b'2024 State ReportPost WPMAEXPOWIDEAssociation There are also several legislators who have announced theycontinued plan to run for higher office, and as a result will not be seeking Initiative 2113 - changes the states vehicular pursuit law to re-election to their current positions:allow an officer to engage in a pursuit if there is reasonablesuspicion to believe the person has violated the law.Senator Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) is running for Governor The initiatives above do not require the governors signature andand is currently the Chair of the Senate Capital Budget. Rep.will take effect 90 days after the legislative session ends. Bill Ramos (D) is running for Senator Mullets seat. Senator Kevin Van De Wege (D-Sequim) is running for Com-The legislature did not take action on the following initiatives which never even received public hearings during session and willmissioner for Public Lands and is currently the Chair of the Sen-automatically be on the general ballot in November for the votersate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee. to decide their fate: Rep. Mike Chapman (D-Port Angeles) plans to run for the posi-tion, leaving an open House seat in the 24th legislative district. Initiative 2117repeals the Climate Commit Act (states cap andRep. Chapman is currently the Chair of the House Agriculture & invest program) Natural Resources Committee so there will be new chairs next session for both the Senate and House agriculture and natural Initiative 2124allows employees to opt out of the state long- resource committees.term care program/payroll tax)Representative Jacquelin Maycumber (R-Republic) is runningInitiative 2109repeals the capital gains tax for the 5th Congressional Seat. Rep. Maycumber is currently the Additional Legislative Retirement AnnouncementsHouse Minority Floor Leader.Following the conclusion of the 2024 legislative session, legisla- Additionally, there are legislators who are running for a statewide tors will transition to focusing on election season. All members ofposition, but if they are unsuccessful in winning those races, will the House of Representatives and roughly half the members of thebe able to return to the Senate to continue out the remainder of Senate will seek re-election.their term (two more years):The end of the 2024 session brought about several announcements Senator Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond) is running for of legislators that do not plan to seek re-election including theAttorney General.following:Senator Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue) is running for the Senator Andy Billig (D-Spokane) has served in the LegislatureOffice of Insurance Commissioner.since 2010 and currently is the Senate Majority Leader. Rep. Senator Emily Randall (D-Bremerton) is running for theMarcus Riccelli has announced that he will run for the Senate seat, creating an open House seat in the 3rd legislative district.6th Congressional Seat. Representative Drew MacEwen (R-Shelton) is running Senator Karen Keiser (D-SeaTac) has served in the Legislature for the 6th Congressional Seat.since 1995 and currently serves as the Chair of the SenateLabor & Commerce Committee. She will serve out theFinal Budgets Adopted remainder of the year. Her term is not up until 2026 so likely theThe Legislature adopted 2024 supplemental budgets, which make King County Council will appoint her replacement (required tomid-biennial budget adjustments to the 2023-25 budgets that were be a Democrat) from a list provided by Democrat precinct com- adopted in April 2023.mittee officers. Senator Lynda Wilson (R-Vancouver) has served in the Legisla- The 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget spends $1.1 billion to maintain existing programs and an additional $1 billion to fund ture since 2015 and is currently the Ranking Member of the Sen- new policy expenditures. The supplemental operating budget doesate Ways & Means Committee. Rep. Paul Harris has announcednot increase any taxes. The supplemental operating budget can be that he will run for the Senate seat, creating an open House seatfound at https://fiscal.wa.gov/statebudgets/2024proposals/Docu-in the 17th legislative district. ments/co/cox5950-S.EAMC-COF-H-3501.2.pdf. Senator Sam Hunt (D-Olympia) has served in the Legislature The 2024 Supplemental Capital Budget allocates $1.3 billion in since 2000. Rep. Jessica Bateman has announced that she willtotal funds, with $130.6 million from debt limit bonds and $1.2 run for the Senate seat, creating an open House seat in the 22ndbillion from other resources including $688.4 million in Climate legislative district. Commitment Act accounts and $307.5 million from the CommonRepresentative JT Wilcox (R-Yelm) has served in the LegislatureSchool Construction Fund. Several of the appropriations are con-tingent on voters rejecting Initiative 2117 (repeal of the Climate since 2011 and is the former House Minority Leader. Commitment Act). The budget also does not appropriate revenueRepresentative Joel Kretz (R-Wauconda) has served in generated from the capital gains tax beyond November 2024. Thethe Legislature since 2005 and is the former House Deputysupplemental capital budget can be found at https://fiscal.wa.gov/Minority Leader. statebudgets/2024proposals/Documents/co/cox5950-S.EAMC- Representative Spencer Hutchins (R-Gig Harbor) has served COF-H-3501.2.pdf. in the Legislature since 2023.52 www.wpma.com / Spring 2024'