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Committee advances 13 bills to rules/Ways & Means, holds two for later
Summary
The State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Committee advanced 13 bills to either the rules or Ways & Means committees by voice vote on Feb. 24 and explicitly did not move two bills (HB 2574 and HB 2637). Key changes included amendments to voter-rights and voter-registration bills, a phased increase to small-works roster limits, and language-access provisions.
The State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Committee on Feb. 24 rebriefed and advanced most of the bills on its agenda, adopting amendments on several and referring measures to the next stages in the legislative process.
Major actions
- House Bill 1710 (Washington Voting Rights Act): Committee adopted a striking amendment (A) that replaced the term 'aggrieved party' with 'aggrieved person' and voted to send the amended bill to the Ways & Means Committee with a 'do pass' recommendation.
- House Bill 1750 (guidelines for voter-suppression and vote-dilution claims): The committee adopted amendment B, which adds a 'clear and convincing evidence' narrow-tailoring exception for certain election policies, then rolled B into a striking…
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