Category Archives: News Release

Please join your lawmakers from the 48th Legislative District for a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 30. This is their chance to hear from you as well as update you on their work in Olympia on your ...

OLYMPIA – The open carry of weapons within 250 feet of permitted public demonstrations and the state capitol grounds will now be prohibited under a bill signed into law by Governor Inslee on Wednesday. SB 5038, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer ...

Kuderer’s Pregnant Patient Protections Act signed into law OLYMPIA – A bill that protects pregnant patients’ access to health care during urgent medical situations was signed into law today by Governor Inslee. Senate Bill 5140, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue), ...

A historic budget for housing in Washington state Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue), chair of the Senate Housing & Local Government Committee, released the following statement regarding the passage of the 2021-23 state operating budget (SB 5092) The budget lawmakers are ...

OLYMPIA – A bill that would create new eviction protections for renters and expand programs to help landlords recover losses from unpaid rent as a result of the COVID-19 public health crisis was signed by Governor Inslee on Thursday. Senate Bill ...

OLYMPIA – Washington state is one step closer to banning open carry weapons within 250 feet of permitted public demonstrations and the state capitol grounds with a bill approved by the Senate on Tuesday. SB 5038, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer ...

OLYMPIA – A bill, SB 5038, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue), that would prohibit the open carry of firearms and other weapons on the state Capitol grounds and within 250 feet of permitted public demonstrations was approved by the ...

OLYMPIA – A bill that would create a public financial cooperative in Washington state was approved by the House Consumer Protection & Business Committee on Thursday. The new public cooperative created by SB 5188, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue), ...

OLYMPIA – A bill sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue) that would extend leave benefits to railroad workers was approved by the Senate this week. In total, Kuderer had six bills pass off the Senate floor before Tuesday’s deadline for ...