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Sharon Shewmake

WA Senate District 42

Democratic Washington since Jan 9, 2023

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
WA Senate District 42 current Washington	Democratic	Jan 9, 2023	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
WA House District 42 Washington	Democratic	Jan 14, 2019	Jan 11, 2022	openstates/people CC0-1.0
WA Senate District 42 Washington	Democratic	Jan 14, 2019	Jan 8, 2023	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
SB 5924 — Expanding prescriptive authority for pharmacists.	Yea	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.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5947 — Establishing the Washington health care board.	Yea	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.	Yea	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.	Yea	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.	Yea	Feb 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6113 — Concerning taxes administered by the department of revenue.	Yea	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.	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6346 — Establishing a tax on millionaires.	Nay	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…	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6289 — Creating a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan.	Yea	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.	Yea	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.	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6346 — Establishing a tax on millionaires.	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6346 — Establishing a tax on millionaires.	Nay	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 (40 as lead sponsor)

SB 5581 WA · —
Implementing safe system approach strategies for active transportation infrastructure.

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SB 6269 WA · —
Modernizing the definition of motor fuel in the motor fuel quality act.

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SB 5421 WA · —
Allowing small business establishments in residential zones.

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SB 5261 WA · —
Issuing water right permits for nonconsumptive hydropower use in water resource inventory areas in which minimum instream flows are not being met.

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SB 5466 WA · —
Improving reliability and capacity of the electric transmission system in Washington state.

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SB 5548 WA · —
Concerning workers' compensation benefits.

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SR 8643 WA · —
Honoring the Washington State commercial fishing fleet.

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SB 5215 WA · —
Concerning debris escaping from vehicles on public highways.

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SB 5839 WA · —
Concerning county ferry district authority.

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SB 5778 WA · —
Addressing maple syrup processing operations.

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