Washington Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Washington State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
WA HB 1827 2023-04-23 WATCH Adds vaccination status to existing laws on discrimination, but expands the opt-out vaccine tracking system Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee, session adjourned 4/23/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Civil Rights & JudiciaryCommittee Members, your Representative, & Senator with your concerns
WA HB 1029 2023-04-23 SUPPORT Requires state executive branch employees who were fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccination be reemployed if eligible Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee, session adjourned 4/23/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
WA HB 1610/SB 5596 2023-04-23 SUPPORT Requires consumer protection provisions; prohibits Govt. agencies using coercion or deceptive communication to promote use of drug/medical device Status: HB 1610 & SB 5596 failed to be scheduled for hearings in assigned committees; session adjourned 4/23/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House State Government & Tribal Relations & Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
WA HB 1545 2023-04-23 WATCH Prohibits institutions of higher education from imposing vaccine or immunization mandates only for online/remote students Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee, session adjourned 4/23/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Members, your Representative, & Senator with your concerns
WA HB 1814 2023-04-23 SUPPORT Addresses the reemployment and pension service credit of public employees separated from service due to a vaccination mandate Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee, session adjourned 4/23/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
WA HB 1801 2023-04-23 WATCH Prevents state agency employers from requiring new employees to receive or show proof of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition for employment Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee, session adjourned 4/23/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator with your concerns
WA HB 1601 2023-04-23 SUPPORT Requires district school boards to inform parents about their rights including school immunization exemptions, part of parental rights bill Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee, session adjourned 4/23/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
WA SB 5139 2023-04-23 SUPPORT Prohibits state agencies, employers & public accommodation from requiring COVID vaccines, compensates employees fired because of governor's mandate Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee, session adjourned 4/23/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
WA SB 5653 2023-04-23 SUPPORT Requires district school boards to inform parents about their rights including school immunization exemptions, part of parental rights bill Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee, session adjourned 4/23/2023, bills carryover to 2024

Action: Contact Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.