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April 8, 2026
The second week of the legislative session got off to a fast start! On Monday, both the House and Senate Labor Committees held hearings on our Rest Break bills, SB 5190 (Senate) and HB 1155 (House).
January 25, 2019
The 2019 Legislative session officially began Monday with the swearing in of new legislators. Notably, this biennium, we have the most pro-nurse legislature in recent years!
January 18, 2019
After the last week of floor action, many good pieces of legislation passed and are headed to the Governor’s desk to be signed into law.
March 5, 2018
This week, both the Senate and House released their budget proposals. Several WSNA priority bills moved out of the policy committee in the opposite chamber this week.
February 23, 2018
Today is the 40th day of the 60-day session – and this week marked the house of origin cutoff, with all bills needing to be voted out of the chamber in which they originated by Feb. 14 to continue moving this session.
February 16, 2018
This week marked the house of origin fiscal committee cutoff, and legislators are now on the floor voting on bills.
February 9, 2018
In this week's update: Cutoff, SANEs, opioids, rest breaks and revenue forecast
February 2, 2018
In this week's update: 600 at Nurse Legislative Day, sexual assault nurses and first cutoff!
January 26, 2018
In this week’s update: See how your Reps voted, testimony on Community Health Workers bill and Nurse Legislative Day!
January 19, 2018
In this week’s update: Advocacy Camp & WSNA’s Legislative Reception, Rest Breaks Bill passes House! and Upcoming events
January 12, 2018
In this week’s update: 2017 Budget Priorities, 2017 Policy Priorities and 2017 Other Bills of Interest
April 24, 2017
In this week’s update: Staffing Bill Progresses, School Nurse Supervision Headed for Governor’s Desk & Outlook for Special Session
April 17, 2017
In this week’s update: School Nurse Supervision Headed for Governor’s Desk, Staffing Bill Progresses, Public Health Policy Bill Dies & Budget Negotiations
April 7, 2017
In this week’s update: Staffing Bill Progresses, Rest Breaks Bill Dies, School Nurse Supervision Bills & House Budget
March 31, 2017
In this week’s update: Staffing & Rest Breaks Progress, Senate Budget, School Nurse Supervision and Attend Your Legislators’ Town Hall Meetings
March 24, 2017
In this week’s update: State Revenue Forecast & Upcoming Budget Release, Staffing & Rest Breaks – Attend the Hearings Next Week, School Nurse Supervision and Attend Your Legislators’ Town Hall Meetings
March 17, 2017
In this week’s update: Priority Bills, Legislators' Town Halls and ACA Replacement
March 10, 2017
In this week’s update: House & Senate Voting on Bills, WSNA’s Priority Bills – Updates on Floor Action, Legislator Town Halls
March 3, 2017
In this week's update: Fiscal Committee Cutoff, WSNA’s Priority Bills – Still Moving!, and Legislator Town Halls
February 28, 2017
in this update: policy bill cutoff, public health policy bills and tv town halls, nurse staffing and rest breaks, school nurse supervision, secure medicine return, legislator town halls, congressional week of action and nurse legislative day.
February 17, 2017
In this week's update: Public Health Hearings & TV Town Halls, Staffing & Rest Breaks Hearings, School Nurse Supervision Hearing, Right to Work Bill, ACA Protections Introduced in Legislature, Nurse Legislative Day and Upcoming Events
February 10, 2017
In this week's update: WSNA Statement Regarding Executive Immigration Ban, Paid Family Leave Hearing, School Nurse Supervision Hearing, Staffing & Rest Breaks Bills – Hearings Next Week, Nurse Legislative Day and Upcoming Events
February 3, 2017
In this week’s update: Staffing & Rest Breaks/Mandatory Overtime Bills Introduced, Secure Medicine Return Hearing, WSNA Member Debt Survey – Thank You!, Student Loan Bills, Nurse Legislative Day and Upcoming Events.
January 27, 2017
In this week’s update: Balanced Billing Hearing, WSNA Member Debt Survey, Legislator Newsletters: How to Sign-up, and Upcoming Events.
January 20, 2017
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