Sen. Noel Frame (D-Seattle) introduced SB 5375, legislation to make clergy members mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect. Currently, Washington is one of just five states in the country that does not list clergy as mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect. ...
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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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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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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 ...
Read MoreGov. 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), ...
Read MoreToday, 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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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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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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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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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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