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Joe Schmick
WA House District 9
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Healthcare 18Economy & Taxes 16Government Operations & Budget 16Environment & Energy 10Social Services & Welfare 9Agriculture 7Labor & Employment 7Criminal Justice & Policing 4Education 4Housing 3Gun Policy 2Veterans Affairs 2Civil Rights & Liberties 1Elections & Voting 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Transportation & Infrastructure 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA House District 9 current
Washington |
Republican | Nov 26, 2007 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,201 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Nay | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5124 — Establishing network adequacy standards for skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation hospitals. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5690 — Concerning utility relocation. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6132 — Authorizing a narrow modification to indebtedness limits for select inland port districts to ensure continued eligibility for federal… | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5292 — Concerning paid family and medical leave rates. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6162 — Concerning property tax reform. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5880 — Concerning toxicology testing by certified or accredited laboratories. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5847 — Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation. | Nay | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2487 — Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state. | Nay | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5841 — Concerning the completion of postsecondary financial aid applications. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5520 — Concerning the wrongly convicted persons act. | Nay | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6137 — Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5862 — Providing a cost-of-living adjustment for plan 1 retirees of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6194 — Allowing payments to be made based on allowable costs for services provided by any rural hospital that is located on a federally recognized… | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5827 — Concerning the definition of a "qualifying discharge" for the Washington state veterans' preference program for civil service. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5068 — Concerning agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and general or limited authority law enforcement, extending eligibility for employment to… | Nay | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6246 — Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act. | Nay | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6113 — Concerning taxes administered by the department of revenue. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5974 — Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets… | Yea | Mar 5, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (9 as lead sponsor)
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HB 1526
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Modifying the snack bar liquor license.
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HB 2110
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Concerning personnel for ambulance service interfacility specialty care transports.
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HB 1957
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Providing consistency in the rate approval process for individual and small group market health plans.
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HB 1327
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Concerning horse racing.
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HB 1720
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Expanding the types of medication assistance that may be provided to residents of community-based care settings.
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HB 1999
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Concerning foreign ownership of agricultural land in Washington.
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HB 2154
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Concerning land ownership by conservation districts.
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HB 2488
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Making payments for services provided by a rural emergency hospital subject to appropriation.
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HB 1868
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Expanding access to athletic trainers in schools.