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 6208 2019–20 |
Bicyclists/stop signsPermits every person operating a bicycle approaching a stop sign to follow the requirements for approaching a yield sign, with the exception of stop signs located at highway grade crossings of railroads and stop signs used by... | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 18, 2020 |
| SB 6493 2019–20 |
Active transp safety councilEstablishes the Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Council (Active Transportation Council) to be convened by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to replace the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Council and the Cooper... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 72, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 18, 2020 |
| SB 5339 2019–20 |
Death penalty eliminationRepeals statutes pertaining to the death penalty. | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5607 2019–20 |
Dual language learningEstablishes grant programs to grow capacity for dual language (DL) learning in public schools, child care, and early childhood education and assistance programs, and to grow capacity for heritage language learning. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5789 2019–20 |
Auto. traffic safety camerasEstablishes a pilot program for the use of automated traffic safety cameras on certain state and local roadways in or near downtown areas of cities with populations greater than 500,000 for the following violations: stopping... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5908 2019–20 |
Equity training/schoolsRequires the development of a list of available equity, diversity, inclusion (EDI), and cultural competency training for school board directors. | Senator (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6073 2019–20 |
Menstrual products/schoolsRequires school districts and charter schools to make menstrual hygiene products available at no cost in public schools serving students in any of grades 6-12 by the beginning of the 2021-22 school year. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6081 2019–20 |
Noncompetition/med. schoolsModifies the definition of earnings related to noncompetition agreements for certain medical employees receiving dual compensation. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6213 2019–20 |
Polystyrene productsProhibits the sale or distribution of certain polystyrene food service products, void filling packaging products, and coolers in or into the state. | Senator (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6455 2019–20 |
Children's meal beverageRequires that restaurants that sell children's meals offer water, unflavored milk, or a nondairy milk alternative as the default beverage option with the meal. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6582 2019–20 |
Fire district comm'r, numberAllows a fire protection district board of commissioners with five members to increase to seven members if approved by a majority of voters. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6676 2019–20 |
Medicaid primary care reimb.Requires the Medicaid payment for primary care providers be at least 15 percent above the medical assistance rates in effect January 1, 2019. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6281 2019–20 |
Personal dataDefines obligations for controllers and processors of personal data who are legal entities that meet specified thresholds. | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2020 |
| SB 6601 2019–20 |
Indian tribes compact/taxesAuthorizes the Governor to enter into compacts with Indian tribes to address sales and business taxes imposed on transactions between non-tribal member businesses and non-tribal customers conducted on tribally owned land. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 9, 2020 |
| SB 6606 2019–20 |
Regional transit authoritiesRequires a regional transit authority (RTA) that levies a motor vehicle excise tax (MVET) to use new depreciation schedules to determine the value of vehicles. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 9, 2020 |
| SB 6695 2019–20 |
Data center tax incentiveExtends the application period for the data center sales and use tax exemption from 2025 to 2035 for data centers constructed on or after 2015. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 2, 2020 |
| SB 6628 2019–20 |
Greenhouse gas/fossil fuelsAuthorizes the Department of Ecology to require persons who produce or distribute fossil fuels that emit greenhouse gases to comply with air quality and emission standards or emission limits on greenhouse gases. | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 26, 2020 |
| SB 5033 2019–20 |
Employment/public serviceProhibits statewide elected officials and state legislators from receiving compensation for certain lobbying activities for one year after leaving state service. | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 5308 2019–20 |
Energy service contractorsAmends the performance-based contracting services program to include technical submission requirements, contract review by the Department of Enterprise Services (DES), and independent evaluation for performance-based... | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6209 2019–20 |
Nurse licensure compactEstablishes the Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact in Washington. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6228 2019–20 |
Voter eligibility/felonyAutomatically restores voting rights for persons as soon as a sentence of total confinement under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections (DOC) is ended. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6307 2019–20 |
Mass violence threatsCreates the offense of communicating a threat of mass violence as a class C felony ranked at level IV on the sentencing grid. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6314 2019–20 |
Home foreclosure/taxesAuthorizes counties to eliminate or reduce penalties on delinquent property taxes. | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6355 2019–20 |
Forest products/climateEstablishes state policy to support the forest products sector's contribution to the state's climate response and its role in carbon sequestration. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6405 2019–20 |
CTC full-, part-time facultySubject to amounts appropriated, requires the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges to study the ratio of part-time to full-time academic employees by discipline at each community and technical college and make... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
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