The 2020 legislative session ended just after 8 p.m. on Thursday night, March 12. The last bill passed by the House will provide $175 million from the Budget Stabilization Account (also...
Just six more days remain in the 2020 legislative session. Monday was fiscal committee cutoff and today was opposite house cutoff. These legislative deadlines narrow down the bills under consideration by...
I will be hosting a telephone town hall meeting with Sen. John Braun on Tuesday, February 25. The community conversation will begin at 6 p.m. and end around 7 p.m. If...
On Tuesday, we reached the midway point of the 60-day legislative session. This day was also fiscal committee cutoff, which means House bills needed pass out of the House Appropriations, Finance,...
Low-carbon fuel standard mandate, new bills and the Farm Internship Pilot Project | January 31, 2020
Week three of the 2020 legislative session is coming to a close. As I mentioned in my first email update of the year, the pace of 60-day sessions is fast. This...
Due to restrictions, I was not able to send you an email update from December 1 through January 12. I hope you had a restful holiday season and that your year...
With the 2019 election behind us, it's now time to look ahead to what its results will mean for the 2020 legislative session in January. Front and center will be the...
As I mentioned in my last email update, House Democrats met on July 31 to choose the next Speaker of the House. They chose Rep. Laurie Jinkins of Tacoma. She will...
While our state has a part-time Legislature, I conduct my job as state representative much closer to full-time. I have been very busy this interim (the time between legislative sessions), including...
The Legislature finished its work minutes before midnight on April 28, narrowly averting a special session. That's the good news. The bad news: There were several policies passed this year that...
