News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 3, 2023  Press Inquiries | 360.786.7298, erin.hut@leg.wa.gov  OLYMPIA – The Senate on Thursday passed Senator Claire Wilson’s (D-Auburn) legislation to simultaneously increase access to affordable childcare and strengthen Washington’s childcare workforce.   Senate Bill 5225 aims to allow more families to qualify for state-subsidized childcare ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 3, 2023 Press Inquiries | 360.786.7298, erin.hut@leg.wa.gov  OLYMPIA – The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed Senator Claire Wilson’s (D-Auburn) legislation to ensure all money sent to incarcerated individuals for commissary purchases reaches them.   People incarcerated in Washington prisons must pay money for items from the commissary. ...

OLYMPIA – The Senate passed Senator Claire Wilson’s (D-Auburn) bill aimed at protecting students’ personal information on a 27-19 vote. Senate Bill 5127 was brought forward after Washington schools expressed uncertainty about redacting this type of information if it was contained in an email. This legislation gives school districts reassurance that they can redact a ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Mar. 1, 2023  OLYMPIA – Legislation mandating instruction on sex trafficking prevention and identification in Washington schools passed the Senate on Wednesday.  Senate Bill 5355 is sponsored by Senator Claire Wilson (D-Auburn), but was created, drafted and negotiated by Eastside Preparatory School senior Ria Bahadur.   Bahadur was inspired ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Mar. 1, 2023  Press Inquiries | 360.786.7298, erin.hut@leg.wa.gov  OLYMPIA – Sen. Claire Wilson’s (D-Auburn) bill to support adults with lived experience of sex trafficking passed the Senate on a unanimous vote Wednesday.   Senate Bill 5114 seeks to create a network of voluntary healing centers, ...

Andrew Ma, a freshman at Eastside Preparatory School in Kirkland, served as a page for the Washington State Senate the week of Feb. 20. Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Federal Way) sponsored his week at the Legislature. The page program offers a hands-on opportunity for students to find out how state government works. During the week-long interactive learning experience, students get a firsthand look at the ...

Senator Claire Wilson (D-Auburn) will host a town hall on Wednesday, February 15 to discuss the current legislative session and answer questions from constituents.   The town hall will be held via phone starting at 6:15 p.m.   Constituents can expect to receive a call or can ensure they will get one by signing up at www.vekeo.com/whdc30.Read More

Juan Juarez Ramos, a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School in Auburn, is the first Latino page from Washington's 30th Legislative District. Senator Claire Wilson (D-Auburn) sponsored his week at the Legislature. The page program offers a hands-on opportunity for students to find out how state government works. During the week-long interactive learning experience, students get a firsthand look at the legislative ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Jan. 26 2023  Washington students are championing two bills that will be heard by the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education committee.   Senate Bill 5355 would mandate Washington schools provide instruction on sex trafficking prevention and identification.  SB 5355 stems from years of hard work by Ria Bahadur, a senior ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Jan. 18, 2023  OLYMPIA – Students and their families should never feel they are at risk of retribution for demanding that their schools follow the law.   That is why Senator Claire Wilson (D-Auburn) put forward SB 5237.   This bill looks to establish procedures to guide school leaders when they receive ...