Bill # Abbrev. Title Updated Status Position Priority Sponsor Categories Comments
HB 1002 PTSD/coroners & examiners 2/12/26 S Labor & Comm Neutral Monitoring Abbarno County Government Adds coroners and medical examiners to the list of occupations for which PTSD can be claimed as an occupational disease.
HB 1069 Supp. retirement bargaining 2/24/26 S Ways & Means Neutral Monitoring Fosse Labor See write up on companion HB 1069.
SHB 1071 Recycling rates 2/14/25 H Approps Neutral Low Fey EPH that ... Comments Requires a statewide needs assessment, broken down by county, that identifies policies and investments needed to improve the recycling of materials currently recyclable within the state. Requires producer registration, post consumer recycled content percentages, and creates a truth in labeling task force. WSAC has concerns
SHB 1098 County local roads 1/12/26 H Rules X Support High Low Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
SHB 1104 Professional engineers' reg. 2/19/26 H Rules X Waters Other
SHB 1123 Health carrier reimbursement 1/12/26 H Rules X Macri Healthcare
2SHB 1150 Solid waste management 1/12/26 H Rules X Neutral Medium Berry EPH Provider responsibility bill WSAC and WACSWM have larger concerns on the bill - recommend WSALPHO take a neutral position so that we can track and follow in case LHJs are pulled into bill via enforcement, education or other mandates.
HB 1164 Urban growth area boundaries 1/13/25 H Local Govt Connors EPH
SHB 1238 Rare diseases adv. council 1/28/25 H Approps Support Monitoring Low Communicable Diseases Establishes an advisory council on rare diseases is established within the University of Washington School of Medicine to advise DOH on research, diagnosis, treatment, and education related to rare diseases. Outlines council composition and responsibilities.
2SHB 1303 Environmental justice 1/12/26 H Approps Concerns Medium Mena EPH,Other Adds an "environmental justice impact statement" to the SEPA checklist and restricts the ability to make determinations based on health economic impacts.
SHB 1305 Property owners/projects 1/12/26 H Local Govt Donaghy Other
HB 1326 Diabetes and obesity 1/16/25 H HC/Wellness Support Low Thai Healthcare requires health plans to cover specific medical treatment, interventions, and surgeries for obesity.
HB 1334 Property tax revenue growth 1/16/25 H Finance Pollet Finance,Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
2SHB 1443 Mobile dwellings 2/19/26 H Rules X Concerns Low Gregerson EPH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Requires a city or county fully planning under the GMA to allow up to two mobile dwellings per residential lot if certain requirements are met.
2SHB 1503 Digital equity 1/12/26 H Tech, Econ Dev Gregerson Broadband
SHB 1529 Cities/county road resources 2/5/26 H Rules R Griffey Public Works Contracting & Procurement
HB 1537 Roadway safety account use 1/12/26 H Rules X Support Barkis Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
3SHB 1607 Recycling & waste reduction 1/30/26 H Rules R Neutral Monitoring Stonier EPH New version for 2026.
HB 1624 Alcohol taxes and fees study 1/27/25 H Approps Neutral Low Springer Prevention/Chronic Disease Directs the department of revenue to study current alcohol taxation structure.
HB 1667 Cancer education programs 1/28/25 H Approps Neutral Low Rule Prevention/Chronic Disease requires the department of health to develop and implement comprehensive cancer education programs for grades 6-12. schools may voluntarily implement and contract with a trainer to implement the program.
SHB 1684 Water recreation facilities 1/12/26 H Local Govt Neutral Low Thai EPH,Public Health for LSC WSAC
SHB 1690 Water and sewer systems 2/21/25 H Approps Support Low Wylie EPH
SHB 1697 Newborn screening additions 2/22/25 H Approps Concerns Monitoring Stonier Other PH
SHB 1702 Public utility tax, counties 2/28/25 H Rules R Wylie Finance,Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
E3SHB 1710 Voting rights act compliance 2/25/26 S Ways & Means Concerns Medium Mena Elections Applies to counties that, in the last 25 years, were found to have violated the VRA, the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution, or any voting-related violation of the 14th amendment to the US Constitution or WA State Constitution. It also applies to counties with certain percentages of protected class members, and any counties that, in the last 25 years, enacted or implement a covered policy without obtaining preclearance while designated as a covered jurisdiction. Counties considered covered jurisdictions must apply to the Thurston County Superior Court or the Attorney General for approval before implementing certain changes to voting practices.
ESHB 1717 Affordable housing/sales tax 2/13/26 S Ways & Means Neutral Monitoring Leavitt Finance Authorizes a local governments to create a sales and use tax remittance program for the development of affordable housing.
E2SHB 1750 Voting rights act claims 2/25/26 S Rules 2 Neutral Monitoring Hill Elections Adds "impairing the ability for a protected class to participate in any state of the political process" a violation of the voting rights act.
HB 1805 Children services/local tax 2/28/25 H Rules R Support Medium Tharinger Finance,Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Mirrors recent efforts in Whatcom County to fund early childhood prevention, family support, and other prevention-based services targeting children and early development efforts.
EHB 1814 SEPA/trails and paths 1/12/26 H Local Govt Fitzgibbon Other Only applies to Seattle.
SHB 1823 Transp. improvement board 2/17/26 S Transportation Low Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
HB 1870 Public health clinics/tax 2/28/25 H Rules R Support Medium Zahn Healthcare aimed at supporting King Co public health clinics that serve a large proportion of the state's under and uninsured (not just in King County).
HB 1898 Truck and trailer length 2/19/26 H Rules X Klicker Safety
2SHB 1906 Water system rates 2/25/26 S Ways & Means Concerns Low Tharinger EPH,Public Health for LSC WSAC
SHB 1922 Hydraulic project mitigation 1/12/26 H Rules X Hunt Public Works Contracting & Procurement
E3SHB 1960 Renewable energy 2/24/26 S Ways & Means Support High Ramel Finance Exempts clean energy projects from personal property taxes and implements a new nameplate capacity tax to replace it. Also implements a new local improvement commitment grant program for local governments.
