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Emergency powers reform: Restoring balance and trust to state government
Emergency powers reform has been a priority for House Republicans since the fall of 2020. As the minority party, we have pursued many strategies to advance legislation making gubernatorial states of emergency limited in length and subject to legislative approval, but Democratic leadership continues to resist these efforts.
Reducing your cost of living
House Bill 1483 would reduce the state portion of the property tax and provide broad relief to homeowners.
Create a Homes for Heroes Program
House Bill 1633 would provide down payment assistance for heroic professions Washington state needs more of, including police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and nurses. Service members and veterans of the armed forces are also eligible.
Long-term care trust act and payroll tax repeal
House Bill 1011 would repeal the unpopular and unfair long-term services and supports trust program and payroll tax.
Restore reasonable suspicion standard for initiating vehicular pursuits
House Bill 1363 would restore the initial threshold to begin a vehicle pursuit to reasonable suspicion that a crime has or is being committed.
Sales tax relief
House Bill 1704 would provide broad-based relief to all Washington state taxpayers, especially those that spend a large portion of their income on taxable goods and services.
Provide school choice
House Bill 1615 would establish the Students First Program that funds education savings accounts for students whose needs are not being met in the public school system. The program targets students who are low-income or are located in failing schools, and students eligible for special education would qualify for even greater support.
Expand the Working Families Tax Credit
House Bill 1000 would expand the Working Families Tax Credit by doubling the income thresholds and the eligible credit amount for those with qualifying children in order to help with childcare and other expenses.
Confront drug addiction
House Bill 1415 would recriminalize the possession of hard drugs, like fentanyl and heroin, by making the knowing possession of a controlled substance a gross misdemeanor offense.
Expedite housing permits
House Bill 1401 would establish a low-cost, expedited permit process for single family homes, duplexes, triplexes, and ADUs for low-income to moderate-income households.
Expedite housing permits
House Bill 1401 would establish a low-cost, expedited permit process for single family homes, duplexes, triplexes, and ADUs for low-income to moderate-income households.
Expand development boundaries
House Bill 1402 would create a path forward for local governments to welcome more housing development and expand urban growth boundaries in communities throughout the state.
Recover from learning loss
House Bill 1328 would create a new temporary program to boost math and reading scores, with funding prioritized for low-income districts and those whose students have suffered the most learning loss.
Increase housing options through lot splitting
House Bill 1245 would authorize the splitting of lots to create more small parcels of land to build starter homes and other forms of affordable housing.
Recording school district board meetings
House Bill 1210 would require all school district board meetings to be audio recorded, with recordings kept for at least one year, and made available to the public.
