VOTER INTERESTS PROJECT: Bills Sponsored by Rep. Dave Paul – UPDATED
The following is a list of bills proposed in the 2021-22 legislative session for which Representative Dave Paul is the prime sponsor.
| ESHB 1776: An act relating to access to higher education. Status: Passed the House 25-23 on Apr. 6, 2021; passed the Senate 58-40 on Apr. 15, 2021. Signed into law on Apr. 26, 2021. |
| HB 1415: An act relating to skill center class size Status: Had a public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations on Feb. 9, 2021. |
| HB 1519: An act relating to levy shifts resulting from court rulings Status: Referred to the House Finance Committee on Feb. 10, 2021. |
| HB 1700: An act relating to sustainable funding for the derelict vessel removal account using the vessel watercraft excise tax Status: Passed the House 94-0 on Jan. 28, 2022. To be referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks. |
| ESHB 1733: An act relating to establishing voluntary exemptions to the long-term services and supports trust program for certain populations identified in the long-term services and supports trust commission’s 2022 recommendations report, specifically including exemptions only for veterans with a service-connected disability of 70 percent or higher, the spouses or domestic partners of active duty service members, persons residing outside of Washington while working in Washington, and persons working in the United States under a temporary, nonimmigrant work visa. Status: Passed the House 67-29 on Jan. 19; passed the Senate 38-11 on Jan. 26. Signed into law on Jan. 27, 2022. |
| 2SHB 1760: An act relating to expanding access to dual credit programs Status: Second substitute version of bill passed out of House Committee on Appropriations on a unanimous vote on Feb. 5, 2022. |
| HB 1804: An act relating to interruptive military service credit for members of the state retirement systems Status: Passed the House unanimously on Feb. 2. |
| HB 1805: An act relating to the opportunity scholarship program Status: Passed out of House Committee on Appropriations unanimously on Feb. 4, 2022. |
| SHB 1867: An act relating to dual credit program data Status: Substitute version of bill passed out of House Committee on Education on a unanimous vote; referred to Rules Committee for review. |
| HB 2018: An act relating to creating a three-day shop local and save sales and use tax holiday to benefit all Washington families for certain items $1,000 or less during the month of September Status: House Committee on Finance held public hearing on Jan. 31. |
