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Citizens and the state legislature both have the ability to place new legislation, or legislation recently passed by the state legislature, on the ballot for a popular vote. Washington has three types of ballot measures that can be voted on in a general election: initiatives, referendums, and legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, filed two bills on Tuesday: Senate Bill 5010 to create the grant program and Senate Bill 5011 to update what’s written on ballot boxes.
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives , composed of 98 Representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate , with 49 Senators plus the Lieutenant Governor acting as president. [ 1 ]
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]
The Senate passed two children’s online safety bills, KOSA and COPPA 2.0, in a rare sign of bipartisan cooperation in the middle of a presidential election.
The bill did not make it out of committee, but Stonier isn’t giving up, pre-filing legislation in the form of House Bill 1032 for the upcoming session. HB 1032 would amend the state constitution ...
Comer went as far as saying that Senate passage of the bill is “a historic moment for our nation's capital.” “If Congress failed to act today, this decaying land in Washington would continue to cost taxpayers a fortune to maintain,” he said. “Revitalizing this RFK Memorial Stadium site has been a top economic priority for the city. ...
GOP lawmakers in over 30 states have introduced or passed bills to restrict or regulate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, according to an NBC News analysis.