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2011 House Bill 2013 (Concerning tribal fuel tax agreements)
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2011 Senate Joint Resolution 8205
Repealing a conflicting residency requirement for voting in a presidential election

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Clarifying the law concerning medical marijuana use

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“Take It Outside”
Discussions completely unrelated to public policy issues.		Spartacus Series 1-3 DVD Box Set
by loveless99
Tue, Apr 24 2012 1:56 AM		932
Civil Law
Torts, Family Law		Re: Plesae HELP
by JTinkley
Wed, May 16 2012 4:38 PM		7291,090
Criminal Law
Law Enforcement, Crime & Punishment		Re: 2011 House Bill 1657 (Removing the statute of limitations for certain sex offenses)
by maddis
Tue, Apr 3 2012 4:20 PM		1,3193,356
Economy
Regulation, Labor, Professions, Energy, Communications, Business Subsidies		Re: 2011 Senate Bill 5598 (Regulating the production, distribution, and sale of marijuana)
by AliceWonderland
Tue, May 15 2012 10:28 PM		4,3877,595
Education
School Finance and Employees, Curriculum, Special Ed, Higher Ed, School Choice		Re: 2012 House Bill 2824 (Creating a joint task force on education funding, and repealing Initiative 728)
by alliejack
Tue, May 15 2012 4:34 PM		1,5182,092
Environment and Property Rights
Regulations, Land Use, Water Use, Natural Resources and Recreation		Re: 2011 House Bill 1349 (Concerning private road maintenance agreements)
by swingin1
Wed, May 2 2012 12:23 PM		1,4392,066
General Government
Government Employees, Election Law, Constitution, Transparency, Branches		Re: 2012 House Bill 2759 (Creating the Washington state preservation of liberty act condemning the unlawful detention of United States citizens and lawful resident aliens under the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2012)
by jagjudge
Sat, Mar 10 2012 12:32 PM		2,4183,836
Health Care, Health Insurance, Health RegulationsRe: Where did you buy golf clubs?
by petervlipen
Wed, May 9 2012 7:15 AM		1,1412,940
Local Issues and GovernmentsRe: 2011 Senate Bill 5553 (Requiring public agencies, and municipalities to post meeting information on their web sites)
by MWiggins
Fri, Mar 16 2012 2:03 PM		7911,183
Miscellaneous bills
Bills that don't fit other categories		Re: 2010 House Bill 3162 (Authorizing the creation of a state bank)
by crisscross
Sat, Apr 21 2012 4:34 PM		2,5062,981
Political DiscussionsRe: What a Constitution is to me...
by workindad
Tue, Feb 10 2009 1:13 PM		35
Social and Civil Liberty Issues
Abortion, Gambling, Race, Gender, Guns, Drugs, Religion, Other		Re: 2012 Senate Bill 6239 (Redefining marriage to allow same-gender civil marriages)
by prematureejaculation
Thu, May 3 2012 12:18 PM		7321,978
Taxing & Spending2011 House Bill 2013 (Concerning tribal fuel tax agreements)
by admin
Wed, May 16 2012 5:50 AM		1,3632,343
Transportation and DrivingRe: 2012 Senate Bill 6463 (Regarding the discover pass)
by kirkk
Mon, May 14 2012 12:22 PM		7921,200
Welfare, Medicaid and Social ServicesRe: 2012 House Bill 2424 (Requiring drug testing for applicants for benefits under the temporary assistance for needy families program)
by allanj
Thu, Apr 19 2012 7:22 PM		411492

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