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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5984. It would set rules for AI companion chatbots, apps built to act as a friend or partner. Users would be told at the start, and at least every three hours, that they are talking to AI and not a person. When an operator knows a user is a minor, or the chatbot is aimed at minors, it would have to block sexual content and tactics that build emotional dependence. Operators would need a plan to spot talk of suicide or self-harm and refer users to crisis help. It could be enforced under the Consumer Protection Act. The Washington Senate passed it 38-11. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 12, 2026Supports AI Regulation

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5956. It would limit artificial intelligence and surveillance in public schools. Schools could not base discipline, suspension, expulsion or police referrals only on an automated system's score, or on surveillance data without a human review. They could not use facial recognition to track students, or keep watchlists built only by an automated system. They could not use body data such as face scans to guess a student's emotions, mental health, sexual orientation or gender identity. Data from these tools could go to police only when the law required it or serious harm was likely. The Washington Senate passed it 35-13. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 10, 2026Supports AI Regulation

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5981. Under a federal program called 340B, drug makers sell medicine at a discount to clinics and hospitals that serve many low-income patients. This law bars drug makers from blocking or limiting delivery of those discounted drugs to such clinics, their contract pharmacies or other sites they choose. Drug makers also may not demand claims or sales data as a condition, unless federal law requires it. Clinics and the Attorney General may sue, and courts may impose fines of up to $5,000 a day for each violation. Hospitals and health centers must report each year how much they save and how they use the savings. It became law as chapter 227 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 9, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to pass House Bill 2242. Washington law requires health plans to cover preventive care, such as screenings and vaccines, based on lists kept by federal health advisers. This law ties that coverage to those lists as they stood on June 30, 2025. The state insurance commissioner may update them, but not to cover less. Plans may no longer drop a preventive service just because a federal list removes it. For vaccines, plans must cover those recommended by the state Department of Health instead of the federal vaccine advisory committee. The department may issue its own vaccine advice, after weighing the federal committee's advice and other experts. The coverage rules apply to plans issued from April 1, 2026. It became law as chapter 13 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on March 9, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 36-12.

February 26, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5947. It would create a 19-member Washington Health Care Board to design a state health plan covering all medically needed care for every resident. The plan could start only after the federal government approved a waiver and provided funding, and the Legislature passed any laws needed. The governor would appoint the board, which would include employers, health care providers, labor and a tribal member. The Washington Senate passed it 30-19. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 17, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5924. It would let pharmacists prescribe more drugs and devices from December 1, 2027. These would include vaccines, overdose and addiction treatments, epinephrine injectors, HIV prevention medicines, hormonal birth control, and travel medicines. Pharmacists could also prescribe for minor conditions that need no new diagnosis, or that a simple approved test can guide. The state pharmacy commission would write the rules. The Washington Senate passed it 38-11. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 17, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5993. It would cap interest on medical debt at 1 percent a year, simple interest, for debt incurred after December 31, 2026. No interest could be charged while a hospital had not finished screening the patient for charity care, or on debt found invalid or not owed. Interest paid on debt later cut by charity care or found invalid would be refunded. The Washington Senate passed it 29-19. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 6, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5083. From January 1, 2027, this law caps what the health plans for state and school employees pay most hospitals that take Medicaid. The cap is 200 percent of what Medicare would pay for care in the plan's network, and 185 percent outside it. Children's hospitals in King and Pierce counties have their own limits. Plans must pay at least 150 percent of Medicare for in-network primary care and some behavioral health care. Patients may not be billed for the rest of an out-of-network charge. Critical access and sole community hospitals, which serve rural areas, are exempt unless owned by a system with more than two hospitals. The Health Care Authority must report on the effects in 2030 and 2034. It became law as chapter 373 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 29-19.

April 24, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to pass House Bill 2367. Washington's cap-and-invest program limits greenhouse gas emissions. It makes large polluters buy permits, called allowances, for what they emit. Coal-fired power plants that were running by July 2011 were left out of it. This law ends that exemption for emissions from 2026 on. It also removes a limit that stopped the state setting further greenhouse gas rules for such a plant, or for coal power bought from one. And it repeals the sales and use tax breaks on coal burned to make electricity. It became law as chapter 37 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on March 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 29-19.

February 28, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5360. It would rewrite the criminal penalties in the state's water pollution, clean air and hazardous waste laws as three levels of crime. Knowingly breaking these laws would be a class C felony. It would be a class B felony if the person knew the conduct put someone in immediate danger of death or serious injury. Breaking them through criminal negligence would usually be a gross misdemeanor, with up to 364 days in jail and a $10,000 fine. A negligent release of hazardous air pollution that put people or property in immediate danger would be a class C felony. Mud and silt runoff allowed by a construction permit would be exempt. The Washington Senate passed it 27-22. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5284. This law makes the companies that sell boxes, bottles, wrappers and other packaging and paper in Washington pay for a statewide recycling program. Each company must join a group that runs the program for its members under state oversight. They had to join by July 1, 2026, and sign up with the state Department of Ecology. From March 1, 2029, a company that has not signed up may not sell covered packaging here. The group sets the fees its members pay and must file a plan for the state to approve. Governments, nonprofits and small farms are exempt, and so are some goods, such as medicine and hazardous products. It became law as chapter 316 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 27-21.

April 23, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass House Bill 1409. Washington's clean fuels program makes fuel sellers cut the carbon pollution from transportation fuels over time. This law speeds up the required cuts. Fuels must be 45 percent cleaner than 2017 levels by 2038, or 55 percent if the state finds progress falling short. It sets added cuts of 5 percent by 2026, 4 percent by 2027, and 3 to 4 percent a year after that. It ends a rule that paused cuts beyond 10 percent until more biofuel plants were built. But from 2030, the standard may not tighten past 20 percent until a new or larger biofuel plant gets a permit. The general Clean Air Act penalties are replaced by fines written for this program, such as up to $10,000 a day for missing reports. It became law as chapter 319 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 25-23.

April 15, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass House Bill 1154. This law tightens oversight of landfills and other solid waste sites. Local health departments still issue the permits, but the state Department of Ecology must now approve every landfill permit and renewal. From August 1, 2027, a landfill permit is not valid without that approval. Ecology may step in and enforce when a local department asks it to, or when the local response falls short. It falls short if the department fails to inspect a credible complaint within 45 days, misses the other set deadlines, or makes no real progress for 180 days. Ecology must usually give 30 days' notice first, unless there is an immediate danger to health or the environment. Either agency may suspend a permit. Either may fine an operator up to $5,000 a day, rising to $10,000 a day after 14 days. It became law as chapter 311 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 28-20.

April 15, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass House Bill 1462. Hydrofluorocarbons are gases used in cooling equipment. They warm the planet far more than carbon dioxide does. This law caps how strong that warming effect may be for newly made bulk supplies. The cap is 1,500 times carbon dioxide from 2030, and 750 times from 2033. Reclaimed refrigerants, use in aircraft, and some uses allowed under federal rules are not covered. The Department of Ecology may excuse a firm that cannot meet the cap, but only if it follows a plan to get there. Ecology may also grant a 30-day emergency exemption. Breaking the rules carries the state Clean Air Act's civil and criminal penalties. It became law as chapter 313 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 25-23.

April 15, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass House Bill 1531. This law makes it state policy that public health responses to contagious disease follow the best available science on measures such as vaccines. State and local officials must carry out and promote such measures, within available resources. No state or local law, rule or policy may ban carrying out or promoting them, and any that does is void. The law says it does not create or change any requirement for a person to get a vaccine. It became law as chapter 105 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on April 21, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 31-18.

April 10, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5494. Paint made before 1978 often contains lead, which is dangerous to children. This law has the Department of Commerce run a state program for renovation work on older homes and buildings used by children. Work on those buildings must be done by certified firms using certified workers, or people the certified workers have trained, and firms must meet standards Commerce sets. Commerce also runs the training and certification, and may set fees to cover the cost. The state rules must be at least as protective as the federal ones. Commerce may not fine someone for a violation the federal Environmental Protection Agency has already acted on. It became law as chapter 180 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 31-18.

