Phil Fortunato
Senator
· Republican
· District 31
· most recent term 2025–26
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260
Bills as prime sponsor
7
of those became law
543
Bills co-sponsored
7,904
Recorded votes
5.7%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5093 2019–20 |
State highway litter controlRequires the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to give priority to litter control along state highways when distributing funds for litter control. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5544 2019–20 |
Veterans/CDL waiversAllows the Department of Licensing to waive the knowledge test portion of the commercial driver's license for applicants meeting federal requirements. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5614 2019–20 |
Harming police animalsProvides that a person commits the crime of harming a police dog, accelerant detection dog, or police horse, if they intentionally injure, disable, shoot, or kill the animal. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5782 2019–20 |
Spring blade knivesRemoves "spring blade knife" from the list of dangerous weapons in the dangerous weapons statute, and provides that a spring blade knife is not a dangerous weapon. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 6703 2019–20 |
Repeal of 2020 legislationMaking Washington great again. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| SB 5016 2019–20 |
Animal control/firearmsPermits animal control officers to carry firearms for their own personal protection. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 5059 2019–20 |
Leg. gift center/wine, beerAuthorizes the Legislative Gift Center to sell beer produced by a licensed microbrewery. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 5219 2019–20 |
Condominium warrantiesExempts condominiums with less than seven units from the warranty provisions in the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 5590 2019–20 |
School depreciation subfundsRequires school districts to establish a depreciation subfund within their general fund. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 5830 2019–20 |
Vehicle combinationsRequires the Washington State Department of Transportation to implement a pilot project allowing three-vehicle combinations—triple trailers—to operate on designated highways. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 5939 2019–20 |
Comm. facilities districtsAmends the term of a Community Facilities District (CFD) special assessment. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6470 2019–20 |
Development paperworkSpecifies that an applicant whose project, action, or project decision is described as being exempt or categorically exempt is not required to file a checklist or any other paperwork to prove the categorical exemption. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6545 2019–20 |
Voluntary stewardship prog.Resets the date to join the Voluntary Stewardship Program to July 1, 2021. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6635 2019–20 |
Stormwater general permitsAllows the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to determine that the exclusive means of providing public notice for construction stormwater general permits is by publication on Ecology's website, or through an electronic... | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6651 2019–20 |
Local tenant eviction bansProhibits cities and counties from enacting ordinances that would disallow evictions of tenants by landlords for any period of time unless the landlord is compensated for the cost of rent. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6682 2019–20 |
Vehicle charging surchargeConcerning surcharge for electricity used to charge vehicles. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 10, 2020 |
| SB 6394 2019–20 |
Sports wagering/compactsAllows the amendment of tribal-state gaming compacts, upon a tribe's request, to authorize sports wagering at the tribe's facility when conducted pursuant to negotiated tribal-state gaming compact provisions. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 7, 2020 |
| SB 6328 2019–20 |
Local infra. investment prgAllows cities and counties to apply for a remittance of a portion of the state sales and use tax on the construction of affordable or workforce housing under a local infrastructure investment program. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2020 |
| SB 6457 2019–20 |
American dream homesAuthorizes a city or county to permit American Dream Homes to encourage development of single family homes for low-income households. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2020 |
| SB 6673 2019–20 |
Right to bear armsRemoving restrictions on the right to bear arms and ensuring personal protection for Washington citizens. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2020 |
| SB 6674 2019–20 |
Zero-based budget reviewsRequiring zero-based budget reviews to improve state budgeting. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2020 |
| SB 6675 2019–20 |
Railroad grade crossingsConcerning railroad grade crossings. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2020 |
| SB 6664 2019–20 |
Parents' bill of rightsCreating the parents' bill of rights. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2020 |
| SB 6655 2019–20 |
School employee backgroundsConcerning background checks for public school employees. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2020 |
| SB 6636 2019–20 |
Vaccine adverse eventsMonitoring vaccine adverse events. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 29, 2020 |
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