April Berg
Representative
· Democrat
· District 44
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · House · D · LD 442023–24 · House · D · LD 442021–22 · House · D · LD 44
44
Bills as prime sponsor
17
of those became law
274
Bills co-sponsored
3,507
Recorded votes
0.5%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1806 2021–22 |
Legislature/bargainingAuthorizes collective bargaining for legislative branch employees. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2022 |
| HB 1226 2021–22 |
School district electionsAuthorizes school districts to issue general obligation bonds for capital purposes, levy taxes to make payments on those bonds, and exceed the statutory debt limit with approval by a simple majority of the voters voting at the... | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2022 |
| HB 2091 2021–22 |
Drug warehousing/B&O taxIncreases the business and occupation (B&O) tax rate on businesses that warehouse and resell prescription drugs from 0.138 percent to 0.484 percent. | Lauren Davis (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 25, 2022 |
| HB 1697 2021–22 |
Online services/minorsProhibits online operators from marketing or advertising specified products and services to minors. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 24, 2022 |
| HB 2031 2021–22 |
Unempl. & leave premiumsConcerning unemployment insurance, family leave, and medical leave premiums. | April Berg (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2022 |
| HB 1601 2021–22 |
Student homelessness pilotChanges the Homeless and Foster Care Students Pilot Program to a permanent program. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2022 |
| HB 1935 2021–22 |
Workplace bullyingAddressing workplace bullying by making it an unfair practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment. | Emily Wicks (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2022 |
| HB 1895 2021–22 |
Forest conservationRequires the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to establish a voluntary, incentive-based working and nonworking forest conservation and reforestation plan that endeavors to conserve at least 1 million acres of working... | Kirsten Harris-Talley (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 11, 2022 |
| HB 1092 2021–22 |
Law enforcement dataRequires the Washington State University (WSU) to establish a program to collect, report, and publish information on law enforcement's use of force and other interactions with and incidents involving the public. | John Lovick (D-44) | 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 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 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 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 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 1340 2021–22 |
Pandemic task forceEstablishes a task force to conduct a comprehensive after-action review of the statewide COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1347 2021–22 |
Foster care paymentsRequires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to provide foster maintenance payments that are at least one third of the payment that a qualified residential treatment program would receive for children exhibiting... | Michelle Valdez (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1352 2021–22 |
Unclaimed property task frceEstablishing a legislative task force on unclaimed property. | Jamila Taylor (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1395 2021–22 |
Equity in farmingDirects the Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to take a variety of actions to ensure inclusion of historically underrepresented communities in farming and ranching in the development, implementation, and enforcement of food and... | Melanie Morgan (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1413 2021–22 |
Prior juvenile offensesExcludes juvenile dispositions from offender score calculations. | David Hackney (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1419 2021–22 |
Certificated staff/factorsAdjusting experience factors for certificated instructional staff. | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1441 2021–22 |
Prospective tenants/COVID-19Prohibits a landlord from discriminating against a prospective tenant based on unpaid rent or an eviction that resulted from unpaid rent that accrued during an eviction moratorium. | Melanie Morgan (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1450 2021–22 |
School computers/device taxDirects the educational service districts to establish: (1) a procurement program for student learning devices and appropriate devices for school staff; and (2) a digital navigator program to provide technical assistance and... | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1466 2021–22 |
Outdoor educationPromoting access to outdoor education. | Alicia Rule (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
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