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This was the tenth week of the 2021 legislative session. Committee hearings continued this week ahead of the March 26 cutoff when policy bills must be voted out of committee in the opposite chamber.
March 19, 2021 • 3 minutes to read
This was the ninth week of the 2021 legislative session. Tuesday was the deadline for policy bills to be voted out of the chamber in which they originated.
March 12, 2021 • 3 minutes to read
This was the eighth week of the 2021 legislative session, and the House and Senate have until Tuesday, March 9 to pass policy bills off the floor.
March 5, 2021 • 3 minutes to read
This week marked the second cutoff of the 2021 legislative session, with bills needing to be voted out of fiscal committees by Feb. 22.
Feb. 26, 2021 • 3 minutes to read
This week marked the first cutoff of the 2021 legislative session, with bills needing to be voted out of policy committees by Feb. 15.
Feb. 20, 2021 • 2 minutes to read
This was the last week for bills to be heard in House of Origin policy committees; Monday, Feb. 15 is cutoff for bills to be voted out of policy committees.
Feb. 13, 2021 • 3 minutes to read
This week, WSNA hosted our first-ever virtual Lobby Day – thank you to everyone who attended!
Feb. 6, 2021 • 3 minutes to read
Policy hearings continued this week, and WSNA weighed in on numerous bills.
Jan. 30, 2021 • 4 minutes to read
This was a busy week of hearings on policy bills and WSNA was well represented with several members providing testimony on key bills.
Jan. 23, 2021 • 3 minutes to read
The 2021 Regular Session of the Washington State Legislature convened on Jan. 11. Lawmakers were in Olympia on Monday to pass rules that will allow them to conduct their business remotely for the remainder of session.
Jan. 16, 2021 • 3 minutes to read
This week bills that weren’t considered “necessary to implement the budget” (NTIB) were required to pass out of their fiscal committees by Monday night. Legislators worked the weekend and late on Monday to hear as many bills as possible before the cutoff.
Feb. 21, 2020 • 3 minutes to read
It was a busy week of floor action at the State Capitol. Wednesday night was the House of Origin cutoff which means that all bills not necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) must be voted out of their original legislative chamber or they would no longer be viable. Bills that were voted out prior to cutoff will have hearings in the…
What a week! WSNA nurses were at the Capitol this week – advocating for nursing priorities and working families. On Thursday, nurses from around the state joined WSNA’s Lobby Day and spoke with their legislators on our priority issues.
Feb. 7, 2020 • 3 minutes to read
It was a busy week of hearings in Olympia, with WSNA weighing in on many bills. We continued meeting with legislators about our priority issues, including funding for the School Nurse Corps. This week we are highlighting movement on our policy priority related to the need for a more uniform, but also community-based, response system…
Jan. 24, 2020 • 3 minutes to read
2020 Legislative Session Week 1 update The 2020 legislative session kicked off on Monday. It’s the second year of the biennium which means that it is a “short” 60-day session. New House Speaker Laurie Jinkins was sworn in on Monday – she is the first woman and first out lesbian Speaker of House. She is a strong advocate for access…
Jan. 21, 2020 • 2 minutes to read
On Tuesday, the Senate released its budget.
April 5, 2019 • 3 minutes to read
The week started off with a flurry of activity as the House of Representatives released its biennial budget on Monday.
March 29, 2019 • 3 minutes to read
Our bills continue to move through the legislative process – and this week one of those bills was highlighted on TVW’s Legislative Review.
March 22, 2019 • 3 minutes to read
We are officially halfway through the 2019 legislative session!
March 16, 2019 • 3 minutes to read
On Thursday, nurses from around the state converged in Olympia for WSNA Lobby Day.
March 1, 2019 • 3 minutes to read
Today is the first cutoff of the legislative session – meaning all policy bills must be voted out of the policy committee in their house of origin to keep moving through the process.
Feb. 22, 2019 • 4 minutes to read
For the first time anyone can remember, all committee hearings were canceled on Monday due to snow.
Feb. 15, 2019 • 3 minutes to read
Despite the snow earlier this week, things were busy in Olympia! Our government relations team has been busy meeting with legislators and testifying on various bills being heard in committee.
Feb. 8, 2019 • 4 minutes to read
On Thursday, the Senate Labor Committee voted our Rest Breaks bill, SB 5190, out of committee.
Feb. 1, 2019 • 2 minutes to read
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