OLYMPIA — Sen. Manka Dhingra, House and Senate legislators, and community advocates will hold a press conference on Valentine’s Day to discuss legislation and funding aimed at reducing gender-based violence and supporting survivors in Washington.
WHEN: 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14
WHERE: Senate Rules Room, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, 220A Legislative Building in Olympia
Speakers include:
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Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond), Senate Law & Justice Committee chair
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Colleen McIngalls, director of victim services at the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
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Rep. Debra Lekanoff (D- Anacortes), Health Care & Wellness Committee vice chair
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Sen. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), Health & Long-Term Care Committee vice chair
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Rep. Osman Salahuddin (D-Redmond), assistant majority whip
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Rep. Lauren Davis (D-Shoreline), House Community Safety Committee member
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Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline), Senate Local Government Committee chair
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Laurel Redden, director of communications and policy at the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center
Legislation under consideration this session:
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HB 1736: Concerning procedures and requirements for reporting and investigating missing persons
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SB 5356: Concerning training provided by the criminal justice training commission
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SB 5355: Improving safety at institutions of higher education while supporting student survivors of sexual assault
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SB 5202: Ensuring the efficacy of judicial orders as harm reduction tools that increase the safety of survivors of abuse and support law enforcement in their efforts to enforce the law
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HB 1484: Concerning exceptional sentences for offenses which result in the pregnancy of a victim of rape
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HB 1265: Concerning commercial sexual exploitation
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HB 1591: Providing remedies for defendant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking
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HB 1498: Concerning domestic violence co-responder programs.
The press conference will also be available to stream live and watch as an archive on TVW at this link.
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