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April 02, 2020

Governor signs Tiffany Hill Act

Law named for Clark County mother offers high-tech help to domestic-violence victims OLYMPIA… The Tiffany Hill Act was signed this afternoon in a ceremony at the Capitol, capping a three-year effort by Sen. Lynda Wilson to give domestic-violence victims access to technology that can help protect them from further abuse....
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March 27, 2020

Firearms dealers are ‘essential’ to public safety, governor told

VANCOUVER… It’s a mistake for licensed firearms dealers across Washington to be forcibly closed while the governor’s open-ended March 23 stay-at-home order is in place, Sen. Lynda Wilson says. Today she delivered letters to Gov. Jay Inslee from state lawmakers and law-enforcement leaders explaining why convenient access to firearms and...
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March 10, 2020

Wilson bill to end state tax on menstrual products passes Legislature

OLYMPIA… The largest tax cut of the 2020 legislative session belongs to Sen. Lynda Wilson now that her bill to end the tax on menstrual products is headed to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 5147 was approved on a 95-2 vote by the House of Representatives this afternoon, following its...
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March 09, 2020

Tiffany Hill Act wins final approval from Legislature

OLYMPIA… Another unanimous vote by the state Senate this afternoon brought the final approval of the Tiffany Hill Act. Named for the 35-year-old mother of three who was murdered by her estranged husband Nov. 26 in Clark County, the law created by Senate Bill 5149 will promote the real-time electronic...
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March 05, 2020

In the News: Washington House unanimously approves Tiffany Hill Act

The Columbian, Vancouver A bill to provide electronic monitoring and real-time victim notification is close to becoming state law, three months after a Vancouver woman was killed by her estranged husband. The Washington House voted 96-0 Wednesday to approve Senate Bill 5149, named “The Tiffany Hill Act.” The former Marine sergeant...
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March 04, 2020

On the Air: Washington bill to protect domestic violence victims moves forward

KGW-TV, Portland March 4, 2020 VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Washington bill aimed at protecting domestic violence victims moved closer to becoming a law Wednesday. It is named after Tiffany Hill, a Vancouver mom murdered in front of her kids by her estranged husband. Click here for the full report.  ...
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February 20, 2020

Tiffany Hill Act flies through House committee

OLYMPIA… Today the Tiffany Hill Act continued its move through the state Legislature with a committee endorsement so quick that it caught the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Lynda Wilson, off guard. With exactly three weeks left in the 2020 legislative session, the next stop for Senate Bill 5149 is the House...
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February 15, 2020

On the Air: A look at proposed gun laws

The Seattle Channel City Inside/Out Feb. 14, 2020 Click on the image to view The Seattle Channel’s look at firearm-related legislation proposed in the state Legislature this year, including my legislation (SB 6406) to get tougher on crimes involving stolen guns.  
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February 14, 2020

In the News: End the discriminatory tampon tax in Washington

The Seattle Times Feb. 13, 2020 Click on the link to read a strong endorsement of my SB 5147, from the vice president of the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/end-the-discriminatory-tampon-tax-in-washington-state/  
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February 07, 2020

On the Air: Vancouver mom’s murder leads to push to strengthen laws protecting victims of domestic violence

Broadcast by KGW-TV, Portland Feb. 6, 2020 https://www.kgw.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/straight-talk/vancouver-moms-murder-pushed-lawmakers-to-strengthen-laws-that-protect-victims-of-domestic-violence/283-029383e4-1bb3-489d-b109-670136db3736    
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