This Friday is the cutoff for all bills to be passed out of the opposite House in order to move forward this session.* Please choose one or two bills that are important to you and share your support with your elected representatives today.

*Unless Necessary to Implement Budget NTIB

PURSUE ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND ENSURE BASIC NEEDS  

• The Millionaire’s Tax would fund core programs like the Working Families Tax Credit, K-12 education, and health care by taxing annual earnings over $ 1 million.(SB 6346 Pedersen). Passed Senate 2/16! Referred to House Rules on 3/2. We have heard that calls are one of the most effective ways to make an impact right now. Please call your legislators using this dialing campaign.

  Here's how the dialing campaign works:

  1. Enter your information into the form
  2. You will receive a call at your number, answer it
  3. You will hear a quick intro / script
  4. Next, you will be connected with your representatives' offices, one after the other
  5. Press * to end a call and move to the next one
  
  
  If you have not already, please write your Representatives using our FAN Action Network letter at this link.
  
  
• Create a statewide energy assistance program for low-income households. (HB 1903 Mena). Passed House! Placed on Senate floor calendar on 3/3. Sign this letter by Front and Centered here.

• Food Security Strategy: Directs the WA State Department of Agriculture to develop a statewide food security strategy (HB 2238 Reeves). Passed House! Placed on Senate floor calendar on 3/3. Send your PRO comment to your Senator here. 

DEFEND and ADVANCE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS 

• Immigrant Worker Protection Act: would require employers to notify workers whenever federal officials request their employment eligibility information; disallows employers from voluntarily giving immigration agents access to non-public business premises without a warrant (HB 2105 Ortiz-Self). Passed House! Placed on Senate floor calendar on 3/3. Send your PRO comment to your Senator here. Fact sheet
  
  
• Secure and Accountable Federal Enforcement (SAFE) Act: Expand and codify model policies developed by the state Attorney General to increase immigrant protections at or near K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and publicly operated health care facilities. (SB 5906 Hansen) Passed Senate! Placed on House floor calendar on 3/2.Send your PRO comment to your Representatives here.
  
  
• Private detention Reporting: Require both private detention facilities and law enforcement agencies with private detention facilities in their jurisdiction to report certain types of incidents to the Department of Health. (HB 2464 Ortiz-Self) House passed! Placed on Senate floor calendar 2/27. Send your PRO comment to your Senator here.

CULTIVATE CLIMATE and ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 

• Look for letters to sign on the CCA and HEAL budgets in our Friday e-news
  
  
• Establish a State Transmission Authority to put the state in the driver’s seat on our electric grid’s future by helping build new transmission and fill key gaps. Also establishes a tribal clean energy partnership work group. The need to act on transmission cannot be understated: a stronger grid will keep our lights on, keep costs low for ratepayers, and bring more clean energy online. (SB 6355, Hunt). Passed Senate. In House Committee on Appropriations. Sign a letter by Climate Solutions: https://climatesolutions.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/transmission

REFORM OUR CARCERAL SYSTEM & STRENGTHEN POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY 

• Standards for Law Enforcement Leaders: Strengthens, updates, and makes consistent eligibility and accountability standards for sheriffs, police chiefs and other law enforcement leaders (SB 5974 Lovick). Substitute bill passed Senate! Placed on House floor calendar on 3/2. Send your PRO comment to your Representatives here.

FOSTER RIGHTS, BELONGING & PLURALISM 

• Regulate how Public Agencies can use Automatic License Plate Readers Data so that civil liberties and immigrant communities are more protected (SB 6002 Trudeau) Passed Senate! Placed on House floor calendar on 3/2. Send your PRO comment to your Representatives here. Fact sheet.
  
  
• Prevent Interference with Place of Worship: Creates a new offense of intentionally preventing or substantially hindering entry or exit from a place of worship or intentionally disrupting the normal functioning of religious services. (SB 5436, Salomon). Passed Senate. On House floor calendar. Send your PRO comment to your Representatives here.

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