S
Shelly Short
WA Senate District 7
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Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. 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)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 2215
Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#15) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 419e0253-8af5-4816-bea7-6279a9e55cbf | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/419e0253-8af5-4816-bea7-6279a9e55cbf CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2239
Providing Washingtonians and their loved ones with location choices for interment of remains.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#37) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3036818a-cd12-4078-a4e1-05e7193f0dc1 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3036818a-cd12-4078-a4e1-05e7193f0dc1 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1295
Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#29) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 69db7bbc-7bc9-493d-8955-b474383bbe9c | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/69db7bbc-7bc9-493d-8955-b474383bbe9c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1983
Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real estate excise tax for a…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 745361a6-f4b0-4d46-9831-e947b3488570 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/745361a6-f4b0-4d46-9831-e947b3488570 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2604
Transferring ownership of a vehicle to an insurer under certain circumstances.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 02d3b126-7c74-46d1-92c0-64953b25b4c7 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/02d3b126-7c74-46d1-92c0-64953b25b4c7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2410
Establishing a commercial truck safety and education council.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a3bd19bf-8f4e-43b8-be03-7ee653fa4365 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a3bd19bf-8f4e-43b8-be03-7ee653fa4365 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2225
Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll f24e19ea-dbb9-481c-a9fe-6a66e23aca5d | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f24e19ea-dbb9-481c-a9fe-6a66e23aca5d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2034
Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters'…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#40) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll e6eb0922-65b8-4d99-9073-f9c5faea6942 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e6eb0922-65b8-4d99-9073-f9c5faea6942 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1903
Establishing a statewide low-income energy assistance program.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#24) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8dcdd4cc-916c-463f-a9a5-92466d29accd | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8dcdd4cc-916c-463f-a9a5-92466d29accd CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2588
Concerning county ferry district authority.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#18) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll cbb439fd-a306-452a-be37-a048d3a82faa | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cbb439fd-a306-452a-be37-a048d3a82faa CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2495
Addressing the removal of vehicles by certain cities when obstructing the operation of streetcar…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#11) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4948f725-fe80-4d4c-b3d9-6d2090577558 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4948f725-fe80-4d4c-b3d9-6d2090577558 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2178
Concerning court rules and procedures.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#41) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 37c17aac-3549-44dc-8378-249698012d36 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/37c17aac-3549-44dc-8378-249698012d36 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1634
Providing school districts and public schools with assistance to coordinate comprehensive…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#36) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1072e29e-a9cf-4ef7-8a49-91e95e9cbfce | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1072e29e-a9cf-4ef7-8a49-91e95e9cbfce CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1376
Concerning the prepayment of capital gains taxes six months prior to the due date.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3be911d1-8782-4f62-9cad-44560dafe2d2 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3be911d1-8782-4f62-9cad-44560dafe2d2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2192
Updating the role of the Washington traffic safety commission in identifying the risk factors that…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 76ae0c99-bf7f-4327-8067-44fd5c56605b | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/76ae0c99-bf7f-4327-8067-44fd5c56605b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2323
Establishing a blue envelope program.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#16) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2133cc07-fdf1-4673-800b-aad2b0c40bba | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2133cc07-fdf1-4673-800b-aad2b0c40bba CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1701
Authorizing multiple liquor licensees to have licensed premises within a facility owned and leased…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#34) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a9428b78-b7eb-43b5-8e89-9828a1df4a80 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a9428b78-b7eb-43b5-8e89-9828a1df4a80 CC0-1.0 |
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HJM 4001
Concerning Russ Blount memorial bridge naming.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#25) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8b20048c-b962-4ea8-bdf1-9449e842a16d | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8b20048c-b962-4ea8-bdf1-9449e842a16d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1210
Concerning targeted urban area tax preferences.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#33) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0e2b6397-694a-4315-9ea9-ad7f81a0a3ac | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0e2b6397-694a-4315-9ea9-ad7f81a0a3ac CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2296
Expanding the use of distributed energy resources.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#20) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ea9a43ab-0c01-4135-aff4-61a46c117db5 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ea9a43ab-0c01-4135-aff4-61a46c117db5 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2229
Concerning the professional engineers' registration act.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6dfe760c-9581-43b5-b771-35fe1f09e659 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6dfe760c-9581-43b5-b771-35fe1f09e659 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2168
Facilitating the rapid sharing of overdose mapping information for overdose prevention.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#35) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cd37b521-7c79-4670-881d-537c7f16960b | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd37b521-7c79-4670-881d-537c7f16960b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2338
Authorizing community scaled weatherization projects.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#22) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c2434c8c-3bfd-4887-a02c-90c7dade63e6 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c2434c8c-3bfd-4887-a02c-90c7dade63e6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1923
Increasing the availability of passenger-only ferries by establishing the mosquito fleet act.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#14) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 084a1221-e848-47f0-b890-54e772979b94 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/084a1221-e848-47f0-b890-54e772979b94 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1302
Concerning utility connection charge waivers.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#38) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f5114ddb-3645-4782-ab85-6fc1fe7cc0d9 | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5114ddb-3645-4782-ab85-6fc1fe7cc0d9 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (20 as lead sponsor)
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SB 5941
WA · —
Allowing limited exemptions to renewable energy systems requirements for certain school districts.
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SB 5343
WA · —
Concerning the northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account.
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SB 5170
WA · —
Concerning boundary line adjustments on public lands owned or managed by the department of natural resources.
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SR 8652
WA · —
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
WA · —
Creating a license endorsement to allow qualified licensed chiropractors to perform chiropractic diagnosis and adjustments on nonhuman animals.
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SJM 8015
WA · —
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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