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Wade was overturned in 2022, 14 states have passed near-total bans on abortion, but two laws taking effect Monday protect abortion rights. In Washington state, a new law aims to increase abortion ...
The move comes as roadway deaths in the state have hit historic highs, including a death toll in 2023 estimated above 800. New Washington law will allow traffic cameras on more city streets and ...
On December 11, 2024, a law suit was filed by the city of Seattle and King County along with a coalition of environmental groups. [21] [22] A week earlier on December 6, 2024, the Buildings Industry Association of Washington, the primary sponsor of the initiative, sued the state to compel it to begin bringing state laws into compliance with I ...
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]
The fiscal analysis for the bill estimated a Washington state government cost of $846,000 as rules are developed for aircraft detection lighting systems by the Department of Ecology, in ...
House Bill 1153, the Washington octopus protection law is legislation passed in 2024 to prohibit octopus aquaculture in the U.S. state of Washington. The bill was introduced by Representative Strom Peterson. [1] It passed the legislature on February 27. [2] [3] It is the first ban on octopus farming in the world. [4]
Washington will need to find a way to build 1.1 million new homes over the next 20 years if it wants to meet projected population growth and demand, according to the state Department of Commerce.
In May 2023, the Governor of Washington State signed into law a bill that passed the state legislature - to explicitly allow the state to fully implement "interstate commerce" of cannabis and/or other related purposes on marijuana. The new legislation goes into legal effect after 90 days.