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New Washington State Laws that Took Effect July 27
WASHINGTON STATE, JUL 30 – Washington's 333 new laws include $100 million in police grants, relaxed parking rules to boost housing, and expanded child abuse reporting requirements for clergy, officials said.
- On July 27, 2025, 333 new Washington state laws took effect covering housing, immigration, environment, education, and legal issues.
- These laws followed the 2025 legislative session and addressed prior court rulings, policy goals for affordable housing, immigrant protections, and emissions reduction.
- Key provisions include mandating cities to allow housing near transit with 10% affordable and 20% workforce housing for 50 years, plus relaxing parking requirements statewide.
- Attorney General Nick Brown called Washington a "trailblazer" for adopting a premerger notification law while over 100,000 Muslims celebrate Eid as a state holiday.
- The laws also increase penalties for littering in response to a 2023 Ecology report noting a 42% rise in roadside trash, and set a goal to lower emissions from transportation by 45% to 55% compared to 2017 figures by the year 2038.
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New Washington state laws that took effect July 27
Snoqualmie Valley Record Snoqualmie Valley Record - Your local homepage. Housing, policing and diaper changes are among the areas that the legislation covers. New Washington state laws that took effect July 27 Wire Service
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