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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted yes on House final passage of E2SSB 5126, the Climate Commitment Act creating a statewide cap-and-invest carbon market, on 2021-04-23; the measure passed the House 54-43.

April 23, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted yes on House final passage of E3SHB 1091, the clean fuel standard bill capping the carbon intensity of transportation fuels, on 2021-02-27; the measure passed the House 52-46.

February 27, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored E2SHB 2042, advancing green transportation adoption; the governor signed it into law on 2019-05-07 as Chapter 287, Laws of 2019.

May 7, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1512, concerning the electrification of transportation; the governor signed it into law on 2019-04-23 as Chapter 109, Laws of 2019.

April 23, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted yes on House final passage of EHB 1638, a bill removing the personal-belief exemption from the measles, mumps and rubella school immunization requirement, on 2019-03-05; the measure passed the House 57-40.

March 5, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law creating tax credits for businesses that buy clean-fuel commercial vehicles (House Bill 1809). The governor signed it in April 2017 as Chapter 116.

April 25, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored a law changing which clean alternative fuel vehicles qualify for a state sales and use tax break. The governor signed it on April 18, 2016 (2ESHB 2778, Chapter 32, Laws of 2016, First Special Session).

April 18, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health

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Prime-sponsored a Washington law extending through 2023 the extra fee hydropower dams pay the state ecology agency, about $1 million every two years funding Clean Water Act compliance work, and requiring detailed spending reports (Substitute House Bill 1130, Chapter 75, Laws of 2016).

March 31, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health

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Wrote a law letting large electric utilities count extra energy savings from one two-year period toward their next state energy-saving goals, up to 20 to 25 percent of a goal. The governor signed it on March 17, 2014 (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1643, Chapter 26, Laws of 2014).

March 17, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health

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Wrote a law requiring salary surveys of comparable jobs to make pay for unionized Washington State Ferries workers more competitive (Substitute House Bill 1264, Chapter 296, Laws of 2025).

May 17, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted yes on House final passage of ESSB 5096, the bill imposing a 7 percent excise tax on large capital gains to fund education and child care, on 2021-04-21; the measure passed the House 53-45.

April 21, 2021Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Wrote a law requiring salary surveys of comparable jobs to make pay for unionized Washington State Ferries workers more competitive (Substitute House Bill 1264, Chapter 296, Laws of 2025).

May 17, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted no on House final passage of ESB 6617, a fast-tracked bill exempting the Legislature from most of the state Public Records Act, on 2018-02-23; the measure passed the House 83-14.

February 23, 2018Supports Anti-Corruption

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Prime-sponsored ESHB 1838, transferring the responsibilities for the transportation revenue forecast for the transportation budget to the economic and revenue forecast council; the governor signed it into law on 2023-05-09 as Chapter 390, Laws of 2023.

May 9, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Sponsored a law redirecting bond money set aside for new state ferries after purchase delays, so Washington would not owe federal tax penalties on the unspent funds (House Bill 1103, Chapter 2, Laws of 2023).

February 16, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Sponsored a law that repealed Washington's Torrens system for registering land titles, ending that separate way to register property ownership. It passed the House 85-13 and the Senate 36-12, and the governor signed it on March 17, 2022 (House Bill 1376, Chapter 66, Laws of 2022).

March 17, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

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Prime-sponsored HB 1115, implementing cost recovery of state agency credit card and transaction fees and related costs for driver and vehicle fee transactions; the governor signed it into law on 2021-04-14 as Chapter 32, Laws of 2021.

April 14, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1480, streamlining the permitting process for disposing of dredged materials; the governor signed it into law on 2019-04-30 as Chapter 225, Laws of 2019.

April 30, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1254, clarifying the authority of unregistered vehicles shipped as marine cargo through public ports to operate on public roadways; the governor signed it into law on 2019-04-23 as Chapter 94, Laws of 2019.

April 23, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

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Lead-sponsored a law moving the job of issuing proof-of-financial-responsibility certificates for drivers from the State Treasurer to the Department of Licensing; the governor signed it on March 13, 2014 (Substitute House Bill 2448, Chapter 17, Laws of 2014).

