Here is your opportunity to add your voice to important pieces of legislation now making their way through the legislature. Please take a few minutes and show your support or opposition.
JUUstice Washington is currently tracking bills through the Take Action Network (TAN) and we encourage you all to sign up! TAN will notify you on a daily basis any events or activities in the legislature that you will want to act on. You set the parameters and follow the bills of your choice and priority. Select JUUstice Washington as one of your favorites and you'll see legislation that is either supported or opposed by us. Working with TAN helps us to get information out in a more timely fashion. If you don't use TAN, you run the risk of missing out on opportunities to get important information across the finish line as I can only get info out so fast myself. There's a lot going on in the Legislature! Sign up here.
JUUstIce Washington will be putting out a list of legislation that it will be following very shortly. Also, we'll be putting up the video from the Environmental Justice Legislative Summit conducted this past Saturday, so be on the lookout for it.
Legislation with hearings today through February 5th are below. You have up to 24 hours after the hearing to submit written comments or note your pro/con position.
DEADLINE: Jan 30 12:30pm
Support HB 1513 (Traffic safety)
Support SB 5441 Diversity Equity and Inclusion in school curricula
Support SB 5371 (Orca vessel protection)
DEADLINE: Jan 30 3:00pm
Support HB 1024 (pay a fair wage to people in prison)
Support HB 1012 Support Heating and Cooling Centers for Extreme Weather Events)
DEADLINE: Jan 31 8:00am
Support SJR 8202 amending the WA State Constitution to protect women's reproductive rights. Email Senator Cleveland, Chair Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee. Ask her to move it out of committee!
DEADLINE: Jan 31 12:30pm
Support SB 5322 ( Buy Clean, Buy Fair)
DEADLINE: Jan 31 3:00pm
Support HB 1579 (Independent prosecutions)
Oppose HB 1363 (Vehicular pursuits)
DEADLINE: Jan 31 4:00pm
HB 1391 - Concerning energy in buildings
DEADLINE: Feb 2 9:30am
Support SB 5179 'Death with Dignity Act'
DEADLINE: Feb 3 7:00am
Support HB 1541 Nothing About Us Without Us Act (increasing access and representation for underrepresented)
DEADLINE: Feb 3 8:00am
Support HB 1639 Concerning the Billy Frank Jr. national statuary hall selection committee
I am very much aware that there are many, many more pieces of legislation to consider that are not mentioned here. As I get more information on some of those bills, we'll be adding them to our list of things to do!
Deb Cruz
President, JUUstice Washington
