Behavioral health

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Title Issues Type Bill No. Created Keywords
2021 Session Review: Behavioral Health Health Care , Human Services Session review HB 1007 , HB 1063 , HB 1311 , HB 1314 , HB 1477 , HB 1504 , SB 5074 , SB 5195 , SB 5293 , and SB 5476 May 2021 988 crisis line, Behavioral health, Capital budget, Degrees and credentials, Hospitals, Involuntary commitment, Mental health, Military/veteran affairs, Operating budget, Opioid overdose reversal medication, Sentencing, Social worker, State v. Blake, Substance abuse, Substance use disorder (SUD), Suicide prevention, and Trueblood
2021 Session Review: Police Reform Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts Session review HB 1054 , HB 1089 , HB 1092 , HB 1203 , HB 1223 , HB 1267 , HB 1310 , HB 1507 , SB 5051 , SB 5066 , SB 5259 , and SB 5353 May 2021 Attorney general, Behavioral health, Community oversight, Corrections Officers, Criminal Justice Training Commission, custodial interrogations, De-escalate, Deadly force, Law enforcement, Mental health, Peace Officers, Police reform, and Use of force
2021-2023 Biennium Review: Homelessness Housing , Human Services Session review HB 1183 , HB 1541 , HB 1738 , HB 1818 , HB 1866 , HB 1952 , SB 5566 , SB 5815 , and SB 5883 March 2022 Affordable housing, Apple Health, Behavioral health, Capital budget, Eviction, Growth management act (GMA), Housing, Housing vouchers, Identicard, Independent Youth Housing Program, Landlord mitigation program, Mental health, Military/veteran affairs, Operating budget, Rapid Housing Acquistion, Rental assistance, Substance abuse, Substance use disorder (SUD), and Urban growth
2022 Session Review: Reforming Police Reform Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts Session review HB 1054 , HB 1310 , HB 1507 , HB 1719 , HB 1735 , HB 1788 , HB 2037 , and SB 5919 April 2022 Behavioral health, Body cameras, Criminal Justice Training Commission, De-escalate, Deadly force, Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Involuntary Treatment Act, Law enforcement, Mental health, Peace Officers, Physical force, Police reform, Use of force, and Vehicular pursuits
2023 End-of-Session Review Agriculture & Water , Children & Families , Education K-12 , Energy, Utilities & Technology , Environment & Natural Resources , Health Care , Higher Education , Housing , Human Services , Jobs, Business & Economy , Land Use & Property Rights , Local Government , Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts , State Budgets , State Government & Elections , Taxes & Fees , Transportation , Veterans & Military Messaging HB 1000 , HB 1007 , HB 1011 , HB 1013 , HB 1025 , HB 1087 , HB 1110 , HB 1125 , HB 1143 , HB 1169 , HB 1173 , HB 1181 , HB 1189 , HB 1200 , HB 1210 , HB 1240 , HB 1245 , HB 1268 , HB 1274 , HB 1282 , HB 1293 , HB 1328 , HB 1337 , HB 1355 , HB 1373 , HB 1380 , HB 1388 , HB 1389 , HB 1401 , HB 1402 , HB 1415 , HB 1436 , HB 1483 , HB 1493 , HB 1513 , HB 1535 , HB 1564 , HB 1615 , HB 1628 , HB 1633 , HB 1638 , HB 1670 , HB 1682 , HB 1704 , HB 1724 , HB 1730 , HB 1766 , SB 5048 , SB 5082 , SB 5187 , SB 5200 , SB 5217 , SB 5229 , SB 5268 , SB 5352 , SB 5536 , and SB 5599 April 2023 2023 interim, Accessory dwelling, Advisory votes, Affordable housing, Apprenticeships, Assault weapons, Auto theft, Behavioral health, Capital budget, Child malnutrition, Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB), Construction trades, Defund, Department of Children, Department of Commerce, Derelict vessels, Drug addiction, Drug paraphernalia, Drunk/impaired driving, Electric vehicles, Emergency powers, Environmental health, Ergonomics, Firearms, Fish passage barriers, Forest fires and wildfire prevention/suppression, Forest practices, Gas tax, Gender affirming, Government accountability, Growth management act (GMA), Guns and Second Amendment, Health professions licensing, High school, Higher