Senate Committee Services

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Contact Information

Senate Committee Services
304 15th Avenue SW​​
P.O. Box 40466
Olympia, WA 98504-0466​​
FAX: 360-786-7457

​Kim Johnson,​ Director
Phone: 360-786-7472

Kim Cushing, Deputy Director
Phone: 360-786-7421

Vikki McGuire, Administrative Operations Manager
​Phone: 360-786-7464​

Liza Weeks, Systems Analyst
Phone: 360-786-7716


MISSION​

Senate Committee Services provides professional nonpartisan research, fiscal and policy analysis, and administrative support services to each member of the Washington State Senate and its committees. This is accomplished by:

  • Providing information and analysis that is objective, accurate, and useful;
  • Assisting senators develop and evaluate legislative options to achieve their policy objectives;
  • Drafting clear, understandable legislation that accomplishes intended objectives;
  • Facilitating committee meetings and other legislative processes; and
  • Supporting opportunities for organizational and personal learning to ensure that staff have the knowledge and capability to provide senators with high quality service.

Access copies of draft bills, proposed substitute bills, and striking amendments scheduled for public hearings on Committee Schedules, Agendas, and Documents, as soon as they are available.


Committee Information

Committee Members By Committee

Committee Members by Member

Committee Staff Phone List​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​ ​Committee Staff Issue Areas​​​​​​​

Initiative Summaries

Initiative 591 - Relating to protecting gun and other firearm rights (rejected)

 

Initiative 594 - Relating to requiring criminal and public safety background checks for gun sales and transfers (approved)

Initiative 1351 - Relating to lower class sizes and increasing school staff to provide all students the opportunity for a quality education (approved)

Tax Advisory Votes Nos. 8 & 9
No. 8 (SB 6505) - Relating to dealing with the elimination of agricultural tax preferences for various aspects of the marijuana industry (maintained)

No. 9 (ESHB 1287) - Relating to imposing the leasehold excise tax on certain leasehold interests in tribal property (maintained)

Access to Records


Archived Summaries

 

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Highlights

The 2024 Regular Session of the 68th Legislature adjourned Sine Die on Thursday, March 7​, 2024.​​​​​​​​​

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