Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Liz Lovelett
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5370 2025–26 |
Port commissioner termsAllows port districts with three port commissioners that are not countywide, or that are countywide in a county with fewer than 100,000 people, to increase the length of the terms of office of the commissioners of the port... | Paul Harris (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 336, Laws of 2025 |
May 17, 2025 |
| SB 5463 2025–26 |
Industrial insurance/dutiesApplies the duty of good faith and fair dealing to all workers' compensation self-insurers and third-party administrators, rather than only self-insured municipal employers, self-insured private sector firefighter employers,... | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 338, Laws of 2025 |
May 17, 2025 |
| SB 5556 2025–26 |
Adopt-a-highway programMakes the Washington State Department of Transportation's Adopt-a-Highway Program and its authorization to recognize Adopt-a-Highway Program participants with signs contingent on availability of appropriations. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 291, Laws of 2025 |
May 16, 2025 |
| SB 5559 2025–26 |
UGA subdivision processRequires cities and towns fully planning under GMA to adopt or enact procedures for unit lot subdivisions by certain deadlines, and sets specific requirements for the procedures. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 271, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5317 2025–26 |
EFSEC/services by local gov.Specifies that any city or county entering into an agreement with the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council to provide technical assistance, review applications or plans, or inspect energy facilities is in compliance with... | Keith Goehner (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 246, Laws of 2025 |
May 12, 2025 |
| SB 5110 2025–26 |
Tribal elder tuition waiversEstablishes a waiver for all or a portion of tuition fees and services and activity fees for tribal elders. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 177, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 29, 2025 |
| SB 5199 2025–26 |
DCYF oversight board comp.Provides that the Department of Children, Youth, and Families Oversight Board members with direct lived experience may receive compensation and are entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses, as provided in statute. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 179, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 29, 2025 |
| SB 5557 2025–26 |
Pregnancy/emerg. treatmentRequires hospitals, when providing emergency services, to provide treatment to a pregnant person who comes to the hospital with an emergency medical condition that is consistent with the applicable standard of care for such... | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 182, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 29, 2025 |
| SB 5076 2025–26 |
Nonspot shrimp pot licenseEstablishes a limited-entry non-spot shrimp pot-Puget Sound commercial fishing license. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 118, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5480 2025–26 |
Medical debtProhibits hospitals, physician groups, professional partners, and collection agencies from reporting medical debt to credit reporting agencies or credit bureaus. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 145, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5498 2025–26 |
Contraceptive coverageApplies the requirement that health plans reimburse for a 12-month supply of contraceptives to all prescriptions, instead of only refills. | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 147, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5106 2025–26 |
Eid al-Fitr & Eid al-AdhaMakes the first day of the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, also known as Eid al-Fitr, a legislatively recognized day. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 30, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 8, 2025 |
| SB 5577 2025–26 |
HIV antiviral drugs/medicaidRequires Medicaid coverage for all federal Food and Drug Administration-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior authorization or step therapy. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 11, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 4, 2025 |
| SB 5588 2023–24 |
Mental health sentencing altProvides that, when a Mental Health Sentencing Alternative (MHSA) has been imposed, the court or correctional facility may delay the defendant's release from total confinement in order to facilitate adherence to the... | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 373, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 2024 |
| SB 5853 2023–24 |
Behav crisis services/minorsAuthorizes 23-hour crisis relief centers to serve nonadult clients, and establishes guidelines for centers serving this population. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 367, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 2024 |
| SB 6228 2023–24 |
Substance use treatmentDirects behavioral health agencies to submit policies to the Department of Health (Department) related to the transfer or discharge of a person without the person's consent and requires the Department to adopt a model policy... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 366, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 2024 |
| SB 6251 2023–24 |
Behavioral crisis coord.Authorizes behavioral health administrative service organizations (BHASOs) to develop protocols for optimizing crisis response in the regional service area, which must be submitted to the Health Care Authority. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 368, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 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 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 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 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 |