Javier Valdez
Senator
· Democrat
· District 46
· most recent term 2025–26
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75
Bills as prime sponsor
26
of those became law
1,245
Bills co-sponsored
5,846
Recorded votes
0.0%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1331 2021–22 |
Early learning impact feesProvides that development of an early learning facility qualifies as a development activity with a broad public purpose for potential impact fee exemptions. | Kirsten Harris-Talley (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 72, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 16, 2021 |
| HB 1342 2021–22 |
Reduced-price lunch copaysEliminates lunch copays for students who qualify for reduced-price lunches under the National School Lunch Program. | April Berg (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 74, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 16, 2021 |
| HB 1068 2021–22 |
Election security/PRAExempts from disclosure under the Public Records Act (PRA) continuity of operations plans for election operations, security risk assessments, and other election security records. | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 26, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 14, 2021 |
| HB 1070 2021–22 |
Housing/local tax revenueExpands the allowable uses of revenues from the housing and related services local sales and use tax to include acquiring facilities and land for affordable housing, housing-related services, and behavioral health services. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 27, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 14, 2021 |
| HB 1083 2021–22 |
Relocation assistanceIncreases the maximum amount eligible tenants may receive in relocation assistance from the Manufactured/Mobile Home Park Relocation Assistance Fund (fund). | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 28, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 14, 2021 |
| HB 1090 2021–22 |
Private detention facilitiesProhibits persons, businesses, and state and local governments from operating private detention facilities or from utilizing contracts with private detention facilities, with some exceptions. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 30, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 14, 2021 |
| HB 1206 2021–22 |
Temporary workersEstablishes specific standards under the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act for staffing agencies and worksite employers regarding training, assessing hazards, sharing information, and other requirements. | Liz Berry (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 37, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 14, 2021 |
| HB 1214 2021–22 |
K-12 safety & security serv.Creates the category of safety and security staff for kindergarten through grade 12 public schools. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 38, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 14, 2021 |
| HB 1315 2021–22 |
Domestic violence/workplaceCreates a task force on domestic violence and workplace resources to identify the role of the workplace in helping to curb domestic violence. | Gina Mosbrucker (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 43, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 14, 2021 |
| HB 1372 2021–22 |
Statuary hall/Billy Frank JrExpresses the Legislature's request to the United States Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to replace the Marcus Whitman statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol with a statue of Billy... | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 14, 2021 |
| HB 1078 2021–22 |
Voter eligibility/felonyReplaces the two-step approach of provisional and permanent restoration of a person's voting rights after a felony conviction with a process where voting rights are automatically restored for a person convicted of a felony... | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 10, Laws of 2021 |
Apr 7, 2021 |
| HB 1390 2019–20 |
PERS/TRS 1 benefit increaseProvides a one-time 3 percent increase to the retirement benefits of retirees in the Public Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System Plans 1, up to a maximum of $62.50. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 329, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 3, 2020 |
| HB 1783 2019–20 |
Office of equityEstablishes the Washington State Office of Equity (Equity Office). | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 332, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 3, 2020 |
| HB 2277 2019–20 |
Youth solitary confinementProhibits the use of juvenile solitary confinement in juvenile detention and juvenile rehabilitation institutions. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 333, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 3, 2020 |
| HB 2455 2019–20 |
High school/child careAllows Working Connections Child Care eligibility for a parent attending high school or pursuing a high school equivalency who has an income at or below 85 percent of the state median income. | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 339, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 3, 2020 |
| HB 2632 2019–20 |
False reportingModifies the crime of False Reporting, and elevates the crime to a felony if it involves certain conduct and results in death or bodily harm. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 344, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 3, 2020 |
| HB 2864 2019–20 |
Running start summer pilotDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), in consultation with the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), to establish the Running Start Summer School Pilot Program (Pilot... | Dave Paul (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 348, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 3, 2020 |
| HB 1521 2019–20 |
Government contractingNarrows the application of the contracting-out requirements under statute to only contracts for services that have been customarily and historically provided by classified employees on or after July 1, 2005, and that would... | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 269, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| HB 1645 2019–20 |
Parental improvementRequires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to implement a process where an individual who received a founded finding or court finding of abuse or neglect can petition the DCYF for a certificate of parental... | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 270, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| HB 2409 2019–20 |
Industrial insur./employersIncreases and modifies the assessment of certain employer penalties under workers' compensation. | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 277, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| HB 2513 2019–20 |
Higher ed. debt collectionProhibits institutions of higher education from withholding a student's official transcripts or registration privileges as a tool for debt collection, except for debt related to unpaid tuition fees, room and board fees, or... | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 281, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| HB 2554 2019–20 |
Health plan exclusionsRequires health carriers and the Health Benefit Exchange to provide certain notices to consumers when mandatory benefits are excluded from health plans. | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| HB 2576 2019–20 |
Private detention facilitiesRequires the Department of Health to evaluate state and local authority and practices for inspecting private detention facilities and enforcing statutes, codes, rules, and policies on the health, safety, and welfare of detainees. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 284, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| HB 2660 2019–20 |
School meals at no costRequires, with limited exceptions, each school with students in or below grade 8 with 62.5 percent or more of its students eligible for free meals through a direct certification process to participate in the federal Community... | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 288, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| HB 2691 2019–20 |
Language access providersExpands the scope of collective bargaining for language access providers to include health and welfare benefits and other economic matters, and provides that bargaining over economic compensation includes tiered payments. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 289, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
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