Timm Ormsby
Born
1959
Contact
Email · timm.ormsby@leg.wa.gov
District office
25 W. Main Ave. Suite 238, Spokane, WA 99201
509-458-2122
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19
Bills sponsored
this session · 84 all-time
432
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 1,624 all-time
5
Enacted into law
this session · 21 all-time
6833
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 6833 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025-26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99%
based on 512 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
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)
84 billsCurrent session 19 bills
- HB 2747 Concerning budget sustainability. Passed
- HB 1198 Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. Passed
- HB 1646 Adding the department of natural resources' civil enforcement decisions under RCW 76.04.205 to appeals that may be heard by the pollution control hearings board. In Committee
- HB 1472 Closing the Yakima Valley school and Rainier school. Passed
- HB 1197 Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations. In Committee
- HB 1476 Delaying the rebasing of the nursing home payment rates to 2028. Passed
- HB 2414 Concerning membership of wildland or aviation firefighters in the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system. In Committee
- HB 2034 Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system. Signed
- HB 1489 Adjusting implementation dates for programs related to early childhood education and child care. In Committee
- HB 2289 Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations. Passed
- HB 2655 Providing a retail sales and use tax exemption for the construction and equipping of new data centers located in a county east of the Cascades that borders another state and has a population of at least 500,000. In Committee
- HB 2681 Modifying cannabis producer, processor, and retailer license fees. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning cannabis license fees.) Signed
- HB 2011 Developing a schedule for court appointment of attorneys for children and youth in dependency and termination proceedings. In Committee
- HB 2044 Addressing unexcused student absences. Passed
- HB 1471 Concerning budget stabilization account transfers. In Committee
- HB 1258 Providing funding for municipalities participating in the regional 911 emergency communications system. Signed
- HB 2050 Implementing K-12 savings and efficiencies. Signed
- HB 2706 Creating an administrative process for adjudicating department of children, youth, and families tort claims against the state. In Committee
- HB 2521 Concerning firearms background check. Signed
Historical 65 bills
- HB 2061 Adding permanently affordable housing to the definition of public improvements. Signed
- HB 2522 Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account to alleviate the issue of homelessness. Died
- HB 2175 Relating to education. Died
- HB 2176 Relating to fiscal matters. Died
- HB 1108 Making 2017-2019 biennium second supplemental operating appropriations. Died
- HB 1571 Naming of subcontractors by prime contract bidders on public works contracts. Died
- HB 1413 Concerning the purchase of an optional life annuity benefit for certain public retirement system members. Died
- HB 2174 Relating to state government. Died
- HB 2173 Relating to fiscal matters. Died
- HB 1490 Amending the application of the occupational disease presumption for cancer for Hanford site workers. Signed
- HB 2497 Adding development of permanently affordable housing to the allowable uses of community revitalization financing, the local infrastructure financing tool, and local revitalization financing. Signed
- HB 2701 Concerning inspection and testing of fire and smoke control systems and dampers. Signed
- HB 2159 Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account for declared catastrophic events. Signed
- HB 1109 Making 2019-2021 biennium operating appropriations. Signed
- HB 1140 Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. Died
- HB 1202 Eliminating accounts. Died
- HB 2104 Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations. Died
- HB 1203 Improving the fiscal process by updating accounts administered by the office of financial management, creating new accounts including one for the opioid litigation settlement and one for the receipt of federal funds, and reenacting accounts created in the supplemental budget bill. Died
- HB 1548 Safeguarding the public safety by protecting railroad workers. Died
- HB 2136 Concerning prevailing wage sanctions, penalties, and debarment. Signed
- HB 1201 Concerning actuarial funding of state retirement systems. Died
- HB 1141 Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations. Died
- HB 1670 Raising the limit factor for property taxes. Died
- HB 1318 Concerning retail sales tax exemptions for certain aircraft maintenance and repair. Signed
- HB 2258 Providing funding for municipalities participating in the regional 911 emergency communications system. Died
Co-sponsored
1624 billsCurrent session 432 bills
- HB 1974 Establishing land banking authorities. Signed
- HB 2411 Modifying shared leave provisions to authorize shared leave for victims of a hate crime and those whose absence is due to immigration enforcement actions against the employee or the employee's relative. Signed
