Patty Kuderer
Senator
· Democrat
· District 48
· most recent term 2023–24
2023–24 · Senate · D · LD 482021–22 · Senate · D · LD 482019–20 · Senate · D · LD 482017–18 · Senate · D · LD 482015–16 · House · D · LD 48
161
Bills as prime sponsor
34
of those became law
1,402
Bills co-sponsored
6,080
Recorded votes
1.1%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 5114 2023–24 |
Sex traffickingCreates a program for healing, support, and transition services for adults with lived experience of sex trafficking. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 268, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5128 2023–24 |
Jury diversityRequires the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide the courts with a method to collect data on juror demographics. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 316, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5243 2023–24 |
High school and beyond plansEstablishes new and revised requirements for High School and Beyond Plans (HSBPs) that are a prerequisite for graduating from a public high school. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 271, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5256 2023–24 |
Child welfare housingEstablishes the Child Welfare Housing Assistance Program (Program) as a permanent program instead of a pilot expiring on June 30, 2023. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 321, 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 5301 2023–24 |
Commerce housing programsConsolidates the Housing Assistance Program into the Affordable Housing Program at the Department of Commerce. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 275, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5341 2023–24 |
WA food & ag. productsRequires the Department of Agriculture to convene an advisory committee to identify the appropriate scope and nature of a voluntary location-based program to promote local food and agricultural products. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 276, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5355 2023–24 |
Sex trafficking prev. ed.Requires school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools, beginning no later than the 2025-26 school year, to offer students instruction in sex trafficking awareness and prevention. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 328, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5386 2023–24 |
Document recording feesConsolidates the four housing-related document-recording surcharges into one new surcharge with simplified distributions and uniform exemptions. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 277, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5457 2023–24 |
Small cities/GMAAllows cities and towns with fewer than 500 people to opt out of the full Growth Management Act comprehensive plan review and revision requirements under certain circumstances. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 280, Laws of 2023 |
May 4, 2023 |
| SB 5080 2023–24 |
Cannabis social equityModifies the Cannabis Social Equity Program (Program) including: (1) extending the Program's expiration; (2) adding cannabis producer and processor licenses to the Program; (3) authorizing additional cannabis retail licenses... | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 220, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| SB 5124 2023–24 |
Nonrelative kin placementExpands guardianship assistance subsidies provided by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to include children who are placed with certain nonrelative guardians. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 221, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| SB 5252 2023–24 |
FBI criminal history recordsModifies provisions related to sharing background check information between designated entities to limit sharing to state information or to eliminate sharing authority. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 223, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| SB 5381 2023–24 |
Legislators/lettersSpecifies that the Ethics in Public Service Act is not violated when a legislator sends letters of recommendation on behalf of and requested by a constituent, as well as certain congratulatory letters to constituents. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 226, Laws of 2023 |
May 1, 2023 |
| SB 5768 2023–24 |
DOC/abortion medicationsAuthorizes the Department of Corrections (DOC) to engage in any activity constituting the practice of pharmacy or wholesale distribution of abortion medications for the benefit of any person. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 27, 2023 |
| SB 5078 2023–24 |
Firearm industry dutiesProhibits firearm industry members from knowingly creating, maintaining, or contributing to a public nuisance; and from designing, selling, and marketing firearm industry products that promote conversion of legal products into... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 163, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 25, 2023 |
| SB 5127 2023–24 |
Student information/PRACreates a new exemption to the Public Records Act for personal information in any records pertaining to a student currently or previously enrolled in a local education agency. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 182, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 25, 2023 |
| SB 5330 2023–24 |
Pesticide applicationAllows the Director of the Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to suspend or revoke a pesticide license or certification based on a license or certification from another jurisdiction when notified that the person's original... | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 186, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 25, 2023 |
| SB 5683 2023–24 |
Foster care/Indian childrenAllows the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to issue a child-specific foster care license to an Indian child's family or extended family member in certain circumstances. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 127, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 22, 2023 |
| SB 5015 2023–24 |
Productivity boardStates that continued operations of the Productivity Board (Board) are subject to funds available for that specific purpose. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 106, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5082 2023–24 |
Advisory votesRepeals provisions that require legislative tax increases to be subject to an advisory vote in which voters at the next general election may express a nonbinding preference for the tax increases to be repealed or maintained. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5087 2023–24 |
Defects and omissionsRepeals or amends numerous statutes and chapters of law that have been identified by the Washington Supreme Court and superior court judges as containing defects or omissions in the law. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5131 2023–24 |
Commissary fundsProvides that money received by the Department of Corrections on behalf of an incarcerated person from family or other outside sources for the purchase of commissary items is exempt from certain deductions. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| SB 5217 2023–24 |
Musculoskeletal injuries/L&IRepeals the law prohibiting the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) from adopting rules related to ergonomics or musculoskeletal disorders. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 112, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
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