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Senn Bill to Connect Foster Youth to DD Services Passes Unanimously in the House
OLYMPIA — Foster youth have no less need for developmental disability services than any other youth, yet in Washington State, foster youth can’t access developmental disability services. Washington State House...
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...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Orwall’s insurance coverage for hearing aids passes House
OLYMPIA—Twenty percent of adult Washingtonians experience some degree of hearing loss, that’s five percent higher than the national average, and two out of 1000 children nationally are born with a...
Lekanoff Bill to Solve Cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Passes Unanimously in the House
OLYMPIA – Too many Indigenous mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters have been torn from their families. Native women experience violence at much higher rates than the national average and are...
House Passes Morgan’s Reconciliation Act
OLYMPIA – On Tuesday, the House passed HB 1737, the Reconciliation Act, prime sponsored by Rep. Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland). The bill, passed by a vote of 64-33, builds off Rep....
Timmons’ Bill Provides Transparency and Clarity in the Event of Water Rights Adjudication
OLYMPIA— A few years ago, the Washington State Department of Ecology was directed by the Legislature to assess watersheds in the state that would benefit most from a water rights...
Shield Law Clears House
OLYMPIA — Today, the Washington House of Representatives passed a landmark Shield Law to protect those who seek reproductive & gender-affirming care in the state. House Bill 1469, introduced by...
Taylor Bill Maintaining Eligibility for DD Services Passes Unanimously in the House
OLYMPIA – House Bill 1407, sponsored by Rep. Jamila Taylor (D-Federal Way), maintaining eligibility for developmental disability services, passed unanimously in the House on February 28. If a child is...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS – Chapman and Tharinger: Progress for local courts on family and kids
OLYMPIA—Grays Harbor County is the first since 2008 to join a statewide effort to improve family and juvenile courts. “It’s great to see the 24th District continue to push for...
Leavitt passes bill addressing spam and robocalls from House
Olympia – Yesterday, the Washington House of Representatives passed House Bill 1051, the Robocall Spam Protection Act, holding bad actors accountable for illegal robocalls. Rep. Mari Leavitt, D-University Place, introduced...