March 13, 2014Supports Government Efficiency

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Prime-sponsored a law raising the daily pay cap for elected metropolitan park district commissioners from $90 to $128. The House passed it 74-24 and the Senate 42-6 (House Bill 1092, Chapter 198, Laws of 2019).

April 29, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Prime-sponsored SHB 2410, establishing a commercial truck safety and education council; the governor signed it into law on 2026-03-16 as Chapter 61, Laws of 2026.

March 16, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Prime-sponsored HB 1605, concerning the establishment of a state patrol longevity bonus; the governor signed it into law on 2025-04-25 as Chapter 172, Laws of 2025.

April 25, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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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

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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

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Prime-sponsored SHB 2357, establishing a state patrol longevity bonus; the governor signed it into law on 2024-03-25 as Chapter 237, Laws of 2024.

March 25, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1638, creating a state trooper expedited recruitment incentive program; the governor signed it into law on 2023-05-15 as Chapter 459, Laws of 2023.

May 15, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored HB 1785, concerning the minimum monthly salary paid to Washington state patrol troopers and sergeants; the governor signed it into law on 2022-03-24 as Chapter 131, Laws of 2022.

March 24, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored SHB 2692, concerning the minimum monthly salary paid to Washington state patrol troopers and sergeants; the governor signed it into law on 2018-03-21 as Chapter 140, Laws of 2018.

March 21, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Prime-sponsored E2SHB 2872, concerning the recruitment and retention of Washington state patrol commissioned officers; the governor signed it into law on 2016-03-25 as Chapter 28, Laws of 2016.

March 25, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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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 Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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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 Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1774, modifying allowable terms for the lease of unused highway land; the governor signed it into law on 2025-05-17 as Chapter 298, Laws of 2025.

May 17, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted yes on House final passage of EHB 1217, the bill capping annual residential rent and manufactured-home lot rent increases, on 2025-03-10; the measure passed the House 53-42.

March 10, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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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

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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

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Voted yes on House final passage of E2SHB 1110, the middle housing bill requiring cities to allow duplexes, fourplexes and other middle housing near transit, on 2023-03-06; the measure passed the House 75-21.

March 6, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted yes on House final passage of E2SHB 1220, the bill requiring cities and counties to plan for and accommodate emergency housing and permanent supportive housing, on 2021-03-03; the measure passed the House 57-39.

March 3, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted yes on House final passage of SSB 5975, the bill creating Washington’s statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program, on 2017-06-30; the measure passed the House 65-29.

June 30, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Prime-sponsored SHB 1867, improving transitions in extended foster care to increase housing stability for foster youth; the governor signed it into law on 2017-05-10 as Chapter 265, Laws of 2017.

May 10, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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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

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Prime-sponsored HB 1622, supporting the needs of students experiencing homelessness; the governor signed it into law on 2023-05-09 as Chapter 386, Laws of 2023.

May 9, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted yes on House final passage of ESSB 5395, the bill requiring comprehensive sexual health education in Washington public schools, on 2020-03-04; the measure passed the House 56-40.

March 4, 2020Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted yes on House final passage of EHB 2242, the McCleary school-funding bill overhauling state basic education funding and local levies, on 2017-06-30; the measure passed the House 67-26.

June 30, 2017Supports Public Education Quality

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Prime-sponsored 3SHB 1682, improving educational outcomes for homeless students through increased in-school guidance supports, housing stability, and identification services; the governor signed it into law on 2016-04-01 as Chapter 157, Laws of 2016.

April 1, 2016Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted no on House final passage of E2SSB 6194, a bill re-establishing state funding for charter public schools after the state Supreme Court struck down the prior charter law, on 2016-03-09; the measure passed the House 58-39.

March 9, 2016Supports Public Education Quality

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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

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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

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Voted yes on House final passage of E2SHB 1163, the bill requiring a state-issued permit to purchase a firearm, on 2025-03-08; the measure passed the House 58-38.

March 8, 2025Supports Gun Control

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Voted yes on House final passage of SHB 1240, the bill prohibiting the sale, manufacture and import of assault weapons in Washington, on 2023-03-08; the measure passed the House 55-42.

