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Referred Bills (285)
Concerning state identification cards for persons in state custody or care.
Reforming civil service to permit deferred action for childhood arrivals recipients to apply for civil service and incorporate civil service advantage for bilingual and multilingual applicants, applicants with higher education, and applicants with prior work experience in social services.
Establishing the nothing about us without us act.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning executive sessions under the open public meetings act in order to comply with the climate commitment act.Original: Concerning executive sessions by publicly owned natural gas utilities under the open public meetings act in order to comply with the climate commitment act.
Concerning the dissolution of libraries and library districts.
Reducing ballot rejection rates through updates to ballot curing, canvassing, reporting, and outreach processes.
Concerning prompt payment in public works.
Establishing the nothing about us without us act.
Including federally recognized tribes as part of the Washington emergency management division emergency worker program.
Addressing the response to extreme weather events.
Addressing the response to extreme weather events.
Facilitating reconstruction of communities damaged or destroyed by wildfires.
Concerning the definition of veteran and restoring honor to veterans.
Reducing the size of yard signs that are exempt from certain political advertising disclosure requirements.
Streamlining the state building code council operating procedures by establishing criteria for statewide amendments to the state building code.
Modifying state procurement procedures for competitive, sole source, convenience, and emergency goods and services contracts.
Requiring public agencies to provide notice for public comment that includes the last date by which such public comment must be submitted.
Reorganizing statutes on campaign disclosure and contribution.
Requiring public agencies to provide notice for public comment that includes the last date by which such public comment must be submitted.
Modifying state procurement procedures for competitive, sole source, convenience, and emergency goods and services contracts.
Establishing an alternative voter verification options pilot project.
Concerning the Wildland Urban Interface Code.
Preserving records and artifacts regarding the historical treatment of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Washington state.
Concerning publishing, formatting, and distribution of the state and local voters' pamphlets.
Concerning confidential fisheries information collected by other states and maintaining that confidentiality under the public records act.
Improving voter registration list accuracy by improving voter address change processes for county election offices and voters.
Creating a state administered public infrastructure assistance program within the emergency management division.
Establishing a fallen firefighter memorial.
Reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating two-year and four-year degree requirements that are unnecessary.
Celebrating lunar new year.
Concerning the director of fire protection's administration and reimbursement of fire service-related training programs.
Concerning security breaches of election systems and election-related systems.
Concerning communication between employees of state institutions of higher education and student athletes regarding name, image, and likeness use.
Concerning the recruitment and retention of Washington national guard members.
Promoting local agriculture through greenhouses.
Creating a joint select committee on civic health.
Improving meaningful access to elections by increasing language assistance.
Supporting back country search and rescue organizations and volunteers through the creation of the back country search and rescue grant program.
Allowing state employees living in an emergency or disaster area to receive shared leave.
Creating student advisory groups.
Shifting general elections for local governments to even-numbered years to increase voter participation.
Clarifying the rules surrounding the removal of political advertising.
Concerning exemption of certain personnel of the department of social and health services from civil service.
Adding special purpose and junior taxing districts to the intrastate mutual aid system.
Improving government efficiency related to reports by state agencies by eliminating reports, changing the frequency of reports, and providing an alternative method for having information publicly available in place of reports.
Adjusting the threshold for requiring candidate contribution certifications relating to foreign nationals.
Concerning employees of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 2 retirement board.
Concerning voter registration challenges.
Concerning transparency in rule making.
Codifying the state election database to publish, evaluate, and analyze certain election data.
Improving government efficiency related to reports by state agencies by eliminating reports, changing the frequency of reports, and providing an alternative method for having information publicly available in place of reports.
Adjusting the threshold for requiring candidate contribution certifications relating to foreign nationals.
Concerning city and town permitting of kit homes.
Requiring state agencies to clearly identify programs and services which accept applicants with deferred action for childhood arrival status.
Adopting the evergreen state as the state nickname.
Concerning campaign finance disclosure.
Establishing a fallen firefighter memorial.
Concerning the public records exemptions accountability committee.
Concerning voter education.
Giving cities and towns the freedom to switch their general elections to even-numbered years.
Concerning small works rosters.
Recognizing Walla Walla sweet onion day.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Creating the public works revolving trust account.Original: Creating the public works assistance revolving account.
Expanding eligibility in certain public employment positions for lawful permanent residents.
Renaming the Natural Resources Building as the Jennifer Belcher Building.
Concerning campaign contributions by controlled entities.
Establishing a pilot common public records portal.
Establishing universal civic duty voting.
Establishing universal civic duty voting.
Prohibiting the removal of a federal candidate from a ballot due to an allegation of insurrection or rebellion unless the candidate has been convicted for insurrection or rebellion under federal law.
