Jesse Salomon
Senator
· Democrat
· District 32
· most recent term 2025–26
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102
Bills as prime sponsor
23
of those became law
381
Bills co-sponsored
5,439
Recorded votes
1.8%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5778 2023–24 |
Employer political speechProhibits an employer from taking adverse action against an employee for refusal to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting or refusal to listen to speech, the primary purpose of which is to communicate the... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 357, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5884 2023–24 |
Restitution/env. crimesAuthorizes the imposition of court-ordered restitution for violations of environmental criminal statutes. | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 342, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5931 2023–24 |
Motorized vehicle tires/6PPDDesignates, under the Department of Ecology's Safer Products for Washington program, the chemical 6PPD as a priority chemical and 6PPD in motor vehicle tires as a priority consumer product. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 343, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5934 2023–24 |
Pollinator habitatAllows cities and counties to encourage permit applicants to include pollinator friendly plants in landscaped areas. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 337, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 5972 2023–24 |
Neonicotinoid pesticidesProhibits a person from using neonicotinoid insecticides on nonproduction outdoor ornamental plants, trees, and turf, beginning January 1, 2026, unless the application is made as part of a licensed application, a tree... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 338, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| SB 6157 2023–24 |
Civil serviceGrants the agency head in public employment hiring agencies the discretion to add a maximum of 15 percent to the passing mark, or rating, of applicants with specific qualifications including language fluency, education, and experience. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 330, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| 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 5774 2023–24 |
Fingerprint backgr. checksRequires, subject to appropriated funding, that the Department of Children, Youth, and Families maintain the capacity to roll, print, or scan fingerprints in at least seven of its early learning and child welfare offices for... | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 300, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| SB 5953 2023–24 |
Incarcerated student grantsAllows incarcerated individuals to apply for and utilize federal and state financial aid grants for postsecondary education programs at the Department of Corrections. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 272, 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 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 5787 2023–24 |
Electronic estate planningAdopts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act to establish guidelines for the optional use of electronic nontestamentary estate planning documents and electronic signatures on nontestamentary estate planning documents. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 188, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5882 2023–24 |
Prototypical school staffingIncreases staff allocations for paraeducators, office support staff, and noninstructional aides in the prototypical school funding model beginning in the 2023-24 school year. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 191, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 5986 2023–24 |
Out-of-network health costsEstablishes balance billing protections for certain ground ambulance services and the allowed amount paid to a nonparticipating ground ambulance services organization for covered ground ambulance services. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 218, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| SB 6038 2023–24 |
Child care tax preferenceExpands the business and occupation tax exemption for child care services for children up to age 7 to children up to age 12 and children up to age 18 who have a verified special need or are under court supervision. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, 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 5936 2023–24 |
Palliative care work groupEstablishes a work group to design the parameters of a palliative care benefit for fully insured health plans and a payment model for that benefit. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 166, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 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 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 5786 2023–24 |
Business corporationsReplaces the chapter on mergers and share exchanges in the Washington Business Corporation Act (WBCA) with a new chapter that substantially mirrors provisions in the current version of the Model Business Corporation Act (MBCA). | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 22, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5917 2023–24 |
Bias-motivated defacementModifies the elements of a Hate Crime. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 34, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5980 2023–24 |
WISHA violation timelineRequires the Department of Labor and Industries, until June 30, 2026, to make a good faith effort to notify an employer or owner within 10 working days if an inspection identifies a hazard at a residential construction worksite. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 40, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5982 2023–24 |
Vaccine definitionChanges the definition of "vaccine" for purposes of the Washington Vaccine Association. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 41, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| SB 5818 2023–24 |
Seashore conserv. exemptionDirects the State Parks and Recreation Commission and the Department of Natural Resources to grant a permit for access to Seashore Conservation Area lands and an easement for a qualified infrastructure project. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| SB 6061 2023–24 |
Housing development/SEPARequires jurisdictions planning under the Growth Management Act to take additional actions prior to exempting a proposed housing development from the State Environmental Policy Act. | Liz Lovelett (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 2024 |
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