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Seattle OIR outlines 2025 state legislative priorities as session opens
Summary
Seattle's Office of Intergovernmental Relations briefed the City Council on Jan. 13 about the opening of the 2025 Washington legislative session, the governor's budget proposals, priority bills the city is tracking, and the Feb. 21 policy committee cutoff.
Seattle's Office of Intergovernmental Relations updated the City Council on Jan. 13 about early activity in the 2025 Washington legislative session, the governor's proposed budget and items the city plans to track and support in Olympia.
The OIR's director, Mina Hashemi, told the council, "It's day 1 of the legislative session. Over 500 bills have been pre filed," and said OIR and the city's contract lobbyists are on the ground in Olympia.
Why it matters: the state budget and bills this session could affect Seattle departments and programs, including public safety, housing, transportation and grant-funded services.
Most immediately, Hashemi and OIR staff outlined the state budget landscape and several bills the city is monitoring or intends to support. OIR said the December state revenue forecast shows a roughly $12 billion shortfall over four years. Governor Inslee's proposed budget, released in December, includes roughly $2 billion in cuts via reductions or…
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