Relating to veterans services and making appropriations
What it does: As introduced, lets recognized veterans service organizations represent veterans in VA claims, ties county veterans-office grants to performance after the first year, requires a statewide electronic claims system, and raises the veterans trust fund threshold for sharing lottery money with counties from $50 million to $75 million. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Shall the bill pass?
The tally
Yes 34 · No 12 · Not voting 4
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Republicans | 27 | 2 | 4 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 9 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Bill DotzlerD31Yes
- Catelin DreyD1Yes
- Cindy WincklerD49Yes
- Dawn DriscollR46No
- Mark LofgrenR48No
- Matt BlakeD22Yes
- Mike ZimmerD35Yes
- Molly DonahueD37Yes
- Renee HardmanD16Yes
The full roll (50)
Yes 34
- Adrian DickeyR44
- Annette SweeneyR27
- Bill DotzlerD31
- Carrie KoelkerR33
- Catelin DreyD1
- Cherielynn WestrichR13
- Cindy WincklerD49
- Dan DawsonR10
- Dan ZumbachR34
- Dave SiresR38
- Dennis GuthR28
- Doug CampbellR30
- Jack WhitverR23
- Jason SchultzR6
- Jeff ReichmanR50
- Jeff TaylorR2
- Jesse GreenR24
- Kara WarmeR26
- Ken RozenboomR19
- Kerry GruenhagenR41
- Kevin AlonsR7
- Lynn EvansR3
- Mark CostelloR8
- Matt BlakeD22
- Mike BousselotR21
- Mike KlimeshR32
- Mike PikeR20
- Mike ZimmerD35
- Molly DonahueD37
- Renee HardmanD16
- Sandy SalmonR29
- Scott WebsterR47
- Tim KraayenbrinkR4
- Tom ShipleyR9
No 12
Not voting 4
- Amy SinclairR12
- Charlie McClintockR42
- Dave RowleyR5
- Former memberR
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.