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This week, two bills sponsored by Rep. Gina McCabe, R-Goldendale, received approval from the Senate Law and Justice Committee. House Bill 1258 is known as the Travis Alert Act. Named after Travis...

March 30, 2017

Today, the House Education Committee heard testimony in support of a bill that would establish a task force to create sexual-abuse identification and prevention curriculum for grades K-12. The legislation, House Bill...

March 23, 2017

On Thursday, Erin Merryn, a childhood sexual abuse survivor and Erin's Law's namesake, will testify in favor of a bill that would establish a work group tasked with creating age-appropriate sexual-abuse prevention...

March 20, 2017

Sen. Curtis King and Reps. Gina McCabe and Norm Johnson will hold a telephone town hall Tuesday, March 28, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The lawmakers encourage those residing within the 14th...

March 13, 2017

A bill to further penalize voyeurism received approval from the Washington State House of Representatives Thursday. Rep Gina McCabe, House Bill 1200's sponsor and a former varsity coach and performing arts...

March 2, 2017

Rep. Gina McCabe's bill known as the “Travis Alert Act” passed the Washington State House of Representatives Wednesday. House Bill 1258 would allow people to submit information pertaining to an individual's...

March 1, 2017

Today, the Washington State House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill to lower the fine incurred by individuals seeking affordable housing opportunities in mobile or manufactured homes. Currently, the Department of...

Feb. 15, 2017

Rep. Gina McCabe's bill that would allow disabled veterans living in Oregon to qualify for Washington's Lifetime Veteran Disability pass for state parks received unanimous approval from the House Community Development,...

Feb. 10, 2017

House Bill 1258, known as the “Travis Alert Act,” received approval in the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. The legislation now advances to the House Appropriations Committee. Rep. Gina McCabe, the bill's sponsor,...

Feb. 3, 2017

Today, Rep. Gina McCabe's bill to decrease penalties paid by mobile and manufactured home owners passed the House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee unanimously. Currently, a $1,000 fine is imposed on owners...

Jan. 31, 2017