Joe Schmick
Born
1958
Contact
Email · joe.schmick@leg.wa.gov
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9
Bills sponsored
this session · 70 all-time
75
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 407 all-time
4
Enacted into law
this session · 19 all-time
6833
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 6833 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025-26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
95.5%
based on 517 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
4.5%
based on 517 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.6%
based on 517 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
70 billsCurrent session 9 bills
- HB 1526 Modifying the snack bar liquor license. Signed
- HB 2110 Concerning personnel for ambulance service interfacility specialty care transports. Signed
- HB 1957 Providing consistency in the rate approval process for individual and small group market health plans. In Committee
- HB 1720 Expanding the types of medication assistance that may be provided to residents of community-based care settings. Signed
- HB 1999 Concerning foreign ownership of agricultural land in Washington. In Committee
- HB 1327 Concerning horse racing. Signed
- HB 2154 Concerning land ownership by conservation districts. In Committee
- HB 2488 Making payments for services provided by a rural emergency hospital subject to appropriation. In Committee
- HB 1868 Expanding access to athletic trainers in schools. In Committee
Historical 61 bills
- HB 1813 Concerning freedom of pharmacy choice. Died
- HB 1902 Providing an exception to the process for reopening a workers' compensation claim when the claimant submits a reopening application in a timely manner. Signed
- HB 1405 Concerning reimbursement for the use of an emergency generator during a planned interruption of retail electricity service. Died
- HB 1349 Clarifying the definition of a geriatric behavioral health worker for individuals with a bachelor's or master's degree in social work, behavioral health, or other related areas. Signed
- HB 2448 Concerning enhanced services facilities. Signed
- HB 2585 Providing discretion to the director of the department of labor and industries to waive or modify penalties and violations when action is taken to avoid imminent danger of loss of life or serious injury. Died
- HB 1415 Modifying funding of the medical marijuana authorization database. Signed
- HB 1394 Concerning community facilities needed to ensure a continuum of care for behavioral health patients. Signed
- HB 2463 Providing a designation on a driver's license or identicard that a person has a developmental disability. Died
- HB 1869 Establishing the emerging therapies work group. Died
- HB 1712 Protecting workers displaced due to finfish aquaculture facility closure. Signed
- HB 1646 Promoting lower insurance premiums by creating a variable insurance premiums tax rate that does not exceed two percent. Died
- HB 2370 Increasing student access to traffic safety education in rural school districts. Died
- HB 1577 Concerning municipal officers' beneficial interest in contracts. Signed
- HB 2288 Promoting Washington agriculture through regulatory reforms. Died
- HR 4669 Honoring Terry Cochran. Died
- HB 2132 Reducing training costs for small county offices of coroners or medical examiners. Died
- HB 1339 Adjusting the insurance premium tax rate. Died
- HB 2106 Concerning library districts with an annexed city or town. Died
- HB 1315 Concerning legal newspapers. Died
- HB 2307 Limiting vexatious claims by modifying administrative and judicial review processes for public records requests and responses. Died
- HB 1780 Addressing unintended consequences of the climate commitment act. Died
- HB 1100 Concerning the disposition of the remains of a county resident who dies indigent in an adjacent county outside of Washington. Signed
- HR 4658 Honoring Glenn Johnson. Died
- HB 2128 Modernizing the certificate of need program. Died
Co-sponsored
407 billsCurrent session 75 bills
- HR 4691 Honoring Presidents’ Day. Passed
- HR 4641 Honoring Julia Butler Hansen. Passed
- HR 4678 Honoring Cal Raleigh. Passed
- HB 1699 Defending equity in interscholastic sports. In Committee
- HB 1311 Concerning the implementation of the recommendations of the department of fish and wildlife regarding the gray wolf. In Committee
- HR 4611 Honoring the Washington National Guard. Passed
- HR 4700 Honoring Billy Frank Jr. Passed
- HB 1555 Concerning nursing home payment rates. In Committee
- HB 2036 Concerning persons convicted of violent offenses with a firearm. In Committee
- HB 1912 Concerning the exemption for fuels used for agricultural purposes in the climate commitment act. Signed
- HB 1546 Concerning general supervision of diagnostic radiologic technologists, therapeutic radiologic technologists, and magnetic resonance imaging technologists by licensed physicians. Passed
- HB 1545 Improving cardiac and stroke outcomes. In Committee
- HB 2093 Reinstating the tax exemptions for the sale of precious metals and bullion. In Committee
- HB 1411 Limiting assumed revenues to projected revenues by the economic and revenue forecast council. In Committee
- HB 2153 Prohibiting homebuyers from receiving multiple state-funded down payment assistance loans or grants. In Committee
- HB 1777 Concerning the requirements and process for approving and registering apprenticeship programs. In Committee
- HB 2450 Maintaining food assistance for certain individuals affected by federal eligibility requirements. In Committee
- HB 1703 Establishing an equine industry tax credit, allowing the horse racing commission to impose a fee, and using equine industry sales tax revenues for federal regulatory compliance. 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 1026 Protecting spouses by allowing the sharing of benefits under the long-term services and supports trust program. In Committee
- HJM 4004 Requesting Congress to modify the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Passed
- HB 1365 Providing rental assistance to manufactured/mobile home park tenants. In Committee
- HB 1947 Reducing satellite management agency requirements for simple group B public water systems. Signed
- HB 1926 Regarding training and testing of home care aides. In Committee
- HB 1969 Concerning the law enforcement aviation support grant program. Passed
Historical 332 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
- HJM 4003 Requesting Congress support the immediate restriction of all future purchases of petroleum and other hydrocarbons from Russia. Died
- HB 2135 Directing state agencies and authorities to divest public funds supporting Russia. Died
- HR 4664 Honoring Bruce Morris Smith. Died
- HR 4650 Honoring Mark L. Doumit. Died
- HR 4663 Honoring the life and work of Simon Kogan. Died
- HR 4660 Recognizing Ukrainian Americans. Died
- HB 2053 Creating a behavioral health work group to study the root causes of rising behavioral health issues in Washington communities. Died
- HR 4635 Honoring Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior. Died
- HB 2004 Providing spoken language interpreters for medical appointments when the original spoken language interpreter fails to appear. Died
- HB 1497 Concerning commercial telephone solicitation. Signed
- HB 2968 Concerning ballot envelope secrecy flaps. Died
- HB 2222 Reducing the property tax. Died
- HB 1443 Extending the tax preferences in RCW 82.04.260(12). Died
- HB 2151 Addressing fiscal notes. Died
- HB 2328 Concerning nursing facilities. Died
- HJR 4206 Amending the Constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature to raise taxes. Died
- HJR 4214 Amending the state Constitution so that tracking individuals for the purposes of determining taxes or fees is prohibited. Died
- HB 1373 Modifying provisions of the universal communications services program. Died
- HB 2048 Concerning inflation adjustments in nursing home payment rate setting. Died
- HB 2195 Concerning nursing home payment rate setting. Died
- HB 2114 Concerning the transfer of patients on a single bed certification to an evaluation and treatment facility. Died
- HB 1420 Reducing the current standard business and occupation tax rates for manufacturers to the current aerospace preferential business and occupation tax rates. 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2610
Creating the hunger-free students' bill of rights act.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6269
Strengthening oil transportation safety.
1391 Taylor Pg 6 Ln 30 (#12) |
Yea | 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) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2519
Concerning concealed pistol license eligibility requirements.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#22) |
Nay | 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) |
Yea | fail | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 1506
Addressing workplace practices to achieve gender pay equity.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#2) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2595
Concerning procedures in order to automatically register citizens to vote.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Nay | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2018 |