Debra Lekanoff
Representative
· Democrat
· District 40
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · House · D · LD 402023–24 · House · D · LD 402021–22 · House · D · LD 402019–20 · House · D · LD 40
82
Bills as prime sponsor
23
of those became law
657
Bills co-sponsored
4,953
Recorded votes
2.8%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2111 2023–24 |
Subsidized child careReorganizes existing statutory language pertaining to the Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) program, and references WCCC eligibility requirements established in Department of Children, Youth, and Families rules. | Greg Nance (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 67, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 13, 2024 |
| HB 1052 2023–24 |
Nonprofit housing/tax ex.Expands the property tax exemption for nonprofit organizations providing rental housing or mobile home park spaces to qualifying households to include housing financed by the local real estate excise tax for affordable housing. | Alex Ramel (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 1121 2023–24 |
Uniform child abduction actAdopts the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act to provide a process by which a court may impose preventative restrictions and conditions if the court finds there is a credible risk of child abduction. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 1332 2023–24 |
Tribes/K-12 instructionRequires all school districts to incorporate a tribal sovereignty curriculum into their social studies curricula by September 1, 2024. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 1362 2023–24 |
ReportsRepeals the requirement for state agencies to submit certain reports to either the Legislature or Governor, or both. | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 1579 2023–24 |
Independent prosecutionsEstablishes the Office of Independent Prosecutions (OIP), led by an independent counsel, as a separate division within the Office of the Attorney General. | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 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 1932 2023–24 |
Even-numbered year electionsPermits cities and towns to choose to hold their elections in even-numbered years instead of odd-numbered years. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 1954 2023–24 |
Health care/certain servicesEstablishes that participation in reproductive health care services or gender-affirming treatment by health care providers, consistent with the standard of care in Washington, may not serve as the basis for professional... | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 14, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 1986 2023–24 |
Firefighter safety fundingAllows the Department of Labor and Industries to grant funds to employers of firefighters participating in the Firefighter Injury and Illness Reduction Grant Program, to be used for safety training and assessments. | Peter Abbarno (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2023 2023–24 |
Elections/language assist.Requires counties to provide language assistance during elections when more than 2.5 percent of voting-age citizens in certain language minority groups in the county do not speak or understand English adequately enough to... | Clyde Shavers (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2065 2023–24 |
Offender score recalc.Allows a person who was sentenced for an offense committed before July 23, 2023, whose offender score was increased due to juvenile adjudications which are not scorable under current law to petition for a resentencing hearing... | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2114 2023–24 |
Residential tenantsLimits rent and fee increases to 7 percent during any 12-month period and prohibits rent and fee increases during the first 12 months of a tenancy for tenants subject to the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act and the... | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2372 2023–24 |
Tribes/health facilitiesAuthorizes state and local governments to transfer property to tribes for facilities to provide health care services related to alcohol and substance use disorders and behavioral health conditions. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2408 2023–24 |
Crisis response comm methodsRequires any Washington state subnetwork of the 988 crisis hotline dedicated to the crisis assistance needs of American Indian and Alaska Native persons to offer services by text, chat, and other similar methods of... | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 1895 2023–24 |
Working families' tax creditMakes administrative clarifications to the Working Families Tax Credit. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 3, Laws of 2024 |
Feb 28, 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 2276 2023–24 |
Housing/taxesIncreases the "ceiling" for the Tier 1 1.1 percent state real estate excise tax (REET) from $525,000 to $750,000 beginning January 1, 2026. | April Berg (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 26, 2024 |
| HB 1022 2023–24 |
Support & services leviesPermits counties to collect the Veterans' Assistance levy and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities levy as separate levies, outside of the county's general levy rate. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1067 2023–24 |
High-hazard facility wagesRequires certain workers in petroleum refining or petrochemical manufacturing to be paid at least the prevailing wage. | Dan Bronoske (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1124 2023–24 |
Residential rent and feesRequires landlords to provide at least 180 days' and no more than 220 days' notice for rent increases over 5 percent. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1151 2023–24 |
Fertility services coverageRequires large group health plans, including health plans offered to public employees, to cover the diagnosis of infertility, treatment for infertility, and standard fertility preservation services. | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1235 2023–24 |
WDFW licensingChanges the age at which a person qualifies as a youth for fishing licenses from age 15 to under age 16 and eliminates the $5 youth fishing license fee. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 20, 2024 |
| HB 1244 2023–24 |
Enrichment levy authorityIncreases the maximum per-pupil limit used for enrichment levies for school districts with less than 40,000 students over several years to equal the limit used for school districts with 40,000 or more students. | Alex Ramel (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 20, 2024 |
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