education construction, Homelessness, Homes for Heroes, Hope cards, Housing, In-person learning, Incarcerated individual release, K-12 education, Landlord/tenant law, Law enforcement, Legal financial obligations, Light mitigation, Long-term care services, Lot splitting, Mental health, Middle housing, Military service credit, Minority-owned business, Musculoskeletal injuries and disorders, Natural gas, Oil-spill prevention, Operating budget, Opioid, Parental rights, Payroll tax, Peace Officers, Police, Possession/controlled substance, Power Washington, Private right of action, Property taxes, Protection orders, Real estate excise tax (REET), Rent increase, Reproductive services, Sales and use taxes, Salmon issues/funding, School choice, School district boards, School funding, Sentencing enhancements, Sexual assault kits, Small business assistance, Solar, Special education, State v. Blake, Substance use disorder (SUD), Tolls, Transportation budget, Trooper Recruitment Program, Vehicular pursuits, Veteran, Washington State Patrol, Water quality, Women-owned business, Work at 21+ establishment, Working Families Tax Credit, and Youth and Families (DCYF)
2023 Legislative Session Messaging Agriculture & Water , Children & Families , Education K-12 , Energy, Utilities & Technology , Environment & Natural Resources , Health Care , Housing , Human Services , Jobs, Business & Economy , Land Use & Property Rights , Local Government , Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts , State Budgets , State Government & Elections , Taxes & Fees , Transportation , Veterans & Military Messaging HB 1000 , HB 1011 , HB 1024 , HB 1025 , HB 1047 , HB 1048 , HB 1110 , HB 1125 , HB 1131 , HB 1140 , HB 1143 , HB 1147 , HB 1155 , HB 1169 , HB 1181 , HB 1189 , HB 1210 , HB 1240 , HB 1244 , HB 1245 , HB 1268 , HB 1328 , HB 1333 , HB 1337 , HB 1363 , HB 1373 , HB 1380 , HB 1389 , HB 1394 , HB 1401 , HB 1402 , HB 1415 , HB 1445 , HB 1472 , HB 1474 , HB 1483 , HB 1508 , HB 1513 , HB 1533 , HB 1550 , HB 1554 , HB 1615 , HB 1628 , HB 1633 , HB 1670 , HB 1682 , HB 1704 , HB 1832 , SB 5077 , SB 5082 , SB 5144 , SB 5179 , SB 5187 , SB 5197 , SB 5198 , SB 5217 , SB 5242 , SB 5280 , SB 5334 , SB 5352 , SB 5536 , SB 5583 , SB 5599 , SB 5632 , SB 5634 , SB 5768 , and SB 5770 April 2023 2023 interim, Abortion, Advisory votes, Affordable housing, Agriculture, Airports, Assault weapons, Assisted disposal, Auto theft, Aviation fuel, Battery disposal, Behavioral health, Capital budget, Catholic confession, Clergy-penitent privilege, Climate change, Consumer health data, Correctional industries, Cosmetic products/Cosmetics, Crime prevention, Derelict vessels, Digital currency, Domestic violence, Domestic violent extremism, Driver education/driver training, Driver's license and identification/identicard fees, Drug addiction, Emergency powers, Encampments, Environmental health, Ergonomics, Eviction, Excise taxes, Ferries, Firearms, Fish passage barriers, Forest fires and wildfire prevention/suppression, Forestry issues, Gambling, Gender affirming, Government accountability, Greenhouse gas emissions, Growth management act (GMA), Guns and Second Amendment, Health Care Cost Transparency Board, Health care workers, Homelessness, Homes for Heroes, Housing discrimination, Incarcerated individual release, Labor law, Landlord/tenant law, Law enforcement, Lead, Learning loss, Legal financial obligations, Local education levies, Long-term care services, Lot splitting, Manufactured/mobile homes, Mental health, Middle housing, Mifepristone (RU 486), Minimum wage, Musculoskeletal injuries and disorders, Nurses, Oil-spill prevention, Operating budget, Parental rights, Payroll tax, Peace Officers, Plastic and paper packaging, Police, Police reform, Possession/controlled substance, Power Washington, Private right of action, Property taxes, Public disclosure, Public records, Public schools, Rainy day fund, Real estate excise tax (REET), Religion, Relinquishment (water rights), Rent increase, Rental, Reproductive services, School choice, School district boards, School safety, Sentencing enhancements, Sex offenders, Sexual assault, Solar, Solid waste and recycling, Special education, Stalking, State v. Blake, Substance abuse, Substance use disorder (SUD), Toxics, Traffic tickets/infractions, Transition to Kindergarten (TTK), Transitional Kindergarten (TK), Transportation budget, Urban growth, Vehicle miles traveled/road usage charge (RUC), Vehicular pursuits, Veteran, Voting Rights Act, Water issues, Wildlife issues, and Working Families Tax Credit
2023 Top Ten Good/Bad/Bipartisan Bills Children & Families , Education K-12 , Energy, Utilities & Technology , Environment & Natural Resources , Health Care , Housing , Human Services , Jobs, Business & Economy , Land Use & Property Rights , Local Government , Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts , State Government & Elections , Taxes & Fees , Veterans & Military Session review HB 1000 , HB 1007 , HB 1011 , HB 1013 , HB 1025 , HB 1074 , HB 1131 , HB 1143 , HB 1169 , HB 1173 , HB 1181 , HB 1189 , HB 1210 , HB 1240 , HB 1245 , HB 1268 , HB 1274 , HB 1282 , HB 1293 , HB 1301 , HB 1324 , HB 1328 , HB 1355 , HB 1373 , HB 1380 , HB 1389 , HB 1401 , HB 1402 , HB 1436 , HB 1474 , HB 1513 , HB 1564 , HB 1589 , HB 1615 , HB 1628 , HB 1638 , HB 1670 , HB 1682 , HB 1704 , HB 1724 , HB 1730 , HB 1766 , HB 1777 , SB 5048 , SB 5082 , SB 5217 , SB 5229 , SB 5268 , SB 5499 , and SB 5599 April 2023 2023 interim, Advisory votes, Affordable housing, Apprenticeships, Assault weapons, Auto theft, Behavioral health, Child malnutrition, Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB), Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), Department of Commerce, Drunk/impaired driving, Education savings account, Encampments, Ergonomics, Firearms, Gender affirming, Guns and Second Amendment, High school, Hope cards, Housing, Incarcerated individual release, Law enforcement, Learning loss, Legal financial obligations, Light mitigation, Long-term care services, Lot splitting, Military service credit, Minority-owned business, Musculoskeletal injuries and disorders, Parental rights, Peace Officers, Private right of action, Property taxes, Protection orders, Real estate excise tax (REET), Rent increase, Reproductive services, Sales and use taxes, School district boards, Sentencing enhancements, Sexual assault kits, Small business assistance, Special education, Traffic tickets/infractions, Trooper Recruitment Program, Urban growth, Veteran, Washington State Patrol, Women-owned business, Work at 21+ establishment, and Working Families Tax Credit
Concerns from 2021 Police Reform Legislation Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts Issue brief HB 1054 and HB 1310 August 2021 Behavioral health, Chokehold, De-escalate, Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Drunk/impaired driving, Firearms, Involuntary Treatment Act, Law enforcement, Mental health, Police reform, and Use of force
End-of-Session Messaging (2021 Session) Children & Families , Education K-12 , Energy, Utilities & Technology , Environment & Natural Resources , Health Care , Higher Education , Housing , Human Services , Jobs, Business & Economy , Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts , State Budgets , Taxes & Fees , Transportation , Veterans & Military Session review HB 1001 , HB 1010 , HB 1020 , HB 1029 , HB 1054 , HB 1076 , HB 1078 , HB 1080 , HB 1084 , HB 1091 , HB 1095 , HB 1099 , HB 1103 , HB 1114 , HB 1130 , HB 1137 , HB 1168 , HB 1170 , HB 1228 , HB 1236 , HB 1267 , HB 1277 , HB 1279 , HB 1297 , HB 1310 , HB 1332 , HB 1334 , HB 1381 , HB 1410 , HB 1438 , HB 1457 , HB 1557 , SB 5038 , SB 5051 , SB 5092 , SB 5096 , SB 5126 , SB 5165 , SB 5191 , SB 5193 , SB 5476 , and SB 5478 April 2021 Affordable housing, B&O taxes, Behavioral health, Broadband, Cap and