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 1192 2025–26 |
DOC disciplinary hearingsEstablishes preponderance of the evidence as the standard of proof for the Department of Corrections disciplinary hearings for alleged violations of the disciplinary rules of total confinement and partial confinement, and... | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1195 2025–26 |
Housing & sheltersRequires a city or county to use an administrative process for reviewing a project permit application for indoor emergency shelters, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing, or permanent supportive housing (STEP housing). | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1196 2025–26 |
Voting rights/convictionsRedefines what constitutes an infamous crime , the conviction of which results in a revocation of voting rights, to include only state crimes punishable by death. | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1199 2025–26 |
Insurance code violationsAuthorizes the Insurance Commissioner (Commissioner), after a hearing or with the person's consent, to order the payment of restitution when a person regulated under the Insurance Code possesses or controls fees, money, funds,... | Jamila Taylor (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1200 2025–26 |
DD parental caregiversRequires the Department of Social and Health Services Developmental Disabilities Administration to submit a request to amend applicable home and community-based services waivers to allow parents to receive payment for... | Jamila Taylor (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1212 2025–26 |
Child care center sitingRequires child care centers to be permitted as outright permitted uses in all zones except industrial zones. | Emily Alvarado (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1214 2025–26 |
Working families' tax creditExpands eligibility for the Working Families' Tax Credit to include people 18 years of age or older. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1218 2025–26 |
Competency eval. & restor.Makes changes to competency evaluation and restoration services provisions, including procedures in nonfelony cases, outpatient competency restoration, duties of forensic navigators, and hearings for involuntary medication... | Darya Farivar (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1220 2025–26 |
Behavioral health/assaultsCreates an exception to Assault in the third degree of a nurse, physician, or health care provider where the person assaults such an individual performing nursing or health care duties while the person is in specified... | Darya Farivar (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1229 2025–26 |
Persistent offendersModifies certain requirements related to resentencing persons in cases where a Robbery in the second degree conviction was used as a basis for a persistent offender finding, including by requiring the resentencing of specified... | David Hackney (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1231 2025–26 |
Public school starting timesSupporting the exploration and implementation of later starting times for public schools. | Joel McEntire (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1233 2025–26 |
Work programs/incarcerationMakes participation in work programs at the Department of Corrections (DOC) voluntary, except when a court orders community restitution. | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1235 2025–26 |
GMA housing elementRequires cities and counties that are required or have chosen to plan under the Growth Management Act to submit their housing elements and housing development regulations to the Department of Commerce for review within certain... | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1237 2025–26 |
Energy facility site eval.Requires the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) to recommend to the Governor any application for the siting of certain energy facilities if the EFSEC determines that the application meets specific standards. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1241 2025–26 |
Students with disabilitiesImproving access to and provision of a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1243 2025–26 |
DSHS overpaymentsAllows the Department of Social and Health Services to waive efforts to collect unintentional overpayments of the Aged, Blind, or Disabled cash assistance program benefits and unintentional overpayments made to functionally... | Tarra Simmons (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1257 2025–26 |
Special education servicesRequires that special education and related services for students with disabilities be provided to the end of the school year in which a student turns age 22, or high school graduation, whichever occurs first. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1262 2025–26 |
Health disparities councilChanges the name of the Governor's Interagency Coordinating Council on Health Disparities to the Governor's Council for Health Justice and Equity (Council). | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1267 2025–26 |
Special education fundingRemoves the enrollment limit for special education funding for school districts if they have fewer than 2,500 students, received community impact safety net awards, or have at least 10 percent of enrollment with a military parent. | Travis Couture (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1274 2025–26 |
Juvenile convictions/scoreEntitles a person incarcerated in total confinement meeting specified criteria to be resentenced, subject to a rebuttable presumption, if the person's offender score was increased by juvenile adjudications that are no longer... | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1278 2025–26 |
Higher ed. gov./studentsRequires the Boards of Trustees for each community and technical college district to include a student member. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1280 2025–26 |
Career & tech. ed./6th gradeConcerning career and technical education in sixth grade. | Clyde Shavers (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1282 2025–26 |
Child careExpands the informational posting requirements applicable to child care centers, outdoor nature-based child care providers, and family home providers. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1285 2025–26 |
Financial educationRequires public school students, beginning with the graduating class of 2031, to meet the high school state financial education learning standards to graduate. | Skyler Rude (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1291 2025–26 |
Maternity services costsExempts labor and delivery services from an enrollee's deductible for health plans and health plans offered to state and school employees. | Alicia Rule (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 12, 2026 |
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