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Republican
· Representative
Sam Low
Represents District 39 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
77%
on 376 party-line votes · House Republicans median 93%
Cast a vote
97%
Yea or Nay on 1,171 of 1,205 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
7 of 33
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 2.5
Roll calls on record
1,205
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 Sam Low 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 Sam Low sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Sam Low is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
88 of 376 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
HB1941 · Authorizing agricultural cooperatives for cannabis producers.
House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 2026-03-12 · Passed 69–26 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB6355 · Concerning the electric transmission system.
House Final Passage as Amended by the House · 2026-03-11 · Passed 66–27 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2225 · Revised for 1st substitute: Regulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots.
House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 2026-03-11 · Passed 74–21 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2416 · Concerning fair treatment of waste to energy facilities under the climate commitment act.
House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 2026-03-11 · Passed 76–20 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2445 · Ending probates for profit.
House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 2026-03-11 · Passed 66–29 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2496 · Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council.
House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 2026-03-09 · Passed 71–24 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1128 · Establishing a child care workforce standards board.
House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 2026-03-09 · Passed 68–27 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2219 · Enhancing the operational efficiency of child care providers.
House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 2026-03-09 · Passed 67–28 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1155 · Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements.
House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · 2026-03-09 · Passed 62–33 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB5847 · Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation.
House Final Passage as Amended by the House · 2026-03-06 · Passed 67–28 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB5496 · Preserving homeownership options by limiting excessive home buying by certain entities.
House Committee on Housing: do pass · 2026-02-24 · Passed 9–7
HB2081 · Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for certain investments, and creating a temporary business and occupation tax surcharge on large companies.
House 3rd Reading & Final Passage · 2025-04-22 · Passed 50–48
HB2049 · Investing in the state's paramount duty to fund K-12 education and build strong and safe communities.
House 3rd Reading & Final Passage · 2025-04-22 · Passed 50–48
HB1768 · Preserving manufactured housing communities by limiting purchases by certain entities.
House Committee on Housing: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass · 2025-02-20 · Passed 9–7
HB1380 · Allowing objectively reasonable regulation of the utilization of public property.
House Committee on Housing: do pass · 2025-01-30 · Passed 9–7
Democrats 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.
Alicia RuleDemocrat · District 42 · 423 shared contested votes
51%
Adison RichardsDemocrat · District 26 · 437 shared contested votes
51%
Clyde ShaversDemocrat · District 10 · 442 shared contested votes
47%
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 (34 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Sam Low 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.
Introduced33
Out of committee15
Passed one chamber10
Passed both chambers7
Became law7
Never left committee18
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 2.5 bills that became law this session.
Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside of urban growth areas.
Became lawEffective date 6/11/2026. · 2026-03-27
Updating the role of the Washington traffic safety commission in identifying the risk factors that lead to roadway fatalities.
Became lawEffective date 6/11/2026. · 2026-03-23
Concerning medical insurance premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line of duty deaths.
Became lawEffective date 6/11/2026. · 2026-03-14
Exempting land classified under current use that is sold or transferred to a governmental entity from additional tax in certain circumstances.
Passed one chamberBy resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. · 2026-03-12
Modifying transportation improvement board provisions.
Passed one chamberBy resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. · 2026-03-12
Providing for the suspension of tolling on certain facilities in the event of an emergency.
Out of committeeHouse Rules "X" file. · 2026-02-19
Concerning actions arising out of real estate appraisal activity.
Out of committeeReferred to Rules 2 Review. · 2026-02-04
Fortifying agritourism.
Not out of committeePublic hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. · 2026-01-28
Updating policies for elementary and secondary school students with firearm violations.
Not out of committeePublic hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. · 2026-01-19
Protecting consumers from unreasonable delays in the processing of retirement account distributions.
Not out of committeeFirst reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. · 2026-01-13
Protecting the personal information of consumers who use financial services applications on their mobile or internet-connected devices.
Not out of committeeFirst reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Business. · 2026-01-12
Providing consumer access to safe cookware and interstate and international trade certainty in the regulation of lead in cookware.
Not out of committeeFirst reading, referred to Environment & Energy. · 2026-01-12
Establishing a driver work zone and first responder safety course requirement.
Passed one chamberHouse Rules "X" file. · 2026-01-12
Expanding access to college in the high school to private school students.
