Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5975 2025–26 |
Safe cookwareAmends the standards that restrict lead content in aluminum or brass cookware, cookware components, and utensils, and excludes certain products from lead content restrictions. | Paul Harris (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 18, 2026 |
| SB 6011 2025–26 |
Court of appeals bailiffsAuthorizes bailiffs of the court of appeals to conduct threat assessments on behalf of court of appeals judicial officers and staff members, and to receive criminal history record information that includes nonconviction data... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 18, 2026 |
| SB 6103 2025–26 |
Rural hospital paymentsMakes payments for recipients eligible for medical assistance programs by a rural hospital designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a rural emergency hospital, regardless of the managed care enrollment... | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 112, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 18, 2026 |
| SB 6302 2025–26 |
Public works/finishing tradeRequires the Department of Labor and Industries to investigate when there are three or more independent contractors performing finishing work on a public works project to determine whether those workers are being misclassified... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 105, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 18, 2026 |
| HB 1980 2025–26 |
Employer transp. servicesAllows local authorities, with approval from public transportation providers, to authorize two-year pilot programs that allow private employer transportation services to use business access and transit-only designated lanes in... | Janice Zahn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 81, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| HB 2219 2025–26 |
Child care providersEstablishes statutory guidelines for authorized periods of time when child care centers may combine age groups. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 82, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| HB 2238 2025–26 |
Statewide food securityAdds food security coordination and food system performance monitoring to the powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Agriculture (WSDA). | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 83, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| HB 2248 2025–26 |
Corporate filingsRevises provisions of the Uniform Business Organization Code addressing entity filings, annual reports and license fees, and requirements for foreign entities doing business in Washington. | Osman Salahuddin (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 80, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| HB 2249 2025–26 |
Civil service/WaTechAdds Washington Technology Solutions employees and officers that perform network and systems security duties to the State Civil Service Law. | Osman Salahuddin (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 89, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| SB 5923 2025–26 |
Hospitals in Skagit countyAllows a hospital on an island in Skagit County upon certification by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to be eligible for payment as a critical access hospital. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 84, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| SB 6019 2025–26 |
Home care ratesDefines the home care agency vendor rate as the sum of the portion of the vendor rate dedicated to the wages, benefits, and required employer contributions or premiums for home care agency workers who provide direct care and... | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 85, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| SB 6084 2025–26 |
Voting more than onceClarifies that a person may not vote in more than one Washington election, or in elections in both Washington and another state, if the election date is the same. | Adrian Cortes (D-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 79, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| SB 6106 2025–26 |
Laid-off employeesExcludes tribes and tribally-owned businesses from the definition of employer under the Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-off Employees Act. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 86, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| SB 6151 2025–26 |
Env. programs/fee accountsCreates the Laboratory Accreditation Account (Account), and directs Department of Ecology (Ecology) fees for laboratory certification into the Account instead of the State General Fund. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 87, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| SB 6268 2025–26 |
Special ed. complaint recordRequires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to maintain a freely accessible online record of all final decisions issued in response to special education community complaints during the preceding 20 years. | Paul Harris (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 88, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| HB 2254 2025–26 |
Partnership access lineAllows reasonable costs for a third-party administrator to calculate and administer the assessments to be included in the proportional share calculation for the Partnership Access Line funding model. | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 58, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| HB 2340 2025–26 |
Nursing assistants/SUD prg.Prohibits the Department of Health and the Board of Nursing from posting information on a public website regarding an enforcement action taken against a nursing assistant, if the nursing assistant has successfully completed... | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 59, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| HB 2353 2025–26 |
Capital predesign thresholdsIncreases the predesign threshold for capital construction projects from $10 million to $15 million and adjusts the threshold annually for inflation. | Michael Keaton (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 60, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| HB 2410 2025–26 |
Commercial truck councilEstablishes the Washington State Commercial Truck Safety and Education Council (Council) to recommend programs and projects that improve the safety of the commercial truck industry. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 61, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| HB 2428 2025–26 |
Life insurance policy lapsesRequires insurers to send written notice of possible termination of coverage under an individual life insurance policy based on nonpayment of the premium to the policyholder and a third-party designee at least 30 days before... | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 62, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| HB 2431 2025–26 |
Nonprofit halls/fundraisingModifies the nonprofit public assembly hall and meeting places property tax exemption. | Clyde Shavers (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 63, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| HB 2436 2025–26 |
Oil tanker escortRequires tugs used to escort oil tankers of between 40,000 and 125,000 deadweight tons to have an aggregate shaft horsepower of the greater of 3,000 deadweight tons or 5 percent of the deadweight tonnage of the escorted oil tanker. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 64, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| HB 2467 2025–26 |
Fifth-wheel travel trailersAllows the operation of a fifth-wheel on public highways that does not exceed 46 feet in length when measuring from the center of the kingpin to the rearmost point of the vehicle. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 65, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| HB 2714 2025–26 |
Food assistance caseloadDirects the Caseload Forecast Council to forecast the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the state Food Assistance Program. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| SB 5252 2025–26 |
Assembly halls/property taxRemoves the acreage limit for the nonprofit public assembly hall and meeting places property tax exemption. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 67, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |