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Rule bill to keep our kids safe passes the House with strong bipartisan support
OLYMPIA— Rep. Alicia Rule (D-Blaine) has been protecting our most vulnerable since she’s been in the legislature—and that’s why Rule introduced House Bill 2224, which is about keeping our kids...
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House passes Stonier bill guaranteeing sanitary conditions for workers who menstruate, lactate, or express milk
OLYMPIA – Barriers to well-paying jobs were removed today with the passage of HB 2266. Sponsored by Rep. Monica Stonier (D-Vancouver) HB 2266 ensures that all employers in the state...
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Nance bill to reduce healthcare workforce barriers passes House
OLYMPIA—Today the House unanimously passed House Bill 2355, sponsored by Rep. Greg Nance (D-Kitsap) to expand Washington’s healthcare workforce by reducing the barriers to certify new Radiologic Technologists and MRI...
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Rep. Cortes Bill Provides Justice and Rehabilitation for Juvenile Offenders
OLYMPIA – Tonight, the House passed House Bill 2217, introduced by Rep. Julio Cortes (D-Everett). The legislation represents a meaningful effort at transforming the state’s approach to juvenile justice and...
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Reporting of lost or stolen firearms passes House
OLYMPIA — Continuing the fight to end gun violence, Rep. Liz Berry (D-Queen Anne) passed HB 1903, a commonsense gun safety measure through the House. The legislation requires lost or...
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LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Slatter Bill Expands Pre-Eligibility for WA College Grant
OLYMPIA: Today, the House voted to pass House Bill 2214. Introduced by Representative Vandana Slatter (D-Bellevue), who chairs the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee, the legislation helps simplify access...
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HB 2022 passes House
OLYMPIA—Five years after college student Sarah Pantip Wong, retired public servant Alan Justad, and two ironworkers, Andrew Yoder and Travis Corbet, lost their lives when a construction crane collapsed, the...
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Leavitt’s Lucas Petty Act passes the House unanimously
OLYMPIA—The opioid and fentanyl crisis has hit our communities hard. Sadly, a whopping 68 percent of overdose deaths in Washington are from opioids and fentanyl. Even more alarming, our state...
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House Approves New Department of Housing Bill
OLYMPIA – Addressing the housing crisis is a top priority of Rep. Melanie Morgan (D-Spanaway), who introduced HB 2270 this year to begin the process to create a new Department...
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Mena’s Bill Embraces Global Future For WA
OLYMPIA – Stuck in the 90s, Washington’s international relations framework hasn’t been updated in thirty-two years. Rep. Sharlett Mena’s (D-Tacoma) House Bill 2000 aims to modernize it, ensuring continued global...