Washington Bill Actions

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

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PREFILED FOR INTRODUCTION.

HB 1031 School Temperature Standards

Reeves

Mandates development of indoor temperature standards for public schools to address excessive heat.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1032 School Bond Approval

Stonier

Lowers voter approval threshold for school district bonds and indebtedness from supermajority to simple majority.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1033 Child Care Regulation Decentralization

Couture

Decentralizes child care licensing and regulation to counties.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1034 Nonopioid Pain Management

Ortiz-Self, Peterson

Ensures equitable health plan coverage for nonopioid pain management drugs.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1035 Higher Education Mental Health

Ortiz-Self, Reed

Mandates development and implementation of policies to address secondary traumatic stress in Washington State's higher education workforce.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1036 Labor Representation on Boards

Ortiz-Self, Reed

Mandates inclusion of labor representatives on college and university boards of trustees.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1037 Public Facilities Districts

Dent, Ybarra

Allows partial inclusion of unincorporated county areas in public facilities districts and adjusts governance structures accordingly.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1038 Gender Transition Restrictions

Jacobsen

Prohibits certain gender transition medical practices for minors.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1039 Urban Services to Tribes

Abbarno, Orcutt

Authorizes agreements to extend urban services to tribal lands adjacent to city boundaries in certain counties.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1040 Property Tax Exemption

Doglio

Excludes up to $6,000 of long-term rental income from combined disposable income for property tax exemption eligibility.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1041 Tire Regulation Preemption

Walsh

Prohibits state and local restrictions on the manufacture, sale, or use of federally compliant vehicle tires.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1042 Property Tax Cost Recovery

Wylie, Volz

Authorizes county treasurers to recover costs from taxing districts for property tax administration.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1043 Commute Tax Credit

Wylie, Doglio, Fey

Extends and expands the commute trip reduction tax credit for employers and property managers.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1044 Real Estate Excise Tax

Wylie

Increases administrative fees for real estate transactions to fund county assessor and treasurer offices.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1045 Law Enforcement Bargaining

Bronoske, Griffey, Reeves, Fosse, Low

Expands collective bargaining eligibility to all law enforcement officers regardless of jurisdiction size.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1046 Vehicle Rescue Immunity

Leavitt, Low

Grants civil liability immunity for rescuing vulnerable persons or domestic animals from locked vehicles.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1047 Rural Fire Districts Tax Exemption

Dent, Griffey

Exempts rural fire districts from sales and use taxes on essential equipment purchases.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HB 1048 Rangeland Fire Protection

Dent, Griffey

Establishes a pilot project for rangeland fire protection associations in eastern Washington to enhance wildfire suppression efforts.

Prefiled for introduction (H).

HJR 4201 School Funding Simplification

Stonier

Lowers voter approval threshold for school district levies and bonds to a simple majority.

Prefiled for introduction (H).