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Senate committee · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Ways and Means

Of 631 bills referred here, the committee heard 240 and reported out 240, typically 12 days after referral. Chaired by June Robinson.

Referred

631

Heard

240

38% of referrals

Reported out

240

38% report rate

Hearing days

21

days with at least one bill heard

Hearing calendar

Bills heard each day. Darker means more bills on the agenda.

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Time to report

Days from referral to committee report, for the 240 bills reported out. One-week bins.

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Bills referred

Reported bills first, then most recent activity. Showing 250.

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BillAuthorProgressStatusLast action
HB 2034Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.Here: reported outTimm OrmsbyDBecame lawBecame lawApr 1, 2026Effective date 6/30/2029*.
SB 6228Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies.)Here: reported outNoel FrameDBecame lawBecame lawApr 1, 2026Effective date 1/1/2027.
HB 2689Concerning the working connections child care program.Here: reported outMia GregersonDBecame lawBecame lawApr 1, 2026Effective date 4/1/2026*.
HB 2681Modifying cannabis producer, processor, and retailer license fees. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning cannabis license fees.)Here: reported outTimm OrmsbyDBecame lawBecame lawApr 1, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 1960Encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities.Here: reported outAlex RamelDBecame lawBecame lawApr 1, 2026Effective date 1/1/2028.
HB 2487Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state.Here: reported outNicole MacriDBecame lawBecame lawApr 1, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 1390Repealing the community protection program.Here: reported outRoger GoodmanDBecame lawBecame lawMar 31, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026*.
HB 1903Establishing a statewide low-income energy assistance program.Here: reported outSharlett MenaDSent to governorDid not passMar 30, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2215Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into Washington.Here: reported outJoe FitzgibbonDSent to governorDid not passMar 30, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
SB 6246Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act.Here: reported outVandana SlatterDSent to governorDid not passMar 30, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2105Concerning immigrant worker protections.Here: reported outLillian Ortiz-SelfDBecame lawBecame lawMar 30, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026*.
HB 1906Increasing transparency and consumer protection in water system rates.Here: reported outSteve TharingerDBecame lawBecame lawMar 28, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 1974Establishing land banking authorities.Here: reported outNatasha HillDBecame lawBecame lawMar 27, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2325Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion.Here: reported outDave PaulDBecame lawBecame lawMar 26, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 1408Establishing funding for community preservation and development authorities approved through RCW 43.167.060.Here: reported outSharon Tomiko SantosDBecame lawBecame lawMar 25, 2026Effective date 3/25/2026.
HB 2442Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility.Here: reported outApril BergDBecame lawBecame lawMar 25, 2026Effective date 7/1/2026*.
HB 2251Concerning climate commitment act accounts.Here: reported outJoe FitzgibbonDBecame lawBecame lawMar 25, 2026Effective date 7/1/2027.
SB 5868Adding an additional superior court judge in Skagit county and in Yakima county.Here: reported outKeith WagonerRBecame lawBecame lawMar 25, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 1710Concerning compliance with the Washington voting rights act of 2018.Here: reported outSharlett MenaDBecame lawBecame lawMar 25, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2416Concerning fair treatment of waste to energy facilities under the climate commitment act.Here: reported outNatasha HillDBecame lawBecame lawMar 25, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 1170Informing users when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence.Here: reported outClyde ShaversDBecame lawBecame lawMar 24, 2026Effective date 2/1/2027.
HB 1796Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction.Here: reported outLisa CallanDBecame lawBecame lawMar 24, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 1983Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real estate excise tax for a governmental entity.Here: reported outSteve TharingerDBecame lawBecame lawMar 24, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
SB 6347Undoing the recent changes to the estate tax. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax.)Here: reported outClaudia KauffmanDBecame lawBecame lawMar 24, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 1069Allowing collective bargaining over contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits.Here: reported outMary FosseDBecame lawBecame lawMar 24, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2091Requiring public employers under chapter 41.80 RCW to provide employee information to exclusive bargaining representatives.Here: reported outJulia ReedDBecame lawBecame lawMar 24, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 1376Concerning the prepayment of capital gains taxes six months prior to the due date.Here: reported outEd OrcuttRBecame lawBecame lawMar 24, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2508Clarifying the scope of authority of the office of independent investigations to align with current operations and practices and to include public disclosure requirements and protect privacy.Here: reported outDebra EntenmanDBecame lawBecame lawMar 24, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2594Ensuring that unhoused children and youths in Washington have equal access to free, appropriate public education.Here: reported outKristine ReevesDBecame lawBecame lawMar 24, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
