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Almost 96 percent of bills passed in 2023 received bipartisan support
A new analysis from nonpartisan legislative staff shows that 95.89 percent of bills that passed the legislature in 2023 did so with bipartisan support. The legislature passed 487 bills during the 2023 legislative ...
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Bill to address Supreme Court’s Blake decision signed into law
OLYMPIA — A bill to amend Washington’s drug possession laws and expand ...
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Legislature prioritizes funding, policy to tackle behavioral health
OLYMPIA — Washington state’s behavioral health system is coming out of the ...
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Lovelett bill protecting endangered southern resident orcas signed into law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 15, 2023 Press Inquiries | 360.786.7853, courtney.james@leg.wa.gov OLYMPIA – Legislation ...
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Wilson bill waives burdensome fees for childcare workforce applicants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 11, 2023 OLYMPIA – Applicants to Washington’s childcare ...
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Wilson bill will regulate third parties providing special education for students with disabilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 11, 2023 OLYMIPA — Sen. Claire Wilson’s ...
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Legislation to protect trans youth seeking life-saving care signed into law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 9, 2023 OLYMPIA – Transgender youth who ...
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Cleveland bill recognizes nurses’ pandemic trauma as industrial injury
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 9, 2023 OLYMPIA – Nurses who have ...
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Lovick: Regional training campuses an opportunity to reimagine policing
PASCO — Sen. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek) attended the opening of the ...
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Nguyễn legislation helps Washington better plan for clean energy future
OLYMPIA – Sen. Joe Nguyễn’s (D-White Center) legislation to further advance Washington ...
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Bill expanding subsidy for guardians signed into law
OLYMPIA — The governor signed legislation today that will expand access to ...
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Seattle Times: WA Senate passes bill to bar hiring discrimination for cannabis use
OLYMPIA — Washington employers would be prohibited from refusing to hire a ...
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KHQ: Bill targeting political spending by corporations with foreign ownership passes Washington state Senate
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington state Senate passed a bill targeting political ...
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Spokesman-Review: Washington lawmakers highlight bills to address domestic violence, missing and murdered Indigenous people
Police could call judges at a domestic violence crime scene to issue ...
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Grade schoolers would get 45 minutes of recess under bill in Olympia
Recess would be mandatory at public schools in Washington under a bill ...
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