Washington State: 2024 Spring Legislative Roundup

The Washington State Legislature's 2024 legislative session adjourned on March 7, 2024, concluding a busy sixty-day period that saw lawmakers introduce almost 1,200 bills—on education, public safety, taxes, housing, the Lunar New Year, octopus farming, and more—with about 340 bills passing and heading to Governor Jay Inslee's desk for approval or veto. Here is a quick roundup of enacted legislation—as well as bills that did not advance—that may be particul

Quick Hits

• Washington's legislature recently concluded a productive 2024 legislative session with approximately 340 bills receiving passage by both houses and moving on to the governor's desk.
• Notable newly enacted pieces of legislation include a measure that restricts employers' ability to speak to employees on political or religious matters, a statutory expansion of the classes protected by Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, and amendments to the state's paid sick and safe leave law.