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Week 15, Washington State Legislative Report

2 months ago | wawg.org | Diana Carlen |Washington Association |Trista Crossley

By Diana CarlenLobbyist, Washington Association of Wheat GrowersThe Legislature adjourned on the 105th day of the 2025 Legislative Session on April 27 at 6:30 p.m. In the final week of the legislative session, the Legislature adopted the 2025-2027 operating, capital, and transportation budgets. However, it is unknown if Gov. Ferguson will sign the operating budget, veto it, or partially veto it. The main focus of the session was how to respond to the budget shortfall.
Week 14, Washington State Legislative Report

2 months ago | wawg.org | Diana Carlen |Trista Crossley

By Diana CarlenWAWG LobbystWith less than a week remaining in the regularly scheduled session, the Legislature is in a frenzy to finish on time. April 16 marked the Opposite House Floor Cutoff, meaning that it was the last day for the House and Senate to vote on bills from the other chamber. Bills that are considered necessary to implement the budget, including all revenue proposals, are exempt from legislative deadlines.
Week 13, Washington State Legislative Report

2 months ago | wawg.org | Diana Carlen |Trista Crossley

By Diana CarlenWAWG LobbyistWith just two weeks remaining in the 2025 Legislative Session, the countdown to the end of the session is in sight. Tuesday, April 8, marked the final fiscal cutoff deadline where bills from the opposite chamber with fiscal impact had to pass out of fiscal committees. This means there are no more committee hearings from now on except bills that are “necessary to implement the budget.”On April 9, the focus shifted back to floor action.
Week 12, Washington State Legislative Report

2 months ago | wawg.org | Diana Carlen |Trista Crossley

By Diana CarlenWAWG LobbyistWeek 12 brought another key deadline as the opposite house policy committee cutoff arrived Wednesday, April 2. House bills that weren’t voted out of policy committees by adjournment that day can no longer be considered during the 2025 session. The next deadline is April 8 when bills must be voted out of the opposite chamber’s fiscal committees. As has been stated before, bills that are “necessary to implement the budget” are exempt from legislative deadlines.
Week 10, state legislative report

Mar 24, 2025 | wawg.org | Diana Carlen |Washington Association |Trista Crossley

By Diana CarlenLobbyist, Washington Association of Wheat GrowersWe have wrapped up the 10th week of the session on March 22. This past week, committees focused on hearing bills passed by the opposite chamber. The next deadline is April 2 when all bills must pass out of their policy committee. Legislators have shifted to budget mode.
Week 9, Washington state legislative report

Mar 17, 2025 | wawg.org | Diana Carlen |Trista Crossley

By Diana CarlenWAWG LobbyistOn Wednesday, March 12, the Legislature reached a milestone — the deadline to pass bills out of their house of origin. Legislators worked several late nights and the weekend to pass as many bills as they could prior to cutoff. The Senate passed 273 bills, and the House passed 262 bills. Bills that did not meet that deadline are considered dead and ineligible to move forward this year unless considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB).
Week 8, Washington State Legislative Report

Mar 10, 2025 | wawg.org | Diana Carlen |Washington Association |Trista Crossley

By Diana CarlenLobbyist, Washington Association of Wheat GrowersMarch 9 was day 56 of the 105-day regular session. With the deadline to pass bills out of their house of origin fast approaching, legislators have been focused this past week on floor action, debating, and voting on bills. The house of origin cutoff is 5 p.m. on March 12. Bills that do not meet this deadline are considered dead and ineligible to move forward this year unless considered Necessary to Implement the Budget (NTIB).
Week 7, Washington State Legislative Report

Mar 3, 2025 | wawg.org | Diana Carlen |Washington Association |Trista Crossley

By Diana CarlenLobbyist, Washington Association of Wheat GrowersThe Legislature has completed the seventh week of session. Friday, Feb. 28 was the 47th day of the 105-day session. The focus of the past week was on fiscal and transportation committees working late into the night hearing hundreds of bills with fiscal impacts and holding executive session to pass out bills. Friday, Feb. 28th also marked the second major deadline of the legislative session — fiscal cutoff.