Washington State Public Health Association Director, Megan Moore, and Admin Coordinator, Gloria Rogers talk about the last week of the 2024 Washington Legislative Session. And it's our last week hosting this podcast! We'll see you back for Public Health Week April 1-5, 2024!

Resources:

The WA Governor's Bill Signing Page

Primer on Concurrence, Dispute, and Conference by Foundation for Healthy Generations

In this week's special episode WSPHA Director, Megan Moore, and Admin Coordinator, Gloria Rogers, interview Representative Greg Nance (LD 23, Bainbridge Island) about HB 2112, which would offer opioid overdose solutions and education in institutions of higher education. We talk about what to do after a bill passes and how you can get involved if you are a student in college right now.

WSPHA Executive Director, Megan Moore, and Admin Coordinator, Gloria Rodgers, talk about the happenings of week 6 and 7 during the Washington Legislative Process. We talk about some of the proposed allocations in the budgets. The end is in sight!

Resources this week:

"A Citizen's Guide to the Budget" by the Senate Ways & Means committee, 2016

"The Budget Universe" by the Senate Ways & Means committee, 2023

WSPHA Executive Director, Megan Moore, and Admin Coordinator, Gloria Rogers, discuss today's "House of Origin" cutoff and upcoming budget drops. We talk about what the budget means and what to do if you bill is doomed to die this session.

Resources:

"A Citizen's Guide to the Budget" by the Senate Ways & Means committee, 2016

"The Budget Universe" by the Senate Ways & Means committee, 2023

WSPHA Director, Megan Moore, and Admin Coordinator, Gloria Rogers, discuss the work done behind-the-scenes in the legislature to prevent wasted time in floor debate. We also have an update on the citizens' initiatives and how the legislature may handle them.

Resources:

2024 Cutoff Calendar

Senate Floor Calendar

House Floor Calendar

Legislator Email List

WSPHA Executive Director, Megan Moore, and Admin Coordinator, Gloria Rogers, talk about the looming first cutoff of session and what that means about the conversation in the legislature moving forward.

Resources this week:

WA Legislative Website

2024 Session Cutoff Calendar

WA Legislature: Definitions

Washington State Public Health Association Director, Megan Moore, and Admin Coordinator, Gloria Roger, discuss the happenings in the third week of the WA legislative session. They talk about how often bills can change and how you have to stay vigilant when tracking.

Resources this week:

WSPHA Website

Legislative Website

TVW

How to sign in to testify and note your position

Crafting a Great Message - Hook, Line, and Sinker

WSPHA Director, Megan Moore, and Admin Coordinator, Gloria Rogers, talk with lobbyist Amy Brackenbury about what happened last week and what to expect in the upcoming WA legislative session.

Resources from Week 2:

WSPHA Website: www.wspha.org

Legislative Website: www.leg.wa.gov

TVW: www.tvw.org

How a bill becomes a law (WA edit): https://leg.wa.gov/CivicEd/Pages/bill2Law_elementary.aspx

How to find bills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOQ8gsEBF8E