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Josh Penner
WA House District 31
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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
Government Operations & Budget 15Social Services & Welfare 13Healthcare 9Economy & Taxes 8Education 7Labor & Employment 7Criminal Justice & Policing 6Transportation & Infrastructure 5Civil Rights & Liberties 4Defense & Military 3Environment & Energy 3Gun Policy 2Housing 2Technology & Privacy 2Veterans Affairs 2Elections & Voting 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA House District 31 current
Washington |
Republican | Jan 13, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,197 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 5191 — Concerning paid family leave premium collection for dockworkers. | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5365 — Concerning alternate funding for libraries. | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5571 — Regulating exterior cladding materials. | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5745 — Concerning appointed counsel for individuals detained under the involuntary treatment act. | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5102 — Establishing a public records exemption for the proprietary information of public risk pools. | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5680 — Establishing a right to repair for mobility equipment for persons with physical disabilities. | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5691 — Adopting the department of social and health services report recommendations addressing a regulatory oversight plan for continuing care… | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5677 — Concerning associate development organizations. | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5494 — Protecting Washington communities from lead-based paint. | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5314 — Modifying the capital gains tax. | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5388 — Concerning department of corrections behavioral health certification. | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5199 — Providing compensation to members of the department of children, youth, and families oversight board with direct lived experience. | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5356 — Concerning training provided by the criminal justice training commission. | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5403 — Allowing direct to consumer sales of certain cannabis products. | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5079 — Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and… | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5375 — Concerning the duty of clergy to report child abuse and neglect. | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5556 — Modernizing the adopt-a-highway program to improve its ability to meet its original purpose within existing fiscal limitations. | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5595 — Establishing shared streets. | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5184 — Concerning minimum parking requirements. | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5463 — Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators. | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5291 — Implementing the recommendations of the long-term services and supports trust commission. | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5716 — Expanding the locations where a person can be guilty of unlawful transit conduct to include the Washington state ferries. | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5351 — Ensuring patient choice and access to care by prohibiting unfair and deceptive dental insurance practices. | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5219 — Concerning partial confinement eligibility and alignment. | Nay | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5049 — Concerning the public records exemptions accountability committee. | Yea | Apr 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (10 as lead sponsor)
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HB 2187
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Supporting employers providing child care assistance to employees by establishing a business and occupation and public utility tax credit.
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HB 2203
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Creating the offense of reckless interference with emergency operations.
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HJM 4012
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Supporting combat-injured veterans.
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HB 2200
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Increasing access to data related to the safety and stability of residential settings for individuals with developmental disabilities.
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HB 2280
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Providing access for legislators to facilities owned and operated by the state and facilities that contract with or are licensed by state agencies.
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HB 2314
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Concerning dental care services at residential habilitation centers.
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HB 2202
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Establishing a dental care pilot at the Rainier school residential habilitation center.
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HB 1818
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Concerning the administration of plats.
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HB 2331
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Preventing reductions in access to pediatric primary care and behavioral health services.
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HB 1564
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Supporting employers providing child care assistance to employees by establishing a business and occupation and public utility tax credit.