Below (and attached here as a pdf), please find a list of Important State House and Senate Bills to give your support. Go to Earth Ministries and use their forms to register your support for each bill listed as soon as possible. A few have already begun to move through the acceptance processes. Sign up to receive legislative action emails. Please spread the Information!! Contact Bruce Camblin with questions.
HB 1579 Independent Prosecutor, which would create a state office to ensure fair and transparent prosecutions of criminal conduct arising from police use of force.
SB 6251 Coordinating Regional Behavioral Crisis Response and Suicide Prevention Services will be heard by the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6005 ReWrap Act will be heard by Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology
SB 6216 Establishing a Statewide Network for Student Mental and Behavioral Health will have a public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education
SB 6007 Better Standards for Grocery Workers will be heard by the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee
SB 6191 Affordable Homes Act (REET 2.0) will be heard by the Senate Ways & Means Committee
HB 2239 Supporting Student Wellbeing through Social-Emotional Skills instruction will be heard by House Committee on Education HB 1325 Reevaluating Sentencing for Emerging Adults. It proposes adjusting sentencing considerations for young adults up to age 25, aligning with contemporary understanding of brain development and recognizing that young people, especially those in vulnerable positions, are still maturing and capable of tremendous growth and change.
Require a Permit to Purchase Firearms (HB 1902/SB 6004); Dealer Responsibility (HB 2118); and Restricting Bulk Firearm Purchases (HB 2054). FAN continues our long-standing commitment to increase gun responsibility and public safety.
Gift Card Consumer Protection (SB 5987) and Gift Cards Unclaimed Property (HB 2095). The bill proposes to redirect unspent gift card funds to public services, like free school meals for children, support for food banks and public health initiatives.
HB 2030 Free the Vote Act before the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations. HB 2030 would allow incarcerated individuals to be able to vote. The bill would limit the revocation of voting rights.
HB 2070 CURB Pollution Act which would integrate environmental justice in the permitting process. The bill would help address the long-standing issue of disproportionate pollution impact on low-income, communities of color, and Indigenous peoples in Washington.
SB 6052 Holding Oil Companies Accountable, The bill’s goals are to shed light on the mechanisms influencing fuel prices in Washington, to ensure that our residents are not subjected to unfair practices and to guarantee transparent and justifiable changes in gas prices!
HB 2027 100% Clean School Buses Focusing on the 12,000+ School Buses in the State for a cleaner environment inside and outside these transports of children.
Also consider HB 1012, HB 1135, and HB 1427! Your voice is important in support of these bills in this Short Session!!!
