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		<title>HB 1052 - Hate crime offense</title>
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			<title>2025 LGBTQ Priorities - Washington Senate Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "2025 LGBTQ Priorities - Washington Senate Democrats" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 22:24:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Prefiled for introduction.</title>
			<description>Prefiled for introduction.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Yessenia Manzo - King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:53:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎Laurie Layne - ADL Pacific Northwest</title>
			<description>Laurie Layne signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:57:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Ariel Novick - ADL Pacific Northwest</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:40:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Community Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Community Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Community Safety.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Community Safety.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-01-13/First reading, referred to Community Safety.</guid>
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			<title>👎Sharon Damoff - ADL Pacific Northwest</title>
			<description>Sharon Damoff signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 01:44:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>'Bias' can be factor in proposed Washington hate crime bill</title>
			<description>News article "'Bias' can be factor in proposed Washington hate crime bill" from MyNorthwest.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:36:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Washington bill would broaden definition of ‘hate crime’ under existing law | Washington | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "Washington bill would broaden definition of ‘hate crime’ under existing law | Washington | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>CS - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>CS - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>CS - Majority; do pass.</title>
			<description>CS - Majority; do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-01-16/Minority; without recommendation.</guid>
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			<title>Washington hate crime bill advances through House committee | Washington | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "Washington hate crime bill advances through House committee | Washington | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
			<description>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-01-17/Referred to Rules 2 Review.</guid>
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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, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</title>
			<description>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 6.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 61; nays, 31; absent, 0; excused, 6.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Law &amp; Justice.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Law &amp; Justice.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>House passes hate crime bill amid concerns over ‘absolute freedom of conscience’ | Washington | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "House passes hate crime bill amid concerns over ‘absolute freedom of conscience’ | Washington | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>👍Yessenia Manzo - King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office</title>
			<description>Yessenia Manzo signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:26:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Laurie Layne - Anti-Defamation League</title>
			<description>Laurie Layne signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:44:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Ariel Novick - Anti-Defamation League</title>
			<description>Ariel Novick signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Anti-Defamation League.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:03:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Gregor Doerr - Washington State Young Republicans</title>
			<description>Gregor Doerr signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington State Young Republicans.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:46:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎TaraLyn Fray - Washington State Young Republicans</title>
			<description>TaraLyn Fray signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:44:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Randy Welch - Washington State Young Republicans</title>
			<description>Randy Welch signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:42:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Sandra Mochizuki - Washington State Young Republicans</title>
			<description>Sandra Mochizuki signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:06:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Sharon Damoff - Washington State Young Republicans</title>
			<description>Sharon Damoff signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:27:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).</title>
			<description>LAW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-20/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
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			<title>Prosecutors push to clarify Washington state hate crime law - Axios Seattle</title>
			<description>News article "Prosecutors push to clarify Washington state hate crime law - Axios Seattle" from Axios.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:02:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/03/20/hate-crime-enforcement-law-change#:~:text=House%20Bill%201052</guid>
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			<title>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
			<description>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 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>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-26/Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</guid>
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			<title>King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office wants to close a hate crime loophole | king5.com</title>
			<description>News article "King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office wants to close a hate crime loophole | king5.com" from KING5.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 23:10:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.</title>
			<description>Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 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>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-03/Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</guid>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-03/Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.</guid>
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			<title>WA Senate passes hate crime expansion bill, rejects ‘Tesla’ amendment | Washington | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "WA Senate passes hate crime expansion bill, rejects ‘Tesla’ amendment | Washington | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Approaching the finish line - Sen. Manka Dhingra</title>
			<description>News article "Approaching the finish line - Sen. Manka Dhingra" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:28:01 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>King County hate crimes involving gender identity, sexual orientation trend upwards – KIRO 7 News Seattle</title>
			<description>News article "King County hate crimes involving gender identity, sexual orientation trend upwards – KIRO 7 News Seattle" from KIRO7.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 06:20:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>House concurred in Senate amendments.</title>
			<description>House concurred in Senate amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Passed final passage; yeas, 59; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 1.</title>
			<description>Passed final passage; yeas, 59; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 1.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-18/Passed final passage; yeas, 59; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 1.</guid>
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			<title>Speaker signed.</title>
			<description>Speaker signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>President signed.</title>
			<description>President signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Delivered to Governor.</title>
			<description>Delivered to Governor.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-22/Delivered to Governor.</guid>
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			<title>Man sentenced for Seattle hate crime home invasions | FOX 13 Seattle</title>
			<description>News article "Man sentenced for Seattle hate crime home invasions | FOX 13 Seattle" from FOX13.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:30:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Chapter 249, 2025 Laws.</title>
			<description>Chapter 249, 2025 Laws.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Effective date 7/27/2025.</title>
			<description>Effective date 7/27/2025.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-05-12/Effective date 7/27/2025.</guid>
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			<title>Governor signed.</title>
			<description>Governor signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Expanded hate crime bill signed into law by Gov Ferguson | Washington | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "Expanded hate crime bill signed into law by Gov Ferguson | Washington | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 19:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>2025 legislative session recap - Sen. Manka Dhingra</title>
			<description>News article "2025 legislative session recap - Sen. Manka Dhingra" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 14:50:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Happy Pride: New laws protect the LGBTQ+ community - Sen. Jamie Pedersen</title>
			<description>News article "Happy Pride: New laws protect the LGBTQ+ community - Sen. Jamie Pedersen" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:23:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Legislature takes action to improve public safety - Sen. Jamie Pedersen</title>
			<description>News article "Legislature takes action to improve public safety - Sen. Jamie Pedersen" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>New WA hotline to report hate crimes launches in 3 counties • Washington State Standard</title>
			<description>News article "New WA hotline to report hate crimes launches in 3 counties • Washington State Standard" from Washington State Standard.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:24:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>KUOW - New Washington hotline to report hate crimes launches in 3 counties</title>
			<description>News article "KUOW - New Washington hotline to report hate crimes launches in 3 counties" from KUOW.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:03:05 GMT</pubDate>
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