Washington bills

Washington legislators · Data: Open States

State bill data last updated Oct 22, 2026, 4:20 AM.

3,413 bills

• HB 1934 Became law
  Concerning the disclosure of information pertaining to complainants, accusers, and witnesses in an employment investigation.
  May 15, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1253 Became law
  Expanding the ability of consumer-owned utilities to enter into joint use agreements.
  May 15, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1018 Became law
  Adding fusion energy to facilities that may obtain site certification for the purposes of chapter 80.50 RCW.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1946 Became law
  Clarifying tribal membership on local boards of health.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1079 Became law
  Supporting remote testing options for students enrolled in online school programs.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1562 Became law
  Increasing the availability of baby diaper changing stations.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5365 Became law
  Concerning alternate funding for libraries.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1829 Became law
  Concerning tribal warrants.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5509 Became law
  Concerning the siting of child care centers.
  May 13, 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.
• HB 1167 Became law
  Directing the statewide career and technical education task force to consider educational opportunities for careers in maritime professions.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1351 Became law
  Adjusting age requirements for accessing the early childhood education and assistance program.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/1/2025*.
• SB 5445 Became law
  Encouraging utility investment in local energy resilience.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5525 Became law
  Concerning employment loss due to businesses closing or mass layoffs.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1491 Became law
  Promoting transit-oriented housing development.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1543 Became law
  Increasing compliance pathways for the clean buildings performance standard.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5506 Became law
  Extending the effective date of licensing living accommodations for residential private schools.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 5/13/2025.
• SB 5559 Became law
  Streamlining the subdivision process inside urban growth areas.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1587 Became law
  Encouraging local government partner promise scholarship programs within the opportunity scholarship program.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1514 Became law
  Encouraging the deployment of low carbon thermal energy networks.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5571 Became law
  Regulating exterior cladding materials.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5025 Became law
  Concerning educational interpreters.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5148 Became law
  Ensuring compliance with the housing element requirements of the growth management act.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1488 Became law
  Concerning conservation district revenue limitations.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1014 Became law
  Implementing recommendations of the 2023 child support schedule work group.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025*.
• HB 1621 Became law
  Authorizing superior courts to appoint housing court commissioners.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 5/13/2025.
• SB 5189 Became law
  Supporting the implementation of competency-based education.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1308 Became law
  Concerning access to personnel records.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5628 Became law
  Concerning lead in cookware.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1039 Became law
  Concerning extending governmental services from cities to tribal lands.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5689 Became law
  Adding blood type information to drivers' licenses and identicards.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 1/1/2026.
• HB 1329 Became law
  Concerning wholesale power purchases by electric utilities under the Washington clean energy transformation act.
  May 12, 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 5317 Became law
  Exempting local governments providing certain services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy facility siting evaluation council from certain appeals.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1596 Became law
  Concerning accountability for persons for speeding.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 1/1/2029.
• 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 5716 Became law
  Expanding the locations where a person can be guilty of unlawful transit conduct to include the Washington state ferries.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1533 Became law
  Allowing a specialty electrician to continue working under a valid specialty certificate of competency while enrolled in a journey level apprenticeship program.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 1/1/2026.
• SB 5632 Became law
  Protecting the confidentiality of records and information that may be relevant to another state's enforcement of its laws.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5142 Became law
  Providing owners of real estate taken through eminent domain by school districts, or sold under threat of eminent domain, the opportunity to purchase the real estate back when it is not put to intended public use.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1970 Became law
  Concerning state highway construction project alternative contracting procedures.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 5/12/2025.
• HB 1731 Became law
  Regarding unclaimed property held by a museum or historical society.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1023 Became law
  Adopting the cosmetology licensure compact.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 6/1/2028.
• HB 1813 Became law
  Concerning the reprocurement of medical assistance services, including the realignment of behavioral health crisis services for medicaid enrollees.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5691 Became law
  Adopting the department of social and health services report recommendations addressing a regulatory oversight plan for continuing care retirement communities.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1576 Became law
  Concerning the designation of historic landmarks by cities.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5315 Became law
  Standardizing notification provisions relating to local tax rate changes and shared taxes administered by the department.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5281 Became law
  Changing the vessel length requirement in obtaining nonresident vessel permits.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 9/1/2025.
• HB 1422 Became law
  Modifying the drug take-back program.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• HB 1332 Became law
  Concerning transportation network companies.
  May 12, 2025: Effective date 9/1/2025*.