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100th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Representative
Barbara Washington
District 023
Democrat
Minority Caucus Secretary
Elected:
2018
Years Served:
3
Hometown:
Kansas City
Counties:
Kansas City
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Committees
Special Committee on Regulatory Oversight and Reform, Ranking Minority Member
Agriculture Policy
Budget
Subcommittee on Appropriations - Health, Mental Health, and Social Services
Economic Development
Professional Registration and Licensing
Blue Ribbon Panel on Juvenile Justice
Capitol Address
Address:
MO House of Representatives
201 West Capitol Avenue
Room 135-AB
Jefferson City MO 65101
Legislator Assistant:
Jaime Walz
Phone:
573-751-0538
E-Mail:
Barbara.Washington@house.mo.gov
Biography
Representative Barbara Anne Washington, a Democrat, represents part of Jackson County (District 23) in the Missouri House of Representatives. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in a special election in November 2017 and was re-elected to office in 2018.
In addition to her legislative duties, Washington is a practicing attorney who also possesses an MBA.
Washington proudly fights for increased economic development in her district – including preserving the notable “18th & Vine” district, increased funding for education, and better opportunities for health care. Two of her primary passions are juvenile justice reform and mental health awareness. In her community she regularly presents programs aimed to educate on small business development, minority mental health awareness, crime reduction, and environment preservation.
When she’s not fighting for her district, she volunteers with her beloved sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She also volunteers with her church, St. James United Methodist; the Metropolitan Community Colleges Board of Trustees, Urban Summit, Freedom. Inc.; the Kansas City Boys Choir/Kansas City Girls Choir; and the United Nations Association of Greater Kansas City.
Washington is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia’s famed School of Journalism. She obtained her Master of Business Administration from Avila University and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri – Kansas City.
Washington is a lifelong Kansas City, Missouri resident. She has one daughter and a new grandson, Knight, who is the apple of his grandmother’s eye.
Sponsored Bills
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HB 1376
- (3821H.01I)
Adds provisions relating to minority stake interests in medical marijuana businesses.
HB 1377
- (3804H.01I)
Adds and changes penalties for offenses committed by landlords against tenants.
HB 1378
- (3802H.01I)
Changes the laws regarding landlord-tenant actions.
HB 1379
- (3818H.01I)
Modifies provisions for voter registration.
HB 1380
- (3799H.01I)
Modifies provisions regarding property tax relief.
HB 1381
- (3796H.01I)
Designates the third week of September as "Historically Black College and University Week" in Missouri.
HB 1382
- (3798H.01I)
Requires long-term care facilities to have on staff one person trained in suicide assessment, treatment, and management.
HB 1383
- (3795S.04C)
Three holiday designations for health awareness.
HB 1384
- (3808H.01I)
Modifies provisions relating to juvenile court proceedings.
HB 1385
- (3806H.01I)
Requires the court to expunge certain marijuana offenses.
HB 1533
- (3880H.01I)
Creates a class C felony for manufacturing, importing, possessing, purchasing, sell, or transfer any assault weapon or large capacity magazine.
HB 1534
- (3858H.01I)
Authorizes the early parole of certain offenders over the age of sixty-five.
HB 1535
- (3881H.01I)
Adds public libraries to the list of places CCW permit holders are not authorized to carry concealed weapons.
HB 1536
- (3845H.01I)
Requires the state demographer to use last known permanent place of residence for counting inmates when reapportioning state house and senate districts.
HB 1537
- (3957H.01I)
Modifies provisions relating to prefilled epinephrine auto syringes in schools.
HB 1585
- (3860H.01I)
Changes the laws regarding tax increment financing.
HB 1586
- (3898H.02C)
Authorizes a tax credit for producing an urban agriculture product in a food desert.
HB 1587
- (3900H.01I)
Authorizes a tax credit for providers of services to homeless individuals.
HB 1588
- (3896H.01I)
Creates a new tax credit for first time purchasers of homes in a blighted area that will be used for owner occupancy.
HB 1589
- (3901H.01I)
Authorizes a tax credit for certain residential property owners.
HB 2227
- (4205H.01I)
Establishes the offense of unlawful possession of a handgun, which prohibits the possession of a handgun by a minor.
HB 2356
- (3215H.01I)
Prohibits certain discriminatory practices on the basis of hair texture and protective hairstyles.
HB 2499
- (4315H.01I)
Modifies provisions relating to the low-income housing tax credit.
HB 2500
- (5066H.01I)
Creates a "Text-to-Donate” pilot program in Kansas City and St. Louis to provide services aimed at reducing the population of homeless persons in those cities.
HB 2522
- (3097H.01I)
Modifies provisions relating to murder charges resulting from the commission of a felony.
HB 2523
- (4259H.01I)
Authorizes tax credits for developing or renting housing for victims of domestic violence.
HB 2592
- (4470H.01I)
Requires public institutions of higher education to include laundry costs in tuition or housing fees.
HB 2593
- (5566H.01I)
Establishes the Minority Business Enterprise and Women's Business Enterprise Oversight Review Committee to assist these business enterprises in bidding on state contracts.
HB 2594
- (5569H.01I)
Designates certain actions by employers, when based on employees' credit history or credit scores, as improper employment practices.
HB 2605
- (5498H.01I)
Allows members of the Kansas City police board and members of the Kansas City police department to serve on boards, commissions, and task forces when no compensation for such service is paid.
HB 2610
- (5548H.01I)
Modifies the Kansas City Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund.
HB 2700
- (5578H.01I)
Establishes a pilot program to allow increased visitation of children with incarcerated mothers.
HB 2701
- (5659H.01I)
Prohibits increases in the assessed valuations of certain residential real property.
HB 2723
- (5747H.01I)
Establishes provisions for family court participants also participating in the medical marijuana program under Article XIV of the Constitution of Missouri.
HCR 92
- (5563H.01I)
Affirms the equality of all people and the constitutional right to boycott.
HJR 74
- (3902H.01I)
Calls for a referendum on the Constitution of Missouri, relating to the assessment of real property values.
HJR 123
- (5654H.01I)
Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Missouri relating to property tax assessments.
Co-sponsored Bills
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