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 1223 2021–22 |
Custodial interrogationsRequires law enforcement officers to electronically record custodial interrogations if the interrogation is of a juvenile or related to a felony. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 329, Laws of 2021 |
May 18, 2021 |
| HB 1267 2021–22 |
Police use of forceEstablishes the Office of Independent Investigations within the Office of the Governor for the purpose of investigating deadly force incidents involving peace officers. | Debra Entenman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 318, Laws of 2021 |
May 18, 2021 |
| HB 1310 2021–22 |
Uses of force by officersEstablishes a standard for use of physical force by peace officers. | Jesse Johnson (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 324, Laws of 2021 |
May 18, 2021 |
| HB 1091 2021–22 |
Transportation fuel/carbonDirects the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to adopt rules establishing a Clean Fuels Program (CFP) to limit the aggregate, overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit of transportation fuel energy to 20 percent below 2017... | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 317, Laws of 2021 |
May 17, 2021 |
| HB 1016 2021–22 |
JuneteenthDesignates June 19, commonly known as Juneteenth, as a state legal holiday. | Melanie Morgan (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 295, Laws of 2021 |
May 13, 2021 |
| HB 1336 2021–22 |
Public telecomm. serviceAuthorizes a public utility district (PUD), port district (port), town, second-class city, and county to provide retail telecommunications services. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 294, Laws of 2021 |
May 13, 2021 |
| HB 1365 2021–22 |
Schools/computers & devicesDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to develop and administer a technology grant program to help schools attain a universal 1:1 student to learning device ratio and to support staff, students,... | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 301, Laws of 2021 |
May 13, 2021 |
| HB 1477 2021–22 |
National 988 systemDirects 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) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 302, Laws of 2021 |
May 13, 2021 |
| HB 1220 2021–22 |
Emergency shelters & housingUpdates the housing goals of the Growth Management Act (GMA) to include planning for and accommodating affordable housing. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 254, Laws of 2021 |
May 12, 2021 |
| HB 1044 2021–22 |
Prison to postsecondary ed.Permits the Department of Corrections (DOC) to implement postsecondary education certificate and degree programs at state correctional institutions. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 200, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| HB 1086 2021–22 |
Behavioral health consumersEliminates regional behavioral health ombuds services and creates the State Office of Behavioral Health Consumer Advocacy (SOBHCA) to establish rules, standards, and procedures for behavioral health consumer advocacy services... | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 202, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| HB 1219 2021–22 |
Youth counsel/dependencyPhases in the mandatory appointment of counsel in dependency proceedings for children age 8 and over, beginning July 2022. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 210, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| HB 1236 2021–22 |
Residential tenantsSpecifies exclusive causes for eviction, refusal to renew, and ending a tenancy under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act and makes other changes to rights and remedies. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 212, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| HB 1411 2021–22 |
Health care workforceProhibits the Department of Social and Health Services (Department) from automatically disqualifying a person who has a criminal record containing certain crimes from having unsupervised access to, working with, or providing... | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 219, Laws of 2021 |
May 10, 2021 |
| HB 1297 2021–22 |
Working families tax exempt.Expands eligibility for the working families tax exemption to include Individual Taxpayer Identification Number filers. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2021 |
May 4, 2021 |
| HB 1119 2021–22 |
Low-cost course material/bacRequires the public four-year institutions of higher education to designate whether course materials are "low-cost" in their online course descriptions. | Cyndy Jacobsen (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 152, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| HB 1218 2021–22 |
Long-term care residentsRequires long-term care facilities to develop comprehensive disaster preparedness plans. | Jessica Bateman (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 159, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| HB 1272 2021–22 |
Health system transparencyRequires that hospitals provide detailed information regarding several identified categories of expenses and revenues in financial reports to the Department of Health. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 162, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| HB 1273 2021–22 |
Menstrual products/schoolsRequires school districts, private K-12 schools, charter schools, state-tribal compact schools, and public and private institutions of higher education to make menstrual hygiene products available at no cost by the beginning... | April Berg (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 163, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| HB 1295 2021–22 |
Institutional ed./releaseEstablishes new and modified duties for the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), and the State Board of Education related to the provision of public... | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 164, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| HB 1311 2021–22 |
SUD apprenticeships/certsAllows for persons participating in authorized apprenticeship programs to qualify for substance use disorder professional certification. | Dan Bronoske (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 165, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| HB 1348 2021–22 |
Incarcerated persons/medicalProhibits a person's Medicaid eligibility from being affected by the person's incarceration status for up to 29 days. | Lauren Davis (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 166, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| HB 1373 2021–22 |
Behavioral health/studentsRequires public schools to post contact information for behavioral health organizations on their website home pages and to post corresponding information on social media websites used by the school district. | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| HB 1399 2021–22 |
Prof. licensure/convictionsCreates a process for a person with a criminal conviction to request a determination of whether that criminal history is disqualifying for obtaining a professional license administered by the Department of Licensing. | Brandon Vick (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 194, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
| HB 1443 2021–22 |
Cannabis industry/equityExpands the purpose of the Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis (Task Force) to include providing Social Equity Program recommendations to the Liquor and Cannabis Board on the issuance of existing cannabis producer and... | Melanie Morgan (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 169, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
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