Tarra Simmons
Representative
· Democrat
· District 23
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · House · D · LD 232023–24 · House · D · LD 232021–22 · House · D · LD 23
60
Bills as prime sponsor
18
of those became law
886
Bills co-sponsored
3,507
Recorded votes
2.4%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1126 2021–22 |
Community custody tollingRequires the Department of Corrections to toll a person's term of community custody for any time a secretary's warrant or bench warrant is issued and any time the person is incarcerated for the original sentence. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1128 2021–22 |
Housing benefit districtsAuthorizes the establishment of housing benefit districts and sets out requirements and authorities related to their governance, powers, and finances. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1134 2021–22 |
Forfeited firearms/WSPConcerning the disposition of forfeited firearms by the Washington state patrol. | Liz Berry (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1164 2021–22 |
Firearm safetyAddressing firearm safety measures to increase public safety. | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1174 2021–22 |
Custodial interrogationsEnacting the uniform electronic recordation of custodial interrogations act. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1182 2021–22 |
Crisis response servicesDirects the Department of Health to designate crisis hotline centers that meet standards related to technology and the ability to identify and deploy community crisis resources for persons experiencing a behavioral health crisis. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1191 2021–22 |
Health coverageEnsuring equity in health coverage. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1201 2021–22 |
Found. public health fundingFunding foundational public health services. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1202 2021–22 |
Police misconduct/civil rem.Provides a cause of action for a person injured by a peace officer acting under color of authority if the officer engaged in specifically listed conduct, and establishes standards for the vicarious and independent liability of... | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1203 2021–22 |
Community oversight boardsRequires any local jurisdiction with a law enforcement agency that has at least 15 officers to establish a community oversight board by January 1, 2025. | Jesse Johnson (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1204 2021–22 |
Transp. electrificationEstablishes a goal for the state that publicly and privately owned passenger and light-duty vehicles of model year 2030 and later sold, purchased, or registered in Washington be electric vehicles. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1212 2021–22 |
Repair of electronicsRequires original manufacturers of digital electronic products to: (1) make available to owners and independent repair providers certain information, equipment, parts, and tools on fair and reasonable terms, and meet other... | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1213 2021–22 |
Child care & early dev. exp.Establishes a new account for child care and early learning purposes and includes a non-exhaustive list of spending goals and strategies. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1242 2021–22 |
Health care workers/leaveProviding paid administrative leave for health care workers in time of declared public health emergencies. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1243 2021–22 |
Local infra. project areasSpecifies that, for purposes of the property tax, any increase in assessed value within a local infrastructure project area (LIPA) is an add-on to the levy growth limit, if not already included elsewhere as an add-on. | Emily Wicks (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1258 2021–22 |
Microenterprise home kitchenRequires the Department of Health (DOH) to develop a pilot program until June 30, 2025 to allow for inspection and permitting or up to 200 microenterprise home kitchen operations (MHKOs). | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1260 2021–22 |
Marijuana marketConcerning the development of the marijuana market. | Emily Wicks (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1264 2021–22 |
Equity impact statementRequires the Office of Financial Management (OFM) to establish procedures, guidelines, and content and format requirements for the Equity Impact Statement (EIS), by July 1, 2022. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1270 2021–22 |
Leadership skills grant prg.Establishing an educational grant program to promote confidence, public speaking, and leadership skills in students. | Representative (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1282 2021–22 |
Earned timeModifies earned release time provisions to allow aggregate earned release time of up to one-third of the sentence for all categories that qualify for earned time. | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1293 2021–22 |
Sentencing/domestic violenceEstablishes a sentencing alternative for survivors of domestic violence and authorizes the sentencing court to impose the sentencing alternative or a reduced sentence on a qualifying person. | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1312 2021–22 |
Solitary confinementConcerning solitary confinement. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1318 2021–22 |
Comm. & technical collegesProviding for equity and access in the community and technical colleges. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1339 2021–22 |
George Washington Bush artEstablishing a task force to commemorate George Washington Bush through art. | Representative (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1344 2021–22 |
Long sentences reviewAllows a person incarcerated for an offense committed under age 25 to petition the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (ISRB) for release after serving 15 years, with some exceptions, and requires the ISRB to release the... | David Hackney (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
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