Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Sharon Tomiko Santos
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2496 2025–26 |
EFSEC tribal consultationRequires the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) Chair to conduct government-to-government consultation with federally recognized tribes during siter certification and include as many EFSEC members are as possible... | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 244, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 1408 2025–26 |
Community authority fundingDirects the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to review each Community Preservation and Development Authority's (CPDA) use of funding for specified objectives, including assisting small businesses, repairing... | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 217, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 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 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 2320 2025–26 |
Firearm manufacturingProhibits the manufacturing of certain firearms and firearm components through use of a three-dimensional printer or computer numerical control milling machine, subject to exceptions. | Osman Salahuddin (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 203, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2539 2025–26 |
Inmate fundsIncreases the monetary threshold for defining inmate indigency to $100 and, beginning July 1, 2029, requires the Department of Corrections (DOC) to periodically adjust the threshold based on the Consumer Price Index. | Chipalo Street (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 205, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2475 2025–26 |
Language accessRequires the Office of Equity to, by December 1, 2027, develop uniform guidelines for state agencies to provide for consistent delivery of language-accessible public programs, activities, and services in a manner that meets... | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 142, 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 2165 2025–26 |
Peace officer false ident.Establishes the gross misdemeanor offense of False Identification as a Peace Officer, which a person commits by claiming to be a peace officer or creating an impression that the person is a peace officer under specified circumstances | Edwin Obras (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 114, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 19, 2026 |
| HB 2420 2025–26 |
Small works roster limitsEstablishes annual increases in the maximum value of public works projects for which state agencies and local governments may use small works roster processes, from the current $350,000 to an eventual $650,000 by July 1, 2030. | Janice Zahn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 97, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 18, 2026 |
| HB 2429 2025–26 |
Youth behavioral healthRequires the Governor, subject to the availability of nonstate funding, to maintain an executive coordination officer for the children and youth system of care for the purpose of monitoring the implementation of a strategic... | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 18, 2026 |
| HB 2219 2025–26 |
Child care providersEstablishes statutory guidelines for authorized periods of time when child care centers may combine age groups. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 82, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| HB 2238 2025–26 |
Statewide food securityAdds food security coordination and food system performance monitoring to the powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Agriculture (WSDA). | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 83, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| HB 2095 2025–26 |
Public way vulnerable usersEstablishes a rebuttable presumption of negligence for certain tort claims arising from a vehicle collision that proximately causes the injury or death of a vulnerable user of a public way if the victim was injured or killed... | Julia Reed (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| HB 2464 2025–26 |
Private detention/reportsRequires a private detention facility to report certain types of incidents to the Department of Health (DOH) and the local law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction in the area the facility is located in. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| HB 2636 2025–26 |
Public education reviewsEstablishes the Public Education Review Steering Committee. | Skyler Rude (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| HB 2637 2025–26 |
PRA/personal informationExpands the types of personal information exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| HB 2554 2025–26 |
Tribal fishing rightsRepeals statutes related to tribal treaty rights and the management of salmon and steelhead resources established by Initiative 456 passed in 1984. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 11, 2026 |
| HB 2557 2025–26 |
Sp. ed. evaluation reportsRequires a school district to provide a student's parent or guardian with a copy of the special education evaluation report no later than the thirty-fifth school day following receipt of consent to evaluate the student, unless... | Rob Chase (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 34, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 11, 2026 |
| HB 2632 2025–26 |
Noncitizen terminologyReplaces certain references to the term "alien" with the term "noncitizen." | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 36, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 11, 2026 |