If this passes, the first amendment is dead in Washington State.

The far left leaning Senate is about to try and kill the first amendment.

Senate Bill 5427, after it is signed into law, would allow private individuals (note: this is not limited to American citizens) to report “bias incidents*” (see definition below) to the State Attorney General’s Office, with the possibility of receiving up to $2,000 of taxpayers money for this noncriminal incident. The bill was very clear: this is a non-crime which they will then forward to local law enforcement to investigate. What’s to investigate? No crime, no investigation.

If you want to read the terrible bill:

lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5427.pdf?q=20240303122231

h/t PNWGuy1979