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Resident urges Shoreline council to request hearings on Washington Health Trust single‑payer bills
Summary
A resident asked council to urge state legislators to hold hearings on House Bill 1449 and Senate Bill 5233 to create a Washington Health Trust; council did not take action on the request during the meeting.
At the Feb. 10 Shoreline City Council meeting, resident Larry Owens urged the council to ask the city’s state legislators to hold public hearings on House Bill 1449 and Senate Bill 5233, which would establish a Washington Health Trust, a single‑payer health option for Washington state.
Owens said he was not asking the council to endorse the bills but only to request that state representatives and senators call hearings so the measures can be considered. He presented the council with information from the city's employee benefits document and argued the trust could provide broader coverage at lower cost than current employer plans.
The council did not take formal action on Owens’ request. The item was heard during the general public comment period; no council motion was made to forward the request to the city’s legislative delegation.
