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• Legislative Update: Transportation Budget is Released + A Look at My Bills in the Senate | March 30, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors, Earlier this week, the House Democrats proposed the new transportation budget for the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, providing a spending authority of $13.6 billion. The budget reflects… READ MORE

• Legislative Update: An Update on My Bills + Join Us at a Town Hall on Saturday! | March 17, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors, The last time I wrote you we had not yet started our hectic 10-day run of bills on the House floor. That frenetic activity ended with… READ MORE

• Timmons’ Sales Tax Exemption Bill for Seniors in Assisted Living Communities Passes House | March 16, 2023

  OLYMPIA—Did you know that nearly half of Washingtonians over the age of 65 rely solely upon social security payments to get by? Rep. Joe Timmons (D-Bellingham) knew this—which is why… READ MORE

• MEDIA ADVISORY: Shewmake, Rule, & Timmons to Hold In-Person Town Hall on March 18 | March 6, 2023

  Please join your lawmakers from the 42nd Legislative District for a town hall meeting at Ferndale High School on Saturday, March 18 from 1-2 p.m. This is their chance to… READ MORE

• Timmons’ Graduate Student Loan Bill Heads to the Senate | March 3, 2023

  OLYMPIA—Rep. Joe Timmons (D-Bellingham) knows firsthand just how much debt one incurs to attend graduate school—and he wants to create access to higher education and prevent others from taking on… READ MORE

• Timmons Sends Two Education Bills to the Senate | March 2, 2023

  OLYMPIA—Before becoming a legislator, Rep. Joe Timmons (D-Bellingham) worked as a preschool teacher and as an administrator at Western Washington University. Improving the quality of life for K-12 students within… READ MORE

• Timmons’ Bill to Establish a State Emergency Medical Reserve Corps Passes the House | March 1, 2023

  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

• Timmons’ Bill Provides Transparency and Clarity in the Event of Water Rights Adjudication | February 28, 2023

  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

• Legislative Update: Understanding the Water Rights Adjudication Process | February 27, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors, Today is the start of week eight of this year’s 105-day Legislative Session, and today marks an important milestone this session. From today through the next… READ MORE

• Timmons’ Graduate Student Loan Bill Passes Out of Committee | February 17, 2023

  OLYMPIA—Rep. Joe Timmons (D-Bellingham) says that education has always played a special role in his life. As a legislator who attended Washington state public schools throughout his life and having… READ MORE

• Legislative Update: My Bills Supporting Students + Save the Date & More | February 15, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors, We are now more than one-third through this year’s Legislative Session and I’m focusing today’s newsletter on topics relating to our state’s students. Two of my… READ MORE

• Timmons Passes First Bill to Protect Consumers by Streamlining Auto Trade-In Process | February 2, 2023

  OLYMPIA—Rep. Joe Timmons (D-Bellingham) passed his first bill off the House floor today. House Bill 1302 allows a car dealership to file a report of sale on behalf of an… READ MORE

• Legislative Update: My First Bill Passed Off the House Floor! | February 2, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors, In my last newsletter  I mentioned that I introduced House Bill 1302 at the end of my first week as your state representative. I am pleased… READ MORE

• Legislative Update: What I’ve Been Working On My First Two Weeks as Your Representative | January 19, 2023

  Dear friends and neighbors, The Washington State Legislature’s opening day was Jan. 9, and I am absolutely honored to be here and ready to work hard as your representative! Generally,… READ MORE

• Timmons Sworn Into Office in Olympia | December 22, 2022

  OLYMPIA—Rep. Joe Timmons (D-Bellingham) was sworn into office on Dec. 21 by Justice Mary I. Yu of the Washington Supreme Court in Olympia. In late 2021, Timmons announced that he… READ MORE