Category Archives: News Release

OLYMPIA – Legislation to boost support for local businesses in Vancouver was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday.   Sen. Annette Cleveland’s (D-Vancouver) Senate Bill 5336 clarifies population requirements for eligibility to participate in the Washington State Main Street Program.   ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 14, 2023 OLYMPIA – Sen. Annette Cleveland’s (D-Vancouver) legislation ordering a review of the state’s essential health benefits before the upcoming federal deadline was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday. Under the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 7, 2023  Press Inquiries | 360.786.7298, erin.hut@leg.wa.gov  OLYMPIA – Sen. Annette Cleveland’s (D-Vancouver) bill to restrict cost-sharing for abortions passed the House of Representatives Friday.   Too often, patients do not know co-insurance and cost-sharing ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 5, 2023  Press Inquiries | 360.786.7298, erin.hut@leg.wa.gov  OLYMPIA – Sen. Annette Cleveland (D-Vancouver) issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 5765, which authorizes tolling for the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project:  ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 31, 2023  Press Inquiries | 360.786.7298, erin.hut@leg.wa.gov  OLYMPIA – Two of Sen. Annette Cleveland’s (D-Vancouver) priority patient-care bills were signed into law on Thursday.   Senate Bill 5121 renews the tenure of the Joint Select Committee ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 28, 2023  Press Inquiries | 360.786.7298, erin.hut@leg.wa.gov  OLYMPIA – Two of Sen. Annette Cleveland’s (D-Vancouver) priority bills benefiting patient care have passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives.   Senate Bill 5121 will renew ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 6, 2023 Press Inquiries | 360.786.7298, erin.hut@leg.wa.gov  OLYMPIA – The Senate took a critical step to address Washington’s healthcare workforce shortage by passing Sen. Annette Cleveland’s (D-Vancouver) bill to remove barriers for retired nurses wanting ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 6, 2023  Press Inquiries | 360.786.7298, erin.hut@leg.wa.gov  OLYMPIA – Sen. Annette Cleveland’s (D-Vancouver) bill to improve workers’ comp benefits for nurses passed the Senate on Monday.  Nursing staff who care day after day for patients ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 28, 2023 Press Inquiries | 360.786.7298, erin.hut@leg.wa.gov  OLYMPIA – Sen. Annette Cleveland’s legislation to prohibit cost-sharing for patients seeking abortion care passed the Senate on a 29-19 vote today.   In Washington, abortions must be covered by ...

Beau Bennett, a junior at Discovery High School in Camas, served as a page for the Washington State Senate the week of Feb. 6. Sen. Annette Cleveland (D-Vancouver) sponsored his week at the Legislature. The page program offers a hands-on ...