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IPRTF forms legislative priorities work group to set 2026 policy asks
Summary
The IPRTF voted to establish a legislative priorities work group to identify items in the justice project implementation plan that could be advanced during the 2026 Washington State legislative session. The group will meet as necessary, include fewer than a quorum of IPRTF members, and will sunset after the session unless renewed.
The Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force voted to form a legislative priorities work group charged with reviewing the justice-project implementation plan and developing advisory legislative priorities for the 2026 Washington State legislative session.
Peter Frazier introduced the motion: “The incarceration prevention and reduction task force moves to establish a legislative priorities work group charged with reviewing the justice project implementation plan to identify items that could be advanced during the 2026 Washington State legislative session.” The motion designates membership as less than a quorum of IPRTF members with participants invited as needed, directs the group to meet ahead of and during the session, and specifies the work group will sunset following the session unless renewed by the full IPRTF.
Why it matters: The work group is intended to develop a set of priorities that the IPRTF can deliver as advisory input to the Whatcom County Council and the executive’s office well before the legislature convenes, so local priorities can be advanced during the session.
Membership and process: Several members volunteered during the meeting; chairs said membership details would be finalized following the vote. The task force specified the group should not exceed a quorum to avoid open-meeting constraints while allowing subject-matter participants to attend as needed.
Outcome: The motion was moved, seconded and passed with no recorded opposition or abstentions. The group will meet as necessary this winter and will reconvene annually each June to prepare for subsequent sessions.
Provenance: The motion and vote were recorded in the meeting packet and confirmed by roll call during the meeting.
