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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 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. | Nay | 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. | Nay | 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. | Nay | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5109 — Concerning the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account. | Nay | Mar 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5459 — Concerning call center retention. | Nay | 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. | Yea | 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 (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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