Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Julio Cortes
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1563 2025–26 |
Prescribed fire claimsCreates a prescribed fire claims fund pilot program. | Adam Bernbaum (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 21, 2025 |
| HB 1747 2025–26 |
Job applicants and employeesChanges the circumstances under which an employer is prohibited from obtaining information about an applicant's criminal history record under the Washington Fair Chance Act. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 71, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 21, 2025 |
| HB 1821 2025–26 |
Interested party/prev. wageRequires an employer's certified payroll records to be provided to an "interested party" for purposes of enforcing prevailing wage requirements. | Julio Cortes (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 99, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 21, 2025 |
| HB 1858 2025–26 |
Deed of trust assignment/feeRemoves the exemption for assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust from the $183 housing and homelessness document recording surcharge. | Shaun Scott (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 21, 2025 |
| HB 1879 2025–26 |
Hospital worker breaksAllows a hospital employer and employee to mutually agree to waive a meal or rest period and the timing of those periods, subject to certain conditions. | Brianna Thomas (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 101, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 21, 2025 |
| HB 1205 2025–26 |
Forged digital likenessExpands the conduct that constitutes Criminal Impersonation in the second degree to include the knowing distribution of a forged digital likeness. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 51, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 16, 2025 |
| HB 1490 2025–26 |
Background checksAdds specificity and definitions to the provisions outlining the current roles and circumstances that require a fingerprint-based background check. | Edwin Obras (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 46, Laws of 2025 |
Apr 16, 2025 |
| HB 1368 2023–24 |
Zero emission school busesRequires the Department of Ecology to administer the Zero-Emission School Bus Grant Program, and prioritize grants to school districts serving communities overburdened with air pollution and with buses manufactured prior to 2007. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 345, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1905 2023–24 |
Equal pay/protected classesAmends the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act to prohibit an employer from discriminating in compensation and career advancement opportunities against similarly employed employees based on the employee's age, sex, marital status,... | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 353, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2000 2023–24 |
International leadershipRequires the Office of International Relations and Protocol (OIRP) to create a strategic plan, updated at regular intervals, to guide the state's international engagement and economic development. | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 336, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2084 2023–24 |
Construction training/DOCRequires the Office of the Corrections Ombuds to convene an oversight committee on construction-related training programs in state correctional facilities and pathways to state registered apprenticeship programs for... | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 355, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2099 2023–24 |
State custody/ID cardsRequires state hospitals, the Special Commitment Center, secure community transition facilities, certain residential treatment facilities, and the Department of Corrections to ensure that certain persons in the custody or care... | Darya Farivar (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 315, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 2301 2023–24 |
Waste material managementEstablishes new grant programs related to food waste reduction and organic material management policy implementation. | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 341, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 28, 2024 |
| HB 1903 2023–24 |
Lost or stolen firearmsCreates a civil infraction for the failure to report the loss or theft of a firearm to local law enforcement within 24 hours. | Liz Berry (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 286, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| HB 1916 2023–24 |
Infants and toddlers programProvides that for purposes of funding, a child is considered to have received Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) services if the child received services within the same month as the monthly count day, rather than... | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 284, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 26, 2024 |
| HB 1945 2023–24 |
Food assistance accessProvides that children meeting age criteria for the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) and Birth to Three ECEAP are eligible for those programs if they are eligible for or receiving federal or state Basic... | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 225, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 25, 2024 |
| HB 1877 2023–24 |
Behavioral health/tribesIncludes tribes, Indian health care providers, and tribal entities in processes under the Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA), including: providing tribes with notice and a limited right to intervene when a member is subject to... | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 209, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| HB 1879 2023–24 |
Tribal curriculum/John McCoyNames the curriculum used to teach public school students about tribal history, culture, and government as the John McCoy (lulila?) Since Time Immemorial curriculum. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 200, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| HB 1929 2023–24 |
Postinpatient housingEstablishes the Post-Inpatient Housing Program for Young Adults (Program) to provide supportive transitional housing with behavioral health supports for persons ages 18 to 24, who are exiting inpatient behavioral health treatment. | Julio Cortes (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 175, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| HB 1998 2023–24 |
Co-living housingRequires a city or county planning under the Growth Management Act to allow co-living housing on any lot located within an urban growth area that allows at least six multifamily residential units. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 180, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| HB 2019 2023–24 |
Native American apprenticesEstablishes the Native American Apprentice Assistance Program. | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 203, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 19, 2024 |
| HB 1892 2023–24 |
Workforce housing prg.Creates the Workforce Housing Accelerator Revolving Loan Fund Program within the Department of Commerce to administer loans to eligible organizations to assist with the development of housing for low-income households. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 142, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| HB 2415 2023–24 |
Economic assistance/TANFIncreases the maximum amount of Diversion Cash Assistance that eligible individuals can receive from $1,500 to $2,000. | Julio Cortes (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 154, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 18, 2024 |
| HB 2217 2023–24 |
Juvenile criminal offensesProvides the juvenile court with jurisdiction over cases pertaining to individuals accused of committing a criminal offense under the age of 18 when charges are brought before the age of 21, rather than only when charges are... | Julio Cortes (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 117, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 15, 2024 |
| HB 2209 2023–24 |
Lunar new yearDesignates the Lunar New Year as a legislatively recognized day. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 76, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |