Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Gov. Bob Ferguson signs four bills sponsored by late Sen. Bill Ramos at family home
Summary
Gov. Bob Ferguson signed four bills that had Sen. Bill Ramos as prime sponsor during a private signing at Ramos's Seattle home, presented a Capitol flag to Ramos's wife Sarah Perry and described the bills as legacy items affecting bargaining laws, litter control, utility safety and toll-rate procedures.
SEATTLE — Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday visited the Seattle home of the late state Sen. Bill Ramos to sign four bills Ramos had sponsored and to present a flag that flew at the state Capitol to Ramos’s widow, Sarah Perry, a King County council member.
Ferguson said the event was “a lot more than a bill signing,” calling it an occasion to honor Ramos, who died unexpectedly a few weeks earlier. He presented Perry with a flag that had been flown at the Capitol and described the four bills as part of Ramos’s legacy of public service.
The first measure Ferguson read and signed, transcribed in the event as “Senate Bill 54 35,” was described by the governor as reorganizing Washington’s public…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
