We’ve reached the end of the regularly scheduled 2020 session. For the past several days my colleagues and I have been deliberating and voting on bills. The amount of work that...
We’ve officially reached the halfway point of the 60-day session. Two of the Legislature’s self-imposed deadlines—fiscal cutoff and policy cutoff—have come and gone. That means hundreds of bills are now considered...
Implementing the will of the voters, who approved $30 car tabs in November, continues to be debated at the state Capitol. Nearly 53% of voters supported Initiative 976. Despite what some...
The 2020 session began today. Serving you is an honor and something I never take for granted. Thank you for placing your trust in me to represent our region’s values and...
Although thousands of bills were considered this session, our primary duty as legislators was determining the state's spending plans for the next biennium. Unfortunately, fiscal restraint and responsibility were not top...
As I reported in my last legislative email update, our state’s current revenue is more than ample. In fact, it’s substantial enough to supply all Washington state’s needs and more!
We've been extremely busy in Olympia. Another important deadline—house of origin cutoff—was last week. All bills not approved by the chamber in which they originated are now considered “dead.” The only...
It's an honor to serve you in the state House of Representatives. Thank you for placing your trust in me to work on your behalf. Long before I arrived in Olympia,...
In fact, today is one of the most important deadlines of the legislative session: fiscal committee cutoff. Any bills not voted out of their respective fiscal committee will be considered “dead”...
Greetings from Olympia! The past few days have been exceptionally busy. Our first big deadline—policy cutoff—is here. Any bill that has not been approved by its respective policy committee by Friday,...
