Monday, April 19
April 19th marked the beginning of the last week of the 2021 legislative session. Our coverage started with a hearing by the House Appropriations Committee, which held a public hearing to discuss Senate Bill 5126, also known as the Climate Commitment Act.
Requested by Governor Jay… Continue reading Legislative Highlights | April 19-23
Monday, April 12
Monday, April 12th, marked the 92nd out of 105 days of the legislative session. As the countdown continues, we started this week’s coverage with a review of both the House and Senate weekend floor debates.
Both chambers held full days of debate, working to beat a 5pm… Continue reading Legislative Highlights – April 12-16, 2021
Monday April 5
On Monday, April 5th, the Senate Ways and Means Committee convened for a public hearing on Senate Bill 5476–an act, that if passed, could potentially change how the state penalizes drug possession.
Under current state law, any individual who unknowingly carries a controlled substance but is found… Continue reading Legislative Highlights April 5-8, 2021
Letter from the President
By Renee Radcliff Sinclair
On March 13, 2020, I sent our team home to let the dust settle on the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Legislative Session had ended the day before and I thought by mid-summer we would be back into our typical interim groove.… Continue reading TVW Update April 2021
Monday, March 29
On March 28th, Sunday afternoon, state representatives debated the passage of senate bill 5038, which aims to ban the open carry of weapons that can cause injury or death at public demonstrations and state capitol grounds.The bill exempts law enforcement working at the scene, and anyone who… Continue reading Legislative Highlights March 29-Arpil 2, 2021
Legislative Highlights March 22-26, 2021
Monday, March 22
The Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee convened for a public hearing on House Bill 1213–also known as the ‘Fair Start for Kids Act’ –which expands access to affordable childcare and early childhood development programs. The bill proposes to decrease… Continue reading Legislative Highlights March 22-26, 2021
March 19, 2021
On Monday, March 15th, the House Finance Committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 5096, also known as the ‘capital gains tax bill’. The bill aims to impose a 7% tax on sales and extraordinary profits (also known as capital gains) of high-valued assets, such as… Continue reading Legislative Week In Review – March 19, 2021
March 12, 2021
The ninth week of the 2021 legislative session was a mix of committee hearings and floor debates.
The Senate convened for floor action on Saturday, March 6th and debated Senate Bill 5096, an act that establishes a ‘capital gains tax’ in Washington state. If passed, the bill… Continue reading Legislative Week in Review – March 12, 2021
March 5, 2021
This week marks the week 8 of the legislative session. On February 27th, we covered a public hearing in the House of Representatives where two bills were debated. Among them, was House Bill 1091–an act relating to the Clean Fuels Program. Requested by Governor Jay Inslee,… Continue reading Legislative Week in Review – March 5, 2021
February 26, 2021
This week is the seventh week of the 105-day legislative session and most of our coverage featured a lot of floor debates both by the Senate and the House of Representatives. On Monday, February 22nd we we covered Senate Bill 5371 – which aims to impose a… Continue reading Legislative Week In Review – February 26, 2021
