Vandana Slatter
Senator
· Democrat
· District 48
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · Senate · D · LD 482023–24 · House · D · LD 482021–22 · House · D · LD 482019–20 · House · D · LD 482017–18 · House · D · LD 48
79
Bills as prime sponsor
22
of those became law
723
Bills co-sponsored
6,369
Recorded votes
0.7%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5009 2025–26 |
Student transp. vehiclesRevises pupil transportation allocation and vehicle reimbursement formulas to include vehicle types other than school buses. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 372, Laws of 2025 |
May 20, 2025 |
| SB 5093 2025–26 |
Pregnancy lossRemoves the jurisdiction of county coroners and medical examiners over the bodies of deceased persons whose death resulted from known or suspected abortions, or due to premature births or stillbirths. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 374, Laws of 2025 |
May 20, 2025 |
| SB 5651 2025–26 |
Garnishment exemptionsAddresses automatic protections from attachment, execution, and garnishment in nonbankruptcy cases for certain funds held by financial institutions. | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 391, Laws of 2025 |
May 20, 2025 |
| SB 5721 2025–26 |
Automobile insuranceCreates a right to an appraisal in automobile insurance policies with first-party coverage for physical damage, which are issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 394, Laws of 2025 |
May 20, 2025 |
| SB 5041 2025–26 |
Unemp ins/strikes & lockoutsAllows individuals unemployed due to a labor strike to receive up to four weeks of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits following a specified disqualification period, from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2035. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 352, Laws of 2025 |
May 19, 2025 |
| SB 5662 2025–26 |
Utility connection chargesProvides that certain waivers of municipal utility connection charges for properties owned by certain housing providers, in a county east of the crest of the Cascade Mountains with a population of greater than 500,000, may be... | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 351, Laws of 2025 |
May 19, 2025 |
| SB 5192 2025–26 |
School district materialsIncreases allocations for materials, supplies, and operating costs (MSOC) in the prototypical school model. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 334, Laws of 2025 |
May 17, 2025 |
| SB 5284 2025–26 |
Solid waste managementRequires producers of certain paper products and packaging (covered PPP) to participate in and fund the operations of a producer responsibility organization related to the postconsumer management of covered PPP and other... | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 316, Laws of 2025 |
May 17, 2025 |
| SB 5543 2025–26 |
College bound scholarshipExpands eligibility for the College Bound Scholarship to include those who have received a high school equivalency certificate. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 288, Laws of 2025 |
May 15, 2025 |
| SB 5445 2025–26 |
Distributed energy resourcesSpecifies the addition of an agrivoltaics facility to land classified as farm and agricultural land under the Open Space Taxation Act does not constitute a reclassification, withdrawal, or removal from farm and agricultural... | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 265, Laws of 2025 |
May 13, 2025 |
| SB 5110 2025–26 |
Tribal elder tuition waiversEstablishes a waiver for all or a portion of tuition fees and services and activity fees for tribal elders. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 177, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 29, 2025 |
| SB 5557 2025–26 |
Pregnancy/emerg. treatmentRequires hospitals, when providing emergency services, to provide treatment to a pregnant person who comes to the hospital with an emergency medical condition that is consistent with the applicable standard of care for such... | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 182, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 29, 2025 |
| SB 5214 2025–26 |
Mobile market programsCreates the mobile market program which provides increased nutrition access to participants of the Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program if federal funding is available. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 127, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5239 2025–26 |
Hospital medical recordsChanges requirements relating to the retention of medical records. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 131, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5355 2025–26 |
Higher education safetyRequires student, faculty, and staff identification cards issued at public institutions of higher education to include the contact information number of a regional community-based organization focused on survivors of sexual... | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 124, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5480 2025–26 |
Medical debtProhibits hospitals, physician groups, professional partners, and collection agencies from reporting medical debt to credit reporting agencies or credit bureaus. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 145, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5498 2025–26 |
Contraceptive coverageApplies the requirement that health plans reimburse for a 12-month supply of contraceptives to all prescriptions, instead of only refills. | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 147, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5655 2025–26 |
Child care centers/buildingsRequires, when a child care center is operated in a dedicated space within an existing building that has more than one use, that the occupancy load calculation is based only on the areas of the building used for child care. | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 150, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 22, 2025 |
| SB 5457 2025–26 |
BroadcastersClarifies the definition of radio and television broadcasting for purposes of the business and occupation tax. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 4, 2025 |
| HB 1946 2023–24 |
Behav. health scholarshipEnacts the Behavioral Health Scholarship Program under the Washington Health Corps. | Carolyn Eslick (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 369, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 29, 2024 |
| HB 1368 2023–24 |
Zero emission school busesRequires the Department of Ecology to administer the Zero-Emission School Bus Grant Program, and prioritize grants to school districts serving communities overburdened with air pollution and with buses manufactured prior to 2007. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 345, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2131 2023–24 |
Thermal energy networksAllows gas and most electric utilities to own and operate thermal energy networks (TENs), with oversight from the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) for investor-owned utilities (IOU) and with oversight from... | Alex Ramel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 348, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2072 2023–24 |
Antitrust penaltiesRevises the maximum civil penalties that may be imposed for violations of certain antitrust provisions of the Consumer Protection Act. | Darya Farivar (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 256, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| HB 2115 2023–24 |
Prescription labels/abortionAllows prescribers to request that the label for a prescription for abortion medication include the prescribing and dispensing health care facility name, instead of the practitioner's name. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 257, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| HB 1870 2023–24 |
Local comm. federal fundingRequires the Department of Commerce to assist local communities by providing technical assistance with federal grant applications, prioritizing applications for federal funds in an existing grant program, and creating a... | Stephanie Barnard (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 223, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 25, 2024 |
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