Manka Dhingra
Senator
· Democrat
· District 45
· most recent term 2025–26
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141
Bills as prime sponsor
54
of those became law
702
Bills co-sponsored
6,054
Recorded votes
0.5%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5427 2023–24 |
Hate crimes & bias incidentsRequires the Attorney General's Office to oversee a hotline to assist people who have been targeted or affected by hate crimes and bias incidents and to publish annual reports regarding hate crimes and bias incidents reported... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 299, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5780 2023–24 |
Public defense & prosecutionRequires the Office of Public Defense (OPD) to administer a law student rural defense program and the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) to administer a law student rural prosecution program. | Nikki Torres (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 293, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5828 2023–24 |
Water rights commissionersAuthorizes superior courts to appoint commissioners for water rights adjudications. | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 268, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5890 2023–24 |
Ballot rejectionRequires county auditors to contact voters by phone or email, in addition to first class mail, when notifying voters that their ballot is unsigned or the signature does not match the one on file, if the voter's contact... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 269, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5937 2023–24 |
Crime victims & witnessesModifies the eligibility for benefits, reimbursement for travel, and state payment of forensic examinations under the Crime Victims' Compensation Program. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 297, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5985 2023–24 |
Firearms background checksUpdates statutes concerning firearms background checks to refer to the Washington State Patrol firearms background check program. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 289, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5998 2023–24 |
Nonfelony convict. vacationRequires a person to satisfy all financial obligations before a court may vacate the person's conviction for a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 296, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 6006 2023–24 |
Victims of human traffickingExpands reporting requirements for abuse or neglect of children and requires certain state agencies to use a validated assessment tool to screen for commercial sexual abuse of a minor. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 298, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 6013 2023–24 |
Homeownership dev. tax ex.Expands the property tax exemption for nonprofit low-income housing development by including real property owned by a nonprofit entity who enters into an agreement with another nonprofit to build a residence through a... | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 273, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 6246 2023–24 |
Firearm info./mental healthRequires a court to issue a firearms prohibition order when a person's felony charges are dismissed based on incompetency to stand trial and the person is not committed to a facility for treatment. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 290, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5213 2023–24 |
Health care benefit managersChanges requirements relating to health care benefit managers. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 242, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 25, 2024 |
| SB 5799 2023–24 |
Sale of halal foodsProhibits a person from selling or offering for sale any food product represented as halal when that person knows that the food product is not halal and the representation is likely to cause the purchaser to believe that it is halal. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 245, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 25, 2024 |
| SB 5983 2023–24 |
Syphilis treatmentAuthorizes the practice of expedited partner therapy, which allows a health care provider who diagnoses a sexually transmitted infection in a patient to provide prescription antibiotic drugs to the patient's sexual partner or... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 248, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 25, 2024 |
| SB 6025 2023–24 |
Predatory loansMakes any attempt to evade the Consumer Loan Act (Act) a violation of the Act. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 249, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 25, 2024 |
| SB 5804 2023–24 |
Opioid overdose med./schoolsRequires all school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools, not just school districts with 2,000 or more students, to obtain and maintain opioid overdose reversal medication in each school and... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 214, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5908 2023–24 |
Extended foster careRemoves the eligibility criteria for participation in extended foster care and allows any person who is dependent at age 18 to receive extended foster care until they turn 21 or withdraw their agreement to participate. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 192, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 6146 2023–24 |
Tribal warrantsCreates processes for state law enforcement officers to enforce tribal arrest warrants, and accompanying procedures for state courts in specified circumstances. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 207, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 6186 2023–24 |
Missing persons/pub. assist.Requires the Department of Social and Health Services or the Health Care Authority to disclose whether a public assistance recipient who is the subject of a missing person's report has accessed his or her benefits upon a law... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 208, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5838 2023–24 |
AI task forceCreates an Artificial Intelligence Task Force to assess uses, develop guiding principles, and make recommendations for the regulation of generative artificial intelligence. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 163, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| SB 5806 2023–24 |
Insurance company dataExcludes from disclosure under the Public Records Act information provided to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) regarding emergencies and hazard mitigation, and data requested by the OIC from regulated property... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 123, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 5808 2023–24 |
Safety telecom/interest arb.Provides interest arbitration for public safety telecommunicators employed by certain public employers. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 124, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 5836 2023–24 |
Clark county superior courtIncreases the number of statutorily authorized superior court judges in Clark County from 11 to 12. | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 125, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| SB 5842 2023–24 |
Child support/SSN useRequires the Division of Child Support to minimize the use of an insurance claimant's social security number when determining whether the claimant owes past-due child support. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 126, 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 6227 2023–24 |
Protection order/insanityAuthorizes a court to issue a separate no-contact order to protect a victim when a person who is found not guilty by reason of insanity is committed for a period of inpatient treatment or placed on conditional release. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 137, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
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