The Legislature just passed it’s 6th cut-off point – the point in which bills had to be out of the opposite house in order to be considered alive for the remainder of the session (unless of course they are determined to be necessary to implement the budget or NTIB). With the Senate being very careful about adding too much to the budget, we are hoping the NTIB list is very limited this session thus keeping bills dead.
Of note:
SSB 5110 died on the House floor. This bill would have added a private right of action to all wage and labor standard violations that did not have a specific penalty structure in statute. This would have created more situations where lawyers could have threatened businesses on behalf of employees.
SHB 1320 also died in Senate Ways and Means. This bill would have created confusing, expensive standards for keeping and providing personnel records to employees – once again involving the use of attorneys to sue employers who did not meet the requirements. The bill was costly for private employers but the state really didn’t listen until state agencies and other government entities started telling the committee how much this bill would cost them.
Both SB 5352 (Vehicular pursuits) and SB 5536 (Blake Decision Fix) both passed the House and are now back to the Senate for a concurrence/non concurrence vote. It is likely these bills will end up in conference committee.
ESHB 1110, the middle housing bill passed the Senate and is now back to the House for a concurrence/non concurrence vote.
The House Finance Committee has moved the real estate excise tax increase bill (HB 1628) out of committee and into House Rules. The bill has been modified to do the following:
· Adds a new state real estate excise tax threshold of $5,000,000 on January 1, 2025, with the portion of the selling price that is above the threshold taxed at a rate of 4 percent.
· Provides for the distribution of the increase in revenue from the new threshold over what would have been collected had the new threshold not been imposed, including to a newly created Developmental Disabilities Trust Account that can be used for housing support for individuals with developmental disabilities.
· Allows a county or city to impose an additional 0.25 percent real estate excise tax for the construction and support of affordable housing beginning January 1, 2024.
· Removes the expiration date on the ability to use certain local government real estate excise tax funds for facilities for those experiencing homelessness or for affordable housing, and removes a $1,000,000 limit on the annual use of such funds in larger jurisdictions.
- Removes certain restrictions on the permitted uses of revenue from specified local government real estate excise taxes, and allows for the councilmanic imposition of a 0.25 percent real estate excise tax by counties, and cities within those counties, that choose to plan under the Growth Management Act instead of requiring voter approval.
- Creates a real estate excise tax exemption for certain sales or transfers of properties that qualify for a property tax exemption that will be used for a community purpose.
The Senate – in their attempt to provide more money for housing – has introduced SB 5770 – a bill that would increase the property tax from 1% as approved by voters, to 3%. It also changes the definition of “inflation” to help increase the growth factor.
See below where bills on the tracking list stand….
High Priority Bills
|
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
|
Apprenticeship utilization |
Expanding apprenticeship utilization requirements. |
S Passed 3rd |
Riccelli |
Oppose |
|
|
SHB 1068 (SB 5212) |
Injured worker medical exams |
Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations. |
H Passed FP |
Bronoske |
Oppose |
|
Unemployment/voluntary |
Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work. |
H Passed FP |
Fosse |
Oppose |
|
|
E2SHB 1110 (SSB 5190) |
Middle housing |
Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing. |
S Passed 3rd |
Bateman |
Neutral |
|
EHB 1125 (SSB 5162) |
Transportation budget |
Making transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. |
H Passed 3rd |
Fey |
Support |
|
E2SHB 1181 (SSB 5203) |
Climate change/planning |
Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework. |
H Passed FP |
Duerr |
Oppose |
|
E2SHB 1216 (SSB 5380) |
Clean energy siting |
Concerning clean energy siting. |
S Passed 3rd |
Fitzgibbon |
Support |
|
Dual credit program access |
Expanding access to dual credit programs. |
