AG Ferguson offers the following statement on the passage of Senate Bill 5427

OLYMPIA — Today, the Legislature adopted legislation sponsored by Sen. Javier Valdez, D-Seattle, creating a statewide hate crimes hotline in the Attorney General’s Office.

The bill, Senate Bill 5427, passed the House in a 56-39 vote. The Senate passed the bill in early February with a bipartisan 30-18 vote. It will now head to Gov. Inslee for his signature.

Trial starts tomorrow against Optimum Outcomes, last defendant in Ferguson’s charity care lawsuit against Providence and its debt collectors