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		<title>SB 5981 - 340B drug pricing program</title>
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		<description>Updates about SB 5981</description>
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			<title>Prefiled for introduction.</title>
			<description>Prefiled for introduction.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎Kalvin Pugh - Community Access National Network</title>
			<description>Kalvin Pugh signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Community Access National Network.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:36:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>First reading, referred to Health &amp; Long-Term Care.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Health &amp; Long-Term Care.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-01-12/First reading, referred to Health &amp; Long-Term Care.</guid>
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			<title>👍Joseph Finley - Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation</title>
			<description>Joseph Finley signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:59:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Corbin Santo - Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovative Medicine</title>
			<description>Corbin Santo signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovative Medicine.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:24:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Steve Kutz - Cowlitz Tribe/American Indian Health Commission</title>
			<description>Steve Kutz signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Cowlitz Tribe/American Indian Health Commission.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:35:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓💵Adam Zarrin - Blood Cancer United, formerly the Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society</title>
			<description>Adam Zarrin signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Blood Cancer United, formerly the Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:27:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎Mary Fischietto - GSK</title>
			<description>Mary Fischietto signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent GSK.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:23:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Anne Murray - Bristol Myers Squibb</title>
			<description>Anne Murray signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Bristol Myers Squibb. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:47:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<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>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:35:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Shari Beagelman - BlackDoctor</title>
			<description>Shari Beagelman signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent BlackDoctor.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:56:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Primo Castro - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)</title>
			<description>Primo Castro signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO).</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:44:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Brian Henderson - AbbVie</title>
			<description>Brian Henderson signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent AbbVie. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:06:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Jennifer Kent - The Kent Group</title>
			<description>Jennifer Kent signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent The Kent Group.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:52:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Lee Newgent - Pharmaceutical Industry-Labor Management Association</title>
			<description>Lee Newgent signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Pharmaceutical Industry-Labor Management Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:52:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Logan Dozier - Washington Hospitality Association</title>
			<description>Logan Dozier 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>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:52:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Corbin Santo - Johnson &amp; Johnson</title>
			<description>Corbin Santo signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/johnson_&amp;_johnson/"&gt;Johnson &amp; Johnson&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:57:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Curtis Knapp - Life Science Washington</title>
			<description>Curtis Knapp signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/life_science_washington/"&gt;Life Science Washington&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:57:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Eric Lohnes - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America</title>
			<description>Eric Lohnes signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:57:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Patrick Connor - National Federation of Independent Business</title>
			<description>Patrick Connor signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/national_federation_of_independent_business/"&gt;National Federation of Independent Business&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:14:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Lisa Nelson - Unity Care NW</title>
			<description>Lisa Nelson signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Unity Care NW.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:40:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Sumona Das Gupta - UW Medicine</title>
			<description>Sumona Das Gupta signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent UW Medicine.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:40:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Victor Velazquez - UW Medicine</title>
			<description>Victor Velazquez signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:40:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Mike Glenn - Jefferson Healthcare</title>
			<description>Mike Glenn signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Jefferson Healthcare.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:05:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Ryan Scheffelmaier - Whole Health Pharmacy</title>
			<description>Ryan Scheffelmaier signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Whole Health Pharmacy.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:05:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Sheila Berschauer - Moses Lake Community Health</title>
			<description>Sheila Berschauer signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Moses Lake Community Health.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:05:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍CHELENE ALKIRE WHITEAKER - Washington State Hospital Assn</title>
			<description>CHELENE ALKIRE WHITEAKER signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington State Hospital Assn.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Dorothy Challenger - SEIU Healthcare 1199NW</title>
			<description>Dorothy Challenger signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent SEIU Healthcare 1199NW.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:07:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Laura Boudreau - AIDS Healthcare Foundation</title>
			<description>Laura Boudreau signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent AIDS Healthcare Foundation.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:07:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Steve Kutz - Cowlitz Tribe/American Indian Health Commission</title>
			<description>Steve Kutz signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Cowlitz Tribe/American Indian Health Commission.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:07:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎💵Emily Wittman - Association of Washington Business</title>
			<description>Emily Wittman 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>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-01-27/And refer to Ways &amp; Means.</guid>
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			<title>HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 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, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-01-27/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
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			<title>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</title>
			<description>Referred to Ways &amp; Means.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>👍💵Michael Moran - 1. Chehalis Tribe. 2. Colville Tribes</title>
