Steve Bergquist
Representative
· Democrat
· District 11
· most recent term 2025–26
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99
Bills as prime sponsor
26
of those became law
1,293
Bills co-sponsored
8,825
Recorded votes
0.0%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1116 2017–18 |
Family & med leave insuranceProvides benefits for individuals on leave for a family member's or the individual's own serious health condition or for a military exigency, in addition to leave for a child's birth or placement. | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1134 2017–18 |
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 8, 2018 |
| HB 1168 2017–18 |
CTC full-time facultyRequires the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to create a plan to increase the percentage of full-time tenure track positions and provide progress reports to the Legislature. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1179 2017–18 |
Comm. colls./part-time empl.Provides that pay for part-time nontenure track community and technical college academic employees must be prorated based on the employee's percent of a full-time academic workload, and that the increases must be phased in... | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1194 2017–18 |
Legislative page scholarshipCreates the Gina Grant Bull Memorial Legislative Page Scholarship program and account. | Dave Hayes (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1197 2017–18 |
Caregiver respite servicesRequires the department of social and health services to establish up to three pilot projects to offer respite services to primary caregivers of people with severe mental illness. Expires June 30, 2020. | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1238 2017–18 |
Higher ed. faculty expansionProvides that for every two full-time tenure track positions the regional universities or the state college creates, the regional institution or state college will receive $100,000 to fund a third full-time tenure track... | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1251 2017–18 |
Youth counsel/dependencyPhases in the appointment of counsel for all children over the age of two in dependency proceedings, beginning in January of 2018. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1253 2017–18 |
Open source ed. materialsEstablishes the textbook affordability via open sourcing act. | Representative (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1256 2017–18 |
School assessment systemChanges school assessment system provisions by: (1) Eliminating nonfederally required tests; (2) Removing the graduation requirement from statewide tests; (3) Allowing opting out of standardized tests with no repercussion to... | Representative (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1271 2017–18 |
Discover pass penaltyReduces the penalty for failing to display a Discover Pass, vehicle access pass, or day use permit from $99 to equal the $30 sales price of the Discover Pass. | Mark Harmsworth (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1272 2017–18 |
Motor vehicle regis. hiatusCreates a motor vehicle registration hiatus process. | Mark Harmsworth (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1282 2017–18 |
Career & technical educationRevises the funding formula for state allocations for materials, supplies and operating costs (MSOC) for vocational students, requiring vocational MSOC funding levels to be allocated in a specific ratio to general education MSOC. | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1290 2017–18 |
Mistreatmnt/faith-based exemRemoves a sentence from the criminal mistreatment laws regarding legislative intent to exempt persons who receive Christian Science treatment from being considered deprived of medically necessary health care or abandoned. | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1294 2017–18 |
Model ethnic studies curric.Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to develop a model ethnic studies curriculum for use in grades 7 through 12. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1295 2017–18 |
Language access/pub. schoolsRequires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Convene a language access advisory committee to develop tools and recommendations to improve language access for public school students and families with... | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1300 2017–18 |
Employee status enforcementCreates the Employee Fair Classification Act, which prohibits misclassification of employees as independent contractors and creates remedies, including civil penalties and damages. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1303 2017–18 |
Educational interpretersAllows educational interpreters who have not successfully achieved the applicable performance standard required by the Professional Educator Standards Board to provide or continue providing interpreter services to students for... | Melanie Stambaugh (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1310 2017–18 |
School violence reportsEstablishes the Students Protecting Students Program (program), within the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to provide students and the community with the means to report anonymously to appropriate law... | Matt Manweller (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1313 2017–18 |
Applied learningEstablishes the Applied Learning Advisory Committee (Committee) to provide guidance to legislators, the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI), the Governor, and other policymakers on the improvement and expansion of... | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1319 2017–18 |
Educators evaluation freq.Reduces the frequency of comprehensive performance evaluations for certain teachers and principals who previously received a comprehensive performance evaluation rating of level-three or above. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1333 2017–18 |
AP exam creditRequires the institutions of higher education to establish a coordinated, evidence-based policy for granting undergraduate credit for Advanced Placement (AP) exams. | Melanie Stambaugh (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1335 2017–18 |
Transp. electrificationEstablishes legislative intent to provide authority for municipal utilities to engage in and promote the build-out of electric vehicle infrastructure. | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1342 2017–18 |
Electronic ballot returnAllows any voter to return a voted ballot and signed declaration electronically, without requiring the original ballot also be returned by the election certification date. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1363 2017–18 |
Workforce invest. act refs.Updates statutory references from the Workforce Investment Act to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
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