There are many ways we can “show up” and face our legislators.  Our actions will depend on our individual comfort zones and lifestyles.  The key to being effective is to take action and not remain silent.  It is important to voice our opinion because each phone call, email, letter, or meeting we attend becomes a “tick mark” and when it comes to voting time the “tick marks” DO ADD UP!  Know that the opponents to your side of an issue are probably SHOWING UP IN LARGE NUMBERS!  IT IS TIME FOR US TO SHOW UP AND BE COUNTED! 

Please do one or more of the following and contact your two Representatives and one Senator.  Be sure to clearly write the bill number and the position you want them to take in the header of the email and at the top of your letters. 

Email your legislators

Phone call to the HOTLINE  1-800-562-6000

Phone call to the offices of your legislators

Write a letter or send a postcard to your legislators

Visit the offices of your legislators while they are in Olympia and  when they are in their districts.

Go to hearings and meetings – just show up, testify if you want  

If a bill is important to you please email, call, and write every member of the committee that is hearing the bill in addition to your own legislators. 

The “Bill Summary” page will give you detailed information on the status of a bill and which committee to contact.   

A bill list of important issues in progress can be found at ResearchMom.  Click on the title of the bill to view the “Bill Summary” page. Feel free to email edresearch@hotmail.com with any questions you have. 

FREE Workshops

Contact edresearch@hotmail.com

 The Olympia Tea Party, Concerned Women of America, and Research Mom are teaming up to offer FREE workshops on “Testifying and understanding bills”.  Two more sessions will be held on February 16^th and March 2^nd.   

These will be an depth discussion on finding bills, reading bills, and testifying.

Workshops start at 8:30 am at 1211 State Ave N.E.; Olympia WA 98506 

IMPORTANT BILLS 

HB 1329 - Provide collective bargaining for child care center directors and workers

Places all child care centers under the union, including church and family day centers If passed a one-size-fits all curriculum and regulations will be applied to all centers. 

HB 2643 – Providing better water quality during charitable car washes

Charity fundraising using car washes must make changes in using special soaps and special hose equipment with particular shut-off valves.  Cars cannot be washed in parking lots and water runoff must be captured so it only is disposed into certain drainage systems.  

HB 2837 - Concerning limited service pregnancy centers

SB 6452 - Concerning limited service pregnancy centers

This bill will effectively put all pregnancy centers that do not offer abortion services out of business. 

HB 6396 - Banning the sale of assault weapons

This bill would ban the sale of many handguns, rifles, and shotguns by expanding the definition of the meaning of “assault weapons”.

OLYMPIA HOTLINE    1-800-562-6000 

Find your legislator:  http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx 

Legislators Phone:       http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rosters/Members.aspx 

Bill Information:       http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/ 

Research Mom 
edresearch@hotmail.com

This information was provided by WFRW Legislative Chair and member of the Puyallup Valley Republican Women, Sharon Hanek.

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