SPOKANE, Wash. -- Washington lawmakers have advanced legislation that some say primarily targets Tesla. House Bill 2077 would impose an excise tax on both the sale and banking of Zero Emission ...

The bill now heads to Gov. Bob Ferguson, who has not publicly stated whether he will sign it. U.S. House representative Adam Smith, the longest-serving member of Washington’s U.S. House ...

A bill establishing an extended producer responsibility program for packaging in Washington is on the way to Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk for signature. The Recycling Reform Act would create an EPR ...

Here are the most recent bills Ferguson has signed, and the changes they make to Washington state law. This bill extends and modifies a position with the governor's office, now called the Children ...

After passing in the Washington House of Representatives April 14 with amendments, the extended producer responsibility bill known as the Recycling Reform Act, or S.B. 5284, passed in the state’s ...

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a rent-control bill, at the Washington State Capitol Building Friday, April 18, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. Lindsey Wasson / AP The final version was a compromise after moderate Democrats in the ...

With less than two days to go in the session, an issue with the bill’s title is making them wait. Democrats were moments away from passing a cap on residential rent increases off the Washington ...

Washington state lawmakers on Sunday passed ... But it’s unclear if Governor Bob Ferguson will support the rent cap bill. House Bill 1217, the product of a late-session compromise between ...

The Washington State Legislature recently passed legislation that conservatives warn will increase voting by non-citizens. Senate Bill 5077 requires the governor designate state agencies to ...