Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2024 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 9, 2024 - Tuesday 2ND DAY
SB 6041 By Senator Braun

Prohibiting the provision of false or misleading information under the ethics in public service act.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 6042 By Senators Trudeau and Wilson, C.

Concerning services and procedures for juveniles releasing from juvenile detention facilities.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 6043 By Senators Salomon and Muzzall; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Concerning the authority of the department of natural resources to determine recreational use fees for activities on agency-managed public lands.

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

SB 6044 By Senator Fortunato

Concerning juvenile access to an attorney.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 6045 By Senator Hunt

Concerning school district efficiencies and consolidation.

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

SB 6046 By Senator Braun

Suspending the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims against bankruptcy estates of certain organizations.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6047 By Senator Warnick

Concerning executive sessions by publicly owned natural gas utilities under the open public meetings act in order to comply with the climate commitment act.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 6048 By Senator Braun

Funding special education ombuds.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6049 By Senator Braun

Supporting students' learning recovery.

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

SB 6050 By Senators Dhingra and Warnick

Supporting young adults following inpatient behavioral health treatment.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 6051 By Senator Braun

Concerning manslaughter when certain controlled substances are sold that result in death of the user.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6052 By Senator Nguyen; by request of Office of the Governor

Concerning petroleum products supply and pricing.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6053 By Senator Holy; by request of Student Achievement Council

Improving equitable access to postsecondary education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6054 By Senator Torres

Concerning the definition of theft.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6055 By Senator Torres

Concerning natural resource-based industrial development.

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

SB 6056 By Senator Torres

Training requirements for human trafficking.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6057 By Senator Torres

Addressing crimes involving human trafficking or sexual exploitation.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6058 By Senator Nguyen; by request of Department of Ecology

Facilitating linkage of Washington's carbon market with the California-Quebec carbon market.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6059 By Senators Frame and McCune

Concerning the sale or lease of manufactured/mobile home communities and the property on which they sit.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 6060 By Senator Nguyen

Concerning the acceptance of electronic signatures by the public employment relations commission for new organizing petitions.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6061 By Senators Lovelett and Salomon

Concerning exemptions for housing development under the state environmental policy act.

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

SB 6062 By Senator Torres; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Concerning the authority of the department of natural resources to lease trust assets for the benefit of trust beneficiaries and the state.

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

SB 6063 By Senators Frame and Pedersen

Modifying the definition of persistent offender to exclude convictions for offenses committed by someone under the age of 18 and providing for resentencing.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 6064 By Senator Hansen

Concerning moneys collected by a landlord as fees, deposit, or security for pets.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 6065 By Senators Saldaña and Lovelett

Concerning the property tax exemption for cities or counties providing affordable housing to qualifying households.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 6066 By Senator Padden

Amending the provisions of the Washington death with dignity act.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6067 By Senator Padden

Concerning questions of representation under collective bargaining agreements for cities, counties, and municipal corporations.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6068 By Senator Boehnke

Reporting on dependency outcomes.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 6069 By Senators Mullet and Valdez; by request of State Treasurer

Improving retirement security for Washingtonians by establishing Washington saves, an automatic enrollment individual retirement savings account program, and updating the Washington retirement marketplace statute.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6070 By Senator Short

Concerning the most serious offenses.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6071 By Senator Salomon

Providing information related to the human rights records of nations that export crude oil to Washington.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6072 By Senators Keiser and Conway

Addressing recommendations of the long-term services and supports trust commission.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6073 By Senator Padden

Concerning the use of artificial intelligence language learning models in official court filings.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6074 By Senators Saldaña and Hasegawa

Concerning death benefits applicable to drivers of transportation network companies.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6075 By Senators Padden and Fortunato

Concerning sanctions of health care providers for violations of chapter 9.02 RCW.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6076 By Senator Keiser

Granting local taxing authority to fund criminal justice.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6077 By Senator Hasegawa

Regulating hemp in food.

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

SB 6078 By Senator Mullet

Concerning legislative oversight of moneys received from enforcement actions.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 6079 By Senator Boehnke

Making juvenile detention records available to managed health care systems.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 6080 By Senator Boehnke; by request of Department of Revenue

Simplifying the funding provisions of the statewide tourism marketing account.

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

SB 6081 By Senators Kuderer and Stanford

Providing plain language requirements for consumer contracts.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6082 By Senators Nobles and Wellman; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Increasing compensation for Washington paraeducators.

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

SB 6083 By Senator Boehnke

Concerning transparency, public safety, and independent oversight of the city, county, and regional jail system in Washington state.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 6084 By Senator Wagoner

Providing collector vehicles the ability to tow trailers.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6085 By Senators Conway and King

Reestablishing the underground economy task force.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6086 By Senator MacEwen

Concerning supervision compliance credit.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 6087 By Senator King; by request of Washington State Patrol

Concerning the fire service training account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6088 By Senators Conway and King

Concerning minor league baseball players subject to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement regarding employment status.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6089 By Senators King and Keiser; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Eliminating certain minimum requirement equivalencies for electrical inspectors.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6090 By Senator Holy

Creating a law enforcement hiring grant program.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6091 By Senator Wilson, L.

Concerning the law enforcement officers safety act (18 U.S.C. Sec. 926C) certification for retired law enforcement officers.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6092 By Senator Shewmake

Concerning disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6093 By Senators Braun and Holy

Addressing transparency in college admissions.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6094 By Senator Robinson; by request of Health Care Authority

Aligning statutory language concerning the retired state employee and retired or disabled school employee health insurance subsidy with the historical interpretation and implementation of the relevant subsidy language in the operating budget.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6095 By Senator Robinson; by request of Department of Health

Establishing clear authority for the secretary of health to issue standing orders.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6096 By Senator Braun

Enhancing state local effort assistance funding for public schools.

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

SB 6097 By Senators Cleveland and Rivers

Clarifying dental services contract requirements.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6098 By Senator Robinson; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning accounts.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6099 By Senator Braun

Creating the tribal opioid prevention and treatment account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6100 By Senator Robinson; by request of Office of Financial Management

Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account for declared catastrophic events.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6101 By Senators Cleveland and Rivers

Concerning hospital at-home services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6102 By Senator Braun

Establishing minimum in-state resident enrollment thresholds for public universities.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6103 By Senator Braun

Concerning free speech information for students at institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6104 By Senator Braun

Adopting free speech policy statements at public institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6105 By Senators Saldaña, Trudeau and Nguyen

Creating safer working conditions in adult entertainment establishments.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SJR 8208 By Senator Wagoner

Enshrining the right to hunt and fish in the state Constitution.

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