April 17, 2025
Dear friends, supporters, and allies,
We are asking you to take immediate action by signing in PRO on the bills below. Please take the time to do this TODAY as they are holding a hearing tomorrow morning 4/18!
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA
REVISED ON 4/16/2025 AT 5:33 PM
Public Hearing:
1. HB 2077 – Establishing a tax on certain business activities related to surpluses generated under the zero-emission vehicle program. (Remote Testimony Available).
2. HB 2081 – Modifying business and occupation tax surcharges, rates, and the advanced computing surcharge cap, clarifying the business and occupation tax deduction for certain investments, and creating a temporary business and occupation tax surcharge on large companies. (Remote Testimony Available).
3. HB 2084 – Increasing funding for K-12, health care, and public safety by repealing or modifying tax preferences for certain industries and goods. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)
Executive Session: HB 2049 – Investing in the state’s paramount duty to fund K-12 education and build strong and safe communities.
See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house for information about viewing and providing public testimony at committee meetings.
To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature’s committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules
Thank you for taking your time to vote on these important bills. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
Warmly,
THE WASE FORWARD Team!
To See all our updates go to the “2025 Bills We Are Supporting” page.
April 11, 2025
Dear friends, supporters, and allies,
For your information We are sending the latest updates!
Bills Eligible for Voting Before April 16th
- HB 1427: Rep. Davis’s bill concerning certified peer support specialists is currently on the Senate floor and can be voted on at any time.
- SB 5356: Sen. Orwall’s bill to expand training requirements at the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) is now on the House floor and eligible for voting.
Bills That Will Not Move Forward This Session
- SB 5105: Sen. Orwall’s bill addressing AI-generated depictions of minors engaged in sexual conduct did not progress past House Appropriations.
- SB 5227: Sen. Orwall’s bill prohibiting the sale and possession of child sex dolls remains inactive.
- SB 5362: Sen. Dhingra’s bill requiring bars and lounges to offer kits for testing drinks for drugs will also stay “alive” for the 2027 session.
Let me know if you’d like further details on any of these bills!
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
Have a Great Weekend,
WASE FORWARD TEAM
Mission: WASE Forward is a Washington initiative to promote policies and practices that enhance support and justice for people with lived experience of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation.
WASE Forward proposes and supports legislation to reduce sex trafficking and exploitation in Washington State.
WASE Forward mobilizes a statewide network of CSE experts and grassroots advocates to strengthen policies and systems for people experiencing sex trafficking and exploitation.
WASE Forward educates policy-makers and the public about proven solutions to reduce sex trafficking and exploitation
in Washington state.
Law targeting drug-related criminal activity passes City Council, City Council News Releases, September 17, 2024
A bill passed Seattle City Council that would hold buyers and traffickers accountable for the violence and trauma they perpetrate on our community and individuals making it a misdemeanor to “Promote Loitering for the Purpose of Prostitution” and provide intervention through prefiling diversion for the victims of human trafficking.
Although this bill has passed which is not perfect or a fix all to an extremely nuanced problem, I stood in support of this bill. I worked to amend portions of the bill along with anti-trafficking leaders in my community.
Now it is time to hold Seattle City Council accountable in Budget season to fund much needed services.
There is no place in my community or anywhere for that matter for human trafficking to claim the lives of our most vulnerable.
WASE Forward
StrongerTogether
Substitute Senate Bill 5114
WASE Forward is thrilled to announce that Governor Inslee signed Substitute Senate Bill 5114 on May 4, 2023, providing an infusion of funding for culturally responsive and survivor-centered programs that will support adults who have experienced sex trafficking in Washington. This bill was written specifically by and for survivors of adult sex trafficking and marks a significant milestone for WASE Forward. We’re honored to have played a role in bringing this legislation to fruition and remain committed to advancing the well-being of survivors in Washington.
In 2023 SSB 5114 passed to support adults, over the age of 18, with lived experience of sex trafficking by funding Healing ,Support and Transition Services. Adults are eligible for support and services if they have experienced sex trafficking as an adult or as a child or youth (under the age of 18).
Healing, support and transition services mean safe and trauma-informed services that are tailored to the self determined needs of each individual.
Download the “Healing Support & Transition Services Purpose & Services Provided” and for more information on the 12 recipients. | PDF.
WASE Forward is proud to be recognized as the 2022 Organization Human Rights Leader by the Seattle Human Rights Commission.
We are a grassroots movement working to strengthen policies and systems for those experiencing sex trafficking and exploitation. We advocate and amplify human rights by lifting up the voices of our most vulnerable communities in Washington state.