Joe Schmick

Prime-sponsored SHB 1720 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2025-04-07 as Chapter 26, Laws of 2025, and the act expanded the types of medication assistance that may be provided to residents of community-based care settings.

April 7, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored ESHB 1821 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2022-03-30 as Chapter 213, Laws of 2022, and the act defined the established relationship required for audio-only telemedicine.

March 30, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored a law that removed the 2022 cutoff date for individual non-Medicare coverage through Washington's high-risk health insurance pool. Both chambers passed it unanimously and the governor signed it (House Bill 1096).

April 16, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored EHB 2755 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2020-03-25 as Chapter 131, Laws of 2020, and the act required transparency about the cost of air ambulance services.

March 25, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored a law letting the state license intensive behavioral health treatment facilities, round-the-clock residential homes for adults whose needs cannot be met in other community placements. The House passed it 98-0, the Senate 48-0, and the governor signed it in 2019 (Second Substitute House Bill 1394).

May 9, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored ESHB 1547 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2017-05-05 as Chapter 199, Laws of 2017, and the act exempted certain hospitals from certificate-of-need requirements when adding psychiatric beds through June 2019.

May 5, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored a law applying the state's 2 percent insurance premium tax to stand-alone family dental plans sold to individuals and small groups (House Bill 2768). It also let the state health exchange charge dental insurers a fee if that tax did not cover its costs. The House passed it 91-7 and the Senate 44-4.

March 31, 2016Opposes Healthcare Affordability

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored a Washington law rewriting how the state pays nursing homes under Medicaid, basing rates on statewide industry costs in three parts: direct care, indirect care and capital. It also added a quality bonus worth one to five percent of the statewide rate for homes that meet the state's care standards (Substitute House Bill 2678, Chapter 131, Laws of 2016).

March 31, 2016Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Led a Washington law letting people pay health insurance premiums from accounts they own and control without those counting as banned third-party payments (House Bill 1890). It passed the House 98-0 and the Senate 47-0 and became Chapter 284, Laws of 2015.

May 18, 2015Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Wrote a 2013 law telling Washington's insurance commissioner to set approval rules for stand-alone dental plans covering children's dental care sold outside the state exchange (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1846).

May 21, 2013Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored a law letting a registered nurse without EMT certification staff hospital-to-hospital ambulance transfers of critically ill patients when no paramedic is available. The House passed it 95-0 and the Senate 49-0 (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2110, Chapter 193, Laws of 2026).

March 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted to pass House Bill 2367, which ends the cap-and-invest exemption for older coal-fired power plants from 2026. The Washington House approved it 63-33.

February 12, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com

Voted no on final passage of ESHB 1589, which directed the state's largest combination utility to plan a transition away from natural gas; it passed the House 50-45.

March 5, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored HB 1761 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2022-03-11 as Chapter 25, Laws of 2022, and the act allowed nurses to dispense opioid overdose reversal medication in the emergency department.

March 11, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of E2SSB 5126, the Washington Climate Commitment Act cap-and-invest program, which passed the House 54-43.

April 23, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of EHB 1638, which removed the personal and philosophical exemption from the measles-mumps-rubella school immunization requirement; it passed the House 56-40.

April 23, 2019Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored HB 1349 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2019-04-03 as Chapter 12, Laws of 2019, and the act clarified the definition of a geriatric behavioral health worker to include social work and behavioral science degree holders.

April 3, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored ESHB 1548 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2017-05-05 as Chapter 200, Laws of 2017, and the act addressed training curricula for people in long-term care facilities with behavioral health needs.

May 5, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of E2SHB 2815, the greenhouse gas emissions framework bill, which passed the Washington House 64-31.

February 19, 2008Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of ESSB 5096, which enacted Washington's excise tax on capital gains, as recommended by the conference committee; it passed the House 52-44.

April 24, 2021Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted to pass House Bill 2244, a bill to open more government records to the public, including toxicology test results and redacted accident reports. The Washington House passed it 70-26. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 16, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: legiscan.com

Sponsored a law raising the limits on contracts that city officials may have a financial stake in, to $3,000 a month and $36,000 a year for small towns (House Bill 1577).

April 20, 2023Opposes Anti-Corruption

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of ESSB 5167, the 2025-2027 state operating budget, as recommended by the conference committee; it passed the House 52-45.

