Politics GOP demand for 39-page bill to be read aloud derails Democratic legislation in WA Senate [View all]

The end of the day Tuesday did not go as planned for Democrats in the Washington state Senate.

They’d lined up bills for final floor votes ahead of a 5 p.m. procedural deadline to pass legislation out of the chamber.

But when one of the final pieces of legislation came up, Republican Floor Leader Sen. Shelly Short, R-Addy, demanded it be read in full by the Senate secretary.

That proposal — Senate Bill 5466 — is designed to support the buildout of electrical transmission line infrastructure in the state. It’s 39 pages and not exactly light reading. The legislation is a priority for clean energy advocates who want to see wind and solar facilities hooked up to the grid.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/02/18/gop-demand-for-39-page-bill-to-be-read-aloud-derails-democratic-legislation-in-wa-senate/

I guess Republicans hate clean energy.