Joe Schmick

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, 2024Against

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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, 2021Against

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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, 2019Against

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

February 19, 2008Against

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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, 2021Against

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1577 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2023-04-20 as Chapter 153, Laws of 2023, and the act addressed municipal officers' beneficial interest in public contracts.

April 20, 2023For

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Prime-sponsored ESHB 2110 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2026-03-24 as Chapter 193, Laws of 2026, and the act addressed personnel for ambulance service interfacility specialty care transports.

March 24, 2026For

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Published an op-ed with Rep. Tom Dent on the agricultural community's mental health crisis and the state resources available to farm families.

October 9, 2025For

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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, 2025For

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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, 2022For

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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, 2022For

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Prime-sponsored HB 1096 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2021-04-16 as Chapter 60, Laws of 2021, and the act addressed nonmedicare plans offered through the Washington state health insurance pool.

April 16, 2021For

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Prime-sponsored SHB 2448 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2020-04-02 as Chapter 278, Laws of 2020, and the act revised the rules governing enhanced services facilities.

April 2, 2020For

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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, 2020For

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Prime-sponsored 2SHB 1394 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2019-05-09 as Chapter 324, Laws of 2019, and the act addressed the community facilities needed for a continuum of care for behavioral health patients.

May 9, 2019For

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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, 2019For

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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, 2019For

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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, 2017For

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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, 2017For

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Prime-sponsored HB 2768 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2016-03-31 as Chapter 133, Laws of 2016, and the act addressed taxes and service charges on qualified stand-alone dental plans in the individual and small group markets.

March 31, 2016For

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Prime-sponsored SHB 2678 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2016-03-31 as Chapter 131, Laws of 2016, and the act revised the regulation of nursing home facilities.

March 31, 2016For

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Prime-sponsored EHB 1890 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2015-05-18 as Chapter 284, Laws of 2015, and the act established a second-party payment process for paying health insurers.

May 18, 2015For

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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, 2015For

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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, 2015For

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Prime-sponsored ESHB 1846 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2013-05-21 as Chapter 325, Laws of 2013, and the act set the terms under which stand-alone dental coverage is offered in Washington.

May 21, 2013For

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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, 2025For

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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, 2025For

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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, 2015For

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

April 24, 2009For

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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, 2021For

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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, 2015For

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Voted no on final passage of EHB 1217, the statewide residential rent stabilization act, as recommended by the conference committee; it passed the House 54-44.

April 27, 2025Against

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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, 2023For

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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, 2023For

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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, 2022For

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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, 2019Against

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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, 2013For

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

March 4, 2020Against

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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, 2017Against

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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, 2016For

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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, 2014Against

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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, 2011For

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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, 2008For

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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, 2025Against

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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, 2023Against

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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, 2026For

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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, 2026For

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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, 2023Against

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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, 2012Against

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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, 2009Against

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

February 28, 2025For

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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, 2025For

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1838 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2017-04-17 as Chapter 26, Laws of 2017, and the act governed the crossing of certain public roadways by wheeled all-terrain vehicles.

April 17, 2017For

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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, 2016For

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Prime-sponsored HB 2181 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2015-04-22 as Chapter 58, Laws of 2015, and the governor signed it with a partial veto; the act modified the maximum speed limit on state highways.

April 22, 2015For

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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

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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

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Prime-sponsored HB 1327 in the Washington House; the governor signed it into law on 2025-04-21 as Chapter 89, Laws of 2025, and the act revised multiple provisions of Washington's horse racing statutes.

April 21, 2025

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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 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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