Bills In Olympia
The 2025 legislative session in Washington State began on January 13.
A bill that would centralize decisions about ‘the best available science’ on vaccines has moved though the legislative steps and is awaiting Governor Ferguson’s signature.
- HB 1531 – Preserving the ability of public officials to address communicable diseases. This bill would prevent any political subdivision (county, city, board of health) from interfering with or preventing state and local health officials from promoting their preferred science. This is about the public health establishment making certain that jurisdictions don’t ban vaccines – like is being done in some states and counties. If the Governor signs, it remains to be seen what will happen to the Franklin County Resolution which could be nullified. CHD.TV broadcast The Last Stand of the Lesser Magistrates as they heard from Drs. Kim Biss, Ryan Cole, and Peter McCullough who warned the commissioners and the citizens not to take mRNA gene therapy products for COVID.
Multiple bills seek to prevent parents from being notified about what is happening to their school kids – including any health services.
- HB 1296 and SB 5181 – similar bills that would reverse key elements of the recently passed Parent’s Bill of Rights Initiative (I-2081) signed by 454,000 voters and now current law. Key elements to be removed would be parental notification by schools of health services or procedures that are offered to a student, and possibly delayed notification if a child is involved in an emergency. These bills could delay or even omit telling parents about the medical procedures being offered and given to their children. Coupled with Washington’s loose laws on minor consent, students can act with schools to hide medical procedures from parents. Sign up for alerts for HB 1296 and SB 5181.
Please stay engaged, follow the bills below and send in your comments to your legislators.
Your CHD Washington Chapter tracks the following bills, initially sorted by the most recent Action Date:
(BillTracker Navigation Tips: Sorted by latest Action Date; Bill Number and Action date columns are frozen; right-hand columns scroll; click on a row to expand all text; Click on a column to sort.)
Link to CHD Washington Bill Track Stakeholder Page
2024 bills passed that undermine the CHD Washington mission of scientific integrity in public health policy:
- SB 6095 Secretary of Health Standing Orders – Opened the door to bypass informed consent and discussions of risk/benefit.
- SB 5982 Updating the Definition of Vaccine to Immunization recommended by the CDC’s ACIP – Our members opposed this bill in 2024 since we assumed that the ACIP would act as they normally do, rubber-stamping anything that came before their votes. Even in 2024, there was no hint that the founder of Children’s Health Defense would be in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services. Now, with caution, Washingtonians might benefit from having their laws tied to the Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices, with hope that they revise their practices under MAHA leadership.
Our Approach
Good policy requires a solid foundation of knowledge. If we want good policies in our state and communities, we must work together to educate those we’ve elected or who have been hired to make, define, and carry out policies. Keep in mind that education of the public and legislators is a year round job.
When the Legislature is in session, we sort through the hundreds of filed bills (sometimes over a thousand per chamber in WA), looking for those that touch on issues of interest to Children’s Health Defense. As a nonprofit 501(c)(3), we advocate for good polices, and we educate so that those who shape policy will make good decisions, but we usually don’t lobby for or against specific legislation. That’s not really a disadvantage. Why?
Because the goal of CHD WA isn’t to tell you what to do or what to think. We want you all to pay attention, think critically, study issues, get engaged and decide for yourselves how you feel about any new legislation or policy being proposed. That’s how a thriving, functional republic works.
It takes time and effort, but the feeling of independence you get, and the legacy you build for future generations, is worth it.