March 7, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5797. It would create a state tax on stocks, bonds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds owned by Washington residents. The tax would be $5 for every $1,000 of value above $50 million. Cash, retirement accounts, college savings, stakes in partnerships and limited liability companies, and government bonds would not be taxed. The Washington Senate passed it 26-21. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

April 27, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 6188. People who work on asbestos jobs must be certified by the state Department of Labor and Industries. The department could write rules only as far as needed to match federal law. This law removes that limit. Its rules must now rest on the best evidence, best practices and national industry standards, and be no more burdensome than needed to address safety and health hazards. It became law as chapter 179 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 10, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5847. This law protects an injured worker's choice of doctor under workers' compensation. Employers must tell injured workers they may pick their own provider for first or emergency care, and pick from the approved network after that. An employer may not pressure or threaten a worker to use a certain clinic. The state Department of Labor and Industries must look into complaints and can fine employers. If no network provider will treat the worker within 25 miles of home, the worker may see a provider outside the network. It became law as chapter 175 of the 2026 session laws, and most of it took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 10, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 2411. State workers can donate leave to coworkers in need through a shared leave program. This law lets a state worker receive shared leave if they are the victim of a hate crime. It also covers time off when the worker or a close relative or household member is caught up in immigration enforcement, such as detention, a court hearing or deportation. For that reason, the worker must be legally allowed to work in the United States. An employer may ask for proof, but must tell the worker not to include details of anyone's immigration status. Any such details the worker gives stay confidential. It became law as chapter 241 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 5, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1155. This law makes every noncompete agreement in Washington void, including ones signed years earlier. A noncompete is a contract term that stops a worker taking a job with a competitor. An employer may not enforce one, threaten to enforce one, or tell a worker they are still bound by one. By October 1, 2027 employers must make a reasonable effort to tell current and former workers that their noncompete no longer binds them. A worker can sue for damages and legal fees. An agreement to repay out-of-pocket education costs does not count as a noncompete if it ends within 18 months of the worker's start date, only asks for the share of the cost that matches the time left in those 18 months, and is waived when the worker leaves for good cause under state unemployment rules. It became law as chapter 149 of the 2026 session laws and takes effect on June 30, 2027. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 5, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1069. For Department of Corrections workers, this law makes the state bargain with their unions over payments toward extra retirement benefits, including medical plans run by or for a union. These payments may not go to interest arbitration, where a neutral arbitrator settles a deadlock. They also do not count against the set dollar amount the state bargains for each worker's health care. It became law as chapter 189 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 31-18.

March 4, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 2471. Most private workers get their union rights from a federal law. This law creates a state union law for private workers, but it applies only if the federal law stops covering them. It also applies if the federal labor board will not act or loses the power to. In that case a state board would recognize unions by a card count or a vote, and could order a fired worker rehired and paid. If a first contract is not settled in six months, it would go to a neutral arbitrator. It does not cover bosses, contractors or public workers. It became law as chapter 130 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 31-18.

March 4, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1570. This law lets student workers at Western Washington University form unions and bargain under the state law for public workers, if no other bargaining law covers them. It covers jobs such as dorm advisors, event and media helpers, and building managers. Talks may not cover firing for poor grades, tuition and fees, or the school calendar. Tuition waivers may be bargained. It became law as chapter 113 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on March 18, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 29-19.

March 4, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 2355. This law sets work rules for domestic workers who work in private homes four or more hours a month. They include nannies, house cleaners, cooks, gardeners and home care aides. Whoever hires them must pay at least the minimum wage, and overtime after 40 hours a week. The hirer must give a written agreement with the pay and terms. Before ending the job, the hirer must give two weeks' notice or two weeks' pay, or four weeks for a live-in worker. A hirer may not keep a worker's passport or other papers, watch the worker in a bathroom or private room, or listen in on private calls. A hirer may not punish a worker for using these rights. The state Department of Labor and Industries enforces the law. Occasional babysitting, pet sitting and work by family members are not covered. It became law as chapter 15 of the 2026 session laws and takes effect on July 1, 2027. The Washington Senate approved it 28-20.

February 26, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 6302. Misclassification means treating a worker as a contractor when the worker should be an employee. This law targets it on public works jobs. Say a contractor uses three or more contractors at once for the same drywall, floor, tile, paint or glass work. If someone reports it, the state Department of Labor and Industries must look into it. Reports may come from the public owner, other firms, a union or the workers. A firm found to have misclassified workers faces wage law penalties, and the state must also refer it to the jobless and injury insurance programs. It became law as chapter 105 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 37-11.

February 13, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5061. It would require public works contracts to raise their minimum hourly wages each year, so pay never falls below the latest prevailing wage. The prevailing wage is the local pay rate the state sets for each trade on public projects. Small works roster projects and home building would be exempt. The Washington Senate passed it 30-19. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 12, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5972. It would let all jail officers and security staff use interest arbitration, where a neutral arbitrator settles a contract dispute when a union and an employer cannot agree. Today only jail staff in counties of 70,000 or more people have it. The Washington Senate passed it 34-15. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 4, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass the final version of Senate Bill 5041 written by a joint House and Senate committee. Workers on strike could not get unemployment benefits for as long as the strike lasted. From January 1, 2026, this law lets striking workers collect benefits from the second Sunday after the strike begins, for up to six weeks. The usual one-week wait still applies. Workers must repay the benefits if a court finally finds the strike unlawful, or if they later get back pay for those weeks. Workers locked out by a group of employers bargaining together may also collect. Benefits paid to strikers are charged to that employer's unemployment account. The changes end on December 31, 2035, unless renewed. It became law as chapter 352 of the 2025 session laws. The Washington Senate approved it 27-21.

April 25, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5503. This law changes how the state Public Employment Relations Commission handles public-sector union cases. When workers petition to form a new union, both sides must explain early which workers they dispute. The commission may set hearing dates without both sides' consent. It may assume the worst about a party that ignores its subpoenas, though not when a union properly claims union privilege. Public employers may not make a worker give up legal claims to settle a grievance. It became law as chapter 387 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-18.

April 22, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5525. This law is Washington's own layoff notice law. An employer with 50 or more full-time workers must give 60 days' written notice before closing a site or laying off 50 or more full-time workers within 30 days. Notice goes to the workers, or their union, and to the state Employment Security Department. It must list the jobs and workers affected and say whether the work is being moved or contracted out. There are exceptions, such as sudden events the employer could not foresee and natural disasters. An employer that fails to give notice owes each affected worker back pay and benefits for up to 60 days. It became law as chapter 277 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 29-19.

April 22, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1068. Interest arbitration is a process where a neutral arbitrator settles a contract dispute when a union and a public employer cannot agree. This law gives it to members of the Washington Management Service who work for the Department of Corrections. These are managers in the state prison system. It became law as chapter 162 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 36-12.

April 15, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1213. Washington's paid family and medical leave program pays workers part of their wages while on leave. This law lets workers claim leave in blocks as short as four hours, down from eight. It widens job protection, the right to come back to the same or an equal job. That right now reaches employers with 25 or more workers in 2026, 15 in 2027 and 8 from 2028. Workers qualify after 180 days on the job, instead of meeting an hours test. Employers must keep up health coverage during protected leave. Small employers can get a new $3,000 grant. It became law as chapter 304 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on January 1, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 28-20.

April 15, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1875. Washington employers must give workers paid sick leave. This law adds a reason a worker may use it: preparing for or attending an immigration hearing, their own or a family member's. If the absence runs beyond three days and the employer asks for proof, it must accept a letter from an advocate, lawyer, member of the clergy or other professional helping with the case. It must also accept the worker's own written statement. Neither may reveal anything about the immigration status of the worker or the family member, and handing one over does not waive legal privilege. Drivers for ride-hailing companies get the same right on the same terms. It became law as chapter 170 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 29-19.

