Washington Senate · District 8

Matt Boehnke

Republican

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Votes with the Senate Majority Leader 10% On 477 contested votes where both voted · 64% on all votes Votes with own party 98% Partisan rank: 21 of 49 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) Didn't vote at roll call 1% 12 of 1,258 roll calls · 9 of them excused

Bills passed 7 51 sponsored · 7 became law · Rank 18 of 49 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) Bills that became law 7 of 7 passed · 0 vetoed

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More conservative than 95% of the Washington Senate.

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3rd most conservative of 49

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Votes with the Senate Majority Leader

10%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Matt Boehnke.

On 477 contested votes where both voted64% on all 1,246 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

98%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Matt Boehnke.

On 382 party-line votesPartisan rank: 21 of 49 in the Senate (tied with 3 others)20 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Matt Boehnke sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Matt Boehnke
	Bills
Sponsored	51
Passed both chambers	7
Became law	7
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 18 of 49 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 3 of 19 Republicans

A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, the legislator who introduced it; co-sponsors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Matt Boehnke
Bill	Result	Final action
SB 5841 Concerning the completion of postsecondary financial aid applications	Became law	March 20, 2026
SB 5886 Concerning personality rights	Became law	March 16, 2026
SB 5014 Concerning election security	Became law	May 17, 2025
SB 5543 Providing equity in eligibility for the college bound scholarship	Became law	May 15, 2025
SB 5445 Encouraging utility investment in local energy resilience. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Encouraging the development of distributed energy resources.)	Became law	May 13, 2025
SB 5036 Strengthening Washington's leadership and accountability on climate policy by transitioning to annual reporting of statewide emissions data	Became law	May 2, 2025
SB 5074 Concerning payment of seed contracts	Became law	April 22, 2025

Budget projects

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Contested votes where they split

