Bill Tracking List

Below is a selection of bills CAPAA is tracking that may be of interest to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. For further bill information, visit the Legislature’s website and enter in the corresponding bill number.

Budget Bills

Bill Title Brief Description Status Original
Sponsor
Last
RollCall
ESSB 6032 Supp. operating budget Making 2018 supplemental operating appropriations. C 299 L 18 Rolfes 25-24-0-0
SSB 6090 Capital budget 2017-2019 Concerning the capital budget. C 2 L 18 Frockt 95-1-0-2
ESSB 6095 Supplemental capital budget Concerning the supplemental capital budget. C 298 L 18 Frockt 49-0-0-0

Civil Rights & Justice

Bill Title Brief Description Status Original
Sponsor
Last
RollCall
2SHB 1298 Job applicants/arrests, etc. Prohibiting employers from asking about arrests or convictions before an applicant is determined otherwise qualified for a position. C 38 L 18 Ortiz-Self 52-44-0-2
2SHB 1506 Workplaces/gender pay equity Addressing workplace practices to achieve gender pay equity. C 116 L 18 Senn 70-28-0-0
E2SHB 1783 Legal financial obligations Concerning legal financial obligations. C 269 L 18 Holy 83-15-0-0
E2SHB 1889 Corrections ombuds, creating Creating an office of the corrections ombuds. C 270 L 18 Pettigrew 79-19-0-0
HB 1939 Cesar Chavez day Recognizing the thirty-first day of March as Cesar Chavez day. C 307 L 18 Hudgins 35-14-0-0
SHB 2308 Civil legal aid Concerning civil legal aid. C 21 L 18 Jinkins 48-0-0-1
SHB 2514 Discriminatory covenants Regarding discriminatory provisions found in written instruments related to real property. C 65 L 18 Kilduff 48-1-0-0
ESHB 3003 Law enforcement Concerning law enforcement. C 10 L 18 Goodman 25-24-0-0
SB 6145 Civil service qualifications Addressing civil service qualifications. C 32 L 18 Saldaña 84-14-0-0
2SSB 6245 Spoken language interpreters Concerning spoken language interpreter services. C 253 L 18 Saldaña 32-16-1-0
SB 6408 Body worn cameras Regulating body worn cameras. C 285 L 18 Padden 95-2-0-1

Education

Bill Title Brief Description Status Original
Sponsor
Last
RollCall
3SHB 1169 Student loan assistance Enacting the student opportunity, assistance, and relief act. C 199 L 18 Orwall 80-16-0-2
2SHB 1293 College bound sch./approval Eliminating the parent or guardian approval requirement for the college bound scholarship pledge. C 12 L 18 Ortiz-Self 41-8-0-0
2SHB 1377 Student mental health Improving students’ mental health by enhancing nonacademic professional services. C 200 L 18 Ortiz-Self 64-34-0-0
2SHB 1433 Tuition/activities fees Decoupling services and activities fees from tuition. C 202 L 18 Stambaugh 41-8-0-0
E3SHB 1488 Higher ed opportunities Expanding higher education opportunities for certain students. C 204 L 18 Hansen 59-37-0-2
2ESHB 1508 Student meals & nutrition Promoting student health and readiness through meal and nutrition programs. C 8 L 18 Stonier 87-8-0-3
E2SHB 1600 Career and college readiness Increasing the career and college readiness of public school students. C 206 L 18 Santos 48-0-0-1
SHB 2686 High school and beyond plans Concerning high school and beyond plans. C 229 L 18 Ortiz-Self 37-12-0-0
SSB 6388 Paraeducators Concerning paraeducators. C 153 L 18 Mullet 48-1-0-0
SSB 6419 Early childhood ed & assist Concerning access to the Washington early childhood education and assistance program. C 155 L 18 Rolfes 48-1-0-0
SHB 2748 Learning assistance program Modifying the learning assistance program. H Rules 3C Santos 48-1-0-0

Government

Bill Title Brief Description Status Original
Sponsor
Last
RollCall
SB 5020 State diversity commissions Concerning certain state ethnic and cultural diversity commissions. C 143 L 18 Hasegawa 47-0-1-1
EHB 2759 Women’s commission Establishing the Washington state women’s commission. C 98 L 18 Doglio 50-47-0-1

Health and Human Services

Bill Title Brief Description Status Original
Sponsor
Last
RollCall
E3SHB 1482 WorkFirst poverty reduction Establishing the legislative-executive WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight task force. C 126 L 18 Sawyer 41-7-0-1
E2SHB 1570 Homeless housing & assist. Concerning access to homeless housing and assistance. C 85 L 18 Macri 54-42-0-2
SHB 2016 Incarcerated women/midwifery Concerning midwifery and doula services for incarcerated women. C 41 L 18 DeBolt 48-0-1-0
E2SHB 2578 Housing options Ensuring housing options. C 66 L 18 Riccelli 67-31-0-0
E2SHB 2779 Children mental health serv. Improving access to mental health services for children and youth. C 175 L 18 Senn 88-10-0-0
SSB 5683 Pacific Islander health care Concerning health care for Pacific Islanders residing in Washington under a compact of free association. C 161 L 18 Saldaña 44-5-0-0
SSB 6048 Tobacco & vapor products/age Concerning the age of individuals at which sale or distribution of tobacco and vapor products may be made. S Ways & Means Kuderer  
E2SHB 1054 Tobacco & vapor products/age Protecting youth from tobacco products and vapor products by increasing the minimum legal age of sale of tobacco and vapor products. H Rules 3C Harris 63-35-0-0

Voting & Voter Rights

Bill Title Brief Description Status Original
Sponsor
Last
RollCall
2SHB 1513 Youth voter reg. info. Collecting youth voter registration sign up information. C 109 L 18 Bergquist 27-22-0-0
E2SHB 2595 Automatic voter registration Concerning procedures in order to automatically register citizens to vote. C 110 L 18 Hudgins 50-48-0-0
SHB 2887 County commissioner election Addressing county commissioner elections. C 301 L 18 Riccelli 81-15-0-2
ESSB 6002 Voting rights act Enacting the Washington voting rights act of 2018. C 113 L 18 Saldaña 29-20-0-0
SSB 6021 Voter registration period Extending the period for voter registration. C 112 L 18 Kuderer 50-48-0-0