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 2285 2017–18 |
Marbled murrelet reportsDirects the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to report to the Legislature concerning the marbled murrelet habitat conservation plan on state lands. | Mike Chapman (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 255, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 23, 2018 |
| HB 1047 2017–18 |
Medication disposal systemRequires manufacturers that sell drugs into Washington to operate a drug take-back program to collect and dispose of prescription and over-the-counter drugs from residential sources. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 196, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 1622 2017–18 |
State building code councilModifies the administrative processes of the State Building Code Council (Council), including requiring the Council to adhere to statutory requirements applicable to significant legislative rules. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 207, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2408 2017–18 |
Individual health marketRequires, for plan years beginning January 1, 2020, at least one health carrier in an insurance holding company system to offer qualified health plans in counties where the insurance holding company system offers a health plan... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 219, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2435 2017–18 |
Respite provider trainingChanges training requirements for individual providers (IPs) who only provide respite services to Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA) clients and work less than 300 hours in a year. | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 220, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2444 2017–18 |
Low-income housing/REETProvides a real estate excise tax exemption for the transfer of a qualified low-income housing development or controlling interest in a qualified low-income housing development, until July 1, 2035. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 221, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2448 2017–18 |
Dev. disability housing/taxExempts the qualified transfers of residential property by the legal representative of a person with developmental disabilities from the real estate excise tax. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 223, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2515 2017–18 |
Medicaid payments/adult careRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to establish a data-driven medicaid payment methodology in rule for contracted assisted living (AL), adult residential care (ARC), and enhanced adult residential care (EARC). | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 225, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2733 2017–18 |
Prescribed burn cert. prog.Requires the Department of Natural Resources to create a non-mandatory prescribed burn manager certification program. | Ed Orcutt (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 172, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2750 2017–18 |
Assisted living fac. qualityDirects the Department of Social and Health Services (Department) to create a work group related to assisted living facilities to make recommendations for a quality metric system, a process for monitoring and tracking... | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 173, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2779 2017–18 |
Children mental health serv.Reestablishes the Children's Mental Health Work Group through the year 2020. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 175, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 1506 2017–18 |
Workplaces/gender pay equityModifies the Equal Pay Act by defining "similarly employed," referring to gender, modifying defenses, providing an administrative remedy, and making other changes. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 2651 2017–18 |
Personal needs allowanceRaises the personal needs allowance to $70 per month, beginning January 1, 2019. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 137, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 1513 2017–18 |
Youth voter reg. info.Permits persons at least 16 years of age to register to vote, but prohibits adding minors to the voter rolls until such time as the person will be 18 years of age by the next election. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 19, 2018 |
| HB 1570 2017–18 |
Homeless housing & assist.Increases the $40 temporary homeless housing and assistance surcharge to $62 and makes the surcharge permanent. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 85, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 2367 2017–18 |
Child care collab task forceEstablishes a child care collaborative task force administered by the Department of Commerce. | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 91, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 2443 2017–18 |
Family med. res. network/WSUAdds Washington State University's (WSU) Elson Floyd College of Medicine to the Family Medicine Residency Network and the Family Medicine Education Advisory Board (FMEAB). | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 2998 2017–18 |
Accountable communitiesAuthorizes a business and occupation tax exemption for certain Medicaid demonstration project funds received by an Accountable Community of Health and public hospitals from federal, state, or local government. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 2516 2017–18 |
Health benefit exchangeRemoves all references to the Affordable Care Act found in the Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange) statutes. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 44, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 13, 2018 |
| HB 1523 2017–18 |
Preventive service coverageRequires regulated health plans to cover the same preventive services required by federal law as of December 31, 2016. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 14, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 9, 2018 |
| HB 2308 2017–18 |
Civil legal aidRequires The Office of Civil Legal Aid (OCLA) to periodically assess the most prevalent civil legal problems experienced by low-income people in the state. | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 9, 2018 |
| HB 2479 2017–18 |
Property assessment appealsChanges the amount of time prior to a county board of equalization (Board) hearing, when information or evidence held by a taxpayer or the county assessor must be made available or provided to the other party and the Board,... | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 24, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 9, 2018 |
| HB 1054 2017–18 |
Tobacco & vapor products/ageProhibits the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and vapor products to persons under the age of 21. | Paul Harris (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| HB 1325 2017–18 |
Capital projects/higher ed.Requires the Office of Financial Management (OFM) to develop learning space utilization standards, reasonableness of cost standards, a scoring and prioritization matrix for capital facilities projects at higher education... | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| HB 1340 2017–18 |
Sub use disorder prof practRenames chemical dependency (CD) as substance use disorder (SUD), and chemical dependency professionals (CDP) or chemical dependency professional trainees (CDPT) as substance use disorder professionals (SUDP) or substance use... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
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