Creating guidelines for voter suppression and vote dilution claims under Washington voting rights act

Expands the state Voting Rights Act to cover voter suppression and vote dilution. Bars voting rules that put heavier burdens on racial or language minorities, and lawsuits don’t need proof of intent. Local governments may switch to district elections or other fixes, with court review and a 4-year safe harbor. Allows coalition claims, requires outreach in other languages, transparency, and fast court relief. Community groups can recover costs. Small towns and small school districts are exempt.

33.3%

Alignment

Yes

Abstain

House

Passed final passage; yeas, 58; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 2. · Mar 11, 2026 · pass

Legislator	Party	District	Their vote	District vote
Davina Duerr	Democratic	WA0001L	N/A	yes
Shelley Kloba	Democratic	WA0001L	N/A	yes
Andrew Barkis	Republican	WA0002L	N/A	N/A
Matt Marshall	Republican	WA0002L	N/A	N/A
Natasha Hill	Democratic	WA0003L	N/A	N/A
Timm Ormsby	Democratic	WA0003L	N/A	N/A
Rob Chase	Republican	WA0004L	N/A	N/A
Suzanne Schmidt	Republican	WA0004L	N/A	N/A
Lisa Callan	Democratic	WA0005L	N/A	N/A
Zach Hall	Democratic	WA0005L	N/A	N/A
Jenny Graham	Republican	WA0006L	N/A	N/A
Mike Volz	Republican	WA0006L	N/A	N/A
Andrew Engell	Republican	WA0007L	N/A	N/A
Hunter Abell	Republican	WA0007L	N/A	N/A
April Connors	Republican	WA0008L	N/A	N/A
Stephanie Barnard	Republican	WA0008L	N/A	N/A
Joe Schmick	Republican	WA0009L	N/A	N/A
Mary Dye	Republican	WA0009L	N/A	N/A
Clyde Shavers	Democratic	WA0010L	N/A	N/A
Dave Paul	Democratic	WA0010L	N/A	N/A
David Hackney	Democratic	WA0011L	N/A	N/A
Steve Bergquist	Democratic	WA0011L	N/A	N/A
Brian Burnett	Republican	WA0012L	N/A	N/A
Mike Steele	Republican	WA0012L	N/A	N/A
Alex Ybarra	Republican	WA0013L	N/A	N/A
Tom Dent	Republican	WA0013L	N/A	N/A
Deb Manjarrez	Republican	WA0014L	N/A	N/A
Gloria Mendoza	Republican	WA0014L	N/A	N/A
Chris Corry	Republican	WA0015L	N/A	N/A
Jeremie Dufault	Republican	WA0015L	N/A	N/A
Mark Klicker	Republican	WA0016L	N/A	N/A
Skyler Rude	Republican	WA0016L	N/A	N/A
Dave Stuebe	Republican	WA0017L	N/A	N/A
Kevin Waters	Republican	WA0017L	N/A	N/A
John Ley	Republican	WA0018L	N/A	N/A
Stephanie McClintock	Republican	WA0018L	N/A	N/A
Jim Walsh	Republican	WA0019L	N/A	N/A
Joel McEntire	Republican	WA0019L	N/A	N/A
Ed Orcutt	Republican	WA0020L	N/A	yes
Peter Abbarno	Republican	WA0020L	N/A	yes
Lillian Ortiz-Self	Democratic	WA0021L	N/A	N/A
Strom Peterson	Democratic	WA0021L	N/A	N/A
Beth Doglio	Democratic	WA0022L	N/A	N/A
Lisa Parshley	Democratic	WA0022L	N/A	N/A
Greg Nance	Democratic	WA0023L	N/A	N/A
Tarra Simmons	Democratic	WA0023L	N/A	N/A
Adam Bernbaum	Democratic	WA0024L	N/A	N/A
Steve Tharinger	Democratic	WA0024L	N/A	N/A
Cyndy Jacobsen	Republican	WA0025L	N/A	N/A
Michael Keaton	Republican	WA0025L	N/A	N/A
Adison Richards	Democratic	WA0026L	N/A	N/A
Michelle Valdez	Republican	WA0026L	N/A	N/A
Jake Fey	Democratic	WA0027L	N/A	N/A
Laurie Jinkins	Democratic	WA0027L	N/A	N/A
Dan Bronoske	Democratic	WA0028L	N/A	N/A
Mari Leavitt	Democratic	WA0028L	N/A	N/A
Melanie Morgan	Democratic	WA0029L	N/A	N/A
Sharlett Mena	Democratic	WA0029L	N/A	N/A
Jamila Taylor	Democratic	WA0030L	N/A	N/A
Kristine Reeves	Democratic	WA0030L	N/A	N/A
Drew Stokesbary	Republican	WA0031L	N/A	N/A
Josh Penner	Republican	WA0031L	N/A	N/A
Cindy Ryu	Democratic	WA0032L	N/A	N/A
Lauren Davis	Democratic	WA0032L	N/A	N/A
Edwin Obras	Democratic	WA0033L	N/A	N/A
Mia Gregerson	Democratic	WA0033L	N/A	N/A
Brianna Thomas	Democratic	WA0034L	N/A	N/A
Joe Fitzgibbon	Democratic	WA0034L	N/A	N/A
Dan Griffey	Republican	WA0035L	N/A	N/A
Travis Couture	Republican	WA0035L	N/A	N/A
Julia Reed	Democratic	WA0036L	N/A	N/A
Liz Berry	Democratic	WA0036L	N/A	N/A
Chipalo Street	Democratic	WA0037L	N/A	N/A
Sharon Tomiko Santos	Democratic	WA0037L	N/A	N/A
Julio Cortes	Democratic	WA0038L	N/A	N/A
Mary Fosse	Democratic	WA0038L	N/A	N/A
Carolyn Eslick	Republican	WA0039L	N/A	yes
Sam Low	Republican	WA0039L	N/A	yes
Alex Ramel	Democratic	WA0040L	N/A	N/A
Debra Lekanoff	Democratic	WA0040L	N/A	N/A
Janice Zahn	Democratic	WA0041L	N/A	N/A
My-Linh Thai	Democratic	WA0041L	N/A	N/A
Alicia Rule	Democratic	WA0042L	N/A	N/A
Joe Timmons	Democratic	WA0042L	N/A	N/A
Nicole Macri	Democratic	WA0043L	N/A	N/A
Shaun Scott	Democratic	WA0043L	N/A	N/A
April Berg	Democratic	WA0044L	N/A	N/A
Brandy Donaghy	Democratic	WA0044L	N/A	N/A
Larry Springer	Democratic	WA0045L	N/A	N/A
Roger Goodman	Democratic	WA0045L	N/A	N/A
Darya Farivar	Democratic	WA0046L	N/A	N/A
Gerry Pollet	Democratic	WA0046L	N/A	N/A
Chris Stearns	Democratic	WA0047L	N/A	N/A
Debra Entenman	Democratic	WA0047L	N/A	N/A
Amy Walen	Democratic	WA0048L	N/A	N/A
Osman Salahuddin	Democratic	WA0048L	N/A	N/A
Monica Stonier	Democratic	WA0049L	N/A	N/A
Sharon Wylie	Democratic	WA0049L	N/A	N/A

Senate

3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#15) · Feb 28, 2026 · pass

Legislator	Party	District	Their vote	District vote
Derek Stanford	Democratic	WA0001U	yes	yes
Jim McCune	Republican	WA0002U	no	N/A
Marcus Riccelli	Democratic	WA0003U	yes	N/A
Leonard Christian	Republican	WA0004U	no	N/A
Victoria Hunt	Democratic	WA0005U	yes	N/A
Jeff Holy	Republican	WA0006U	no	N/A
Shelly Short	Republican	WA0007U	no	N/A
Matt Boehnke	Republican	WA0008U	no	N/A
Mark Schoesler	Republican	WA0009U	no	N/A
Ron Muzzall	Republican	WA0010U	no	N/A
Bob Hasegawa	Democratic	WA0011U	yes	N/A
Keith Goehner	Republican	WA0012U	no	N/A
Judy Warnick	Republican	WA0013U	no	N/A
Curtis King	Republican	WA0014U	no	N/A
Nikki Torres	Republican	WA0015U	no	N/A
Perry Dozier	Republican	WA0016U	no	N/A
Paul Harris	Republican	WA0017U	no	N/A
Adrian Cortes	Democratic	WA0018U	yes	N/A
Jeff Wilson	Republican	WA0019U	no	N/A
John Braun	Republican	WA0020U	no	yes
Marko Liias	Democratic	WA0021U	yes	N/A
Jess Bateman	Democratic	WA0022U	yes	N/A
Drew Hansen	Democratic	WA0023U	yes	N/A
Mike Chapman	Democratic	WA0024U	yes	N/A
Chris Gildon	Republican	WA0025U	no	N/A
Deb Krishnadasan	Democratic	WA0026U	yes	N/A
Yasmin Trudeau	Democratic	WA0027U	yes	N/A
T'wina Nobles	Democratic	WA0028U	yes	N/A
Steve Conway	Democratic	WA0029U	yes	N/A
Claire Wilson	Democratic	WA0030U	yes	N/A
Phil Fortunato	Republican	WA0031U	no	N/A
Jesse Salomon	Democratic	WA0032U	yes	N/A
Tina Orwall	Democratic	WA0033U	yes	N/A
Emily Alvarado	Democratic	WA0034U	yes	N/A
Drew MacEwen	Republican	WA0035U	no	N/A
Noel Frame	Democratic	WA0036U	yes	N/A
Rebecca Saldaña	Democratic	WA0037U	yes	N/A
June Robinson	Democratic	WA0038U	yes	N/A
Keith Wagoner	Republican	WA0039U	no	yes
Liz Lovelett	Democratic	WA0040U	yes	N/A
Lisa Wellman	Democratic	WA0041U	yes	N/A
Sharon Shewmake	Democratic	WA0042U	yes	N/A
Jamie Pedersen	Democratic	WA0043U	yes	N/A
John Lovick	Democratic	WA0044U	yes	N/A
Manka Dhingra	Democratic	WA0045U	yes	N/A
Javier Valdez	Democratic	WA0046U	yes	N/A
Claudia Kauffman	Democratic	WA0047U	yes	N/A
Vandana Slatter	Democratic	WA0048U	yes	N/A
Annette Cleveland	Democratic	WA0049U	yes	N/A