Steve Tharinger
Representative
· Democrat
· District 24
· most recent term 2025–26
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137
Bills as prime sponsor
34
of those became law
1,280
Bills co-sponsored
10,124
Recorded votes
5.2%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1293 2019–20 |
Discover pass penalty dist.Requires counties to retain 25 percent of the penalty money received from Discover Pass, vehicle access pass, or day-use permit infractions, rather than transferring all of the penalty money to the state. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 268, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| HB 2456 2019–20 |
Working connect. eligibilityExtends the grace period for homeless families to fulfill Working Connections Child Care program requirements from four to 12 months. | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 279, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| HB 2497 2019–20 |
Affordable housing financingExpands public improvement eligible for community revitalization financing, local infrastructure financing tool, and local revitalization financing to include permanently affordable housing. | Timm Ormsby (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 280, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| HB 2554 2019–20 |
Health plan exclusionsRequires health carriers and the Health Benefit Exchange to provide certain notices to consumers when mandatory benefits are excluded from health plans. | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| HB 2660 2019–20 |
School meals at no costRequires, with limited exceptions, each school with students in or below grade 8 with 62.5 percent or more of its students eligible for free meals through a direct certification process to participate in the federal Community... | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 288, Laws of 2020 |
Apr 2, 2020 |
| HB 1023 2019–20 |
Adult family homes, 8 bedsAllows adult family homes to increase their bed capacity from six to eight beds if they meet specified licensing standards. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 220, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 31, 2020 |
| HB 2250 2019–20 |
Coastal crab derelict gearAuthorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife, in cooperation with current commercial coastal Dungeness crab license holders, to expand the Coastal Commercial Dungeness Crab Pot Removal Program during the fishery that occurs... | Brian Blake (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 172, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 27, 2020 |
| HB 2343 2019–20 |
Urban housingModifies the list of planning actions that certain cities are encouraged to take in order to increase residential building capacity. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 173, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 27, 2020 |
| HB 2641 2019–20 |
Passenger-only ferry serviceAllows cities bordering the Puget Sound and Lake Washington to establish, finance, and provide passenger-only ferry (POF) service. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 181, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 27, 2020 |
| HB 2677 2019–20 |
Health insurance informationChanges the primary responsibility for sharing information on joint beneficiaries from the Health Care Authority to health insurers. | Frank Chopp (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 183, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 27, 2020 |
| HB 1608 2019–20 |
Patient care/health entitiesProhibits a health care entity from limiting a health care provider's provision of accurate and comprehensive information to patients about the patient's health status, treatment options, and information regarding the Death... | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| HB 2189 2019–20 |
PSERS/comp restoration workExpands membership in the Public Safety Employees' Retirement System to employees of eligible employers at institutions or residential sites that perform competency restoration services. | Mari Leavitt (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| HB 2342 2019–20 |
Comprehensive plan updatesModifies the anniversary year by which certain counties and cities are required to update their comprehensive plans under the GMA. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| HB 2426 2019–20 |
Psychiatric patient safetyEstablishes penalties for psychiatric hospitals that fail or refuse to comply with state licensing standards, including civil fines and stop placements. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 115, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| HB 2528 2019–20 |
Forest products/climateStates the intention of the Legislature to support industry sectors that act as sequesterers of carbon. | Bill Ramos (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 120, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| HB 2601 2019–20 |
Parks & rec. comm'n leasesIncreases the maximum lease term for state parks properties from 50 to 80 years. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 123, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| HB 2614 2019–20 |
Paid family & medical leaveExempts casual labor from the types of employment covered by Paid Family and Medical Leave. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 125, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| HB 2638 2019–20 |
Sports wagering/compactsAuthorizes the amendment of tribal-state gaming compacts, upon a tribe's request, to allow sports wagering at the tribe's facility when conducted pursuant to the terms of negotiated tribal-state gaming compacts. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 127, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| HB 2669 2019–20 |
Sports license platesCreates the Seattle National Hockey League (NHL) special license plate. | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| HB 2803 2019–20 |
Indian tribes compact/taxesAuthorizes the Governor to enter into compacts with Indian tribes to address sales and business taxes imposed on transactions between non-tribal member businesses and non-tribal customers conducted on tribally owned land. | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 132, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 |
| HB 2311 2019–20 |
Greenhouse gas emissionsModifies state anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and state government greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 79, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 19, 2020 |
| HB 2673 2019–20 |
Infill developmentChanges the standard for what constitutes infill development to include development in areas where population is roughly equal to projections in a local government's Growth Management Act comprehensive plan and development... | Andrew Barkis (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 87, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 19, 2020 |
| HB 2763 2019–20 |
DOC employee interest arb.Provides interest arbitration to nonsupervisory marine department employees of the Department of Corrections. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 89, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 19, 2020 |
| HB 2787 2019–20 |
Infants and toddlers programTransfers funding appropriated for the Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) program from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 90, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 19, 2020 |
| HB 2965 2019–20 |
Coronavirus responseAppropriates $175 million from the Budget Stabilization Account, via the Disaster Response Account, and $25 million of federal general funds to be allotted to state agencies and distributed to local governments and federally... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 7, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 17, 2020 |
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