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Representative Lekanoff

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Member Information

Biennium 2019-20
Chamber House
Acronym LEKA
District 40
Name Debra Lekanoff
Party Democrat
Email LEKANOFF_DE@leg.wa.gov
Sponsor Success Rate 29.29%
Total Bills Sponsored 198
Campaign Contributions (biennium) $176,137.30
Campaign Contributions (2009 - Present) $276,866.19

58 Sponsored Bills Passed for Biennium 2019-20

Bill Number Bill Description Primary Sponsor
Details SHB 1485 Concerning the appointment of religious coordinators.
Details ESHB 1578 Reducing threats to southern resident killer whales by improving the safety of oil transportation.
Details ESHB 1849 Revising the lease terms for managing first-class unplatted tidelands and shorelands.
Details EHB 1996 Creating a San Juan Islands stewardship special license plate. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Creating a San Juan Islands special license plate. )
Details SHB 2486 Extending the electric marine battery incentive.
Details ESHB 2551 Permitting students to wear traditional tribal regalia and objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies and related events.
Details SHB 2785 Concerning the membership of the criminal justice training commission.
Details HB 1133 Limiting liability for registered apiarists.
Details 2SHB 1216 Concerning nonfirearm measures to increase school safety and student well-being.
Details SHB 1225 Establishing policies and requirements regarding law enforcement response to domestic violence incidents to enhance the safety of domestic violence victims, families, and officers.
Details E3SHB 1257 Concerning energy efficiency.
Details ESHB 1261 Ensuring compliance with the federal clean water act by prohibiting certain discharges into waters of the state.
Details SHB 1290 Concerning reviews of voluntary cleanups.
Details 2SHB 1303 Improving access and completion for students at institutions of higher education, especially at community and technical colleges, by removing restrictions on subsidized child care.
Details E2SHB 1311 Concerning college bound scholarship eligible students.
Details SHB 1356 Concerning privileged communication with peer support group counselors.
Details 2SHB 1424 Concerning access to state career and technical course equivalencies.
Details ESHB 1428 Concerning the disclosure of attributes of electricity products.
Details HB 1516 Establishing a department of fish and wildlife directed nonlethal program for the purpose of training dogs.
Details E2SHB 1543 Concerning sustainable recycling.
Details EHB 1564 Concerning the nursing facility medicaid payment system.
Details SHB 1575 Strengthening the rights of workers through collective bargaining by addressing authorizations and revocations, certifications, and the authority to deduct and accept union dues and fees.
Details SHB 1577 Concerning K-12 computer science education data.
Details SHB 1587 Increasing access to fruits and vegetables for individuals with limited incomes.
Details HB 1589 Concerning requirements for the correctional personnel and community corrections officer exemption from restrictions on carrying firearms.
Details E2SHB 1593 Establishing a behavioral health innovation and integration campus within the University of Washington school of medicine.
Details E2SHB 1599 Promoting career and college readiness through modified high school graduation requirements.
Details 2SHB 1668 Creating the Washington health corps to support health care professionals who provide service in underserved communities.
Details 2SHB 1713 Improving law enforcement response to missing and murdered Native American women.
Details HB 1913 Concerning the presumption of occupational disease for purposes of workers' compensation by adding medical conditions to the presumption, extending the presumption to certain publicly employed firefighters and investigators and law enforcement, addressing the qualifying medical examination, and creating an advisory committee.
Details SHB 1931 Concerning workplace violence in health care settings.
Details ESHB 2018 Concerning harassment and discrimination by legislators and legislative branch employees.
Details HB 2119 Concerning the distribution of moneys derived from certain state forestlands.
Details HB 2230 Subjecting federally recognized Indian tribes to the same conditions as state and local governments for property owned exclusively by the tribe.
Details SHB 2246 Concerning the reorganization of laws related to environmental health without making any substantive, policy changes.
Details SHB 2250 Concerning coastal crab derelict gear recovery.
Details SHB 2476 Concerning debt buyers.
Details HB 2491 Authorizing the governor to enter into compacts with federally recognized Indian tribes principally located within Washington state for the issuance of tribal license plates and vehicle registration.
Details 2SHB 2513 Prohibiting the practice of transcript withholding and limiting the practice of registration holds at institutions of higher education as debt collection practices.
Details E2SHB 2518 Concerning the safe and efficient transmission and distribution of natural gas.
Details SHB 2554 Mitigating inequity in the health insurance market caused by health plans that exclude certain mandated benefits.
Details SHB 2567 Concerning open courts.
Details ESHB 2576 Concerning private detention facilities.
Details HB 2587 Establishing a program for the designation of state scenic bikeways.
Details SHB 2607 Assisting homeless individuals in obtaining Washington state identicards.
Details SHB 2614 Concerning paid family and medical leave.
Details HB 2617 Concerning the lease or rental of surplus property of school districts.
Details HB 2624 Concerning the authority of the director of the department of agriculture with respect to certain examinations and examination fees.
Details ESHB 2638 Authorizing sports wagering subject to the terms of tribal-state gaming compacts.
Details HB 2641 Authorizing cities to provide passenger-only ferry service.
Details ESHB 2642 Removing health coverage barriers to accessing substance use disorder treatment services.
Details E2SHB 2662 Reducing the total cost of insulin.
Details SHB 2711 Increasing equitable educational outcomes for foster care and homeless children and youth from prekindergarten to postsecondary education.
Details SHB 2758 Recognizing posttraumatic stress disorders of 911 emergency dispatch personnel.
Details EHB 2792 Concerning missing and unidentified persons.
Details SHB 2794 Concerning juvenile record sealing.
Details SHB 2803 Authorizing the governor to enter into compacts with Indian tribes addressing certain state retail sales tax, certain state use tax, and certain state business and occupation tax revenues, as specified in a memorandum of understanding entered into by the state, Tulalip tribes, and Snohomish county, in January 2020, and including other terms necessary for the department of revenue to administer any such compact.
Details 2SHB 2864 Establishing a running start summer school pilot program.

