Legislator
State Senator
Sharon Shewmake
(D) - Washington
Washington Senate District 42
In Office
contact info
Capitol Office
John A. Cherberg Building
P.O. Box 40442
Olympia, WA 98504
P.O. Box 40442
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-786-7682
Phone 2: 800-562-6000
Vote Record By Category
| Category | Vote Index | Total Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gender and Safety | 100 |
7
|
| Healthcare | 100 |
4
|
| Education | 100 |
4
|
| Economic Security | 100 |
3
|
| All Bills | 100 |
14
|
Rated Bill Votes
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Rating | Vote | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1012 | Authorizing the women's commission to solicit gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 04/16/2025 | 1 | Yea |
Lobby Day
|
| HB1128 | Establishing a child care workforce standards board. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate | 03/04/2026 | 1 | Yea |
Lobby Day Companion bill
|
| HB1604 | Providing parameters for conducting searches of transgender and intersex individuals confined in a local jail in compliance with federal law. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 03/03/2026 | 1 | Yea |
Post Lobby Day Companion bill
|
| SB5023 | Providing labor market protections for domestic workers. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 03/05/2025 | 1 | Yea |
Lobby Day
|
| SB5179 | Revised for 2nd substitute: Establishing a complaint process to address willful noncompliance with certain state education laws. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 03/10/2025 | 1 | Yea |
Lobby Day
|
| SB5181 | Amending the parents rights initiative to bring it into alignment with existing law. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 02/05/2025 | 1 | Yea |
Lobby Day
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| SB5217 | Expanding pregnancy-related accommodations. | Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House | 04/18/2025 | 1 | Yea |
Post Lobby Day
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| SB5355 | Improving safety at institutions of higher education while supporting student survivors of sexual assault. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 03/12/2025 | 1 | Yea |
Post Lobby Day
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| SB5490 | Providing parameters for conducting searches of transgender and intersex individuals confined in a local jail in compliance with federal law. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 03/11/2025 | 1 | Yea |
Post Lobby Day Companion bill
|
| SB5557 | Codifying emergency rules to protect the right of a pregnant person to access treatment for emergency medical conditions in hospital emergency departments. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 03/05/2025 | 1 | Yea |
Post Lobby Day
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| SB5632 | Protecting the confidentiality of records and information that may be relevant to another state's enforcement of its laws. | Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage | 03/04/2025 | 1 | Yea |
Post Lobby Day - modifying the shield law
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Rated Sponored Bills
| Bill | Bill Name | Rating | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB5062 | Establishing a child care workforce standards board. | 1 |
Lobby Day Companion bill
|
| SB5210 | Establishing the ninth grade success grant program. | 1 |
Lobby Day Companion bill
|
| SB5704 | Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace. | 1 |
KOCA Post Lobby Day
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