Joe Nguyen
Senator
· Democrat
· District 34
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · Senate · D · LD 342023–24 · Senate · D · LD 342021–22 · Senate · D · LD 342019–20 · Senate · D · LD 34
79
Bills as prime sponsor
26
of those became law
1,006
Bills co-sponsored
4,183
Recorded votes
0.9%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5994 2023–24 |
Antitrust penaltiesConcerning penalties relating to antitrust actions. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 6005 2023–24 |
Solid waste managementRequires producers of certain consumer packaging and paper products (covered products) to join or register with a producer responsibility organization (PRO), subject to funding, planning, and performance requirements, to... | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 6008 2023–24 |
Criminal insanity termsUpdating terminology related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 6024 2023–24 |
Housing developmentEstablishes that cities planning under the Growth Management Act (GMA) may not enact or enforce any new development regulation within a station area that prohibits the siting of multifamily residential housing on parcels where... | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 6037 2023–24 |
Sentence modificationProviding judicial discretion to modify sentences in the interests of justice. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| SB 5187 2023–24 |
Operating budgetMakes biennial operating budget appropriations for the 2023-25 biennium and supplemental operating budget appropriations for the 2021-23 biennium. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 475, Laws of 2023 |
May 16, 2023 |
| SB 5200 2023–24 |
Capital budgetMakes biennial capital budget appropriations for the 2023-25 fiscal biennium. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 474, Laws of 2023 |
May 16, 2023 |
| SB 5134 2023–24 |
Reentry services & supportsRequires that the money provided to an individual for subsistence upon the individual's release from confinement be no less than $40. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 467, Laws of 2023 |
May 15, 2023 |
| SB 5186 2023–24 |
Contracting/discriminationRequires that every state contract and subcontract for public works or for goods or services entered into on or after January 1, 2024, include a nondiscrimination clause. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 468, Laws of 2023 |
May 15, 2023 |
| SB 5371 2023–24 |
Orca vessel protectionEstablishes a 1,000-yard vessel setback distance from southern resident orcas for most kinds of vessels and provides additional exemptions from the distance restrictions. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 452, Laws of 2023 |
May 15, 2023 |
| SB 5440 2023–24 |
Competency evaluationsMakes a number of changes to provisions governing competency evaluation and competency restoration procedures and requirements. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 453, Laws of 2023 |
May 15, 2023 |
| SB 5555 2023–24 |
Certified peer specialistsEstablishes certified peer specialists and certified peer specialist trainees as new health professions to be certified by the Department of Health. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 469, Laws of 2023 |
May 15, 2023 |
| SB 5120 2023–24 |
Crisis relief centersEstablishes 23-hour crisis relief centers as a new category of behavioral health facility to provide services to voluntary clients, clients being brought in by first responders, and clients referred by the 988 behavioral... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 433, Laws of 2023 |
May 11, 2023 |
| SB 5144 2023–24 |
Batteries/environmentRequires the producers of certain batteries to participate in a stewardship organization that plans and provides for battery collection and end-of-life management, beginning January 1, 2027, for portable batteries and January... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 434, Laws of 2023 |
May 11, 2023 |
| SB 5315 2023–24 |
Special education/nonpublicExpands and codifies the duties of the Superintendent of Public Instruction with regard to authorizing, monitoring, and investigating specified entities that contract with school districts to provide special education and... | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 436, Laws of 2023 |
May 11, 2023 |
| SB 5515 2023–24 |
Child abuse and neglectRequires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to license the living accommodations provided by residential private schools, with certain exceptions. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 441, Laws of 2023 |
May 11, 2023 |
| SB 5583 2023–24 |
Young driver safetyRequires the Department of Licensing (DOL) to develop an implementation plan for the expansion of the current driver training education requirement to obtain a driver's license for people between the ages of 18 and 24 that is... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 445, Laws of 2023 |
May 11, 2023 |
| SB 5081 2023–24 |
Victim notificationExpands the crimes that require the Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide victims and witnesses with a statement of the right to request notification when certain incarcerated individuals are released or escape. | T'wina Nobles (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 391, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5101 2023–24 |
DOC medical placementsModifies the eligibility criteria and electronic monitoring requirements for individuals granted extraordinary medical placement by the Department of Corrections. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 358, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5123 2023–24 |
Cannabis/employmentProhibits employers from discriminating against a person in an initial hiring decision based on the person's use of cannabis outside of work or based on a finding of nonpsychoactive cannabis metabolites in an employer-required... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 359, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5152 2023–24 |
Synthetic mediaCreates a civil cause of action for candidates whose appearance, action, or speech is altered in electioneering communication through the use of synthetic media. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 360, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5153 2023–24 |
Future voters/recordsProvides that the information of a 16- or 17-year-old who has registered to vote as a "future voter" may be disclosed when they are eligible to participate in the next presidential primary, primary, or general election. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 361, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5182 2023–24 |
Candidate filingShifts the candidate filing period from two Mondays before Memorial Day until the following Friday to instead begin on the first Monday in May and end on the following Friday. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 394, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5208 2023–24 |
Online voter registrationPermits people to register to vote online by providing the last four digits of their social security number. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 363, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
| SB 5268 2023–24 |
Public works procurementModifies small-works roster procedures. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 395, Laws of 2023 |
May 9, 2023 |
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