Dear friends and neighbors, This week was the governor’s deadline for vetoing or signing bills into law. We are now officially finished with one of the most challenging sessions we’ve had since I started in the Legislature. We ended on time, with a balanced budget — but we had to make difficult decisions to get to the finish line. Fortunately, we were able to preserve a lot of what we all care about — support for our public ...
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About Sen. Hansen
Drew Hansen (D-Bainbridge Island) was appointed to represent the 23rd Legislative District in the Washington State Senate in 2023. Hansen, who has served in the state House of Representatives since 2011, has focused on opening up opportunities for people in Kitsap County to get trained for good jobs that support their families. His work to build partnerships with Olympic College, Western Washington University, and apprenticeship programs has transformed lives across the district.
In the House, Hansen chaired the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee since 2020 and before that, he chaired the House Higher Education Committee from 2014 to 2020. Hansen has led efforts on historic legislation in recent years, including this year’s Shield Law (HB 1469) to protect those who pursue or provide legal reproductive care in the state.
Read Sen. Hansen’s full biography here.
In the News
People who use wheelchairs to get around Washington will soon have more options for repairing them.
It’s thanks to legislation signed into law Monday.
Senate Bill 5680 will require wheelchair equipment manufacturers to provide owners and independent repair providers access to documentation, parts, embedded software, firmware, and tools.
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Charles Longshore is the author of a bill Washington lawmakers considered this year that would have allowed judges to review and shorten long prison sentences.
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