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Access to Democracy Bills Include Same Day Registration
OLYMPIA – Voters in Washington elections may soon be able to register to vote on Election Day thanks to legislation sponsored by Rep. Laurie Dolan, D-Olympia. Democrats in the state...
House Speaker Frank Chopp statement re DOL’s information release to ICE
January 12, 2018 House Speaker Frank Chopp statement re DOL’s information release to ICE “I’m troubled by the news that the Department of Licensing shares certain information about our state...
Sawyer bill would fund law enforcement efforts to stop child pornography and exploitation
OLYMPIA – A measure that would provide a much-needed boost to law enforcement in the fight against child pornography and exploitation had a public hearing today in the House Finance...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Public hearing on The Disclose Act and a bill on election security.
Who: Rep. Zack Hudgins (D-Tukwila), Chair of the State Government, Elections & Information Technology Committee What: Public hearing on House Bill 2406 concerning election security practices around auditing and equipment,...
Free tuition in rural Washington gets hearing in House
OLYMPIA—How can we create jobs in timber and farm country? House Bill 2177 by Rep. Mike Chapman (D-Port Angeles) is designed to do exactly that, and the legislation recently got...
Kilduff files new bill to take on sexual predators in Pierce County
OLYMPIA – For too long, Pierce County has carried an unfair burden of sexually violent predators remaining in the area after leaving the treatment center on McNeil Island. Local communities...
House unanimously passes bill prohibiting state agencies from aiding in the creation of a federal religious registry.
Olympia – A civil-rights bill sponsored by Representative Derek Stanford (D-Bothell) unanimously passed the House. HB 2097 is bipartisan legislation, which restricts state agencies from sharing personal religious affiliation information with federal...
Stonier’s student nutrition bill first off the House floor
OLYMPIA – In their first floor vote of the 2018 legislative session, the House of Representatives approved a bill aimed at expanding programs that help students from low-income families receive...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press conference and public hearing on legislation to expand eligibility for the College Bound scholarship to undocumented students (HB 1488)
Who: Rep. Drew Hansen, D-Bainbridge Island, Chair of the House Higher Education Committee What: Press conference on House Bill 1488 (Washington Dream Act 2.0), which protects undocumented students from losing...
Statement from Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D-Burien), Chair of the House Environment Committee, on Governor Inslee’s carbon tax proposal
“The public is ready for meaningful action on addressing carbon pollution. The Legislature has been working on this issue for many years, but every year our state doesn’t act is...