From the ATU Legislative Council of Washington State

It has been quite a whirlwind for the 2025 WA State Legislative Session.

With this being a long session and the focus being on the state budget, deficient funding

is under the gun.

March 24, 2025, is the drop date to see what the state plans on doing for funding.

The Bills that we are watching are:

HB 1923 - 2025-26

Increasing the availability of passenger-only ferries by establishing the mosquito fleet act.

Sponsors: Nance, Berry, Fitzgibbon, Simmons, Richards, Thomas, Scott, Parshley, Pollet, Shavers, Davis

HB 1989 - 2025-26

Concerning assaults committed against transit employees or contractors.

Sponsors: Rule, Salahuddin, Zahn, Walen, Santos, Parshley, Pollet, Bronoske, Fosse

SB 5716 - 2025-26

Expanding the locations where a person can be guilty of unlawful transit conduct to include the Washington state ferries.

Sponsors: Krishnadasan, Chapman, Cortes, Hasegawa, Liias

Companion Bill: HB 1616

HB 1921 - 2025-26

Establishing new sources of transportation revenue based on motor vehicle use of public roadways.

Sponsors: Fey, Ramel, Wylie, Ormsby, Parshley, Zahn, Macri

Companion Bill: SB 5726

HB 1980 - 2025-26

Allowing certain private employer transportation services to use certain public transportation facilities.

Sponsors: Zahn, Salahuddin, Parshley, Springer, Timmons, Street, Berg, Leavitt, Thai, Low

HB 1418 - 2025-26

Adding two voting members that are transit users to the governing body of public transportation benefit areas.

Sponsors: Timmons, Ramel, Duerr, Simmons, Parshley, Reed, Doglio, Pollet, Hill, Donaghy

HB 1491 - 2025-26

Promoting transit-oriented housing development.

Sponsors: Reed, Richards, Berry, Duerr, Cortes, Doglio, Ryu, Fitzgibbon,

 Alvarado, Davis, Ramel, Parshley, Mena, Peterson, Nance, Macri, Fosse, 

Kloba, Ormsby, Scott, Pollet, Hill, Obras, Simmons

HB 1524 - 2025-26

Concerning workplace standards and requirements applicable to employers of isolated employees.

Sponsors: Obras, Scott, Fosse, Hill, Gregerson, Reed, Berry, Parshley, Salahuddin, Peterson, Simmons, Ormsby, 

Macri, Pollet