Ferguson Signs Bills on Housing, Healthcare, Labor, Data Privacy, and Environment
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Governor Bob Ferguson signed a range of bills from the 2026 legislative session, focusing on housing, healthcare, labor, data privacy, and the environment. Key housing measures include state support for Seattles social housing projects, easing affordable units on religious land, updating factory-built home standards, and allowing innovative stair designs. These changes aim to boost housing supply and streamline development. In healthcare, bills adjust supervision for procedures, shift vaccine recommendations, and tweak emergency technician recertification. Labor updates include wellness training for apprentices and new protections for domestic workers. Other wins expand derelict vessel removal, enhance data privacy reviews for AI projects, and diversify the veterans advisory committee.
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