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Sen. June Robinson (D-Everett) is the prime sponsor of Senate Bill 5536 looking to fix the Blake decision that made possessing a controlled substance in Washington legal.

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WA House passes pursuit and Blake decision bills out of committee

OLYMPIA – Tuesday evening the state House Committee on Safety, Justice and Reentry voted to advance two important bills; Senate Bill 5352 concerning vehicular pursuits and Senate Bill 5536 concerning a fix to the Blake decision regarding the possession of controlled substances. “We are conducting an executive session today on two of the most consequential bills in the entire legislative session,” said Committee Chair Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland) as he called the meeting to order...