- HB 2215 Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into Washington. Signed
- HB 1750 Creating guidelines for voter suppression and vote dilution claims under the Washington voting rights act. Signed
- HB 2345 Concerning contributions in the state paid family and medical leave program. Signed
- HB 2225 Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots. Signed
- HB 2091 Requiring public employers under chapter 41.80 RCW to provide employee information to exclusive bargaining representatives. Signed
- HB 1500 Concerning resale certificates for units in common interest communities. Signed
- HB 2320 Concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing. Signed
- HB 2165 Concerning false identification as a peace officer. Signed
- HB 1155 Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements. Signed
- HB 2523 Concerning the community reinvestment program. Signed
- HB 2384 Increasing regulatory oversight of continuing care retirement communities. Signed
- HB 2472 Ensuring that work on fire protection sprinkler systems is performed by licensed contractors and certified fitters. Signed
- HB 2442 Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility. Signed
- HB 2416 Concerning fair treatment of waste to energy facilities under the climate commitment act. Signed
- HB 2249 Amending the state civil service statutes to include Washington technology solutions network and security systems employees. Signed
- HB 2105 Concerning immigrant worker protections. Signed
- HR 4691 Honoring Presidents’ Day. Passed
- HR 4641 Honoring Julia Butler Hansen. Passed
- HB 2602 Establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents. In Committee
- HB 1114 Concerning the respiratory care interstate compact. Signed
- HB 1213 Expanding protections for workers in the state paid family and medical leave program. Signed
- HB 1333 Concerning dignity in pregnancy loss. In Committee
- HB 2046 Creating fairness in Washington's tax by imposing a tax on select financial intangible assets. In Committee
Historical 1192 bills
- HR 4670 Celebrating Representative Mike Sells. Died
- HR 4668 Honoring Representative Kirby. Died
- HR 4666 Recognizing Representative Dufault's record of public service. Died
- HB 1701 Concerning law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system benefits. Signed
- HR 4650 Honoring Mark L. Doumit. Died
- HB 1747 Supporting relative placements in child welfare proceedings. Signed
- HB 2008 Eliminating the use of intelligence quotient scores in determining eligibility for programs and services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Signed
- HB 2124 Concerning extending collective bargaining to legislative employees. Signed
- HB 2050 Repealing requirements for parent payment of the cost of their child's support, treatment, and confinement. Signed
- HB 2010 Eliminating unnecessary homeless funding budget and auditing requirements. Died
- HJR 4211 Authorizing investment of funds benefiting persons experiencing persistent poverty. Died
- HB 1724 Ensuring oversight and coordination of permanent supportive housing resources to maximize the creation of high quality housing opportunities for people living with disabling conditions in communities across Washington. Signed
- HB 1865 Addressing the behavioral health workforce shortage and expanding access to peer services by creating the profession of certified peer specialists. Died
- HB 1756 Concerning solitary confinement. Died
- HB 1753 Concerning tribal consultation regarding the use of certain funding authorized by the climate commitment act. Signed
- HB 1099 Improving the state's climate response through updates to the state's comprehensive planning framework. Died
- HB 1773 Concerning assisted outpatient treatment for persons with behavioral health disorders. Signed
- HB 1841 Incentivizing rental of accessory dwelling units to low-income households. Died
- HB 1571 Concerning protections and services for indigenous persons who are missing, murdered, or survivors of human trafficking. Signed
- HB 1412 Concerning legal financial obligations. Signed
- HB 1646 Continuing the work of the dementia action collaborative. Signed
- HB 1939 Requiring health plans to cover, with no cost sharing, colonoscopies performed as a result of a positive screening. Died
- HB 2048 Concerning temporary assistance for needy families time limit extensions. Died
- HB 2047 Concerning fair housing training for officers or board members in common interest communities. Died
- HB 1212 Promoting the fair servicing and repair of digital electronic products to increase access to appropriate and affordable digital products, support small businesses and jobs, and enhance digital connectivity in Washington state. Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 2990
Concerning the Tacoma Narrows bridge debt service payment plan.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
HB 2750
Concerning quality in assisted living facilities.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
HB 2580
Promoting renewable natural gas.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
SB 6140
Promoting the efficient and effective management of state-managed lands.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
HB 2998
Providing a business and occupation tax exemption for accountable communities of health.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
SB 6614
Concerning funding for the support of common schools.
