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.
Bill Action
We cannot hold public bill signings at this time due to the extraordinary circumstances to protect the public’s health. Members of the public can view the bill signings on TVW.
Bill Action Scheduled
No bill action scheduled at this time.
Bill Action Taken
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Chamber | Description | Governor's Action | Signed Date |
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1220 | House | Relating to supporting emergency shelters and housing through local planning and development regulations. | Signed / Partial Veto | Wed, May. 12, 2021 |
1219 | House | Relating to expedited permitting and contracting for Washington state bridges deemed structurally deficient. | Signed | Mon, Jul. 6, 2015 |
1219 | House | Relating to providing cities and counties authority to use real estate excise taxes to support affordable housing and homelessness projects. | Signed / Partial Veto | Fri, Apr. 19, 2019 |
1219 | House | Relating to the appointment of counsel for youth in dependency court proceedings. | Signed | Mon, May. 10, 2021 |
1218 | House | Relating to department of fish and wildlife license suspensions. | Signed | Tue, Apr. 30, 2013 |
1218 | House | Relating to the termination of towing fees. | Signed | Thu, Apr. 20, 2017 |
1218 | House | Relating to improving the health, safety, and quality of life for residents in long-term care facilities through emergency preparedness, improvements in communications, resident information, and notice of sanctions. | Signed | Mon, May. 3, 2021 |
1216 | House | Relating to eosinophilia gastrointestinal associated disorders. | Signed | Tue, May. 7, 2013 |
1216 | House | Relating to nonfirearm measures to increase school safety and student well-being. | Signed | Thu, May. 9, 2019 |
1216 | House | Relating to urban and community forestry. | Signed | Mon, May. 10, 2021 |
1214 | House | Relating to the provision of K-12 public school safety and security services by classified staff or contractors. | Signed | Wed, Apr. 14, 2021 |
1213 | House | Relating to social worker licensing. | Signed | Wed, Apr. 24, 2013 |
1213 | House | Relating to the definition of veteran for the purposes of the county veterans assistance fund. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 31, 2016 |
1210 | House | Relating to allowing nonresident children from military families to enroll in Washington's public schools prior to arrival in the state. | Signed | Fri, Apr. 19, 2019 |
1210 | House | Relating to replacing the term "marijuana" with the term "cannabis" throughout the Revised Code of Washington. | Signed | Fri, Mar. 11, 2022 |
1209 | House | Relating to extending the program establishing Christmas tree grower licensure. | Signed | Wed, Apr. 24, 2013 |
1209 | House | Relating to municipal access to local financial services. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 22, 2018 |
1209 | House | Relating to immunity protection for nonmedical assistance. | Signed | Fri, Apr. 16, 2021 |
1208 | House | Relating to public accounting services. | Signed | Fri, Apr. 19, 2019 |
1208 | House | Relating to modifying the learning assistance program to enable school districts to focus on identifying and addressing student academic deficits in basic skills resulting from or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic by granting greater local control over, accountability for, and flexibility with program funds, and to authorize continued flexible use of program funds through the framework of the Washington integrated student supports protocol. | Signed | Wed, Apr. 21, 2021 |
1207 | House | Relating to cemetery district formation requirements. | Signed | Tue, May. 7, 2013 |
1207 | House | Relating to improving access to department of licensing issued documents by extending the issuance period of driver licenses and identicards to eight years, allowing online issuance and renewal of instruction permits, and expanding online renewal of driver licenses and identicards. | Signed | Mon, May. 3, 2021 |
1206 | House | Relating to protecting temporary workers. | Signed | Wed, Apr. 14, 2021 |
1204 | House | Relating to requiring the display of the national league of families' POW/MIA flag on certain days. | Signed | Thu, Apr. 20, 2017 |
1203 | House | Relating to exempting from public inspection and copying personal information relating to children. | Signed | Mon, May. 13, 2013 |