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:
- $63 million in investments in ...Read More