SB 5889: Establishing the customer voice council.
Did not pass. The 2023-24 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Kauffman
- Introduced
- January 8, 2024
- Status
- S Rules 3
- Last action
- By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (March 7, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to establish a statewide public assistance customer voice council composed of current or former recipients of state public assistance. Requires the DSHS to ensure the establishment of, and provide staffing assistance to, local community partnership groups with various functions related to local public assistance programs and practices.
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Floor votes
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 202434 yea · 15 nay
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