Each year in Olympia, lawmakers come together to make decisions, big and small, from what ideas should be put into law to how current laws should be updated to how to fund new and existing mandates.
And each year plenty of bills are introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate that could have significant impact on kids, parents, schools, and families.
Learn how a law is made
For a full review of how the legislative process works, check out the Washington State Legislature’s “Overview of the Legislative Process.” It’s easy to read and will bring up memories of high school social studies. For a great primer on the Washington State Legislature, how bills are passed and all the inner workings of state lawmaking check out the League of Education Voters “Washington Legislature 101″ webpage.
Want to see change? Get involved!
We encourage you to let your lawmakers know how you feel about any proposed laws. Here’s how:
- Sign up to testify or to let lawmakers know you are PRO or CON on a bill. Go to the Washington State Legislature Bill Information webpage, find the bill you are interested in, and sign up.
- Contact your lawmaker about any bill and ask how you can make your voice heard:
- Contact members of the Washington State House of Representatives
- Contact members of the Washington State Senate
- Sign up for updates from All Together for Seattle Schools, a parent-led advocacy group pushing for lawmakers to amply fund public schools to keep districts like Seattle out of debt.
- Sign up for updates from the Children’s Alliance, a statewide child advocacy organization. Check out this article about the Cildren’s Alliance 2025 legislative agenda.
- Sign up for updates from the League of Education Voters, a statewide education advocacy organization. Check out this article about the LEV 2025 legislative platform.
- Sign up for updates from the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, a statewide advocacy organization committed to stopping gun violence. Check out this article about the Alliance for Gun Responsibilty 2025 legislative agenda.
Congress
Call your congressional representives. Following what’s happening in Congress and want to make your voice heard? Find your lawmaker at congress.gov.
