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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 12, 2025 WA SB 5708 Establishes Guidelines for Businesses with Online Services Frequently Used by Minors Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12)
March 10, 2025 WA SB 5278 Authorizes the Placement of Juvenile Offenders in Adult Prisons Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
Feb. 28, 2025 WA SB 5375 Extends and Expands the List of Mandatory Reporters to Include Clergy Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
Feb. 25, 2025 WA SB 5128 Amends Medical Services for Individuals in Juvenile Detention Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 9)
Feb. 5, 2025 WA SB 5181 Amends Parental Bill of Rights to be in Alignment with State Law Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
Feb. 23, 2024 WA HB 1455 Prohibits Child Marriage in the State Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
Feb. 23, 2024 WA HB 1455 Prohibits Child Marriage in the State Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
Feb. 7, 2024 WA SB 6298 Requires Clergy Members to be Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse or Neglect Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
April 19, 2023 WA SB 5599 Authorizes Discretion for Homeless Shelter Reporting of "At-Risk" Youth Seeking Healthcare Services Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
April 19, 2023 WA SB 5702 Expands the Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Youth Pilot Program Permanently Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 7)
April 12, 2023 WA HB 1477 Amends the State Working Families' Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3)
April 10, 2023 WA HB 1394 Establishes a Developmentally Appropriate Response to Youth Who Commit Sexual Offenses Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
April 11, 2021 WA HB 1140 Requires Law Enforcement Provide Attorney Access to Juveniles Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19)
March 7, 2020 WA SB 6313 Authorizes 16 and 17 Year Olds to Opt Out of the Automatic Voter Pre-Registration Process Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
March 5, 2020 WA HB 2614 Amends the Paid Family Medical Leave Program for Union Employees Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10)
April 17, 2019 WA HB 1638 Prohibits Parental Exemptions of the Measles Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 22)
March 27, 2019 WA HB 1074 Increases the Smoking and Vaping Age to 21 Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 12)
March 11, 2019 WA SB 5434 Establishes Restrictions for Firearms in Daycare and Child Care Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
June 30, 2017 WA SB 5975 Establishes Paid Family Leave Insurance Program Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
Jan. 31, 2014 WA SB 6523 Authorizes In-State Tuition for Non-Citizen Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10)
June 13, 2013 WA HB 2075 Repeals Marital Trust Estate Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
Feb. 1, 2012 WA SB 6239 Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
April 21, 2011 WA HB 1267 Definition of Parenthood Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 21)
April 21, 2011 WA HB 1267 Definition of Parenthood Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 21)
March 4, 2008 WA HB 3104 Domestic Partnership Rights Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
Feb. 18, 2008 WA SB 6305 Use of Federal Sex Education Grants Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 11)
March 7, 2007 WA Sub SB 5297 Sexual Health Education Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/12 SB 5708 Establishes Guidelines for Businesses with Online Services Frequently Used by Minors Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12)
3/10 SB 5278 Authorizes the Placement of Juvenile Offenders in Adult Prisons Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
2/28 SB 5375 Extends and Expands the List of Mandatory Reporters to Include Clergy Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
2/25 SB 5128 Amends Medical Services for Individuals in Juvenile Detention Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 9)
2/05 SB 5181 Amends Parental Bill of Rights to be in Alignment with State Law Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
2/23 HB 1455 Prohibits Child Marriage in the State Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
2/23 HB 1455 Prohibits Child Marriage in the State Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
2/07 SB 6298 Requires Clergy Members to be Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse or Neglect Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 5)
4/19 SB 5599 Authorizes Discretion for Homeless Shelter Reporting of "At-Risk" Youth Seeking Healthcare Services Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
4/19 SB 5702 Expands the Students Experiencing Homelessness and Foster Youth Pilot Program Permanently Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (42 - 7)
4/12 HB 1477 Amends the State Working Families' Tax Credit Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 3)
4/10 HB 1394 Establishes a Developmentally Appropriate Response to Youth Who Commit Sexual Offenses Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
4/11 HB 1140 Requires Law Enforcement Provide Attorney Access to Juveniles Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 19)
3/07 SB 6313 Authorizes 16 and 17 Year Olds to Opt Out of the Automatic Voter Pre-Registration Process Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 21)
3/05 HB 2614 Amends the Paid Family Medical Leave Program for Union Employees Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10)
4/17 HB 1638 Prohibits Parental Exemptions of the Measles Vaccine Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 22)
3/27 HB 1074 Increases the Smoking and Vaping Age to 21 Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 12)
3/11 SB 5434 Establishes Restrictions for Firearms in Daycare and Child Care Facilities Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 21)
6/30 SB 5975 Establishes Paid Family Leave Insurance Program Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12)
1/31 SB 6523 Authorizes In-State Tuition for Non-Citizen Individuals Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10)
6/13 HB 2075 Repeals Marital Trust Estate Tax Exemption Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)
2/01 SB 6239 Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
4/21 HB 1267 Definition of Parenthood Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 21)
4/21 HB 1267 Definition of Parenthood Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 21)
3/04 HB 3104 Domestic Partnership Rights Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
2/18 SB 6305 Use of Federal Sex Education Grants Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 11)
3/07 Sub SB 5297 Sexual Health Education Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 19)

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