Advocacy News
Weekly reports from Olympia during the legislative session, plus coalition announcements for Eastside businesses.
Pull Up a Chair: Bellevue Has an Open Seat on the East King Chambers Coalition
The Bellevue Chamber has an open delegate seat on the East King Chambers Coalition. We're looking for a member who can be a voice for small businesses as the Coalition sets its state legislative priorities in…
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East King Chambers Coalition: 2027 Priorities Head to Member Chamber Boards
East King Chambers Coalition, Sept. 24: a 2027 session preview with a projected $2-3 billion state budget gap, and a vote sending…
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East King Chambers Coalition: Career Pathways Are Widening, the Funding for Them Is Not
Rep. Clyde Shavers briefs the East King Chambers Coalition on the 2027 session: career-connected learning, CTE and Core Plus…
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East King Chambers Coalition: Retirement Savings, Road Costs, and a Grid Under Pressure
The June East King Chambers Coalition meeting covered Washington Saves, the new state retirement program launching in 2027;…
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EKCC Legislative Wrap Up: What the 2026 Session Left Behind
Inside the EKCC Legislative Wrap Up at Bellevue College: a recap of what the 2026 session left behind, with seven Eastside…
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EKCC Briefing: HR1 Permanency, the Tariff Toll, and Washington's Spending-Driven Tax Cycle
Inside April's East King Chambers Coalition briefing: the U.S. Chamber on HR1 tax permanency, tariffs, and federal permitting…
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East King Chambers Coalition Recap: Legislative Fallout, Light Rail Launch, and a County Tax Debate
The East King Chambers Coalition met on March 26 for a packed session covering the 2025 legislative aftermath, Saturday's…
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EKCC February Recap: Hospitality Headwinds, Tourism Momentum, And Tax Bills To Watch
At the February 27 East King County Chambers Coalition (EKCC) meeting, members heard a frank update on hospitality market…
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East King Chambers head to Olympia for Chamber Day 2026
The Eastside Chambers road tripped over to Olympia earlier this month, meeting with a dozen state legislators and Lt. Governor…
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East King Chambers align on budget, taxes, housing at January meeting
With Washington’s 2026 legislative session already underway in Olympia (a 60-day “short session” running January 12–March 12,…
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East King Chambers Align on Housing, Transportation, and Budget Priorities Ahead of 2026 Session
On October 23, the East King Chambers Coalition convened to refine its 2025 legislative agenda, with housing supply,…
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East King County Chambers convene on budget headwinds, AI policy, & 2025 legislative priorities
On September 25, the East King County Chambers Coalition (EKCC) met to align on budget realities, AI policy, and updated position…
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East King Chambers Coalition releases 2025 policy positions
The East King Chambers Coalition, a group of eleven Eastside chambers of commerce, recently released their policy positions for…
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2024 Chamber Day Recap
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2024 Legislative Kickoff
What do you get when you put 11 chambers of commerce, 12 state electeds, and a whole bunch of former politicians in the same…
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East King Chambers take stance on middle housing shortage
As the end of session nears, the East King Chambers Coalitionwanted to reassert its commitment to providing a pathway for middle…
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East King Chambers Coalition connects with nearly 20 legislators in jam-packed “Chamber Day”
The East King Chambers Coalition recently held its “Chamber Day” event, where throughout the course of the day, members met with…
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State legislators, Chamber members reflect on past session at annual Legislative Wrap-Up
East King Chambers of Commerce Coalition members representing 11 Eastside Chambers met with state legislators this past week for…
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East King Chambers Coalition’s 2021 Legislative Wrap Up
After the close of the 2021 Washington State legislative session, lawmakers from across the state met at the East King Chambers…
Read more2026 Legislative Update: End of Session Review
The 2026 session came to an end at 8:24 pm on March 12th and proved to be among the most turbulent in recent years and may help set the stage for a highly competitive election cycle. Debate over the proposed Millionaire’s Income Tax has begun to reverberate…
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2026 Legislative Update: Week 8
Opposite house fiscal cutoff was on Monday, March 2nd, which means any bill that did not pass out of the fiscal committee in the…
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2026 Legislative Update: Week 7
The opposite house policy deadline passed this week, and lawmakers are now focused on the next big date: the opposite house…
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2026 Legislative Update: Week 6
The Washington State Legislature wrapped up house of origin floor action this week, sending a wave of bills to the opposite…
