OLYMPIA – The Senate passed House Bill 1948 sponsored by Representative Debra Entenman (D-Kent) with a 42-7 vote today. This legislation creates a Warehousing and Manufacturing Job Centers Account to…
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House passes Washington Privacy Act
OLYMPIA – On Friday, March 6, the Washington state House of Representatives pushed forward bipartisan data privacy legislation that puts consumer protections first. “The legislation passed by the House shifts…
Senate Passes Tarleton Bills to Strengthen Election Security and Voter Education
OLYMPIA—On March 4, lawmakers in the state Senate passed a pair of bills sponsored by Rep. Gael Tarleton, D-Ballard, to strengthen election protections and fund voter education. Both bills were…
Senate passes nation’s first statewide Office of Equity
OLYMPIA — On Wednesday, March 5, the Washington state Senate passed House Bill 1783 to reduce systemic disparities in Washington state government. The bill would establish the nation’s first statewide…
House passes bill regulating the use of facial recognition technology
OLYMPIA – Today the House passed Senate Bill 6280 with a bipartisan 63-33 vote. SB 6280 creates regulations for the use of facial recognition technology by both the public and…