Bill Alerts

Bill Summary. Increased Access to Healthcare Services: Public employees and their dependents may experience more consistent access to healthcare due to the mandated contracting between hospitals and contractors. Additionally, the reimbursement requirements for rural and specialty hospitals, as well as primary care and behavioral health services, aim to ensure the availability of essential medical services.…

Bill summary. This bill prohibits weapons at certain park facilities where children are likely to be present, certain state or local public buildings, and county fairs when the fair is open to the public. It requires facilities where weapons are prohibited to, as soon as practicable, post signage at common public access points alerting the…

In response to the rapid growth and use of artificial intelligence, the Legislature introduced this bill to expand Washington’s existing prohibitions against fabricated depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct to include circumstances where the depicted minor is not identifiable.   This bill also (1) modifies the defenses, immunities, and statute of limitations applicable…

The Legislature introduced this bill with the aim to raise awareness of pain control options for IUD placement and removal by mandating health care providers to inform patients of these options before or during the scheduling of their appointments. As part of its work, the ICSEW Legislative and Policy subcommittee provides Bill Alerts during the…

Bill Summary. The conduct that constitutes a Hate Crime offense is modified to include when a person maliciously and intentionally commits one of the statutorily specified acts in whole or in part because of the person’s perception of another person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, or disability.…

Bill summary If passed, this bill would require insurance providers of patients in Washington State to cover a 12-month supply of birth control at any time, whether it is an initial prescription or a refill. While Washington was one of the first states to mandate coverage of 12-month supplies of birth control, at present, this…

Bill Summary. This bill would make the Public Employees’ Collective Bargaining Act (PECBA) applicable to student employees who are enrolled in an academic or certificate program at a campus of Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Western Washington University, or The Evergreen State College and who are not already eligible for collective, such as academic…

Bill summary. Child support, Increases the floor of parental income levels. This bill updates the child support economic table to extend the table to income levels of $50,000 and to raise the floor to income levels of $2,200. As part of its work, the ICSEW Legislative and Policy subcommittee provides Bill Alerts during the current…

Bill Summary. Promoting educational stability for children of military families. The proposed changes would allow a student in transition, due to a change in residence by official military orders for a student’s active-duty parent, to remain enrolled in the school the student attends through the end of the school year.   As part of its…

Bill summary. This bill would require the Department of Health to establish a stipend program to cover the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by registered nurses completing the training necessary to become adult/adolescent or pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners. The total stipend amount for any individual may not exceed $2500. Out of pocket expenses include fees, tuition,…