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On July 9, Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bills 1272 and 2160, both addressing the crime of 'revenge porn,' into law. Rep. Vincent Buys, R-Lynden, sponsored House Bill 1272, and it...

July 10, 2015

A bill that would outlaw the sharing of sexually explicit photos for the purpose of humiliating another individual – an act called ‘revenge porn’ – unanimously passed the Senate Thursday. This...

June 25, 2015

House passes a bill sponsored by Rep. Vincent Buys, R-Lynden, that would create a criminal offense for individuals who share intimate images without the consent of the individual depicted.

March 6, 2015

This week has been busy with a lot of floor action in the state House. We've passed more than 100 bills from the House to the Senate with more to come. Here's a brief...

March 5, 2015

The first major bill cutoff of the 2015 legislative session is tomorrow, Feb. 20. This means all bills referred to a policy committee not passed out of that committee are labeled...

Feb. 19, 2015

Rep. Buys provides an update on his sponsored legislation during the second week of the 2015 legislative session.

Jan. 22, 2015

This is the 16th day of the 2014 legislative session. It has been a very busy, challenging and rewarding session so far. For those of you who may not know I...

Jan. 28, 2014

Reps. Jason Overstreet, Vincent Buys and Sen. Doug Ericksen have drafted a resolution for adoption by the Washington State House of Representatives to honor the service of Everson Police Chief, Erik...

Jan. 19, 2013

We just finished 10 days of floor action. We worked long hours, late nights, and during the weekends as we debated, amended and passed bills. The finally tally of House bills...

March 8, 2011