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Democratic
· Representative
Chris Stearns
Represents District 47 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
100%
on 397 party-line votes · House Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 1,148 of 1,158 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
4 of 18
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 6
Roll calls on record
1,158
2025-2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 12, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2025-2026 Regular Session.
How Chris Stearns votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Chris Stearns sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Chris Stearns is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
0 of 397 party-line votes.
They voted with most Democrats on every party-line vote this session.
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB2206 · Adopting national standards for uniformed and overseas civilian voting, including conforming amendments to existing statute.
House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass · 2026-02-04 · Passed 4–3
HB2475 · Concerning language accessible public programs, activities, and services conducted, operated, or administered by state agencies.
House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass · 2026-02-04 · Passed 4–3
HB2632 · Modernizing terminology when referring to individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States.
House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations: do pass · 2026-02-03 · Passed 4–3
HB2637 · Safeguarding personal information entrusted to agencies that is of no legitimate concern to the public.
House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass · 2026-02-03 · Passed 4–3
HB2499 · Modernizing conservation district election procedures and requiring financial disclosures from district supervisors and candidates for district supervisor.
House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass · 2026-02-03 · Passed 4–3
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Sam LowRepublican · District 39 · 422 shared contested votes
35%
Carolyn EslickRepublican · District 39 · 367 shared contested votes
32%
Dave StuebeRepublican · District 17 · 421 shared contested votes
32%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (10 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Chris Stearns was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced18
Out of committee11
Passed one chamber4
Passed both chambers4
Became law4
Never left committee7
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 6 bills that became law this session.
Concerning tribal consultation conducted by the energy facility site evaluation council.
Became lawEffective date 6/11/2026. · 2026-03-30
Concerning the state and tribal government-to-government relationship.
Out of committeeHouse Rules "X" file. · 2026-02-19
Recognizing the strong partnership between Washington state and Ireland.
Became lawAdopted. · 2026-02-09
Increasing access to voting services for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters.
Out of committeeReferred to Appropriations. · 2026-02-04
Promoting and funding public media and digital equity.
Not out of committeePublic hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM. · 2026-01-30
Adding a tribal member to the board of natural resources.
Not out of committeePublic hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM. · 2026-01-27
Authorizing certain public entities to contract for the capability of renewable or nonemitting electric generation projects.
Not out of committeePublic hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:30 AM. · 2026-01-20
Supporting crime victims and witnesses by promoting victim-centered, trauma-informed responses.
Not out of committeeFirst reading, referred to Community Safety. · 2026-01-15
Concerning automatic voter registration for tribal members.
Not out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 2026-01-12
Establishing an equine industry tax credit, allowing the horse racing commission to impose a fee, and using equine industry sales tax revenues for federal regulatory compliance.
Out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 2026-01-12
Authorizing funding tools to mitigate the impact of sales tax sourcing in certain cities that host industrial and warehousing industries.
Out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 2026-01-12
Safeguarding natural resources in the Washington State Seashore Conservation Area.
Not out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 2026-01-12
Creating a gambling treatment diversion court pilot program to be conducted by the administrative office of the courts.
Out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 2026-01-12
Concerning retroactively applying the requirement to exclude certain juvenile convictions from an offender score regardless of the date of the offense.