April 27, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of 2ESSB 5987, the transportation revenue package funded by a gas tax increase, which passed the House 54-44.

June 30, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of ESHB 1244, the 2009-11 state operating budget, which passed the House 54-42.

April 24, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of ESHB 1054, which restricted police tactics and equipment including chokeholds, neck restraints and vehicle pursuits; it passed the House 54-43.

February 27, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored HB 1627 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2015-05-01 as Chapter 154, Laws of 2015, and the act broadened the prohibition on unlawfully entering another person's land to hunt or retrieve hunted wildlife.

May 1, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Wrote a law raising the top speed limit Washington may post on state highways from 70 to 75 miles per hour (House Bill 2181, Chapter 58, Laws of 2015). The governor vetoed a section directing a study of Interstate 90.

April 22, 2015Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted to pass Senate Bill 5662, which lets cities in large eastern Washington counties waive utility hookup fees for shelters and affordable housing. The Washington House approved it 64-33.

April 9, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com

Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1903, which creates a statewide program of utility bill credits for low-income households. The Washington House approved it 70-26.

March 11, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: legiscan.com

Prime-sponsored HB 1712 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2023-04-20 as Chapter 156, Laws of 2023, and the act protected workers displaced by the closure of finfish aquaculture facilities.

April 20, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of 2SHB 1087, which created Washington's payroll-funded long-term services and supports trust program; it passed the House 55-41.

April 23, 2019Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of ESSB 5395, the comprehensive sexual health education mandate, which passed the House 56-40.

March 4, 2020Opposes Public Education Quality

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of EHB 2242, the McCleary basic education funding and property tax restructuring package, which passed the House 67-26.

June 30, 2017Opposes Public Education Quality

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted yes on final passage of E2SSB 6194, which re-authorized Washington's charter schools after a state supreme court ruling; it passed the House 58-39.

March 9, 2016Supports Public Education Quality

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of SB 6523, which expanded state financial aid eligibility for certain students, and which passed the House 75-22.

February 18, 2014Opposes Public Education Quality

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored HB 1477 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2011-04-20 as Chapter 136, Laws of 2011, and the act authorized Eastern Washington University's board of trustees to offer educational specialist degrees.

April 20, 2011Supports Public Education Quality

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored 2SHB 3129 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2008-03-20 as Chapter 95, Laws of 2008, and the act directed the state to expand online learning programs that let high school students earn college credit.

March 20, 2008Supports Public Education Quality

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 2320, which extends Washington's illegal-gun manufacturing bans to 3D printers, milling machines and their digital files. The Washington House approved it 58-38.

March 11, 2026Opposes Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 1163, which requires a permit, with fingerprints and a safety course, to buy a firearm. The Washington House approved it 57-39.

April 22, 2025Opposes Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com

Voted no on final passage of E2SHB 1163, which created a permit-to-purchase requirement for firearms in Washington; it passed the House 58-38.

March 8, 2025Opposes Gun Control

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of SHB 1240, Washington's ban on the sale and manufacture of assault weapons, which passed the House 55-42.

March 8, 2023Opposes Gun Control

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted against passing Senate Bill 5917, which lets the Department of Corrections supply abortion medications to health care providers across the state. The Washington House approved it 57-36.

February 28, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: legiscan.com

Published an op-ed opposing a proposal to end the direct election of county sheriffs, arguing the choice belongs to local voters rather than to Olympia.

February 26, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: joeschmick.houserepublicans.wa.gov

Published an op-ed criticizing the Legislature for amending and delaying voter-approved initiatives and calling the initiative process a check on Olympia.

February 10, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: joeschmick.houserepublicans.wa.gov

Published an op-ed opposing ownership of Washington agricultural land by companies tied to nations the United States designates as foreign adversaries.

February 28, 2025Supports Limit Foreign Influence

Source: joeschmick.houserepublicans.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of ESSB 5599, which changed parental notification rules for youth seeking gender-affirming and reproductive health care; it passed the House 57-39.

April 12, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of ESSB 6239, the bill legalizing same-sex civil marriage in Washington, which passed the House 55-43.

February 8, 2012Opposes Civil Rights

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted no on final passage of E2SSB 5688, which expanded the rights and responsibilities of state registered domestic partners; it passed the House 62-35.

April 15, 2009Opposes Civil Rights

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Published an op-ed opposing ownership of Washington agricultural land by companies tied to nations the United States designates as foreign adversaries.

