Police in Washington would be barred from stopping drivers solely for nonmoving violations, like expired tabs or a broken headlight, under a Democratic-backed bill in the state Legislature.

Lawmakers in Olympia are championing a Washington bill that seeks to clamp down on chronic speeders by reclassifying certain high-speed violations as reckless driving. Senate Bill 5238 ...

The report goes on to say the bill “Prohibits specific entities from reporting medical debts to a consumer credit reporting agency or credit bureau, on pain of committing a violation of the Consumer ...

(The Center Square) – A bill introduced in the Washington State Legislature this session would bolster an existing law that seeks to shield individuals receiving or providing “protected health care ...

Washington Democrats introduced another controversial bill that prevents cities and towns from limiting or banning homeless encampments, effectively legalizing them on public property statewide.

As the 105-day session unfolds, lawmakers will have to decide whether Washington is ready to try on the bill or if the legislation is best left tucked away in the closet for now. The Washington ...

The bill was proposed by Democratic Washington state Sens. Noel Frame, Claire Wilson, Jessica Bateman, Manka Dhingra, T’wina Nobles, and Javier Valdez. “Washington State has no right to force ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill to cap rent increases at 7% per year passed by a single vote out of a committee in the Washington state House on Monday. The bill passed after Republican Rep. Jeremie ...

That doesn’t include Washington. But a state Senate bill heard in committee Tuesday morning would change that. Sponsored by state Sen. Javier Valdez, a Seattle Democrat, Senate Bill 5080 would ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill that would cap rent increases in Washington state had a hearing in a Senate committee Wednesday, Jan. 22. House Bill 1217 passed out of committee last week, and now a ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington state House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at outlawing a poison that dozens of young people have used to die by suicide. House Bill 1209 passed out of ...

(The Center Square) – House Republicans in the Washington State Legislature offered ... but none were successful in slowing down a bill that critics say would undo a parents’ bill of rights ...