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Chris Stearns
WA House District 47
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 32Criminal Justice & Policing 16Environment & Energy 16Civil Rights & Liberties 13Healthcare 13Economy & Taxes 12Social Services & Welfare 12Labor & Employment 10Technology & Privacy 10Transportation & Infrastructure 6Agriculture 5Education 4Elections & Voting 3Housing 3Foreign Policy & Trade 2Immigration 2Banking & Finance 1Defense & Military 1Other 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA House District 47 current
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 9, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,201 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5124 — Establishing network adequacy standards for skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation hospitals. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5690 — Concerning utility relocation. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6132 — Authorizing a narrow modification to indebtedness limits for select inland port districts to ensure continued eligibility for federal… | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Nay | Mar 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5292 — Concerning paid family and medical leave rates. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Nay | Mar 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6162 — Concerning property tax reform. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Nay | Mar 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Nay | Mar 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5880 — Concerning toxicology testing by certified or accredited laboratories. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5847 — Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Nay | Mar 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2487 — Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5981 — Protecting patient access to discounted medications and health care services through Washington's health care safety net by preventing… | Nay | Mar 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5841 — Concerning the completion of postsecondary financial aid applications. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5520 — Concerning the wrongly convicted persons act. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6137 — Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5862 — Providing a cost-of-living adjustment for plan 1 retirees of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6194 — Allowing payments to be made based on allowable costs for services provided by any rural hospital that is located on a federally recognized… | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5827 — Concerning the definition of a "qualifying discharge" for the Washington state veterans' preference program for civil service. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5068 — Concerning agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and general or limited authority law enforcement, extending eligibility for employment to… | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6246 — Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6113 — Concerning taxes administered by the department of revenue. | Yea | Mar 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5974 — Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets… | Nay | Mar 5, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (18 as lead sponsor)
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HB 1222
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Concerning public inspection and copying of proprietary financial and security information submitted to or obtained by the gambling commission.
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HB 2496
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Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council.
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HB 1713
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Concerning automatic voter registration for tribal members.
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HB 2281
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Concerning the state and tribal government-to-government relationship.
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HB 2579
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Promoting and funding public media and digital equity.
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HB 2117
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Adding a tribal member to the board of natural resources.
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HB 1265
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Concerning commercial sexual exploitation.
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HB 1532
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Authorizing funding tools to mitigate the impact of sales tax sourcing in certain cities that host industrial and warehousing industries.
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HB 1513
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Safeguarding natural resources in the Washington State Seashore Conservation Area.
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HB 1461
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Concerning contracts for materials or work required by joint operating agencies.
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