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House passes Berg bill to prevent animal abuse and predatory lending

OLYMPIA – Rep. April Berg, D-Mill Creek, introduced a consumer protection and animal welfare bill, House Bill 1424, intended to end the puppy mill to pet store pipeline and limit... READ MORE

Fosse Passes Workforce & Child Care Bill from House of Representatives 

Olympia - Today, the Washington House of Representatives passed House Bill 1525 off the house floor with a unanimous vote. Mary Fosse, D-Everett, recently introduced House Bill 1525, to address the lack of... READ MORE

Timmons’ Bill to Establish a State Emergency Medical Reserve Corps Passes the House

OLYMPIA—Rep. Joe Timmons (D-Bellingham) remembers life in his district post 9/11 and especially during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whatcom County was also impacted hard by devastating floods in... READ MORE

Stearns’ Bill to Fund Treatment for Problem Gambling Passes in the House

Olympia, WA – Washington State Representative Chris Stearns’ (D-Auburn) House Bill 1681 passed off the house floor today 80-16. This bill doubles the funds available to help people with problem... READ MORE

Senn Bill to Connect Foster Youth to DD Services Passes Unanimously in the House

OLYMPIA — Foster youth have no less need for developmental disability services than any other youth, yet in Washington State, foster youth can’t access developmental disability services. Washington State House... READ MORE

House Passes Riccelli Bill to Protect Reproductive Care Providers

OLYMPIA – In a 57-40 vote, the Washington House of Representatives passed a bill to ensure health providers can’t be disciplined for providing legal reproductive health services or gender affirming... READ MORE

LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Orwall’s insurance coverage for hearing aids passes House

OLYMPIA—Twenty percent of adult Washingtonians experience some degree of hearing loss, that’s five percent higher than the national average, and two out of 1000 children nationally are born with a... READ MORE

Lekanoff Bill to Solve Cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Passes Unanimously in the House

OLYMPIA – Too many Indigenous mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters have been torn from their families. Native women experience violence at much higher rates than the national average and are... READ MORE

House Passes Morgan’s Reconciliation Act

OLYMPIA – On Tuesday, the House passed HB 1737, the Reconciliation Act, prime sponsored by Rep. Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland). The bill, passed by a vote of 64-33, builds off Rep.... READ MORE

Timmons’ Bill Provides Transparency and Clarity in the Event of Water Rights Adjudication

OLYMPIA— A few years ago, the Washington State Department of Ecology was directed by the Legislature to assess watersheds in the state that would benefit most from a water rights... READ MORE