April 15, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1141. This law gives workers who grow, harvest, dry and trim cannabis on licensed farms the right to form a union and bargain as a group. The state Public Employment Relations Commission oversees it. Employers may not interfere with, pressure or punish workers for organizing. A union can win recognition in a secret ballot election, or by a count of signed cards when more than half the workers back it. Both sides must bargain in good faith over wages, hours and working conditions. It became law as chapter 106 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 29-20.

April 14, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1332. Washington already requires ride-hailing companies to give drivers a receipt for each trip. This law replaces the rule on showing price multipliers with a rule to show any bonus or incentive paid for that trip. Weekly summaries must show all bonuses paid. On request, a company must give a driver a searchable file of all trip receipts from the past 24 months within three days. Companies must tell drivers which vehicles qualify for each ride class, such as premium rides. They must give 120 days' written notice before changing the vehicle age or model rules for a class. Vehicles dropped from a class for age or model in the 12 months before September 1, 2025, must be let back in for at least 12 months. It became law as chapter 229 of the 2025 session laws, and most of it took effect on September 1, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 27-21.

April 14, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1821. Contractors on public works projects must pay the local prevailing wage and file payroll records with the state. This law lets two more kinds of groups get copies of those records from the Department of Labor and Industries. They are joint labor-management committees and benefit trusts run jointly by unions and employers. A committee may use the records only to file prevailing wage complaints, not for union organizing or business. It became law as chapter 99 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 28-21.

April 9, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1308. This law sets what a worker's personnel file includes, where the employer keeps such records. The list is job application records, performance reviews, closed discipline records, leave and accommodation records, payroll records and employment agreements. A private employer must give a current or former worker a free copy of the file within 21 days of a request. When a former worker asks in writing, it must also give a signed statement of the date the job ended, whether the employer had a reason for the firing, and if so what it was. A worker may sue after giving five days' notice. Damages run from $250 if the file is late to $1,000 if it comes more than 35 days after the request. Public employers must provide the file under the public records law. It became law as chapter 273 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 32-17.

April 9, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1644. This law toughens enforcement of child labor rules. Farms now face the same citations and fines as other employers for breaking the rules on working minors. Fines are set by type of violation. They start at $100 for a missing work permit or missing records. They are at least $15,000 for a violation that seriously hurts a minor and at least $71,000 for one that kills a minor, and those two may be doubled for willful or repeat violations. The state must take away an employer's permit to hire minors for at least 12 months after a violation that seriously hurts or kills a minor. Before letting a student learner do work usually barred at their age, the state must first check safety at the worksite. Fines rise with inflation from 2027. It became law as chapter 173 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 1, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 37-12.

April 9, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1524. State law already required hotels, motels, stores, security companies and janitorial contractors to give panic buttons and sexual harassment training to isolated workers. These are janitors, security guards, housekeepers and room service attendants who work alone much of the time. This law redefines who counts as isolated, adding anyone who works where coworkers cannot respond at once to an emergency. It sets standards for the panic buttons, which must be easy to carry and set off and must show where the worker is. Employers must keep records of training and of panic button purchases and use. The state Department of Labor and Industries must enforce the rules and look into complaints. It may fine an employer $1,000 for each willful violation, and $2,000 to $10,000 for each repeat willful one. It became law as chapter 47 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on January 1, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 37-12.

April 4, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5701. It would require the state Department of Labor and Industries to give copies of an employer's certified payroll records to an interested party who asks. Contractors on public works file these records to show they paid the prevailing wage. Joint labor-management committees and union-employer benefit trusts would count as interested parties. A committee could use the records only to file wage complaints, not for union organizing or business. The Washington Senate passed it 30-19. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 5, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5023. It would give people hired to work in private homes the state's basic job protections. Employers would have to pay at least the minimum wage and overtime, and give meal and rest breaks. They would need a dated written agreement. They would have to give two weeks' notice before ending the job, or four weeks for a live-in worker, or pay instead. Employers could not hold a worker's passport or other papers, spy on private activities, or threaten to report immigration status. The state could fine willful violations $1,000 each, and workers could sue. The Washington Senate passed it 29-20. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 5, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5040. Interest arbitration is a process where a neutral arbitrator settles a contract dispute when a union and a public employer cannot agree. Washington gives it to some uniformed workers, including police officers. Before this law, police officers counted only if they worked for a city or town of at least 2,500 people or a county of at least 10,000. This law removes those population limits, so police officers of any city, town or county can use interest arbitration. It also adds police officers who work for a city-run airport. It became law as chapter 113 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 31-18.

February 25, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Prime-sponsored SB 5003, increasing the number of district court judges in Snohomish County, which was enacted as Chapter 5, Laws of 2023 on the Governor's signature.

March 30, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5068. Washington police and corrections officers must be certified by the state. Certification had required a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident, or a person in the federal program that defers deportation for people brought to the country as children. This law lets agencies hire anyone legally allowed to work in the United States to guard adults in prisons and jails. It does the same for deputy prosecutors. An agency is not liable for discrimination if it turns down someone whose permission to work is too limited to make hiring practical. A person barred from having a gun only because of immigration status no longer loses police or corrections certification automatically, if federal law would let them carry a gun on the job. It became law as chapter 103 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on March 18, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 28-19.

March 9, 2026Supports Immigration

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Voted to pass House Bill 2105. This law makes employers tell workers when federal agents ask to see employment records. From October 1, 2026, an employer has five days to post and hand out a notice. The notice must name the agency, the date and the records sought. It must also say how to reach a statewide immigrant and refugee rights group. It must be in English and the five most used other languages in the state. The Attorney General must publish a model notice by September 1, 2026. An employer that uses that model has met the rule. It became law as chapter 240 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 27-21.

March 5, 2026Supports Immigration

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5906. It would limit immigration enforcement at schools, child care sites, health care facilities, adult family homes, colleges and county auditors' offices. Unless state or federal law required it, schools and child care providers could not collect information on the immigration status of students or their families. These places could not let immigration agents into their private areas without a judge's warrant or court order. School boards would adopt policies on this by the 2027-28 school year. If agents targeted a union worker on site, the employer would have to contact the worker's union. The Washington Senate passed it 30-19. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 12, 2026Supports Immigration

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Voted to pass House Bill 1875. Washington employers must give workers paid sick leave. This law adds a reason a worker may use it: preparing for or attending an immigration hearing, their own or a family member's. If the absence runs beyond three days and the employer asks for proof, it must accept a letter from an advocate, lawyer, member of the clergy or other professional helping with the case. It must also accept the worker's own written statement. Neither may reveal anything about the immigration status of the worker or the family member, and handing one over does not waive legal privilege. Drivers for ride-hailing companies get the same right on the same terms. It became law as chapter 170 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 29-19.

April 15, 2025Supports Immigration

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5103. It would require the state Clemency and Pardons Board to consider a faster review when a person asking for a pardon or a shorter sentence faces a pending deportation. It would also say that immigration status does not affect whether a person may get a pardon, a shorter sentence, or their civil rights restored. The governor would still make the final decision. The Washington Senate passed it 30-19. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 7, 2025Supports Immigration

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Prime-sponsored a law setting the same hiring standards, including background checks, a minimum age, and misconduct bars, for sheriffs, police chiefs, and town marshals (Senate Bill 5974, Chapter 258, Laws of 2026).

April 1, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored SB 5272, improving school safety by extending penalties for interference or intimidation by threat of force or violence at schools and extracurricular activities, which was enacted as Chapter 155, Laws of 2026 on the Governor's signature.

