Take action on jaywalking reform, learn about the Climate Commitment Act, and more.

This week, we’re excited to support bills focused on gas price transparency and expanding the kinds of transportation a border fuel tax can fund.

Welcome to our weekly Dispatch from Olympia and the first day of the 2024 WA State Legislative Session! We’ll post an update early each week and provide highlights about what’s happening in the Washington Legislature, including upcoming events, the status of bills we’re tracking, and ways to take action.

2023 Final Dispatch From Olympia: TCC’s Wrap-Up of the 2023 Legislative Session – The legislature concluded its most recent hybrid session on April 24th. This session saw members highlight housing, safety, climate, and enforcement issues and the passage of a $13.4 billion transportation budget that kept the promises made by the historic Move Ahead WA transportation package.

Last week, the opposite house cutoff was April 12th, which means we’re wrapping up the 2023 session. The last day, Sine Die, will be on April 23rd. We will share a legislative recap after Sine Die, highlighting our top takeaways from session.Bills will be conferenced...

Today, Tuesday April 4th, is the last cutoff for most bills making their way through the legislature. Bills that leadership has determined as Necessary To Implement the Budget (NTIB) have another week.All the budgets we mentioned in the last Dispatch are now...

This week is another round of cutoffs. Bills that are still alive need to be voted out of their respective Policy Committees by Wednesday, March 29th, or Fiscal Committees by next Tuesday, April 4th. Therefore, we have an immediate ask for SB 5466, Promoting...

The second half of the legislative session is in full swing. Bills that are still alive need to be voted out of their respective Policy Committees by March 29th or Fiscal Committees by April 4th.We are also entering the budget announcement season. The House will...