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State bill data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

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• SB 5974 Became law
  Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
  Apr 1, 2026: Effective date 4/30/2026*.
• SB 6355 Became law
  Concerning the electric transmission system.
  Mar 30, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026*.
• SB 6002 Became law
  Concerning driver privacy protections.
  Mar 30, 2026: Effective date 3/30/2026.
• SB 5925 Became law
  Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office.
  Mar 30, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• SB 5981 Became law
  Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing manufacturer limitations on the 340B drug pricing program.
  Mar 25, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• SB 5892 Became law
  Concerning protection of the voter registration database.
  Mar 25, 2026: Effective date 3/25/2026.
• SB 5868 Became law
  Adding an additional superior court judge in Skagit county and in Yakima county.
  Mar 25, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• SB 6162 Became law
  Concerning property tax reform.
  Mar 23, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• SB 5855 Became law
  Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers.
  Mar 19, 2026: Effective date 3/19/2026.
• SB 6011 Became law
  Concerning the authority of court of appeals bailiffs to assess threats to court of appeals judicial officers and staff members.
  Mar 18, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• SB 5917 Became law
  Improving access to abortion medications.
  Mar 14, 2026: Effective date 3/14/2026.
• SB 5872 Became law
  Establishing the preK promise account.
  Mar 14, 2026: Effective date 3/14/2026*.
• SB 6183 Became law
  Concerning coverage for HIV antiviral drugs.
  Mar 14, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• SB 5936 In committee
  Concerning prevention of and remedies for human trafficking.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• SB 5831 In committee
  Enacting the uniform mortgage modification act.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• SB 5838 In committee
  Adding a tribal member to the board of natural resources.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• SB 5098 In committee
  Restricting the possession of weapons on the premises of state or local public buildings, parks or playground facilities where children are likely to be present, and county fairs and county fair facilities.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• SR 8705 Adopted
  Honoring Senator Matt Boehnke.
  Mar 12, 2026: Adopted.
• SB 5906 In committee
  Establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• SB 6239 In committee
  Requiring arbitration for tort claims against the state of Washington and its subdivisions.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• SB 5067 In committee
  Concerning impaired driving.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• SB 6086 In committee
  Strengthening security for Washington state judicial officers and court personnel.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• SB 5984 In committee
  Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• SB 6351 In committee
  Increasing fiscal resources for students and children by providing targeted sales tax exemptions for schools and certain before-and-after school care programs and arts and cultural classes.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• SR 8702 Adopted
  Honoring Senator Judy Warnick.
  Mar 11, 2026: Adopted.
• SCR 8406 Adopted
  Reestablishing the joint select committee on civic health.
  Mar 10, 2026: Filed with Secretary of State.
• SR 8689 Adopted
  Acknowledging March as developmental disabilities awareness month.
  Mar 10, 2026: Adopted.
• SR 8698 Adopted
  Recognizing piano teachers.
  Feb 27, 2026: Adopted.
• SB 5860 In committee
  Concerning school board compensation.
  Feb 26, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SB 5967 In committee
  Preserving access to preventive services by clarifying state authority and definitions.
  Feb 26, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SB 6053 In committee
  Establishing labor protections for domestic workers.
  Feb 26, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SJR 8200 In committee
  Amending the Constitution to allow 55 percent of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.
  Feb 26, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SB 5973 In committee
  Protecting the integrity of the state initiative and referendum process by requiring a demonstration of support before issuance of a ballot measure title and authorizing citizen actions for certain signature gatherer compensation violations.
  Feb 26, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SB 5017 In committee
  Adopting national standards for uniformed and overseas civilian voting, including conforming amendments to existing statute.
  Feb 26, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SB 6172 In committee
  Eliminating preferential treatment related to a coal-fired electric generating plant.
  Feb 26, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SB 5095 In committee
  Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction.
  Feb 26, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SB 6173 In committee
  Creating an apple health employer assessment.
  Feb 19, 2026: Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
• SR 8665 Adopted
  Recognizing February as Black History Month.
  Feb 16, 2026: Adopted.
• SR 8672 Adopted
  Honoring Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting.
  Feb 12, 2026: Adopted.
• SR 8683 Adopted
  Honoring the Seattle Seahawks for excellence in professional football during the 2025 National Football League season.
  Feb 10, 2026: Adopted.
• SR 8679 Adopted
  Recognizing Taiwan.
  Feb 5, 2026: Adopted.
• SB 6171 In committee
  Addressing emerging large energy use facilities.
  Feb 4, 2026: Referred to Ways & Means.
• SB 6350 In committee
  Adding tribal designation information to driver's licenses, identicards, and driver's instruction permits.
  Feb 4, 2026: First reading, referred to Transportation.
• SB 5826 In committee
  Concerning access at public postsecondary educational institutions to medication abortion.
  Feb 3, 2026: Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
• SR 8676 Adopted
  Celebrating Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners' historic season.
  Feb 2, 2026: Adopted.
• SB 6068 In committee
  Concerning workers' wages and benefits in the construction industry.
  Feb 2, 2026: Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
• SB 5852 In committee
  Concerning immigrant worker protections.
  Feb 2, 2026: Referred to Ways & Means.
• SB 6175 In committee
  Concerning ticket sales.
  Jan 28, 2026: Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
• SR 8668 Adopted
  Recognizing the National Guard.
  Jan 28, 2026: Adopted.
• SR 8674 Adopted
  Honoring the 2026 Republic Day of India.
  Jan 26, 2026: Adopted.