Policy & Advocacy

Following the close of the legislative session, our commissioners reflect on the wins, challenges, and lessons learned from the past few months. Our Health, Safety, and Economic Security & Opportunity committees review outcomes, existing gaps, and emerging issues to begin shaping the direction for the year ahead. 

Based on our reflections, we identify and vote on the key issues we believe require attention in the coming year. These issues will guide our work in the coming months across policy, programming, and outreach. 

During this phase, we conduct outreach, gather community feedback, and strengthen partnerships. We believe that change must be driven by listening to the experiences and needs of the women closest to our priority issues. Our engagement ensures that the priorities we set are grounded in lived experience and informed by those most impacted.

Based on our learnings, we solidify our focus areas into specific policy priorities. Our commissioners publicly vote to finalize our annual legislative agenda, which states the list of issues we will actively support and advance during the upcoming session.

After our agenda is set, we inform the Governor’s Office, connect with lawmakers, and align with partners. This phase is about ensuring we enter the session prepared to advocate strategically and with transparency.

During session, we track bills to keep the public informed, engage with legislators to champion the priorities in our agenda, support legislation that affects women and girls, and provide testimony when we feel our voices are needed.