Paul Harris

The 2023 legislative session ended as scheduled, on Sunday, April 23. Like every session, this one had pros and cons. Unfortunately, there were also a lot of missed opportunities to pass legislation that would have made a real difference. As your state legislator, I understand I represent everyone from the...

State lawmakers serving eastern Clark County and Skamania County, Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, and Reps. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, and Kevin Waters, R-Stevenson will hold a virtual town hall meeting Wednesday, May 3, from 6 to 7 p.m. The one-hour meeting held over the Zoom platform will give constituents an opportunity...

Washington state medical assistants’ duties and responsibilities have officially expanded after the governor signed into law a bill from Rep. Paul Harris on Thursday. House Bill 1073 does several things, including extending the expiration of a certified medical assistant interim permit to the issuance of a certified medical assistant certification....

The Washington State House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 5765 on Tuesday, which would open the door for tolling on the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project between Vancouver and Portland. The bill would allow for tolls to be set by mutual agreement between the two state Transportation Commissions, and a...

We are in the last few days of the 2023 legislative session. We still have a few remaining issues to resolve before we wrap up on April 23, including finalizing and passing the three state budgets – operating, transportation, and capital – for the next biennium. Vehicular Pursuit Update But first, one of the...

A bill from Rep. Paul Harris designed to hold negligent drivers to greater accountability was unanimously passed by the Senate Wednesday. House Bill 1112 would allow judges, at their discretion, to impose criminal penalties for negligent driving involving the death of a vulnerable victim. It would also create a gross...

A bipartisan bill that would help increase access to certain medical care and procedures is headed to the governor’s desk, after passing the state Senate on Thursday. House Bill 1073, sponsored by Rep. Paul Harris, would extend the expiration of a certified medical assistant interim permit to the issuance of...

I hope this short letter finds you well. Thank you again for allowing me to serve you. I wanted to let you know I will be joining my 17th District seatmates Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, and Rep. Kevin Waters, R-Stevenson, for a pair of town-hall meetings to discuss the ongoing...

Sen. Lynda Wilson, Rep. Paul Harris, both R-Vancouver, and Rep. Kevin Waters, R-Stevenson, are inviting constituents in the 17th District to join them for a pair of town-hall meetings to discuss the ongoing 2023 legislative session. “There’s a lot of news to share from the first half of the session,...