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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Senate voting record 3

House voting record

Explanation of Senate votes

Explanation of House votes

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VOTING RECORD KEY:

= RIGHT vote
= WRONG vote

E = Excused
A = Absent
N/A = Not a member of that chamber at that
time
* Votes exist in the other chamber

SENATE VOTING RECORD NOTES:

The Senate voting record includes two senators who served in 2015 but left office before the
end of the 2016 session: Brian Hatfield, D-19 and Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-36. Their votes are
included here for reference.
Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-36, who was appointed to replace Kohl-Welles, and Sen. Dean Takko,
D-19, who was appointed to replace Hatfield, both moved from the House in 2016. See their
House votes starting on page .

HOUSE VOTING RECORD NOTES:

The House voting record includes two representatives who served in 2015 but moved to the
Senate for the 2016 session: Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-36, and Sen. Dean Takko, D-19. Their
votes are included here for reference.
The House voting record includes votes from five representatives who joined the House to
the 2015-2016
term: Rep.
Andrew Barkis, R-2; Rep. Mary Dye, R-9; Rep. Noel
oting Record Key: E = Excused N/A = not a member of that chamber at that timefill vacancies
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d Key: E = Excused N/A = not a member of that chamber at that time * Votes exist
in thevoting
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The House
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moved to the Senate in the 2015-2016 term: Reuven Carlyle, D-36 (moved to Senate); Susan
Fagan, R-9; Graham Hunt, R-2; Ross Hunter, D-48; and Dean Takko, D-19 (moved to Senate).
Their votes are included here for reference.

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Angel (R-26)
Bailey (R-10)
Baumgartner (R-6 )
Becker (R-2)
Benton (R-17)
Billig (D-3)
Braun (R-20)
Brown (R-8)
Carlyle* (D-36)
Chase (D-32)
Cleveland (D-49)
Conway (D-29)
Dammeier (R-25)
Dansel (R-7)
Darneille (D-27)
Ericksen (R-42)
Fain (R-47)
Fraser (D-22)
Frockt (D-46)
Habib (D-48)
Hargrove (D-24)
Hasegawa (D-11)
Hatfield (D-19)
Hewitt (R-16)
Hill (R-45)
Hobbs (D-44)
Honeyford (R-15)

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Jayapal (D-37)
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King (R-14)
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Liias (D-21)
Litzow (R-41)
McAuliffe (D-1)
McCoy (D-38)
Miloscia (R-30)
Mullet (D-5)
Nelson (D-34)
O'Ban (R-28)
Padden (R-4)
Parlette (R-12)
Pearson (R-39)
Pedersen (D-43)
Ranker (D-40)
Rivers (R-18)
Roach (R-31)
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Appleton (D-23)
Barkis (R-2)
Bergquist (D-11)
Blake (D-19)
Buys (R-42)
Caldier (R-26)
Carlyle* (D-36)
Chandler (R-15)
Chopp (D-43)
Clibborn (D-41)
Cody (D-34)
Condotta (R-12)
DeBolt (R-20)
Dent (R-13)
Dunshee (D-44)
Dye (R-9)
Fagan (R-9)
Farrell (D-46)
Fey (D-27)
Fitzgibbon (D-34)
Frame (D-36)
Goodman (D-45)
Gregerson (D-33)
Gregory (D-30)

100%
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Griffey (R-35)
Haler (R-8)
Hansen (D-23)
Hargrove (R-47)
Harmsworth (R-44)
Harris (R-17)
Hawkins (R-12)
Hayes (R-10)
Hickel (R-30)
Holy (R-6)
Hudgins (D-11)
Hunt, G. (R-2)
Hunt, S. (D-22)
Hunter (D-48)
Hurst (D-31)
Jinkins (D-27)
Johnson (R-14)
Kagi (D-32)
Kilduff (D-28)
Kirby (D-29)
Klippert (R-8)
Kochmar (R-30)
Kretz (R-7)

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33%
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N/A

Kristiansen (R-39)
Kuderer (D-48)
Lytton (D-40)
MacEwen (R-35)
Magendanz (R-5)
Manweller (R-13)
McBride (D-48)
McCabe (R-14)
McCaslin (R-4)
Moeller (D-49)
Morris (D-40)
Moscoso (D-1)
Muri (R-28)
Nealey (R-16)
Orcutt (R-20)
Ormsby (D-3)
Ortiz-Self (D-21)
Orwall (D-33)
Parker (R-6)
Peterson (D-21)
Pettigrew (D-37)
Pike (R-18)
Pollet (D-46)

17%
N/A
100%
33%
17%
33%
N/A
N/A
N/A
100%
100%
100%
0%
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17%
100%
100%
100%
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100%
20%
100%

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100%
100%
38%
0%
0%
100%
25%
0%
100%
100%
100%
38%
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25%
100%
100%
100%
22%
100%
100%
13%
100%

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Reykdal (D-22)
Riccelli (D-3)
Robinson (D-38)
Rodne (R-5)
Rossetti (D-19)
Ryu (D-32)
Santos (D-37)
Sawyer (D-29)
Schmick (R-9)
Scott (R-39)
Sells (D-38)
Senn (D-41)
Shea (R-4)
Short (R-7)
Smith (R-10)
Springer (D-45)
Stambaugh (R-25)
Stanford (D-1)
Stokesbary (R-31)
Sullivan (D-47)
Takko* (D-19)
Tarleton (D-36)
Taylor (R-15)

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Explanation of key votes/ roll calls used in Senate voting record:

S4. ESB 5513 Structured Settlements (Workers Compensation)

(Engrossed Senate Bill 5513)
(WFSE/AFSCME position was a No vote)
Passed the Senate 28-21 on 3/10/15; did not pass House.

S1. ESSB 5077 Operating Budget (4/6/15)

(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5077)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a No vote)
This bad version passed the Senate 26-23 on 4/6/15.

Would have lowered the age for workers who can enter into structured settlements from 50 to 40.
A Yes vote was a Wrong vote; a No vote was a Right vote.

Would have rejected all collective bargaining agreements, and instead funded
the equivalent of $1,000 raise per employee.
Would have eliminated health care coverage for spouses / partners who have
the option of obtaining benefits from their own employer, regardless if that coverage is meaningful or affordable.
A Yes vote was a Wrong vote; a No vote was a Right vote.
Note: The final biennial operating budget adopted months later funded Council
28 members first pay raises in seven years and held the line on health care
costs.

S5. 2ESSB 5987 Transportation Revenue

(Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5987)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes vote)
Passed the Senate 37-7 with 5 excused on 6/30/15; passed the House and
became law.
Raises various transportation-related taxes to fund transportation projects
statewide.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No vote was a Wrong vote.

S2. ESSB 5077 Budget Floor Amendment #328 (Hargrove)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes vote)
Because of a procedural rule requiring 30 votes to pass amendments, this
good amendment failed on a vote of 29-20 on 4/3/15.

S6. ESB 5226 Disclosure of Public Sector Union Finances

(Engrossed Senate Bill 5226)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a No vote)
Passed the Senate 26-22 with 1 excused on 3/10/15; did not pass House and
did not become law.

This amendment would have added funding for the collective bargaining agreements as negotiated in the initial Senate biennial budget.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No vote was a Wrong vote.
Note: The final biennial operating budget adopted months later funded the negotiated collective bargaining agreements.

Public sector unions with more than 100 members would have been required
to submit an annual report with the Public Employment Relations Commission
(PERC) containing financial information about the union.
This report would have been a public record, therefore subject to disclosure
and website posting.
A Yes vote was a Wrong vote; a No vote was a Right vote.

S3. HB 1977 Dept. of Transportation Tuition and Fees Exemption

(House Bill 1977)
(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes vote)
Passed the Senate 48-1 on 4/15/15; passed House and became law.

S7. ESB 5854 Collective Bargaining Agreements Digital Copies to PERC

(Engrossed Senate Bill 5854)
(WFSE/AFSCME position was a No vote)
Passed the Senate 30-19 on 3/11/15; did not pass House and did not become
law.

WFSE/AFSCME coalition-initiated bill

Requires the public institutions of higher education to waive tuition and fees
for children and surviving spouses of DOT highway workers killed on the job.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No vote was a Wrong vote.

