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		<title>HB 1696 - Covenant homeownership prg.</title>
		<link>https://wa-law.org/bill/2025-26/hb/1696/</link>
		<description>Updates about HB 1696</description>
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		<lastBuildDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:26:17 GMT</lastBuildDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Housing (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Housing (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Housing.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Housing.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>👍LaKeisha Davis - Habitat for Humanity Spokane</title>
			<description>LaKeisha Davis signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Habitat for Humanity Spokane.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Darryl Smith - HomeSight</title>
			<description>Darryl Smith signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent HomeSight.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Lisa DeBrock - WA State Housing Finance Commission</title>
			<description>Lisa DeBrock signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent WA State Housing Finance Commission.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:04:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>The Week Ahead: Feb. 10 - 14, 2025 | Washington State House Republicans</title>
			<description>News article "The Week Ahead: Feb. 10 - 14, 2025 | Washington State House Republicans" from House Republicans.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:05:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>👍Patience M Malaba - HDC</title>
			<description>Patience M Malaba signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent HDC.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:51:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Denise Rodriguez - Washington Homeownership Resource Center</title>
			<description>Denise Rodriguez signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_homeownership_resource_center/"&gt;Washington Homeownership Resource Center&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 13:20:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Ethan Robinson - Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King &amp; Kittitas Counties</title>
			<description>Ethan Robinson signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King &amp; Kittitas Counties. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 14:34:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Adria Buchanan - Fair Housing Center of Washington</title>
			<description>Adria Buchanan signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Fair Housing Center of Washington.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 20:38:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Sarah Clark - Seattle Metro Chamber</title>
			<description>Sarah Clark signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Seattle Metro Chamber.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:39:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Bryan LaFlamme - Seattle Metro Chamber</title>
			<description>Bryan LaFlamme signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:43:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Kimberly Richardson - Global Unspoken Truths, LLC</title>
			<description>Kimberly Richardson signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Global Unspoken Truths, LLC.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:06:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Steve Walker - Washington State Housing Finance Commission</title>
			<description>Steve Walker signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Housing Finance Commission.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:56:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>Bill would adjust eligibility, add loan forgiveness to housing discrimination remedy | Washington | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "Bill would adjust eligibility, add loan forgiveness to housing discrimination remedy | Washington | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>HOUS - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>HOUS - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 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>Tue, 18 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>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>👍Dana Le Roy - Habitat for Humanity Spokane</title>
			<description>Dana Le Roy signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Habitat for Humanity Spokane.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:47:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Harpreet Kaur - Washington Build Back Black Alliance (WBBA)</title>
			<description>Harpreet Kaur signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington Build Back Black Alliance (WBBA). They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:27:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 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, 27 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>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-04/Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</guid>
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			<title>2nd substitute bill substituted.</title>
			<description>2nd substitute bill substituted.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-06/2nd substitute bill substituted.</guid>
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			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-06/Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</guid>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-06/Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 2.</guid>
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			<title>More Washingtonians could become first-time homebuyers with Taylor bill – Washington State House Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "More Washingtonians could become first-time homebuyers with Taylor bill – Washington State House Democrats" from House Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>House passes bill to expand eligibility for program to remedy housing discrimination | Washington | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "House passes bill to expand eligibility for program to remedy housing discrimination | Washington | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Housing.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Housing.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-10/First reading, referred to Housing.</guid>
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			<title>👍Tracy Brown - Habitat for Humanity Spokane</title>
			<description>Tracy Brown signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍LaKeisha Davis - Habitat for Humanity Spokane</title>
			<description>LaKeisha Davis signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Habitat for Humanity Spokane.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:51:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Hailey Irvine - Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy</title>
			<description>Hailey Irvine signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 10:28:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>This Week In The Senate - Week 10: Affordable housing, health care and safe kids - Washington Senate Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "This Week In The Senate - Week 10: Affordable housing, health care and safe kids - Washington Senate Democrats" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 02:27:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/blog/2025/03/16/this-week-in-the-senate-week-10-affordable-housing-health-care-and-safe-kids/#:~:text=HB%201696</guid>
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			<title>👎TaraLyn Fray - Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy</title>
			<description>TaraLyn Fray signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:07:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Kristi Winters - Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy</title>
			<description>Kristi Winters signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:55:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Matthew Jackmond - A long time WA Resident and a very concerned taxpayer!</title>
			<description>Matthew Jackmond signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent A long time WA Resident and a very concerned taxpayer!.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:45:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Adria Buchanan - Fair Housing Center of Washington</title>
			<description>Adria Buchanan signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Fair Housing Center of Washington.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Bryan LaFlamme - Fair Housing Center of Washington</title>
			<description>Bryan LaFlamme signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Bryce Yadon - Habitat for Humanity Seattle- King, &amp; Kittitas Counties</title>
