Jeff Holy

January 29, 2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Greetings from Olympia, where the Legislature is in its third week of this year’s 105-day session. During this “long” session, the Legislature’s main responsibility will be to develop and approve new two-year state operating, capital and transportation budgets. However, those budget proposals won’t...

A bipartisan bill prime-sponsored by Sen. Jeff Holy to increase public safety by boosting the number of law-enforcement officers in Washington communities was approved by the Senate Law and Justice Committee today. Senate Bill 5060 would have the state Criminal Justice Training Commission develop and implement a grant program to...

A bipartisan bill prime-sponsored by Sen. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, to increase public safety by boosting the number of law-enforcement officers in Washington communities will receive a public hearing in the Senate Law and Justice Committee at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Senate Bill 5060 would have the state Criminal...

Sen. Jeff Holy, the new Republican leader on the Senate Law and Justice Committee, has introduced a bipartisan bill ahead of the 2025 legislative session that aims to increase public safety by boosting the number of law-enforcement officers in Washington communities. Holy’s proposal, Senate Bill 5060, would have the state...

Sen. Jeff Holy will become the Republican leader on the Senate Law and Justice Committee when the Washington Legislature’s 2025 session begins Jan. 13. “Crime is still a problem throughout our state and Washingtonians expect the Legislature to do all it can to reduce crime and improve public safety,” said...

The Legislature has approved a bipartisan bill from 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy that would help students decide about attending a university or college. The Senate today voted 47-0 to concur (agree) with changes made by the House of Representatives to Senate Bill 6053, which aims to remove a barrier...

The Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee will hold a work session Wednesday on the future of the University of Washington and Washington State University athletic programs as a result of the changes from this past year’s Pac-12 Conference realignment. Sen. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney and the Republican leader on...

A bipartisan bill from 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy that would help students decide about attending a university or college is moving through the Legislature. The Senate yesterday voted 48-1 to pass Senate Bill 6053, which aims to remove a barrier to higher-education opportunities by providing students with information about...

Dear Friends, Like many of our neighbors in the Medical Lake/Four Lakes area, my family was notified to evacuate our home Friday afternoon because of the Spokane Gray Wildfire. This situation is grave for those who have lost everything; and it is extremely difficult for those who have had to...