SB 6244Extending an existing hazardous substance tax exemption for certain agricultural crop protection products that are temporarily warehoused but not otherwise used, manufactured, packaged, or sold in the state of Washington.Here: reported outNikki TorresRBecame lawBecame lawMar 23, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2475Concerning language accessible public programs, activities, and services conducted, operated, or administered by state agencies.Here: reported outLillian Ortiz-SelfDBecame lawBecame lawMar 23, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2385Concerning the medicaid access program.Here: reported outNicole MacriDBecame lawBecame lawMar 23, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2124Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit.Here: reported outTravis CoutureRBecame lawBecame lawMar 23, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2471Concerning collective bargaining for employees not covered by the national labor relations act.Here: reported outShaun ScottDBecame lawBecame lawMar 23, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2523Concerning the community reinvestment program.Here: reported outKristine ReevesDBecame lawBecame lawMar 23, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026*.
HB 2089Supporting wildfire mitigation by modifying RCW 82.04.29005, concerning taxes on loan interest.Here: reported outShaun ScottDBecame lawBecame lawMar 23, 2026Effective date 7/1/2026.
HB 2451Concerning local tax increment financing.Here: reported outDavina DuerrDBecame lawBecame lawMar 23, 2026Effective date 6/2/2026.
SB 5827Concerning the definition of a "qualifying discharge" for the Washington state veterans' preference program for civil service.Here: reported outChris GildonRBecame lawBecame lawMar 23, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2179Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan, a union-sponsored defined benefit retirement plan, or another employer-funded private pension plan. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan.)Here: reported outHunter AbellRBecame lawBecame lawMar 23, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026*.
HB 1210Concerning targeted urban area tax preferences.Here: reported outStephanie BarnardRBecame lawBecame lawMar 20, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2104Concerning aviation assurance funding in response to wildland fires.Here: reported outTom DentRBecame lawBecame lawMar 20, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2610Ensuring nonprofit housing providers qualify for a property tax exemption when the property is temporarily used for certain community purposes other than affordable housing.Here: reported outChipalo StreetDBecame lawBecame lawMar 18, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026*.
SB 5975Providing consumer access to safe cookware and interstate and international trade certainty in the regulation of lead in cookware.Here: reported outPaul HarrisRBecame lawBecame lawMar 18, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
SB 5911Strengthening the financial stability of persons in the care of the department of children, youth, and families.Here: reported outEmily AlvaradoDBecame lawBecame lawMar 18, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
SB 5292Concerning paid family and medical leave rates.Here: reported outSteve ConwayDBecame lawBecame lawMar 18, 2026Effective date 1/1/2028.
HB 2338Authorizing community scaled weatherization projects.Here: reported outLisa CallanDBecame lawBecame lawMar 18, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2521Concerning firearms background check.Here: reported outTimm OrmsbyDBecame lawBecame lawMar 18, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026*.
HB 1570Concerning collective bargaining for certain employees who are enrolled in academic programs at public institutions of higher education.Here: reported outJoe TimmonsDBecame lawBecame lawMar 18, 2026Effective date 3/18/2026.
HB 2429Supporting children and youth behavioral health.Here: reported outLisa CallanDBecame lawBecame lawMar 18, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2238Concerning statewide food security.Here: reported outKristine ReevesDBecame lawBecame lawMar 17, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2249Amending the state civil service statutes to include Washington technology solutions network and security systems employees.Here: reported outOsman SalahuddinDBecame lawBecame lawMar 17, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
SB 6151Concerning dedicated accounts for fees collected for the implementation of environmental programs.Here: reported outDerek StanfordDBecame lawBecame lawMar 17, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2254Providing flexibility in the partnership access line assessment to cover administrative costs.Here: reported outLisa CallanDBecame lawBecame lawMar 16, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2353Concerning predesign thresholds.Here: reported outMichael KeatonRBecame lawBecame lawMar 16, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
SB 5994Preserving timber tax distributions for school districts with recent school district levy failures.Here: reported outAdrian CortesDBecame lawBecame lawMar 16, 2026Effective date 3/16/2026.
SB 5988Establishing fee authority for accreditation services provided to opioid treatment programs by the department of health.Here: reported outJune RobinsonDBecame lawBecame lawMar 16, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2431Increasing the maximum annual limit for regularly scheduled fundraising activities for the nonprofit public assembly halls and meeting places property tax exemption.Here: reported outClyde ShaversDBecame lawBecame lawMar 16, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026*.
