Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce

Jan 10, 2023 - Uncategorized

The 2023 Legislative Session gets underway tomorrow, January 9th! It is already looking to be a jam packed 105 day session.

As you can see below, a number of bills already have hearings in the first week. If you want me to take action on behalf of any of these bills for SSCCLC, please let me know.

Also, we are concerned about the aging of the Gateway project in the Governor’s proposed biennial budget the push out of the timeline from 2029 to 2035. This would allow SR 509 Phase 2 to go to bid in the 2023-25 biennium, but the SR 167 Phase 2 would be postponed until the 2029-31 biennium. We would expect this toresult in a disruption in the continuity of delivery (loss of staff, aged out permits and environmental review, potential violation of grant terms etc.). The Governor’s budget keeps the proviso language that requires the 509 and 167 projects to run parallel to each other in terms of timeline and completions, but this could be put in jeopardy going forward if this change remains.

QUESTION: Do you want me, or someone from SSCCLC, to testify with the concerns on this when the Governor’s Transportation Budget is heard this week? Let me know ASAP!

The ability to testify, sign in and submit written comments remains even though in-person testimony will also be taken. To sign up to testify (whether in person or remotely) or to sign in/submit written comments on a bill, simply follow the instructions at THIS LINK.

Below is the larger bill tracking list. If you know of a bill we should be tracking and don’t see it here, please let me know.

Once again – there are A LOT of housing bills and I don’t know what the position of SSCCLC should be at this point. Please help me out by letting me know what you think the position should be (if any). Particularly for those bills up for a hearing this week.

Upcoming Events

Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/10 @ 10:30am

• SB 5123 - Public Hearing - Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 1/10 @ 10:30am

• HB 1106 - Public Hearing - Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring).

Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/10 @ 4:00pm

• HB 1026 - Public Hearing - Concerning local government design review. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

• HB 1042 - Public Hearing - Concerning the use of existing buildings for residential purposes. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

• HB 1046 - Public Hearing - Expanding housing supply by supporting the ability of public housing authorities to finance affordable housing developments by rebenchmarking area median income limits. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/10 @ 4:00pm

• SB 5187 - Public Hearing - Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Housing (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/11 @ 1:30pm

• SB 5027 - Public Hearing - Promoting housing affordability by incentivizing the construction of American dream homes.. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

• SB 5045 - Public Hearing - Incentivizing rental of accessory dwelling units to low-income households..(Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

• SB 5060 - Public Hearing - Requiring the registration of rental and vacant housing units.. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Appropriations (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 1/11 @ 4:00pm

• HB 1140 - Public Hearing - Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

• HB 1141 - Public Hearing - Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/12 @ 8:00am

• HB 1046 - Exec Session - Expanding housing supply by supporting the ability of public housing authorities to finance affordable housing developments by rebenchmarking area median income limits. (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/12 @ 8:00am

• SB 5110 - Public Hearing - Adding penalties for certain prohibited practices in chapter 49.44 RCW. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Capital Budget (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/12 @ 1:30pm

• HB 1147 - Public Hearing - Concerning the capital budget. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

• HB 1149 - Public Hearing - Reducing homelessness in Washington state through capital expenditures for programs that address housing insecurity. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Transportation (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/12 @ 4:00pm

• HB 1125 - Public Hearing - Making transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

• HB 1126 - Public Hearing - Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/12 @ 4:00pm

• SB 5200 - Public Hearing - Concerning the capital budget. (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Health & Long Term Care (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/13 @ 8:00am

• SB 5120 - Public Hearing - Establishing 23-hour crisis relief centers in Washington state. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Housing (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/13 @ 10:30am

• SB 5118 - Public Hearing - Concerning modifying the multifamily property tax exemption to promote development of long-term affordable housing. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 1/13 @ 10:30am

• HB 1095 - Public Hearing - Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.) (Monitoring)

Bill Details		Status	Sponsor	Priority	Position

HB 1000	Working families' tax credit	H Prefiled	Stokesbary	Medium
	Providing sales tax relief by expanding the working families' tax credit. Expands the number of people eligible for the working families' tax credit and provides a mechanism

HB 1005	Military/employer tax incen.	H Prefiled	Abbarno	Monitoring
	Concerning employer tax incentives for the support of veterans and military families.

