Dear neighbors, Although the legislative sessions in even-numbered years are shorter than the odd-year sessions dominated by the passage of biennial budgets, this year’s session felt more like a long session. As chair of the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee, I oversaw no fewer than 45 healthcare-related bills that the Senate and House sent to the governor to be signed into law. I was the prime sponsor of several of these bills, as well as the sponsor of several others that passed in the form of House companion legislation, but all 45 were heard and passed by my committee en route to full passage by the Legislature. So what will these new laws mean for households in Washington? The quick ...