Michelle Valdez
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12
Bills sponsored
this session · 78 all-time
96
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 541 all-time
1
Enacted into law
this session · 10 all-time
5114
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 5114 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025-2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Based on only 4 votes so far — treat these scores as early and low-confidence.
Party unity
100%
based on 4 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0%
based on 4 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 4 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
78 billsCurrent session 12 bills
- HB 1638 Enacting the good faith pain act. In Committee
- HB 1363 Modifying licensing requirements for child care and early learning providers. In Committee
- HB 1594 Addressing increased school transportation and operating costs due to the climate commitment act. In Committee
- HB 1377 Declaring the ferry system to be in a state of emergency to authorize expedient actions. In Committee
- HB 1307 Easing the financial burden on families by removing sales and use tax on diapers and essential child care products. In Committee
- HB 1582 Concerning child care centers operated in existing buildings. In Committee
- HB 1615 Increasing consistency in the classifications of water systems. Signed
- HB 2568 Extending coverage of prosthetic limbs and custom orthotic braces to public and school employees. In Committee
- HB 1354 Concerning coverage of legislative session employees in the insurance programs offered by the public employees' benefits board. In Committee
- HJR 4207 Concerning property tax relief. In Committee
- HB 1629 Concerning restrictions on the placement of inmates of different biological sexes in correctional facilities. In Committee
- HB 2000 Regarding names to be included on the Washington state law enforcement memorial. In Committee
Historical 66 bills
- HR 4652 Honoring Charles "Chuck" Meacham. Died
- HB 1935 Concerning dental assistants, expanded function dental auxiliaries, and dental hygienists. Died
- HB 1018 Concerning fair dental insurance practices. Died
- HB 1198 Requiring health care providers sanctioned for sexual misconduct to notify patients. Signed
- HB 1704 Concerning transfer of credit policies when there are revisions to lower-division course requirements. Died
- HB 1017 Concerning salaries of nonprofit health carriers. Died
- HB 1016 Concerning hospital notification of availability of sexual assault evidence kit collection. Signed
- HB 1229 Concerning photographs, microphotographs, and electronic images from traffic safety cameras and toll systems. Died
- HB 1934 Renewing a concealed pistol license by members of the armed forces. Signed
- HB 2583 Ensuring student transportation for students in out-of-home placements. Died
- HB 2531 Protecting patients from certain unsafe dental practices. Died
- HB 1547 Increasing the health care workforce by authorizing out-of-state providers to practice immediately. Died
- HB 1546 Enacting the good faith pain act. Died
- HB 2493 Concerning ready-to-serve alcoholic beverages. Died
- HB 2264 Excluding certain family home-based child care providers from the list of agencies subject to licensure and regulation. Died
- HB 2176 Improving access to patient care by increasing preventive dental care. Died
- HB 1463 Requiring the state to provide transportation to state employees when certain conditions are met. Died
- HB 2175 Removing the enrollment limit for special education funding. Died
- HB 1327 Concerning faculty in dental schools. Died
- HB 2315 Updating required instruction for high school students in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators. Died
- HB 1545 Prohibiting institutions of higher education from imposing vaccine or immunization mandates on online-only students. Died
- HB 1653 Providing a business and occupation tax exemption for amounts derived from animal adoption fees collected by a nonprofit. Died
- HB 1576 Concerning the dentist and dental hygienist compact. Signed
- HB 1949 Prioritizing higher education capital projects. Died
- HB 1183 Creating the home sharing support grant program. Died
Co-sponsored
541 billsCurrent session 96 bills
- HB 1316 Expanding the scope of programs for postsecondary students experiencing homelessness and former foster youth. In Committee
- HB 2283 Establishing a medical loss ratio of at least 90 percent for health plans. Passed
- HR 4691 Honoring Presidents’ Day. Passed
- HB 1699 Defending equity in interscholastic sports. In Committee
- HB 1016 Providing employer tax incentives for the support of veterans and military families. In Committee
- HB 1245 Concerning business development. In Committee
- HB 1457 Requiring electronic monitoring of sexually violent predators granted conditional release. Signed
- HR 4611 Honoring the Washington National Guard. Passed
- HB 1555 Concerning nursing home payment rates. In Committee
- HB 1285 Making financial education instruction a graduation requirement in public schools. Passed
- HB 2036 Concerning persons convicted of violent offenses with a firearm. In Committee
- HB 2401 Establishing the boys and men commission. Passed
- HB 1246 Concerning juvenile justice. 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 1188 Requiring local government and tribal approval of wind and solar siting recommendations by the energy facility site evaluation council. In Committee
- HB 1812 Concerning patient-centered equitable access to anesthesia services and reimbursement. In Committee
- HB 2076 Creating the Washington department of government efficiency. In Committee
- HB 2130 Repealing new taxes imposed by Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5814 during the 2025 regular legislative session. In Committee
- HB 2093 Reinstating the tax exemptions for the sale of precious metals and bullion. In Committee
- HB 2153 Prohibiting homebuyers from receiving multiple state-funded down payment assistance loans or grants. In Committee
- HB 1945 Establishing an office of the crime victims ombuds. In Committee
- HB 1108 Creating a task force on housing cost driver analysis. Vetoed
- HB 1324 Funding the state transportation system using climate commitment act revenues. In Committee
- HB 2106 Requiring carriers to provide substantive notice to health care providers and health care facilities about significant contract modifications. In Committee
- HB 1236 Increasing penalties for littering. In Committee
Historical 445 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 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 4660 Recognizing Ukrainian Americans. Died
- HB 1865 Addressing the behavioral health workforce shortage and expanding access to peer services by creating the profession of certified peer specialists. Died
- HB 1571 Concerning protections and services for indigenous persons who are missing, murdered, or survivors of human trafficking. Signed
- HB 1980 Removing the prohibition on providing employment services and community access services concurrently. Signed
- HB 1999 Reestablishing a state expenditure limit. Died
- HR 4635 Honoring Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior. Died
- HB 2000 Clarifying the duty of the superintendent of public instruction to distribute federal and state basic education funds. Died
- HB 1976 Prohibiting public schools from requiring students to eat or drink outside school buildings. Died
- HB 1983 Concerning a hospital patient's right to visitors. Died
- HB 1584 Establishing the crime victims and families scholarship. Died
- HB 1818 Promoting successful reentry and rehabilitation of persons convicted of criminal offenses. Signed
- HB 1580 Ensuring that equitable COVID-19 vaccine dose allocation is considered before a county may be reverted to a more restrictive phase under the healthy Washington: Roadmap to recovery plan. Died
- HB 1273 Concerning menstrual products in schools. Signed
- HB 2968 Concerning ballot envelope secrecy flaps. Died
- HB 2222 Reducing the property tax. Died
- HB 1053 Providing a sales and use tax exemption for feminine hygiene products. Died
- HB 1920 Assessing patient anxiety. Died
- HJR 4206 Amending the Constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature to raise taxes. Died
- HB 1928 Providing toll relief for users of the Tacoma Narrows bridge. 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) |
Nay | 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) |
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) |
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) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 3003
Relating to law enforcement.
Final Passage (#1) |
Nay | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
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) |
Yea | 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) |
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) |
Nay | 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 |