2026 WA Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Washington Legislature in 2026 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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House Votes
1. Behavioral-health Training Requirement
Requires state-registered apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades to provide apprentices with at least two hours of behavioral-health-and-wellness training.
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Constitutional Vote: No
2. HIV Insurance Requirement
Requires health insurers to cover all Food and Drug Administration-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior authorization, step therapy, or any other utilization management protocols in health plans.
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Constitutional Vote: No
3. Noncitizen Prosecutors and Law-enforcement Officers
Replaces eligibility requirements for law-enforcement agencies, prosecuting attorneys' offices, and other government positions with broad language allowing the employment of any person "legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law."
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Constitutional Vote: No
4. Tax on Millionaires
Imposes a flat 9.9% tax on all "Washington taxable income" exceeding $1 million per year, with revenue being redistributed to support K-12 education, healthcare, higher education, human services, and expansion of the working families' tax credit.
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Constitutional Vote: No
5. Socialized Energy Assistance
Establishes a statewide energy-assistance program that provides monetary assistance, discounts, and grants to reduce energy costs for low-income households.
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Constitutional Vote: No
6. Restrictions on Firearms Manufacturing
Expands Washington's existing bans on "unlicensed" or "prohibited" firearm-manufacturing methods by adding definitions for "three-dimensional printers" and "digital firearm manufacturing code," and applies these restrictions to the use of digital files for producing firearm parts.
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Constitutional Vote: No
How did they vote?
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Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 2.3% |
| Republican | 67.5% |