February 28, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: joeschmick.houserepublicans.wa.gov

Published an op-ed opposing removal of the lower Snake River dams, arguing they underpin the district's farm economy, barge transportation and hydropower supply.

July 22, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: joeschmick.houserepublicans.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored HB 2842 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2016-04-01 as Chapter 192, Laws of 2016, and the act set the financing of improvements for state-owned lands transferred for private development.

April 1, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Served as ranking Republican member of the Washington House Health Care and Wellness Committee and as a member of the House Appropriations and House Agriculture and Natural Resources committees, as described on his official legislative biography page verified on this date.

July 23, 2026

Source: joeschmick.houserepublicans.wa.gov

Was endorsed for the 2026 Washington primary by the NFIB Washington Small Business PAC, which listed him among its state House endorsements for Legislative District 9.

July 15, 2026

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Prime-sponsored HB 1526 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2026-03-24 as Chapter 192, Laws of 2026, and the act modified the snack bar liquor license.

March 24, 2026

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted against accepting the Senate's changes to House Bill 2215, which brings small fuel suppliers into the cap-and-invest program from 2027. The Washington House approved it 57-38.

March 12, 2026

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Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 1795, which limits school restraint and isolation to cases of real risk of serious harm. The Washington House approved it 58-37.

March 12, 2026

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 6355, which creates the Washington Electric Transmission Authority to build more high-voltage power lines. The Washington House approved it 66-27.

March 11, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against accepting the Senate's changes to House Bill 2156, which lets the Attorney General appoint investigators for economic and financial crimes. The Washington House approved it 54-41.

March 11, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 6182, which creates a state grant program to keep abortion care available for people who cannot pay. The Washington House approved it 57-36.

March 11, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 1974, which lets cities and counties set up land banks holding land for affordable housing. The Washington House approved it 59-37.

March 11, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 2548, which requires 60 days' notice to the Attorney General before more health care mergers. The Washington House approved it 55-41.

March 11, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 2225, which makes companion chatbot companies disclose they are artificial intelligence and protect children. The Washington House approved it 74-21.

March 11, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 1710, which makes the Attorney General list local governments with a recent record of voting bias. The Washington House approved it 57-39.

March 11, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 1750, which sets a separate legal test for claims that a local rule hinders minority voting. The Washington House approved it 58-38.

March 11, 2026

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Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 2105, which makes employers tell workers within five days when federal agents seek employment records. The Washington House approved it 58-38.

March 11, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against accepting the Senate's changes to House Bill 1170, which makes large artificial intelligence companies label the images, video, and audio their systems create. The Washington House approved it 55-38.

March 11, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 6346, which creates a 9.9% state income tax on individual income above $1 million a year, starting in 2028. The Washington House approved it 51-46.

March 9, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against accepting the Senate's changes to House Bill 2165, which creates the crime of falsely posing as a police officer, including federal officers. The Washington House approved it 66-29.

March 9, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 2266, which makes local governments allow shelters and supportive housing wherever homes or hotels are allowed. The Washington House approved it 56-39.

March 9, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against accepting the Senate's changes to House Bill 1155, which voids every noncompete agreement in Washington, including ones signed years earlier. The Washington House approved it 62-33.

March 9, 2026

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5520, which makes it easier for people wrongly convicted of a felony to win compensation from the state. The Washington House approved it 72-23.

March 6, 2026

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5981, which bars drug makers from blocking delivery of discounted 340B medicines to clinics serving low-income patients. The Washington House approved it 67-30.

March 6, 2026

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5847, which protects injured workers' right to choose their own doctor under workers' compensation. The Washington House approved it 67-28.

March 6, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 5068, which lets prisons and jails hire anyone legally allowed to work in the United States as corrections officers. The Washington House approved it 62-33.

March 6, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 6026, which makes cities and counties of 30,000 or more allow homes on land zoned for commercial or mixed use. The Washington House approved it 69-27.

March 5, 2026

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 6309, which speeds up permits for regional transit authorities such as Sound Transit. The Washington House approved it 56-38.

March 4, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 5925, which lets the Attorney General demand documents and sworn statements before suing over civil rights, wage, or immigration-limit violations. The Washington House approved it 56-41.

March 4, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 6188, which lets the state write asbestos worker certification rules that go beyond federal minimums. The Washington House approved it 61-33.

