Tom Dent
Representative
· Republican
· District 13
· most recent term 2025–26
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136
Bills as prime sponsor
29
of those became law
523
Bills co-sponsored
7,573
Recorded votes
2.8%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2968 2019–20 |
Ballot envelope secrecy flapConcerning ballot envelope secrecy flaps. | Representative (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 2952 2019–20 |
Petroleum tax auto adjust.Removing the automatic adjustment of the per barrel hazardous substances tax rate on petroleum products. | Brandon Vick (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 27, 2020 |
| HB 2953 2019–20 |
Health care B&O taxDelaying the business and occupation tax increase on health care services. | Larry Hoff (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 27, 2020 |
| HB 2954 2019–20 |
State property tax reductionReducing the state property tax rate for calendar years 2021, 2022, and 2023. | Ed Orcutt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 27, 2020 |
| HB 1457 2019–20 |
Aircraft fuel tax distrib.Changes the distribution of state revenues collected from the sales and use tax for aircraft fuel. | Tom Dent (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 1524 2019–20 |
Street rod & custom vehiclesAuthorizes street rod vehicles or custom vehicles to be registered with collector vehicle license plates. | Luanne Van Werven (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2069 2019–20 |
Utility service chargesProhibits a municipal utility provider from collecting delinquent charges from a rental property owner or new tenant or placing a lien on a property due to a tenant's delinquent account when the utility account is in the tenant's name. | Jeremie Dufault (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2572 2019–20 |
Habilitation center clientsRequires the Developmental Disability Administration (DDA) to develop a plan to implement the 2019 report from the William D. Ruckelshaus Center regarding residential habilitation center clients and submit a preliminary plan... | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2577 2019–20 |
Agencies/businesses & profs.Requires regulatory agencies to provide certain information to businesses and professions when conducting audits, inspections, and examinations. | Andrew Barkis (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2583 2019–20 |
Student transp./out-of-homeDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to establish a process for school districts to collect and report information related to transporting students placed in out-of-home care outside their... | Michelle Valdez (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2696 2019–20 |
Meat and poultry misbrandingProvides that a food is considered misbranded if it is a meat analogue product with labeling that uses an identifiable meat term and does not contain certain disclaimers identifying the product as either imitation or not... | Tom Dent (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2709 2019–20 |
Food benefit traffickingModifies state crimes pertaining to the misuse of federal and state food benefits. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2946 2019–20 |
Financial costs by stateConditionally enacts all sections of Initiative 976, except for the repeal of the 0.3 percent sales tax on motor vehicle purchases that is deposited into the Multimodal Transportation Account. | Drew Stokesbary (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 20, 2020 |
| HB 2933 2019–20 |
Education choice scholarshipCreating the education choice scholarship program. | Vicki Kraft (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 10, 2020 |
| HB 2541 2019–20 |
Rural developmentEstablishes the Rural Development Fund Program (Program) within the Department of Commerce for the purpose of awarding rural development grants to qualified lending institutions, using funds generated by Business and... | Jacquelin Maycumber (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 7, 2020 |
| HB 2595 2019–20 |
Smoke detection devicesExtends the liability protection for volunteers and nonprofits who assist a buyer of a dwelling unit with the installation of a smoke detection device beyond the real estate context. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2020 |
| HB 2697 2019–20 |
Noxious weedsMakes various changes to the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board composition and term of office. | Tom Dent (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 7, 2020 |
| HB 2828 2019–20 |
Cargo handling equipmentProhibits the use of port district funds to purchase fully automated marine container cargo handling equipment. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2020 |
| HB 2830 2019–20 |
Electronic benefit cardsExempts certain beer and/or wine specialty stores from the requirement to disable automated teller machine or point-of sale machines from accepting Electronic Benefit Transfer cards. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2020 |
| HB 2560 2019–20 |
Basic law enf. trainingRequires the Criminal Justice Training Commission to provide a minimum of 15 Basic Law Enforcement Academy trainings per fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and a minimum of 19 trainings per fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024. | Jacquelin Maycumber (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2020 |
| HB 2591 2019–20 |
Foster care/dev. disabilityRequires the Caseload Forecast Council to forecast the number of people under age 21 who are eligible for Developmental Disability Administration (DDA) waiver services who are also dependent and expected to exit dependency... | Tana Senn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2020 |
| HB 2559 2019–20 |
WDFW/payments in lieu of taxMoves administration of the Department of Fish and Wildlife's (WDFW) payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) from the WDFW to the State Treasurer. | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2020 |
| HB 2869 2019–20 |
Mobile homes/prop. tax ex.Concerning property tax exemptions for certain mobile homes and manufactured homes. | Jenny Graham (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2020 |
| HB 2866 2019–20 |
Transfer of water rightsProhibits the transfer of any portion of a water right from an upstream Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) to a downstream WRIA, where water from the WRIA of origin flows into the Columbia river and the WRIA of origin is... | Keith Goehner (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2020 |
| HB 2813 2019–20 |
Early achievers, voluntaryMaking the early achievers quality rating and improvement system voluntary. | Jim Walsh (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2020 |
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