 1961 Public/Private Power Debate |  1963 |  1963 Closing of Committee Room X |  1967 Legislative Building renovated, offices for legislators |  1970 Department of Ecology created |  1970 Legalization of Abortion in Washington State |  1971 Shorelines Act approved |  1972 Public Disclosure Commission created |  1972 State Equal Rights Amendment approved |  1973 |  1977 Basic Education Act |  1977 |  1979 |  1979 Annual Sessions Amendment |