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 17, 2024 - Wednesday 10TH DAY
SI 2117 By People of the State of Washington

Concerning carbon tax credit trading.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6252 By Senator Stanford

Enhancing consumer protections for automobile insurance coverage.

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

SB 6253 By Senators Nobles and Mullet

Increasing funding for the learning assistance program.

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

SB 6254 By Senators Nobles and Hansen

Providing student navigational supports to increase postsecondary enrollment.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6255 By Senators Cleveland and Dhingra

Concerning assisted living facilities that are owned or operated by affordable housing providers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6256 By Senator Stanford; by request of Department of Commerce

Providing solar consumer protections.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6257 By Senators Cleveland and Rivers

Defining Washington state residency requirements for purposes of hospital charity care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6258 By Senators Cleveland and Robinson

Phasing in the requirement that only standardized health plans may be offered on the health benefit exchange.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6259 By Senator Warnick

Concerning special sales at public livestock markets.

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

SB 6260 By Senator Warnick

Limiting the application of certain civil penalties to protect landowners from incurring penalties based on the actions of the landowner's lessee.

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

SB 6261 By Senator Warnick

Concerning penalties for the theft and possession of stolen property, including theft from first responders.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6262 By Senator Wilson, J.

Creating the Julia Butler Hansen state park heritage center.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 6263 By Senator Wilson, L.

Concerning death benefits provided by the 1955 act for firefighters' relief and pensions.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6264 By Senator Wellman

Supporting the implementation of competency-based education.

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

SB 6265 By Senators Conway and Keiser

Protecting a consumer's right to coupon and sale prices offered by grocery stores.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6266 By Senators Pedersen, Dhingra, Trudeau, Valdez, Salomon, Nobles, SaldaƱa, Wilson, C., Liias, Hunt, Nguyen, Wellman, Keiser, Hasegawa, Cleveland, Kauffman, Frame, Lovick, Stanford and Kuderer

Protecting the public from gun violence by establishing additional requirements for the business operations of licensed firearms dealers.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6267 By Senators Randall and Braun

Authorizing payment for parental caregivers of minor children with developmental disabilities.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 6268 By Senator Wagoner

Establishing a minimum font size for state agency communications to the public.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 6269 By Senators Valdez and Hunt

Establishing an alternative voter verification options pilot project.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 6270 By Senator MacEwen

Supporting computer science programs in Washington grade schools.

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