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Jess Bateman
WA Senate District 22
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Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 49Healthcare 49Housing 34Social Services & Welfare 28Labor & Employment 26Economy & Taxes 21Education 20Criminal Justice & Policing 18Civil Rights & Liberties 16Environment & Energy 14Transportation & Infrastructure 12Technology & Privacy 9Abortion & Reproductive Rights 8Banking & Finance 7Elections & Voting 7Other 5Agriculture 2Immigration 2Gun Policy 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA Senate District 22 current
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 13, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA Senate District 22
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 11, 2021 | Jan 12, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA House District 22
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 11, 2021 | Jan 6, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 5061
Requiring certain wages in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing wage in effect when…
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Final Passage (#13) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ff8f541f-ec72-426a-9984-2411eb505c05 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ff8f541f-ec72-426a-9984-2411eb505c05 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 5922
Authorizing transportation vehicle fund transfers.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b46373b4-8a35-4d84-9068-49506b25f25a | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b46373b4-8a35-4d84-9068-49506b25f25a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6034
Concerning statutory establishment of the governor's office of Indian affairs.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 05f14d6e-2aac-4109-90db-3f6cfdae3ee2 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05f14d6e-2aac-4109-90db-3f6cfdae3ee2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 5346
Restricting mobile device usage by public school students.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#33) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2a1413d0-3e4a-4e81-ad74-e1e3492169b0 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2a1413d0-3e4a-4e81-ad74-e1e3492169b0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 5925
Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#40) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 84319494-f31d-4eca-9c73-fbb39a0e6816 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/84319494-f31d-4eca-9c73-fbb39a0e6816 CC0-1.0 |
| 584 Christian Pg 1 Ln 7 (#39) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 41aa6ae6-b584-42aa-8d48-8cdda4814741 | Feb 11, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/41aa6ae6-b584-42aa-8d48-8cdda4814741 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 5833
Allowing pets in unattended motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#28) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0412cd8c-1962-4604-97ed-5c50bceb3d75 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0412cd8c-1962-4604-97ed-5c50bceb3d75 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 5995
Concerning moneys available to a port district allocated for the purchase of zero and near zero…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#26) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f670da40-8d78-4bc0-89ed-d39c3eb341fd | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f670da40-8d78-4bc0-89ed-d39c3eb341fd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6076
Streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#24) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e71e277b-ef0c-4a86-aea8-a89edcbc5a90 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e71e277b-ef0c-4a86-aea8-a89edcbc5a90 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 5992
Creating the youth development fund account to increase access to positive youth development…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b3a07b0a-a3ef-4f62-9e5e-b1d5af8f1362 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b3a07b0a-a3ef-4f62-9e5e-b1d5af8f1362 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 5835
Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d0efcf27-2ebc-447c-9cae-0abd195cf898 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0efcf27-2ebc-447c-9cae-0abd195cf898 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6137
Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#21) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 72ad1f80-619c-4f64-b609-ec9429b0187d | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/72ad1f80-619c-4f64-b609-ec9429b0187d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 5837
Concerning guardianship, conservatorship, and other protective arrangements.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7a8389bf-12c6-4863-a5ed-9b256eb87849 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7a8389bf-12c6-4863-a5ed-9b256eb87849 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 5841
Concerning the completion of postsecondary financial aid applications.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ecfcdf13-b40b-4dde-80ac-ee83c27aecdf | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ecfcdf13-b40b-4dde-80ac-ee83c27aecdf CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6081
Protecting Washingtonians from invasion of privacy, including the unauthorized disclosure of sex…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#38) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7f7f0668-e773-495f-8811-d6ce6caa3ebb | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7f7f0668-e773-495f-8811-d6ce6caa3ebb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6132
Authorizing a narrow modification to indebtedness limits for select inland port districts to ensure…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 72621505-d3e8-4791-ba2c-ec24646b1aa4 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/72621505-d3e8-4791-ba2c-ec24646b1aa4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6087
Concerning liability protections for donations of baby items that are less than five years old.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#42) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 15b3c7a8-9112-4719-ace3-a9aa89e2fbf5 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/15b3c7a8-9112-4719-ace3-a9aa89e2fbf5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6210
Concerning the health plan certification process.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#19) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f923d83b-0da8-4830-8e78-5fe01ba59eb0 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f923d83b-0da8-4830-8e78-5fe01ba59eb0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 5834
Concerning payment of expenses from the earnings of retirement system trust funds.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b8ab8864-3fb2-42c5-8ac5-a6c97c3890b1 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b8ab8864-3fb2-42c5-8ac5-a6c97c3890b1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 5944
Concerning language access providers' collective bargaining.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 44d1c1ae-6350-44d7-a547-49a68b693aee | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/44d1c1ae-6350-44d7-a547-49a68b693aee CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6161
Concerning department of health information on dementia.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f8dbcd9d-54b7-4797-aef2-a65c4b308b4b | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8dbcd9d-54b7-4797-aef2-a65c4b308b4b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 5838
Adding a tribal member to the board of natural resources.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#34) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 625c5e0c-9e5b-4401-8730-57f8cd597f22 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/625c5e0c-9e5b-4401-8730-57f8cd597f22 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6248
Addressing travel insurance.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#43) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 61413a1f-0c1b-48cb-99cd-78336a3280c5 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/61413a1f-0c1b-48cb-99cd-78336a3280c5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 5374
Including tribal representation in certain transportation activities.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#35) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8cc11393-83ca-4a67-8b6f-b711f146c8aa | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8cc11393-83ca-4a67-8b6f-b711f146c8aa CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6237
Concerning rental property disclosures of flooding history and flood risk.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#14) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a3593489-befd-41c3-bb12-d364f54b5a09 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a3593489-befd-41c3-bb12-d364f54b5a09 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (28 as lead sponsor)
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SB 6237
WA · —
Concerning rental property disclosures of flooding history and flood risk.
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SB 5904
WA · —
Concerning the use of nursing titles.
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SB 5112
WA · —
Establishing a prescribing psychologist certification in Washington state.
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SB 6267
WA · —
Concerning nursing education program standards.
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SB 5606
WA · —
Providing sufficient funding for the Washington state long-term care ombuds program.
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SB 6153
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Concerning senior independent housing protections.
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SB 5477
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Improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services.
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SB 6182
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Establishing an abortion savings program.
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SB 6189
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Changing the deadline for forming a public facilities district for regional aquatics and sports facilities.
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SB 5591
WA · —
Creating a sales and use tax remittance program for affordable housing.
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