- 45th LD 2023 Legislative Action Accomplishments
Gun Safety
HB 1240: RESTRICT ACCESS TO ASSAULT WEAPONS
Semi-automatic assault weapons have been used in the deadliest mass shootings in the last 10 years. This bill ensures that Washington became the 10th state to ban the sale of these military-grade firearms across all of our communities. This is a victory years in the making and one that will ensure that assault weapons are not sold in Washington state.
HB 1143: IMPLEMENTING A 10-DAY WAITING PERIOD AND MANDATED SAFETY TRAINING FOR THE PURCHASE OF ALL FIREARMS
This bill requires safety training and a 10-day waiting period to purchase any firearm in Washington. States with similar precautions have lower rates of firearm-related death, fewer guns diverted to criminals shortly after retail sale, and lower rates of guns exported to other states.
SB 5078: ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS
For too long, federal law has prevented gun violence victims and survivors from holding gun dealers and manufacturers accountable for dangerous and irresponsible practices. This means that the gun industry has been able to engage in reckless and dangerous practices without fear of consequences. SB 5078 ensures a pathway for victims and survivors of gun violence to hold industry leaders accountable for wrongful and dangerous business practices, and ensure that victims have a method to seek justice.
- Alliance for Gun Responsibility, (2023, April 26), 2023 LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES – Alliance for Gun Responsibility
- Legislative Action Updates – 2023 Session
The 45th LD Democrats Legislative Action Committee is tracking the bills listed below. The first table contains the bills that are currently active, followed by the table of bills that did not pass the house of origin. For full, up-to-the-minute status, click on the bill ID.
The Legislative Session Ends on April 23rd
The House is voting on bills that the Senate has passed. Once they are passed by the house, they will become law.
The status column will inform you when a bill has passed or failed. It will be updated daily until the end of the session. For a more immediate status, click on the bill’s link.
Keep an eye out for 45thLD tweets for more updates as these bills pass of fail.
the Following Bills Passed Their House of Origin
Pass/Fail Category ID Title Passed Affordable Housing HB 1046 Expanding housing supply by supporting the ability of public housing authorities to finance affordable housing developments by rebenchmarking area median income limits. Passed Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1176 Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities Passed Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1181 Improving the state’s response to climate change by updating the state’s planning framework. Passed Behavioral Health SB 5189 Establishing behavioral health support specialists. Passed Economic Equity HB 1477 Making changes to the working families’ tax credit. Fiscal Responsibility and Revenue Reform SB 5303 Creating the public works assistance revolving account. Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1012 Addressing the response to extreme weather events. Passed Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1085 Reducing plastic pollution. Passed Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1117 Addressing the extent to which Washington residents are at risk of rolling blackouts and power supply inadequacy events. Passed Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1170 Improving climate resilience through updates to the state’s integrated climate response strategy. Passed Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1216 Concerning clean energy siting Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1391 Concerning energy in buildings Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1433 Concerning energy labeling of residential buildings Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1589 Supporting Washington’s clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future. Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5094 Adding a climate resilience element to water system plans. Passed Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5104 Surveying Puget Sound marine shoreline habitat. Passed Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5143 Changing the name and membership of the commission on pesticide registration. Passed Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5144 Providing for responsible environmental management of batteries. Passed Behavioral Health HB 1069 Adopting the mental health counselor compact. Behavioral Health HB 1109 Providing funding for school districts for special education. Passed Behavioral Health HB 1134 Implementing the 988 behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention system. Passed Behavioral Health SB 5120 Establishing 23-hour crisis relief centers in Washington state. Passed Behavioral Health SB 5228 Providing occupational therapy services for persons with behavioral health disorders. Passed Health Care & Wellness SB 5300 Concerning continuity of coverage for prescription drugs prescribed for the treatment of behavioral health conditions. Passed Affordable Housing HB 1110 Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing Affordable Housing SB 5466 Promoting transit-oriented development. Passed Affordable Housing SB 5197 Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing technical changes to eviction notice forms and modifying certain eviction processes. Affordable Housing SB 5334 Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs. Passed Advisory Votes SB 5082 Encouraging electoral participation and making ballots more meaningful by abolishing advisory votes. Passed Firearms Safety HB 1240 Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety. Passed Reproductive Freedom HB 1155 Addressing the collection, sharing, and selling of consumer health data. Passed Reproductive Freedom HB 1469 Concerning access to reproductive health care services and gender-affirming treatment in Washington state. The remaining bills did not pass the house of origin, so are assumed to be finished for this session. But it’s possible that some can still move based upon type of bill or leadership control.
Status Category ID Title Blocked by Rules committee Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5093 Improving climate resilience through updates to the state’s integrated climate response strategy. Blocked by Rules committee Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5057 Creating a work group to evaluate the costs of the state energy performance standard for covered commercial buildings. Blocked by Rules committee Reproductive Freedom SJR 8202 Amending the Constitution to address reproductive freedom. Blocked by Rules committee Reproductive Freedom SB 5489 Concerning access to reproductive health care services and gender-affirming treatment in Washington state. Under Rules review Affordable Housing HB 1351 Prohibiting the imposition of minimum parking requirements except under certain circumstances. Under Rules review Rent Stabilization HB 1124 Protecting tenants from excessive rent and related fees by providing at least six months’ notice for rent increases over a certain amount, allowing tenants the right to terminate a tenancy without penalty, and limiting late fees. Under Rules review Rent Stabilization HB 1389 Concerning residential rent increases under the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act Did not pass fiscal review Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5562 Supporting Washington’s clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future. Did not pass fiscal review Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5651 Concerning equity and environmental justice in the growth management act In committee Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1076 Encouraging salmon recovery through voluntary stewardship. In committee Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1123 Supporting local and tribal control of clean energy facility siting by altering the authority of the energy facility site evaluation council In committee Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1190 Concerning environmental leadership through outdoor recreation and climate adaptation investments. In committee Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5431 Requiring and funding the purchase of zero emission school buses In committee Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1423 Authorizing the department of natural resources to create and manage a trust land transfer program In committee Climate and Environmental Protection HB 1723 Concerning equity and environmental justice in the growth management act In committee Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5037 Ensuring that the Washington state energy code may not prohibit the use of natural gas in buildings. In committee Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5146 Removing regulatory restrictions on hydropower. In committee Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5167 Eliminating expedited processing of alternative energy resource facilities fueled by solar or wind energy on certain designated lands before the energy facility site evaluation council. In committee Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5168 Modernizing the energy independence act to avoid regulatory duplication and overlap with other laws. In committee Behavioral Health HB 1041 Authorizing the prescriptive authority of psychologists. In committee Behavioral Health HB 1348 Establishing behavioral health support specialists. In committee Affordable Housing HB 1517 Promoting transit-oriented development. In committee Rent Stabilization SB 5435 Concerning residential rent increases under the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act In committee Advisory Votes HB 1158 Encouraging electoral participation and making ballots more meaningful by abolishing advisory votes. In committee Advisory Votes HJR 4202 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for an automatic referendum on tax acts. In committee Firearms Safety HB 1180 Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety. In committee Firearms Safety SB 5193 Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety. In committee Firearms Safety SB 5265 Establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety. In committee Reproductive Freedom SB 5351 Addressing the collection, sharing, and selling of consumer health data. Climate and Environmental Protection SB 5057 Creating a work group to evaluate the costs of the state energy performance standard for covered commercial buildings.
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