Skyler Rude
Republican · WA · Washington State Representative, District 16 Position 2
Skyler Rude represents Washington House District 16, Position 2, and serves as assistant minority floor leader. His current assignments include ranking minority member on House Education and membership on Appropriations, Postsecondary Education & Workforce, and several joint bodies.
Where Skyler Rude stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Labor Rights (4 records), Government Efficiency (2 records),
Opposes
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Gun Control (4 records),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (3 support · 1 oppose), Housing Affordability (2 support · 2 oppose), Public Education Quality (3 support · 2 oppose),
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 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
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 oppose
Voted against creating Washington's long-term care benefit and the payroll premium that funds it. The House passed it anyway, 63 to 33.
February 21, 2019Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support · 1 oppose
Wrote the 2023 law enacting the Walla Walla Water 2050 plan (House Bill 1322). It ties river flows, fish habitat and farm water supply together.
May 4, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Wrote a 2021 water law (House Bill 1143). It moved water rights banked under the Walla Walla pilot program into the state trust program.
April 21, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Wrote a 2021 recycling law (House Bill 1145). Stores met the recycled content rule for paper bags using North American wheat straw fiber.
April 14, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted against ending the personal-belief exemption from the measles vaccine for schoolchildren. The bill passed 57 to 40.
March 5, 2019Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
Voted against the 7 percent state tax on profits from selling stocks and other assets. The House passed it 53 to 45.
April 21, 2021Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 4 support
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 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 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 — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Wrote a 2023 law setting clearer rules for public records requests covering school board meeting recordings (House Bill 1210).
April 13, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Wrote a 2021 private school law (House Bill 1131). Schools kept state approval when an emergency stopped them meeting the 180-day school year.
March 2, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
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 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
Broke with most House Republicans to vote for the 2023 drug possession bill. It paired a gross misdemeanor charge with treatment referrals, and passed 54 to 41.
April 11, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Wrote a 2020 school safety law (House Bill 2259). It required background checks for staff who handle other employees' criminal history records.
March 18, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support · 2 oppose
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 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
Voted against a 2024 bill capping rent increases at 7 percent a year. The House passed it 54 to 43, but it died in the Senate.
February 13, 2024Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted against requiring cities to allow duplexes and other middle housing in single-family neighborhoods. He was one of 21 no votes.
March 6, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
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
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support · 2 oppose
Won unanimous House passage, 97 to 0, for his school oversight bill (House Bill 2636). It set up a standing council to review school rules and spending.
February 17, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted against the 2025 school funding bill that raised local levy limits. It passed by two votes, 50 to 48.
April 22, 2025Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Won House passage, 94 to 3, for his financial education bill (House Bill 1285). It made a personal finance course a graduation requirement.
March 5, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Wrote the 2023 charter school accountability law (House Bill 1744). It added reporting duties for charter schools, their boards and the state commission.
May 9, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted against requiring every public school to teach comprehensive sexual health education. The bill passed 56 to 40.
March 4, 2020Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 4 oppose
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 · researched September 10, 2026
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 · researched September 10, 2026
Voted against the 2023 ban on making and selling assault weapons in Washington. The House passed it 55 to 42.
March 8, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Voted against banning the sale of gun magazines holding more than ten rounds. The House passed it 55 to 42.
March 4, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
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 · researched September 10, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 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
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support · 1 oppose
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 against the 2021 bill raising the legal bar for when police use force. The House passed it 55 to 42.
March 6, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
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
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 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
Offered a transportation budget amendment for Highway 12 near Walla Walla. It put $50 million of state money toward widening a two-lane stretch.
April 4, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: skylerrude.houserepublicans.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Track record — General
General · 86 records
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 10, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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 · researched September 10, 2026
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 · researched September 10, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 10, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against passing 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, 2026
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 10, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against passing 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, 2026
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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 · researched September 10, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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
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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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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 · researched September 11, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 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 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, 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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
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 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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 10, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
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
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026
Wrote the 2023 jury service law (House Bill 1312). People aged 80 and over got excused for health reasons with no doctor's note.
May 1, 2023
Source: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Wrote a 2020 law on prison staff (House Bill 2762). Talks with a peer support counselor after a critical incident stayed out of court.
March 18, 2020
Source: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · researched August 2, 2026
Race Skyler Rude is in:
- Legislative District 16 - State Representative Pos. 2 (2-year term) · November 3, 2026 · Legislative (House) District 16; Washington · incumbent
Past race Skyler Rude ran in:
- State Representative Pos. 2 · August 4, 2026 · Legislative (House) District 16; Washington · incumbent
Profile last researched September 9, 2026.