Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Mike Volz
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1898 2023–24 |
Unempl. benefit chargingModifies provisions affecting the calculation of an employer's experience rating for unemployment insurance payroll taxes when the employer is exempt or otherwise relieved from directly paying for a former employee's benefits. | Suzanne Schmidt (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 51, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 1917 2023–24 |
Physician assistant compactEnacts the Physician Assistant Compact. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 53, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 1371 2023–24 |
Freight railroad infra.Creates various business and occupation, retail sales and use, and public utility tax exemptions and credits for donated materials, maintenance, modernization, and new construction of short line railroad tracks. | Andrew Barkis (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 1978 2023–24 |
Intrastate mutual aid systemIncludes special purpose districts and junior taxing districts in the member jurisdictions of the Intrastate Mutual Aid System. | Alicia Rule (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2283 2023–24 |
Shared leave/disastersCreates a major disaster shared leave pool for receiving voluntary donations and disbursing shared leave to eligible employees. | Mike Volz (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 1548 2023–24 |
Railroad workersEstablishes unpaid family, medical, and bereavement leave, and unpaid time off for railroad workers. | Timm Ormsby (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1729 2023–24 |
Hydrogen fuel productsProvides business and occupation preferential tax rate and credits for qualified hydrogen fuel product manufacturers, processor for hires, retailers, and wholesalers. | Peter Abbarno (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1761 2023–24 |
Property tax exemptionIncreases the personal property tax exemption from $15,000 to $40,000. | Leonard Christian (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1824 2023–24 |
Shooting sweepstakesAuthorizes shooting sports and activities sweepstakes by bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations, permitting wagers of money, when the outcome of the sweepstakes is dependent on the scores or the shooting abilities of... | Carolyn Eslick (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1896 2023–24 |
Tourism marketing fundingEliminates the requirement for the Legislature to authorize deposits into the Statewide Tourism Marketing Account in the operating budget. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1934 2023–24 |
AI task forceEstablishes a task force administered by the Office of the Attorney General to assess uses and trends, and make recommendations for the use and regulation of generative artificial intelligence systems. | Travis Couture (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1952 2023–24 |
Disasters/long-term recoveryRequires the Military Department to administer a program for long-term community recovery from an emergency or disaster. | Mike Volz (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 2498 2023–24 |
Ferry system emergency decl.Declaring the ferry system to be in a state of emergency to authorize expedient actions. | Andrew Barkis (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 12, 2024 |
| HB 2449 2023–24 |
Cannabis revenue/health careConcerning use of cannabis tax revenue for professional health care services. | Spencer Hutchins (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2024 |
| HB 2439 2023–24 |
Personal income taxesConcerning personal income. | Mike Volz (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2024 |
| HB 2358 2023–24 |
Obstructing highwaysMaking obstructing highways a crime. | Andrew Barkis (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2024 |
| HB 2332 2023–24 |
Firearm recovery rewardsConcerning a cash reward for the recovery of firearms used in the commission of a crime. | Travis Couture (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2024 |
| HB 2337 2023–24 |
LEOFF 2 board employeesConcerning employees of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 2 retirement board. | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2024 |
| HB 2338 2023–24 |
LEOFF plan 2Concerning the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2024 |
| HB 2269 2023–24 |
Clay targets tax exemptionReinstating a sales and use tax exemption for clay targets used by nonprofit gun clubs. | Greg Cheney (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2024 |
| HB 1011 2023–24 |
Long-term care/repealRepealing the long-term services and supports trust program. | Peter Abbarno (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| HB 1016 2023–24 |
Wine retailer shippersEstablishes a wine retailer shipper's permit authorizing the shipment of wine by an out-of-state wine retailer to customers in Washington. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| HB 1231 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. | April Berg (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| HB 1233 2023–24 |
Housing of inmatesConcerning housing of inmates in state correctional facilities. | Cyndy Jacobsen (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| HB 1279 2023–24 |
Firefighters/LEOFFEnsuring that firefighters who accept promotional firefighter positions within a fire department remain members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system. | Dan Griffey (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |