(The Center Square) – Three of six initiatives from voter advocacy group Let’s Go Washington passed the state Legislature on Monday, with the fate of the three remaining ballot initiatives up to voters this fall.

On Monday morning, the Senate passed Initiative 2081 to allow parents to review educational materials, Initiative 2111 to prohibit state and local government from imposing income taxes, and Initiative 2113 to remove restrictions on police pursuits.

The House of Representatives followed suit on Monday evening, passing each one of the initiatives.

I-2081 was passed on an 82-15 vote.

Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, opened debate on the House floor saying I-2081 is meant to give parents, grandparents and guardians a clear understanding that they are engaged in their children and grandchildren's education.

“In recent years, some of our public policy has clouded that certainty and left some parents, grandparents and guardians unsure what they can know, how they can be involved, and how they can raise their children," he said.

Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, D-Seattle, pointed out that not all children have such supportive parents and guardians.

“Not every student is blessed to come from a loving home, with parents at home in whom they can if they have social or emotional challenges," she said. “So it’s on behalf of those students who may be homeless or have other reasons to be separated from their families for any number of reasons, I need to remind you Mr. Speaker, that students have rights too.”

Santos said she was pleased to learn that “The measure does not repeal any of the important protections and safeguards that the Legislature has enacted for our youth.”

Other Democrats expressed similar sentiments, with some saying they would vote in favor of I-2081 and others saying they would vote against it.

I-2111 passed on a 76-21 vote.

Walsh spoke in favor of the income tax ban.

“This initiative confirms and codifies one of the best things about living in Washington: we don’t have an income tax," he said. “This is an advantage that our state has over other states. We want to keep business innovation here.”

Rep. Chipalo Street, D-Seattle, had a different take.

“We have the second most regressive tax system in the nation, and I’m voting no because it doesn’t actually do anything," he said.

I-2113 passed on a 77-20 vote.

Several Democrats testified in opposition to lessening restrictions on police pursuits.

“Standing up against this measure is the right thing to do for my district, for my siblings of color and for everyone who has lost loved ones in police pursuits," Rep. Darya Farivar, D-Seattle, said.

Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic, rose in support of the initiative.

“The fact is this body passed policy [in 2021] that hurt the people of Washington state," she said.

She was gaveled by the House Speaker Laurie Jinkings, D-Tacoma, for those remarks, and told not to impugn any lawmakers, then continued by reading crime statistics in the aftermath of police pursuit restrictions.

“Violent crime has increased 19%, homicide 61%, aggravated assault 21%," Maycumber said. “My definition of hurt Mr. Speaker is the victims of the state of Washington, and I heard from the other side today (Senate Democrats) that this bill is nonsense, but people dying in the state of Washington is not nonsense.”

Unlike bills, when initiatives are passed by the Legislature, they do not have to be signed by the governor. They will take effect 90 days after the end of session, which is Thursday, March 7.

The three other measures – Initiative 2109 to repeal the state’s capital gains tax, Initiative 2117 to scrap the state’s Climate Commitment Act, and Initiative 2124 to allow certain people to opt out of the state’s long-term care insurance program – go to the voters in November, assuming the Legislature takes no action on the initiatives.

Brian Heywood is a Redmond millionaire and founder of Let’s Go Washington. He spent $6 million of his own money to organize and collect 2.6 million signatures for the six initiatives to be certified by the Office of the Secretary of State.

“Six months ago, today’s victory was unthinkable to radical progressives,” Heywood said in a news release. “They were quick to categorize all of the initiatives as ‘right-wing extremist’ policies that didn’t have a chance of passing. The 800,000 Washingtonians who signed the initiatives knew they were common sense measures, and the passage of three today proves they are just that.”

Brett Davis contributed to this story.