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40
Bills sponsored
this session · 65 all-time
145
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 321 all-time
1
Enacted into law
this session · 3 all-time
3050
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 3050 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025-26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
95.9%
based on 512 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
4.1%
based on 512 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
98.7%
based on 512 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
65 billsCurrent session 40 bills
- HB 1245 Concerning business development. In Committee
- HB 2058 Concerning third-party audits of private entities receiving public moneys. In Committee
- HB 2053 Concerning limiting state employment based on population. In Committee
- HB 2742 Providing financial relief for families by establishing a sales tax and use tax holiday. In Committee
- HB 2448 Reinstating a state expenditure limit to promote sustainable budgets and create permanent tax relief for all Washingtonians. In Committee
- HB 1246 Concerning juvenile justice. In Committee
- HB 1248 Improving the effectiveness of juvenile justice programs by providing ongoing evaluations and clarifying juvenile diversion practices. In Committee
- HB 1225 Reforming the Washington state budgeting process through requiring prioritized spending on essential state functions, placing limitations on state spending and revenue proposals, and requiring accountability for every dollar spent within the state budget. In Committee
- HB 2124 Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit. Signed
- HB 2704 Requiring all less restrictive alternatives for sexually violent predators to be operated by the department of social and health services or a contracted provider. In Committee
- HB 2056 Reestablishing a state expenditure limit. In Committee
- HB 1033 Authorizing local licensing and regulation of child care providers. In Committee
- HB 1411 Limiting assumed revenues to projected revenues by the economic and revenue forecast council. In Committee
- HB 2055 Establishing a state revenue limit and directing excess revenues be deposited in the budget stabilization account. In Committee
- HB 1140 Establishing empowerED scholarships using educational savings accounts. In Committee
- HB 2063 Adjusting tuition waivers for high school completers at community and technical colleges. In Committee
- HB 2450 Maintaining food assistance for certain individuals affected by federal eligibility requirements. In Committee
- HB 2167 Keeping the legislature's promises by reducing the sales tax in the event of an income tax or a tax on individual earnings. In Committee
- HB 2054 Limiting the number of full-time equivalent employees in higher education. In Committee
- HB 1092 Maintaining the safety of children. In Committee
- HB 2659 Concerning commercial shellfish fees. In Committee
- HB 2241 Establishing radiation dose standards for the operation of ionizing radiation screening systems regulated by the department of health. In Committee
- HB 2002 Concerning criminal justice and the recovery of firearms used in the commission of a crime. In Committee
- HB 2449 Reforming the Washington state budgeting process through zero-based budget reviews. In Committee
- HB 1267 Adjusting funded special education enrollment. In Committee
Historical 25 bills
- HB 2369 Creating a private club liquor permit. Died
- HB 1751 Concerning siting of sex offender and sexually violent predator facilities. Died
- HB 2316 Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for certain part-time bus drivers employed full-time by the federal government. Died
- HB 1537 Concerning licensing requirements for child care centers and indoor early learning programs. Died
- HB 1934 Establishing an artificial intelligence task force. Died
- HB 2407 Increasing protections for child welfare workers. Died
- HR 4639 Honoring Burton Stoltz. Died
- HB 1926 Concerning supervision compliance credit. Died
- HB 1922 Establishing a grant program for the purchase and installation of vape detectors in public schools. Died
- HB 2332 Concerning a cash reward for the recovery of firearms used in the commission of a crime. Died
- HB 2179 Providing local licensing and regulation of child care providers. Died
- HB 1875 Increasing protections for child welfare workers. Died
- HB 1941 Providing for health home services for medicaid-eligible children with medically complex conditions. Signed
- HB 1914 Improving the education of students with varying abilities by enhancing special education services. Died
- HB 1734 Providing notice regarding less restrictive alternative placement contracting. Died
- HB 1923 Adjusting funded special education enrollment. Died
- HB 1671 Securing honesty and valor of elected representatives and senators. Died
- HB 2060 Creating an establishment private club license. Died
- HB 1274 Creating a child malnutrition field guide for the department of children, youth, and families. Signed
- HB 2037 Concerning Holocaust and genocide education in public schools. Died
- HB 2233 Providing an appropriate response to the use and presence of controlled substances by parents to protect children. Died
- HB 1672 Providing a spirits tax exemption on spirits purchased for veterans' service organizations' fund-raising. Died
- HR 4612 Recognizing former Mason County Sheriff Casey Salisbury. Died
- HB 2202 Providing a state program of assistance for local government indigent public defense and law enforcement costs. Died
- HR 4657 Honoring Harvey J. Drahos. Died
Co-sponsored
321 billsCurrent session 145 bills
- HR 4691 Honoring Presidents’ Day. Passed
- HB 1374 Reducing the state sales and use tax rate. In Committee
- HB 1699 Defending equity in interscholastic sports. In Committee
- HB 2533 Modifying procedures for releasing sexually violent predators to less restrictive alternative placements. In Committee
- HB 1457 Requiring electronic monitoring of sexually violent predators granted conditional release. Signed
- HB 1744 Deterring criminal conduct involving gift cards. In Committee
- HR 4611 Honoring the Washington National Guard. Passed
- HB 2565 Concerning the investment of gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises of the University of Washington. In Committee
- HB 1743 Enhancing opportunities for community-based providers to provide health care services in carceral settings. Passed
- HB 1310 Concerning special education funding. In Committee
- HB 1741 Expanding access to treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome. In Committee
- HB 1184 Creating a narrow exemption from overtime provisions for certain nonprofits and small businesses. In Committee
- HB 1285 Making financial education instruction a graduation requirement in public schools. Passed
- HB 1371 Concerning parking privileges for veterans. Signed
- HB 2036 Concerning persons convicted of violent offenses with a firearm. In Committee
- HB 1363 Modifying licensing requirements for child care and early learning providers. In Committee
- HB 1241 Improving access to and provision of a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities. In Committee
- HB 1564 Supporting employers providing child care assistance to employees by establishing a business and occupation and public utility tax credit. In Committee
- HB 1188 Requiring local government and tribal approval of wind and solar siting recommendations by the energy facility site evaluation council. In Committee
- HB 1051 Permitting the recording of individualized education program team meetings. In Committee
- HB 1164 Expanding urban growth area boundaries for residential development. In Committee
- HB 1538 Providing capital financial assistance to small school districts with demonstrated funding challenges. In Committee
- HB 1585 Requiring verification of citizenship for voter registration. In Committee
- HB 2162 Establishing a public interest law grant program and a business and occupation tax credit for approved contributions to the program account. In Committee
- HB 1433 Concerning access to psychedelic substances. In Committee
Historical 176 bills
- HJR 4211 Amending the Constitution to eliminate line item vetoes. Died
- HB 2296 Extending the comprehensive plan revision schedule for select local governments. Signed
- HB 2498 Declaring the ferry system to be in a state of emergency to authorize expedient actions. Died
- HB 2385 Concerning fuel purchasing for the state ferry system. Died
- HR 4699 Honoring Lisa Fenton. Died
- HB 1808 Proceedings to preclude establishment of parentage when a parent alleges that a person committed a sexual assault that resulted in the parent becoming pregnant and subsequently giving birth to a child. Died
- HB 2002 Establishing criminal penalties for the public use of fentanyl or methamphetamine. Died
- HJM 4002 Applying for a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution relating to fiscal restraints on the federal government, the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit terms of office for federal officials and for members of congress. Died
- HB 1761 Increasing the personal property tax exemption. Died
- HB 1265 Establishing a property tax exemption for adult family homes that serve people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and are owned by a nonprofit. Signed
- HB 1947 Concerning the governance of technology services in state government, including eliminating the office of the chief information officer and renaming the consolidated technology services agency. Signed
- HB 1109 Providing funding for school districts for special education. Died
- HB 1730 Allowing people 18 years of age or older to work in certain 21 year and older establishments. Signed
- HR 4671 Recognizing Presidents' Day. Died
- HB 2284 Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary students. Died
- HB 2393 Establishing tax exemptions for unleaded aircraft fuel. Died
- HB 1916 Concerning funding for the early support for infants and toddlers program. Signed
- HB 2004 Providing early registration at institutions of higher education for military students. Signed
- HB 1352 Authorizing tribal investment in county investment pools. Signed
- HB 2133 Designating trespassing on a public school bus as a felony offense. Died
- HR 4602 Honoring Jamie Walsh. Died
- HB 2458 Making experience factor adjustments for certificated instructional staff. Died
- HB 2234 Concerning energy assistance for low-income households. Died
- HB 2140 Modifying laws related to adverse possession to protect legal owners of property. Died
- HB 2472 Providing state matching funds for programs supported by the county sales and use tax for chemical dependency, mental health treatment, and therapeutic courts. Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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HB 2134
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#4) |
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 the Conference Committee (#3) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
HB 2357
Establishing a state patrol longevity bonus.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 5950
Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#1) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 6194
Concerning state legislative employee collective bargaining.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
HB 2320
Concerning high THC cannabis products.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Nay | 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 (#3) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6087
Concerning the fire service training account.
