Each legislative session, our elected officials read through and vote on thousands of bills in hopes that some will make it to the governor’s desk and be signed into law. For those of us advocating for bills that promote justice, equity, and care for our neighbors and creation, it can sometimes be difficult to understand the changes proposed by each bill.
Each Issue Fact Sheet will help you understand the basics and articulate the major points when asking your legislators to consider these bills.
See FAN’s Legislative Agenda for bills FAN is supporting this year, and check out our Learn the Basics page in our Advocacy Toolkit to learn more about how to read bills and how a bill becomes a law
*Fact Sheets will be updated as we receive new information.*

Advocating for Economic Justice and Reducing Poverty
- Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition priorities
- Working Families Tax Credit – More information from Budget & Policy Center
- Wealth Tax (HB 1406)
- Progressive Estate Tax (HB 1465) One Pager (Balance Our Tax Code)
- Balance Our Tax Code 2022 Legislative Platform
- Communities for our Colleges Legislative Platform
Other coalitions involved in this work:
- Statewide Poverty Action Network
- Washington Anti-Poverty Advocates Group
- Communities for Our Colleges/Just Strategy
Reforming our Policing & Criminal Justice Systems
- Police Officer Accountability Act (HB 1202) Fact Sheet (WCPA)
- Independent Prosecutions Unit (HB 1507) One Pager (WA Defender Association, WA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers)
- Abolish Solitary Confinement (Disability Rights Washington)
- Juvenile Sentencing (HB 1413) One-Pager (ACLU)
- Criminal Justice System Reform Bills Overview (Multi-Faith Justice Reform Team)
- Washington Coalition for Police Accountability (WCPA) Overview of 2021 and the work ahead for 2022
- Credit Scoring Emergency Rule (OIC)
Creating Housing Opportunities and Preventing Homelessness
Other coalitions involved in this work:
Promoting Environmental Justice
Other coalitions involved in this work:
Seeking Justice for Immigrants, Civil and Human Rights for All
Other coalitions involved in this work:
Ensuring Health Care Access
- Expanding the Charity Care Act (HB 1616) Press Release (Office of the Attorney General)
- Keep Our Care Act (HB 1807/SB 5688)
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