Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5950 2023–24 |
Operating budget, supp.Makes supplemental operating budget appropriations for the 2023-2025 biennium. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 376, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 2024 |
| SB 6106 2023–24 |
DSHS workers/PSERSProvides membership in the Public Safety Employees' Retirement System for employees of eligible employers at institutions or residential sites that serve civilly committed residents, or serve patients under not guilty by... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 359, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 2024 |
| SB 6228 2023–24 |
Substance use treatmentDirects behavioral health agencies to submit policies to the Department of Health (Department) related to the transfer or discharge of a person without the person's consent and requires the Department to adopt a model policy... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 366, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 2024 |
| SB 6251 2023–24 |
Behavioral crisis coord.Authorizes behavioral health administrative service organizations (BHASOs) to develop protocols for optimizing crisis response in the regional service area, which must be submitted to the Health Care Authority. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 368, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 2024 |
| SB 6286 2023–24 |
Nurse anesthetist workforceRequires the Washington State Board of Nursing to develop and manage a grant program to precept nurse anesthesia residents in health care settings. | Senator (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 363, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 2024 |
| SB 6308 2023–24 |
988 system timelineExtends timelines related to the development of platforms for an integrated 988 crisis response system. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 364, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 2024 |
| HB 1185 2023–24 |
Lighting productsPhases out the sale of most mercury-containing lights beginning January 1, 2029. | David Hackney (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 339, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1205 2023–24 |
Service by pub./dependencyProvides that in a child dependency or termination of parental rights proceeding, the petitioner, rather than the court clerk, is responsible for publishing notice in a legal newspaper where notice by publication is required. | Jamila Taylor (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 312, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1248 2023–24 |
Pupil transportationRequires that school district contracts for pupil transportation services must require the contracting employer to provide health benefits and pension contributions equivalent to those of school district classified employees. | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 313, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1282 2023–24 |
Public building materialsRequires firms selected by state agencies and institutions of higher education for large construction or building renovation contracts to report Environmental Product Declarations, Health Product Declarations, working... | Davina Duerr (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 344, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1368 2023–24 |
Zero emission school busesRequires the Department of Ecology to administer the Zero-Emission School Bus Grant Program, and prioritize grants to school districts serving communities overburdened with air pollution and with buses manufactured prior to 2007. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 345, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1551 2023–24 |
Lead in cookwareRestricts the manufacture, distribution, and sale of cookware containing lead at a level exceeding 5 parts per million (ppm) in the cookware or any component of the cookware. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 340, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1589 2023–24 |
Clean energyRequires the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to adopt , by July 1, 2025, a consolidated planning process for a large combination utility that combines the gas and electric utility planning processes. | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 351, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1905 2023–24 |
Equal pay/protected classesAmends the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act to prohibit an employer from discriminating in compensation and career advancement opportunities against similarly employed employees based on the employee's age, sex, marital status,... | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 353, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1924 2023–24 |
Fusion technology policiesRequires the state to support technologies like fusion energy in the context of the State Energy Strategy. | Clyde Shavers (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 346, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1957 2023–24 |
Preventive service coverageModifies the requirement for health carriers to cover the same preventive services without cost sharing as required by federal law. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 314, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2000 2023–24 |
International leadershipRequires the Office of International Relations and Protocol (OIRP) to create a strategic plan, updated at regular intervals, to guide the state's international engagement and economic development. | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 336, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2022 2023–24 |
Construction crane safetyRequires the Department of Labor and Industries to establish a permit that a prime contractor must obtain before performing any work involving the operation, assembly, disassembly, or reconfiguration of a tower crane. | Julia Reed (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 311, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2039 2023–24 |
Env. & land use appealsModifies the process for direct review by the Court of Appeals for decisions issued by the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) and the Shoreline Hearings Board (SHB) that relate to clean energy projects. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 347, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2061 2023–24 |
Health employees/overtimeAmends the definition of "employee," for purposes of the mandatory overtime prohibition, to mean any employee of a health care facility who is involved in direct patient care or clinical services and receives an hourly wage or... | Dan Bronoske (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 354, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2084 2023–24 |
Construction training/DOCRequires the Office of the Corrections Ombuds to convene an oversight committee on construction-related training programs in state correctional facilities and pathways to state registered apprenticeship programs for... | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 355, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2099 2023–24 |
State custody/ID cardsRequires state hospitals, the Special Commitment Center, secure community transition facilities, certain residential treatment facilities, and the Department of Corrections to ensure that certain persons in the custody or care... | Darya Farivar (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 315, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2131 2023–24 |
Thermal energy networksAllows gas and most electric utilities to own and operate thermal energy networks (TENs), with oversight from the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) for investor-owned utilities (IOU) and with oversight from... | Alex Ramel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 348, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2134 2023–24 |
Transportation budget, supp.Makes supplemental transportation appropriations totaling $14.6 billion for the 2023-25 fiscal biennium. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 310, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2156 2023–24 |
Solar consumer protectionsRequires a person or entity to be licensed as an electrical contractor to advertise, offer to work on, bid, engage in, conduct, or carry on the business of installing, repairing, replacing, or maintaining solar energy systems... | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 349, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |