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.
Equity in Session: Season 1 Episode 8
In this season finale of Equity in Session, Omar Santana-Gomez, OOE's new Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs, gives us final updates on the legislation timeline. Patrick Stickney, OOE's new Senior Policy & Legislative Affairs Advisor, walks us through the rest of the bills life cycles. Finally, we welcome iisaaksiichaa braine, OOE's Tribal Liaison, to honor and uplift the legacy of Senator McCoy. Thank you to everyone who participated in this series and to all of you who watched these videos throughout the season.
We'll catch you in 2025 for Season 2 of Equity in Session!
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Equity in Session: Season 1 Episode 7
Thank you to the community members, leaders, and organizations whose disability advocacy have made the "Nothing About Us Without Us" Act possible. For more reading, click here.
Equity in Session is the Office of Equity’s video series on weekly 2024 legislative session updates. In this episode, OOE Staff Member Omar Santana-Gomez and OOE Legislative Aide Patrick Stickney talk about legislative priorities and bills to watch from this previous week of session.
This week we have a lot of good news to share on many of the bills we and our commission partners have been tracking! Patrick also closes out our final Bills to Watch segment for the season. Tune in approximately 2 weeks for our FINAL EPISODE of 2024! You can access the 2024 Legislative Session Cutoff Calendar here.
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Equity in Session: Season 1 Episode 6
Equity in Session is the Office of Equity’s video series on weekly 2024 legislative session updates. In this episode, OOE Staff Member Omar Santana-Gomez and OOE Legislative Aide Patrick Stickney talk about legislative priorities and bills to watch from the previous week of session. K'gnausa Yodkerepauprai, Project Manager for the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA), also joins this episode to share CAPAA's legislative priorities and overall updates. Thanks for joining us this week, K'gnausa!
Read More about Equity in Session: Season 1 Episode 6Governor'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.
