Governor Bob Ferguson signed 35 bills into Washington law, covering topics such as communicable disease outbreak response and reducing the criminal element in gambling. Some of the bills include requiring public health responses to be guided by science, prohibiting military forces from other states from entering Washington without permission, and amending laws to clarify support for children exposed to violence. Other bills address topics such as identifying emergency shelters that accept pets, redacting certain information in public records obtained by the Gambling Commission, and imposing exceptional sentences for certain offenses.

Additional bills signed into law include establishing a work group to recruit large animal veterinarians, adding a student member to the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, and expanding coverage requirements for prosthetic limbs or orthotic braces. Other bills focus on consumer protections for post-secondary students, extending the expiration date of the Pesticide Application Safety Committee, and allowing certain healthcare professionals to participate in well-being programs. The bills aim to address a wide range of issues and improve various aspects of Washington state law.