Schoesler reports on bills passed by Senate

OLYMPIA – Tuesday, Mar. 8, was the deadline for the Senate to pass it's own bills, other than those considered "necessary to implement the budget."

"With floor cutoff now history, the Senate has resumed committee meetings, this time to hold public hearings n bills approved by the House," said Republican Senator Mark Schoesler of Ritzville. "Meanwhile, the House is conducting public hearings on measures passed by the Senate."

Schoesler said the Senate focused a lot of time the previous weekend on what he called one of the worst bills of the 2021 legislative session. Senate Bill 5096, originally...