Alex Ramel
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15
Bills sponsored
this session · 43 all-time
366
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 1,191 all-time
4
Enacted into law
this session · 11 all-time
4687
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 4687 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025-26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.2%
based on 519 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.8%
based on 519 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 519 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
43 billsCurrent session 15 bills
- HB 1353 Establishing a self-certification program for accessory dwelling unit project permit applications. Signed
- HB 1494 Concerning the property tax exemptions for new and rehabilitated multiple-unit dwellings in urban centers. Signed
- HB 2407 Creating a wildfire mitigation grant program. In Committee
- HB 1673 Improving reliability and capacity of the electric transmission system in Washington state. Passed
- HB 1480 Allowing all counties to impose a real estate excise tax for the purpose of developing affordable housing, subject to the will of the voters. In Committee
- HB 2260 Concerning requirements pertaining to signatures and addresses of ballot measure petitioners and petition signature gatherers. In Committee
- HB 2084 Increasing funding for K-12, health care, and public safety by repealing or modifying tax preferences for certain industries and goods. Passed
- HB 2330 Establishing a prioritization process for capital funding for state campus district energy systems. In Committee
- HB 1514 Encouraging the deployment of low carbon thermal energy networks. Signed
- HB 2723 Modifying existing tax preferences. In Committee
- HB 1965 Modifying the tax preferences for precious metal bullion and monetized bullion. In Committee
- HB 1960 Encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities. Signed
- HB 2227 Providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualified affordable housing. In Committee
- HB 1836 Supporting local news journalism. In Committee
- HB 1867 Allowing counties or cities to impose a real estate excise tax for the purpose of developing affordable housing, subject to the will of the voters. Passed
Historical 28 bills
- HB 1767 Concerning the authority of publicly owned electric utilities to engage in targeted electrification through the adoption of plans that establish a finding that utility outreach and investment in the conversion of its customers' end use equipment from fossil fuels to electricity will provide net benefits to the utility. Died
- HB 1280 Concerning greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the design of public facilities. Signed
- HB 2748 Concerning parking cash out programs. Died
- HB 2587 Establishing a program for the designation of state scenic bikeways. Signed
- HB 2586 Concerning the electrification of homes and buildings. Died
- HB 1052 Providing a property tax exemption for qualified real and personal property owned or used by a nonprofit entity in providing qualified housing funded in whole or part through a local real estate excise tax. Died
- HB 2129 Promoting the development of geothermal energy resources. Died
- HB 2131 Promoting the establishment of thermal energy networks. Signed
- HB 1756 Supporting clean energy through tax changes that increase revenue to local governments, schools, and impacted communities. Signed
- HB 1390 Concerning district energy systems. Signed
- HB 2465 Streamlining the state building code council operating procedures by establishing criteria for statewide amendments to the state building code. Died
- HB 1389 Concerning residential rent increases under the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act. Died
- HB 1674 Improving protections for pedestrians and other vulnerable roadway users from dangers posed by certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Died
- HB 1391 Concerning energy in buildings. Died
- HB 2143 Providing information related to the human rights records of nations that export crude oil to Washington. Died
- HB 2429 Concerning the process to make recommendations for a project by the energy facility site evaluation council. Died
- HB 1244 Increasing the maximum per pupil limit for enrichment levy authority. Died
- HB 1287 Concerning preparedness for a zero emissions transportation future. Signed
- HB 1537 Terminating certain tax preferences for fossil fuel products. Died
- HB 1766 Modifying the regulation of gas companies to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Died
- HB 1569 Concerning green electrolytic hydrogen. Died
- HB 1792 Expanding the production, distribution, and use of hydrogen not produced from a fossil fuel feedstock. Died
- HB 1084 Reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions by achieving greater decarbonization of residential and commercial buildings. Died
- HB 1921 Concerning the valuation of property related to renewable energy for the purposes of property tax and providing for a payment in lieu of taxes for renewable energy facilities. Died
- HB 1207 Improving access to department of licensing issued documents by extending the issuance period of driver licenses and identicards to eight years, allowing online issuance and renewal of instruction permits, and expanding online renewal of driver licenses and identicards. Signed
