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		<title>HB 1201 - Emergency shelters/pets</title>
		<link>https://wa-law.org/bill/2025-26/hb/1201/</link>
		<description>Updates about HB 1201</description>
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			<title>Prefiled for introduction.</title>
			<description>Prefiled for introduction.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, &amp; Veterans (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, &amp; Veterans (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 Technology, Economic Development, &amp; Veterans.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, &amp; Veterans.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍💵Brittany Benesi - American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals</title>
			<description>Brittany Benesi signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:47:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Cat Kelly - Animal Legal Defense Fund</title>
			<description>Cat Kelly signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/animal_legal_defense_fund/"&gt;Animal Legal Defense Fund&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:53:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Amy McGuffin - Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce</title>
			<description>Amy McGuffin signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:40:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Rachele Raj - Seattle Veterinary Outreach</title>
			<description>Rachele Raj signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Seattle Veterinary Outreach.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:48:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>TEDV - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>TEDV - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>TEDV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>TEDV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 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>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 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>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>1st substitute bill substituted.</title>
			<description>1st substitute bill substituted.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 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>Tue, 04 Mar 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>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 69; nays, 26; absent, 0; excused, 3.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 69; nays, 26; absent, 0; excused, 3.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Local Government.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Local Government.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>👍💵Brittany Benesi - ASPCA</title>
			<description>Brittany Benesi signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent ASPCA. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:16:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Dr. Jennifer Stonequist - Kitsap Humane Society</title>
			<description>Dr. Jennifer Stonequist signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Kitsap Humane Society.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Cat Kelly - Animal Legal Defense Fund</title>
			<description>Cat Kelly signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/animal_legal_defense_fund/"&gt;Animal Legal Defense Fund&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:32:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Sarah Hock - Joint Animal Services</title>
			<description>Sarah Hock signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Joint Animal Services.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:22:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Stephanie Hillman - Seattle Humane</title>
			<description>Stephanie Hillman signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Seattle Humane. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:42:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Ann Simons - Kitsap Humane Society</title>
			<description>Ann Simons signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Kitsap Humane Society. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:11:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Rachele Raj - Seattle Veterinary Outreach</title>
			<description>Rachele Raj signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Seattle Veterinary Outreach.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:28:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>LGV - Majority; do pass.</title>
			<description>LGV - Majority; do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 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>Tue, 25 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>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-07/Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</guid>
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			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-11/Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</guid>
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			<title>Speaker signed.</title>
			<description>Speaker signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-11/Speaker signed.</guid>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>President signed.</title>
			<description>President signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-14/President signed.</guid>
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			<title>Delivered to Governor.</title>
			<description>Delivered to Governor.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Chapter 80, 2025 Laws.</title>
			<description>Chapter 80, 2025 Laws.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-21/Chapter 80, 2025 Laws.</guid>
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			<title>Effective date 7/27/2025.</title>
			<description>Effective date 7/27/2025.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-21/Effective date 7/27/2025.</guid>
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			<title>Governor signed.</title>
			<description>Governor signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-21/Governor signed.</guid>
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			<title>Rep. Mari Leavitt Leads Legislative Wins for Animal Welfare in Washington – Washington State House Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "Rep. Mari Leavitt Leads Legislative Wins for Animal Welfare in Washington – Washington State House Democrats" from House Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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