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2026 session
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2026 Legislative Update: End of Session Review
The 2026 session came to an end at 8:24 pm on March 12th and proved to be among the most turbulent in recent years and may help…
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2026 Legislative Update: Week 8
Opposite house fiscal cutoff was on Monday, March 2nd, which means any bill that did not pass out of the fiscal committee in the…
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2026 Legislative Update: Week 7
The opposite house policy deadline passed this week, and lawmakers are now focused on the next big date: the opposite house…
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2026 Legislative Update: Week 6
The Washington State Legislature wrapped up house of origin floor action this week, sending a wave of bills to the opposite…
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2026 Legislative Update: Week 5
It was a whirlwind weekend in the Washington State Legislature, as fiscal committees heard testimony and voted on bills ahead of…
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2026 Legislative Update: Week 4
The Washington State Legislature has now passed the first major cutoff of the session, the deadline by which bills must be voted…
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2026 Legislative Update: Week 3
The third week of the 2026 Washington State Legislative Session marked a transition in the legislative process, as committees…
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2026 Legislative Update: Week 2
Week two of the 2026 short legislative session was marked by intense activity as lawmakers worked within a highly compressed…
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2026 Legislative Update: Week 1
Welcome to the first week of the 2026 Washington State Legislative Session. Lawmakers have returned to Olympia for a fast-moving…
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2025 Legislative Update: End of Session Review
The 2025 legislative session came to an end at 6:30 p.m. on April 27. In the final hours of the 2025 session, the legislature…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 14
The beginning of the week focused on getting bills passed by the opposite house floor cutoff on Wednesday, April 16th. All bills…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 13
Tuesday April 8th was the last day for bills to be passed out of the opposite house fiscal committees. The days leading up to…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 12
Last week was another busy week with budget action, a key cutoff, and long hours for legislators, staff, and lobbyists.…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 11
This week was filled with policy hearings and executive sessions as the Legislature worked toward the opposite house policy…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 10
Last week focused on policy committee hearings of bills sent over from the opposite chamber. We also saw some bills start to get…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 9
The beginning of the week focused on getting bills passed off the floor by house of origin cutoff on Wednesday. Legislators…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 8
We have officially passed the halfway point in the 2025 legislative session. Both chambers were on the floor last week debating…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 7
This last week was fiscal week, which meant there were long days – going into the evening – of hearings and executive sessions to…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 6
Friday, February 21st was house of origin policy cutoff where all bills referred to a policy committee had to be passed out of…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 5
One third of the 2025 session is done! This week committees were busy voting on bills before the first deadline next Friday,…
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2025 Legislative Session: Week 4
We are quickly approaching the first cutoff of the 2025 legislative session. This is the point in session where it will be harder…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 3
Week three of session continued with a focus on policy committee activity that again included work sessions, hearings, and…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 2
The second week of the legislative session began with Martin Luther Jr Day celebrations in the House and Senate. The Legislature…
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2025 Legislative Update: Week 1
The legislature convened for the 2025 legislative session on Monday, January 13th. This year’s session is considered a…
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2024 Legislative Update: Bill Status Report
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2024 Legislative Update: End of Session Report
At 5:55pm on March 7th, the legislature adjourned the 2024 legislative session, Sine Die. The 2024 Washington State legislative…
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2024 Legislative Update: Week 8
Opposite house fiscal cutoff was on Monday, February 26th, which means any bill that did not pass out of the fiscal committee in…
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2024 Legislative Update: Week 7
The past week was packed with every type of session activity. The flurry started with budget proposals being released. This…
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2024 Legislative Update: Week 6
The 2024 session is two-thirds done. Both chambers convened for floor action on Monday and Tuesday leading to house of origin…
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2024 Legislative Update: Week 5
