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Governor's office signs multiple Washington bills including new fire service board, greenhouse gas reporting and clergy reporting changes
Summary
State officials held a signing ceremony to enact several bills into law, creating a Washington State Fire Service Policy Board, requiring cosmetology training for textured hair, moving greenhouse gas reports to annual updates beginning in 2030, expanding reentry council seats, making clergy mandatory reporters, extending the Sunset Act to 2045, and updating the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment.
Speaker 2 signed a package of Washington state bills in a ceremonial event that enacted measures on fire service oversight, cosmetology training for textured hair, more frequent greenhouse gas reporting, expanded reentry council membership, mandatory reporting for clergy, an extension of the state Sunset Act and administrative changes to the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment.
Speaker 2 said House Bill 1628 "creates the Washington State Fire Service Policy Board to advise the state fire marshal's office," adding the board will "develop strategies to enhance fire service training and resources across Washington state" and include representatives from "firefighters and fire commissioners, chiefs, and marshals." The speaker signed the bill into law and arranged a photo with attendees.
On workforce and consumer protection, Speaker 2 described House Bill 1874, sponsored by Representative Melanie Morgan, which "requires…
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