OLYMPIA, Wash. — The 2022 Washington State Legislative Session has been underway for nearly a month and there have already been bills approved by both the House and Senate and signed by Governor Inslee.
Today, February 3rd, is the last day to pass bills out of committee and read them into the record on the floor in their house of origin (except House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees).
POLL
If tasked with voting on some of these bills, how would you? Bill details can be looked up on the Legislature’s Bill Information page.
SB 5687 - This bill would allow cities to install automatic speed cameras within the designated walk area of a school, not just at the school's front door.
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Click for more information- Approve
(51%, 195 Votes) - Oppose
(39%, 148 Votes) - Unsure
(10%, 38 Votes)
Total Voters: 381
Loading ...SB 5584 - This bill would allow for the use of ranked-choice voting systems in local elections.
- Oppose
(42%, 142 Votes) - Approve
(30%, 104 Votes) - Unsure
(28%, 96 Votes)
Total Voters: 342
Loading ...SB 5217 - bans sale of military-style assault weapons in the state, exceptions for grandfathered weapons, law enforcement, military personnel and recreational shooting ranges.
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(50%, 197 Votes) - Approve
(47%, 183 Votes) - Unsure
(3%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 392
Loading ...SB 5078 - This bill would ban high-capacity magazines for guns. The bill sets the high-capacity limit at magazines holding more than 17 rounds of ammunition and makes a violation a gross misdemeanor.
- Approve
(53%, 200 Votes) - Oppose
(43%, 162 Votes) - Unsure
(4%, 14 Votes)
Total Voters: 376
Loading ...HB 1770 - This bill pushes state energy building codes toward greener standards and begin to ready buildings for net-zero standards
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(50%, 189 Votes) - Approve
(38%, 144 Votes) - Unsure
(11%, 42 Votes)
Total Voters: 375
Loading ...SB 5770 / HB 1782 - Expands multi-family housing building in many single housing zones.
- Oppose
(65%, 246 Votes) - Approve
(25%, 96 Votes) - Unsure
(10%, 39 Votes)
Total Voters: 381
Loading ...SB 5517 - prohibit employers from failing or refusing to hire a prospective employee due to the presence of cannabis in a drug screening test.
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(54%, 206 Votes) - Approve
(37%, 141 Votes) - Unsure
(10%, 37 Votes)
Total Voters: 384
Loading ...HB 2059 – prohibit "love letters" from real estate buyers encouraging sellers to sell to them
- Approve
(50%, 182 Votes) - Oppose
(38%, 138 Votes) - Unsure
(12%, 45 Votes)
Total Voters: 365
Loading ...HB 1406 - would impose a 1 percent tax on wealth over $1 billion to be spent on education, childcare, public health, housing and public safety.
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- Approve
(60%, 234 Votes) - Oppose
(36%, 141 Votes) - Unsure
(3%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 388
Loading ...HB 1660 - prevents cities or counties from imposing owner occupancy requirements on ADUs (aka backyard cottages)
- Approve
(47%, 176 Votes) - Oppose
(35%, 131 Votes) - Unsure
(17%, 65 Votes)
Total Voters: 372
Loading ...HB 2051 - provides for short-term disaster recovery financial assistance to agricultural producers.
- Approve
(85%, 316 Votes) - Oppose
(8%, 30 Votes) - Unsure
(7%, 25 Votes)
Total Voters: 371
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