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Riccelli rail safety measure clears House
OLYMPIA – A bill to help protect both rail workers and the public from high hazard, flammable trains passed the state House today on a strong bipartisan vote. Sponsored by...
House passes Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act reform
OLYMPIA – The American Dream of homeownership can quickly change into a nightmare for those who own mobile homes. Each time land making up mobile home parks is bought and...
House passes Wylie bill on Transportation Projects of Statewide Significance
OLYMPIA-House Bill 1994, sponsored by Rep. Sharon Wylie, D-Vancouver, passed the Washington State House of Representatives yesterday on a 69-28 vote. This bill creates processes for designating certain transportation projects...
House approves clean fuels bill
OLYMPIA – A measure addressing the state’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions by establishing a Clean Fuels Program similar to those already successfully underway in British Columbia, California, and...
Adolescent Behavioral Health Care Access Act passes House
OLYMPIA – Yesterday, the Washington State House of Representatives passed House Bill 1874 on a bipartisan vote of 89-8. The Adolescent Behavioral Health Care Access Act, sponsored by Rep. Noel...
Frame legislation eliminating subminimum wages for people with disabilities passes House
OLYMPIA – On Monday, the Washington State House of Representatives passed House Bill 1706 on a bipartisan vote of 81-17. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, would eliminate...
Mead: Let more voices be heard in the people’s House
Resolution by state’s youngest lawmaker would establish remote testimony for committee hearings OLYMPIA—A bipartisan measure by Rep. Jared Mead (D-Mill Creek) would allow people in Washington state to give remote...
Appleton’s dog-breed bill OK’d by state House
OLYMPIA—For years, city governments in Washington state have had the power to prohibit residents from owning certain breeds of dogs. The usual targets of such laws were, of course, pit...
House votes overwhelmingly to keep Washington on year-round daylight saving time
OLYMPIA – One the eve of “spring forward,” the state House voted in favor of a bill that would put Washington state on year-round daylight saving time. Sponsored by Rep....
House approves reforms to high school graduation requirements
Corrected: An earlier version listed pathway options from a previous version of the bill. OLYMPIA – The Washington State House of Representatives approved a bill that would remove current barriers...