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It passed the Washington House of Representatives on March 4, 2023, by a vote of 57 in favor and 38 against. On April 5, 2023, the bill passed the Washington State Senate by a vote of 27 in favor and 21 against. It was signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee on April 13, 2023, and went into effect on January 1, 2024. [7] [8]
An amendment creating the Washington Court of Appeals [86] Passed [87] 650,025 (63.72%) 370,059 (36.28%) Senate Joint Resolution 17 An amendment empowering the legislature to create a new state agency called the "state building authority" [86] Passed [87] 521,162 (51.07%) 499,344 (48.93%) Senate Joint Resolution 24
The Washington Coalition for Open Government (COG) was formed from several political groups in June 1971 to push for public disclosure legislation. [2] The state legislature had debated laws on campaign disclosures repeatedly beginning in 1963 and passed an open meetings law in the 1971 session, but avoided addressing public records. [3]
Oct. 4—Two candidates vying for a rare open seat on Washington's Supreme Court both believe their past experiences will help them make a change in the state. Longtime Seattle attorney Salvador ...
Washington has moved to tighten the state’s gun laws in recent years, after a young man in 2016 used a newly purchased AR-15 semi-automatic rifle with a 30-round magazine to kill three teens and ...
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the city of Spokane, Washington, on Thursday, alleging that its anti-camping laws violate the state constitution. It is believed to be the country's first ...
The State Supreme Court did not rule out the possibility that the state legislature could enact a constitutional death penalty statute in the future. [27] In April 2023, Governor Inslee signed SB 5087, which formally abolished capital punishment in Washington state and removed provisions for capital punishment from state law. [2] [1]
Pursuant to common law tradition, the courts of Washington have developed a large body of case law through the decisions of the Washington Supreme Court and Washington Court of Appeals. The decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals are published in the Washington Reports and Washington Appellate Reports, respectively. [8]