HB 2714Concerning caseload forecasting for food assistance programs.Here: reported outSteve BergquistDBecame lawBecame lawMar 16, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2441Concerning medical insurance premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line of duty deaths.Here: reported outSam LowRBecame lawBecame lawMar 14, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2479Concerning the recovery of unpaid wages.Here: reported outMary FosseDBecame lawBecame lawMar 14, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026*.
SB 5872Establishing the preK promise account.Here: reported outClaire WilsonDBecame lawBecame lawMar 14, 2026Effective date 3/14/2026*.
SB 5963Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant.Here: reported outT'wina NoblesDBecame lawBecame lawMar 14, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2650Concerning notifications and effective dates for department of revenue administration of certain excise taxes.Here: reported outLisa ParshleyDReferred to committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5496Preserving homeownership options by limiting excessive home buying by certain entities.Here: reported outEmily AlvaradoDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
HB 2140Exempting land classified under current use that is sold or transferred to a governmental entity from additional tax in certain circumstances.Here: reported outSam LowRReferred to committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
HB 2133Making the property tax exemption for multipurpose senior citizen centers permanent.Here: reported outStephanie BarnardRReferred to committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5188Concerning broadband infrastructure repair loans.Here: reported outLisa WellmanDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 6114Defining the terms "fixture" and "affixed" for excise tax purposes.Here: reported outNoel FrameDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
HB 1717Creating a sales and use tax remittance program for affordable housing.Here: reported outMari LeavittDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 6289Creating a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan.Here: reported outClaudia KauffmanDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5970Making the property tax exemption for multipurpose senior citizen centers permanent.Here: reported outChris GildonRReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 6006Exempting food banks from the retail sales tax imposed on certain services.Here: reported outChris GildonRReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 6079Creating a wildfire mitigation grant program.Here: reported outMarcus RiccelliDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5961Transferring the imagination library program from the department of children, youth, and families to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.Here: reported outClaire WilsonDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5971Establishing a green fertilizer incentive program to support the production and adoption of low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer in Washington state.Here: reported outMatt BoehnkeRReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 6297Making temporary staffing services provided to nonprofit behavioral health entities exempt from retail sales tax.Here: reported outRon MuzzallRReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 6247Concerning school district financial management.Here: reported outPerry DozierRReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5901Providing school construction assistance program facilities support for on-base schools.Here: reported outLeonard ChristianRReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 6220Ensuring nonprofit housing providers qualify for a property tax exemption when the property is temporarily used for certain community purposes other than affordable housing.Here: reported outYasmin TrudeauDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5879Modifying joint legislative audit and review committee work plans to ensure efficient use of staff resources.Here: reported outKeith WagonerRReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
HB 2120Modifying joint legislative audit and review committee work plans to ensure efficient use of staff resources.Here: reported outGerry PolletDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5906Establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents.Here: reported outDrew HansenDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5832Updating the arbitration fee collected for the new motor vehicle arbitration account.Here: reported outMarcus RiccelliDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5647Providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualified affordable housing.Here: reported outEmily AlvaradoDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5109Concerning the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account.Here: reported outClaudia KauffmanDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 6323Concerning medical insurance premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line of duty deaths.Here: reported outJeff HolyRReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5835Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit.Here: reported outSteve ConwayDReported from committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
HB 2333Protecting elected officials and candidates, executive state officers, election officials, and criminal justice participants against threats and incidents of political violence.Here: reported outLiz BerryDReferred to committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
HB 2590Exempting limited equity cooperatives from the Washington uniform common interest ownership act.Here: reported outStrom PetersonDReferred to committeeDid not passMar 12, 2026By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
