OLYMPIA — Lawmakers returned to Olympia this week for the 2020 legislative session, which is scheduled to adjourn March 12. The legislature meets for a scheduled 105 days in odd-numbered years, and 60 days in even-numbered years.
Majority Democrats elected Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) as the new Speaker of the House, the first woman to hold that position in the state’s history. She succeeds Rep. Frank Chopp (D-Seattle) who served as Speaker for 20 years, one of the longest-serving state House Speakers in the country. He resigned as Speaker last May but continues to serve as a member of the House.
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