Including members of the space force and uniformed services as part of state benefits and programs for service members.
Concerning the definition of veteran and restoring honor to veterans.
Establishing protections for citizens participating in the initiative and referendum process.
Establishing a law enforcement memorial names committee.
Amending the Constitution to create a term limit for the office of the governor.
Establishing Eid al-Fitr and Hannukah as state holidays.
Creating the Julia Butler Hansen state park heritage center.
Establishing a minimum font size for state agency communications to the public.
Reconvening the redistricting commission to adopt revised legislative district maps for the Yakima Valley region.
Implementing year-round Pacific standard time.
Modifying the responsible bidder criteria for public works projects.
Modifying provisions on joint legislative audit and review committee studies.
Concerning legislative oversight of moneys received from enforcement actions.
Increasing representation and voter participation in local elections.
Addressing payments received due to a state enforcement action.
Creating a state administered public infrastructure assistance program within the emergency management division.
Designating kimchi day.
Designating a state stone.
Allowing state employees living in an emergency or disaster area to receive shared leave.
Concerning legislative oversight of moneys received from enforcement actions.
Prohibiting the provision of false or misleading information under the ethics in public service act.
Concerning the purchase of power at state expense for electric vehicle charging stations.
Strengthening campaign finance disclosure by prohibiting campaign contributions and expenditures by foreign-influenced corporations.
Concerning the Washington state aerial imagery program.
Establishing the Washington state commission on boys and men.
Naming the new Irving R. Newhouse Building.
Naming the new Irving R. Newhouse Building.
Requiring the state building code council to amend the state energy code to comply with the energy policy and conservation act.
Designating the blueberry as the state berry.
Concerning the department of veterans affairs.
Exempting the disclosure of certain information of agency employees or their dependents who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, or stalking.
Concerning the director of fire protection's administration and reimbursement of fire service-related training programs.
Establishing the state cactus.
Concerning public employee salary surveys.
Establishing African heritage week.
Establishing the nothing about us without us act.
Limiting frivolous claims by modifying administrative and judicial review processes for public records request responses.
Transferring ownership of the Naselle Youth Camp property to the Chinook Indian Nation.
Applying for a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution relating to fiscal restraints on the federal government, the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit terms of office for federal officials and for members of congress.
Establishing the fire service policy board and improving fire service training and mobilization.
Concerning public employee reimbursement for child and adult dependent care expenses.
Calling on Congress to exercise its authority under Article V of the United States Constitution to regulate money spent on elections.
Concerning the privacy of lottery players.
Expanding the definition of public work.
Compelling the state building code council to expand residential building code classifications.
Modifying state procurement procedures for competitive, sole source, convenience, and emergency goods and services contracts.
Requiring voter identifier numbers to match driver's license or identicard numbers.
Providing voters with information regarding elections law violations within the voters' pamphlet.
Concerning voter education.
Requiring environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation material.
Concerning contributions to election campaigns.
Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities.
Amending the filing deadlines for cemetery districts to file annual reports with the secretary of state.
Creating the second amendment firearm education and training act for legislators.
Concerning the responsibilities of the three branches of government for administrative rules and procedure.
Reforming the state building code council, its operations and procedures, and its statutory authority.
Creating the state elections confidence using rigorous examination act.
Prohibiting the adoption of rules for the enforcement of gubernatorial emergency orders without legislative approval.
Establishing balanced legislative oversight of gubernatorial powers during a declared emergency.
Rendering the Washington state insurance commissioner an appointed position.
Enhancing the Washington voting rights act.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Updating the executive team of the office of the secretary of state by adding signing authority to the chief of staff position.Original: Updating the executive team of the office of the secretary of state by adding a chief of staff position.
Exempting the disclosure of certain information of agency employees or their dependents who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, or stalking.
Updating processes related to voter registration.
Revised for Passed Legislature: Concerning grass roots lobbying disclosure.Original: Concerning grassroots lobbying disclosure.
Concerning the defense community compatibility account.
Concerning the Billy Frank Jr. national statuary hall selection committee.
Concerning the privacy of lottery players.
Concerning requests for records containing election information.
Addressing equity and efficiencies in public works procurement including modifying small works roster requirements.
Updating the process for online voter registration by allowing voter applicants to provide the last four digits of social security number for authentication.
Concerning procedures and deadlines for candidate filing.
Defining synthetic media in campaigns for elective office, and providing relief for candidates and campaigns.
Concerning uniform disclosure of records related to future voters and making conforming amendments related to participation of future voters in state primaries.
