Legislative Update from Olympia
Dear Neighbor, Greetings from Olympia! I wanted to give you a legislative update as last Wednesday marked the “house of origin” cutoff for this session, where a bill must have passed out of the body in which it was introduced to still be considered “alive” this session. The exception to...
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Legislative Update from Olympia
Dear Neighbor, Greetings from Olympia! I wanted to give you a legislative update as we are 1/3 of the way through the 105-day 2019 legislative session. This year provides a bit of change as I transition from serving you in the House of Representatives to the Senate. The culture is...
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Senator Jeff Holy takes oath of office in Olympia
Sen. Jeff Holy took his oath of office to begin his first term as senator for the 6th Legislative District on Monday during the opening ceremonies of the 2019 legislative session. Holy will serve on the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee, Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee, and Law...
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Rep. Jeff Holy’s Legislative Update from Olympia | May 11, 2018
Dear Friends and Neighbors, It is shaping up to be a beautiful spring in the 6th District! I hope you and your families have the opportunity to get outside and enjoy it! The 2018 legislative session ended March 8. This was one of the busiest and most tense 60-day sessions...
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Governor signs Holy’s bill expanding financial opportunities for professional-technical education programs into law
Students seeking financial assistance to pursue a certificate or degree through a professional-technical program will now have the same scholarship opportunities as those planning to attend four-year institutions. Rep. Jeff Holy introduced House Bill 1452 to expand the current Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS) program to include low-income students obtaining...
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Rep. Jeff Holy weighs in on the supplemental operating budget on KXLY
Rep. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, gives KXLY an update on the supplemental operating budget and says the legislation seems to be spending too much and saving too little for harder economic times in the future.
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The importance of fiscal accountability and transparency
Dear Friends and Neighbors, It’s been a fast-paced, eventful start to the 2018 session. We’ve already reached the finish line in our committee work with final hearings and executive sessions on policy sponsored by lawmakers in the House. Policy cutoff was Friday, Feb. 2, and fiscal cutoff was Tuesday, Feb....
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Rep. Jeff Holy sits down and talks fiscal transparency, the capital budget and a solution to Hirst
In this legislative video update, Rep. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, discusses his views on the current tone of the 2018 session, the final passage of the capital budget and Hirst solution, and his bill calling for fiscal transparency of our State Supreme Court Justices.
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6th District lawmakers release statement on Freeman High School shooting
Sixth Legislative District Reps. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, and Mike Volz, R-Spokane, issued the following statement regarding today’s tragic shooting at Freeman High School. “We are heartbroken by the tragedy that unfolded at Freeman High School today. As parents, we can only imagine the uncertainty and fear that students, teachers and...
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