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SB 5400 Reported from Committee

Supporting local news journalism.

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 S-1565.1

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5400

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Labor & Commerce (originally sponsored by Senators Liias, Boehnke, Chapman, Cortes, Frame, Krishnadasan, Lovelett, Lovick, Orwall, Riccelli, Saldaña, Shewmake, and Valdez)

READ FIRST TIME 02/18/25.

AN ACT Relating to supporting local news journalism; adding new sections to chapter 43.330 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds and declares the following:

(1) A free and diverse fourth estate was critical in the founding of our democracy and continues to be the lifeblood for a functioning democracy.

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