<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0">
	<channel>
		<title>SB 5292 - Family &amp; medical leave rates</title>
		<link>https://wa-law.org/bill/2025-26/sb/5292/</link>
		<description>Updates about SB 5292</description>
		<language>en-US</language>
		<lastBuildDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate>
		<generator>rfeed v1.1.1</generator>
		<docs>https://github.com/svpino/rfeed/blob/master/README.md</docs>
		<item>
			<title>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-01-15/First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-01-15/First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓💵Rose Gundersen - WA Retail Association</title>
			<description>Rose Gundersen signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent WA Retail Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:02:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Rose/Gundersen/2025-01-18 11:02:39</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Elizabeth New - Washington Policy Center</title>
			<description>Elizabeth New signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington Policy Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:22:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Elizabeth/New/2025-01-20 13:22:33</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Julia Gorton - Washington Hospitality Association</title>
			<description>Julia Gorton signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_hospitality_association/"&gt;Washington Hospitality Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:26:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Julia/Gorton/2025-01-20 17:26:31</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Lindsey Hueer - Association of Washington Business</title>
			<description>Lindsey Hueer signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/association_of_washington_business/"&gt;Association of Washington Business&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:35:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Lindsey/Hueer/2025-01-20 18:35:47</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Christoph Mair - Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO</title>
			<description>Christoph Mair signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 22:29:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Christoph/Mair/2025-01-20 22:29:40</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Tammie Hetrick - Washington Food Industry Association</title>
			<description>Tammie Hetrick signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Food Industry Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:53:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Tammie/Hetrick/2025-01-21 08:53:34</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Katie Beeson - WFIA</title>
			<description>Katie Beeson signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent WFIA. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:38:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Katie/Beeson/2025-01-28 14:38:16</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Zack Freeman - JLARC</title>
			<description>Zack Freeman signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent JLARC.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:41:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Zack/Freeman/2025-01-28 14:41:16</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-18/And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-18/LC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<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>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-18/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-18/Minority; without recommendation.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-19/Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Elizabeth New - Washington Policy Center</title>
			<description>Elizabeth New signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington Policy Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:23:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Elizabeth/New/2025-02-24 15:23:30</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Christoph Mair - Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO</title>
			<description>Christoph Mair signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:39:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Christoph/Mair/2025-02-25 08:39:37</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Zachary Freeman - JLARC</title>
			<description>Zachary Freeman signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent JLARC.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:26:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Zachary/Freeman/2025-02-25 17:26:31</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<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>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-27/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-27/Minority; without recommendation.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Labor &amp; Commerce.</title>
			<description>WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Labor &amp; Commerce.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-27/WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Labor &amp; Commerce.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
			<description>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-02-28/Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</title>
			<description>Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-05/Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>1st substitute bill substituted.</title>
			<description>1st substitute bill substituted.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-06/1st substitute bill substituted.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<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>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-06/Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 0.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<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>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-08/First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-08/First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Week Ahead: March 17 - 21, 2025 | Washington State House Republicans</title>
			<description>News article "The Week Ahead: March 17 - 21, 2025 | Washington State House Republicans" from House Republicans.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:10:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://houserepublicans.wa.gov/week/the-week-ahead-march-17-21-2025/#:~:text=SB%205292</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Sandra Mochizuki - washington state labor council, afl-cio</title>
			<description>Sandra Mochizuki signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:02:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Sandra/Mochizuki/2025-03-16 12:02:30</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Ronald Mochizuki - washington state labor council, afl-cio</title>
			<description>Ronald Mochizuki signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:03:01 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Ronald/Mochizuki/2025-03-16 12:03:01</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎TaraLyn Fray - washington state labor council, afl-cio</title>
			<description>TaraLyn Fray signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:11:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/TaraLyn/Fray/2025-03-16 18:11:41</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<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, 17 Mar 2025 16:37:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Joe/Kendo/2025-03-17 16:37:24</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Elizabeth New - Washington Policy Center</title>
			<description>Elizabeth New signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington Policy Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:28:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Elizabeth/New/2025-03-18 09:28:03</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Josh Dye - Washington Policy Center</title>
