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36th LD delegation votes for bill to address substance use disorder

36th LD delegation votes for bill to address substance use disorder

by sdcadminMay 16 20230 Comments

Sen. Noel Frame (D-Seattle), Rep. Liz Berry (D-Seattle), and Rep. Julia Reed (D-Seattle), all voted today to pass an amended version of SB 5536, legislation to address substance use disorder by increasing the availability of treatment. Berry and Reed both voted against the conference committee version of SB 5536 that was considered by the House on the final day of the regular legislative session, and Frame would have voted against that version of the bill had it been considered by the Senate. All three members agreed that the final version of the bill passed today was a meaningful improvement over what was proposed by the conference committee. Changes that helped win their support for the bill included:

About Noel

Noel Frame (she/her) has represented the people of the 36th Legislative District as their state senator since January 2023, after having served the district as state representative beginning in January 2016.

Noel is an award-winning legislator, having been honored more than 15 times for her work advocating for youth involved in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, expanding services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges, championing economic development, and fixing the state’s upside-down tax code. She takes on many of the toughest challenges facing our state – reforming our criminal legal system, building more affordable housing, strengthening and investing in the diverse communities that make up Washington state, balancing our tax code, and more.

Read Sen. Frame’s full biography here.

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