South Sound Chamber of Commerce Legislative Coalition Legislative Report – February 16, 2024
We are now past the House of Origin cut off so bills that are remaining are those that will be considered alive for the session. Unless of course something is determined “necessary to implement a budget” – then it might come back to life.
The next cut off dates is February 21 for bills to be out of the opposite house policy committee so you can see from the list below that there is a frantic effort to move bills out committees. The “upcoming events” report below will give you a pretty good look at bills that are going to be considered and moved. Executive Session means it will come up for a vote, but basically any bill that has had a hearing could be moved out of committee pretty quickly.
Monday, February 26th is the date for bills to be out of the opposite house fiscal committee. After that date, it will be all floor session voting, conference committees, amendments, and long caucuses for the next 10 days until the Legislature adjourns Sine Die on March 7th.
The bills we seem moving that potentially have the most controversy include ESHB 1893, which would provide unemployment insurance to striking workers and ESHB 2114 which is the rent control bill. ESHB 1893 was heard in Senator Labor & Commerce this week (thank you to everyone who signed in opposed). ESHB 2114 will be heard next week in Ways and Means – click on the bill number below to sign in to oppose that bill in committee. ESHB 1589, the PSE natural gas bill, was also moved out of the Senate Energy, Environment and Technology Committee this morning.
Both House and Senate budgets will be out next week – along with commensurate hearings in the appropriate committees. This will let us know if there is any assumption for the REET tax or property tax – or any of the other taxes. We are also hearing rumors that some of the initiatives may still be in play for floor discussion. We’ll see if that actually happens.
I’ve attached the Revenue Forecast released on 2/14 for those who are interested.
Also, here is a link to housing bills moving from the perspective of the “Sightline Institute” and “Homes 4 Washington.” I’m not sure we would have the same positions as these groups, but it is a pretty comprehensive look at the housing bills still in play.
Also attached is “dead bill” list so you can see what is not moving now – but might come back to life.
And here is a synopsis of general business bills:
Here's a summary of important bills that may impact your business that are still moving:
HB 1893/SB 5777 (OPPOSE), Unemployment benefits for striking workers – The bills would have all employers subsidize unemployment benefits for striking workers, relieving or at least heavily reducing union obligations to fund strikes from their own war chests. The Employment Security Department has provided data showing a strike where workers earn $80,000 or more (think Boeing or Amazon) could cost as much as $500 million. That would be a huge hit to our $3.7 billion trust fund, as of the November report, likely triggering a tax increase on all employers in the state. The House moved HB 1893 by a 53-44 vote at 2 in the morning. The bill has a Senate hearing on February 15th.
SB 5897/HB 1894, Business licensing (SUPPORT) – Companion bills requested by the Department of Revenue could advance from their chamber of origin, but it appears the Senate version will most likely be sent to the governor’s desk. SB 5897 passed the senate Thursday, February 8. Meanwhile, HB 1894 was placed on second reading on Saturday, February 10th. The bills would increase the size of the reserve account used for programming and other updates to the online Business Licensing Service.
HB 2430, waiving fees (SUPPORT)- This bill waives handling and delinquency fees for businesses closed by government order due to a disaster or declared emergency and was placed on second reading on Saturday, February 10th. Supported by other small businesses, it only has a couple more days to be passed out of its house of origin or it is considered dead for session.
SB 5778/HB 1940, Employer political speech (OPPOSE) – The Senate passed SB 5778 on Wednesday, February 7, on a nearly party-line vote. The bill would prohibit employers from requiring workers to attend company meetings where management addresses unionization efforts, discusses new or proposed laws or regulations impacting the business, or where any political or religious matter is the meeting topic. Its companion, HB 1940, passed the House labor committee and was sent to Rules, where it is likely to remain.
SB 5793/HB 1991, Paid sick leave (NEUTRAL) – The senate narrowed the bill from “sick leave for snow days” to allowing sick leave to be used when a child’s school or care facility is closed due to a declared emergency. On February 7, the bill passed the senate, 28-21. The House has already scheduled the bill for a public hearing and executive action next week. The companion, HB 1991 is eligible for a floor vote in the House, but it is very likely that the bill will not move due to the passage of the senate version.
HB 5924, Personnel records (OPPOSE) – This bill requires the employers to provide employees a copy of their personnel file within 21 days after the employee requests their file, at no cost. Additionally, the employer must furnish a written statement stating the effective date of discharge to a former employee, as well as the reasons. This bill was scheduled for executive action in Way and Means, but failed to moved, so it is considered dead for session.
HB 2266/SB 6107, Sanitary conditions for construction workers who menstruate or express milk(OPPOSE UNTIL MODIFIED) – The bill requires employers would be required to provide hygiene products to workers, a private, lockable bathroom or lactation station, and chilled storage for breastmilk. HB 2266 passed the House with a vote of 84-13, 1 excused on Thursday, February 8th. The senate companion, SB 6107 received a public hearing, but no further action, in the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee.
Upcoming Events
Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 2/19 @ 10:30am
• SHB 2467 - Public Hearing - Increasing access to the long-term services and supports trust. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)
• HB 2031 - Public Hearing - Recognizing posttraumatic stress disorder as an occupational disease for county coroners, examiners, and investigative personnel. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/Medium)
• HB 1898 - Exec Session - Concerning unemployment insurance benefit charging. (Support/Medium)
• ESHB 1893 - Exec Session - Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers. (Oppose/High)
• HB 1901 - Exec Session - Removing the sunset on changes to the unemployment insurance voluntary contribution program. (Support/Medium)
• 2SHB 2320 - Exec Session - Concerning high THC cannabis products. (Monitoring)
Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks (Senate) - SHR 3 and Virtual JACB - 2/19 @ 1:30pm
• HB 2074 - Exec Session - Limiting the application of certain civil penalties to protect landowners from incurring penalties based on the actions of the landowner's lessee. (Monitoring)
Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 2/19 @ 1:30pm
Early Learning & K-12 Education (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 2/19 @ 1:30pm
• E4SHB 1239 - Public Hearing - Establishing a simple and uniform system for complaints related to, and instituting a code of educator ethics for, conduct within or involving public elementary and secondary schools. (Remote Testimony Available). (Low)
• ESHB 2236 - Public Hearing - Expanding and strengthening career and technical education core plus programs. (Remote Testimony Available). (Neutral/Medium)
• ESHB 2494 - Public Hearing - Increasing state funding for operating costs in schools. (Remote Testimony Available). (Medium)
• 2SHB 2124 - Public Hearing - Supporting and expanding access to child care and early learning programs. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)
Education (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 2/19 @ 1:30pm
• E2SSB 5670 - Exec Session - Permitting 10th grade students to participate in running start in online settings. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Providing summer running start for rising juniors.) (Monitoring)
• ESB 5344 - Public Hearing - Establishing a public school revolving fund. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)
Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 2/19 @ 1:30pm
• E2SSB 6175 - Public Hearing - Providing a sales and use tax incentive for existing structures. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning housing affordability tax incentives for existing structures.) (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)
• SB 5792 - Exec Session - Concerning the definition of multiunit residential buildings. (Monitoring)
• ESSB 5657 - Public Hearing - Concerning city and town permitting of kit homes. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)
Transportation (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 2/19 @ 4:00pm
• HB 2134 - Public Hearing - Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. (Hearing is on the proposed substitute bill). (Monitoring)
Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 2/20 @ 8:00am
• SHB 1870 - Public Hearing - Promoting economic development by increasing opportunities for local communities to secure federal funding. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)
• SHB 2329 - Public Hearing - Conducting a study of the insurance market for housing providers receiving housing trust fund resources. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)
• SHB 1870 - Exec Session - Promoting economic development by increasing opportunities for local communities to secure federal funding. (Monitoring)
• SHB 2329 - Exec Session - Conducting a study of the insurance market for housing providers receiving housing trust fund resources. (Monitoring)
Health & Long Term Care (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 2/20 @ 8:00am
• ESHB 2361 - Public Hearing - Phasing in the requirement that only standardized health plans may be offered on the health benefit exchange. (Remote Testimony Available). (Concerns/Medium)
Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (Senate) - SHR 3 and Virtual JACB - 2/20 @ 8:00am
• ESHB 1510 - Exec Session - Establishing permanent funding for community preservation and development authorities approved through RCW 43.167.060. (Monitoring)
• HB 1987 - Exec Session - Concerning the use of moneys from the rural public facilities sales and use tax for affordable workforce housing infrastructure and facilities. (Monitoring)
• 2SHB 2071 - Exec Session - Concerning residential housing regulations. (Monitoring)
• SHB 2428 - Exec Session - Allowing cities to voluntarily share certain sales and use tax revenue. (Monitoring)
• E2SHB 2354 - Exec Session - Creating an option for impacted taxing districts to provide a portion of their new revenue to support any tax increment area proposed within their jurisdiction and clarifying that a tax increment area must be dissolved when all bond obligations are paid. (Monitoring)
• E2SHB 2160 - Exec Session - Promoting community and transit-oriented housing development. (Monitoring)
Civil Rights & Judiciary (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 2/20 @ 10:30am
• ESB 5241 - Exec Session - Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace. (Monitoring)
Human Services (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 2/20 @ 10:30am
• 2SHB 1929 - Exec Session - Supporting young adults following inpatient behavioral health treatment. (Support/Medium)
Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 2/20 @ 10:30am
• SHB 2467 - Exec Session - Increasing access to the long-term services and supports trust. (Monitoring)
• HB 2031 - Exec Session - Recognizing posttraumatic stress disorder as an occupational disease for county coroners, examiners, and investigative personnel. (Oppose/Medium)
Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 2/20 @ 10:30am
• ESSB 5778 - Exec Session - Protecting the rights of workers to refrain from attending meetings or listening to their employer's speech on political or religious matters. (Oppose/High)
• ESSB 5793 - Exec Session - Concerning paid sick leave. (Oppose/Medium)
• SSB 5980 - Public Hearing - Concerning the timeline for issuing a citation for a violation of the Washington industrial safety and health act. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)
Law & Justice (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 2/20 @ 10:30am
• 3SHB 1579 - Exec Session - Establishing a mechanism for independent prosecutions within the office of the attorney general of criminal conduct arising from police use of force. (Monitoring)
Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 2/20 @ 10:30am
• ESSB 5334 - Exec Session - Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs. (Monitoring)
• ESSB 6291 - Exec Session - Streamlining the state building code council operating procedures by establishing criteria for statewide amendments to the state building code. (Support/Medium)
• E2SSB 5955 - Public Hearing - Mitigating harm and improving equity in large port districts. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)
Consumer Protection & Business (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 2/20 @ 1:30pm
• E2SSB 5838 - Public Hearing - Establishing an artificial intelligence task force. (Remote Testimony Available). (High)
• ESSB 5968 - Public Hearing - Regulating home equity sharing agreements under the consumer loan act. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)
Environment, Energy & Technology (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 2/20 @ 1:30pm
• E3SHB 1433 - Public Hearing - Concerning energy labeling of residential buildings. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/Low)
State Government & Elections (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 2/20 @ 1:30pm
• 2E2SHB 1541 - Exec Session - Establishing the nothing about us without us act. (Monitoring)
• ESHB 1932 - Exec Session - Shifting general elections for local governments to even-numbered years to increase voter participation. (Monitoring)
State Government & Tribal Relations (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 2/20 @ 1:30pm
• SSB 5835 - Exec Session - Concerning transparency in rule making. (Monitoring)
Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 2/20 @ 4:00pm
• SSB 5588 - Exec Session - Concerning the mental health sentencing alternative. (Monitoring)
Education (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 2/20 @ 4:00pm
• SB 5180 - Exec Session - Adopting the interstate teacher mobility compact. (Support/Medium)
• ESB 5344 - Exec Session - Establishing a public school revolving fund. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Establishing a school modernization loan program.) (Monitoring)
Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 2/20 @ 4:00pm
• E2SSB 6175 - Exec Session - Providing a sales and use tax incentive for existing structures. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning housing affordability tax incentives for existing structures.) (Monitoring)
• ESSB 5657 - Exec Session - Concerning city and town permitting of kit homes. (Monitoring)
Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 2/20 @ 4:00pm
• HB 2044 - Public Hearing - Standardizing limitations on voter-approved property tax levies. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)
Higher Education & Workforce Development (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 2/21 @ 8:00am
• 2SHB 2214 - Exec Session - Permitting beneficiaries of public assistance programs to automatically qualify as income-eligible for the purpose of receiving the Washington college grant. (Support/Medium)
• ESHB 2441 - Exec Session - Establishing a pilot program eliminating college in the high school fees for private not-for-profit four-year institutions. (Support/Medium)
Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 2/21 @ 8:00am
• ESSB 5368 - Exec Session - Expanding access to the workers' compensation stay-at-work program through off-site light duty return to work opportunities. (Support/High)
• SSB 5980 - Exec Session - Concerning the timeline for issuing a citation for a violation of the Washington industrial safety and health act. (Support/Medium)
Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 2/21 @ 8:00am
• SSB 5834 - Exec Session - Concerning urban growth areas. (Monitoring)
• SSB 6015 - Exec Session - Concerning residential parking configurations. (Support/Medium)
• ESSB 6061 - Exec Session - Concerning exemptions for housing development under the state environmental policy act. (Monitoring)
• E2SSB 5955 - Exec Session - Mitigating harm and improving equity in large port districts. (Monitoring)
Consumer Protection & Business (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 2/21 @ 1:30pm
• E2SSB 5838 - Exec Session - Establishing an artificial intelligence task force. (High)
• ESSB 5968 - Exec Session - Regulating home equity sharing agreements under the consumer loan act. (Monitoring)
Transportation (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 2/21 @ 3:00pm
• SB 5947 - Public Hearing - Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)
Transportation (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 2/21 @ 4:00pm
• SSB 6277 - Public Hearing - Creating a new statutory framework for the use of public-private partnerships for transportation projects. (Remote Testimony Available). (High)
• HB 2134 - Exec Session - Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. (Monitoring)
Appropriations (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 2/22 @ 1:30pm
• SB 6080 - Exec Session - Simplifying the funding provisions of the statewide tourism marketing account. (Support/High)
Transportation (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 2/22 @ 1:30pm
• SSB 6302 - Public Hearing - Creating a Washington state supply chain competitiveness infrastructure program. (Remote Testimony Available). (Medium)
Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 2/22 @ 1:30pm
• ESHB 2114 - Public Hearing - Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/High)
Transportation (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 2/23 @ 1:30pm
• SB 5947 - Exec Session - Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. (Monitoring)
BUDGET & TAXES
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
HB 1895 (SB 5839) |
Working families' tax credit |
Modifying the working families' tax credit by clarifying the refundable nature of the credit, the application requirements, and the eligibility verification process. |
S 2nd Reading |
Thai |
|
Monitoring |
SI 2109 (HI 2109) |
Capital gains tax repeal |
Concerning taxes on long-term capital assets. |
S Ways & Means |
|
|
High |
HI 2109 (SI 2109) |
Capital gains tax repeal |
Concerning taxes on long-term capital assets. |
H Finance |
|
|
High |
E2SHB 2354(SB 6230) |
Tax increment areas |
Creating an option for impacted taxing districts to provide a portion of their new revenue to support any tax increment area proposed within their jurisdiction. |
S Loc Gov, Land U |
Street |
|
Monitoring |
Sales and use tax sharing |
Allowing cities to voluntarily share certain sales and use tax revenue. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Klicker |
|
Monitoring |
|
ESHB 2482(SB 6137) |
Semiconductor tax incentives |
Reinstating semiconductor tax incentives. |
S Business, Fin S |
Harris |
Support |
High |
HJR 4209 (SJR 8209) |
Residential ex./property tax |
Concerning a constitutional amendment providing for a residential real property exemption from property taxes levied for state purposes. |
H Finance |
Berg |
Oppose |
High |
SB 6080 (HB 1896) |
Tourism marketing funding |
Simplifying the funding provisions of the statewide tourism marketing account. |
H Approps |
Boehnke |
Support |
High |
SB 6137(ESHB 2482) |
Semiconductor tax incentives |
Reinstating semiconductor tax incentives. |
S Ways & Means |
Cleveland |
Support |
High |
SJR 8209 (HJR 4209) |
Residential ex./property tax |
Concerning a constitutional amendment providing for a residential real property exemption from property taxes levied for state purposes. |
S Ways & Means |
Robinson |
|
Monitoring |
BUSINESS
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
2E2SHB 1541(SB 5616) |
Lived experience |
Establishing the nothing about us without us act. |
S State Govt & E |
Farivar |
|
Monitoring |
Local comm. federal funding |
Promoting economic development by increasing opportunities for local communities to secure federal funding. |
S Business, Fin S |
Barnard |
|
Monitoring |
|
2SHB 2320(SSB 6220) |
High THC cannabis products |
Concerning high THC cannabis products. |
S Labor & Comm |
Davis |
|
Monitoring |
Stay-at-work program |
Expanding access to the workers' compensation stay-at-work program through off-site light duty return to work opportunities. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Keiser |
Support |
High |
|
Rule making websites |
Concerning transparency in rule making. |
H State Govt & Tr |
Wilson |
|
Monitoring |
|
E2SSB 5838(2SHB 1934) |
AI task force |
Establishing an artificial intelligence task force. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Nguyen |
|
High |
SB 5897 (HB 1894) |
Business licensing service |
Modifying provisions of the business licensing service program. |
H Finance |
Mullet |
Support |
Medium |
E2SSB 5955(HB 2103) |
Large port districts |
Mitigating harm and improving equity in large port districts. |
H Local Govt |
Keiser |
|
Monitoring |
ESSB 6069(HB 2244) |
Retirement savings |
Improving retirement security for Washingtonians by establishing Washington saves, an automatic enrollment individual retirement savings account program, and updating the Washington retirement marketplace statute. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Mullet |
|
High |
Supply chain competitiveness |
Creating a Washington state supply chain competitiveness infrastructure program. |
H Transportation |
Liias |
|
Medium |
CHILD CARE
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
HB 2111 (SB 5941) |
Subsidized child care |
Clarifying requirements for subsidized child care. |
S EL/K-12 |
Nance |
|
Monitoring |
Child care prg. eligibility |
Supporting and expanding access to child care and early learning programs. |
S EL/K-12 |
Eslick |
|
Monitoring |
EDUCATION/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
Dual credit program notice |
Notifying high school students and their families about available dual credit programs and any available financial assistance. |
S EL/K-12 |
Paul |
|
Low |
|
Educator ethics & complaints |
Establishing a simple and uniform system for complaints related to, and instituting a code of educator ethics for, conduct within or involving public elementary and secondary schools. |
S EL/K-12 |
Santos |
|
Low |
|
Paraeducator course of study |
Establishing rules to improve the consistency and quality of the implementation of the fundamental courses of study for paraeducators. |
S EL/K-12 |
Donaghy |
|
Low |
|
E4SHB 1479(SB 5559) |
Student restraint, isolation |
Concerning restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs. |
S EL/K-12 |
Callan |
|
Medium |
SHB 1915 (SB 5819) |
Financial education |
Making financial education instruction a graduation prerequisite and a required component of public education. |
S EL/K-12 |
Rude |
Support |
Medium |
SHB 2180 (SB 6014) |
Special education cap |
Increasing the special education enrollment funding cap. |
S EL/K-12 |
Callan |
|
Medium |
2SHB 2214(SSB 6300) |
College grant/public assist. |
Permitting beneficiaries of public assistance programs to automatically qualify as income-eligible for the purpose of receiving the Washington college grant. |
S Higher Ed & Wo |
Slatter |
Support |
Medium |
Tech. ed. core plus programs |
Expanding and strengthening career and technical education core plus programs. |
S EL/K-12 |
Shavers |
Neutral |
Medium |
|
College in the HS fees |
Establishing a pilot program eliminating college in the high school fees for private not-for-profit four-year institutions. |
S Higher Ed & Wor |
Corry |
Support |
Medium |
|
School operating costs |
Increasing state funding for operating costs in schools. |
S EL/K-12 |
Bergquist |
|
Medium |
|
Teacher mobility compact |
Adopting the interstate teacher mobility compact. |
H Education |
Hunt |
Support |
Medium |
|
School modernization loans |
Establishing a public school revolving fund. |
H Education |
Schoesler |
|
Monitoring |
|
Running start/rising juniors |
Permitting 10th grade students to participate in running start in online settings. |
H Education |
Hawkins |
|
Monitoring |
|
SSB 6053 (HB 2443) |
Education data sharing |
Improving equitable access to postsecondary education. |
H Exec Action |
Holy |
|
Medium |
ENERGY/CLIMATE CHANGE
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
Energy in buildings |
Concerning energy in buildings. |
S Environment, En |
Ramel |
Concerns |
Low |
|
Energy labeling/residential |
Concerning energy labeling of residential buildings. |
H 3rd Reading |
Duerr |
Oppose |
Low |
|
ESHB 1589(SSB 5562) |
Clean energy |
Supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future. |
S Environment, En |
Doglio |
|
High |
CCA tax exemptions |
Creating business and occupation and public utility tax exemptions for certain amounts received as the result of receipt, generation, purchase, sale, transfer, or retirement of allowances, offset credits, or price ceiling units under the climate commitment act. |
S Environment, En |
Orcutt |
|
Monitoring |
|
ESSB 6291(SHB 2465) |
State building code council |
Streamlining the state building code council operating procedures by establishing criteria for statewide amendments to the state building code. |
H Local Govt |
Wilson |
Support |
Medium |
HEALTH CARE
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
2ESHB 1508(SB 5519) |
Health care cost board |
Improving consumer affordability through the health care cost transparency board. |
S Health & Long T |
Macri |
Concerns |
Medium |
Physician assistant compact |
Adopting the physician assistant compact. |
S Health & Long T |
Leavitt |
Support |
Medium |
|
Social work compact |
Adopting the social work licensure compact. |
S Health & Long T |
Orwall |
Support |
Medium |
|
LTSS program statements |
Promoting access to information regarding the long-term services and supports trust program. |
S Labor & Comm |
Chambers |
Neutral |
Medium |
|
ESHB 2361(SB 6258) |
Standardized health plans |
Phasing in the requirement that only standardized health plans may be offered on the health benefit exchange. |
S Health & Long |
Riccelli |
Concerns |
Medium |
LTSS trust access |
Increasing access to the long-term services and supports trust. |
S Labor & Comm |
Macri |
|
Monitoring |
|
ESB 5241 (HB 1263) |
Health care marketplace |
Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace. |
H Civil R & Judi |
Randall |
|
Monitoring |
Physician assistant compact |
Adopting the physician assistant compact. |
H Exec Action |
Muzzall |
Support |
Medium |
|
SSB 5986 (HB 2285) |
Out-of-network health costs |
Protecting consumers from out-of-network health care services charges. |
H HC/Wellness |
Cleveland |
Support |
Medium |
HOUSING/HOMELESSNESS
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
Nonprofit housing/tax ex. |
Providing a property tax exemption for qualified real and personal property owned or used by a nonprofit entity in providing qualified housing funded in whole or part through a local real estate excise tax. |
S Housing |
Ramel |
|
Medium |
|
Occupancy limits |
Addressing the authority of owners' associations in common interest communities to regulate or limit occupancy by unrelated persons. |
S Law & Justice |
Walen |
Support |
Medium |
|
ESHB 1245(SSB 5364) |
Lot splitting |
Increasing housing options through lot splitting. |
S Loc Gov, Land U |
Barkis |
Support |
High |
2ESHB 1282(SSB 5322) |
Public building materials |
Requiring environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation material. |
S Environment, En |
Duerr |
Oppose |
Medium |
Impact fee deferrals |
Concerning impact fee deferrals. |
S Loc Gov, Land U |
Goehner |
Support |
High |
|
Community preservation auth. |
Establishing permanent funding for community preservation and development authorities approved through RCW 43.167.060. |
S Loc Gov, Land U |
Santos |
|
Monitoring |
|
HB 1890 (SB 5807) |
Housing authorities |
Concerning housing authorities. |
S Housing |
Alvarado |
|
Monitoring |
Workforce housing prg. |
Concerning the workforce housing accelerator program. |
S Housing |
Leavitt |
|
Monitoring |
|
2SHB 1929(SB 6050) |
Postinpatient housing |
Supporting young adults following inpatient behavioral health treatment. |
S Human Services |
Cortes |
Support |
Medium |
Public facilities tax use |
Concerning the use of moneys from the rural public facilities sales and use tax for affordable workforce housing infrastructure and facilities. |
S Loc Gov, Land U |
Low |
|
Monitoring |
|
Env. & land use appeals |
Modifying the appeals process for environmental and land use matters. |
S Environment, En |
Fitzgibbon |
|
Monitoring |
|
Voter-approved property tax |
Standardizing limitations on voter-approved property tax levies. |
S Ways & Means |
Duerr |
|
Monitoring |
|
Residential housing |
Concerning residential housing regulations. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Duerr |
|
Monitoring |
|
HB 2074 (SB 6260) |
Landowner's lessee/penalties |
Limiting the application of certain civil penalties to protect landowners from incurring penalties based on the actions of the landowner's lessee. |
S Ag/Water/Natura |
Dye |
|
Monitoring |
HI 2113 (SI 2113) |
Police vehicular pursuits |
Concerning vehicular pursuits by peace officers. |
H Community Safet |
|
|
High |
ESHB 2114(SB 5961) |
Residential tenants |
Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement. |
S Ways & Means |
Alvarado |
Oppose |
High |
E2SHB 2160(SB 6024) |
Housing development |
Promoting community and transit-oriented housing development. |
S Loc Gov, Land U |
Reed |
|
Monitoring |
Department of housing |
Creating a Washington state department of housing. |
S Housing |
Morgan |
|
Monitoring |
|
SHB 2296(SSB 6150) |
Comprehensive plan revisions |
Extending the comprehensive plan revision schedule for select local governments. |
S Loc Gov, Land U |
Griffey |
|
Monitoring |
Middle housing requirements |
Modifying middle housing requirements and the definitions of transit stop. |
S Housing |
Bateman |
|
Monitoring |
|
Insurance market/housing |
Conducting a study of the insurance market for housing providers receiving housing trust fund resources. |
S Business, Fin S |
Macri |
|
Monitoring |
|
Senior property tax ex./ADUs |
Including an accessory dwelling unit under property that qualifies for the senior citizens property tax exemption. |
S Housing |
Goehner |
|
Monitoring |
|
Affordable housing funding |
Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs. |
H Local Govt |
Lovelett |
|
Monitoring |
|
Kit home permitting |
Concerning city and town permitting of kit homes. |
H Housing |
Wilson |
|
Monitoring |
|
Multiunit res./definition |
Concerning the definition of multiunit residential buildings. |
H Housing |
Padden |
|
Monitoring |
|
Urban growth areas |
Concerning urban growth areas. |
H Local Govt |
Short |
|
Monitoring |
|
ESSB 5968(SHB 2081) |
Home equity sharing |
Regulating home equity sharing agreements under the consumer loan act. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Stanford |
|
Monitoring |
Residential parking |
Concerning residential parking configurations. |
H Local Govt |
Shewmake |
Support |
Medium |
|
ADU tax exemptions |
Amending the county population threshold for counties that may exempt from taxation the value of accessory dwelling units to incentivize rental to low-income households. |
H Finance |
Braun |
|
Monitoring |
|
Housing development/SEPA |
Concerning exemptions for housing development under the state environmental policy act. |
H Local Govt |
Lovelett |
|
Monitoring |
|
SSB 6150(SHB 2296) |
Comprehensive plan revisions |
Extending the comprehensive plan revision schedule for select local governments. |
H Local Govt |
Cleveland |
|
Monitoring |
E2SSB 6175(2SHB 2308) |
Existing structures/tax |
Concerning housing affordability tax incentives for existing structures. |
H Housing |
Trudeau |
|
Monitoring |
SJR 8209 (HJR 4209) |
Residential ex./property tax |
Concerning a constitutional amendment providing for a residential real property exemption from property taxes levied for state purposes. |
S Ways & Means |
Robinson |
|
Monitoring |
OTHER CHAMBER BILLS
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
2ESHB 1371(SSB 5494) |
Freight railroad infra. |
Providing incentives to improve freight railroad infrastructure. |
S Business, Fin S |
Barkis |
|
Medium |
HB 2137 (SB 6202) |
Tourism promotion exemptions |
Concerning technical changes to allowable exemptions for tourism promotion area assessments. |
S Business, Fin S |
Berg |
|
Monitoring |
Main street tax credits |
Allowing main street programs to use remaining main street tax credits after a certain date. |
S Ways & Means |
Steele |
|
Monitoring |
|
SSB 5494(2ESHB 1371) |
Freight railroad infra. |
Providing incentives to improve freight railroad infrastructure. |
S Ways & Means |
Wilson |
|
Medium |
PUBLIC SAFETY
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
Electric security alarms |
Regulating electric security alarm systems. |
S Loc Gov, Land U |
Hackney |
|
Monitoring |
|
Law enf. employ. eligibility |
Expanding eligibility for employment of certain law enforcement and prosecutor office positions. |
S Law & Justice |
Cortes |
Support |
Medium |
|
Independent prosecutions |
Establishing a mechanism for independent prosecutions within the office of the attorney general of criminal conduct arising from police use of force. |
S Law & Justice |
Stonier |
|
Monitoring |
|
HI 2113 (SI 2113) |
Police vehicular pursuits |
Concerning vehicular pursuits by peace officers. |
H Community Safet |
|
|
High |
Catalytic converter theft |
Deterring the theft of catalytic converters. |
S Law & Justice |
Ryu |
|
High |
|
Organized retail theft |
Concerning organized retail theft. |
H Community Safet |
Torres |
Support |
High |
|
Mental health sentencing alt |
Concerning the mental health sentencing alternative. |
H Community Safe |
Nobles |
|
Monitoring |
TRANSPORTATION
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
HB 2134 (SB 5947) |
Transportation budget, supp. |
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. |
H Transportation |
Fey |
|
Monitoring |
Ferries 75 work group |
Creating the Washington state ferries 75 work group. |
H Transportation |
Nance |
|
Medium |
|
SB 5947 (HB 2134) |
Transportation budget, supp. |
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. |
S Transportation |
Liias |
|
Monitoring |
Transportation partnerships |
Creating a new statutory framework for the use of public-private partnerships for transportation projects. |
H Transportation |
Liias |
|
High |
Uncategorized Bills
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
Continuing education/K-12 |
Posting of approved courses and providers of continuing education. |
S EL/K-12 |
Santos |
|
Medium |
|
ESHB 1893(SB 5777) |
Unemp ins/strikes & lockouts |
Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers. |
S Labor & Comm |
Doglio |
Oppose |
High |
Unempl. benefit charging |
Concerning unemployment insurance benefit charging. |
S Labor & Comm |
Schmidt |
Support |
Medium |
|
Unempl. voluntary program |
Removing the sunset on changes to the unemployment insurance voluntary contribution program. |
S Labor & Comm |
Springer |
Support |
Medium |
|
SHB 1905(SSB 5894) |
Equal pay/protected classes |
Including protected classes in the Washington equal pay and opportunities act. |
S Labor & Comm |
Mena |
Concerns |
Medium |
HB 1927 (SB 5932) |
Temporary total disability |
Reducing the number of days that a worker's temporary total disability must continue to receive industrial insurance compensation for the day of an injury and the three-day period following the injury. |
S Labor & Comm |
Bronoske |
Oppose |
Monitoring |
Even-numbered year elections |
Shifting general elections for local governments to even-numbered years to increase voter participation. |
S State Govt & E |
Gregerson |
|
Monitoring |
|
HB 1975 (SB 6028) |
Unemployment overpayments |
Relieving individuals from paying interest on certain unemployment insurance overpayment assessments. |
S Labor & Comm |
Ortiz-Self |
Concerns |
Medium |
Rental housing/nonprofits |
Concerning eligibility for a property tax exemption for nonprofits providing affordable rental housing built with city and county funds. |
S Housing |
Street |
|
Monitoring |
|
PTSD/coroners & examiners |
Recognizing posttraumatic stress disorder as an occupational disease for county coroners, examiners, and investigative personnel. |
S Labor & Comm |
Abbarno |
Oppose |
Medium |
|
SHB 2102 (SB 6177) |
PFML benefits/health info. |
Establishing requirements for the disclosure of health care information for qualifying persons to receive paid family and medical leave benefits. |
S Health & Long T |
Berry |
Concerns |
Medium |
ESSB 5778(SHB 1940) |
Employer political speech |
Protecting the rights of workers to refrain from attending meetings or listening to their employer's speech on political or religious matters. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Keiser |
Oppose |
High |
ESSB 5793(SHB 1991) |
Paid sick leave |
Concerning paid sick leave. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Saldana |
Oppose |
Medium |
WISHA violation timeline |
Concerning the timeline for issuing a citation for a violation of the Washington industrial safety and health act. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Keiser |
Support |
Medium |
|
SB 6028 (HB 1975) |
Unemployment overpayments |
Relieving individuals from paying interest on certain unemployment insurance overpayment assessments. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Braun |
Concerns |
Medium |
SSCCLC 2024 SESSION HALF WAY POINT DEAD BILL LIST – February 16, 2024
Below is a list of bills that are considered “dead” (for now) in the 2024 Legislative Session. Budget releases next week may shock some of these back into life.
BUDGET & TAXES
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
HB 1000(Dead) |
Working families' tax credit |
Providing sales tax relief by expanding the working families' tax credit. |
H Finance |
Stokesbary |
|
Medium |
SHB 1140(Dead) (ESSB 5187) |
Operating budget |
Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. |
H Rules X |
Ormsby |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1141(Dead) (SB 5188) |
Operating budget, supp. |
Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations. |
H Approps |
Ormsby |
|
Monitoring |
SHB 1147(Dead) (ESSB 5200) |
Capital budget |
Concerning the capital budget. |
H Rules X |
Tharinger |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1191(Dead) (SB 5166) |
Cooperative finance org. B&O |
Reauthorizing the business and occupation tax deduction for cooperative finance organizations. |
H Rules X |
Springer |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1473(Dead) (SB 5486) |
Wealth/property tax |
Investing in Washington families and creating a more fair tax system by enacting a narrowly tailored property tax on extreme wealth derived from the ownership of stocks, bonds, and other financial intangible property. |
H Finance |
Thai |
Oppose |
High |
HB 1484(Dead) |
Estate tax exclusion amount |
Updating the estate tax exclusion amount. |
H Finance |
Orcutt |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1644(Dead) (SB 5482) |
Margin tax |
Concerning the margin tax. |
H Finance |
Walen |
Oppose |
High |
HB 1670(Dead) |
Property tax limit factor |
Raising the limit factor for property taxes. |
H Rules R |
Ormsby |
|
High |
HB 1702(Dead) (SB 5686) |
Senior citizens local tax |
Imposing a local sales tax wholly credited against the state sales tax to support programs for senior citizens. |
H Local Govt |
Orcutt |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1703(Dead) |
Local property tax levies |
Imposing local property tax levies wholly credited against the state property tax to provide support and services for veterans' assistance and for persons with developmental disabilities or mental health needs. |
H Local Govt |
Orcutt |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1704(Dead) |
Sales and use tax rate |
Reducing the state sales and use tax rate. |
H Finance |
Orcutt |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1727(Dead) |
Transaction fees |
Ensuring fairness and consistency for Washington state businesses by leveling the playing field on transaction fees. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Chapman |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1793(Dead) |
Wireless devices tax |
Funding digital equity by imposing a tax on certain wireless devices. |
H Finance |
Gregerson |
Oppose |
High |
HB 1795(Dead) |
Estate tax |
Making the estate tax more progressive. |
H Finance |
Street |
Oppose |
High |
HB 1820(Dead) |
Local sales tax uses |
Increasing permissible uses of existing local sales tax authority. |
H Local Govt |
Walsh |
|
Medium |
HB 1966(Dead) |
Manufacturing machinery/REET |
Exempting manufacturing machinery and equipment from real estate excise tax. |
H Finance |
Walen |
Support |
High |
HB 2278(Dead) (SB 6248) |
Capital gains tax |
Modifying the capital gains tax under chapter 82.87 RCW and related statutes by closing loopholes, repealing and replacing the business and occupation tax credit with a capital gains tax credit, clarifying ambiguities and making technical corrections in a manner that is not estimated to affect state or local tax collections, treating spouses and domestic partners more consistently, modifying and adding definitions, creating a good faith penalty waiver, and modifying the publication schedule for inflation adjustments. |
H Finance |
Thai |
|
Monitoring |
HB 2418(Dead) (SB 6250) |
Working families/prop. tax |
Increasing the working families' tax credit to reflect the economic burden of property taxes incorporated into rental amounts charged to residential tenants. |
H Finance |
Berg |
|
High |
HB 2419(Dead) |
Homeowner property tax ex. |
Providing housing safety, security, and protection by creating the homeowner relief property tax exemption. |
H Finance |
Berg |
|
Monitoring |
HB 2436(Dead) |
Local sales and use tax |
Creating a local sales and use tax. |
H Local Govt |
Corry |
|
Medium |
HB 2439(Dead) |
Personal income taxes |
Concerning personal income. |
H Finance |
Volz |
Support |
Medium |
HJR 4202(Dead) |
Tax referendums |
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for an automatic referendum on tax acts. |
H State Govt & T |
Volz |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5030 (Dead) (HB 1018) |
Hog fuel/tax exemption |
Changing the expiration date for the sales and use tax exemption of hog fuel to comply with the 2045 deadline for fossil fuel-free electrical generation in Washington state and to protect jobs with health care and retirement benefits in economically distressed communities. |
S Ways & Means |
Van De Wege |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5136 (Dead) |
Sales and use tax exemptions |
Exempting permanently from the sales and use tax purchases of clothing, products for children, and prepared food. |
S Ways & Means |
Fortunato |
|
Monitoring |
SSB 5158(Dead) |
State & local taxation |
Concerning transparency in state and local taxation. |
S Rules X |
Wilson |
Support |
Medium |
SB 5407 (Dead) (HB 1303) |
Property tax administration |
Concerning the administration of property taxes. |
S Ways & Means |
Robinson |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5482 (Dead) (HB 1644) |
Margin tax |
Concerning the margin tax. |
S Business, Fin |
Frame |
Oppose |
High |
SB 5486 (Dead) (HB 1473) |
Wealth/property tax |
Investing in Washington families and creating a more fair tax system by enacting a narrowly tailored property tax on extreme wealth derived from the ownership of stocks, bonds, and other financial intangible property. |
S Ways & Means |
Frame |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5539 (Dead) (HB 1527) |
Tax increment financing |
Making technical corrections to the local tax increment financing program. |
S Ways & Means |
Cleveland |
Support |
Low |
SB 5612 (Dead) (HB 1575) |
Cultural access programs/tax |
Modifying the sales and use tax for cultural access programs by allowing the tax to be imposed by a councilmanic or commission authority and defining timelines and priorities for action. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Lovelett |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5618 (Dead) |
Local property tax limit |
Increasing the local property tax revenue growth limit. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Kuderer |
Oppose |
High |
SB 5686 (Dead) (HB 1702) |
Senior citizens local tax |
Imposing a local sales tax wholly credited against the state sales tax to support programs for senior citizens. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Braun |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5721 (Dead) |
Advanced aerospace training |
Authorizing a business and occupation tax credit to incentivize private sector investment in advanced aerospace manufacturing training and education. |
S Ways & Means |
Boehnke |
Support |
High |
SB 5767 (Dead) |
Hospital exec. excise tax |
Funding health care access by imposing an excise tax on the annual compensation paid to certain highly compensated hospital employees. |
S Ways & Means |
Randall |
|
Low |
SSB 5770(Dead) |
Property tax |
Providing state and local property tax reform. |
S Rules X |
Pedersen |
Oppose |
High |
SB 5839 (Dead) (HB 1895) |
Working families' tax credit |
Modifying the working families' tax credit by clarifying the refundable nature of the credit, the application requirements, and the eligibility verification process. |
S Ways & Means |
Nguyen |
|
Medium |
SB 5987 (Dead) |
Gift certificates |
Improving consumer protection on gift certificates. |
S Business, Fin S |
Trudeau |
Oppose |
High |
SB 6230 (Dead) (E2SHB 2354) |
Tax increment areas |
Creating an option for impacted taxing districts to provide a portion of their new revenue to support any tax increment area proposed within their jurisdiction. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Rivers |
|
Monitoring |
SB 6248 (Dead) (HB 2278) |
Capital gains tax |
Modifying the capital gains tax under chapter 82.87 RCW and related statutes by closing loopholes, repealing and replacing the business and occupation tax credit with a capital gains tax credit, clarifying ambiguities and making technical corrections in a manner that is not estimated to affect state or local tax collections, treating spouses and domestic partners more consistently, modifying and adding definitions, creating a good faith penalty waiver, and modifying the publication schedule for inflation adjustments. |
S Ways & Means |
Robinson |
|
Monitoring |
SB 6249 (Dead) |
Homeowner property tax ex. |
Providing housing safety, security, and protection by creating the homeowner relief property tax exemption. |
S Ways & Means |
Robinson |
Oppose |
Medium |
SB 6250 (Dead) (HB 2418) |
Working families/prop. tax |
Increasing the working families' tax credit to reflect the economic burden of property taxes incorporated into rental amounts charged to residential tenants. |
S Ways & Means |
Robinson |
|
Monitoring |
SJR 8204(Dead) |
Property taxes/residence |
Concerning property tax relief. |
S Ways & Means |
Wilson |
|
Monitoring |
SJR 8206(Dead) (HJR 4205) |
Property tax rebates |
Concerning property tax rebates. |
S Ways & Means |
Kuderer |
|
Monitoring |
BUSINESS
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
HB 1011(Dead) |
Long-term care/repeal |
Repealing the long-term services and supports trust program. |
H HC/Wellness |
Abbarno |
|
High |
SHB 1095(Dead) (SSB 5109) |
Wage replacement |
Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance. |
H Approps |
Walen |
Oppose |
High |
SHB 1136(Dead) |
Employee expenditures |
Requiring employers to reimburse employees for necessary expenditures and losses. |
H Rules C |
Reeves |
Neutral |
Medium |
HB 1137(Dead) |
Return-to-work opportunities |
Creating equitable access to return-to-work opportunities in workers' compensation. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Mosbrucker |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1152(Dead) (SSB 5171) |
Consumer products/gender |
Addressing consumer gender discrimination. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Mena |
Oppose |
Medium |
HB 1227(Dead) |
Employer health care funding |
Assessing employers for their employees' health care costs paid by the state. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Reeves |
|
Monitoring |
E2SHB 1320(Dead) (SSB 5061) |
Personnel records |
Concerning access to personnel records. |
H Rules 3C |
Reed |
Oppose |
High |
HB 1398(Dead) |
Economic development info. |
Requiring state agencies to share information to encourage economic development. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Chapman |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1502(Dead) |
PFML job protection study |
Concerning studying the impacts of job protection on the utilization of paid family medical leave benefits. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Berry |
Oppose |
Medium |
HB 1537(Dead) |
Child care licensing |
Concerning licensing requirements for child care centers and indoor early learning programs. |
H Human Svc, You |
Couture |
|
Monitoring |
ESHB 1554(Dead) |
Lead impacts |
Reducing public health and environmental impacts from lead. |
H Rules 3C |
Doglio |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1557(Dead) (SB 5483) |
Digital processing services |
Concerning the classification of digital processing services. |
H Finance |
Santos |
|
Monitoring |
SHB 1561(Dead) |
Public utility tax exemption |
Increasing the public utility tax exemption threshold and annually adjusting the threshold for inflation. |
H Rules R |
Jacobsen |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1616(Dead) (SB 5643) |
Personal data rights charter |
Creating a charter of people's personal data rights. |
H Civil R & Judi |
Kloba |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1623(Dead) |
Regional economic dev. |
Concerning regional economic development visions and action plans. |
H Approps |
Volz |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1649(Dead) |
Prejudgment interest |
Concerning prejudgment interest. |
H Civil R & Judi |
Hackney |
Oppose |
High |
HB 1687(Dead) (SB 5548) |
Vehicle service fees |
Addressing vehicle service fees. |
H Transportation |
Eslick |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1716(Dead) |
Child care B&O credit |
Supporting employers providing child care assistance to employees by establishing a business and occupation tax credit for businesses and requiring the department of revenue to provide a report to the legislature. |
H Finance |
Rule |
Support |
High |
SHB 1743(Dead) |
Employee ownership |
Concerning employee ownership. |
H Approps |
Doglio |
|
Monitoring |
SHB 1767(Dead) |
Federal funding opps. |
Concerning the role of the department of commerce in monitoring and providing technical assistance related to federal funding opportunities. |
H Approps |
Barnard |
Support |
Medium |
HB 1785(Dead) |
COVID-19/occupational |
Establishing COVID-19 as an occupational disease. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Berry |
Oppose |
High |
HB 1787(Dead) |
Transport and delivery |
Concerning the planning and implementation of infrastructure to facilitate the transport and delivery of goods. |
H Local Govt |
Sandlin |
Support |
High |
HB 1799(Dead) |
Data brokers |
Concerning the registration of business entities that qualify as data brokers. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Kloba |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1801(Dead) |
COVID-19 vaccine/state empl. |
Eliminating COVID-19 vaccine requirements for new or prospective employees of state agencies. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Jacobsen |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1894(Dead) (SB 5897) |
Business licensing service |
Modifying provisions of the business licensing service program. |
H 2nd Reading |
Walen |
Support |
Medium |
2SHB 1934(Dead) (E2SSB 5838) |
AI task force |
Establishing an artificial intelligence task force. |
H 2nd Reading |
Couture |
|
High |
HB 2103(Dead) (E2SSB 5955) |
Large port districts |
Mitigating harm and improving equity in large port districts. |
H Local Govt |
Orwall |
|
Monitoring |
HB 2149(Dead) |
Consumer personal info. |
Protecting consumer personal information. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Reeves |
|
Monitoring |
HB 2244(Dead) (ESSB 6069) |
Retirement savings |
Improving retirement security for Washingtonians by establishing Washington saves, an automatic enrollment individual retirement savings account program, and updating the Washington retirement marketplace statute. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Reeves |
Concerns |
High |
HB 2430(Dead) |
Business licensing fees |
Waiving business licensing handling and delinquency fees for eligible businesses. |
H 2nd Reading |
Springer |
|
Monitoring |
SHB 2437(Dead) |
Retirement savings |
Incentivizing retirement savings options for Washington businesses and their employees. |
H Approps |
Santos |
|
Medium |
HJR 4206(Dead) |
Personal property taxation |
Concerning the taxation of personal property. |
H Rules R |
Leavitt |
Support |
High |
SSB 5061(Dead) (E2SHB 1320) |
Personnel records |
Concerning access to personnel records. |
S Ways & Means |
Kuderer |
Concerns |
Medium |
SB 5063(Dead) |
Gubernatorial emergencies |
Establishing balanced legislative oversight of gubernatorial powers during a declared emergency. |
S State Govt & E |
Wilson |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5090(Dead) |
Torts |
Concerning tort actions. |
S Law & Justice |
Padden |
|
Monitoring |
SSB 5109(Dead) (SHB 1095) |
Wage replacement |
Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance. |
S Ways & Means |
Saldana |
|
Monitoring |
SSB 5110(Dead) |
Labor practices/penalties |
Adding penalties for certain prohibited practices in chapter 49.44 RCW. |
S Rules X |
Keiser |
Oppose |
High |
SSB 5171(Dead) (HB 1152) |
Consumer products/gender |
Addressing consumer gender discrimination. |
S Rules X |
Dhingra |
Concerns |
Medium |
SB 5212(Dead) (SHB 1068) |
Injured worker medical exams |
Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations. |
S Labor & Comm |
Stanford |
Oppose |
High |
SB 5240(Dead) (HB 1656) |
Unemployment ins. appeals |
Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures. |
S Rules X |
Braun |
Support |
Medium |
SB 5310(Dead) (HB 1197) |
Workers' comp. providers |
Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims. |
S Rules X |
Lovelett |
Concerns |
Medium |
SB 5356(Dead) |
Procurement/automated system |
Establishing guidelines for government procurement and use of automated decision systems in order to protect consumers, improve transparency, and create more market predictability. |
S Environment, E |
Hasegawa |
|
Monitoring |
SSB 5417(Dead) |
Employer political speech |
Protecting the rights of workers to refrain from attending meetings or listening to their employer's speech on political or religious matters. |
S Rules X |
Keiser |
Oppose |
High |
SB 5418(Dead) |
Definition of public work |
Expanding the definition of public work. |
S State Govt & E |
Conway |
|
Monitoring |
SSB 5423(Dead) |
Working conn. child care |
Providing eligibility for working connections child care benefits. |
S Ways & Means |
Nobles |
|
Monitoring |
SSB 5429(Dead) (SHB 1457) |
Motor carriers/restrooms |