Co-sponsored
1191 billsCurrent session 366 bills
- HB 2411 Modifying shared leave provisions to authorize shared leave for victims of a hate crime and those whose absence is due to immigration enforcement actions against the employee or the employee's relative. Signed
- HB 1750 Creating guidelines for voter suppression and vote dilution claims under the Washington voting rights act. Signed
- HB 2091 Requiring public employers under chapter 41.80 RCW to provide employee information to exclusive bargaining representatives. Signed
- HB 2532 Concerning the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide. Signed
- HB 2588 Concerning county ferry district authority. Signed
- HB 2320 Concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing. Signed
- HB 2165 Concerning false identification as a peace officer. Signed
- HB 1155 Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements. Signed
- HB 2296 Expanding the use of distributed energy resources. Signed
- HB 2192 Updating the role of the Washington traffic safety commission in identifying the risk factors that lead to roadway fatalities. Signed
- HB 2442 Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility. Signed
- HB 2354 Concerning common interest communities. Signed
- HB 1570 Concerning collective bargaining for certain employees who are enrolled in academic programs at public institutions of higher education. Signed
- HB 2105 Concerning immigrant worker protections. Signed
- HR 4691 Honoring Presidents’ Day. Passed
- HB 2436 Concerning requirements of oil tankers operating in restricted waters. Signed
- HB 2046 Creating fairness in Washington's tax by imposing a tax on select financial intangible assets. In Committee
- HB 1430 Concerning advanced practice registered nurse and physician assistant reimbursement. Passed
- HB 1671 Protecting personal data privacy. Passed
- HB 1616 Expanding the locations where a person can be guilty of unlawful transit conduct to include the Washington state ferries. Passed
- HR 4659 Reaffirming the longstanding relationship between Washington and Canada. Passed
- HB 2466 Creating the Washington state board of governors for licensed social workers. In Committee
- HB 1153 Concerning urban forest management ordinances. In Committee
- HR 4611 Honoring the Washington National Guard. Passed
- HB 1670 Increasing transparency regarding sewage-containing spills. Signed
Historical 825 bills
- HR 4670 Celebrating Representative Mike Sells. Died
- HR 4668 Honoring Representative Kirby. Died
- HB 1630 Establishing restrictions on the possession of weapons in certain locations. Signed
- HR 4666 Recognizing Representative Dufault's record of public service. Died
- HB 1876 Concerning public investment impact disclosures for certain ballot measures that repeal, levy, or modify any tax or fee and have a fiscal impact statement that shows that adoption of the measure would cause a net change in state revenue. Signed
- HR 4650 Honoring Mark L. Doumit. Died
- HR 4660 Recognizing Ukrainian Americans. Died
- HB 2098 Modifying the interest rate for the low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program. Died
- HB 2008 Eliminating the use of intelligence quotient scores in determining eligibility for programs and services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Signed
- HB 2124 Concerning extending collective bargaining to legislative employees. Signed
- HB 1172 Recognizing judicially affirmed and treaty-reserved fishing rights and promoting state-tribal cooperative agreements in the management of salmon, trout, and steelhead resources. Died
- HB 2050 Repealing requirements for parent payment of the cost of their child's support, treatment, and confinement. Signed
- HB 2091 Creating pathways to recovery from addiction by eliminating an obsolete tax preference for the warehousing of opioids and other drugs. Died
- HB 2010 Eliminating unnecessary homeless funding budget and auditing requirements. Died
- HB 2097 Changing the definition of first-time home buyer. Died
- HB 2088 Protecting homeowners navigating the foreclosure process. Died
- HB 2090 Establishing a process for students to earn academic credit by participating in activities of federally recognized Indian tribes. Died
- HB 1756 Concerning solitary confinement. Died
- HB 1717 Concerning tribal participation in planning under the growth management act. Signed
- HB 1753 Concerning tribal consultation regarding the use of certain funding authorized by the climate commitment act. Signed
- HB 2014 Establishing the outdoor school for all program. Died
- HB 1099 Improving the state's climate response through updates to the state's comprehensive planning framework. Died
- HB 1838 Protecting, restoring, and maintaining habitat for salmon recovery. Died
- HB 1793 Concerning electric vehicle charging stations in common interest communities. Signed
- HB 2048 Concerning temporary assistance for needy families time limit extensions. Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 2134
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#4) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 5180
Adopting the interstate teacher mobility compact. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning the licensure and employment of out-of-state teachers.)