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Would have required public sector unions to submit digital copies of their collective bargaining agreements to the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC).
A Yes vote was a Wrong vote (0); a No vote was a Right vote (1).

Explanation of key votes/ roll calls used in House voting record:

H4. HB 1977 Dept. of Transportation Tuition and Fees Exemption

H1. ESHB 1106 Operating Budget (4/2/15)

(House Bill 1977)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes vote)
Passed the House 58-40 on 3/11/15; passed the Senate and became law.

(Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1106)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes vote)
This version of the budget passed the House 51-47 on 4/2/15.

WFSE/AFSCME coalition-initiated bill

Requires the public institutions of higher education to waive tuition and fees
for children and surviving spouses of DOT highway workers killed on the job.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No vote was a Wrong vote.

Ratifies and fully funds all collective bargaining agreements

Fully funds state employee health care
Included raising revenue (capital gains, B&O, tax loophole closures)
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No vote was a Wrong vote.

H5. SHB 2615 Community and Technical College Full-time

Faculty / Staff

H2. SHB 1915 Government Contracting/Outsourcing (Taxpayer Protection Act)

(Substitute House Bill 2615)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes vote)
Passed the House 50-46 with 1 excused on 2/12/16; did not pass the Senate
and did not become law.

(Substitute House Bill 1915)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes vote)
Passed the House 52-43 with 2 excused on 2/12/16; did not pass the Senate
and did not become law.

States the intent of the Legislature to develop a process through which the
colleges and the college board develop a long-term strategic plan and timeline
for faculty and student support staff conversions (to full-time positions).
Would have set goals for moving part-time to full-time positions, and requires
a study on the impacts of using part-time faculty.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No vote was a Wrong vote.

WFSE/AFSCME-initiated bill.
Would have required a cost-comparison before a decision to outsource work
done by state employees.
Would gave required agencies to monitor the contracts during the life of performance.
Would have required an analysis be done after a contract is completed to
compare the initial agreed-upon terms to the final product (cost, time, scope of
work, etc.).
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No vote was a Wrong vote.

H6. SHB 1718 PSERS Expansion (2/11/16)

(Substitute House Bill 1718)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes vote)
Passed the House 78-18 with 1 excused on 2/11/16; did not pass the Senate
and did not become law.

H3. HB 2646 PERS/TERS/SERS Plan 2 Default (Appropriations Committee)

Would have extended eligibility for the Public Safety Employees Retirement
System (PSERS) to employees who provide nursing care or ensure the custody or safety in state institutions including: Juvenile Rehabilitation, mental
health hospitals, the Child Study and Treatment Center, the Special Commitment Center, and residential sites serving developmentally disabled patients or
offenders
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No vote was a Wrong vote.

(House Bill 2646)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes vote)
Passed the House Appropriations Committee on 2/4/16 on a vote of 20 for do
pass, 10 do not pass and 1 no recommendation; the bill did not come to a
vote of the full House and did not become law.
WFSE/AFSCME-initiated bill.
For new employees who do not select an option, the default would have
changed from Plan 3 to Plan 2.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No vote was a Wrong vote.
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H7. 2ESSB 5987 Transportation Revenue

(Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5987)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes vote)
Passed the House 54-44 on 6/30/15; passed the Senate and became law.
Raises various transportation-related taxes to fund transportation projects
statewide
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No vote was a Wrong vote.

H8. ESHB 1646 Equal Pay Opportunity Act (3/11/15)

(Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1646)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes vote)
Passed the House 55-43 on 3/11/15; did not pass the Senate and did not become law.
Would have prohibited less favorable employment opportunities based on
gender.
Would have prohibited retaliation for certain workplace wage discussions and
other matters.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No vote was a Wrong vote.

H9. HB 1356 Sick and Safe Employment Leave

(House Bill 1356)

(WFSE/AFSCME position was a Yes vote)
Passed the House 51-46 with 1 excused on 3/3/15; did not pass the Senate
and did not become law.
Would have required employers with more than four full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) to provide paid leave sick and safe leave for employees at prescribed accrual rates.
A Yes vote was a Right vote; a No vote was a Wrong vote.

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