Bills on school inclusivity, AI and rent fixing among casualties in WA Legislature

Tuesday’s latest deadline in the Washington Legislature provided the last rites for numerous proposals tackling everything from penalties for environmental crimes to union bargaining over artificial intelligence.

But with just a few weeks left in the legislative session, just about all of the big-ticket items lawmakers are considering remain alive.

Bills to cap residential rent increases, deal with the rights of parents with children in public schools, require a state permit to purchase a gun, mandate clergy report child abuse, overhaul the recycling system and allow striking workers to access unemployment benefits all remain in play.

Legislators in the House and Senate will now work to pass proposals from the opposite chamber off their floors. Their deadline to pass measures from the other chamber is next Wednesday.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/04/10/bills-on-school-inclusivity-ai-and-rent-fixing-among-casualties-in-wa-legislature/