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Yet lawmakers failed to advance most housing initiatives. From AI task forces to child marriage, here is how some standout bills fared.

A bill to switch from diesel vehicles — plus $50M from cap-and-trade revenue — passed out of the Legislature, but did not offer a timeline.

With five killings since 2020, drivers and advocates are asking the mayor to form a task force to address the violence.

Proposals concerning rent stabilization and increased housing density died this time, in contrast to 2023’s “year of housing” when 10 passed.

Commissioner Paul Graves’ collaboration with GOP leaders to block his own work is a local example of larger attacks on the Voting Rights Act.

The Comprehensive Plan update would create new designations to make space for corner stores and 100,000 residential units over 20 years.

The proposal failed over a debate about the curriculum, its development and inclusivity.

A batch of regulations are likely headed to Gov. Inslee’s desk – including one that would require reporting lost or stolen firearms within 24 hours.

But if voters repeal the cap-and-trade program in a November referendum, the plan to convert three diesel vessels to hybrid may need other funding sources. 

Shelter resources are scarce for unhoused young adults completing inpatient care. HB 1929 would establish at least two residential programs for them.