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 27, 2023 - Friday 19TH DAY
SB 5589 By Senator Stanford

Concerning probate.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5590 By Senators Wilson, L. and Hunt

Creating Mount St. Helens special license plates.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5591 By Senators Nobles and Mullet

Providing dependent youth with financial education and support.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5592 By Senators Hunt and Cleveland

Requiring semiautomatic external defibrillator at fitness centers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5593 By Senators Liias, Holy and Mullet

Improving equity in the transfer of student data between K-12 schools and institutions of higher education.

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

SB 5594 By Senators Boehnke, Nguyen, Liias and King

Concerning the operation of fully autonomous vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5595 By Senators Wilson, J., Rolfes, Holy, Wilson, L., Lovick, Nguyen, Randall, Wilson, C., Valdez, Kuderer, Torres, Pedersen, Dhingra, Lovelett, Padden, Keiser, Muzzall, Short, Robinson, Schoesler, Dozier, Wagoner, Billig, Van De Wege, Warnick, Fortunato, Rivers, Braun, King, Gildon, Boehnke, McCune, Shewmake, SaldaƱa, Cleveland, Trudeau and Frame

Adopting the evergreen state as the state nickname.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5596 By Senators Wilson, J., Fortunato, Rivers and McCune

Restoring trust in public health through consumer protection.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5597 By Senators Van De Wege and Lovick

Modifying boater safety and education requirements.

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

SB 5598 By Senators Mullet, Fortunato, Nguyen, Keiser, Schoesler, Kauffman, Hunt, Padden and Wilson, J.

Providing supplementary funding to legalized horse racing and the recreational use of horses in Washington state.

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

SB 5599 By Senators Liias and Wilson, C.

Supporting youth and young adults seeking protected health care services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5600 By Senator Wellman

Removing the expiration date for the state universal communications services program.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5601 By Senators Wilson, C. and Frame

Creating a youth development office and grant program within the department of commerce.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5602 By Senators Torres and Schoesler

Concerning the use of hearing examiners by a county board of equalization.

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

SB 5603 By Senators Valdez and Holy

Requiring driver training curriculum to include instruction on sharing the road with large vehicles, including commercial motor vehicles and buses.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5604 By Senator Robinson

Concerning county sales and use taxes for mental health and housing.

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

SB 5605 By Senator Robinson

Reducing lead in cookware.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5606 By Senators Lovick, Conway and Keiser

Deterring illegal racing.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5607 By Senator Nguyen

Requiring fashion retail sellers and manufacturers to disclose environmental due diligence policies.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5608 By Senator Kuderer

Concerning arrest protections for the medical use of cannabis.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5609 By Senators Braun, Kuderer and Gildon

Establishing housing approval requirements that will eliminate Washington's housing shortage.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 5610 By Senator Keiser; by request of Attorney General

Enacting the used motor vehicles express warranties act.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5611 By Senators Wagoner and Shewmake; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Improving community preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience to wildland fire health and safety impacts in areas of increasing population density, including in the wildland urban interface.

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

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

HB 1017 By Representatives Ryu, Leavitt, Chambers, Simmons, Jacobsen, Reed, Graham, Lekanoff, Caldier, Timmons, Reeves, Tharinger, Springer, Thai, Santos and Riccelli

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

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

HB 1046 By Representatives Walen, Leavitt, Ryu, Bateman, Peterson, Doglio, Reeves, Wylie, Bergquist, Springer, Kloba, Santos and Ormsby

Expanding housing supply by supporting the ability of public housing authorities to finance affordable housing developments by rebenchmarking area median income limits.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SHB 1070 By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Connors, Reeves, Hutchins, Schmidt, Peterson, Christian, Rude, Klicker, Barkis and Walsh)

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.

HB 1082 By Representatives Simmons, Jacobsen, Goodman, Springer, Santos and Ormsby

Expanding opportunities for physical therapy and occupational therapy professionals to form professional service corporations.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

HB 1102 By Representatives Taylor and Timmons; by request of Administrative Office of the Courts

Concerning judge pro tempore compensation.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

HB 1199 By Representatives Senn, Eslick, Leavitt, Berry, Bateman, Kloba, Reed, Simmons, Tharinger, Ramel, Doglio, Goodman, Macri, Callan, Fosse and Pollet

Addressing licensed child care in common interest communities.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.