Paul Harris
Senator
· Republican
· District 17
· most recent term 2025–26
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90
Bills as prime sponsor
25
of those became law
822
Bills co-sponsored
10,179
Recorded votes
0.2%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2954 2019–20 |
State property tax reductionReducing the state property tax rate for calendar years 2021, 2022, and 2023. | Ed Orcutt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 27, 2020 |
| HB 1082 2019–20 |
Massage therapists/photoRequires licensed massage therapists and certified reflexologists to have government-issued photo identification on their person or immediately available for inspection when practicing massage therapy or reflexology. | Vicki Kraft (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 1583 2019–20 |
Mosquito control districtsChanges the statutory provisions that govern liens, collections, payment of assessments, delinquent assessments, interest and penalties, lien foreclosure and foreclosed property as applied to mosquito control districts from... | Vicki Kraft (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 1630 2019–20 |
NaturopathyAllows, under certain circumstances, a naturopath to prescribe any legend drug or Schedule III-V controlled substance as necessary in the practice of naturopathy. | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2069 2019–20 |
Utility service chargesProhibits a municipal utility provider from collecting delinquent charges from a rental property owner or new tenant or placing a lien on a property due to a tenant's delinquent account when the utility account is in the tenant's name. | Jeremie Dufault (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2185 2019–20 |
Higher ed residency/militaryModifies the definition of in-state resident for tuition purposes to include spouses and dependents of active duty military stationed in the state and who are accepted to a higher education institution before the military... | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2299 2019–20 |
Prison to postsecondary ed.Permits the Department of Corrections (DOC) to implement postsecondary certificate and degree programs at state correctional institutions. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2335 2019–20 |
Opioid use/medicationsEstablishes a registration requirement for remote dispensing sites that use technology to dispense medications approved for the treatment of opioid use disorder. | Lauren Davis (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2358 2019–20 |
Bicyclists/stop signsPermits every bicyclist approaching a stop sign to follow the requirements for approaching a yield sign, with the exception of stop signs located at highway grade crossings of railroads and stop signs used by school buses. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2375 2019–20 |
Controlled substancesMakes it a felony offense to possess, purchase, deliver, sell, or possess with intent to sell a tableting or encapsulating machine knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to... | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2643 2019–20 |
Educator recertificationRequires that youth suicide safety planning that includes notification of trusted adults and discussion with trusted adults about removal of lethal means be incorporated into Professional Educator Standards Board-approved... | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2681 2019–20 |
Long-term care workersRequires employers of long-term care workers to: (1) adopt and maintain written policies and strategic plans to address workplace abuse, discrimination, and challenging behavior; (2) disclose to its employees documented... | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2834 2019–20 |
Identicard/homelessCreates an identicard program in the Department of Commerce to provide state-issued identicards to homeless persons at no cost on a one-time basis. | Paul Harris (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2884 2019–20 |
Travis alert demo. campaignDirects the Military Department to initiate a pilot program to assess the benefits and availability of making medical or disability information available to first responders in advance of arrival at an emergency. | Gina Mosbrucker (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| HB 2946 2019–20 |
Financial costs by stateConditionally enacts all sections of Initiative 976, except for the repeal of the 0.3 percent sales tax on motor vehicle purchases that is deposited into the Multimodal Transportation Account. | Drew Stokesbary (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 20, 2020 |
| HB 2367 2019–20 |
Legal defense subscriptionsExcludes a membership subscription that provides legal assistance to members after a self-defense incident from the definition of insurer in the state's insurance law. | Larry Hoff (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 7, 2020 |
| HB 2541 2019–20 |
Rural developmentEstablishes the Rural Development Fund Program (Program) within the Department of Commerce for the purpose of awarding rural development grants to qualified lending institutions, using funds generated by Business and... | Jacquelin Maycumber (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 7, 2020 |
| HB 2637 2019–20 |
School library info. & tech.Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to oversee school library information and technology (SLIT) programs by performing specified minimum activities, such as identifying a point of contact at... | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 7, 2020 |
| HB 2531 2019–20 |
Unsafe dental practicesRequires, prior to the initial diagnosis and correction of malpositions of human teeth or the initial use of orthodontic appliances, that either a dentist perform an examination of a patient or a patient have received dental... | Michelle Valdez (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2020 |
| HB 1924 2019–20 |
Voting rights/felony offenseRemoves the two-step approach of provisional and permanent restoration of a person's voting rights after a felony conviction entered in a state court in Washington, and specifies that a person's voting rights are automatically... | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 5, 2020 |
| HB 2371 2019–20 |
Road vacation/body of waterAllows a county, until December 31, 2023, to vacate a road abutting a body of water located in a county west of the crest of the Cascade Mountains and bordered by the Columbia River with a population of over 450,000 if the... | Larry Hoff (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2020 |
| HB 2354 2019–20 |
Prof. licenses/new residentsRequires the Department of Licensing to expedite the professional license, certificate, registration, or permit of any person licensed and in good standing in another state. | Brandon Vick (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2020 |
| HB 2355 2019–20 |
Alt. professional licensingGrants the Department of Licensing the ability to consider competency-based licensing standards for professional licenses. | Brandon Vick (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2020 |
| HB 2869 2019–20 |
Mobile homes/prop. tax ex.Concerning property tax exemptions for certain mobile homes and manufactured homes. | Jenny Graham (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2020 |
| HB 2872 2019–20 |
Mobile home landlords, rentProviding mobile home landlords the option to provide affordable rent for tenants. | Vicki Kraft (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2020 |
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