March 23, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5855. This law bars police officers, including federal officers, from wearing masks that hide their faces while dealing with the public on duty. Undercover officers, SWAT teams and safety gear that work safety law requires are exempt. Medical masks, clear face shields, helmets and religious head coverings are allowed. A person held by an officer in a banned mask may sue, unless the officer could still be readily identified as state law requires. It became law as chapter 115 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on March 19, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 2156. This law has the Attorney General name investigators to look into economic and financial crimes. They count as limited peace officers, so they must meet state police training and background rules. They may send a search warrant to a business electronically once a judge approves it. They may not serve warrants in person, detain or arrest anyone, or carry weapons. Other police agencies' powers do not change. It became law as chapter 242 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 29-19.

March 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 2165. This law creates the crime of falsely posing as a peace officer. A person commits it by claiming to be an officer, or acting to give that impression, when a reasonable person would believe it. Examples include using a vehicle, clothing or a badge. It covers state, local and federal officers. Any item with a word such as police, sheriff or trooper, or the name of a federal agency that employs officers, counts as a law enforcement insignia. The crime is a gross misdemeanor, the more serious class of misdemeanor. It does not reach retired officers keeping items their agency allows, items kept in memory of an officer who died, or use in art, satire and news. It replaces the part of an older impersonation crime that covered posing as an officer. It became law as chapter 114 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-18.

March 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5067. It would lower the blood alcohol limit for drunk driving from 0.08 to 0.05. The same limit would apply to boating and to being in control of a vehicle. The state Traffic Safety Commission would run a statewide ad campaign about the change, including in the nine most common languages other than English. A state research institute would study the effects and report by March 1, 2029. The Washington Senate passed it 26-23. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

January 28, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored a law changing how Washington certifies police and corrections officers (Senate Bill 5224). It requires a new background check when an officer moves between agencies, and drops the step where a judge issues a recommendation before the certification hearing panel decides. The Senate passed it 49-0 and the House 97-0.

May 19, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored SB 5127, creating additional requirements for collector vehicle and horseless carriage license plates to improve compliance and public safety, which was enacted as Chapter 332, Laws of 2025 on the Governor's signature.

May 17, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5215. It would require trucks carrying dirt, sand, gravel or similar loose material on paved public roads to cover their loads. Today a load may go uncovered if six inches of space is left at the top. Until 2028 the rule would apply only to trucks that already have a cover. From January 1, 2028, all such loads would have to be covered. Public road crews and their contractors would be exempt during emergencies, maintenance, and work on closed roads. The Washington Senate passed it 34-14. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5375. Washington requires people in many jobs, such as teachers, nurses and police, to report suspected child abuse or neglect. This law adds clergy, meaning ministers, priests, rabbis, imams, elders and other religious leaders. Unlike others, clergy may not skip a report because they learned of the abuse in a privileged conversation. It became law as chapter 197 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. In October 2025 the state agreed to a permanent court order: it will not enforce the duty for what clergy of any faith learn only through confession or its equivalent. Clergy must still report abuse they learn of in any other way. The Washington Senate approved it 28-20.

February 28, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored a 2024 law letting the state police training commission accept donated money or property to help pay for a basic law enforcement academy class (Senate Bill 6301). The Senate passed it 48-0 and the House 90-6.

March 28, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored SB 5424, authorizing flexible work arrangements for general and limited authority Washington peace officers, which was enacted as Chapter 319, Laws of 2024 on the Governor's signature.

March 28, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored SB 5606, deterring illegal street racing, which was enacted as Chapter 283, Laws of 2023 on the Governor's signature.

May 4, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored a law letting police chase a fleeing driver on reasonable suspicion instead of probable cause, for violent, sex, assault, escape and impaired-driving offenses (Senate Bill 5352).

May 3, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored SB 5041, aligning state law with federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requirements for commercial vehicle operators, which was enacted as Chapter 35, Laws of 2023 on the Governor's signature.

April 6, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 6026. This law makes cities allow homes on commercial land. A city or county of 30,000 or more people that plans fully under the state Growth Management Act may not shut housing out of land zoned for commercial or mixed use. Industrial land, land within 3,200 feet of a working oil or gas refinery, historic landmarks, shorelines and critical areas are among the places left out. A city may not require ground floor shops or offices as a condition of approving housing on more than 40 percent of its commercial and mixed-use acreage. It may not require them at all for publicly subsidized affordable housing. Each city must offer a way to ask for a waiver from a ground floor shop rule. Cities have 18 months to comply, after which the state rule overrides any local rule that conflicts with it. It became law as chapter 236 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 35-14.

March 10, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1974. A land bank buys and holds land so it can later be used for housing people can afford. This law lets a city or county authorize a public corporation, housing authority or nonprofit to run one. A land bank may buy, hold, lease and sell property for affordable housing. It may sell to builders below market price in return for promises to keep the homes affordable. At least half of what it sells or leases must carry a deed rule keeping the homes affordable for at least 30 years. Rentals must be affordable at 80 percent of the area's median income, and owned homes at 120 percent. Counties must give land banks first chance at property taken for unpaid taxes. Land banks get tax breaks and must report each year. A nonprofit land bank may not build housing itself. It became law as chapter 233 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 5, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass House Bill 2266. This law makes cities and counties allow shelter and supportive housing. Transitional housing and permanent supportive housing must be allowed anywhere inside an urban growth area where homes or hotels are allowed. Indoor shelters and emergency housing must be allowed wherever hotels are. They must be allowed in further zones if the local plan shows a need. Local governments may not force these buildings onto industrial land. A local government may not set harder conditions for these buildings than it sets for other lodging or housing in the same zone. It may still apply plain measurable rules such as height, setback and stormwater. Design review must be done by staff against stated standards, with no public hearing first. A city may ask the operator to certify notice to neighbors, public meetings, an emergency contact and written safety policies. It may ask for no other certification. But if a shelter would sit within 500 feet of a school or another shelter, the city may negotiate extra health and safety rules, and may deny the permit if no deal is reached within 180 days. Local rules must be updated within two years, and the state rule overrides any that conflict. It became law as chapter 232 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 29-20.

March 4, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1345. This law lets counties that plan under the state growth law allow a detached backyard home, called an accessory dwelling unit, on rural lots outside the areas set aside for city growth. Strict limits apply. A lot may have only one such unit. It may be no larger than 1,296 square feet, must share the main home's driveway, and must sit within 150 feet of it. Water use must be metered and stay within state limits, and the septic system must be able to handle it. Small lots of under one acre that do not meet zoning rules are not eligible. Counties must penalize units built without permits and report the number of permits each year. It became law as chapter 231 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 33-15.

March 3, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5647. It would widen a tax break for affordable homes. The real estate excise tax, a tax on property sales, already exempts self-help housing that low-income buyers help build. The break would extend to any home that an approved affordable homeownership group sells to a low-income household. It would expire on January 1, 2030. The Washington Senate passed it 38-11. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 28, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1687. A social housing public development authority is a public corporation set up by a city or county to build, own and run rental homes for people of any income. Some rents are kept low with public money. Others are kept low by charging higher-income tenants more. The law sets low income at up to 80 percent of the local median, moderate at 80 to 120 percent, and high at above that. The state and local governments could already help public housing authorities with land, money, loans, roads and zoning exceptions. This law lets them give the same help to social housing authorities. It became law as chapter 1 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 32-17.

February 28, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5496. It would limit large companies buying single-family homes. A business could not hold interests in more than 100 such homes, and an investment firm could not buy any. Nonprofits, lenders taking homes through foreclosure, new home builders, and buyers who repair a home or add units to it would be exempt. A violator would pay up to $100,000 per violation and would have to sell the home within a year. The Attorney General could enforce it. The Washington Senate passed it 29-19. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 13, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to approve the compromise version of House Bill 1217 worked out by negotiators from both chambers. This law limits how much a landlord may raise the rent in any 12-month period. For most rentals the limit is 7 percent plus inflation, or 10 percent, whichever is lower, and that limit ends on July 1, 2040. For manufactured home lots the limit is 5 percent, with no end date. No increase is allowed during the first year of a tenancy, and a landlord may set any rent once a tenant has moved out. The limit does not apply to buildings first occupied within the past 12 years, to public housing, or to some owner-occupied homes where the owner rents out no more than two units. It became law as chapter 209 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on May 7, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 27-20.

