Following nearly eight months of interim, it is time for legislators to head back to Olympia for the 2026 legislative session, which starts on Monday, January, 12, 2026. The legislature spends the first half of the 60-day legislative session biennium passing the...
Olympia – December 23, 2025 – The Association of Washington Business, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and Washington Roundtable issued the following joint statement today in response to Governor Bob Ferguson’s proposed operating...
As your Chamber, we want you to be prepared for the year ahead. The following laws will go into effect on or shortly after January 1, 2026. Please click on the linked bill title for more information or contact us with any questions at: lillyh@seattlechamber.com or...
This week the legislature cleared a major hurdle, the House of Origin Cutoff. March 12 was the deadline for bills to move out of the chamber in which they were introduced. This year,...
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The legislature has now passed the half-way point of the 105-day session. As we approach the March 12 house of origin cutoff, some bills will...
We are approaching the midpoint of the 105-day 2025 legislative session. Feb. 28 was the last day to move bills out of fiscal committees in their house of origin. This week,...
By Sarah Clark, Director of Policy Organized Retail Crime is an ongoing concern for businesses, consumers, and law enforcement agencies across the state, particularly as criminal...
Legislative Session Report Friday, Feb. 21 was the first major bill cutoff of this legislative session, meaning that all bills needed to be voted out of their house of origin policy...
The Seattle election results from Feb. 11 showed the Seattle Public Schools levies, which the Chamber endorsed and contributed to, passed with flying colors, and Proposition 1B has...
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This week marked the first major legislative cutoff: the House of Origin Policy Committee Cutoff. On Feb. 4, all bills were required to pass out of the policy committees in their...
The Washington Roundtable, Association of Washington Business, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and Greater Spokane Inc. issued the following...
Last week in Olympia was marked by a full slate of committee hearings, executive sessions, and floor action. The first major cutoff is Wednesday, Feb. 4, when bills (except those...
Today's featured members, Terry Gach and Jordan Hmaidan, Co Leaders of DC Live Productions, says DC Live Productions has 30 years of history supporting events across the Puget Sound...
On Monday, January 19, both the House and Senate honored the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by adopting resolutions on the floor. Following those ceremonies, the...
Today’s featured member, Shantel Patu, Executive Director of Urban Family, says Urban Family is a Black-led, community-rooted nonprofit dedicated to advancing economic mobility,...
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