Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Javier Valdez
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1893 2019–20 |
Postsecondary student assistCreates a grant program for community and technical colleges (CTCs) to provide monetary assistance to students experiencing unforeseen emergencies or situations. | Debra Entenman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 407, Laws of 2019 |
May 21, 2019 |
| HB 2158 2019–20 |
Workforce educationEstablishes a Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 406, Laws of 2019 |
May 21, 2019 |
| HB 1225 2019–20 |
Domestic violence/law enf.Establishes requirements for law enforcement officers when responding to domestic violence calls, including standards for removal of firearms and ammunition upon probable cause to believe a crime was committed, and protocols... | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 367, Laws of 2019 |
May 13, 2019 |
| HB 1344 2019–20 |
Child care access work groupDirects the Department of Commerce to contract for a regional assessment of the child care industry to be completed by July 1, 2020. | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 368, Laws of 2019 |
May 13, 2019 |
| HB 1692 2019–20 |
Agency employees/harassmentProhibits from disclosure in response to a public records request certain records concerning state agency employees who have made a claim of workplace sexual harassment or stalking, or are named as the victim in the claim, if... | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 373, Laws of 2019 |
May 13, 2019 |
| HB 1706 2019–20 |
Subminimum wage/disabilitiesProhibits state agencies from employing persons with disabilities under subminimum wage certificates beginning July 1, 2020. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 374, Laws of 2019 |
May 13, 2019 |
| HB 1767 2019–20 |
Arrest & jail alternativesCreates a grant program administered through the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to support local initiatives to properly identify criminal justice system–involved persons with substance use disorders and... | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 378, Laws of 2019 |
May 13, 2019 |
| HB 2018 2019–20 |
Harassment/legislatureMakes it a violation of the special privileges section of the Ethics in Public Service Act for legislators or legislative branch employees to use their position to harass or sexually harass another person. | Melanie Morgan (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 383, Laws of 2019 |
May 13, 2019 |
| HB 1216 2019–20 |
School safety & well-beingRequires each educational service district to establish a Regional School Safety Center with certain duties, subject to state funding. | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 333, Laws of 2019 |
May 9, 2019 |
| HB 1406 2019–20 |
Affordable housing/sales taxAuthorizes the governing body of a county or city to impose a local sales tax, credited against the state sales tax, for affordable or supportive housing. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 338, Laws of 2019 |
May 9, 2019 |
| HB 1582 2019–20 |
Manuf./mobile home tenantsAmends the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act in a variety of ways, including increasing the notice to pay or vacate from five days to 14 days, and expressly allowing courts to limit dissemination of an unlawful... | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 342, Laws of 2019 |
May 9, 2019 |
| HB 1593 2019–20 |
UW behavioral health campusCreates the Behavioral Health Innovation and Integration campus within the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM). | Frank Chopp (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 323, Laws of 2019 |
May 9, 2019 |
| HB 1603 2019–20 |
Economic assistance programsRemoves the authority of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to permanently disqualify households from receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 343, Laws of 2019 |
May 9, 2019 |
| HB 1646 2019–20 |
Juvenile rehab. confinementExtends the maximum age of confinement for individuals convicted in adult court of a crime that was committed while under age 18 from up to age 21 to up to age 25. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 322, Laws of 2019 |
May 9, 2019 |
| HB 1696 2019–20 |
Wage and salary informationProhibits an employer from seeking the wage or salary history of an applicant or requiring that the wage or salary history meet certain criteria, with some exceptions. | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 345, Laws of 2019 |
May 9, 2019 |
| HB 1839 2019–20 |
Arena projects/taxesProvides for the deferral of state and local sales and use taxes for eligible projects that may include a qualifying arena and associated parking structures, plazas, tunnels, and public spaces, or an ice hockey practice facility. | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 347, Laws of 2019 |
May 9, 2019 |
| HB 1155 2019–20 |
Health care employeesProvides that certain hospital employees must be allowed to take uninterrupted meal and rest periods, with certain exceptions. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 296, Laws of 2019 |
May 8, 2019 |
| HB 1311 2019–20 |
College bound scholarshipAllows eligible students to sign a College Bound Scholarship (CBS) pledge in the ninth grade if the student was previously ineligible in the seventh or eighth grade as a Washington student. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 298, Laws of 2019 |
May 8, 2019 |
| HB 1578 2019–20 |
Oil transportation safetyRequires a tug escort in Rosario Strait and connected waterways to the east for laden oil tankers of between 5,000 and 40,000 deadweight tons and for articulated tug-barges and certain towed waterborne vessels of at least... | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 289, Laws of 2019 |
May 8, 2019 |
| HB 1579 2019–20 |
Chinook abundanceRequires the Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) to liberalize catch limits for bass, channel catfish, and walleye in anadromous waters of the state. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 290, Laws of 2019 |
May 8, 2019 |
| HB 1668 2019–20 |
Washington health corpsEstablishes the Washington Health Corps to encourage health care professionals to work in underserved areas by providing student loan repayment. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 302, Laws of 2019 |
May 8, 2019 |
| HB 1071 2019–20 |
Personal informationExpands the definition of "personal information" in the data breach notice laws. | Shelley Kloba (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 241, Laws of 2019 |
May 7, 2019 |
| HB 1130 2019–20 |
Pub. school language accessDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Office of the Education Ombuds to jointly convene a work group to improve meaningful, equitable access for public school students and their family members... | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 256, Laws of 2019 |
May 7, 2019 |
| HB 1149 2019–20 |
Sex. assault protect. ordersRemoves the requirement that a petitioner must allege reasonable fear of future dangerous acts when seeking a sexual assault protection order. | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 258, Laws of 2019 |
May 7, 2019 |
| HB 1379 2019–20 |
Political comm. disclosuresChanges the threshold for identifying and disclosing the top five contributors to a political advertisement sponsored by a political committee from $700 to the amount necessary to qualify as an independent expenditure, which... | Mike Pellicciotti (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 261, Laws of 2019 |
May 7, 2019 |