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 6066 2019–20 |
Ethnic studies materialsSpecifies that the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction ( OSPI) must identify existing state learning standards, rather than adopt Essential Academic Learning Requirements and grade-level expectations, that... | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 59, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 18, 2020 |
| SB 6136 2019–20 |
Electronic benefit cardsExempts certain beer and/or wine specialty stores from the requirement to disable automated teller machines or point-of sale machines from accepting Electronic Benefit Transfer Cards. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 64, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 18, 2020 |
| SB 6309 2019–20 |
WIC fruit & veg. benefitRequires a fruit and vegetable benefit of at least $28 for participants in the Women, Infant, and Children Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 18, 2020 |
| SB 6500 2019–20 |
Foster-family location moveRequires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to conduct a home inspection following notification that a foster family home licensee has moved to a new location. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 73, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 18, 2020 |
| SB 5167 2019–20 |
Linked deposit programAuthorizes the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises to adopt rules to prioritize loans under the Linked Deposit Program (Program) that create jobs in underserved communities with inadequate access to capital for... | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5339 2019–20 |
Death penalty eliminationRepeals statutes pertaining to the death penalty. | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5441 2019–20 |
Rental vouchers/offendersExtends the period in which the Department of Corrections may provide rental vouchers to an offender qualifying for earned early release and transferring to community custody from three to six months. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5607 2019–20 |
Dual language learningEstablishes grant programs to grow capacity for dual language (DL) learning in public schools, child care, and early childhood education and assistance programs, and to grow capacity for heritage language learning. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5643 2019–20 |
Theater licensesRemoves the limit on the number of seats allowed and the tabletop dining requirement for certain spirits, beer, and wine theater licensees, under specified conditions. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5789 2019–20 |
Auto. traffic safety camerasEstablishes a pilot program for the use of automated traffic safety cameras on certain state and local roadways in or near downtown areas of cities with populations greater than 500,000 for the following violations: stopping... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5834 2019–20 |
Student immigration statusRequires that school districts, charter public schools, and state-tribal education compact schools, among other things: provide information to the parents and guardians of enrolled students regarding students' rights to a free... | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5908 2019–20 |
Equity training/schoolsRequires the development of a list of available equity, diversity, inclusion (EDI), and cultural competency training for school board directors. | Senator (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5946 2019–20 |
SEPA/shelters & encampmentsExempts permit actions to site certain temporary shelters or transitional encampments from the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5984 2019–20 |
Dissolution/doc. languageRequires an order in dissolution and legal separation proceedings to be certified by an interpreter if a party has limited English proficiency or is deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6047 2019–20 |
IEP noncompliance reportingProhibits school districts from taking retaliatory actions against a school district employee because the employee reported noncompliance with an Individualized Education Program to an appropriate school official, school... | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6057 2019–20 |
Marijuana price differentialProhibits marijuana licensees from discriminating in price in selling marijuana to another marijuana licensee, with an exception for authorized price differentials. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6073 2019–20 |
Menstrual products/schoolsRequires school districts and charter schools to make menstrual hygiene products available at no cost in public schools serving students in any of grades 6-12 by the beginning of the 2021-22 school year. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6100 2019–20 |
Background checks/educationAdds the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the list of entities that must require a record check before hiring certain employees in educational settings. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6112 2019–20 |
Youth solitary confinementProhibits the use of juvenile solitary confinement in juvenile detention and juvenile rehabilitation institutions. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6138 2019–20 |
Beginning educator supportMakes providing support for mentor educators and beginning educators of underrepresented populations one of the stated purposes of the Beginning Educator Support Team (BEST) Program. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6155 2019–20 |
Sex offenses/nonmarriageRemoves nonmarriage of the victim and perpetrator as an element of certain grounds of various sex offenses, including Rape of a Child, Child Molestation, Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, Rape in the second degree, and Indecent... | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6213 2019–20 |
Polystyrene productsProhibits the sale or distribution of certain polystyrene food service products, void filling packaging products, and coolers in or into the state. | Senator (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6262 2019–20 |
Teaching tribal history, etcRequires all school districts to incorporate curricula about the history, culture, and government of the nearest federally recognized Indian tribe or tribes into social studies curricula by September 1, 2022. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6278 2019–20 |
Bottled water productionProvides that, for applications for new surface water withdrawals received by the Department of Ecology after January 1, 2019, any use of water for the commercial production of bottled water is deemed to be detrimental to the... | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6302 2019–20 |
Home occupant load limitsRequires governments that limit the number of unrelated persons that can occupy a household or dwelling unit to provide a process for applying for an exception to this limit. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
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