HB 1983 Timberland definition/REET 2/16/26 S Ways & Means Support Medium Tharinger Finance Classifies timberland transferred or sold to a government the same as current use timber or designated timberland for the purposes of Real Estate Excise Tax.
SHB 2092 Passenger rail adv. comm. 2/19/26 H Rules X Support Reed Other
ESHB 2095 Public way vulnerable users 2/19/26 S Law & Justice Reed Safety Applies a presumption of negligence in tort actions related to the injury or death of pedestrians, cyclists, bikers, and people riding animals, farm equipment, mobility devices, etc.
HB 2101 Live presentations/sales tax 1/12/26 H Finance Support Medium Dufault Finance,Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC This is one of several bills attempting to address the unintended consequences of last year's sales tax expansion.
2SHB 2105 Immigrant workers 2/23/26 S Ways & Means Concerns High Ortiz-Self Labor Establishes a list of rights and protections related to I-9 audits and investigations. Directs the AG to investigate claims and violations and issue guidance clarifying an employer's right to limit access to non-public spaces, and outlines penalties related to violations.
HB 2106 Health carrier modif. notice 1/12/26 H HC/Wellness Monitoring Simmons Healthcare Requires notice 90 days before the effective date of the modification and allows facilities and providers to accept or reject changes.
SHB 2109 Vehicle loads 2/12/26 S Transportation Neutral Dent Safety
ESHB 2110 Specialty care transports 2/25/26 S Rules 2 Low Schmick Healthcare Allows RNs without EMT certification to care for patients during ambulance transport between facilities if no EMT certified provider is available.
SHB 2122 Hospital influenza imm. 1/26/26 H Rules R Support Low Leavitt Communicable Diseases,Healthcare Requires hospitals to offer immunizations for influenza to those over 65 or individuals with one or more chronic health conditions, unless contraindicated.
HB 2126 School bus fuel tax exempt. 1/12/26 H Transportation Marshall Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
HB 2127 Physician assistants/title 1/12/26 H HC/Wellness Neutral Monitoring Marshall Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC
HB 2130 New 2025 taxes repeal 1/12/26 H Finance Orcutt Finance,Other PH Repeals the bill enacting new sales taxes, including on events.
SHB 2133 Senior citizen centers/tax 2/27/26 S WMDP Neutral Monitoring Barnard Finance Makes the property tax exemption permanent in state law.
SHB 2134 Regional transp. plans 2/19/26 H Rules X Duerr Other Applies specifically to Benton, Clark, Franklin, King, Kitsap, Snohomish, Pierce, Skagit, Spokane, Thurston, and Whatcom counties.
HB 2143 Transp. district boards 1/12/26 H Local Govt Ley Other Specific to Clark County. Specifies that representation should be based "loosely on proportional representation" and that no county or city may have more than three members.
2SHB 2145 340B drug pricing program 2/10/26 H Rules R Thai Healthcare
HB 2149 SR 165 replacements 1/12/26 H Transportation Barkis Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
SHB 2152 Cannabis/health facilities 2/23/26 S Ways & Means Low Kloba Healthcare,Public Health for LSC WSAC Would direct healthcare clinics such as hospitals, as well as nursing home and hospice care facilities to establish a policy allowing for the medical use of cannabis in these facilities. Policies must be compliant with state and federal laws.
HB 2155 Use of nursing titles 2/26/26 S Passed 3rd Support Low Obras Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC AI scope and protection bill. Clarifies that "person" who holds nursing titles must be a human person and non-human entities (ex. AI bots) cannot use these titles.
SHB 2157 High-risk AI 2/19/26 H Rules X Ryu Other PH
ESHB 2168 Overdose mapping information 2/23/26 S Ways & Means Support Low Manjarrez Opiates/BH Prevention
ESHB 2172 Road jurisdiction transfer 2/17/26 S Transportation Bernbaum Other Creates a mechanism for WSDOT to transfer state routes longer than 2 miles, that include a bridge, to cities or counties, depending on location. Simplifies assessment criteria. Obligates WSDOT to make a final determination on decommissioned roadways.
SHB 2174 Crash prevention zones 1/28/26 H Transportation Klicker Safety Allows towns, cities, and counties to establish temporary ARZ, requiring investigation, safety upgrade planning, additional speed/traffic enforcement, and enhanced penalties for infractions.
HB 2177 Definition of fetal death 1/12/26 H HC/Wellness Neutral Monitoring Thai Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC modifies the definition of fetal death based on clinical gestational age. does not change or impact LHJ duties and responsibilities as deputy registrars.
HB 2181 Atmospheric river response 1/12/26 H Approps Low Barkis Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Authorizes the Legislature to dedicate up to $690,000,000 of CCA dollars to the multimodal transportation account for response, recovery, and cleanup efforts related to the transportation system's impacts from the December 2025 flooding and atmospheric river events. Would likely mean other CCA funded initatives and programs would be reduced and unfunded with this transfer.
SHB 2183 Heat response plans 1/27/26 H Approps Concerns Medium Parshley Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Requires counties that plan under the Growth Management Act to adopt extreme heat response plans that include certain elements by July 1, 2027, and to review and update the plans every 10 years thereafter.
2SHB 2186 Federal funds 2/10/26 H Rules R Barnard Finance,Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue Directs Commerce assistance, creates account to collect matching funds from unspent program funds and private donations, and directs WA Inst of Pub Policy to track and report on funds available and match requirements.
SHB 2191 Construction worker wages 2/19/26 H Rules X Cortes Finance,Public Works Contracting & Procurement
SHB 2199 Derelict vessels 2/24/26 S Rules 2 Richards Other Removes requirement that vessel owner must be "known" and located if vessel has been in violation of registration requirements for 2 full years. Allows owner to contest within 30 days of public entity securing or removing.
