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Bill-signing roundup: Speaker 1 signs a slate of bills including Bull Kelp Forest designation and worker protections
Summary
Speaker 1 signed a package of House bills into law at a public ceremony, designating Bull Kelp Forest as the state marine forest and approving measures on worker safety, technology misuse, health licensing, housing and education; the event included a proclamation declaring 'Bull Kelp Day.'
Speaker 1 signed a package of House bills into law at a public ceremony, designating Bull Kelp Forest as the state marine forest and issuing a proclamation declaring today 'Bull Kelp Day.' The event also included the signing of measures on background checks for care workers, protections for isolated workers, licensing compacts for respiratory therapists, and other policy changes.
The most prominent item was House Bill 16 31, which Speaker 1 described as “a great example of the fact that we can all make a difference no matter our age,” and credited Bainbridge High School student Sebastian Ford and legislative sponsor Representative Greg Nance for raising awareness of bull kelp’s ecological role. Speaker 1 signed the bill and read a proclamation declaring Bull…
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