HB 2152Permitting the medical use of cannabis by qualifying patients in specified health care facilities.Here: reported outShelley KlobaDBecame lawBecame lawMar 11, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
HB 2675Concerning accounts.Here: reported outNicole MacriDReported from committeeDid not passMar 9, 2026Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0.
HB 2168Facilitating the rapid sharing of overdose mapping information for overdose prevention.Here: reported outDeb ManjarrezRReferred to committeeDid not passMar 6, 2026Third reading, passed; yeas, 42; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 1.
SB 6117Concerning collective bargaining for employees not covered by the national labor relations act.Here: reported outRebecca SaldañaDReported from committeeDid not passFeb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 6211Creating uniformity for the process by which cities planning under the growth management act implement real estate excise taxes.Here: reported outJeff WilsonRReported from committeeDid not passFeb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 6223Authorizing community scaled weatherization projects.Here: reported outVictoria HuntDReported from committeeDid not passFeb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5933Facilitating the rapid sharing of overdose mapping information for overdose prevention.Here: reported outMarcus RiccelliDReported from committeeDid not passFeb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SJR 8200Amending the Constitution to allow 55 percent of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.Here: reported outAdrian CortesDReported from committeeDid not passFeb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 6177Modifying the legislative evaluation and accountability program website.Here: reported outChris GildonRReported from committeeDid not passFeb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5466Improving reliability and capacity of the electric transmission system in Washington state.Here: reported outSharon ShewmakeDReported from committeeDid not passFeb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5909Reviewing and discontinuing low-enrollment undergraduate programs at public baccalaureate institutions.Here: reported outMatt BoehnkeRReported from committeeDid not passFeb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 6256Concerning tax exemptions for unoccupied property used for affordable housing that is owned by a nonprofit entity.Here: reported outVandana SlatterDReported from committeeDid not passFeb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5954Concerning veteran survivor tuition waiver eligibility.Here: reported outKeith WagonerRReported from committeeDid not passFeb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 6018Concerning the housing finance commission.Here: reported outYasmin TrudeauDReported from committeeDid not passFeb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 6082Safeguarding student financial aid from fraud.Here: reported outMatt BoehnkeRReported from committeeDid not passFeb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5234Concerning snowmobile registration fees.Here: reported outSharon ShewmakeDReported from committeeDid not passFeb 6, 2026Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.
SB 5659Eliminating each local government's proportional share of Washington's housing shortage.Here: reported outKeith GoehnerRReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
SB 5433Exempting exclusive bargaining representatives for department of corrections employees from certain provisions related to coalition bargaining.Here: reported outBill RamosDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5523Concerning the role of students on the governing boards of institutions of higher education.Here: reported outMarcus RiccelliDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5697Providing a property tax exemption for property owned by a qualifying nonprofit organization and loaned, leased, or rented to and used by any government entity to provide character-building, benevolent, protective, or rehabilitative social services.Here: reported outVandana SlatterDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5772Calculating student enrollment for local effort assistance.Here: reported outDrew HansenDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5488Strengthening the financial stability of persons in the care of the department of children, youth, and families.Here: reported outEmily AlvaradoDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SJR 8203Amending the Constitution to allow for a property tax exemption for a principal place of residence.Here: reported outJune RobinsonDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5123Expanding protections for certain students to promote inclusivity in public schools.Here: reported outT'wina NoblesDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
HB 1349Concerning the purchase of pension service credit for authorized leaves of absence.Here: reported outDan GriffeyRReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026House Rules "X" file.
SB 5469Prohibiting algorithmic rent fixing and noncompete agreements in the rental housing market.Here: reported outJesse SalomonDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5775Expanding local taxing authority to fund public safety and community protection focused programs and services.Here: reported outVandana SlatterDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
SB 5327Concerning learning standards and graduation requirements.Here: reported outLisa WellmanDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
SB 5304Expanding eligibility for the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited tribal college.Here: reported outClaudia KauffmanDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
