Bill Action

Members of the public can view the bill signings on TVW. 

Bill Action Scheduled

No bill action scheduled at this time.

 

Bill Action Taken

Bill Number Chamber Description Governor's Action Signed Datesort descending
5539 Senate Relating to state funding for educational service districts. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5548 Senate Relating to the uniform unregulated child custody transfer act. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5558 Senate Relating to the bistate governance of interstate toll bridges owned by local governments. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5565 Senate Relating to allowing fire districts and regional fire authorities to carry out certain treasurer functions. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5590 Senate Relating to eliminating the 2022 expiration date of the marine resources advisory council. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5678 Senate Relating to energy transformation, nonemitting electric generation, and renewable resource project analysis and declaratory orders. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5713 Senate Relating to providing a property tax exemption for limited equity cooperative housing. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5736 Senate Relating to partial hospitalizations and intensive outpatient treatment services for minors. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5749 Senate Relating to rent payments made by residential and manufactured housing community tenants. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5750 Senate Relating to designating the Washington state leadership board a trustee of the state of Washington. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5756 Senate Relating to establishing the semiquincentennial committee. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5785 Senate Relating to transitional food assistance. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5787 Senate Relating to the linked deposit program. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5838 Senate Relating to providing a monthly diaper subsidy for parents or other caregivers receiving temporary assistance for needy families. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5862 Senate Relating to technical changes to the commercial property assessed clean energy and resiliency program. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5895 Senate Relating to timing restrictions for remedial action grants to local government. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5898 Senate Relating to the use of vehicle-related fees to fulfill certain state general obligation bonds. Signed Thu, Mar. 17, 2022
5078 Senate Relating to establishing firearms-related safety measures to increase public safety by prohibiting the manufacture, possession, distribution, importation, selling, offering for sale, purchasing, or transfer of large capacity magazines, by allowing continued possession of large capacity magazines limited to possession prior to, and inheritance on or after, the effective date of this act, subject to certain restrictions on the ability to sell or transfer such large capacity magazines and pe. Signed Wed, Mar. 23, 2022
1705 House Relating to limiting ghost guns, including untraceable firearms and untraceable unfinished frames and receivers that can be used to manufacture or assemble untraceable firearms, with exceptions for licensed federal firearm manufacturers, dealers, and importers, and firearms that have been rendered permanently inoperable, are antiques, or were manufactured before 1968. Signed Wed, Mar. 23, 2022
1630 House Relating to establishing restrictions on the possession of weapons in certain locations. Signed Wed, Mar. 23, 2022
1153 House Relating to language access in public schools. Signed / Partial Veto Wed, Mar. 23, 2022
1590 House Relating to enrollment stabilization funding to address enrollment declines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Signed Wed, Mar. 23, 2022
1664 House Relating to prototypical school formulas for physical, social, and emotional support in schools. Signed Wed, Mar. 23, 2022
1699 House Relating to permitting individuals retired from the public employees retirement system, the teachers retirement system, and the school employees retirement system additional opportunities to work for a school district for up to 1,040 hours per school year while in receipt of pension benefits until July 1, 2025. Signed Wed, Mar. 23, 2022
1833 House Relating to establishing an electronic option for the submission of household income information required for participation in school meals and programs. Signed Wed, Mar. 23, 2022

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Bill Action FAQs

When does a bill reach the governor’s desk?

Before the governor signs a bill, it must first be signed in open session in both the Senate and House. Once the house speaker and senate president sign the bill, it’s delivered to the governor’s office. This process can take several days following the passage of a bill by the Legislature.

How long does the governor have to sign a bill?

Bills that are delivered to the governor more than five days before the Legislature adjourns have five days to be acted on. Bills that are delivered fewer than five days before the Legislature adjourns have 20 days to be acted on by the governor.

How are the five days and the 20 days counted?

Both are counted as calendar days, not business days. Sundays are not counted, but Saturdays and state holidays are counted.

How are bills scheduled for action, whether they are five-day or 20-day bills?

The governor’s office schedules bill signings. Often they are signed in the governor’s office in the order they are received; however:

  • Bills may be grouped together by issue or location. For example, several education bills may be signed at the same time or bills affecting a region of the state may be signed together in that region.
  • Legislators can request a specific date for signing.
How do I find out when a bill is going to be signed?

The bill action schedule and memos are posted on this website above. Always double check the bill action schedule on the day of your bill signing as sometimes bills may be held at the last minute for further consideration.

 

I’d like to attend a bill signing. What do I need to know?
  • The bill action notice gives the location and time of the bill signing. Possible locations include:
    • Governor’s Conference Room on the second floor of the Legislative Building
    • State Reception Room on the third floor of the Legislative Building
    • Off-site locations around the state
  • Capitol Campus building map is available here.
  • Parking information for the Capitol Campus is available here.
  • There are often large groups at bill signings so when you arrive, we ask that you find your bill number and line up in the hallway. Our staff will call groups into the conference room when their bill is being signed.
  • Children are welcome. Service animals only are also allowed in the office.
  • During the signing, guests should form a group behind the governor. The spots immediately to the governor’s left and right are reserved for the legislators who sponsored the bill. After the governor gives brief remarks, a photographer will take a group photo available for purchase here. The bill signings are also recorded and available for viewing on tvw.org.
  • After the photos, our staff will pass out ceremonial pens to commemorate the signing.
  • Guests should then exit the conference room through the rear door.

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