April 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5686. Washington's foreclosure mediation program helps homeowners at risk of losing a home work things out with a lender. From January 1, 2026, this law opens it to owners in condominium and homeowner associations who fall behind on association dues. A housing counselor first brings the owner and the association together, then may refer them to mediation. The association must send notice of late dues within 30 days. It must then wait 15 days before other collection steps. Until then it may charge only mailing costs, a $10 fee and one late fee of no more than $50 or 5 percent. It became law as chapter 393 of the 2025 session laws. The Washington Senate approved it 27-19.

April 24, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5184. This law stops cities and counties requiring as much off-street parking. They may not require more than half a parking space per apartment, more than one space per single-family home, or more than two spaces per 1,000 square feet of commercial space. They may not require any parking at all for affordable housing, senior housing, child care sites, homes under 1,200 square feet, commercial spaces under 3,000 square feet, ground-floor business space in mixed-use buildings, or a building changing from business to residential use. Accessible parking under the Americans with Disabilities Act is unaffected. Cities with 30,000 people or fewer are exempt. Cities and counties with 50,000 people or more had 18 months to comply, and those with between 30,000 and 50,000 had three years. It became law as chapter 204 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 36-13.

April 17, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1494. Washington lets cities give a property tax break to new apartment buildings that set aside homes at lower rents. This law widens it. Cities of at least 15,000 people that require affordable units in new buildings may offer the 20-year break within a mile of frequent transit. Large counties such as Clark, Kitsap and Snohomish may offer breaks in some areas near colleges or busy bus lines. A tenant keeps low-income status unless their income rises above 150 percent of the limit. Homes built for sale need a deed rule to stay affordable. Cities and counties may fine owners who fail to keep rents low, instead of only canceling the break. It became law as chapter 164 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-18.

April 15, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1491. This law makes cities allow denser housing near transit. A rail station area is the land within half a mile walk of a light rail entrance, or of a commuter rail entrance in a city with more than 15,000 people. In smaller cities the commuter rail area is a quarter mile. A bus station area is the land within a quarter mile of a bus rapid transit stop that has permanent features, such as raised platforms or dedicated lanes. Cities that plan fully must allow new homes and mixed-use buildings at an average floor area ratio of at least 3.5 in rail areas and 2.5 in bus areas. Floor area ratio compares building floor space to lot size, so a higher number means more building per lot. A further 1.5 is allowed for a building that is entirely affordable, workforce or permanent supportive housing for at least 50 years. Cities may leave out shorelines, critical areas, landmarks, historic districts and a few other kinds of lot. It became law as chapter 267 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-18.

April 15, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1696. The Covenant Homeownership Program helps first-time buyers with down payment and closing costs. It serves groups that a state study found were shut out of owning homes by racially restrictive deeds, which were recorded in Washington until 1968. This law raises the income limit from 100 to 120 percent of the county's median income. For buyers at or below 80 percent of median when the loan was made, the program may fully forgive the loan once it has been owed for five years. It became law as chapter 143 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

April 14, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1183. This law changes local building rules so that homes cost less to build. A setback is the gap a building must leave between itself and the property line. Cities and counties that plan under the state Growth Management Act must let an insulated outside wall reach up to 8 inches into a setback. They must let a roof stand 8 inches higher to hold more insulation, and at least 48 inches higher for solar panels. Floor space is measured from the inside face of the outside wall. Cities may not require breaks in a building's front or stepped-back upper floors for affordable homes, conversions to housing, modular buildings, mass timber buildings, or very well insulated passive house buildings. They also may not require off-street parking for affordable homes, modular, mass timber, or passive house buildings. Parking may still be required where a study by qualified planners shows the change would be much less safe. Cities also may not set minimum sizes for low-income units above the stated limits. It became law as chapter 139 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 28-21.

April 14, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5469. It would ban software that gathers landlords' rent, vacancy and lease data and uses it to recommend rents, lease terms or occupancy levels to more than one landlord. Landlords could not pay for such advice. Rent estimates based only on free public information would still be allowed. The Attorney General could enforce the ban under the Consumer Protection Act, and people harmed could sue. The Washington Senate passed it 29-19. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 12, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5576. It would let counties, cities and towns tax short-term rentals booked through online platforms at up to 4 percent, starting no earlier than April 1, 2026. A local council could approve the tax by majority vote. The money would go to affordable housing: building or fixing homes, running housing programs, and rent help. Local governments could keep up to 15 percent to run these services. The Washington Senate passed it 27-21. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 11, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Prime-sponsored SB 5420, ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses, which was enacted as Chapter 207, Laws of 2026 on the Governor's signature.

March 24, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to pass House Bill 1903. This law creates a statewide program to help low-income households pay their energy bills. The state Department of Commerce runs it with money the Legislature provides. Utilities choose whether to take part, and they pass the aid on as a credit on customers' monthly bills. Households with the greatest need get the most. Aid must start within 14 months after funding is provided. It adds to utilities' own low-income programs, which may not be cut because of it. The governor vetoed only the section that created an advisory group. It became law as chapter 252 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 35-13.

March 6, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 6184. It would widen state programs for homeless and at-risk youth. A court-linked youth housing program would no longer be limited to six counties or set to expire. Housing stipends could be paid to young people directly, not just to landlords, and a 12 percent cap on program overhead would end. Crisis centers for youth could delay telling a parent where a child is when there is a compelling reason. The Washington Senate passed it 30-19. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 10, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to pass House Bill 2040. The Aged, Blind, or Disabled program gives cash aid to low-income adults who are 65 or older, blind, or likely to qualify as disabled. Many get it while they wait for federal disability payments, called Supplemental Security Income. When those federal payments later cover the same months, the state treats the overlap as a debt and takes it back. A 2023 law was to end that repayment on October 1, 2025. This law pushes the end back three years, to October 1, 2028, so the state keeps collecting until then. It became law as chapter 403 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 25-22.

April 26, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to pass House Bill 2039. Families on cash welfare, called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, must sign over their child support to the state. Under the older rule the state passes on at most $50 a month for one child or $100 for more, and keeps the rest to repay the aid. A 2024 law was to pass on all current child support from January 1, 2026, and to stop counting it as income when setting a family's aid. This law delays both changes by three and a half years, to July 1, 2029. It became law as chapter 402 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 25-22.

April 26, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5232. Washington's Housing and Essential Needs program helps some low-income adults pay for housing and basic needs. This law lets the state Department of Commerce keep helping elderly or disabled adults on federal Social Security who are leaving the program but still urgently need housing. Rent help referrals must be checked every 12 months. Aid may come as debit cards, travel vouchers, gift cards or payments to vendors. A 7 percent cap on administrative costs is replaced by the rate used in similar programs. The governor vetoed a section that would have loosened eligibility rules, including citizenship and residency rules, so current law on those stays. It became law as chapter 408 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-18.

April 18, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to pass House Bill 1177. The state's Child Welfare Housing Assistance Program gives housing vouchers, rent help and support services to families whose lack of housing keeps a child in foster care or puts a child at risk of it. This law requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to serve the families on the program's waiting list, with the aim of ending that list, within the money the Legislature provides. Help may go on after the department stops working with the family on child welfare. The department must set formal rules for the program. Its yearly report must now show the waiting list and how the money is spent. It became law as chapter 163 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-18.

April 15, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to pass House Bill 1795. This law limits how a school may restrain a student or shut one away alone. Staff may not use a mechanical restraint, a drug used as a restraint, or a hold that threatens life, restricts breathing, or cuts blood flow to the brain. Neither restraint nor isolation may be used any longer to protect property. They are left only for a real risk of serious harm to a person. A school may not write isolation into the support plan of a student who has a disability. It may write restraint into one only if the parent asks for it, a licensed health provider records in writing that it is needed, and the parent gives written consent. No new room may be built or set aside mainly to hold a student alone. The rules now cover every publicly funded provider of schooling, not school districts alone. The state must publish incident reports in a form that shows trends. It became law as chapter 169 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 28-20.

