Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The 2025, 105-day legislative session is on its final stretch. April 2 was the cutoff where all bills that passed their chamber of origin needed to be passed by the opposite chamber policy committee to stay alive this session....
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WA Budget Proposals Released + Policy Cutoff April 2 | Legislative Report
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The legislature has now passed the half-way point of the 105-day session. As we approach the March 12 house of origin cutoff, some bills will not advance due to the high volume of proposed legislation and the session’s tight...
How WA Tax Proposals Will Impact Your Business
Despite a decade of increasing state revenue, overspending by state officials has left us with a projected $15 billion budget deficit over the next four years. This deficit is not due to a recession, as it was in 2009; it is also not due to declining revenues. It is...

New Taxes Proposed – Forecast Predicts Lower Revenues | Legislative Report
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The legislature now has less than 40 days remaining in the 2025 session. Bills must now move forward in the opposite chamber, progressing...

Rent Control Survives Cutoff | Legislative Report
This week the legislature cleared a major hurdle, the House of Origin Cutoff. March 12 was the deadline for bills to move out of the chamber in which they were introduced. This year,...

With Cutoff Looming, UI Benefits for Striking Employees Passes in Senate
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The legislature has now passed the half-way point of the 105-day session. As we approach the March 12 house of origin cutoff, some bills will...

UI Benefits + Budget Shortfall in Spotlight | Legislative Report
We are approaching the midpoint of the 105-day 2025 legislative session. Feb. 28 was the last day to move bills out of fiscal committees in their house of origin. This week,...

Legislature Considering 11 Organized Retail Crime Proposals
By Sarah Clark, Director of Policy Organized Retail Crime is an ongoing concern for businesses, consumers, and law enforcement agencies across the state, particularly as criminal...

Dead Bills That Didn’t Make Cutoff + Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Updates
Legislative Session Report Friday, Feb. 21 was the first major bill cutoff of this legislative session, meaning that all bills needed to be voted out of their house of origin policy...
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Rent Control + UI for Striking Employees Still in Play | Legislative Report
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The 2025, 105-day legislative session is on its final stretch. April 2 was the cutoff where all bills that passed their chamber of origin...

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WA Budget Proposals Released + Policy Cutoff April 2 | Legislative Report
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The legislature has now passed the half-way point of the 105-day session. As we approach the March 12 house of origin cutoff, some bills will...

How WA Tax Proposals Will Impact Your Business
Despite a decade of increasing state revenue, overspending by state officials has left us with a projected $15 billion budget deficit over the next four years. This deficit is not due...

New Taxes Proposed – Forecast Predicts Lower Revenues | Legislative Report
Legislative Report By Boswell Consulting The legislature now has less than 40 days remaining in the 2025 session. Bills must now move forward in the opposite chamber, progressing...
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