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House unanimously passes Rep. Norma Smith’s bill to establish Office of Privacy and Data Protection

Rep. Norma Smith's bill to establish the Office of Privacy and Data Protection received unanimous approval by the House Monday. The office would work with state agencies to establish best practices to safeguard...

Feb. 16, 2016

Rep. Norma Smith to host telephone town hall Feb. 9

Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, will be hosting a telephone town hall for residents of the 10th Legislative District on Tuesday, Feb. 9.

Feb. 3, 2016

Rep. Norma Smith applauds establishment of the Advisory Council on Inter-Jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration

Joining Gov. Jay Inslee, cooperating state agencies and federal partners, Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, attended an agreement signing yesterday to establish the Advisory Council on Inter-Jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration (ACIRC).

Oct. 2, 2015

Rep. Norma Smith invites Washingtonians to event celebrating the removal of nearly 6,000 derelict fishing nets from the Puget Sound

Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, invites Washingtonians to join her this Thursday as the Northwest Straits Initiative celebrates the removal of more than 5,600 derelict fishing nets from Puget Sound’s shallow subtidal...

Aug. 11, 2015

Rep. Norma Smith issues statements on passage of capital budget and transportation revenue package

On June 30, the Washington State Legislature passed the $3.9 billion 2015-17 capital budget. Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, the assistant ranking member on the House Capital Budget Committee, released the following...

July 2, 2015

Washington State Legislature passes Rep. Norma Smith’s bill to establish Joint Center for Deployment and Research in Earth-Abundant Materials

House Bill 1897, which would establish the Joint Center for Deployment and Research in Earth-Abundant Materials (JCDREAM), was approved 43-1 by the Washington State Senate today. It was unanimously approved 97-0...

June 30, 2015

Statement from Rep. Norma Smith on passage of 2015-17 operating budget

Monday evening, the Washington State House and Senate approved and sent to the governor a $38 billion two-year operating budget, which goes into effect July 1. Rep. Norma Smith?, R-Clinton, voted...

June 30, 2015

Governor signs Rep. Smith’s consumer energy-use privacy bill

A bill sponsored by Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, that would provide a statewide minimum privacy policy to prevent consumers' energy use from being disclosed without their permission was signed into law...

May 19, 2015

Smith bill would investigate unknown costs to Washington ratepayers from Montana plant closure

Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, today introduced legislation aimed at protecting Washington utility ratepayers from unknown and potentially significant costs related to the closure of a Montana coal plant.

April 1, 2015

10th District town hall meetings set for March 14

Tenth District legislators Sen. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor, Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, and Rep. Dave Hayes, R-Camano Island, are holding two town hall meetings, in Coupeville and Mt. Vernon, on Saturday,...

March 6, 2015