Legislature

Holy: Senate capital budget funds projects in Airway Heights, Medical Lake
March 24, 2023
The 2023-25 state capital budget unanimously approved by the Senate today includes funding for three important community projects in Airway Heights, Medical Lake and Spokane. The Senate’s proposed capital budget includes $2 million for community projects that include improving the Airway Heights Public Safety Campus, additional funding for the Spokane... Read More...
Senate committee passes Holy bill to address nurse shortage
February 08, 2023
A bipartisan bill sponsored by 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy that would help address Washington’s nursing shortage was approved today by the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee. Senate Bill 5582 aims to increase the number of nurses in the state by reducing barriers and expanding educational opportunities in... Read More...
Senate panel passes Holy bill to help communities hire more officers
January 30, 2023
A bipartisan bill sponsored by 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy that aims to reestablish public safety across Washington by halting an exodus of law-enforcement officers has been passed by the Senate Law and Justice Committee. Senate Bill 5361 would provide cities and counties with more funding to hire more officers.... Read More...
Senate approves resolution honoring former EWU football star Cooper Kupp
February 28, 2022
Two weeks after he was named most valuable player in the Los Angeles Rams’ 23-20 Super Bowl win over the Cincinnati Bengals, Yakima native and former Eastern Washington University football star Cooper Kupp received an honor closer to home when the Senate today passed a resolution celebrating his football career,... Read More...
Senate passes Holy bill to create advisory council on rare diseases
February 11, 2022
A bill passed unanimously by the Senate last night would add Washington to the handful of states with advisory councils on rare diseases. Senate Bill 5886, a bipartisan proposal introduced by 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy, would establish an advisory council on rare diseases within the state Department of Health... Read More...
Governor signs Holy bill helping health-care workers during pandemic
May 12, 2021
A bill from 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy that aims to help health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic took effect immediately when it was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee yesterday. The law created by Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5190 will extend unemployment-insurance eligibility to health-care workers who must leave work... Read More...