Whole Washington has had historic success this legislative session with unprecedented wins for universal healthcare. Let’s celebrate and build our future! We hope you will join us for this milestone event! Universal Healthcare Gala – Saturday, May 17th, 2025 5 PM – 9 PM Mount Baker Community Club in Seattle The Year Thus Far 2025 has been...
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Whole Goal Newsletter – April will be big. You are needed!
Resolution SJM 8004 Moves On! The UHC Resolution passed the Healthcare Committee First up, some good news. Last Wednesday, SJM 8004 passed the House Health and Wellness Committee. The testimony presented at the hearing on the 21st was incredibly powerful. If you missed it, you can view clips of Whole Washington supporters making the solid case for...
Whole Goal Newsletter – Good News, Bad News & Even More News!
First the Good News The Universal Health Care Resolution has a hearing! SJM 8004 is a Joint Memorial resolution, so remember, this is essentially a messaging bill. While it doesn’t provide healthcare, it does set intention and gets our legislators working in a coordinated fashion to pass a real universal healthcare bill. This is must-pass legislation this year. The hearing...
The Washington Health Trust Needs Your Support
The Washington Health Trust bill needs a hearing to move forward! If YOU live in the same Legislative District as a Health Care Committee member, now is the time to call them. If you live in the same LD as a Health Care Committee CHAIR, it’s doubly important. So if you’re in LD 49...
Universal healthcare resolution passes Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 1/31/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press Universal healthcare resolution passes Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee Olympia, WA – A universal healthcare resolution numbered Senate Joint Memorial (SJM) 8004 received a public hearing in the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee on January 30th and was voted through the following day. Introduced by Senator Bob Hasegawa,...
Senate Joint Memorial 8004: Universal Health Care
Senate Joint Memorial (SJM) 8004, introduced during the 2025-2026 regular session of the Washington State Legislature, addresses the pressing issue of universal health care. This bill is sponsored by a bipartisan group of senators, including Sen. Robert Hasegawa, Sen. Bateman, Sen. Lovelett, Sen. Nobles, Sen. Stanford, Sen. Trudeau, Sen. Valdez, and Sen. Wellman. What you...
Washington State Democratic Party votes to endorse universal healthcare legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 1/26/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press Washington State Democratic Party votes to endorse universal healthcare legislation Tacoma, WA – The Washington State Democratic Party has endorsed universal healthcare legislation through a decisive majority vote of its state committee members at a party meeting in Tacoma on January 26th. The proposal, known as the Washington Health Trust,...
Whole Goal Newsletter – The Washington Health Trust
Senate Bill 5233 House Bill 1445 We couldn’t have predicted such an energized start to the 2025 Legislative Session, but we are off to the races! With 11 cosponsors in the Senate and 17 cosponsors in the House of Representatives, Washington State is positioned for genuine Universal Healthcare progress in an all-new way. As we celebrate these...
Universal Healthcare legislation secures 17 cosponsors in state House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/21/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press/ Universal healthcare legislation introduced into House for the first time Olympia, WA – The Washington Health Trust, a statewide universal healthcare proposal backed by Whole Washington and the Health Care is a Human Right coalition, has been introduced into both chambers of the state legislature as HB.1445 and SB.5233....
Universal Healthcare legislation introduced into state House for the first time
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/21/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press/ Universal healthcare legislation introduced into House for the first time Olympia, WA – Representative Lisa Parshley of the 22nd Legislative District has introduced HB.1445 as a companion bill to the statewide universal healthcare bill SB.5233, often called the Washington Health Trust, into the state House of Representatives for the very first time....