Harris opposes Senate passage of bill to undermine parental-rights initiative
State Sen. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, today joined his Republican colleagues in voting against a Senate proposal that would undermine the parental-rights law approved by the Legislature last year. Senate Bill 5181 was passed along party lines, 30-19, after a floor debate during which Harris and other Republicans argued against its...
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2025 session underway, scheduled to last 105 days
January 22, 2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, I hope all of you are doing well. I’m reporting to you from Olympia, where the Legislature is in its second week of the 2025 session, which is scheduled to last 105 days and end April 27. The first week was busy for...
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Rep. Harris legislative update: I’m here to listen and serve
I hope this letter finds you well. As we head toward summer and much of what happened during the 2024 legislative session becomes history, I wanted to reach out and remind you that I’m still hard at work representing the people of the 17th District. The 2024 legislative session ended...
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Rep. Harris shares 2024 session review in his combined 17th District newsletter
Rep. Paul Harris recaps the 2024 legislative session together with Rep. Kevin Waters and Sen. Lynda Wilson, including public safety, the state budgets, and the six public initiatives introduced to the Legislature earlier this year.
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Bipartisan bill from Rep. Harris to assist the semiconductor industry signed into law by the governor
On Tuesday, the governor signed into law a bipartisan bill from Rep. Paul Harris that will provide a much-needed boost to the semiconductor industry in Washington. House Bill 2482 will extend two tax preferences for semiconductor manufacturing until Jan. 1, 2034. The legislation also reinstates six tax preferences that expired...
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Statewide initiative news, budgets finalized, and legislative successes: 2024 session recap
The 2024 legislative session ended as scheduled, on Thursday, March 7. This 60-day session was packed full of state business covering numerous issues. As with any session, we had some wins and losses, but overall House Republicans made a real difference for Washingtonians, despite being in the minority. As your...
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17th District lawmakers secure more than $21 million in the 2024-25 supplemental capital and transportation budgets
The Washington State House of Representatives unanimously approved the state’s 2024-25 supplemental capital budget today. The biennial construction, repair, and infrastructure funding plan, Senate Bill 5949, appropriates a total of $1.33 billion in funding. Reps. Paul Harris and Kevin Waters, who helped secure more than $21 million of funding for the...
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Rep. Harris joins fellow House Republicans in speaking against a bill that would link WA’s carbon market to California and Quebec
Last week, Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, joined House Republicans to lay out the case against a bill (SB 6058) that would link our state’s carbon market to California and Quebec. House Republicans oppose this policy and the Climate Commitment Act, which has placed extraordinary financial burdens on low-income Washingtonians. Instead,...
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Senate approves Bipartisan legislation from Harris to assist semiconductor manufacturers
Semiconductor manufacturers in Washington could receive a nice break thanks to a bipartisan bill from Rep. Paul Harris that would reinstate semiconductor tax incentives. The Washington State Senate voted 47-1 in favor of House Bill 2482 on Friday, which would extend two tax preferences for semiconductor manufacturers for 10 years....
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