Not out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 2026-01-12
Requiring interpreters providing services under certain state contracts and purchase agreements to complete national fingerprint background checks.
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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HB1526 · 2026-03-12
Modifying the snack bar liquor license. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1701 · 2026-03-12
Authorizing multiple liquor licensees to have licensed premises within a facility owned and leased out by another liquor licensee or person. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB6005 · 2026-03-12
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. (House Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee)
SB6170 · 2026-03-12
Adjusting monetary limits regarding contracting rules for state highway construction work and procurement. (House 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
HB2034 · 2026-03-12
Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1795 · 2026-03-12
Addressing restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2114 · 2026-03-12
Concerning defective license plates issued by the department of licensing. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1376 · 2026-03-12
Concerning the prepayment of capital gains taxes six months prior to the due date. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1941 · 2026-03-12
Authorizing agricultural cooperatives for cannabis producers. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2215 · 2026-03-12
Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into Washington. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1295 · 2026-03-12
Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary students. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2239 · 2026-03-12
Providing Washingtonians and their loved ones with location choices for interment of remains. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB5998 · 2026-03-12
Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations. (House Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee)
SB6231 · 2026-03-12
Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers. (House 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
SB6003 · 2026-03-12
Concerning the capital budget. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB2179 · 2026-03-12
Revised for engrossed: Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB6244 · 2026-03-12
Extending an existing hazardous substance tax exemption for certain agricultural crop protection products that are temporarily warehoused but not otherwise used, manufactured, packaged, or sold in the state of Washington. (House 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
HB2548 · 2026-03-11
Strengthening health care market standards. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1170 · 2026-03-11
Informing users when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2320 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2251 · 2026-03-11
Concerning climate commitment act accounts. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1500 · 2026-03-11
Concerning resale certificates for units in common interest communities. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2156 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2156 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate on Reconsideration)
HB1960 · 2026-03-11
Encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2334 · 2026-03-11
Adjusting the price of a cash transaction to eliminate the need for pennies. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2445 · 2026-03-11
Ending probates for profit. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2539 · 2026-03-11
Concerning inmate funds. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2296 · 2026-03-11
Expanding the use of distributed energy resources. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1750 · 2026-03-11
Creating guidelines for voter suppression and vote dilution claims under the Washington voting rights act. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2325 · 2026-03-11
Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1909 · 2026-03-11
Establishing the court unification task force. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2588 · 2026-03-11
Concerning county ferry district authority. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB6260 · 2026-03-11
Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB1903 · 2026-03-11
Establishing a statewide low-income energy assistance program. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1796 · 2026-03-11
Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2418 · 2026-03-11
Concerning permit review processes. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2211 · 2026-03-11
Concerning medically tailored meals. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2442 · 2026-03-11
Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1710 · 2026-03-11
Concerning compliance with the Washington voting rights act of 2018. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1974 · 2026-03-11
Establishing land banking authorities. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB6225 · 2026-03-11
Authorizing bonds for transportation funding. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB1906 · 2026-03-11
Increasing transparency and consumer protection in water system rates. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2594 · 2026-03-11
Ensuring that unhoused children and youths in Washington have equal access to free, appropriate public education. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2247 · 2026-03-11
Concerning veterinarian-client-patient relationships. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2532 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2105 · 2026-03-11
Concerning immigrant worker protections. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1916 · 2026-03-11
Amending voter registration challenges and managing voter registration lists. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2416 · 2026-03-11
Concerning fair treatment of waste to energy facilities under the climate commitment act. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2624 · 2026-03-11
Clarifying consumer protections regarding unsolicited real estate transactions for public purposes or by nonprofit land conservancies. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2225 · 2026-03-11
Revised for 1st substitute: Regulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2711 · 2026-03-11
Concerning transportation resources. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2689 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the working connections child care program. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB6228 · 2026-03-11
Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6347 · 2026-03-11
Revised for engrossed: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6354 · 2026-03-11
Advancing transportation electrification by expanding access to electric vehicles already being sold in Washington and increasing associated funding. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6182 · 2026-03-11
Establishing an abortion savings program. (House 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
SB6355 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the electric transmission system. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB1155 · 2026-03-09
Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2219 · 2026-03-09
Enhancing the operational efficiency of child care providers. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1205 total roll-call votes this session).
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