429 against the Senate Majority Leader; 53 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Matt Boehnke
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate Majority Leader	Most of their party
March 12, 2026	SB 5998: Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2026	SB 6355: Concerning the electric transmission system Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2026	SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 12, 2026	SB 6347: Undoing the recent changes to the estate tax. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax.) Final Passage as Amended by the House	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 12, 2026	SB 6228: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and… Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 11, 2026	SB 6346: Establishing a tax on millionaires Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 11, 2026	SB 6346: Establishing a tax on millionaires Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 11, 2026	HB 2681: Modifying cannabis producer, processor, and retailer license fees. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning cannabis license fees.) Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 11, 2026	HB 2487: Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 11, 2026	HB 2689: Concerning the working connections child care program Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	SB 6309: Providing for enhanced municipal permitting tools for high capacity transit projects Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	SB 6246: Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	SB 6200: Concerning renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	SB 6188: Concerning the department of labor and industries' authority to enact rules related to regulating asbestos training Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	SB 5847: Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	SB 6162: Concerning property tax reform Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2026	SB 6137: Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2026	SB 6035: Ensuring access to voting services for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	SB 6027: Modifying certain funding and exemptions related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	SB 6026: Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	SB 6002: Concerning driver privacy protections Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2026	SB 5982: Updating provisions for consumer-owned utilities, including port districts, and affected market customers under the clean energy transformation act Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	SGA 9266: NOAH E. SKARTVEDT Confirmation	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 9, 2026	SB 5981: Concerning the 340B drug pricing program Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 9, 2026	SB 5925: Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 9, 2026	SB 5892: Concerning protection of the voter registration database Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 9, 2026	SB 5855: Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 9, 2026	SB 5520: Concerning the wrongly convicted persons act Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 9, 2026	SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned… Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 9, 2026	SB 5185: Establishing a pilot program that creates a pathway to physician licensure for international medical graduates Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 9, 2026	HB 2521: Concerning firearms background check Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 9, 2026	HB 2675: Concerning accounts Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 9, 2026	SB 5068: Concerning agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and general or limited authority law enforcement, extending eligibility for employment to all United States… Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 9, 2026	SGA 9145: MALIA MULLEN Confirmation	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 9, 2026	SGA 9144: YOLANDA KING-LOWE Confirmation	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2026	HB 2178: Concerning court rules and procedures Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
March 6, 2026	HB 2034: Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2026	HB 1210: Concerning targeted urban area tax preferences Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 6, 2026	HB 2251: Concerning climate commitment act accounts Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2026	HB 1909: Establishing the court unification task force Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2026	HB 1903: Establishing a statewide low-income energy assistance program Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2026	HB 2247: Concerning veterinarian-client-patient relationships Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2026	HB 2588: Concerning county ferry district authority Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2026	HB 2385: Concerning the medicaid access program Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2026	HB 2229: Concerning the professional engineers' registration act Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 6, 2026	HB 1983: Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real estate excise tax for a governmental entity Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 2624: Clarifying consumer protections regarding unsolicited real estate transactions for public purposes or by nonprofit land conservancies Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 1974: Establishing land banking authorities Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 2249: Amending the state civil service statutes to include Washington technology solutions network and security systems employees Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 5, 2026	HB 1941: Authorizing agricultural cooperatives for cannabis producers Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 2353: Concerning predesign thresholds Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 5, 2026	HB 2156: Concerning the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 1960: Encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 5, 2026	HB 2105: Concerning immigrant worker protections Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 2105: Concerning immigrant worker protections Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 5, 2026	HB 2442: Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 1796: Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 1795: Addressing restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 2548: Strengthening health care market standards Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 2411: Modifying shared leave provisions to authorize shared leave for victims of a hate crime and those whose absence is due to immigration enforcement actions… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 5, 2026	HB 1155: Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2026	HB 2266: Encouraging permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing, and indoor emergency shelters Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2026	HB 2416: Concerning fair treatment of waste to energy facilities under the climate commitment act Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2026	HB 1710: Concerning compliance with the Washington voting rights act of 2018 Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2026	HB 1069: Allowing collective bargaining over contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2026	HB 2471: Concerning collective bargaining for employees not covered by the national labor relations act Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2026	HB 1390: Repealing the community protection program Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2026	HB 1390: Repealing the community protection program Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 4, 2026	HB 1570: Concerning collective bargaining for certain employees who are enrolled in academic programs at public institutions of higher education Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2026	HB 1500: Concerning resale certificates for units in common interest communities Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 4, 2026	HB 1128: Establishing a child care workforce standards board Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2026	SGA 9109: CARMEN RIVERA Confirmation	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 