Chris Stearns
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18
Bills sponsored
this session · 31 all-time
101
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 166 all-time
3
Enacted into law
this session · 8 all-time
3050
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 3050 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025-26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
100%
based on 511 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0%
based on 511 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
98.5%
based on 511 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
31 billsCurrent session 18 bills
- HB 1222 Concerning public inspection and copying of proprietary financial and security information submitted to or obtained by the gambling commission. Signed
- HB 1713 Concerning automatic voter registration for tribal members. In Committee
- HB 2579 Promoting and funding public media and digital equity. In Committee
- HB 2117 Adding a tribal member to the board of natural resources. In Committee
- HB 2572 Increasing access to voting services for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters. Passed
- HB 1703 Establishing an equine industry tax credit, allowing the horse racing commission to impose a fee, and using equine industry sales tax revenues for federal regulatory compliance. In Committee
- HB 2281 Concerning the state and tribal government-to-government relationship. Passed
- HB 2496 Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council. Signed
- HB 2493 Supporting crime victims and witnesses by promoting victim-centered, trauma-informed responses. In Committee
- HB 1265 Concerning commercial sexual exploitation. In Committee
- HB 1532 Authorizing funding tools to mitigate the impact of sales tax sourcing in certain cities that host industrial and warehousing industries. Passed
- HB 1513 Safeguarding natural resources in the Washington State Seashore Conservation Area. In Committee
- HB 1461 Concerning contracts for materials or work required by joint operating agencies. Signed
- HR 4684 Recognizing the strong partnership between Washington state and Ireland. Passed
- HB 2526 Concerning prostitution. Passed
- HB 1362 Creating a gambling treatment diversion court pilot program to be conducted by the administrative office of the courts. Passed
- HB 1274 Concerning retroactively applying the requirement to exclude certain juvenile convictions from an offender score regardless of the date of the offense. Passed
- HB 2103 Authorizing certain public entities to contract for the capability of renewable or nonemitting electric generation projects. In Committee
Historical 13 bills
- HB 1352 Authorizing tribal investment in county investment pools. Signed
- HB 2065 Recalculating sentencing ranges for currently incarcerated individuals whose offender score was increased by juvenile convictions. Died
- HB 1681 Concerning problem gambling. Died
- HB 1362 Improving government efficiency related to reports by state agencies by eliminating reports, changing the frequency of reports, and providing an alternative method for having information publicly available in place of reports. Died
- HB 1471 Modifying state procurement procedures for competitive, sole source, convenience, and emergency goods and services contracts. Signed
- HB 2055 Creating a gambling treatment diversion court pilot program to be conducted by the administrative office of the courts. Died
- HB 2135 Including federally recognized tribes as part of the Washington emergency management division emergency worker program. Signed
- HB 2059 Concerning the sale of halal foods. Died
- HB 2211 Granting local taxing authority to fund criminal justice. Died
- HR 4666 Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Burke Museum. Died
- HB 1221 Concerning the privacy of lottery players. Signed
- HB 2019 Establishing a Native American apprentice assistance program. Signed
- HB 1529 Providing supplementary funding to support horse racing and the recreational use of horses in Washington. Died
Co-sponsored
166 billsCurrent session 101 bills
- HB 2225 Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots. Signed
- HB 2091 Requiring public employers under chapter 41.80 RCW to provide employee information to exclusive bargaining representatives. Signed
- HB 2296 Expanding the use of distributed energy resources. Signed
- HB 2105 Concerning immigrant worker protections. Signed
- HR 4691 Honoring Presidents’ Day. Passed
- HR 4641 Honoring Julia Butler Hansen. Passed
- HB 2436 Concerning requirements of oil tankers operating in restricted waters. Signed
- HB 1759 Designating the twelfth day of December as the day of the 12s. Passed
- HB 2575 Reducing certain reporting obligations under environmental or energy laws. Signed
- HR 4611 Honoring the Washington National Guard. Passed
- HB 1670 Increasing transparency regarding sewage-containing spills. Signed
- HR 4696 Celebrating Kimchi Day. Passed
- HB 1679 Encouraging electric utility investments in advanced nuclear reactor projects for clean energy transformation act compliance. In Committee
- HB 2597 Concerning remedies for violations of federal constitutional rights occurring during immigration enforcement. Passed
- HR 4700 Honoring Billy Frank Jr. Passed
- HB 1853 Designating school district recreational properties as green community schoolyards and developing a model shared-use agreement to increase the use of existing playgrounds and playfields. In Committee
- HR 4706 Recognizing Every Child Matters Day. Passed
- HB 1434 Establishing Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays. Passed
- HB 2401 Establishing the boys and men commission. Passed
- HB 1908 Protecting developmentally disabled individuals and their families by maintaining the operation of existing state facilities with underutilized capacity and allowing new residents. In Committee
- HB 1432 Improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services. Signed
- HB 2157 Regulating high-risk artificial intelligence system development, deployment, and use. Passed
- HB 2212 Reducing microplastic pollution from washing machines. In Committee
- HB 1404 Increasing student access to free meals served at public schools. In Committee
- HB 1392 Creating the medicaid access program. Signed
Historical 65 bills
- HR 4699 Honoring Lisa Fenton. Died
- HR 4671 Recognizing Presidents' Day. Died
- HB 1388 Protecting tenants by prohibiting predatory residential rent practices and by applying the consumer protection act to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act. Died
- HB 2500 Protecting access to assisted reproductive services. Died
- HB 2091 Establishing a fallen firefighter memorial. Signed
- HB 2001 Providing judicial discretion to modify sentences in the interests of justice. Died
- HB 1854 Protecting access to abortion medications by authorizing the department of corrections to acquire, sell, deliver, distribute, and dispense abortion medications. Died
- HB 1270 Establishing the Washington state commission on boys and men. Died
- HR 4602 Honoring Jamie Walsh. Died
- HB 2336 Assessing the suitability of lands in Washington for agricultural and renewable energy purposes. Died
- HR 4642 Recognizing Holocaust Remembrance Day. Died
- HB 1892 Concerning the workforce housing accelerator program. Signed
- HR 4603 Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Died
- HB 1981 Incentivizing clean nuclear energy manufacturing through preferential business and occupation tax rates. Died
- HB 1877 Improving the Washington state behavioral health system for better coordination and recognition with the Indian behavioral health system. Signed
- HR 4629 Celebrating Nowruz. Died
- HR 4605 Recognizing Presidents' Day. Died
- HR 4653 Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Died
- HB 1259 Updating the executive team of the office of the secretary of state by adding signing authority to the chief of staff position. Signed
- HR 4610 Honoring the Washington National Guard. Died
- HR 4701 Recognizing J.T. Wilcox. Died
- HR 4674 Honoring Derek Kilmer. Died
- HB 2414 Prohibiting the use of hog-tying. Died
- HB 1767 Concerning the role of the department of commerce in monitoring and providing technical assistance related to federal funding opportunities. Died
- HB 1410 Concerning people who have been targeted or affected by hate crimes and bias incidents. Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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HB 2134
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#4) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 5180
Adopting the interstate teacher mobility compact. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning the licensure and employment of out-of-state teachers.)
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#3) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
HB 2357
Establishing a state patrol longevity bonus.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 5950
Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#1) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 6194
Concerning state legislative employee collective bargaining.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
HB 2320
Concerning high THC cannabis products.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
|
SB 6069
Improving retirement security for Washingtonians by establishing Washington saves, an automatic enrollment individual retirement savings account program, and updating the Washington retirement marketplace statute.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6087
Concerning the fire service training account.
Final Passage without House amendments (#11) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6194
Concerning state legislative employee collective bargaining.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#2) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5949
Concerning the capital budget.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#1) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1239
Establishing a simple and uniform system for complaints related to, and instituting a code of educator ethics for, conduct within or involving public elementary and secondary schools.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5811
Expanding the definition of family member for individual providers.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#12) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 2454
Extending an existing hazardous substance tax exemption for certain agricultural crop protection products that are temporarily warehoused but not otherwise used, manufactured, packaged, or sold in the state of Washington.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1899
Facilitating reconstruction of communities damaged or destroyed by wildfires.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6098
Concerning accounts.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#14) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5796
Concerning common interest communities.
Final Passage without House amendments (#10) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1453
Providing a tax exemption for medical cannabis patients.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#6) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 6316
Concerning the state route number 520 corridor.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#15) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 2424
Updating cooperative agreements between the state and federally recognized tribes for the successful collaborative management of Washington's wildlife resources.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
SB 5906
Implementing a statewide drug overdose prevention and education campaign.
Final Passage as Amended by the House (#13) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 1493
Concerning impaired driving.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2024 |
|
HB 2266
Concerning sanitary conditions for construction workers who menstruate or express milk.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#42) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2153
Deterring the theft of catalytic converters.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2384
Concerning automated traffic safety cameras.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#55) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1377
Posting of approved courses and providers of continuing education.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1551
Reducing lead in cookware.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#32) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2124
Supporting and expanding access to child care and early learning programs.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#50) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2180
Increasing the special education enrollment funding cap.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#59) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2213
Concerning defects and omissions in the laws that have been identified by the justices of the supreme court or judges of the superior courts pursuant to Article IV, section 25 of the state Constitution.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#18) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2180
Increasing the special education enrollment funding cap.
Concur in Senate amendments (#58) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1870
Promoting economic development by increasing opportunities for local communities to secure federal funding.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#48) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2195
Strengthening the early learning facilities grant and loan program by revising criteria and providing resources to the Ruth LeCocq Kagi early learning facilities development account.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#17) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2441
Establishing a pilot program eliminating college in the high school fees for private not-for-profit four-year institutions.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#56) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2056
Concerning information sharing and limited investigative authority of supreme court bailiffs.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1368
Requiring and funding the purchase of zero emission school buses.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#30) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1012
Addressing the response to extreme weather events.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#1) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2482
Reinstating semiconductor tax incentives.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
SB 6038
Reducing the costs associated with providing child care.
1259 Ormsby Pg 2 Ln 25 (#25) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2000
Renewing Washington's international leadership.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#38) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2381
Increasing eligibility for economy and efficiency flexible school calendar waivers.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#22) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1877
Improving the Washington state behavioral health system for better coordination and recognition with the Indian behavioral health system.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#35) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2396
Concerning fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#44) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1248
Concerning pupil transportation.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#46) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2207
Providing tools designed to reduce the impacts of unlawful solid waste dumping.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#51) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 1272
Concerning publishing, formatting, and distribution of the state and local voters' pamphlets.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2135
Including federally recognized tribes as part of the Washington emergency management division emergency worker program.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#41) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2226
Concerning collecting data on the H-2A worker program and from certain hand harvesters.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#19) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2416
Changing the legal title for advanced practice nurses.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#45) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2099
Concerning state identification cards for persons in state custody or care.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#39) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |
|
HB 2007
Expanding time limit exemptions applicable to cash assistance programs.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2024 |