Julio Cortes: LD-38 - House (Pos. 1)

As the new Vice Chair of the Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee this year, Rep. Cortes championed this session’s most transformative bills impacting children, youth, and families. He prime sponsored bills like HB 1406 (expansions concerning youth seeking housing assistance and other related services) to increase shelter for youth to 90 days if parents cannot be contacted while promoting family reconciliation and increased funding to youth service providers. Continuing the advocacy for youth, Rep. Cortes co-sponsored multiple bills to eliminate student homelessness (HB 1622), to provide accessory dwelling units (HB 1337), and more that challenge the status quo of homelessness and reimagine a better, more accessible Washington for all children, youth, and families.