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TNT: Inslee signs abortion-related bills into law. Here are other key bills also signed so far

TNT: Inslee signs abortion-related bills into law. Here are other key bills also signed so far

Gov. Jay Inslee signed five new pieces of legislation into law on Thursday aimed at protecting reproductive health-care rights in the state of Washington. “We are here to proclaim very vocally and very forcefully that we will not allow any state, or any Trump-appointed judge, to jeopardize a woman’s right of choice in the state of Washington,” Inslee said. “We ...

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KING 5: Senate committee passes bill banning sale of assault weapons in Washington

KING 5: Senate committee passes bill banning sale of assault weapons in Washington

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The manufacture and sale of guns defined as assault weapons would be banned in the state under a bill that passed out of the Senate Law & Justice Committee Tuesday afternoon. House Bill 1240 defines dozens of guns that would qualify, including modifications that would add weapons to the list. “We have to take action,” said committee chair Sen. ...

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Sequim Gazette: Bill restricts collection of health data

Sequim Gazette: Bill restricts collection of health data

Use of consumer reproductive health data would be much more restricted under House Bill 1155, the proposed “My Health, My Data Act.” The proposed law requires the consumer’s consent before sharing or collecting personal health data. This prohibits organizations from selling consumer health data not otherwise protected by law. After an extended floor debate over 23 proposed amendments, the bill received a ...

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PubliCola: New Drug Possession Bill Emphasizes Coercive Treatment

PubliCola: New Drug Possession Bill Emphasizes Coercive Treatment

Democrats in the legislature are making procedural moves that will decide what the state’s new drug possession law will look like—an exercise that became necessary after the state supreme court’s 2021 ruling Blake v. State of Washington invalidated existing law.

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Suburban Times: Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate

Suburban Times: Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate

Pacific Lutheran University Pre-Law Club President Quan Huynh ’25 unexpectedly stepped into the world of state government, with a bold new perspective. A self-described political newcomer, Huynh proudly represents PLU in Olympia as an intern at the Washington State Senate. As a member of Sen. Manka Dhingra’s (D-45) office, Huynh actively participates in the legislative process by meeting with policy ...

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Columbia Herald: Domestic violence bills look to improve victim safety

Columbia Herald: Domestic violence bills look to improve victim safety

Victims of domestic violence will get more protection under a package of bills now moving through the state Legislature. Rep. Lauren Davis, D-Shoreline, is sponsoring House Bill 1715. The bill challenges the idea that domestic violence victims need to go into hiding and it holds the abusers accountable, she said. The law would initiate statewide requirements for electronic monitoring with victim ...

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Crosscut: Push to decriminalize fades as WA Senate considers new drug law

Crosscut: Push to decriminalize fades as WA Senate considers new drug law

As Washington lawmakers try to reshape how the state deals with substance-use disorder, a Senate bill is advancing that would make most drug possession a gross misdemeanor instead of a felony, while also encouraging substance-use treatment. Lawmakers earlier this month voted Senate Bill 5536 out of the Senate Law & Justice Committee. The proposal – sponsored by Sen. ...

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NewsBreak: Washington State Lawmakers Hold Bipartisan Press Conference to Address Domestic Violence Legislation

NewsBreak: Washington State Lawmakers Hold Bipartisan Press Conference to Address Domestic Violence Legislation

OLYMPIA, WA - Twenty percent of all murders in Washington State are the result of domestic violence. A quarter of rapes and more than half of simple assaults are as well. Washington State legislators held a press conference today at the State Capitol to discuss domestic violence proposals under consideration by the 2023 Legislature.

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Spokesman-Review: Washington lawmakers highlight bills to address domestic violence, missing and murdered Indigenous people

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 no-contact orders, and a cold case unit would be formed to examine cold cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous women under several bills under consideration by Washington legislators. Lawmakers held a bipartisan news conference Tuesday to highlight a collection of domestic violence-related bills.

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GeekWire: Seattle-area police use adhesive GPS trackers to catch fleeing suspects, prevent high-speed chases

GeekWire: Seattle-area police use adhesive GPS trackers to catch fleeing suspects, prevent high-speed chases

The Redmond Police Department implemented new GPS technology last month that has helped result in three arrests. The technology, called StarChase, uses a high-powered air compressor mounted on a police car to fire a GPS tracker at the fleeing vehicle. The tracker, which is coated in an industrial-strength adhesive, sticks to the car and allows police to follow it until it ...

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