HB 2201 Urban growth area planning 1/12/26 H Local Govt Concerns Low Parshley EPH,Other,Public Health for LSC WSAC Requires a county's comprehensive plan and development regulations applicable within an urban growth area to conform to those of the city within the urban growth area, with certain exceptions.
HB 2208 Health continuing ed./tax 1/12/26 H Finance Support Medium McClintock Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Removes continuing education classes, training, presentations, etc. for the healthcare workforce from the sales tax requirements for live presentations. *Need to confirm that public health professions fit under the definition, and it not, work an amendment to include public health as well.
HB 2212 Washing machine microplastic 1/12/26 H Env & Energy Monitoring Pollet EPH Establishes requirements for filters on business and commercial washing machines as well as manufacturing requirements for private machines.
E2SHB 2215 Fuels/climate commitment act 2/23/26 S Ways & Means Fitzgibbon Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
ESHB 2225 AI companion chatbots 2/24/26 S 2nd Reading Callan Other PH
HB 2226 PTBA governing bodies 1/12/26 H Local Govt Ley Other
ESHB 2229 Professional engineers 2/24/26 S Rules 2 Zahn Other
HB 2233 Retail bags 1/12/26 H Env & Energy Neutral Low Parshley EPH Updated policy to plastic bag ban that includes additional considerations for exemptions, type of plastic used in bags, and charge updates for carryout and third party (like Doordash) platforms. Doesn't change LHJ duties or responsibilities (currently none). But will monitor in case LHJs get pulled into enforcement or other regulatory work. Also being monitored by WACSWM.
ESHB 2238 Statewide food security 2/24/26 S Ways & Means Support Medium Reeves Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC Directs the Department of Agriculture to develop and implement a statewide food security plan with the intent to end hunger, reduce health disparities, and increase agricultural viability and supply chain resilience. Further direction into plan strategies, council, and advisory groups are outlined.
SHB 2239 Family burial grounds 2/24/26 S Rules 2 Neutral Low Abell EPH,Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Amended bill from previous session. Would allow family burial plots on private land. Maintains planning, public health, and other local government ordinances to be in effect. Example; burial plot would need to take into account drinking well location and other proximity to health and sanitation infrastructure. Maintain provisions that allows city and county to pass ordinances prohibiting family plots.
HB 2241 Radiation dose standards 1/12/26 H HC/Wellness Neutral Low Couture EPH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Restricts the Department of Health's ability to regulate radiation exposure levels for systems used by correctional facilities. No impact or change to LHJ duties, but likely impacts the county jail's ability to use systems. LHJs might be pulled into the conversation as county-level health expertise. Some potential costs associated with equipment and policy changes that would be at county-level.
ESHB 2242 Preventive health services 2/26/26 S Passed 3rd Support High Bronoske Communicable Diseases,Healthcare,Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC Allows WA state to create vaccine administration guidance separate from federal guidelines, subject to best available science.
SHB 2244 Public records exemptions 2/18/26 S State Gov/Trib Neutral Monitoring Mena Public Records Makes several changes to the PRA, including to toxicology reports, accident reports, and state agency reports. Nothing in this bill directly impacts counties negatively.
HB 2250 Charity care residency 1/12/26 H HC/Wellness Neutral Low Engell Healthcare,Public Health for LSC WSAC High priority for eastern WA rural counties.
E2SHB 2251 Climate commit. act accounts 2/27/26 S RecComm Monitoring Fitzgibbon EPH,Finance,Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue Monitoring for budget impacts and changes to specific accounts that support environmental public health and environmental justice work.
SHB 2257 Tax administration 2/5/26 H Rules R Concerns Medium Berg Finance,Other PH Watching due to tax on live presentations would still impact wsalpho meetings and events
2SHB 2271 Plastics/recycled content 2/10/26 H Rules R Berry EPH
HB 2279 Agriculture/PFAS chemicals 1/12/26 H Ag&Nr Monitoring Parshley EPH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Directs the Dept of Agriculture to establish a program to evaluate PFAS in fertilizers and pesticides they regulate.
2SHB 2281 State-tribal relationship 2/19/26 H Rules X Stearns Other,Timber
HB 2284 Litter reduction 1/12/26 H Env & Energy Dye EPH
HB 2288 Env. programs/fee accounts 1/12/26 H Approps Support Low Duerr EPH Creates an air quality account which air quality permit fees will be directed to. Account will fund local and state air quality programs and services. Could fund some of the work around hazardous air that LHJs provide including risk communication, public air filter distribution, and partner policies (schools, healthcare, community events).
HB 2289 Operating budget, supp. 2/26/26 H Exec Action High Ormsby Finance,Other PH House Supplemental Opperating Budget bill
HB 2291 Kratom 1/12/26 H ConsPro&Bus Support Medium Reeves Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC
HB 2295 Capital budget, supplemental 2/26/26 H Exec Action Neutral Monitoring Tharinger Finance Amending the state's capital budget.
SHB 2297 Grocery store incentives 2/19/26 H Rules C Support Low Farivar Finance,Prevention/Chronic Disease Support concept and impact that would increase access to food, and further secure food systems in the state. WSAC has some concern, likely around the tax exemptions and fiscal impact this has on county budget.
HB 2315 Cannabis oversupply 1/12/26 H ConsPro&Bus Monitoring Reeves Prevention/Chronic Disease Creates a three tier producer model for cannabis producers and set incrome thresholds and requirements for Tier 2 and Tier 3 which are overseen by the Department of Revenue.
HB 2328 School maps 1/12/26 H Education Goodman Other PH Connection to LHJ EPR plan and programs, and potentially school environmental health programs. LHJs will likely have a response to school shootings as part of mass casualty response workers.
HB 2331 Pediatric care rates 1/12/26 H Approps Monitoring Penner Healthcare
2SHB 2333 Political violence 2/25/26 S Ways & Means Support Medium Berry County Government Changes the law so that harassing an elected official under certain circumstances is a class c felony. Elected officials may also request their personal addresses no be published, are not included in public records, and are not subject to disclosure. Personal security expenses may be an allowed use of campaign funds under certain circumstances.
