Cindy Ryu
Democratic · WA · Washington State Representative, Legislative District 32 Position 1
Cindy Ryu chairs the Technology, Economic Development and Veterans Committee and immigrated to Washington State from Korea in 1969. She received a Bachelor of Science in microbiology and an MBA in operations management from the University of Washington, Seattle.
Where Cindy Ryu stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (2 records), Labor Rights (24 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)
Mixed record
Healthcare Affordability (6 support · 1 oppose), Environment and Public Health (9 support · 1 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (3 support · 2 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 2 support
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to accept 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, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 6 support · 1 oppose
Prime-sponsored ESHB 1187 (Delayed ambulance bills), enacted as Chapter 126, Laws of 2026; the act addressed protecting patients involved in motor vehicle accidents from delayed ambulance bills.
March 23, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 9 support · 1 oppose
Voted to accept 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, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to accept 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, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 24 support
Voted to accept 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, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass House Bill 1570, which lets student workers at Western Washington University form unions and bargain. The Washington House approved it 58-35.
February 14, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
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 · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sponsored a law requiring state agencies to inventory under-used public land and steer surplus property toward affordable housing and other public benefits. The governor signed it in March 2018 (House Bill 2382).
March 22, 2018Supports Government Efficiency
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 4 support
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Prime-sponsored a law letting public facilities districts collect their local sales tax for regional centers for up to 55 years instead of 40 (House Bill 1109, Chapter 302, Laws of 2025).
May 17, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 8 support
Voted to accept 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, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to accept 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, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Prime-sponsored ESHB 2153 (Catalytic converter theft), enacted as Chapter 301, Laws of 2024; the act addressed deterring the theft of catalytic converters.
March 26, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored E2SHB 1815 (Catalytic converter theft), enacted as Chapter 221, Laws of 2022; the act addressed deterring catalytic converter theft.
March 30, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 13 support
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to approve 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, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Wrote a law letting cities and counties spend a local tax on buying and building affordable housing and facilities, not just on services (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1070, Chapter 27, Laws of 2021). It passed the House 56-42 and the Senate 36-13.
April 14, 2021Supports Housing Affordability
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support · 2 oppose
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 · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 support
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2026Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 5 support
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 3 support
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Prime-sponsored SHB 1205 (Forged digital likeness), enacted as Chapter 51, Laws of 2025; the act addressed prohibiting the knowing distribution of a forged digital likeness.
April 16, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 10 support
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Wrote a Washington law widening the state hate crime offense to cover attacks driven only in part by bias over a victim's race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. It passed the House 59-38 and the Senate 30-19 and took effect in July 2025 (Engrossed House Bill 1052, Chapter 249, Laws of 2025).
May 12, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Prime-sponsored ESHB 2908 (Police/deadly force), enacted as Chapter 200, Laws of 2016; the act addressed establishing the joint legislative task force on the use of deadly force in community policing.
April 1, 2016Supports Civil Rights
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 11 support
Voted to accept the Senate's changes to 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, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to accept 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, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 6 support
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Voted to pass Senate Bill 6309, which speeds up permits for regional transit authorities such as Sound Transit. The Washington House approved it 56-38.
March 4, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Prime-sponsored a law letting public facilities districts collect their local sales tax for regional centers for up to 55 years instead of 40 (House Bill 1109, Chapter 302, Laws of 2025).
May 17, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored ESHB 1673, enacted as Chapter 201, Laws of 2022. The law covered loans and grants from the public works board to build broadband infrastructure.
March 30, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored a law letting cities lower the speed limit to 20 miles per hour on non-arterial neighborhood and business streets without first doing an engineering and traffic study. The House passed it 86-10 and the governor signed it in May 2013 (House Bill 1045).
May 16, 2013Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored HB 1407 (Water system/negotiated sale), enacted as Chapter 285, Laws of 2011; the act addressed allowing the negotiated sale and conveyance of all or part of a water system by a municipal corporation to first class and code cities.
May 10, 2011Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Track record — General
General · 23 records
Chaired the Washington State House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Committee during the 2025-26 biennium.
July 24, 2026
Source: housedemocrats.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Served as Mayor of Shoreline, Washington, and previously as a Shoreline City Council member before election to the Legislature; was the first Korean-American woman elected mayor in the United States.
