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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 1, 2023  Press Inquiries | 360.786.7298, erin.hut@leg.wa.gov  OLYMPIA – The Senate on Wednesday passed Senator Annette Cleveland’s (D-Vancouver) bill which will renew the tenure of the Joint Select Committee on Health Care.   Senate Bill 5121 (HB 1119) also updates the name and responsibilities ...

OLYMPIA – On the heels of the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Democrats in the Washington State Legislature are proposing comprehensive action to strengthen state protections for reproductive freedom. On Tuesday, five bills will be heard across three Senate committees, as well as several more in House committees. “Hearing and considering all of these bills on the same day demonstrates the ...

Elion Alison served as a page for the Washington State Senate the week of Jan. 9-12. Sen. Annette Cleveland (D–Vancouver) sponsored his week at the Legislature. The page program offers a hands-on opportunity for students to find out how state government works. During week-long interactive learning experience, students are visited by guest speakers and get to draft their own bills. Students also ...

OLYMPIA — Washington Senate Democrats are taking bold action to ensure the right to reproductive healthcare and safe abortion services.   Every day this week, members of the Senate Democratic Caucus introduced legislation aimed at further protecting this human right and not only prioritize patients, but protect providers.   “Access to reproductive healthcare and services is a top priority ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Jan. 9, 2023  OLYMPIA – In Washington, abortions must be covered by all state-regulated health plans that cover maternity services, but out-of-pocket costs can currently be a burden for patients. Sen. Annette Cleveland (D-Vancouver) and Read More

Sen. Annette Cleveland, Rep. Sharon Wylie and Rep. Monica Stonier will host an in-person town hall on Saturday, Jan. 14 to discuss the upcoming legislative session and answer questions from constituents.  The town hall for the three Vancouver Democrats will be held at the ESD 112 Conference Center (2500 NE 65th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98661) from ...

OLYMPIA — Sen. Annette Cleveland has released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning a half a century of settled law and overriding the nation’s landmark Roe v. Wade ruling: “As a woman and as a lifelong advocate for reproductive choice, I was appalled to see the Court reverse 50 years of legal precedents that protect the ...

Sen. Annette Cleveland (D-Vancouver) released the following statement on the Move Ahead Washington transportation revenue package agreed upon today by the House and Senate. SB 5975 is scheduled to come to the floors of those respective chambers for final passage on Thursday. “The I-5 bridge replacement funded by this package is the reason I came to Olympia 10 years ago. ...

Patients will be assured of greater protection against surprise health care bills from out-of-network health care providers, under legislation passed late last week by the Senate. House Bill 1688, which passed unanimously, is companion legislation to Senate Bill 5618, which is sponsored by Sen. Annette Cleveland (D-Vancouver). Both bills reconcile differences in state and a recently passed federal law ...

Medical evaluations will be easier to access and less traumatic for children suspected of being victims of child abuse, under legislation passed unanimously late Thursday by the House. Having already passed the Senate on a similarly unanimous vote, Senate Bill 5814 now goes to Gov. Inslee to be signed into law. “In order to remove barriers between children and the protection ...