Bill Ramos
Senator
· Democrat
· District 5
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · Senate · D · LD 52023–24 · House · D · LD 52021–22 · House · D · LD 52019–20 · House · D · LD 5
41
Bills as prime sponsor
19
of those became law
239
Bills co-sponsored
4,391
Recorded votes
1.5%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1889 2023–24 |
Professionals/immigrationProvides eligibility for certain professional and commercial licenses, certifications, permits, and registrations for various professions for persons not lawfully present in the United States. | Amy Walen (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 50, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 1961 2023–24 |
Animal cruelty/seriousnessClassifies Animal Cruelty in the first degree as a seriousness level III offense regardless of how it is committed. | Sam Low (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 55, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 1962 2023–24 |
Voter address changesMakes the methods of transferring a voter registration address that are currently only available to persons moving within a county available to all registered voters. | Sam Low (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 56, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 1987 2023–24 |
Public facilities tax useSpecifies that revenue from the local sales and use tax for public facilities in rural counties may be used to finance the construction of affordable workforce housing infrastructure or facilities. | Sam Low (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 58, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 2034 2023–24 |
Court reorganization noticesRequires municipalities and counties to provide sufficient notice to the Administrative Office of the Courts prior to the creation or termination of municipal courts and agreements for court services. | Greg Cheney (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 61, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 1893 2023–24 |
Unemp ins/strikes & lockoutsAllows individuals unemployed due to a labor strike to receive up to four weeks of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits following a specified disqualification period and the waiting week, provided that the labor strike is not... | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 1915 2023–24 |
Financial educationDirects school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools to provide high school students with access to one-half credit of financial education instruction by the 2027-28 school year. | Skyler Rude (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2009 2023–24 |
Missing persons/dental recs.Requires the Washington State Patrol and the Dental Quality Assurance Commission to develop a process for dentists to submit information indicating that a patient has consented to the release of their dental records in the... | Gina Mosbrucker (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2059 2023–24 |
Sale of halal foodsProhibits a person from selling or offering for sale any food product represented as halal when that person knows that the food product is not halal and the representation is likely to cause the purchaser to believe that it is halal. | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2062 2023–24 |
DSHS civil serviceRevises the positions within the Department of Social and Health Services that are exempt from the State Civil Service Law. | Suzanne Schmidt (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2500 2023–24 |
Assisted reproductive serv.Protecting access to assisted reproductive services. | Alicia Rule (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 5, 2024 |
| HB 2502 2023–24 |
Contraceptive accessPromoting reproductive autonomy by protecting access to contraceptive methods. | Alicia Rule (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 5, 2024 |
| HB 1950 2023–24 |
Student loans/PSLFModifies state agency Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employee notification requirements. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2024 |
Feb 28, 2024 |
| HB 1964 2023–24 |
Prorate & fuel tax collect.Provides additional authority to the Department of Licensing (DOL) to enforce fuel tax requirements. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 1, Laws of 2024 |
Feb 21, 2024 |
| HB 1333 2023–24 |
Domestic violent extremismCreates the Domestic Violent Extremism Commission (Commission), composed of 13 members, in the Office of the Attorney General to establish a comprehensive public health and community-based framework for responding to domestic... | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1926 2023–24 |
Supervision complianceProhibits a person from earning supervision compliance credit on any cause served concurrently with a less restrictive alternative subject to supervision by the Department of Corrections as part of the person's civil... | Travis Couture (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1934 2023–24 |
AI task forceEstablishes a task force administered by the Office of the Attorney General to assess uses and trends, and make recommendations for the use and regulation of generative artificial intelligence systems. | Travis Couture (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1969 2023–24 |
Individual providers/familyBroadens exemptions from home care aide certification requirements for long-term care workers caring for their child or parent by specifying that the relationship may exist through marriage or domestic partnership. | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1994 2023–24 |
Misdemeanor dismissalAuthorizes the court, in its discretion or upon motion of either party, to dismiss a defendant's qualifying misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor charge upon the defendant's substantial compliance with court-ordered conditions. | Darya Farivar (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 2373 2023–24 |
Adopt-a-highway programProhibits the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) from partnering with individuals or groups that publicly endorse or promote unlawful violence for its Adopt-a-Highway program. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 2459 2023–24 |
Alt. measure disclosuresProvides that when an initiative to the Legislature requires a public investment impact disclosure (PIID) as part of its ballot title, an alternative measure to the initiative passed by the Legislature that does not cause a... | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 2497 2023–24 |
Ferries 75 work groupDirects the Joint Transportation Committee to create a Washington State Ferries (WSF) 75 work group to evaluate funding requirements for the WSF to reliably operate service, explore options to increase dedicated funding... | Greg Nance (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 10, 2024 |
| HB 2492 2023–24 |
Ferries 75 commissionCreating the Washington state ferries 75 commission. | Greg Nance (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 1, 2024 |
| HB 2431 2023–24 |
Transit conduct/ferriesExpanding the locations where a person can be guilty of unlawful transit conduct to include the Washington state ferries. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2024 |
| HB 2414 2023–24 |
Hog-tyingProhibiting the use of hog-tying. | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2024 |
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