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 5875 2023–24 |
Energy code/residentialBalancing energy efficiency with consideration of other factors such as housing affordability, development costs, and feasibility in the state energy code for residential structures. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5898 2023–24 |
Long-term care providersProvides that the hours worked by an individual provider in excess of the number of hours authorized in the client's plan of care are not compensable if the individual provider is the client's family or household member and... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5918 2023–24 |
CCA allowance allocationConcerning the allocation of allowances under chapter 70A.65 RCW, the Washington climate commitment act. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5939 2023–24 |
Livestock wolf predationAuthorizes the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to establish a three-year pilot program that authorizes an owner of livestock to monitor the site of a wolf predation and take the first wolf that returns to the site. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5961 2023–24 |
Residential tenantsProhibits a landlord under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act or the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act from increasing a tenant's rent during the first 12 months after the tenancy begins and limits the amount by... | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 6023 2023–24 |
Police dogs/liabilityLimiting liability arising from the use of trained police dogs. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5440 2023–24 |
Competency evaluationsMakes a number of changes to provisions governing competency evaluation and competency restoration procedures and requirements. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 453, Laws of 2023 |
May 15, 2023 |
| SB 5293 2023–24 |
AccountsRevises the existing Office of Financial Management Central Service Account, Personnel Service Fund, and Higher Education Personnel Services Account | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 435, Laws of 2023 |
May 11, 2023 |
| SB 5123 2023–24 |
Cannabis/employmentProhibits employers from discriminating against a person in an initial hiring decision based on the person's use of cannabis outside of work or based on a finding of nonpsychoactive cannabis metabolites in an employer-required... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 359, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5263 2023–24 |
PsilocybinEstablishes the Psilocybin Advisory Board (Board) within the Department of Health (DOH) to provide advice and recommendations to the DOH, the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB), and the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 364, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5294 2023–24 |
Retirement system fundingReduces the minimum contribution rates for the Plan 1 Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability (UAAL) in the Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement System Plans 1 (PERS 1 and TRS 1) to 0.5 percent. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 396, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5350 2023–24 |
PERS/TRS 1 benefit increaseProvides a one-time, 3 percent increase to the retirement benefits of retirees in the Public Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System Plan 1, up to $110 per month. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 397, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5369 2023–24 |
Polychlorinated biphenylsDirects the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to petition the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reassess its regulations on allowable inadvertent polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in product manufacturing processes... | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 399, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5389 2023–24 |
OptometryModifies the scope of practice for optometry, enumerates the advanced procedures an optometrist may perform with a license endorsement, and specifies procedures that an optometrist may not perform. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 400, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5454 2023–24 |
RN PTSD/industrial insuranceCreates a rebuttable presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is an occupational disease under workers' compensation for certain direct care registered nurses. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 370, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5460 2023–24 |
Irrigation & rehab districtsRequires the Directors of an Irrigation and Rehabilitation District (district) to annually determine the amount of money necessary to carry on the rehabilitation operations of the district and classify the property in the... | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 371, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5069 2023–24 |
Interstate cannabis agrmts.Authorizes the Governor to enter into interstate cannabis agreements with another state or states for cross-jurisdictional delivery of cannabis between Washington and the other state or states and for cross-jurisdictional... | Senator (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 264, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5283 2023–24 |
Engineer comity applicantsRequires the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors to waive the fundamentals examination for out-of-state applicants for a certification of registration as a professional engineer or land surveyor... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 274, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5341 2023–24 |
WA food & ag. productsRequires the Department of Agriculture to convene an advisory committee to identify the appropriate scope and nature of a voluntary location-based program to promote local food and agricultural products. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 276, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5352 2023–24 |
Vehicular pursuitsModifies the evidentiary threshold required for engaging in a vehicular pursuit by allowing an officer to conduct the pursuit if the officer has a reasonable suspicion that a person in the vehicle has committed or is... | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 235, Laws of 2023 |
May 3, 2023 |
| SB 5447 2023–24 |
Alternative jet fuelRequires the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to allow one or more carbon intensity pathways for alternative jet fuel by no later than December 31, 2023. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 232, Laws of 2023 |
May 3, 2023 |
| SB 5127 2023–24 |
Student information/PRACreates a new exemption to the Public Records Act for personal information in any records pertaining to a student currently or previously enrolled in a local education agency. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 182, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 25, 2023 |
| SB 5330 2023–24 |
Pesticide applicationAllows the Director of the Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to suspend or revoke a pesticide license or certification based on a license or certification from another jurisdiction when notified that the person's original... | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 186, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 25, 2023 |
| SB 5353 2023–24 |
Voluntary stewardship prog.Removes the date by which counties must have elected to join the Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP). | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 187, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 25, 2023 |
| SB 5550 2023–24 |
Ferry workforce developmentDirects the Washington State Ferries (WSF) to adopt a formal strategy to implement diversity, equity, and inclusion as part of its employee recruitment and retention efforts. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 188, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 25, 2023 |
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