Senate advances a broad set of bills on housing, education, food security and energy; multiple measures declared passed

The Washington State Senate on the floor considered and declared passed a large number of bills spanning language access, housing, education policy, food security, renewable energy tax policy and more.

Notable actions include:

- Substitute House Bill 2475 (language access): Senator Valdez outlined that the bill directs the Office of Equity to develop uniform guidelines for agencies to deliver language‑accessible programs and requires agency reporting to the Office of Equity and the Office of Financial Management. The bill was advanced and declared passed.

- Substitute House Bill 2452 (manufactured/mobile home notice conformity): Senator Gaynor said the bill aligns notice procedures in the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord–Tenant Act with recent changes to unlawful‑detainer notice delivery; the Senate passed the bill.

- Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1795 (restraint/isolation in K–12): After committee striking amendments and floor debate about definitions and training, the striking amendment as amended was adopted and the bill was advanced and declared passed.

- House Bill 1796 (school district authority to contract indebtedness): The Ways and Means striking amendment was adopted to clarify levy usage and a two‑year delay for state construction assistance; the bill passed.

- Engross Substitute House Bill 2238 (food security and coordination): Sponsors described Department of Agriculture convening partners across food systems and reporting a statewide strategy; the bill was passed.

- Engross Third Substitute House Bill 1960 (renewable energy tax/excise): The striking amendment moves certain large renewable projects into an excise‑tax framework to prevent a property‑tax shift onto local residents and dedicates funds for transition grants; the amendment and bill were adopted.

Across the floor session many other bills were read, amended and advanced; multiple roll‑call tallies were recorded on the transcript. For authoritative vote counts, consult the official Senate journal or the Secretary of the Senate roll‑call records.