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SUMMARY:Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day
DESCRIPTION:January 26\, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm \nThe 2025-2026 legislative session convened this week in Olympia. It will be a short (60 day) session\, thereby narrowing the time frame for public input. Below are the bills identified by the Seattle king County Coalition on Homelessness as being worthy of support. You can call\, write or email your representative to add your support to any or all of these bills. If you are unsure who your representative is\, go to: https://app.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder. \nWashington Low Income Housing Alliance is offering a day-long training to develop effective advocacy skills. Registration can be done through their website\, linked below. \nHB 2100: Representative Scott\nEnacting an excise tax on large operating companies on the amount of payroll expenses above the minimum wage threshold of the additional medicare tax to fund services to benefit Washingtonians and establishing the Well Washington fund account. As background: federal HR1 (OBBB) could cost Washington state $51 B in Medicaid funding over the next decade.\nhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2100&Year=2025&Initiative=false \nHB 1240: Representative Peterson\nPertaining to residential vehicles; bill intends to resolve the conflicts between statute and case law\, and to create an expedited process through which those in deep poverty can more quickly retrieve their only shelter from impound and avoid unconstitutionally excessive fines.\nhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1240&Year=2025&Initiative=false \nHB 1380: Representative Gregerson\nIntends to Encourage the efficient use of state and local resources by providing clear guidance to local governments on how to balance public safety with the urgent need to transition people experiencing homelessness to safe and stable housing; and other incentives and protections for local governments.\nhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1380&Year=2025&Initiative=false \nHB 1195: Rep Peterson\nRelating to compliance with siting\, development permit processes and standards\, and requirements for permanent supportive housing\, transitional housing\, indoor emergency housing\, or indoor emergency shelters. Essentially this bill intends to facilitate the building of STEM housing\nhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1195&Year=2025&Initiative=false \nHB 1687 Representative Reed\nRemediating unclean and unsafe supportive housing by providing guidance and assistance to social housing public development authorities\nhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1687&Year=2025&Initiative=false
URL:https://ecww.org/event/housing-and-homelessness-advocacy-day/
LOCATION:State Capitol Campus\, Olympia\, WA
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