SHB 2343 Game farm/water quality 2/19/26 S Ag & Natural Re Low Abbarno EPH Directs the Department of Ecology to permit game farms or similar businesses and monitor drinking water. No local mandates or requirements, but LHJs and planners may become invovled when drinking water quality levels become impacted.
HB 2344 Safe cookware 1/12/26 H Env & Energy Low Low EPH Lead in cookware bill; establishes provisions for cookware made up of aluminum and brass.
HB 2348 Timber sale process 2/24/26 S Rules 2 Neutral Monitoring Dent Timber Eliminates need for printed sale announcements, replacing with DNR website. Removes $250k cap. Moves sales to DNR HQ or another location they designate.
HB 2358 Aquifer recharge areas 1/12/26 H Local Govt Monitoring Parshley EPH Allows addition of more than 15% of area added to UGA to be critical aquifer recharge area, provided that the revised area does not result in a net increase within the expanded area.
SHB 2360 Albuterol access in schools 2/24/26 S 2nd Reading Concerns Medium Donaghy Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC
HB 2362 Impaired driving 1/23/26 H Transportation Support Low Donaghy Prevention/Chronic Disease Changes legal intoxication limit from .08 to .05.
HB 2369 Local foods/public schools 2/4/26 H Approps Support Low Reeves Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC Establishes the Washington local food to schools program with OSPI. Sets up procurement criteria and processes, connections to federal programs and other considerations. Subject to appropriation, but likely connections to other Farm to XXX programs such as WIC Farmer's Market. Emphasizes local food production and food system.
SHB 2382 Tobacco product excise taxes 2/24/26 H Approps Support High Parshley Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC NTIB - needs amendments. Addresses FPHS Account shortfall and sweep of vapor tax. Adds additional taxes on tobacco and vapor products and directs portions of all towards FPHS account. Does need amendment language to correct FPHS Account purpose to align with RCW 43.70.512.
HB 2385 Medicaid access program 2/13/26 S Ways & Means Support Medium Macri Healthcare Changes the purpose of the Program so that professional services rates are increased for services that are not reimbursed at or above Medicare rates as of December 31of the prior year by a percentage of corresponding Medicare rates as of December 31 of the prior year. Extends dates for submittal to CMS (2030) and expiration date (2032).
2SHB 2421 Tires/6PPD and substitutes 2/10/26 H Rules R Hall Other,Salmon and Riparian
SHB 2439 Tobacco product policy 2/3/26 H Approps Support Low Reeves Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC NTIB - FPHS Account Fix
ESHB 2442 Local government fund use 2/19/26 S Ways & Means Support High Berg Finance,Other PH,Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue including in the large scale tax revision to SB 5814 are two tax provisions from last year. HB 1805 and HB 1870 have been added - both as local options.
E2SHB 2451 Local tax increment fin. 2/24/26 S Ways & Means Support High Duerr Finance Adds fire, life, and public safety facilities and equipment to the list of "infrastructure improvements," requires all affected taxing districts to be part of assessing impacts, and makes other specific changes to TIF process.
HB 2465 Water recreation facilities 1/14/26 H ConsPro&Bus Neutral Low Thai EPH requires DOH to create water safety guides that short term rentals would be required to post. also requires the local business licensing entity to post the guide on its website.
ESHB 2476 Theater licenses/alcohol 2/25/26 S Rules 2 Neutral Monitoring Dufault Prevention/Chronic Disease removes seating capacity restrictions for theaters. could be an expansion to access bill. should consider space restrictions and additional needs around food, restaurant needs, etc.
HB 2494 Asbestos training rules 1/15/26 H Labor & Workpl Neutral Monitoring Obras EPH The provision that limits L&I's rulemaking authority for asbestos certification requirements to rules that are specifically required for the state's standards to be as stringent as applicable federal laws is removed.
HB 2497 Child welfare response 1/15/26 H EL & Human Svc Support Medium Ortiz-Self Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC addresses increasing near fatalities and fatalities of children in DCYF custody by increasing oversight and support in: court oversight in welfare cases, expanded access in legal custodians, improved access to community services like care coordination and public health nurses, and other provisions. local government would be involved through court system and likely some of the human services components, though not explicitly mandated. support intent but dedicated local funding needed.
HB 2504 Interstate cannabis market 1/15/26 H ConsPro&Bus Monitoring Wylie Prevention/Chronic Disease allows for the distribution, marketing, and selling of cannabis from other states in Washington. likely increases more cannabis product into the state.
HB 2522 Preventive dental care 1/16/26 H HC/Wellness Support Low Thai Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC Dental preventative services bill aimed at maintaining access to basic dental care in the event of coverage changes or changes to public fluoridation. Support intent - likely needs some amendments in language.
ESHB 2532 Nitrous oxide sale 2/24/26 S Rules 2 Support Medium Timmons Opiates/BH Prevention Bans the use of nitrous oxide, including the sale, distribution, and manufacture, for the purpose of huffing. Makes these activities misdemeanors. Include flavors combined with gases. Exempts medical/dental use, as a food propellant, and automotive repair.
HB 2536 Wineries/restaurant license 1/30/26 H Rules R Neutral Monitoring Stonier EPH,Prevention/Chronic Disease allows a winery to have more than one winery, beer, and/or spirits food restaurant license. expanded permission for more than one location to offer food would expand operations and services at a winery. would want to make sure that permiting process is not circumvented.
HB 2543 County clerk fees 2/24/26 S Rules 2 Support Medium Pollet Finance Increases some fees and adds specific fees for recordings, video, digital exhibits, etc.
HB 2549 Cardiac emerg. plans/schools 1/16/26 H Education Support Monitoring Rule Prevention/Chronic Disease require all schools with an athletic facility to have a cardiac response plan as well as install defibrillators within easy access. no LHJ mandate or involvement.
