Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5566 2023–24 |
Postsecondary student needsCreates student basic needs task forces and a Student Basic Needs Work Group. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5567 2023–24 |
Vol. firefighter pensionsSplitting the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' relief and pension principal fund into two accounts. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5571 2023–24 |
Public records act requestsLimiting frivolous claims by modifying administrative and judicial review processes for public records request responses. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5572 2023–24 |
Traffic safetyCreates a grant program focused on interventions for nonmoving violations for low-income road users. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5573 2023–24 |
Vehicle licensing optionsRequires that a vehicle owner in the geographic boundaries of a regional transit authority that is imposing a motor vehicle excise tax must be provided an optional ability to pay their initial registration or renewal on a... | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5574 2023–24 |
Pay per mile fee systemEstablishing a pay per mile fee system. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5575 2023–24 |
PTBA governing bodiesRevises governing board requirements for public transportation benefit areas to make the nonvoting labor organization representative into a voting member of the board. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5576 2023–24 |
Sexual assault proceduresRequires jail and prison facilities to collect biological samples before a convicted person required to provide a sample is released from confinement, and establishes procedures to collect biological samples if such samples... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5577 2023–24 |
Capital broadband programEstablishes the Capital Broadband Investment Acceleration Program (program) within the Governor's Statewide Broadband Office as a competitive grant program to increase broadband access in unserved areas. | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5578 2023–24 |
Tax appeals/serviceStates that service on the Board of Tax Appeals (Board) is not a jurisdictional issue on appeal. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5579 2023–24 |
Hydrofluorocarbons/supplyAllows the Department of Ecology to adopt rules that establish a process and criteria for granting variances from hydrofluorocarbon and ozone-depleting substance substitute product and equipment restrictions if it determines... | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5584 2023–24 |
SR 520 tollsAddressing toll relief on the state route number 520 corridor during planned closures of Interstate 90 between Seattle and Bellevue. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5585 2023–24 |
Mental health professionalsAllowing licensed and certified behavioral health agencies to designate certain individuals as mental health professionals. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5587 2023–24 |
Sports wageringAuthorizing sports wagering at cardrooms and racetracks. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5594 2023–24 |
Fully autonomous vehiclesAuthorizes the operation of autonomous motor vehicles on public roadways, subject to certain requirements. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5596 2023–24 |
Public health/consumersRestoring trust in public health through consumer protection. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5597 2023–24 |
Boater safety and educationDirects the State Parks and Recreation Commission to implement a boater safety education program for a boater operating a human-powered vessel by January 1, 2024. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5601 2023–24 |
Youth development officeCreates the Office of Youth Development (OYD) within the Department of Children, Youth and Families. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5603 2023–24 |
Driver training/large veh.Adds commercial vehicle, bus, and other large vehicle awareness to the required curriculum for driver training schools and school districts providing a traffic safety education program. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5605 2023–24 |
Lead in cookwareReducing lead in cookware. | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5607 2023–24 |
Fashion/env. policiesRequires every fashion retail seller and fashion manufacturer doing business in the state and having annual worldwide gross receipts that exceed $100 million to disclose its environmental due diligence policies, processes, and... | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5608 2023–24 |
Medical use of cannabisConcerning arrest protections for the medical use of cannabis. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5609 2023–24 |
Housing approvalRequires counties, cities, and towns to approve the construction of enough new homes to eliminate each local government’s proportional share of the state’s total housing shortage through 2033, and review their requirements to... | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5611 2023–24 |
Wildland fire safetyImproving community preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience to wildland fire health and safety impacts in areas of increasing population density, including in the wildland urban interface. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5612 2023–24 |
Cultural access programs/taxModifying the sales and use tax for cultural access programs by allowing the tax to be imposed by a councilmanic or commission authority and defining timelines and priorities for action. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |