South Sound Chamber of Commerce Legislative Coalition Bill Status & Upcoming Events Report - 1/26/2022
We need everyone to sign in OPPOSED to HB 1766 before 9 a.m. on Friday morning for your chamber. This is a Clean Heat bill that will essentially lead to the degradation and elimination of natural gas as an energy option in Washington state.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Housing & Local Government (Senate) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 8:00am
1. SB 5662 - Exec Session - Concerning intergovernmental coordination to address transitioning persons encamped on state public rights-of-way to permanent housing solutions. (Monitoring)
Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs (Senate) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 8:00am
5. SB 5761 - Exec Session - Concerning employer requirements for providing wage and salary information to applicants for employment. (Concerns/High)
Business, Financial Services & Trade (Senate) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 8:30am
7. SB 5849 - Exec Session - Concerning tax incentives. (Monitoring)
8. SB 5901 - Public Hearing - Concerning economic development tax incentives for targeted counties. (Remote testimony.) (High)
College & Workforce Development (House) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 10:00am
9. HB 2019 - Exec Session - Increasing educational and training opportunities for careers in retail. (Support/High)
Consumer Protection & Business (House) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 10:00am
10. HB 1389 - Exec Session - Concerning transportation. (Monitoring)
Environment, Energy & Technology (Senate) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 10:30am
11. SB 5678 - Exec Session - Concerning energy transformation, nonemitting electric generation, and renewable resource project analysis and declaratory orders. (Support/Medium)
Law & Justice (Senate) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 10:30am
12. SB 5663 - Exec Session - Establishing streamlined procedures for compliance with the State v. Blake decision in order to improve criminal justice system coordination, create efficiencies, and reduce costs. (High)
Environment & Energy (House) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 1:30pm
14. HB 1812 - Exec Session - Modernizing the energy facility site evaluation council to meet the state's clean energy goals. (Medium)
15. HB 2002 - Public Hearing - Concerning the siting of energy infrastructure necessary for the fulfillment of the state's decarbonization goals. (Remote testimony.) (Medium)
Housing, Human Services & Veterans (House) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 1:30pm
16. HB 1880 - Exec Session - Concerning housing benefit districts. (Concerns/Medium)
Public Safety (House) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 1:30pm
Appropriations (House) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 3:30pm
19. ESHB 1241 - Public Hearing - Planning under the growth management act. (Remote testimony.) (Concerns/High)
Transportation (House) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 3:30pm
Transportation (Senate) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 4:00pm
21. SB 5510 - Exec Session - Concerning renewal of the sales and use tax for transportation benefit districts. (Medium)
Ways & Means (Senate) - Virtual - 1/27 @ 4:00pm
22. SSB 5033 - Public Hearing - Limiting the property tax exemption for improvements to single-family dwellings to the construction of accessory dwelling units. (Remote testimony.) (Medium)
Civil Rights & Judiciary (House) - Virtual - 1/28 @ 8:00am
24. HB 1850 - Exec Session - Protecting and enforcing the foundational data privacy rights of Washingtonians. (Concerns/Medium)
Community & Economic Development (House) - Virtual - 1/28 @ 8:00am
25. HB 1827 - Exec Session - Creating the community reinvestment account and community reinvestment program. (Monitoring)
Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - Virtual - 1/28 @ 8:00am
26. HB 2031 - Public Hearing - Concerning unemployment insurance, family leave, and medical leave premiums. (Remote testimony.) (Concerns/High)
Local Government (House) - Virtual - 1/28 @ 8:00am
27. HB 1627 - Exec Session - Making it possible for more properties to have access to water, storm drains, and sanitary sewage systems. (Support/Medium)
Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources (House) - Virtual - 1/28 @ 8:00am
28. HB 1895 - Exec Session - Developing a plan for conservation, reforestation, and restoration of forests in Washington state. (Oppose/Medium)
Education (House) - Virtual - 1/28 @ 10:00am
29. HB 1536 - Exec Session - Establishing regional apprenticeship programs through educational service districts. (High)
Environment & Energy (House) - Virtual - 1/28 @ 10:00am
30. HB 1766 - Public Hearing - Modifying the regulation of gas companies to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. (Remote testimony.) (Oppose/High). SIGN IN CON
Housing, Human Services & Veterans (House) - Virtual - 1/28 @ 10:00am
31. HB 2023 - Public Hearing - Addressing enforcement of tenant protections. (Remote testimony.) (Monitoring)
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
HB 1766 (SB 5668) |
Gas companies |
Modifying the regulation of gas companies to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. |
H Env & Energy |
Ramel |
Oppose |
High |
HB 1767 (SB 5666) |
Targeted electrification |
Concerning the authority of publicly owned electric utilities to engage in targeted electrification through the adoption of plans that establish a finding that utility outreach and investment in the conversion of its customers' end use equipment from fossil fuels to electricity will provide net benefits to the utility. |
H Rules R |
Ramel |
Oppose |
High |
SHB 1770 (SB 5669) |
Energy codes |
Strengthening energy codes. |
H Rules R |
Duerr |
Oppose |
High |
HB 1774 (SB 5722) |
Greenhouse gases/buildings |
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in buildings. |
H Env & Energy |
Hackney |
Concerns |
High |
Hydrogen |
Expanding the production, distribution, and use of hydrogen not produced from a fossil fuel feedstock. |
H Finance |
Ramel |
Support |
High |
|
Energy facility site council |
Modernizing the energy facility site evaluation council to meet the state's clean energy goals. |
H Env & Energy |
Fitzgibbon |
|
Medium |
|
HB 1838 (SB 5727) |
Salmon habitat |
Protecting, restoring, and maintaining habitat for salmon recovery. |
H RDev, Ag&NR |
Lekanoff |
Oppose |
Medium |
HB 1988 (SB 5744) |
Clean tech. tax deferrals |
Concerning tax deferrals for investment projects in clean technology manufacturing, clean alternative fuels production, and renewable energy storage. |
H Finance |
Shewmake |
|
Medium |
Energy infrastructure siting |
Concerning the siting of energy infrastructure necessary for the fulfillment of the state's decarbonization goals. |
H Env & Energy |
Fitzgibbon |
|
Medium |
|
Water system plans/climate |
Adding a climate resilience element to water system plans. |
S Ways & Means |
Rolfes |
|
Medium |
|
SB 5666 (HB 1767) |
Targeted electrification |
Concerning the authority of publicly owned electric utilities to engage in targeted electrification through the adoption of plans that establish a finding that utility outreach and investment in the conversion of its customers' end use equipment from fossil fuels to electricity will provide net benefits to the utility. |
S Environment, E |
Liias |
Oppose |
High |
SB 5668 (HB 1766) |
Gas companies |
Modifying the regulation of gas companies to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. |
S Environment, E |
Lovelett |
Oppose |
High |
SB 5669 (SHB 1770) |
Energy codes |
Strengthening energy codes. |
S Environment, En |
Liias |
Oppose |
High |
Energy project orders |
Concerning energy transformation, nonemitting electric generation, and renewable resource project analysis and declaratory orders. |
S Environment, En |
Short |
Support |
Medium |
|
SB 5722 (HB 1774) |
Greenhouse gases/buildings |
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in buildings. |
S Environment, E |
Nguyen |
Concerns |
High |
SB 5727 (HB 1838) |
Salmon habitat |
Protecting, restoring, and maintaining habitat for salmon recovery. |
S Ag/Water/Natura |
Rolfes |
Oppose |
Medium |
SB 5744 (HB 1988) |
Clean tech. tax deferrals |
Concerning tax deferrals for investment projects in clean technology manufacturing, clean alternative fuels production, and renewable energy storage. |
S Environment, E |
Nguyen |
|
Monitoring |
Climate change |
Concerning state laws that address climate change. |
S Environment, E |
Carlyle |
Concerns |
Medium |
|
Commercial energy program |
Concerning technical changes to the commercial property assessed clean energy and resiliency program. |
S Housing & Loca |
Lovelett |
|
Medium |
|
Power plants/greenhouse gas |
Recognizing that power plants that comply with the state greenhouse gas emissions performance standard are consistent with Washington's long-term policy for electricity. |
S Environment, E |
Brown |
|
Monitoring |
|
Hydrogen |
Accelerating the availability and use of renewable hydrogen in Washington state. |
S Environment, E |
Carlyle |
Support |
High |
|
State energy code |
Increasing housing access and affordability by decreasing construction costs associated with the Washington state energy code for residential buildings. |
S Environment, E |
Van De Wege |
Support |
High |
|
Fossil fuel nonproliferation |
Asking the United States Government to enter into a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty. |
S Environment, E |
Das |
Oppose |
Low |
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
Regional apprenticeship prgs |
Establishing regional apprenticeship programs through educational service districts. |
H Education |
|
|
High |
|
Apprenticeship programs |
Concerning the sustainability and expansion of state registered apprenticeship programs. |
S Ways & Means |
Keiser |
Oppose |
High |
|
Electrician schools |
Removing the requirement that an accredited technical or trade school program be not-for-profit to be an approved training program for purposes of journey level and specialty electrician certification. |
S Labor, Comm & |
King |
Support |
High |
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
Equitable access to credit |
Creating the Washington equitable access to credit act. |
S Business, Finan |
Maycumber |
Support |
High |
|
Long-term care/repeal |
Repealing the long-term services and supports trust program. |
H Approps |
Abbarno |
Support |
High |
|
Long-term care/outside WA |
Authorizing the availability of benefits from the long-term services and supports trust program for qualified individuals who reside outside of Washington. |
H Approps |
Abbarno |
|
|
|
Long-term care/hardship |
Establishing an exemption from the payment of premiums to the long-term services and supports trust program based on hardship. |
H Approps |
Abbarno |
|
Monitoring |
|
Long-term care/death |
Concerning the payment of benefit units in the long-term services and supports trust program upon the death of a qualified individual. |
H Approps |
Abbarno |
|
Monitoring |
|
Long-term care/new graduates |
Establishing an exemption from the payment of premiums to the long-term services and supports trust program for recent graduates. |
H Approps |
Abbarno |
|
Monitoring |
|
Health emergencies/federal |
Limiting agency authority to align with federal standards during public health emergencies. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Hoff |
Support |
Medium |
|
Employer reports/private |
Concerning shared reporting responsibilities for both the paid family and medical leave and the long-term services and supports trust programs to clarify that information collected from employer reports shall remain private. |
H Rules R |
Sells |
Neutral |
Medium |
|
Long-term care/delay |
Delaying the implementation of the long-term services and supports trust program by 18 months. |
S 2nd Reading |
Sullivan |
Support |
High |
|
Long-term care/exemptions |
Establishing voluntary exemptions to the long-term services and supports trust program for certain populations. |
S 2nd Reading |
Paul |
Concerns |
High |
|
HB 1781 (SB 5651) |
Capital budget, supplemental |
Concerning the capital budget. |
H Cap Budget |
Tharinger |
|
Monitoring |
Dishonored paycheck fees |
Requiring an employer to reimburse employee fees when a paycheck is dishonored by nonacceptance or nonpayment. |
H Rules R |
Hoff |
Neutral |
Medium |
|
Nondisclosure/illegal acts |
Prohibiting nondisclosure and nondisparagement provisions from employers regarding illegal acts of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, and sexual assault. |
H Exec Action |
Berry |
Concerns |
Medium |
|
HB 1816 (SB 5693) |
Operating budget, supp. |
Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations. |
H Approps |
Ormsby |
|
Monitoring |
Property tax exemption |
Increasing the personal property tax exemption. |
H Finance |
Leavitt |
Support |
High |
|
Musculoskeletal injuries |
Restoring the state's ability to regulate work-related (ergonomics) musculoskeletal injuries. |
H LAWSDP |
Bronoske |
Oppose |
High |
|
Data privacy |
Protecting and enforcing the foundational data privacy rights of Washingtonians. |
H Civil R & Judi |
Slatter |
Concerns |
Medium |
|
HB 1912 (SB 5696) |
Capital gains tax/repeal |
Repealing the capital gains income tax. |
H Finance |
Dufault |
Support |
High |
HB 1913 (SB 5939) |
Long-term care insurance |
Replacing the long-term services and supports trust program with affordable and optional long-term care insurance coverage. |
H Approps |
Stokesbary |
|
Monitoring |
Workplace bullying |
Addressing workplace bullying by making it an unfair practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment. |
H Civil R & Judi |
Wicks |
Concerns |
High |
|
Basic income trust |
Creating the evergreen basic income trust. |
H Hous, Human Sv |
Berry |
|
Medium |
|
Working families' tax credit |
Providing sales tax relief by expanding the working families' tax credit. |
H Finance |
Stokesbary |
Support |
Medium |
|
Sales and use tax holiday |
Creating a three-day shop local and save sales and use tax holiday to benefit all Washington families for certain items $1,000 or less during the month of September. |
H Finance |
Paul |
|
High |
|
Careers in retail |
Increasing educational and training opportunities for careers in retail. |
H Coll & Wkf Dev |
Boehnke |
Support |
High |
|
HB 2031 (SB 5873) |
Unempl. & leave premiums |
Concerning unemployment insurance, family leave, and medical leave premiums. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Berg |
Concerns |
High |
HB 2071 (SB 5893) |
Torts |
Concerning tort modernization. |
H Civil R & Judi |
MacEwen |
|
Monitoring |
Transp. network companies |
Concerning rights and obligations of transportation network company drivers and transportation network companies. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Berry |
Oppose |
High |
|
Working families' tax exempt |
Concerning the working families' tax exemption, also known as the working families tax credit. |
H Finance |
Thai |
|
Monitoring |
|
HB 2099 (SB 5924) |
Tax penalties |
Improving tax administration by waiving penalties and imposing interest in certain situations involving delayed tax payments, and by extending a statute of limitations period for certain egregious tax crimes. |
H Finance |
Berg |
Concerns |
High |
Personal property taxation |
Concerning the taxation of personal property. |
H Finance |
Leavitt |
Support |
High |
|
Business practices/emergency |
Regulating unfair business practices and prohibiting predatory price increases during states of emergency. |
S Rules X |
Darneille |
Concerns |
High |
|
Economic inclusion |
Promoting economic inclusion. |
H Hous, Human Svc |
Dhingra |
|
Medium |
|
Long-term care products |
Studying the financial products available through the private market to replace the long-term services and supports trust program authorized in chapter 50B.04 RCW. |
S Health & Long T |
Schoesler |
|
Monitoring |
|
Hospitality employment/B&O |
Encouraging economic growth by providing a state business tax credit for new employment positions in the hospitality industry. |
S Ways & Means |
Dozier |
|
High |
|
Cannabis/employment |
Concerning employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis. |
S Labor, Comm & |
Keiser |
Oppose |
High |
|
Harassment & discrim. NDAs |
Disclosing harassment and discrimination. |
S Rules 2 |
Keiser |
Concerns |
Medium |
|
New businesses/B&O tax |
Providing sustainable support for new businesses. |
S Business, Finan |
Hasegawa |
Concerns |
Medium |
|
Paid sick leave verification |
Concerning verification for use of paid sick leave. |
S Labor, Comm & T |
Van De Wege |
Oppose |
High |
|
Employee assistance programs |
Protecting the confidentiality of employees using employee assistance programs. |
S Rules 2 |
Keiser |
Concerns |
Medium |
|
Long-term care/veterans |
Providing an exemption to long-term care insurance for retired veterans and retirement eligible veterans. |
S Health & Long T |
Mullet |
|
Monitoring |
|
Main street programs/pop. |
Concerning population criteria for designation of local downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization and official local main street programs. |
S 2nd RdConsCal |
Cleveland |
|
High |
|
Family and medical leave |
Modifying the Washington state paid family and medical leave act. |
S Labor, Comm & |
Robinson |
Concerns |
High |
|
SB 5651 (HB 1781) |
Capital budget, supplemental |
Concerning the capital budget. |
S Ways & Means |
Frockt |
|
Monitoring |
Long-term care/refunds |
Concerning long-term services and supports trust premium refunds for deceased individuals with developmentally disabled dependents. |
S Health & Long T |
Braun |
|
Monitoring |
|
SB 5693 (HB 1816) |
Operating budget, supp. |
Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations. |
S Ways & Means |
Rolfes |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5696 (HB 1912) |
Capital gains tax/repeal |
Repealing the capital gains income tax. |
S Ways & Means |
Braun |
Support |
High |
Long-term care/pending exem. |
Suspending premium assessments for pending exemption applications for the long-term services and supports trust program. |
S Health & Long T |
Wilson |
|
Monitoring |
|
Wage and salary information |
Concerning employer requirements for providing wage and salary information to applicants for employment. |
S Labor, Comm & |
Randall |
Concerns |
High |
|
State tax system |
Reforming the state tax system by providing tax relief to residents, employees, and employers. |
S Business, Fina |
Wilson |
|
Monitoring |
|
Tax incentives |
Concerning tax incentives. |
S Business, Finan |
Warnick |
|
Monitoring |
|
Tax incentives |
Concerning tax incentives. |
S Business, Fina |
Warnick |
|
Monitoring |
|
SB 5873 (HB 2031) |
Unempl. & leave premiums |
Concerning unemployment insurance, family leave, and medical leave premiums. |
S Ways & Means |
Keiser |
Concerns |
High |
Warehouse dist. centers |
Concerning warehouse distribution centers. |
S Labor, Comm & |
Conway |
Oppose |
High |
|
SB 5893 (HB 2071) |
Torts |
Concerning tort modernization. |
S Law & Justice |
Padden |
|
Monitoring |
Economic dev. tax incentives |
Concerning economic development tax incentives for targeted counties. |
S Business, Fina |
Randall |
|
High |
|
SB 5924 (HB 2099) |
Tax penalties |
Improving tax administration by waiving penalties and imposing interest in certain situations involving delayed tax payments, and by extending a statute of limitations period for certain egregious tax crimes. |
S Ways & Means |
Mullet |
|
Medium |
Investment services/tax |
Concerning capital gains taxation of certain investment management services provided to a partnership or similar entity. |
S Ways & Means |
Robinson |
|
Medium |
|
Sales and use tax rate |
Reducing the state sales and use tax rate. |
S Ways & Means |
Das |
Support |
High |
|
SB 5939 (HB 1913) |
Long-term care insurance |
Replacing the long-term services and supports trust program with affordable and optional long-term care insurance coverage. |
S Health & Long |
Muzzall |
|
Monitoring |
Governor's emergency powers |
Establishing balanced legislative oversight of gubernatorial powers during a declared emergency. |
S State Govt & E |
Wilson |
|
Monitoring |
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
Rent relief & housing |
Providing local governments with options to grant rent relief and preserve affordable housing in their communities. |
H Finance |
Kloba |
|
Medium |
|
Comprehensive planning |
Improving the state's climate response through updates to the state's comprehensive planning framework. |
S Housing & Local |
Duerr |
Oppose |
High |
|
SHB 1103 (SB 5366) |
Building materials |
Improving environmental and social outcomes with the production of building materials. |
H Approps |
Duerr |
Concerns |
Medium |
GMA/affordable housing plans |
Planning for affordable housing under the growth management act. |
H Local Govt |
Barkis |
Support |
High |
|
Growth management act plans |
Planning under the growth management act. |
H Approps |
Duerr |
Concerns |
High |
|
Landlord damage claims |
Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords' claims for damage to residential premises. |
H Rules R |
Thai |
Oppose |
Medium |
|
Accessory dwelling units |
Concerning accessory dwelling units. |
H Local Govt |
Gregerson |
Support |
Medium |
|
State upland leases |
Concerning the duration of state upland leases for lands managed by the department of natural resources. |
S Ag/Water/Natura |
Kloba |
Support |
Medium |
|
Water & sewage system access |
Making it possible for more properties to have access to water, storm drains, and sanitary sewage systems. |
H Local Govt |
Goehner |
Support |
Medium |
|
HB 1643 (SB 5642) |
Affordable housing/REET |
Exempting a sale or transfer of real property for affordable housing to a nonprofit entity, housing authority, public corporation, county, or municipal corporation from the real estate excise tax. |
H Finance |
Hackney |
Support |
High |
SHB 1660 (SB 5648) |
Accessory dwelling units |
Concerning accessory dwelling units. |
H Rules R |
Shewmake |
Support |
Medium |
Accessory dwelling units |
Concerning accessory dwelling units. |
H Rules R |
Pollet |
Concerns |
Medium |
|
Impact fee deferrals |
Concerning impact fee deferrals. |
H Exec Action |
Duerr |
Concerns |
Medium |
|
GMA planning/tribes |
Concerning tribal participation in planning under the growth management act. |
H Approps |
Pollet |
Oppose |
Medium |
|
HB 1782 (SB 5670) |
Middle housing near transit |
Creating additional middle housing near transit and in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing. |
H Local Govt |
Bateman |
Support |
High |
HB 1827 (SB 5706) |
Community reinvestment |
Creating the community reinvestment account and community reinvestment program. |
H Comm & Econ De |
Morgan |
|
Monitoring |
ADU rental/property tax |
Incentivizing rental of accessory dwelling units to low-income households. |
H Finance |
Walen |
|
Monitoring |
|
Behavioral health discharge |
Preventing homelessness among persons discharging from inpatient behavioral health settings. |
H Exec Action |
Davis |
|
Monitoring |
|
Supportive housing |
Assisting persons receiving community support services through medical assistance programs to receive supportive housing. |
H HC/Wellness |
Chopp |
|
Monitoring |
|
HB 1880 (SB 5861) |
Housing benefit districts |
Concerning housing benefit districts. |
H Hous, Human Sv |
Ryu |
Concerns |
Medium |
Forest conservation |
Developing a plan for conservation, reforestation, and restoration of forests in Washington state. |
H RDev, Ag&NR |
Harris-Talley |
Oppose |
Medium |
|
Surplus property for housing |
Addressing surplus public property for affordable housing. |
H Hous, Human Sv |
Steele |
|
Monitoring |
|
Housing & services/location |
Concerning the location of housing and associated services that provide aid and assistance to homeless individuals and families. |
H Local Govt |
Caldier |
|
Monitoring |
|
Local infra. investment prg |
Creating a local infrastructure investment program to support the development of affordable housing, workforce housing, and revitalization efforts. |
H Hous, Human Sv |
Steele |
|
Monitoring |
|
Shoreline master programs |
Concerning shoreline master program review schedules. |
H 2nd Reading |
Duerr |
|
Monitoring |
|
Local government planning |
Concerning local government planning. |
H Local Govt |
Pollet |
Oppose |
High |
|
Housing dept. task force |
Establishing a task force on creating a new state housing and homelessness department. |
H Hous, Human Sv |
Morgan |
|
Monitoring |
|
Sustainable housing/GMA |
Concerning the creation of affordable and sustainable housing in the state. |
H Local Govt |
Walen |
|
Monitoring |
|
Landlord-tenant enforcement |
Addressing enforcement of tenant protections. |
H Hous, Human Sv |
Hackney |
|
Monitoring |
|
Housing permitting |
Encouraging construction of affordable housing by eliminating redundancies and streamlining the permitting process. |
H Local Govt |
Barkis |
|
Monitoring |
|
Public improvements/housing |
Adding permanently affordable housing to the definition of public improvements. |
H Finance |
Ormsby |
|
Monitoring |
|
Infill development |
Concerning exemptions for infill development under the state environmental policy act. |
H Env & Energy |
Barkis |
|
Monitoring |
|
First-time home buyer def. |
Changing the definition of first-time home buyer. |
H Cap Budget |
Donaghy |
|
Monitoring |
|
Home rehab. loan program |
Modifying the interest rate for the low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program. |
H Cap Budget |
Shewmake |
|
Monitoring |
|
Accessory dwelling units/tax |
Limiting the property tax exemption for improvements to single-family dwellings to the construction of accessory dwelling units. |
S Ways & Means |
Kuderer |
|
Medium |
|
Transit-oriented development |
Facilitating transit-oriented development and increasing housing inventory. |
H Env & Energy |
Mullet |
Support |
High |
|
Building permit approval |
Concerning the approval of building permits. |
S Ways & Means |
Fortunato |
|
Monitoring |
|
Eviction |
Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing technical changes to eviction notice and summons forms and modifying certain eviction processes and programs. |
S Rules 2 |
Kuderer |
Concerns |
Medium |
|
SB 5642 (HB 1643) |
Affordable housing/REET |
Exempting a sale or transfer of real property for affordable housing to a nonprofit entity, housing authority, public corporation, county, or municipal corporation from the real estate excise tax. |
S Housing & Local |
Mullet |
Support |
High |
SB 5648 (SHB 1660) |
Accessory dwelling units |
Concerning accessory dwelling units. |
S Housing & Loca |
