Debra Lekanoff

Prime-sponsored HB 2436, signed by the governor on March 16, 2026 as Chapter 64, Laws of 2026, which extended tug escort and other safety requirements for oil tankers operating in Washington's restricted waters.

March 16, 2026For

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Prime-sponsored HB 2554, signed by the governor on March 11, 2026 as Chapter 16, Laws of 2026, which recognized judicially affirmed treaty-reserved fishing rights and promoted state-tribal cooperative agreements over salmon, trout and steelhead management.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1775, signed by the governor on May 4, 2023 as Chapter 260, Laws of 2023, which limited civil liability for salmon recovery projects carried out by regional fisheries enhancement groups.

May 4, 2023For

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Hosted a Capitol Theater screening and discussion of the salmon-recovery documentary Our Sacred Obligation for lawmakers and tribal leaders in Olympia on March 27, 2023, alongside the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1753, signed by the governor on March 31, 2022 as Chapter 253, Laws of 2022, which required state agencies to consult tribal governments on spending authorized by the Climate Commitment Act.

March 31, 2022For

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Voted yes on final House passage of SSB 5126 on April 23, 2021 (54-43), the Climate Commitment Act, which created Washington's cap-and-invest carbon pricing program.

April 23, 2021For

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Prime-sponsored HB 2486, signed by the governor on April 3, 2020 as Chapter 341, Laws of 2020, which extended Washington's tax incentive for electric marine batteries and vessel electrification.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1578, signed by the governor on May 8, 2019 as Chapter 289, Laws of 2019, which tightened oil-transportation safety rules in Puget Sound, including tug escort requirements, to reduce oil-spill threats to southern resident killer whales.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1849, signed by the governor on April 24, 2019 as Chapter 131, Laws of 2019, which revised state lease terms for managing first-class unplatted tidelands and shorelands.

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Voted yes on final House passage of HB 1638 on March 5, 2019 (57-40), which ended the personal and philosophical exemption from the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine requirement for Washington schoolchildren.

March 5, 2019For

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Voted yes on the conference committee report on SB 5096 on April 24, 2021 (52-44), which enacted Washington's 7 percent capital gains excise tax on high-value asset sales to fund education and child care.

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Prime-sponsored HB 2075, signed by the governor on March 19, 2024 as Chapter 204, Laws of 2024, which let Indian health care providers be licensed as health care establishments under state law.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1877, signed by the governor on March 19, 2024 as Chapter 209, Laws of 2024, which knitted the Indian behavioral health system into Washington's state behavioral health system with formal recognition and coordination requirements.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1829, signed by the governor on May 13, 2025 as Chapter 259, Laws of 2025, which updated how Washington law enforcement handles and enters tribal court warrants.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1177, signed by the governor on April 20, 2023 as Chapter 104, Laws of 2023, which created a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People cold case investigations unit inside the Attorney General's Office.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1290, signed by the governor on April 13, 2023 as Chapter 72, Laws of 2023, which opened state peace-officer training to tribal police officers and tribal law enforcement employees.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1725, signed by the governor on March 31, 2022 as Chapter 256, Laws of 2022, which created a statewide endangered missing person advisory alert for missing Indigenous people, the first such alert system in the country.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1326, signed by the governor on April 26, 2021 as Chapter 127, Laws of 2021, which updated qualification, training and death-investigation standards for county coroners and medical examiners.

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Voted yes on the conference committee report on HB 1310 on April 23, 2021 (56-41), which rewrote Washington's statewide standard for police use of force and required de-escalation.

April 23, 2021For

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Prime-sponsored HB 2785, signed by the governor on March 18, 2020 as Chapter 44, Laws of 2020, which restructured the membership of the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission.

March 18, 2020For

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Voted yes on the conference committee report on HB 1217 on April 27, 2025 (54-44), which capped annual residential rent increases in Washington.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1879, signed by the governor on March 19, 2024 as Chapter 200, Laws of 2024, which named Washington's tribal history, culture and government curriculum after the late Rep. John McCoy (lulilas).

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Voted yes on House passage of SSB 5395 on March 4, 2020 (56-40), which required every Washington public school to provide comprehensive sexual health education, and voted against seven Republican floor amendments to narrow it that same day.

March 4, 2020For

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Voted yes on House passage of HB 1240 on March 8, 2023 (55-42), which banned the manufacture, distribution and sale of assault weapons in Washington.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1639, signed by the governor on May 9, 2023 as Chapter 387, Laws of 2023, which set up the Billy Frank Jr. National Statuary Hall selection committee and moved the statue project forward.

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Voted yes on House passage of SB 5599 on April 12, 2023 (57-39), which let licensed youth shelters notify the state rather than parents when a young person sought gender-affirming or reproductive health care.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1356, signed by the governor on April 26, 2021 as Chapter 128, Laws of 2021, which barred Washington public schools from using Native American names, symbols and images as mascots, logos or team names without tribal agreement.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1072, signed by the governor on April 16, 2021 as Chapter 58, Laws of 2021, which removed a restriction on how state civil legal aid money was spent, widening legal help for low-income residents.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1372, signed by the governor on April 14, 2021 as Chapter 20, Laws of 2021, which replaced Washington's Marcus Whitman statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection with a statue of tribal treaty-rights leader Billy Frank Jr.

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Prime-sponsored HB 2551, signed by the governor on March 18, 2020 as Chapter 35, Laws of 2020, which let public school and college students wear traditional tribal regalia and objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies.

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Prime-sponsored HB 1485, signed by the governor on April 23, 2019 as Chapter 107, Laws of 2019, which set out how the Department of Corrections appoints religious coordinators so incarcerated people of all faiths kept access to religious services.

April 23, 2019For

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Served as Vice Chair of the Washington House Health Care & Wellness Committee, as listed on her official Legislature member page verified on July 23, 2026.

July 23, 2026

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Took part in the third annual Washington State Tribal Opioid and Fentanyl Summit hosted by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe on May 22, 2025, serving as the House appointee to the state Tribal Opioid and Fentanyl Response Task Force.

May 22, 2025

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Prime-sponsored HB 1996, signed by the governor on April 29, 2019 as Chapter 177, Laws of 2019, which created a San Juan Islands special license plate.

April 29, 2019

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