Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Javier Valdez
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2024 2021–22 |
SR 520 sales tax deferralExtends the deferral period from five years to 24 years, for sales and use taxes associated with the State Route 520 bridge replacement and high-occupancy vehicle project. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 144, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 24, 2022 |
| HB 2050 2021–22 |
Parent pay/child detentionRepeals the requirement for parents or other legally obligated persons to pay a portion of the cost of their child's support, treatment, and confinement in Department of Children, Youth, and Family's Juvenile Rehabilitation... | Kirsten Harris-Talley (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 145, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 24, 2022 |
| HB 2057 2021–22 |
State patrol workforceRequires the Governor's Office of Equity to provide oversight of the Washington State Patrol's (WSP) development and ongoing implementation of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Recruitment and Retention plan... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 146, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 24, 2022 |
| HB 1153 2021–22 |
Language access in schoolsRequires school districts, charter schools, the state School for the Blind, and the Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth (education entities) to collect data on language access and language access services. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 107, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 23, 2022 |
| HB 1590 2021–22 |
Enrollment stabilizationProvides enrollment stabilization amounts in the 2021-22 school year equal to 50 percent of the difference in combined state revenues using 2019-20 enrollment and 2021-22 enrollment if a local education agency's combined state... | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 23, 2022 |
| HB 1630 2021–22 |
Weapons/certain meetingsProhibits the knowing open carry and possession of firearms and other prohibited weapons on to or in school areas and areas of facilities while being used for official meetings of a school district board of directors and... | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 106, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 23, 2022 |
| HB 1699 2021–22 |
Work in retirement/schoolsProvides retirees in the Public Employees' Retirement System, the School Employees' Retirement System, and the Teachers' Retirement System the opportunity to continue receiving retirement benefits while working for a school... | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 23, 2022 |
| HB 1705 2021–22 |
Untraceable gunsRestricts the manufacture, assembly, sale, transfer, purchase, possession, transport, and receipt of untraceable firearms. | Liz Berry (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 105, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 23, 2022 |
| HB 1876 2021–22 |
Ballot measures/impact disclRequires a public investment impact disclosure (disclosure) to appear on the ballot as part of the ballot title for state ballot measures that affect taxes or fees and cause a net change in state revenue. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 114, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 23, 2022 |
| HB 1642 2021–22 |
National guard ed. grantsModifies eligibility requirements and the award amount for the Washington National Guard Postsecondary Education Grant program. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 17, 2022 |
| HB 1716 2021–22 |
Ballot casting locationsRequires that county auditors open a voting center during a special election only when the county is conducting a special election. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 69, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 17, 2022 |
| HB 1744 2021–22 |
Cancer care collaborativesStates that a comprehensive cancer center that enters into a collaborative arrangement with an institution of higher education is not a state agency or state employer, and the employees of such comprehensive cancer center are... | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 71, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 17, 2022 |
| HB 1765 2021–22 |
Health benefit ex./B&O taxMakes the business and occupation tax exemption for health benefit exchanges permanent. | Frank Chopp (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 73, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 17, 2022 |
| HB 1851 2021–22 |
Abortion careGrants specific statutory authorization for physician assistants, advanced registered nurse practitioners, and certain other health care providers acting within their scopes of practice to perform abortions. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 65, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 17, 2022 |
| HB 1051 2021–22 |
Board of regents/facultyAdds a full-time or emeritus faculty member to the board of regents at the University of Washington and Washington State University. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 12, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| HB 1619 2021–22 |
Appliance efficiencyEstablishes new energy efficiency standards for air purifiers, commercial ovens, and electric vehicle supply equipment, beginning January 1, 2024. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 19, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| HB 1793 2021–22 |
Electric vehicles/HOAsProhibits an association of unit owners in a common interest community from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) within the boundaries of an owner's... | David Hackney (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 27, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| HB 1894 2021–22 |
Juvenile diversion/periodAllows a juvenile diversion agreement to be extended by six months at the request of a juvenile. | Kirsten Harris-Talley (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 34, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| HB 2061 2021–22 |
Public improvements/housingClarifies that "public improvements" for the purposes of community revitalization financing include permanently affordable housing. | Timm Ormsby (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 38, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| HB 2068 2021–22 |
Imagination libraryRequires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to select a qualified nonprofit organization physically located in Washington to create and operate the Imagination Library of Washington Program that would contract... | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 39, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| HB 1141 2021–22 |
Death w/ dignity act accessAllows advanced registered nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and osteopathic physician assistants to perform the duties of a physician under the Death with Dignity Act (act). | Skyler Rude (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1453 2021–22 |
Voters' pamphletsRequires that people appointed by the legislative authority of a jurisdiction to write arguments for and against ballot measures in local voters' pamphlets reside within the jurisdictional boundaries. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1620 2021–22 |
Extreme weather eventsRequires the Military Department to develop and implement an extreme weather response grant program, subject to appropriations, to assist with the costs of responding to community needs during periods of extremely hot or cold... | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1659 2021–22 |
Higher education grantsExpands the Washington College Grant (WCG) program by modifying the income eligibility thresholds and award levels. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1687 2021–22 |
College bound scholar./GPAEliminates the grade point average requirement for all students other than those seeking direct admission to a public or private four-year institution of higher education. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |