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Western is committed to working closely with its member agencies and constituency to effectively communicate our legislative principles and priorities to our representatives in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
- Western's Legislative Principles
- Western's Top Legislative Priorities
- Western's State Legislative Priorities
- Western's Federal Legislative Priorities
The purpose of the Legislative Policy Platform and Principles is to guide Western’s overall legislative program and provide a foundation for all legislative actions taken on behalf of Western. The Platform provides a broad understanding of how Western responds to legislation and what ongoing principles are most important to Western when developing legislative priorities. The Platform is intended to be a document that is reviewed and adjusted as needed.
View Western’s Legislative Policy Platform and Principles (PDF)
Each year, Western reviews its legislative priorities and creates new priorities based on the latest issues and trends that affect Western and our customers. Western’s Government Relations’ staff then selects the top five priorities, at both a federal and state level, to focus on throughout the year. By knowing what priority issues to either support or oppose each year, Western can effectively advocate for the issues that directly impact our lives daily. Curious to see what Western’s top legislative priorities are this year? Click the link below to find out!
WMWD 2021 Top Federal and State Legislative Priorities (PDF)
Western’s State Legislative Priorities (State Priorities) guide Western’s legislative activities at the State level. The State Priorities are based on the Legislative Platform and Principles but are adjusted yearly to reflect the relevant policy issues of that year.
Due to the number of issues brought forward each year from the California State Legislature and the limited resources Western has to engage on every issue effectively, the State Priorities provide Western staff direction as to which legislative issues take priority when advocating. These State Priorities are not meant to be restrictive and may change during the year if a critical issue emerges that was not initially foreseen. Western may also support its statewide associations by signing-on to letters of support or opposition to issues that are addressed within the State Priorities but are not necessarily a top priority for Western.
View Western’s State Legislative Priorities (PDF)
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Western’s Federal Legislative Priorities (Federal Priorities) Western’s legislative activities on the federal level. The Federal Priorities are based on the Legislative Platform and Principles but are adjusted yearly to reflect the relevant policy issues of that year.
Due to the number of issues brought forward each year from Congress and the limited resources Western has to engage on every issue effectively, the Federal Priorities provide Western staff direction as to which legislative issues take priority when advocating. These Federal Priorities are not meant to be restrictive and may change during the year if a critical issue emerges that was not initially foreseen. Western may also support its nationwide associations by signing-on to letters of support or opposition to issues that are addressed within the Federal Priorities but are not necessarily a top priority for Western.
View Western’s Federal Legislative Priorities (PDF)