Paul Harris

WA Senate District 17

Republican Washington since Jan 13, 2025

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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

Healthcare 44 Education 25 Government Operations & Budget 25 Social Services & Welfare 16 Transportation & Infrastructure 16 Environment & Energy 13 Economy & Taxes 12 Labor & Employment 12 Criminal Justice & Policing 8 Technology & Privacy 6 Housing 5 Banking & Finance 4 Elections & Voting 3 Other 3 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
WA Senate District 17 current Washington	Republican	Jan 13, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
WA Senate District 17 Washington	Republican	Jan 10, 2011	Jan 12, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0
WA House District 17 Washington	Republican	—	Jan 6, 2025	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
SB 6346 — Establishing a tax on millionaires.	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6258 — Creating a nondisciplinary pathway for relinquishing licenses issued by the Washington medical commission.	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6086 — Strengthening security for Washington state judicial officers and court personnel.	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5489 — Establishing a state sandstone.	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6347 — Undoing the recent changes to the estate tax. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax.)	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5923 — Concerning critical access hospital designations in Skagit county.	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6162 — Concerning property tax reform.	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5520 — Concerning the wrongly convicted persons act.	Yea	Feb 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6027 — Modifying requirements and allowed uses for certain funding related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services.	Yea	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5911 — Strengthening the financial stability of persons in the care of the department of children, youth, and families.	Yea	Feb 13, 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	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5969 — Fulfilling high school and beyond plan requirements with individualized education program transition plans.	Yea	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5968 — Improving regulatory efficiency by integrating executive order 25-03, concerning permitting and licensing processes, into chapter 43.42A…	Yea	Feb 13, 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	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6302 — Concerning misclassification in the finishing trades on public works projects.	Yea	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6097 — Adding federally recognized Indian tribes to the list of entities that may participate in the conservation futures program.	Yea	Feb 13, 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	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5156 — Concerning elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings.	Yea	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6309 — Providing for enhanced municipal permitting tools for high capacity transit projects.	Nay	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6079 — Creating a wildfire mitigation grant program.	Yea	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 6026 — Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones.	Yea	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5963 — Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant.	Yea	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5292 — Concerning paid family and medical leave rates.	Yea	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5879 — Modifying joint legislative audit and review committee work plans to ensure efficient use of staff resources.	Yea	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 5971 — Establishing a green fertilizer incentive program to support the production and adoption of low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer in Washington…	Yea	Feb 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

Issue areas

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (1,101 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (25 as lead sponsor)