140 Sponsored Bills Failed for Biennium 2019-20

Bill Number Bill Description Primary Sponsor
Details SHB 1181 Providing property tax relief for senior citizens and qualifying veterans.
Details HB 1339 Enacting the Native American voting rights act of Washington.
Details HB 1425 Concerning the definition of eligible pupil for purposes of the transitional bilingual instruction program.
Details SHB 1610 Concerning compensation for lost or damaged commercial and treaty fishing gear.
Details SHB 2548 Concerning tribally controlled colleges and universities.
Details HB 2549 Integrating salmon recovery efforts with growth management.
Details SHB 2550 Establishing net ecological gain as a policy for application across identified land use, development, and environmental laws.
Details HB 2552 Creating a joint legislative salmon committee.
Details HB 2553 Creating a joint executive, legislative, and interagency work group on water resource policy for the purpose of developing a statewide water action plan.
Details HB 2750 Improving the Indian behavioral health system.
Details HB 2752 Directing the department of fish and wildlife to review certain wildlife management plans.
Details HB 2753 Concerning school district enrichment levies.
Details HB 2754 Addressing the suicide and addiction crisis among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Details HB 2765 Creating a joint select committee on water.
Details SHB 2769 Concerning the prevention of derelict vessels.
Details HB 2850 Protecting archaeological and cultural sites by state and local governments and all recipients of state funding.
Details 2SHB 1039 Concerning opioid overdose medication at kindergarten through twelfth grade schools and higher education institutions.
Details SHB 1134 Standardizing fire safety codes for mobile food establishments.
Details HB 1190 Eliminating gender-based barriers from elections for state and county political party positions.
Details SHB 1194 Preventing toxic pollution that affects public health or the environment.
Details HB 1218 Concerning dental coverage for Pacific islanders residing in Washington.
Details EHB 1219 Providing cities and counties authority to use real estate excise taxes to support affordable housing and homelessness projects.
Details HB 1221 Improving crisis planning in schools to prevent youth suicide.
Details HB 1230 Broadening the eligibility for a reduced recreational hunting and fishing license rate for resident disabled hunters and fishers.
Details SHB 1263 Concerning support for students experiencing homelessness.
Details HB 1297 Recovering service credit withdrawn from the public employees' retirement system for certain law enforcement officers and firefighters.
Details SHB 1299 Extending collective bargaining rights to assistant attorneys general.
Details HB 1300 Creating the reinvesting in our colleges program.
Details E2SHB 1304 Concerning career and technical education in alternative learning experience programs.
Details SHB 1317 Establishing the profession of dental therapist.
Details HB 1322 Concerning dual language learning in early learning and K-12 education.
Details E3SHB 1324 Creating the Washington rural development and opportunity zone act.
Details 2SHB 1331 Concerning opioid use disorder treatment, prevention, and related services.
Details SHB 1389 Concerning reporting requirements for common carriers who transport liquor into the state.
Details HB 1418 Expanding access to building trades apprenticeships.
Details HB 1445 Making unemployment benefits accessible to persons with family responsibilities and other availability issues and making clarifying changes.
Details HB 1447 Concerning mental health parity.
Details SHB 1452 Extending collective bargaining rights to employees of the legislative branch of state government.
Details ESHB 1453 Concerning residential tenant protections.
Details SHB 1491 Concerning employer and employee scheduling.
Details HB 1527 Providing a working families' tax credit.
Details HB 1572 Concerning homeless college students.
Details HB 1573 Eliminating a program orientation as a condition of eligibility and lessening noncompliance sanctions for the temporary assistance for needy families program.
Details SHB 1574 Increasing eligibility for child care and early learning programs for homeless and other vulnerable children.
Details 2SHB 1579 Implementing recommendations of the southern resident killer whale task force related to increasing chinook abundance.
Details SHB 1591 Concerning the rights of persons experiencing homelessness.
