Legislative Priorities
Promoting equitable access to opportunities and resources across Washington
Our legislative and rulemaking priorities, policy recommendations, and consultation with state agencies focuses on co-creating a seamless, integrated, world-class, equitable and just public service delivery system where a team of actively engaged public servants bring their whole self a to work to provide a superior customer experience to Washingtonians seeking assistance. We will partner with others to decrease inequities in employment and contracting, improve access to state services, and surpass accessibility (language, physical, technological/internet) requirements across state government.
Governor's Committee on Disability Issues & Employment (GCDE)
- HB 1933 Supporting the servicing and right to repair of certain products with digital electronics in a secure and reliable manner.
- HB 1541/SB 5616 Establishing the nothing about us without us act.
- HB 1905/SB 5894 Including protected classes in the Washington equal pay and opportunities act.
- HB 2080 Establishing day habilitation services for persons with developmental disabilities.
Commission on Hispanic Affairs
- HB 1095/SB 5109 Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance.
- HB 1944 Establishing a running start for the trades grant program.
- HB 1895/SB 5839 Modifying the working families' tax credit by clarifying the refundable nature of the credit, the application requirements, and the eligibility verification process.
Women's Commission
- HB 2098 Authorizing the women's commission to solicit gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources.
- HJR 4201/SJR 8202 Amending the Constitution to address reproductive freedom.
- HB 1089/SB 5114 Supporting adults with lived experience of sex trafficking.
- HB 1177/SB 5137 Creating a missing and murdered indigenous women and people cold case investigations unit.
- HB 1934/SB 5838 Establishing an artificial intelligence task force.
