Vandana Slatter
Senator
· Democrat
· District 48
· most recent term 2025–26
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79
Bills as prime sponsor
22
of those became law
723
Bills co-sponsored
6,369
Recorded votes
0.7%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2777 2019–20 |
Microenterprise home kitchenAuthorizes microenterprise home kitchen operations and creates regulations and licensing standards for such ventures. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 7, 2020 |
| HB 2485 2019–20 |
Genetic dataSets forth requirements for direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies with regard to collection, use, or disclosure of consumers' genetic data. | Shelley Kloba (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2020 |
| HB 1924 2019–20 |
Voting rights/felony offenseRemoves the two-step approach of provisional and permanent restoration of a person's voting rights after a felony conviction entered in a state court in Washington, and specifies that a person's voting rights are automatically... | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 5, 2020 |
| HB 2661 2019–20 |
Child care & early dev. exp.Increases eligibility for child care, early childhood development programs, and services for children and families. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2020 |
| HB 2915 2019–20 |
Public health services/taxesEliminates the variable cents per milliliter of liquid solution vapor products tax. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2020 |
| HB 2316 2019–20 |
Trafficking & prostit. feesEliminates the additional $50 fee charged to a person who commits Prostitution. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 27, 2020 |
| HB 2847 2019–20 |
PANDAS/PANS awareness dayRecognizes October 9 as PANDAS and PANS Awareness Day. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2020 |
| HB 2814 2019–20 |
Child care industry recs.Creates the Child Care Workforce Commission, to develop best practice standards and related budget requests. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2020 |
| HB 2818 2019–20 |
Blood donor dayRecognizing the eighteenth day of December as blood donor day. | Paul Harris (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2020 |
| HB 1039 2019–20 |
Opioid medications/schoolsPermits public schools to obtain and store opioid overdose medication. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 1135 2019–20 |
Wrongful injury or deathMakes a number of changes to statutes governing wrongful death and survival causes of action, including changes to the beneficiaries entitled to recoveries and the damages that may be recovered under these actions. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 1181 2019–20 |
Seniors & veterans/prop. taxModifies income qualifying thresholds for the property tax exemption, valuation freeze, and deferral programs for low-income senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and disabled veterans. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 1223 2019–20 |
Diaper changing stationsRequires restaurants that offer a children's menu and have an occupancy of greater than 60 persons to install and maintain a diaper changing station in a restroom accessible to women and a restroom accessible to men, or a... | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 1335 2019–20 |
Life sciences discovery fundTransfers certain duties and powers of the Life Science Discovery Fund Authority (LSDF) to the Department of Commerce (Commerce). | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 1393 2019–20 |
Behavioral health, integrateEliminates behavioral health organizations and divides their responsibilities between behavioral health administrative service organizations to administer crisis services and non-Medicaid services, and managed care... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 1397 2019–20 |
Electric aircraftDirects the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) to convene a work group to study the electric aircraft industry and assess infrastructure needs related to electric aircraft for commercial air travel in Washington. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 1456 2019–20 |
Aviation revital. loan prgDirects the Washington State Department of Transportation to convene a Community Aviation Revitalization Board (Board) to provide loans to certain public use airports for projects that support general aviation activities. | Tom Dent (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 1631 2019–20 |
Child welfare workersRequires that the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) submit reports to the Legislature regarding workplace culture, a training improvement plan, and a workload model for standardized ratios for staff. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 1656 2019–20 |
Residential tenantsAmends the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act in a variety of ways, including specifying what constitutes cause for eviction. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 1686 2019–20 |
Hospital access to careRequires hospitals to submit policies related to access to care to the Department of Health (DOH). | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 1729 2019–20 |
Subst use disorder treatmentEstablishes an alternative standard for becoming certified as a chemical dependency professional for psychologists, independent clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and certain... | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 1776 2019–20 |
All payer claims databaseTransfers authority of the statewide, all-payer health care claims database (APCD) from the Office of Financial Management (OFM) to the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) on January 1, 2020. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 2009 2019–20 |
Environ. health disparitiesCreates a task force of 22 members to recommend strategies for incorporating environmental justice principles into how specified state agencies discharge their responsibilities. | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 2759 2019–20 |
Consumer data bill of rightsCreating a consumer data bill of rights. | Zack Hudgins (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| HB 2760 2019–20 |
Biometrics/rental unitsProhibits an owner of a rental dwelling unit for which Housing Trust Fund (HTF) assistance is provided from authorizing the use of facial or physical biometric recognition technology and analytics in the dwelling unit or in... | Zack Hudgins (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2020 |
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