Mike Steele
Representative
· Republican
· District 12
· most recent term 2025–26
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46
Bills as prime sponsor
14
of those became law
178
Bills co-sponsored
6,314
Recorded votes
1.3%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1501 2023–24 |
Family counseling/homicideAllows the Crime Victims Compensation Program to provide more than 12 counseling sessions to the immediate family members of a homicide victim. | Mike Steele (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 152, Laws of 2023 |
Apr 20, 2023 |
| HB 1497 2021–22 |
Telephone solicitationRestricts telephone solicitation to the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Gina Mosbrucker (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 30, 2022 |
| HB 1907 2021–22 |
Gift equity packagingRequires the Washington Student Achievement Council to ensure that postsecondary institutions participating in state student financial aid programs allow a student who receives a private scholarship to receive up to 100... | Mike Steele (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 138, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 24, 2022 |
| HB 1333 2021–22 |
Rural public facilities/taxExtends, until December 31, 2054, the expiration of the local sales and use tax for public facilities in rural counties for those counties imposing the tax prior to August 1, 2009. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1611 2021–22 |
Highly capable studentsEstablishes new requirements for the identification of students who may be eligible for highly capable services, including conducting universal screenings once in or before second grade and again in or before sixth grade. | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 1967 2021–22 |
Nonprofits/property taxAllows public meeting halls and churches that are property tax exempt to conduct qualifying farmers markets without losing the property tax exemption. | Mike Steele (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 2073 2021–22 |
State capitol committeeRevises the State Capitol Committee (SCC) to be an interbranch advisory committee of state government and updates membership of the SCC. | Mike Steele (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| HB 2135 2021–22 |
Russia/divest public fundsDirecting state agencies and authorities to divest public funds supporting Russia. | Drew Stokesbary (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 3, 2022 |
| HB 1908 2021–22 |
Surplus property for housingExpands the use of surplus public property for affordable housing to moderate-income households. | Mike Steele (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 22, 2022 |
| HB 2055 2021–22 |
Higher ed. capital grantsCreates a competitive capital budget matching grant program for private, nonprofit higher education institutions. | Mike Steele (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2022 |
| HB 1677 2021–22 |
Military/employer tax incen.Extends the public utility tax (PUT) and business and occupation (B&O) tax credits for hiring veterans to July 1, 2033. | Peter Abbarno (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 3, 2022 |
| HB 1916 2021–22 |
Crime victims and witnessesRequires the Crime Victim Compensation Program to reimburse a state resident for any costs billed to them for a sexual assault forensic examination by an out-of-state facility. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2022 |
| HB 1966 2021–22 |
Local infra. investment prgAllows a city or county to establish a local infrastructure investment program (program) to support affordable housing, workforce housing, or revitalization efforts. | Mike Steele (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2022 |
| HB 2072 2021–22 |
Manuf. homes as real prop.Concerning the classification of manufactured homes as real property. | Mike Steele (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2022 |
| HB 2056 2021–22 |
K-12 instructional materialsRequires school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal compact schools to post on their websites the syllabi and instructional materials selected and used by each classroom teacher. | Mike Steele (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2022 |
| HB 1948 2021–22 |
Failing water systemsThe Department of Health assumes the role held by counties in water system receivership cases. | Mike Steele (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2022 |
| HB 1895 2021–22 |
Forest conservationRequires the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to establish a voluntary, incentive-based working and nonworking forest conservation and reforestation plan that endeavors to conserve at least 1 million acres of working... | Kirsten Harris-Talley (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 11, 2022 |
| HB 1906 2021–22 |
Nonprofit property tax ex.Expanding eligibility for property tax exemptions for nonprofit organizations. | Mike Steele (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 11, 2022 |
| HB 1913 2021–22 |
Long-term care insuranceReplacing the long-term services and supports trust program with affordable and optional long-term care insurance coverage. | Drew Stokesbary (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 11, 2022 |
| HB 1380 2021–22 |
Custom farming, etc./taxReinstates the business and occupation tax exemption for custom farming. | Jeremie Dufault (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1385 2021–22 |
Water rights transfersProhibits downstream transfers of water rights in certain Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIAs), subject to certain requirements and exceptions. | Keith Goehner (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1404 2021–22 |
Highly capable student prgs.Modifies school district procedures related to the identification, selection, and placement of students into programs for highly capable students. | Brandon Vick (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1489 2021–22 |
Locally manufactured PPEConcerning locally manufactured personal protective equipment. | Matt Boehnke (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1544 2021–22 |
Ag., food, nat. resource ed.Reconstitutes the vocational agriculture education service area program of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) as a program in the agriculture, food, and natural resource career cluster area... | Brad Klippert (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2022 |
| HB 1373 2021–22 |
Behavioral health/studentsRequires public schools to post contact information for behavioral health organizations on their website home pages and to post corresponding information on social media websites used by the school district. | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2021 |
May 3, 2021 |
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