Revised for Passed Legislature: Recognizing contributions of Chinese Americans and Americans of Chinese descent.Original: Recognizing contributions of Americans of Chinese descent.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Establishing a cultural landscape feature on the capitol campus to commemorate eastern Washington.Original: Establishing a memorial on the capitol campus to commemorate eastern Washington.
Designating the Suciasaurus rex as the official dinosaur of the state of Washington.
Concerning the department of veterans affairs.
Concerning letters of recommendation or congratulations sent by legislators.
Expanding veterans' services and programs.
Promoting water safety education.
Clarifying school districts' ability to redact personal information related to a student.
Creating a statewide resiliency program.
Updating statutes related to state employment by removing obsolete language, eliminating unnecessary reports, conforming a reporting period to fiscal year, and modernizing employee pay procedures.
Updating the executive team of the office of the secretary of state by adding signing authority to the chief of staff position.
Modifying medal of valor award presentation requirements.
Encouraging electoral participation and making ballots more meaningful by abolishing advisory votes.
Reestablishing the productivity board.
Concerning funding and expenditures for legislative organizations by legislators who serve as elected leaders of those organizations.
Enhancing the Washington voting rights act.
Concerning the recording of school board meetings.
Exempting benefit enrollment information collected and maintained by the health care authority from public inspection and copying under the public records act.
Concerning a comprehensive study of aerial imaging technology uses for state agencies, special purpose districts, and local and tribal governments.
Exempting from public disclosure sensitive records pertaining to current and formerly incarcerated individuals' dignity and safety.
Concerning the retirement age for state guard members.
Concerning public safety telecommunicators.
Concerning the retirement age for state guard members.
Modernizing the statewide 911 emergency communications system.
Concerning voters' pamphlets for overseas and service voters.
Concerning stipends for low-income or underrepresented community members of state boards, commissions, councils, committees, and other similar groups.
Concerning voters' pamphlets for overseas and service voters.
Designating pickleball as the official state sport.
Exempting sensitive voter information on ballot return envelopes, ballot declarations, and signature correction forms from public disclosure.
Concerning ethical performance of faculty duties.
Concerning public meeting accessibility and participation.
Concerning the use of campaign funds to reimburse expenses for child care and other caregiving services.
Concerning public meeting accessibility and participation.
Describing how the legislature may convene a special session.
Addressing the state auditor's duties and procedures.
Concerning public investment impact disclosures for certain ballot measures that repeal, levy, or modify any tax or fee and have a fiscal impact statement that shows that adoption of the measure would cause a net change in state revenue.
Concerning collaborative arrangements between institutions of higher education and nonprofit private entities that provide comprehensive cancer care.
Concerning locations at which ballots may be cast.
Establishing the semiquincentennial committee.
Designating the Washington state leadership board a trustee of the state of Washington.
Concerning ethics in public service rules governing certain legislative activity.
Requiring the adjustment of census data for local redistricting to reflect the last known place of residence for incarcerated persons.
Concerning the deadline for a port commission to send new district boundaries to the county auditor when expanding from three commissioners to five.
Establishing the state capitol committee as an advisory entity of state government.
Addressing the response to extreme weather events.
Concerning the recording of school board meetings.
Concerning environmental standards of paper products for printers and copiers that are purchased by the state, for state agencies.
Concerning voters' pamphlets.
Concerning sunshine committee recommendations regarding juveniles.
Concerning legislative oversight of gubernatorial powers concerning emergency proclamations and unanticipated receipts.
Restricting the use of synthetic media in campaigns for elective office.
Concerning the defense community compatibility account.
Concerning the Washington voting rights act.
Concerning procedures for approval and submission of the redistricting plan.
Concerning the appointment process for the chairperson and vice chairperson of the joint administrative rules review committee.
Designating a state nickname.
Concerning voters' pamphlets.
Concerning sunshine committee recommendations regarding juveniles.
Declaring January as Chinese American history month and encouraging public schools to commemorate the month. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Recognizing contributions of Americans of Chinese descent.)
Reestablishing the productivity board.
Resolving that the COVID-19 state of emergency should be ended.
Concerning open public meeting notice requirements and declared emergencies.
Making it unlawful for public officials and candidates to knowingly make false statements and claims regarding the election process or results of elections conducted within the state.
Providing voters with information regarding elections law violations within the voters' pamphlet.
Concerning use of state resources during periods where state employees are required to work from home.
Concerning the report deadline for the defense community compatibility account.
Concerning advisory votes.
Concerning employment after public service in state government.
Concerning certain reports.
Concerning secure automatic voter registration.
Establishing guidelines for government procurement and use of automated decision systems in order to protect consumers, improve transparency, and create more market predictability.
Creating the clean car authority as a new state government agency.
