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HB 1837 - Intercity passenger rail ¶

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Revisions ¶

• Original Bill
• Substitute Bill
• Engrossed Substitute
• Passed Legislature

📰 Articles ¶

• 03/27/2025 Washington State Standard - Corrosion problem knocks most Amtrak Cascades trains out of service • Washington State Standard
• 03/24/2025 The Urbanist - Op-Ed: Legislature Should Advance Amtrak Planning in Central and Eastern Washington - The Urbanist
• 03/13/2025 House Democrats - Rep. Reed: Improved passenger rail benefits Washington – Washington State House Democrats
• 02/05/2025 The Urbanist - State Lawmakers Chart Path to Double Amtrak Cascades Service - The Urbanist

Meetings ¶

Tue 04/01 04:00 PM - Transportation (TRAN): ESHB 1837 Intercity passenger rail ¶

1297 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• Breck Lebegue - WA Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Israel Lopez
• Lael White - Climate Rail Alliance
• Andrew Villeneuve - Northwest Progressive Institute / Executive Director
• Andrew Jungkuntz
• Brian King - Retired
• Brandon Bowersox-Johnson - 350 Seattle
• Arvia Morris - Environment and Climate Caucus of the Washington State Democrats
• Brandon Bowersox-Johnson - 350 Seattle
• Meghan Anderson - Kittitas Climate Action
• Arvia Morris - Environment and Cliamate Caucus of the Washington State Democrats
• Patrick Christian
• Zack Barry
• Sterling Cassel
• Arvia Morris - Environment and Climate Caucus of the Washington State Democrats
• Brandon Bowersox-Johnson - 350 Seattle
• Thomas White - Climate Rail Alliance
• 💵Mike Elliott - Rail Labor (retired)
• Larry Ganders - President, Olympia-Lacey Amtrak Depot Committee
• Tim Gould
• 💵Steven Mazulo - SMART-TD
• Bill Moyer - Solutionary Rail
• Mary Paterson - Solutionary Rail
• Meghan Anderson - Solutionary Rail
• Sasha Elenko - Solutionary Rail
• Ursula Euler

685 👎 - Con ¶

Testifying:

• TaraLyn Fray
• leeann Ferry

1 ❓ - Other ¶

Mon 02/10 04:00 PM - Transportation (TR): HB 1837 Intercity passenger rail ¶

1032 👍 - Pro ¶

Testifying:

• Cynthia Stewart - League of Women Voters of WA
• Alan Borning - Climate Rail Alliance
• Arvia Morris - Climate Rail Alliance
• Thomas White - Climate Rail Alliance
• Rick Shrum
• Bill Moyer - Solutionary Rail
• Brent McFarlane - Solutionary Rail
• Mary Paterson - Solutionary Rail
• Sasha Elenko - Solutionary Rail
• Brandon Bowersox-Johnson - 350 Seattle
• Breck Lebegue MD MPH - WA Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Tim Gould - Sierra Club of Washington
• Meghan Anderson - Kittitas Climate Action
• Tawna Hubbard - Phone Banking
• 💵Mike Elliott - No
• Trevor Reed - Transportation Reform

4 👎 - Con ¶

1 ❓ - Other ¶

Testifying:

• 💵Johan Hellman - BNSF Railway

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