Details SHB 1592 Establishing the Washington children's educational savings account program.
Details HB 1612 Eliminating barriers to reproductive health care for all.
Details SHB 1642 Allowing the energy savings associated with on-bill repayment programs to count toward a qualifying utility's energy conservation targets under the energy independence act.
Details HB 1697 Concerning health coverage for young adults.
Details HB 1703 Increasing tax exemption transparency and accountability.
Details 2SHB 1708 Concerning recreational fishing and hunting licenses.
Details HB 1766 Concerning unmanned aircraft.
Details SHB 1771 Creating family supports through universal home visiting programs.
Details E2SHB 1783 Creating the Washington state office of equity.
Details SHB 1796 Concerning commercial property assessed clean energy and resilience.
Details SHB 1797 Concerning local governments planning and zoning for accessory dwelling units.
Details 2SHB 1815 Establishing a statewide policy supporting Washington state's economy and immigrants' role in the workplace.
Details HB 1841 Establishing minimum crew size on certain trains.
Details HB 1842 Concerning hours of service for certain railroad employees.
Details HB 1843 Safeguarding the public safety by protecting railroad workers.
Details HB 1844 Requiring modular contracting for information technology procurement by state agencies.
Details HB 1867 Concerning professional development requirements for child day care centers.
Details HB 1877 Providing a pathway to establish a universal health care system for the residents of Washington state.
Details HB 1882 Joining the nurse licensure compact.
Details HB 1892 Eliminating lunch copays for students who qualify for reduced-price lunches.
Details HB 1914 Providing training for equity and cultural competency in the public school system.
Details HB 1921 Addressing the regressive nature of the Washington state housing market.
Details SHB 1924 Concerning the voting rights of persons convicted of a felony offense.
Details 2SHB 1965 Allowing whistleblowers to bring actions on behalf of the state for violations of workplace protections.
Details SHB 2001 Creating the Native American opportunity scholarship program.
Details EHB 2009 Establishing a healthy environment for all by addressing environmental health disparities.
Details HB 2033 Concerning mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect.
Details 2SHB 2047 Concerning carbon sequestration on natural and working lands as part of the state's climate change response.
Details HB 2055 Expanding the elk management pilot project.
Details HB 2238 Dividing the state wildlife account into the fish, wildlife, and conservation account and the limited fish and wildlife account.
Details HB 2252 Concerning student health plans.
Details ESHB 2248 Expanding equitable access to the benefits of renewable energy through community solar projects.
Details HB 2312 Making Juneteenth a legal holiday.
Details HB 2385 Concerning antifouling paints on recreational water vessels.
Details SHB 2453 Providing protections to residential tenants.
Details SHB 2475 Concerning the underground storage tank reinsurance program.
Details HB 2485 Concerning the collection, use, and disclosure of genetic data by direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies.
Details HB 2489 Concerning the authority of counties, cities, and towns to exceed statutory property tax limitations for the purpose of financing affordable housing for very low-income households and low-income households.
Details HB 2495 Concerning the use of electricity from energy recovery facilities using municipal solid waste under the Washington clean energy transformation act.
Details HB 2496 Providing for responsible environmental management of batteries.
Details SHB 2498 Providing compensation to department of natural resources lessees whose leases are terminated for reasons other than default.
Details HB 2521 Adding individual tax identification number filers to the working families tax credit.
Details HB 2526 Protecting taxpayers from home foreclosure.
Details HB 2538 Concerning a pilot project for providing basic law enforcement training in eastern Washington.
Details HB 2539 Concerning the establishment of a law enforcement professional development outreach grant program.
Details HB 2540 Clarifying when campaign funds may be used for child care expenses.
Details SHB 2541 Creating the Washington rural development act.
Details HB 2546 Concerning the potency of marijuana products.
