Javier Valdez
Senator
· Democrat
· District 46
· most recent term 2025–26
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75
Bills as prime sponsor
26
of those became law
1,245
Bills co-sponsored
5,846
Recorded votes
0.0%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5973 2023–24 |
Heat pumps/CICsSpecifies requirements for an apartment, condominium unit, or homeowners' association (Association) regarding heat pump installation by property owners, including application fees, processing, and approval timeline. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 128, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 6007 2023–24 |
Grocery workersRequires a successor grocery employer to retain the incumbent grocery employer's employees for a 180-day transitional period, with certain exceptions. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 6125 2023–24 |
Lakeland Village recordsDirects the Division of Archives and Records Management to work with the University of Washington Institute on Human Development and Disability, the Department of Social and Health Services, and the Department of Archaeology... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 134, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 6269 2023–24 |
Alt. voter verificationRequires the Secretary of State to establish an alternative verification options pilot project for the purpose of the development and testing of supplemental methods, other than signature verification, to verify that a ballot... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 138, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 5829 2023–24 |
Congenital cytomegalovirusDirects the Washington State Board of Health to consider adding congenital cytomegalovirus screening to the mandatory newborn screening panel and to submit a report with the findings and recommendations to the Governor and the... | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 96, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 14, 2024 |
| SB 5997 2023–24 |
Plumbing hours reportingRemoves the penalty and the requirement that the Department of Labor and Industries not renew a plumber trainee's certificate for failure to report hours worked. | Curtis King (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 97, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 14, 2024 |
| SB 6060 2023–24 |
Electronic signatures/PERCRequires the Public Employment Relations Commission to accept electronic signatures for new organization petitions to form a new bargaining unit of unrepresented workers or to add unrepresented workers to an existing bargaining unit. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 98, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 14, 2024 |
| SB 6095 2023–24 |
Secretary of health ordersAuthorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health to issue a prescription or standing order to control and prevent the spread of, mitigate, or treat any disease or threat to public health. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 14, 2024 |
| SB 6283 2023–24 |
Connecting communities prg.Eliminates the July 1, 2027, expiration date of the Sandy Williams Connecting Communities Program. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 106, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 14, 2024 |
| SB 5843 2023–24 |
Election security breachesRequires every county to install and maintain an intrusion detection system to monitor their network and to disclose certain malicious activity or breaches of security of information technology systems. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 28, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5883 2023–24 |
Special education hearingsEstablishes burden of proof requirements for special education due process hearings. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 29, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5913 2023–24 |
Student athlete NIL/ethicsProvides that the Ethics in Public Service Act does not prohibit an employee of a state institution of higher education to use public resources to benefit a student athlete in advising, facilitation, acknowledgment, or... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 33, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5917 2023–24 |
Bias-motivated defacementModifies the elements of a Hate Crime. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 34, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5979 2023–24 |
Construction worker leaveLimits the requirement for a construction industry employer to pay a separating worker for unused sick leave to when the worker performed service, maintenance, or construction work on a jobsite, in the field, or in a... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 39, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5980 2023–24 |
WISHA violation timelineRequires the Department of Labor and Industries, until June 30, 2026, to make a good faith effort to notify an employer or owner within 10 working days if an inspection identifies a hazard at a residential construction worksite. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 40, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5982 2023–24 |
Vaccine definitionChanges the definition of "vaccine" for purposes of the Washington Vaccine Association. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 41, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5241 2023–24 |
Health care marketplaceRequires a filing of notice with the Attorney General at least 120 days before a qualifying market change transaction among health care market participants, extends material change transactions to cover additional parties, and... | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5591 2023–24 |
Dependent youth financial edRequires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to develop a program to provide dependent youth ages 14 and up with the opportunity to open a private self-controlled bank account. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5595 2023–24 |
State nicknameDesignates "The Evergreen State" as the official state nickname. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5631 2023–24 |
DACA/state agency acceptanceRequires a state agency to clearly identify on the agency's website all programs and services that individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status are not ineligible to apply for because of the... | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5837 2023–24 |
State election databaseCodifies the University of Washington's responsibility to create a Washington Elections Database with specified elections data, and to assist the state and political subdivisions with evaluating their existing laws and... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5841 2023–24 |
DUI/financial supportAllows a court to order additional restitution in the form of financial support for a minor until the age of 18 when a person is sentenced for a crime involving driving under the influence that results in the death or... | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5850 2023–24 |
Chronically absent studentsRequires each educational service district, subject to appropriation, to offer training and coaching on the identification and reengagement of students who are chronically absent. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5856 2023–24 |
Voter reg. challengesPermits a person to challenge a voter's registration for not living at the address provided if the voter has registered to vote in another state more recently than in Washington. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 5873 2023–24 |
Student transportationRequires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to provide an analysis of school district transportation costs and allocations to the Legislature by June 1, 2027. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
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