CR AALD 2024
Bus will depart from 2425 S Jackson street, Seattle WA 98144 On Monday February 19th at 7:30 am please arrive no latter then 7:20 am. Currently 23 seats available…please call to to reserve a seat asap. .
Join us for this historic event
Doors open 9:30 am
Program begins at 10:30 am
Guest Speakers include
WA State Governor Jay Inslee
Attorney Sheley Secrest : President NNACP of Washington, Alaska. and Oregon
Representative Jamila Taylor
Youth performances in honor of Black History Month
Lunch Break
Meet the Legislators
Rally
Dismiss 2:45
APRI- Supported Bills
Legislative Agenda
Police Reform
HB 1579 Creates an office of Independent Prosecutor on use of deadly force cases that result in death by a police officer. The bill had a hearing last Th the 15th in Senate Law & Justice and is in Ways & Means cmte. If you want this bill to pass email the senate majority leader Andy Billig andy.billig@leg.wa.gov.
SB 6009 Prohibits the police tactic known as Hog Tie. This bill was heard last Wed in the house community safety committee and is now in house rules. If you want this bill to pass email the Speaker laurie.jinkins@leg.wa.gov.
Housing
HB 2114 This bill would stabilize one's rent in a variety of ways. It passed the house 54-43 on 2/13 and is now in the senate housing committee - where its companion bill died.
Criminal Justice Reform
HB 2001 This bill would allow more pathways for those in prison to be resentenced. The bill passed off the house floor on 2/13 and is in Senate Law & Justice committee.
HB 2065 This bill would allow those in our prisons who committed a felony when they were a juvenile to petition to a superior court judge to be resentenced.
Bills that died.
HB 1445 AG authority to investigate civil rights violations at the police department level.
HB 1062 Would have banned police deception tactics during custody.
HB 1513 Would lower the number of traffic stops by not allowing police to stop people for lower-level violations (driver's license tabs, taillight broken, small, cracked windshield.
HB 1087 reforms the use of solitary confinement in our state prisons.
Community Health Care, Labor, and Housing Bills
SB 6251 Coordinating Reginal Behavioral Crisis Response and Suicide Prevention Services: was heard by the Senate Committee on Health and Long-Term Care on 1/23
SB 6216 Establishing a Statewide Network for Student Mental and Behavioral Health: was heard 1/24. Passed out of the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education, referred to ways and means.
SB 6007 Grocery Workers Employment Standards – Passed out of Senate Committee on labor and Commerce
Environment
SB 5990- CURB Pollution Act
Updates on bills HB 2239 SB 2239 passed SB 1994 SB 5961