March 3, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 5855, which bars police, including federal officers, from wearing face masks while dealing with the public on duty. The Washington House approved it 56-37.

March 3, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 6081, which keeps records of a person's sex designation change out of public view. The Washington House approved it 57-36.

March 3, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 5892, which sends voter list requests to the Secretary of State and makes leaks a felony. The Washington House approved it 57-36.

February 28, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 2095, a bill presuming a driver careless for hitting a pedestrian or cyclist in a crosswalk, bike lane or sidewalk. The Washington House passed it 53-44. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 17, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 2637, a bill keeping birth dates, home addresses, location data and ID numbers held by agencies out of public records. The Washington House passed it 52-45. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 16, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 2464, a bill making private jails and detention centers report deaths, abuse claims and injuries within a business day. The Washington House passed it 58-38. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 16, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 2515, a bill making large data centers use rate plans that protect other customers and 80% new renewable power. The Washington House passed it 51-41. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 14, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 1570, which lets student workers at Western Washington University form unions and bargain. The Washington House approved it 58-35.

February 14, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 2471, which creates a state union law for private workers that applies only if federal labor law stops covering them. The Washington House approved it 58-35.

February 13, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 2294, which voids new property deed clauses that bar a grocery store or pharmacy from opening on the land. The Washington House approved it 69-25.

February 13, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 2355, which gives nannies, house cleaners, and other domestic workers minimum wage, overtime, written agreements, and notice before firing. The Washington House approved it 57-39.

February 12, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 2242, which locks health plans' preventive care coverage to the federal lists as they stood on June 30, 2025. The Washington House approved it 57-39.

February 11, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 1002, a bill to let county coroner and medical examiner staff get workers' compensation for job-caused post-traumatic stress disorder. The Washington House passed it 70-24. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

February 10, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 1687, which lets cities and counties create social housing authorities that build and run mixed-income public rental homes. The Washington House approved it 58-38.

February 10, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 1604, which sets rules for how local jails search transgender and intersex people, barring searches to learn genital status. The Washington House approved it 56-39.

February 4, 2026

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Voted against passing House Bill 2411, which lets state workers receive shared leave when they are hate crime victims or caught up in immigration enforcement. The Washington House approved it 60-36.

January 29, 2026

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Voted against the compromise version of House Bill 1217, which caps yearly rent increases at 7% plus inflation or 10%, whichever is lower. The Washington House approved it 54-44.

April 27, 2025

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Voted against passing the final version of Senate Bill 5041, which lets striking workers collect unemployment benefits for up to six weeks. The Washington House approved it 51-45.

April 25, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 5686, which opens the state's foreclosure mediation program to condo and homeowner association members behind on dues. The Washington House approved it 56-41.

April 23, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5083, which caps what state and school employee health plans pay hospitals at 200% of Medicare rates from 2027. The Washington House approved it 57-39.

April 22, 2025

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Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 1491, which makes cities allow denser housing within walking distance of rail and rapid bus stations. The Washington House approved it 57-39.

April 22, 2025

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Voted against accepting the Senate's changes to House Bill 1462, which caps the warming potential of newly made bulk hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants from 2030. The Washington House approved it 58-39.

April 22, 2025

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Voted no on final passage of ESHB 2081, which raised business and occupation tax surcharges and rates; it passed the House 50-48.

April 22, 2025

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 1409, which speeds up required carbon pollution cuts from transportation fuels under the clean fuels program. The Washington House approved it 54-43.

April 21, 2025

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Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 1154, which requires state approval of every landfill permit and renewal, beyond local health permits. The Washington House approved it 57-39.

April 21, 2025

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Sponsored a Washington horse racing law that dropped the limit of 11 races per race day and set one flat $500 license fee for every live race day. It also lowered the threshold for the higher wagering tax bracket from $50 million to $20 million in machine receipts. The governor signed it (House Bill 1327, Chapter 89, Laws of 2025).

April 21, 2025

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 1213, which allows paid family leave in four-hour blocks and extends job protection to smaller employers. The Washington House approved it 57-38.

April 19, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 1052, which makes a hate crime provable when bias was part, not all, of the motive. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

April 18, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 2041, a bill cutting Apple Health coverage after pregnancy from 12 months to six for people approved from July 2026. The Washington House passed it 56-40. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

April 17, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 2039, which passes all current child support to families on cash welfare instead of the state keeping most of it. The Washington House approved it 56-40.

