{"id":1593,"date":"2022-01-07T11:51:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T11:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seattlemetropickleball.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/07\/action-alert-help-make-pickleball-washington-states-official-state-sport\/"},"modified":"2023-07-15T21:54:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T21:54:48","slug":"action-alert-help-make-pickleball-washington-states-official-state-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlemetropickleball.com\/action-alert-help-make-pickleball-washington-states-official-state-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Alert: Help Make Pickleball Washington State&#8217;s Official State Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-bill\">What Bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov\/biennium\/2021-22\/Pdf\/Bills\/Senate%20Bills\/5615.pdf?q=20220107112622\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov\/biennium\/2021-22\/Pdf\/Bills\/Senate%20Bills\/5615.pdf?q=20220107112622\" target=\"_blank\">Bill 5615<\/a>, to make pickleball the official sport of the state of Washington, has been assigned a hearing date for <strong>Wednesday January 12th, 2022 at 8:00 am<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvw.org\/watch\/?eventID=2022011195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a>), and for a Senate vote on Friday January 14th at 10:30 am (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvw.org\/watch\/?eventID=2022011196\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the bill clears the Senate hearing and Senate vote, a vote will be scheduled in the House sometime in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background-color has-secondary-background-color has-text-color has-background\" id=\"what-should-i-do-now\">What should I do NOW?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-secondary-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ACTION 1:<\/strong> <strong>Now is the time to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/pbc\/bill\/5615\" target=\"_blank\">leave a comment<\/a> in support of this bill<\/strong>, so your state representatives know you want them to vote for it! The form is super easy to fill out and your comment will be sent directly to your senator and\/or representatives for your district. <strong>You can do it in less than 2 minutes<\/strong>. If you don&#8217;t know what to write, just say &#8220;<em>I support bill SB 5615 to designate pickleball as the official sport of the state of Washington.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-secondary-background-color has-text-color has-background\">Senators <a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/lovick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Lovick<\/a> of Mill Creek and <a href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sam Hunt<\/a> from Olympia, who introduced this bill, want as many people as possible doing this, a minimum of 100 to 200 statements of support if we can. Let&#8217;s give them thousands!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-color has-secondary-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>ACTION 2: <\/strong> We need folks from all over the state to submit comments, so share the link with your pickleball friends across Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-else-can-i-do-now\">What else can I do now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have the time, write letters to newspaper editors in support of the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-next\">What next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is such a buzz in the pickleball community about this bill, you will surely hear about new developments.  The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattlemetropickleball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seattle Metro Pickleball Association<\/a> will issue further action alerts as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, you can watch the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvw.org\/watch\/?eventID=2022011195\" target=\"_blank\">video of the public hearing<\/a> in the Senate Committee on State Government &amp; Elections on <strong>Wednesday 1\/12\/2022 at 8:00 am<\/strong>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvw.org\/watch\/?clientID=9375922947&amp;eventID=2022011196&amp;startStreamAt=279&amp;stopStreamAt=331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video of the Senate vote <\/a>on Friday 1\/14\/2022 at 10:30 am. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-can-i-track-this-bill-s-status\">How can I track this bill&#8217;s status?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out its official <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5615&amp;Year=2021&amp;Initiative=false\" target=\"_blank\">web page<\/a> on the Washington State Legislature web site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"january-31-update\">January 31 Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill will get a Senate vote next Wednesday, February 2nd. If it passes it then goes to the House for a vote, and then to the governor\u2019s desk for signature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Bill? Bill 5615, to make pickleball the official sport of the state of Washington, has been assigned a hearing date for Wednesday January 12th, 2022 at 8:00 am (video), and for a Senate vote on Friday January 14th at 10:30 am (video). 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Bill 5615, to make pickleball the official sport of the state of Washington, has been assigned a hearing date for Wednesday January 12th, 2022 at 8:00 am (video), and for a Senate vote on Friday January 14th at 10:30 am (video). 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