House Bill Number
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Title & Description
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Status
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HB 1000
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Expanding the Working Families Tax Credit
Effect: Provides a tax credit in the form of a refund for eligible low-income persons
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Sponsor: Rep. Stokesbary
Status: House Finance Committee
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HB 1002
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Increasing the penalty for hazing
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Sponsor: Rep. Levitt
Status: Senate Law and Justice
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HB 1004
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Suicide Prevention Efforts
Companion bill: SB 5478
Effect: Installs signs near bridges to deter jumping
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Sponsor: Abbarno
Status: House Rules Committee
Companion bill in Senate Rules Committee
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HB 1005
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Tax incentives to support vets & military families
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Sponsor: Abbarno
Status: House Rules Committee
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2SHB 1009
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Military Spouse Employment
Effect: Eliminates employment contract termination penalty when service member receives permanent change of station
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Sponsor: Leavitt
Status: Passed House to Senate Labor & Commerce Committee
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SHB 1012
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Extreme weather response
Effect: Designates funds to localities for response costs
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Sponsor: Leavitt
Status: Passed House to Senate State Govt & Elections Committee
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SHB 1013
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Regional apprenticeship programs
Effect: New regional apprenticeship program between educational service districts and OSPI
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Sponsor: Maycumber
Status: Passed House chamber
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SHB 1015
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Paraeducator minimum employment
Companion bill: SB 5264
Effect: Revises minimum employment requirements for paraeducators
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Sponsor: Santos
Status: Public hearing scheduled Thursday, March 9 at 1:30 PM in Senate Early Learning & K-12 Committee
Companion bill did not pass committee before cutoff
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HB 1017
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Cosmetologists licensure
Companion bill: SB 5307
Effect: Expedites licensure for commercial hair designers, barbers, estheticians or manicurists
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Sponsor: Ryu
Status: Senate Labor & Commerce
Companion bill failed to pass before cutoff
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SHB 1019
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Pesticide Advisory Board
Effect: Creates a formal and permanent advisory board
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Sponsor: Dent
Status: House Rules Committee
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HB 1021
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Social worker licensure
Companion Bill is SB 5354
Effect: Aligns licensing requirements with national standards
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Sponsor: Thai
Status: House Rules Committee
Companion bill did not pass committee before cutoff
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SHB 1025
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Regarding peace officers
Effect: provides legal remedy under state law for persons injured when a peace officer or the employer violates the state Constitution
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Sponsor: Thai
Status: House Rules Committee
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SHB 1045
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The Evergreen Basic Income Pilot Program
Effect: Creates a pilot program to provide 2 years of monthly payments equal to 100% of fair market rent for a two-bedroom dwelling in the county of residence
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Sponsor: Berry
Status: House Appropriations Committee
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SHB 1059
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Protecting Minors from Sexual Exploitation
Effect: Modifies crimes and exemptions
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Sponsor: Walen
Status: House Rules Committee
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HB 1089
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Supporting adults with lived experience of sex trafficking
Companion bill: SSB 5114
Effect: Creates a program for healing, support and transition services for adults with lived experience of sex trafficking
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Sponsor: Orwall
Status: House Appropriations Committee
Companion bill in House Human Services, Youth & Early Learning Committee
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SHB 1094
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Creating the Washington Future Fund Program
Companion bill: SSB 5125
Effect: Invests a sum of money into a savings and investment account each year on behalf of a cohort of children born in the state meeting certain criteria
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Sponsor: Stonier
Status: House Appropriations Committee
Companion bill in Senate Ways & Means Committee
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SHB 1124
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Protecting tenants from excessive rent and related fees
Effect: Requires landlords to provide at least 180 days' and no more than 220 days' notice for rent increases over 5 percent. Allows a tenant to terminate a tenancy without penalty for any rent increase over 5 percent. Limits late rental payment fees under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act to $75.