April 17, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing House Bill 2040, which stops the state clawing back disability cash aid when federal disability payments later cover the same months. The Washington House approved it 56-39.

April 17, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 1332, which makes ride-hailing companies show drivers per-trip bonuses and give 24 months of trip receipts. The Washington House approved it 59-37.

April 17, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing the Senate's version of House Bill 1308, which defines personnel files and makes employers give workers a free copy within 21 days. The Washington House approved it 56-40.

April 17, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5503, which changes how the state labor relations commission handles public-sector union cases, including faster hearings. The Washington House approved it 59-36.

April 15, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 5313, which bars landlords from making tenants give up the right to sue or sign nondisclosure agreements about the lease. The Washington House approved it 58-38.

April 15, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 5101, which lets hate crime victims and their family members take leave or ask for safety changes at work. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

April 15, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 5232, which lets the state keep housing aid flowing to elderly or disabled adults who move onto Social Security. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

April 14, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5217, which makes employers pay for breast milk pumping breaks and widens rights for pregnant workers. The Washington House approved it 71-25.

April 14, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 5284, which makes companies that sell packaging and paper in Washington pay for a statewide recycling program. The Washington House approved it 51-45.

April 14, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against passing Senate Bill 5104, which bars employers using immigration threats to stop workers claiming wage and labor rights, with fines up to $10,000. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

April 14, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5632, which extends Washington's abortion and gender-affirming care shield law to help such as money, rides, and information. The Washington House approved it 58-36.

April 12, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5040, which gives police officers in every city and county interest arbitration, where a neutral arbitrator settles contract disputes. The Washington House approved it 59-35.

April 12, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5375, which adds clergy to the people who must report suspected child abuse, with no exception for privileged conversations. The Washington House approved it 64-31.

April 11, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5463, which requires every self-insured employer to handle injured workers' compensation claims in good faith. The Washington House approved it 64-32.

April 11, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5184, which caps how much off-street parking cities and counties may require, with none for affordable and senior housing. The Washington House approved it 64-31.

April 11, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5494, which creates a state program requiring certified firms for renovation work on older homes and buildings with lead paint. The Washington House approved it 63-33.

April 11, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5714, which makes it license-threatening misconduct for a bail recovery agent to enforce a civil immigration warrant. The Washington House approved it 58-37.

April 10, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5651, which raises the amount in a debtor's bank account protected from creditors from $1,000 to $2,000. The Washington House approved it 61-34.

April 10, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5175, which delays the deadlines for solar panel makers to fund panel recycling programs to 2030 and 2031. The Washington House approved it 58-37.

April 10, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5525, which requires employers of 50 or more to give 60 days' notice of mass layoffs. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

April 9, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5093, which ends coroner authority over abortion and stillbirth deaths and decriminalizes concealing a birth. The Washington House approved it 58-39.

April 9, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5480, which keeps medical debt off credit reports and makes any medical debt that is reported unenforceable. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

April 9, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 5122, which makes Washington-based companies send their federal merger filings to the state Attorney General at the same time. The Washington House approved it 59-39.

March 26, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1141, which gives workers on licensed cannabis farms the right to form a union and bargain as a group. The Washington House approved it 55-40.

March 11, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1183, which changes local building rules so homes cost less to build, including letting insulated walls reach into setbacks. The Washington House approved it 56-39.

March 11, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1747, which bars employers rejecting everyone with a criminal record or checking records before a conditional job offer. The Washington House approved it 56-40.

March 11, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1644, which toughens child labor enforcement, with fines of at least $15,000 for a violation that seriously hurts a minor. The Washington House approved it 60-35.

March 10, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1622, a bill to make public employers bargain with unions before adopting artificial intelligence tools that affect pay or reviews. The Washington House passed it 58-38. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 8, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1531, which makes it state policy that public health responses to contagious disease follow the best available science, including vaccines. The Washington House approved it 58-35.

March 8, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1971, which makes health plans that cover hormone therapy pay for a full year's supply picked up at one time. The Washington House approved it 58-38.

March 8, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1423, a bill to let cities pilot cameras that catch illegally loud vehicles in street-racing enforcement zones. The Washington House passed it 57-40. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 7, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1821, which lets labor-management committees and union benefit trusts get contractors' payroll records for public works jobs. The Washington House approved it 59-38.

