More bills die in Olympia as end of legislative session nears
Senate Bill 5466, which aimed to improve the construction of electrical transmission lines across the state met an end in this legislative session. Pictured above is Rocky Ford Substation located between Moses Lake and Ephrata.
NANCE BESTON/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
OLYMPIA — Tuesday, Feb. 17, marked the third major deadline of the 2026 legislative session, cutting off numerous bills that did not pass their house of origin, including farmworker collective bargaining rights, improvements to the state’s electrical transmission line infrastructure and artificial intelligence regulations.
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