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Noel Frame
Democratic · Senator

Noel Frame

Represents District 36 in the State Senate.

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Votes with Democrats
99%
on 518 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 1,499 of 1,520 roll calls · Senate median 97%
Their bills that became law
8 of 23
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 9
Roll calls on record
1,520
2025-2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 6, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2025-2026 Regular Session.

How Noel Frame votes

A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.

Where Noel Frame sits in the Senate

Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Noel Frame is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

1 of 518 party-line votes.

HB1258 · Providing funding for municipalities participating in the regional 911 emergency communications system.
Nay
Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 2025-04-09 · Passed 28–21 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

HB2319 · Renaming certain state residential facilities for persons with developmental disabilities.
Yea
Senate Committee on Human Services: do pass with amendment(s) · 2026-02-25 · Failed 2–2
HB2464 · Concerning reporting requirements and law enforcement responses for incidents at private detention facilities.
Yea
Senate Committee on Human Services: do pass · 2026-02-25 · Failed 2–2
HB1604 · Providing parameters for conducting searches of transgender and intersex individuals confined in a local jail in compliance with federal law.
Yea
Senate Committee on Human Services: do pass · 2026-02-24 · Failed 2–2
HB1390 · Repealing the community protection program.
Yea
Senate Committee on Human Services: do pass with amendment(s) · 2026-02-24 · Failed 2–2
SB6184 · Updating the office of homeless youth program provisions.
Yea
Senate Committee on Human Services: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass · 2026-02-04 · Failed 2–2
Republicans they vote with most

Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.

Paul HarrisRepublican · District 17 · 430 shared contested votes
37%
Jeff HolyRepublican · District 6 · 407 shared contested votes
34%
Curtis KingRepublican · District 14 · 430 shared contested votes
34%
Their session, month by month

Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (21 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2025-01: 17 roll calls, 1 without a Yea or Nay2025-02: 242 roll calls, 10 without a Yea or Nay2025-03: 213 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-04: 421 roll calls, 2 without a Yea or Nay2026-01: 51 roll calls, 4 without a Yea or Nay2026-02: 326 roll calls, 4 without a Yea or Nay2026-03: 250 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or NayJan 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills Noel Frame was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.

Introduced23
Out of committee16
Passed one chamber12
Passed both chambers8
Became law8
Never left committee7

For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 9 bills that became law this session.

Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
Became lawEffective date 6/11/2026*. · 2026-04-01
Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies.
Became lawEffective date 1/1/2027. · 2026-04-01
Concerning taxes administered by the department of revenue.
Became lawEffective date 6/11/2026. · 2026-03-30
Defining the terms "fixture" and "affixed" for excise tax purposes.
Passed one chamberBy resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. · 2026-03-12
Adjusting the price of a cash transaction to eliminate the need for pennies.
Out of committeeSenate Rules "X" file. · 2026-02-26
Protecting Washington children online.
Passed one chamberSenate Rules "X" file. · 2026-02-26
Concerning taxation of a long-term capital gain of a section 1202 small business stock.
Not out of committeeExecutive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM. · 2026-02-19
Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility.
Not out of committeePublic hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. · 2026-02-05
Concerning divestment of funds under management by the state investment board from thermal coal.
Not out of committeePublic hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM. · 2026-01-29
Providing coverage for standard fertility preservation services for medicaid enrollees.
Not out of committeeFirst reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. · 2026-01-16
Designating the state shark.
Not out of committeeFirst reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections. · 2026-01-14
Enacting a tax on stocks, bonds, and other financial intangible assets for the benefit of public schools.
Passed one chamberRules Committee relieved of further consideration. On motion, referred to Ways & Means. · 2026-01-12
Concerning the operation, authorization, and permitting of microenterprise home kitchens.
Not out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 2026-01-12
Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content.
Passed one chamberSenate Rules "X" file. · 2026-01-12
Providing judicial discretion to modify sentences in the interest of justice.
Not out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 2026-01-12

Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.

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HB1408 · 2026-03-12
Establishing funding for community preservation and development authorities approved through RCW 43.167.060. (Senate Final Passage without Senate Amendments)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
SB6355 · 2026-03-12
Concerning the electric transmission system. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 32-17
Yea
HB2215 · 2026-03-12
Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into Washington. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
HB1295 · 2026-03-12
Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary students. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
Passed · 48-1
Yea
SB6260 · 2026-03-12
Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 26-23
Yea
SB6347 · 2026-03-12
Revised for engrossed: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 39-10
Nay
SB6354 · 2026-03-12
Advancing transportation electrification by expanding access to electric vehicles already being sold in Washington and increasing associated funding. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 47-2
Yea
SB6225 · 2026-03-12
Authorizing bonds for transportation funding. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
SB6228 · 2026-03-12
Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 26-23
Yea
SB5998 · 2026-03-12
Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations. (Senate Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee)
Passed · 28-21
Yea
SB6005 · 2026-03-12
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. (Senate Final Passage as Recommended by Conference Committee)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
SB6003 · 2026-03-12
Concerning the capital budget. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
HB2711 · 2026-03-11
Concerning transportation resources. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
Passed · 33-15
Yea
HB2689 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the working connections child care program. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
Passed · 33-16
Yea
HB2681 · 2026-03-11
Revised for engrossed: Concerning cannabis license fees. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
Passed · 29-20
Yea
HB2487 · 2026-03-11
Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
Passed · 27-22
Yea
HB2089 · 2026-03-11
Supporting wildfire mitigation by modifying RCW 82.04.29005, concerning taxes on loan interest. (Senate 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
Passed · 27-21
Yea
SB6346 · 2026-03-11
Establishing a tax on millionaires. (Senate Final Passage As Amended by the House)
Passed · 27-21
Yea
SB6002 · 2026-03-10
Concerning driver privacy protections. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 39-10
Yea
SB6110 · 2026-03-10
Addressing electric-assisted bicycles and electric motorcycles. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 44-4
Yea
SB5982 · 2026-03-10
Updating provisions for consumer-owned utilities, including port districts, and affected market customers under the clean energy transformation act. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 30-19
Yea
SB6035 · 2026-03-10
Ensuring access to voting services for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 29-19
Yea
SB6113 · 2026-03-10
Concerning taxes administered by the department of revenue. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 44-4
Yea
SB6054 · 2026-03-10
Concerning unreasonable restrictions on wildfire home hardening practices in common interest communities. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 47-0
Yea
SB6309 · 2026-03-10
Providing for enhanced municipal permitting tools for high capacity transit projects. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 30-19
Yea
SB6137 · 2026-03-10
Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 43-6
Yea
SB6246 · 2026-03-10
Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 29-20
Yea
SB6027 · 2026-03-10
Revised for 2nd substitute: Modifying certain funding and exemptions related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 30-19
Yea
SB6076 · 2026-03-10
Streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission, and distribution projects. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 48-1
Yea
SB6194 · 2026-03-10
Revised for engrossed: Allowing payments to be made for services provided by any rural hospital that is located on a federally recognized Indian reservation. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
HB2689 · 2026-03-10
Concerning the working connections child care program. (Senate Committee on Ways & Means: do pass with amendment(s))
Passed · 15-2
Yea
SB6269 · 2026-03-10
Modernizing the definition of motor fuel in the motor fuel quality act. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
HB2681 · 2026-03-10
Revised for engrossed: Concerning cannabis license fees. (Senate Committee on Ways & Means: do pass)
Passed · 15-7
Yea
SB6026 · 2026-03-10
Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 35-14
Yea
SB6226 · 2026-03-10
Protecting the clinical autonomy of audiologists. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
HB2487 · 2026-03-10
Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state. (Senate Committee on Ways & Means: do pass)
Passed · 15-9
Yea
SB6034 · 2026-03-10
Concerning statutory establishment of the governor's office of Indian affairs. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
SB6162 · 2026-03-10
Concerning property tax reform. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 41-8
Yea
SB6200 · 2026-03-10
Concerning renters' and mobile home occupants' ability to install portable cooling devices. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 37-12
Yea
SB5847 · 2026-03-10
Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 30-19
Yea
SB6065 · 2026-03-10
Concerning school district transportation vehicle funds. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
HB2325 · 2026-03-10
Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
Passed · 43-5
Yea
SB6058 · 2026-03-10
Adding discretion to wage enforcement actions. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 46-1
Yea
SB6066 · 2026-03-10
Revised for 2nd substitute: Establishing crash prevention zones. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 48-1
Yea
SB6188 · 2026-03-10
Concerning the department of labor and industries' authority to enact rules related to regulating asbestos training. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 30-19
Yea
SB6291 · 2026-03-10
Concerning on-site wastewater treatment system inspections. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
SB5346 · 2026-03-09
Revised for 1st substitute: Addressing student use of mobile devices in public schools. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 43-4
Yea
SB5068 · 2026-03-09
Concerning agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and general or limited authority law enforcement, extending eligibility for employment to all United States citizens or persons legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 28-19
Yea
SB5841 · 2026-03-09
Concerning the completion of postsecondary financial aid applications. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 47-0
Yea
SB5420 · 2026-03-09
Ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 48-1
Yea
SB5892 · 2026-03-09
Concerning protection of the voter registration database. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 30-19
Yea
SB5938 · 2026-03-09
Concerning the foreclosure prevention fee. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 48-1
Yea
SB5981 · 2026-03-09
Revised for 2nd substitute: Concerning the 340B drug pricing program. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 30-19
Yea
SB5925 · 2026-03-09
Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 30-19
Yea
SB5156 · 2026-03-09
Concerning elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 41-6
Yea
SB5395 · 2026-03-09
Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
SB5969 · 2026-03-09
Revised for 2nd substitute: Reducing duplication between high school and beyond plans and individualized education program transition plans. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 48-1
Yea
SB5855 · 2026-03-09
Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 30-19
Yea
SB5272 · 2026-03-09
Improving school safety by extending penalties for interference by, or intimidation by threat of, force or violence at schools and extracurricular activities and requiring schools to notify the public of such penalties. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 47-0
Yea
SB5845 · 2026-03-09
Modernizing and clarifying timely payment requirements for health carriers. (Senate Final Passage as Amended by the House)
Passed · 49-0
Yea
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1520 total roll-call votes this session).
Voting data provided by LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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