SB 5297Concerning the early learning facilities grant and loan program.Here: reported outYasmin TrudeauDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5694Establishing a statewide boiler operator certification.Here: reported outCurtis KingRReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Labor & Commerce.
SB 5458Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content.Here: reported outNoel FrameDReported from committeeDid not passJan 12, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5587Concerning affordable housing development in counties not closing the gap between estimated existing housing units within the county and existing housing needs.Here: reported outAnnette ClevelandDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 2077Establishing a tax on certain business activities related to surpluses generated under the zero-emission vehicle program.Here: reported outJoe FitzgibbonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 5/20/2025.
HB 1131Concerning clemency and pardons.Here: reported outRoger GoodmanDSent to governorDid not passMay 20, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025*.
HB 1219Concerning the interbranch advisory committee.Here: reported outJamila TaylorDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5206Concerning cannabis retailer advertising.Here: reported outDrew MacEwenRBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 1/1/2026.
HB 2020Creating a business and occupation tax deduction and increasing the rate for persons conducting payment card processing activities.Here: reported outApril BergDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 1/1/2026.
HB 2040Concerning the recovery of the aged, blind, or disabled assistance program.Here: reported outNicole MacriDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1119Concerning supervision compliance credit.Here: reported outRoger GoodmanDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1468Concerning accounts.Here: reported outNicole MacriDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 7/1/2025*.
HB 1296Promoting a safe and supportive public education system.Here: reported outMonica StonierDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 5/20/2025*.
HB 2050Implementing K-12 savings and efficiencies.Here: reported outTimm OrmsbyDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 1/1/2026.
HB 2081Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for certain investments, and creating a temporary business and occupation tax surcharge on large companies.Here: reported outJoe FitzgibbonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025*.
HB 2039Concerning child support pass through.Here: reported outNicole MacriDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5761Developing a schedule for court appointment of attorneys for children and youth in dependency and termination proceedings.Here: reported outNoel FrameDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1163Enhancing requirements relating to the purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms.Here: reported outLiz BerryDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 5/1/2027*.
SB 5009Modifying the student transportation allocation to accommodate multiple vehicle types for transporting students.Here: reported outJohn BraunRBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025*.
SB 5807Concerning wellness incentives for public and school employee health benefit plans.Here: reported outJune RobinsonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 2049Investing in the state's paramount duty to fund K-12 education and build strong and safe communities.Here: reported outSteve BergquistDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 2061Regarding concession fees by duty-free sales enterprises.Here: reported outJoe FitzgibbonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 20, 2025Effective date 1/1/2026.
HB 1498Concerning domestic violence co-responder programs.Here: reported outLauren DavisDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1552Extending the fee on real estate broker licenses to fund the Washington center for real estate research and adjusting the fee to account for inflation.Here: reported outStrom PetersonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1392Creating the medicaid access program.Here: reported outNicole MacriDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 5/19/2025*.
HB 1427Concerning certified peer support specialists.Here: reported outLauren DavisDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1359Reviewing laws related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial.Here: reported outMy-Linh ThaiDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 2051Concerning payment to acute care hospitals for difficult to discharge medicaid patients.Here: reported outMia GregersonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1515Modernizing the regulation of alcohol service in public spaces.Here: reported outJulia ReedDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5032Expanding the duties of the office of the family and children's ombuds to include juvenile rehabilitation facilities operated by the department of children, youth, and families.Here: reported outClaire WilsonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1811Enhancing crisis response services through co-response integration and support.Here: reported outOsman SalahuddinDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1848Concerning services and supports for individuals with traumatic brain injuries.Here: reported outBeth DoglioDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5041Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers.Here: reported outMarcus RiccelliDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025*.
HB 2047Eliminating the Washington employee ownership program.Here: reported outAdison RichardsDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1207Concerning superior court clerk fees.Here: reported outMy-Linh ThaiDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 2015Improving public safety funding by providing resources to local governments and state and local criminal justice agencies, and authorizing a local option tax.Here: reported outDebra EntenmanDBecame lawBecame lawMay 19, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1162Concerning workplace violence in health care settings.Here: reported outMari LeavittDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 1/1/2026.
