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09 Mar
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Five for five on top legislative priorities!

Dear friends and neighbors, We’ve now passed one of the most important deadlines in the legislative session – the “house of origin” cutoff. With a few exceptions, bills introduced in the Senate had until this Wednesday, March 8, to be ...

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08 Mar
0

Sen. Mark Mullet on passage of police pursuits bill

Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) offered the following statement on the Senate’s passage of SB 5352, legislation expanding the authority of police to pursue fleeing suspects: “I want to thank my colleagues for taking the procedural step to get this bill ...

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08 Mar
1

Bill to eliminate fees for College in the High School programs passes Senate

Legislation sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) to eliminate fees for College in the High School programs passed the Senate Wednesday on a unanimous vote. Senate Bill 5048 would eliminate fees associated with College in the High School classes to ...

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06 Mar
0

Mullet bill to expand supply of nurses passes Senate

The Washington State Senate today passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) to have Washington join the national Nurse Licensure Compact. The Nurse Licensure Compact is an agreement between 37 states on a single multistate nursing license, so that ...

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06 Mar
2

Mullet bill to streamline permitting passes Senate

Legislation to streamline permitting for housing construction and renovation in Washington state passed the Senate unanimously today. SB 5290, sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah), improves the predictability and timeliness for review and approval of many residential permits by exempting ...

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04 Mar
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Join us for our upcoming town hall

Dear friends and neighbors, I wanted to send along an update on some of the legislation we’re passing this session. I’ve written to you about two of the most important bills of session – reforming our drug possession laws to ...

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04 Mar
0

Mullet applauds passage of bill to address drug addiction crisis

Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) issued the following statement following the Senate’s passage of SB 5536, legislation to address the state’s drug addiction crisis: “I’m glad the Senate passed this bill in this form – I think it’ll do a lot ...

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03 Mar
0

Join us for a town hall meeting!

On March 19, my seatmates and I will be holding a town hall meeting to discuss the legislative session, share the issues we’re working on, and hear from you about your thoughts, concerns, and questions. It’s an important chance for ...

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02 Mar
0

Mullet bill to protect homeowners from unfair real estate contracts passes Senate

Today the Washington State Senate unanimously passed SB 5399, legislation sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) to protect homeowners from unfair contracts with real estate agents. The contracts, known as future listing contracts, provide the homeowner a small up-front cash ...

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23 Feb
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Addressing the drug addiction crisis

One of the most serious topics we have before us this session is addressing the crisis of drug addiction that’s affecting far too many families across Washington state. The grip of addiction causes untold pain and death, and connects to ...

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