Rebecca Saldaña
Senator
· Democrat
· District 37
· most recent term 2025–26
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150
Bills as prime sponsor
37
of those became law
1,453
Bills co-sponsored
6,765
Recorded votes
2.7%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6115 2017–18 |
Tribal youth/reside. custodyAllows the Department of Social and Health Services to contract with a tribe to provide residential custody services in a rehabilitation facility for youth who have been sentenced by a tribal court. | John McCoy (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 31, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 9, 2018 |
| SB 6145 2017–18 |
Civil service qualificationsProvides that city firefighter, city police, and county sheriff civil service applicants may be lawful permanent residents as an alternative to United States citizens. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 32, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 9, 2018 |
| SB 5108 2017–18 |
Political committee contrib.Requires the disclosure of the top five contributors to a political advertisement to include only the top five individuals or entities, other than political committees, that contributed to the advertisement. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5397 2017–18 |
Petition disclosureRequires a ballot measure sponsor or political committee that employs, or expects to employ, any person to compensate individuals for gathering signatures on a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition to... | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5408 2017–18 |
Tenancy termination noticesIncreases the notification requirements for terminating a residential rental agreement from 20 days to 30 days. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5513 2017–18 |
Tax exemptionsRequires the Department of Revenue Tax Exemption Report to be updated more frequently. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5576 2017–18 |
Apprenticeship utilizationAuthorizes the Department of Transportation to use the three-strike system for ensuring compliance in lieu of monetary penalties. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5588 2017–18 |
Racial disproportionalityRequires the Caseload Forecast Council (CFC) to prepare a general disproportionality report on the adult criminal justice system prior to each legislative session. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5596 2017–18 |
Youth detention/noncriminalEliminates the ability for courts to issue orders directing law enforcement to place youth in detention or directly place youth in detention pursuant to a truancy contempt of court finding beginning July 1, 2019. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5610 2017–18 |
Sentencing, persons under 21Creates a mitigating circumstance upon which a court may base a downward adjustment to a sentence for felony offenses committed by minors sentenced in adult court. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5627 2017–18 |
Mobile home communitiesExtends the state real estate excise tax (REET) exemption on a qualified sale of a manufactured/mobile home community from December 31, 2018 to December 31, 2026. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5643 2017–18 |
Lead-based paint feesIncreases lead-based paint certification and recertification fees for lead paint firms, inspectors, project developers, risk assessors, supervisors, abatement workers, renovators, and dust-sampling technicians from $25 to $30. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5766 2017–18 |
Bullying, etc., in schoolsRequires agency development of a model transgender student policy and procedure, and school district adoption of a policy and procedure that incorporates the model. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5919 2017–18 |
Internet privacy & securityRequires broadband Internet providers to obtain opt-in consent to sell or transfer certain customer information. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5970 2017–18 |
Mental health field responseCreates the mental health field response team grant program, administered by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5998 2017–18 |
Health care whistleblowersExpands the definition of "whistleblower" to include a health care provider or member of a medical care staff at a health care facility. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6003 2017–18 |
Student meals and nutritionRequires high-needs schools to offer breakfast after the bell (BAB) to each student beginning in the 2019-20 school year and only in years in which funding is specifically provided in a budget | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6009 2017–18 |
Vanity collector platesCreates the ability to personalize a collector license plate. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6015 2017–18 |
Wrongful injury or deathMakes a number of changes to statutes governing wrongful death and survival causes of action, including changes to the beneficiaries entitled to recoveries and the damages that may be recovered under these actions. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6017 2017–18 |
Military/consumer protectionChanges the definition of service member for purposes of the Washington Service Members' Civil Relief Act (WSCRA). | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6030 2017–18 |
City utility surplusAllows a city to dispose of its personal property or equipment that was originally acquired for public utility purposes and that is not required for providing continued public utility services without adopting a resolution or... | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6052 2017–18 |
Death penalty eliminationEliminates the death penalty and provides that all persons convicted of Aggravated First Degree Murder must be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release or parole. | Maureen Walsh (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6066 2017–18 |
Tow trucks/cell phone useRequires the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to review available information on the safety record of tow trucks in the state related to the use of a wireless communications device while driving, and to report to the... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6079 2017–18 |
Public employee birth datesExempts public employee and volunteer birthdates from public disclosure requirements. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6086 2017–18 |
Nonnative finfish releaseProhibits the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from issuing or renewing any leases, or otherwise authorizing the use of state-owned aquatic lands for the purpose of Atlantic salmon aquaculture. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
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