HB 1011	Long-term care/repeal	H Prefiled	Abbarno	Monitoring
	Repealing the long-term services and supports trust program.

HB 1026	Local gov. design review	H Prefiled	Walen	Monitoring
	Concerning local government design review.

HB 1042	Use of existing buildings	H Prefiled	Walen	Monitoring
	Concerning the use of existing buildings for residential purposes.

HB 1046	Housing dev. income limits	H Prefiled	Walen	Monitoring
	Expanding housing supply by supporting the ability of public housing authorities to finance affordable housing developments by rebenchmarking area median income limits.

HB 1050	Apprenticeship utilization	H Prefiled	Riccelli	Monitoring
	Expanding apprenticeship utilization requirements.

HB 1052	Nonprofit housing/tax ex.	H Prefiled	Ramel	Monitoring
	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.

HB 1086	Community org. contracts	H Prefiled	Shavers	Monitoring
	Increasing local governments' ability to contract with community service organizations.

HB 1095 (SB 5109)	Wage replacement	H Prefiled	Walen	Monitoring
	Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance.

HB 1106	Unemployment/voluntary	H Prefiled	Fosse	Monitoring
	Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work.

HB 1110 (SB 5190)	Middle housing	H Prefiled	Bateman	Monitoring
	Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing.

HB 1112	Negligent driving	H Prefiled	Harris	Monitoring
	Imposing criminal penalties for negligent driving involving the death of a vulnerable user victim.

HB 1125 (SB 5162)	Transportation budget	H Prefiled	Fey	Monitoring
	Making transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.

HB 1126 (SB 5164)	Transportation budget, supp.	H Prefiled	Fey	Monitoring
	Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium.

HB 1133	Detached ADUs	H Prefiled	Chapman	Monitoring
	Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas.

HB 1136	Employee expenditures	H Prefiled	Reeves	Monitoring
	Requiring employers to reimburse employees for necessary expenditures and losses.

HB 1137	Return-to-work opportunities	H Prefiled	Mosbrucker	Monitoring
	Creating equitable access to return-to-work opportunities in workers' compensation.

HB 1140 (SB 5187)	Operating budget	H Prefiled	Ormsby	Monitoring
	Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.

HB 1141 (SB 5188)	Operating budget, supp.	H Prefiled	Ormsby	Monitoring
	Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.

HB 1147	Capital budget	H Prefiled	Tharinger	Monitoring
	Concerning the capital budget.

HB 1149	Housing/capital expenditures	H Prefiled	Tharinger	Monitoring
	Reducing homelessness in Washington state through capital expenditures for programs that address housing insecurity.

HB 1164	Appliance management	H Prefiled	Doglio	Monitoring
	Providing for the responsible management of appliances containing harmful gases and other materials.

HB 1167	Residential housing	H Prefiled	Duerr	Monitoring
	Concerning residential housing regulations.

HB 1181		H Prefiled	Duerr	Monitoring
	Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework.

HB 1192		H Prefiled	Duerr	Monitoring
	Concerning electric power system transmission planning.

HJR 4200	Owner-occupied property/tax	H Prefiled	Walsh	Monitoring
	Setting the taxable value of owner-occupied property.

SB 5005	Real property	S Prefiled	Pedersen	Monitoring
	Concerning real property.

SB 5016	Homelessness	S Prefiled	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Addressing homelessness through providing emergency shelter, incentivizing employment of workers experiencing homelessness, and building homes for a better future.

SB 5017	Motor vehicles sales tax use	S Prefiled	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Dedicating the sales tax on motor vehicles to highway uses.

SB 5018	Sales tax/transp. projects	S Prefiled	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Concerning sales tax revenues of transportation projects being used for transportation purposes.

SB 5027	American dream homes	S Prefiled	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Promoting housing affordability by incentivizing the construction of American dream homes.

SB 5034	Vehicular pursuits	S Prefiled	Padden	Monitoring
	Concerning the authority for a peace officer to engage in a vehicular pursuit.

SB 5037	Natural gas/energy code	S Prefiled	Wilson	Monitoring
	Ensuring that the Washington state energy code may not prohibit the use of natural gas in buildings.

SB 5045	ADU rental/property tax	S Prefiled	Kuderer	Monitoring
	Incentivizing rental of accessory dwelling units to low-income households.

SB 5057	Energy standards/commercial	S Prefiled	Mullet	Monitoring
	Creating a work group to evaluate the costs of the state energy performance standard for covered commercial buildings.

SB 5058	Multiunit res. buildings	S Prefiled	Padden	Monitoring
	Exempting buildings with 12 or fewer units that are no more than two stories from the definition of multiunit residential building.

SB 5060	Rental & vacant properties	S Prefiled	Kuderer	Monitoring
	Requiring the registration of rental and vacant housing units.

SB 5062	Online marketplaces	S Prefiled	Lovick	Monitoring
	Concerning online marketplace consumer protection caused by organized retail crime.

SB 5063	Gubernatorial emergencies	S Prefiled	Wilson	Monitoring
	Establishing balanced legislative oversight of gubernatorial powers during a declared emergency.

SB 5068	Motor vehicle sales tax	S Prefiled	MacEwen	Monitoring
	Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles for transportation.

SB 5093 (HB 1170)	Climate response strategy	S Prefiled	Rolfes	Monitoring
	Improving climate resilience through updates to the state's integrated climate response strategy.

SB 5109 (HB 1095)	Wage replacement	S Prefiled	Salda?a	Monitoring
	Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance.

SB 5110	Labor practices/penalties	S Prefiled	Keiser	Monitoring
	Adding penalties for certain prohibited practices in chapter 49.44 RCW.

SB 5117	State building code council	S Prefiled	Wilson	Monitoring
	Reforming the state building code council, its operations and procedures, and its statutory authority.

SB 5118	Multifamily property tax ex.	S Prefiled	Kuderer	Monitoring
	Concerning modifying the multifamily property tax exemption to promote development of long-term affordable housing.

SB 5120	23-hr crisis relief centers	S Prefiled	Dhingra	Monitoring
	Establishing 23-hour crisis relief centers in Washington state.

SB 5123	Cannabis/employment	S Prefiled	Keiser	Monitoring
	Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis.

SB 5136	Sales and use tax exemptions	S Prefiled	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Exempting permanently from the sales and use tax purchases of clothing, products for children, and prepared food.

SB 5138	Vehicles as homestead	S Prefiled	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Providing that vehicles illegally parked on public property or in a public right-of-way are not homesteads under chapter 6.13 RCW.

SB 5160	Organized retail theft	S Prefiled	Torres	Monitoring
	Concerning organized retail theft.

SB 5162 (HB 1125)	Transportation budget	S Prefiled	Liias	Monitoring
	Making transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.

SB 5164 (HB 1126)	Transportation budget, supp.	S Prefiled	Liias	Monitoring
	Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium.

SB 5165	Electric transm. planning	S Prefiled	Nguyen	Monitoring
	Concerning electric power system transmission planning.

SB 5168	Energy independence act	S Prefiled	Boehnke	Monitoring
	Modernizing the energy independence act to avoid regulatory duplication and overlap with other laws.

SB 5187 (HB 1140)	Operating budget	S Prefiled	Rolfes	Monitoring
	Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.

SB 5190 (HB 1110)	Middle housing	S Prefiled	Trudeau	Monitoring
	Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing.

SB 5194		S Prefiled	Mullet	Monitoring
	Rendering the Washington state insurance commissioner an appointed position.

SB 5200		S Prefiled	Mullet	Monitoring
	Concerning the capital budget.

SB 5203		S Prefiled	Lovelett	Monitoring
	Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework.

SJR 8200	Revenue for highway purposes	S Prefiled	Fortunato	Monitoring
	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.