Legislative Update: Recapping the 2024 legislative session.
Friends and neighbors, We made some major accomplishments during the 2024 legislative session. We focused on boosting support for our public schools, the urgent concern of a dramatic rise in...
Budgets that Invest in Families, Climate Resiliency and Infrastructure
Dear Friends and Neighbors, During this year’s session, the Legislature crafted “supplemental” budgets, which make adjustments to the comprehensive biennial budgets that we passed last year. The final proposals are...
Goodman legislation to protect Supreme Court justices heads to governor.
OLYMPIA — A bill to increase protections for Supreme Court justices is one step closer to becoming law. The state legislature passed House Bill 2056, sending it to the governor’s...
Video Update: A Q&A on Legislation to Curb Impaired Driving
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Impaired driving is one of the leading causes of traffic fatalities in Washington—right up there with speeding and distracted driving. Last week, the Washington Traffic Safety...
Legislative Update: More than Halfway Through Session + Join Us at a Town Hall on Saturday
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’re now in week six of this year’s legislative session. For the past week, my fellow legislators and I have been debating various bills on the...
Goodman bill enhances safety measures for Supreme Court justices
OLYMPIA — A bill to protect Supreme Court justices has passed the Washington House of Representatives Thursday evening with a vote of 69-27. Sponsored by Representative Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland) House...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sen. Dhingra + Reps. Springer & Goodman to Hold Feb. 17 Town Hall
Please join your lawmakers from the 45th Legislative District for a town hall meeting from 11:30 AM-1 PM on Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Lake Washington Institute of Technology in...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Sen. Dhingra, Rep. Goodman, & Rep. Springer to Hold Feb. 17 Town Hall
Please join your lawmakers from the 45th Legislative District for a town hall meeting from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM on Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Lake Washington Institute of...
Video Update: Protecting Students + Join Us at a Feb. 17 Town Hall
Dear Friends and Neighbors, In my latest GoodMinute, I talk about efforts in front of the legislature to protect students. These measures include addressing safety at sporting events and on...
Legislative Update: Support for Older Adults, Free School Meals & More
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week was policy cut-off, which means next week my colleagues and I will be debating bills on the House floor until the early hours of...
Legislative Update: Youth Testimony on Sentencing Reform, Local Students Serve as Pages, & More
Dear friends and neighbors, In this week’s GoodMinute, I talk about testimony heard in the Community Safety, Justice, and Reentry Committee from students from the Green Hill School. Young adults...
Video Update: Welcome to the 2024 Legislative Session + Join Me at a Telephone Town Hall on Jan. 23
Dear friends and neighbors, The 2024 Legislative Session started on January 8th. We’re tacking a host of issues like supporting overburdened communities, addressing the housing crisis, health, behavioral health, reforming...
Legislative Update: Welcome to the 2024 Legislative Session!
Dear friends and neighbors, The 2024 Legislative Session is now underway, and we are working hard on a host of important issues like supporting overburdened communities, addressing the housing crisis,...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Incarcerated youth traveling to Olympia on MLK Jr Day in support of sentencing reform
MEDIA ADVISORY: Incarcerated youth from Green Hill School travel to the State Capitol to testify on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in support of sentencing reform. What: Public hearing on...
Legislative Update: Interim Meetings, Conferences, and Tours
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2024 session is almost upon us! This year’s interim flew by, and I am already gearing up for the return to Olympia. Since we adjourned...
Media Advisory: Current Crime Trends: Looking Beyond the Headlines
House Community Safety, Justice & Reentry Committee to Host Work Session on Crime Trends with National Scholars and Law Enforcement Experts To get a better understanding of current state and...
Video Update: 2023 Session in Review
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Now that the dust from the 2023 legislative session has settled, we can review some of the major legislation passed in Olympia this year. The Legislature...
Legislature passes special session compromise bill on drug possession and addiction treatment
OLYMPIA— On Tuesday, the first day of a special session called by Governor Jay Inslee, the Washington House of Representatives passed a compromise version of Senate Bill 5536 after extensive...
Video Update: Opposite House Cutoff Update
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We have finally made it! This is the last week of the legislative session. Last week we passed the “Opposite House” cutoff. Bill that have not...
House Passes Bill to Address Addiction Crisis and Update Possession Statute
OLYMPIA – The Washington State House of Representatives passed an amended version of Senate Bill 5536 on Tuesday evening, updating Washington’s statute for possession of controlled substances and creating a...
Legislative Update: Floor Action, Protecting Reproductive Health Care, and Preventing the Adverse Effects of Climate Change
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The 2023 legislative session is now coming down the final stretch. Currently, we are back on the House floor full-time, voting on the bills the Senate...
Legislative Update: Budget Investments and Washington Hospitality Grant
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who showed up to the 45th District In-Person Town Hall at Lake Washington Technical College on March 18th with Sen. Manka Dhingra...
House Committee Amends Senate Bill to Create Comprehensive System for Drug Treatment and Possession
The House Community Safety, Justice & Reentry Committee passed an amended version of SB 5536, a bill ensuring access to pre-trial diversion, funding treatment and recovery services, and creating a...
Video Update: House of Origin Cutoff
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who turned out on Saturday for our 45th District In-Person Town Hall and who listened in last Thursday for our Telephone Town...
Legislative Update: Town Halls, Moms (& Dads) Caucus, and Empowering Students
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last week we reached the ‘House of Origin’ cutoff. All bills that have not passed the House they were introduced in are now dead. We are...