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Sponsor: Peterson
Status: House Rules Committee
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HB 1147
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Concerning the capital budget
Companion bill: SB 5200
Effect: Makes 2023-25 capital budget appropriations and supplemental 21-23 capital budget appropriations
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Sponsor: Tharinger
Status: House Capital Budget Committee
Companion bill in Senate Ways & Means Committee
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HB 1189
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Concerning the release of incarcerated individuals from total confinement prior to the expiration of a sentence
Effect: Modifies the membership of the Clemency and Pardons Board (CPB). Establishes a process for qualifying persons to petition the CPB for conditional commutations. It also requires the CPB to recommend to the Governor that conditional commutations be granted in certain circumstances. Will authorize the Department of Corrections (DOC) to supervise persons granted conditional commutations. Expands the eligibility criteria and modifies electronic monitoring requirements for persons granted extraordinary medical placement by the DOC
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Sponsor: Hackney
Status: House Rules Committee
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2SHB 1204
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Implementing the family connections program
Companion bill: SB 5426
Effect: Makes the Family Connections program permanent
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Sponsor: Callan
Status: Passed to Senate Human Services Committee
Companion bill in Senate Ways & Means Committee
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SHB 1207
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Concerning harassments, bullying, intimidation and discrimination in schools
Effect: Procedures and policies to prevent and respond to harassment in schools
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Sponsor: Senn
Status: Passed to Senate Early Learning & K-12 Committee
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SHB 1228
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Building a multilingual, multiliterate Washington through dual and tribal language education
Effect: Expands dual language education programs
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Sponsor: Ortiz-Self
Status: House Appropriations
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SHB 1229
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Voter registration processes
Companion bill: E2SSB 5112
Effect: Strengthening voter registration
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Sponsor: Simmons
Status: House Rules committee
Companion bill: Public hearing scheduled Friday, March 10 at 8:00 AM in House State Govt. & Tribal Relations Committee
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HB 1232
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College Bound Scholarship
Effect: Increasing scholarship capacity
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Sponsor: Bergquist
Status: Passed to Senate Higher Ed & Workforce Development Committee
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2SHB 1238
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Free school meals
Companion bill: SSB 5339
Effect: provides all public school students with meals at no charge
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Sponsor: Riccelli
Status: Passed House headed to Senate
Companion bill: Senate Ways & Means
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2SHB 1239
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Educator code of ethics / complaint process in public elementary and secondary schools
Effect: establishes simple, uniform state-level process for complaints involving public elementary and secondary schools
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Sponsor: Santos
Status: House Rules
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SHB 1240
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Firearm safety
Companion bill: SB 5265
Effect: Restricts assault-style weapons
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Sponsor: Peterson
Status: House Rules Committee
Companion bill failed
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SHB 1250
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Low-income home rehabilitation program
Effect: Modifies the low-income home rehabilitation program
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Sponsor: Steele
Status: Public hearing scheduled Friday, March 10 at 10:30 AM in Senate Housing Committee
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HB 1324
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Concerning scoring of prior juvenile offenses in sentencing calculations
Companion bill: SB 5475
Effect: Requires courts to grant resentencing hearing if a sentence included prior juvenile dispositions in the calculation.
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Sponsor: Hackney
Status: House Rules Committee
Companion bill failed
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SHB 1388
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Protecting tenants by prohibiting predatory residential rent practices
Effect: Applies the consumer protection act to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act.
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Sponsor: Macri
Status: House Appropriations
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2SHB 1389
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Residential Rent Increases
Companion bill: SB 5435
Effect: Prohibits rent increases with certain exemptions
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Sponsor: Ramel
Status: House Rules Committee
Companion bill died in committee
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2SHB 1470
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Concerning private detention facilities
Effect: Creates a private right of action and civil penalties for violations of laws related to private detention facilities. Specifies conditions for the operations of private detention facilities. Requires state and local agencies to inspect private detention facilities for compliance with food, workplace conditions, water and air quality, and performance audits. Makes private detention facilities subject to the Public Records Act
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Sponsor: Ortiz-Self
Status: Passed to Senate Human Services Committee
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2SHB 1474
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Creating the covenant homeownership account and program to address the history of housing discrimination due to racially restrictive real estate covenants in Washington state.
Companion bill: SSB 5496
Effect: requires the Department of Commerce to contract with the Washington State Housing Finance Commission to create one or more special purpose credit programs to provide down payment and closing cost assistance to one or more economically disadvantaged classes of persons identified in a CHP study
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Sponsor: Ramel
Status: House Rules Committee
Companion bill in Senate Ways & Means
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2SHB 1541
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Establishing the Nothing About Us Without Us Act
Companion bill: SB 5616
Effect: requires statutory group membership of a diversity of people with direct lived experience from underrepresented populations when examining an identified issue
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Sponsor: Farivar
Status: House Rules
Companion bill did not pass committee before cutoff
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2SHB 1559
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Establishing the student basic needs at colleges/universities
Companion bill: SB 5566
Effect: Establishes a student basic needs taskforce on campus to help students connect with public benefits resources for which they are eligible, a meal voucher program to provide free/low cost meals at dining halls, and navigators on all community college campuses to help SNAP eligible students connect with SNAP and the BFET program which helps students have transportation vouchers, ESL classes, and other support needed to complete their CTC degrees/programs/certifications.
