Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2023 Regular Session of the 68th Legislature
DENNY HECK, President of the Senate KAREN KEISER, President Pro Tem
SARAH BANNISTER, Secretary of the Senate JOHN LOVICK, Vice President Pro Tem

January 12, 2023 - Thursday 4TH DAY
SB 5298 By Senator Wagoner

Transferring the office of corrections ombuds to the department of social and health services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5299 By Senators Braun and Rolfes

Concerning law enforcement officer protection.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5300 By Senator Dhingra

Concerning continuity of coverage for prescription drugs prescribed for the treatment of behavioral health conditions.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5301 By Senator Mullet; by request of Department of Commerce

Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 5302 By Senator Mullet

Establishing a property tax exemption for adult family homes that serve people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and are owned by a nonprofit.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5303 By Senators Mullet and Warnick

Creating the public works assistance revolving account.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5304 By Senator Saldaña

Testing individuals who provide language access to state services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5305 By Senator Wellman; by request of Office of the Governor

Establishing the office of career connect Washington.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

SB 5306 By Senators Short and Van De Wege; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife

Authorizing the department of fish and wildlife to establish disease interdiction and control check stations.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5307 By Senator Torres

Expediting licensure for cosmetologists, hair designers, barbers, manicurists, and estheticians.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5308 By Senators Cleveland and Rivers

Concerning athletic trainers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5309 By Senators Lovelett and Rolfes

Eliminating the state public utility tax deduction for the instate portion of interstate transport of petroleum products and crude oil.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5310 By Senators Lovelett and Saldaña; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5311 By Senator Wellman; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning special education funding formula.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

SB 5312 By Senators Lovelett and Wilson, J.

Creating a residential property assessed clean energy and resiliency program.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5313 By Senator MacEwen

Concerning murder in the first degree.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5314 By Senators Wilson, J. and Cleveland

Concerning electric-assisted bicycle use on certain trails and roads.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5315 By Senator Wilson, C.; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

SB 5316 By Senator Wilson, C.

Concerning background check and licensing fees for programs administered by the department of children, youth, and families.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

SB 5317 By Senators Nobles and Wilson, J.

Concerning the removal of vehicles by a regional transit authority when obstructing the operation of high capacity transportation vehicles or jeopardizing public safety.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5318 By Senators Nobles and Kuderer

Limiting estate recovery.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5319 By Senators Stanford and Dozier

Concerning pet insurance.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.

SB 5320 By Senator Saldaña

Concerning journey level electrician certifications of competency.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5321 By Senator Valdez

Concerning the unauthorized publication of personal identifying information.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5322 By Senator Wellman; by request of Department of Commerce

Requiring environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation material.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5323 By Senator MacEwen; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs

Concerning the department of veterans affairs.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5324 By Senators Conway, Nobles, Lovick, Fortunato, Hunt, Wagoner and Randall; by request of Department of Commerce

Concerning the defense community compatibility account.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5325 By Senators Shewmake and Boehnke

Enhancing access to clean fuel for agencies providing public transportation.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5326 By Senators Lovick, King and Mullet

Concerning verification of motor vehicle insurance.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5327 By Senators Keiser, Saldaña, Nobles, Wilson, C., Conway and Liias

Concerning paying interns.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5328 By Senators Van De Wege, Conway, Saldaña, Keiser, Nguyen, Randall, Shewmake, Lovick, Holy, Fortunato and Liias; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Concerning public safety employees' retirement plan membership for public safety telecommunicators.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5329 By Senators Liias and Holy

Addressing fees at campuses other than the main campus.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5330 By Senators Torres, Muzzall, Shewmake, Van De Wege and Warnick; by request of Department of Agriculture

Concerning the Washington pesticide application act.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5331 By Senators Conway, Saldaña and Keiser; by request of Employment Security Department

Concerning job search requirements for unemployment insurance benefits.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5332 By Senator King

Prohibiting locating homeless encampments near schools and early learning facilities.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5333 By Senator Lovick

Creating the state sport special license plate.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5334 By Senators Lovelett and Kuderer

Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5335 By Senator Hasegawa

Developing the Washington health trust.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5336 By Senators Cleveland and Wilson, L.

Concerning population criteria for the main street trust fund tax credit.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.

SB 5337 By Senators Cleveland and Braun

Exempting the sale and leaseback of property by a seller from the residential landlord-tenant act when the seller agrees to a written lease at closing.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 5338 By Senators Cleveland and Muzzall

Reviewing the state's essential health benefits.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5339 By Senators Nobles and Hunt; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Providing free school meals for all.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

SB 5340 By Senator King

Regarding limits on the sale and possession of retail cannabis products.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5341 By Senators Muzzall, Shewmake, Van De Wege, Torres and Warnick; by request of Department of Agriculture

Creating a location-based branding and promotion program for Washington food and agricultural products.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5342 By Senators Kauffman, King and Liias

Concerning transit agencies' ability to enter into interlocal agreements for procurement.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5343 By Senators Schoesler, Mullet, Padden, Dozier, Fortunato, Short, King, Warnick, Braun, Liias and Wagoner

Reducing costs and increasing efficiency in school construction.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

SB 5344 By Senators Schoesler, Dozier, Braun, Wagoner and Warnick

Establishing a public school revolving fund.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

SB 5345 By Senators Schoesler, Padden, Dozier, Fortunato, Short, Braun, Wagoner and Warnick

Exempting certain public school buildings from the state energy performance standard.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5346 By Senators Schoesler, Dozier, Braun, Gildon, Wagoner and Liias

Encouraging the use of student art in school construction.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

SB 5347 By Senators Wagoner and Pedersen

Concerning access to abstract driving records.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5348 By Senators Conway, Keiser, Saldaña and Stanford

Concerning warehouse distribution centers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5349 By Senators Conway, Robinson, Wilson, C., Keiser and Hasegawa; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Repealing some postretirement employment restrictions.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5350 By Senators Conway, Hasegawa, Lovick, Robinson, Wagoner, Pedersen, Keiser, Randall, Van De Wege and Liias; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5351 By Senator Dhingra; by request of Attorney General

Addressing the collection, sharing, and selling of consumer health data.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SJM 8000 By Senators Kuderer and Shewmake

Concerning contributions to election campaigns.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SJR 8203 By Senators Schoesler, Fortunato, Dozier, Braun, Wagoner and Warnick

Establishing a public school revolving fund.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.