Official Daily Action for Wednesday, March 3rd, 2020
The Washington State Legislature is currently considering HB 1072, “Removing only one of the restrictions on the use of civil legal aid funds.” State law currently has funds for civil legal assistance for low income people in Washington, but undocumented immigrants are prohibited from accessing these funds. HB 1072 would remove that restriction, and allow anyone in Washington to access them. The bill has officially passed the House and has now been introduced in the Senate. Today’s daily action is to comment on the bill and to tell your Senator to vote for HB1072!
ACTION 1: TELL YOUR SENATOR TO VOTE YES ON HB 1072
The following is a link to comment on the bill, which will send an email to your representatives, including your senator: https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1072
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Hello Senator [SENATOR], my name is [NAME] and I live in Seattle, [ZIPCODE]. As one of your constituents, I urge you to vote for HB 1072, which would allow all people in Washington, including undocumented immigrants, to access funds for civil legal assistance.
ACTION 2: SIGN IN PRO FOR HB 1072 BEFORE THURSDAY
HB 1072 will be heard at the Law & Justice Committee on Thursday, March 4th at 8:30am. Sign in as Pro to the committee hearing (this means that your position is noted in the legislative record, you are not signing up to attend the hearing): https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Testimony/Form?chamber=Senate&meetingFamilyId=28697&agendaItemFamilyId=140978&remoteLocationId=50&testify=False