HB 2566 Local government procurement 2/3/26 H Rules R Support High Zahn Public Works Contracting & Procurement
HB 2573 Grocery stores & pharmacies 1/19/26 H Local Govt Monitoring Pollet Healthcare,Prevention/Chronic Disease
EHB 2588 County ferry districts 2/17/26 S Transportation Support Timmons Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue Removes "passenger only" limitation for county ferry districts.
HB 2598 Anadromous fish recovery 2/5/26 H Rules R Lekanoff Other,Salmon and Riparian
HB 2609 Tobacco products tax/vapor 1/21/26 H Finance Oppose Low Couture Prevention/Chronic Disease
HB 2611 32 hour workweek 1/21/26 H Labor & Workpl Scott Labor,Other PH
HB 2614 Home cultivation of cannabis 1/22/26 H ConsPro&Bus Concerns Low Kloba Prevention/Chronic Disease
HB 2624 Unsolicited real estate tx. 2/26/26 S Rules 2 Support Donaghy Other
HB 2627 Highway infrastructure 1/22/26 H Transportation Stuebe Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue Specifies that local jurisdictions need not incorporate bike ped facilities for repair/replace, where facilities do not exist, emergencies, or where the cost would be prohibitive.
HB 2639 Complimentary cannabis 1/23/26 H ConsPro&Bus Oppose Low Morgan Prevention/Chronic Disease
HB 2655 Data center sales tax ex. 1/26/26 H Finance Neutral Monitoring Ormsby Finance Provides a very broad retail sales and use tax exemption for a data center in Spokane County.
HB 2674 Dementia information 1/27/26 H HC/Wellness Support Low Scott Prevention/Chronic Disease
SHB 2685 Tribal data 2/19/26 H Rules X Support Medium Lekanoff Other PH Would have additional cost to LHJs for tribal-local agreements and programs changes to come into compliance, but overall support increasing tribal sovereignty of and access to tribal data (larger FPHS connection and data modernization initiatives)
HB 2708 Data center equipment/taxes 1/30/26 H Finance Support High Berg Finance Deletes the sales and use tax exemption for servers farms when they replace their servers.
HB 2724 Tax on millionaires 2/4/26 H Finance Neutral Monitoring Fitzgibbon Finance The bill includes funding for local government public defense. 7% is set aside expressly for that purpose.
HB 2738 Income tax 2/19/26 H Finance Neutral Monitoring Walen Finance This bill includes a portion of the revenue for public defense.
SSB 5019 Medication dispensing 3/17/25 S Rules X Support Monitoring Chapman Healthcare Similar to 1186, adding HIV anti-infective but also adding conditions where amount needed for 72-hours does not apply (additional drugs can be dispensed).
SB 5054 Winery tax exemption 2/3/25 S Ways & Means Neutral Monitoring Warnick Finance,Prevention/Chronic Disease
SSB 5055 Agritourism 1/12/26 S Rules X Concerns Low Warnick EPH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Establishes that agricultural buildings used for agritourism activities are not subject to building code standards that apply to a commercial building permit, except standards to meet all life and fire safety requirements, if the building is only used for agritourism activtities six months or less every year. Some concern about ambiguity in language in substitute bill - life and fire safety... if preparing and selling food, need to follow food safety requirements. And ensure that OSS and sanitation facilities are available that can accommodate increased people on premises.
E2SSB 5061 Public works wages 2/23/26 H Cap Budget Concerns Conway Public Works Contracting & Procurement Requires payment of the prevailing wage at the time work is performed (adjusted every 6 months).
SSB 5064 Rare diseases adv. council 1/31/25 S Ways & Means Support Monitoring Liias Healthcare Creates a new advisory council on rare diseases (impacting 200,000 or less in US) through the UW School of Medicine. Outlines the council composition and charge including education needs, treatment considerations, and addressing access to care challenges. New policy and council - which would likely require some appropriation (though small).
SSB 5067 Impaired driving 1/30/26 H Community Safet Support Low Lovick Prevention/Chronic Disease,Safety brings the legal limit for blood alcohol content down from .08 to .05.
SSB 5075 Prenatal and postnatal care 2/14/25 S Ways & Means Support Low Muzzall Healthcare,Public Health for LSC WSAC Prohibits health plans, including plans offered to public employees, from imposing cost sharing requirements on cover prenatal and postnatal services.
SB 5090 Professional engineers' reg. 3/17/25 S Rules X Liias Other
SSB 5160 Additive transp. funding 1/12/26 S Rules X High Liias Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
ESSB 5161 Transportation budget 5/23/25 C 416 L 25 High Liias Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
SB 5188 Broadband repair loans 1/26/26 H Cap Budget Wellman Broadband From PWB: add new element as loans only, retain existing structure and eligible applicants, and retain emergency program (HB 1673/2022)
SSB 5195 Capital budget 5/23/25 C 414 L 25 Trudeau Finance,Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
SB 5201 Psychedelic substances 2/13/25 S Labor & Comm Concerns Monitoring Salomon Other PH
SSB 5215 Vehicle debris escape 2/26/26 S Rules X Shewmake Safety
SSB 5229 Opioid overdose/civil commit 2/3/25 S Ways & Means Wagoner Opiates/BH Prevention,Public Health for LSC WSAC
SSB 5240 Anaphylaxis med. in schools 2/26/26 H Rules R Wellman Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC
SSB 5254 Health care information 2/21/25 S Ways & Means Orwall Healthcare Limits the fee a health care facility or vendor may charge a patient or patient representative for providing the patient's health records to $50 for records that are stored and delivered electronically.
SB 5326 Insulin emergency supply 2/14/25 S Ways & Means Support Monitoring Cleveland Healthcare,Prevention/Chronic Disease Creates a program for eligible individuals to receive one emergency 30day supply of insulin within a 12-month period for a maximum cost sharing amount of $10
SSB 5332 Mobile dwellings 2/3/25 S Ways & Means Concerns Low Shewmake EPH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Requires a city or county fully planning under the GMA to allow up to two mobile dwellings per residential lot if certain requirements are met.
