Chris Stearns
Representative
· Democrat
· District 47
· most recent term 2025–26
2025–26 · House · D · LD 472023–24 · House · D · LD 47
29
Bills as prime sponsor
8
of those became law
108
Bills co-sponsored
2,528
Recorded votes
0.4%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2105 2025–26 |
Immigrant workersRequires an employer to notify its workers within five days of receiving a federal Notice of Inspection of Employment Eligibility Verification Forms I-9 (Forms I-9). | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 240, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 2496 2025–26 |
EFSEC tribal consultationRequires the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) Chair to conduct government-to-government consultation with federally recognized tribes during siter certification and include as many EFSEC members are as possible... | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 244, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 30, 2026 |
| HB 2091 2025–26 |
Bargaining/employee info.Extends the requirement for public employers to provide exclusive bargaining representatives with employee contact information to all public employers under the Personnel System Reform Act. | Julia Reed (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2225 2025–26 |
AI companion chatbotsRequires operators of artificial intelligence (AI) companion chatbots to issue certain notifications and implement precautions for minors. | Lisa Callan (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 168, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 2508 2025–26 |
Office of independent inves.Expands the Office of Independent Investigations' (OII's) investigatory jurisdiction to include certain incidents and prior investigations involving use of deadly force by an involved officer regardless of the date the... | Debra Entenman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 174, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 24, 2026 |
| HB 1128 2025–26 |
Child care workforce boardEstablishes the Washington State Child Care Workforce Standards Board (Board), and directs the Board to make recommendations on employment standards for child care workers. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 148, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2296 2025–26 |
Distributed energy resourcesAllows electrical and natural gas companies to invest in and earn a return on energy conservation and efficiency programs for certain prioritized rental housing, and to recover such energy investments through customers' bills. | Zach Hall (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 136, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2334 2025–26 |
Cash transactions/penniesProvides rules for rounding the total price or change due of a transaction involving cash payments. | April Berg (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 138, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2575 2025–26 |
Environmental reportingReduces the frequency of Energy Independence Act reporting for electric utilities and eliminates an annual report for electric and water utilities on utility disconnections on days where a heat-related alert is issued. | Zach Hall (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 137, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
| HB 2436 2025–26 |
Oil tanker escortRequires tugs used to escort oil tankers of between 40,000 and 125,000 deadweight tons to have an aggregate shaft horsepower of the greater of 3,000 deadweight tons or 5 percent of the deadweight tonnage of the escorted oil tanker. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 64, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 16, 2026 |
| HB 2479 2025–26 |
Unpaid wage recoveryCreates the Wage Recovery Program and Wage Recovery Account to allow unpaid low-wage workers to receive disbursements if certain conditions are met. | Mary Fosse (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 53, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 14, 2026 |
| HB 1759 2025–26 |
Day of the 12sDesignates December 12th as the Day of the 12s. | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| HB 2464 2025–26 |
Private detention/reportsRequires a private detention facility to report certain types of incidents to the Department of Health (DOH) and the local law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction in the area the facility is located in. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| HB 2515 2025–26 |
Large energy use facilitiesRequires each electric utility with an emerging large energy use facility (ELEUF) in its service territory to make available a tariff or policy to be approved by the Utilities and Transportation Commission for investor-owned... | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| HB 2637 2025–26 |
PRA/personal informationExpands the types of personal information exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2026 |
| HB 2554 2025–26 |
Tribal fishing rightsRepeals statutes related to tribal treaty rights and the management of salmon and steelhead resources established by Initiative 456 passed in 1984. | Debra Lekanoff (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2026 |
Mar 11, 2026 |
| HB 2157 2025–26 |
High-risk AIEstablishes that developers and deployers of high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems are required to use reasonable care to protect consumers from algorithmic discrimination. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 2205 2025–26 |
Regulated sports wageringPermits sports wagering on collegiate sport and athletic events that involve a post-secondary educational institution located within Washington. | Sharlett Mena (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 2281 2025–26 |
State-tribal relationshipProvides an Indian tribe with a cause of action against any state agency that imposes an undue burden or interferes with the tribe's exercise of traditional cultural practices on a tribal traditional cultural place. | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 2351 2025–26 |
Emergency responseProhibits counties, cities, towns, incident command systems, and law enforcement from using resources to assist in enforcement actions that target an emergency responder based on the responder's protected status. | Lisa Parshley (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 2401 2025–26 |
Boys and men commissionCreates the Washington State Boys and Men Commission (Commission), contingent upon the receipt of nonstate contributions in an amount sufficient to fully fund the Commission's operational costs through December 31, 2029. | April Berg (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2026 |
| HB 2145 2025–26 |
340B drug pricing programProhibits a manufacturer or third party acting on behalf of a manufacturer from restricting the acquisition of drugs under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program). | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 9, 2026 |
| HB 2597 2025–26 |
Immigration enforcementCreates a cause of action for any person who is deprived of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the United States Constitution during civil immigration enforcement by any person acting with government authority or... | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 9, 2026 |
| HB 2499 2025–26 |
Conservation districtsLengthens conservation district supervisor terms from three to four years. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2026 |
| HB 2526 2025–26 |
ProstitutionRenames the offense of Patronizing a Prostitute to Patronizing a Person for Prostitution and expands the means of committing the offense. | Chris Stearns (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2026 |
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