Alex Ramel
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
43
Bills as prime sponsor
11
of those became law
1,082
Bills co-sponsored
4,168
Recorded votes
0.0%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2037 2023–24 |
Holocaust and genocide edu.Designates April as International Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month to provide space for formal recognition of the Holocaust and other examples of genocide and crimes against humanity. | Travis Couture (R-35) | 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 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 2136 2023–24 |
Prevailing wage sanctionsProvides that a contractor is subject to the same sanctions or debarment from bidding on public works projects if it has substantially identical operations, corporate, or management structure to another entity that has been... | Timm Ormsby (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 7, Laws of 2024 |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2160 2023–24 |
Housing developmentEstablishes that cities planning under the Growth Management Act (GMA) may not enact or enforce any new development regulation within a station area that prohibits the siting of multifamily residential housing on parcels where... | Julia Reed (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2191 2023–24 |
PTBA governing body membersAllows public transportation benefit areas (PTBAs) to add two voting positions for transit users to their governing boards. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2239 2023–24 |
Social-emotional instructionEncourages school districts and public schools to provide instruction on skills that promote social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health and wellness. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2245 2023–24 |
Co-response servicesRequires the University of Washington (UW) School of Social Work to establish a co-response training academy pilot program and a peer support program for co-responders. | Dan Bronoske (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2257 2023–24 |
Back country search & rescueCreates the back country search and rescue grant program. | Keith Goehner (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2270 2023–24 |
Department of housingDirects the Office of Financial Management to contract with an external consultant to study the transition of state housing programs to a new state agency and identify gaps in current housing programs. | Melanie Morgan (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2283 2023–24 |
Shared leave/disastersCreates a major disaster shared leave pool for receiving voluntary donations and disbursing shared leave to eligible employees. | Mike Volz (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2287 2023–24 |
Corrections ombuds adv boardCreates an Advisory Board to the Office of the Corrections Ombuds. | Darya Farivar (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2330 2023–24 |
Wildfire protectionEstablishes the Wildfire Mitigation and Resiliency Standards Work Group to develop recommendations on alignment of wildfire property mitigation standards, data sharing, increasing transparency with consumers, and establishing... | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 7, 2024 |
| HB 2401 2023–24 |
Refrigerant gasesRequires producers of certain bulk refrigerants and precharged equipment (covered products) to participate in, fund, and implement a refrigerant stewardship program (program), which includes, in part, providing a financial... | Davina Duerr (D-1) | 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 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 1078 2023–24 |
Urban forest managementRequires the Department of Natural Resources to establish optional model ordinances and recommendations for the use of tree banks, including criteria for siting tree banks and providing best practices for maintaining newly... | Davina Duerr (D-1) | 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 1136 2023–24 |
Employee expendituresRequires employers to reimburse employees for all necessary expenditures and losses incurred in direct consequence of their duties. | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | 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 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 |
| HB 1320 2023–24 |
Personnel recordsRequires an employer to furnish an employee or former employee with a complete copy of their personnel file at no cost within 15 business days of a request. | Julia Reed (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 20, 2024 |
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