Washington Democrat/Socialists Rep Tara Simmons and Rep Shaun Scott have sponsored bill that pushes the state further into a “sovereign state” posture, this time by creating a new mechanism to gather and store digital data on federal agents, including those involved...
Senator Lisa Wellman (D) has filed SB 6261, a bill that significantly expands state oversight of young children who are not yet subject to compulsory attendance. While some elements of this bill mirror existing law, the scope of who the law applies to is being...
Washington’s Next Step Toward a Sovereign‑State Framework CLW OPPOSES The Washington State Legislature is advancing yet another bill that pushes our state toward a quasi‑sovereign posture in its relationship with the federal government. SB 6218, titled the RECOURSE...
Background In the 2025–27 state budget, Washington lawmakers removed $8.5 million in general‑fund dollars that previously supported abortion‑access grants and related programs (*In 2023, approximately $8.5 was added to the abortion funding after the Dobbs decision in...
HB 2333 is framed as a response to “political violence,” but this bill goes far beyond addressing genuine safety concerns. HB 2333 creates a sweeping system of secrecy, special privileges, and criminal penalties that apply only to elected officials, candidates,...
Sponsors: Sen. Pedersen, Sen. Liias Status: 2026 Session Bill Text: SB 6081 What SB 6081 Does SB 6081 creates sweeping new confidentiality rules that hide sex‑designation information and any history of sex‑designation changes across Washington’s government systems....
CLW Position: OPPOSE HB 2112 30-Second CALL TO ACTION Register your CON (opposed) position for the legislative record BEFORE 7AM on January 16, 2026 by clicking the button below. CON - HB 2112 CLW's Top 5 Concerns with HB 2112 The “Keep Our Children Safe Act” isn’t as...
Governor Bob Ferguson has announced his slate of six “Governor Request Bills” for the 2026 legislative session, describing them as bold reforms that will make Washington “safer, healthier, more efficient and more affordable.” “As the federal government creates chaos...
Washington lawmakers have introduced HB 2333, a bill that dramatically expands confidentiality, redaction authority, and publicly funded security benefits for elected officials, candidates, election workers, and a broad category of “criminal justice participants.”...
What this bill doesSenate Bill 6002 and its identical companion bill HB 2332, creates a statutory framework governing how state and local agencies in Washington may operate automated license plate reader systems (ALPRs) devices that scan and digitize license plates...
