HB 1385 Fingerprint Background Checks

Taylor, Burnett

Expands fingerprint-based background checks for individuals working with vulnerable populations.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1387 Prevailing Wage Determination

Schmidt

Amends prevailing wage determination processes for public works projects, emphasizing collective bargaining agreement rates and introducing a phased methodology.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1388 Mobile Food Access

Bernbaum, Parshley, Scott, Hill, Richards, Salahuddin, Berg, Simmons

Establishes a mobile market program to expand access to fresh food for WIC and SFMNP participants in underserved areas.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1389 Timber Sale Reporting

Bernbaum, Orcutt, Springer, Dent, Schmick, Parshley, Richards, Simmons

Extends reporting requirements for large private timber sales to 2029.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1390 Community Protection Repeal

Goodman, Farivar

Repeals the Community Protection Program and removes it as a placement option for sexually violent predators.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1391 Juvenile Diversion Reform

Cortes, Eslick

Expands and standardizes juvenile diversion programs statewide.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1392 Medicaid Reimbursement Rates

Macri

Establishes a program to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates to Medicare levels through assessments on health carriers and managed care organizations.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1393 Cultural Graduation Attire

Mcentire, Morgan

Allows students to wear culturally significant items at high school graduation ceremonies.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1394 Hospital Record Retention

Parshley, Obras, Thai, Macri, Lekanoff, Stonier, Bronoske

Extends hospital medical record retention period to 26 years from the date of creation.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1395 Home Care Background Checks

Farivar, Fosse, Nance, Reeves, Simmons, Obras, Berry, Mena, Scott, Doglio, Macri, Peterson, Salahuddin, Parshley, Cortes, Paul, Alvarado

Streamlines background check processes for home care workers while maintaining protections for vulnerable populations.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1396 Corrections Ombuds Oversight

Farivar, Peterson

Establishes an advisory council to enhance transparency and stakeholder input in the Office of Corrections Ombuds' operations.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1397 Local Property Tax Levies

Orcutt

Mandates counties to levy property taxes for veterans, developmental disabilities, and mental health services with offsets against the state property tax.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1398 Interest Arbitration Expansion

Scott

Includes adult family home providers in the interest arbitration framework for publicly reimbursed care providers.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1399 Law Enforcement Standards

Goodman

Standardizes eligibility, certification, and accountability requirements for sheriffs, police chiefs, and marshals.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1400 Law enforcement certification

Goodman

Standardizes certification, training, and oversight requirements for law enforcement and corrections officers.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1401 Special License Plates

Paul

Establishes a "Nautical Northwest" special license plate to fund Whidbey Island maritime historic resources.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1402 Job Posting Requirements

Scott, Farivar

Restricts employers from requiring driver's licenses in job postings unless driving is essential and alternatives are unreasonable.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1403 Condominium Construction Warranties

Taylor, Connors

Simplifies condominium construction and defect resolution processes.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1404 Universal Free School Meals

Berg, Rude

Expands access to free school meals for all public school students.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1405 Complete Streets Exemptions

Walsh

Narrows the scope of transportation projects required to follow complete streets principles and expands exemptions for maintenance and emergency work.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1406 ADO Funding Adjustments

Barnard, Ryu

Standardizes performance reporting and increases funding flexibility for associate development organizations.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1407 Graffiti Penalties

Barkis, Hackney

Enhances penalties and mandates community restitution for graffiti offenses.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1408 Stadium Tax Allocation

Santos, Orcutt

Redirects a portion of state sales tax revenue from large stadiums to fund community preservation and development initiatives.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1409 Clean Fuels Program

Fitzgibbon, Doglio

Accelerates carbon intensity reductions and strengthens enforcement under Washington’s Clean Fuels Program.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1410 Inactive Cannabis Licenses

Low

Suspends inactive cannabis producer licenses to address market oversupply.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1411 Revenue Forecast Adjustments

Couture, Orcutt

Eliminates growth-based revenue adjustments in state budget forecasts.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1412 MENA Community Representation

Farivar, Salahuddin

Establishes a state commission to address inequities and improve representation for Middle Eastern and North African communities.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1413 Opioid Reversal Purchases

Reeves

Prohibits state and local governments from purchasing opioid overdose reversal medications from entities involved in opioid epidemic settlements.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1414 CTE Student Employment

Connors, Paul, Rude, Springer, Couture, Keaton, Mcclintock, Penner

Establishes a work group to identify and recommend changes to laws and rules that limit career opportunities for minors in career and technical education programs.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1415 Long-Term Care

Macri, Tharinger

Amends WA Cares and establishes regulations for supplemental long-term care insurance.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1416 Tobacco Tax Increases

Reeves

Increases taxes on cigarettes, vapor products, and other tobacco products while directing new revenue to the state general fund.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1417 Cigarette Carbon Tax

Reeves

Imposes an embodied carbon tax on cigarettes with periodic rate adjustments.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1418 Transit Board Representation

Timmons, Ramel, Duerr

Adds transit-using members to public transportation benefit area governing bodies.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1419 Interpreter Background Checks

Low

Mandates FBI fingerprint background checks for interpreters providing services under state contracts.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1420 Textile Waste Management

Reeves

Establishes an extended producer responsibility program for textiles and apparel.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1421 Wildfire Prevention Funding

Donaghy

Creates a Smokey Bear special license plate to fund wildfire prevention programs.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1422 Drug Take-Back Program

Peterson

Strengthens oversight and enforcement of Washington State’s drug take-back program.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1423 Vehicle Noise Enforcement

