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Steve Tharinger

State Representative · Washington House District 024B

Bills introduced (13)

WAHB1906Passed

Increasing transparency and consumer protection in water system rates.

Effective date 6/11/2026. · March 28, 2026

Yes 94No 2Other 2
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WAHB1983Passed

Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real estate excise tax for a governmental entity.

Effective date 6/11/2026. · March 24, 2026

Yes 30No 19Other 0
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WAHB2295Introduced

Concerning the capital budget.

Referred to Rules 2 Review. · February 27, 2026

Yes 18No 0Other 0
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WAHB1115Introduced

Concerning the excise tax treatment of amounts received by title and escrow businesses from clients for remittance to a county filing office for the purpose of recording documents.

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · January 12, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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WAHB1202Introduced

Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts.

House Rules "X" file. · January 12, 2026

Yes 18No 0Other 0
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WAHB1216Introduced

Concerning the capital budget.

House Rules "X" file. · January 12, 2026

Yes 18No 0Other 0
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WAHB1208Introduced

Extending a program to streamline the environmental permitting process for salmon recovery projects.

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · January 12, 2026

Yes 11No 0Other 0
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WAHCR4403Introduced

Renaming the Joel Pritchard State Library.

House Rules "X" file. · January 12, 2026

Yes 19No 0Other 0
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WAHB1641Introduced

Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real property excise tax for a governmental entity.

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · January 12, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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WAHB1806Introduced

Ensuring that commercial fishing revenue benefits communities most dependent on the industry.

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · January 12, 2026

Yes 15No 0Other 0
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WAHB1805Introduced

Creating a local sales and use tax to fund services for children and families that enhance well-being, promote mental health, and provide early interventions.

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · January 12, 2026

Yes 10No 5Other 0
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WAHB2016Introduced

Concerning an additive capital budget for state matching funds and federal expenditure authority for broadband.

House Rules "X" file. · January 12, 2026

Yes 19No 0Other 0
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Showing the 12 most recently active.

Recent votes

BillVote onVote
SB6244

Extending an existing hazardous substance tax exemption for certain agricultural crop protection products that are temporarily warehoused but not otherwise used, manufactured, packaged, or sold in the state of Washington.

House · House 3rd Reading & Final Passage

March 12, 2026

Yes
HB2179

Revised for engrossed: Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 12, 2026

Absent
SB6003

Concerning the capital budget.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the House

March 12, 2026

Yes
SB6231

Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.

House · House 3rd Reading & Final Passage

March 12, 2026

Yes
SB5998

Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.

House · House Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee

March 12, 2026

Yes
HB2239

Providing Washingtonians and their loved ones with location choices for interment of remains.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 12, 2026

Absent
HB1295

Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary students.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 12, 2026

Absent
HB2215

Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into Washington.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 12, 2026

Absent
HB1941

Authorizing agricultural cooperatives for cannabis producers.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 12, 2026

Yes
HB1376

Concerning the prepayment of capital gains taxes six months prior to the due date.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 12, 2026

Absent
HB2114

Concerning defective license plates issued by the department of licensing.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 12, 2026

Absent
HB1795

Addressing restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 12, 2026

Yes
HB2034

Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 12, 2026

Yes
SB6170

Adjusting monetary limits regarding contracting rules for state highway construction work and procurement.

House · House 3rd Reading & Final Passage

March 12, 2026

Absent
SB6005

Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.

House · House Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee

March 12, 2026

Absent
HB1701

Authorizing multiple liquor licensees to have licensed premises within a facility owned and leased out by another liquor licensee or person.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 12, 2026

Yes
HB1526

Modifying the snack bar liquor license.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 12, 2026

Yes
SB6355

Concerning the electric transmission system.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the House

March 11, 2026

Absent
SB6182

Establishing an abortion savings program.

House · House 3rd Reading & Final Passage

March 11, 2026

Absent
SB6354

Advancing transportation electrification by expanding access to electric vehicles already being sold in Washington and increasing associated funding.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the House

March 11, 2026

Absent
SB6347

Revised for engrossed: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the House

March 11, 2026

Absent
SB6228

Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the House

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB2689

Concerning the working connections child care program.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB2711

Concerning transportation resources.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB2225

Revised for 1st substitute: Regulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB2624

Clarifying consumer protections regarding unsolicited real estate transactions for public purposes or by nonprofit land conservancies.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB2416

Concerning fair treatment of waste to energy facilities under the climate commitment act.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB1916

Amending voter registration challenges and managing voter registration lists.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2105

Concerning immigrant worker protections.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB2532

Concerning the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2247

Concerning veterinarian-client-patient relationships.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB2594

Ensuring that unhoused children and youths in Washington have equal access to free, appropriate public education.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB1906

Increasing transparency and consumer protection in water system rates.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Yes
SB6225

Authorizing bonds for transportation funding.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the House

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB1974

Establishing land banking authorities.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB1710

Concerning compliance with the Washington voting rights act of 2018.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2442

Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2211

Concerning medically tailored meals.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB2418

Concerning permit review processes.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB1796

Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB1903

Establishing a statewide low-income energy assistance program.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
SB6260

Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the House

March 11, 2026

Yes
HB2588

Concerning county ferry district authority.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB1909

Establishing the court unification task force.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2325

Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB1750

Creating guidelines for voter suppression and vote dilution claims under the Washington voting rights act.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2296

Expanding the use of distributed energy resources.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2539

Concerning inmate funds.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2445

Ending probates for profit.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2334

Adjusting the price of a cash transaction to eliminate the need for pennies.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB1960

Encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2156

Concerning the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate on Reconsideration

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2156

Concerning the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB1500

Concerning resale certificates for units in common interest communities.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2251

Concerning climate commitment act accounts.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2320

Concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB1170

Informing users when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
HB2548

Strengthening health care market standards.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 11, 2026

Absent
SB6346

Establishing a tax on millionaires.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the House

March 9, 2026

Yes
HB1501

Concerning inquiries into association governance or operations by unit owners in common interest communities.

House · House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

March 9, 2026

Absent