Coming soon.

SB 5920: Concerning parenting plans

• Amending RCW 26.09.260 in order to make the path more clear for parents that are in recovery reuniting with their families through parenting plan modifications.

  • UPDATE: this legislation has passed out of the Washington State Senate on February 14th, 2022. It now heads over to the Washington State House to be voted on by that body.

HB 1477: Re-imagining Our Crisis Response System for Behavioral Health Emergencies

• Creates crisis call-center hubs connected to the 988 line

• Expands mobile rapid response teams to deploy crisis stabilization services.

• The crisis system will accept all walk-ins and ambulance, fire, and police drop-offs.

To learn more about these bills, visit the Washington State Legislature website

Ordinance 19210: King County’s 2021-22 biennial budget included a $4 million investment in rural behavioral health needs.

Ordinance 19289: King County’s 7th COVID supplemental budget included funding for a needs assessment of addiction and recovery beds in King County.

Best Starts for Kids Levy: The Best Starts for Kids Levy allocates funding to substance use and mental health supports for the youth of King County.

Motion 15883: Establishes an awareness campaign about King County’s secure medicine return program.

Ordinance 19210: Makes it illegal in King County to hack into virtual addiction recovery and mental health meetings.

To learn more about these pieces of legislation , visit King County’s legislative website.