Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Steve Conway
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5881 2023–24 |
PERS/certain bus driversExcludes individuals newly employed by Public Transportation Benefit Areas as part-time bus drivers serving naval shipyards from membership in the Public Employees' Retirement System. | Drew MacEwen (R-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 247, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 25, 2024 |
| SB 5592 2023–24 |
Defibrillators/fitnessRequires fitness centers to acquire and maintain at least one semiautomatic external defibrillator. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 186, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5882 2023–24 |
Prototypical school staffingIncreases staff allocations for paraeducators, office support staff, and noninstructional aides in the prototypical school funding model beginning in the 2023-24 school year. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 191, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5838 2023–24 |
AI task forceCreates an Artificial Intelligence Task Force to assess uses, develop guiding principles, and make recommendations for the regulation of generative artificial intelligence. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 163, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5936 2023–24 |
Palliative care work groupEstablishes a work group to design the parameters of a palliative care benefit for fully insured health plans and a payment model for that benefit. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 166, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 6263 2023–24 |
Firefighter death benefitsIncreases the funeral benefit for firefighters covered by a pre-Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System pension from $500 to $1,000. | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 169, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5808 2023–24 |
Safety telecom/interest arb.Provides interest arbitration for public safety telecommunicators employed by certain public employers. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 124, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 6007 2023–24 |
Grocery workersRequires a successor grocery employer to retain the incumbent grocery employer's employees for a 180-day transitional period, with certain exceptions. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 6088 2023–24 |
Baseball players/employmentSpecifies that "employee," as defined under minimum wage requirements and labor standards, does not include an individual who is contracted to play minor league baseball and who is compensated pursuant to the terms of a... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 132, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 6125 2023–24 |
Lakeland Village recordsDirects the Division of Archives and Records Management to work with the University of Washington Institute on Human Development and Disability, the Department of Social and Health Services, and the Department of Archaeology... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 134, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 5647 2023–24 |
School safety/temp employeesRequires school district safe school plans to include how substitute teachers and other temporary employees will receive necessary information about safe school plans. | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5803 2023–24 |
National guard recruitmentProvides a bonus for a National Guard member whose successful recruitment results in an enlistment contract. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 24, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5935 2023–24 |
Noncompetition covenantsAmends the definition of "noncompetition covenant" to: (1) include agreements that directly or indirectly prohibit the acceptance or transaction of business with a customer; and (2) exclude covenants where the person signing... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 36, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5979 2023–24 |
Construction worker leaveLimits the requirement for a construction industry employer to pay a separating worker for unused sick leave to when the worker performed service, maintenance, or construction work on a jobsite, in the field, or in a... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 39, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5980 2023–24 |
WISHA violation timelineRequires the Department of Labor and Industries, until June 30, 2026, to make a good faith effort to notify an employer or owner within 10 working days if an inspection identifies a hazard at a residential construction worksite. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 40, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5982 2023–24 |
Vaccine definitionChanges the definition of "vaccine" for purposes of the Washington Vaccine Association. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 41, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5032 2023–24 |
Impaired drivingAmends provisions relating to the definition of serious traffic offense, ignition interlock licenses and device restrictions, and driver abstracts. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5299 2023–24 |
Law enf. officer protectionExpands the definition of Assault in the third degree to include when a person assaults an off-duty law enforcement officer or other employee of a law enforcement agency with specified intent. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5368 2023–24 |
Stay-at-work programEstablishes additional requirements for requesting, reviewing, and accepting light duty and transitional job offers made to injured workers in the workers' compensation system. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5546 2023–24 |
Cannabis commissionAuthorizes the creation of the Washington State Cannabis Commission (Commission) if approved in a referendum by a majority of active cannabis producers and active cannabis producer/processors voting. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5595 2023–24 |
State nicknameDesignates "The Evergreen State" as the official state nickname. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5629 2023–24 |
Hepatitis B and CRequires a Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C screening test be offered based on the latest federal screening recommendations to an adult patient who receives primary care services from a health care clinic where primary care... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5815 2023–24 |
Physician assistant compactEnacts the Physician Assistant Compact. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5887 2023–24 |
Public accountancy actModifies licensing requirements for Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Firms and individual CPAs. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5921 2023–24 |
Tribal rep./conserv. comm'nSpecifies that one of the members of the State Conservation Commission appointed by the Governor shall be a member or representative from a federally recognized tribe. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |