John Braun
Senator
· Republican
· District 20
· most recent term 2025–26
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341
Bills as prime sponsor
43
of those became law
564
Bills co-sponsored
9,315
Recorded votes
1.2%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6702 2019–20 |
State & local income tax banBanning a state or local income tax. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2020 |
| SB 6696 2019–20 |
Coronavirus responseMaking expenditures from the budget stabilization account for declared catastrophic events. | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 3, 2020 |
| SB 5219 2019–20 |
Condominium warrantiesExempts condominiums with less than seven units from the warranty provisions in the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 5483 2019–20 |
Dev. disability servicesRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to track and monitor certain client hospitalizations. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 5523 2019–20 |
Medicaid managed care perf.Requires the Health Care Authority to contract with an external quality review organization (EQRO) to evaluate managed care plans under the Medicaid program. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 5536 2019–20 |
Intellectual disability careRequires that residents of an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disability be assessed quarterly by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to determine if the resident is benefiting from... | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 5986 2019–20 |
Vapor & heated tobacco/taxEstablishes a tax on vapor products in an amount equal to $0.10 per milliliter of solution. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6406 2019–20 |
Firearm theftCreates theft of a firearm from a residence, store, shop, sales outlet, or vehicle as a new class B felony offense. | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6411 2019–20 |
Multiple-unit dwellings/taxExtends the ability for counties planning under the Growth Management Act and all cities to establish residential targeted areas to use the multi-family tax exemption (MFTE). | Senator (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6505 2019–20 |
Dual credit direct costsRequires institutions of higher education to waive most fees for Running Start students beginning in the 2022-23 school year, and ensure Running Start students are not charged for course books, fees, and supplies beginning in... | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2020 |
| SB 6691 2019–20 |
Legislative chamber skylightReplacing legislative chamber skylights. | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 20, 2020 |
| SB 6564 2019–20 |
Hard-to-place job seekersProvides a business and occupation and public utility tax to qualifying businesses hiring certain unemployed persons, such as persons convicted of a felony, recipients of certain federal or state benefits, and homeless persons. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 2020 |
| SB 6649 2019–20 |
Emerg. homeless shelters/taxAuthorizes a city or county to impose a 0.03 percent local sales and use tax, credited against the state portion of the sales tax, for operating and capital costs for emergency housing shelters for the homeless. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 2020 |
| SB 6678 2019–20 |
Veteran memorials/sales taxProviding a sales and use tax exemption for materials and labor purchased by veterans' organizations in the construction of memorials. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 2020 |
| SB 6658 2019–20 |
Disabled & elderlyPrioritizing services and financial relief for the disabled and elderly populations. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2020 |
| SB 6612 2019–20 |
Homeless service orgs/auditsConcerning audit requirements for charitable organizations that provide services to homeless persons. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2020 |
| SB 6621 2019–20 |
Tax exemptionsIncreasing tax exemption transparency and accountability. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2020 |
| SB 6568 2019–20 |
Gambling loss recoveryConcerning the application of gambling loss recovery laws to certain online games of chance. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2020 |
| SB 6573 2019–20 |
Basic ed funding/forestlandsProvides that basic education allocations may not be reduced by the amount of federal or state forest revenue a school district receives. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2020 |
| SB 6548 2019–20 |
Overtime ex./employee choiceAllowing employee choice and flexibility in the executive, administrative, and professional exception to the minimum wage act. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2020 |
| SB 6550 2019–20 |
Charter schools/local effortConcerning local effort assistance for charter schools. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2020 |
| SB 6538 2019–20 |
Nursing license/survey dataProhibits the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission from conditioning licensure or renewal on the submission of demographic data. | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2020 |
| SB 6498 2019–20 |
Riparian easement carbon valAdds the value of carbon stored in timber to the fair market value of qualifying timber for the small forest landowner Forest Riparian Easement Program. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2020 |
| SB 6462 2019–20 |
Local income taxesReaffirming the prohibition of the imposition of a local income tax. | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2020 |
| SB 6350 2019–20 |
Vehicle taxes & feesAdopts provisions similar or identical to law as amended by Initiative 976. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2020 |
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