Lynda Wilson

Hello, Friends and Neighbors! As of yesterday, the 105-day legislative session had crossed the halfway mark. We’re at the point where the Senate is choosing which of its bills to send over to the House of Representatives, and vice versa. We do that through what are called “floor votes,” which...

Hello, Friends and Neighbors! Of the nine bills I’ve introduced this year, seven were still alive when the first deadline of the 2019 session arrived with the close of business today. Those include two already passed unanimously by the full Senate. I’m hoping to see votes on the remaining five...

OLYMPIA…The state Senate today unanimously supported Sen. Lynda Wilson’s bill to let Washington hunters wear blaze pink as their required high-visibility clothing, in addition to fluorescent orange attire. Senate Bill 5148 blends Wilson’s love of hunting and her effort to raise awareness of the need for regular breast self-exams and...

Hello, Friends and Neighbors! Today is Day 26 at the Capitol, meaning we are one-fourth of the way through our 105-day session. We’re also two weeks from the first deadline of the session, which is the “cutoff” for Senate policy committees to take action on Senate bills. It’s been a...

OLYMPIA…Sen. Lynda Wilson’s legislation to address the unlawful out-of-state licensing of vehicles by Washington residents will come before the Senate Transportation Committee at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Senate Bill 5362 would allow a one-time deferred prosecution as an incentive for vehicle owners to comply with state law, and give officers a...

Hello, Friends and Neighbors! I’ll start by thanking the hundreds who have already completed my survey about replacing the I-5 bridge over the Columbia. If you haven’t done so yet, please click on this link and have a look at the questions, which will help me get a sense of...

Hello, Friends and Neighbors! It’s one week down and 14 weeks to go in the new legislative session. The state Senate and House of Representatives were called to order at noon Monday. Our 2018 session had ended more than 10 months ago, so it was nice to see familiar faces...

November 20, 2018 Hello, Although next year’s legislative session doesn’t start until January 14, members of the state Senate got together at the Capitol last week. This traditional gathering is called “Assembly Days” because the various committees assemble for some pre-session planning. Sometimes the agenda includes looking at whether new...

Local lawmakers who believe deregulation along Chelatchie Prairie Railroad is key to new economic possibilities hop onboard to observe locations first hand Two local lawmakers got a chance to be a train engineer during an Aug. 8 excursion on the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad where the economic opportunities along the short...

Hello, Here in the first part of August, we’re approximately midway through the “interim” period between the end of this year’s legislative session and the January start of the 2019 session. But although we’re not in session, the meetings and appointments on my calendar still include plenty of legislative business....