Legislative News

Some introductory information on the 3 police reform bills I will be working on with the Washington Coalition for Police Accountability (WCPA) in the 2023 legislative session. Access to Fairness Act - Victims of Police Violence Deserve Justice (House Bill) The Pattern or Practice Act -  It’s Time to End

Though during this session there were many supplemental budget victories - here are two that Partners for Social Change (PSC) were involved in: $30 million was appropriated for refugee resettlement that will mostly go to non-profit organizations doing this work. This effort came about during the 60-day session -

Partners for Social Change has several lobbying partners that worked on many sentencing/criminal justice related bills this past session; it was extremely disappointing (especially for family members and their loved ones who are in our prison system) that none of the bills we advocated for passed. Some of these