tax, Cap and trade, Capital budget, Capital gains tax, Car tab fees, Climate change, Community and technical colleges, Derelict vessels, Drug and alcohol treatment, Emergency powers, Eviction, Felon voting, Firearms, Fish passage barriers, Foreclosures, Forest fires and wildfire prevention/suppression, Forest practices, Growth management act (GMA), Guns and Second Amendment, Homelessness, K-12 education, Landlord/tenant law, Law enforcement, Low carbon fuel standard, Manufacturing jobs and firms/business, Mental health, Natural gas, Open carry, Operating budget, Peace Officers, Police reform, Possession/controlled substance, Property taxes, Public works assistance account, Qui tam, Sales and use taxes, Seniors, State v. Blake, Transportation budget, Unemployment compensation and insurance, Urban heat islands, Veteran, and Working Families Tax Credit
ESSB 5092 – 2021-23 Operating Budget State Budgets , Taxes & Fees Bill brief HB 1277 , SB 5092 , SB 5096 , and SB 5315 June 2021 Apple Health, Behavioral health, benefits and collective bargaining agreements, Budget Stabilization Account (BSA), Capital gains tax, Child care, Community custody/supervision, COVID-19/corona, Developmental disabilities, Document recording fee, Fair start, Federal stimulus funds, Forest practices, Foster care, General fund, Health care programs, Higher education financing, Homelessness, Housing, Immigrant Relief Program, Insurance, K-12 education, Long-term care services, Medicaid, Mental health, Operating budget, Revenue, salaries, School funding, State employee compensation, State need grant, State parks, State v. Blake, Substance use disorder (SUD), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Trueblood, Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund, Washington Rescue Plan Transition Account (WRPTA), Workforce Investment Act, and Working Families Tax Credit
ESSB 5476 – State v. Blake Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts Bill brief HB 1558 , HB 1559 , HB 1560 , HB 1561 , HB 1562 , and SB 5476 April 2021 Behavioral health, Courts, Courts and criminal justice funding, Drug and alcohol treatment, Drug crimes, Mental health, Possession/controlled substance, State v. Blake, and Substance use disorder (SUD)
HB 1080 – 2021-23 Capital Budget State Budgets , Taxes & Fees Bill brief HB 1080 April 2021 Behavioral health, Broadband, Building for the Arts, Capital budget, Capital grants, Colleges and universities, Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB), Flooding, General obligation bonds, Higher education construction, Housing Trust Fund, Library, Mental health, Public works assistance account, Rivers, Rural economic development, School construction, State hospital, State parks, Utilities, and Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP)
HB 1140 – House Proposed 2023-25 Operating Budget (updated March 31) State Budgets Bill brief HB 1140 and HB 1436 March 2023 Abortion, Apple Health, B&O taxes, Behavioral health, Budget Stabilization Account (BSA), Business and occupation tax, Child care, Climate Commitment Act, Covenant Homeownership Account, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), Encampments, Food assistance, General fund, Homelessness, Housing, K-12 education, Medicaid, Mental health, Operating budget, Property taxes, Public utility districts, Rainy day fund, Real estate taxes, Rental assistance, Sales and use taxes, Shadow reserve, State debt, State revenue, Tax collections, Trooper Recruitment Program, Trueblood, and Undocumented
HRC Operating Budget Framework 2021-2023 State Budgets , Taxes & Fees Issue brief January 2021 B&O taxes, Behavioral health, Charter schools, Child care, Colleges and universities, Community and technical colleges, COVID-19/corona, Developmental disabilities, Forest fires and wildfire prevention/suppression, Forest practices, Forestry issues, Hatcheries, Homelessness, In-person learning, Long-term care services, Public health, Remote learning, Sales and use taxes, Small business assistance, Tourism, Tribal schools, Unemployment tax, and Working Families Tax Credit
