Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Liz Lovelett
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6194 2023–24 |
Legislative employeesEstablishes which legislative employees have the right to collectively bargain. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 333, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6238 2023–24 |
Property tax/veteran widowsIncreases grant amounts for the property tax assistance program (Assistance Program) for widows and widowers of veterans. | Perry Dozier (R-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 334, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6301 2023–24 |
Basic law enf. academyAuthorizes the Criminal Justice Training Commission to accept any money or property donated, devised, or bequeathed to it for the purpose of carrying out its statutory duties. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 335, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5427 2023–24 |
Hate crimes & bias incidentsRequires the Attorney General's Office to oversee a hotline to assist people who have been targeted or affected by hate crimes and bias incidents and to publish annual reports regarding hate crimes and bias incidents reported... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 299, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5632 2023–24 |
Labor disputes/health careRequires the Washington Health Benefit Exchange to administer a health care plan access program to help enroll employees who have lost employer-provided health care coverage as a result of a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 263, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5828 2023–24 |
Water rights commissionersAuthorizes superior courts to appoint commissioners for water rights adjudications. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 268, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5937 2023–24 |
Crime victims & witnessesModifies the eligibility for benefits, reimbursement for travel, and state payment of forensic examinations under the Crime Victims' Compensation Program. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 297, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5953 2023–24 |
Incarcerated student grantsAllows incarcerated individuals to apply for and utilize federal and state financial aid grants for postsecondary education programs at the Department of Corrections. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 272, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5802 2023–24 |
Nursing rate calculationRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), subject to appropriations, to employ a method for applying case mix adjustments to the direct care component of the Medicaid Skilled Nursing Facility rate. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 246, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 25, 2024 |
| SB 6105 2023–24 |
Adult entertainment workersRequires adult entertainment establishments to provide mandatory training to employees on first aid, conflict de-escalation, and identifying and preventing human trafficking, sexual harassment, discrimination, and assault. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 250, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 25, 2024 |
| SB 5580 2023–24 |
Maternal health outcomesIncreases the federal poverty level (FPL) threshold for pregnant and postpartum persons eligible for Medicaid from equal to or below 193 percent to 210 percent of the FPL. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 213, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5804 2023–24 |
Opioid overdose med./schoolsRequires all school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools, not just school districts with 2,000 or more students, to obtain and maintain opioid overdose reversal medication in each school and... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 214, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5869 2023–24 |
Rural fire district stationsExempts tracts of land used for establishing a site for the construction and operation of a rural fire district station from state subdivision laws, if certain requirements are met. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 190, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5908 2023–24 |
Extended foster careRemoves the eligibility criteria for participation in extended foster care and allows any person who is dependent at age 18 to receive extended foster care until they turn 21 or withdraw their agreement to participate. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 192, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5938 2023–24 |
Community parenting alt./DOCAllows a person participating in the Residential Parenting Program at the Department of Corrections to serve up to the final 18 months of the person's term of confinement in partial confinement. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 193, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 6038 2023–24 |
Child care tax preferenceExpands the business and occupation tax exemption for child care services for children up to age 7 to children up to age 12 and children up to age 18 who have a verified special need or are under court supervision. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 6146 2023–24 |
Tribal warrantsCreates processes for state law enforcement officers to enforce tribal arrest warrants, and accompanying procedures for state courts in specified circumstances. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 207, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5462 2023–24 |
Inclusive learning standardsRequires the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to include a screening for biased content in each development or revision of a state learning standard and ensure that the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 157, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5838 2023–24 |
AI task forceCreates an Artificial Intelligence Task Force to assess uses, develop guiding principles, and make recommendations for the regulation of generative artificial intelligence. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 163, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 6263 2023–24 |
Firefighter death benefitsIncreases the funeral benefit for firefighters covered by a pre-Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System pension from $500 to $1,000. | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 169, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 6140 2023–24 |
Intensive rural developmentAllows a new or redeveloped retail and food service use in a mixed-use limited area of more intensive rural development (LAMIRD) to have retail space of up to 10,000 square feet, or the size of the previously occupied space,... | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 135, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 6173 2023–24 |
Housing sales tax/useAllows revenue from the affordable and supportive housing sales and use tax to be used on housing and services for persons at or below 80 percent of the median income of the county or city imposing the tax, instead of only for... | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 136, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 5829 2023–24 |
Congenital cytomegalovirusDirects the Washington State Board of Health to consider adding congenital cytomegalovirus screening to the mandatory newborn screening panel and to submit a report with the findings and recommendations to the Governor and the... | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 96, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 14, 2024 |
| SB 6283 2023–24 |
Connecting communities prg.Eliminates the July 1, 2027, expiration date of the Sandy Williams Connecting Communities Program. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 106, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 14, 2024 |
| SB 5647 2023–24 |
School safety/temp employeesRequires school district safe school plans to include how substitute teachers and other temporary employees will receive necessary information about safe school plans. | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |