Nikki Torres
Born
1976
Contact
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37
Bills sponsored
this session · 75 all-time
70
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 232 all-time
4
Enacted into law
this session · 11 all-time
2796
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 2796 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025-26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
95%
based on 443 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
5%
based on 443 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.8%
based on 443 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
75 billsCurrent session 37 bills
- SB 6013 Updating terminology related to ski areas and winter sports activities. Passed
- SB 5822 Concerning missing persons alert systems. In Committee
- SB 5977 Requiring publication of child near fatality reviews. Passed
- SB 5147 Reviewing laws related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial. In Committee
- SB 5912 Reinstating the indigent defense task force. Passed
- SB 6338 Requiring the court to consider recommendations from the prosecutor before approving a less restrictive alternative for a sexually violent predator. In Committee
- SB 5774 Clarifying the scope of the investment income business and occupation tax deduction. In Committee
- SB 6066 Establishing accident risk zones. Signed
- SB 5782 Concerning impaired driving. In Committee
- SB 5087 Establishing legal education programs at community and technical colleges. In Committee
- SB 5979 Improving state responses to dependent children and the risk of harm from high-potency synthetic opioids and caregiver substance abuse. In Committee
- SB 5642 Improving performance on maternal health and preventative cancer screening metrics for medicaid clients. In Committee
- SJM 8003 Requesting the transportation commission to designate a section of Interstate 82 as the Washington state patrol trooper Charles Frank Noble, Jr. memorial highway. Passed
- SB 5913 Clarifying public defense caseload standards for local jurisdictions. In Committee
- SB 6336 Prohibiting sexually violent predators from being placed in less restrictive alternatives located in areas with a high concentration of children. In Committee
- SB 5980 Exempting live presentations from retail sales and use tax. In Committee
- SB 6295 Concerning property tax relief for homeowners and renters. In Committee
- SJR 8209 Concerning property tax relief. In Committee
- SB 6244 Extending an existing hazardous substance tax exemption for certain agricultural crop protection products that are temporarily warehoused but not otherwise used, manufactured, packaged, or sold in the state of Washington. Signed
- SB 5914 Concerning public defense services. In Committee
- SJM 8006 Concerning the limited license legal technician program. Passed
- SB 6339 Requiring a less restrictive alternative placement to be owned and operated by the same individuals. In Committee
- SB 5816 Concerning the sale of juice grapes. Passed
- SB 5004 Updating emergency response systems in public schools including panic or alert buttons. Signed
- SR 8613 Honoring the legacy of Dr. Michael Lawler, President of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. Passed
Historical 38 bills
- SB 5631 Requiring state agencies to clearly identify programs and services which accept applicants with deferred action for childhood arrival status. Died
- SB 5307 Expediting licensure for cosmetologists, hair designers, barbers, manicurists, and estheticians. Died
- SB 5143 Changing the name and membership of the commission on pesticide registration. Signed
- SB 5780 Expanding training opportunities for public defense. Signed
- SB 5157 Concerning investments in critical water infrastructure projects. Died
- SB 5710 Providing access to behavioral health services to youth in rural and underserved areas. Died
- SB 6056 Training requirements for human trafficking. Died
- SB 5655 Creating the Washington achievers grant program. Died
- SB 6057 Addressing crimes involving human trafficking or sexual exploitation. Died
- SB 5773 Concerning public defense services. Died
- SB 6055 Concerning natural resource-based industrial development. Died
- SB 5925 Concerning fire protection district commissioner per diem compensation. Signed
- SB 5477 Implementing the recommendations of the Washington state missing and murdered indigenous women and people task force. Died
- SB 5159 Concerning shoreline master program review schedules. Died
- SB 6062 Concerning the authority of the department of natural resources to lease trust assets for the benefit of trust beneficiaries and the state. Died
- SB 5782 Evaluating the provision of right to counsel services. Died
- SB 5781 Establishing a law student rural public defense program. Died
- SB 5647 Providing temporary employees necessary information about school safety policies and procedures. Signed
- SB 5160 Concerning organized retail theft. Died
- SB 5622 Concerning the transfer of alternate water rights and water rights for municipal water supply purposes. Died
- SB 5915 Extending an existing hazardous substance tax exemption for certain agricultural crop protection products that are temporarily warehoused but not otherwise used, manufactured, packaged, or sold in the state of Washington. Died
- SB 5656 Establishing the school security and preparedness infrastructure grant program. Died
- SB 6274 Establishing a grant program to fund school resource officers on public school campuses. Died
- SB 5628 Preserving water rights for farmland and economic development. Died
- SB 5916 Reinstating the indigent defense task force. Died
Co-sponsored
232 billsCurrent session 70 bills
- SR 8686 Honoring April as National Donate Life Month. Passed
- SR 8659 Honoring Senator Bill Ramos. Passed
- SR 8645 Honoring Northwest Center. Passed
- SB 5097 Safeguarding competitiveness in girls' interscholastic athletic activities. In Committee
- SR 8640 Honoring Karen Keiser. Passed
- SB 5487 Authorizing agricultural employers to select 12 weeks a year to employ workers for up to 50 hours a week before overtime applies. In Committee
- SB 5565 Permitting senior-focused groups to engage in certain bingo gambling activities. In Committee
- SB 5566 Increasing the penalty for assaulting a law enforcement officer. In Committee
- SB 5630 Continuing to provide payments to support farm fuel users and transporters for exempt fuel under the Washington climate commitment act. In Committee
- SB 5567 Expanding secondary training for careers in natural resources and conservation. In Committee
- SB 6193 Concerning offenses involving unlawful possession of a firearm by a juvenile. In Committee
- SB 5850 Establishing protections for citizens participating in the initiative and referendum process. In Committee
- SB 5558 Concerning growth management comprehensive plans. Signed
- SB 5050 Concerning the privacy of party selections during presidential primaries. In Committee
- SB 5287 Limiting the monetary assistance an indigent person may receive from the ignition interlock device revolving account program. In Committee
- SB 5524 Creating the donate life special license plate. In Committee
- SB 6194 Allowing payments to be made based on allowable costs for services provided by any rural hospital that is located on a federally recognized Indian reservation. Signed
- SB 5853 Protecting elected officials from political violence by creating the statewide emergency public official notification system. In Committee
- SB 5854 Modifying procedures for releasing sexually violent predators to less restrictive alternative placements. In Committee
- SB 5749 Concerning housing development opportunity zones. Passed
- SJR 8212 Concerning qualifications of legislators. In Committee
- SB 6317 Requiring owners of properties used as less restrictive alternatives for sexually violent predators to make certain disclosures. In Committee
- SB 6191 Limiting state medicaid coverage for transition-related surgical and nonsurgical interventions to only adults. In Committee
- SB 5851 Providing for donations to the sea lion predation control account at the time of vessel registration for the purpose of salmon level preservation. In Committee
- SB 6203 Concerning out-of-state convictions. In Committee
Historical 162 bills
- SB 5057 Creating a work group to evaluate the costs of the state energy performance standard for covered commercial buildings. Died
- SR 8679 Recognizing Sikh Americans. Died
- SB 6227 Allowing entry of a civil protection order to protect victims when a person is found not guilty by reason of insanity. Signed
- SB 5809 Concerning enrichment funding for charter public schools. Died
- SB 5838 Establishing an artificial intelligence task force. Signed
- SB 5502 Ensuring access to substance use disorder treatment. Signed
- SR 8625 Honoring the Special Olympics. Died
- SB 6280 Providing for veteran parking privileges. Died
- SB 5221 Concerning program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program. Died
- SR 8620 Recognizing and supporting Ukrainian Americans. Died
- SR 8642 Recognizing mental and behavioral health. Died
- SB 5372 Authorizing the department of natural resources to create and manage a trust land transfer program. Died
- SB 5571 Limiting frivolous claims by modifying administrative and judicial review processes for public records request responses. Died
- SB 5352 Concerning vehicular pursuits. Signed
- SB 5449 Concerning the requirements for school buses used for purposes other than the transportation of students. Died
- SB 5906 Implementing a statewide drug overdose prevention and education campaign. Signed
- SR 8670 Concerning Washington State and the people of Taiwan. Died
- SB 5668 Concerning small districts with less than 2,750 students and significant participation in skill centers. Died
- SB 6305 Establishing a law enforcement memorial names committee. Died
- SB 6263 Concerning death benefits provided by the 1955 act for firefighters' relief and pensions. Signed
- SB 5034 Concerning the authority for a peace officer to engage in a vehicular pursuit. Died
- SB 5064 Concerning excess cost allocations for special education programs. Died
- SB 6200 Concerning penalties related to eluding police vehicles and resisting arrest. Died
- SB 5219 Enacting the interstate counseling compact for licensed mental health counselors. Died
- SB 5664 Concerning salmon labeling for human consumption. Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 2320
Concerning high THC cannabis products.
3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 6194
Concerning state legislative employee collective bargaining.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#27) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 6098
Concerning accounts.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 5950
Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#3) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 5180
Adopting the interstate teacher mobility compact. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning the licensure and employment of out-of-state teachers.)
Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#4) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 6069
Improving retirement security for Washingtonians by establishing Washington saves, an automatic enrollment individual retirement savings account program, and updating the Washington retirement marketplace statute.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 5790
Concerning bleeding control equipment in schools. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning medical equipment in schools. )
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 5906
Implementing a statewide drug overdose prevention and education campaign.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
HB 2134
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.
Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee (#2) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 6316
Concerning the state route number 520 corridor.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 5811
Expanding the definition of family member for individual providers.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
HB 2147
Concerning agriculture pest and disease response.
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6175
Concerning housing affordability tax incentives for existing structures.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5949
Concerning the capital budget.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1757
Providing a sales and use tax remittance to qualified farmers.
3rd Reading & Final Passage (#10) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 2357
Establishing a state patrol longevity bonus.
3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#14) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6038
Reducing the costs associated with providing child care.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6238
Updating thresholds for the property tax exemption for widows and widowers of honorably discharged veterans.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#34) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 5588
Concerning the mental health sentencing alternative.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#7) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SCR 8414
Creating a joint select committee on civic health.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#39) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6025
Protecting consumers from predatory loans.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6053
Improving equitable access to postsecondary education.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 5931
Expediting the safer products for Washington process regarding motorized vehicle tires containing 6PPD.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#11) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6068
Reporting on dependency outcomes.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#21) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6308
Extending timelines for implementation of the 988 system.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#38) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 5798
Extending certain insurance notice requirements.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 5802
Providing flexibility in calculation of nursing rates.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6157
Reforming civil service to permit deferred action for childhood arrivals recipients to apply for civil service and incorporate civil service advantage for bilingual and multilingual applicants, applicants with higher education, and applicants with prior work experience in social services.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#30) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6197
Concerning the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#32) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6127
Increasing access to human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis drugs or therapies.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#27) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6099
Creating the tribal opioid prevention and treatment account.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#22) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6109
Supporting children and families.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#24) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6059
Concerning the sale or lease of manufactured/mobile home communities and the property on which they sit.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#20) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6228
Concerning treatment of substance use disorders.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#33) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6058
Facilitating linkage of Washington's carbon market with the California-Quebec carbon market.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#19) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6039
Promoting the development of geothermal energy resources.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6246
Concerning transmission of information relating to firearm prohibitions for persons committed for mental health treatment.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#35) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 5481
Concerning the uniform telemedicine act.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#6) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6251
Coordinating regional behavioral crisis response and suicide prevention services.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#36) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6151
Concerning the provision of an ultrasound.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#29) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6146
Concerning tribal warrants.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#28) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6164
Concerning county emergency management plans.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#31) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6105
Creating safer working conditions in adult entertainment establishments.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#23) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 5972
Concerning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 5784
Concerning deer and elk damage to commercial crops.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#8) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 5934
Concerning pollinator habitat.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6120
Concerning the Wildland Urban Interface Code.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#26) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6040
Concerning prompt payment in public works.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#16) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6301
Concerning basic law enforcement academy.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#37) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6047
Concerning executive sessions by publicly owned natural gas utilities under the open public meetings act in order to comply with the climate commitment act.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#17) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |