Welcome to RANGE's one-stop shop for what you need to get involved in Washington's 2025 legislative session.

We have our own rundown of 20+ bills in process, plus refreshers on how the process works and how you can get your voice heard by your representatives, AND even more deeper reporting on legislation in the works from us and other outlets.

20+ WA state bills to keep an eye on – RANGE Media

Bills on workers’ rights, protections for undocumented immigrants and queer kids, reproductive justice & more in the Washington legislature.

RANGE MediaErin Sellers

The latest

The new laws of the land in WA – RANGE Media

Worker protections, hate crime clarification, oversight for private detention centers and more. Here are the deets on just a few of the bills WA Governor Bob Ferguson recently signed into law.

RANGE MediaSophia Mattice-Aldous

No sick time, no contracts, no breaks:– RANGE Media

Organizers vow to fight even harder after failure of bill to extend state labor protections to over 100,000 Washington domestic workers.

RANGE MediaErin Sellers

Rent stabilization signed into law in Washington. – RANGE Media

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the rent stabilization bill on Wednesday, it takes effect immediately and will not allow for hikes of more than 10% in a year.

RANGE MediaJake Goldstein-Street

It’s rough to be a WA renter. A bill that could help is close to passing. – RANGE Media

For some Spokanites, a 12% rent hike means forgoing medicine or turning the heat off. A rent stabilization law that would cap annual hikes at 5-to-7% is closer to passing than ever.

RANGE MediaErin Sellers

Large funding estimates may delay prison reform legislation – RANGE Media

Several prison reform bills are in the WA state legislature. Agencies say the laws would cost millions, but activists say they are overestimating the costs.

RANGE MediaAaron Hedge

WA may reform resentencing for youth crime – RANGE Media

The state lets those who committed murder as teens seek sentence reductions, but not those with less severe crimes. A bill may change that.

RANGE MediaKevin Light-Roth

Not sure how this whole thing works? Here's a quick Schoolhouse Rock refresher:

More than a bill – RANGE Media

How a bill becomes a law in the Washington state legislature.

RANGE MediaValerie Osier

2025 remix: Your representatives want to hear from you — really – RANGE Media

Washington Legislative Session 2025: How to contact your state legislators to tell them what you want them to do.

RANGE MediaValerie Osier