Washington State Legislative Process Overview
Explore the legislative process in Washington state, from how bills become laws to key statistics on bill outcomes. Learn about the introduction, committee assignment, and policy evaluation stages, and discover topics such as GMO food labeling, tribal schools, and more. Gain insights into the journey of bills through committees and the varying outcomes they may face.
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w a s h i n g t o n s t a t e l e g i s l a t u r e HOW BILLS HOW BILLS BECOME LAW BECOME LAW c i v i c e d u c a t i o n p r o g ra m s
w a s h i n g t o n s t a t e l e g i s l a t u r e HOW BILLS HOW BILLS BECOME LAW BECOME LAW AND MANY WAYS THEY DON T AND MANY WAYS THEY DON T c i v i c e d u c a t i o n p r o g ra m s
BILL OUTCOMES 2013-2014 4118 House Senate Total 2155 1963 635 329 306 29 15 14 Bills Introduced Bills Passed Vetoed/Partially Veto
out of every bills introduced becomes law
hospital employee breaks Christmas tree farms beekeeping 1 DRAFTING GMO food labeling GMO food labeling ambulance seatbelts sewer districts crab fishing small business assistance tribal schools trespass notices trespass notices mint growers fingerprinting taxes eminent domain prison construction covering highway loads digital privacy oil trains education funding marijuana licenses minimum wage teacher evaluation gun control bridge safety rural libraries transparency Seahawks license plates alcohol in theaters mental health care idea study writing plastic bag ban hospital employee breaks GMO food labeling digital privacy eminent domain tribal schools ambulance seatbelts trespass notices
H H H 1a DRAFTING sponsors dropped S H S S HOPPER HB1152 HB1134 HB2180 HB2255 SB5620 SB5048 SB6583
2 INTRODUCTION first reading committee assignment HB1152 HB1134 HB2180 HB2255 SB5620 SB5048 SB6583 House Labor & Workforce Senate Higher Education House Education Senate Law & Justice House Tech. & Econ. Dev. Senate Agriculture House Transportation
3 POLICY COMMITTEE HB1152 HB1134 HB2180 HB2255 SB5620 SB5048 SB6583 hearing testimony amendments voting Not heard Not heard Heard, not voted Passed, referred to appropriations Passed, referred to appropriations Passed, referred to Rules Passed, referred to appropriations
3a FISCAL COMMITTEE $ HB1152 HB1134 HB2180 HB2255 SB5620 SB5048 SB6583 (no fiscal hearing needed) hearing testimony amendments voting Passed, referred to Rules Passed, referred to Rules Passed, referred to Rules Referred to Rules
4 RULES COMMITTEE gatekeeping Review Calendar/ White Sheet House Senate Consideration Calendar/ Green Sheet HB1152 HB1134 HB2255 SB 5048 House Senate HB1134 HB2255 SB 5048 pulls X Floor Calendar Senate House SB 5048 HB1134 HB2255
5 FLOOR ACTION second reading amendments debate third reading final passage HB1134 HB2255SB5048 PASSED HOUSE 85:12 PASSED HOUSE 58:40 PASSED SENATE 31:17
6 OPPOSITE CHAMBER repeat process HB1134 HB2255SB5048 Died in Senate committee PASSED SENATE with amendments PASSED HOUSE with amendments
7 RECONCILING negotiation concurrence conference HB1134 H SB5048 S H S * * House concurred in Senate amendments Senate concurred in House amendments PASSED LEGISLATURE
8 GOVERNOR HB1134 SB5048 partial veto sign veto SIGNED VETO
9 IT S A LAW! 1134 S2.SL AN ACT Relating to state-tribal education compact schools http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Seal_of_Washington.svg/1105px-Seal_of_Washington.svg.png
