Jess Bateman

WA Senate District 22

Democratic Washington since Jan 13, 2025

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Issue areas

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Government Operations & Budget 49 Healthcare 49 Housing 34 Social Services & Welfare 28 Labor & Employment 26 Economy & Taxes 21 Education 20 Criminal Justice & Policing 18 Civil Rights & Liberties 16 Environment & Energy 14 Transportation & Infrastructure 12 Technology & Privacy 9 Abortion & Reproductive Rights 8 Banking & Finance 7 Elections & Voting 7 Other 5 Agriculture 2 Immigration 2 Gun 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 House District 22 Washington	Democratic	Jan 11, 2021	Jan 6, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0
WA Senate District 22 Washington	Democratic	Jan 11, 2021	Jan 12, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
SB 5651 — Increasing the amount exempt from garnishment in nonbankruptcy cases.	Yea	Apr 22, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5486 — Concerning open motion picture captioning in motion picture theaters.	Yea	Apr 22, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5419 — Modifying reports of fire losses.	Yea	Apr 22, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5556 — Modernizing the adopt-a-highway program to improve its ability to meet its original purpose within existing fiscal limitations.	Yea	Apr 22, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5503 — Concerning public employee collective bargaining processes.	Yea	Apr 22, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5627 — Improving safe excavation practices and preventing damage to underground utilities.	Yea	Apr 22, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5127 — Creating additional requirements for collector vehicle and horseless carriage license plates to improve compliance and public safety.	Yea	Apr 22, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5463 — Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators.	Yea	Apr 22, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5408 — Allowing for corrections to wage and salary disclosures.	Yea	Apr 22, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5041 — Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers.	Yea	Apr 22, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5672 — Delaying the home care aide certification requirements.	Yea	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5471 — Authorizing middle housing in unincorporated growth areas and unincorporated urban growth areas, certain limited areas of more intensive…	Yea	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5559 — Streamlining the subdivision process inside urban growth areas.	Yea	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5579 — Prohibiting health carriers, facilities, and providers from making any public statements of any potential or planned contract terminations…	Yea	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5014 — Concerning election security.	Yea	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5662 — Concerning the waiver of municipal utility connection charges for certain properties.	Yea	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5025 — Concerning educational interpreters.	Yea	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5323 — Concerning the penalties for theft and possession of stolen property from first responders.	Yea	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5370 — Lengthening port commissioner terms.	Yea	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5677 — Concerning associate development organizations.	Yea	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5653 — Concerning collective bargaining by fish and wildlife officers.	Yea	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5814 — Modernizing the excise taxes on select services and nicotine products and requiring certain large businesses to make a one-time prepayment…	Nay	Apr 19, 2025	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5814 — Modernizing the excise taxes on select services and nicotine products and requiring certain large businesses to make a one-time prepayment…	Yea	Apr 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5794 — Adopting recommendations from the tax preference performance review process, eliminating obsolete tax preferences, clarifying legislative…	Yea	Apr 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5393 — Closing the Yakima Valley school and Rainier school.	Nay	Apr 19, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (28 as lead sponsor)