Dear Friends and Neighbors, Session is now 2/3rd of the way done, but there’s still a lot of work to complete. As chair of the Health Care & Wellness Committee,…
Honoring the past, apply for a working families tax credit, and town hall questions
Category: Marcus Riccelli
Town Hall this Saturday at 10:30 AM and an update on bills
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We are already halfway through the legislative session and I’m excited for our upcoming town hall this Saturday, March 11 at 10:30 AM. We’ll be meeting…
Riccelli Dental Health Care Bills Pass House
OLYMPIA – Rep. Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane), chair of the Health Care & Wellness Committee, saw two of his dental care bills pass out of the House prior to the crucial…
Expanded Free School Meals Bill Passes House
OLYMPIA – Over 90,000 students would get access to free school meals under the amended proposal from Rep. Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane) passed by the House today. HB 1238 as amended…
House Passes Riccelli Bill to Protect Reproductive Care Providers
OLYMPIA – In a 57-40 vote, the Washington House of Representatives passed a bill to ensure health providers can’t be disciplined for providing legal reproductive health services or gender affirming…
Food, workforce, and a page spotlight
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Friday was Fiscal Committee Cutoff, which means that bills needed to advance out of one of the fiscal committees (Appropriations, Capital, Transportation, or Finance) to be…
All health starts with oral health & addressing our workforce needs
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The last few weeks have been very busy in the Health Care & Wellness Committee, with hearings on bills ranging from telemedicine to health care affordability….
Free School Meals Gets a Hearing, Reproductive Care Protected in the Legislature, Page Applications Open!
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who attended our 3rd district telephone town hall last Tuesday, January 17. The questions were thorough and well-informed, and I enjoyed having…
3rd LD Telephone Town Hall this Tuesday at 6:30 PM
My first town hall of the year will be via telephone, this coming Tuesday, January 17 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. I’ll be joined with Sen. Andy Billig and…
Reproductive Care Provider Licenses Protected Under New Bill
OLYMPIA – While other states are passing laws to severely restrict abortion access, Washington lawmakers are introducing a bevy of new bills to ensure reproductive care is protected for anyone…