March 5, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Prime-sponsored SB 5025, concerning educational interpreters for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, which was enacted as Chapter 255, Laws of 2025 when the Governor signed it.

May 13, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted to pass House Bill 2320. This law extends Washington's bans on making guns to home machines and digital files. A three-dimensional printer builds an object layer by layer from a digital model. A computer numerical control mill cuts one from a solid block. Firearm code is the file that tells either machine what to make. Using such a machine to make a machine gun, a bump-fire stock, a gun that scanners cannot detect, or a shotgun or rifle with a shortened barrel, is a class C felony. Making a gun that carries no serial number draws a civil fine the first time, a misdemeanor the second time and a gross misdemeanor after that. The same steps apply to making a frame or receiver, the part of a gun that carries the serial number. The one exception is a maker who holds a federal license, or a dealer fixing a gun that already exists. Selling or passing on gun code to anyone without a federal license is banned. So is holding the code meaning to pass it on or to print a gun. It became law as chapter 203 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on March 24, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 29-18.

February 28, 2026Supports Gun Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5098. It would ban weapons in more public places. These would include public buildings where government staff regularly work, and park areas likely used by children, such as playgrounds, sports fields and community centers. County fairs would be covered while open to the public. Breaking the ban would be a gross misdemeanor, the level of crime just below a felony. People with a valid concealed pistol license would be exempt, as would honor guards at funerals. Gun shows on fairgrounds would still be allowed. The Washington Senate passed it 29-20. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

January 21, 2026Supports Gun Control

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Voted to pass House Bill 1163. This law will require a permit to buy a firearm in Washington. A dealer may not hand over a firearm until the buyer shows a valid permit. To get one, a person applies to the State Patrol, gives a full set of fingerprints, and shows they finished a certified firearms safety course in the past five years or are exempt from that course. A permit lasts five years. The State Patrol must refuse a permit to someone barred from having a firearm, someone under a court order about firearms, or someone with an outstanding warrant for an offense that makes them ineligible. It became law as chapter 370 of the 2025 session laws and takes effect on May 1, 2027. The Washington Senate approved it 29-19.

April 14, 2025Supports Gun Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 6182. This law creates a state grant program to keep abortion care available for people without enough money, such as those who are uninsured or whose insurance does not cover it. Using money the Legislature provides, the Department of Health must give at least 85 percent of the program's funds as grants. Grants go to abortion providers and abortion funds that work with the department, tribal health providers, and clinics serving underserved areas. The department may not reveal who works for or provides care through these groups, except as the program needs. It became law as chapter 228 of the 2026 session laws, and most of it took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 29-19.

February 28, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5917. This law widens who the Department of Corrections may supply with abortion medications. It may sell or deliver them to health care providers and health care groups. Those groups must use them for reproductive health care, which covers abortion and the care of early pregnancy loss. The department must work with the Department of Health to find suitable recipients. It must put bulk supply first, including to Indian health care providers. The old rule capped the price at list price plus a five dollar fee, and that cap is gone. The department need not charge at all. It became law as chapter 52 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on March 14, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 32-17.

February 10, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5093. This law ends the power of county coroners and medical examiners over deaths that result from a known or suspected abortion, a premature birth or a stillbirth. It repeals the crime of concealing a birth. From July 1, 2027, prisons, jails and private detention centers must report each year to the state Department of Health how many people had a miscarriage, stillbirth or other pregnancy loss while held there, without naming them. It became law as chapter 374 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

April 17, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1215. Washington law offers a suggested form for a living will. This is a document that says whether a person wants life support withheld if they are dying or permanently unconscious. The form said that if the person had been found to be pregnant, and the doctor knew it, the directive had no effect during the pregnancy. This law removes that line from the suggested form. It became law as chapter 56 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

April 7, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5557. When a pregnant patient comes to a hospital with an emergency condition, this law requires the hospital to give treatment that meets the standard of care. It may instead transfer the patient, with consent, to a hospital that can. If ending the pregnancy is the treatment the standard of care calls for, the hospital must provide it as promptly as that standard requires, or transfer the patient. Neither the pregnancy nor the fetus's health may be a reason to withhold care or to put the patient's own health second, unless the patient agrees. Emergency conditions include ectopic pregnancy, complications of pregnancy loss, early rupture of the membranes and preeclampsia. It writes emergency rules the state had issued into law. It became law as chapter 182 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on April 29, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 5, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5632. Washington's shield law protects people who give or get abortion and other reproductive care, and gender-affirming care. It limits how state and local officials may help other states take legal action over that care. This law says the protection also covers help such as money, rides and information. It applies the limits on officials to people acting for state and local agencies too. Some Washington phone, email and online firms may get a subpoena, warrant or court order about this care without the sworn statement the law requires. They must now tell the Attorney General, unless the law or a court forbids it. It became law as chapter 248 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 4, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5892. This law tightens control of the state's list of registered voters. Counties may no longer hand out data from the list when asked. They must send people to the Secretary of State instead. An election worker who knowingly breaks that rule, or knowingly leaks data from the list, commits a felony. Voters' license and ID numbers, Social Security numbers and full birth dates are kept secret from all but election staff, unless the Secretary of State allows it. It became law as chapter 213 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on March 25, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 9, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 6346. This law creates a state income tax of 9.9 percent on high incomes, starting in 2028. Only individuals pay it, and the first returns are due in 2029. Each person may deduct $1 million a year, and a married or partnered couple shares one $1 million deduction, so only income above that is taxed. The deduction rises with inflation from 2030. Charitable gifts of up to $100,000 may also be deducted. Long-term capital gains stay under the existing capital gains tax. Tribal members' income from their own lands is exempt. Five percent of the money goes to child care and early learning. It became law as chapter 238 of the 2026 session laws. Lawsuits claiming it breaks the state constitution were still pending in 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 27-21.

March 11, 2026Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 6002. An automated license plate reader is a camera that reads plate numbers and records where and when a vehicle passed. This law is the state's first set of limits on them. A government agency may use one only for named purposes. Those are police checks against stolen vehicles, missing or endangered people and serious warrants, parking enforcement, and traffic or freight work. Use is banned for immigration enforcement, for tracking protected speech, and near schools, places of worship, courts, food banks, health clinics and immigration offices. Agencies must register their systems with the Attorney General and certify their policies and training. Most data must be deleted within 21 days, and an agency may not sell it or let outsiders reach it except in court. A plate match alone does not justify stopping a car. Willful violations are a gross misdemeanor and injured people may sue. It became law as chapter 239 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on March 30, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 39-10.

March 10, 2026Supports Data Privacy

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 6049. It would keep more information held by state agencies from public release. A state worker's name and identifying details could be withheld if the worker swore that they or a dependent survived a hate crime and the risk continues. Individual answers to voluntary state staff surveys, and students' answers to the Healthy Youth Survey, would also be exempt. Data with identities removed or combined could still be released. The Washington Senate passed it 30-18. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 13, 2026Supports Data Privacy

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 6081. This law keeps records about a person's sex designation out of public view. Sex designation is the sex marker carried on a government record. The Department of Licensing may not show or pass on a record that a person changed that marker, except with the person's consent for a stated purpose. A driver's license or identity card issued after a change must carry only the current marker and no sign that a change happened. That also applies to the data sent on for voter registration. The same protection covers birth and other vital records held by the Department of Health and files transferred to the State Archives. Those records are shielded from subpoenas and other court demands as well. The Department of Health may refuse a data request when the information could reasonably be used to cause harm. It became law as chapter 56 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on March 16, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

February 11, 2026Supports Data Privacy

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5708. It would limit how social media and similar apps treat children. Apps built around addictive feeds would have to estimate users' ages with reasonable certainty, and could not keep or reuse the data used to do it. They could not show addictive feeds to minors at all, and could not send minors push notifications at certain hours without a parent's consent. They would also have to give all users certain options. It could be enforced under the Consumer Protection Act. The Washington Senate passed it 36-12. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 12, 2025Supports Data Privacy

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Led a law allowing anyone legally authorized to work in the United States, not just citizens, to be hired as a firefighter, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer (Senate Bill 5068). The governor signed it on March 18, 2026.

