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 1334 2023–24 |
PTBA aquatic lands accessAuthorizes a public transportation benefit area to obtain an easement for ferry terminal or docking facilities on state-owned aquatic lands or harbor areas without requiring a lease payment. | Spencer Hutchins (R-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 146, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| HB 1370 2023–24 |
Securities whistleblowersEstablishes the Whistleblower Award and Protection Act, which sets forth parameters for granting awards to whistleblowers who provide information regarding securities fraud, and establishes prohibited acts of retaliation. | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 149, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| HB 1406 2023–24 |
Youth seeking housing assistAuthorizes a child to remain in a licensed shelter or with another licensed organization that provides services to homeless or runaway youth for up to 90 days if the shelter or organization is unable to make contact with a... | Julio Cortes (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 151, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| HB 1658 2023–24 |
Work experience/H.S. creditAuthorizes high school students aged 16 and over to earn up to two elective credits through paid work experience if specified requirements are met. | Clyde Shavers (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 154, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| HB 1728 2023–24 |
Statewide resiliency programRequires the Military Department to develop and administer a disaster resilience program. | Brandy Donaghy (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 157, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| HB 1792 2023–24 |
Water rights proceduresPrescribes certain timelines in any general water rights adjudication filed in Water Resource Inventory Area 1 after June 1, 2023. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 160, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| HB 1048 2023–24 |
Voting rights actProvides that persons or organizations who file a notice of intent to challenge an election system under the Washington Voting Rights Act (WVRA) may recover costs incurred in conducting the necessary research, if the notice... | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 56, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 13, 2023 |
| HB 1058 2023–24 |
Commercial driver's licensesRemoves the requirement that a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) applicant submit a renewal application to the Department of Licensing (DOL) in person. | Dave Paul (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 57, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 13, 2023 |
| HB 1254 2023–24 |
Periodic adjustments/DORUpdates defunct inflationary indices in two places in code and replaces them with comparable and active indices. | Chipalo Street (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 13, 2023 |
| HB 1265 2023–24 |
Adult family homes/prop. taxModifies the property tax exemption for property owned by a nonprofit used as an adult family home for the developmentally disabled to ensure that the exemption may be claimed whether the services are provided by a nonprofit... | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 69, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 13, 2023 |
| HB 1274 2023–24 |
Child malnutrition guideRequires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), in consultation with the Department of Health, to produce and make available to the DCYF staff a child malnutrition field guide. | Travis Couture (R-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 70, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 13, 2023 |
| HB 1290 2023–24 |
Tribal police trainingEstablishes circumstances when a tribal government and the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) share costs for CJTC training to certain tribal police officers who are engaged in law enforcement activities. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 72, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 13, 2023 |
| HB 1352 2023–24 |
County invest. pools/tribesAuthorizes county investment pools, subject to the approval of the county treasurer and the tribe's entry into an intergovernmental agreement, to accept investments by federally recognized tribes on the same terms and... | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 74, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 13, 2023 |
| HB 1481 2023–24 |
Tribal peace officers/LEOFFPermits federally recognized tribes in Washington to opt in to the Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System Plan 2 (LEOFF 2). | Julio Cortes (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 77, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 13, 2023 |
| HB 1645 2023–24 |
County legislative meetingsAllows a county legislative authority to hold regular meetings once per calendar month in a city within the county that has a greater population than the county seat, and once per quarter at any other location within the... | Stephanie Barnard (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 84, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 13, 2023 |
| HB 1784 2023–24 |
Hunger reliefAppropriates a total of $28 million to the State General Fund in fiscal year 2023 to support food assistance programs operated by the departments of Agriculture, Social and Health Services, and Health. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 63, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 13, 2023 |
| HB 1101 2023–24 |
Tenant screening/communitiesAuthorizes, with certain limits, an association of unit owners in a common interest community to require a unit owner to use a tenant screening service or obtain background information on a prospective tenant prior to entering... | Jamila Taylor (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 23, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 6, 2023 |
| HB 1107 2023–24 |
"Master" and "servant" termsModifies the definition of "employment" as it applies to unemployment insurance and the state paid family and medical leave program by replacing a reference to the "relationship of master and servant" with "any employment... | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 25, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 6, 2023 |
| HB 1303 2023–24 |
Property tax administrationAllows the Department of Revenue to convert a taxpayer's property tax appeal from informal to formal within 10 days of the date of the appeal. | Chipalo Street (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 28, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 6, 2023 |
| HB 1319 2023–24 |
Collisions/driver reexamModifies when a law enforcement officer must report a driver to the Department of Licensing (DOL) following a traffic collision that results in injury, broadening when a driver is reported to the DOL and must take a driver examination. | Julia Reed (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 29, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 6, 2023 |
| HB 1499 2023–24 |
Food assistance fundingProvides that the Washington State Department of Agriculture, in administering food assistance program funding, may not restrict the amount of funding provided to food banks that may be used for essential nonfood items to less... | Clyde Shavers (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 31, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 6, 2023 |
| HB 1540 2023–24 |
Driver training/large veh.Mandates that instruction regarding large vehicle awareness, including as it relates to sharing the road with commercial motor vehicles and buses, must be included in the required driver training curriculum. | Spencer Hutchins (R-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 32, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 6, 2023 |
| HB 1694 2021–22 |
Chemicals/consumer productsDesignates firefighting personal protective equipment as a priority consumer product for Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals under the 2019 law that directs the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to regulate priority... | Liz Berry (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 264, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 31, 2022 |
| HB 1717 2021–22 |
GMA planning/tribesRequires local governments, upon receiving notice from a federally recognized Indian tribe, to enter into negotiations on a memorandum of agreement for collaboration and coordination with the tribe for participation in the... | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 252, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 31, 2022 |
| HB 1723 2021–22 |
Telecommunications accessRequires the State Broadband Office to develop a state digital equity plan and provide a report to the Governor and the Legislature by December 1, 2023, that includes the state digital equity plan and certain related information. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 265, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 31, 2022 |
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