			<description>Josh Dye signed up to testify Other.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:21:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Josh/Dye/2025-03-18 14:21:49</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-26/LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</title>
			<description>LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-26/LAWS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-26/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
			<description>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-03-28/Referred to Rules 2 Review.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Committee relieved of further consideration.</title>
			<description>Committee relieved of further consideration.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-02/Committee relieved of further consideration.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Referred to Appropriations.</title>
			<description>Referred to Appropriations.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-02/Referred to Appropriations.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Maggie Humphreys - MomsRising</title>
			<description>Maggie Humphreys signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent MomsRising. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 13:08:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Maggie/Humphreys/2025-04-06 13:08:42</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Julia Gorton - Washington Hospitality Association</title>
			<description>Julia Gorton signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/washington_hospitality_association/"&gt;Washington Hospitality Association&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 13:51:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Julia/Gorton/2025-04-06 13:51:35</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Mike Ennis - Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW)</title>
			<description>Mike Ennis signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW).</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 14:32:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Mike/Ennis/2025-04-06 14:32:29</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Katie Beeson - Washington Food Industry Association</title>
			<description>Katie Beeson signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Food Industry Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:43:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Katie/Beeson/2025-04-06 15:43:26</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Carolyn Logue - Associated Builders &amp; Contractors Inland Pacific Chapter</title>
			<description>Carolyn Logue signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Associated Builders &amp; Contractors Inland Pacific Chapter. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:47:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Carolyn/Logue/2025-04-07 07:47:08</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Elizabeth New - Washington Policy Center</title>
			<description>Elizabeth New signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Policy Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:33:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Elizabeth/New/2025-04-07 09:33:08</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Rose Gundersen - WA Retail Association</title>
			<description>Rose Gundersen signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent WA Retail Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:56:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Rose/Gundersen/2025-04-07 10:56:31</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Morgan Irwin - AWB</title>
			<description>Morgan Irwin signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent AWB. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:22:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Morgan/Irwin/2025-04-07 12:22:39</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Sam Grad - MomsRising</title>
			<description>Sam Grad signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:25:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Sam/Grad/2025-04-07 12:25:07</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-08/APP - Executive action taken by committee.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</title>
			<description>APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-08/APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-08/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
			<description>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-08/Referred to Rules 2 Review.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.</title>
			<description>By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2025-04-27/By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Low-income workers should not have to give higher-income workers more of their wages • Washington State Standard</title>
			<description>News article "Low-income workers should not have to give higher-income workers more of their wages • Washington State Standard" from Washington State Standard.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:59:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/04/29/low-income-workers-should-not-have-to-give-higher-income-workers-more-of-their-wages/#:~:text=Senate%20Bill%205292</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Washington’s paid leave program heads toward a fiscal cliff</title>
			<description>News article "Washington’s paid leave program heads toward a fiscal cliff" from Gorge News Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://gorgenewscenter.com/2025/10/13/washingtons-paid-leave-program-heads-toward-a-fiscal-cliff/#:~:text=Senate%20Bill%205292</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Washington’s paid leave program heads toward a fiscal cliff • Washington State Standard</title>
			<description>News article "Washington’s paid leave program heads toward a fiscal cliff • Washington State Standard" from Washington State Standard.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/13/washingtons-paid-leave-program-heads-toward-a-fiscal-cliff/#:~:text=Senate%20Bill%205292</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>KUOW - Washington’s paid leave program heads toward a fiscal cliff</title>
			<description>News article "KUOW - Washington’s paid leave program heads toward a fiscal cliff" from KUOW.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:24:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-s-paid-leave-program-heads-toward-a-fiscal-cliff#:~:text=Senate%20Bill%205292,</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Elizabeth New - Washington Policy Center</title>
			<description>Elizabeth New signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington Policy Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:01:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Elizabeth/New/2026-01-09 08:01:12</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Jeff Pack - Washington Citizens Against Unfair Taxes</title>
			<description>Jeff Pack signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Citizens Against Unfair Taxes.</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:59:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jeff/Pack/2026-01-11 21:59:09</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.</title>
			<description>By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-01-12/By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  On motion, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce.</title>
			<description>Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  On motion, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-01-12/Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  On motion, referred to Labor &amp; Commerce.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Anthony Mixer - Citizen Volunteer Lobbyist</title>
