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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 10, 2022 WA HB 1099 Expands Policies Regarding Climate Change (28 - 21)
March 10, 2022 WA HB 1736 Establishes a State Student Loan Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 40)
March 10, 2022 WA HB 1736 Establishes a State Student Loan Program (27 - 21)
March 10, 2022 WA SB 5974 Establishes the State Goal of Stopping Gas-Powered Vehicle Production by 2030 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 20)
March 10, 2022 WA SB 5974 Establishes the State Goal of Stopping Gas-Powered Vehicle Production by 2030 Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 44)
March 10, 2022 WA HB 1914 Expands the Motion Picture Competitiveness Program Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 3)
March 8, 2022 WA HB 2075 Establishes New Service Requirements for the Department of Social and Health Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (96 - 1)
March 8, 2022 WA HB 1860 Expands Plan to Prevent Homelessness among Mental Health Patients Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 7)
March 7, 2022 WA HB 1851 Expands and Codifies Abortion Protections into State Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 41)
March 7, 2022 WA HB 1812 Amends Clean Energy Goals Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 6)
March 7, 2022 WA HB 2057 Establishes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Standards for State Patrol Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 14)
March 7, 2022 WA HB 1630 Prohibits Carrying Firearms in Certain Locations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 41)
March 4, 2022 WA SB 5078 Prohibits Sale of High-Capacity Firearm Magazines Bill Passed - House (55 - 42)
March 4, 2022 WA HB 1927 Requires Employer Flexibility for Part-Time Legislators Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4)
March 3, 2022 WA HB 1812 Amends Clean Energy Goals Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
March 3, 2022 WA HB 1795 Limits Non-Disclosure Agreements and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
March 2, 2022 WA HB 2057 Establishes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Standards for State Patrol Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12)
March 2, 2022 WA HB 1956 Prohibits Public Disclosure of Inmate Gender Status Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
March 1, 2022 WA HB 1630 Prohibits Carrying Firearms in Certain Locations Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
March 1, 2022 WA HB 1851 Expands and Codifies Abortion Protections into State Law Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
March 1, 2022 WA HB 2068 Establishes the Imagination Library of Washington Program Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
March 1, 2022 WA HB 1705 Prohibits the Sale of Ghost Guns Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
Feb. 25, 2022 WA HB 1719 Repeals Non-Lethal Projectiles and Launches from the Ban on Police Military Equipment Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
Feb. 15, 2022 WA HB 2068 Establishes the Imagination Library of Washington Program Bill Passed - House (89 - 7)
Feb. 12, 2022 WA HB 1770 Increases State Energy Code Standards Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/10 HB 1099 Expands Policies Regarding Climate Change (28 - 21)
3/10 HB 1736 Establishes a State Student Loan Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 40)
3/10 HB 1736 Establishes a State Student Loan Program (27 - 21)
3/10 SB 5974 Establishes the State Goal of Stopping Gas-Powered Vehicle Production by 2030 Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 20)
3/10 SB 5974 Establishes the State Goal of Stopping Gas-Powered Vehicle Production by 2030 Conference Report Adopted - House (54 - 44)
3/10 HB 1914 Expands the Motion Picture Competitiveness Program Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 3)
3/08 HB 2075 Establishes New Service Requirements for the Department of Social and Health Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (96 - 1)
3/08 HB 1860 Expands Plan to Prevent Homelessness among Mental Health Patients Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 7)
3/07 HB 1851 Expands and Codifies Abortion Protections into State Law Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 41)
3/07 HB 1812 Amends Clean Energy Goals Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 6)
3/07 HB 2057 Establishes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Standards for State Patrol Concurrence Vote Passed - House (84 - 14)
3/07 HB 1630 Prohibits Carrying Firearms in Certain Locations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 41)
3/04 SB 5078 Prohibits Sale of High-Capacity Firearm Magazines Bill Passed - House (55 - 42)
3/04 HB 1927 Requires Employer Flexibility for Part-Time Legislators Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 4)
3/03 HB 1812 Amends Clean Energy Goals Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
3/03 HB 1795 Limits Non-Disclosure Agreements and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 20)
3/02 HB 2057 Establishes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Standards for State Patrol Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12)
3/02 HB 1956 Prohibits Public Disclosure of Inmate Gender Status Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
3/01 HB 1630 Prohibits Carrying Firearms in Certain Locations Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 20)
3/01 HB 1851 Expands and Codifies Abortion Protections into State Law Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 21)
3/01 HB 2068 Establishes the Imagination Library of Washington Program Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 1)
3/01 HB 1705 Prohibits the Sale of Ghost Guns Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 23)
2/25 HB 1719 Repeals Non-Lethal Projectiles and Launches from the Ban on Police Military Equipment Bill Passed - Senate (49 - 0)
2/15 HB 2068 Establishes the Imagination Library of Washington Program Bill Passed - House (89 - 7)
2/12 HB 1770 Increases State Energy Code Standards Bill Passed - House (51 - 47)

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