HB 1462Reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with hydrofluorocarbons.Here: reported outDavina DuerrDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1651Concerning teacher residency and apprenticeship programs.Here: reported outLillian Ortiz-SelfDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1497Improving outcomes associated with waste material management systems.Here: reported outBeth DoglioDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5033Concerning sampling or testing of biosolids for PFAS chemicals.Here: reported outJeff WilsonRBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 2003Concerning the Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead endorsement program.Here: reported outKristine ReevesDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 1/1/2026.
HB 1975Amending the climate commitment act by adjusting auction price containment mechanisms and ceiling prices, addressing the department of ecology's authority to amend rules to facilitate linkage with other jurisdictions, and providing for market dynamic analysis.Here: reported outJoe FitzgibbonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1102Increasing support and services for veterans.Here: reported outClyde ShaversDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/1/2028.
HB 1670Increasing transparency regarding sewage-containing spills.Here: reported outVictoria HuntDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1109Concerning public facilities districts.Here: reported outCindy RyuDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1409Concerning the clean fuels program.Here: reported outJoe FitzgibbonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5079Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services.Here: reported outRon MuzzallRBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/1/2025.
HB 1293Concerning litter.Here: reported outMark KlickerRBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5361Delaying the use of the ASAM 4 criteria, treatment criteria for addictive, substance related, and co-occurring conditions.Here: reported outManka DhingraDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5334Adding the department of natural resources' civil enforcement decisions under RCW 76.04.205 to appeals that may be heard by the pollution control hearings board.Here: reported outShelly ShortRBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1154Ensuring environmental and public health protection from solid waste handling facility operations.Here: reported outDavina DuerrDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1473Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account for declared catastrophic events.Here: reported outMia GregersonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 5/17/2025.
SB 5769Addressing transition to kindergarten programs.Here: reported outLisa WellmanDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1213Expanding protections for workers in the state paid family and medical leave program.Here: reported outLiz BerryDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 1/1/2026.
SB 5653Concerning collective bargaining by fish and wildlife officers.Here: reported outMike ChapmanDBecame lawBecame lawMay 17, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1912Concerning the exemption for fuels used for agricultural purposes in the climate commitment act.Here: reported outTom DentRBecame lawBecame lawMay 15, 2025Effective date 5/15/2025.
SB 5543Providing equity in eligibility for the college bound scholarship.Here: reported outMatt BoehnkeRBecame lawBecame lawMay 15, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1258Providing funding for municipalities participating in the regional 911 emergency communications system.Here: reported outTimm OrmsbyDBecame lawBecame lawMay 15, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1936Extending the expiration of certain school employee postretirement employment restrictions.Here: reported outRob ChaseRBecame lawBecame lawMay 15, 2025Effective date 5/15/2025.
SB 5682Concerning the Washington customized employment training program.Here: reported outJudy WarnickRBecame lawBecame lawMay 15, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5509Concerning the siting of child care centers.Here: reported outEmily AlvaradoDBecame lawBecame lawMay 13, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5253Extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22.Here: reported outAdrian CortesDBecame lawBecame lawMay 13, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1491Promoting transit-oriented housing development.Here: reported outJulia ReedDBecame lawBecame lawMay 13, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1587Encouraging local government partner promise scholarship programs within the opportunity scholarship program.Here: reported outSteve BergquistDBecame lawBecame lawMay 13, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1514Encouraging the deployment of low carbon thermal energy networks.Here: reported outAlex RamelDBecame lawBecame lawMay 13, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1488Concerning conservation district revenue limitations.Here: reported outApril BergDBecame lawBecame lawMay 13, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5189Supporting the implementation of competency-based education.Here: reported outLisa WellmanDBecame lawBecame lawMay 13, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5628Concerning lead in cookware.Here: reported outPaul HarrisRBecame lawBecame lawMay 13, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1813Concerning the reprocurement of medical assistance services, including the realignment of behavioral health crisis services for medicaid enrollees.Here: reported outNicole MacriDBecame lawBecame lawMay 12, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1422Modifying the drug take-back program.Here: reported outStrom PetersonDBecame lawBecame lawMay 12, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1232Concerning private detention facilities.Here: reported outLillian Ortiz-SelfDBecame lawBecame lawMay 12, 2025Effective date 5/12/2025.
