Signed by Governor Jay Inslee

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that repeals restrictions on legal aid for undocumented immigrants.

Highlights:

• 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.

Full Bill Text