026 |
| HB 2266 2025–26 |
Supportive & emerg. housingEstablishes siting requirements for transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, indoor emergency shelters, and indoor emergency housing (STEP housing). | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 232, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 27, 2026 |
| HB 1710 2025–26 |
Voting rights act complianceRequires certain political subdivisions proposing to make specified changes to their election system or policies, plan of government, or jurisdictional boundaries to first obtain preapproval from the Attorney General... | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 211, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 1750 2025–26 |
Voting rights act claimsEstablishes separate standards for when a political subdivision's implementation or enforcement of an election policy or practice would violate the Washington Voting Rights Act's prohibition on the abridgment of voting rights... | Natasha Hill (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 215, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 2416 2025–26 |
Waste to energy facilitiesProvides no-cost allowances to a waste-to-energy (WTE) facility for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through 2030. | Natasha Hill (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 216, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 2442 2025–26 |
Local government fund useExpands the authorized uses of local real estate excise tax revenues, local sales and use tax revenues for housing and related services, county rental car sales tax revenue, and flood control zone district funds. | April Berg (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 221, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 2548 2025–26 |
Health care market standardsExpands the scope of transactions that qualify as a material change triggering the requirement for 60-day written notice to the Attorney General for certain health care market transactions. | Jamila Taylor (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 222, 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 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 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 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 2594 2025–26 |
Unhoused children/educationEstablishes state requirements for ensuring that homeless children and youths have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as is provided to other children and youths. | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 201, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2624 2025–26 |
Unsolicited real estate tx.Excludes public entities, federally recognized Indian tribes, and nonprofit nature conservancy corporations or associations from the requirements for solicited real estate transactions under certain conditions. | Brandy Donaghy (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 198, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1128 2025–26 |
Child care workforce boardEstablishes the Washington State Child Care Workforce Standards Board (Board), and directs the Board to make recommendations on employment standards for child care workers. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 148, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 1634 2025–26 |
Behavioral health/schoolsRequires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the educational service districts (ESDs) to develop a technical assistance and training framework (framework) to provide school districts and public... | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2089 2025–26 |
Taxes on loan interestDirects the revenue generated by the removal of the business and occupation (B&O) tax deduction into the Wildfire Response, Forest Restoration, and Community Resilience Account. | Shaun Scott (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 131, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2264 2025–26 |
Unemployment ins./layoffsAllows a person to access unemployment insurance benefits when voluntarily participating in an employer-initiated layoff or reduction in force plan so long as their termination is the result of the plan. | Liz Berry (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 150, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2384 2025–26 |
Continuing care retirementRequires applicants for registration as a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) that offers life care contracts to submit an actuarial analysis as part of its application materials with every other renewal application. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 140, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2471 2025–26 |
Collective bargainingEstablishes collective bargaining provisions for the private sector if: (1) the federal law ceases to preempt state regulation of labor management relations of employees, employers, trades, or industries that had been subject... | Shaun Scott (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 130, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2523 2025–26 |
Community reinvestment prg.Requires the Office of Equity (Equity) and the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to review and update the Community Reinvestment Plan (Plan) every five years, beginning in 2032, to address distribution of the Community... | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 143, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2452 2025–26 |
Rent increase notice serviceRemoves the requirement that rent increase notices under the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act (MHLTA) be served in the same manner as unlawful detainer notices, and instead requires them to be served in the same... | April Connors (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 118, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 20, 2026 |