Final Passage (#11) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
HB 2408
Preserving access to individual market health care coverage throughout Washington state.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
HB 2008
Addressing the budgeting process for core state services for children.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
SB 6362
Modifying basic education provisions.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
HB 2448
Increasing the availability of housing for developmentally disabled persons.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
SB 6032
Making supplemental operating appropriations.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#1) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
SB 6007
Extending the expiration date of the public utility tax exemption for certain electrolytic processing businesses.
Final Passage (#15) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6269
Strengthening oil transportation safety.
Final Passage (#13) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6340
Providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1.
1454 Ormsby Pg 1 Ln 11 (#17) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 3003
Relating to law enforcement.
Final Passage (#1) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2406
Concerning election security practices around auditing and equipment.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6269
Strengthening oil transportation safety.
1407 MacEwen Pg 6 Ln 29 (#11) |
Nay | fail | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6106
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6317
Increasing commercial fishing license fees for nonresidents.
Final Passage (#8) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2009
Providing higher education support for gold star families.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6340
Providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1.
1456 MacEwen Pg 1 Ln 11 (#16) |
Nay | fail | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6340
Providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 1054
Concerning the age of individuals at which sale or distribution of tobacco and vapor products may be made.
Final Passage (#20) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2610
Creating the hunger-free students' bill of rights act.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6269
Strengthening oil transportation safety.
1391 Taylor Pg 6 Ln 30 (#12) |
Nay | fail | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 1896
Expanding civics education in public schools.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6241
Concerning the January 1, 2020, implementation of the school employees' benefits board program.
Final Passage without House amendments (#21) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2519
Concerning concealed pistol license eligibility requirements.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#22) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6087
Modifying the Washington advanced college tuition payment and college savings programs.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#19) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 5987
Concerning pretrial release programs.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6269
Strengthening oil transportation safety.
1409 Buys Pg 1 Ln 18 (#10) |
Nay | fail | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 1506
Addressing workplace practices to achieve gender pay equity.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#2) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2595
Concerning procedures in order to automatically register citizens to vote.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2322
Allowing property insurers to assist their insureds with risk mitigation goods or services.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
SB 6095
Concerning the capital budget.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
SB 6034
Authorizing limited retail telecommunications services for public utility districts that provide only sewer, water, and telecommunications on the effective date of this act.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2269
Concerning tax relief for adaptive automotive equipment for veterans and service members with disabilities.
Final Passage (#12) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2334
Regulating the use of cannabinoid additives in marijuana products.
Final Passage (#16) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2777
Improving and updating administrative provisions related to the board of tax appeals.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2285
Establishing a reporting process for the department of natural resources regarding certain marbled murrelet habitat information.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 1783
Concerning legal financial obligations.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2638
Creating a graduated reentry program of partial confinement for certain offenders.
Final Passage (#14) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 1792
Establishing a fee for certification for the residential services and supports program to cover investigative costs.
Final Passage (#11) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2578
Preserving and expanding rental housing options for persons whose source of income is derived from or includes sources other than employment.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2271
Concerning the processes for reviewing sexually violent predators committed under chapter 71.09 RCW.
Final Passage (#13) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 1439
Regulating the institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions and private vocational schools, to protect students from unfair business practices.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
SB 6055
Creating a pilot program for outdoor burning for cities or towns located partially inside a quarantine area for apple maggot.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2733
Establishing a prescribed burn certification program at the department of natural resources.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2580
Promoting renewable natural gas.
Final Passage (#17) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 3002
Relating to making expenditures from the budget stabilization account for declared catastrophic events.
Final Passage (#15) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |