2025-26 Bills We are Supporting

Ink of Hope Bill 2427 – 2025-26

Please help us support HB 2427 that would mandate tattoo artists to get a training on trafficking. This bill is important to inform artists about branding. There are many survivors that are reminded daily of the harm done to them because they were branded with a tattoo. Training is important for prevention in the future. We have a date for the Public Hearing on the Ink of Hope bill HB 2427. It will be on Wednesday, January 28th at 1:30.

You can sign up to testify during the Public Hearing, submit written testimony, or note your position for the record at the link HERE. Please feel free to share this with anyone you know that may be interested in submitting written testimony or having their position noted.

Thank you for your support always!
Wase Forward

New Bill Number, HB 2526, January 20, 2026

You can now sign up to testify using this link: https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?selectedCommittee=31647&selectedMeeting=33658. The sign up page is open until an hour before the hearing begins.

Note that we have a NEW bill number, HB 2526. The only change in bill language is to the title, which is now “AN ACT Relating to prostitution” (previously “AN ACT Relating to prostitution”).  While virtual testimony, noting your position for the record, and written testimony are all helpful, in person testimony is the most impactful.

The hearing is happening today at 4 pm. We are asking that you sign in PRO in support of the bill or sign up to testify PRO in person or virtually. Please sign up by 3pm today!

Community Notification: Support HB 1265: December 10, 2025

WASE Forward is currently working alongside the King County Prosecutor’s Office and Washington State legislators to advance HB 1265 in 2025-26.

This critical bill would make buying sex in Washington State a felony, ensuring that higher fines are imposed on buyers and traffickers. These funds would then be directed into survivor services, providing essential support for those impacted.

We believe that buyers and traffickers should be fined and criminalized—not survivors. That is why we are asking you to take action: Call your local legislators today and urge them to support HB 1265.

Together, we can help shift accountability to those who exploit and strengthen resources for survivors.

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