As sessions go, 2013 has been one of the most successful I’ve experienced in nearly 20 years. I introduced 39 pieces of legislation this year (many of which were reintroductions of bills I proposed in past years); 10 of them are now going to become law plus three more House bills that are companions to bills I sponsored. That is an historic amount for this legislator! So far, the governor has signed only two of my bills, however bills passed by both the House and Senate will become law with or without the governor’s ceremonial signature. He only has the power to veto some or all of a passed bill. My first bill signed into law is SB 5274, which requires the Department of Licensing to allow private motorcycle skills education programs (i.e. Harley-Davidson) to offer motorcycle safety education where students pay the full cost for the training. Inslee signed that bill on April 22 and sent me a very thoughtful letter of appreciation. The second is SB 5466, a technical clean-up measure requested by the Washington State Patrol that will coalesce WSP recordkeeping procedures with processes and protocols required under state law. It was signed by the governor on April 23rd.