Concerning elections and voter confidence.
Establishing climate and labor standards for building materials used in state public works projects.
Increasing representation and voter participation in local elections.
Concerning records retained pursuant to the statewide city and council jail booking and reporting system and statewide automated victim information and notification system.
Requiring the department of enterprise services to report on the use of electricity to recharge vehicles at state office locations.
Establishing balanced legislative oversight of gubernatorial powers during a declared emergency.
Providing financial assistance to aid impacted communities in the recovery from floods occurring November 2021 through January 2022.
Applying the public records act to all courts and offices within the judicial branch.
Establishing a process for removal or relocation of major works on the capitol grounds.
Reestablishing the productivity board.
Providing procedures for the legislature to convene a special session.
Concerning dates and timelines associated with the operation of the state primary and elections.
Concerning use of ranked choice voting in the presidential primary.
Exempting from public disclosure sensitive records pertaining to current and formerly incarcerated individuals' dignity and safety.
Concerning public services impact disclosures in ballot titles.
Concerning transparency in state and local taxation.
Concerning uniform standard time for the state of Washington.
Creating a work group to study and make recommendations on a monument to honor residents who died in the global war on terror.
Concerning a comprehensive study of aerial imaging technology uses for state agencies, special purpose districts, and local and tribal governments.
Modernizing the statewide 911 emergency communications system.
Ensuring that equitable COVID-19 vaccine dose allocation is considered before a county may be reverted to a more restrictive phase under the healthy Washington: Roadmap to recovery plan.
Concerning statehood for Washington, D.C.
Implementing the "open safe, open now" plan for reopening Washington.
Exempting information gathered for controlling diseases from public inspecting requirements.
Declaring an amnesty for all civil penalties imposed on Washington residents and businesses for the violation of any activity or condition regulated under the emergency proclamations issued in direct response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
Concerning public contracts with small businesses.
Concerning elections and voter confidence.
Concerning the format of initiative petitions.
Creating the state elections confidence using rigorous examination act.
Improving environmental and social outcomes with the production of building materials.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution regarding term limits.
Concerning responsibilities of the three branches of government for administrative rules and procedure.
Concerning administrative procedures.
Prohibiting the use of title-only bills.
Establishing an equity impact statement for legislative proposals.
Requiring additional agencies to comply with the procedures for significant legislative rules.
Establishing a citizens' initiative review pilot program.
Requiring legislative approval before agencies may increase fees for public records production.
Requesting an amendment to the United States Constitution on campaign finance reform.
Amending the Constitution to create a term limit for the office of governor.
Ensuring that no gubernatorial emergency order may infringe on constitutional rights.
Creating the free and fair elections act of 2021.
Restoring voter eligibility for all persons convicted of a felony offense who are not in total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.
Implementing the recommendations of the office of equity task force.
Making statutory changes to align with certain recent gubernatorial emergency orders to protect privacy, reduce regulatory burdens, and provide tax relief.
Concerning public records act exemptions regarding concealed pistol licenses.
Concerning safely reopening Washington.
Subjecting all gubernatorial emergency orders to legislative approval after thirty days.
Amending the state Constitution to allow the legislature to convene a special session upon an affirmative vote of three-fifths of its members.
Applying for a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution relating to fiscal restraints on the federal government, the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit terms of office for federal officials and for members of congress.
Convening a special legislative session, beginning January 12, 2021, for a period of not more than 30 consecutive days.
Clarifying the state offices for which elections to fill a vacancy may appear on the ballot in odd-numbered years.
Concerning the independence of public employees on matters of public concern.
Limiting the attorney general's ability to seek excessive sanctions under the fair campaign practices act against individuals who participate in elections.
Prohibiting the adoption of rules for the enforcement of gubernatorial emergency orders without legislative approval.
Making Juneteenth a legal holiday.
Instructing the joint legislative audit and review committee to perform racial equity analyses.
Designating Washington a purple heart state.
Concerning the reauthorization and improvements to alternative public works contracting procedures.
Establishing tribal representation on the emergency management council.
Concerning the interagency, multijurisdictional system improvement team.
Concerning local redistricting deadlines.
Ensuring continuity of operations in the offices of county elected officials during the current COVID-19 pandemic and future public health crises.
Exempting United States food and drug administration nonpublic information from disclosure under the state public disclosure act.
Concerning county clerks duties related to recall petitions.
Concerning fraudulent portrayal of ballot drop boxes.
Replacing the Marcus Whitman statue in the national statuary hall collection with a statue of Billy Frank Jr.
Exempting election security information from public records disclosure.
Restoring voter eligibility for all persons convicted of a felony offense who are not in total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.