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Saturday, April 12, 2025

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Bill	Short Description	Sponsors	Long Description	Actions
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED WITH NO OTHER AMENDMENTS.
SB 5253 Special Education Extension Cortes, Chapman, Conway, Frame, Krishnadasan, Liias, Nobles, Shewmake, Trudeau, Valdez, Wilson, C. Extends special education services for students with disabilities to age 22. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (H). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4 (H).	SB 5253	Special Education Extension	Cortes, Chapman, Conway, Frame, Krishnadasan, Liias, Nobles, Shewmake, Trudeau, Valdez, Wilson, C.	Extends special education services for students with disabilities to age 22.	Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (H). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 4 (H).
SB 5471 Middle Housing Expansion Goehner, Bateman, Chapman, Frame, Liias, Nobles, Saldaña Authorizes and streamlines middle housing development in urban and certain rural areas. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (H). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 4 (H).	SB 5471	Middle Housing Expansion	Goehner, Bateman, Chapman, Frame, Liias, Nobles, Saldaña	Authorizes and streamlines middle housing development in urban and certain rural areas.	Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (H). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 4 (H).
FIRST READING, REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL RELATIONS.
HB 2076 Government Efficiency Reform Walsh Establishes a legislative agency to improve state government efficiency and oversee regulatory compliance. Not yet introduced (H). First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report) (H). First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations (H).	HB 2076	Government Efficiency Reform	Walsh	Establishes a legislative agency to improve state government efficiency and oversee regulatory compliance.	Not yet introduced (H). First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report) (H). First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations (H).
FLOOR AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED.
SB 5041 Unemployment Benefits Strikes Riccelli, Conway, Hasegawa, Saldaña, Salomon, Stanford, Dhingra, Nobles, Trudeau, Valdez, Bateman, Lovelett, Cleveland, Frame, Orwall, Pedersen, Slatter, Wellman, Wilson, C. Extends unemployment benefits to workers involved in strikes and lockouts. Floor amendment(s) adopted (H). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 3 (H).	SB 5041	Unemployment Benefits Strikes	Riccelli, Conway, Hasegawa, Saldaña, Salomon, Stanford, Dhingra, Nobles, Trudeau, Valdez, Bateman, Lovelett, Cleveland, Frame, Orwall, Pedersen, Slatter, Wellman, Wilson, C.	Extends unemployment benefits to workers involved in strikes and lockouts.	Floor amendment(s) adopted (H). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 3 (H).
SB 5138 Lodging Excise Taxes Saldaña, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Nobles Amends language in the law governing lodging excise taxes by public facilities districts without changing substantive provisions. Floor amendment(s) adopted (H). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 4 (H).	SB 5138	Lodging Excise Taxes	Saldaña, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Nobles	Amends language in the law governing lodging excise taxes by public facilities districts without changing substantive provisions.	Floor amendment(s) adopted (H). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 4 (H).
NOT YET INTRODUCED.
HB 2077 Surplus ZEV Credit Tax Fitzgibbon Imposes an excise tax on surplus zero-emission vehicle credits to fund clean vehicle programs and state climate initiatives. Not yet introduced (H).	HB 2077	Surplus ZEV Credit Tax	Fitzgibbon	Imposes an excise tax on surplus zero-emission vehicle credits to fund clean vehicle programs and state climate initiatives.	Not yet introduced (H).
RULES SUSPENDED. PLACED ON THIRD READING.
SB 5040 Law Enforcement Definition Expansion Stanford, Holy, Saldaña, Lovick, Wilson, J., Conway, Hasegawa, Valdez, Wellman Expands the definition of "uniformed personnel" to include all law enforcement officers in Washington State, regardless of jurisdiction population size. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 4 (H).	SB 5040	Law Enforcement Definition Expansion	Stanford, Holy, Saldaña, Lovick, Wilson, J., Conway, Hasegawa, Valdez, Wellman	Expands the definition of "uniformed personnel" to include all law enforcement officers in Washington State, regardless of jurisdiction population size.	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 4 (H).
SB 5110 Tribal Elder Tuition Waivers Kauffman, Chapman, Dhingra, Frame, Hasegawa, Liias, Lovelett, Nobles, Riccelli, Saldaña, Shewmake, Slatter, Valdez, Wellman Authorizes tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington's community and technical colleges. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 78; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 3 (H).	SB 5110	Tribal Elder Tuition Waivers	Kauffman, Chapman, Dhingra, Frame, Hasegawa, Liias, Lovelett, Nobles, Riccelli, Saldaña, Shewmake, Slatter, Valdez, Wellman	Authorizes tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington's community and technical colleges.	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 78; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 3 (H).
SB 5632 Health Care Confidentiality Hansen, Hasegawa, Saldaña, Stanford, Trudeau, Valdez Expands protections against out-of-state enforcement of laws targeting lawful health care services in Washington. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 4 (H).	SB 5632	Health Care Confidentiality	Hansen, Hasegawa, Saldaña, Stanford, Trudeau, Valdez	Expands protections against out-of-state enforcement of laws targeting lawful health care services in Washington.	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 58; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 4 (H).

Bill	Short Description	Sponsors	Long Description	Actions
NOT YET INTRODUCED.
SB 5809 Report and Committee Repeals Gildon Repeals certain annual reporting requirements and an advisory committee to reduce administrative costs. Not yet introduced (S).	SB 5809	Report and Committee Repeals	Gildon	Repeals certain annual reporting requirements and an advisory committee to reduce administrative costs.	Not yet introduced (S).

NOT YET INTRODUCED.

SB 5809 Report and Committee Repeals

Gildon

Repeals certain annual reporting requirements and an advisory committee to reduce administrative costs.

Not yet introduced (S).