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Cortes Bill Offers Hope & Stability for Young Adults
OLYMPIA – A promising solution for young adults facing behavioral health challenges is one step closer to being a reality. The Post-Inpatient Housing Program, championed by Rep. Julio Cortes (D-Everett),...
Rep. Stonier’s financial education bill passes the House
OLYMPIA—The House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 1714 by Rep. Monica Stonier (D-49th) to allow school districts more flexible timelines for implementing grant money received from the Financial Literacy...
Rule bill to keep our kids safe passes the House with strong bipartisan support
OLYMPIA— Rep. Alicia Rule (D-Blaine) has been protecting our most vulnerable since she’s been in the legislature—and that’s why Rule introduced House Bill 2224, which is about keeping our kids...
House passes Stonier bill guaranteeing sanitary conditions for workers who menstruate, lactate, or express milk
OLYMPIA – Barriers to well-paying jobs were removed today with the passage of HB 2266. Sponsored by Rep. Monica Stonier (D-Vancouver) HB 2266 ensures that all employers in the state...
Nance bill to reduce healthcare workforce barriers passes House
OLYMPIA—Today the House unanimously passed House Bill 2355, sponsored by Rep. Greg Nance (D-Kitsap) to expand Washington’s healthcare workforce by reducing the barriers to certify new Radiologic Technologists and MRI...
Rep. Cortes Bill Provides Justice and Rehabilitation for Juvenile Offenders
OLYMPIA – Tonight, the House passed House Bill 2217, introduced by Rep. Julio Cortes (D-Everett). The legislation represents a meaningful effort at transforming the state’s approach to juvenile justice and...
Reporting of lost or stolen firearms passes House
OLYMPIA — Continuing the fight to end gun violence, Rep. Liz Berry (D-Queen Anne) passed HB 1903, a commonsense gun safety measure through the House. The legislation requires lost or...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Slatter Bill Expands Pre-Eligibility for WA College Grant
OLYMPIA: Today, the House voted to pass House Bill 2214. Introduced by Representative Vandana Slatter (D-Bellevue), who chairs the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee, the legislation helps simplify access...
HB 2022 passes House
OLYMPIA—Five years after college student Sarah Pantip Wong, retired public servant Alan Justad, and two ironworkers, Andrew Yoder and Travis Corbet, lost their lives when a construction crane collapsed, the...
Leavitt’s Lucas Petty Act passes the House unanimously
OLYMPIA—The opioid and fentanyl crisis has hit our communities hard. Sadly, a whopping 68 percent of overdose deaths in Washington are from opioids and fentanyl. Even more alarming, our state...