LEGISLATURE 2023-24: Bills Sponsored by Sen. Ron Muzzall – Feb. 4, 2024 Update (VIP)

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State Senator Ron Muzzall (R-Oak Harbor)

The following is a list of bills proposed in the 2023-24 legislative session for which Sen. Ron Muzzall (R-Oak Harbor) is the prime sponsor. You can follow these bills at this link. For each bill, we have provided a link to the bill’s tracking page, the brief description of the bill, the first paragraph of the bill itself, and the latest update on the bill’s status. We will update this weekly during the legislative session.

Action this week

SB 5667 Forestry riparian easements:
Feb. 2, 2024 – Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means
SB 5802 Nursing rate calculation:
Feb. 3, 2024 – Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means
Feb. 3, 2024 – Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means
Feb. 5, 2024 – Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means
SB 5815 Physician assistant compact:
Feb. 5, 2024 – First reading, referred to House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee
SB 5821 Audio-only telemedicine:
Jan. 30, 2024 – Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
SB 5880 MRI technologists:
Feb. 1, 2024 – 1st substitute bill substituted.
Feb. 1, 2024 – Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb. 1, 2024 – Senate: Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Feb. 5, 2024 – First reading, referred to House Health Care & Wellness Committee
SB 6020 Nonspot shrimp pot license:
Jan. 29, 2024 – Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks
Jan. 29, 2024 – AWNP – Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan. 30, 2024 – Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
SB 6036 Agriculture pests & diseases:
Feb. 1, 2024 – Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means
Feb. 5, 2024 – Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means

Status of all bills

BillTitleStatusDate
5880MRI technologistsS Passed 3rd02/01/2024
5821Audio-only telemedicineS 2nd Reading01/30/2024
6020Nonspot shrimp pot licenseS Rules 201/30/2024
5802Nursing rate calculationS Ways & Means01/26/2024
5815Physician assistant compactS Passed 3rd01/24/2024
5580Maternal health outcomesH HC/Wellness01/22/2024
6036Agriculture pests & diseasesS Ways & Means01/19/2024
5621Finfish worker displacementS Rules X01/17/2024
5667Forestry riparian easementsS Ways & Means01/12/2024
5022Drug testing equipmentS Rules X01/08/2024
5814Cancer drugs coverageS Health & Long01/08/2024
5822Physicians health prg. feesS Health & Long01/08/2024
5844Dilapidated RV disposalS Environment, E01/08/2024
5845Military housing taxationS Ways & Means01/08/2024
5926Medicaid/continuous coverageS Health & Long01/08/2024
5942Lead testing/MedicaidS Health & Long01/08/2024
6019Pharmacist prescriptive authS Health & Long01/08/2024
5748Senior living meals/taxS Rules X01/08/2024
5581Maternal support servicesGovernor signed05/11/2023
5103Medicaid patients/dischargeGovernor signed05/04/2023
5341WA food & ag. productsGovernor signed05/04/2023
5433Derelict aquatic structuresGovernor signed05/01/2023
5036Audio-only telemedicineGovernor signed03/30/2023
5756Fuel tax suspensionS Transportation02/23/2023
5639LTSS trust exemptions/recertS Labor & Comm01/31/2023
5646Unattended children/vehicleS Law & Justice01/31/2023
5219Counseling compactS Health & Long01/10/2023
5044PT & OT service corporationsS Health & Long01/09/2023

Status guide

StatusMeaning
Governor signedThe governor has signed this bill; it is now law.
H HC/WellnessReferred to the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness
S 2nd ReadingPlaced on second reading by Senate Rules Committee.
S Ag/Water/NaturReferred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks
S Environment, EReferred to the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology
S Health & LongReferred to the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care
S Labor & CommReferred to the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce
S Law & JusticeReferred to the Senate Committee on Law & Justice
S Passed 3rdPassed on third reading by the Senate
S Rules 2Returned to the Senate Rules Committee for second reading
S Rules XPlaced in the Senate Rules Committee’s “X” file; unlikely to advance during this session.
S TransportationReferred to the Senate Committee on Transportation
S Ways & MeansReferred to the Senate Committee on Ways & Means
  • February 4, 2024