This past week we officially passed the halfway point of the 2024 legislative session. Monday, February 5th marked the second…
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2024 Legislative Update: Week 4
Wednesday, January 31st marked the first cutoff of session where all bills had to move out of the policy committee in the chamber…
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2024 Legislative Update: Week 3
The first cut-off of session is quickly approaching on Wednesday, January 31st, which means all bills must pass out of their…
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2024 Legislative Update: Week 2
Week two of the 2024 legislative session began with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Typically, this is a day at the Legislature when…
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2024 Legislative Update: Week 1
The legislature convened for the 2024 legislative session on Monday, January 8th. This year’s session is considered a “short…
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2023 Legislative Update: End of Session Report
End of Session Report At 10:05 p.m. on April 23, the legislature adjourned the 2023 legislative session, Sine Die. The 2023…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 14
Weekly Update The beginning of the week focused on getting bills passed by the opposite house floor cutoff on Wednesday. All…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 13
Weekly Legislative Report Last week both chambers were focused mostly on floor action, working to pass bills sent over from the…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 12
Weekly Legislative Report Wednesday, March 29 was the last day for bills to be passed out of their opposite house policy…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 11
Weekly Update This week was filled with policy hearings and executive sessions as the Legislature works toward the opposite house…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 10
Weekly Update Last week was focused on policy committee hearings of bills sent over from the opposite chamber. We also saw some…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 9
Weekly Update The beginning of the week focused on getting bills passed off the floor by house of origin cutoff on Wednesday.…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 8
Weekly Update As a reminder, last Friday, February 24th, was the cut-off for bills to get out of the house of origin fiscal…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 7
Weekly Update This last week was fiscal week, which meant there were long days, sometimes going into the evening, of hearings and…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 6
Weekly Update Friday, February 17 was house of origin policy cutoff where all bills referred to a policy committee had to be…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 5
Weekly Update One third of the 2023 session is done, and committees were busy voting on bills before the first deadline next…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 4
Weekly Update The fourth week of session continued at a rapid pace with many hearings and bills moving out of committee. Both…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 3
Weekly Update Week three of session continued with a focus on policy committee activity that again included work sessions,…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 2
Weekly Update The second week of the legislative session began with Martin Luther King Jr Day. Traditionally this is when the…
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2023 Legislative Update: Week 1
Weekly Update The legislature convened for the 2023 legislative session on Monday, January 9th. This year’s session is considered…
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Chamber Celebrates Funding for Bellevue Transportation Projects
As the Washington Legislature wrapped up a 60-day session, the passage of a new $16.9 billion transportation package marks a…
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2022 Legislative Update: Session Wrap Up
At 11:35pm on March 10th, the legislature adjourned the 2022 legislative session, Sine Die. The 2022 Washington State legislative…
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2022 Legislative Update: Week 8
Opposite house fiscal cutoff was on Monday, February 28th, which means any bill that did not pass out of the fiscal committee in…
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2022 Legislative Update: Week 7
The past week was packed with every type of session activity. The flurry started on Senate when the Senate released their…
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2022 Legislative Update: Week 6
Last Sunday the House convened for floor action, and both chambers convened for floor sessions last Monday and Tuesday leading to…
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2022 Legislative Update: Week 5
This past week we officially passed the halfway point of the 2022 legislative session.
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2022 Legislative Update: Week 4
Thursday, February 3rd marked the first cutoff of session where all bills had to move out of the policy committee in the chamber…
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2022 Legislative Update: Week 3
The first cut-offof session is quickly approaching on Thursday, February 3rd, which means all bills must pass out of their house…
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2022 Legislative Update: Week 1
The 2022 legislative session began on Monday, January 10th. This is a short session, so it is only scheduled to go for 60 days,…
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