All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5531 2023–24 |
Milk product haulersAuthorizes the Washington State Department of Transportation to issue a one-year special permit for the operation of two trailing units hauling fluid or liquid nondivisible milk, which together are not more than 85 feet in length. | Curtis King (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 281, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5534 2023–24 |
Workforce investment boardChanges the staffing of the Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight (WEIAO) Board to the Washington Student Achievement Council. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 282, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5606 2023–24 |
Illegal racingExpands the crime of illegal racing to include racing on any off-street facility and drifting, and permits those aiding and abetting racing to be charged as accomplices. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5634 2023–24 |
Problem gamblingClarifies the responsibilities of the Health Care Authority and the Department of Health for the State Problem Gambling Program and the membership of an advisory committee for the program. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 284, 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 1236 2023–24 |
Clean fuel/public transport.Authorizes all public transit agencies to produce, use, sell, or distribute green electrolytic hydrogen and renewable hydrogen, and to own and operate related pipelines and dispensing facilities for transportation fuel. | David Hackney (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 234, 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 |
| SB 5165 2023–24 |
Electric transm. planningRequires electric utility Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) to include a 20-year, rather than 10-year, forecast of the availability and requirements for regional generation and transmission capacity, and adds to IRP... | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 229, Laws of 2023 |
May 3, 2023 |
| SB 5352 2023–24 |
Vehicular pursuitsModifies the evidentiary threshold required for engaging in a vehicular pursuit by allowing an officer to conduct the pursuit if the officer has a reasonable suspicion that a person in the vehicle has committed or is... | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 235, Laws of 2023 |
May 3, 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 |
| 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 1028 2023–24 |
Crime victims & witnessesReestablishes the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Best Practices Advisory Group. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 197, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| HB 1039 2023–24 |
Intramuscular needlingEstablishes an endorsement authorizing physical therapists to perform intramuscular needling. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 198, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| HB 1055 2023–24 |
Pub safety telecommunicatorsAdds individuals who are members of the Public Employees' Retirement System Plans 2 and 3, and whose primary responsibility is to respond and process 911 emergency calls for law enforcement, fire, medical, or other public... | Drew Stokesbary (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 199, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| HB 1117 2023–24 |
Power supply inadequacyExtends the requirement for the Department of Commerce and the Utilities and Transportation Commission to convene energy resource adequacy stakeholder meetings from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2031. | Gina Mosbrucker (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 200, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| HB 1128 2023–24 |
Personal needs allowanceEstablishes that the baseline personal needs allowance is $100 per month effective July 1, 2023. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 201, 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 1312 2023–24 |
Jury serviceAllows a person who is 80 years of age or older to be excused from jury service based on an attestation that the person is unable to serve due to health reasons. | Skyler Rude (R-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 205, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| HB 1349 2023–24 |
Foreclosure protectionsRevises various provisions related to nonjudicial foreclosures of deeds of trust, including changing the timeline for referral to preforeclosure mediation; clarifying provisions related to delivery of the trustee's deed and... | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 206, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| HB 1407 2023–24 |
Dev. disability/eligibilityProvides that the rules determining eligibility for developmental disability services may not terminate or require redetermination of eligibility for a child under age 18 based solely on the child's age if the child has been... | Jamila Taylor (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 207, 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 |