Out of committeeReferred to Appropriations. · 2026-01-12
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB1526 · 2026-03-12
Modifying the snack bar liquor license. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1701 · 2026-03-12
Authorizing multiple liquor licensees to have licensed premises within a facility owned and leased out by another liquor licensee or person. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB6005 · 2026-03-12
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. (House Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee)
SB6170 · 2026-03-12
Adjusting monetary limits regarding contracting rules for state highway construction work and procurement. (House 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
HB2034 · 2026-03-12
Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1795 · 2026-03-12
Addressing restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2114 · 2026-03-12
Concerning defective license plates issued by the department of licensing. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1376 · 2026-03-12
Concerning the prepayment of capital gains taxes six months prior to the due date. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1941 · 2026-03-12
Authorizing agricultural cooperatives for cannabis producers. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2215 · 2026-03-12
Concerning climate commitment act compliance obligations for fuels supplied or otherwise sold into Washington. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1295 · 2026-03-12
Using evidence-based instructional practices in reading and writing literacy for public elementary students. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2239 · 2026-03-12
Providing Washingtonians and their loved ones with location choices for interment of remains. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB5998 · 2026-03-12
Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations. (House Final Passage as Recommended by the Conference Committee)
SB6231 · 2026-03-12
Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers. (House 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
SB6003 · 2026-03-12
Concerning the capital budget. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB2179 · 2026-03-12
Revised for engrossed: Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB6244 · 2026-03-12
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 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
HB2548 · 2026-03-11
Strengthening health care market standards. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1170 · 2026-03-11
Informing users when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2320 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the regulation of firearm manufacturing. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2251 · 2026-03-11
Concerning climate commitment act accounts. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1500 · 2026-03-11
Concerning resale certificates for units in common interest communities. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2156 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2156 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the authority of investigators of the attorney general's office. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate on Reconsideration)
HB1960 · 2026-03-11
Encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2334 · 2026-03-11
Adjusting the price of a cash transaction to eliminate the need for pennies. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2445 · 2026-03-11
Ending probates for profit. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2539 · 2026-03-11
Concerning inmate funds. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2296 · 2026-03-11
Expanding the use of distributed energy resources. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1750 · 2026-03-11
Creating guidelines for voter suppression and vote dilution claims under the Washington voting rights act. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2325 · 2026-03-11
Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1909 · 2026-03-11
Establishing the court unification task force. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2588 · 2026-03-11
Concerning county ferry district authority. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB6260 · 2026-03-11
Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB1903 · 2026-03-11
Establishing a statewide low-income energy assistance program. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1796 · 2026-03-11
Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2418 · 2026-03-11
Concerning permit review processes. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2211 · 2026-03-11
Concerning medically tailored meals. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2442 · 2026-03-11
Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1710 · 2026-03-11
Concerning compliance with the Washington voting rights act of 2018. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1974 · 2026-03-11
Establishing land banking authorities. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB6225 · 2026-03-11
Authorizing bonds for transportation funding. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB1906 · 2026-03-11
Increasing transparency and consumer protection in water system rates. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2594 · 2026-03-11
Ensuring that unhoused children and youths in Washington have equal access to free, appropriate public education. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2247 · 2026-03-11
Concerning veterinarian-client-patient relationships. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2532 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2105 · 2026-03-11
Concerning immigrant worker protections. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB1916 · 2026-03-11
Amending voter registration challenges and managing voter registration lists. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2416 · 2026-03-11
Concerning fair treatment of waste to energy facilities under the climate commitment act. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2624 · 2026-03-11
Clarifying consumer protections regarding unsolicited real estate transactions for public purposes or by nonprofit land conservancies. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2225 · 2026-03-11
Revised for 1st substitute: Regulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2711 · 2026-03-11
Concerning transportation resources. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2689 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the working connections child care program. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
SB6228 · 2026-03-11
Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs and providing tax relief for critical access pharmacies. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6347 · 2026-03-11
Revised for engrossed: Undoing certain changes to the estate tax. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6354 · 2026-03-11
Advancing transportation electrification by expanding access to electric vehicles already being sold in Washington and increasing associated funding. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
SB6182 · 2026-03-11
Establishing an abortion savings program. (House 3rd Reading & Final Passage)
SB6355 · 2026-03-11
Concerning the electric transmission system. (House Final Passage as Amended by the House)
HB1155 · 2026-03-09
Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
HB2219 · 2026-03-09
Enhancing the operational efficiency of child care providers. (House Final Passage as Amended by the Senate)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1158 total roll-call votes this session).
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