With budget bills coming and cutoffs looming, NOW is a critical time to touch base with legislators
Action is heating up in the state legislature. The next cutoffs are Friday, Feb. 23 (policy bills), and Monday, Feb. 26 (fiscal). Then all bills must pass off the floor by March 2. The final days are spent on budget, reconciliation and initiatives, and the session ends March 8.
Following is information about the budget, bills, and town halls.
BUDGET
Budget proposals are expected from the Senate on Monday, Feb. 19, and from the House on Tuesday, Feb. 20. On Tuesday at 3:30 both chambers will hear budget bills.BILLS WE ARE TRACKING
- Disability rights and protections
- Early learning
- Employment and provider bills
- Housing
- Inclusion, access and transportation
- K-12 education and special education funding
TOWN HALLS
Many state legislators representing King County communities are hosting live town halls this weekend, with a couple more hosting telephone town halls during the week. Most, but not all town halls are on Saturday. Be sure to check the date.You can look up your district here. (Please note, these are state legislative districts, not federal Congressional districts)
1st District - 2/17
Rep. Derek Stanford
Rep. Shelley Kloba
Sen. Guy Palumbo
Saturday, 2/17
3:30-5:30 pm
Mobius Hall, Cascadia Community College
18345 Campus Way NE
Bothell, WA 98011
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5th District - 2/17Sen. Mullet
Rep. Rodne
Rep. Graves
Saturday, 2/17
10 – 11 am
Greater Maple Valley Community Center
22010 SE 248th St
Maple Valley, WA 98038
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11th District - 2/17Rep. Steve Bergquist
Rep. Zack Hudgins
Sen. Bob Hasegawa
Saturday, 2/17
10:30 am - Noon
King County Emergency Management Division
3511 Northeast 2nd Street
Renton, WA 98056
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34th District - 2/20Rep. Cody
Rep. Fitzgibbon
Tuesday, 2/20
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Telephone Town Hall
Number: 877-229-8493
Pin: 116285
Listen and ask questions online at: https://vekeo.com/whdc34/
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33rd District - 2/17
Rep. Tina Orwall
Rep. Mia Gregerson
Sen. Karen Keiser
Saturday, 2/17
10:00 - 11:30 am
LiUNA! Laborers Local 242
22323 Pacific Hwy S
Des Moines, WA 98198
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36th District - 2/18
Rep. Noel Frame
Rep. Gael Tarleton
Sunday, 2/18
4-7 pm
Flying Bike Brewery
8570 Greenwood Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
This is a “drop in” town hall! Instead of a formal event, come join Noel & Gael at Flying Bike Brewery to chat in person at a local business.
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37th District - 2/17
Rep. Eric Pettigrew
Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos
Sen. Saldana
Saturday, 2/17
10 am - 12 pm
Ethiopian Community Building (Multi-Purpose Room)
8323 Rainer Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
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41st District - 2/17
Rep. Tana Senn
Rep. Judy Clibborn
Sen. Lisa Wellman
Saturday, 2/17
10 am - 12 pm
Somerset Elementary
Bellevue
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43rd District - 2/17
Rep. Frank Chopp
Rep. Nicole Macri
Sen. Jamie Pedersen
Saturday, 2/17
1:30 pm -3 pm
Seattle First Baptist Church
1111 Harvard Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122
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45th District - 2/17
Rep. Roger Goodman
Rep. Larry Springer
Sen. Manka Dhingra
Saturday, 2/17
11:30 am - 1 pm
Lake Washington Institute of Technology, West Building, Room 404
11605 132nd Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
Doors open 11am
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46th District - 2/19
Sen. David Frockt
Rep. Gerry Pollet
Rep. Javier Valdez
Monday, 2/19
Tele-Town Hall meeting
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Calls will go out to thousands of homes throughout the 46th legislative district. When you pick up, you’ll be able to listen live and ask us a question.
If you don’t get a call but want to participate, please call 877-229-8493 and use ID Code 116293
You can sign up to take part on your wireless phone at: https://vekeo.com/whdc46/
You can listen live online at: http://video.teleforumonline.com/video/streaming.php?client=16293
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47th District - 2/17
Rep. Pat Sullivan
Rep. Hargrove
Sen. Fain
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Saturday, 2/17
11-12:30 pm
The Golden Steer, 23826 104th Ave SE
Kent, WA 98031
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48th District - 2/17
Rep. Slatter
Rep. McBride
Sen. Kuderer
Saturday, 2/17
10:30 am
Redmond City Hall council chambers
15670 NE 85th St, Redmond, WA
- Ramona Hattendorf, Director of Advocacy, The Arc of King County
