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Democratic
· Representative
Larry Springer
Represents District 45 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
95%
on 544 party-line votes · House Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 1,457 of 1,472 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
1 of 14
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 6
Roll calls on record
1,472
2025-2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 6, 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 Larry Springer 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 Larry Springer 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. Larry Springer is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
27 of 544 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB6231 · Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
House 3rd Reading & Final Passage · 2026-03-12 · Passed 51–46 · most Democrats voted the other way
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 Committee on Finance: do pass with amendment(s) · 2026-03-07 · Passed 8–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB6231 · Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
House Committee on Finance: do pass · 2026-03-07 · Passed 8–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB5981 · Revised for 2nd substitute: Concerning the 340B drug pricing program.
House Final Passage as Amended by the House · 2026-03-06 · Passed 67–30 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB6026 · Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones.
House Final Passage as Amended by the House · 2026-03-05 · Passed 69–27 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB5925 · Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office.
House Final Passage as Amended by the House · 2026-03-04 · Passed 56–41 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB5820 · Concerning the responsibility of certain counties to include freight rail dependent use overlay as part of the transportation element of their comprehensive plan.
House 3rd Reading & Final Passage · 2026-03-03 · Passed 54–39 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB5981 · Revised for 2nd substitute: Concerning the 340B drug pricing program.
House Committee on Appropriations: do pass with amendment(s) by Health Care & Wellness · 2026-03-02 · Passed 16–12 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB5500 · Revised for engrossed: Defining the cost of quality child care for the biennial survey.
House Committee on Appropriations: do pass · 2026-02-27 · Passed 18–12 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB2225 · Revised for 1st substitute: Regulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots.
House 3rd Reading & Final Passage · 2026-02-17 · Passed 69–28 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB1775 · Prohibiting activities related to the production and manufacturing of fur products.
House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass · 2025-02-19 · Passed 6–5
SB6231 · Revised for engrossed: Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
House Committee on Finance: do pass · 2026-03-07 · Passed 8–6
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 Committee on Finance: do pass with amendment(s) · 2026-03-07 · Passed 8–6
HB1735 · Prohibiting the force-feeding of birds.
House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources: 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass · 2026-02-04 · Passed 6–4
HB2081 · Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for certain investments, and creating a temporary business and occupation tax surcharge on large companies.
House 3rd Reading & Final Passage · 2025-04-22 · Passed 50–48
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 · 426 shared contested votes
38%
Carolyn EslickRepublican · District 39 · 365 shared contested votes
37%
Dave StuebeRepublican · District 17 · 413 shared contested votes
37%
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 (15 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Larry Springer 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.
Introduced14
Out of committee6
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Never left committee8
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 6 bills that became law this session.
Modifying the Washington commercial electronic mail act.
Became lawEffective date 6/11/2026. · 2026-03-23
Concerning a pilot process for the upper Columbia water rights adjudication.
Out of committeeHouse Rules "X" file. · 2026-02-19
Reinstating estate tax rates that applied immediately before May 20, 2025, for estates of decedents dying on or after July 1, 2026.
Not out of committeeFirst reading, referred to Finance. · 2026-02-12
Undoing the recent changes to the estate tax.
Not out of committeeFirst reading, referred to Finance. · 2026-02-04
Creating uniformity for the process by which cities planning under the growth management act implement real estate excise taxes.
Out of committeeReferred to Rules 2 Review. · 2026-02-04
Requesting Congress to ensure that federal wildfire response entities have the capacity to protect communities and infrastructure, limit impacts to natural resources and watersheds, and protect wildland firefighter health and safety.
Out of committeeReferred to Rules 2 Review. · 2026-02-04
Concerning grizzly bear management.
Not out of committeeExecutive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. · 2026-01-14
Allowing for corrections to wage and salary disclosures.
Not out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 2026-01-12
Regarding catered events with alcohol.
Not out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 2026-01-12
Concerning abandoned vehicles sold at auctions conducted by registered tow truck operators.
Out of committeeReferred to Finance. · 2026-01-12
Providing local effort assistance for public schools.
Not out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 2026-01-12
Restructuring fish and wildlife governance.
Not out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 2026-01-12
Establishing surface mine reclamation permit fees.
Passed one chamberHouse Rules "X" file. · 2026-01-12
Studying taxes and fees related to alcohol.
Not out of committeeBy resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. · 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 1472 total roll-call votes this session).
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