Donaghy

Authorizes the use of automated cameras to enforce vehicle noise and racing violations in designated zones.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1424 Jail Oversight Reform

Obras, Farivar

Establishes an independent Jail Oversight Board to monitor jail conditions, ensure transparency, and promote reforms.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1425 Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage

Davis, Obras, Rule, Stonier, Parshley, Macri, Tharinger

Mandates insurance coverage for pharmacogenetic testing for psychotropic medications.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1426 Impaired Driving Prevention

Davis, Jacobsen, Walen, Griffey

Establishes civil protection orders to prevent alcohol-impaired driving.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1427 Peer Support Expansion

Davis, Caldier, Obras, Eslick

Expands access to and reimbursement for certified peer support services in behavioral health and crisis systems.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1428 Criminal Justice Funding

Rule, Richards

Increases funding and expands eligibility for county and municipal criminal justice assistance accounts.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1429 Foster Youth Housing

Taylor, Cortes

Establishes a state-funded housing assistance program for youth in extended foster care to prevent homelessness and support transitions to independence.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1430 Provider Reimbursement Parity

Simmons, Leavitt, Macri, Thai, Tharinger, Parshley, Reeves, Alvarado, Pollet, Rule, Stonier, Berg, Street, Goodman, Ormsby, Mena, Farivar, Entenman, Fosse, Callan, Davis, Ramel, Taylor, Lekanoff

Mandates equal reimbursement rates for APRNs, PAs, and physicians providing the same health care services.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1431 Rental Car Fees

Santos, Reeves

Prohibits rental car companies from separately stating vehicle license cost recovery fees in rental agreements.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1432 Mental Health Parity

Simmons, Eslick, Rule, Davis, Macri

Strengthens mental health parity requirements for insurance coverage.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1433 Psychedelic Regulation Framework

Macri, Couture, Ramel, Griffey, Lekanoff, Ormsby, Nance, Walen, Cortes, Fosse, Doglio, Reeves, Goodman, Mcentire, Bernbaum, Waters, Street, Pollet, Gregerson, Rude

Establishes a regulated framework for the legal use, production, and distribution of psychedelics for adults.

Not yet introduced (H).

SB 5355 Campus Sexual Misconduct

Orwall, Slatter

Mandates comprehensive reforms to support survivors and prevent sex-based and gender-based violence at higher education institutions.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5356 Law Enforcement Training

Orwall

Expands and updates training requirements for law enforcement and Title IX investigators on responding to sexual and gender-based violence.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5358 Career Technical Education

Braun

Expands career and technical education funding to include sixth-grade courses and streamlines program accounting.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5359 Clean Energy Development

Shewmake

Establishes a Clean Energy Development Office to support and accelerate clean energy and transmission projects.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5361 ASAM Criteria Delay

Dhingra, Robinson

Delays implementation of the 4th edition of the ASAM Criteria for Medicaid managed care organizations and carriers by two years.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5362 Victim Services Funding

Dhingra

Establishes a state funding requirement to stabilize and enhance victim services programs.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5363 Credit Card Fees

Lovick, Wilson, J.

Allows regulated businesses to charge credit card transaction fees under specified conditions.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5364 Law Enforcement Eligibility

Lovick, Valdez

Modernizes eligibility, certification, and accountability standards for sheriffs, police chiefs, and marshals statewide.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5365 Community Center Libraries

Wilson, J.

Expands allowable uses of community centers in park and recreation districts to include limited library space.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5366 Rape Sentencing Enhancement

Dhingra

Expands eligibility for aggravated exceptional sentences in rape cases resulting in pregnancy.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5367 Law Enforcement Grants

Orwall

Establishes a community immersion grant program for newly hired law enforcement officers and makes an existing community engagement grant program permanent.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5368 Alcohol Taxation Study

Chapman

Requires a study of Washington State's alcohol taxation and fee system with historical, comparative, and revenue analysis.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5369 School Social Workers

Orwall

Expands access to school social workers to address student mental health needs.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5370 Port Commissioner Terms

Harris, Chapman

Allows port districts to extend port commissioner terms from four to six years with voter approval.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5371 Liquor Sales Limits

Macewen

Removes per-transaction volume limits on wine and spirits sales to on-premises retailers.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5372 Medicaid Reimbursement Rates

Riccelli, Harris

Establishes a program to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates to Medicare levels through assessments on insurers and managed care organizations.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5373 Even-Year Local Elections

Ramos, Nobles, Slatter, Saldaña, Frame, Orwall, Trudeau, Stanford, Riccelli, Shewmake, Liias

Allows local governments to shift general elections to even-numbered years to increase voter participation.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5374 Tribal Transportation Coordination

Kauffman, Liias, Valdez

Enhances tribal coordination and representation in transportation planning and safety initiatives.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5375 Clergy Mandatory Reporting

Frame, Wilson, C.

Expands mandatory child abuse reporting requirements to include clergy and eliminates the privilege exemption.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5376 Animal Cruelty Penalties

Chapman, Lovick, Stanford, Orwall, Macewen, Liias

Strengthens animal cruelty laws by expanding care standards, enforcement authority, and penalties for violations.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5377 Manufacturer-Owned Dealerships

Saldaña, Chapman

Prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers from owning or operating dealerships under a previously allowed exemption.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5378 PFML Grant Expansion

Stanford, Cortes, Harris, Wellman, Slatter

Expands eligibility for Paid Family and Medical Leave grants to include small school districts.

Not yet introduced (S).