March 8, 2023Supports Gun Control

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Voted yes on House final passage of ESHB 1840, requiring courts to order the surrender of firearms by respondents subject to domestic violence protection orders, on 2013-03-12; the measure passed the House 61-37.

March 12, 2013Supports Gun Control

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Voted yes on House final passage of ESHB 1155, the My Health My Data Act restricting the collection and sale of consumer health data, on 2023-03-04; the measure passed the House 57-39.

March 4, 2023Supports Data Privacy

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voted yes on House final passage of ESSB 5599, the bill allowing licensed youth shelters to notify the state instead of parents when a minor seeks gender-affirming or reproductive health care, on 2023-04-12; the measure passed the House 57-39.

April 12, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored a law dropping the extra conditions tribal governments had to meet to take over state highway environmental mitigation sites, including waiving sovereign immunity (House Bill 1934). It passed the House 90-6 and the Senate 48-0 and was signed into law.

March 25, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Sponsored a law stating that privately run lockups holding people while their court cases proceed are not 'essential public facilities' under Washington's growth management law. The governor signed it in March 2020 (House Bill 2640, Chapter 128, Laws of 2020).

March 25, 2020Supports Civil Rights

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted yes on House final passage of SB 6523, the Real Hope Act, opening State Need Grant college financial aid to undocumented Washington students, on 2014-02-18; the measure passed the House 75-22.

February 18, 2014Supports Civil Rights

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Prime-sponsored SHB 1163, exempting certain leasehold interests in arenas with a seating capacity of more than 2,000 from the leasehold excise tax; the governor signed it into law on 2023-05-09 as Chapter 343, Laws of 2023.

May 9, 2023Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored SHB 1446, prohibiting a utility from being assessed a penalty for not meeting its biennial acquisition target for cost-effective conservation in special circumstances outside the utility's control; the governor signed it into law on 2021-04-16 as Chapter 79, Laws of 2021.

April 16, 2021Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored a transportation funding law that raised aircraft fuel taxes, aircraft registration fees, and aircraft excise taxes, and repealed a planned 10 percent luxury tax on private aircraft. The governor signed it on March 31, 2026 (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2711).

March 31, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

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

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

Prime-sponsored SHB 1958, concerning the interstate bridge replacement toll bond authority; the governor signed it into law on 2025-05-20 as Chapter 400, Laws of 2025.

May 20, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Led the extra spending bill that updated Washington's 2023-2025 transportation budget. The governor signed it into law with a partial veto (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2134).

March 28, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Was the lead author of Washington state's transportation budget, which set aside state money for transportation through the 2021-2025 budget years. It became law on May 16, 2023, with part of it vetoed by the governor (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1125, Chapter 472, Laws of 2023).

May 16, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored EHB 1846, addressing vessel procurement at the Washington state ferries; the governor signed it into law on 2023-05-11 as Chapter 429, Laws of 2023.

May 11, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Sponsored a 2023 law that fixed gaps in Washington's 2022 Move Ahead Washington transportation package. It extended existing license plate and license service fees to all trucks and sent that money to the Move Ahead account. It also kept transit agencies eligible for state Regional Mobility grants if riders 18 and under ride free, and renamed the Connecting Communities grant program for Spokane advocate Sandy Williams. The governor signed it on May 11, 2023 (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1853, Chapter 431, Laws of 2023).

May 11, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Sponsored a law overhauling Washington's freight mobility board, expanding it to 17 members and requiring a six-year plan of top freight projects. The law also requires projects to address impacts on overburdened communities (Substitute House Bill 1084). Signed April 25, 2023.

April 25, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored HB 2024, concerning a sales and use tax deferral for projects to improve the state route number 520 corridor; the governor signed it into law on 2022-03-24 as Chapter 144, Laws of 2022.

March 24, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored the state's supplemental transportation budget, which adjusted transportation spending for the 2019-2021 two-year period (House Bill 2322). The governor signed it with partial vetoes on March 31, 2020.