HB 1271Permitting early deployment of state fire service resources.Here: reported outGreg NanceDBecame lawBecame lawMay 12, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1460Concerning protection order hope cards.Here: reported outDan GriffeyRBecame lawBecame lawMay 12, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1432Improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services.Here: reported outTarra SimmonsDBecame lawBecame lawMay 12, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025*.
SB 5529Amending the county population threshold for counties that may exempt from taxation the value of accessory dwelling units to incentivize rental to low-income households.Here: reported outChris GildonRBecame lawBecame lawMay 7, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1106Recognizing the tremendous sacrifices made by our military veterans by phasing down the disability rating requirements to ensure more disabled veterans are eligible for property tax relief.Here: reported outStephanie BarnardRBecame lawBecame lawMay 7, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5298Concerning the notice of sale or lease of manufactured/mobile home communities.Here: reported outNoel FrameDBecame lawBecame lawMay 7, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1217Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement.Here: reported outEmily AlvaradoDBecame lawBecame lawMay 7, 2025Effective date 5/7/2025.
SB 5036Strengthening Washington's leadership and accountability on climate policy by transitioning to annual reporting of statewide emissions data.Here: reported outMatt BoehnkeRBecame lawBecame lawMay 2, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5455Concerning the administration of the Andy Hill cancer research endowment.Here: reported outPaul HarrisRBecame lawBecame lawMay 2, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5616Concerning the Washington saves administrative trust account.Here: reported outBob HasegawaDBecame lawBecame lawApr 30, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025*.
SB 5110Providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington’s community and technical colleges.Here: reported outClaudia KauffmanDBecame lawBecame lawApr 29, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1971Increasing access to prescription hormone therapy.Here: reported outNicole MacriDBecame lawBecame lawApr 25, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1494Concerning the property tax exemptions for new and rehabilitated multiple-unit dwellings in urban centers.Here: reported outAlex RamelDBecame lawBecame lawApr 25, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1068Removing the exclusion from interest arbitration of Washington management service employees at the department of corrections.Here: reported outBeth DoglioDBecame lawBecame lawApr 25, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1509Concerning family reconciliation services.Here: reported outJamila TaylorDBecame lawBecame lawApr 25, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025*.
HB 1272Extending the program to address complex cases of children in crisis.Here: reported outLisa CallanDBecame lawBecame lawApr 25, 2025Effective date 4/25/2025.
HB 1177Concerning the child welfare housing assistance program.Here: reported outLillian Ortiz-SelfDBecame lawBecame lawApr 25, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1788Concerning workers' compensation benefits.Here: reported outAdison RichardsDBecame lawBecame lawApr 25, 2025Effective date 7/1/2026.
HB 1522Concerning approval of electric utility wildfire mitigation plans.Here: reported outTom DentRBecame lawBecame lawApr 24, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1791Increasing the flexibility of existing funding sources to fund public safety and other facilities by modifying the local real estate excise tax.Here: reported outDave PaulDBecame lawBecame lawApr 24, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025*.
HB 1389Extending the expiration date for reporting requirements on timber purchases.Here: reported outAdam BernbaumDBecame lawBecame lawApr 24, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1270Concerning automatic deferred compensation enrollment for county, municipal, and other political subdivision employees.Here: reported outDan BronoskeDBecame lawBecame lawApr 24, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1715Regarding the costs of compliance with the state energy performance standard.Here: reported outMary DyeRBecame lawBecame lawApr 24, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1141Concerning collective bargaining for agricultural cannabis workers.Here: reported outLillian Ortiz-SelfDBecame lawBecame lawApr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5306Concerning the purchase of pension service credit for authorized leaves of absence.Here: reported outJeff HolyRBecame lawBecame lawApr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1696Modifying the covenant homeownership program.Here: reported outJamila TaylorDBecame lawBecame lawApr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5696Concerning the sales and use tax supporting chemical dependency and mental health treatment programs.Here: reported outCurtis KingRBecame lawBecame lawApr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1183Concerning building code and development regulation reform.Here: reported outDavina DuerrDBecame lawBecame lawApr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1391Improving developmentally appropriate alternatives for youth outside the formal court process.Here: reported outJulio CortesDBecame lawBecame