OLYMPIA, WA, Dec. 13, 2022 — State Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle) was elected this week to serve as Chair of the Washington House of Representatives Labor & Workplace Standards Committee…
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Berry Receives Prestigious Council of State Governments Award for Efforts to End Gun Violence
OLYMPIA, WA, Dec. 12, 2022 — State Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle) was honored this weekend with The Council of State Government’s 20 Under 40 Leadership Award for her legislative leadership…
Bills to prevent gun violence, protect access to democracy signed into law
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Today, Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law a pair of bills to ban untraceable, homemade “ghost guns” and restrict guns at city and county council meetings, school…
Legislature Approves Development Authority for Interbay National Guard Site
OLYMPIA, WA, March 7, 2022 — Today, the Washington Legislature gave final approval to House Bill 1173, introduced by State Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle), to create a state lands development…
WA House Passes Silenced No More Act
OLYMPIA — The Washington House of Representatives passed the Silenced No More Act today, moving the state one step closer to protecting workers from the abusive use of non-disclosure &…
Reps. Liz Berry and Noel Frame on Sen. Reuven Carlyle’s announcement that he will not seek re-election to state Senate
OLYMPIA – Following Sen. Reuven Carlyle’s announcement that he will not seek re-election to the Washington state Senate in 2022, Reps. Liz Berry and Noel Frame issued the following statement:…
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Berry Bill to Expand Paid Family and Medical Leave Program on its Way to Governor
OLYMPIA – The Washington House of Representatives voted 56-42 to concur with Senate amendments and send HB 1073, a bill to expand Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) coverage to…
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Berry Bill to Protect Temporary Workers Passes House
OLYMPIA – Temporary workers are twice as likely to be injured on the job as their permanently employed peers. That disparity is even greater in higher risk industries such as…
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Legislature sends UI relief bill to governor
A measure to bring relief to all businesses and to the hardest-hit workers passed the Legislature today SB 5061, which passed the Senate on Wednesday on a strong bipartisan vote…