Javier Valdez
Senator
· Democrat
· District 46
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · Senate · D · LD 462023–24 · Senate · D · LD 462021–22 · House · D · LD 462019–20 · House · D · LD 462017–18 · House · D · LD 46
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 5554 2023–24 |
College grant award amountsRequires, rather than allows, that the maximum Washington College Grant award amount for four-year private not-for-profit institutions of higher education increase each year by no more than the tuition growth factor, beginning... | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5557 2023–24 |
Part-time faculty payDirects the community and technical colleges to develop plans to provide compensation to part-time and adjunct faculty that equals or exceeds 85 percent of comparably qualified full-time peers. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5559 2023–24 |
Student restraint, isolationProhibits the isolation, mechanical restraint, or chemical restraint of students by school staff, including the phasing out of isolation rooms. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5564 2023–24 |
Missing persons reward prg.Establishing a reward program for information related to missing or murdered indigenous women and persons, and other missing persons. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5566 2023–24 |
Postsecondary student needsCreates student basic needs task forces and a Student Basic Needs Work Group. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5572 2023–24 |
Traffic safetyCreates a grant program focused on interventions for nonmoving violations for low-income road users. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5575 2023–24 |
PTBA governing bodiesRevises governing board requirements for public transportation benefit areas to make the nonvoting labor organization representative into a voting member of the board. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5576 2023–24 |
Sexual assault proceduresRequires jail and prison facilities to collect biological samples before a convicted person required to provide a sample is released from confinement, and establishes procedures to collect biological samples if such samples... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5601 2023–24 |
Youth development officeCreates the Office of Youth Development (OYD) within the Department of Children, Youth and Families. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5603 2023–24 |
Driver training/large veh.Adds commercial vehicle, bus, and other large vehicle awareness to the required curriculum for driver training schools and school districts providing a traffic safety education program. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5611 2023–24 |
Wildland fire safetyImproving community preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience to wildland fire health and safety impacts in areas of increasing population density, including in the wildland urban interface. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5615 2023–24 |
Rent controls/local gov.Enabling local governments to plan and adopt programs to stabilize and control rents. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5616 2023–24 |
Lived experienceEstablishing the nothing about us without us act. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5624 2023–24 |
Substance use recovery serv.Enacts recommendations of the Substance Use and Recovery Services Advisory Committee related to legalization of possession of controlled substances and support for and expansion of substance use disorder treatment programs and... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5651 2023–24 |
GMA/equity and env. justiceEstablishes environmental justice as a listed goal of the Growth Management Act. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5654 2023–24 |
Fur productsConcerning the unlawful trade of fur products. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5666 2023–24 |
CTC student housing pilotCreates a pilot program to provide subsidized housing or housing vouchers to Washington College Grant recipients at community or technical colleges. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5674 2023–24 |
Surplus property/housingDefines affordable housing and updates the definition of public benefit for the transfer, lease, or disposal of surplus public property. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5703 2023–24 |
College grant/bridge grantsIncreases eligibility for the maximum Washington College Grant (WCG) award up to 70 percent of median family income. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5706 2023–24 |
Employee-union privilegeConcerning privileged communication between employees and the unions that represent them. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5708 2023–24 |
Microenterprise home kitchenConcerning the operation, authorization, and permitting of microenterprise home kitchens. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5712 2023–24 |
College grant/promise prg.Increases Washington College Grant eligibility up to 150 percent of median family income. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5725 2023–24 |
Airline cabin crewsExcludes cabin crew employees covered by certain collective bargaining agreements from meal and rest break and wage payment interval requirements of the Industrial Welfare Act. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5732 2023–24 |
Property tax exemptionsAllows a person to continue to qualify for the senior and disabled veterans property tax exemption in calendar year 2024 if their income is increased as a result of cost of living adjustments to various benefit programs. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5735 2023–24 |
Impounded vehicles/militaryRequires the Department of Licensing, upon receiving an abandoned vehicle report from a registered tow truck operator (RTTO), to check whether the registered owner is an active duty service member and report that information... | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
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