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February 26, 2026
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April 28, 2025
The legislative session is over. There were lots of adjustments to the budget. The final budget had increases in business and occupation tax, sales tax, and capital gains. They delegated $15 million for crisis relief centers and $3 million to behavioral health apprenticeships, however, MCO rates, recovery navigator, BH-ASO, assisted OP, school and prevention, and behavioral health housing all were reduced. There were not any programs completely cut out but broad reductions across the board. The priority bills made it through.
April 13, 2025
April 5, 2025
Following the April 8 deadline for bills to be voted out of fiscal committeees, legislators will shift their focus to intense floor debates and caucus discussions, working long hours to negotiate and pass bills before the opposite house floor cutoff on Wednesday, April 16. Governor Bob Ferguson clarified his stance on budgets with five key conditions that any budget must meet for him to sign it.
March 30, 2025
The House and the Senate released their budgets and there are lots of proposed cuts to behavioral health. April 2nd, 2025 is the policy committee cut off date and we may see more bills die. On April 8th, 2025 is the fiscal committee’s cutoff. Although we did not see any new bills die in committee this week the budgets include cuts to beneficial programs like the recovery navigator program, mco reimbursement rates, and more.
March 22, 2025
The House and the Senate are both proposing different revenue options and they are listed in the report. The house should have their budget out on 3/29/2025 and the senate on 3/31/2025. Is the next big cut off date for bills moving forward.
March 15, 2025
March 8, 2025
March 1, 2025
This Legislative Report includes the hearings and fiscal committee actions and Governor Bob Ferguson’s news conference, where he outlined approximately $4 billion in additional budget cuts for the Legislature to consider.
February 22, 2025
This Legislative Report provides updates on the ongoing legislative session. SB5229 relates to the Ways and Means committee and will either leave that committee by the 28th or die in committee. SB5361 to delay the ASAM criteria is moving through the session as well. This bill also has a fiscal note and must be out of committee by the 28th.
February 15, 2025
This Legislative Report provides updates on the ongoing legislative session. Each of the bills must be out of committee by February 21, 2025. After this week, the focus can shift to what bills will move forward.
February 9, 2025
This Legislative Report provides updates on the ongoing legislative session. Each of the bills must be out of committee by February 21, 2025.
February 2, 2025
This Legislative Report provides updates on the ongoing legislative session. SB-5381 is on the floor to delay implementing the ASAM-4. There is another bill on the floor to make fentanyl possession a class C felony. This document contains links directly to the bills page as well as links to listening sessions and opportunities to testify.
January 26, 2025
This Legislative Report provides updates on the ongoing legislative session. SB-5381 is on the floor to delay implementing the ASAM-4. There is another bill on the floor to make fentanyl possession a class C felony. This document contains links directly to the bills page as well as links to listening sessions and opportunities to testify.
January 18, 2025
This Legislative Report provides updates on the ongoing legislative session, highlighting newly introduced bills.
January 11, 2025
This Legislative Report provides updates on the ongoing legislative session, highlighting newly introduced bills.
March 2, 2024
This comprehensive legislative report provides insights into the recent session where significant bills were discussed and passed. It sheds light on controversial bills, legislative priorities that didn’t advance, and the upcoming focus of the House and Senate. The report also covers public testimonies on important initiatives and legislator retirement announcements. Stay informed about the latest developments and understand the future legislative landscape by reading this report.
February 25, 2024
This report provides an update on the legislative activities as the end of the session approaches. It discusses the deadlines for bills, changes within the legislature, and the upcoming joint public hearings on several initiatives. Furthermore, it provides a detailed comparison of budget increases in the Senate and House, particularly in the realm of Behavioral Health. The report also includes updates on specific legislatures and their future plans.
February 10, 2024
This report gives an overview of bills’ progress in the current session, including recent fiscal cutoff and upcoming deadlines. It discusses advancing bills to the floor, different calendars for controversial and non-controversial bills, and the significance of Wednesday’s revenue forecast for budget planning. The report also mentions upcoming policy committee deadlines and the release of supplemental operating budgets.
February 3, 2024
In this legislative report, attention is shifting to fiscal committees after the policy committee cutoff. Bills with financial impact must be heard and voted on by February 5th. Governor Jay Inslee issued an executive order to develop guidelines for the ethical and transparent use of generative artificial intelligence in the state’s systems.