Steve Tharinger
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13
Bills sponsored
this session · 80 all-time
102
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 858 all-time
3
Enacted into law
this session · 25 all-time
6833
Recorded votes
86%
Vote participation
voted in 86% of 6833 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025-26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
97.6%
based on 85 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
2.4%
based on 85 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
16.4%
based on 85 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
80 billsCurrent session 13 bills
- HB 1906 Increasing transparency and consumer protection in water system rates. Signed
- HB 1382 Modernizing the all payers claim database. Signed
- HB 1115 Concerning the excise tax treatment of amounts received by title and escrow businesses from clients for remittance to a county filing office for the purpose of recording documents. In Committee
- HCR 4403 Renaming the Joel Pritchard State Library. In Committee
- HB 1216 Concerning the capital budget. In Committee
- HB 1641 Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real property excise tax for a governmental entity. In Committee
- HB 1983 Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real estate excise tax for a governmental entity. Signed
- HB 2016 Concerning an additive capital budget for state matching funds and federal expenditure authority for broadband. In Committee
- HB 1208 Extending a program to streamline the environmental permitting process for salmon recovery projects. In Committee
- HB 2295 Concerning the capital budget. In Committee
- HB 1202 Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts. In Committee
- HB 1805 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. Passed
- HB 1806 Ensuring that commercial fishing revenue benefits communities most dependent on the industry. In Committee
Historical 67 bills
- HB 1333 Providing an extension to the local sales and use tax for public facilities in rural counties. Died
- HB 2726 Regarding marijuana-infused edible products. Died
- HB 1675 Concerning the establishment of a training network for adult family homes. Died
- HB 2178 Relating to state general obligation bonds and related accounts. Died
- HB 2177 Relating to the capital budget. Died
- HB 2351 Establishing continuing education requirements for medical assistants-certified. Died
- HB 1101 Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts. Signed
- HB 2849 Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce. Died
- HB 1856 Prohibiting scleral tattooing. Signed
- HB 2380 Changing the home care agency vendor rate and repealing electronic timekeeping. Signed
- HB 1318 Making the public art capital budget language permanent for efficiency. Signed
- HB 2601 Concerning the authority of the parks and recreation commission to approve leases. Signed
- HB 1293 Concerning the distribution of monetary penalties to local courts and state agencies paid for failure to comply with discover pass requirements. Signed
- HB 1267 Concerning rural public facilities sales and use tax. Signed
- HB 1018 Changing the expiration date for the sales and use tax exemption of hog fuel to comply with the 2045 deadline for fossil fuel-free electrical generation in Washington state and to protect jobs with health care and retirement benefits in economically distressed communities. Signed
- HB 2089 Concerning the capital budget. Died
- HB 1148 Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts. Signed
- HB 1147 Concerning the capital budget. Died
- HB 1907 Creating a medical assistant-EMT certification. Died
- HB 1709 Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce. Died
- HB 1818 Concerning the exclusion of compensating tax when land is sold to a governmental entity intending to manage the land similarly to designated forestland or timberland. Signed
- HB 2378 Concerning facility fees charged by certain affiliated health care providers. Died
- HB 1306 Addressing equity and efficiencies in public works procurement including modifying small works roster requirements. Died
- HB 1571 Concerning nursing facility rates. Died
- HB 1149 Reducing homelessness in Washington state through capital expenditures for programs that address housing insecurity. Died
Co-sponsored
858 billsCurrent session 102 bills
- HB 2110 Concerning personnel for ambulance service interfacility specialty care transports. Signed
- HB 2165 Concerning false identification as a peace officer. Signed
- HB 2442 Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility. Signed
- HR 4691 Honoring Presidents’ Day. Passed
- HR 4641 Honoring Julia Butler Hansen. Passed
- HB 1430 Concerning advanced practice registered nurse and physician assistant reimbursement. Passed
- HR 4611 Honoring the Washington National Guard. Passed
- HR 4700 Honoring Billy Frank Jr. Passed
- HB 1097 Extending governmental services beyond the urban growth area in specific circumstances. In Committee
- HB 1132 Enhancing public safety by limiting bulk purchases and transfers of firearms and ammunition. Passed
- HB 1285 Making financial education instruction a graduation requirement in public schools. Passed
- HR 4661 Honoring Aysenur Ezgi Eygi. Passed
- HB 1263 Updating eligible uses for the essential needs and housing support program. In Committee
- HB 1878 Improving young driver safety. Signed
- HB 1314 Concerning the early learning facilities grant and loan program. Signed
- HB 1217 Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement. Signed
- HB 1064 Eliminating the expiration of the interagency, multijurisdictional system improvement team. Signed
- HB 1062 Providing coverage for biomarker testing. In Committee
- HB 1646 Adding the department of natural resources' civil enforcement decisions under RCW 76.04.205 to appeals that may be heard by the pollution control hearings board. In Committee
- HB 1505 Correcting obsolete or erroneous references in statutes administered by the insurance commissioner. Passed
- HB 2297 Incentivizing grocery stores located in underserved communities. Passed
- HB 1392 Creating the medicaid access program. Signed
- HB 2122 Requiring hospitals to offer immunizations for influenza in certain cases. Passed
- HB 1968 Concerning endangerment with a controlled substance. In Committee
- HB 1439 Modifying motor vehicle and driver licensing laws to align with federal definitions, making technical corrections, and streamlining requirements. Signed
Historical 756 bills
- HR 4670 Celebrating Representative Mike Sells. Died
- HR 4668 Honoring Representative Kirby. Died
- HB 1630 Establishing restrictions on the possession of weapons in certain locations. Signed
- HR 4666 Recognizing Representative Dufault's record of public service. Died
- HR 4650 Honoring Mark L. Doumit. Died
- HB 2124 Concerning extending collective bargaining to legislative employees. Signed
- HB 1860 Preventing homelessness among persons discharging from inpatient behavioral health settings. Signed
- HB 1744 Concerning collaborative arrangements between institutions of higher education and nonprofit private entities that provide comprehensive cancer care. Signed
- HB 2078 Establishing the outdoor school for all program. Signed
- HB 1646 Continuing the work of the dementia action collaborative. Signed
- HB 1767 Concerning the authority of publicly owned electric utilities to engage in targeted electrification through the adoption of plans that establish a finding that utility outreach and investment in the conversion of its customers' end use equipment from fossil fuels to electricity will provide net benefits to the utility. Died
- HB 2002 Concerning the siting of energy infrastructure necessary for the fulfillment of the state's decarbonization goals. Died
- HR 4635 Honoring Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior. Died
- HB 1738 Changing the total amount of outstanding indebtedness of the Washington state housing finance commission. Signed
- HB 1443 Extending the tax preferences in RCW 82.04.260(12). Died
- HB 1527 Providing a working families' tax credit. Died
- HJM 4012 Recognizing the international year of the salmon. Died
- HB 2678 Allowing retirees to change their survivor option election after retirement. Died
- HB 2121 Providing ongoing funding under the current funding model to the forest and fish support account by extending the current forest products business and occupation tax rate with the associated surcharge in RCW 82.04.261. Died
- HB 1421 Funding investigations to protect individuals with disabilities in the supported living program. Died
- HB 1920 Assessing patient anxiety. Died
- HB 2209 Concerning insurance guaranty fund. Died
- HB 2328 Concerning nursing facilities. Died
- HB 2284 Supporting the cost-effective professional development of early learning providers. Died
- HB 2651 Addressing food waste by standardizing labels communicating the freshness or expiration of food. 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Nay | fail | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 1896
Expanding civics education in public schools.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) |
Yea | 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) |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2018 |
|
HB 2519
Concerning concealed pistol license eligibility requirements.
Final Passage as recommended by the Conference Committee (#22) |
Yea | 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) |
Nay | 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |
|
HB 1783
Concerning legal financial obligations.
Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) |
Yea | 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Yea | 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) |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2018 |