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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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HB 2445
Ending probates for profit.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e252f221-5a8e-417d-97f8-927902283096 | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e252f221-5a8e-417d-97f8-927902283096 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1604
Providing parameters for conducting searches of transgender and intersex individuals confined in a…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7ee165b2-295d-483e-910e-58a4ca97c039 | Feb 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ee165b2-295d-483e-910e-58a4ca97c039 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2120
Modifying joint legislative audit and review committee work plans to ensure efficient use of staff…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 37cf09bb-3191-45fb-82e1-e8315cd1f60a | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/37cf09bb-3191-45fb-82e1-e8315cd1f60a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2178
Concerning court rules and procedures.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll fd390a12-5c5f-42b6-b9a9-1ac92b31f199 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fd390a12-5c5f-42b6-b9a9-1ac92b31f199 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2158
Concerning electronic notarial acts.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 947f3d31-e02d-4436-bf46-9acc1c480d31 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/947f3d31-e02d-4436-bf46-9acc1c480d31 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2411
Modifying shared leave provisions to authorize shared leave for victims of a hate crime and those…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 0cb4a381-7b0d-4e65-95f3-9b9b8addc5e0 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0cb4a381-7b0d-4e65-95f3-9b9b8addc5e0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2123
Concerning foreign national participation in Washington state elections.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 97e0aa5f-ea42-4248-880f-0f4783f3ffe0 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/97e0aa5f-ea42-4248-880f-0f4783f3ffe0 CC0-1.0 |
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HJM 4001
Concerning Russ Blount memorial bridge naming.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#9) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 59ed82cd-69c1-4264-8589-6bbca0ae0946 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59ed82cd-69c1-4264-8589-6bbca0ae0946 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2309
Reducing barriers to state employment by eliminating postgraduate degree requirements that are…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll fe4817cb-0f1d-4979-9452-1e1b5ce72a03 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fe4817cb-0f1d-4979-9452-1e1b5ce72a03 CC0-1.0 |
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HJM 4004
Requesting Congress to modify the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#8) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8372c193-77d4-43fe-a65c-f98843ba1e78 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8372c193-77d4-43fe-a65c-f98843ba1e78 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1269
Concerning pawnbroker fees and interest rates.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 83251c97-f4ea-42c9-81ae-667bd97b87d2 | Jan 29, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/83251c97-f4ea-42c9-81ae-667bd97b87d2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1069
Allowing collective bargaining over contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll af9c3e74-c150-438e-ae18-969657ad5165 | Jan 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af9c3e74-c150-438e-ae18-969657ad5165 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1066
Creating a data dashboard to track use of regulated substances.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll eda2143a-1947-46b0-996f-a91f20a2e32d | Jan 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eda2143a-1947-46b0-996f-a91f20a2e32d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1345
Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside of urban growth areas.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll b1b1e4d6-4060-416c-b503-d29f23c3f399 | Jan 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b1b1e4d6-4060-416c-b503-d29f23c3f399 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1347
Concerning cannabis testing laboratories.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 50e59357-b486-43aa-aeba-58df7226fa66 | Jan 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/50e59357-b486-43aa-aeba-58df7226fa66 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1501
Concerning inquiries into association governance or operations by unit owners in common interest…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 19d7a2f2-70f3-48c2-babe-ea6533ab607f | Jan 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/19d7a2f2-70f3-48c2-babe-ea6533ab607f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1541
Concerning the veterans affairs advisory committee.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#7) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 39a08c09-bdee-4eb0-b9c3-d5e17a5ffd71 | Jan 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/39a08c09-bdee-4eb0-b9c3-d5e17a5ffd71 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1187
Protecting patients involved in motor vehicle accidents from delayed ambulance bills.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e583fc60-2e64-44f7-9db4-b3844a4a2ac3 | Jan 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e583fc60-2e64-44f7-9db4-b3844a4a2ac3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1175
Allowing small business establishments in residential zones.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#1) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5f9d826b-c57a-4faa-a7a8-f1aa82395d67 | Jan 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5f9d826b-c57a-4faa-a7a8-f1aa82395d67 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1796
Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#5) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ef869a9c-9754-4d0d-ac41-3ada6a6254e1 | Jan 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ef869a9c-9754-4d0d-ac41-3ada6a6254e1 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1302
Concerning utility connection charge waivers.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#4) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 06d36035-a235-4114-95f8-f37511f4b1ed | Jan 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/06d36035-a235-4114-95f8-f37511f4b1ed CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1980
Allowing certain private employer transportation services to use certain public transportation…
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a4e90835-5fe0-470c-bdd1-0b85f41664ac | Jan 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a4e90835-5fe0-470c-bdd1-0b85f41664ac 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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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#2) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c260d400-eb7c-48a7-bb73-ed4f00935466 | Jan 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c260d400-eb7c-48a7-bb73-ed4f00935466 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1500
Concerning resale certificates for units in common interest communities.
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3rd Reading & Final Passage (#3) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll fcfa684a-91b4-46ac-b7d8-7b3d32241429 | Jan 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fcfa684a-91b4-46ac-b7d8-7b3d32241429 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1096
Increasing housing options through lot splitting.
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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#7) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1202cc0b-fbab-4f7f-95c7-4ac9bda64066 | Apr 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1202cc0b-fbab-4f7f-95c7-4ac9bda64066 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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