Marko Liias
Senator
· Democrat
· District 21
· most recent term 2025–26
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388
Bills as prime sponsor
87
of those became law
1,615
Bills co-sponsored
13,071
Recorded votes
3.5%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5557 2025–26 |
Pregnancy/emerg. treatmentRequires hospitals, when providing emergency services, to provide treatment to a pregnant person who comes to the hospital with an emergency medical condition that is consistent with the applicable standard of care for such... | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 182, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 29, 2025 |
| SB 5065 2025–26 |
Traveling animal actsCreates a gross misdemeanor for the use of certain, nondomestic animal species in traveling animal acts. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5149 2025–26 |
Early childhood court prg.Expands the eligibility for Early Childhood Court to include families with children under age 6 instead of families with children under age 3. | Adrian Cortes (D-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 120, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5358 2025–26 |
Career & tech. ed./6th gradeSpecifies that school districts are allowed to enroll sixth grade middle school students in exploratory career and technical education (CTE) courses. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 134, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5498 2025–26 |
Contraceptive coverageApplies the requirement that health plans reimburse for a 12-month supply of contraceptives to all prescriptions, instead of only refills. | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 147, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5141 2025–26 |
Disability insurer filingsSpecifies rate filing requirements for experience-rated group disability income insurers. | Adrian Cortes (D-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 27, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 8, 2025 |
| SB 5457 2025–26 |
BroadcastersClarifies the definition of radio and television broadcasting for purposes of the business and occupation tax. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 4, 2025 |
| SB 5577 2025–26 |
HIV antiviral drugs/medicaidRequires Medicaid coverage for all federal Food and Drug Administration-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior authorization or step therapy. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 11, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 4, 2025 |
| 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 5904 2023–24 |
Financial aid termsExtends eligibility for awards under the Washington College Grant, College Bound Scholarship, and Passport to Careers Program to six years or 150 percent of the published length of the student's program, or the credit or... | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 323, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5934 2023–24 |
Pollinator habitatAllows cities and counties to encourage permit applicants to include pollinator friendly plants in landscaped areas. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 337, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5972 2023–24 |
Neonicotinoid pesticidesProhibits a person from using neonicotinoid insecticides on nonproduction outdoor ornamental plants, trees, and turf, beginning January 1, 2026, unless the application is made as part of a licensed application, a tree... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 338, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6039 2023–24 |
Geothermal energy resourcesDirects the Washington Geological Survey to compile and maintain a publicly available comprehensive database of state subsurface geologic information. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 350, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6058 2023–24 |
Carbon market linkageAuthorizes the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to change the length of the compliance periods under the Cap and Invest Program (Program). | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 352, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6069 2023–24 |
Retirement savingsEstablishes Washington Saves, a state-facilitated automatic enrollment individual retirement savings account program. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 327, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6109 2023–24 |
Children and familiesRequires courts to give great weight to the lethality of and public heath guidance from the Department of Health (DOH) regarding high-potency synthetic opioids during certain stages of child welfare proceedings where the court... | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 328, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6151 2023–24 |
UltrasoundProhibits an individual other than a licensed health care provider, or a person working under a health care provider's supervision, from providing an ultrasound. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 329, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6194 2023–24 |
Legislative employeesEstablishes which legislative employees have the right to collectively bargain. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 333, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5427 2023–24 |
Hate crimes & bias incidentsRequires the Attorney General's Office to oversee a hotline to assist people who have been targeted or affected by hate crimes and bias incidents and to publish annual reports regarding hate crimes and bias incidents reported... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 299, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5824 2023–24 |
Dissolution of librariesChanges the number of signatures required to file a petition to dissolve a library created by a county, city, or town from 100 taxpayers to 25 percent of qualified electors of that county, city, or town. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 266, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5891 2023–24 |
School bus trespassCreates the gross misdemeanor criminal offense of Trespass on a School Bus. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 302, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5937 2023–24 |
Crime victims & witnessesModifies the eligibility for benefits, reimbursement for travel, and state payment of forensic examinations under the Crime Victims' Compensation Program. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 297, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5985 2023–24 |
Firearms background checksUpdates statutes concerning firearms background checks to refer to the Washington State Patrol firearms background check program. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 289, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 6006 2023–24 |
Victims of human traffickingExpands reporting requirements for abuse or neglect of children and requires certain state agencies to use a validated assessment tool to screen for commercial sexual abuse of a minor. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 298, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
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