Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Alex Ramel
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1960 2025–26 |
Renewable energyAuthorizes a personal property tax exemption for qualified renewable energy facilities and battery electric storage systems that become operational on or after January 1, 2028. | Alex Ramel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 260, Laws of 2026 |
Apr 1, 2026 |
| HB 1903 2025–26 |
Low-income energy assistanceEstablishes a Statewide Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (Statewide Program) within the Department of Commerce to be phased in by providing funds to participating utilities to reduce the monthly energy bills of low-income... | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 252, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 2105 2025–26 |
Immigrant workersRequires an employer to notify its workers within five days of receiving a federal Notice of Inspection of Employment Eligibility Verification Forms I-9 (Forms I-9). | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 240, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 2411 2025–26 |
Shared leaveExpands the types of events that qualify a state employee for the leave sharing program to include employees who are victims of a hate crime and employees whose absence from work is due to the involvement of that employee or... | Osman Salahuddin (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 241, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 2496 2025–26 |
EFSEC tribal consultationRequires the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) Chair to conduct government-to-government consultation with federally recognized tribes during siter certification and include as many EFSEC members are as possible... | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 244, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 2266 2025–26 |
Supportive & emerg. housingEstablishes siting requirements for transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, indoor emergency shelters, and indoor emergency housing (STEP housing). | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 232, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 27, 2026 |
| HB 1710 2025–26 |
Voting rights act complianceRequires certain political subdivisions proposing to make specified changes to their election system or policies, plan of government, or jurisdictional boundaries to first obtain preapproval from the Attorney General... | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 211, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 1750 2025–26 |
Voting rights act claimsEstablishes separate standards for when a political subdivision's implementation or enforcement of an election policy or practice would violate the Washington Voting Rights Act's prohibition on the abridgment of voting rights... | Natasha Hill (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 215, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 2442 2025–26 |
Local government fund useExpands the authorized uses of local real estate excise tax revenues, local sales and use tax revenues for housing and related services, county rental car sales tax revenue, and flood control zone district funds. | April Berg (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 221, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 1069 2025–26 |
Supp. retirement bargainingProvides that, for Department of Corrections employees, contributions for supplemental retirement benefits administered by or on behalf of an employee organization is a mandatory subject of bargaining. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 189, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1170 2025–26 |
AI content noticesRequires providers of certain generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems to include provenance data in content created by their systems. | Clyde Shavers (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1796 2025–26 |
School construction debtAuthorizes school districts to contract indebtedness and issue bonds without a vote of the people, subject to the current indebtedness limit of 0.375 percent, for the purpose of erecting buildings and providing the necessary... | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 170, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1909 2025–26 |
Court unification task forceEstablishes the Court Unification Task Force to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Washington court system and to identify areas where a more centralized approach to court operations may improve uniformity in the delivery... | Jamila Taylor (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 199, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2091 2025–26 |
Bargaining/employee info.Extends the requirement for public employers to provide exclusive bargaining representatives with employee contact information to all public employers under the Personnel System Reform Act. | Julia Reed (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2320 2025–26 |
Firearm manufacturingProhibits the manufacturing of certain firearms and firearm components through use of a three-dimensional printer or computer numerical control milling machine, subject to exceptions. | Osman Salahuddin (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 203, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2532 2025–26 |
Nitrous oxide saleMakes the sale, furnishment, administration, and distribution of nitrous oxide a gross misdemeanor, with specified exemptions. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 188, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2588 2025–26 |
County ferry districtsAllows Whatcom County to construct, purchase, operate, and maintain passenger-only or auto ferries. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 187, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1128 2025–26 |
Child care workforce boardEstablishes the Washington State Child Care Workforce Standards Board (Board), and directs the Board to make recommendations on employment standards for child care workers. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 148, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 1155 2025–26 |
Noncompetition agreementsMakes any noncompetition covenant void and unenforceable, regardless of when the parties entered into the covenant. | Liz Berry (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 149, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2192 2025–26 |
Roadway fatalitiesDesignates the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (Commission) as a public health authority and authorizes it to collect health care information for use in conducting traffic fatality and serious injury reviews. | Sam Low (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 152, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2296 2025–26 |
Distributed energy resourcesAllows electrical and natural gas companies to invest in and earn a return on energy conservation and efficiency programs for certain prioritized rental housing, and to recover such energy investments through customers' bills. | Zach Hall (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 136, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2334 2025–26 |
Cash transactions/penniesProvides rules for rounding the total price or change due of a transaction involving cash payments. | April Berg (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 138, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2475 2025–26 |
Language accessRequires the Office of Equity to, by December 1, 2027, develop uniform guidelines for state agencies to provide for consistent delivery of language-accessible public programs, activities, and services in a manner that meets... | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 142, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2165 2025–26 |
Peace officer false ident.Establishes the gross misdemeanor offense of False Identification as a Peace Officer, which a person commits by claiming to be a peace officer or creating an impression that the person is a peace officer under specified circumstances | Edwin Obras (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 114, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 19, 2026 |
| HB 1570 2025–26 |
Academic employee bargainingGrants specified student employees at Western Washington University the right to collectively bargain. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 18, 2026 |