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Votes at a glance: Bills the Senate advanced on Feb. 28
Summary
The Senate passed a batch of bills on the consent calendar and by roll call during the Feb. 28 floor session; this roundup lists each bill, the floor outcome and a one-line description of the subject matter.
Key bills and floor outcomes from the Feb. 28 Washington Senate floor session:
- Engrossed House Bill 2,294 — Prohibit restrictive covenants limiting grocery/pharmacy replacements. Final passage: 35-14 (declared passed).
- House Bill 2,554 — Recognizing tribal fishing treaty rights and promoting state-tribal cooperative agreements. Final passage: 47-2 (declared passed).
- Substitute Senate Bill 6,260 — Education efficiencies and program adjustments (included amendment 0844 changing bus depreciation and funding multipliers). Final passage: 25-24 (declared passed).
- Engross Substitute House Bill 2,557 — Special education evaluation report timelines and parent review. Final passage: 49-0 (declared passed).
- House Bill 2,632 — Modernize terminology referring to individuals who are not U.S. citizens (replace certain uses of "alien" with "noncitizen"). Final passage: 31-18 (declared passed).
- Substitute Senate Bill 6,355 — Create Washington Electric Transmission Authority. Final passage: 30-19 (declared passed).
- Substitute House Bill 2,539 — Increase indigent threshold for incarcerated individuals' institutional accounts from ~$25 to $100 and automatic adjusts. Final passage: 30-18 (declared passed).
- Engross Substitute House Bill 2,165 — False identification as a peace officer (aligning with impersonation statutes). Final passage: 30-18 (declared passed).
- Senate Bill 6,006 — Exempt food banks from certain retail sales tax extensions. Final passage: 48-0 (declared passed).
- Engross Substitute House Bill 2,303 — Prohibit employers from requiring microchip implants for employees. Final passage: 48-0 (declared passed).
This list excludes several technical committee amendments and non-substantive consent items described on the floor. For each listed bill, the floor remarks and votes recorded on Feb. 28 provide the authoritative record of the Senate action.