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#3) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
HB 2357
Establishing a state patrol longevity bonus.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 5950
Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#1) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 6194
Concerning state legislative employee collective bargaining.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
HB 2320
Concerning high THC cannabis products.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 6069
Improving retirement security for Washingtonians by establishing Washington saves, an automatic enrollment individual retirement savings account program, and updating the Washington retirement marketplace statute.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6087
Concerning the fire service training account.
Final Passage without House amendments (#11) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6194
Concerning state legislative employee collective bargaining.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#2) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5949
Concerning the capital budget.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1239
Establishing a simple and uniform system for complaints related to, and instituting a code of educator ethics for, conduct within or involving public elementary and secondary schools.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5811
Expanding the definition of family member for individual providers.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 2454
Extending an existing hazardous substance tax exemption for certain agricultural crop protection products that are temporarily warehoused but not otherwise used, manufactured, packaged, or sold in the state of Washington.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1899
Facilitating reconstruction of communities damaged or destroyed by wildfires.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6098
Concerning accounts.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5796
Concerning common interest communities.
Final Passage without House amendments (#10) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1453
Providing a tax exemption for medical cannabis patients.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6316
Concerning the state route number 520 corridor.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 2424
Updating cooperative agreements between the state and federally recognized tribes for the successful collaborative management of Washington's wildlife resources.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5906
Implementing a statewide drug overdose prevention and education campaign.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1493
Concerning impaired driving.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 2266
Concerning sanitary conditions for construction workers who menstruate or express milk.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#42) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2153
Deterring the theft of catalytic converters.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2384
Concerning automated traffic safety cameras.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#55) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1377
Posting of approved courses and providers of continuing education.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1551
Reducing lead in cookware.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#32) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2124
Supporting and expanding access to child care and early learning programs.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#50) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2180
Increasing the special education enrollment funding cap.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#59) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2213
Concerning defects and omissions in the laws that have been identified by the justices of the supreme court or judges of the superior courts pursuant to Article IV, section 25 of the state Constitution.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#18) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2180
Increasing the special education enrollment funding cap.
Concur in Senate amendments (#58) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1870
Promoting economic development by increasing opportunities for local communities to secure federal funding.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#48) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2195
Strengthening the early learning facilities grant and loan program by revising criteria and providing resources to the Ruth LeCocq Kagi early learning facilities development account.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#17) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2441
Establishing a pilot program eliminating college in the high school fees for private not-for-profit four-year institutions.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#56) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2056
Concerning information sharing and limited investigative authority of supreme court bailiffs.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1368
Requiring and funding the purchase of zero emission school buses.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#30) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1012
Addressing the response to extreme weather events.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#1) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2482
Reinstating semiconductor tax incentives.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6038
Reducing the costs associated with providing child care.
1259 Ormsby Pg 2 Ln 25 (#25) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2000
Renewing Washington's international leadership.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#38) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2381
Increasing eligibility for economy and efficiency flexible school calendar waivers.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#22) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1877
Improving the Washington state behavioral health system for better coordination and recognition with the Indian behavioral health system.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#35) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2396
Concerning fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#44) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1248
Concerning pupil transportation.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#46) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2207
Providing tools designed to reduce the impacts of unlawful solid waste dumping.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#51) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1272
Concerning publishing, formatting, and distribution of the state and local voters' pamphlets.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2135
Including federally recognized tribes as part of the Washington emergency management division emergency worker program.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#41) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2226
Concerning collecting data on the H-2A worker program and from certain hand harvesters.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2416
Changing the legal title for advanced practice nurses.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#45) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2099
Concerning state identification cards for persons in state custody or care.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#39) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2007
Expanding time limit exemptions applicable to cash assistance programs.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |