HB 1600 Marriage License Fees

Eslick

Increases the maximum fee counties may charge on marriage licenses to fund family services.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1601 Capital Gains Deductions

Doglio, Walen

Allows crime victims to deduct certain losses from the state capital gains tax.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1603 Medigap Enrollment Rights

Berg

Expands guaranteed issue rights for Medigap policies to individuals voluntarily leaving Medicare Advantage during enrollment periods.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1604 Transgender Jail Searches

Salahuddin, Walen

Establishes standards for respectful and gender-appropriate searches of transgender, intersex, and gender nonconforming individuals in local jails.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1605 WSP Retention Incentives

Fey, Barkis

Establishes a retention incentive and clarifies the longevity bonus program for senior Washington State Patrol personnel.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1606 Journal Access Feasibility

Engell, Bernbaum, Orcutt, Corry, Reeves, Waters

Directs a study on providing state employees electronic access to peer-reviewed journals.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1607 Beverage Container Recycling

Stonier, Waters

Establishes a statewide recycling refund program for beverage containers with extended producer responsibility requirements.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1608 Farmed Octopus Ban

Peterson, Berg

Prohibits the sale, possession, transportation, and distribution of farmed octopus.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1609 Board Membership Delegation

Waters, Mena

Allows the Superintendent of Public Instruction to designate a representative to serve on a state board.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1610 Energy Infrastructure Exemptions

Hunt, Doglio

Exempts critical energy infrastructure information from public disclosure.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1611 Foreign Drone Restrictions

Street

Prohibits state and local agencies from purchasing, funding, or operating drones linked to certain foreign entities, including those from China and Russia.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1612 Exam Fee Subsidies

Doglio

Subsidizes student fees for advanced academic exams and mandates a future impact analysis.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1613 Ticket Sales Regulation

Reeves

Regulates ticket sales to enhance price transparency, consumer protections, and licensing requirements.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1614 Capital Gains Tax

Thai

Modifies administration and provisions of Washington’s capital gains tax, including credits, definitions, and reporting requirements.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1615 Water System Classification

Caldier

Prohibits using default population numbers to classify public water systems as Group A instead of Group B.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1616 Ferry Passenger Conduct

Reed

Expands unlawful transit conduct rules to include Washington State Ferries.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1617 Primate Research Transparency

Pollet

Mandates public disclosure of nonhuman primate research, funding, and welfare data by the Washington National Primate Research Center.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1618 Dual Credit Expansion

Low

Expands dual credit "College in the High School" program to include private school students and institutions.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1619 Dockworker Paid Leave

Parshley, Low

Clarifies paid family leave premium reporting responsibilities for employer representatives of dockworkers under collective bargaining agreements.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1622 AI Collective Bargaining

Parshley, Doglio, Fosse, Ramel, Ortiz-Self, Bergquist, Couture, Timmons, Obras, Reed, Bronoske, Bernbaum, Low, Nance, Schmidt, Simmons, Cortes, Stonier, Farivar, Scott, Peterson, Macri, Paul, Mena, Tharinger, Stearns, Berry, Donaghy, Gregerson, Taylor, Goodman, Hill, Kloba, Fitzgibbon, Salahuddin, Caldier, Thai, Fey, Davis, Shavers

Requires collective bargaining over public employers' adoption or modification of AI technologies affecting employment conditions.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1623 Tip Protection

Obras, Fosse, Ortiz-Self, Parshley, Goodman, Macri, Donaghy, Hill, Stonier, Taylor

Prohibits employers from deducting credit card processing fees from employee tips.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1624 Alcohol Taxation Study

Springer, Waters, Berg, Parshley, Fey, Rude, Thai

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

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1625 Search and Rescue

Stuebe, Nance, Chase, Bernbaum, Waters, Keaton, Mendoza, Richards, Barkis

Establishes a grant program to support back country search and rescue operations and volunteers.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1626 PFML Small Employer Grants

Timmons

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

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1627 Health Coverage Timing

Paul, Low, Schmidt, Nance

Allows enrollees to access annual or multiyear covered health services up to one month early without additional cost-sharing.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1628 Fire Service Oversight

Bronoske, Griffey

Establishes a Fire Service Policy Board to advise the State Director of Fire Protection on fire service issues.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1629 Inmate Housing Restrictions

Caldier

Restricts housing assignments in correctional facilities based on inmates' biological sex and history of sexual or physical violence.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1630 Methane Emissions Reporting

Parshley, Duerr

Requires dairy farms and feed lots to report annual methane emissions.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1631 State Marine Forest Designation

Nance, Mena, Griffey, Salahuddin, Low, Parshley, Hunt, Walsh, Ramel, Paul, Duerr, Bernbaum, Chase

Designates bull kelp forests as the official state marine forest of Washington.

Not yet introduced (H).

HB 1632 Medical Debt Reporting

Timmons, Taylor, Macri, Fosse, Obras, Kloba, Bernbaum, Ramel, Doglio, Berg, Stonier

Prohibits the reporting of medical debt to credit agencies and voids noncompliant debt.

Not yet introduced (H).

