Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5338 2021–22 |
Fire districts/educationAuthorizes a fire protection district to provide training and expend resources to mitigate workplace injuries. | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 19, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 7, 2021 |
| SB 5613 2019–20 |
Road vacation/body of waterAllows a county to vacate a county road abutting a body of water in certain public safety circumstances. | Senator (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 300, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| SB 6287 2019–20 |
Guardianships, etc.Amends the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 312, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| SB 6404 2019–20 |
Health plans/prior auth.Requires carriers to submit certain information related to prior authorization requests, approvals, denials, and response times to the Insurance Commissioner. | Senator (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 316, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| SB 6419 2019–20 |
Habilitation center clientsRequires the Developmental Disability Administration (DDA) to develop a plan to implement the 2019 report from the William D. Ruckelshaus Center regarding residential habilitation center clients and submit a preliminary plan... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 317, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| SB 5759 2019–20 |
Remote technology/lens RxImposes requirements and standards relating to remote technology used to conduct eye examinations. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 241, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 31, 2020 |
| SB 6143 2019–20 |
Podiatric medical boardAdds two members to the Podiatric Medical Board. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 248, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 31, 2020 |
| SB 6429 2019–20 |
Medical condition desig.Provides a medical alert designation, developmental disability designation, or a deafness designation on a driver's license or identicard, if applicable. | Senator (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 261, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 31, 2020 |
| SB 6037 2019–20 |
Business corporationsEstablishes provisions regarding gender diversity on a corporation's board of directors. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 194, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 27, 2020 |
| SB 6038 2019–20 |
Acupuncture and Eastern med.Modifies the definition of Acupuncture and Eastern medicine. | Senator (R-18) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| SB 6206 2019–20 |
Marijuana compliance cert.Requires the Liquor and Cannabis Board to issue a certificate of compliance if the marijuana business premises met the statutory distance requirements on the date of application. | Senator (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 154, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| SB 6300 2019–20 |
AnimalsRevises exceptions and penalties related to docking ears and tails, and devocalizing dogs to permit the procedure if performed by a licensed veterinarian using accepted surgical protocols. | Senator (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 158, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| SB 6032 2019–20 |
Apples special license plateCreates the Washington apple special license plate. | Senator (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 19, 2020 |
| SB 5450 2019–20 |
Adding superior court judgesIncreases the number of statutorily authorized superior court judge positions in Clark County and Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens counties. | Senator (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 53, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 18, 2020 |
| SB 6074 2019–20 |
Financial fraud/theft crimesExtends the Financial Fraud and Identity Theft Crimes Investigation and Prosecution Program (Program) until 2030. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 60, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 18, 2020 |
| SB 6208 2019–20 |
Bicyclists/stop signsPermits every person operating a bicycle approaching a stop sign to follow the requirements for approaching a yield sign, with the exception of stop signs located at highway grade crossings of railroads and stop signs used by... | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 18, 2020 |
| SB 5614 2019–20 |
Harming police animalsProvides that a person commits the crime of harming a police dog, accelerant detection dog, or police horse, if they intentionally injure, disable, shoot, or kill the animal. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5984 2019–20 |
Dissolution/doc. languageRequires an order in dissolution and legal separation proceedings to be certified by an interpreter if a party has limited English proficiency or is deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6057 2019–20 |
Marijuana price differentialProhibits marijuana licensees from discriminating in price in selling marijuana to another marijuana licensee, with an exception for authorized price differentials. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6073 2019–20 |
Menstrual products/schoolsRequires school districts and charter schools to make menstrual hygiene products available at no cost in public schools serving students in any of grades 6-12 by the beginning of the 2021-22 school year. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6591 2019–20 |
Mental health directivesEstablishes a work group to review the use of mental health advance directives and ways to promote awareness of mental health advance directives. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6703 2019–20 |
Repeal of 2020 legislationMaking Washington great again. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6281 2019–20 |
Personal dataDefines obligations for controllers and processors of personal data who are legal entities that meet specified thresholds. | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2020 |
| SB 6702 2019–20 |
State & local income tax banBanning a state or local income tax. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2020 |
| SB 6601 2019–20 |
Indian tribes compact/taxesAuthorizes the Governor to enter into compacts with Indian tribes to address sales and business taxes imposed on transactions between non-tribal member businesses and non-tribal customers conducted on tribally owned land. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 9, 2020 |