Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Rebecca Saldaña
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5197 2023–24 |
Eviction processesRevises certain eviction processes under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, including allowing remote participation in eviction proceedings, extending certain timelines for satisfying an unlawful detainer judgment and for... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 336, Laws of 2023 |
May 8, 2023 |
| SB 5290 2023–24 |
Local permit reviewProvides default permit processing time frames, applicable January 1, 2025, to local governments that do not, by ordinance or resolution, adopt different time frames. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 338, Laws of 2023 |
May 8, 2023 |
| SB 5702 2023–24 |
Student homelessness pilotRemoves the expiration date for the Students Experiencing Homelessness Program (Program). | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 339, Laws of 2023 |
May 8, 2023 |
| SB 5046 2023–24 |
Postconviction counselAuthorizes the Office of Public Defense (OPD) to provide access to counsel for indigent persons to file and prosecute a first, timely personal restraint petition and requires the OPD to establish eligibility criteria to... | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 261, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5072 2023–24 |
Highly capable studentsEstablishes new requirements for the identification of students who may be eligible for highly capable services, including conducting universal screenings once in or before second grade, and again in or before sixth grade. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 265, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5114 2023–24 |
Sex traffickingCreates a program for healing, support, and transition services for adults with lived experience of sex trafficking. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 268, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5256 2023–24 |
Child welfare housingEstablishes the Child Welfare Housing Assistance Program (Program) as a permanent program instead of a pilot expiring on June 30, 2023. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 321, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5257 2023–24 |
Elementary school recessRequires public schools to provide daily recess for all elementary students with a minimum of 30 minutes within the school day unless the school day is shorter than the regular school day as established by the school calendar. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 272, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5317 2023–24 |
RTA vehicle removalAllows Regional Transit Authority (RTA) representatives to direct an immediate tow of unauthorized vehicles on or within an RTA right-of-way. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 326, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5386 2023–24 |
Document recording feesConsolidates the four housing-related document-recording surcharges into one new surcharge with simplified distributions and uniform exemptions. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 277, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5447 2023–24 |
Alternative jet fuelRequires the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to allow one or more carbon intensity pathways for alternative jet fuel by no later than December 31, 2023. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 232, Laws of 2023 |
May 3, 2023 |
| SB 5080 2023–24 |
Cannabis social equityModifies the Cannabis Social Equity Program (Program) including: (1) extending the Program's expiration; (2) adding cannabis producer and processor licenses to the Program; (3) authorizing additional cannabis retail licenses... | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 220, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| SB 5381 2023–24 |
Legislators/lettersSpecifies that the Ethics in Public Service Act is not violated when a legislator sends letters of recommendation on behalf of and requested by a constituent, as well as certain congratulatory letters to constituents. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 226, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| SB 5242 2023–24 |
Abortion cost sharingProhibits health plans from imposing cost-sharing for abortion services. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 194, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 27, 2023 |
| SB 5078 2023–24 |
Firearm industry dutiesProhibits firearm industry members from knowingly creating, maintaining, or contributing to a public nuisance; and from designing, selling, and marketing firearm industry products that promote conversion of legal products into... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 163, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 25, 2023 |
| SB 5127 2023–24 |
Student information/PRACreates a new exemption to the Public Records Act for personal information in any records pertaining to a student currently or previously enrolled in a local education agency. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 182, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 25, 2023 |
| SB 5561 2023–24 |
Law enf. community grantsExtends the expiration date for the Law Enforcement Community Engagement Grant Project (Project) from January 1, 2024, to January 1, 2029. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 189, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 25, 2023 |
| SB 5683 2023–24 |
Foster care/Indian childrenAllows the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to issue a child-specific foster care license to an Indian child's family or extended family member in certain circumstances. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 127, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 22, 2023 |
| SB 5087 2023–24 |
Defects and omissionsRepeals or amends numerous statutes and chapters of law that have been identified by the Washington Supreme Court and superior court judges as containing defects or omissions in the law. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5131 2023–24 |
Commissary fundsProvides that money received by the Department of Corrections on behalf of an incarcerated person from family or other outside sources for the purchase of commissary items is exempt from certain deductions. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5238 2023–24 |
Academic employee bargainingGrants teaching assistants, research assistants, tutors, readers, graders, and other student employees at Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Western Washington University, and The Evergreen State... | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 115, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5331 2023–24 |
Job search requirements/UIProvides the Employment Security Department with ongoing, rather than temporary, discretion to accept alternative forms of evidence demonstrating compliance with the job search requirements for receiving unemployment insurance... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 117, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5415 2023–24 |
Public defense/insanityTransfers responsibility to provide representation for persons not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to state psychiatric care to the Office of Public Defense (OPD). | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 120, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5452 2023–24 |
Impact fee useAdds bicycle and pedestrian facilities that were designed with multimodal commuting as an intended use as public facilities for which impact fees can be used. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 121, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5453 2023–24 |
Female genital mutilationEstablishes a civil cause of action for victims of female genital mutilation. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 122, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |