Drew MacEwen

During floor action on Friday, I made a motion to pass a resolution that would have waived previously established cutoff dates and allowed my emergency powers reform bill to be considered on the House floor. Unfortunately, my motion was rejected on a party-line vote, all but ending the opportunity for...

With less than a week remaining of the 2021 legislative session, it is becoming apparent the governor’s emergency powers will likely remain intact and unchanged. John Sattgast reports. Wash. House Republicans · 04-19-21 – RADIO REPORT: Democrats reject Republican attempt to reform governor’s emergency powers SATTGAST: Since March of 2020,...

During floor action on Friday, April 16, Rep. Drew MacEwen made a motion to place House Concurrent Resolution 4402 on the Second Reading Calendar. The new resolution would have waived previously established cutoff dates from an earlier resolution and allowed his emergency powers reform bill (House Bill 1557) to be...

As we near the end of session, which is scheduled to adjourn April 25, I have been intently focused on the issue of emergency powers reform. For more than a year now, Gov. Jay Inslee has ruled unilaterally without any input from the Legislature. That needs to change. Washingtonians were...

Washington House Republicans are pushing for a vote on an emergency powers reform bill they believe is critical to pass prior to the end of the legislative session. On Friday afternoon, the caucus will make a motion on the House floor to place House Concurrent Resolution 4402 on the Second...

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, joins KVI’s John Carlson to discuss a bipartisan bill he’s sponsored that would implement emergency powers reform. House Bill 1557 would cause states of emergency to expire after 60 days unless renewed by the Legislature, and would allow the Legislature to terminate, on its own authority,...

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, joins IFiberOneNewsRadio KMAS to discuss the 2021-23 operating budget, the signing of his bill to help businesses in the hospitality industry mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and the latest on his emergency powers reform bill. Wash. House Republicans · 04-14-21 – RADIO: Rep....

A bill sponsored by Rep. Drew MacEwen to help businesses in the hospitality industry mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee. House Bill 1480 will temporarily codify into law a number of curbside, takeout and delivery privileges granted to liquor...

During Wednesday’s Republican media availability, Rep. Drew MacEwen discussed a bipartisan bill he’s sponsored that would rein in the governor’s unilateral emergency powers and restore proper authority to the Legislature during emergencies. Learn more about House Bill 1557 here.