Category Archives: News Release

Washington State Capitol Building
07 Feb
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Bill to make clergy members mandatory reporters of child abuse passes Senate

Legislation to make members of the clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect passed the Senate on a 44-5 vote today. The bill, SB 6298, is sponsored by Sen. Noel Frame (D-Seattle) and now goes to the House of ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
22 Jan
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New Bill on Clergy Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse from Sen. Noel Frame

Sen. Noel Frame (D-Seattle) today introduced an updated proposal to make members of the clergy mandatory reporters of child sexual abuse, SB 6298.  Currently, Washington is one of just seven of states in the country that do not list clergy ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
16 May
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36th LD delegation votes for bill to address substance use disorder

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 ...

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14 Apr
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Sen. Noel Frame’s rural economic development bill signed into law

Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation into law today to support rural economic development. SB 5229, sponsored by Sen. Noel Frame (D-Seattle), expands the range of economic development projects that can be funded by the state’s Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB), ...

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06 Apr
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Legislation to protect residents of manufactured home parks signed into law

Today, Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law legislation sponsored by Sen. Noel Frame (D-Seattle) to protect the residents of manufactured home parks from displacement. SB 5198 would require two years’ notice before the closure of a manufactured home park and ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
24 Mar
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Sen. Frame statement on Supreme Court ruling upholding capital gains excise tax

Sen. Noel Frame (D-Seattle) offered the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the capital gains excise tax: “I’m encouraged by this ruling, but our work on reforming our tax system so the wealthiest few pay what they owe ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
09 Mar
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WA State Wealth Tax proposal receives strong support in Senate hearing

OLYMPIA — More than 2,600 people signed in to support the Washington State Wealth Tax proposal during a Senate Ways & Means Committee hearing on Thursday. The legislation, SB 5486, would create a narrowly tailored property tax on extreme wealth ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
06 Mar
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Advisory – WA State Wealth Tax Hearing This Thursday

The Senate Ways & Means Committee will be holding a hearing on the Washington State Wealth Tax this Thursday, March 9th. The bill, SB 5486, sponsored by Sen. Noel Frame (D-Seattle) would create a narrowly tailored property tax on extreme ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
28 Feb
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Bill to make clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse passes Senate

Legislation to make members of the clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect passed the Washington State Senate today on a unanimous vote. SB 5280, sponsored by Sen. Noel Frame (D-Seattle), would require clergy to report sexual abuse allegations ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
27 Feb
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Sen. Noel Frame’s rural jobs bill passes Senate

Legislation to support economic development in rural areas passed the state Senate today. SB 5229, sponsored by Sen. Noel Frame (D-Seattle), expands the range of economic development projects that can be funded by the state’s Community Economic Revitalization Board, and ...

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