(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 ...

(The Center Square) – Under a bill proposed Monday, Democrats in the Washington State Legislature are pushing to require proof of “financial responsibility” before purchasing or possessing a firearm ...

A bill introduced in the Washington state legislature would require drivers with a history of speeding to have a speed-limiting device placed on their cars. House Bill 1596 was proposed after ...

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 ...

(The Center Square) – House Republicans in the Washington ... for state and local education entities.” In March 2024, the Legislature passed Initiative 2081. The bill took effect on June ...

In 2023, the state Legislature enacted what is known as the Shield Law, which restricts the ability of courts and law enforcement to either issue or enforce any subpoenas, warrants, or extradition ...

A new bill making its way through the Washington State Legislature aims to help people who live in their vehicles avoid losing them to impoundment. House Bill 1240, sponsored by Representatives ...

Washington has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature.

Sponsored by Health Care & Wellness Chair Rep. Dan Bronoske, D-Lakewood, House Bill 1531 would add new language to state law stating that “it is the policy of the state that public health ...

In one of its first acts of the 2025 legislative session last week, Washington State House Democrats have resurrected an attempt at rent stabilization. On Monday, the bill got past its first ...

State lawmakers are forwarding a bill that would change how medical debt impacts Washingtonians' credit scores. Senate Bill 5480 doesn’t erase medical debt completely but it "declares a medical debt ...

The latest bill does not contain such a carve-out. State Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, told the Washington State Standard that the proposal was “a hard subject for many of my colleagues ...