Bruce Chandler voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Repeals Restrictions on Legal Aid for Undocumented Immigrants
Signed by Governor Jay Inslee
Title: Repeals Restrictions on Legal Aid for Undocumented Immigrants
Title: Repeals Restrictions on Legal Aid for Undocumented Immigrants
Vote to pass a bill that repeals restrictions on legal aid for undocumented immigrants.
Authorizes legal assistance concerning civil legal problems that affect low-income residents’ basic needs (pg. 1).
Prohibits appropriations for civil legal aid to be used for legal representation that is not in the scope of Sec.1 (Sec. 1).
Appropriates funds to the indigent persons in matters related to (pg. 2):
Domestic relations and family law matters;
Governmental assistance and services;
Health care
Housing and utilities;
Mortgage foreclosures;
Consumer, financial services, credit, and bankruptcy;
Employment;
Rights of residents in long-term care facilities;
Wills, estates, and living wills;
Elder abuse;
Guardianship;
Disability rights;
Education including special education;
Administrative agency decisions; and
Discrimination prohibited by local, state, and federal law.
Title: Repeals Restrictions on Legal Aid for Undocumented Immigrants