Liias |
Support |
High |
Right-of-way camping/housing |
Concerning intergovernmental coordination to address transitioning persons encamped on state public rights-of-way to permanent housing solutions. |
S Housing & Loca |
Kuderer |
|
Monitoring |
|
SB 5670 (HB 1782) |
Middle housing near transit |
Creating additional middle housing near transit and in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing. |
S Housing & Loca |
Das |
Support |
High |
Urban growth area boundaries |
Concerning urban growth area boundaries. |
S Housing & Local |
Fortunato |
|
Monitoring |
|
SB 5706 (HB 1827) |
Community reinvestment |
Creating the community reinvestment account and community reinvestment program. |
S Labor, Comm & |
Salda?a |
|
Monitoring |
Vacant land redevelopment |
Authorizing certain cities to establish a limited sales and use tax incentive program to encourage redevelopment of vacant lands in urban areas. |
S Housing & Loca |
Trudeau |
|
Medium |
|
Multifamily properties/REET |
Adjusting the real estate excise tax rate for multifamily residential properties. |
S Housing & Local |
Gildon |
|
Monitoring |
|
Condominium conversions |
Concerning condominium conversions. |
S Housing & Loca |
Gildon |
Support |
High |
|
Housing tax credit program |
Increasing involvement of private housing developers in the nine percent low-income housing tax credit program. |
S Housing & Local |
Gildon |
|
Monitoring |
|
Housing/SEPA & GMA |
Promoting housing construction in cities through amendments to and limiting appeals under the state environmental policy act and growth management act. |
S Housing & Loca |
Salomon |
|
Monitoring |
|
SB 5861 (HB 1880) |
Housing benefit districts |
Concerning housing benefit districts. |
S Housing & Loca |
Liias |
Concerns |
Medium |
Emerg. overnight shelters |
Concerning compassionate and effective strategies to address the homelessness crisis. |
S Housing & Loca |
Fortunato |
|
Monitoring |
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
Police misconduct/civil rem. |
Addressing meaningful civil remedies for persons injured as a result of police misconduct, including by allowing for an award of attorney fees in addition to damages and injunctive and declaratory relief. |
H Civil R & Judi |
Thai |
|
Low |
|
SHB 1673 (SSB 5580) |
Public works board/broadband |
Concerning broadband infrastructure loans and grants made by the public works board. |
H Cap Budget |
Ryu |
|
Medium |
Broadband connectivity |
Accelerating broadband connectivity for Washington. |
H Finance |
Boehnke |
|
High |
|
Peace officers/use of force |
Modifying the standard for use of physical force by peace officers. |
H Public Safety |
Goodman |
|
High |
|
Peace officers/use of force |
Modifying the standard for use of force by peace officers. |
H 2nd Reading |
Johnson |
|
High |
|
Law enf. officer funding |
Providing funding for the recruitment, retention, and support of law enforcement officers. |
H Approps |
Stokesbary |
|
Medium |
|
Vehicular pursuits |
Concerning vehicular pursuits. |
H Public Safety |
Robertson |
|
High |
|
Body worn camera grants |
Establishing a body worn camera grant program. |
H Exec Action |
Mosbrucker |
|
High |
|
Data centers tax preference |
Providing a tax preference for rural and nonrural data centers. |
H Finance |
Berg |
Concerns |
High |
|
Dev. disability services |
Transforming services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by increasing the capabilities of community residential settings and redesigning the long-term nature of intermediate care facilities. |
H Hous, Human Svc |
Keiser |
|
Medium |
|
SSB 5580 (SHB 1673) |
Public works board/broadband |
Concerning broadband infrastructure loans and grants made by the public works board. |
S Rules 2 |
Wellman |
|
Medium |
State v. Blake procedures |
Establishing streamlined procedures for compliance with the State v. Blake decision in order to improve criminal justice system coordination, create efficiencies, and reduce costs. |
S Law & Justice |
Dhingra |
|
High |
|
Permissible use of force |
Concerning permissible use of force by law enforcement and correctional officers. |
S Law & Justice |
Braun |
|
High |
|
Prosecutorial filing |
Increasing transparency and accountability regarding prosecutorial filing policies and practices. |
S Law & Justice |
Gildon |
|
Monitoring |
|
Law enf. detention |
Concerning the standard for law enforcement authority to detain or pursue persons. |
S Law & Justice |
Van De Wege |
|
Monitoring |
No bills.
