Tarra Simmons
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29
Bills sponsored
this session · 63 all-time
366
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 976 all-time
5
Enacted into law
this session · 18 all-time
4027
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 4027 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025-26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.2%
based on 506 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.8%
based on 506 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
97.5%
based on 506 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
63 billsCurrent session 29 bills
- HB 2339 Concerning the regulation of nursing. Signed
- HB 1430 Concerning advanced practice registered nurse and physician assistant reimbursement. Passed
- HB 1743 Enhancing opportunities for community-based providers to provide health care services in carceral settings. Passed
- HB 1243 Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services. In Committee
- HR 4693 Honoring Natalie Naomi Phelps. Passed
- HB 1432 Improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services. Signed
- HB 2643 Concerning the due process requirements and the procedures of a peace officer being placed on Brady and Giglio lists. In Committee
- HB 1233 Concerning work programs for incarcerated persons. Passed
- HB 2106 Requiring carriers to provide substantive notice to health care providers and health care facilities about significant contract modifications. In Committee
- HB 2341 Celebrating national voter registration day. In Committee
- HB 1189 Addressing parental involvement through volunteering in schools after a criminal conviction. In Committee
- HB 1991 Exempting from public inspection and copying requirements email addresses of individuals who subscribe to regular communications of certain agencies as defined under the public records act. In Committee
- HB 2644 Concerning the use of body worn cameras by law enforcement officers. In Committee
- HB 1124 Establishing a prescribing psychologist certification in Washington state. In Committee
- HB 2546 Standardizing overpayment recovery requirements. In Committee
- HB 2196 Expanding access to PANDAS PANS treatment. Passed
- HB 1706 Aligning the implementation of application programming interfaces for prior authorization with federal guidelines. Signed
- HB 1125 Providing judicial discretion to modify sentences in the interest of justice. Passed
- HB 2641 Prohibiting certain law enforcement agencies from hiring certain federal employees. In Committee
- HB 2545 Concerning patient access to elective percutaneous coronary interventions in ambulatory surgical facilities. Passed
- HB 1192 Concerning disciplinary hearings held by the department of corrections. In Committee
- HB 2340 Applying substance use disorder monitoring program provisions to nursing assistants. Signed
- HB 1146 Improving access and removing barriers to voting in jails and state hospitals. Passed
- HB 1118 Concerning restoration of the right to possess a firearm. In Committee
- HR 4643 Congratulating the Bremerton high school basketball team. Passed
Historical 34 bills
- HB 1412 Concerning legal financial obligations. Signed
- HB 1818 Promoting successful reentry and rehabilitation of persons convicted of criminal offenses. Signed
- HB 1082 Expanding opportunities for physical therapy and occupational therapy professionals to form professional service corporations. Signed
- HB 2145 Concerning medically necessary treatment of a mental health or substance use disorder. Died
- HB 1024 Concerning labor and income of incarcerated persons. Died
- HB 2350 Concerning birth doulas. Died
- HB 2001 Providing judicial discretion to modify sentences in the interests of justice. Died
- HB 1988 Establishing the customer voice council. Died
- HB 1169 Concerning legal financial obligations. Signed
- HB 1859 Concerning the rights of residents in long-term care facilities. Died
- HB 1972 Increasing the licensure fees that support the Washington physicians health program. Signed
- HB 1255 Reducing stigma and incentivizing health care professionals to participate in a substance use disorder monitoring and treatment program. Signed
- HB 2177 Concerning the membership and operation of the sex offender policy board. Died
- HB 1357 Modernizing the prior authorization process. Signed
- HB 1495 Requiring equal reimbursement for advanced registered nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians. Died
- HB 1263 Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace. Died
- HB 1983 Concerning the criminal justice treatment account. Signed
- HB 1995 Providing gate money to individuals releasing from custody prior to the expiration of their sentence. Died
- HB 1229 Updating processes related to voter registration. Died
- HB 1174 Improving access and removing barriers to jail-based voting. Died
- HB 1492 Providing relief for persons affected by State v. Blake. Died
- HB 2030 Revoking a person's voting rights only when convicted of a state crime punishable by death. Died
- HB 1081 Authorizing administrative law judges to substitute for pollution control hearings board members in deciding derelict vessel appeals. Died
- HB 1168 Providing prevention services, diagnoses, treatment, and support for prenatal substance exposure. Signed
- HB 1411 Expanding health care workforce eligibility. Signed
Co-sponsored
976 billsCurrent session 366 bills
- HB 1974 Establishing land banking authorities. Signed
- 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 2114 Concerning defective license plates issued by the department of licensing. Signed
- HB 2239 Providing Washingtonians and their loved ones with location choices for interment of remains. Signed
- HB 2225 Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots. Signed
- HB 2091 Requiring public employers under chapter 41.80 RCW to provide employee information to exclusive bargaining representatives. Signed
- HB 2110 Concerning personnel for ambulance service interfacility specialty care transports. Signed
- HB 1500 Concerning resale certificates for units in common interest communities. Signed
- HB 2165 Concerning false identification as a peace officer. Signed
- HB 1155 Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements. Signed
- HB 2104 Concerning aviation assurance funding in response to wildland fires. Signed
- HB 2442 Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility. 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
- HR 4614 Recognizing human trafficking awareness month. Passed
- HB 2602 Establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents. In Committee
- HB 1114 Concerning the respiratory care interstate compact. Signed
- HB 1213 Expanding protections for workers in the state paid family and medical leave program. Signed
- HB 1759 Designating the twelfth day of December as the day of the 12s. Passed
- HB 1671 Protecting personal data privacy. Passed
- HB 1282 Improving the well-being of children in child care by enhancing transparency measures and modifying liability insurance requirements. In Committee
- HB 1457 Requiring electronic monitoring of sexually violent predators granted conditional release. Signed
- HB 1996 Authorizing a qualified county to impose a tax for the funding of behavioral health diversion from the criminal justice system. Passed
Historical 610 bills
- HR 4670 Celebrating Representative Mike Sells. Died
- HR 4668 Honoring Representative Kirby. Died
- 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 4665 Honoring crime victims. Died
- HR 4650 Honoring Mark L. Doumit. Died
- HB 1747 Supporting relative placements in child welfare proceedings. Signed
- HR 4655 Honoring Jan Yoshiwara. Died
- HB 2124 Concerning extending collective bargaining to legislative employees. Signed
- HB 2050 Repealing requirements for parent payment of the cost of their child's support, treatment, and confinement. Signed
- HB 1860 Preventing homelessness among persons discharging from inpatient behavioral health settings. Signed
- HB 1724 Ensuring oversight and coordination of permanent supportive housing resources to maximize the creation of high quality housing opportunities for people living with disabling conditions in communities across Washington. Signed
- HB 1865 Addressing the behavioral health workforce shortage and expanding access to peer services by creating the profession of certified peer specialists. Died
- HB 1756 Concerning solitary confinement. Died
- HB 1877 Addressing expired certifications for certain health professions. 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 1684 Concerning public health and fluoridation of drinking water. Died
- HB 2078 Establishing the outdoor school for all program. Signed
- HB 2077 Concerning the placement of human trafficking informational posters in rest areas. Died
- HB 2075 Establishing service requirements for the department of social and health services. Vetoed
- HB 2076 Concerning rights and obligations of transportation network company drivers and transportation network companies. Signed
- HB 1838 Protecting, restoring, and maintaining habitat for salmon recovery. Died
- HB 1894 Concerning the period for juvenile diversion agreements. Signed
- HB 2064 Concerning security deposits and damages arising out of residential tenancies. Signed
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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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) |
Yea | 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 |