We have already passed by a few cut-off dates and session benchmarks, which means that we have a few less bills to track, follow and support and we can focus on priorities on a few key issues.
The future critical dates for the passage of bills are listed below:
Wednesday – April 3: Cutoff Date for Opposite House Bills to Pass Out of Policy Committees
Tuesday – April 9: Cutoff Date for Opposite House Bills to Pass Out of Fiscal Committees
Wednesday – April 17: Last Day to Pass Opposite House Bills (except initiatives and alternatives to initiatives, budgets and matters necessary to implement budgets, differences between the houses, and matters incident to the interim and closing of the session).
Sunday – April 28: Last Day for the Regular Session
The Reproductive Healthcare Access for All Act (SB 5602), had a public hearing in the House Health Care Committee on Wednesday March 20!
A large reproductive health care coalition led by Planned Parenthood, NARAL, Gender Justice League, the National Organization for Women and a whole host of other groups representing LGBTQIA groups, immigrants’ groups have been working on this for a few years.
Women of Washington State need you to take action in the next 24 hours to ensure that the Reproductive Health Access for All Act (SB 5602) passes out of the House Healthcare Committee. The bill was heard in committee last week. We’re so close to having this critical legislation become law…
But we need your help to make that happen.
Please take the time to reach out to each House Healthcare Committee Member and ask them to vote this critical bill out of committee.
If your Representatives are not on the committee – please contact them to ask them to support this bill. It does make a difference on the outcome if the committee members hear from the public AND other legislators about a bill up for a vote. It tells them the public is interested. YOU are the public.
This bill had a hard road, but the excellent partners within the coalition stuck to what we wanted and did not leave anyone behind. We kept at it and now this bill will need to pass out of the House Healthcare Committee.
We are one step closer to making reproductive health care access a reality for transgender folks and immigrants.
You can also contact your legislators by calling the Legislative Hotline at 1 800-562-6000. You can also contact them by e-mail using this format: firstname.lastname@leg.wa.gov. If you need to look up your legislators, use the following link to find them: http://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/
For a full explanation of how a bill becomes law click here.
You can contact your legislators by calling the Legislative Hotline at 1 800-562-6000. You can also contact them by e-mail using this format: firstname.lastname@leg.wa.gov. A complete list of email addresses for all legislators can be found at https://app.leg.wa.gov/MemberEmail/ If you need to look up your legislators, use the following link to find them: http://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/.
For details of the above bills see details below.
Note: Committee members for House and Senate Committees are listed at the end of this alert.
I have also included hyperlinks on each of the bill actions below, which will take you to the WA State Legislature’s comment page for the bill where you can enter your support or opposition to the bill and include a comment (up to 1000 characters).
Civil and Equal Rights
Initiative 1000
Initiative 1000 – Washington State diversity, equity and exclusion act
SUPPORT
Initiative 1000 redefines Affirmative Action to provide equal opportunity in Education, Employment and Contracting (Entrepreneurship) for the following groups:
- Women
- Veterans
- Persons with Disabilities
- People of Color;
Eliminates quotas and preferential treatment from Affirmative Action;
Expands Affirmative Action to include all Honorably discharged Veterans;
Protects Washington’s colleges & universities from federal penalties should they utilize race as a factor in their student admissions programs;
Expands the term, “sexual orientation” to all state anti-discrimination laws; and
Creates Washington State’s 1st Governors Commission on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
Status: I-1000 has been assigned to the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee where it is eligible for a public hearing. It has also been assigned to the Senate State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee where it is eligible for a public hearing.
Action: Let your representatives and senators know that you support Initiative 1000 and ask that it be passed out of the legislature as written.
Prepaid Postage for All Election Ballots
SB 5063 Providing prepaid postage for all election ballots.
SUPPORT
SB 5063 requires prepaid postage on return envelopes for all elections, with county costs for the postage to be reimbursed by the state.
Status: SB 5063 has passed out of the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee and will most likely be sent to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration.
Action: Contact your representatives and let them know you support SB 5063.
Native American Voting Rights
SB 5079 Enacting the Native American voting rights act of Washington
PASSED
SB 5079 allows for non-traditional addresses when a traditional address has not been assigned or affixed to a voter’s residence or when a voter resides on an Indian reservation or Indian lands. This bill also permits the use of tribal identification for electronic voter registration the Secretary of State can obtain a copy of the applicant’s signature. It authorizes tribes to request ballot drop boxes on reservations and designation of state facilities on reservations as voter registration sites, with legal enforcement for election officials to comply.
Status: SB 5079 passed out of the
House with amendments and was sent back to the Senate where they concurred with
the engrossed substitute bill and amendments on a 45 to 3 vote. This bill was signed into law by Governor
Inslee on March 14.
Action: Celebrate
Health Care Employees
HB 1155 Concerning meal and rest breaks and mandatory overtime for certain health care employees.
SUPPORT
HB 1155 addresses meals and rest periods for licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, surgical technologists, diagnostic radiologic technologists, cardiovascular invasive specialists, respiratory care practitioners, and certified nursing assistants. The bills prohibit an employer from: (1) Using prescheduled on call time to fill chronic or foreseeable staff shortages; and (2) Scheduling nonemergency procedures that would require overtime. Exceptions are allowed to the uninterrupted meal and rest break requirement, to allow for clinical circumstances that raise the acuity of the unit such that the employee is needed back from break to avoid patient harm. Provides that the prohibition on mandatory overtime does not apply to sexual assault nurse examiners who work on a prescheduled on-call basis. Allows an employer to apply to the Department of Labor and Industries for a variance from the meal and rest break and overtime provisions.
Status: HB 1155 is in the Senate Ways and Means Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Tuesday, March 26 at 3:30 PM.
Action: Contact your senator and members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee tolet them know you support HB 1155.
Immigrants
SB 5497 Establishing a statewide policy supporting Washington state’s economy and immigrants’ role in the workplace.
SUPPORT
SB 5497 establishes a state wide workgroup to develop strategies with private sector businesses, labor and immigrant advocacy groups to support current and future industries across the state.
The attorney general’s office is to develop model policies for limiting immigration enforcement to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and state law at public schools, health facilities operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state, courthouses, and shelters to assure that they remain safe and accessible to all WA residents regardless of immigration status. These entities must then adopt necessary changes to their policies to be consistent with the model policy. If they do not adopt these changes the agency must state why and provide a copy of their policy to the attorney general. All other organizations that provide services related to physical or mental health and wellness, education, or access to justice, are encouraged to adopt the model policy.
State agencies must review their confidentiality policies and identify any changes necessary to ensure that personal information collected on individuals is limited to that necessary to perform agency duties and is not used or disclosed for other purposes. Policies must clearly state that public employees may not condition services or request information or proof regarding a person’s immigration or citizenship status, or place of birth, except as required by law. The policies must also ensure that public services are available to, and public employees shall serve, all Washington residents without regard to immigration or citizenship status.
