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		<title>HB 1961 - Animal cruelty/seriousness</title>
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		<description>Updates about HB 1961</description>
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			<title>Prefiled for introduction.</title>
			<description>Prefiled for introduction.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍💵Brenna Anderst - Pasado's Safe Haven/Education &amp; Advocacy Director</title>
			<description>Brenna Anderst signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Pasado's Safe Haven/Education &amp; Advocacy Director. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 02:38:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Nathaniel Block - Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney's Office</title>
			<description>Nathaniel Block signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 03:11:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Kaitlyn Hentges - Lake Washington High School</title>
			<description>Kaitlyn Hentges signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Lake Washington High School.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 03:09:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, &amp; Reentry (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, &amp; Reentry (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, &amp; Reentry.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Community Safety, Justice, &amp; Reentry.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎Ramona Brandes - WACDL?WDA</title>
			<description>Ramona Brandes signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent WACDL?WDA.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:22:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Mick Szydlowski - PAWS</title>
			<description>Mick Szydlowski signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent PAWS.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>CSJR - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>CSJR - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>CSJR - Majority; do pass.</title>
			<description>CSJR - Majority; do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
			<description>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</title>
			<description>Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Law &amp; Justice.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Law &amp; Justice.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>House approves Rep. Sam Low’s bill to strengthen penalties against animal abuse</title>
			<description>News article "House approves Rep. Sam Low’s bill to strengthen penalties against animal abuse" from Gorge News Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bill toughening animal abuse punishments passes Washington House - MyNorthwest.com</title>
			<description>News article "Bill toughening animal abuse punishments passes Washington House - MyNorthwest.com" from MyNorthwest.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:35:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First cutoff deadline, rent bill complications: A quick look at week 4 in the WA Legislature | Northwest News Network</title>
			<description>News article "First cutoff deadline, rent bill complications: A quick look at week 4 in the WA Legislature | Northwest News Network" from NW News Network.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍💵Brenna Anderst - Pasado's Safe Haven/Education &amp; Advocacy Director</title>
			<description>Brenna Anderst signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Pasado's Safe Haven/Education &amp; Advocacy Director. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 04:06:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Nathaniel Block - Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney's Office</title>
			<description>Nathaniel Block signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 04:11:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Ramona Brandes - Representative 39th District</title>
			<description>Ramona Brandes signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 07:45:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Tina Griffin - Washington State Gambling Commission</title>
			<description>Tina Griffin signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Gambling Commission.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 03:12:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Sam Low - Representative 39th District</title>
			<description>Sam Low signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Representative 39th District.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 06:17:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>LAW - Majority; do pass.</title>
			<description>LAW - Majority; do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
			<description>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</title>
			<description>Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Speaker signed.</title>
			<description>Speaker signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>President signed.</title>
			<description>President signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-03-01/President signed.</guid>
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			<title>KUOW - Strippers' rights win, tenants' rights lose: The fate of key bills in Washington state</title>
			<description>News article "KUOW - Strippers' rights win, tenants' rights lose: The fate of key bills in Washington state" from KUOW.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:44:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>WA lawmakers hear initiatives, kill big bills in week 8 of legislative session | Northwest News Network</title>
			<description>News article "WA lawmakers hear initiatives, kill big bills in week 8 of legislative session | Northwest News Network" from NW News Network.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 22:10:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Delivered to Governor.</title>
			<description>Delivered to Governor.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Chapter 55, 2024 Laws.</title>
			<description>Chapter 55, 2024 Laws.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Effective date 6/6/2024.</title>
			<description>Effective date 6/6/2024.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Governor signed.</title>
			<description>Governor signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Low bill signed into law by governor creates stricter penalties for animal cruelty in Washington</title>
			<description>News article "Low bill signed into law by governor creates stricter penalties for animal cruelty in Washington" from Gorge News Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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