SB 5200 – Final 2023-25 Capital Budget State Budgets Bill brief HB 1044 , HB 1148 , and SB 5200 April 2023 Behavioral health, Broadband, Building Communities, Building for the Arts, Capital Assistance to Small School Districts, Capital budget, Capital gains tax, Capitol Campus/Legislative Campus, Chehalis Basin Strategy, Civil conversion, Clean energy, Colleges and universities, Columbia River, Community and technical colleges, Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB), Crisis stabilization, Dental, Developmental disabilities, Early learning, Fish passage barriers, Flooding, Floodplains, General obligation bonds, Health care infrastructure, Higher education institutions, Home ownership, Housing Trust Fund, Instream flows, Library, Mental health, Public utility districts, Public works assistance account, Riparian, Salmon issues/funding, School construction, Seismic safety, Shelters, Small District and Tribal Compact School Modernization Program, Substance abuse, Substance use disorder (SUD), Technical skills center, Weatherization, Yakima River, and Youth recreational facilities
School Safety Education K-12 Issue brief HB 1035 , HB 1214 , HB 1216 , HB 1507 , HB 1664 , HB 1763 , HB 2299 , and HB 2816 June 2022 Behavioral health, Counselors, Educational Service District (ESD), Firearms, Harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB), Mental health, Nurses, Psychologists, Risk assessment, Safe school plans, School funding, School resource officer (SRO), School safety, Sexual abuse, Social and emotional learning (SEL), Social worker, Substance abuse, Substance use disorder (SUD), Suicide prevention, Threat assessment, and YES Tipline
Top 10 – 2022 – Good Bills – Bad Bills Children & Families , Energy, Utilities & Technology , Environment & Natural Resources , Health Care , Housing , Human Services , Jobs, Business & Economy , Land Use & Property Rights , Local Government , Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts , State Budgets , State Government & Elections , Taxes & Fees , Transportation , Veterans & Military Session review HB 1015 , HB 1099 , HB 1117 , HB 1169 , HB 1181 , HB 1280 , HB 1286 , HB 1359 , HB 1486 , HB 1594 , HB 1623 , HB 1630 , HB 1633 , HB 1641 , HB 1643 , HB 1655 , HB 1656 , HB 1681 , HB 1691 , HB 1692 , HB 1705 , HB 1719 , HB 1727 , HB 1735 , HB 1753 , HB 1756 , HB 1767 , HB 1770 , HB 1772 , HB 1785 , HB 1787 , HB 1788 , HB 1800 , HB 1837 , HB 1838 , HB 1850 , HB 1868 , HB 1874 , HB 1876 , HB 1898 , HB 1904 , HB 1951 , HB 1982 , HB 1984 , HB 2015 , HB 2019 , HB 2037 , HB 2056 , SB 5042 , SB 5078 , SB 5155 , SB 5528 , SB 5532 , SB 5597 , SB 5651 , SB 5722 , SB 5801 , SB 5974 , and SB 5975 March 2022 Arrest/criminal record, B&O taxes, Ballot, Behavioral health, Capital budget, Clean energy, Climate Commitment Act, Criminal conviction, Data privacy, Drive-by shootings, Elections, Emergency powers, Energy codes, Ergonomics, Farming, Firearms, Ghost guns, Growth management act (GMA), Guns and Second Amendment, Hospitals, Industrial insurance, Law enforcement, Liquor licenses, Long-term care services, Mental health, Military equipment, Misdemeanor, Move Ahead Washington, Natural gas, Net zero, Oil-spill prevention, Payroll tax, Peace Officers, Police, Power sources/generators, Prejudgment interest, Prescription drugs, Property taxes, Psychologists, Real estate taxes, Rent increase, Retail, Riparian, Safety rest areas, Salmon issues/funding, School choice, Sentencing, Sound Transit, Suicide prevention, Teaching, Theft, Transportation budget, Underserved communities, Unemployment compensation and insurance, Use of force, Vehicle titles/registration, Vehicular pursuits, Voting Rights Act, and Working Families Tax Credit
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