2384: Increasing regulatory oversight of continuing care retirement communities Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 1916: Amending voter registration challenges and managing voter registration lists Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 1604: Providing parameters for conducting searches of transgender and intersex individuals confined in a local jail in compliance with federal law Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 2543: Concerning county clerk fees Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 2165: Concerning false identification as a peace officer Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 2539: Concerning inmate funds Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	SB 6355: Concerning the electric transmission system Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 2632: Modernizing terminology when referring to individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	SB 6260: Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 2294: Prohibiting negative use restrictions on real property that have the effect of limiting consumer access to food and medicine Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2026	HB 1345: Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside of urban growth areas Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 28, 2026	SB 6129: Concerning the taxation of cigarettes and other nicotine products. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning the taxation of cigarettes, vapor products, and other… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 28, 2026	SB 6129: Concerning the taxation of cigarettes and other nicotine products. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning the taxation of cigarettes, vapor products, and other… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 28, 2026	SB 6231: Expiring tax exemptions for data centers. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.) Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 28, 2026	SB 5647: Providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualified affordable housing Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 28, 2026	SB 6228: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 28, 2026	SB 6182: Establishing an abortion savings program Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 28, 2026	HB 2320: Concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 28, 2026	HB 2367: Eliminating preferential treatment related to a coal-fired electric generating plant Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 28, 2026	HB 1750: Creating guidelines for voter suppression and vote dilution claims under the Washington voting rights act Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 28, 2026	HB 1687: Concerning social housing public development authorities Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 28, 2026	HB 2496: Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 27, 2026	SB 5998: Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 27, 2026	SB 5998: Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 27, 2026	SB 5998: Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 27, 2026	SB 5998: Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 26, 2026	HB 1501: Concerning inquiries into association governance or operations by unit owners in common interest communities Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 26, 2026	HB 2242: Preserving access to preventive services by clarifying state authority and definitions Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 26, 2026	HB 2355: Establishing labor protections for domestic workers Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 26, 2026	HB 2492: Requiring state registered apprenticeships in the building and construction trades to provide behavioral health and wellness training Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 5360: Concerning environmental crimes Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 6239: Requiring arbitration for tort claims against the state of Washington and its subdivisions. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Establishing a process for adjudicating… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 5873: Concerning escorted leaves of absence for incarcerated individuals Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	SJM 8014: Requesting an investigation into the killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Requesting an investigation into the violent death of Aysenur Ezgi… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 6080: Concerning contracts between the United States and county and municipal jails for committing or confining individuals in federal custody Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 6200: Concerning renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 5924: Expanding prescriptive authority for pharmacists Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 17, 2026	SB 5947: Establishing the Washington health care board Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 5520: Concerning the wrongly convicted persons act Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 6262: Increasing the maximum weight of certain vehicles subject to transportation benefit district vehicle fees Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 5832: Updating the arbitration fee collected for the new motor vehicle arbitration account Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 5961: Transferring early literacy programs from the department of children, youth, and families to the office of the superintendent of public instruction Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 6114: Defining the terms "fixture" and "affixed" for excise tax purposes Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 6162: Concerning property tax reform Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 6289: Creating a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 6346: Establishing a tax on millionaires Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 6346: Establishing a tax on millionaires Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 6346: Establishing a tax on millionaires Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 16, 2026	SB 6346: Establishing a tax on millionaires Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 5969: Reducing duplication between high school and beyond plans and individualized education program transition plans Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 6302: Concerning misclassification in the finishing trades on public works projects Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 5496: Preserving homeownership options by limiting excessive home buying by certain entities Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 5968: Improving regulatory efficiency by integrating executive order 25-03, concerning permitting and licensing processes, into chapter 43.42A RCW Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 6049: Protecting student and employee information from public disclosure Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 6079: Reducing nonrenewal and cancellations of insurance policies due to wildfire risk Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 5981: Concerning the 340B drug pricing program Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 5847: Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 6027: Modifying certain funding and exemptions related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 6309: Providing for enhanced municipal permitting tools for high capacity transit projects Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 6097: Adding federally recognized Indian tribes to the list of entities that may participate in the conservation futures program Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 6026: Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 5906: Establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 6246: Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 6035: Ensuring access to voting services for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 5061: Requiring certain wages in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing wage in effect when the work is performed Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 5984: Regulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 5974: Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 5982: Updating provisions for consumer-owned utilities, including port districts, and affected market customers under the clean energy transformation act Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 5925: Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 5925: Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 6081: Protecting Washingtonians from invasion of privacy, including the unauthorized disclosure of sex designation information and historic sex designation changes… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 5374: Including tribal representation in certain transportation activities Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 5838: Adding tribal members to the board of natural resources. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Adding tribal representation to the board of natural resources.) Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 5346: Addressing student use of mobile devices in public schools Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 5995: Concerning moneys available to a port district allocated for the purchase of zero and near zero emission cargo handling equipment Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 6148: Modifying the maximum terms of regional transit authority bond issues Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 6137: Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 6210: Concerning the health plan certification process Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 5992: Creating the youth development fund account to increase access to positive youth development programs Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 5944: Concerning language access providers' collective bargaining Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 6184: Updating the office of homeless youth program provisions Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 5820: Concerning the responsibility of certain counties to include freight rail dependent use overlay as part of the transportation element of their comprehensive… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 5956: Addressing artificial intelligence, student discipline, and surveillance in public schools Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 5917: Improving access to abortion medications Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 6188: Concerning the department of labor and industries' authority to enact rules related to regulating asbestos training Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 6, 2026	SB 5993: Concerning lowering the interest rate for medical debt Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 6, 2026	SB 5993: Concerning lowering the interest rate for medical debt Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Feb. 6, 2026	SB 5185: Establishing a pilot program that creates a pathway to physician licensure for international medical graduates Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 5177: Considering the experiences of historically marginalized and underrepresented groups when identifying professional development resources on certain topics Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 5892: Concerning protection of the voter registration database Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 5203: Ensuring connectivity for Washington wildlife through safe passages Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 5972: Expanding the definition of uniformed personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 6002: Concerning driver privacy protections Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 5825: Authorizing the Washington state leadership board to solicit gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 6014: Concerning pregnancy-related accommodations Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Jan. 28, 2026	SB 5500: Modernizing reimbursement rates for the working connections child care program. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Defining the cost of quality child care for the… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 28, 2026	SB 5067: Concerning impaired driving Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 28, 2026	SB 5855: Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 21, 2026	SB 5581: Implementing safe system approach strategies for active transportation infrastructure Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 21, 2026	SB 5331: Strengthening consumer protection through increased insurer accountability for violations of the insurance code Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 21, 2026	SB 5109: Concerning the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 21, 2026	SB 5098: Restricting the possession of weapons on the premises of state or local public buildings, parks or playground facilities where children are likely to be… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 21, 2026	SB 5280: Protecting consumers of virtual currency kiosks Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Jan. 21, 2026	SB 5068: Concerning agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and general or limited authority law enforcement, extending eligibility for employment to all United States… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 27, 2025	SGA 9220: DREW SHIRK Confirmation	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 27, 2025	SB 5161: Addressing transportation fiscal matters Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 27, 2025	SB 5797: Enacting a tax on stocks, bonds, and other financial intangible assets for the benefit of public schools Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 27, 2025	SB 5167: Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating appropriations and 2023-2025 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 27, 2025	HB 1217: Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 27, 2025	SB 5393: Closing the Rainier school by June 30, 2027 Final Passage as Amended by the House	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 26, 2025	HB 1293: Concerning litter Final Passage as Amended by the Senate	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 26, 2025	HB 2077: Establishing a tax on certain business activities related to surpluses generated under the zero-emission vehicle program Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 26, 2025	HB 2061: Regarding concession fees by duty-free sales enterprises Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 26, 2025	HB 2051: Concerning payment to acute care hospitals for difficult to discharge medicaid patients Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 26, 2025	HB 2040: Concerning the recovery of the aged, blind, or disabled assistance program Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 26, 2025	HB 2039: Concerning child support pass through Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 26, 2025	HB 1848: Concerning services and supports for individuals with traumatic brain injuries Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
April 26, 2025	HB 1552: Extending the fee on real estate broker licenses to fund the Washington center for real estate research and adjusting the fee to account for inflation Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 26, 2025	HB 1119: Concerning supervision compliance credit Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 26, 2025	HB 2081: Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 26, 2025	HB 2081: Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 26, 2025	HB 2081: Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 26, 2025	HB 2081: Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 26, 2025	HB 2081: Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 26, 2025	HB 2081: Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 26, 2025	HB 2081: Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea

These are the 200 most recent of 435. The voting record below lists them all.

Every roll call

How Matt Boehnke voted on each of the 1,258 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Matt Boehnke
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Senate Majority Leader	Yeas–nays
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Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

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Email: matt.boehnke@leg.wa.gov
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Committees

Pension Policy Select Chair
Environment, Energy and Technology Ranking member
Energy Supply, Energy Conservation and Energy Resilience Select
Higher Education
Higher Education and Workforce Development
Rules
Ways and Means

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