Liz Lovelett
Senator
· Democrat
· District 40
· most recent term 2025–26
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83
Bills as prime sponsor
18
of those became law
737
Bills co-sponsored
5,432
Recorded votes
1.3%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5497 2021–22 |
Board of ed. student membersExtends voting authority to the two student members of the State Board of Education (SBE) except in matters directly relating to graduation requirement changes that apply to their school and graduating class. | Claire Wilson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 44, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5583 2021–22 |
Census data/incarcerationRequires each unit of local government that conducts redistricting to use federal decennial census populations as adjusted by the Redistricting Commission to count each person in state custody as residing at the person's last... | Yasmin Trudeau (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 48, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5676 2021–22 |
PERS/TRS 1 benefit increaseIncreases the monthly benefit of Public Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System Plan 1 retirees receiving a benefit on July 1, 2021, by 3 percent, up to a maximum increase of $110. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 52, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5763 2021–22 |
Minimum wage/disabilitiesRepeals the statute allowing the Department of Labor and Industries to issue special certificates for the employment of individuals with disabilities at wages lower than the applicable prevailing wage rate. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 55, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5815 2021–22 |
IdenticardsCreates a program in the Department of Licensing to provide certain homeless individuals with a taxpayer-funded original or renewal identicard. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 57, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| SB 5148 2021–22 |
Election official harassmentElevates the crime of harassment to a Class C felony when the harassment is directed at an election official with the Secretary of State or county auditor's office. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5264 2021–22 |
Americans of Chinese descentDesignates January of each year as Americans of Chinese Descent History Month. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5309 2021–22 |
Diapers/sales & use taxExempts diapers from sales and use tax. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5428 2021–22 |
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 10, 2022 |
| SB 5441 2021–22 |
Breast implant surgeryRequires physicians or osteopathic physicians to provide patients with the required breast implant information and obtain informed consent before performing breast implant surgery. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5510 2021–22 |
Transp. benefit district taxAllows voters within a transportation benefit district to reauthorize multiple 10-year extensions of a sales tax. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5561 2021–22 |
Firearm rights restorationRevises requirements for restoration of firearm rights lost based on a criminal conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of insanity. | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5597 2021–22 |
Voting rightsRequires certain jurisdictions to obtain preclearance that certain proposed changes to their election systems will not violate the Washington Voting Rights Act (WVRA) before those changes may take effect. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5613 2021–22 |
Use of dogs to huntRemoves the exemption allowing an employee or agents of a county to hunt black bear, cougar, or bobcat with the aid of a dog. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5626 2021–22 |
Water system plans/climateRequires the Department of Health to ensure that water system plans for Group A community public water systems serving 1,000 or more connections include a climate resilience element, beginning with plans initiated after June... | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5662 2021–22 |
Right-of-way camping/housingEstablishes the Office of Intergovernmental Coordination on Public Right-of-Way Homeless Encampments (office) within the Department of Social and Health Services to coordinate efforts related to identifying permanent housing... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5703 2021–22 |
Cosmetic products/chemicalsRestricts the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cosmetic products containing nine chemicals or classes of chemicals, beginning January 1, 2025. | Senator (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5760 2021–22 |
Motion picture programIncreases the amount of Business and Occupation (B&O) tax credits that may be taken per year, per business entity, from $750,000 to $1 million and total amount of B&O tax credits taken annually from $3.5 million to $20 million. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5794 2021–22 |
Behavioral health Rx drugsProhibits health carriers from requiring substitution of a prescribed nonpreferred drug with a preferred drug or increasing an enrollee’s cost-sharing obligation when the prescription is for a refill of an antipsychotic,... | Manka Dhingra (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5825 2021–22 |
Rental & vacant property regRequires the Department of Commerce to convene a work group to make recommendations on creating a statewide rental and vacant property registration program. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5832 2021–22 |
Multifamily unit conversionExpands the multifamily property tax exemption to include the conversion of existing multiple-unit housing facilities into affordable housing in a county with a population greater than 300,000. | Senator (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5885 2021–22 |
Marine shoreline habitatDirects the Department of Ecology to conduct a baseline survey of Puget Sound marine shorelines, including the creation of a comprehensive on-the-water view of the shoreline. | Jesse Salomon (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5907 2021–22 |
Roadside safetyRequires drivers to reduce their speed when approaching an emergency or work zone on a highway having four or more lanes. | Jeff Wilson (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5062 2021–22 |
DataEstablishes consumer personal data rights of access, correction, deletion, data portability and opt-out of the processing of personal data for specified purposes. | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 24, 2022 |
| SB 5576 2021–22 |
EvictionUpdates the 14-day pay or vacate notice and eviction summons to improve readability. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 18, 2022 |
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