Dear neighbors,
As of January 8th, the 2024 legislative session is underway! As a part time citizen-legislature, we have until March 7th to forge ahead with solutions to new and existing issues facing our communities and pass this year’s supplemental budgets. In this e-newsletter, I’d like to share the feedback I received from you regarding your legislative priorities for 2024 and how to stay engaged during this legislative session. I hope you find it useful!
What Matters to You
Over the last few months, I’ve sought feedback regarding the issues that matter most to you. Your feedback was resoundingly clear and helpful in determining how to best represent you this legislative session. The top three issues you shared were community safety, behavioral health, and affordable and accessible housing. As session gets underway, I look forward to championing these issues, and sharing more information about notable legislation I am supporting to make progress for our community!
We want to hear from you!
Engaging with your legislature is easier than ever! There are multiple ways to share your thoughts, amplify your communities’ voice, facilitate constructive discussions with lawmakers, and be an active citizen. Click here or on the image above to learn how to best stay informed this session!
Watch — TVW.org broadcasts all debates and votes that happen in the House or Senate, as well as all committee meetings in both chambers.
Testify — Go here for an overview of the process, here for instructions on how to testify remotely, and here to sign in for hearings in the House or Senate.
Research — Look up any bill by number, lawmaker, or topic here. To learn about the entire legislative process, click here. You can search for the daily agenda for each committee here. Just select the committee you’re interested in, and you can find out which members are assigned to that committee, review upcoming agendas and documents, as well as past reports and hearings.
Stay Informed — Visit my website, subscribe to my Facebook, and sign up for the Hot Sheet, a weekly guide to what the House Democratic Caucus is working on in Olympia. The Hot Sheet compiles many of the legislative priorities scheduled for a hearing or a vote on each day, so it’s a great snapshot of what is happening each week.
Get in Touch — You can always reach my office by email or phone; my contact information is included at the bottom of this email.
In Service,
State Representative Mary Fosse