Lawmakers return to Olympia for meetings ahead of 2025 session

Child care affordability, crime trends, environmental protections, access to addiction treatment and housing costs. These are some of the issues on Washington lawmakers’ agenda this week.

Starting Monday, legislators convene in Olympia for their annual “committee days,” a chance to get up to speed on issues that may arise during next year’s session and to get situated with any committee changes. And with 20 new faces roaming the halls following last month’s election, it’s also an opportunity for lawmakers to meet their colleagues.

This week is just a preview of what’s to come Jan. 13, when the Legislature will officially gavel in for their 105-day session.

House members will meet Monday and Tuesday with 19 committees scheduled, and senators will convene Thursday and Friday with 14 of their own. On Wednesday, eight committees with members of both chambers will convene.

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