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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 5420 — Ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses. | Yea | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5071 — Updating the endangerment with a controlled substance statute. | Yea | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5594 — Concerning biosimilar medicines. | Yea | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5649 — Creating a Washington state supply chain competitiveness infrastructure program. | Yea | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5169 — Concerning testimony of children. | Yea | Jan 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5194 — Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts. | Yea | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5797 — Enacting a tax on stocks, bonds, and other financial intangible assets for the benefit of public schools. | Nay | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1217 — Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act… | Nay | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5161 — Making transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. | Nay | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5393 — Closing the Yakima Valley school and Rainier school. | Nay | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5195 — Concerning the capital budget. | Yea | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5167 — Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. | Nay | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1422 — Modifying the drug take-back program. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2050 — Implementing K-12 savings and efficiencies. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1498 — Concerning domestic violence co-responder programs. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1119 — Concerning supervision compliance credit. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2061 — Regarding concession fees by duty-free sales enterprises. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2081 — Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation… | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2020 — Creating a business and occupation tax deduction and increasing the rate for persons conducting payment card processing activities. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1468 — Concerning accounts. | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2003 — Concerning the Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead endorsement program. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2049 — Investing in the state's paramount duty to fund K-12 education and build strong and safe communities. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1848 — Concerning services and supports for individuals with traumatic brain injuries. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2047 — Eliminating the Washington employee ownership program. | Nay | Apr 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2081 — Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation… | Yea | Apr 26, 2025 | fail | 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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