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 5378 2025–26 |
PFML grants/school districtsMakes certain small school districts eligible for paid family and medical leave grants. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5380 2025–26 |
Environmental justiceAdds environmental justice to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review process, including the elements of the environment considered under SEPA and the SEPA checklist filled out by project proponents or SEPA lead agencies. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5382 2025–26 |
Ballot measure petitionsRequires signature gatherers circulating initiative and referendum petitions to sign declarations, and provides lines on the petition to do so. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5400 2025–26 |
Local news journalismEstablishes the Washington Local News Sustainability Program (Program) in the Department of Commerce to make grants supporting the employment of news journalists covering civic affairs in underserved communities. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5402 2025–26 |
Financial aid eligibilityIncreases eligibility for the maximum Washington College Grant (WCG) award up to 70 percent of median family income. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5404 2025–26 |
Public defense servicesConcerning public defense services. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5422 2025–26 |
Collective bargaining/AI useRequires certain public employers to bargain over the decision to adopt, or modify current uses of, artificial intelligence technology if the adoption or modification affects employee wages or performance evaluations. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5423 2025–26 |
Digital electronics/repairEstablishes the Right to Repair Act, which requires original manufacturers of digital electronic products to make available to independent repair providers on fair and reasonable terms certain parts, tools, and documentation... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5426 2025–26 |
Court alternatives/youthRemoves diversion agreements and successfully completed diversions from a youth's criminal history. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5433 2025–26 |
DOC employee bargainingExempts certain exclusive bargaining representatives of interest arbitration-eligible Department of Corrections (DOC) employees from coalition bargaining requirements. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5438 2025–26 |
HydrofluorocarbonsPhases-in prohibitions against selling, distributing, or otherwise entering into Washington commerce certain hydrofluorocarbons with specified global warming potentials, with certain exceptions. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5442 2025–26 |
College promise pilotCreates a College Promise Pilot Program in Eastern Washington for certain recent high school graduates enrolled in eligible postsecondary programs. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5447 2025–26 |
High-hazard facility wagesConcerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5453 2025–26 |
Public defense recruitmentDirects the office of public defense to administer training programs for public defense support staff and maintain a pool of paralegals to support public defense contracted counsel. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5458 2025–26 |
Newspaper tax preferenceSpecifies that if a printing and publishing business is found ineligible for the business and occupation tax exemption, a tax rate of 0.484 percent applies. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5469 2025–26 |
Rental housing marketProhibits a service provider from collecting or analyzing certain data to recommend rental prices, lease renewal terms, or occupancy levels for more than one landlord. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5477 2025–26 |
Mental health servicesImproving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5488 2025–26 |
DCYF/financial stabilityProvides that as of January 1, 2026, the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) may not apply any benefits, payments, funds, or accrual paid to, or on behalf of, a youth age 14 through 17 in the care of DCYF as... | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5495 2025–26 |
Life insurance/suicide limitReduces, from two years to one year, the suicide exclusion period in individual, industrial, and credit life insurance policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5504 2025–26 |
Complex care serv./childrenDirects the Health Care Authority (HCA), beginning September 1, 2026, to require or provide payment to a home health agency for complex care services as a private duty nursing benefit component when those services are provided... | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5507 2025–26 |
Massage therapy coverageRequires the Health Care Authority to cover massage therapy as a non-pharmacological alternative for treating or managing pain upon referral from a qualified health care provider beginning January 1, 2027. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5508 2025–26 |
Child welfare housing assistAllows the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DYCF), or entities contracted with DCYF to operate the Child Welfare Housing Assistance Program (Program), to provide housing assistance through the Program after DCYF is... | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5519 2025–26 |
Ocean vessels/environmentProhibits certain ocean-going vessels (covered vessels) from using marine fuels with a maximum sulfur content exceeding 0.1 percent by weight while operating in waters located within three nautical miles of a Washington... | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5521 2025–26 |
Traffic safetyImproving traffic safety. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| SB 5522 2025–26 |
State capitol campusExpounds on the building naming process. | Deborah Krishnadasan (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
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