All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5801 2023–24 |
Special depositsEstablishes the Uniform Special Deposits Act, which establishes requirements and protections for special deposits. | Perry Dozier (R-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 23, 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 5805 2023–24 |
Dependency/attorney appt.Extends by one year the schedule for full statewide implementation of the right to appointed counsel for children and youth in dependency proceedings. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 25, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5834 2023–24 |
Urban growth areasAllows a county to revise an urban growth area during an annual comprehensive plan update, if certain conditions are met. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 26, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5840 2023–24 |
LeasesProvides that a conveyance of real estate by a lease under the general real estate statute of frauds does not require acknowledgment, witness, or seal, unless the lease is recorded. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 27, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5843 2023–24 |
Election security breachesRequires every county to install and maintain an intrusion detection system to monitor their network and to disclose certain malicious activity or breaches of security of information technology systems. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 28, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5883 2023–24 |
Special education hearingsEstablishes burden of proof requirements for special education due process hearings. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 29, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5885 2023–24 |
Certificates of annexationAllows a city or town conducting an annexation to file a single certificate related to the annexation with the Office of Financial Management, rather than requiring the certificate to be filed in triplicate. | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 30, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5886 2023–24 |
Firefighter safety fundingAllows the Department of Labor and Industries to grant funds to employers of firefighters participating in the Firefighter Injury and Illness Reduction Grant Program, to be used for safety training and assessments. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 31, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5893 2023–24 |
Gate money/DOCRequires the superintendent of a state correctional facility to supply incarcerated persons with specified clothing, gate money, and transportation at the moment of certain transfers from total confinement to partial... | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 32, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5913 2023–24 |
Student athlete NIL/ethicsProvides that the Ethics in Public Service Act does not prohibit an employee of a state institution of higher education to use public resources to benefit a student athlete in advising, facilitation, acknowledgment, or... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 33, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5917 2023–24 |
Bias-motivated defacementModifies the elements of a Hate Crime. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 34, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5925 2023–24 |
Fire commissioner comp.Allows commissioners of fire protection districts with an operating budget of $10 million or more to receive 144 per diem payments per year, at a rate determined by the Office of Financial Management. | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 35, 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 5970 2023–24 |
Local boards of healthAllows a board of five county commissioners in a noncharter county to reduce the number of county commissioners that serve on a local board of health, as long as at least one commissioner remains on the board. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 37, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5974 2023–24 |
Unenforceable LFOsRenders any judgments against a juvenile for legal financial obligations other than restitution that were imposed before July 1, 2023 (which are unenforceable), null and void, and considered satisfied and paid in full by July... | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 38, 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 6027 2023–24 |
Insurance holding companiesAdopts the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' revisions to insurance holding company model acts to require solvency calculations and tests at registration. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 42, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 6296 2023–24 |
Retail industry work groupEstablishes a retail industry work group. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 43, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 1044 2023–24 |
Capital assistance/schoolsCreates a supplementary capital grant program for school districts with enrollments of 1,000 students or fewer for comprehensive instructional facility modernization or replacement. | Joel McEntire (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 11, 2024 |
| HB 1037 2023–24 |
Family burial groundsPermits a natural person to designate an area of land the person owns as a family burial ground, subject to specified requirements and restrictions. | Jim Walsh (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 1052 2023–24 |
Nonprofit housing/tax ex.Expands the property tax exemption for nonprofit organizations providing rental housing or mobile home park spaces to qualifying households to include housing financed by the local real estate excise tax for affordable housing. | Alex Ramel (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 1104 2023–24 |
Deferred prosecutionsAuthorizes a person who participates in a deferred prosecution for a gross misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Physical Control of a Vehicle Under the Influence (PC) charge to participate in a second deferred prosecution. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |