WA Legislature to start 2021 session with heightened security COVID-19, tax reform and police accountability top lawmakers’ agenda, but the threat of armed protesters hangs over their work. by Supporters of President Trump, including those with guns and a bat, stand outside the Governor's Mansion after breaching a perimeter fence, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia. This followed a protest against the counting of electoral votes in Washington, D.C., which affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's victory. The area was eventually cleared by police. (Ted S. Warren/AP) Washington’s Legislature convenes in Olympia Monday for a new session that will be unlike any other in state history.