Paul Harris
Born
1953
Contact
Email · paul.harris@leg.wa.gov
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25
Bills sponsored
this session · 68 all-time
107
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 625 all-time
10
Enacted into law
this session · 19 all-time
6655
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 6655 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025-26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
91.2%
based on 444 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
8.8%
based on 444 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 444 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
68 billsCurrent session 25 bills
- SB 5594 Concerning biosimilar medicines. Passed
- SB 5646 Concerning criminal penalties for assaulting outreach workers. In Committee
- SR 8645 Honoring Northwest Center. Passed
- SB 5976 Modifying the Washington commercial electronic mail act. In Committee
- SB 5629 Concerning coverage requirements for prosthetic limbs and custom orthotic braces. Passed
- SB 5455 Concerning the administration of the Andy Hill cancer research endowment. Signed
- SB 6213 Concerning naturally occurring fibrous silicate materials. In Committee
- SB 5668 Ensuring timely, efficient, and evidence-based additions to newborn screenings. In Committee
- SB 5916 Concerning nonopioid drugs for the treatment of pain. Passed
- SB 5628 Concerning lead in cookware. Signed
- SB 5915 Concerning the health technology assessment program. Signed
- SB 5689 Adding blood type information to drivers' licenses and identicards. Signed
- SB 6155 Concerning special parking privileges for persons with disabilities. Passed
- SB 6152 Including physical and occupational therapists as attending providers for workers' compensation. Passed
- SB 5975 Providing consumer access to safe cookware and interstate and international trade certainty in the regulation of lead in cookware. Signed
- SB 5657 Authorizing certain health professions to act as physician substitutes for plasma source donation centers. In Committee
- SB 5428 Improving community inclusion services for individuals with developmental disabilities. In Committee
- SB 5597 Concerning water recreation facilities. In Committee
- SB 5316 Modifying provisions of the revised uniform unclaimed property act. Signed
- SB 6226 Protecting the clinical autonomy of audiologists. Signed
- SR 8669 Honoring National Blood Donor month. Passed
- SB 5641 Encouraging public school instruction in awareness of blood donation. Signed
- SB 5370 Lengthening port commissioner terms. Signed
- SR 8610 Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of death and disability and supporting the recognition of February 2025 as "American Heart Month." Passed
- SB 6268 Maintaining an online record of special education complaint decisions. Signed
Historical 43 bills
- HB 1684 Concerning public health and fluoridation of drinking water. Died
- HB 2853 Promoting the effective and efficient administration of the Washington state charter school commission. Signed
- HB 1073 Concerning medical assistants. Signed
- HB 1112 Imposing criminal penalties for negligent driving involving the death of a vulnerable user victim. Signed
- HJM 4002 Applying for a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution relating to fiscal restraints on the federal government, the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit terms of office for federal officials and for members of congress. Died
- HB 2482 Reinstating semiconductor tax incentives. Signed
- HB 1843 Modifying school district elections. Died
- HB 1113 Reviewing reprimands for professional educators. Died
- HB 1654 Establishing an enhanced behavior support homes model. Died
- HB 2208 Providing flexibility in calculation of nursing rates. Died
- HB 2340 Reducing department of licensing fees for Washington residents who have served in the military. Died
- HB 1497 Preventing use of vapor and tobacco products by minors. Died
- HB 2172 Providing for the use of vacant state agency property by a local government during an emergency. Died
- HB 1881 Establishing a uniform standard for creating an established relationship for the purposes of coverage of audio-only telemedicine services. Died
- HB 1884 Concerning coverage of prescription drugs for advanced metastatic cancer. Died
- HB 1655 Concerning provider contract compensation. Died
- HB 2157 Updating the definition of "vaccine" in RCW 70.290.010 to include all federal food and drug administration-approved immunizations recommended by the centers for disease control and prevention. Died
- HB 1825 Updating teacher compensation at the Washington state center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the state school for the blind. Died
- HJR 4207 Amending the Constitution to allow 55 percent of voters voting to authorize school district bonds. Died
- HB 1676 Using the taxation of vapor products to fund additional tobacco and vapor use prevention and cessation programs and services. Died
- HB 1338 Preserving public school resources during the COVID-19 emergency. Died
- HB 1686 Allowing the labeling of biodegradable products that are supported by recognized national or international test methods. Died
- HB 1063 Allowing additional renewals for behavioral health professional trainee and associate credentials. Signed
- HB 1972 Imposing criminal penalties for negligent driving involving the death of a vulnerable user victim. Died
