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		<title>HB 1549 - Responsible bidder criteria</title>
		<link>https://wa-law.org/bill/2025-26/hb/1549/</link>
		<description>Updates about HB 1549</description>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>The Week Ahead: Feb. 3-7, 2025 | Washington State House Republicans</title>
			<description>News article "The Week Ahead: Feb. 3-7, 2025 | Washington State House Republicans" from House Republicans.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Chris Ellis - Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers L 1 WA/AK</title>
			<description>Chris Ellis signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers L 1 WA/AK.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:23:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Erin Frasier - Washington State Building &amp; Construction Trades Council</title>
			<description>Erin Frasier signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Building &amp; Construction Trades Council. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:23:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Neil Hartman - Washington State Association of UA Plumbers, Pipefitters and HVAC/R Mechanics</title>
			<description>Neil Hartman signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Association of UA Plumbers, Pipefitters and HVAC/R Mechanics. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:23:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Joe Kendo - Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO</title>
			<description>Joe Kendo signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Jared Ross - South Sound Building &amp; Construction Trades Council</title>
			<description>Jared Ross signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent South Sound Building &amp; Construction Trades Council.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:37:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Nathan Turner - Washington State Electrical Contractors Association</title>
			<description>Nathan Turner signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington State Electrical Contractors Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:28:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Jerry VanderWood - Associated General Contractors (AGC)</title>
			<description>Jerry VanderWood signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Associated General Contractors (AGC).</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 21:38:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>❓💵Axel Swanson - Washington State Association of County Engineers</title>
			<description>Axel Swanson signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington State Association of County Engineers. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 09:17:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓Chris Herman - Washington Public Ports Association</title>
			<description>Chris Herman signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_public_ports_association/"&gt;Washington Public Ports Association&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 09:23:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Referred to Capital Budget.</title>
			<description>Referred to Capital Budget.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>👍Chris Ellis - Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers L 1 WA/AK</title>
			<description>Chris Ellis signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers L 1 WA/AK.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Erin Frasier - Washington State Building &amp; Construction Trades Council</title>
			<description>Erin Frasier signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Building &amp; Construction Trades Council. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:44:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Cebastian Renteria - Washington State Building &amp; Construction Trades Council</title>
			<description>Cebastian Renteria signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:57:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Sean Scholes - Washington State Building &amp; Construction Trades Council</title>
			<description>Sean Scholes signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:00:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓💵Michael Transue - Mechanical Contractors Association of Western Washington</title>
			<description>Michael Transue signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Mechanical Contractors Association of Western Washington. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:50:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>CB - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>CB - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Referred to Appropriations.</title>
			<description>Referred to Appropriations.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>APP - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Capital Budget.</title>
			<description>APP - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Capital Budget.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 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, 28 Feb 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>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>2nd substitute bill substituted.</title>
			<description>2nd substitute bill substituted.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 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>Mon, 10 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>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs &amp; Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs &amp; Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-12/First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs &amp; Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</guid>
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			<title>First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs &amp; Elections.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Affairs &amp; Elections.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>👍Jensen Webster - Radia</title>
			<description>Jensen Webster signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:13:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Chris Ellis - Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers L 1 WA/AK</title>
			<description>Chris Ellis signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers L 1 WA/AK.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:01:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Erin Frasier - Washington State Building &amp; Construction Trades Council</title>
			<description>Erin Frasier signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Building &amp; Construction Trades Council. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:01:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Ray Dumas - Cement Masons &amp; Plasterers Local 528</title>
			<description>Ray Dumas signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Cement Masons &amp; Plasterers Local 528. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:01:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓Tiffany Scroggs - Thurston Economic Development Council</title>
			<description>Tiffany Scroggs signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Thurston Economic Development Council.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:28:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-28/And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</guid>
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			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>SGTE - Majority; do pass.</title>
			<description>SGTE - Majority; do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
			<description>On motion, referred to Rules Committee for second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 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, 02 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>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-07/Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</guid>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Speaker signed.</title>
			<description>Speaker signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>President signed.</title>
			<description>President signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 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>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Chapter 63, 2025 Laws.</title>
			<description>Chapter 63, 2025 Laws.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Effective date 7/1/2026.</title>
			<description>Effective date 7/1/2026.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 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>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Governor signed.</title>
			<description>Governor signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Ferguson Signs Fosse Bill Strengthening Workforce Development &amp; Public Works Transparency – Washington State House Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "Ferguson Signs Fosse Bill Strengthening Workforce Development &amp; Public Works Transparency – Washington State House Democrats" from House Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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