The safe staffing bill, SB 5236, was amended and passed through the state Senate and is now working its way through the House of Representatives. This bill is a critical step towards progress as it finally creates the necessary enforcement and accountability for hospital staffing plans. We must hold hospitals accountable and ask the legislature to pass our safe staffing bill, SB 5236, so it can make its way to the Governor’s desk for signing.
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Help us demonstrate to the public, the media, and legislators why it is so critical that this bill is passed this session. We are in a staffing crisis now and your stories about what is really happening at the bedside will not reach people unless we share them.
WSNA's legislator voting records are developed based on the priority bills we supported during a given year's Washington state legislative session. Not all WSNA priority bills are always voted on in both chambers, which is why the list of bills tracked on the report may differ from Senate to House. As the voting records indicate, most nursing issues have bipartisan support in Olympia.