July 24, 2026
Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SHB 1023 (Cosmetology compact), enacted as Chapter 238, Laws of 2025; the act addressed adopting the cosmetology licensure compact.
May 12, 2025
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored a law standardizing how sellers of repair, maintenance, and product-protection plans must prove they can cover what they owe customers, usually through reimbursement insurance (House Bill 1006).
April 16, 2025
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SHB 1258 (Tourism marketing), enacted as Chapter 348, Laws of 2023; the act addressed increasing tourism to Washington state through enhancement of the statewide tourism marketing account and changing necessary match requirements.
May 9, 2023
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SHB 1621, a bill to standardize local government purchasing rules across special purpose districts, first-class and second-class cities, and public utility districts. It was enacted as Chapter 255, Laws of 2023.
May 4, 2023
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored a law speeding up licensing for cosmetologists, hair designers, barbers, manicurists, and estheticians. It passed both chambers unanimously (House Bill 1017).
April 13, 2023
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored HB 1061 (Insurance producer education), enacted as Chapter 21, Laws of 2023; the act addressed eliminating prelicensing education requirements for licensed insurance producers.
April 6, 2023
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored EHB 1165, a bill to update Washington's credit union law. It was enacted as Chapter 15, Laws of 2022.
March 11, 2022
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Wrote a state law that ended the legislature's economic development and international relations committee's role in studying and adopting a state tourism slogan. The House passed it 94 to 0 and the Senate 49 to 0, and the governor signed it (House Bill 1798, Chapter 6, Laws of 2022).
March 4, 2022
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored a law letting hotels and motels inside a local business improvement district add the district fee to a guest bill as a separate nightly charge, with that charge exempt from state sales tax. It passed the House 96-0 and the Senate 47-1 and was signed May 10, 2021 (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1512, Chapter 225, Laws of 2021).
May 10, 2021
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored a law keeping the state account that funds mortgage lending fraud prosecutions open until June 30, 2027 (House Bill 1104). The Governor signed it on April 14, 2021.
April 14, 2021
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SHB 1798, a bill on short-term rentals, enacted as Chapter 346, Laws of 2019.
May 9, 2019
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored a law letting certain restaurants add a license endorsement to serve soju, a Korean liquor. The governor signed it in April 2019 (Substitute House Bill 1034, Chapter 61, Laws of 2019).
April 19, 2019
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored ESHB 1138, enacted as Chapter 23, Laws of 2019. The law created exceptions for armed forces members in giving notice to end a rental tenancy.
April 17, 2019
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SHB 1273, enacted as Chapter 194, Laws of 2017. The law matched state rules to federal standards for commercial driver licenses and learner permits issued to people who do not live in the state.
May 5, 2017
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored SHB 1043, a bill on self-service storage facilities, enacted as Chapter 13, Laws of 2015.
April 17, 2015
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored HB 2140, a bill on mergers of credit unions, enacted as Chapter 8, Laws of 2014.
March 12, 2014
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored a law letting Washington's bank regulator charge fees for its services and set those amounts by rule. The law also tied state bank lending limits to federal standards (House Bill 1325).
April 25, 2013
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Wrote a law setting the rules for private air ambulance and travel rescue membership plans, so licensed, accredited services are not regulated as insurance (House Bill 2188, Chapter 93, Laws of 2012).
March 29, 2012
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Prime-sponsored HB 1916, a bill on the business services that associate development organizations deliver. It was enacted as Chapter 286, Laws of 2011.
May 10, 2011
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored a law that kept Washington's mortgage fraud prosecution fund and the $1 fee on recorded deeds of trust alive five more years, through June 2016 (House Bill 1191). The House passed it 97-0 and the Senate 47-1.
April 20, 2011
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Sponsored a 2011 law allowing local improvement district financing for projects in innovation partnership zones, aimed at economic development (House Bill 1937, Chapter 85). It passed the House 68-29 and the Senate 47-0.
April 15, 2011
Source: app.leg.wa.gov · researched July 24, 2026
Race Cindy Ryu is in:
- Legislative District 32 - State Senator (4-year term) · November 3, 2026 · Legislative (Senate) District 32; Washington
Past race Cindy Ryu ran in:
- Legislative District 32 - State Senator · August 4, 2026 · Legislative (Senate) District 32; Washington
Profile last researched September 9, 2026.