SSB 5335 Rural nursing education 2/5/25 S Ways & Means Support Medium Slatter Healthcare Creates a rural nursing education program to provide distance nursing education and training opportunities and improve quality nursing care for rural areas in Washington State.
ESSB 5368 Alcohol taxes and fees study 1/12/26 S Rules X Neutral Low Chapman Prevention/Chronic Disease Directs the department of revenue to study current alcohol taxation structure.
SB 5371 Wine & spirit sales limits 3/17/25 S Rules X Oppose Monitoring MacEwen Prevention/Chronic Disease
ESSB 5374 Transportation/tribal rep. 2/26/26 H Transportation Kauffman Other Intergovernmental coordination efforts within the transportation element of comp plan updates must include coordination with affected tribal governments to assess impacts of 6-year transportation programs. Also creates tribal traffic safety coordinator program within Traffic Safety Commission.
SSB 5434 Gubernatorial emergencies 1/12/26 S State Gov/Trib Wagoner Other PH
2SSB 5502 Recycling & waste reduction 2/26/26 S Rules X Neutral Monitoring Robinson EPH Requires beverage brands to form a producer responsibility organization to fund and implement a 10 cent refund value redemption program for beverage containers.
ESB 5581 Safe system approach strat. 1/26/26 H Transportation Shewmake Safety Authorizes WSDOT to implement Complete Streets requirements on Safe Routes to School Program, Connecting Communities Program, and Bike and Pedestrian Grant Program recipients.
SB 5597 Water recreation facilities 2/17/25 S Health & Long-T Neutral High Harris EPH,Public Health for LSC WSAC
SB 5605 Microenterprise home kitchen 2/1/25 S Ag & Natural R Oppose High Frame EPH,Public Health for LSC WSAC
SB 5635 Alt. on-site sewage systems 2/3/25 S Loc Gov Concerns Medium Christian EPH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Neuman Lake Spokane issue
2SSB 5690 Utility relocation 2/14/26 H Transportation MacEwen Utilities
SSB 5773 Transportation procurement 1/12/26 S Rules X Liias Public Works Contracting & Procurement
SB 5820 Freight rail dependent use 2/26/26 H 2nd Reading Cortes Other
SSB 5824 Fifth-wheel travel trailers 2/9/26 H Transportation King Safety
SB 5832 Motor vehicle arb. fee 2/17/26 H Approps Riccelli Other
ESSB 5838 Board of natural resources 2/14/26 H Ag&Nr Neutral Monitoring Kauffman Timber Adds a seventh member to the BNR, representing Tribes and appointed by the Governor.
SSB 5839 County ferry districts 2/26/26 S Rules X Shewmake Other
E2SSB 5847 Workers' comp. medical care 2/26/26 H Approps Neutral Monitoring Saldana Labor This bill impacts counties that are self-insured for medical benefits. It makes several changes to the application of treatment guidelines, allows workers to seek treatment from out-of-network providers if none are within 15 miles of their residence, requires a 10-day turnaround on utilization review, requires lifetime cancer monitoring, and prohibits employers from requiring workers to utilize specific providers. Penalties are include for violations.
SSB 5862 TRS & PERS plan 1 COLA 2/17/26 H Approps Oppose Medium Dozier Finance Provides a 3% COLA for PERS 1 retirees.
SB 5867 Mobile pregnancy application 1/14/26 S Health & Long- Support Low Muzzall Prevention/Chronic Disease
ESB 5890 Reckless driving, speed 2/26/26 H Approps Muzzall Safety
SB 5896 Water quality pollution 1/14/26 S Environment, E Short EPH Removes "tend to cause" from discharge of polluting matter language (90.48.080 RCW), leaving, "...organic or inorganic matter that shall cause pollution..."
SB 5898 Aircraft fuel tax proceeds 1/12/26 S Ways & Means Boehnke Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue Taxes from pollution tax, UST program (petroleum possession), and oil spill response tax.
SB 5900 Cannabis/health facilities 1/14/26 S Health & Long- Low Riccelli Healthcare,Public Health for LSC WSAC Would direct healthcare clinics such as hospitals, as well as nursing home and hospice care facilities to establish a policy allowing for the medical use of cannabis in these facilities. Policies must be compliant with state and federal laws.
SB 5904 Use of nursing titles 2/6/26 H HC/Wellness Support Low Bateman Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC AI scope and protection bill. Clarifies that "person" who holds nursing titles must be a human person and non-human entities (ex. AI bots) cannot use these titles.
SB 5921 Psilocybin 2/4/26 S Ways & Means Concerns Low Salomon Opiates/BH Prevention perennial psilocybin bill. while no changes to LHJ duties and responsibilities, larger implications to public health, substance use, and behavioral health treatment. LHO voice is one of many on the topic.
SB 5922 Transportation vehicle fund 2/14/26 H Approps Wellman Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
SSB 5923 Hospitals in Skagit county 2/18/26 H Approps Support Low Muzzall Healthcare Applies only to Island Hospital in Anacortes.
SSB 5933 Overdose mapping information 2/26/26 S Rules X Support Low Riccelli Opiates/BH Prevention,Public Health for LSC WSAC Directs the department of health to create a centralized data system for overdose incidents that is more responsive to real-time emergencies. Includes parameters for data system as well as definitions. Unclear how this is different that DOH and HCA's exisiting data systems used for opioid surveillance.
SSB 5936 Human trafficking 2/26/26 H Rules R Neutral Monitoring Orwall Other PH No impact to LHJs directly, but might have connection to some efforts around permitting and inspections of facilities. Unpermitted food vendors being the most clear issue and nexus - this bill would increase liability to businesses that are engaged in trafficking.
