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Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, testifies before the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee on HB 1024. Walsh's privacy rights bill would put some restrictions on how state agencies store personally identifiable information in their databases.

Rep. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, discusses the House Democrats' 2019-21 operating budget and tax proposal, and why there's no need to raise taxes to fund our shared priorities.

Rep. Luanne Van Werven, R-Lynden, talks about the 42nd District, how she got started in politics and her role as the lead Republican on higher education issues.

Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, discusses his opposition to the proposed low carbon fuel standard. The 19th District lawmaker calls the bill a "complicated system of credits and tax credits." He goes on to say the proposal is not well structured and points out the framers of the bill are unable to answer simple economic feasibility questions, such as the difference between its "cost and price."

Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, says citizens need to reach out to legislators to stop funding for a study that could be the first step toward breaching Snake River dams in Washington that provide essential electricity and jobs in Eastern Washington.

Rep. Bill Jenkin, R-Prosser, discusses the 16th district, what motivated him to run for office, and his top legislative priorities.

Nearly 1,000 employers have hired 4,242 veterans since Rep. Mosbrucker's YesVets legislation passed in 2016. Mosbrucker discusses how more employers can get involved.
For more information, visit https://esd.wa.gov/yesvets.

Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, provides his final remarks before the passage of Senate Bill 5600 and why he could not support the bill. This bill seeks to reform current landlord-tenant law.

In this video update from Olympia, Rep.Bill Jenkin, R-Prosser, discusses his priorities for the 2018 legislative session, including legislation that will help rural Washington.

House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox provides an update at the end of week 12 of the 105-day legislative session.

In this video update, Rep. Brad Klippert, R-Kennewick, provides an update on the bad bills still moving through the legislative process. He believes that as one of your 8th District state representatives, its his job to do what's best to protect the citizens of Washington state from bad legislation. The bills he'd like to bring to your attention are: House Bill 1742, Senate Bill 5141, and Senate Bill 5290.

During floor debate on Senate Bill 5600, Rep. Andrew Barkis speaks in favor of his colleagues amendment regarding judicial discretion in the eviction process.

Rep. Ed Orcutt discusses past and approaching legislative deadlines, upcoming House floor action and the status on his rural broadband legislation (House Bill 1800).

In this video update, Rep. Jesse Young, R-Gig Harbor, describes the four quarters of the state Legislature and how business gets done during session. He also invites you to follow his new Legislative Facebook page.

Rep. Cary Condotta discusses a couple "firsts" happening in the House of Representatives, the importance of due process, budget gimmicks, revenue taxes, adjustments to McCleary and 12th district projects.