March 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5520. People wrongly convicted of a felony and sent to prison can sue the state for money. This law makes that easier. A person counts as innocent if the full evidence, more likely than not, no longer supports the conviction. A claim may be filed on that same showing. New evidence that clears a person counts even if a court would not admit it. A guilty plea, or a false or illegally obtained confession, does not count as lying to cause the conviction. The Attorney General must concede most claims that meet these rules. To win in court, a person must still meet the higher clear and convincing standard. It became law as chapter 224 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 31-18.

March 9, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5925. This law lets the Attorney General's office demand papers, written answers and sworn statements before it files a civil lawsuit. It may do so when facts point to a breach of the U.S. or state constitution, wage laws, or the state law against discrimination. It may also do so for the state law that limits police help with federal immigration arrests, and the law on city and county jails. It may not use this power against federal agencies or their staff for their official work, or in criminal cases. A demand must be clear and relevant, and may not ask for more than a court could. It became law as chapter 243 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 9, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1710. Washington's Voting Rights Act lets voters sue a local government whose election method waters down the votes of a racial or language minority. This law adds a step that comes first. The Attorney General must keep a list of local governments with a recent record of voting bias, and update it every two years. A government lands on the list if in the past 25 years it lost or settled a voting rights case, or made a change without the approval this law requires. A listed government must get written approval before it changes how its board is elected, its district lines, its form of government, or its rules on interpreters and ballot materials in other languages. Approval must be given if the change will not weaken the group's ability to elect its choice and breaks no other law. A refusal may be appealed to court. Voters and the Attorney General may sue a government that skips the step. It became law as chapter 211 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 4, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1604. This law sets rules for how local jails search people who are transgender or intersex. Jails must write policies that meet the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act and have them in place by September 1, 2026. A search may not be done for the sole purpose of finding out a person's genital status. Staff must be trained to carry out these searches in the least intrusive way that still meets security needs. A search by staff of a different gender is allowed only when an urgent threat to the jail's safety or order requires it, and being short of trained female staff does not count as urgent. It became law as chapter 17 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 3, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1750. The Washington Voting Rights Act bars a local government from diluting or abridging the votes of a racial or language minority. Dilution means drawing districts or using at-large seats so the group cannot elect its choice. Abridgment means a rule that makes voting harder for the group. This law writes a separate test for abridgment claims. A local government breaks the rule if an election practice puts a materially heavier burden on a protected group's chance to vote or take part. The government has a defense only if it shows by clear and convincing evidence that the practice is narrowly drawn, meets a compelling need, and that no less burdensome option exists. Proof of intent to discriminate is not required. A court may not weigh how long the practice has been in use, whether other places use it, or how many members of the group were not burdened. It became law as chapter 215 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

February 28, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5486. This law requires movie theaters open to the public to offer closed captioning devices at every showing of a movie that has closed captions. Companies with five or more theaters in Washington must also run a set number of showings with captions on the screen, called open captions. These must include showings in a film's first two weeks and at busy times. Smaller companies may do the same, or show an open-captioned screening within eight days of a request. Theaters must advertise open-caption showtimes like any other and keep records for a year. It became law as chapter 355 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on January 1, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 34-14.

April 22, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1747. This law limits how an employer may use a person's criminal record. An employer may not rule out everyone who has a record. It must make a conditional job offer before it looks into an applicant's record. It may never reject, fire, suspend, discipline, demote or refuse to promote someone over an arrest record or a juvenile conviction. The only exception to that rule is an adult who is out on bail, or released on a promise to appear, while awaiting trial. For an adult conviction, the employer may act only if it has a legitimate business reason. The law does not cover jobs with unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults, police and criminal justice agencies, jobs where federal or state law requires a record check, or work under a federal contract that bars people with records. It became law as chapter 71 of the 2025 session laws. It applies to employers with 15 or more employees from July 1, 2026, and to smaller employers from January 1, 2027. The Washington Senate approved it 27-22.

April 10, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 1052. A hate crime in Washington is an assault, property damage, or a threat that targets someone because of a trait the law names. Before this law, that bias had to be the reason for the act. This law makes it enough that bias was part of the reason. The traits named are race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, and mental, physical, or sensory disability. It became law as chapter 249 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

April 3, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5490. It would set rules for searching transgender and intersex people held in local jails. Jails would have to meet at least the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act standards in force on January 1, 2025. No one could be searched just to learn their genital status. Strip searches would be done by a medical professional, by female staff, by staff of the gender the person chooses, or by staff matching the person's gender identity. Staff of another gender could search only when an urgent security threat required it. The Washington Senate passed it 29-19. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 11, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5123. It would add four groups to those protected from bias in Washington public schools. They are ethnicity, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, and neurodivergence, such as autism or dyslexia. It would also list sexual orientation, gender expression and gender identity as three separate groups, and define each one. The Washington Senate passed it 30-19. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 6, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Prime-sponsored SB 6157, reforming civil service to permit Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to apply for public employment, which was enacted as Chapter 330, Laws of 2024 on the Governor's signature.

March 28, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 2548. Washington requires health care groups to give the Attorney General 60 days' notice before certain mergers and deals. This law adds more deals to that list. They include a change in majority ownership or control of a hospital, hospital system or provider group, and the sale of most of its assets, including selling a building and leasing it back. They also include turning a nonprofit hospital or provider group into a for-profit one. The notice must name anyone with majority ownership or control. The Attorney General must post pending and completed deals online every three months. If the Attorney General asks for more information, the deal must wait until 30 days after the parties certify they have complied. Parties must pay a filing fee. It became law as chapter 222 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 5, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1155. This law makes every noncompete agreement in Washington void, including ones signed years earlier. A noncompete is a contract term that stops a worker taking a job with a competitor. An employer may not enforce one, threaten to enforce one, or tell a worker they are still bound by one. By October 1, 2027 employers must make a reasonable effort to tell current and former workers that their noncompete no longer binds them. A worker can sue for damages and legal fees. An agreement to repay out-of-pocket education costs does not count as a noncompete if it ends within 18 months of the worker's start date, only asks for the share of the cost that matches the time left in those 18 months, and is waived when the worker leaves for good cause under state unemployment rules. It became law as chapter 149 of the 2026 session laws and takes effect on June 30, 2027. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 5, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass House Bill 2294. Some property deals include a clause that bars a future grocery store or pharmacy on the land, often to keep out a competitor. This law makes any new clause of that kind void and unlawful where local zoning would otherwise allow the store. It also covers clauses that cap how big such a store may be. Clauses already in force are not affected. A store that closes to move may still block a replacement for up to five years, if it reopens a similar or larger store within 2 miles and within two years. A shopping center may still limit how many grocery stores or pharmacies it holds, but not once a store there has been closed for over a year. Local governments may stretch those limits for good cause. Anyone who signs such a clause must tell the Attorney General within 10 days. The Attorney General and local governments may sue to enforce the ban. It became law as chapter 24 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 35-14.

March 3, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass House Bill 2384. A continuing care retirement community offers housing now and care later, usually in return for a large entrance fee. Some sell a life care contract, which promises lodging and care for up to the rest of a resident's life. From July 1, 2027, a community that sells these contracts must file a study by a qualified actuary. An actuary is an expert who measures financial risk. The study must show the community can keep its promises if times turn moderately bad. It is filed at every other registration renewal, starting with the second. The state insurance office reviews it. Full registration waits on that review, though the state may register the community provisionally in the meantime if the rest of its application is in order. The results must be linked from the state's public list of registered communities. Only a registered community may call itself a life care community. It became law as chapter 140 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 37-12.