Details HB 2560 Concerning basic law enforcement training.
Details HB 2563 Enhancing Washington's suicide alert and response system.
Details 2SHB 2570 Managing growth by planning and zoning for accessory dwelling units.
Details 2SHB 2577 Concerning agency responsibilities to regulated businesses and professions.
Details SHB 2586 Concerning the electrification of homes and buildings.
Details HB 2590 Concerning unlawful possession of a firearm.
Details HB 2591 Concerning youth eligible for developmental disability services who are expected to exit the foster care system.
Details SHB 2603 Concerning trust water rights.
Details HB 2609 Addressing climate change through growth management.
Details SHB 2620 Expanding the property tax exemption for new and rehabilitated multiple-unit dwellings in urban growth areas.
Details SHB 2649 Concerning homeless shelter capacity.
Details SHB 2661 Expanding accessible, affordable child care and early childhood development programs.
Details HB 2699 Developing comprehensive school counseling programs.
Details SHB 2712 Requiring retailers to indicate the country of origin on beef sold to the public.
Details SHB 2714 Valuing the carbon in forest riparian easements.
Details SHB 2715 Concerning minimum labor standards for certain employees working at an airport or air navigation facility.
Details HB 2734 Creating pathways to recovery from addiction by eliminating a tax preference for the warehousing of opioids and other drugs.
Details HB 2740 Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume marijuana.
Details SHB 2742 Concerning the management and oversight of personal data.
Details HB 2743 Modifying the excise tax for medical marijuana patients with recognition cards for products identified as beneficial for medical use.
Details HB 2746 Concerning affordable housing incentives.
Details HB 2747 Establishing the state microanimal.
Details HB 2748 Concerning parking cash out programs.
Details HB 2751 Concerning tribal-state relations.
Details HB 2757 Concerning official state designations.
Details HB 2760 Prohibiting the use of biometric recognition technology and biometric analytics in certain state assisted rental dwelling units.
Details HB 2767 Establishing recreational target shooting areas on public lands.
Details SHB 2768 Concerning urban and community forestry.
Details HB 2774 Concerning the inventory of underutilized, state-owned property that may be suitable for the development of affordable housing.
Details HB 2779 Protecting tenants from excessive rent and related fees.
Details HB 2780 Creating more housing options in traditionally single-family zones.
Details ESHB 2786 Establishing the opioid epidemic response advisory council.
Details HB 2788 Concerning local effort assistance for charter schools.
Details HB 2791 Eliminating the reduction in state basic education funding that occurs in counties with federal and state forestlands.
Details SHB 2795 Concerning convictions for offenses that were committed at age sixteen or seventeen and placed in exclusive jurisdiction of the juvenile court in 2018.
Details EHB 2797 Concerning the sales and use tax for affordable and supportive housing.
Details HB 2801 Creating the undocumented student support loan program.
Details HB 2802 Aligning the administration of the growth management hearings board with other boards within the environmental land use and hearings office by modifying requirements pertaining to growth management hearings board membership and the duties and responsibilities of members, streamlining procedures in cases before the growth management hearings board, and allowing the use of administrative appeals judges in growth management hearings board proceedings.
Details HB 2823 Concerning school district levies.
Details SHB 2836 Establishing an unpiloted aircraft system state coordinator.
Details HB 2846 Creating an ambulance transport quality assurance fee.
Details HB 2848 Changing the expiration date for the sales and use tax exemption of hog fuel to coincide with the 2045 deadline for fossil fuel-free electrical generation in Washington state and to protect jobs with health care and retirement benefits in economically distressed communities.
Details ESHB 2849 Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce.
Details HB 2891 Establishing the American Indian cultural study grant.
Details SHB 2906 Concerning the use of radio collars on gray wolves by the department of fish and wildlife.
Details HB 2923 Concerning railroad grade crossings.

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