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
HB 2334 — Adjusting the price of a cash transaction to eliminate the need for pennies.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2575 — Reducing certain reporting obligations under environmental or energy laws.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2091 — Requiring public employers under chapter 41.80 RCW to provide employee information to exclusive bargaining representatives.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2505 — Exempting certain former foster care providers from adult family home licensure.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2451 — Concerning local tax increment financing.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2510 — Concerning the supervision of individuals sentenced to community custody.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2431 — Increasing the maximum annual limit for regularly scheduled fundraising activities for the nonprofit public assembly halls and meeting…	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1796 — Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1155 — Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements.	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2105 — Concerning immigrant worker protections.	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1941 — Authorizing agricultural cooperatives for cannabis producers.	Nay	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2664 — Modifying requirements for service of unlawful detainer notices and other notices served in the same manner.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2124 — Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2436 — Concerning requirements of oil tankers operating in restricted waters.	Yea	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2508 — Clarifying the scope of authority of the office of independent investigations to align with current operations and practices and to include…	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2348 — Updating timber sale process efficiencies and adopting consistent language for the department's land sales.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1170 — Informing users when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2340 — Applying substance use disorder monitoring program provisions to nursing assistants.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2317 — Concerning early learning program licensing requirements.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2309 — Reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating postgraduate degree requirements that are unnecessary.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1500 — Concerning resale certificates for units in common interest communities.	Nay	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2441 — Concerning medical insurance premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line of duty deaths.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2179 — Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan, a…	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2248 — Concerning corporate filings and other documents processed by the secretary of state's corporations and charities division.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1390 — Repealing the community protection program.	Yea	Mar 4, 2026	fail	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)