Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Noel Frame
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5491 2023–24 |
Residential building exitsRequires the State Building Code Council (Council) to convene a technical advisory group to recommend changes to the International Building Code (IBC) that would allow a single-exit stairway for multifamily residential... | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 372, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5197 2023–24 |
Eviction processesRevises certain eviction processes under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, including allowing remote participation in eviction proceedings, extending certain timelines for satisfying an unlawful detainer judgment and for... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 336, Laws of 2023 |
May 8, 2023 |
| SB 5006 2023–24 |
Waiver of firearm rightsCreates a new civil infraction for persons who have in their possession or control a firearm after filing a voluntary waiver of firearm rights that has not been revoked. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 262, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5046 2023–24 |
Postconviction counselAuthorizes the Office of Public Defense (OPD) to provide access to counsel for indigent persons to file and prosecute a first, timely personal restraint petition and requires the OPD to establish eligibility criteria to... | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 261, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5114 2023–24 |
Sex traffickingCreates a program for healing, support, and transition services for adults with lived experience of sex trafficking. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 268, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5256 2023–24 |
Child welfare housingEstablishes the Child Welfare Housing Assistance Program (Program) as a permanent program instead of a pilot expiring on June 30, 2023. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 321, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5257 2023–24 |
Elementary school recessRequires public schools to provide daily recess for all elementary students with a minimum of 30 minutes within the school day unless the school day is shorter than the regular school day as established by the school calendar. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 272, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5300 2023–24 |
Behavioral health continuityProhibits health carriers and their health care benefit managers from requiring substitution of a prescribed nonpreferred drug with a preferred drug or increasing an enrollee's cost sharing obligation when the prescription is... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 325, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5317 2023–24 |
RTA vehicle removalAllows Regional Transit Authority (RTA) representatives to direct an immediate tow of unauthorized vehicles on or within an RTA right-of-way. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 326, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5165 2023–24 |
Electric transm. planningRequires electric utility Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) to include a 20-year, rather than 10-year, forecast of the availability and requirements for regional generation and transmission capacity, and adds to IRP... | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 229, Laws of 2023 |
May 3, 2023 |
| SB 5080 2023–24 |
Cannabis social equityModifies the Cannabis Social Equity Program (Program) including: (1) extending the Program's expiration; (2) adding cannabis producer and processor licenses to the Program; (3) authorizing additional cannabis retail licenses... | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 220, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| SB 5124 2023–24 |
Nonrelative kin placementExpands guardianship assistance subsidies provided by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to include children who are placed with certain nonrelative guardians. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 221, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| SB 5225 2023–24 |
Working conn. child careExpands Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) eligibility to include child care employees with a household income of up to 85 percent of the state median income, and waives the associated copayment to the extent allowable. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 222, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| SB 5242 2023–24 |
Abortion cost sharingProhibits health plans from imposing cost-sharing for abortion services. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 194, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 27, 2023 |
| SB 5768 2023–24 |
DOC/abortion medicationsAuthorizes the Department of Corrections (DOC) to engage in any activity constituting the practice of pharmacy or wholesale distribution of abortion medications for the benefit of any person. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 27, 2023 |
| SB 5078 2023–24 |
Firearm industry dutiesProhibits firearm industry members from knowingly creating, maintaining, or contributing to a public nuisance; and from designing, selling, and marketing firearm industry products that promote conversion of legal products into... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 163, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 25, 2023 |
| SB 5070 2023–24 |
Nonfatal strangulationStrikes the June 30, 2023 expiration date for the Crime Victim's Compensation Program coverage of forensic examinations of nonfatal strangulation for victims of domestic violence. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5082 2023–24 |
Advisory votesRepeals provisions that require legislative tax increases to be subject to an advisory vote in which voters at the next general election may express a nonbinding preference for the tax increases to be repealed or maintained. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5087 2023–24 |
Defects and omissionsRepeals or amends numerous statutes and chapters of law that have been identified by the Washington Supreme Court and superior court judges as containing defects or omissions in the law. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5131 2023–24 |
Commissary fundsProvides that money received by the Department of Corrections on behalf of an incarcerated person from family or other outside sources for the purchase of commissary items is exempt from certain deductions. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5236 2023–24 |
Hospital staffing standardsMakes numerous changes to nurse staffing committees and staffing plan requirements, including requiring hospitals to report noncompliance, requiring the Department of Health and Department of Labor and Industries to establish... | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 114, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5238 2023–24 |
Academic employee bargainingGrants teaching assistants, research assistants, tutors, readers, graders, and other student employees at Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Western Washington University, and The Evergreen State... | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 115, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5518 2023–24 |
CybersecurityEstablishes the Cybersecurity Advisory Committee as a subcommittee of the Emergency Management Council to provide advice and recommendations that strengthen cybersecurity in both private and public sectors across all critical... | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 124, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5229 2023–24 |
Site readiness grantsAllows the Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) to provide planning program grants to qualifying projects for the costs of achieving site readiness. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 14, 2023 |
| SB 5336 2023–24 |
Main street trust fundProvides that, for purposes of the Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program population thresholds, the local government population is determined at the time a program is designated as eligible for the Main Street Program by... | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 96, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 14, 2023 |