BILL TRACKER
Together, we can move our lawmakers to advance racial equity and improve the lives of Washington’s kids and families. This page contains details of the bills we are tracking in the 2025 legislative session which began on January 13.
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| Bill Name & Number | Position & Analysis | Status | Current Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Equity | |||
| HB 2038: Youth behavioral Health Account | Support: Create a small tax on social media companies to fund a youth behaivoral health account, which will suport the operation of state behaviorla health work groups, coordination, and a teletherapy pilot program. | Introduced | |
| HB 1834: Protecting Kids Online | Support: This bipartisan piece of legislation, developed by Children’s Alliance in partnership with the Attorney General’s Office, is critically important as we tackle the youth behavioral health crisis in Washington. Research shows that exposure to social media at a young age, especially kids under 13 who are ill-equipped to navigate it, can significantly increase risk of depression and anxiety. Limits to time of use and protections for digital privacy have been shown to be effective at improving emotional wellbeing in kids. | Dead | House Floor |
| SB 5708: Protecting Kids Online | Support: This bipartisan piece of legislation, developed by Children’s Alliance in partnership with the Attorney General’s Office, is critically important as we tackle the youth behavioral health crisis in Washington. Research shows that exposure to social media at a young age, especially kids under 13 who are ill-equipped to navigate it, can significantly increase risk of depression and anxiety. Limits to time of use and protections for digital privacy have been shown to be effective at improving emotional wellbeing in kids. | Facing Cutoff | Introduced in House |
| SB 5352: Free School Meals | Support: We support this bill because we know that nutrition and access to food during the school day is fundamental to academic success and positive development. Students cannot function at their highest capacity if they are hungry, and many children and families in our state currently live with food insecurity. Guaranteeing that all schoolchildren have free access to meals during the school day is crucial to supporting kids and families in our state and is a commonsense step toward equitably setting our kids up for success. | Dead | Senate Policy Committee |
| HB 1404: Free School Meals | Support: We support this bill because we know that nutrition and access to food during the school day is fundamental to academic success and positive development. Students cannot function at their highest capacity if they are hungry, and many children and families in our state currently live with food insecurity. Guaranteeing that all schoolchildren have free access to meals during the school day is crucial to supporting kids and families in our state and is a commonsense step toward equitably setting our kids up for success. | Dead | House Fiscal Committee |
| Early learning | |||
| HB 1351: ECEAP Age Requirements | Support: Allows children who are eligible for the Early Childhood Edcuation and Assistance Program (ECEAP) to enroll in an available slot after their third birthday, rather than waiting for the next school year. | Alive | Senate Policy Committee |
| SB 5500: Cost of Quality Care | Support: Provides more accountability in future funding conversations by tranistioning how the Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) subsidy remimbursement rates are measured. Whereas the current system determines rates based on tuition for families who pay privately, the Cost of Quality Care measure would help to identify the gap between current rates and the actual cost of high quality child care. | Dead | Senate Rules Committee |
| SB 5297: Early Learning Facilities Fund | Support: Improves accessibility to the Early Learning Facilities Fund to help providers access resources they need to provide safe spaces for children to learn and play | Alive | House Fiscal Committee |
| HB 1314: Early Learning Facilities Fund | Support: Improves accessibility to the Early Learning Facilities Fund to help providers access resources they need to provide safe spaces for children to learn and play | Alive | Senate Rules Committee |
| SB 5752: Timelines and Funding Status for Early Learning Programs | Delays timelines for Fair Start for Kids Act (FSKA) commitments, including ECEAP entitlement and Working Connections Child Care eligibility expansion. The current bill would position early ECEAP, along with all auxilliary FSKA components as subject to appropriations. | Alive | House Policy Committee |
| Economic Justice | |||
| SB 5797: Intangible Asset Property Tax | %1 tax on financial intangibles valued over $50 million. | Alive | Senate Fiscal Committee |