<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>In case anyone is interested in listening to the session.</div><div><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2FBillSummary%2F%3FBillNumber=5501%26Year=2025%26Initiative=false/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/U7_OaBtlLLsuouAc-sJCksl98TeEfzAwlKjL9P3ac0A=390" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial">Senate Bill 5501</a><span style="font-family:Arial">, sponsored by Sen. Derek Stanford. The bill prohibits job postings from requiring a driver’s license unless essential for the role, expanding job opportunities for Washingtonians with disabilities who don’t have one. </span><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftvw.org%2Fvideo%2Fsenate-labor-commerce-2025021100%2F%3FeventID=2025021100%26_gl=1*cc10g5*_ga*MTUyMzI2MTYzNS4xNjk5NTUxNTY1*_ga_J5MMHVD463*MTczODI5OTg0OS4yMzkuMS4xNzM4MzAxMjQ3LjAuMC4w/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/DbAm3rqdpcpyrvAdpx9mSWIweuxeHn3332G2ierjrPs=390" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial">Watch on TVW</a><span style="font-family:Arial">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial"><br></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="comic sans ms,sans-serif">Beth Greenberg</font></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Merribeth Greenberg</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:merribethgreenberg@gmail.com">merribethgreenberg@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM<br>Subject: Fwd: This Week In The Senate – Week 4: Housing, job security, consumer protection and floor action<br>To: Merribeth Greenberg <<a href="mailto:merribeth.manning@gmail.com">merribeth.manning@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>---------- Forwarded message ---------</div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Aaron Wasser</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:aaron.wasser@updates.leg.wa.gov" target="_blank">aaron.wasser@updates.leg.wa.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM<br>Subject: This Week In The Senate – Week 4: Housing, job security, consumer protection and floor action<br>To: <<a href="mailto:merribethgreenberg@gmail.com" target="_blank">merribethgreenberg@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>
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<p>Week 4 of the 2025 legislative session is packed with committee work, including reforms to juvenile justice, fairer credit scoring, and expanding free school lunches to all 1.1 million Washington students. The Senate will also take the floor Wednesday to pass its first policy bills of the session.</p>
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<em><font size="2">Sen. Tina Orwall, sponsor of SB 5355.</font></em>
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<p><strong>10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3</strong></p>
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<p>The Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee will hear public testimony on <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2Fbillsummary%2F%3FBillNumber=5355%26Year=2025%26Initiative=false/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/Mwg1hBKRk1qsva67OrS7yYLWmSUg4C9LYnwDlo-1cBU=390" target="_blank">Senate Bill 5355</a>, sponsored by Sen. Tina Orwall. The bill expands resources for sexual assault victims and strengthens Title IX training for students and faculty. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftvw.org%2Fvideo%2Fsenate-higher-education-workforce-development-2025021107%2F%3FeventID=2025021107%26_gl=1*6zinmn*_ga*MTUyMzI2MTYzNS4xNjk5NTUxNTY1*_ga_J5MMHVD463*MTczODI5NjQ3MS4yMzguMS4xNzM4Mjk2NDc0LjAuMC4w/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/LovF8WoVWweo8wZLivW7eIcPgIvIq6PKghoR--ZqDP8=390" target="_blank">Watch on TVW</a>.</p>
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<em><font size="2">Sen. Annette Cleveland, sponsor of SB 5525.</font></em>
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<p>The Labor & Commerce Committee will hear public testimony on <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2FBillSummary%2F%3FBillNumber=5525%26Year=2025%26Initiative=false/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/HOo51nkSeJEfX_yyzW9zz95KO3WE2zkBxAJK08WqBAw=390" target="_blank">Senate Bill 5525</a>, sponsored by Sen. Annette Cleveland. The bill requires businesses to provide more notice to employees ahead of a mass layoff. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftvw.org%2Fvideo%2Fsenate-labor-commerce-2025021099%2F%3FeventID=2025021099%26_gl=1*1rh9mxj*_ga*MTUyMzI2MTYzNS4xNjk5NTUxNTY1*_ga_J5MMHVD463*MTczODI5NjQ3MS4yMzguMS4xNzM4Mjk2OTA4LjAuMC4w/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/NwGCjGxVJ2pwtjM28GH4WlXND8hVjgXAWDKe74TCWJE=390" target="_blank">Watch on TVW</a>.</p>
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<p>The Human Services Committee will hear public testimony on several bills to help reduce the overcrowding in Washington’s juvenile rehabilitation system. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2FBillSummary%2F%3FBillNumber=5296%26Year=2025%26Initiative=false/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/V8r3p3u6BJ9VgSiG4b_PV8dG_q19iOOMW6-LcIVFwko=390" target="_blank">Senate Bill 5296</a>, sponsored by Sen. Claire Wilson, aims to prevent young Washingtonians from entering juvenile rehabilitation in the first place. The bill would provide new discretion to judges to assess the need to sentence someone to confinement and also requires periodic reviews every six months to determine that incarceration is still necessary to preserve public safety. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftvw.org%2Fvideo%2Fsenate-human-services-2025021109%2F%3FeventID=2025021109%26_gl=1*mscuwh*_ga*MTUyMzI2MTYzNS4xNjk5NTUxNTY1*_ga_J5MMHVD463*MTczODI5NjQ3MS4yMzguMS4xNzM4Mjk3MzgxLjAuMC4w/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/x8jrtOl5yEOWrIprUWd3mOUggb1LCP3wiaboH5FnR-4=390" target="_blank">Watch on TVW</a>.</p>
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<em><font size="2">Sen. Marcus Riccelli, sponsor of SB 5480.</font></em>
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<p>The Law & Justice Committee will hear public testimony on <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2FBillSummary%2F%3FBillNumber=5480%26Year=2025%26Initiative=false/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/pP7x8s7b4wnS9l7zINDrfp7aqhylzH9GFomvTgxI4zM=390" target="_blank">Senate Bill 5480</a>, sponsored by Sen. Marcus Riccelli. The bill prohibits using medical debt in the calculation of a person’s credit rating. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftvw.org%2Fvideo%2Fsenate-law-justice-2025021086%2F%3FeventID=2025021086%26_gl=1*d21z12*_ga*MTUyMzI2MTYzNS4xNjk5NTUxNTY1*_ga_J5MMHVD463*MTczODI5NjQ3MS4yMzguMS4xNzM4Mjk3Mzk0LjAuMC4w/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/P1FGFYEr-Rr4rKeUqgL7EllyRdgPZLyTCNJBJ184y2M=390" target="_blank">Watch on TVW</a>.</p>
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<em><font size="2">SB 5352 expands Washington's free school meals program to all students.</font></em>
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<p>The Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee will hear public testimony on <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2FBillSummary%2F%3FBillNumber=5352%26Year=2025%26Initiative=false/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/FOrGfFknfjtVI3o_ST_8c10mR8qJ_Id7pwGCUAyc2hM=390" target="_blank">Senate Bill 5352</a>, sponsored by Sen. Marcus Riccelli. The bill expands Washington’s free school lunch program to all 1.1 million students. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftvw.org%2Fvideo%2Fsenate-early-learning-k-12-education-2025021104%2F%3FeventID=2025021104%26_gl=1*yieb8d*_ga*MTUyMzI2MTYzNS4xNjk5NTUxNTY1*_ga_J5MMHVD463*MTczODI5NjQ3MS4yMzguMS4xNzM4Mjk3OTUwLjAuMC4w/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/jAi90uLHUJ8DjBcS5xJXsfp1suXfTyq-Kf1JsPMYhG8=390" target="_blank">Watch on TVW</a>.</p>
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<em><font size="2">SB 5561 makes health care in Washington more transparent.</font></em>
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<p>The Health & Long-Term Care Committee will hear public testimony on <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2FBillSummary%2F%3FBillNumber=5561%26Year=2025%26Initiative=false/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/Pglc-t5Gru9n_7-PmaGhwbelhyLWn5oCW5yFXRRRlbg=390" target="_blank">Senate Bill 5561</a>, sponsored by Sen. Annette Cleveland. The bill requires Washington health care entities to register with the Department of Health, helping lawmakers and others better understand market dynamics, including private equity involvement. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftvw.org%2Fvideo%2Fsenate-health-long-term-care-2025021114%2F%3FeventID=2025021114%26_gl=1*1ldp5gp*_ga*MTUyMzI2MTYzNS4xNjk5NTUxNTY1*_ga_J5MMHVD463*MTczODI5OTg0OS4yMzkuMC4xNzM4Mjk5ODQ5LjAuMC4w/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/mrp_LgPBwzw7dXEQK7FVZpn1BQyJMKR0AEhorq9bb1c=390" target="_blank">Watch on TVW</a>.</p>
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<em><font size="2">Sen. Derek Stanford, sponsor of SB 5501.</font></em>
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<em><font size="2">Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen and Speaker Laurie Jinkins.</font></em>
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<em><font size="2">SB 5423 would allow Washingtonians the "right to repair."</font></em>
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<p>The Environment, Energy & Technology Committee will hear public testimony on <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2Fbillsummary%3FBillNumber=5423%26Year=2025%26Initiative=False/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/yqpIrUGP0P6yrja_bFXZamGV0XbRIn9VRlrUpGqfuf0=390" target="_blank">Senate Bill 5423</a>, sponsored by Sen. Derek Stanford. The “Right to Repair” bill requires manufacturers to provide consumers and independent repair shops access to tools and materials for fixing electronics, small appliances, and more. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftvw.org%2Fvideo%2Fsenate-environment-energy-technology-2025021095%2F%3FeventID=2025021095%26_gl=1*g2frc8*_ga*MTUyMzI2MTYzNS4xNjk5NTUxNTY1*_ga_J5MMHVD463*MTczODI5OTg0OS4yMzkuMS4xNzM4MzAxMjY5LjAuMC4w/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/4-qzVmQAhlF4jxV-HcuxfldNL6g6kchZkkuWSVT_jjM=390" target="_blank">Watch on TVW</a>.</p>
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<em><font size="2">Sen. Emily Alvarado, sponsor of SBs 5496 and 5497.</font></em>
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<p>The Housing Committee will hear public testimony on several bills to expand affordable housing in Washington.</p>
<p><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl=https%253A%252F%252Fapp.leg.wa.gov%252Fbillsummary%252F%253FBillNumber%253D5496%2526Year%253D2025%2526Initiative%253Dfalse%26data=05%257C02%257CAaron.Wasser%2540leg.wa.gov%257Cbe0d4bb6848843db4c0208dd414f5c3e%257C848b0e6c94894d83b31e4fde99732b09%257C0%257C0%257C638738531295716577%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata=2B0rafZpUKqmRyLVSVOCe1%252BjaZonORvq0h9AlQ8pq7c%253D%26reserved=0/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/Dy1TxXZcGCbo1c8SELlis6hFlzR6bVa5lrSb2pwL_oc=390" target="_blank">SB 5496</a>, sponsored by Sen. Emily Alvarado, limits large investment entities from buying single-family homes to preserve homeownership opportunities for residents and families. Investor purchases in Washington have surged 46% in recent years, with investors now owning over 7% of the state’s housing supply.</p>
<p><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl=https%253A%252F%252Fapp.leg.wa.gov%252FBillSummary%252F%253FBillNumber%253D5497%2526Year%253D2025%2526Initiative%253Dfalse%26data=05%257C02%257CAaron.Wasser%2540leg.wa.gov%257Cbe0d4bb6848843db4c0208dd414f5c3e%257C848b0e6c94894d83b31e4fde99732b09%257C0%257C0%257C638738531295738079%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata=PEjcWc78qeQ2N2dZ0Yritne%252F8oD23yk8BE%252B8l%252B6Oqas%253D%26reserved=0/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/5zYiHAL0EaIaEz6caI4u6I0IStokc-zCWzsC_lOFNgs=390" target="_blank">SB 5497</a>, also sponsored by Alvarado, streamlines permitting for supportive and transitional housing and shelters by requiring cities to use administrative review. It also creates a dispute resolution process through the Department of Commerce to address local regulatory barriers.</p>
<p><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl=https%253A%252F%252Fapp.leg.wa.gov%252FBillSummary%252F%253FBillNumber%253D5555%2526Year%253D2025%2526Initiative%253Dfalse%26data=05%257C02%257CAaron.Wasser%2540leg.wa.gov%257Cbe0d4bb6848843db4c0208dd414f5c3e%257C848b0e6c94894d83b31e4fde99732b09%257C0%257C0%257C638738531295752193%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata=v4pKMrAzUi0IhiWyTAOMTle2yr2SxzVBDvh7zVIOEh4%253D%26reserved=0/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/NhbeVODro55hQ1VyfmBgPSXeITjJb3dZvqvXTasb4Ug=390" target="_blank">SB 5555</a>, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Salomon, updates zoning regulations to allow housing in commercial and retail areas near transit, permitting ground-floor units outside major pedestrian corridors. It also establishes an expedited approval process for developments that modify street-level use requirements to create more housing.</p>
