Kevin Van De Wege
Senator
· Democrat
· District 24
· most recent term 2023–24
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210
Bills as prime sponsor
55
of those became law
1,293
Bills co-sponsored
12,711
Recorded votes
1.8%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5524 2023–24 |
Industrial insurance/dutiesCreates a duty of good faith and fair dealing for self-insured municipal employers and their third party administrators to workers in the workers' compensation system. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5526 2023–24 |
Nursing facility ratesRequires annual rebasing and an annual inflationary adjustment for the direct and indirect care components of the rates beginning in fiscal year 2024. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5533 2023–24 |
Model vehicle pursuit policyCreates a model vehicle pursuit policy work group within the Criminal Justice Training Commission. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5551 2023–24 |
Methane captureDirects funding for cost-share grants for the Sustainable Farms and Fields Program to improving climate-smart agricultural waste management and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5564 2023–24 |
Missing persons reward prg.Establishing a reward program for information related to missing or murdered indigenous women and persons, and other missing persons. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5571 2023–24 |
Public records act requestsLimiting frivolous claims by modifying administrative and judicial review processes for public records request responses. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5597 2023–24 |
Boater safety and educationDirects the State Parks and Recreation Commission to implement a boater safety education program for a boater operating a human-powered vessel by January 1, 2024. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5611 2023–24 |
Wildland fire safetyImproving community preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience to wildland fire health and safety impacts in areas of increasing population density, including in the wildland urban interface. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5613 2023–24 |
Rural public facilities/taxExtends until December 31, 2054, the expiration of the local sales and use tax for public facilities in rural counties for those counties imposing the tax prior to August 1, 2009. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5633 2023–24 |
Physician assistant collab.Authorizing physician assistant collaborative practice. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5639 2023–24 |
LTSS trust exemptions/recertProhibiting the recertification of existing long-term services and supports trust program exemptions. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5673 2023–24 |
Forest practices boardChanges the Department of Commerce, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Ecology from voting to non-voting members of the 13 member Forest Practices Board. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5692 2023–24 |
Enrichment levy authorityIncreasing the maximum per pupil limit for enrichment levy authority. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5693 2023–24 |
Salmon recovery/liabilityEliminates civil liability for any property damage resulting from salmon habitat projects performed by Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups under certain conditions. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5697 2023–24 |
Mobile home park ratesAuthorizes the Utilities and Transportation Commission to regulate the rates and services of all persons engaging within the state in the business of acting as a landlord for mobile home parks, manufactured housing... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5699 2023–24 |
Fish and wildlife commissionEstablishes that Fish and Wildlife Commission (Commission) members are eligible to receive compensation up to $200 per day, rather than $100 per day, during which the commissioner attends an official Commission meeting or... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5724 2023–24 |
Fire service trainingConcerning the director of fire protection's administration and reimbursement of fire service-related training programs. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5735 2023–24 |
Impounded vehicles/militaryRequires the Department of Licensing, upon receiving an abandoned vehicle report from a registered tow truck operator (RTTO), to check whether the registered owner is an active duty service member and report that information... | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5760 2023–24 |
Ferry vessel procurementAuthorizes procurement of up to five hybrid electric Olympic class vessels. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5764 2023–24 |
Hospital safety net programChanges the Hospital Safety Net Assessment (HSNA) to the Hospital Safety Net Program. | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5775 2023–24 |
Epinephrine autoinjectorsLimits a health plan enrollee's out-of-pocket expenses for a two-pack of epinephrine autoinjectors to $60 beginning January 1, 2025. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5783 2023–24 |
Climate cmit. act/consumersMitigating the consumer impacts of the climate commitment act by creating greater administrability of emissions exemptions and improving the transparency and business practices under the act. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5795 2023–24 |
Year-round Pacific std. timeEstablishes that the state of Washington will observe Pacific Standard Time year-round. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5814 2023–24 |
Cancer drugs coverageProhibits Medicaid and health plans, including those offered to public employees, from requiring an enrollee being treated for advanced metastatic cancer to fail to respond to another drug before providing coverage for the... | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5817 2023–24 |
Economic development info.Directs the Department of Commerce to collect information on individual businesses from various state agencies. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
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