Claudia Kauffman
Senator
· Democrat
· District 47
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · Senate · D · LD 472023–24 · Senate · D · LD 472009–10 · Senate · D · LD 472007–08 · Senate · D · LD 47
105
Bills as prime sponsor
42
of those became law
388
Bills co-sponsored
6,101
Recorded votes
3.1%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5778 2023–24 |
Employer political speechProhibits an employer from taking adverse action against an employee for refusal to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting or refusal to listen to speech, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 357, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5811 2023–24 |
Individual providers/familyBroadens exemptions from home care aide certification requirements for long-term care workers caring for their child or parent by specifying that the relationship may exist through marriage or domestic partnership. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 322, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5931 2023–24 |
Motorized vehicle tires/6PPDDesignates, under the Department of Ecology's Safer Products for Washington program, the chemical 6PPD as a priority chemical and 6PPD in motor vehicle tires as a priority consumer product. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 343, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5955 2023–24 |
Large port districtsEstablishes, through July 1, 2029, a grant program managed by the Department of Commerce to provide assistance to port districts that undertake noise mitigation programs for expenses related to repairing or replacing noise... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 194, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 6099 2023–24 |
Tribal opioid accountCreates the Tribal Opioid Prevention and Treatment Account in the custody of the State Treasurer (Treasurer) for addressing the impact of the opioid epidemic in tribal communities. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 210, 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 6186 2023–24 |
Missing persons/pub. assist.Requires the Department of Social and Health Services or the Health Care Authority to disclose whether a public assistance recipient who is the subject of a missing person's report has accessed his or her benefits upon a law... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 208, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 6125 2023–24 |
Lakeland Village recordsDirects the Division of Archives and Records Management to work with the University of Washington Institute on Human Development and Disability, the Department of Social and Health Services, and the Department of Archaeology... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 134, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 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 5883 2023–24 |
Special education hearingsEstablishes burden of proof requirements for special education due process hearings. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 29, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5979 2023–24 |
Construction worker leaveLimits the requirement for a construction industry employer to pay a separating worker for unused sick leave to when the worker performed service, maintenance, or construction work on a jobsite, in the field, or in a... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 39, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5241 2023–24 |
Health care marketplaceRequires a filing of notice with the Attorney General at least 120 days before a qualifying market change transaction among health care market participants, extends material change transactions to cover additional parties, and... | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5818 2023–24 |
Seashore conserv. exemptionDirects the State Parks and Recreation Commission and the Department of Natural Resources to grant a permit for access to Seashore Conservation Area lands and an easement for a qualified infrastructure project. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5889 2023–24 |
Customer voice councilRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to establish a statewide public assistance customer voice council composed of current or former recipients of state public assistance. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5995 2023–24 |
Interpreters and translatorsEstablishes professional licenses for spoken language interpreters and translators under the authority of the Department of Licensing (DOL). | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 6202 2023–24 |
Tourism promotion exemptionsAllows a Tourism Promotion Area's (TPA) legislative authority to designate exemptions to the TPA lodging charge. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 6298 2023–24 |
Clergy/child abuse reportingRequires members of the clergy to report child abuse or neglect when the clergy member has reasonable cause to believe a child has suffered abuse or neglect, except with regard to information that a clergy member obtains... | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5598 2023–24 |
Horses/fundingRequires a one-time appropriation of $1.35 million from the General Fund to the Washington Horse Racing Commission Operating Account during the 2024 state fiscal year. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 15, 2024 |
| SB 5777 2023–24 |
Unemp ins/strikes & lockoutsDeletes a provision that disqualifies employees in a multi-employer bargaining unit from unemployment insurance benefits when the employees have been locked out following a strike against the employers in the bargaining unit. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 15, 2024 |
| SB 5996 2023–24 |
H-2A worker program dataRequires the Employment Security Department (ESD) to collect certain data about H-2A workers when conducting field checks and field visits. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 15, 2024 |
| SB 6123 2023–24 |
Classified school employeesDifferentiates between classified administrative staff and other classified staff for the purposes of state allocation. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2024 |
| SB 5776 2023–24 |
Insulin emergency supplyCreates a program for eligible individuals to receive one emergency 30-day supply of insulin within a 12-month period for a maximum cost sharing amount of $10. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 26, 2024 |
| SB 6126 2023–24 |
Respite careDirects the Department of Developmental Disabilities to provide respite care as part of the aggregate services under both the basic plus and the children's intensive in-home behavioral support waiver. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2024 |
| SB 5981 2023–24 |
Early release petitionsAllows a person convicted of a crime committed prior to the person's 18th birthday to petition the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board for early release at age 24, provided the person has not been convicted of a Class A or... | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2024 |
| SB 6266 2023–24 |
Firearms dealersProtecting the public from gun violence by establishing additional requirements for the business operations of licensed firearms dealers. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2024 |
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