Category Archives: News Release

OLYMPIA – A bill requiring Washington movie theaters to provide open captioning options for movie screenings passed the Senate Tuesday. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires movie theaters to provide viewers with closed captioning devices upon request, but they currently ...

OLYMPIA – A bill establishing stronger regulations to protect residents of memory care facilities passed the Senate unanimously Tuesday. Senate Bill 5337, sponsored by Sen. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), would require the Department of Social and Health Services to develop, ...

OLYMPIA – A consumer protection bill expanding the Foreclosure Fairness Act (FFA) passed the Senate Friday. Senate Bill 5686, sponsored by Sen. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), expands the FFA to include homeowners facing foreclosure due to unpaid homeowner association (HOA) ...

OLYMPIA — A bill expanding training for Title IX investigators and police officers on investigating and responding to sexual assault passed the Senate unanimously Tuesday. Senate Bill 5356, sponsored by Sen. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), requires Title IX investigators at ...

OLYMPIA – A bill banning Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and strengthening child sexual exploitation laws passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday. Senate Bill 5105, sponsored by Sen. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), would remove the requirement ...

OLYMPIA – A bill to improve student mental health by expanding the school behavioral health workforce was heard in the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee Wednesday. Senate Bill 5369, sponsored by Sen. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), would authorize ...

SEATTLE – Tina Orwall, who has served in the House of Representatives for the past 15 years, was selected by the King County Council Tuesday to replace retiring Sen. Karen Keiser. She was sworn into office shortly after. “It’s an ...

OLYMPIA – Legislation strengthening safeguards against assisted reproduction fraud was signed into law today by Governor Inslee. House Bill 1300, sponsored by Rep. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), empowers patients and ensures accountability for assisted reproduction healthcare providers.  The bill widens the scope ...

OLYMPIA – Washington took a significant step towards safeguarding residents from the harmful distribution of fabricated and sexually explicit intimate images and depictions today. House Bill 1999, sponsored by Rep. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines), was signed into law, and addresses the growing concern ...