S
Shelly Short
WA Senate District 7
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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 48Environment & Energy 35Agriculture 15Healthcare 13Economy & Taxes 11Housing 11Transportation & Infrastructure 11Labor & Employment 8Education 7Civil Rights & Liberties 6Elections & Voting 6Technology & Privacy 5Other 4Social Services & Welfare 4Criminal Justice & Policing 3Foreign Policy & Trade 2
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA Senate District 7 current
Washington |
Republican | Feb 1, 2017 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA House District 7
Washington |
Republican | Jan 1, 2011 | Dec 31, 2018 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WA Senate District 7
Washington |
Republican | Jan 1, 2009 | Feb 1, 2017 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 5651 — Increasing the amount exempt from garnishment in nonbankruptcy cases. | Nay | Apr 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5486 — Concerning open motion picture captioning in motion picture theaters. | Nay | Apr 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5419 — Modifying reports of fire losses. | Yea | Apr 22, 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 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5503 — Concerning public employee collective bargaining processes. | Nay | Apr 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5627 — Improving safe excavation practices and preventing damage to underground utilities. | Yea | Apr 22, 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. | Nay | Apr 22, 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 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5408 — Allowing for corrections to wage and salary disclosures. | Yea | Apr 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5041 — Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers. | Nay | Apr 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5672 — Delaying the home care aide certification requirements. | Yea | Apr 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5471 — Authorizing middle housing in unincorporated growth areas and unincorporated urban growth areas, certain limited areas of more intensive… | Yea | Apr 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5559 — Streamlining the subdivision process inside urban growth areas. | Yea | Apr 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5579 — Prohibiting health carriers, facilities, and providers from making any public statements of any potential or planned contract terminations… | Yea | Apr 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5014 — Concerning election security. | Yea | Apr 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5662 — Concerning the waiver of municipal utility connection charges for certain properties. | Yea | Apr 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5025 — Concerning educational interpreters. | Yea | Apr 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5323 — Concerning the penalties for theft and possession of stolen property from first responders. | Yea | Apr 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5370 — Lengthening port commissioner terms. | Yea | Apr 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5677 — Concerning associate development organizations. | Yea | Apr 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5653 — Concerning collective bargaining by fish and wildlife officers. | Yea | Apr 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5814 — Modernizing the excise taxes on select services and nicotine products and requiring certain large businesses to make a one-time prepayment… | Yea | Apr 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5814 — Modernizing the excise taxes on select services and nicotine products and requiring certain large businesses to make a one-time prepayment… | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5794 — Adopting recommendations from the tax preference performance review process, eliminating obsolete tax preferences, clarifying legislative… | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5393 — Closing the Yakima Valley school and Rainier school. | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (20 as lead sponsor)
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SB 5941
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Allowing limited exemptions to renewable energy systems requirements for certain school districts.
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SB 5343
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Concerning the northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account.
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SB 5170
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Concerning boundary line adjustments on public lands owned or managed by the department of natural resources.
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SR 8652
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Honoring and commending Mary Selecky for her lifetime of service, leadership, and commitment to the health and well-being of our communities.
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SB 5899
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Creating a license endorsement to allow qualified licensed chiropractors to perform chiropractic diagnosis and adjustments on nonhuman animals.
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SJM 8015
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Requesting Congress to ensure that federal wildfire response entities have the capacity to protect communities and infrastructure, limit impacts to natural…
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SB 5905
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Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan, a union-sponsored…
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SB 5707
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Exempting email addresses of individuals who subscribe to regular communications and updates from local agencies.
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SB 5908
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Concerning public participation requirements for department of fish and wildlife actions.
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SB 5896
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Modifying the standards for determining water quality pollution.
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