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Sharon Shewmake
WA Senate District 42
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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 70Environment & Energy 58Transportation & Infrastructure 37Economy & Taxes 36Education 36Healthcare 36Housing 26Labor & Employment 23Social Services & Welfare 23Criminal Justice & Policing 14Technology & Privacy 11Agriculture 10Civil Rights & Liberties 10Other 10Elections & Voting 7Banking & Finance 6Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Defense & Military 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Immigration 1Veterans Affairs 1
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 |
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| SB 5714 — Declaring civil immigration enforcement as unprofessional conduct of bail bond recovery agents. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5516 — Modifying the property tax exemption for community centers. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5436 — Interfering with access to a place of religious worship. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5178 — Protecting public health and safety by regulating the transfer of sodium nitrite. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5127 — Creating additional requirements for collector vehicle and horseless carriage license plates to improve compliance and public safety. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5672 — Delaying the home care aide certification requirements. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5325 — Designating the state cactus. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5458 — Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5334 — Adding the department of natural resources' civil enforcement decisions under RCW 76.04.205 to appeals that may be heard by the pollution… | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5589 — Conducting a study of credit history, credit-based insurance scores, and other rate factors in making rates for personal insurance. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5109 — Concerning the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5459 — Concerning call center retention. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5294 — Transferring dedicated accounts for certain professional licenses to the business and professions account. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5669 — Concerning irrigation district elections. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5498 — Concerning contraceptive coverage. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5545 — Exempting family home providers overseen and certified by a federal military service from child care licensing. | Yea | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5300 — Concerning the leasing authority of the state parks and recreation commission at St. Edward State Park. | Yea | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5317 — Exempting local governments providing certain services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy facility siting evaluation council… | Yea | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5375 — Concerning the duty of clergy to report child abuse and neglect. | Nay | Feb 28, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5478 — Concerning benefits authorized to be offered by the public employees' benefits board. | Yea | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5365 — Concerning alternate funding for libraries. | Yea | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5577 — Concerning medicaid coverage for HIV antiviral drugs. | Yea | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5419 — Modifying reports of fire losses. | Yea | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5408 — Allowing for corrections to wage and salary disclosures. | Yea | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5559 — Streamlining the subdivision process inside urban growth areas. | Yea | Feb 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (40 as lead sponsor)
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SB 5581
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Implementing safe system approach strategies for active transportation infrastructure.
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SB 6269
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Modernizing the definition of motor fuel in the motor fuel quality act.
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SB 5421
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Allowing small business establishments in residential zones.
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SB 5261
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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
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Improving reliability and capacity of the electric transmission system in Washington state.
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SB 5548
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Concerning workers' compensation benefits.
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SR 8643
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Honoring the Washington State commercial fishing fleet.
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SB 5215
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Concerning debris escaping from vehicles on public highways.
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SB 5839
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Concerning county ferry district authority.
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SB 5778
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Addressing maple syrup processing operations.
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