All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2131 2023–24 |
Thermal energy networksAllows gas and most electric utilities to own and operate thermal energy networks (TENs), with oversight from the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) for investor-owned utilities (IOU) and with oversight from... | Alex Ramel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 348, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2134 2023–24 |
Transportation budget, supp.Makes supplemental transportation appropriations totaling $14.6 billion for the 2023-25 fiscal biennium. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 310, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2156 2023–24 |
Solar consumer protectionsRequires a person or entity to be licensed as an electrical contractor to advertise, offer to work on, bid, engage in, conduct, or carry on the business of installing, repairing, replacing, or maintaining solar energy systems... | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 349, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2301 2023–24 |
Waste material managementEstablishes new grant programs related to food waste reduction and organic material management policy implementation. | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 341, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2331 2023–24 |
Public school materialsEstablishes new requirements for school district boards of directors regarding educational materials pertaining to individuals or groups that are part of a protected class as established in public school nondiscrimination provisions. | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 316, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5180 2023–24 |
Out-of-state teachersAdopts the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 317, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5306 2023–24 |
WDFW disease interdictionAuthorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish voluntary disease interdiction and control check stations. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 318, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5424 2023–24 |
Flexible work/peace officersAllows general and limited authority Washington law enforcement agencies to adopt flexible work policies. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 319, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5652 2023–24 |
Tow truck operator comp.Specifies that a person who operates a vehicle on a public highway in an illegal or negligent manner is liable for vehicle recovery, impound, and storage charges of a registered tow truck operator (RTTO) dispatched by law... | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 320, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5778 2023–24 |
Employer political speechProhibits an employer from taking adverse action against an employee for refusal to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting or refusal to listen to speech, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 357, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5793 2023–24 |
Paid sick leaveAllows an employee or transportation network company driver to use paid sick leave or sick time when their child's school or place of care has been closed after the federal, state, or local government has declared a public emergency. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 356, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5796 2023–24 |
Common interest communitiesAllows the board of an association or any unit owner to amend their governing documents to remove an unlawful restriction based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or other personal characteristics. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 321, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5811 2023–24 |
Individual providers/familyBroadens exemptions from home care aide certification requirements for long-term care workers caring for their child or parent by specifying that the relationship may exist through marriage or domestic partnership. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 322, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5884 2023–24 |
Restitution/env. crimesAuthorizes the imposition of court-ordered restitution for violations of environmental criminal statutes. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 342, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5904 2023–24 |
Financial aid termsExtends eligibility for awards under the Washington College Grant, College Bound Scholarship, and Passport to Careers Program to six years or 150 percent of the published length of the student's program, or the credit or... | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 323, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5931 2023–24 |
Motorized vehicle tires/6PPDDesignates, under the Department of Ecology's Safer Products for Washington program, the chemical 6PPD as a priority chemical and 6PPD in motor vehicle tires as a priority consumer product. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 343, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5934 2023–24 |
Pollinator habitatAllows cities and counties to encourage permit applicants to include pollinator friendly plants in landscaped areas. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 337, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5972 2023–24 |
Neonicotinoid pesticidesProhibits a person from using neonicotinoid insecticides on nonproduction outdoor ornamental plants, trees, and turf, beginning January 1, 2026, unless the application is made as part of a licensed application, a tree... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 338, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6039 2023–24 |
Geothermal energy resourcesDirects the Washington Geological Survey to compile and maintain a publicly available comprehensive database of state subsurface geologic information. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 350, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6053 2023–24 |
Education data sharingRequires the Washington Student Achievement Council to enter into data-sharing agreements with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to facilitate the transfer of high school student directory information for... | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 324, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6058 2023–24 |
Carbon market linkageAuthorizes the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to change the length of the compliance periods under the Cap and Invest Program (Program). | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 352, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6059 2023–24 |
Mobile home community salesRevises requirements for notices of opportunity to compete to purchase a mobile home park or manufactured housing community (MHC). | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 325, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6068 2023–24 |
Dependency outcome reportingDirects the Administrative Office of the Courts, in consultation with other agencies and entities with relevant data or expertise, to identify measures of relational permanency and child well-being and report its findings to... | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 326, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6069 2023–24 |
Retirement savingsEstablishes Washington Saves, a state-facilitated automatic enrollment individual retirement savings account program. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 327, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6109 2023–24 |
Children and familiesRequires courts to give great weight to the lethality of and public heath guidance from the Department of Health (DOH) regarding high-potency synthetic opioids during certain stages of child welfare proceedings where the court... | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 328, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |