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 5161 2021–22 |
Teaching tribal history, etcRequires that all school districts incorporate curricula about the history, culture, and government of the nearest federally recognized Indian tribe or tribes into social studies curricula by September 1, 2023. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5173 2021–22 |
Comp public health districtsSupporting measures to create comprehensive public health districts. | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5191 2021–22 |
Business practices/emergencyProhibits excessive price increases for certain goods and services during a state of emergency. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5204 2021–22 |
Whole WA health trustCreating the whole Washington health trust. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5209 2021–22 |
Crisis response servicesCreates a 988 crisis hotline to respond to behavioral health crises statewide, using interoperable technology across crisis and emergency response systems. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5212 2021–22 |
Sports wageringAuthorizes sport wagering through sports pools and online sport pools by licensed card rooms and racetracks. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5217 2021–22 |
Assault weaponsLists specific firearms or copycat weapons as an assault weapon. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5219 2021–22 |
Plastic packaging materialsEstablishes minimum recycled content requirements for plastic packaging. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5221 2021–22 |
Accessory dwelling unitsExcludes any new detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) outside of urban growth areas from inclusion in housing density calculations for that area if the ADU is subject to certain limitations imposed by local development regulations. | Chris Gildon (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5231 2021–22 |
Transportation fuel/carbonReducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5242 2021–22 |
Media literacy & digital citDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to establish a grant program, with specified components, for the purposes of supporting media literacy and digital citizenship through school district... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5256 2021–22 |
Transp. electrificationConcerning the electrification of transportation. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5269 2021–22 |
Increased building capacityRequires all Growth Management Act planning jurisdictions to allow for multifamily housing units in areas zoned for single-family residential use within urban growth areas (UGAs). | Senator (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5270 2021–22 |
DOL issued documentsExtends the cycle for standard and enhanced driver's licenses, standard and enhanced identicards, commercial driver's licenses, and motorcycle endorsements from six years to eight years. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5274 2021–22 |
Equity impact statementEstablishing an equity impact statement for legislative proposals. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5288 2021–22 |
Opportunity scholarship progRemoves the community college and advanced degree program award requirement that a student must have graduated from a Washington high school. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5305 2021–22 |
Senior property tax/medicareAllowing medicare supplemental insurance premiums to be deducted from the calculation of disposable income for the purpose of qualifying for senior property tax programs. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5339 2021–22 |
Juvenile recordsDefines the term "expunge" as destroying the applicable documents to make permanently irretrievable and erase any direct connection of the case to the offender in the system. | Senator (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5387 2021–22 |
Working families tax exempt.Expands the Working Families' Tax Exemption (WFTE) to include those with individual taxpayer identification numbers who would otherwise be eligible for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5390 2021–22 |
Housing supplyAmends the elements of a comprehensive plan to ensure consideration of multifamily housing units and housing targets. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5413 2021–22 |
Solitary confinementRestricts the use of solitary confinement in state correctional facilities, except in certain limited circumstances. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5415 2021–22 |
Energy facil site eval cnclAllows clean energy projects to opt in to the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) review and certification process. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5418 2021–22 |
Drugs & vaccines/accessProhibiting privileged access to drugs or vaccines. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5419 2021–22 |
Statuary hall/Billy Frank JrReplacing the Marcus Whitman statue in the national statuary hall collection with a statue of Billy Frank Jr. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| SB 5438 2021–22 |
Unemployment/immigrationEstablishes the Washington Unemployment Benefits for Immigrant Workers Program, which provides certain unemployment benefits to workers excluded from state unemployment insurance benefits due to immigration or citizenship status. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
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