Committees
- Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (Chair)
- Transportation
- Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development
- Early Learning & K-12 Education
Olympia Office
239 Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504-0444
(360) 786-7686
District Office
Senator Steve Hobbs
c/o Lake Stevens Fire Dept.
1825 South Lake Stevens Road
Lake Stevens, WA 98258
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School bus safety cameras make their debut 5/16/2012
An effort to protect school children entering and exiting school buses is off to a modest, but successful start in Spokane.
Senate Bill 5540, sponsored by Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, and signed into law a year ago, gave the state's school districts the option to install safety cameras on school bus stop signs in an effort to catch motorists who fail to stop when the signs are deployed.
WATCH: Hobbs talks about reforming K-12 health insurance system 5/10/2012
Sen. Hobbs’ statement on Sen. Brown’s decision to not seek re-election 5/3/2012
Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, issued the following statement in response to Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown's decision to not seek re-election:
"I must admit that the news today that Sen. Brown will not seek re-election caught me off-guard.
Governor signs school employee insurance reform bill 5/2/2012
Legislation which will bring equity and transparency to insurance programs for K-12 employees such as teachers, classroom assistants, bus drivers and special education teachers was signed Wednesday by Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Senate Bill 5940, sponsored by Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, provides an incentive of $5 million to the state's schools districts to meet the following requirements in how they administer health benefits:
School employee insurance reform bill ready for governor’s signature 4/11/2012
Legislation which will bring equity and transparency to insurance programs for K-12 employees such as teachers, classroom assistants, bus drivers and special education teachers received bipartisan support Wednesday morning.
Senate Bill 5940, sponsored by Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, arrived on the governor's desk early Wednesday morning. The bill provides an incentive of $5 million to the state's schools districts to meet the following requirements to continue to provide benefits:
School employee insurance reform bill passes Senate 4/7/2012
Legislation which will bring equity and transparency to insurance programs for K-12 employees such as teachers, classroom assistants, bus drivers and special education teachers received bipartisan support Saturday on the senate floor.
Senate Bill 5940, sponsored by Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, received a 29-17 vote, and is a compromised version of SB 6442. The new bill provides $26 million to create parity between the plans for K-12 and other state employees. It also requires school districts to meet the following requirements to continue to provide benefits:
Hobbs’ ‘Facebook Bill’ aims at protecting employee privacy 4/4/2012
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, would protect the private lives of employees and potential employees.
Hobbs today proposed a 'Facebook Bill' that would make it illegal for any employer or potential employer in the state to request a password or any related account information for the purpose of gaining access to any social networking site maintained by a current or prospective employee.
Sen. Hobbs’ amendments add additional remedies and protections for families facing foreclosure 3/6/2012
Amendments were added to House Bill 2614 on Monday to continue the work of the Foreclosure Fairness Act (FFA) as well as add additional remedies and protections for other parts of the foreclosure process.
Sen. Hobbs: "I still want reform" 3/5/2012
Sen. Steve Hobbs spoke on the night of March 2, following a surprise Republican takeover of the Senate floor and the subsequent introduction of a previously unseen Republican budget proposal. In his speech against the Republican budget, Hobbs spoke about the need to pursue further government reforms before any budget proposal was adopted.