Status: SB 5497 is scheduled for an executive session in the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, March 26 at 10 AM and if it has not been heard there is a second executive session scheduled for Thursday, March 28 at 3:30 PM.
Action: Contact your representative and members of the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee and let them know you support SB 5497 and ask that it be passed out of committee.
LGBTQ Commission
SB 5356 Establishing the Washington state LGBTQ commission.
SUPPORT
SB 5356 establishes the Washington State LGBTQ Commission. The commission would have 15 members appointed by the governor and would be responsible for monitoring and advocating for legislation affecting LGBTQ people, assess programs and policies affecting LGBTQ people, coordinate with minority commissions, women’s commission and human rights commission to address issues of mutual concern and work as a liaison between the public and private sectors to eliminate barriers to economic and health equity for LGBTQ people
Status: SubstituteSB 5356 is in the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee where it is scheduled for an executive session on Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM.
Action: Contact your representatives and members of the State Government and Tribal Relations Committee and let them know you support SB 5356 and ask that it be passed out of committee.
Transportation Funding and Tribes
HB 1584 Restricting the availability of state funds to regional transportation planning organizations that do not provide a reasonable opportunity for voting membership to certain federally recognized tribes.
SUPPORT
HB 1584 sets a requirement for regional transportation planning organizations to be eligible for state funds that they make reasonable opportunity for voting membership for federally recognized tribes that hold a reservation or trust lands within their planning area of the organization.
Status: HB 1584 is in the Senate Rule Committee where it is eligible for a vote by the full Senate.
Action: Contact your senators and let them know that you support HB 1584 and ask for a YES vote when it comes to the floor.
Ballot Drop Boxes
SB 5779 Concerning ballot drop box placement requirements
WATCH
SB 5779 changes the requirements for ballot drop box locations from a minimum of one ballot drop box per fifteen thousand registered voters to one drop box per twenty thousand registered voters in the county.
Status: SB 5779 is in the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM.
Economic Equity and Support for Low Income Individuals and Families
Initiative 976 – Vehicle Fees and Taxes
Initiative 976 Limiting state and local taxes, fees, and other charges relating to vehicles.
OPPOSE
I 976 is Tim Eyman’s initiative. The “$30 Tabs Initiative” would establish a regressive license tab fee system because cars and light trucks of all values would be taxed the same. Additionally, it would harm Sound Transit by preventing it from obtaining the amount of revenue estimated, relied upon and approved by the voters in 2016 in the measure called Sound Transit 3, and leave Sound Transit without the anticipated revenues to cover their bond costs.
Status: Initiative 976 is in the House and Senate Transportation Committees where it is eligible for an executive session
Action: Contact Representative Jake Fey and Senator Steve Hobbs the chairs of the of the House and Senate Transportation Committees and let them know that you do not support Initiative 976 and request that it NOT BE SCHEDULED for an executive session and that this initiative should be put forward to voters as we trust they will make the right decision to not pass this initiative. An alternative ballot proposition will only confuse voters.
Affordable Housing and Homelessness Projects
HB 1219 Providing cities and counties authority to use real estate excise taxes to support affordable housing and homelessness projects.
SUPPORT
HB 1219 authorizes cities and counties who are required to plan or who are planning under the Growth Management Act to use of real estate excise tax revenue to support affordable housing and homelessness projects for the planning, acquisition, reconstruction, repair, replacement, rehabilitation or improvement of facilities.
Status: HB 1219 has passed out of the House on a 74 yes to 24 nay vote. It is now in the Senate Housing Stability & Affordability Committee where it is scheduled for and executive session on Monday, March 25 at 1:30 PM.
Action: Contact your senator and members of the Senate Housing Stability and Affordability Committee and ask for their support and a YES vote on HB 1219 to pass out of the committee.
Wage and Salary Information
HB 1696 Concerning wage and salary information.
SUPPORT
HB 1696 prohibits and employer from: (1) Seeking the wage or salary history of an applicant from the applicant or a current or former employer; or (2) Requiring that an applicant’s wage or salary history meet certain criteria. The employer may confirm an applicant’s wage or salary history if the applicant voluntarily discloses it OR after the employer has negotiated and made an offer of employment with compensation to the applicant. This bill also institutes a complaint process for violations of this legislation and allows the dept of labor and industries to order an employer to pay actual damages or $5000 whichever is greater if violations are found.
Status: HB 1696 is in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Monday, March 25 at 10 AM.
Action: Contact your senator and members of the Senate Labor and Commerce and let them know that you support HB 1696 and request that it be passed out of committee.
Consumer Rights
Debt Collection
HB 1066 Requiring debt collection complaints to be filed prior to service of summons and complaint.
SUPPORT
Requires that debt collection complaints be filed before service of the summons and complaint on defendants to ensure that defendants: (1) Understand that it is an existing court case; (2) Are informed of the case number; and (3) Receive adequate notice and a reasonable opportunity to respond and be heard to avoid default judgment. Prohibits a licensee or employee of a licensee from serving a debtor with a summons and complaint unless the summons and complaint have been filed with the court and bear the case number assigned by the court.
Status: HB 1066 is in the Senate Rules Committee where it can be scheduled for a vote by the full Senate.
Action: Contact your senator and let them know that you support HB 1066 and request that they pass it into law when it comes to the Senate floor for a vote.
Senior Citizen and Veterans Property Taxes
SB 5160 Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens.
SUPPORT
SB 5160 seeks to adjust the income qualification thresholds for the exemption program and are modified beginning with taxes levied for collection in calendar year 2020, and thereafter, as follows:
- Income Threshold 1 replaces the $30,000 income threshold—Income Threshold 1 is defined as equal to the greater of Income Threshold 1 for the previous year or 45 percent of the county median household income (CMI);
- Income Threshold 2 replaces the $35,000 income threshold—Income Threshold 2 is defined as equal to the greater of Income Threshold 2 for the previous year or 55 percent of CMI; and
- Income Threshold 3 replaces the $40,000 income threshold—Income Threshold 3 is defined as equal to the greater of Income Threshold 3 for the previous year or 65 percent of CMI. The income threshold for the deferral program is defined as equal to the greater of the income threshold for the previous year or 75 percent of CMI, replacing the $45,000 income threshold.
The income threshold for the deferral program is defined as equal to the greater of the income threshold for the previous year or 75 percent of CMI, replacing the $45,000 income threshold. Senate Bill Report – 3 – SB 5160 CMI is defined as median household income estimates for Washington by county of the legal address of the principal place of residence, as published by the Office of Financial Management (OFM).
A claimant may, among other stated exceptions, be confined to the home of a relative for the purpose of long-term care without disqualification to the property tax exemption program.
The term “principal place of residence” is defined to mean a residence occupied for more than nine months each calendar year.
The bill includes language that states the tax preference is exempt from the tax preference performance statement and ten-year expiration date requirements for new tax preferences because the Legislature intends for the preference in this act to be permanent.
The substitute versions of these bills added language to add an heir to those who can keep the deferral going if they independently qualify for the program and have been living in the house.
Status: SB 5160 is now in the House Finance Committee where it is scheduled for an executive session on Tuesday March 26 at 8 AM.
Action: Contact Representatives Kloba and Stanford and the members of the House Finance Committee and ask for their support for SB 5160 and to pass it out of the Finance Committee to the House Rules Committee.
Out of Network Health Care Services
HB 1065 Protecting consumers from charges for out-of-network health care services.
SUPPORT
HB 1065 establishes the balance billing protection act. This bill finds that consumers receive surprise bills or balance bills for services provided at out-of-network facilities or by out-of-network health care providers at in-network facilities. HB 1065 and SB 5031 declare an intent to: (1) Ban balance billing of consumers enrolled in fully insured, regulated insurance plans and plans offered to public employees under state health care authority provisions for certain services; (2) Provide self-funded group health plans with an option to elect to be subject to the provisions of this act; and (3) Remove consumers from balance billing disputes and require that out-of-network providers and carriers negotiate out-of-network payments in good faith under the terms of this act.
Status: HB 1065 is scheduled for an executive hearing in the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee on Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM.
Action: Contact Senator Palumbo and members of the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee and ask for their support of HB 1065 and pass it out of committee.
Debt Collection
HB 1066 Requiring debt collection complaints to be filed prior to service of summons and complaint.
SUPPORT
Requires that debt collection complaints be filed before service of the summons and complaint on defendants to ensure that defendants: (1) Understand that it is an existing court case; (2) Are informed of the case number; and (3) Receive adequate notice and a reasonable opportunity to respond and be heard to avoid default judgment. Prohibits a licensee or employee of a licensee from serving a debtor with a summons and complaint unless the summons and complaint have been filed with the court and bear the case number assigned by the court.
Status: HB 1066 is in the Senate Rules Committee where can be scheduled for a vote by the full Senate.
Action: Contact your senator and members of the
Senate Law and Justice Committee and let them know that you support and request
that they pass it out of committee.
Contact the Senate
Rules Committee and
ask that HB 1066 be scheduled for a vote by the
full Senate and ask Senator Palumbo for a YES vote on HB 1066 when it comes to
the floor.
Protecting Taxpayers from Home Foreclosure
HB 1105 Protecting taxpayers from home foreclosure.
SUPPORT
HB 1105 is a bill that seeks to help consumers avoid foreclosure due to a lapse in the payment of state property taxes. The bill creates a counselor referral hotline account and a housing counseling activities account. The objective of the bill is to provide greater notice to taxpayers who are delinquent and help provide a mechanism to cure the delinquency through housing counselor assistance and/or through a payment plan agreement with taxing authorities. With the problem of homelessness and the rising property taxes in our state we must do everything we can to ensure that those that can afford to stay in their house are given the opportunity to do so with better notice and assistance.
Status: HB 1105 is in the Senate Local Government Committee where it is scheduled for an executive session on Tuesday, March 26 at 8 AM.
Action: Contact your senators and members of the Senate Local Government Committee and ask them to pass HB 1105 out of committee and onto the Rules Committee to schedule it for a vote by the full Senate.
Working Families Tax Credit
HB 1527 Providing a working families’ tax credit.
SB 5810 Providing a working families’ tax credit.
SUPPORT
HB 1527 provides a sales tax credit for low-income working individuals and families similar to the federal earned income tax credit. The objective as cited in the bill is allow low-income and middle-income workers to recover some or all of the sales tax, they pay to support state and local government as a way to increase their economic security and to decrease the regressivity of our state tax code. It is the legislature’s intent to provide a sales and use tax exemption, in the form of a remittance, to low income and middle-income working families. If a review finds that the working families’ tax credit provides meaningful financial relief to low-income and middle-income households, then the legislature intends to extend the expiration date of the tax preference.
Status: HB 1527 an SB 5810 have had hearings in the House and Senate and are awaiting final revenue and budget agreements. The House budget and revenue package will be released the beginning of this week and the Senate later in the week or early next week. Rep. Entenman and many other House members continue to push the bill even if it needs to be in vastly scaled back version.
Action: Contact your senators and representatives and members of the House Finance Committee and Senate Ways and Means Committee and ask for support and a YES vote on HB 1527 and SB 5810
Medical Bill Debt Collection Reform
HB 1531 Reforming the Rules for Medical Debt Collection.
SUPPORT
HB 1531 would ensure that people are not penalized for seeking medical care when they need it. Medical billing is not transparent, and people often don’t know how much they owe until after they have already received medical care. This is a problem for those with insurance and those without it. This bill will address the following problems with our current system:
- Reduces Pre-Judgment interest from 12% to 9%
- Reduces Post Judgment interest from 12% to 9%
- Mandates that debt collectors provide people with information about Charity Care
- Requires Debt collectors to cease collections if a Charity Care Application is Pending
- Eliminates bench warrants for medical debt
- Prohibits the assignment and sale of debt for 120 days after the first billing
- Prohibits debt collectors from making adverse credit reports for 180 days post assignment.
- Increases the amount people can keep in their bank accounts when garnished from $500 to $2000.
Status: HB 1531 is in the Senate Rules Committee where it is eligible for a vote by the full Senate.
Action: Contact Senator and let them know that you support HB 1531 and request a YES vote when it comes to the floor.
Consumer Debt Bill re Interest on Judgments and Garnishment Limits
HB 1602 Concerning Consumer Debt.
SUPPORT
HB 1602 provides a
reduction in the rate of interest on consumer judgments from 12% to 9%. The
bill also raises the garnishment limits to an exemption of $2000 to an
aggregate amount of assets in bank accounts or stocks. On March 1st,
the bill passed the house and was referred to the Senate Law & Justice
committee for a first reading. However, there is word that a large debt
collector has hired a contract lobbyist in Washington State to oppose HB 1602,
particularly the garnishment provisions.
Status: HB 1602 survived a challenge in the Senate Law & Justice committee by a lobbyist for a California debt buyer Encore. There was a slight amendment of the bill to clarify that medical debt is within the definition of consumer debt. The Senate Law & Justice committee passed the bill out of committee and is now in the Senate Rules Committee where it is eligible to be scheduled for a vote by the full Senate
Action: Contact your senator and let them know you support HB 1602 and ask that they vote YES when it comes to the floor.
Zombie Debt Collection
HB 1730 Stopping the Practice of Time-Barred Debt Collection.
SUPPORT
HB 1730 is a bill to stop the practice of debt collection once the statute of limitations has passed. Under the current law, debt collectors can still contact you by phone and by mail asking you to pay on a debt that has already passed the statute of limitations. This practice is often known as zombie debt collection because a consumer can unknowingly restart the clock on the statute of limitations by making a payment and restart their legal liability on the debt. The objective of this bill is to stop this practice. Under this bill, any payment of principal or interest made after the limitations period has expired shall not revive or extend the limitations period. This bill will hopefully stop a very misleading practice of debt collectors.
Status: HB 1730 passed out of the Senate Law & Justice Committee and is now in the Senate Rules Committee after a slight amendment to clarify the statute of limitations definition. The Rules Committee can now send it to the floor for a vote by the full Senate
Action: Contact Senator Palumbo and ask for his support on HB 1730 and let them know that you support HB 1730 and request a YES vote when it comes to the floor.
Increasing Jurisdictional Amounts in Small Claims Court
SB 5621 – Increasing the jurisdictional amount for small claims courts.
Support
SB 5621 raises the jurisdiction of small claims court from $5,000 to $10,000 for individual persons. With the amendment as the bill passed out of committee the amount that businesses can file in small claims court remains at $5000.
Status: SB 5621 is in the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee where it is scheduled for an executive session on Tuesday, March 26 and on Thursday, March 28.
Action: Contact Representatives Kloba and Stanford and members of the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee and let them know that you support SB 5621 and ask for their support of this bill to pass it out of committee.
Reproductive Rights and Health Care
Healthcare Provider Misconduct Notice
HB 1198 Requiring health care providers sanctioned for sexual misconduct to notify patients.
SUPPORT
HB 1198 requires a health care provider
who is subject to the uniform disciplinary act and has been sanctioned by a
disciplining authority for sexual misconduct to provide a disclosure to all
patients before a patient’s first visit with the licensee following the
sanction.
Status: HB 1198 is in the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee where it is scheduled for an executive session on Monday, March 25 at 1:30 PM.
Action: Contact your senators and members of the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee, let them know you support HB 1198 and ask that they pass this bill out of committee.
Dental Coverage for Pacific Islander
SB 5274 Concerning dental coverage for
Pacific Islanders residing in Washington.
SUPPORT
SB 5274 establishes a dental
services program that provides dental coverage to income-eligible members of
Compact of Free Association (COFA) nations and the United States with no
premium or cost-sharing payment requirements. Defines “COFA citizen”
as a person who is a citizen of: (1) The Republic of the Marshall Islands; (2)
The Federated States of Micronesia; or (3) The Republic of Palau. This would expand dental coverage to the COFA
citizens who qualify for medical assistance.
Currently other income eligible Washington residents who qualify for
medical assistance also qualify for dental assistance.
Status: SB 5274 passed out of the Senate on a unanimous vote and is now in the House Appropriations Committee where it is eligible for a public hearing and executive session.
Action: Contact your representatives and members of the House Appropriations Committee and let them know that you support SB 5274 and request that it be scheduled for a public hearing and executive session to pass out of committee.
Indian Health Improvement Act
SB 5415 Creating the Washington Indian health improvement act.
SUPPORT
SB 5415 establishes the Washington Indian Health Improvement Act to establish the Indian health improvement account to provide incentives to tribes to assume the administrative burdens created by the federal requirements for the state shift health care costs to the federal government. It establishes an advisory committee made up of primarily tribal representatives and local urban Indian health organizations whose responsibilities include a. adopting the Indian health advisory plan, b. facilitating better understanding of health disparities and historical trauma and tribal sovereignty and self-governance, c. providing oversight of contracting and service performance contracts to address impacts on services to American Indians and Alaska Natives, and d. providing oversight of the Indian Health reinvestment account. The goal of the Washington Indian Health Improvement Act is to raise the health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives and improve delivery of services by increasing access to care, strengthening continuity of care, and improving population health through investment in capacity and infrastructure.
Status: SB 5415 passed out of the Senate on a unanimous vote and is now in the House Health Care and Wellness Committee where it is scheduled for an executive session on Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM.
Action: Contact your senators and let them know that you support SB 5415 and ask for a YES vote to pass it out of committee.
Maternal Mortality
SB 5425 Concerning maternal mortality reviews
SUPPORT
SB 5425 updates the state’s maternal mortality review which conducts comprehensive, multidisciplinary review of maternal of women while pregnant or within one year of the end of the pregnancy. It requires that at least one member of the panel be a tribal representative and expands the list of categories of persons who can serve on the panel. It also expands the list of agencies to include the new Department of Children, Youth and Families and its licensees and providers who may be requested to provide records for the morality review panel. The bill will also allow the Department of Health with a signed written data sharing agreement to share information with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The requirements for data sharing agreement prohibit identifying information for the deceased individuals and their families from being released and any attempts of the recipient from attempting to identify these individuals.
Status: SB 5425 is in the House Appropriations Committee where it is eligible for a public hearing and an executive session.
Action: Contact your representatives and members of the House Appropriations Committee and let them know that you support SB 5425 and request a YES vote to pass it out of committee.
Comprehensive Sex Education
SB 5395 Concerning comprehensive sexual
health education.
SUPPORT
SB
5395 expands the requirements for every public school to provide comprehensive
sexual health education that is an integral part of the curriculum. The curriculum in addition to being medically
and scientifically accurate, must also be evidence based and encourage healthy
relationships that are based on mutual respect and affection and are free from
violence, coercion and intimidation. The
curriculum also must teach how to identify and respond to behaviors that
contribute to sexual violence and emphasize the importance of affirmative
consent before sexual activity.
Status: SB 5395 is in the House Education Committee where is eligible for an executive session.
Action: Contact your representatives and members of the House Education Committee and let them know you support SB 5395 and request that SB 5395 be passed out of committee with a YES vote.
Nonresident Pharmacies
HB 1412 Concerning nonresident pharmacies.
SUPPORT
HB 1412
amends the state’s statute regarding pharmacies located in other states and
Canada and clarifies what types of documentation is necessary for licensure by
the department of health.
Status: HB 1412 is in the Senate Rules Committee where it can be scheduled for a vote by the full Senate.
Action: Contact your senators to let them know you support HB 1412 and ask for a YES vote when it comes to the floor.
SB 5184 Concerning prescription coverage
and the use of nonresident pharmacies.
SUPPORT
SB
5184 Requires health carriers to include in any contract with a pharmacy
benefit manager (PBM) a requirement that the PBM receive enrollee authorization
prior to filling prescriptions through a nonresident pharmacy. Requires health
plans and nonresident pharmacies to provide notices to health plan enrollees
about the use of nonresident pharmacies.
Status: SB 5184 is in the House Health Care and Wellness Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Tuesday, March 26 at 1:30 PM and an executive session on Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM.
Action: Contact your representatives and members of the House Health Care and Wellness Committee and let them know you support SB 5184 and request that SB 5184 be passed out of committee.
Standardized Health Care Plans
HB 1523 Increasing the availability of quality, affordable health coverage in the individual market.
SB 5526 Increasing the availability of quality, affordable health coverage in the individual market.
SUPPORT
HB 1523 and SB 5526 establish regulations for insurance plans in the exchange
such as reducing deductibles, making more services available before the
deductible, provide predictable cost sharing, reducing barriers to maintaining
and improving health, and encouraging choice based on value while limiting increases
in health plan premium rates.
The Economic Opportunity Institute published an article on 3/14/19 in regard to the testimony by the healthcare industry’s and the industry’s opposition to this bill. To see the EOI’s analysis click on this link to view “What Health Care Providers Mean When They Say They Can’t Lower Costs”.
Status: HB 1523 is scheduled for an executive session in the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee on Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM
SB 5526 is in the House Health Care and Wellness Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Tuesday, March 26 at 1:30 PM and an executive session on Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM.
Action: Contact your senator and members of the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee and let them know you support HB 1523 and request that a YES vote to pass it out of committee.
Contact your representatives and members of the House Health Care and Wellness Committee to let them know you support SB 5526 and request that SB 5526 be voted out of committee with a YES vote.
Reproductive Healthcare Access for All
SB 5602 Eliminating barriers to reproductive health care for all.
SUPPORT
HB
5602 expands reproductive health access to all people in Washington.
This bill includes specific provisions that address the reproductive health
care needs of Washington’s immigrant and
transgender communities. SB 5602 does
the following:
- Creates a state funded program to cover family planning services for immigrants who would be eligible for the Take Charge federal waiver program but cannot access it because of federal restrictions. It also requires outreach and education about this program.
- Prohibits gender identity discrimination, including automatic denials based on gender identity, in all reproductive health services covered by Medicaid and private insurance plans.
- Requires private insurance plans to cover additional reproductive health services, beyond those required in the Reproductive Parity Act (RPA) and the preventive services statute.
- Corrects the RPA to explicitly include student health plans.
Status: SB 5602 is in the House Health Care and Wellness Committee where it is scheduled for an executive session on Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM
Action: Contact your representatives and members of the House Health Care and Wellness Committee and let them know you support SB 5602 and ask that it be passed out of committee.
Universal Health Care
SB
5822 Providing a pathway to establish a universal health care system for the
residents of Washington state.
SUPPORT
SB
5822 declares that health care is a human right. This bill directs the
health care authority (HCA) to convene a workgroup on establishing a universal
health care system in Washington state. The
work group must consist of stakeholders, including: 1) consumers, patients, and
the general public , 2) large and small businesses with experience with large
and small group insurance and self-insured models, 3) labor, 4) health care
providers and facilities, 5)health insurance carriers, 6)state agencies, and 6)
legislators. The work group must study and make recommendations to the
Legislature on how to create, implement, maintain, and fund a universal health
care system that may include publicly funded, publicly administered, and publicly
and privately delivered health care that is sustainable and affordable to all
Washington residents including: 1) options for increasing coverage and access
for uninsured and underinsured 2) transparency measures, 3) innovations
promoting quality, 4) options for ensuring a just transition to a universal
health care system for all stakeholders, 5) options to expand health care
purchasing in collaboration with neighboring states, and 6) options for revenue
and financing mechanisms to fund the system. Requires HCA to make the work
group’s preliminary reports with findings and preliminary recommendations
available for public comment by November 15, 2019, and May 15, 2020.
Status: SB 5822 is in the House Health Care and Wellness Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Tuesday, March 26 at 1:30 PM and an executive session on Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM.
Action: Contact your representatives and members of the House Health Care and Wellness Committee and let them know that you support SB 5822 and request a YES vote to pass it out of committee.
Violence Against Women
Sexual Assault Kit Notice
HB 1016 Concerning hospital notification of availability of sexual assault
evidence kit collection.
SUPPORT
HB 1016
requires a hospital that does not provide sexual assault evidence kit
collection or have appropriate providers available to provide the collection at
all times, to develop a plan by July 1, 2020, to assist individuals with
obtaining the collection. Requires a hospital that does not perform the
collection or have appropriate providers available to, beginning July 1, 2020:
(1) Provide notice, within two hours of a request, to an individual who
presents in the emergency department and requests a collection that the
hospital does not perform the collection or does not have appropriate providers
available; and (2) Coordinate care with the local community sexual assault
agency and assist the patient in finding a facility with an appropriate provider
available.
Status: HB 1016 has passed the House and is in the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Friday, March 29 at 8:00 AM.
Action: Contact your senators on the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee and let them know that you support HB 1016 and request that they pass it out of committee.
Sexual Assault Protection Orders
HB 1149 Clarifying requirements to obtain a sexual assault protection order.
SUPPORT
HB 1149
finds that the state supreme court’s decision in Roake v. Delman, 189 Wn.2d 775
(2018), does not reflect the legislature’s intent regarding requirements for
obtaining a civil sexual assault protection order. The bill clarifies that a
petitioner who seeks a sexual assault protection order is not required to
separately allege or prove that the petitioner has a reasonable fear of future
dangerous acts by the respondent, in addition to alleging and proving that the
petitioner was sexually assaulted by the respondent.
Status: HB 1149 is in the Senate Rules Committee where can be scheduled for a vote by the full Senate.
Action: Contact your senators and ask for their support and YES vote on HB 1149 when it comes to the floor.
Sexual Assault Survivors
HB 1166 Supporting sexual assault survivors
SUPPORT
HB 1166
changes the composition of the joint legislative task force on sexual assault
forensic examination best practices.
Requires the task force to: (1) Develop policies and submit recommendations on the storage, retention, and destruction of unreported sexual assault kits; (2) Monitor implementation of state and federal legislative changes; (3) Collaborate with the office of the attorney general to implement reforms pursuant to federal grant requirements; and (4) Make recommendations for institutional reforms.
Provides a December 31, 2021, expiration date for the task force.
Requires the state auditor to conduct a comprehensive performance audit of the statewide sexual assault tracking system and operations of the Washington state patrol crime laboratory with respect to processing sexual assault kits.
Requires the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system to designate sexual assault kits as unreported or reported.
Expands the requirements of the specialized, intensive, and integrative training for people responsible for investigating sexual assault cases involving adult victims.
Requires the Washington state patrol, when it receives a request for examination of a sexual assault kit from a law enforcement agency, to conduct the laboratory examination of the kit and enter relevant information into the combined DNA index system, within forty-five days of receipt of the request.
Requires law enforcement agencies to submit to the Washington state patrol crime laboratory requests for forensic analysis of sexual assault kits collected before July 24, 2015, and in the possession of the law enforcement agencies.
Prohibits the disposal or destruction of untested sexual assault kits.
Status: HB 1166 is in the Senate Ways and Means Committee where it is eligible for a public hearing and executive session.
Action: Contact your senators and members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, letting them know you support HB 1166 and request that they pass it out of committee.
Statute of Limitations for Felony Sex Offences
HB 1231 Modifying the statute of limitations for certain felony sex offenses.
SUPPORT
Substitute
HB 1231 lifts the statute of limitations on the crimes of Rape in the first and
second degrees if the victim is under the age of 16; Rape of a Child in the
second and third degrees; Child Molestation in the second and third degrees; Sexual
Misconduct with a Minor in the first degree; Custodial Sexual Misconduct in the
first degree; and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. The statute of limitations is
extended to 20 years for Rape in the first and second degrees if the victim is
16 years or older, and for Indecent Liberties. The statute of limitations is
extended to 10 years for the crime of Rape in the third degree. The statute of
limitations for Incest is extended to 10 years, or the victim’s thirtieth
birthday if committed against a victim under the age of 18, whichever is later.
Status: HB 1231 is in the Senate Law and Justice Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Thursday, March 28 at 10:00 AM.
Action: Contact your senator and members of the Senate Law and Justice Committee and ask for their support and YES vote on HB 1231 to pass it out of committee.
Temporary Protection Orders
HB 1350 – Issuing temporary protection orders
SUPPORT
HB 1350 modifies which courts handle temporary protection order and transferring to the superior courts
Status: HB 1350 is in the Senate Law and Justice Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Monday, March 25 at 10:00 AM and an executive session on Thursday, March 28 at 10:00 AM.
Action: Contact your senator and members of the Senate Law and Justice Committee and let them know that you support HB 1350 and request that they pass HB 1350 out of committee.
Immunity from Prosecution for Prostitution in Some Circumstances
HB 1382 Increasing access to emergency assistance for victims by providing
immunity from prosecution for prostitution offenses in some circumstances.
SUPPORT
HB 1382
allows for persons seeking emergency assistance or seeks emergency assistance
for a victim of a violent offense, assault in the third degree, assault in the
fourth degree or rape in the third degree to not be charged with prostitution
if the evidence of the charge was obtained as a result of the need for
emergency assistance.
Status: HB 1382 is in the Senate Law and Justice Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Thursday, March 28 at 10 AM
Action: Contact your senator and members of the Senate Law and Justice Committee and let them know that you support HB 1382 and request that they pass it out of committee.
Domestic Violence Programs
HB 1517 Concerning domestic violence.
SUPPORT
HB
1517 does the following
- Requires the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to conduct a study on domestic violence (DV) treatment programs operating under the new administrative regulatory model.
- Requires the Washington State University Department of Criminal Justice to develop a DV risk assessment tool.
- Establishes requirements for DV offenders participating in the Special Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative.
- Modifies community custody conditions for DV offenders.
- Establishes requirements for deferred prosecutions involving DV behavioral problems.
- Specifies timeframes for which DV no-contact orders entered as a condition of sentence remain in effect.
- Requires the enforcement of civil DV protection orders issued by Canadian Courts.
Substitute HB 1517 modifies the current statutory definitions pertaining to DV to distinguish between DV committed by intimate partners and family or household members. Intent language was added specifying that the legislative intent for reorganizing the definition is to facilitate data analysis rather than to substantively change DV cases.
Status: SHB 1517 is in the Senate Ways and Means Committee where it is eligible for a public hearing and an executive session.
Action: Contact your senator and members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and let them know that you support SHB 1517 and request that it be voted out of committee.
Domestic Violence Resources
HB 1533 Making information about domestic violence resources available in the
workplace.
SUPPORT
HB
1533 requires that the employment security department create a domestic
violence poster with a space for an employer to provide the name or names of
community resources regarding domestic violence. The poster is required to be posted with the
other required employment posters.
Status: HB 1533 is in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee where it is eligible for an executive session.
Action: Contact your senators and members of the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee and let them know that you support HB 1533 and ask that it be passed out of committee.
Missing and Murdered Native American Women
HB 1713 Improving
law enforcement response to missing and murdered Native American women.
SUPPORT
HB 1713
establishes a legislative task force on missing and murdered Native American
women to monitor and improve law enforcement response to missing persons
reports for Native American women. This task force is responsible for
developing a best practices protocol, developing a tool kit for tribal and
urban Indian communities to educate
families about steps and actions they can take if a loved one is missing,
raising public awareness of the issue. representatives
on this task force include representatives from the legislature, tribal
organizations, urban Indian organizations, the bureau of Indian affairs, FBI,
and the governor’s office of Indian affairs.
The first report of this committee is due Dec 1, 2019. The task force must also develop a database
of nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations that provide aid and support in
locating missing Native American women.
Status: HB 1713 is in the Senate Ways and Means Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Monday, March 25 at 3:30 PM.
Action: Contact your senator and members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and let them know that you support HB 1713 and request that it be passed out of committee.
Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Prevention
SB 5258 Preventing the sexual harassment and sexual
assault of certain isolated workers.
SUPPORT
SB
5258 requires every hospitality,
retail, behavioral health care, or custodial employer, or labor contractor who
employs a custodian, security guard, hotel or motel housekeeper, or worker who
spends a majority of his or her working hours alongside two or fewer coworkers
at a location that is not his or her home to: (1) Adopt a sexual harassment
policy; (2) Provide mandatory training to the managers, supervisors, and
employees; (3) Provide a list of resources for the employees to use; and (4)
Provide a panic button to each worker that spends most of his or her working
hours alongside two or fewer coworkers at a location that is not his or her
home.
Requires the department of labor and industries to publish advice and guidance for employers with fifty or fewer employees relating to the requirements mentioned above. Requires the director of the department of labor and industries to establish procedures for licensing property service contractors. Requires hotels and motels with sixty or more rooms to meet the requirements in this act by January 1, 2020.
Status: SB 5258 is in the House Labor and Workplace Standard Committee where it is scheduled for an executive session on Monday, March 25 at 1:30 PM.
Action: Contact your representatives and members of the House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee and let them know you support SB 5258 to protect isolated workers from sexual harassment and ask that it be passed out of committee.
HB 1756 Concerning the safety and security of adult entertainers.
SUPPORT
HB
1756 requires the Dept of Labor and Industries to develop training for
entertainers that includes 1) education about the rights and responsibilities
of entertainers, including working as an independent contractor; 2) reporting
workplace injuries, including sexual and physical abuse and sexual harassment;
3) risk of human trafficking; and 4) resources for assistance. The bill also requires the entertainer to
sign an affidavit that they have received this training in order to receive or
renew an adult entertainer license. The
adult entertainment establishment must provide a panic button to each entertainer
at no cost to the entertainer. The bill
also requires the adult entertainment establishment to record accusations
regarding customer acts of violence including sexual assault/harassment and
retain this information for 5 years after the most recent accusation. If the accusation is made under penalty of
perjury or other evidence, the customer must be prohibited for at least 3 years
after the date of the incident.
Status: HB 1756 is in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Monday, March 25 at 10:00 Am
Action: Contact your senator and members of the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee and ask for their support to pass HB 1756.
Protection Orders
HB 1786 Improving procedures and strengthening laws relating to protection
orders, no-contact orders, and restraining orders.
SUPPORT
HB 1786
requires that a court when issuing a protection order, no-contact order, or
restraining order to also issue an order prohibiting the individual from
accessing, obtaining, or possessing any firearms or other dangerous weapons if
evidence shows the individual used, displayed, or threatened to use a firearm
or other dangerous weapon. It also
requires the surrender of any concealed pistol license by the individual. It also changes the language in the law from
“intimate partner” to “protected person”.
Status: HB 1786 is in in the Senate Law and Justice Committee where it is scheduled for a public hearing on Monday, March 25 at 10 AM and an executive session on Thursday, March 28 at 10:00 AM.
Action: Contact your senator and members of the Senate Law and Justice Committee and let them know that you support HB 1786 and request that they pass it out of committee..
Higher Education Sexual Violence Task Force
HB 1998 Creating a task force on sexual violence at institutions of higher education.
SUPPORT
HB 1998
establishes a joint legislative task force on Title IX protections and
compliance. The task force is directed
to
- Examine legislative, administrative, and other options to ensure that this state provides clear, consistent, and comprehensive protections for survivors that are consistent with federal law;
- Develop model procedures, policies, and guidance for institutions of higher education to implement in this state; and
- Evaluate and recommend oversight and accountability measures, including the feasibility of establishing a statewide office to implement, monitor, and ensure the consistency of campus sexual violence policies statewide.
Status: HB 1998 is in the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee where it is eligible for an executive session.
Action: Contact your senator and members of the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee and let them know that you support HB 1998 and request that they pass HB 1998 out of committee.
Trafficking Victims
SB 5164 Providing public assistance to certain victims of human trafficking.
SUPPORT
SB 5164
requires the department of social and health services, for determining
eligibility for public assistance and participation levels in the cost of
medical care, to exempt restitution payments made to people of Japanese and
Aleut ancestry pursuant to the civil liberties act of 1988 and the Aleutian and
Pribilof Island restitution act.
Authorizes the department of social and health services to establish a food assistance program for victims of human trafficking.
Provides eligibility to victims of human trafficking for state family assistance programs, as provided in rule, who otherwise meet program eligibility requirements.
Requires medical care services to be provided to victims of human trafficking, who are not eligible for Medicaid, who otherwise qualify for the state family assistance program.
Requires the state health care authority to: (1) Add the medical care services enrollees into the apple health for kids, with the same benefits and services provided to Medicaid apple health for kids enrollees; and (2) Coordinate with the department, food assistance programs for legal immigrants, state family assistance programs, and refugee cash assistance.
Status: SB 5164 is in the House Appropriations Committee where it is eligible for an executive session.
Action: Contact your representatives and members of the House Appropriations Committee and let them know you support SB 5164 and ask that SB 5164 be scheduled for an executive session to pass out of committee.
Possession of Firearms
SB 5205 Concerning provisions governing firearms possession by persons who have
been found incompetent to stand trial and who have a history of one or more
violent acts.
SUPPORT
SB 5205
Prohibits a person from possessing a firearm if his or her charges are
dismissed based on incompetency to stand trial and the court makes a finding
indicating that the person has a history of one or more violent acts.
Status: SB 5205 is in the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee where it is scheduled for an executive session on Tuesday, March 26 at 10 AM and again on Thursday, March 28 at 3:30 PM.
Action: Contact your representatives and members of the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee and let them know you support SB 5205 and ask that it be passed out of committee.
Legislative Code of Conduct
SB 5861 Extending respectful workplace code of conduct provisions to all members
of the legislative community.
SUPPORT
SB 5861 requires the public disclosure commission to
establish a code of conduct for registered lobbyists. It must include a process
for conducting investigations into any alleged violations of the code of
conduct in order to make credible findings when allegations are sustained. The code of conduct must be
modeled on the code of conduct developed for the legislature itself. Lobbyists must sign a statement at the time
of registration that they have completed a training course on the respectful
workplace code developed by the commission.
If a lobbyist’s registration is revoked, they cannot conduct any
lobbying activity during the period of revocation.
Status: SB 5861 is in the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee where it is scheduled for an executive session on Thursday, March 28 at 1:30 PM.
Action: Contact your representatives and members of the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee and let them know that you support SB 5861 and ask that it be voted out of committee.
HOUSE COMMITEES
Appropriations Committee:
Timm Ormsby (Chair), June Robinson (1st
Vice Chair), Steve Berquist (2nd Vice Chair), Drew Stokesbary, Drew
MacEwen, Skyler Rude, Michele Caldier, Bruce Chandler, Eileen Cody, Laurie
Dolan, Mary Dye, Joe Fitzgibbon, Drew Hansen, Paul Harris, Larry Hoff, Zach
Hudgins, Laurie Jinkins, Vicki Kraft, Nicole Macri, Gina Mosbrucker, Eric
Pettigrew, Gerry Pollet, Cindy Ryu, Joe Schmick, Tana Senn, Larry Springer,
Derek Stanford, Mike Steele, Pat Sullivan, Robert Sutherland, Gael Tarleton,
Steve Tharainger, and Mike Volz
Capital Budget Committee:
Steve Tharinger (Chair), Beth Doglio
(Vice Chair), Strom Peterson (Vice Chair), Richard DeBolt, Norma Smith, Mike
Steele, Lisa Callan, Chris Corry, Lauren Davis, Mary Dye, Carolyn Eslick, Chris
Gildon, Morgan Irwin, Bill Jenkin, Mari Leavitt, Debra Lekanoff, Jacquelin
Maycumber, Melanie Morgan, Marcus Riccelli, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Mike Sells,
Monica Jurado Stonier, and Jim Walsh
Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee
Laurie Jinkins (Chair), My-Linh Thai
(Vice Chair), Morgan Irwin, Jeremie Dufault, Roger Goodman, Jenny Graham, Drew
Hansen, Christine Kilduff, Steve Kirby, Brad Klippert, Tina Orwall, Matt Shea,
Javier Valdez, and Amy Walen
College and Workforce Development
Committee:
Drew Hansen (Chair), Debra Entenman
(Vice Chair), Mari Leavitt (Vice Chair), Luanne Van Werven, Chris Gildon, Jenny
Graham, Steve Berquist, Jared Mead, Dave Paul, Gerry Pollet, Bill Ramos, Skyler
Rude, Mike Sells, Vandana Slatter, Robert Sutherland, and Jesse Young
Consumer Protection and Business
Committee:
Steve Kirby (Chair), Kristine Reeves
(Vice Chair), Brandon Vick, Larry Hoff, Andrew Barkis, Brian Blake, Jeremie
Dufault, Cindy Ryu, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Derek Stanford, Mike Volz, and Amy
Walen
Education Committee:
Sharon Tomiko Santos (Chair), Laurie
Dolan (Vice Chair), Dave Paul (Vice Chair), Mike Steele, Bob McCaslin, Mike
Volz, Steve Berquist, Michelle Caldier, Lisa Callan, Chris Corry, Paul Harris,
Christine Kilduff, Vicki Kraft, Jacquelin Maycumber, Lillian Ortiz-Self, Skyler
Rude, Monica Jurado Stonier, My-Linh Thai, and Javier Valdez
Finance Committee:
Gael Tarleton (Chair), Amy Walen
(Vice Chair), Ed Orcutt, Jesse Young, Mike Chapman, Noel Frame, Nicole Macri,
Jeff Morris, Tina Orwall, Larry Springer, Drew Stokesbary, Brandon Vick, and
Sharon Wylie
Health Care and Wellness Committee:
Eileen Cody (Chair), Nicole Macri
(Vice Chair), Joe Schmick, Michelle Caldier, Kelly Chambers, Lauren Davis,
Richard DeBolt, Paul Harris, Laurie Jinkins, Jacquelin Maycumber, Marcus
Riccilli, June Robinson, Monica Jurado Stonier, My-Linh Thai, and Steve
Tharinger
Housing, Community Development and
Veterans Committee:
Cindy Ryu (Chair), Melanie Morgan
(Vice Chair), Bill Jenkin, Andrew Barkis, Debra Entenman, Noel Frame, Chris
Gildon, Mari Leavitt, and Kristine Reeves
Human Services and Early Learning
Committee:
Tana Senn (Chair), Lisa Callan (Vice
Chair), Noel Frame (Vice Chair), Tom Dent, Carolyn Eslick, Bob McCaslin, Chris
Corry, Roger Goodman, Dan Griffey, Christine Kilduff, Brad Klippert, John
Lovick, & Lillian Ortiz-Self
Labor and Workplace Standards Committee:
Mike Sells (Chair), Mike Chapman
(Vice-Chair), Gina Mosbrucker, Bruce Chandler, Mia Gregerson, Larry Hoff, and
Timm Ormsby
Public Safety Committee:
Roger Goodman (Chair), Lauren Davis (Vice Chair), Brad Klippert, Robert
Sutherland, Sherry Appleton, Jenny Graham, Dan Griffey, John Lovick, Tina
Orwall, Mike Pellicciotti, and Eric Pettigrew
Rules Committee:
Frank Chopp (Chair), Steve Berquist, Kelly Chambers, Mike Chapman, Chris Corry,
Lauren Davis, Noel Frame, Chris Gildon, Christine Kilduff, Joel Kretz, John
Lovick, Jacqueline Maycumber, Lillian Ortiz-Self, Tina Orwall, Eric Pettigrew,
Marcus Riccelli, Skyler Rude, Larry Springer, Monica Jurado Stonier, Pat
Sullivan, Robert Sutherland, Mike Volz, J. T. Wilcox, and Sharon Wylie
State Government and Tribal Relations
Committee:
Mia Gregerson (Chair), Mike Pelliciotti (Vice Chair), Jim Walsh, Keith Goehner,
Sherry Appleton, Laurie Dolan, Zack Hudgins, Gina Mosbrucker, and Norma Smith
Transportation Committee:
Jake Fey (Chair), Vandana Slatter (2nd Vice Chair), Javier Valdez (2nd
Vice Chair), Sharon Wylie (1st Vice Chair), Andrew Barkis, Jim Walsh,
Jessy Young, Matt Bohnke, Kelly Chambers, Mike Chapman, Tom Dent, Beth Doglio,
Jeremie Dufault, Debra Entenman, Carolyn Eslick, Keith Goehner, Mia Gregerson,
Morgan Irwin, Shelley Kloba, John Lovick, Bob McCaslin, Jared Mead, Ed Orcutt,
Lillian Ortiz-Self, Dave Paul, Mike Pellicciotti, Bill Ramos, Marcus Riccelli,
Matt Shea, Sharon Whewmake, and Luanne Van Werven
SENATE COMMITEES
Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health
& Long-Term Care Committee:
Manka Dhingra (Chair), Keith Wagoner,
Jeanne Darneille, David Frockt, and Steve O’Ban
Early Learning and K-12 Committee:
Lisa Wellman (Chair), Claire Wilson (Vice
Chair), Brad Hawkins, Jeff Holy, Sam Hunt, John McCoy, Mark Mullet, Mike
Padden, Jamie Pedersen, Jesse Salomon, and Keith Wagoner
Health and Long Term Care Committee:
Annette Cleveland (Chair), Emily
Randall (Vice Chair), Steve O’Ban, Barbara Bailey, Randi Becker, Steve Conway,
Manka Dhingra, David Frockt, Karen Keiser, Ann Rivers, and Kevin Van De Wege
Higher Education and Workforce
Development Committee:
Guy Palumbo (Chair), Emily Randall
(Vice Chair), Jeff Holy, Sharon Brown, Doug Ericksen, Marko Liias, and Lisa
Wellman
Housing Stability and Affordability
Committee:
Patty Kuderer (Chair), Mona Das (Vice
Chair), Hans Zeiger, Jeanne Darneille, Phil Fortunato, Rebecca Saldaña, and
Judy Warnick
Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation
Committee:
Jeanne Darneille (Chair), Joe Nguyen
(Vice Chair), Maureen Walsh, Annette Cleveland, Steve O’Ban, Claire Wilson, and
Hans Zeiger
Labor and Commerce Committee:
Karen Keiser (Chair), Steve Conway
(Vice Chair), Curtis King, John Braun, Rebecca Saldaña, Maureen Walsh, and Lisa
Wellman
Law & Justice Committee:
Jamie Pedersen (Chair), Manka Dhingra
(Vice Chair), Mike Padden, Jeff Holy, Patty Kuderer, Jesse Salomon, and Lynda
Wilson
Rules Committee:
Cyrus Habib (Chair), Karen Keiser (Vice
Chair), Mark Schoesler, Randi Becker, Andy Billig, Reuven Carlyle, Annette
Cleveland, Bob Hasegawa, Curtis King, Patty Kuderer, Marko Liias, John McCoy,
Joe Nguyen, Ann Rivers, Tim Sheldon, and Shelly Short
State Government, Tribal Relations &
Elections Committee:
Sam Hunt (Chair), Patty Kuderer (Vice
Chair), Hans Zeiger, Barbara Bailey, Bob Hasegawa, Brad Hawkins, and Dean Takko
Transportation Committee:
Steve Hobbs (Chair), Rebecca Saldaña
(Vice Chair), Curtis King, Tim Sheldon, Annette Cleveland, Mona Das, Manka
Dhingra, Phil Fortunato, Joe Nguyen, Steve O’Ban, Mike Padden, Emily Randall,
Dean Takko, Claire Wilson and Hans Zeiger
Ways & Means Committee:
Christine Rolfes (Chair), David Frockt
(Vice Chair, Operating, Capital Lead), Mark Mullet (Capital Budget Cabinet), John
Braun, Sharon Brown, Jim Honeyford, Barbara Bailey, Randi Becker, Andy Billig,
Reuven Carlyle, Steve Conway, Jeanne Darneille, Bob Hasegawa, Sam Hunt, Karen
Keiser, Marko Liias, Guy Palumbo, Ann Rivers, Mark Schoesler, Kevin Van De
Wege, Keith Wagoner, Judy Warnick, and Lynda Wilson
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