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 6102 2017–18 |
Employee reproductive healthCreates the Employee Reproductive Choice Act which makes it an unfair practice under the Washington Law Against Discrimination: | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6161 2017–18 |
Campaign treasurers trainingRequires the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) to provide a training course for certifying political campaign treasurers and deputy treasurers beginning September 1, 2018. | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6189 2017–18 |
Driving w/ suspended licenseEliminates the failure to respond or appear in connection with a traffic infraction as a reason for suspension of a person’s driver’s license. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6213 2017–18 |
Occup. disease presumptionsMakes the occupational disease presumptions for firefighters applicable to certain emergency medical technicians and public employee fire investigators and adds additional cancers to the cancer occupational disease presumption. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6226 2017–18 |
Injur worker health outcomesRequires self-insured employers to provide electronic copies of medical records to a physician conducting an independent medical examination, and, if not possible, provide paper copies at least 10 business days before the examination. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6251 2017–18 |
Sr's, disab. vets/prop tx exModifies the qualifying income thresholds for the property tax exemption and deferral programs for low-income senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and veterans beginning in calendar year 2022. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6268 2017–18 |
Orca protectionDirects the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to conduct marine-based education and enforcement patrols during peak orca viewing season. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6277 2017–18 |
Graduated reentry programIncreases the allowable period for work release from the final six to the final 12 months of an offender's term of confinement. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6343 2017–18 |
Energy workers task forceEstablishes a task force to review information from the presumption of occupational disease for Department of Energy Hanford site workers and to develop recommendations for diagnosing and treating diseases or other health... | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6353 2017–18 |
Automatic voter registrationProvides for eligible applicants for enhanced driver's licenses or identicards who do not decline the option, to be automatically registered to vote. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6486 2017–18 |
Registered apprenticeshipsRequires the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board and the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council to develop an apprenticeship strategic plan. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6531 2017–18 |
School constructionMakes phased changes to the Construction Cost Allocation (CCA), Student Space Allocation (SSA), and the statutory Funding Assistance Percentage (FAP), the funding components of the School Construction Assistance Program... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6566 2017–18 |
Juvenile offensesExempts minors from the crimes of Sending or Bringing into the State Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct, Possession of Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct, and Viewing Depictions... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6620 2017–18 |
School securityAddresses school safety in a number of ways including implementing an emergency response system, establishing an anonymous reporting system, expanding regional school safety efforts, and facilitating school resource officers. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5992 2017–18 |
Bump-fire stocksEstablishes criminal penalties and sentencing provisions relating to the manufacture, sale, purchase, possession, transfer, or transport of bump-fire stocks, or the use of a firearm containing a bump-fire stock in the... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 7, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 6, 2018 |
| SB 6037 2017–18 |
Uniform parentage actRevises various provisions regarding establishing and challenging parentage under the Uniform Parentage Act. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 6, 2018 |
| SB 6203 2017–18 |
Carbon pollutionImposes a carbon pollution tax equal to $12 per metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions on the sale or use of fossil fuels within the state of Washington and the generation or import of electricity in Washington generated using... | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 2, 2018 |
| SB 5140 2017–18 |
Workplaces/gender pay equityModifies the Equal Pay Act to prohibit discrimination in compensation, which includes discretionary and nondiscretionary wages and benefits; describe when employees are similarly employed; and provide a defense where a pay... | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5155 2017–18 |
Student suspens. & expulsionProhibits school districts from suspending or expelling students enrolled in grades kindergarten through two (K-2) except in certain circumstances. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5249 2017–18 |
Damages for wage theftProvides that an employer who unlawfully collects a rebate from an employee's wages or willfully and intentionally deprives an employee of wages, is liable in a civil action for triple, rather than double, the amount of wages owed. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5386 2017–18 |
Initiative reviewExtends the time period in which initiative measures may be filed. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5441 2017–18 |
Invol. treatment proceduresProhibits a person from possessing a firearm for six months following detention for 72 hours under the Involuntary Treatment Act on the basis that the person presents a likelihood of serious harm. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5491 2017–18 |
Prevailing wage law recoveryProvides that the time period for the recovery of wages owed to a worker affected by a prevailing wage determination is tolled until the prevailing wage determination is final. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5492 2017–18 |
Responsible bidder criteriaAdds training in public works and prevailing wage to the responsibility criteria a bidder must satisfy to be awarded a public works project. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5508 2017–18 |
Vehicle registration periodsCreates a two-year motor vehicle registration period. | Senator (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
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