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
Bill Number | Chamber | Description | Governor's Action | Signed Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
2033 | House | Relating to safety measures for fire department vehicles and other vehicles using lights or other signals in emergency or work zones. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 31, 2022 |
2037 | House | Relating to modifying the standard for use of force by peace officers, but only with respect to providing that physical force may be used to the extent necessary, clarifying that deadly force may be used in the face of an immediate threat, clarifying that physical force may be used to protect against a criminal offense when there is probable cause that a person has committed or is committing the offense, authorizing the use of physical force to prevent a person from fleeing a temporary in. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 17, 2022 |
2046 | House | Relating to ethics in public service rules governing certain legislative activity. | Signed | Fri, Mar. 11, 2022 |
2050 | House | Relating to repealing requirements for parent payment of the cost of their child's support, treatment, and confinement. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 24, 2022 |
2051 | House | Relating to providing short-term disaster recovery financial assistance to agricultural producers. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 31, 2022 |
2057 | House | Relating to strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion in the state patrol workforce. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 24, 2022 |
2058 | House | Relating to the preservation and protection of facilities owned by the state parks and recreation commission that are listed on the Washington heritage register or the national register of historic places. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 24, 2022 |
2061 | House | Relating to adding permanently affordable housing to the definition of public improvements. | Signed | Fri, Mar. 11, 2022 |
2064 | House | Relating to security deposits and damages arising out of residential tenancies. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 17, 2022 |
2068 | House | Relating to creating the imagination library of Washington program. | Signed | Fri, Mar. 11, 2022 |
2074 | House | Relating to fees collected from out-of-state residents who register off-road vehicles in Washington. | Signed | Fri, Mar. 11, 2022 |
2075 | House | Relating to establishing service requirements for the department of social and health services. | Vetoed | Thu, Mar. 31, 2022 |
2076 | House | Relating to rights and obligations of transportation network company drivers and transportation network companies. | Signed / Partial Veto | Thu, Mar. 31, 2022 |
2078 | House | Relating to establishing the outdoor school for all program. | Signed | Wed, Mar. 23, 2022 |
2096 | House | Relating to the working families' tax exemption, also known as the working families tax credit. | Signed | Fri, Mar. 11, 2022 |
2099 | House | Relating to improving tax administration by waiving penalties and imposing interest in certain situations involving delayed tax payments, and by extending a statute of limitations period for certain egregious tax crimes. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 31, 2022 |
2124 | House | Relating to extending collective bargaining to legislative employees by creating the office of state legislative labor relations that will consider issues of the subjects of bargaining, the employees for whom collective bargaining would be appropriate, who would provide negotiation services, which entities would be considered the employer, definitions of relevant terms, coalition bargaining, grievance procedures, procedures for disciplinary actions, procedures related to certifying exclus. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 31, 2022 |
5002 | Senate | Relating to the state auditor's duties and procedures. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 24, 2022 |
5017 | Senate | Relating to clarifying school district procurement requirements for personal service contracts for construction management, value engineering, constructibility review, and building commissioning. | Vetoed | Thu, Mar. 31, 2022 |
5042 | Senate | Relating to the effective date of certain actions taken under the growth management act. | Signed | Wed, Mar. 30, 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 |
5085 | Senate | Relating to modifying the alternative fuel vehicle fee for electric motorcycles. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 24, 2022 |
5196 | Senate | Relating to how the legislature may convene a special session. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 24, 2022 |
5245 | Senate | Relating to the safety of crime victims. | Signed | Thu, Mar. 17, 2022 |
5252 | Senate | Relating to school district consultation with local tribes. | Signed | Fri, Mar. 4, 2022 |