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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Jan. 19, 2024 Bipartisan bill to mandate Holocaust, genocide education receives public hearing OLYMPIA – On Wednesday, the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee heard a bill to mandate public schools offer Holocaust and genocide education. Senate Bill 5851 was introduced by Sens. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) and John Braun (R-Centralia), who both testified at the hearing. “For me and many in the Jewish community, this is not just an academic matter. This is an intimate and deeply personal matter ...

OLYMPIA- Maddy Lambert from Einstein Middle School served as a page for the Washington State Senate during the opening week of the 2024 legislative session. Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) sponsored her time at the Legislature. The page program offers a hands-on opportunity for students to find out how state government works. During week-long interactive learning experience, students are visited by guest speakers and get to draft their own bills. Students also get to explore the Capitol Campus by delivering papers for ...

Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) has introduced legislation to protect salmon populations from a toxic chemical found in car tires. Senate Bill 5931 would expedite Department of Ecology review and regulation of the toxic chemical 6ppd-quinone. Ecology would determine initial regulatory actions by June 2025 and adopt rules to implement those regulations by June 2026. 6ppd makes its way into waterways through roadway runoff. Studies have linked it to salmon mortality, and it is the most common killer chemical for coho ...

For Immediate Release - December 18, 2023 Olympia - Sen. Jesse Salomon, D-Shoreline and Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia pre-filed a bill today for the 2024 legislative session that would make it mandatory for Washington’s K-12 public schools to teach the Jewish Holocaust curriculum developed by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), in partnership with Seattle’s Holocaust Center for Humanity (HCH). The bill was drafted as a response to the pro-Hamas demonstrations and rise in antisemitism ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 11, 2023 OLYMPIA— Legislation sponsored by Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) is putting Washington on the road to allow access to regulated psilocybin services for wellness purposes. Senate Bill 5263, which passed the House on an 87-10 vote with broad bipartisan support, aims to provide advice and recommendations on developing comprehensive regulatory framework for access to regulated psilocybin services for people over 21. The bill previously passed the Senate by a vote of 41-7. This legislation will create a ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 7, 2023   Press Inquiries | 360.786.7050, christian.lamas@leg.wa.gov OLYMPIA – Legislation to help protect shoreline habitats in Washington passed the Senate with bipartisan support Tuesday. Senate Bill 5104, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline), directs the state Department of Ecology (DOE) to conduct a survey of Puget Sound marine shorelines using new technology to better determine where to prioritize habitat restoration and protection actions. By June 30, 2024, the bill requires DOE to conduct and maintain a baseline ...

Salomon bill providing framework for access to psilocybin passes Senate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 7, 2023 Press Inquiries | 360.786.7050, christian.lamas@leg.wa.gov OLYMPIA— Legislation sponsored by Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) will put Washington on the road to allow access to regulated psilocybin services for wellness purposes. Senate Bill 5263, which passed on a 41-7 vote with broad bipartisan support, aims to provide advice and recommendations on developing a comprehensive regulatory framework for access to regulated psilocybin services for people over 21. The bill, ...

Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline) will sponsor a resolution in support of the people of Ukraine on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The resolution will be presented on the floor of the Washington State Senate this Friday, Feb. 24. It has been one year since Russian forces rolled into Ukraine, and the Ukrainian people continue to suffer the consequences of this senseless attack, with no end in sight. Washington state is home to more than 80,000 people of Ukrainian heritage ...