2023 Legislative Session

A bill proposing to give parents more access to classroom material was presented to a Senate Committee Wednesday.

12th District Rep. Keith Goehner is one of the cosponsors of this bill.

If passed, this bill would go into effect on Aug. 1, 2023.

Legislation in the Washington House (HB 1578) is seeking to better prepare the state's communities for the impacts of wildfire smoke. The bill, which has bipartisan support, focuses on those communities in Washington which face greater risks during and after wildfires...

Twelfth District Washington Sen. Brad Hawkins (R) has introduced a bill that he says is a first step in realigning the state's school year. "This bill, SB 5505, aims to address learning loss by expanding the school calendar by five days," explains Hawkins...

A battle is brewing in Olympia over reversing police reforms that were instituted by the state legislature last year. The biggest point of contention between lawmakers has to do with changes that were made to Washington's laws pertaining to police pursuits...

A bill has been introduced in the Washington House of Representatives that would outlaw the sale and manufacturing of assault rifles in the state. HB 1240 identifies 29 specific makes and models of firearms which would fall under the ban and also includes a long litany of language related to the prohibition of the specific features these and other assault-style weapons possess...

Now that the boundaries of Washington's 7th Legislative District have been expanded to make it the largest and most rural voting jurisdiction in the state, Reps. Joel Kretz and Jacqueline Maycumber have an even bigger job ahead of them in trying to convey the needs of Eastside residents to a largely-Westside set of lawmakers...

Washington's 12th District State Reps. Keith Goehner and Mike Steele are both co-sponsors on a bill (HB 1053) that would return the state's laws regarding vehicle pursuits by law enforcement to their previous language. Washington's pursuit laws were dramatically changed as a result of legislation which passed during the 2022 sessions in Olympia...

Washington's two representatives from the state's 12th Legislative District are still adjusting to working on behalf of voters west of the Cascades. Last February, the district's boundaries were expanded to include portions of King and Snohomish Counties, making it the only one of Washington's 49 legislative jurisdictions to span the geographical and political divide between the state's two sides.