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Steve Tharinger
WA House District 24
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Issue areas
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Government Operations & Budget 35Healthcare 27Economy & Taxes 14Social Services & Welfare 14Housing 11Labor & Employment 11Criminal Justice & Policing 10Environment & Energy 10Education 9Transportation & Infrastructure 6Technology & Privacy 5Banking & Finance 4Gun Policy 3Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Agriculture 2Civil Rights & Liberties 2Defense & Military 1Elections & Voting 1Other 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA House District 24 current
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 10, 2011 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,201 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 6076 — Streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission, and distribution… | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6197 — Enforcing plumbing contractor requirements. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5886 — Concerning forged digital likenesses. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6134 — Concerning notice to striking workers applying for unemployment insurance benefits of potential overpayment assessment upon receipt of… | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5994 — Preserving timber tax distributions for school districts with recent school district levy failures. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5944 — Concerning language access providers' collective bargaining. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5872 — Establishing the preK promise account. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6034 — Concerning statutory establishment of the governor's office of Indian affairs. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6065 — Concerning school district transportation vehicle funds. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5395 — Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5995 — Concerning moneys available to a port district allocated for the purchase of zero and near zero emission cargo handling equipment. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6019 — Improving the functioning of home care rate statutes. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6136 — Promoting transparency in certain industrial insurance rate increases. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6189 — Changing the deadline for forming a public facilities district for regional aquatics and sports facilities. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6110 — Addressing electric-assisted bicycles and electric motorcycles. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6011 — Concerning the authority of court of appeals bailiffs to assess threats to court of appeals judicial officers and staff members. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5720 — Enacting the uniform consumer debt default judgments act. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2689 — Concerning the working connections child care program. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5988 — Establishing fee authority for accreditation services provided to opioid treatment programs by the department of health. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6103 — Making payments for services provided by a rural emergency hospital subject to appropriation. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6151 — Concerning dedicated accounts for fees collected for the implementation of environmental programs. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5923 — Concerning critical access hospital designations in Skagit county. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5346 — Restricting mobile device usage by public school students. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5156 — Concerning elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5834 — Concerning payment of expenses from the earnings of retirement system trust funds. | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (13 as lead sponsor)
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HB 1906
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Increasing transparency and consumer protection in water system rates.
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HB 1983
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Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real estate excise tax for a governmental entity.
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HB 2016
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Concerning an additive capital budget for state matching funds and federal expenditure authority for broadband.
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HB 1208
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Extending a program to streamline the environmental permitting process for salmon recovery projects.
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HB 2295
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Concerning the capital budget.
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HB 1202
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Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts.
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HB 1805
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Creating a local sales and use tax to fund services for children and families that enhance well-being, promote mental health, and provide early interventions.
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HB 1806
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Ensuring that commercial fishing revenue benefits communities most dependent on the industry.
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HB 1216
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Concerning the capital budget.
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HB 1641
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Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real property excise tax for a governmental entity.
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