13th District lawmakers support strong state capital investments
April 24, 2021
With just one day left in the 2021 legislative session, 13th District legislators gave their approval to a new two-year spending plan for capital projects around the state. Sen. Judy Warnick and Representatives Tom Dent and Alex Ybarra worked together to garner nearly $10 million in critical community projects for... Read More...
Expanded protections for volunteer firefighters under Warnick bill
April 21, 2021
Under a new law, volunteer firefighters will see additional workplace protections. State Sen. Judy Warnick sponsored Senate Bill 5384, which was signed by the governor late last week and makes a small but significant change to how these public servants are defined in the Industrial Welfare Act. Warnick said lessons... Read More...
Warnick fights for better budget, funding for healthcare access
April 02, 2021
On Thursday, the state Senate approved its version of a nearly $60 billion operating budget for the next two years. Crafted by majority Democrats, Senate Bill 5092 was passed along party lines after numerous amendments offered by Senate Republicans failed to be passed, including efforts to curb emergency executive powers... Read More...
Joint 13th District Virtual Town Hall
March 15, 2021
Please join me and my House seatmates for a virtual town hall Wednesday, March 24th at 7PM. You can register for the event by clicking here. Constituents can submit questions in advance. The conference can only accommodate the first 500 attendees, so participants should register early. Read More...
Warnick opposes new state income tax, fights for ag-industry exemption
March 06, 2021
In an early-Saturday evening vote, the state Senate Democratic majority approved Senate Bill 5096, which would create a capital gains income tax in Washington state, by a vote of 25-24. State Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, offered an amendment that was not adopted that would have explicitly protected certain agricultural... Read More...
Senate unanimously approves Warnick bill to boost local meat production
March 02, 2021
As the COVID-19 outbreak spread in Washington, toilet paper wasn’t the only commodity in short supply. Consumers may recall that the butcher’s block was increasingly scarce, and prices were climbing. Estimates are that meat production, particularly of beef and pork, dropped by 30 percent. To protect the state’s food supply... Read More...
Update from Olympia
February 27, 2021
Greetings Friends and Neighbors, We are fast approaching the halfway point of the 2021 legislative session. There have been some challenges conducting business as usual for the Legislature during this unusual time in our lives. The governor’s decision to close off a large portion of the Capitol grounds to the... Read More...
Warnick bill to study rural housing needs receives Senate hearing
February 04, 2021
Addressing housing supply and costs continues to be a focal point for the Legislature. Although high-profile policies, such as reforms to housing provider-tenant law have recently been approved, there is still work needed to fix disparities between rural and urban development. State Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, has sponsored bipartisan... Read More...