March 3, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5331. It would give the state Insurance Commissioner more power over insurers that break the law. After a hearing, the commissioner could order an insurer to repay people for their proven money losses, with 8 percent simple interest, within 30 days. The top fine would become $10,000 per violation, instead of $10,000 in total. The Washington Senate passed it 29-20. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

January 21, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5280. It would add consumer protections for cryptocurrency kiosks, machines that swap cash for digital currency. A kiosk could take or pay out no more than $1,000 a day per customer. Fees could not exceed $5 or 5 percent of the deal, whichever is more, counting any markup over the market price. Before a sale, the kiosk would have to show the operator's contact details and warn that fraud can mean money is lost for good. Customers would get a detailed receipt. The Washington Senate passed it 37-12. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

January 21, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1232 after the Senate dropped its own changes. This law tightens the rules for private detention facilities. Such a place is run by a private group under contract with a government. The law now covers non-profit operators as well as for-profit ones. The Department of Health must set rules on lighting, hot and cold running water, cleaning, and waste. It must also set rules on access for people who have a disability. Covered places must meet new duties on food service and staffing, staff training, private visits, and a free telephone on each floor. They must control the spread of infection, and put in writing how they guard against abuse and neglect. The department may inspect at any time and must publish what it finds. For a repeat or uncorrected fault it may set conditions, or fine the operator up to $10,000 each time, to a limit of $1 million. It became law as chapter 235 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on May 12, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 29-19.

April 23, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5463. Some employers insure themselves for workers' compensation instead of buying state coverage. The law required only some of them, such as cities, to handle injured workers' claims in good faith. This law applies that duty to every self-insured employer and to the firms that run their claims. If one breaks the duty twice within three years, the state Department of Labor and Industries must put it on probation with corrective steps. Another violation during probation means it loses the right to insure itself, and so can a repeat pattern within ten years. Small or accidental errors do not count. It became law as chapter 338 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on January 1, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 28-20.

April 22, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5651. When a creditor collects a consumer debt through the courts, it can take money from the debtor's bank account. A set amount is protected automatically. This law raises that protected amount in bank accounts and investments from $1,000 to $2,000 and makes the protection permanent. From July 1, 2027, the state adjusts it for inflation every three years. Alimony and spousal support paid to the debtor are also protected, except when support owed is what is being collected. It became law as chapter 391 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 1, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 33-15.

April 22, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 5313. This law bars certain terms in home rental agreements. A landlord may not make a tenant give up the right to sue the landlord, including in a class action. A landlord may not make a tenant sign a nondisclosure agreement about the lease, such as the rent, deposit, fees or move-in deals. A landlord may not make a tenant agree to arbitration unless the landlord pays all of its cost and the agreement is notarized. It applies to leases signed or renewed after it took effect. It became law as chapter 206 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 36-13.

April 18, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass House Bill 1081. This law protects people approached by a buyer about a home that is not for sale. It covers any such deal signed from January 1, 2026, where the buyer made contact by advertising, letter, email, phone or in person. The owner has the right to an appraisal by a licensed appraiser of the owner's choosing, paid for by the buyer. An owner who takes the appraisal may cancel within four business days of getting it. An owner who does not may cancel within 10 business days of signing. The contract must state both rights in bold type, and the owner must sign to show they know them. Deals where either side has a licensed real estate agent are not covered. Breaking the rules can be enforced under the state Consumer Protection Act. It became law as chapter 77 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

April 10, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5328. It would regulate earned wage access, services that let workers get pay they have earned before payday. From July 1, 2026, providers that work through employers would need a state license. They could charge no more than $5 per advance and $10 a month in total, counting tips and subscriptions. Breaking these rules would violate the Consumer Protection Act. Services that deal with workers directly, without the employer, would be treated as consumer loans under state lending law. The Washington Senate passed it 29-20. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 7, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5480. This law keeps medical debt off credit reports. A hospital, doctors' group, other medical provider or collection agency may not report medical debt to a credit bureau, and a credit bureau may not report it either. If anyone does report it, the debt becomes unenforceable, so it can no longer be collected. Medical debt here means money owed to a business whose main work is providing medical services, products or devices, and it counts even if the bill is not overdue or has been paid. Cosmetic surgery does not count, unless it repairs damage from an injury or disease. It became law as chapter 145 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 35-12.

February 26, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5122. Large mergers must be reported to federal antitrust officials before they close, on what is called a Hart-Scott-Rodino filing. This law makes a company send the same filing to the Washington Attorney General at the same time if it is based in Washington, or if its Washington sales in the business involved reach 20 percent of the federal filing threshold. Health care providers doing business here must also file. The Attorney General must keep the filing confidential, with a few exceptions such as court cases and sharing with federal officials. A company that fails to file can be fined up to $10,000 a day. It became law as chapter 7 of the 2025 session laws and took effect on July 27, 2025. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

February 5, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 6355. This law creates the Washington Electric Transmission Authority, a public body to help build more high-voltage power lines in the state. Its first goal is reliable electric service. It must favor projects that connect renewable and other clean power, reach regional markets, cross utility lines, or would not otherwise be built. It may also upgrade existing lines. It must consult utilities and protect cultural and natural resources. It must try to buy land by agreement before using eminent domain, the power to take land for public use. It may not create state debt. It became law as chapter 249 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 32-17.

March 12, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted to accept the House's changes to Senate Bill 6309. Regional transit authorities, such as Sound Transit, build light rail and other transit. This law speeds up their permits. They may apply for land use and building permits before they own the land, if they notify the owner, and local governments must accept the applications. Rail lines may exceed local height and setback limits when needed, while following local rules as far as practical. Land bought for transit is exempt from subdivision rules. It became law as chapter 166 of the 2026 session laws and took effect on June 11, 2026. The Washington Senate approved it 30-19.

March 10, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5581. It would fold shared-use paths for walking and biking into state and local highway planning, design and building. The state Department of Transportation could spend fuel tax money on these paths. Where a highway crosses a trail or path, signs would be required for safety. It would also define roundabouts and update crosswalk rules for them. The Washington Senate passed it 30-19. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

January 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5800. It would allow the state to sell up to $7 billion in bonds to design and build highway projects. The bonds would be repaid first from fuel taxes and vehicle fees, and backed by the state's full credit. It would also raise the bond limit for the State Route 520 project by $500 million, to $2.45 billion. No bonds could be sold until the Legislature budgeted the money. The Washington Senate passed it 35-14. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 29, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 5466. It would create the Washington Electric Transmission Authority, a public body to help expand and upgrade the state's high-voltage power lines. It would also support local microgrids, energy saving, and cheaper ways to carry more power on existing lines. A nine-member board would advise it. Rebuilding or upgrading some existing lines above 115 kilovolts would be exempt from the state's environmental review law, under set conditions. The Washington Senate passed it 29-20. As of September 2026 the House had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Prime-sponsored SB 5652, providing compensation for tow truck operators for keeping public roadways clear, which was enacted as Chapter 320, Laws of 2024 on the Governor's signature.

March 28, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

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Settled a state campaign finance case by admitting six violations from his 2015-2016 campaigns, including depositing contributions late and filing inaccurate or late finance reports. Paid a $900 penalty (Public Disclosure Commission case 25520).

June 21, 2019

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Prime-sponsored SB 5419, modifying the requirements for reports of fire losses, which was enacted as Chapter 225, Laws of 2025 on the Governor's signature.

May 12, 2025

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Prime-sponsored SB 5209, explicitly listing the Department of Labor and Industries within the definition of a limited authority Washington law enforcement agency, which was enacted as Chapter 28, Laws of 2025 on the Governor's signature.

April 8, 2025

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