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E-Newsletter: 2020 session starts; Tiffany Hill bill to receive hearing Thursday

January 14, 2020

Hello, Friends and Neighbors! This year’s legislative session began at noon yesterday, with the traditional opening ceremonies. My day began much earlier than that; as Republican leader on the Financial Institutions, Economic Development and Trade Committee (FIET) I met spent much of the morning with the committee chair and staff... Read More...

In the News: 7 key issues for Clark County’s delegation

January 12, 2020

The Columbian, Vancouver January 12, 2020 2020 Legislative Preview: 7 key issues for Clark County’s delegation Read More...

Hearing set for Wilson bill that might have prevented mother’s tragic death

January 10, 2020

Legislation now named for Tiffany Hill, killed by estranged husband despite protection order OLYMPIA… Sen. Lynda Wilson hopes 2020 will finally bring the passage of her bill to allow the use of real-time victim-notification technology, a tool that might have saved the life of a Clark County mother of three... Read More...

In the News: Sneaky shell game not a good look

January 05, 2020

Tacoma’s News Tribune recently editorialized in favor of a change that could be made by my Senate Bill 6042. Click on the link to read the full editorial. https://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/editorials/article238478033.html Read More...

In the News: Tiffany Hill’s death ‘impetus’ for domestic-violence law

December 21, 2019

If you obtain a protection order against someone, wouldn’t you want to be alerted if that person comes near you? For the past few years I sponsored a bill that would make that possible, in real time. If Tiffany Hill had been able to get an alert on her phone,... Read More...

Wilson to seek more transparency in making of state laws, rules

December 13, 2019

Sen. Lynda Wilson has filed legislation for 2020 aimed at ending a lawmaking shortcut and improving how all three branches of state government go about making and interpreting the all-important administrative rules that are used to enforce many laws. Her Senate Bill 6042 would prohibit the use of “title-only” bills,... Read More...

In the News: Sen. Wilson appointed to veterans committee

November 12, 2019

Published in The Reflector, Battle Ground — Nov. 12, 2019: Washington State Sen. Lynda Wilson has recently been appointed to a legislative committee that makes recommendations on veterans and military issues, the Senate Republican Caucus announced earlier this month. (Click here for the full story) Read More...

In the News: More veterans take part in waterfowl hunt

November 12, 2019

The Columbian, Vancouver, Nov. 11, 2019 Warm weather Sunday and a lack of birds made for poor hunting, but that did not seem to bother the participants. The second annual Veteran’s Day waterfowl hunt at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge had 20 veterans take part, a sizable increase over last... Read More...

Committee appointment gives Wilson new way to support veterans, military

November 01, 2019

VANCOUVER… Sen. Lynda Wilson is the newest member of the state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Veterans’ and Military Affairs, giving the proud daughter of a U.S. Air Force veteran another venue for supporting Washington residents who have served or are serving in the nation’s armed forces. “While I’ve appreciated being... Read More...

In the News: Hunters reminded they can wear pink

October 28, 2019

Many new laws need to be accompanied by changes in state-agency rules, and an example is the hunter-pink law created by my Senate Bill 5148, which was passed unanimously by the Legislature this year. As reported in The Columbian’s Oct. 24 “Out and About” column, the state Fish and Wildlife... Read More...

Senator Lynda Wilson

17th Legislative District

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