Lynda Wilson

OLYMPIA…The Legislature today gave final approval to Sen. Lynda Wilson’s bill targeting unlawful out-of-state licensing of vehicles by Washington residents. Votes in the House of Representatives yesterday and the Senate today completed a remarkable run for Senate Bill 5362 that saw the legislation come off the sidelines and fly through...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Hunters can now be pretty in pink. Governor Jay Inslee signed ESSB 5148 which expands the clothing requirements for hunters to include fluorescent pink, in addition to traditional orange. Fluorescent pink doesn’t blend in with anything that occurs in nature in a forest or field, so safety...

OLYMPIA… Washington hunters now have a green light to wear blaze-pink safety clothing out in the field later this year. Sen. Lynda Wilson said the change endorsed by lawmakers will take effect July 28, right in time for fall deer, elk, and upland bird modern firearm seasons. The law created...

This week, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed blaze pink into law, which means the Evergreen State joins other states like Colorado, Wisconsin, New York and Minnesota that have already legalized fluorescent pink for hunting. The bill modifies the current regulation that requires a minimum of 400 square inches of fluorescent...

OLYMPIA…Sen. Lynda Wilson’s perseverance paid off today when the state Senate revived her measure to address the unlawful out-of-state licensing of vehicles by Washington residents, then unanimously approved the bill – with less than four days left in the Legislature’s regular session. “I never gave up on this legislation because...

OLYMPIA – In one of the most colorful moves ever made by state legislators, quite literally, Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill expanding the clothing safety requirements for hunters to include fluorescent pink. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5148 (ESSB-5148) added the new hue to the longstanding, and only other...

On April 10, the state House of Representatives passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill (ESSB) 5148, a bill expanding orange clothing requirements for hunters to include fluorescent pink. The state Senate had already passed the bill on Feb. 20, and Governor Jay Inslee has signed it. “Because fluorescent pink doesn’t blend...

OLYMPIA… Hunters in Washington are one step away from being able to wear fluorescent or “blaze” pink clothing as their required high-visibility clothing, in addition to fluorescent orange attire. Sen. Lynda Wilson’s Senate Bill 5148 was delivered to the governor’s office today, following its unanimous passage Thursday by the House...

Hello, Friends and Neighbors! When one political party controls both houses of the Legislature, a legislative session should end on schedule. That’s because partisan disagreements can’t get in the way and force what is formally known as an “extraordinary” session. Yet in 2010 and 2011, one party had majorities in...

Hello, Friends and Neighbors! We have just concluded the 11th week of the 2019 legislative session. The Senate’s policy committees have a few more days to consider legislation sent to us by the House of Representatives, and I’m happy to see that some of my bills are making headway in...