			<description>Michael Moran signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent 1. Chehalis Tribe. 2. Colville Tribes. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:21:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Corbin Santo - Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovative Medicine</title>
			<description>Corbin Santo signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovative Medicine.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:35:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍💵Michael Moran - 1. Chehalis Tribe. 2. Colville Tribes</title>
			<description>Michael Moran signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent 1. Chehalis Tribe. 2. Colville Tribes. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:21:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>❓Clayton Ruley - Community Liver Alliance</title>
			<description>Clayton Ruley signed up to testify Other. They are signed up to represent Community Liver Alliance.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:28:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>❓Robert Popovian - Community Liver Alliance</title>
			<description>Robert Popovian signed up to testify Other.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:39:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
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			<title>👎💵Curtis Knapp - Life Science Washington</title>
			<description>Curtis Knapp signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/life_science_washington/"&gt;Life Science Washington&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:03:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Brian Henderson - AbbVie</title>
			<description>Brian Henderson signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent AbbVie. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:30:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Shawn Gremminger - National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions</title>
			<description>Shawn Gremminger signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:43:42 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Jennifer Kent - The Kent Group</title>
			<description>Jennifer Kent signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent The Kent Group.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:40:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Lee Newgent - Pharmaceutical Industry-Labor Management Association</title>
			<description>Lee Newgent signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Pharmaceutical Industry-Labor Management Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:43:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Logan Dozier - Washington Hospitality Association</title>
			<description>Logan Dozier 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>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:53:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Mike Ennis - Building Industry Associaiton of Washington</title>
			<description>Mike Ennis signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Building Industry Associaiton of Washington.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:53:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Patrick Connor - National Federation of Independent Business</title>
			<description>Patrick Connor signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/national_federation_of_independent_business/"&gt;National Federation of Independent Business&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:53:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Dharia McGrew - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America</title>
			<description>Dharia McGrew signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:58:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Blair Rossow - CHAS Health</title>
			<description>Blair Rossow signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent CHAS Health.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:27:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Eric Moll - Mason Health</title>
			<description>Eric Moll signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Mason Health.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:43:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Eric/Moll/2026-02-04 11:43:39</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍💵Ian Goodhew - UW Medicine</title>
			<description>Ian Goodhew signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent UW Medicine. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:57:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Ian/Goodhew/2026-02-04 11:57:58</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Emily Wittman - Association of Washington Business</title>
			<description>Emily Wittman 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>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Emily/Wittman/2026-02-04 12:36:00</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Lonnie Johns Brown - Health Care For All Washington</title>
			<description>Lonnie Johns Brown signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Health Care For All Washington.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:48:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Lonnie/Johns Brown/2026-02-04 12:48:11</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Primo Castro - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)</title>
			<description>Primo Castro signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO).</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:58:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Primo/Castro/2026-02-04 13:58:18</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Kris Tefft - Washington Liability Reform Coalition</title>
			<description>Kris Tefft signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Liability Reform Coalition.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:16:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Kris/Tefft/2026-02-04 16:16:28</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Victor Velazquez - Health Care For All Washington</title>
			<description>Victor Velazquez signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:57:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Victor/Velazquez/2026-02-04 16:57:51</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Kalvin Pugh - Community Access National Network</title>
			<description>Kalvin Pugh signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Community Access National Network.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:54:29 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Kalvin/Pugh/2026-02-05 09:54:29</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Abigail Echo-Hawk - Health Care For All Washington</title>
			<description>Abigail Echo-Hawk signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:38:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Abigail/Echo-Hawk/2026-02-05 10:38:14</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 second reading.</title>
			<description>Passed to Rules Committee for second 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 second reading.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-09/WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Big Pharma v The Hospitals, cont'd.</title>
			<description>News article "Big Pharma v The Hospitals, cont'd." from The Washington Observer.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:45:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://washingtonobserver.substack.com/p/big-pharma-v-the-hospitals-contd#:~:text=bills</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</title>
			<description>Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-10/Placed on second 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>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</title>
			<description>Floor amendment(s) adopted.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-13/Floor amendment(s) adopted.</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, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; 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, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>❓Robert Popovian - AbbVie</title>
			<description>Robert Popovian signed up to testify Other.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:16:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Other</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Robert/Popovian/2026-02-16 19:16:48</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>First reading, referred to Health Care &amp; Wellness.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to Health Care &amp; Wellness.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-17/First reading, referred to Health Care &amp; Wellness.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The House Hot Sheet for Week 6 of the 2026 Legislative Session – Washington State House Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "The House Hot Sheet for Week 6 of the 2026 Legislative Session – Washington State House Democrats" from House Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/blog/2026/02/18/the-house-hot-sheet-for-week-6-of-the-2026-legislative-session/#:~:text=2SSB%205981</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Logan Dozier - Washington Hospitality Association</title>
			<description>Logan Dozier 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>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Logan/Dozier/2026-02-18 12:42:16</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Mike Ennis - Building Industry Association of Washington</title>
			<description>Mike Ennis signed up to testify Con. 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;.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Mike/Ennis/2026-02-18 12:42:16</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Patrick Connor - National Federation of Independent Business</title>
			<description>Patrick Connor signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/national_federation_of_independent_business/"&gt;National Federation of Independent Business&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Patrick/Connor/2026-02-18 12:42:16</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Eric Moll - Mason Health</title>
			<description>Eric Moll signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Mason Health.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:45:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Eric/Moll/2026-02-18 12:45:23</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Jennifer Kent - The Kent Group</title>
			<description>Jennifer Kent signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent The Kent Group.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jennifer/Kent/2026-02-18 12:46:00</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Lee Newgent - Pharmaceutical Industry Labor Management Association</title>
			<description>Lee Newgent signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Pharmaceutical Industry Labor Management Association. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:48:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Lee/Newgent/2026-02-18 12:48:40</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Dharia McGrew - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America</title>
			<description>Dharia McGrew signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:22:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Dharia/McGrew/2026-02-18 13:22:34</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Perry Knight - Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovative Medicine</title>
			<description>Perry Knight signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovative Medicine.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:47:35 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Perry/Knight/2026-02-18 14:47:35</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Rhonda Hauff - Yakima Neighborhood Health Services</title>
			<description>Rhonda Hauff signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/yakima_neighborhood_health_services/"&gt;Yakima Neighborhood Health Services&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:57:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Rhonda/Hauff/2026-02-18 16:57:41</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Primo Castro - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)</title>
			<description>Primo Castro signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO).</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:42:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Primo/Castro/2026-02-18 17:42:39</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Clayton Ruley - Community Liver Alliance</title>
			<description>Clayton Ruley signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Community Liver Alliance.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:39:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Clayton/Ruley/2026-02-19 08:39:22</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Curtis Knapp - Life Science Washington</title>
			<description>Curtis Knapp signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/life_science_washington/"&gt;Life Science Washington&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:32:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Curtis/Knapp/2026-02-19 09:32:48</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Emily Wittman - Association of Washington Business</title>
			<description>Emily Wittman 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>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:41:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Emily/Wittman/2026-02-19 10:41:11</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Sumona Das Gupta - UW Medicine</title>
			<description>Sumona Das Gupta signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent UW Medicine.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:23:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Sumona/Das Gupta/2026-02-19 11:23:21</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Lizzie Wittig - TigerLily Foundation (patient advocate)</title>
			<description>Lizzie Wittig signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent TigerLily Foundation (patient advocate).</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:37:22 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Lizzie/Wittig/2026-02-19 11:37:22</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Anne Murray - Bristol Myers Squibb</title>
			<description>Anne Murray signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Bristol Myers Squibb. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Anne/Murray/2026-02-19 13:33:00</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Shari Beagelman - BlackDoctor</title>
			<description>Shari Beagelman signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent BlackDoctor.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:20:28 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Shari/Beagelman/2026-02-19 16:20:28</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Lisa Nelson - Unity Care Northwest</title>
			<description>Lisa Nelson signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Unity Care Northwest.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:32:36 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Lisa/Nelson/2026-02-19 18:32:36</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Brian Henderson - AbbVie</title>
			<description>Brian Henderson signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent AbbVie. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:45:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Brian/Henderson/2026-02-19 19:45:23</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👍Shawn Ottley - Lake Chelan Health</title>
			<description>Shawn Ottley signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Lake Chelan Health.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Shawn/Ottley/2026-02-20 06:53:00</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>HCW - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>HCW - 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/HCW - Executive action taken by committee.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).</title>
			<description>HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-25/HCW - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-25/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-25/Minority; without recommendation.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Referred to Appropriations.</title>
			<description>Referred to Appropriations.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-02-25/Referred to Appropriations.</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Corbin Santo - Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovative Medicine</title>
			<description>Corbin Santo signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovative Medicine.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:41:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Corbin/Santo/2026-02-26 16:41:49</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎BIO, Primo Castro - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)</title>
			<description>BIO, Primo Castro signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO).</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:50:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/BIO, Primo/Castro/2026-02-26 16:50:26</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Curtis Knapp - Life Science Washington</title>
			<description>Curtis Knapp signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/life_science_washington/"&gt;Life Science Washington&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:53:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Curtis/Knapp/2026-02-26 16:53:09</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Asher Lisec - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America</title>
