Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Andy Billig
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5315 2023–24 |
Special education/nonpublicExpands and codifies the duties of the Superintendent of Public Instruction with regard to authorizing, monitoring, and investigating specified entities that contract with school districts to provide special education and... | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 436, Laws of 2023 |
May 11, 2023 |
| SB 5316 2023–24 |
DCYF background check feesRequires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to pay background check fees for all foster care and child care applicants and service providers. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 437, Laws of 2023 |
May 11, 2023 |
| SB 5263 2023–24 |
PsilocybinEstablishes the Psilocybin Advisory Board (Board) within the Department of Health (DOH) to provide advice and recommendations to the DOH, the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB), and the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 364, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5365 2023–24 |
Vapor and tobacco/minorsIncreases the maximum monetary penalties that the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) may impose against cigarette and tobacco products retailer licensees and vapor products retailer licensees for selling or giving cigarette,... | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 398, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5369 2023–24 |
Polychlorinated biphenylsDirects the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to petition the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reassess its regulations on allowable inadvertent polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in product manufacturing processes... | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 399, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5258 2023–24 |
Condos and townhousesAdds additional requirements for construction defect actions. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 337, Laws of 2023 |
May 8, 2023 |
| SB 5048 2023–24 |
College in high school feesRequires, subject to appropriations, institutions of higher education to provide enrollment and registration in College in the High School (CHS) courses at no cost to students in grades 9 through 12 at public high schools. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 314, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5058 2023–24 |
Multiunit res. buildingsExcludes buildings with 12 or fewer units that are no more than two stories from the definition of "multiunit residential building" and thereby exempts these buildings from certain building enclosure design and inspection... | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 263, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5128 2023–24 |
Jury diversityRequires the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide the courts with a method to collect data on juror demographics. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 316, 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 5447 2023–24 |
Alternative jet fuelRequires the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to allow one or more carbon intensity pathways for alternative jet fuel by no later than December 31, 2023. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 232, Laws of 2023 |
May 3, 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 5452 2023–24 |
Impact fee useAdds bicycle and pedestrian facilities that were designed with multimodal commuting as an intended use as public facilities for which impact fees can be used. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 121, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5176 2023–24 |
Employee-owned coop UIExempts officers of employee cooperative corporations, cooperative associations, and limited cooperative associations from certain restrictions on corporate officers in the unemployment insurance (UI) system, thereby allowing... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 92, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 14, 2023 |
| SB 5512 2023–24 |
Higher ed. financial reportsAdds additional measures of data to the statewide public four-year dashboard. | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 98, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 14, 2023 |
| SB 5883 2021–22 |
Homeless youth/health careAllows an unaccompanied homeless youth (not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian) who is under the age of majority, who is not otherwise authorized to provide informed consent, and is unable to obtain informed... | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 291, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 31, 2022 |
| SB 5901 2021–22 |
Economic dev. tax incentivesCreates a manufacturing and research and development sales and use tax incentive program for targeted counties. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 257, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 31, 2022 |
| SB 5910 2021–22 |
HydrogenEstablishes the statewide Office of Renewable Fuels. | Senator (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 292, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 31, 2022 |
| SB 5042 2021–22 |
GMA actions effective dateProvides that the effective date of certain actions taken under the Growth Management Act (GMA) will be the later of the two following dates: 60 days after publication of notice of the action, or if a petition for review to... | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 218, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| SB 5488 2021–22 |
Tacoma Narrows toll bridgeRequires the state treasurer to make quarterly transfers of $3,250,000 from the general fund to the Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account beginning in September 2022 and ending July 1, 2032, for a total of $130,000,000. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 223, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| SB 5498 2021–22 |
Posthumous H.S. diplomasAuthorizes school districts to issue posthumous high school diplomas for qualifying students at the request of parents, guardians, or custodians and if applicable requirements are met. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 224, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| SB 5687 2021–22 |
Traffic safetyAllows jurisdictions to establish a 20-mph speed limit on nonarterial highways without first conducting an engineering and traffic investigation. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 235, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| SB 5755 2021–22 |
Underdev. land redevelopmentAuthorizes certain cities to establish a limited sales and use tax incentive program to encourage redevelopment of underdeveloped lands in urban areas for affordable housing. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 241, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| SB 5196 2021–22 |
Special legislative sessionsSets procedures for the Legislature to call a special session by resolution. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 150, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 24, 2022 |