			<description>Anthony Mixer signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Citizen Volunteer Lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Anthony/Mixer/2026-01-12 10:28:00</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Maggie Humphreys - MomsRising</title>
			<description>Maggie Humphreys signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent MomsRising. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:06:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Maggie/Humphreys/2026-01-12 11:06:28</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Jan Himebaugh - Building Industry Association of Washington</title>
			<description>Jan Himebaugh signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/building_industry_association_of_washington/"&gt;Building Industry Association of Washington&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:54:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jan/Himebaugh/2026-01-15 12:54:41</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵James Crandall - AWB</title>
			<description>James Crandall signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent AWB. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:02:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/James/Crandall/2026-01-15 20:02:10</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Zack Freeman - JLARC</title>
			<description>Zack Freeman signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent JLARC.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:08:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Zack/Freeman/2026-01-17 13:08:53</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-01-23/And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>LC - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>LC - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-01-23/LC - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-01-23/Minority; without recommendation.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-01-26/Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Joe Kendo - Washington Policy Center</title>
			<description>Joe Kendo signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:54:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Joe/Kendo/2026-02-02 07:54:17</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Elizabeth New - Washington Policy Center</title>
			<description>Elizabeth New signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington Policy Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:18:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Elizabeth/New/2026-02-02 09:18:53</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Jan Himebaugh - Building Industry Association of Washington</title>
			<description>Jan Himebaugh signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/building_industry_association_of_washington/"&gt;Building Industry Association of Washington&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:48:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jan/Himebaugh/2026-02-02 09:48:06</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-09/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-09/Minority; without recommendation.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.</title>
			<description>Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-09/Passed to Rules Committee for third reading.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>WM - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Labor &amp; Commerce.</title>
			<description>WM - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Labor &amp; Commerce.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-09/WM - Majority; do pass 2nd substitute bill proposed by Labor &amp; Commerce.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.</title>
			<description>Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-12/Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>2nd substitute bill substituted.</title>
			<description>2nd substitute bill substituted.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-13/2nd substitute bill substituted.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Returned to second reading for amendment.</title>
			<description>Returned to second reading for amendment.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-13/Returned to second reading for amendment.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Rules suspended.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-13/Rules suspended.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-13/Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-13/Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-17/First reading, referred to Labor &amp; Workplace Standards.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Elizabeth New - Washington Policy Center</title>
			<description>Elizabeth New signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Washington Policy Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:35:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Elizabeth/New/2026-02-19 11:35:38</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Maggie Humphreys - MomsRising</title>
			<description>Maggie Humphreys signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent MomsRising. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:09:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Maggie/Humphreys/2026-02-21 20:09:07</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Jan Himebaugh - Building Industry Association of Washington</title>
			<description>Jan Himebaugh signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/building_industry_association_of_washington/"&gt;Building Industry Association of Washington&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:08:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jan/Himebaugh/2026-02-23 19:08:11</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵James Crandall - AWB</title>
			<description>James Crandall signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent AWB. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:49:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/James/Crandall/2026-02-24 05:49:03</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-25/LAWS - Executive action taken by committee.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>LAWS - Majority; do pass.</title>
			<description>LAWS - Majority; do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-25/LAWS - Majority; do pass.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
			<description>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-25/Referred to Rules 2 Review.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<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>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-04/Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.  Placed on second reading.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</title>
			<description>Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-06/Rules suspended.  Placed on Third Reading.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-06/Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>President signed.</title>
			<description>President signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-09/President signed.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Speaker signed.</title>
			<description>Speaker signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-11/Speaker signed.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Delivered to Governor.</title>
			<description>Delivered to Governor.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-12/Delivered to Governor.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Chapter 104, 2026 Laws.</title>
			<description>Chapter 104, 2026 Laws.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-18/Chapter 104, 2026 Laws.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Effective date 1/1/2028.</title>
			<description>Effective date 1/1/2028.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-18/Effective date 1/1/2028.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Governor signed.</title>
			<description>Governor signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-18/Governor signed.</guid>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