- HB 1791 Concerning reprimands for professional educators. Died
Co-sponsored
625 billsCurrent session 107 bills
- SB 5847 Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation. Signed
- SB 5748 Incentivizing the substantial reduction or elimination of impact fees. In Committee
- SR 8659 Honoring Senator Bill Ramos. Passed
- SB 5112 Establishing a prescribing psychologist certification in Washington state. Passed
- SB 5129 Concerning common interest communities. Signed
- SB 5064 Creating an advisory council on rare diseases. In Committee
- SR 8640 Honoring Karen Keiser. Passed
- SB 5411 Concerning the tax treatment of pilates studios and gymnastics facilities. In Committee
- SB 5565 Permitting senior-focused groups to engage in certain bingo gambling activities. In Committee
- SB 5210 Establishing the ninth grade success grant program. Passed
- SB 5030 Improving access to educational services by reducing barriers to obtaining vital records and allowing alternative forms of documentation. Signed
- SB 5007 Supporting students who are chronically absent and at risk for not graduating high school. Passed
- SB 5008 Supporting the use of assessment, diagnostic, and learning tools in public schools. In Committee
- SB 5566 Increasing the penalty for assaulting a law enforcement officer. In Committee
- SB 5183 Prohibiting the sale of certain tobacco and nicotine products. In Committee
- SB 5627 Improving safe excavation practices and preventing damage to underground utilities. Signed
- SB 5147 Reviewing laws related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial. In Committee
- SB 5378 Expanding access to grants within the paid family and medical leave insurance program for small school districts. In Committee
- SB 5396 Supporting the continued employment of pilots applying for federal aviation administration medical certificates. In Committee
- SB 5850 Establishing protections for citizens participating in the initiative and referendum process. In Committee
- SB 6206 Establishing a pilot program that incentivizes child care providers to care for children of first responders. Passed
- SB 5211 Authorizing payment for parental caregivers of minor children with developmental disabilities. In Committee
- SB 5558 Concerning growth management comprehensive plans. Signed
- SB 5346 Restricting mobile device usage by public school students. Signed
- SB 5730 Concerning record checks for certain volunteers and contractors who will have access to children or persons with developmental disabilities. In Committee
Historical 518 bills
- HR 4670 Celebrating Representative Mike Sells. Died
- HR 4668 Honoring Representative Kirby. Died
- HR 4666 Recognizing Representative Dufault's record of public service. Died
- HR 4650 Honoring Mark L. Doumit. Died
- HB 1162 Concerning high school graduation credit and pathway options. Died
- HJR 4211 Authorizing investment of funds benefiting persons experiencing persistent poverty. Died
- HB 2083 Addressing consent to long-term care placement and services. Died
- HB 1744 Concerning collaborative arrangements between institutions of higher education and nonprofit private entities that provide comprehensive cancer care. Signed
- HB 1646 Continuing the work of the dementia action collaborative. Signed
- HB 2035 Establishing a behavioral health prevention and equity impact framework for the Washington state liquor and cannabis board. Died
- HR 4635 Honoring Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior. Died
- HB 1878 Increasing public school participation in the community eligibility provision of the United States department of agriculture. Signed
- HB 1803 Updating school district director compensation through the revision and preservation of a uniform compensation structure and an examination of future needs. Died
- HB 2968 Concerning ballot envelope secrecy flaps. Died
- HB 1218 Concerning dental coverage for Pacific islanders residing in Washington. Died
- HB 2872 Providing mobile home landlords the option to provide affordable rent for tenants. Died
- HB 2381 Extending coverage during the postpartum period. Died
- HB 1675 Concerning the establishment of a training network for adult family homes. Died
- HB 2410 Requiring coverage for hearing instruments for children and adolescents. Died
- HB 1421 Funding investigations to protect individuals with disabilities in the supported living program. Died
- HB 2831 Removing requirements for behavior technicians. Died
- HB 2869 Concerning property tax exemptions for certain mobile homes and manufactured homes. Died
- HB 2328 Concerning nursing facilities. Died
- HB 1588 Clarifying the prohibition of the imposition of a local income tax. Died
- HB 2370 Concerning standing before the growth management hearings board. Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 2990
Concerning the Tacoma Narrows bridge debt service payment plan.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
HB 2750
Concerning quality in assisted living facilities.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
HB 2580
Promoting renewable natural gas.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
SB 6140
Promoting the efficient and effective management of state-managed lands.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
HB 2998
Providing a business and occupation tax exemption for accountable communities of health.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
SB 6614
Concerning funding for the support of common schools.
Final Passage (#11) |
Nay | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
HB 2408
Preserving access to individual market health care coverage throughout Washington state.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) |
Nay | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
HB 2008
Addressing the budgeting process for core state services for children.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
SB 6362
Modifying basic education provisions.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) |
Nay | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
HB 2448
Increasing the availability of housing for developmentally disabled persons.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) |
Yea | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
SB 6032
Making supplemental operating appropriations.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#1) |
Nay | pass | March 08, 2018 |
|
SB 6007
Extending the expiration date of the public utility tax exemption for certain electrolytic processing businesses.
Final Passage (#15) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6269
Strengthening oil transportation safety.
Final Passage (#13) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6340
Providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1.
1454 Ormsby Pg 1 Ln 11 (#17) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 3003
Relating to law enforcement.
Final Passage (#1) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2406
Concerning election security practices around auditing and equipment.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6269
Strengthening oil transportation safety.
1407 MacEwen Pg 6 Ln 29 (#11) |
Yea | fail | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6106
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6317
Increasing commercial fishing license fees for nonresidents.
Final Passage (#8) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2009
Providing higher education support for gold star families.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6340
Providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1.
1456 MacEwen Pg 1 Ln 11 (#16) |
Yea | fail | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6340
Providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 1054
Concerning the age of individuals at which sale or distribution of tobacco and vapor products may be made.
Final Passage (#20) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2610
Creating the hunger-free students' bill of rights act.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6269
Strengthening oil transportation safety.
1391 Taylor Pg 6 Ln 30 (#12) |
Yea | fail | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 1896
Expanding civics education in public schools.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6241
Concerning the January 1, 2020, implementation of the school employees' benefits board program.
Final Passage without House amendments (#21) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2519
Concerning concealed pistol license eligibility requirements.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#22) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6087
Modifying the Washington advanced college tuition payment and college savings programs.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#19) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 5987
Concerning pretrial release programs.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
SB 6269
Strengthening oil transportation safety.
1409 Buys Pg 1 Ln 18 (#10) |
Yea | fail | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 1506
Addressing workplace practices to achieve gender pay equity.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#2) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2595
Concerning procedures in order to automatically register citizens to vote.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Nay | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2322
Allowing property insurers to assist their insureds with risk mitigation goods or services.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
SB 6095
Concerning the capital budget.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#10) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
SB 6034
Authorizing limited retail telecommunications services for public utility districts that provide only sewer, water, and telecommunications on the effective date of this act.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#9) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2269
Concerning tax relief for adaptive automotive equipment for veterans and service members with disabilities.
Final Passage (#12) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2334
Regulating the use of cannabinoid additives in marijuana products.
Final Passage (#16) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2777
Improving and updating administrative provisions related to the board of tax appeals.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2285
Establishing a reporting process for the department of natural resources regarding certain marbled murrelet habitat information.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 1783
Concerning legal financial obligations.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2638
Creating a graduated reentry program of partial confinement for certain offenders.
Final Passage (#14) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 1792
Establishing a fee for certification for the residential services and supports program to cover investigative costs.
Final Passage (#11) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2578
Preserving and expanding rental housing options for persons whose source of income is derived from or includes sources other than employment.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2271
Concerning the processes for reviewing sexually violent predators committed under chapter 71.09 RCW.
Final Passage (#13) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 1439
Regulating the institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions and private vocational schools, to protect students from unfair business practices.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
SB 6055
Creating a pilot program for outdoor burning for cities or towns located partially inside a quarantine area for apple maggot.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2733
Establishing a prescribed burn certification program at the department of natural resources.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 2580
Promoting renewable natural gas.
Final Passage (#17) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 3002
Relating to making expenditures from the budget stabilization account for declared catastrophic events.
Final Passage (#15) |
Nay | pass | March 06, 2018 |