			<description>Bryce Yadon signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Habitat for Humanity Seattle- King, &amp; Kittitas Counties. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Christina Davis - Habitat for Humanity Seattle- King, &amp; Kittitas Counties</title>
			<description>Christina Davis signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Dee Scott - Habitat for Humanity Seattle- King, &amp; Kittitas Counties</title>
			<description>Dee Scott signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Delbert Richardson - Habitat for Humanity Seattle- King, &amp; Kittitas Counties</title>
			<description>Delbert Richardson signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Denise Rodriguez - Washington Homeownership Resource Center</title>
			<description>Denise Rodriguez signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_homeownership_resource_center/"&gt;Washington Homeownership Resource Center&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Lisa DeBrock - Washington State Housing Finance Commission</title>
			<description>Lisa DeBrock signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Housing Finance Commission.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Michael Fornerette - Washington State Housing Finance Commission</title>
			<description>Michael Fornerette signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Patience Malaba - Housing Development Consortium Seattle-King County</title>
			<description>Patience Malaba signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Housing Development Consortium Seattle-King County.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Tim Eyman - Initiative Activist</title>
			<description>Tim Eyman signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Initiative Activist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Susan Cozzens - Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy</title>
			<description>Susan Cozzens signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:55:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Merlin Rainwater - Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy</title>
			<description>Merlin Rainwater signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-26/And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</guid>
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			<title>HSG - Majority; do pass.</title>
			<description>HSG - Majority; do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 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>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>👍LaKeisha Davis - Habitat for Humanity Spokane</title>
			<description>LaKeisha Davis signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Habitat for Humanity Spokane.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:28:51 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Kyle Lucas - Urban Indians Northwest</title>
			<description>Kyle Lucas signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Urban Indians Northwest.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:09:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Denise Rodriguez - Washington Homeownership Resource Center</title>
			<description>Denise Rodriguez signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_homeownership_resource_center/"&gt;Washington Homeownership Resource Center&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:23:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Steve Walker - Washington State Housing Finance Commission</title>
			<description>Steve Walker signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Housing Finance Commission.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:23:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎TaraLyn Fray - Habitat for Humanity Spokane</title>
			<description>TaraLyn Fray signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:22:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Julie Dowell - Habitat for Humanity Spokane</title>
			<description>Julie Dowell signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 04:05:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎David Dowell - Habitat for Humanity Spokane</title>
			<description>David Dowell signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 04:06:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Sandra Mochizuki - Habitat for Humanity Spokane</title>
			<description>Sandra Mochizuki signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:46:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Dana Le Roy - Habitat for Humanity Spokane</title>
			<description>Dana Le Roy signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Habitat for Humanity Spokane.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:44:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>WM - Majority; do pass.</title>
			<description>WM - Majority; do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Slew of controversial bills move ahead in WA Legislature | Washington | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "Slew of controversial bills move ahead in WA Legislature | Washington | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
			<description>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 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, 09 Apr 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>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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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>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Speaker signed.</title>
			<description>Speaker signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>President signed.</title>
			<description>President signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 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>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Holding true to our values in difficult times - Sen. Lisa Wellman</title>
			<description>News article "Holding true to our values in difficult times - Sen. Lisa Wellman" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:45:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Chapter 143, 2025 Laws.</title>
			<description>Chapter 143, 2025 Laws.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-22/Chapter 143, 2025 Laws.</guid>
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			<title>Effective date 7/27/2025.</title>
			<description>Effective date 7/27/2025.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-22/Effective date 7/27/2025.</guid>
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			<title>Governor signed.</title>
			<description>Governor signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-22/Governor signed.</guid>
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			<title>Governor Signs Taylor Bill Expanding Historic Covenant Homeownership Program – Washington State House Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "Governor Signs Taylor Bill Expanding Historic Covenant Homeownership Program – Washington State House Democrats" from House Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/blog/2025/04/22/governor-signs-taylor-bill-to-expand-historic-covenant-homeownership-program/#:~:text=Second%20Substitute%20House%20Bill%201696</guid>
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			<title>2025’s “Year of Housing” hailed by Sen. Jessica Bateman - Sen. Jessica Bateman</title>
			<description>News article "2025’s “Year of Housing” hailed by Sen. Jessica Bateman - Sen. Jessica Bateman" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 23:13:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>2025’s “Year of Housing” hailed by Sen. Jessica Bateman - Washington Senate Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "2025’s “Year of Housing” hailed by Sen. Jessica Bateman - Washington Senate Democrats" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 23:13:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Legislature boosts support for affordable housing - Sen. Jamie Pedersen</title>
			<description>News article "Legislature boosts support for affordable housing - Sen. Jamie Pedersen" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 18:49:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Washington Takes Statewide Zoning Reform to the Next Level | Sightline Institute</title>
			<description>News article "Washington Takes Statewide Zoning Reform to the Next Level | Sightline Institute" from Sightline Institute.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Housing solutions you can count on - Sen. Javier Valdez</title>
			<description>News article "Housing solutions you can count on - Sen. Javier Valdez" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:05:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/valdez/2025/06/02/housing-solutions-you-can-count-on/#:~:text=HB%201696</guid>
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			<title>Getting ready for the 2026 session - Sen. T’wina Nobles</title>
			<description>News article "Getting ready for the 2026 session - Sen. T’wina Nobles" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:26:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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