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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 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 5813 — Increasing funding to the education legacy trust account by creating a more progressive rate structure for the capital gains tax and estate… | Nay | Apr 19, 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 5647 — Providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualified affordable housing. | Yea | Apr 19, 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… | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5785 — Modifying students' share of the education costs at institutions of higher education. | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5802 — Rebalancing statutory fund transfers and revenue dedications for transportation. | Yea | 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… | Yea | Apr 19, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5790 — Concerning cost-of-living adjustments for community and technical college employees. | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5807 — Concerning wellness incentives for public and school employee health benefit plans. | Yea | Apr 19, 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… | Nay | Apr 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5206 — Concerning cannabis retailer advertising. | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5403 — Allowing direct to consumer sales of certain cannabis products. | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5232 — Updating eligible uses for the essential needs and housing support program. | Nay | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5313 — Adding to the list of provisions prohibited from rental agreements. | Nay | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5262 — Correcting obsolete or erroneous references in statutes administered by the insurance commissioner. | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5253 — Extending special education services to students with disabilities until the end of the school year in which the student turns 22. | Yea | Apr 18, 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 | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5444 — Creating several new special license plates. | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5217 — Expanding pregnancy-related accommodations. | Nay | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5298 — Concerning the notice of sale or lease of manufactured/mobile home communities. | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5343 — Concerning the northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account. | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5314 — Modifying the capital gains tax. | Nay | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5388 — Concerning department of corrections behavioral health certification. | Yea | Apr 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5219 — Concerning partial confinement eligibility and alignment. | Nay | Apr 18, 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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