Rep. Paul Harris and his 17th District seatmates discuss the 2023 legislative session, including public safety, the operating budget, the state’s new drug law, and his legislative wins in this post-session newsletter.
Rep. Harris bill to allow judges to consider harsher penalties for negligent driving signed into law
The governor signed a bill on Tuesday that allows judges to hold negligent drivers to greater accountability and give justice to vulnerable victims of accidents. House Bill 1112, from Rep. Paul...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, speaks on the House floor in support of his bill that would allow judges, at their discretion, to impose criminal penalties for negligent driving involving the death...
Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, opposes a bill on the House floor that takes aim at the natural gas industry. the bill is expensive, poorly thought out, and it would delay new...
