This Friday is the last day to pass bills out of committee in the state legislative houses. Let’s sign in PRO for as many good progressive bills as we can!
The following alerts are adapted from the Faith Action Network:
Click here to sign in PRO in House Appropriations for SHB 1025 (Rep. Thai), which ends qualified immunity and allows private action against police officers, by 12:30pm TODAY, Tues, 2/21: https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=House&mId=30810&aId=152401&caId=21751&tId=3
Click here to sign in PRO in House Transportation for SHB 1513 (Rep. Street), ending punitive traffic stops for non-moving violations (such as expired tabs), by 12:30pm TODAY Tues, 2/21: https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=House&mId=30824&aId=152258&caId=21657&tId=3
Click here to sign in PRO in House Appropriations for SHB 1579 (Rep. Stonier), establishing an independent prosecutor to investigate police misconduct, by 12:30pm on Wed, 2/22: https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=House&mId=30811&aId=152424&caId=21776&tId=3
Click here to sign in PRO in House Appropriations for SHB1238, Free School Lunches, (Rep. Riccelli) by 12:30pm on Wed, 2/22: https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=House&mId=30811&aId=152420&caId=21772&tId=3
Click here to sign in PRO in House Appropriations for SHB1389 (Rep. Ramel), Limiting residential rent increases to the rate of inflation, by 12:30pm on Wed, 2/22: https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=House&mId=30811&aId=152532&caId=21787&tId=3
Read more about these bills here: https://fanwa.org/advocacy/issue-fact-sheets/
The following is from our friends at the Washington Indivisible Network Legislative Action:
Sign In PRO by TODAY at 12:30 pm for Middle Housing (House Appropriations Committee – SHB 1110), which requires cities to ease zoning laws to allow for more types of housing, to increase housing supply and ease pressure on prices: https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=house&mId=30810&aId=152527&caId=21765&tId=3
