Bills from central Washington Republicans get shout-outs in governor's speech

State Rep. Manjarrez's legislation deals with housing, Rep. Dent's with firefighting

By: Erick Bengel

Outlets: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Published: January 15, 2026

Words: 362

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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OLYMPIA — A couple of bipartisan bills introduced by Republican legislators from central Washington got mentions in Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson’s State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan 13.

Among the pieces of legislation that the governor said he hopes to work on with Republicans is HB 2151, whose prime sponsor is state Rep. Deb Manjarrez, R-Wapato.

Under the bill, the state Department of Labor & Industries would adopt, to the degree it’s reasonable, …

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