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 2836 2017–18 |
Charity care and notice reqsRequires hospitals to provide notice of charity care policies in specific areas of the hospitals, such as where patients are admitted, on the hospital's website, and on all billing and collection documents. | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| HB 1508 2017–18 |
Student meals & nutritionRequires qualifying high-needs schools, beginning in the 2019-20 school year and until June 30, 2028, to offer breakfast after the bell (BAB) programs to students after the beginning of the school day. | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 8, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 7, 2018 |
| HB 2282 2017–18 |
Net neutralityProhibits Internet providers from engaging in certain types of conduct in the provision of service. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 5, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 5, 2018 |
| HB 2395 2017–18 |
Supplemental capital budgetAppropriates $376.8 million in total funds for capital purposes, of which $208 million is financed through bond proceeds. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 26, 2018 |
| HB 2988 2017–18 |
State forestland revenuesEnsures trust beneficiaries of former state forestlands are not harmed by the inter-trust land exchange required in the 2017-19 Capital Budget appropriation for the Trust Land Transfer program. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 26, 2018 |
| HB 3001 2017–18 |
State clamDesignates the Pacific razor clam as the official clam of the state. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 26, 2018 |
| HB 1514 2017–18 |
Mobile home park closuresRequires, with limited exceptions, that a landlord under the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act provide 18 months' notice of closure or conversion. | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 1800 2017–18 |
Voting rightsCreates a state voting rights act to protect the equal opportunity for minority groups to participate in local elections. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2258 2017–18 |
Health care whistleblowersExpands the definition of "whistleblower" to include a health care provider or member of a medical care staff at a health care facility. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2263 2017–18 |
Governmental continuityExpands the Continuity of Government Act to provide continuity of government procedures for catastrophic incidents, rather than only enemy attacks. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2280 2017–18 |
Community solar gardensRequires an electric utility to submit a community solar garden plan to the Utilities and Transportation Commission or to its appropriate governing authority in order to operate a community solar garden program. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2297 2017–18 |
Voter registration periodRequires that voter registration by mail and electronically must be received no later than eight days before the election date, rather than submitted 29 days before the election date. | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2355 2017–18 |
Health reinsurance programEstablishes a claims-based reinsurance program for individual market health plans. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2554 2017–18 |
Medical marijuana renewalsEstablishes a compassionate care exemption for situations in which it would be a severe hardship for a qualifying patient to appear in person due to physical or emotional conditions at a marijuana retailer and have a picture... | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2646 2017–18 |
Significant transp. projectsProvides criteria for a transportation project of statewide significance. | Sharon Wylie (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2742 2017–18 |
Maritime prevailing wagesRequires the Department of Labor and Industries to collect data from 12 Puget Sound counties and report back to the Legislature by December 1, 2018, regarding what a maritime Puget Sound regional prevailing wage rate would be... | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2793 2017–18 |
Firefighting/toxic chemicalsRequires the presence of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated (PFAS) chemicals in firefighting personal protective equipment (firefighting PPE) to be disclosed at the time of sale, beginning July 1, 2018. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 1611 2017–18 |
Oil transportation safetyChanges regulatory programs covering the overland and overwater transportation of oil, including requiring rule-making by the Board of Pilotage Commissioners to require tug escorts for oil-laden vessels in Puget Sound, and... | Jessyn Farrell (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 8, 2018 |
| HB 2747 2017–18 |
Senior prop tax/med expensesAllows qualifying senior citizens and persons with disabilities to deduct additional health-related costs from their combined disposable income for the purposes of calculating eligibility for a property tax exemption or deferral. | Sharon Wylie (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 8, 2018 |
| HB 2875 2017–18 |
Self-help housing dev. taxesProvides a sales and use tax exemption for labor and services for the construction, repair, decoration, or improvement of self-help housing. | Joan McBride (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 8, 2018 |
| HB 2338 2017–18 |
Greenhouse gas/transp. fuelsDirects the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to adopt a rule establishing a Clean Fuels Program to limit the greenhouse gas emissions per unit of transportation fuel energy to 10 percent below 2017 levels by 2028. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2018 |
| HB 2505 2017–18 |
Rec. fishing & huntingChanges the age at which a person qualifies as a "youth" for fishing licenses from age 15 to under age 16, and removes the requirement for youth to obtain a license in order to fish. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2018 |
| HB 2533 2017–18 |
Long-term care servicesEstablishes the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program (Trust Program) to provide benefits for long-term services and supports to qualified individuals who need assistance with at least three activities of daily living. | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2018 |
| HB 2626 2017–18 |
Commercial fishing feesIncreases fees for nonresident commercial fishing; buying, selling, and dealing; delivery; and guide licenses and endorsements. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2018 |
| HB 2730 2017–18 |
Worker ed. attainmentProvides a business and occupation and public utility tax credit for contributions to qualified educational expenses of employees, of up to $5,000 annually per employer. | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 2018 |
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