Karen Keiser
Senator
· Democrat
· District 33
· most recent term 2023–24
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670
Bills as prime sponsor
146
of those became law
3,615
Bills co-sponsored
20,996
Recorded votes
1.5%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5186 2023–24 |
Contracting/discriminationRequires that every state contract and subcontract for public works or for goods or services entered into on or after January 1, 2024, include a nondiscrimination clause. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 468, Laws of 2023 |
May 15, 2023 |
| SB 5371 2023–24 |
Orca vessel protectionEstablishes a 1,000-yard vessel setback distance from southern resident orcas for most kinds of vessels and provides additional exemptions from the distance restrictions. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 452, Laws of 2023 |
May 15, 2023 |
| SB 5555 2023–24 |
Certified peer specialistsEstablishes certified peer specialists and certified peer specialist trainees as new health professions to be certified by the Department of Health. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 469, Laws of 2023 |
May 15, 2023 |
| SB 5120 2023–24 |
Crisis relief centersEstablishes 23-hour crisis relief centers as a new category of behavioral health facility to provide services to voluntary clients, clients being brought in by first responders, and clients referred by the 988 behavioral... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 433, Laws of 2023 |
May 11, 2023 |
| SB 5144 2023–24 |
Batteries/environmentRequires the producers of certain batteries to participate in a stewardship organization that plans and provides for battery collection and end-of-life management, beginning January 1, 2027, for portable batteries and January... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 434, Laws of 2023 |
May 11, 2023 |
| SB 5315 2023–24 |
Special education/nonpublicExpands and codifies the duties of the Superintendent of Public Instruction with regard to authorizing, monitoring, and investigating specified entities that contract with school districts to provide special education and... | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 436, Laws of 2023 |
May 11, 2023 |
| SB 5081 2023–24 |
Victim notificationExpands the crimes that require the Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide victims and witnesses with a statement of the right to request notification when certain incarcerated individuals are released or escape. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 391, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 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 5182 2023–24 |
Candidate filingShifts the candidate filing period from two Mondays before Memorial Day until the following Friday to instead begin on the first Monday in May and end on the following Friday. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 394, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5208 2023–24 |
Online voter registrationPermits people to register to vote online by providing the last four digits of their social security number. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 363, 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 5268 2023–24 |
Public works procurementModifies small-works roster procedures. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 395, 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 5367 2023–24 |
Products containing THCModifies definitions in, and adds definitions to, the Uniform Controlled Substances Act (UCSA) and hemp statutes, including amending the term "cannabis products" in the UCSA to include any product intended to be consumed or... | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 365, 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 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 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 5072 2023–24 |
Highly capable studentsEstablishes new requirements for the identification of students who may be eligible for highly capable services, including conducting universal screenings once in or before second grade, and again in or before sixth grade. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 265, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5111 2023–24 |
Sick leave/constructionRequires payment of accrued and unused sick leave to certain construction workers separating from employment. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 267, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5199 2023–24 |
Newspaper publishers/taxReplaces the current preferential business and occupation (B&O) tax rate of 0.35 percent for newspapers with a 10-year B&O tax exemption. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 286, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5269 2023–24 |
ManufacturingRequires the Department of Commerce to: (1) perform an independent assessment of opportunities to capture new and emerging industries that align with statewide greenhouse gas reduction limits and strengthen the state's... | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 322, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5300 2023–24 |
Behavioral health continuityProhibits health carriers and their health care benefit managers from requiring substitution of a prescribed nonpreferred drug with a preferred drug or increasing an enrollee's cost sharing obligation when the prescription is... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 325, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5425 2023–24 |
Fire sprinkler contractorsIncreases fees for obtaining a license to operate as a fire protection sprinkler system contractor. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 329, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5606 2023–24 |
Illegal racingExpands the crime of illegal racing to include racing on any off-street facility and drifting, and permits those aiding and abetting racing to be charged as accomplices. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5634 2023–24 |
Problem gamblingClarifies the responsibilities of the Health Care Authority and the Department of Health for the State Problem Gambling Program and the membership of an advisory committee for the program. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 284, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
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