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Matt Boehnke
WA Senate District 8
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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
Environment & Energy 39Government Operations & Budget 37Education 24Economy & Taxes 20Transportation & Infrastructure 15Criminal Justice & Policing 13Technology & Privacy 11Agriculture 10Healthcare 10Social Services & Welfare 9Housing 7Labor & Employment 7Elections & Voting 5Banking & Finance 4Civil Rights & Liberties 4Foreign Policy & Trade 3Other 3Veterans Affairs 2Defense & Military 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA Senate District 8 current
Washington |
Republican | Jan 9, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA House District 8
Washington |
Republican | Jan 14, 2019 | Jan 11, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA Senate District 8
Washington |
Republican | Jan 14, 2019 | Jan 8, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 5924 — Expanding prescriptive authority for pharmacists. | Nay | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6220 — Ensuring nonprofit housing providers qualify for a property tax exemption when the property is temporarily used for certain community… | Yea | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6197 — Enforcing plumbing contractor requirements. | Yea | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5899 — Creating a license endorsement to allow qualified licensed chiropractors to perform chiropractic diagnosis and adjustments on nonhuman… | Yea | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6080 — Concerning contracts between the United States and county and municipal jails for committing or confining individuals in federal custody. | Nay | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5947 — Establishing the Washington health care board. | Nay | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5901 — Providing school construction assistance program facilities support for on-base schools. | Yea | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5360 — Concerning environmental crimes. | Nay | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6239 — Requiring arbitration for tort claims against the state of Washington and its subdivisions. | Nay | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6066 — Establishing accident risk zones. | Yea | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5873 — Concerning escorted leaves of absence for incarcerated individuals. | Nay | Feb 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6113 — Concerning taxes administered by the department of revenue. | Nay | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6114 — Defining the terms "fixture" and "affixed" for excise tax purposes. | Nay | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6346 — Establishing a tax on millionaires. | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6149 — Concerning the definition of "rural county" for purposes of public facilities funding. | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5961 — Transferring the imagination library program from the department of children, youth, and families to the office of the superintendent of… | Nay | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6289 — Creating a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan. | Nay | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6244 — Extending an existing hazardous substance tax exemption for certain agricultural crop protection products that are temporarily warehoused… | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6262 — Increasing the maximum weight of certain vehicles subject to transportation benefit district vehicle fees. | Nay | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5832 — Updating the arbitration fee collected for the new motor vehicle arbitration account. | Nay | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6346 — Establishing a tax on millionaires. | Nay | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6346 — Establishing a tax on millionaires. | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6313 — Creating the capitol centennial stewardship account and authorizing members of the legislature and statewide elected officials to solicit… | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5970 — Making the property tax exemption for multipurpose senior citizen centers permanent. | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5868 — Adding an additional superior court judge in Skagit county and in Yakima county. | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (53 as lead sponsor)
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SB 5971
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Establishing a green fertilizer incentive program to support the production and adoption of low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer in Washington state.
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SB 5841
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Concerning the completion of postsecondary financial aid applications.
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SB 6168
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Providing cost relief to Washingtonians by suspending certain requirements in the climate commitment act.
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SB 6057
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Using concurrent medicaid enrollment savings to fund opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
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SB 6317
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Requiring owners of properties used as less restrictive alternatives for sexually violent predators to make certain disclosures.
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SB 6301
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Providing supervision of a sexually violent predator after release or discharge.
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SB 5712
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Establishing a presumption of compliance for entities covered under the state’s industrial stormwater general permit under certain circumstances.
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SB 5673
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Providing a sales and use tax exemption for manufacturing facilities and green manufacturing facilities.
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SB 5113
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Concerning cost-of-living adjustments for plan 1 retirees of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system.
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SB 6243
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Concerning the operation of autonomous motor vehicles.
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