			<description>Asher Lisec signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:14:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Asher/Lisec/2026-02-26 17:14:02</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Kris Tefft - Washington Liability Reform Coalition</title>
			<description>Kris Tefft signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Washington Liability Reform Coalition.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:24:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Kris/Tefft/2026-02-26 17:24:07</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Jennifer Kent - The Kent Group</title>
			<description>Jennifer Kent signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent The Kent Group.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Jennifer/Kent/2026-02-26 18:04:00</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎💵Logan Dozier - Washington Hospitality Association</title>
			<description>Logan Dozier 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>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:18:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Logan/Dozier/2026-02-26 19:18:48</guid>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>👎Mike Ennis - Building Industry Association of Washington</title>
			<description>Mike Ennis signed up to testify Con. 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;.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:18:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">testifier/Mike/Ennis/2026-02-26 19:18:48</guid>
		</item>
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			<title>👎💵Patrick Connor - National Federation of Independent Business</title>
			<description>Patrick Connor signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/national_federation_of_independent_business/"&gt;National Federation of Independent Business&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:18:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍💵Michael Moran - Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation</title>
			<description>Michael Moran signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Arcadi Kolchak - AbbVie</title>
			<description>Arcadi Kolchak signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent AbbVie.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:44:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎Lizzie Wittig - Tigerlily Foundation (patient advocate)</title>
			<description>Lizzie Wittig signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Tigerlily Foundation (patient advocate).</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:15:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Anne Murray - Bristol Myers Squibb</title>
			<description>Anne Murray signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent Bristol Myers Squibb. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:40:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍Andy Nelson - Jefferson Healthcare</title>
			<description>Andy Nelson signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Jefferson Healthcare.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:27:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Sheila Berschauer - Moses Lake Community Health Center</title>
			<description>Sheila Berschauer signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Moses Lake Community Health Center.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:17:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Sumona Das Gupta - UW Medicine</title>
			<description>Sumona Das Gupta signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent UW Medicine.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:53:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👎Paula Fillmore-Sardinas - FMS Global Strategies, LLC</title>
			<description>Paula Fillmore-Sardinas signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent FMS Global Strategies, LLC.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:49:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👎💵Nate Miles - FMS Global Strategies, LLC</title>
			<description>Nate Miles signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent FMS Global Strategies, LLC. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:50:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>Cleavland bill protecting prescription drug affordability passes through House policy committee. - Sen. Annette Cleveland</title>
			<description>News article "Cleavland bill protecting prescription drug affordability passes through House policy committee. - Sen. Annette Cleveland" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:40:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</title>
			<description>APP - Executive action taken by committee.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health Care &amp; Wellness.</title>
			<description>APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health Care &amp; Wellness.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-02/APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Health Care &amp; Wellness.</guid>
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			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-02/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
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			<title>Minority; without recommendation.</title>
			<description>Minority; without recommendation.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-02/Minority; without recommendation.</guid>
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			<title>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</title>
			<description>Referred to Rules 2 Review.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-02/Referred to Rules 2 Review.</guid>
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			<title>WATCH: WA committee advances prescription drug bill critic calls ‘a cash grab’ for hospitals | Washington | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "WATCH: WA committee advances prescription drug bill critic calls ‘a cash grab’ for hospitals | Washington | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</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>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>
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			<title>Op-Ed: Drug pricing bill benefits affluent areas rather than those in need | Opinion | thecentersquare.com</title>
			<description>News article "Op-Ed: Drug pricing bill benefits affluent areas rather than those in need | Opinion | thecentersquare.com" from The Center Square.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.</title>
			<description>Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-06/Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.</guid>
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			<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>
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			<title>Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 1.</title>
			<description>Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 1.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-06/Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 30; absent, 0; excused, 1.</guid>
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			<title>Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.</title>
			<description>Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-09/Passed final passage; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.</guid>
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			<title>Senate concurred in House amendments.</title>
			<description>Senate concurred in House amendments.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-09/Senate concurred in House amendments.</guid>
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			<title>President signed.</title>
			<description>President signed.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2026-03-10/President signed.</guid>
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			<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>
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			<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>
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			<title>Reflecting on the 2026 Legislative Session - Sen. Victoria Hunt</title>
			<description>News article "Reflecting on the 2026 Legislative Session - Sen. Victoria Hunt" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:08:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>What we accomplished this session  - Sen. Manka Dhingra</title>
			<description>News article "What we accomplished this session  - Sen. Manka Dhingra" from Senate Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:48:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/dhingra/2026/03/18/what-we-accomplished-this-session/#:~:text=SB%205981</guid>
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