Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Liz Berry
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1474 2023–24 |
Covenant homeownership prg.Creates the Covenant Homeownership Account and a document recording assessment of $100 to fund the Covenant Homeownership Program (CHP). | Jamila Taylor (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 340, Laws of 2023 |
May 8, 2023 |
| HB 1106 2023–24 |
Unemployment/voluntaryExpands access to unemployment insurance benefits by adding circumstances where a person may voluntarily quit for good cause. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 240, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1217 2023–24 |
Wage complaintsRequires that any settlement resolving a wage complaint without a citation and notice of assessment must include interest. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 243, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1271 2023–24 |
Organ transport vehiclesRequires the Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Licensing, to license vehicles designated as organ transport vehicles for a period of two years, subject to renewal and revocation. | Sam Low (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 290, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1326 2023–24 |
Utility connection chargesAuthorizes city water and sewerage systems to establish a program to waive connection charges for properties owned or developed by, or on the behalf of, a nonprofit organization, public development authority, housing... | Julio Cortes (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 249, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1390 2023–24 |
District energy systemsRequires owners of state campus district energy systems to develop a decarbonization plan by June 2024 and provide their final plan to the Department of Commerce (Commerce) for approval by June 2025 and every five years thereafter. | Alex Ramel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 291, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1457 2023–24 |
Motor carriers/restroomsRequires businesses that must provide restrooms under the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act and that either ship or receive cargo or property to allow the motor carrier that is picking up or delivering the cargo or... | Eric Robertson (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 251, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1491 2023–24 |
Employee personal vehiclesProhibits an employer from searching an employee's vehicle in the employer's parking areas, subject to certain exceptions. | Ed Orcutt (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 252, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1521 2023–24 |
Industrial insurance/dutiesSpecifies that self-insured municipal employers, certain self-insured private sector firefighter employers, and their third-party administrators have a duty of good faith and fair dealing to certain workers when administering... | Dan Bronoske (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 293, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1525 2023–24 |
Apprenticeships/child careWaives the work requirements for the Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) program for those participating in a state-registered apprenticeship regardless of whether or not the apprentice is a full-time student of a community,... | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 294, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1542 2023–24 |
AEDs/high voltage workRequires an automated external defibrillator to be available and accessible when workers are operating, maintaining, or constructing high voltage lines and equipment or conducting line-clearance tree-trimming in close... | Dan Bronoske (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 253, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1562 2023–24 |
ViolenceMakes changes to the crime of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, including by adding additional crimes that prohibit a person from possessing a firearm. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 295, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1599 2023–24 |
Firearm background checksAllows the Washington State Patrol Firearms Background Check Program to access files and records of Involuntary Treatment Act court proceedings for purposes of conducting firearms-related background checks. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 298, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1762 2023–24 |
Warehouse employeesRequires certain warehouse distribution center employers to provide written descriptions of quotas, work speed data, and other information to employees. | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 306, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| HB 1176 2023–24 |
Climate-ready communitiesEnacts the Washington Climate Corps Network to support and grow climate-related service opportunities for young adults and veterans. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 231, Laws of 2023 |
May 3, 2023 |
| HB 1181 2023–24 |
Climate change/planningUpdates existing goals of the Growth Management Act (GMA) and adds a climate change and resiliency goal. | Davina Duerr (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 228, Laws of 2023 |
May 3, 2023 |
| HB 1216 2023–24 |
Clean energy sitingEstablishes an Interagency Clean Energy Siting Coordinating Council to be cochaired by the Department of Ecology (Ecology) and the Department of Commerce (Commerce). | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 230, Laws of 2023 |
May 3, 2023 |
| HB 1416 2023–24 |
Consumer-owned utilitiesExtends the affected market customer provisions of the Clean Energy Transformation Act to market customers of consumer-owned utilities. | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 233, Laws of 2023 |
May 3, 2023 |
| HB 1002 2023–24 |
Hazing penaltyModifies the offense of Hazing, reclassifies Hazing from a misdemeanor to a gross misdemeanor, and, in cases involving substantial bodily harm, to a class C felony. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 196, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| HB 1187 2023–24 |
Employee-union privilegeCreates a privilege from examination and disclosure for a union representative and a union employee concerning any communication between the union representative or union employee made during union representation. | David Hackney (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 202, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| HB 1199 2023–24 |
Child care/communitiesProhibits an association of unit owners in a common interest community from prohibiting, unreasonably restricting, or limiting the use of a unit as a licensed family home child care or as a licensed child day care center. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 203, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| HB 1200 2023–24 |
Employee information/unionsRequires certain public employers to provide exclusive bargaining representatives information, such as contact information, date of hire, salary, and jobsite location, of employees in bargaining units if the employer has that... | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 204, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| HB 1424 2023–24 |
Dogs and cats/consumersPermits a retail pet store in business before July 25, 2021, to sell dogs only if the retail pet store meets certain conditions. | April Berg (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 208, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| HB 1534 2023–24 |
Construction consumersRaises the required bond amounts for contractor registration from $12,000 to $30,000 for general contractors and from $6,000 to $15,000 for specialty contractors. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 213, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| HB 1340 2023–24 |
Health professions/conductEstablishes that participation in reproductive health care services or gender affirming treatment by health care providers does not constitute "unprofessional conduct" under the Uniform Disciplinary Act (UDA) and may not serve... | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 192, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 27, 2023 |