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State bill data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

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• SB 5841 Became law
  Concerning the completion of postsecondary financial aid applications.
  Mar 20, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• SB 5886 Became law
  Concerning forged digital likenesses.
  Mar 16, 2026: Effective date 6/11/2026.
• SB 5971 In committee
  Establishing a green fertilizer incentive program to support the production and adoption of low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer in Washington state.
  Mar 12, 2026: By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
• SB 6052 In committee
  Establishing a statewide digital transcript data-sharing environment.
  Feb 26, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SB 5909 In committee
  Reviewing and discontinuing low-enrollment undergraduate programs at public baccalaureate institutions.
  Feb 26, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SB 6082 In committee
  Safeguarding student financial aid from fraud.
  Feb 26, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SB 5898 In committee
  Directing the deposit of the proceeds from taxes on aircraft fuel to the aeronautics account.
  Feb 9, 2026: Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:30 AM.
• SB 6203 In committee
  Concerning out-of-state convictions.
  Feb 2, 2026: Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:30 AM.
• SB 6217 In committee
  Expanding access to the Washington college grant to students enrolled in eligible postsecondary nondegree credential programs.
  Jan 30, 2026: Referred to Ways & Means.
• SB 6259 In committee
  Establishing that students are no longer eligible for and must repay state aid immediately upon determination of significant monetary damage to a public institution of higher education.
  Jan 29, 2026: Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
• SB 6317 In committee
  Requiring owners of properties used as less restrictive alternatives for sexually violent predators to make certain disclosures.
  Jan 27, 2026: First reading, referred to Human Services.
• SB 5989 In committee
  Concerning the distribution of aircraft fuel tax revenue.
  Jan 26, 2026: Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
• SB 6301 In committee
  Providing supervision of a sexually violent predator after release or discharge.
  Jan 26, 2026: First reading, referred to Human Services.
• SB 6004 In committee
  Authorizing certain public entities to contract for the capability of renewable or nonemitting electric generation projects.
  Jan 23, 2026: Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.
• SB 6283 In committee
  Providing a sales and use tax exemption for qualifying farm machinery and equipment.
  Jan 22, 2026: First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
• SB 6281 In committee
  Requiring an economic assessment before the purchase of any third-party, commercial cloud computing service.
  Jan 22, 2026: First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
• SB 5902 In committee
  Concerning effective voter notifications and forms.
  Jan 20, 2026: Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections at 1:30 PM.
• SB 6243 In committee
  Concerning the operation of autonomous motor vehicles.
  Jan 20, 2026: First reading, referred to Transportation.
• SB 6168 In committee
  Providing cost relief to Washingtonians by suspending certain requirements in the climate commitment act.
  Jan 15, 2026: First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
• SB 6165 In committee
  Limiting the exercise of eminent domain for the purposes of constructing electrical transmission facilities on agricultural lands.
  Jan 15, 2026: First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
• SB 6121 In committee
  Providing electricity service to large energy use facilities.
  Jan 14, 2026: First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
• SB 6083 In committee
  Discouraging violent protests at postsecondary institutions by amending a court's ability to waive restitution owed to postsecondary institutions.
  Jan 13, 2026: First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
• SB 6056 In committee
  Exempting utility service vehicles from certain motor vehicle emission standards.
  Jan 13, 2026: Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.
• SB 5542 In committee
  Expanding tuition waivers for high school completers at community and technical colleges.
  Jan 12, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SB 5675 In committee
  Providing a business and occupation tax exemption for manufacturing facilities and green manufacturing facilities.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SJM 8010 In committee
  Requesting enactment of the Northwest Energy Security Act.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5114 In committee
  Paying state retirement benefits until the end of the month in which the retiree or beneficiary dies.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5015 In committee
  Increasing efficiency at the energy facility site evaluation council by removing the governor from the project approval process.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5034 In committee
  Eliminating the expiration of the interagency, multijurisdictional system improvement team.
  Jan 12, 2026: Senate Rules "X" file.
• SB 5674 In committee
  Concerning manufacturing facilities.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5582 In committee
  Concerning the disclosure of critical energy infrastructure information.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5091 In committee
  Concerning motor vehicle emission standards for Washington.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5673 In committee
  Providing a sales and use tax exemption for manufacturing facilities and green manufacturing facilities.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5425 In committee
  Modernizing the energy independence act to avoid regulatory duplication and overlap with other laws.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 6057 In committee
  Using concurrent medicaid enrollment savings to fund opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
  Jan 12, 2026: First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
• SB 5991 In committee
  Concerning the use of carbon capture and utilization, mineralization, or sequestration technologies under the Washington clean energy transformation act.
  Jan 12, 2026: First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
• SB 5618 In committee
  Concerning transparency in college admissions.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5897 In committee
  Ensuring the supply of pulse oximeters in public schools.
  Jan 12, 2026: First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
• SB 5092 In committee
  Providing a sales and use tax exemption for qualifying farm machinery and equipment.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5302 In committee
  Prohibiting the purchase of small unmanned aircrafts manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5619 In committee
  Establishing minimum in-state resident enrollment thresholds for public universities.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5712 In committee
  Establishing a presumption of compliance for entities covered under the state’s industrial stormwater general permit under certain circumstances.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5512 In committee
  Allowing for the use of centralized surveillance systems by house-banked card rooms.
  Jan 12, 2026: Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to Business, Trade & Economic Development.
• SB 5078 In committee
  Concerning ownership of agricultural real estate.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5113 In committee
  Concerning cost-of-living adjustments for plan 1 retirees of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5640 In committee
  Requiring proof of adequate water supply before permitting new energy facilities.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5107 In committee
  Concerning underinsured motorist coverage for local government employees.
  Jan 12, 2026: By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
• SB 5014 Became law
  Concerning election security.
  May 17, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5543 Became law
  Providing equity in eligibility for the college bound scholarship.
  May 15, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.
• SB 5445 Became law
  Encouraging utility investment in local energy resilience.
  May 13, 2025: Effective date 7/27/2025.