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Understanding Washington State's Legislative Advocacy Process: A Comprehensive Guide

This guide provides a detailed overview of the legislative advocacy process in Washington State as presented by Mary Whisner from the Gallagher Law Library. It outlines each step of a bill's journey through the state legislature, from introduction and committee hearings to final passage and executive approval. Additionally, it includes links to essential resources such as the legislature's website, bill tracking information, and legislative history. This resource is an invaluable tool for legal researchers, advocates, and anyone interested in understanding the workings of state legislation.

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Understanding Washington State's Legislative Advocacy Process: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. Washington State Legislative Research(Current) Legislative Advocacy Clinic Mary Whisner, Gallagher Law Library Oct. 2011

  2. Legislature’s Website • Home: http://www.leg.wa.gov/pages/home.aspx • Rosters • Links to legislators’ home pages • Link to TVW Oct. 2011

  3. A Bill’s Life • Introduced (House or Senate)– first reading • Referred to committee • Committee holds hearings • Committee recommends action • Referred to Rules Committee Oct. 2011

  4. Second reading – debate on merits • Third reading – roll call vote on final passage • Sent to second house (repeat all the steps above) • To governor (approve, veto, partial veto) • More Oct. 2011

  5. Documents • Sequential versions of the bill • Hearings • Committee reports • Debate on House and Senate floor Oct. 2011

  6. Bill Information • Let’s explore: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/ • Note: • Bill information (example: 1793) • index (Bills by Topic) • archive (Detailed Legislative Reports link) • bill tracking Oct. 2011

  7. Journals • House and Senate Journals (floor action) Oct. 2011

  8. Senate Journal Oct. 2011

  9. Polygon Northwest Co., 143 Wash.App. 753 (2008) Our costs statute, RCW 4.84.010, * * * does not include an award of reasonable attorney fees. * * * Indeed, the legislative history of that statute indicates that reasonable attorney fees were specifically omitted. See SENATE JOURNAL * * * (“* * * They would not get reasonable attorneys' fees.”). Oct. 2011

  10. Committee hearingson TVW Oct. 2011

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  12. News Sources • Washington State News Sources Online Oct. 2011

  13. More Guides • Washington State Legislative History • The Legislative Process • Research Sources for Juvenile Justice • Legal Research Sources for the Innocence Project Northwest Clinic Oct. 2011

  14. Questions? Oct. 2011

  15. Gallagher Law Library University of Washington School of Law Box 353025 Seattle WA 98195-3025 http://lib.law.washington.edu • We are happy to have our guides and presentations used by other libraries, librarians, and legal researchers. • Before copying or adapting one of our works, please contact Cheryl Nyberg (cnyberg at uw.edu) to obtain permission. Then give appropriate attribution, such as: "Adapted from a guide by Mary Whisner onthe Gallagher Law Library website."  Oct. 2011

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