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Chris Stearns
WA House District 47
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Government Operations & Budget 32Criminal Justice & Policing 16Environment & Energy 16Civil Rights & Liberties 13Healthcare 13Economy & Taxes 12Social Services & Welfare 12Labor & Employment 10Technology & Privacy 10Transportation & Infrastructure 6Agriculture 5Education 4Elections & Voting 3Housing 3Foreign Policy & Trade 2Immigration 2Banking & Finance 1Defense & Military 1Other 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| WA House District 47 current
Washington |
Democratic | Jan 9, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,201 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 6005
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.
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Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee (#6) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 82c82a41-573b-46d3-a976-1be83570ec9f | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/82c82a41-573b-46d3-a976-1be83570ec9f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6003
Concerning the capital budget.
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Final Passage as Amended by the House (#18) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 0fa6b32d-e9c5-4953-8da5-ebefd5551d41 | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0fa6b32d-e9c5-4953-8da5-ebefd5551d41 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1295
Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary…
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#8) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c21b7027-2c51-4c3f-a7ef-edaacc026f56 | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c21b7027-2c51-4c3f-a7ef-edaacc026f56 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1376
Concerning the prepayment of capital gains taxes six months prior to the due date.
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#10) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e1887ee2-c79f-4165-8ec3-f6ce8579ec4b | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e1887ee2-c79f-4165-8ec3-f6ce8579ec4b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2239
Providing Washingtonians and their loved ones with location choices for interment of remains.
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#13) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a271fc14-f0d2-466b-9f96-fd08c4d3daa5 | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a271fc14-f0d2-466b-9f96-fd08c4d3daa5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6244
Extending an existing hazardous substance tax exemption for certain agricultural crop protection…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#17) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll cbf3d04d-7012-4d18-bc59-55ba2271768b | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cbf3d04d-7012-4d18-bc59-55ba2271768b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2179
Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate…
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll cfd437eb-ea42-4610-bb00-9036cba1f8d1 | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cfd437eb-ea42-4610-bb00-9036cba1f8d1 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2215
Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into…
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#9) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 18906060-32ea-48dc-b33c-e00be1ab0bed | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/18906060-32ea-48dc-b33c-e00be1ab0bed CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1701
Authorizing multiple liquor licensees to have licensed premises within a facility owned and leased…
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 68eebd00-ef1c-495b-901d-cd2e2bc290fc | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/68eebd00-ef1c-495b-901d-cd2e2bc290fc CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6231
Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
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2663 Orcutt Pg 2 Ln 25 (#14) | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll bb5eb0a8-2a8a-4c56-910c-25f10bf8988d | Mar 12, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb5eb0a8-2a8a-4c56-910c-25f10bf8988d CC0-1.0 |
| 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#15) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 40cd359c-f044-405f-bf55-172f6e70cf49 | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/40cd359c-f044-405f-bf55-172f6e70cf49 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 5998
Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.
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Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee (#16) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5748a7cc-bc93-4d23-827e-8f21e39246e4 | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5748a7cc-bc93-4d23-827e-8f21e39246e4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2114
Concerning defective license plates issued by the department of licensing.
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7034a92b-f10e-4a86-ac1f-318899162321 | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7034a92b-f10e-4a86-ac1f-318899162321 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1526
Modifying the snack bar liquor license.
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#4) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5f562684-ff44-49d9-acd3-351a4798db4d | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5f562684-ff44-49d9-acd3-351a4798db4d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6170
Adjusting monetary limits regarding contracting rules for state highway construction work and…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f69e6445-9245-4a33-9c9a-17ce35c87a1d | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f69e6445-9245-4a33-9c9a-17ce35c87a1d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1941
Authorizing agricultural cooperatives for cannabis producers.
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#2) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 877dc94f-ccb6-4401-b36a-d2d422ac9ec4 | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/877dc94f-ccb6-4401-b36a-d2d422ac9ec4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1795
Addressing restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs.
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#1) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1b8a9695-8a3d-420f-9639-16f6646b4530 | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1b8a9695-8a3d-420f-9639-16f6646b4530 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2034
Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters'…
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#3) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a8a0b14c-8cf3-457e-addc-13c53bda1b77 | Mar 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a8a0b14c-8cf3-457e-addc-13c53bda1b77 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2156
Concerning the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office.
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate on Reconsideration (#9) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d965afb2-98c3-4f48-b39a-f5b4be1a28a3 | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d965afb2-98c3-4f48-b39a-f5b4be1a28a3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2594
Ensuring that unhoused children and youths in Washington have equal access to free, appropriate…
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#23) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 058da847-054e-48a1-ab89-d5487b7f1b72 | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/058da847-054e-48a1-ab89-d5487b7f1b72 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1903
Establishing a statewide low-income energy assistance program.
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 27973506-aee3-4ace-91cd-baab1e74d218 | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/27973506-aee3-4ace-91cd-baab1e74d218 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 6260
Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education.
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Final Passage as Amended by the House (#26) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e38ec4bc-4a0a-418a-90f3-e4535e147dd5 | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e38ec4bc-4a0a-418a-90f3-e4535e147dd5 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1960
Encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities.
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#5) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9dfea11d-4f6d-4da9-bdff-03c4e73b507b | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9dfea11d-4f6d-4da9-bdff-03c4e73b507b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2548
Strengthening health care market standards.
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#11) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a5e72cf4-47f2-4729-b448-a9b747437ecd | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5e72cf4-47f2-4729-b448-a9b747437ecd CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2325
Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion.
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#21) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 145d8038-8dc3-4221-a4d1-86d9d38e374b | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/145d8038-8dc3-4221-a4d1-86d9d38e374b CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (18 as lead sponsor)
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HB 1222
WA · —
Concerning public inspection and copying of proprietary financial and security information submitted to or obtained by the gambling commission.
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HB 2496
WA · —
Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council.
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HB 1713
WA · —
Concerning automatic voter registration for tribal members.
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HB 2281
WA · —
Concerning the state and tribal government-to-government relationship.
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HB 2579
WA · —
Promoting and funding public media and digital equity.
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HB 2117
WA · —
Adding a tribal member to the board of natural resources.
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HB 1265
WA · —
Concerning commercial sexual exploitation.
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HB 1532
WA · —
Authorizing funding tools to mitigate the impact of sales tax sourcing in certain cities that host industrial and warehousing industries.
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HB 1513
WA · —
Safeguarding natural resources in the Washington State Seashore Conservation Area.
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HB 1461
WA · —
Concerning contracts for materials or work required by joint operating agencies.
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