SB 5940 Foster care housing pilot 1/22/26 S Ways & Means Support Monitoring Wilson Other PH A two-year pilot program has been established to address the housing barriers that young adults face when transitioning out of the foster care system. Housing is a critical SDOH that impacts a number of health behaviors and health outcomes.
SB 5946 Medical assist. eligibility 1/14/26 S Health & Long- Medium Hasegawa Healthcare,Public Health for LSC WSAC Healthcare access proposal - impact would increase the eligibility population for Medicaid. No larger fiscal impact for the plan submission as it would still require approval from federal CMS to implement and expand the program.
ESB 5947 Health care board 2/19/26 H HC/Wellness Monitoring Hasegawa Healthcare
SB 5948 Universal health deadlines 1/14/26 S Health & Long- Monitoring Hasegawa Healthcare,Opiates/BH Prevention
SSB 5951 Albuterol access in schools 2/26/26 S Rules X Concerns Medium Cortes Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC Directs DOH to develop standing orders on albuterol for schools to use, similarly to the recent policy on standing orders for epinephrine. Does not include LHO authority and ability to develop standing orders (proposed change should include local health officials with the same authority as SOH/designee). Some additional edits might be needed around prescription language and school policy development. Supportive of concept with changes needed.
SB 5955 Medicaid fee-for-service 1/12/26 S Health & Long-T Medium Hasegawa Healthcare,Public Health for LSC WSAC
SB 5959 Charity care residency 1/14/26 S Health & Long- Neutral Low Short Healthcare,Public Health for LSC WSAC Defines charity care eligibility definitions and residency definitions in order to receive charity care in WA State hospitals. Tightens recent changes DOH has made in charity care interpretation. Beyond scope of LHJs and counties. Public health has been increasingly pulled into conversations around access to care, and this topic could be included in that conversation.
2SSB 5965 Retail bags 2/23/26 S Rules 2 Neutral Low Bateman EPH Updated policy to plastic bag ban that includes additional considerations for exemptions, type of plastic used in bags, and charge updates for carryout and third party (like Doordash) platforms. Doesn't change LHJ duties or responsibilities (currently none). But will monitor in case LHJs get pulled into enforcement or other regulatory work. Also being monitored by WACSWM.
SB 5967 Preventive health services 2/26/26 S Rules X Support High Cleveland Communicable Diseases,Public Health for LSC WSAC
SB 5970 Senior citizen centers/tax 2/17/26 H Finance Neutral Monitoring Gildon Finance Makes permanent the current property tax exemption for multipurpose senior centers.
SSB 5972 Correctional officers/arb. 2/23/26 H Approps Oppose Medium Stanford Labor Provides interest arbitration to correctional employees employed in city or county jails, regardless of the county's population size.
2SSB 5974 Local law enforcement 2/26/26 H Rules R Concerns Low Lovick County Government Implements new requirements for sheriffs, including passage of a background check, that the county must pay for.
ESSB 5975 Safe cookware 2/26/26 H Rules R Low Harris EPH Lead in cookware bill; establishes provisions for cookware made up of aluminum and brass.
SB 5977 Child near fatality reviews 2/12/26 H EL & Human Svc Low Torres Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC adds duties to DCYF to also complete reviews and publish reports on child "near fatalities" of children under the care and custody of the department. does not modify or add this duty to the child fatality review programs run by LHJs, but unclear about impact to data, reporting, or locally run reviews. *need feedback from CHLC.
SB 5979 Dependency/substance abuse 2/26/26 S Rules X Low Torres Opiates/BH Prevention Intent to reduce fatalities and near fatalities among children within the child welfare system. Changes dependency policiy criteria that initates a proceeding or hearing. Adds additional requirements regarding risk and harm to children when not being removed or separated from parents. Adds judicial officers within the department of children, youth and families to engage within the child welfare system.
ESSB 5984 AI companion chatbots 2/26/26 H Rules R Wellman Other PH
SB 5988 Opioid treatment prg. fees 2/23/26 H Approps Support Low Robinson Opiates/BH Prevention,Public Health for LSC WSAC Authorizes the department of health to apply to federal agencies to accredit opioid treatment programs. Impacts could include expanded access to and payment of opioid treatment services.
SSB 5990 Rural local health officers 2/26/26 S Rules X Concerns Medium Muzzall Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Adds PAs and APNPs to the providers eligible to be local health officers for LHJs with a population under 100,000. Concerns: 1. No requirement to also hold public health degrees or be held in provisional status. This degree is critical to ensure that they have public health knowledge and experience. 2. MDs receive rigorous education and training, which includes an in-depth understanding of human health, disease prevention, treatment modalities, and public health principles. (Skills to make informed decisions regarding community health policies, epidemiology, and clinical guidelines). Other healthcare professions do not have the same breadth of medical knowledge necessary for high-level health governance. 3. Workforce: we have several successful models of shared health officers among smaller LHJs. This has allowed these LHJs to access health officer expertise dedicated to public health.
SB 5996 Commercial shellfish fees 1/14/26 S Ag & Natural R Neutral Monitoring MacEwen EPH Restricts the department of health from increasing shellfish program fees. Could impact the ability of the few LHJs that have shellfish programs to operate efficiently.
SSB 5998 Operating budget, supp. 2/26/26 S 2nd Reading High Robinson Finance,Other PH Senate Supplemental Operating Budget
SSB 6003 Capital budget, supplemental 2/26/26 S WMDPS Neutral Monitoring Trudeau Finance Amending the state capital budget.
SSB 6016 Aquifer recharge areas 2/26/26 S Rules X Monitoring Bateman EPH Allows addition of more than 15% of area added to UGA to be critical aquifer recharge area, provided that the revised area does not result in a net increase within the expanded area.
SB 6030 Plastic carryout bags 1/14/26 S Environment, E Low Braun EPH
SB 6042 School maps 1/12/26 S EL/K-12 Wellman Other PH Connection to LHJ EPR plan and programs, and potentially school environmental health programs. LHJs will likely have a response to school shootings as part of mass casualty response workers.
