First day of WA's legislative session gets off to partisan start in the House

First day of WA's legislative session gets off to partisan start in the House

(The Center Square) – On the first day of the 2026 legislative session in the Washington State House of Representatives, Republicans walked off the floor following remarks by House Speaker Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma.

2026 Washington state legislative session begins

State senators applaud during the first day of the 2026 legislative session. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)With the banging of gavels, the Washington state Legislature opened its sprint of a 60-day session Monday in Olympia. The proceedings were more ceremony than substance, as the state’s 98 representatives and 49 senators began their work. Anticipating fiery disagreements over the next two months, Lt. Gov. Denny …

First day of WA’s legislative session gets off to partisan start in the House

Republican lawmakers walked off the Washington State House floor after Speaker Laurie Jinkins’ opening remarks on the first day of the 2026 legislative session.