Debbie Regala
27th District, Tacoma
Committees
- Human Services & Corrections (Vice Chair)
- Judiciary (Vice Chair)
- Rules
- Ways & Means
Olympia Office
233 Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504-0427
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News
Former Miss Washington – victim of past abuse – speaks publicly 10/20/2009
An effort of the Attorney General’s I support:
Pageant competitor returns home to advocate new protections for victims of chronic batterers
Salishan: from high crime to an award winning affordable housing development 8/12/2009
Ribbon cutting remarks from a mother that represent Salishan 8/12/2009
Update on Zina Linnik park project and resulting sex offender laws 8/11/2009
Here is a great video that captures the strength of students at McCarver Elementary School in their journey to help the revitalization project of Wright and McCarver Parks.
Option given back to the people to sustain their city’s public services 5/5/2009
In this unprecedented economic crisis, cities and counties are struggling financially just like state government. I introduced SB 5433 to provide them with more flexibility to maintain public safety, mental health, and other public services. Current law requires that new taxes for these purposes must be used for new or expanded services. That does not make sense when local jurisdictions are having to cut existing services due to declining revenue. The legislation, as I introduced it and as it passed the Senate, would remove that ‘non-supplant’ language and allow supplanting or support for existing services.
Survivors of victims and corrections personnel training bills signed into law 4/21/2009
The home stretch: How the concurrence process works 4/19/2009
We are now a week away from the end of session, April 26.
Friday, April 17, at 5 p.m., was the last day to consider bills from the opposite body. This means that for the last few weeks the Senate has been debating House bills and the House has been debating Senate bills.
Regala’s sex offender notification and registration system signed into law 4/13/2009
Here is a sneak peek of the bill signing with the governor:
I am proud to say my sex offender notification and registration bill (SONAR) was signed into law by Governor Gregoire.
Sen. Regala’s thoughts on the Senate and House budget proposals 4/6/2009
Last Monday’s Senate Operating Budget offers specific cuts that are painful, but necessary to build a budget in face of an unprecedented deficit, now around a $9 billion gap. The Senate’s task is to balance spending against available revenues.
Blog: K-12 Education funding, the twists of difficult decisions 3/23/2009
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Thank you for visiting my website. It is an honor and pleasure representing the people of the 27th legislative district, which includes parts of Tacoma, Fife and Ruston.
I am proud to say I am a life-long resident of Tacoma, including my college years which were spent at the University of Puget Sound where I earned a B.A. in Foreign Language/Education. My husband, Leo and I raised our three children, Alisa, Tim and Jonathan here, which I believe brings my experience of Tacoma full circle from a child, to young adult, to parent and now grandparent!
I invite you to browse my webpage which will be updated continually to provide you with the latest information on what is happening at the legislature.
During the legislative session, you will find press releases, photos, audio and video clips about subjects important to your family like human services, community safety and climate change.
Sincerely,
Debbie
E-Newsletters
- Jan. 21, 2009 (PDF)
- Feb. 5, 2009 (PDF)
- Feb. 25, 2009 (PDF)
- March 23, 2009 (PDF)
- April 06, 2009 (PDF)
- May 08, 2009 (PDF)
- Aug. 20, 2009 (PDF)
- Oct. 12, 2009 (PDF)
- Nov. 11, 2009 (PDF)