lawApr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5764Repealing the expiration date for the ambulance transport fund.Here: reported outChris GildonRBecame lawBecame lawApr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5030Improving access to educational services by reducing barriers to obtaining vital records and allowing alternative forms of documentation.Here: reported outClaire WilsonDBecame lawBecame lawApr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1686Creating a health care entity registry.Here: reported outDan BronoskeDBecame lawBecame lawApr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1355Modifying retail taxes compacts between the state of Washington and federally recognized tribes located in Washington state by increasing the revenue-sharing percentages when a compacting tribe has completed a qualified capital investment.Here: reported outApril BergDBecame lawBecame lawApr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5163Modernizing the child fatality statute.Here: reported outTina OrwallDBecame lawBecame lawApr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1261Providing tax relief for certain incidental uses on open space land.Here: reported outSam LowRBecame lawBecame lawApr 22, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SJR 8201Amending the Constitution to allow the state to invest moneys from long-term services and supports accounts.Here: reported outJohn BraunRPassed second chamberPassed LegislatureApr 21, 2025Filed with Secretary of State.
HB 1279Providing postsecondary education consumer protections.Here: reported outGerry PolletDBecame lawBecame lawApr 21, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1858Eliminating the exemption for assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust from the document recording fee and the covenant homeownership program assessment.Here: reported outShaun ScottDBecame lawBecame lawApr 21, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1540Expanding eligibility for the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited tribal college.Here: reported outJoe TimmonsDBecame lawBecame lawApr 21, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1260Concerning administrative costs associated with the document recording fee.Here: reported outSuzanne SchmidtRBecame lawBecame lawApr 21, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1650Concerning the addition of airport capital projects as an allowable use of local real estate excise tax revenues.Here: reported outTom DentRBecame lawBecame lawApr 21, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1294Extending the pesticide application safety committee.Here: reported outTom DentRBecame lawBecame lawApr 21, 2025Effective date 7/1/2025.
HB 1273Improving student access to dual credit programs.Here: reported outDave PaulDBecame lawBecame lawApr 21, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1563Establishing a prescribed fire claims fund pilot program.Here: reported outAdam BernbaumDBecame lawBecame lawApr 21, 2025Effective date 4/21/2025.
HB 1309Addressing the impacts of burrowing shrimp on bottom culture shellfish farming through integrated pest management research.Here: reported outJoel McEntireRBecame lawBecame lawApr 21, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1156Concerning volunteer firefighter participation in the state deferred compensation program.Here: reported outMike SteeleRBecame lawBecame lawApr 16, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1314Concerning the early learning facilities grant and loan program.Here: reported outLisa CallanDBecame lawBecame lawApr 7, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1094Providing a property tax exemption for property owned by a qualifying nonprofit organization and loaned, leased, or rented to and used by any government entity to provide character-building, benevolent, protective, or rehabilitative social services.Here: reported outAmy WalenDBecame lawBecame lawApr 7, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
HB 1060Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content.Here: reported outSharon Tomiko SantosDBecame lawBecame lawApr 7, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 5457Concerning broadcasters.Here: reported outNoel FrameDBecame lawBecame lawApr 4, 2025Effective date 7/27/2025.
SB 6231Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.Here: left pendingNoel FrameDBecame lawBecame lawApr 1, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026*.
SB 5998Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.Here: left pendingJune RobinsonDSent to governorDid not passApr 1, 2026Effective date 4/1/2026.
SB 5974Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.Here: left pendingJohn LovickDBecame lawBecame lawApr 1, 2026Effective date 4/30/2026*.
SB 6003Concerning the capital budget.Here: left pendingYasmin TrudeauDSent to governorDid not passApr 1, 2026Effective date 4/1/2026.
SB 6260Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.Here: left pendingLisa WellmanDBecame lawBecame lawApr 1, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026*.
SB 6355Concerning the electric transmission system.Here: left pendingVictoria HuntDBecame lawBecame lawMar 30, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026*.
SB 6113Concerning taxes administered by the department of revenue.Here: left pendingNoel FrameDSent to governorDid not passMar 30, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.
SB 5862Providing a cost-of-living adjustment for plan 1 retirees of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system.Here: left pendingPerry DozierRBecame lawBecame lawMar 30, 2026Effective date 7/1/2026.
SB 6346Establishing a tax on millionaires.Here: left pendingJamie PedersenDBecame lawBecame lawMar 30, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026*.
SB 6027Modifying requirements and allowed uses for certain funding related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services.Here: left pendingEmily AlvaradoDBecame lawBecame lawMar 27, 2026Effective date 6/11/2026.