Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2025 Regular Session of the 69th Legislature
DENNY HECK, President of the Senate STEVE CONWAY, President Pro Tem
SARAH BANNISTER, Secretary of the Senate JOHN LOVICK, Vice President Pro Tem

January 21, 2025 - Tuesday 9TH DAY
SB 5380 By Senators Lovelett and Trudeau

Increasing environmental justice by improving government decisions.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5381 By Senator Conway; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Establishing department authority to ensure payment is received from the self-insured employer after a self-insured group or municipal employer has their self-insurer certification withdrawn.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5382 By Senators Valdez and Liias

Concerning requirements pertaining to signatures and addresses of ballot measure petitioners and petition signature gatherers.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL AFFAIRS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5383 By Senators Dozier and Boehnke

Providing a sales and use tax exemption for inputs required for salmon recovery projects.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5384 By Senator Dozier

Conducting a review of Washington's riparian programs.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.

SB 5385 By Senator Chapman; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real property excise tax for a governmental entity.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.

SB 5386 By Senator Orwall

Supporting survivors of sexual assault in public elementary and secondary schools.

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

SB 5387 By Senator Robinson

Concerning the corporate practice of medicine.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5388 By Senator Dhingra

Concerning department of corrections behavioral health certification.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5389 By Senator Wagoner

Restoring liquor sales revenue distributions to local governments.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5390 By Senator Stanford

Updating the cost of the discover pass and day-use permits.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5391 By Senator Shewmake

Concerning the sustainable farms and fields grant program.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.

SB 5392 By Senator Robinson; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning budget stabilization account transfers.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5393 By Senator Robinson; by request of Office of Financial Management

Closing the Yakima Valley school and Rainier school.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5394 By Senator Robinson; by request of Office of Financial Management

Reducing the developmental disabilities administration's no-paid services caseload services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5395 By Senators Orwall and Muzzall

Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5396 By Senators Liias, Harris, Nobles, Chapman, Saldaña and Cleveland

Supporting the continued employment of pilots applying for federal aviation administration medical certificates.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5397 By Senators Ramos, Slatter, Cortes and Cleveland

Establishing limits on the percentage of courses taught by faculty without tenure track status at community and technical colleges.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5398 By Senators Conway and Schoesler

Concerning property tax exemptions for veterans with disabilities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5399 By Senators Schoesler and Conway

Concerning liquor licenses.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5400 By Senators Liias and Boehnke

Supporting local news journalism.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5401 By Senators Slatter and Boehnke

Concerning wholesale power purchases by electric utilities under the Washington clean energy transformation act.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5402 By Senator Hansen

Modifying financial aid eligibility.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5403 By Senator Saldaña

Allowing direct to consumer sales of certain cannabis products.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5404 By Senators Trudeau, Lovick, Frame and Schoesler

Concerning public defense services.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5405 By Senator Schoesler

Updating the inflation adjustment for the estate tax exclusion amount.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5406 By Senator Schoesler

Concerning the purchase of power at state expense for electric vehicle charging stations.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL AFFAIRS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5407 By Senators Riccelli and Robinson; by request of Office of Financial Management

Delaying the rebasing of the nursing home payment rates to 2028.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5408 By Senator King

Allowing for corrections to wage and salary disclosures.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.