No bills.
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
Peer-to-peer vehicle sharing |
Concerning transportation. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Corry |
|
Monitoring |
|
Transportation/general fund |
Shifting funding obligations from the transportation appropriations act to the operating appropriations act. |
H Approps |
Barkis |
|
High |
|
Motor vehicle sales tax |
Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles for transportation. |
H Approps |
MacEwen |
Support |
High |
|
HB 1786 (SB 5689) |
Transportation budget, supp. |
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium. |
H Transportation |
Fey |
|
High |
WSDOT employees/COVID-19 |
Improving safety and preservation by allowing the Washington state department of transportation to either hire or rehire maintenance and preservation employees that have acquired immunities to COVID-19. |
H HC/Wellness |
McCaslin |
|
Monitoring |
|
HB 1990 (SB 5705) |
SR 167 & I-405 tax deferral |
Concerning a sales and use tax deferral for projects to improve the state route number 167 and Interstate 405 corridor. |
H Finance |
Duerr |
|
High |
HB 2024 (SB 5899) |
SR 520 sales tax deferral |
Concerning a sales and use tax deferral for projects to improve the state route number 520 corridor. |
H Transportation |
Fey |
|
High |
Vehicle per mile charge |
Implementing a per mile charge on vehicles. |
H Transportation |
Wicks |
|
Medium |
|
HB 2062 (SB 5528) |
RTA additive revenue |
Concerning the imposition of additive revenue sources within a regional transit authority area. |
H Transportation |
Hackney |
|
Medium |
I-405 & SR 167 bond auth. |
Modifying the bond authorization for the Interstate 405 and state route number 167 corridor and the Puget Sound Gateway facility. |
H Transportation |
Slatter |
Support |
High |
|
Transp. benefit district tax |
Concerning renewal of the sales and use tax for transportation benefit districts. |
S Transportation |
King |
|
Medium |
|
SB 5528 (HB 2062) |
RTA additive revenue |
Concerning the imposition of additive revenue sources within a regional transit authority area. |
S Transportation |
Pedersen |
|
Medium |
SB 5705 (HB 1990) |
SR 167 & I-405 tax deferral |
Concerning a sales and use tax deferral for projects to improve the state route number 167 and Interstate 405 corridor. |
S Ways & Means |
Kuderer |
|
High |
Local infra. project areas |
Addressing local infrastructure project areas. |
S Housing & Loca |
Das |
|
Medium |
|
Vehicle fees/state bonds |
Concerning the use of vehicle-related fees to fulfill certain state general obligation bonds. |
S Transportation |
Liias |
|
High |
|
SB 5899 (HB 2024) |
SR 520 sales tax deferral |
Concerning a sales and use tax deferral for projects to improve the state route number 520 corridor. |
S Transportation |
Liias |
|
High |
Revenue for highway purposes |
Amending the state Constitution so that state revenue collected from a road usage charge, vehicle miles traveled fee, or other similar type of comparable charge, must be used exclusively for highway purposes. |
S Transportation |
Fortunato |
|
Monitoring |
No bills.