Washington bills

Washington legislators · Data: Open States

State bill data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.

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• SB 5468 In committee
  Concerning collective bargaining for agricultural cannabis workers.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5101 Became law
  Expanding access to leave and safety accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes or bias incidents.
  May 20, 2025: Effective date 1/1/2026.
• SB 5471 Became law
  Authorizing middle housing in unincorporated growth areas and unincorporated urban growth areas, certain limited areas of more intensive rural development, and fully contained communities.
  May 20, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5813 Became law
  Increasing funding to the education legacy trust account by creating a more progressive rate structure for the capital gains tax and estate tax.
  May 20, 2025: Effective date 5/20/2025.
• SB 5686 Became law
  Expanding and funding the foreclosure mediation program.
  May 20, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025*.
• SB 5291 Became law
  Implementing the recommendations of the long-term services and supports trust commission.
  May 20, 2025: Effective date 1/1/2026*.
• SB 5219 Became law
  Concerning partial confinement eligibility and alignment.
  May 20, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025*.
• SB 5794 Became law
  Adopting recommendations from the tax preference performance review process, eliminating obsolete tax preferences, clarifying legislative intent, and addressing changes in constitutional law.
  May 20, 2025: Effective date 1/1/2026*.
• SB 5677 Became law
  Concerning associate development organizations.
  May 20, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5232 Became law
  Updating eligible uses for the essential needs and housing support program.
  May 20, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5680 Became law
  Establishing a right to repair for mobility equipment for persons with physical disabilities.
  May 19, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5263 Became law
  Concerning special education funding.
  May 19, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025*.
• SB 5032 Became law
  Expanding the duties of the office of the family and children's ombuds to include juvenile rehabilitation facilities operated by the department of children, youth, and families.
  May 19, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5041 Became law
  Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers.
  May 19, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025*.
• SB 5079 Became law
  Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services.
  May 17, 2025: Effective date 7/1/2025.
• SB 5077 Became law
  Concerning expansion of voter registration services by government agencies.
  May 17, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5284 Became law
  Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes.
  May 17, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5595 Became law
  Establishing shared streets.
  May 17, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5253 Became law
  Extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5351 Became law
  Ensuring patient choice and access to care by prohibiting unfair and deceptive dental insurance practices.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5029 Became law
  Concerning the transportation of individuals released or discharged from the custody of the department of corrections.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5611 Became law
  Streamlining and clarifying local governments' land use permitting workloads.
  May 7, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025*.
• SB 5184 Became law
  Concerning minimum parking requirements.
  May 7, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5139 Became law
  Concerning reentry council.
  May 2, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5337 Became law
  Creating a certification for memory care services.
  Apr 30, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5110 Became law
  Providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington’s community and technical colleges.
  Apr 29, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5557 Became law
  Codifying emergency rules to protect the right of a pregnant person to access treatment for emergency medical conditions in hospital emergency departments.
  Apr 29, 2025: Effective date 4/29/2025.
• SB 5199 Became law
  Providing compensation to members of the department of children, youth, and families oversight board with direct lived experience.
  Apr 29, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SR 8659 Adopted
  Honoring Senator Bill Ramos.
  Apr 27, 2025: Adopted.
• SR 8656 Adopted
  Honoring Speaker Frank Chopp.
  Apr 24, 2025: Adopted.
• SB 5065 Became law
  Prohibiting the use of certain animals in traveling animal acts.
  Apr 22, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5498 Became law
  Concerning contraceptive coverage.
  Apr 22, 2025: Effective date 1/1/2026.
• SB 5182 Became law
  Concerning programs and services for incarcerated parents at the department of corrections.
  Apr 22, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SR 8640 Adopted
  Honoring Karen Keiser.
  Apr 17, 2025: Adopted.
• SR 8648 Adopted
  Honoring the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
  Apr 14, 2025: Adopted.
• SB 5106 Became law
  Establishing Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays.
  Apr 8, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SR 8642 Adopted
  Honoring Transgender Day of Visibility.
  Mar 31, 2025: Adopted.
• SR 8618 Adopted
  Recognizing and honoring Ramadan.
  Feb 26, 2025: Adopted.
• SR 8611 Adopted
  Honoring Keri Rawlings Rooney.
  Feb 25, 2025: Adopted.
• SR 8606 Adopted
  Expressing appreciation to the devoted families and employers of our Washington National Guard soldiers and airmen.
  Jan 29, 2025: Adopted.
• SR 8605 Adopted
  Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Jan 20, 2025: Adopted.