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 23, 2025 - Thursday 11TH DAY
SB 5443 By Senator Cortes

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

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES & TRADE.

SB 5444 By Senator Cortes

Creating several new special license plates.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5445 By Senator Boehnke

Encouraging utility investment in local energy resilience.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5446 By Senators Lovick and Warnick

Establishing the Washington state commission on boys and men.

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

SB 5447 By Senator Saldaña

Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5448 By Senators Cleveland and Muzzall

Exempting certain dialysis services from certificate of need requirements.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5449 By Senator Slatter

Concerning the mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers advisory committee.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5450 By Senator Slatter

Increasing transparency regarding sewage-containing spills.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5451 By Senators Slatter and Boehnke

Concerning advancement of quantum economic development.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES & TRADE.

SB 5452 By Senator Slatter

Allowing board-certified psychiatric pharmacists to be licensed as agency-affiliated counselors.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5453 By Senators Slatter and Torres

Concerning public defense recruitment and retention.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5454 By Senators Chapman, Shewmake, Short and Lovick

Extending the dairy inspection program until June 30, 2031.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.

SB 5455 By Senators Harris, Cleveland, Braun and Muzzall

Concerning the administration of the Andy Hill cancer research endowment.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5456 By Senators Stanford and MacEwen

Removing cannabis industry barriers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5457 By Senators Frame, Robinson, Cleveland and Liias

Concerning broadcasters.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5458 By Senators Frame, Cleveland, Robinson, Liias and Braun

Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5459 By Senators Stanford, Saldaña, Conway, Hasegawa and Valdez

Concerning call center retention.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5460 By Senator Hasegawa

Establishing funding for community preservation and development authorities approved through RCW 43.167.060.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5461 By Senators Lovelett and Short

Concerning residential development in limited areas of more intensive rural development.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5462 By Senator Braun

Addressing the current backlog of vehicle inspections.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5463 By Senators Alvarado, Conway, Saldaña, Salomon, Nobles, Valdez, Hasegawa, Stanford, Robinson, Shewmake, Trudeau, Bateman, Chapman, Harris, Liias and Cleveland

Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5464 By Senators King and Torres

Promoting the better understanding of certain federal standards related to commercial driver's licenses.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5465 By Senators Shewmake and Boehnke

Authorizing electrical companies to securitize certain wildfire-related costs to lower costs to customers.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5466 By Senators Shewmake and Slatter

Improving reliability and capacity of the electric transmission system in Washington state.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5467 By Senators Goehner, Short, Cleveland, Orwall, Muzzall, Salomon and Wagoner

Concerning the sale of surplus property by water-sewer districts.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5468 By Senators Stanford, Conway, Saldaña, Dhingra and Hasegawa

Concerning collective bargaining for agricultural cannabis workers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5469 By Senators Salomon, Bateman and Trudeau

Prohibiting algorithmic rent fixing and noncompete agreements in the rental housing market.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 5470 By Senators Goehner and Bateman

Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 5471 By Senators Goehner and Bateman

Authorizing middle housing in unincorporated growth areas and unincorporated urban growth areas, certain limited areas of more intensive rural development, and fully contained communities.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 5472 By Senator Wagoner

Concerning farm holdings.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.