Jessica Bateman
Senator
· Democrat
· District 22
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · Senate · D · LD 222023–24 · House · D · LD 222021–22 · House · D · LD 22
59
Bills as prime sponsor
22
of those became law
538
Bills co-sponsored
3,562
Recorded votes
0.2%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1992 2021–22 |
Vacation leave accrualIncreases the cap on accrued vacation leave for state employees from 240 hours to 280 hours. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 22, 2022 |
| HB 2122 2021–22 |
Cannabinoid productsConcerning cannabinoid products. | Shelley Kloba (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 21, 2022 |
| HB 1100 2021–22 |
Mobile home community salesRequires landlords to provide written notices of opportunity to purchase with respect to the sale or lease of a manufactured/mobile home community (MHC). | Davina Duerr (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2022 |
| HB 1756 2021–22 |
Solitary confinementDefines "solitary confinement" as confinement of an incarcerated person alone in a cell or similarly confined holding or living space for 17 hours or more per day. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2022 |
| HB 1764 2021–22 |
Physician bargainingProvides interest arbitration for resident and fellow physicians of institutions of higher education who have collective bargaining rights under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2022 |
| HB 1806 2021–22 |
Legislature/bargainingAuthorizes collective bargaining for legislative branch employees. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2022 |
| HB 1896 2021–22 |
Batteries/environmentRequires producers of certain batteries to participate in a stewardship organization that plans and provides for battery collection and end-of-life management, beginning January 1, 2026, for portable batteries and January 1,... | Kirsten Harris-Talley (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2022 |
| HB 1965 2021–22 |
Support and services leviesPermits counties to collect the Veterans' Assistance levy and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities levy as separate levies, outside of the county's general levy rate. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2022 |
| HB 2022 2021–22 |
Cannabis social equityRequires the Liquor and Cannabis Board to make available 38 new cannabis retailer licenses and 25 new cannabis producer/processor licenses each year between 2022 and 2029 to social equity applicants. | Emily Wicks (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2022 |
| HB 1991 2021–22 |
Body worn cameras/PRAAuthorizes law enforcement and corrections agencies responding to a public records request to provide an unredacted copy of a body camera recording if the requestor would otherwise be entitled to receive an unredacted copy in... | Jamila Taylor (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 3, 2022 |
| HB 2020 2021–22 |
Sustainable housing/GMARequires the Department of Commerce to establish a Sustainable Equitable Affordable Measured Board. | Amy Walen (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2022 |
| HB 1947 2021–22 |
Diaper subsidy/TANFPermits the Department of Social and Health Services to make additional monthly payments to recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families with children under the age of 3, for the purpose of child-related necessities... | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 1, 2022 |
| HB 1637 2021–22 |
Mental illness/sentencingModifies the statutory mitigating circumstance that allows a judge to impose a sentence below the standard range based on the defendant's lack of capacity to include circumstances in which the defendant was impaired by a... | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 31, 2022 |
| HB 1714 2021–22 |
Impact fee deferralsRepeals provisions requiring that a lien be imposed on a property receiving an impact fee deferral. | Davina Duerr (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 28, 2022 |
| HB 1631 2021–22 |
Food/environmental steward.Establishes a network of sustainable farms and fields advisors at the State Conservation Commission to assist agricultural producers and food processors in increasing energy efficiency, sequestering carbon, and reducing... | Sharon Shewmake (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2022 |
| HB 1732 2021–22 |
Long-term care/delayDelays the collection of premium assessments under the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program (Trust Program) until July 1, 2023. | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 1, Laws of 2022 |
Jan 27, 2022 |
| HB 1733 2021–22 |
Long-term care/exemptionsEstablishes exemptions from the payment of premiums under the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program for certain veterans, spouses and registered domestic partners of military service members, nonimmigrant temporary... | Dave Paul (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2022 |
Jan 27, 2022 |
| HB 1872 2021–22 |
Care worker centerEstablishes the Care Worker Center under the authority of the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2022 |
| HB 1771 2021–22 |
Child care bargainingExpands the scope of collective bargaining for family child care providers, to include bargaining of defined contribution retirement benefits. | Liz Berry (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 25, 2022 |
| HB 1711 2021–22 |
Accessory dwelling unitsAllows cities and counties to offer incentives for the development of accessory dwelling units, including the waiver of fees, deferral of taxes, or waiver of regulations, as long as the accessory dwelling units are subject to... | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 24, 2022 |
| HB 1802 2021–22 |
Disabilities/entity membersProvides for certain membership requirements for any statutorily created or statutorily mandated task force, work group, advisory committee, or other entity created in or mandated by statute that is tasked with examining... | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 20, 2022 |
| HB 2049 2021–22 |
Housing permittingEncouraging construction of affordable housing by eliminating redundancies and streamlining the permitting process. | Andrew Barkis (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2022 |
| HB 1601 2021–22 |
Student homelessness pilotChanges the Homeless and Foster Care Students Pilot Program to a permanent program. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2022 |
| HB 2002 2021–22 |
Energy infrastructure sitingRequires lead agencies reviewing a clean energy project under the State Environmental Policy Act to provide the project proponent an opportunity, prior to issuing a threshold determination that a project will have a... | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2022 |
| HB 2003 2021–22 |
Recycling system & wasteRenewing Washington's recycling system and reducing waste. | Brandy Donaghy (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2022 |
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