Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5651 2021–22 |
Capital budget, supplementalAuthorizes new capital appropriations of $1.51 billion in total funds, of which $107.3 million is financed with state general obligation bonds. | Senator (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 296, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 31, 2022 |
| SB 5544 2021–22 |
Blockchain work groupEstablishes the Washington blockchain work group (work group) for the purpose of examining various potential applications of and policies for blockchain technology. | Senator (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 226, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| SB 5610 2021–22 |
Rx drug cost sharingRequires certain third-party payments to count towards an enrollee's cost-sharing obligation or out-of-pocket maximum for certain health plans. | Senator (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 228, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| SB 5628 2021–22 |
Cyber harassmentRenames the crime of Cyberstalking "Cyber Harassment" and makes changes to components of the offense. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 231, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| SB 5644 2021–22 |
Behavioral health coresponseRequires the University of Washington (UW) to consult with stakeholders in the field of co-response to establish regular opportunities for training and exchange of best practices related to co-response. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 232, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| SB 5720 2021–22 |
Student financial literacyDirects the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership (FEPPP) to establish a grant program to provide assistance to school districts for integrating financial literacy education into professional development for... | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 238, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| SB 5789 2021–22 |
Innovation challenge programEstablishes the Washington Career and College Pathways Innovation Challenge Program, administered by the Washington Student Achievement Council, to provide grants to local and regional entities to increase statewide... | Emily Randall (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 244, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| SB 5819 2021–22 |
DDA no-paid caseloadDirects the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) to hire two full time employees to review and maintain the no-paid services caseload. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 247, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| SB 5508 2021–22 |
Insurance guaranty fundAdds health care service contractors and health maintenance organizations to Washington's Life and Disability Insurance Guaranty Association. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 151, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 24, 2022 |
| SB 5589 2021–22 |
Primary care spendingDirects the Health Care Cost Transparency Board to measure and report on primary care expenditures in Washington. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 155, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 24, 2022 |
| SB 5790 2021–22 |
Community support servicesRequires the Department of Social and Health Services to establish a school to work program and a statewide council to connect high school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to services provided by... | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 24, 2022 |
| SB 5933 2021–22 |
School seismic safety grantsEstablishes a school seismic safety grant program for school districts and state-tribal compact schools for remediation of seismic or tsunami hazards in qualifying buildings. | Senator (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 23, 2022 |
| SB 5678 2021–22 |
Energy project ordersAllows an investor-owned utility to petition the Utilities and Transportation Commission for a declaratory order to determine whether an energy transformation project, nonemitting electric generation project, or renewable... | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 92, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 17, 2022 |
| SB 5736 2021–22 |
Minors/behavioral healthAllows Managed Care Organizations and Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organizations to provide partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient services to persons under 21 years of age within available funding. | Senator (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 94, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 17, 2022 |
| SB 5787 2021–22 |
Linked deposit programRenames the Time Certificate of Deposit Investment Program as the Surplus Funds Investment Program. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 99, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 17, 2022 |
| SB 5838 2021–22 |
Diaper subsidy/TANFProvides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Social and Health Services may make additional monthly payments to recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families with children under the age of 3, for the... | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 17, 2022 |
| SB 5895 2021–22 |
Remedial action grantsRemoves the requirement that local governments must obtain all required permits within one year of the effective date of the enacted budget to receive grants or loans for a remedial action. | Senator (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 17, 2022 |
| SB 5701 2021–22 |
Workers' comp wagesProvides for the monthly wage under workers' compensation for inmates and institutional patients to be based on the usual wage paid in like or similar occupations where the wages are fixed. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 53, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5747 2021–22 |
Statewide oil spill planAdds other federal and state agencies and Idaho to a list of entities that the Department of Ecology (Ecology) must consult with, and requires Ecology to invite consultation from federally recognized tribes, during Ecology's... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 54, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5054 2021–22 |
Impaired drivingIncreases the classification for an impaired driving offense from a gross misdemeanor to a felony when the person has three or more prior impaired driving offenses within 15 years, rather than within 10 years. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5148 2021–22 |
Election official harassmentElevates the crime of harassment to a Class C felony when the harassment is directed at an election official with the Secretary of State or county auditor's office. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5487 2021–22 |
School consolid. incentivesProvides a 10 percent state funding assistance enhancement for 10 years to qualifying school districts that voluntarily consolidate. | Senator (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5596 2021–22 |
Health info. disclosureAuthorizes mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, or social workers to disclose health care information of a client under circumstances authorized by the Uniform Health Care Information Act (UHCIA). | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5597 2021–22 |
Voting rightsRequires certain jurisdictions to obtain preclearance that certain proposed changes to their election systems will not violate the Washington Voting Rights Act (WVRA) before those changes may take effect. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5626 2021–22 |
Water system plans/climateRequires the Department of Health to ensure that water system plans for Group A community public water systems serving 1,000 or more connections include a climate resilience element, beginning with plans initiated after June... | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |