The Washington State Legislature has now passed the first major cutoff of the session, the deadline by which bills must be voted out of their respective policy committees in their house of origin. Legislation that failed to advance by this point is generally considered stalled, while bills that... Continue Reading
Washington's latest attempt to impose a statewide income tax is moving fast. Find out what's in the bill and what comes next with our FAQ. Continue Reading
The third week of the 2026 Washington State Legislative Session marked a transition in the legislative process, as committees began moving beyond the preliminary stage of holding public hearings on newly introduced bills. This period, known as the “executive session” phase, is a... Continue Reading
Week two of the 2026 short legislative session was marked by intense activity as lawmakers worked within a highly compressed short session timeline. In a short session, bills have only 24 days to be introduced, heard in committee, potentially amended, and voted on before they can be advanced to... Continue Reading
Welcome to the first week of the 2026 Washington State Legislative Session. Continue Reading
The 2025 legislative session came to an end at 6:30 p.m. on April 27. In the final hours of the 2025 session, the legislature passed all three biennial budgets, the bills under the Democrat’s revenue package, and a few final NTIB (necessary to implement the budget) bills through the... Continue Reading
Business coalition leaders respond to legislature’s massive tax package. Continue Reading
The beginning of the week focused on getting bills passed by the opposite house floor cutoff on Wednesday, April 16th. All bills except those deemed necessary to implement the budget had to pass off the floor of the opposite chamber by 5pm that day or they are considered dead. Legislators worked... Continue Reading
Tuesday April 8th was the last day for bills to be passed out of the opposite house fiscal committees. The days leading up to that cutoff were filled with marathon committee meetings where bills and amendments were briefed, caucused on, and then brought to a vote. There were several bills that... Continue Reading
Last week was another busy week with budget action, a key cutoff, and long hours for legislators, staff, and lobbyists. Wednesday, April 2nd was the last day for bills to be passed out of their opposite house policy committees. With many bills dying due to the challenging fiscal climate, a lot of... Continue Reading
This week was filled with policy hearings and executive sessions as the Legislature worked toward the opposite house policy cutoff on April 2nd. While moving bills along trying to get them out of committee by policy cutoff was a big focus, a lot of attention was shifted to fiscal activity as both... Continue Reading
Last week focused on policy committee hearings of bills sent over from the opposite chamber. We also saw some bills start to get voted out of committee. This will continue to be the focus in the coming week as we work towards the opposite house policy cutoff where all bills must move out of those... Continue Reading