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Sponsor: Entenman
Status: House Rules
Companion bill in Senate Ways & Means
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HB 1651
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Concerning debts arising from infractions for standing, stopping, and parking violations, and violations captured by safety cameras
Effect: Establishes payment plans for certain parking infractions and debt collection practices
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Sponsor: Reeves
Status: House Transportation Committee
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SHB 1658
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Authorizing public high school students to earn elective credit for paid work experience
Effect: Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, public high school students age 16 years and older may earn elective high school credit through paid work experience.
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Sponsor: Shavers
Status: Passed House chamber
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HB 1661
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Mobile mental health crisis intervention pilot project
Effect: Subject to the availability of funds, the emergency crisis assistance team pilot project is created
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Sponsor: Maycumber
Status: House Appropriations
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Senate Bills
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Senate Bill Number
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Title & Description
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Status
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SSB 5003
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Increasing the number of judges in Snohomish county
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Sponsor: Lovick
Status: House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
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SSB 5005
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Real Property
Effect: concerning heir property
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Sponsor: Pedersen
Status: House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
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SSB 5006
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Firearm rights waiver
Effect: clarifying waiver of firearm rights
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Sponsor: Pedersen
Status: House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
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SB 5015
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Productivity Board
Effect: Reestablishes the board
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Sponsor: Fortunato
Status: Senate Rules Committee
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SB 5019
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Classified staff & student safety
Effect: change in definition for funding considerations
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Sponsor: Wellman
Status: Public hearing scheduled Thursday, March 9 at 8:00 AM in House Education Committee
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SB 5020
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Elementary education age
Effect: children beginning school at age six
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Sponsor: Wellman
Status: Senate Ways & Means Committee
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SB 5023
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Roadside Safety
Companion bill: HB 1485
Effect: Makes safety provisions for tow trucks
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Sponsor: Wilson
Status: Public hearing scheduled Thursday, March 9 at 4:00 PM in House Transportation committee
Companion bill in House Rules Committee
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SSB 5025
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DOC technology systems
Effect: Changes to DOC offender information system
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Sponsor: Dozier
Status: Senate Rules Committee
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SSB 5028
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Name changes
Effect: Revising the process for name changes
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Sponsor: Pedersen
Status: House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
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SB 5032
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Felony DUI lookback
Effect: Lookback of 15 years and creation of a drug offender sentencing alternative
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Sponsor: Padden
Status: Senate Rules Committee
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SSB 5033
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Custodial sexual misconduct reclassification / penalties
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Sponsor: Padden
Status: Public hearing scheduled Thursday, March 9 at 8:00 AM in House Community Safety , Justice & Reentry Committee
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SSB 5039
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Wildfire risk
Companion bill: 2SHB 1032
Effect: Best practice management for utilities to mitigate wildfire risk
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Sponsor: Rolfes
Status: Senate Ways & Means
Companion bill in House Rules Committee
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SB 5041
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Federal motor carrier safety admin compliance
Companion bill: HB 1448
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Sponsor: Lovick
Status: Public hearing scheduled Thursday, March 9 at 4:00 PM in House Transportation Committee
Companion bill in House Rules Committee
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E2SSB 5045
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Accessory dwelling incentives
Effect: property tax exemption for rental of accessory dwelling to low-income households
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Sponsor: Kuderer
Status: Public hearing scheduled Thursday, March 9 at 8:00 AM in House Committee on Housing
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2SSB 5046
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Concerning postconviction access to counsel
Effect: Directs the Office of Public Defense to study the barriers to providing postconviction counsel to indigent persons and provide counsel for youth under age 25, youth or adults with sentences in excess of 120 months, youth or adults with disabilities, and youth or adults with limited English proficiency
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Sponsor: Saldana
Status: Passed Senate. Headed to House chamber
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SSB 5047
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Enhancing the Washington voting rights act
Companion bill: SHB 1048
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Sponsor: Saldana
Status: Senate Rules Committee
Companion bill in House Rules Committee
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2SSB 5128
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Concerning jury diversity
Companion bill: HB 1598
Effect: Requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to collect data on juror demographics and establish a childcare assistance program workgroup. Provide additional compensation for jurors who qualify for means-tested state-run benefits programs. Permits electronic service of jury service summons.