<p><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftvw.org%2Fvideo%2Fsenate-housing-2025021115%2F%3FeventID=2025021115%26_gl=1*16hsrr7*_ga*MTUyMzI2MTYzNS4xNjk5NTUxNTY1*_ga_J5MMHVD463*MTczODUyMTQ4NS4yNDIuMS4xNzM4NTIxNDg2LjAuMC4w/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/9MLGvzaRcUsEZjEvzmIBWEJEjZZTrG1bhkiWIEGbVmY=390" target="_blank">Watch on TVW</a>.</p>
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<em><font size="2">The Senate will be in action Wednesday.</font></em>
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<p><strong>12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5</strong></p>
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<p>The Senate will convene Wednesday to debate its first policy bills of 2025 and honor the military with a Navy Day resolution. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftvw.org%2Fvideo%2Fsenate-floor-debate-february-5-2025021137%2F%3FeventID=2025021137/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/8wty0sei1ApcpeXBL1TrDmfYmdO1fSVRFvc6CDpL-eM=390" target="_blank">Watch on TVW</a>.</p>
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<em><font size="2">Sen. June Robinson, sponsor of SB 5387.</font></em>
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<p><strong>8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7</strong></p>
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<p>The Health & Long-Term Care Committee will hear public testimony on bills aimed at preserving affordable health care access for Washingtonians. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2FBillSummary%2F%3FBillNumber=5387%26Year=2025%26Initiative=false/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/N_VKtKsGFOI_8854wzfG5m9KYYXHMJgUy9PbJhWsj1w=390" target="_blank">Senate Bill 5387</a>, sponsored by Sen. June Robinson, ensures that health care providers make care decisions free from corporate control or influence. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2FBillSummary%2F%3FBillNumber=5557%26Year=2025%26Initiative=false/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/qTW1672VsiI3Z39eu__o95A9hVenaUSN_130_saqbgc=390" target="_blank">SB 5557</a>, sponsored by Sen. Deb Krishnadasan, codifies Department of Health emergency rules guaranteeing pregnant patients in Washington the right to emergency care. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftvw.org%2Fvideo%2Fsenate-health-long-term-care-2025021118%2F%3FeventID=2025021118%26_gl=1*y8yymd*_ga*MTUyMzI2MTYzNS4xNjk5NTUxNTY1*_ga_J5MMHVD463*MTczODUyMTQ4NS4yNDIuMS4xNzM4NTIxNTE3LjAuMC4w/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/ViELVqp_Xha1_OXy0LzJVLuWw6byoUa-LBypnOZVlVU=390" target="_blank">Watch on TVW</a>.</p>
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<em><font size="2">Sen. Vandana Slatter, sponsor of SB 5450.</font></em>
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<p><strong>10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7</strong></p>
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<p>The Environment, Energy & Technology Committee will hear public testimony on <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fapp.leg.wa.gov%2FBillSummary%2F%3FBillNumber=5450%26Year=2025%26Initiative=false/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/WMfO1ntVsVUDmyOHQr-GtSDPP7abh7rmgV7yAP20Rys=390" target="_blank">Senate Bill 5450</a>, sponsored by Sen. Vandana Slatter. The bipartisan bill improves the system, effectiveness, and speed of public notifications for sewage spills. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Ftvw.org%2Fvideo%2Fsenate-environment-energy-technology-2025021096%2F%3FeventID=2025021096%26_gl=1*6wqhxh*_ga*MTUyMzI2MTYzNS4xNjk5NTUxNTY1*_ga_J5MMHVD463*MTczODUyMTQ4NS4yNDIuMS4xNzM4NTIyNDc4LjAuMC4w/1/01000194cc55806c-7c24cfc7-7018-448f-b3b6-fce5f506ed04-000000/MgMZQrbsnmmLJ85fudD9fLFQxv0EBTCercHxCmKBFPk=390" target="_blank">Watch on TVW</a>.</p>
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<em><font size="2">The Senate will be in action Friday.</font></em>
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