The House Community Safety, Justice & Reentry Committee passed an amended version of SB 5536, a bill ensuring access to pre-trial diversion, funding treatment and recovery services, and creating a…
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Video Update: House of Origin Cutoff
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who turned out on Saturday for our 45th District In-Person Town Hall and who listened in last Thursday for our Telephone Town…
Legislative Update: Town Halls, Moms (& Dads) Caucus, and Empowering Students
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last week we reached the ‘House of Origin’ cutoff. All bills that have not passed the House they were introduced in are now dead. We are…
Video Update: Protecting Children from Parental Abduction and Town Halls
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week the Legislature started full time floor action. Over the next couple of days we will consider, debate, and vote on hundreds of bills. However,…
Legislative Update: Sentencing Reform Podcast, Childcare Workforce and ECEAP Expansion, and Town Halls
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week is the “fiscal cutoff week” here in Olympia. Each year the Legislature sets itself a set of internal deadlines to keep the legislative process…
Video Update: Protecting Abused and Neglected Animals
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last week, the House unanimously passed my third bill this year. House Bill 1234 is a badly needed update of our animal cruelty laws. I worked…
Legislative Update: Victim-Centered Trauma-Informed Responses to Crime, Health Coverage for Hearing Aids, and Getting Toxic Chemicals Out of Cosmetics
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Legislature is now in full swing down here at the Capitol in Olympia. We will devote one more week to public hearings and votes on…
Video Update: Supporting Children Who Witness Violence & Working Families Tax Credit
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Children who witness violence are also victims of that violence. That is why I have proposed legislation to create a better system to support and heal…
Media Advisory: Bill to Limit Traffic Stops for Non-Moving Violations to be Heard in House Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry Committee Today
WHAT: Hearing on HB 1513, the Traffic Safety for All Act, House Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry The Traffic Safety for All Act would improve public safety by…
Legislative Update: Climate Resilience, Senior Meals, and Legislative Page Program
Dear Friends and Neighbors, As the legislative session rolls along, take a look as some of bills that I am supporting this year. The Legislative Page Program is also back…