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 11, 2024 - Thursday 4TH DAY
SB 6153 By Senators Kuderer and Lovick

Concerning peace officer hiring and certification.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6154 By Senator Torres; by request of Secretary of State

Updating process service requirements for corporations in Washington state.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6155 By Senator Wagoner

Establishing a statewide policy on camping on public property.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6156 By Senators Nobles and Trudeau

Increasing representation and voter participation in local elections.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 6157 By Senator Lovick

Reforming civil service to permit deferred action for childhood arrivals recipients to apply for civil service and incorporate civil service advantage for bilingual and multilingual applicants, applicants with higher education, and applicants with prior work experience in social services.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 6158 By Senators Wilson, J. and Dozier

Concerning public facilities districts.

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

SB 6159 By Senators Nobles and Pedersen; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Adding the superintendent's designee to task forces and boards.

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

SB 6160 By Senator MacEwen

Concerning penalties for unlawfully obstructing traffic.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6161 By Senators Cleveland and Rivers

Concerning provider contract compensation.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6162 By Senators Schoesler and Pedersen

Adding a penalty for excessive fees for locating abandoned property held by a county.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6163 By Senators Wilson, J. and Lovelett

Concerning biosolids.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6164 By Senator Wagoner

Concerning county emergency management plans.

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

SB 6165 By Senators Cleveland and Muzzall

Concerning wellness programs for certain health care professionals.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6166 By Senators Saldaña and Torres

Extending the pesticide application safety committee.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6167 By Senator Hasegawa

Concerning local government procurement rules.

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

SB 6168 By Senator Stanford

Renewing Washington's international leadership.

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

SB 6169 By Senators Wilson, L. and Wagoner

Increasing the potential pool of law enforcement hires by allowing active and retired law enforcement and military personnel to import certain firearms for personal use.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6170 By Senators Wilson, L. and Mullet

Concerning legislative oversight of moneys received from enforcement actions.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 6171 By Senator Wilson, L.

Ordering a study on child care for criminal justice personnel.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 6172 By Senators Nobles and Randall

Concerning birth doulas.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6173 By Senators Nobles and Trudeau

Encouraging investments in affordable homeownership unit development.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 6174 By Senator Wilson, J.

Coordinating the scheduling of mowing and litter pickup along state highways.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6175 By Senators Trudeau and Billig

Concerning housing affordability tax incentives for existing structures.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 6176 By Senator Wagoner

Addressing payments received due to a state enforcement action.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 6177 By Senators Stanford, Shewmake, Dhingra, Valdez, Saldaña, Conway, Keiser, Randall, Liias, Kauffman, Trudeau and Wellman

Establishing requirements for the disclosure of health care information for qualifying persons to receive paid family and medical leave benefits.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6178 By Senators Randall, Torres, Nobles, Trudeau, Kuderer and Dhingra

Aligning the legend drug act to reflect the prescriptive authority for licensed midwives.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6179 By Senators MacEwen and Keiser

Concerning the use of biometric age verification by liquor licensees.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6180 By Senator Lovick

Improving the outcomes associated with waste material management systems, including products affecting organic material management systems.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6181 By Senator Liias

Concerning law enforcement officer definition.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6182 By Senator Rivers

Providing prescription drug coverage for the treatment of obesity.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6183 By Senator Rivers

Concerning requirements for fund-raising events of bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations.

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

SB 6184 By Senator Rivers

Concerning deepfake artificial intelligence-generated pornographic material involving minors.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6185 By Senators Lovelett, Kauffman and Wilson, C.

Adding two voting members that are transit users to the governing body of public transportation benefit areas.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6186 By Senators Kauffman and Dhingra

Concerning disclosure of certain recipient locations to the Washington state patrol.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 6187 By Senator Saldaña

Concerning the body scanner pilot program at the department of corrections.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 6188 By Senator Boehnke

Authorizing authorities to address aerial firefighting aspects as part of permitting processes for communities at risk of wildfires.

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

SB 6189 By Senators Saldaña and Wilson, C.

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 6190 By Senator Rivers

Modifying requirements for fund-raising activities of bona fide charitable nonprofit organizations.

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

SB 6191 By Senators Frame, Nguyen, Saldaña, Dhingra, Keiser, Wellman, Hunt, Hasegawa, Trudeau, Lovelett, Wilson, C., Stanford, Kuderer, Conway, Cleveland, Pedersen and Valdez

Increasing the supply of affordable and workforce housing.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.