Committees
- Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (Chair)
- Transportation
- Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development
- Early Learning & K-12 Education
Olympia Office
239 Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504-0444
(360) 786-7686
District Office
Senator Steve Hobbs
c/o Lake Stevens Fire Dept.
1825 South Lake Stevens Road
Lake Stevens, WA 98258
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Sen. Hobbs talks about National Guard Day 2/6/2012
VIDEO: Moderate Democrats rally in favor of landmark marriage equality legislation 2/2/2012
Moderate Democratic members of the Washington State Senate on Wednesday night provided the difference in a 28-21 decision for Senate Bill 6239, landmark legislation which will legalize same-sex marriage in Washington.
Seven moderates voted in the affirmative to help move the state a step closer to becoming the seventh in the nation to adopt such legislation.
Bill to lower school employee insurance rates clears committee 2/2/2012
A bill sponsored by Sen. Steve Hobbs to help public school employees acquire affordable insurance cleared the Health & Long-Term Care Committee on Thursday.
Under Senate Bill 6442 the approximately 300 insurance plans and 1,000 insurance pools for the 295 school districts throughout Washington will be consolidated into one. This will create savings through greatly reduced administrative costs.
Sen. Hobbs discusses the budget, need for reforms 1/31/2012
Sen. Hobbs’ insurance reform bill will lower costs for school employees 1/26/2012
A classroom assistant in Yelm makes $900 per month and pays $750 per month in insurance.
A school office clerk in Sultan pays $689 per month in insurance coverage for her and her husband.
VIDEO: Sen. Hobbs discusses fairness for school workers and reproductive rights 1/24/2012
VIDEO: Sen. Hobbs’ insurance reform proposal will lower costs for school employees 1/16/2012
Dave Munson has driven a school bus in Yakima for 27 years and has seen his insurance rates rise almost every year. To cover his family of five, he pays $1,164 every month in health insurance premiums. To help make ends meet, Dave has taken a second job and has had to drop his wife from his plan.
Senate bill protects the integrity of the Foreclosure Fairness Act 12/14/2011
A small fix to the Foreclosure Fairness Act will have big implications for Washingtonians at risk of losing their homes.
Senate Bill 5988, which garnered unanimous support Wednesday in the House and Senate, is sponsored by Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens. The bill contains an emergency clause and will take effect immediately.
VIDEO: Sen. Hobbs talks budget reform, revenue 12/9/2011
Moderate Democrats tout success in reforms to UI, Workers’ Comp programs 12/2/2011
Eighty-eight percent of employers will pay lower tax rates than they did this year thanks to reforms pushed for by moderate Democrats in the House and Senate to the state's unemployment insurance and workers' compensation programs during the 2011 session.
On Thursday the Employment Security Department issued a report which stated that employers which laid off no staff over the last four years will see their rates shrink by a whopping 71 percent, an all-time low for businesses in that rate class. This is especially good news for small businesses which make up 91 percent of this class.