March 31, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored HB 2641, authorizing cities to provide passenger-only ferry service; the governor signed it into law on 2020-03-27 as Chapter 181, Laws of 2020.

March 27, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored ESHB 1160, making transportation appropriations for the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium; the governor signed it into law on 2019-05-21 as Chapter 416, Laws of 2019.

May 21, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored a law letting the state buy up to five more 144-car ferries under an existing contract, paid for partly by a new ferry-fare surcharge capped at 10 percent. It passed the House 63-35 and the Senate 31-16 (House Bill 2161, Chapter 431, Laws of 2019).

May 21, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored SHB 2990, concerning the Tacoma Narrows bridge debt service payment plan; the governor signed it into law on 2018-03-22 as Chapter 195, Laws of 2018.

March 22, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored SHB 1490, a bill on how cities and towns report road-condition (preservation rating) information for their main roads (arterial networks). The governor signed it into law on 2017-04-27 as Chapter 139, Laws of 2017.

April 27, 2017Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted yes on House final passage of 2ESSB 5987, the Connecting Washington transportation revenue package funding a 16-year statewide construction program, on 2015-06-30; the measure passed the House 54-44.

June 30, 2015Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted yes on House final passage of ESHB 1954, the 2013 transportation revenue package raising fuel taxes and vehicle fees to fund state highway, ferry and transit programs, on 2013-06-26; the measure passed the House 48-42.

June 26, 2013Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored HB 1644, concerning transportation planning objectives and performance measures for local and regional agencies; the governor signed it into law on 2013-05-10 as Chapter 199, Laws of 2013.

May 10, 2013Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored SHB 1256, addressing project selection by the freight mobility strategic investment board; the governor signed it into law on 2013-05-01 as Chapter 104, Laws of 2013.

May 1, 2013Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored HB 1447, modifying the boundaries of certain heavy haul corridors; the governor signed it into law on 2013-05-01 as Chapter 115, Laws of 2013.

May 1, 2013Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

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

April 14, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Served as chair of the House Transportation Committee and as a member of the House Environment & Energy Committee in the 69th Legislature, as recorded in the Legislature’s committee assignment directory published 2025-03-31.

March 31, 2025

Source: leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored ESHB 1791, studying the need for increased commercial aviation services; the governor signed it into law on 2023-05-15 as Chapter 463, Laws of 2023.

May 15, 2023

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored SHB 1620, concerning the number of inhabitants required for incorporation as a city or town; the governor signed it into law on 2023-04-13 as Chapter 82, Laws of 2023.

April 13, 2023

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored EHB 1931, sustaining hydropower license fees; the governor signed it into law on 2022-03-24 as Chapter 139, Laws of 2022.

March 24, 2022

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Received a 2021 City Champion Award from the Association of Washington Cities, announced 2021-07-28, for legislative work on behalf of Washington cities.

July 28, 2021

Source: wacities.org

Prime-sponsored EHB 1789, making adjustments to the service and filing fees for vehicle subagents and county auditors; the governor signed it into law on 2019-05-21 as Chapter 417, Laws of 2019.

May 21, 2019

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Prime-sponsored SHB 1746, incentivizing the development of commercial office space in cities in a county with a population of less than one million five hundred thousand; the governor signed it into law on 2019-05-07 as Chapter 273, Laws of 2019.

May 7, 2019

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Voted yes on House final passage of HI 1000, Initiative 1000, restoring affirmative action in state contracting, employment and public education, on 2019-04-28; the measure passed the House 56-42.

April 28, 2019

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Was elected chair of the Washington House Transportation Committee by the House Democratic Caucus on 2018-12-13, succeeding retiring chair Judy Clibborn.

December 13, 2018

Source: seattletransitblog.com

Prime-sponsored SHB 1218, modifying when towing fees terminate; the governor signed it into law on 2017-04-20 as Chapter 94, Laws of 2017.

April 20, 2017

Source: app.leg.wa.gov

Served as a member of the Tacoma City Council, appearing on the City of Tacoma’s published roster of 2007 elected officials (document last published 2008-07-11).

July 11, 2008

Source: cms.cityoftacoma.org