All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1329 2025–26 |
Wholesale power purchasesAllows the exemption for limited duration unspecified wholesale power purchases under the Clean Energy Transformation Act to be entered into for longer durations under specific circumstances. | Victoria Hunt (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 221, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1332 2025–26 |
Transp. network companiesRequires a transportation network company (TNC) to provide a driver, within three business days of a request, a single aggregated and searchable record of all the driver's per trip receipts from the previous 24 months. | Edwin Obras (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 229, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1395 2025–26 |
Home care worker backgroundProvides conditions under which an employer may not conduct a character, competence, and sustainability review for long-term care providers. | Darya Farivar (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 214, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1418 2025–26 |
PTBA governing body membersAllows for the appointment of two transit-using members to the governing body of public transportation benefit areas (PTBAs) as voting members. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 230, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1422 2025–26 |
Drug take-back programModifies the annual operating fee the Department of Health (DOH) can charge a drug take-back program operator. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 215, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1432 2025–26 |
Mental health servicesDefines medically necessary for purposes of certain requirements related to a health plan's coverage of mental health services and substance use disorder (SUD) services. | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 227, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1460 2025–26 |
Protection order hope cardsProvides that Hope Cards must be in a scannable electronic format and include specified information if the card issuer has the means and information available. | Dan Griffey (R-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 222, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1533 2025–26 |
Specialty electriciansAllows a qualifying employer operating a general journey level electrical apprenticeship program to hire an apprentice to perform specialty electrical work outside the program without having to change the apprentice's status... | Suzanne Schmidt (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 240, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1576 2025–26 |
Historic landmarks/citiesProhibits cities from designating a property as a historic landmark outside of a historic district if the property is less than 40 years old or, if the designation would restrict the use of the property and the property is... | Amy Walen (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 241, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1596 2025–26 |
SpeedingRequires the use of an intelligent speed assistance device to limit the operation of a vehicle to no more than the speed limit, under certain conditions and with certain exceptions, where there has been a violation of certain... | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 228, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1731 2025–26 |
Unclaimed property/museumsCreates alternative notification methods and procedures for museums and historical societies to notify property owners of abandonment or loan termination. | Kevin Waters (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 242, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1813 2025–26 |
Medical assist reprocurementRequires the Health Care Authority (Authority) to adjust Medicaid rates to reflect increases and decreases in service facilities and capacity. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 216, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1970 2025–26 |
Highway alt. contractingAuthorizes the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to use alternative public works contracting procedures, including design-build (DB), progressive design-build (PDB), or general contracting/construction... | Janice Zahn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 231, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5029 2025–26 |
DOC release transportationRemoves the requirement that the public transportation provided by the Department of Corrections (DOC) at the expiration of a person's sentence be the least expensive method not to exceed $100. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 223, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5104 2025–26 |
Immigration status coercionProhibits an employer from making threats in regards to an employee's immigration status or his or her family member's immigration status in order to deter the employee from engaging in protected activities or exercising his... | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 236, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5142 2025–26 |
Eminent domain purchase backRequires school districts that acquire real estate through a condemnation action or threat of a condemnation action to offer the previous owner an opportunity to purchase it back before selling, transferring, or putting it to... | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 224, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5262 2025–26 |
Insurance statutesMakes revisions to or repeals statutes in the Insurance Code related to public records, tax refunds, reporting requirements, motor vehicle insurance, health insurance, dental plans, charitable gift annuity businesses,... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 243, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5281 2025–26 |
Vessel length/nonresidentIncreases the allowable maximum length of nonresident vessels that are commercially owned or intended for chartering purposes, for the purposes of obtaining a nonresident vessel permit from the Department of Licensing, from... | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 244, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5294 2025–26 |
Professional accountsRepeals six accounts administered by the Department of Licensing and adds the related businesses and professions to the list of professions for which all receipts from licenses and other fees must be deposited into the... | Chris Gildon (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 232, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5315 2025–26 |
Local tax rate changesRequires local governments to notify the Department of Revenue of a change in local sales and use tax rates in writing and include additional information as needed. | Chris Gildon (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 245, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5317 2025–26 |
EFSEC/services by local gov.Specifies that any city or county entering into an agreement with the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council to provide technical assistance, review applications or plans, or inspect energy facilities is in compliance with... | Keith Goehner (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 246, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5343 2025–26 |
NE WA wolf-livestock accountExpands the uses of the Northeast Washington Wolf-Livestock Account for wolf-livestock management and for grants to the sheriffs' offices of Stevens and Ferry counties to aid the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in... | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 247, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5351 2025–26 |
Dental insurance practicesProhibits dental-only plans from denying claims because the procedures were performed on the same day. | Curtis King (R-14) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 219, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5403 2025–26 |
Cannabis industry agreementsProhibits a retail licensee and all other persons or entities with a financial or other ownership interest from entering into any agreement under specified law that confers a financial interest across more than five retail... | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 250, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5419 2025–26 |
Reports of fire lossesModifies fire loss reporting requirements for insurers, including fire losses due to known criminal activity. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 225, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |