Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Claire Wilson
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5190 2021–22 |
Health care workers/benefitsMakes health care employees who left work to quarantine during a public health emergency eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 251, Laws of 2021 |
May 11, 2021 |
| SB 5396 2021–22 |
Farmworker housing/taxExpands and modifies the farmworker housing sales and use tax exemption in several ways, including expanding the exemption to apply to new or existing structures in which at least 50 percent of the housing units are used as... | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 250, Laws of 2021 |
May 11, 2021 |
| SB 5008 2021–22 |
BPA ratepayer assist/B&O taxReinstates the business and occupation tax exemption for power conservation and demand management credits and funding from the Bonneville Power Administration, if the tax savings are used for low-income ratepayer assistance. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 226, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5025 2021–22 |
Consumer protection actIncreases maximum civil penalties for a violation of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 228, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5027 2021–22 |
Television closed captionsRequires closed captioning to be activated on televisions in places of public accommodation with limited exceptions. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 229, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5032 2021–22 |
Alt public works contractingReauthorizes the use of alternative public works contracting procedures , subject to another sunset review in ten years . | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 230, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5097 2021–22 |
Paid leave coverageExpands the definition of family member in the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 232, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5101 2021–22 |
Emerg. mgmt. council/tribesAdds two representatives of federally recognized tribes to the Emergency Management Council. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 233, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5128 2021–22 |
Student transportation fundsExpands the allowable uses of transportation allocations to school districts, charter schools, and tribal-compact schools if full in-person instruction has been substantially disrupted by a local, state, or national emergency. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 234, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5140 2021–22 |
Pregnancy & miscarriage careProhibits health care entities from restricting health care providers from providing services related to pregnancy complications. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 235, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5163 2021–22 |
Conditionally released SVPsShifts the primary responsibility for identifying less restrictive alternative (LRA) placements for civilly committed sexually violent predators (SVPs) to the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) in certain... | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 236, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5180 2021–22 |
Vacating certain convictionsEstablishes a process for applying to vacate convictions for offenses that were committed as a result of being a victim of sex trafficking, prostitution, commercial sexual abuse of a minor, sexual assault, or domestic violence. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 237, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5192 2021–22 |
Electric vehicle equipmentCreates a regulatory framework for electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) that is available to the public for electric vehicle charging. | Senator (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 238, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5214 2021–22 |
Economic assistance programsProvides that a person receiving a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant in any month after March 2020 in which the state unemployment rate is at or above 7 percent is eligible for a hardship extension to the... | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 239, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5226 2021–22 |
License suspensions/trafficEliminates drivers' license suspension for the failure to pay a traffic infraction for a moving violation. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 240, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5293 2021–22 |
Mental health sentencing altCreates a mental health sentencing alternative allowing for imposition of a term of community custody and treatment in place of confinement for certain defendants diagnosed with serious mental illness. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 242, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5304 2021–22 |
Reentry servicesExpands the requirement to reinstate medical assistance coverage for persons being released from confinement. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 243, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5377 2021–22 |
Standardized health plansEstablishes a state premium assistance program for certain qualified health plans purchased through the Washington Health Benefit Exchange. | Senator (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 246, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| SB 5237 2021–22 |
Child care & early dev. exp.Establishes a new account for child care and early learning purposes and includes a nonexhaustive list of spending goals and strategies. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 199, Laws of 2021 |
May 7, 2021 |
| SB 5044 2021–22 |
Schools/equity trainingDirects the Washington State School Directors' Association (WSSDA) and the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) to separately develop standards on cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion (CCDEI), to... | Senator (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 197, Laws of 2021 |
May 5, 2021 |
| SB 5096 2021–22 |
Capital gains taxImposes a 7 percent tax on Washington capital gains realized from the sale of long-term assets. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 196, Laws of 2021 |
May 4, 2021 |
| SB 5000 2021–22 |
Hydrogen/electric vehiclesProvides partial temporary sales and use tax exemptions for sales of new and used fuel-cell electric vehicles. | Senator (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 171, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| SB 5003 2021–22 |
Living organ donorsProhibits insurance discrimination against living organ donors. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 172, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| SB 5013 2021–22 |
Local redistricting deadlineRequires counties, cities, and special purpose districts that elect their governing bodies with district-based systems to prepare redistricting plans by the earlier of eight months after the receipt of census data, or November... | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 173, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| SB 5030 2021–22 |
School counseling programsRequires school districts, by the 2022-23 school year, to develop and implement written plans for comprehensive school counseling programs that meet specified requirements and are implemented by school counselors or other... | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 174, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |