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 1066 2013–14 |
Liquor selling priceRequires the sellers of alcohol to include taxes in the advertised selling price. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1067 2013–14 |
Teacher eval program supportIncreases the prototypical school allocation for principals by 0.15 full time equivalent employees for each of the three prototypical school types. | Kristine Lytton (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1132 2013–14 |
Gold star license platesAuthorizes widows or widowers, biological parents, adoptive parents, stepparents, adults in loco parentis or foster parents, biological children, or adopted children of United States armed forces members who died while in... | Dave Hayes (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1177 2013–14 |
Education accountabilityUpdates the criteria used by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to identify persistently lowest-achieving schools, to conform to revised federal rules and guidance. | Kristine Lytton (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1181 2013–14 |
Residential home inspectionRequires home inspection reports to include a description of the systems and components of homes that affect energy efficiency. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1184 2013–14 |
Sport shooting rangesExempts sport shooting ranges from certain liabilities and regulations. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1186 2013–14 |
Animal cruelty reportingProvides licensed veterinarians with immunity from liability for reporting animal cruelty. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1188 2013–14 |
Underproducing ag landDirects the Washington State Department of Agriculture to conduct an inventory of idle agricultural lands in certain western Washington counties. | Kristine Lytton (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1196 2013–14 |
Yakima R. basin water mgmtDirects the Department of Ecology to implement the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan and develop water supply solutions that provide concurrent benefits to both in and out-of-stream uses. | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1199 2013–14 |
Hunter safetyProvides the Department of Fish and Wildlife with the authority to issue two new fees related to hunter education training programs. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1202 2013–14 |
Animal cruelty preventionAllows law enforcement and animal control officers, and fire and rescue workers, to remove an animal from a confined space when the officer or worker has probable cause to believe the animal is in a life-threatening situation. | Mary Helen Roberts (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1205 2013–14 |
Governors' inaugural ballsCreates the governor's official inaugural ball committee to plan and organize governors' official inaugural balls. Creates the governor's official inaugural ball account. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1206 2013–14 |
Ecology dept. administrationAmends certain programs administered by the Department of Ecology to remove prescriptive program administration and reporting requirements. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1229 2013–14 |
Companion animalsCreates a spay/neuter assistance program within the Department of Social and Health Services to pay for spaying and neutering of dogs and cats owned by low-income individuals, as well as feral and free-roaming cats. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1230 2013–14 |
Physical therapy degreesAllows a person in a physical therapy assistant education program to be supervised by a licensed physical therapist assistant. | Tami Green (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1244 2013–14 |
DNR cooperative agreementsProvides the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) with the express authority to enter into agreements with certain non-state entities to assist the DNR with implementing its multiple use mandates, compliance with local... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1248 2013–14 |
Music education in schoolsProvides grants to implement a music education curriculum in state-funded all-day kindergarten classes , if funds are appropriated . | Marcie Maxwell (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1252 2013–14 |
K-12 online prof developmentSubject to funds appropriated for this purpose, the K-12 Online Professional Development Project (Project) is established. The purpose of the Project is to make online professional development modules available on-demand and... | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1263 2013–14 |
Emergency transportationRequires an enrollee to prove that payment has been made by clear and convincing evidence before a health services contractor makes payment in the sole name of the enrollee. | Jan Angel (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1273 2013–14 |
In-home care servicesRestores funding to in-home care services by: (1) Repealing the nonresident sales tax exemption; (2) Extending the sales tax to debt collection services; and (3) Directing the receipts from the general fund to the medicaid... | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1276 2013–14 |
Dropout prevention/farmingCreates two Dropout Prevention through Farm Engagement pilot projects for a three-year period beginning in the 2013-14 school year. | Chris Reykdal (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1278 2013–14 |
Ballot envelope postageRequires counties to include prepaid postage for ballot return envelopes for primary and general elections in even-numbered years and for special elections to fill unexpired terms of statewide elected officials and state legislators. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1300 2013–14 |
Memorial markersProhibits cemetery districts from selling monuments, headstones, tombstones, or other memorial markers related to identifying a gravesite, when a private, for-profit retailer or wholesaler of these products is located within... | Sharon Wylie (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1302 2013–14 |
Extended foster careExpands eligibility criteria to allow a youth to request extended foster care services if the youth has an open dependency case at age 18 and is participating in a program or activity designed to promote employment or remove... | Mary Helen Roberts (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1310 2013–14 |
Retail carryout bagsAuthorizes a local government, through its local legislative authority, to choose to regulate consumer access to retail carryout bags. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
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