Campaigns We Support:
Kayden’s Law from the Federal Violence Against Women Act, with supporting groups such as Washington’s local Family Violence Appellate Project and A Case for Ace, and other national groups such as National Safe Parents Organization, Custody Peace and One Mom’s Battle. This law requires judicial training re domestic violence and child abuse, requires experts to have knowledge about domestic violence and child abuse to testify about it, requires courts to consider domestic violence and child abuse, and bans abusers accessing harmful reunification treatment prior to domestic violence rehabilitation. With bi-partisan support, congress passed the federal provisions which HB 2010 is based on in order to address the family court crisis and improve protections for victims. now Washington has an opportunity to become eligible to receive federal funding by passing HB 2010.
For bills we supported from the 2023-2024 session please see our Dead Bills page.
Campaigns We Oppose:
Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, specifically HB 1121 : Don’t be fooled, this bill actually achieves the opposite. Read FVAP’s thorough analysis against HB 1121. Or PAYES’ previous public letter. HB 1121 gives civil petitioners the powers reserved to criminal prosecutors to use law enforcement. It claims to prevent abduction but in practice civil petitioners can file ex parte orders to law enforcement to break into personal homes just to take children in order to enforce custody agreements. We already have laws to enforce custody agreements with equitable access to a judge and the time necessary to make such important decisions without violent police enforcement. In practice it creates child abduction by police force. While this bill is “dead” proponents have attempted to bring it back several times, you can help us educate lawmakers by clicking the link and sending them a letter using the content in FVAP’s or our Analysis: 1) Oppose HB 1121 by clicking this link > click “send a comment on this bill to your legislators” > fill out form and click “OPPOSE”).
Unlimited Judicial Discretion Bill: SB 5205/ HB 2237 : Thank you for your support! HB 2237 is officially Dead! Please visit our Dead Bills page for information about this bill. A special thanks to lawmakers who listened to survivors: Senator Fortunato, Representative Rule, Representative Griffey, Representative Graham, Representative Walsh, Representative Nance and Representative Barry.
For additional bills we opposed from the 2023-2024 session please see our Dead Bills page.