Joe Timmons
Representative
· Democrat
· District 42
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · House · D · LD 422023–24 · House · D · LD 42
31
Bills as prime sponsor
14
of those became law
240
Bills co-sponsored
2,528
Recorded votes
0.0%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1710 2025–26 |
Voting rights act complianceRequires certain political subdivisions proposing to make specified changes to their election system or policies, plan of government, or jurisdictional boundaries to first obtain preapproval from the Attorney General... | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 211, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 25, 2026 |
| HB 1069 2025–26 |
Supp. retirement bargainingProvides that, for Department of Corrections employees, contributions for supplemental retirement benefits administered by or on behalf of an employee organization is a mandatory subject of bargaining. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 189, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2532 2025–26 |
Nitrous oxide saleMakes the sale, furnishment, administration, and distribution of nitrous oxide a gross misdemeanor, with specified exemptions. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 188, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2588 2025–26 |
County ferry districtsAllows Whatcom County to construct, purchase, operate, and maintain passenger-only or auto ferries. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 187, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1128 2025–26 |
Child care workforce boardEstablishes the Washington State Child Care Workforce Standards Board (Board), and directs the Board to make recommendations on employment standards for child care workers. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 148, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 1302 2025–26 |
Utility connection chargesAuthorizes municipalities to adopt programs to waive utility connection charges for properties owned by organizations that utilize the property for industrial symbiosis. | Julio Cortes (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 127, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2192 2025–26 |
Roadway fatalitiesDesignates the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (Commission) as a public health authority and authorizes it to collect health care information for use in conducting traffic fatality and serious injury reviews. | Sam Low (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 152, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 1570 2025–26 |
Academic employee bargainingGrants specified student employees at Western Washington University the right to collectively bargain. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 18, 2026 |
| HB 1980 2025–26 |
Employer transp. servicesAllows local authorities, with approval from public transportation providers, to authorize two-year pilot programs that allow private employer transportation services to use business access and transit-only designated lanes in... | Janice Zahn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 81, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 17, 2026 |
| HB 2467 2025–26 |
Fifth-wheel travel trailersAllows the operation of a fifth-wheel on public highways that does not exceed 46 feet in length when measuring from the center of the kingpin to the rearmost point of the vehicle. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 65, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| HB 1002 2025–26 |
PTSD/coroners & examinersAllows occupational disease workers' compensation claims for county coroners and medical examiner personnel based on mental conditions from posttraumatic stress disorders. | Peter Abbarno (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| HB 1073 2025–26 |
National guard retentionCreates a Washington National Guard retention program. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| HB 2088 2025–26 |
Dietitian licensure compactEnacts the Dietician Licensure Compact. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 18, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 11, 2026 |
| HB 2472 2025–26 |
Fire sprinkler workRequires a contractor or fitter working on a fire protection sprinkler system to produce evidence of a license or certificate. | Dan Bronoske (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 29, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 11, 2026 |
| HB 2554 2025–26 |
Tribal fishing rightsRepeals statutes related to tribal treaty rights and the management of salmon and steelhead resources established by Initiative 456 passed in 1984. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 11, 2026 |
| HB 1859 2025–26 |
Housing dev./religious orgs.Decreases the amount of affordable units required to qualify for a density bonus for affordable housing developed on property owned by a religious organization. | Osman Salahuddin (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 9, 2026 |
| HB 2606 2025–26 |
Office of privacy and dataModifies performance measures for the Office of Privacy and Data Protection (OPDP), adding agency improvements, public contacts, trainings, technical assistance requests, continuing education, and threshold analyses and... | Stephanie Barnard (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 9, 2026 |
| HB 1289 2025–26 |
Public school survey info.Requires the Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC) to create a voluntary, confidential online survey for parents or guardians that transfer or withdraw students from public schools. | Stephanie McClintock (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 2297 2025–26 |
Grocery store incentivesAuthorizes cities to adopt preferential rates for city business and occupation tax. | Darya Farivar (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 2401 2025–26 |
Boys and men commissionCreates the Washington State Boys and Men Commission (Commission), contingent upon the receipt of nonstate contributions in an amount sufficient to fully fund the Commission's operational costs through December 31, 2029. | April Berg (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 1316 2025–26 |
Postsecondary homelessnessExpands the Students Experiencing Homelessness program to include university campuses. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 9, 2026 |
| HB 1592 2025–26 |
Public defense servicesReallocates funding responsibility for public defense services between the state and local governments. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 9, 2026 |
| HB 2224 2025–26 |
Fire protection districtsRequires that a city or town with a population of 500,000 or less must reduce its general levy rate by the levy rate of a fire protection district that was formed based initially on a resolution of the city legislative... | David Stuebe (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 9, 2026 |
| HB 2586 2025–26 |
Passport to careers programQualifies students eligible for the Passport to Careers Program as automatically income-eligible for the Washington College Grant. | Joe Timmons (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2026 |
| HB 2598 2025–26 |
Anadromous fish recoveryCreates the Salmon Advisory Commission to develop recommendations regarding agency actions, legislation, and budget priorities to enhance salmon and steelhead recovery. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2026 |
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