SB 6088 Game farm/water quality 1/14/26 S Ag & Natural R Low Braun EPH Directs the Department of Ecology to permit game farms or similar businesses and monitor drinking water. No local mandates or requirements, but LHJs and planners may become invovled when drinking water quality levels become impacted.
ESSB 6113 Tax administration 2/17/26 H Finance Concerns Medium Frame Finance,Other PH Watching due to tax on live presentations would still impact wsalpho meetings and events
SB 6115 Cancer education programs 1/15/26 S Health & Long- Neutral Low Cortes Prevention/Chronic Disease requires the department of health to develop and implement comprehensive cancer education programs for grades 6-12. schools may voluntarily implement and contract with a trainer to implement the program.
SB 6116 Vapor products/tax 1/14/26 S Ways & Means Support Low Braun Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC FPHS Account Fix bill
SSB 6118 Cardiac emerg. plans/schools 2/4/26 S Ways & Means Support Monitoring Nobles Prevention/Chronic Disease require all schools with an athletic facility to have a cardiac response plan as well as install defibrillators within easy access. no LHJ mandate or involvement.
SSB 6129 Cigarettes, nicotine/tax 2/23/26 S Rules 2 Support High Robinson Other PH,Public Health for LSC WSAC NTIB - FPHS Account fix bill.
SB 6146 Preventive dental care 2/4/26 S Health & Long-T Monitoring Chapman Healthcare seeks to expand credentialing and relax licensure requirements to support more dental care providers into the state.
SSB 6149 Public facilities funding 2/26/26 H Rules R Support Medium Wilson Finance Amends the definition of rural county to include counties with a population density of 100 persons per square mile or greater, with no city with a population greater than 75k persons.
SB 6154 Culvert replacement permits 1/19/26 S Loc Gov Support Salomon Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue Creates an extension option on hydraulic projects with no substantial fish habitat benefit. For emergency repairs, allows local govs to restore previous conditions and invest equivalent improvement resources upstream, if it would generate more benefit for fish habitat.
SB 6156 Plastics/recycled content 1/16/26 S Environment, E Support Low Lovelett EPH
SB 6159 Public hospitals 1/16/26 S Health & Long- Monitoring Dhingra Healthcare would allow public hospitals to also enter into cooperative agreements with nonpublic entities and also publicly owned health care entities. also modifies taxing process and establishes a public hospital infrastructure account.
SB 6161 Dementia information 2/14/26 H HC/Wellness Support Low Slatter Prevention/Chronic Disease requires the department of health to consider and include dementia education and dementia risk education when updating materials and trainings.
SB 6169 Nitrous oxide sale 1/15/26 S Law & Justice Support Medium Hansen Opiates/BH Prevention,Public Health for LSC WSAC companion to HB 2532 - ban the use of nitrous oxide with specific medical, food production, and automotive use exemptions.
SB 6174 Textile producers 1/16/26 S Environment, E Neutral Low Lovelett EPH
SB 6185 Child welfare response 1/16/26 S Human Services Support Medium Wilson Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC addresses increasing near fatalities and fatalities of children in DCYF custody by increasing oversight and support in: court oversight in welfare cases, expanded access in legal custodians, improved access to community services like care coordination and public health nurses, and other provisions. local government would be involved through court system and likely some of the human services components, though not explicitly mandated. support intent but dedicated local funding needed.
SB 6188 Asbestos training rules 2/26/26 H Rules R Neutral Monitoring Hunt EPH The provision that limits L&I's rulemaking authority for asbestos certification requirements to rules that are specifically required for the state's standards to be as stringent as applicable federal laws is removed.
SSB 6195 Cannabis oversupply 2/4/26 S Ways & Means Monitoring Saldana Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC Creates a three tier producer model for cannabis producers and set incrome thresholds and requirements for Tier 2 and Tier 3 which are overseen by the Department of Revenue.
SB 6196 Kratom taxation 2/4/26 S Ways & Means Support Low Saldana Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC support intent. recognize that language will likely change over session. importance and recognition that regulation and more oversight of kratom is critical.
SSB 6204 Home cultivation of cannabis 2/26/26 S Rules X Concerns Low Saldana Prevention/Chronic Disease concern about increasing access to cannabis to those under age of 21
SSB 6231 Data center tax exemptions 2/23/26 S Rules 2 Support High Frame Finance Removes the sales tax exemption for data centers for refurbishment. This applies to both the state and local portions of the tax.
E2SSB 6239 State tort claims 2/19/26 H Civil R & Judi Support Dhingra Liability/Risk Management,Other
SB 6274 Street standards 2/26/26 S Rules X Salomon Transportation & Infrastructure Revenue
SSB 6287 Kratom products 2/4/26 S Ways & Means Support Low Salomon Prevention/Chronic Disease,Public Health for LSC WSAC
SB 6291 On-site wastewater systems 2/26/26 H Rules R Support High Lovelett EPH,Public Health for LSC WSAC Allows uncertified inspectors to work under the supervision of a certified inspector for up to four years after the date of hire.
SB 6294 Local government fund use 1/23/26 S Ways & Means Support High Frame Finance,Other PH Authorizes a REET of up to 0.25% for affordable housing, sales and use tax for children and families, county utility tax, and property tax levy for veterans and developmental disability services.
ESSB 6311 Pedestrian passage 2/19/26 H Transportation Concerns Liias Safety
SSB 6335 Transportation commission 2/13/26 S 2nd Reading Concerns King Other
ESSB 6346 Tax on millionaires 2/17/26 H Finance Neutral Monitoring Pedersen Finance The bill includes funding for local government public defense. 7% is set aside expressly for that purpose.
SJR 8206 Right to health care 2/4/26 S Ways & Means Monitoring Hasegawa Healthcare New constitutional amendment proposal to make affordable healthcare a right to all Washingtonians. Constitutional amendment would go to a vote of the public.
SR 8607 Public works board 1/31/25 S Adopted Lovelett Other