Final Passage without House amendments (#11) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6194
Concerning state legislative employee collective bargaining.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#2) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5949
Concerning the capital budget.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1239
Establishing a simple and uniform system for complaints related to, and instituting a code of educator ethics for, conduct within or involving public elementary and secondary schools.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5811
Expanding the definition of family member for individual providers.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 2454
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.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1899
Facilitating reconstruction of communities damaged or destroyed by wildfires.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6098
Concerning accounts.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5796
Concerning common interest communities.
Final Passage without House amendments (#10) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1453
Providing a tax exemption for medical cannabis patients.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6316
Concerning the state route number 520 corridor.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 2424
Updating cooperative agreements between the state and federally recognized tribes for the successful collaborative management of Washington's wildlife resources.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5906
Implementing a statewide drug overdose prevention and education campaign.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1493
Concerning impaired driving.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 2266
Concerning sanitary conditions for construction workers who menstruate or express milk.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#42) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2153
Deterring the theft of catalytic converters.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2384
Concerning automated traffic safety cameras.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#55) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1377
Posting of approved courses and providers of continuing education.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1551
Reducing lead in cookware.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#32) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2124
Supporting and expanding access to child care and early learning programs.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#50) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2180
Increasing the special education enrollment funding cap.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#59) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2213
Concerning defects and omissions in the laws that have been identified by the justices of the supreme court or judges of the superior courts pursuant to Article IV, section 25 of the state Constitution.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#18) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2180
Increasing the special education enrollment funding cap.
Concur in Senate amendments (#58) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1870
Promoting economic development by increasing opportunities for local communities to secure federal funding.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#48) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2195
Strengthening the early learning facilities grant and loan program by revising criteria and providing resources to the Ruth LeCocq Kagi early learning facilities development account.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#17) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2441
Establishing a pilot program eliminating college in the high school fees for private not-for-profit four-year institutions.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#56) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2056
Concerning information sharing and limited investigative authority of supreme court bailiffs.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1368
Requiring and funding the purchase of zero emission school buses.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#30) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1012
Addressing the response to extreme weather events.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#1) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2482
Reinstating semiconductor tax incentives.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6038
Reducing the costs associated with providing child care.
1259 Ormsby Pg 2 Ln 25 (#25) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2000
Renewing Washington's international leadership.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#38) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2381
Increasing eligibility for economy and efficiency flexible school calendar waivers.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#22) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1877
Improving the Washington state behavioral health system for better coordination and recognition with the Indian behavioral health system.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#35) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2396
Concerning fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#44) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1248
Concerning pupil transportation.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#46) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2207
Providing tools designed to reduce the impacts of unlawful solid waste dumping.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#51) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1272
Concerning publishing, formatting, and distribution of the state and local voters' pamphlets.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2135
Including federally recognized tribes as part of the Washington emergency management division emergency worker program.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#41) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2226
Concerning collecting data on the H-2A worker program and from certain hand harvesters.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2416
Changing the legal title for advanced practice nurses.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#45) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2099
Concerning state identification cards for persons in state custody or care.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#39) |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2007
Expanding time limit exemptions applicable to cash assistance programs.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |