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House Approves Fey Legislation to Help Homeless Students

OLYMPIA – Legislation sponsored by Rep. Jake Fey (D-Tacoma) to help combat student homelessness by providing additional resources to schools and communities was approved by the House today with a... READ MORE

House Passes Donaghy Bill to Improve Statewide Resilience

OLYMPIA— What if the worst happened – would we be ready? Almost one month ago, forty-five thousand people died in an earthquake in Turkey. Our state faces a similar threat.... READ MORE

Critical Behavioral Health Workforce Bill Clears House Unanimously

OLYMPIA — Workforce shortages are plaguing nearly every industry in Washington, and that’s especially true for the state’s behavioral health professions. Today, the Washington House of Representatives passed House Bill... READ MORE

House Passes Reed Bill to Preserve Community Arts Programs 

OLYMPIA — Since the COVID-19 pandemic, community arts venues & cultural access programs have struggled to recover, threatening jobs, local economies, and the cultural identity of the state. Today, the... READ MORE

House passes Duerr bill on planning for climate change and natural disasters

OLYMPIA—Legislation by State Rep. Davina Duerr (D-Bothell) would change how we plan for growth, climate change, and natural disasters.  “We can do a better job of planning, adapting, and building... READ MORE

LEGISLATIVE NEWS: House sends Chapman’s crab sanitary control bill to the Senate for the third time in a row

OLYMPIA—A measure to keep crab fishery from closing, thus ensuring crab meat availability, and a flowing economy along coastal communities, was passed by the House of Representatives on a unanimous... READ MORE

House Passes Kloba Bill to Provide Protections for Medical Cannabis

OLYMPIA—Washington was on the leading edge of cannabis legalization. While this industry was opened cautiously, it still has gaps and inequalities that need to be fixed. Rep. Shelley Kloba (D-Kenmore) has... READ MORE

LEGISLATIVE NEWS: House passes bill to regulate conditions in private detention facilities / Cámara aprueba proyecto de ley para regular condiciones en centros privados de detención

Watch Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self’s Floor remarks / Vea el discurso en el Pleno de la Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self (incluye subtítulos en español): Ver más abajo para la versión en español... READ MORE

House passes Rep. Wylie bill providing property tax relief

House passes Rep. Wylie bill providing property tax relief  Olympia – The Washington State House of Representatives took steps to help individuals stabilize their housing situation by passing Rep. Sharon... READ MORE

House Passes Pollet Bill Increasing Special Education Funding and Ending a Cap on How Many Children with Disabilities the State Supports

OLYMPIA— Washington’s school districts are spending over $500 million a year in local levy funds to provide Special Education programs because of inadequate state funding and a cap on how... READ MORE