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Washington home kitchen bill to let cooks sell meals from home stalled again
A Washington bill on microenterprise home kitchens and a bill restricting weather modification did not pass in the 2025-2026 session. Lawmakers enacted a tax on millionaires and a ban on employers microchipping employees. A bill on state authority over preventive services was also signed.
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New tax on millionaires
Establishes a tax on millionaires in Washington.
CODR opposes new taxes, which take resources away from families and expand government reach.
Ban employer microchipping of workers
Prohibits employers from microchipping employees.
No one should be pressured to accept an implant as a condition of work.
State authority over preventive services
Preserves access to preventive services by clarifying state authority and definitions.
CODR is watching how this law defines preventive services, including vaccines, and whether it affects informed choice.
Let home cooks sell meals
Concerns the operation, authorization, and permitting of microenterprise home kitchens.
Families should be free to cook and sell food to their neighbors without costly commercial kitchens.
Restrict weather modification
Restricts weather modification activities in Washington.
No one should be exposed to deliberate atmospheric interventions without their consent.
Free speech information for college students
Requires institutions of higher education to provide free speech information to students.
Students should know and be able to exercise their right to speak freely.