Concerning a motor carrierâs ability to access restroom facilities required by rules authorized under chapter 49.17 RCW. |
S Ways & Means |
Stanford |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5472(Dead) |
Hard-to-place job seekers |
Providing incentives to employers to hire certain hard-to-place job seekers. |
S Labor & Comm |
Gildon |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5479(Dead) |
Long-term care/referendum |
Repealing the long-term services and supports trust program. |
S Labor & Comm |
Schoesler |
Support |
High |
SB 5483(Dead) (HB 1557) |
Digital processing services |
Concerning the classification of digital processing services. |
S Ways & Means |
Stanford |
|
Monitoring |
SSB 5524(Dead) (SHB 1521) |
Industrial insurance/duties |
Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators. |
S Rules X |
Van De Wege |
Oppose |
High |
SSB 5541(Dead) |
Supply chain transparency |
Providing transparency in supply chains. |
S Ways & Means |
Dhingra |
Oppose |
High |
SB 5548(Dead) (HB 1687) |
Vehicle service fees |
Addressing vehicle service fees. |
S Transportation |
Wilson |
|
Monitoring |
SSB 5579(Dead) |
Hydrofluorocarbons/supply |
Expanding the department of ecology's authority to refrain from enforcing chapter 70A.60 RCW to mitigate the effects of supply chain problems or other similar disruptions. |
S Ways & Means |
Braun |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5639(Dead) |
LTSS trust exemptions/recert |
Prohibiting the recertification of existing long-term services and supports trust program exemptions. |
S Labor & Comm |
Muzzall |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5643(Dead) (HB 1616) |
Personal data rights charter |
Creating a charter of people's personal data rights. |
S Environment, E |
Hasegawa |
|
Monitoring |
SB 5717(Dead) |
Industrial ins. compliance |
Concerning a voluntary compliance program for industrial insurance. |
S Labor & Comm |
Stanford |
|
Medium |
SB 5718(Dead) (2SHB 1746) |
State broadband map |
Concerning a state broadband map. |
S Environment, E |
Wellman |
|
Medium |
SB 5987(Dead) |
Gift certificates |
Improving consumer protection on gift certificates. |
S Business, Fin S |
Trudeau |
Oppose |
High |
SSB 6220(Dead) (2SHB 2320) |
High THC cannabis products |
Concerning high THC cannabis products. |
S Ways & Means |
Salomon |
|
Monitoring |
SB 6241(Dead) (HB 2349) |
Job posting wage disclosures |
Strengthening pay transparency requirements. |
S Labor & Comm |
Randall |
Support |
High |
SB 6243(Dead) |
Technology manuf./B&O tax |
Providing a state business and occupation tax exemption to encourage clean technology manufacturing in Washington. |
S Business, Fin |
Mullet |
|
Monitoring |
SSB 6299(Dead) |
Employees/digital technology |
Protecting employee rights in the workplace with regards to the use of digital technology. |
S Rules X |
Stanford |
|
Medium |
CHILD CARE
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
HB 2101(Dead) |
Child care licensing fees |
Eliminating child care licensing fees. |
H Approps |
Rule |
|
Monitoring |
SHB 2322(Dead) |
Child care/tax preferences |
Creating a tax preference child care requirement. |
H Rules R |
Senn |
Oppose |
High |
SB 5941 (Dead) (HB 2111) |
Subsidized child care |
Clarifying requirements for subsidized child care. |
S Rules X |
Wilson |
|
Monitoring |
SB 6253 (Dead) |
Learning assistance program |
Increasing funding for the learning assistance program. |
S EL/K-12 |
Nobles |
|
Monitoring |
EDUCATION/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
Priority |
SHB 1003(Dead) |
Dual credit program access |
Expanding access to dual credit programs. |
H Approps |
Stokesbary |
|
Medium |
HB 1005(Dead) |
Military/employer tax incen. |
Concerning employer tax incentives for the support of veterans and military families. |
H Rules C |
Abbarno |
|
Monitoring |
SHB 1067(Dead) |
High-hazard facility wages |
Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities. |
H Rules C |
Bronoske |
Oppose |
High |
HB 1211(Dead) (E2SSB 5311) |
Special education funding |
Concerning special education funding formula. |
H Approps |
Bergquist |
Support |
High |
HB 1244(Dead) (SB 5692) |
Enrichment levy authority |
Increasing the maximum per pupil limit for enrichment levy authority. |
H Rules C |
Ramel |
Neutral |
Medium |
SHB 1273(Dead) (E2SSB 5243) |
High school and beyond plans |
Concerning high school and beyond planning. |
H Approps |
Berg |
|
Monitoring |
2SHB 1305(Dead) |
Students with disabilities |
Improving access to and provision of a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities. |
H Rules C |
Pollet |
|
Monitoring |
3SHB 1338(Dead) |
DOC ed. and vocational prgs. |
Concerning education and vocational programs in state correctional institutions. |
H Rules R |
Reeves |
Support |
Medium |
HB 1374(Dead) (SSB 5305) |
Office of career connect WA |
Establishing the office of career connect Washington. |
H Postsec Ed & W |
Slatter |
Support |
High |
HB 1411(Dead) |
Cross-sector prof. dev. |
Supporting student success through cross-sector professional development. |
H Approps |
Ortiz-Self |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1429(Dead) |
Educational employee strikes |
Prohibiting strikes by employees covered by the educational employment relations act and authorizing interest arbitration. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Stokesbary |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1545(Dead) |
Vaccination/online students |
Prohibiting institutions of higher education from imposing vaccine or immunization mandates on online-only students. |
H Postsec Ed & W |
Caldier |
|
Monitoring |
HB 1549(Dead) |
AP course options |
Increasing AP course options. |
H Education |
Stonier |
|
Monitoring |
3SHB 1565(Dead) |
Prof. education workforce |
Supporting and strengthening the professional education workforce. |
H 2nd Reading |
Ortiz-Self |
|
Low |
HB 1605(Dead) (SSB 5668) |
Small districts/skill center |
Concerning small districts with less than 2,750 students and significant participation in skill centers. |
H Approps |
Rule |
Support |
High |
HB 1710(Dead) (SSB 5248) |
Tutoring & extended learning |
Using COVID-19 relief funding on high quality tutoring and rigorous extended learning programs. |
H Approps |
Rude |
Support |
Medium |
HB 1721(Dead) |
Skill center class size |
Concerning skill center class size. |
H Approps |
Paul |
Support |
Monitoring |
HB 1741(Dead) |
Prototypical school formulas |
Increasing prototypical school formulas to support student health, well-being, and educational outcomes. |
H Approps |
Rule |
|
Monitoring |
SHB 1821(Dead) |
Postsecondary credentials |
Creating a postsecondary credential transparency work group. |
H Approps |
Slatter |
Support |
High |
HB 1897(Dead) (SSB 5809) |
Charter schools/enrichment |
Concerning enrichment funding for charter public schools. |
H Approps |
Springer |
Support |
Medium |
SHB 1914(Dead) |
Special education services |
Improving the education of students with varying abilities by enhancing special education services. |
H Approps |
Couture |
|
Medium |
HB 1944(Dead) |
Running start for the trades |
Establishing a running start for the trades grant program. |
H Education |
Orwall |
Support |
Medium |
HB 2087(Dead) |
Apprenticeship objections |
Concerning objections to apprenticeship programs. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Schmidt |
Support |
High |
SHB 2130(Dead) |
Special education services |
Extending special education services. |
H Approps |
Pollet |
|
Medium |
HB 2174(Dead) |
Funded special education |
Concerning funded special education enrollment. |
H Education |
Pollet |
|
Medium |
HB 2175(Dead) |
Special education limits |
Removing the enrollment limit for special education funding. |
H Approps |
Caldier |
|
Medium |
HB 2360(Dead) |
Digital workforce |
Creating the Washington digital empowerment and workforce inclusion act. |
H Approps |
Slatter |
Support |
High |
HB 2380(Dead) (SB 6082) |
Paraeducator compensation |
Increasing compensation for Washington paraeducators. |
H Approps |