Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Steve Bergquist
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1286 2019–20 |
Assault weapons banProhibits a person, unless certain conditions are met, from manufacturing, possessing, distributing, importing, transferring, selling, offering for sale, or purchasing an assault weapon or large capacity magazine. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1291 2019–20 |
Election cost reimbursementRequires the state to reimburse the prorated share of state elections costs to counties for primary and general elections in even-numbered years. | Jim Walsh (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1297 2019–20 |
LEOFF credit recovery/PERSPermits law enforcement officers or firefighters who are employed by a department of retirement systems covered employer to transfer service credit they earned as officers or firefighters in the public employees' retirement... | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1299 2019–20 |
Assistant AG bargainingGrants Assistant Attorneys General collective bargaining rights under the Personnel System Reform Act. | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1300 2019–20 |
CTC funding allocationRequires the Legislature to allocate state funds, in addition to maintenance level funds, to be distributed to the colleges for increasing compensation, increasing counselor positions, converting part-time faculty to full-time... | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1314 2019–20 |
Ethnic studies in schoolsRequires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to: (1) adopt state learning standards that identify the knowledge and skills that all public students need to be global citizens in a global society with... | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1322 2019–20 |
Dual language learningEstablishes grant programs to grow capacity for high quality dual language learning in the public schools, child care, and early learning programs, and to grow capacity for students to receive high quality heritage language learning. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1339 2019–20 |
Native Americans/votingPermits online voter registration using a tribal identification card. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1340 2019–20 |
College promise scholarshipChanges the State Need Grant program to the Washington College Promise Scholarship program. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1363 2019–20 |
Peer-reviewed journal accessCommissions a study by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to determine the feasibility of providing relevant state employees with comprehensive electronic access to peer-reviewed journals. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1384 2019–20 |
Poverty learning assist. prgChanges the threshold by which schools qualify to receive the high poverty-based Learning Assistance Program allocation to the state's total annual average enrollment that qualifies for free or reduced-price meals. | Bill Jenkin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1387 2019–20 |
Shared game lottery proceedsModifies the distribution of lottery revenue from the Shared Lottery Account. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1407 2019–20 |
Sexual health educationRequires each public school, by September 1, 2020, to provide comprehensive sexual health education as an integral part of the curriculum that is evidence-informed, medically and scientifically accurate, age-appropriate, and... | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1414 2019–20 |
Retirement benefits/deathRemoves the proration of the final month's benefit when a state retirement system member dies, and instead provides a full month of public pension benefits. | Mike Volz (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1418 2019–20 |
Building trades apprenticesEstablishes the Regional Apprenticeship Pathways program to create an apprenticeship preparation program that provides dual credit and prepares individuals for registered apprenticeship programs in the building trades. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1445 2019–20 |
Unempl benefits/family respAdds unemployment insurance good cause quit provisions relating to inaccessibility of care for a child or vulnerable adult. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1447 2019–20 |
Mental health parityDefines "mental health services," for health benefit plans issued or renewed before January 1, 2020, as medically necessary outpatient and inpatient services provided to treat mental disorders covered by the diagnostic... | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1452 2019–20 |
Legislature/bargainingAuthorizes collective bargaining for permanent employees of the legislative branch of state government. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1454 2019–20 |
Students with disabilitiesDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to identify, and report biennially on, meaningful indicators of progress toward eliminating within 10 years the most significant barriers to success, and... | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1470 2019–20 |
Open source ed. materialsProvides a business and occupation tax and public utility tax credit to eligible taxpayers that create or publish open source instructional material. | Representative (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1475 2019–20 |
Leadership skills grant prg.Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, subject to the appropriation of specific funding, to establish a temporary pilot project grant program to award grants to two school districts for the promotion... | Representative (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1479 2019–20 |
Student mental healthDirects the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) and the Paraeducator Board to incorporate social emotional learning standards, benchmarks, and specified related competencies into standards for principals, teachers,... | Tana Senn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1527 2019–20 |
Working families' tax creditRenames the Working Families Tax Exemption program the Working Families Tax Credit. | Debra Entenman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1572 2019–20 |
Homeless college studentsCreates pilot programs at the community and technical colleges and the four-year higher education institutions to provide assistance to homeless students and students who were in foster care. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| HB 1574 2019–20 |
Vulnerable children/careEstablishes categorical eligibility for the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program for homeless and Indian children. | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |