Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5195 2021–22 |
Opioid overdose medicationRequires a hospital emergency department to dispense opioid overdose reversal medication to a patient with symptoms of an opioid overdose, opioid use disorder, or another adverse event related to opioid use upon discharge. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 273, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| SB 5227 2021–22 |
Diversity, etc./higher ed.Requires public higher education institutions to provide diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism training for faculty, staff, and students. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 275, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| SB 5229 2021–22 |
Health equity continuing ed.Requires the rule-making authority for each health profession to adopt rules requiring health care professionals to complete health equity education training at least once every four years. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 276, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| SB 5253 2021–22 |
Pollinator healthReestablishes the Pollinator Health Task Force to assist with implementation of the prior task force's recommendations and the pollinator health strategy. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 278, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| SB 5273 2021–22 |
Shoreline armoringRequires a person wishing to replace residential marine shoreline stabilization or armoring to use the least impacting technically feasible bank protection alternative for the protection of fish life. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 279, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| SB 5313 2021–22 |
Health ins. discriminationEstablishes that health carriers, public employee health plans, the Health Care Authority, and Medicaid programs may not deny coverage for medically necessary gender affirming treatment or apply categorical or blanket... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 280, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| SB 5321 2021–22 |
College bound scholarshipEliminates the requirement that a student sign a pledge to be eligible for the College Bound Scholarship (CBS). | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| SB 5378 2021–22 |
Real estate broker renewalRequires course instruction in fair housing and consumer protection within the existing education requirements for obtaining or renewing real estate broker licenses. | Senator (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 288, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| SB 5408 2021–22 |
Homestead exemptionChanges the homestead exemption amount to the greater of $125,000, or the county median sale price of a single-family home. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 290, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| SB 5432 2021–22 |
Cybersecurity/state gov.Creates the Office of Cybersecurity within the Office of the Chief Information Officer. | Senator (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 291, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| SB 5478 2021–22 |
Unemployment insuranceCreates the Unemployment Insurance Relief Account (UI Relief account). | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 292, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 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 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 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 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 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 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 |