Joe Nguyen
Senator
· Democrat
· District 34
· most recent term 2025–26
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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 6295 2019–20 |
False reportingAmends the crime of false reporting and creates new crimes for false reporting in the first and second degree when false reporting leads to substantial bodily harm or death. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6334 2019–20 |
Urban housingModifies and adds to the list of planning actions that certain cities are encouraged to take to increase residential building capacity. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6336 2019–20 |
Parental leave/disabilityModifies the definition of "parental leave" for purposes of the shared leave program. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6351 2019–20 |
Working connect. eligibilityDirects the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to extend a homeless grace period in the Working Connections Child Care program, which would provide families six months instead of four months to provide verification of... | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6385 2019–20 |
Homelessness/job trainingDirects the Department of Commerce to establish a competitive program for awarding grants to municipalities using a labor program model designed for providing jobs to individuals experiencing homelessness to lead to full-time... | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6400 2019–20 |
Health plan exclusionsRequires the insurance commissioner to assess a fee on a health carrier that excludes certain mandatory benefits. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6405 2019–20 |
CTC full-, part-time facultySubject to amounts appropriated, requires the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges to study the ratio of part-time to full-time academic employees by discipline at each community and technical college and make... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6411 2019–20 |
Multiple-unit dwellings/taxExtends the ability for counties planning under the Growth Management Act and all cities to establish residential targeted areas to use the multi-family tax exemption (MFTE). | Senator (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6422 2019–20 |
Family connections programCreates the Family Connections Program to strengthen families and prevent future child trauma by facilitating communication, where appropriate, between foster families and birth families when a child is dependent and in... | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6425 2019–20 |
Amer. Indian cultural studyCreates the Washington American Indian Cultural Study Grant for eligible students to study in certain programs. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6444 2019–20 |
Juvenile recordsRemoves exclusion of juvenile drug offenses from regular sealing hearing procedures. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6449 2019–20 |
Suicide prevention/ID cardsRequires schools that print student identification (ID) cards, staff ID cards, or both, to print the contact information for suicide prevention organizations on either side of the ID cards. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6466 2019–20 |
Traffic control signalsSpecifies traffic control signals intended for bicyclists have the same meaning as circular traffic control signal indicators. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6479 2019–20 |
Optional benefits/schoolsAllows school districts to provide certain optional, employee-paid benefits that are not provided by the School Employees' Benefits Board. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6489 2019–20 |
Tobacco, vapor/under 21Repeals civil infractions prohibiting the purchase or possession of tobacco or vapor products by a person under 18 years of age. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6504 2019–20 |
Private detention/GMADefines essential public facilities to exclude certain facilities that are operated by a private entity in which persons are detained in custody under process of law pending the outcome of legal proceedings. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6505 2019–20 |
Dual credit direct costsRequires institutions of higher education to waive most fees for Running Start students beginning in the 2022-23 school year, and ensure Running Start students are not charged for course books, fees, and supplies beginning in... | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6511 2019–20 |
Educational outcomesDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in collaboration with other agencies, to continue convening a work group focused on students in foster care and students experiencing homelessness. | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6513 2019–20 |
Synthetic media in campaignsRequires a disclosure when any manipulated audio or visual media of a candidate is used in an electioneering communication . | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6557 2019–20 |
Working families credit/ITINExpands the definition of an eligible low-income person for the working families tax credit to also include an individual who otherwise meets the requirement for the tax credit and would otherwise qualify for the federal... | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6560 2019–20 |
Student housing/retirementRequires the Washington Student Achievement Council to study the feasibility of developing a pilot program that would provide postsecondary student housing within retirement facilities. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6577 2019–20 |
Child savings account prog.Requires the Washington Student Achievement Council to conduct a study to develop design options and an implementation plan for creating a statewide child savings account program. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6599 2019–20 |
Food benefit referencesDeletes obsolete references to food stamps and replaces the term with food benefits under Title 74 RCW. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6646 2019–20 |
Sub. abuse treatment pilotRequires the Department of Corrections to develop and implement a gender-responsive and trauma-informed substance use disorder pilot program at the Washington Corrections Center for Women within appropriated funding. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6668 2019–20 |
Services and activities feesPermits the services and activities fee committee to propose and adopt limitations on the maximum percent of service and activity fee waivers which may be granted. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
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