March 7, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1232, which tightens health and safety rules for private detention facilities, including nonprofit operators. The Washington House approved it 56-38.

March 7, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1696, which raises the income limit for the Covenant Homeownership Program's down payment help to 120% of county median income. The Washington House approved it 57-39.

March 6, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1875, which lets workers use paid sick leave for their own or a family member's immigration hearing. The Washington House approved it 58-39.

March 6, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1494, which widens the property tax break for new apartment buildings that set aside homes at lower rents. The Washington House approved it 63-34.

March 5, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1081, which gives homeowners approached by unsolicited buyers the right to a buyer-paid appraisal and a chance to cancel. The Washington House approved it 56-39.

March 4, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1080, a bill to make hotels and short-term rentals include every mandatory fee in the advertised room rate. The Washington House passed it 58-39. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 3, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1291, a bill to stop health plans from making patients meet their deductible before covering labor and delivery care. The Washington House passed it 56-39. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it was not law.

March 3, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1068, which gives state prison managers interest arbitration, where a neutral arbitrator settles contract disputes. The Washington House approved it 72-25.

March 3, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1177, which requires the state to serve every family on the child welfare housing assistance waiting list. The Washington House approved it 62-35.

March 3, 2025

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Voted against passing House Bill 1215, which removes the line in the state's suggested advance directive form that cancelled it during pregnancy. The Washington House approved it 57-36.

February 13, 2025

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Prime-sponsored HB 1100 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2023-04-13 as Chapter 62, Laws of 2023, and the act addressed the disposition of the remains of a county resident who dies indigent in an adjacent county outside Washington.

April 13, 2023

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1902 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2022-03-31 as Chapter 269, Laws of 2022, and the act created an exception to the process for reopening a workers' compensation claim filed in a timely manner.

March 31, 2022

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Prime-sponsored a law changing who can be admitted to enhanced services facilities, the licensed homes for adults with serious behavioral health needs. The governor signed it on April 2, 2020 (Chapter 278, Laws of 2020).

April 2, 2020

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1415 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2019-04-30 as Chapter 220, Laws of 2019, and the act modified funding of the state medical marijuana authorization database.

April 30, 2019

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Prime-sponsored a law setting rules for wheeled all-terrain vehicles crossing certain public roads. The governor signed it in April 2017 (Substitute House Bill 1838, Chapter 26, Laws of 2017).

April 17, 2017

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1625 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2015-05-14 as Chapter 255, Laws of 2015, and the act governed the provision of drugs to ambulance and aid services.

May 14, 2015

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1727 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2015-05-01 as Chapter 158, Laws of 2015, and the act modified the definition of health care facility governing where nursing assistants practice.

May 1, 2015

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Prime-sponsored SHB 2125 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2014-03-27 as Chapter 62, Laws of 2014, and the act removed the requirement that all fines collected be credited to the horse racing commission class C purse fund account.

March 27, 2014

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Prime-sponsored HB 2119 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2014-03-18 as Chapter 41, Laws of 2014, and the act designated Palouse Falls as the official state waterfall.

March 18, 2014

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Prime-sponsored HB 1006 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2013-05-01 as Chapter 88, Laws of 2013, and the act removed the requirement that earnings from the Washington horse racing commission operating account be credited to that account.

May 1, 2013

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Prime-sponsored HB 1469 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2013-04-25 as Chapter 80, Laws of 2013, and the act addressed industrial insurance coverage for horse racing employment.

April 25, 2013

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Prime-sponsored HB 1442 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2013-04-18 as Chapter 18, Laws of 2013, and the act increased access to parimutuel satellite locations in counties with populations over one million.

April 18, 2013

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Prime-sponsored HB 1609 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2013-04-18 as Chapter 19, Laws of 2013, and the act renamed the state board of pharmacy.

April 18, 2013

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Prime-sponsored EHB 1028 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2011-04-11 as Chapter 14, Laws of 2011, and the act let state correctional facility populations count toward population thresholds used for certain local government purposes.

April 11, 2011

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1254 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2009-04-09 as Chapter 33, Laws of 2009, and the act created the Washington grain commission.

April 9, 2009

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Prime-sponsored HB 3200 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2008-03-20 as Chapter 96, Laws of 2008, and the act authorized establishing a cemetery district in a county.

March 20, 2008

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