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Sponsor: Trudeau
Status: Passed Senate headed to House chamber
Companion bill died in Committee
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SSB 5221
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Washington state Opportunity Scholarship program
Companion bill: SHB 1289
Effect: expands program capacity and access
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Sponsor: Liias
Status: Senate Rules Committee
Companion bill passed to Senate High Ed & Workforce Development Committee
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2SSB 5225
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Working Connections expansion
Effect: Expands Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) eligibility to include child care employees who have incomes up to 85 percent of the state median income and waives their copayment to the extent allowable. Directs the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to establish and implement policies to allow WCCC eligibility for families with children who in the last six months have a parent or guardian participating in a specialty or therapeutic court. Prohibits DCYF from considering the immigration status of a WCCC applicant or consumer's child when determining eligibility.
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Sponsor: Wilson, C.
Status: Senate Rules Committee
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SSB 5226
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DOC active warrant mitigation
Effect: actions by the Department of Corrections concerning those violating terms of their supervision
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Sponsor: Padden
Status: Senate Ways & Means Committee
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SSB 5230
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Extended foster care services
Effect: extension for youths age 18 to 25 years
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Sponsor: Wilson, C.
Status: Senate Ways & Means Committee
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SB 5232
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Enhancing requirements for firearm purchases or transfers
Companion bill: HB 1144
Effect: adding safeguards to firearm acquisition
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Sponsor: Salomon
Status: Senate Ways & Means Committee
Companion bill failed
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SSB 5235
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Accessory dwelling units
Companion bill: HB 1276
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Sponsor: Shewmake
Status: Passed Senate. Public hearing scheduled Thursday, March 9 at 8:00 AM in House Housing Committee
Companion bill failed
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SB 5238
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Expanding collective bargaining
Companion bill: SHB 1291
Effect: collective bargaining for employees of public higher education
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Sponsor: Saldana
Status: Passed Senate; Headed to House chamber
Companion bill passed House; headed to Senate
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2SSB 5243
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Higher education planning
Companion bill: SHB 1273
Effect: addresses post high school education planning or training
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Sponsor: Wellman
Status: Senate Rules Committee
Companion bill in House Appropriations Committee
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SSB 5248
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COVID funding for tutoring and learning programs
Companion bill: HB 1710
Effect: Redirects funding into enhanced student learning opportunities
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Sponsor: Braun
Status: Substitute passed to Senate Ways & Means
Companion bill failed
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SSB 5256
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Child welfare housing assistance program
Companion bill: 2SHB 1186
Effect: Permanent expansion of the program
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Sponsor: Saldana
Status: Passed Senate to House Human Services, Youth & Early Learning Committee
Companion bill in House Rules Committee
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ESSB 5257
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Daily recess for elementary students
Companion bill: SHB 1504
Effect: Establishes daily recess guidelines
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Sponsor: Nobles
Status: House Education Committee
Companion bill passed House to Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee
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2SSB 5268
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Public works procurement
Companion bill: SHB 1306
Effect: Increase equity in public works procurement
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Sponsor: Hasegawa
Status: Senate Rules
Companion bill: House Rules Committee
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SSB 5339
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Free school meals
Companion bill: 2SHB 1238
Effect: Free meals for all public school students
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Sponsor: Nobles
Status: Senate Ways & Means Committee
Companion bill: Passed House chamber headed to Senate
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SSB 5366
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Preventing utility shutoffs for nonpayment during extreme heat.
Companion bill: SHB 1329
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Sponsor: Nguyen
Status: Senate Rules Committee
Companion bill: Passed House chamber to Senate Enviro, Energy & Technology Committee
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SSB 5434
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Creates a Raise the Age Juvenile Justice Task Force
Companion bill: HB 1440
Effect: improve outcomes for young people and will advance race equity for everyone throughout Washington by building community trust in our legal system and providing developmentally appropriate responses that will reduce crime and recidivism. This bill encourages community response to behavior rather than resorting to the harmful criminal legal system
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Status: Senate Ways & Means Committee
Companion bill failed
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SSB 5474
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Concerning juvenile justice
Companion bill: HB 1432
Effect: Decreases barriers to successful community participation for juvenile justice individuals
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Sponsor: Frame
Status: Senate Ways & Means Committee
Companion bill failed
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SB 5629
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Concerning Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C screening and health care services
Effect: Primary care providers shall offer a Hepatitis B screening test and a Hepatitis C screening test to any patient receiving patient care services
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Sponsor: Conway
Status: Senate Rules Committee
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