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Week Five The first several weeks of the session have been devoted to introducing and holding hearings on bills, however we are now approaching the next phase of session. Monday, February 15th is the policy cut off, where all bills that are not necessary to implement the budget must be out of their original policy […]

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Source: Brad Boswell, February 6, 2021 Week Four The fourth week of the 2021 Legislative Session is now complete.  Just one week remains until the first cutoff of February 15th, when all bills that are not necessary to implement the budget must be out of their respective policy committee in order to stay alive this […]

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Source: Brad Boswell, January 31, 2021 Week Three The legislature has now completed three weeks of the scheduled fifteen week 2021 session. This week was filled with virtual committee hearings, executive sessions, and floor action. All bills that are not necessary to implement the budget must be out of their policy committee by February 15th […]

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Source: Brad Boswell, January 23, 2021 Week Two The second week of the 105 day 2021 Legislative Session is now complete. This week was full of virtual committee hearings and executive sessions. Many bills directly related to COVID-19 response have been quickly moving through the legislative process including the Governor’s unemployment insurance bill, a bill […]

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Source: Brad Boswell, January 16, 2021 Week One Today marks the end of the first week of the 2021 Legislative Session in Washington. On Monday several legislators came to a largely empty Capitol Campus to take an in-person vote to adopt rules to allow for a virtual session. Both the House and the Senate engaged […]

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