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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The House Takes Aim at Firearms Disposal with Passage of Senn’s HB 2021
OLYMPIA—In a significant victory for gun responsibility advocates, the Washington State House has passed Representative Tana Senn’s House Bill 2021, signaling a decisive move to address the state’s role in...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Fertility Fraud Legislation Passes House
OLYMPIA – Today, a bill aimed at protecting individuals and families harmed by fraud in assisted reproduction procedures took a critical step forward, passing the House of Representatives with bipartisan...
House Passes Thai Bill Protecting Providers, Safeguarding Reproductive Healthcare Access
OLYMPIA – The right to safe, legal abortion is under increasing threat across the nation, and Washington must do everything it can to ensure access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, including...
Walen bill to extend licensing eligibility to DREAMERS passes House
OLYMPIA – A bill that will remove immigration status as a consideration in the licensing process has passed the legislature. House Bill 1889, sponsored by Rep. Amy Walen, D-Kirkland, would...