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Senate passes nation’s first statewide Office of Equity
OLYMPIA — On Wednesday, March 5, the Washington state Senate passed House Bill 1783 to reduce systemic disparities in Washington state government. The bill would establish the nation’s first statewide...
House passes bill regulating the use of facial recognition technology
OLYMPIA – Today the House passed Senate Bill 6280 with a bipartisan 63-33 vote. SB 6280 creates regulations for the use of facial recognition technology by both the public and...
Hansen Passes Improved Single Point of Contact Gun Background Check Bill
OLYMPIA – Despite divided national rhetoric on legislation related to firearms, Rep. Drew Hansen (D-Bainbridge Island) brought opposing sides together to pass significant, bipartisan legislation on firearm background checks. House...
Kilduff and Leavitt team up to push for rail safety
OLYMPIA—A little over two years after a tragic Amtrak accident across I-5 that took three lives in DuPont, State Representatives Mari Leavitt and Christine Kilduff are partnering with US Representative...
House approves $100 million funding to support coronavirus outbreak response
OLYMPIA – Introduced on Monday, new legislation responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak in Washington state passed the House unanimously on Tuesday. The bipartisan measure, House Bill 2965, was sponsored...
Legislature Passes Johnson’s First Bill to Help Families with Early Intervention
OLYMPIA – For many families, early intervention can mean the difference between success and the juvenile justice system. That is why Rep. Jesse Johnson, D-Federal Way, introduced HB 2873, which...
Coronavirus update from 45th and 48th district legislators
OLYMPIA — Seattle and King County Public Health officials have confirmed that there are now multiple cases of coronavirus in King County, including numerous people who are hospitalized. Sadly, one...
House approves budget investing in housing, child care, health care
OLYMPIA – With less than two weeks to go in the 2020 legislative session, the state House passed a supplemental operating budget this evening that invests in housing and homelessness,...
Entenman bill would help the 40 percent of community and technical college students who go hungry
Survey finds that over 40 percent of community and technical college students struggle with food insecurity as federal government denies effort to allow for more SNAP options on college campuses...
House and Senate Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
OLYMPIA —Sen. Emily Randall (D-Bremerton) and Rep. Christine Kilduff (D-University Place) today sponsored resolutions celebrating the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), landmark legislation that established...