SB 5494 Lead Paint Renovation

Kauffman

Expands regulation of lead-based paint to include renovation activities in pre-1978 buildings.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5495 Life Insurance Exclusions

Saldaña, Warnick

Reduces the suicide exclusion period for life and credit life insurance policies from two years to one year.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5496 Investor Housing Restrictions

Alvarado, Orwall

Restricts large business and investment entities from acquiring single-family residential properties.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5497 Supportive Housing Permitting

Alvarado, Bateman

Limits local government authority to block or delay supportive housing and shelter projects.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5498 Contraceptive Coverage Requirements

Alvarado, Slatter

Updates requirements for 12-month contraceptive drug coverage under health benefit plans.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5499 Prison Body Scanners

Christian, Dhingra

Establishes operational standards and reporting requirements for body scanner use in state correctional facilities.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5500 Child Care Subsidies

Alvarado, Wilson, C., Trudeau, Valdez, Wellman, Lovelett, Frame, Salomon

Modernizes child care subsidy reimbursement rates to reflect the actual costs of high-quality care, including living wages for providers.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5501 Driver’s License Requirements

Stanford, Saldaña

Prohibits employers from requiring a driver’s license unless driving is an essential job function.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5503 Public Employee Bargaining

Valdez, Alvarado

Revises public employee collective bargaining processes to streamline unit organization, strengthen PERC authority, and protect workers' statutory rights.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5504 Caregiver Payment Program

Chapman, Harris

Establishes a payment and training framework for caregivers providing complex medical care to children with heightened medical needs.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5505 Telecommunications Infrastructure Expansion

Chapman, Short

Extends and refocuses the universal communications services program to prioritize broadband access, public safety, and infrastructure upgrades.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5506 Residential School Licensing

Christian, Wilson, C.

Delays implementation of licensing requirements for residential private schools by one year.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5507 Medicaid Massage Coverage

Cleveland

Mandates coverage of medically necessary massage therapy under Medicaid as a pain management alternative.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5508 Child Welfare Housing

Krishnadasan, Saldaña

Expands and formalizes the Child Welfare Housing Assistance Program to support housing stability for families in the child welfare system.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5509 Child Care Zoning

Alvarado, Salomon

Mandates cities to allow child care centers as a permitted use in all non-industrial zones.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5510 Conservation District Funding

Shewmake, Goehner, Chapman, Lovelett

Caps county administrative deductions from conservation district rates and charges.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5511 Low-Proof Beverage Regulation

King

Establishes a distinct regulatory and tax framework for low-proof alcoholic beverages.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5512 Centralized Gambling Surveillance

Boehnke, King

Authorizes centralized surveillance systems for house-banked card rooms under Gambling Commission oversight.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5513 Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority

Slatter, Chapman

Expands pharmacists' authority to diagnose and prescribe medications to improve healthcare access.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5514 Clean Buildings Standards

Shewmake

Expands compliance options and flexibility for building owners under Washington’s clean buildings performance standards.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5515 Community Solar Expansion

Shewmake

Expands and regulates community solar programs to enhance equitable access and consumer protections.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5516 Community Center Exemptions

Conway

Expands property tax exemptions to include surplus property from nonprofit universities converted into community centers.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5517 Classified Staff Salaries

Cortes

Increases minimum state salary allocations for classified school staff and adjusts them for inflation and regional cost differences.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5518 Local Sales Tax

Kauffman, Orwall

Authorizes certain cities to impose a local sales tax credit to address community impacts of industrial and warehousing activities.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5519 Vessel Emissions Reduction

Lovelett, Dhingra

Mandates the use of low-sulfur fuels for ocean-going vessels near Washington's shoreline to reduce emissions.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5520 Wrongful Conviction Compensation

Orwall

Expands compensation and protections for wrongly convicted individuals.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5521 Traffic Enforcement Reform

Valdez, Kauffman

Prioritizes traffic enforcement on high-risk behaviors and creates a grant program to assist low-income road users with nonmoving violations.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5522 Capitol Campus Oversight

Krishnadasan, Wilson, J., Trudeau, Valdez, Schoesler, Riccelli

Centralizes oversight and decision-making for the Washington State Capitol Campus under an expanded State Capitol Committee.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5523 Student Trustee Governance

Riccelli, Lovelett, Slatter, Nobles, Kauffman, Warnick, Trudeau

Mandates inclusion of student trustees on community and technical college boards and requires student government reporting at higher education board meetings.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5524 Organ Donation Plates

Goehner, Riccelli, Fortunato, Short, Dozier, Wilson, J., Braun, Mccune, Warnick, Torres, Kauffman, Slatter

Creates a Donate Life special license plate to fund organ donation awareness through LifeCenter Northwest.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5525 Layoff Notification Requirements

Cleveland, Saldaña, Hasegawa, Riccelli, Dhingra

Establishes state-specific notice and benefit requirements for employees affected by business closures or mass layoffs.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5526 Nicotine Product Regulation

Liias, Braun, Saldaña, Chapman, King, Wilson, C., Gildon, Stanford, Schoesler, Boehnke, Conway, Cortes, Harris

Expands regulation and enforcement of vapor and alternative nicotine products.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5527 State Patrol Incentives

Ramos, Christian, Krishnadasan, Macewen, Shewmake, Valdez, Lovick

Establishes a retention incentive and clarifies provisions for Washington State Patrol longevity bonuses.

Not yet introduced (S).

SB 5528 EV Installer Certification

Liias, Wilson, J., Lovick, Saldaña

Mandates EVITP certification for workers installing EV chargers at state-funded facilities.

Not yet introduced (S).