S Passed 3rd |
Paul |
Support |
|
|
Accessory dwelling units |
Expanding housing options by easing barriers to the construction and use of accessory dwelling units. |
H Passed FP |
Gregerson |
Support |
|
|
Special education funding |
Funding special education. |
S Passed 3rd |
Pollet |
Support |
|
|
SHB 1521 (SSB 5524) |
Industrial insurance/duties |
Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators. |
H ref/S recede |
Bronoske |
Oppose |
|
Real estate excise tax |
Increasing the supply of affordable housing by modifying the state and local real estate excise tax. |
H Exec Action |
Chopp |
Oppose |
|
|
Work experience/H.S. credit |
Authorizing public high school students to earn elective credit for paid work experience. |
Del to Gov |
Shavers |
Support |
|
|
Warehouse employees |
Protecting warehouse employees. |
H ref/S recede |
Doglio |
Oppose |
|
|
Personal property taxation |
Concerning the taxation of personal property. |
H Rules R |
Leavitt |
Support |
|
|
Multiunit res. buildings |
Exempting buildings with 12 or fewer units that are no more than two stories from the definition of multiunit residential building. |
S Pres Signed |
Padden |
Support |
|
|
Cannabis/employment |
Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis. |
S ref/H recede |
Keiser |
Concerns |
|
|
ESSB 5187 (SHB 1140) |
Operating budget |
Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. |
S Conf appt |
Rolfes |
|
|
Musculoskeletal injuries/L&I |
Concerning the state's ability to regulate certain industries and risk classes to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and disorders. |
Del to Gov |
Dhingra |
Oppose |
|
|
Working conn. child care |
Increasing access to the working connections child care program. |
S Pres Signed |
Wilson |
|
|
|
Hospital staffing standards |
Concerning hospital staffing standards. -- AGREEMENTS WERE REACHED BETWEEN THE HOSPITALS AND NURSING ASSOCIATION |
Del to Gov |
Robinson |
Neutral |
|
|
2SSB 5290 (HB 1296) |
Local permit review |
Concerning consolidating local permit review processes. |
H Passed 3rd |
Mullet |
Support |
|
ESB 5352 (SHB 1363) |
Vehicular pursuits |
Concerning vehicular pursuits. |
H Passed 3rd |
Lovick |
Support |
|
E2SSB 5367 (HB 1612) |
Products containing THC |
Concerning the regulation of products containing THC. - THC amount moved to 0 |
H Passed 3rd |
Robinson |
Neutral |
|
ESSB 5447 (HB 1505) |
Alternative jet fuel |
Promoting the alternative jet fuel industry in Washington. |
H Passed 3rd |
Billig |
Support |
|
Sub. use disorder treatment |
Ensuring access to substance use disorder treatment. |
H Passed 3rd |
Gildon |
Support |
|
|
Controlled substances |
Concerning controlled substances, counterfeit substances, and legend drug possession and treatment. |
H Passed 3rd |
Robinson |
Support |
|
|
Property tax |
Providing state and local property tax reform. |
S Ways & Means |
Pedersen |
Oppose |
Medium Priority Bills
|
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
|
Use of existing buildings |
Concerning the use of existing buildings for residential purposes. |
H Passed FP |
Walen |
|
|
|
Housing dev. income limits |
Expanding housing supply by supporting the ability of public housing authorities to finance affordable housing developments by rebenchmarking area median income limits. |
Del to Gov |
Walen |
|
|
|
HB 1058 (SB 5251) |
Commercial driver's licenses |
Streamlining the licensing process for a commercial driver's license by allowing the department to waive requirements for applicants that previously surrendered the license, allowing the license to be renewed online, and modifying the license test fees. |
Del to Gov |
Paul |
Support |
|
Landlord damage claims |
Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords' claims for damage to residential premises. |
H Passed FP |
Thai |
Concerns |
|
|
Freight mobility priority |
Concerning freight mobility prioritization. |
S Passed 3rd |
Fey |
Concerns |
|
|
Community org. contracts |
Increasing local governments' ability to contract with community service organizations. |
S Passed 3rd |
Shavers |
|
|
|
E2SHB 1170 (SSB 5093) |
Climate response strategy |
Improving climate resilience through updates to the state's integrated climate response strategy. |
H Passed FP |
Street |
Neutral |
|
2SHB 1176 (SB 5247) |
Climate-ready communities |
Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities. |
S Passed 3rd |
Slatter |
Support |
|
HB 1197 (SB 5310) |
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 Passed 3rd |
Bronoske |
Concerns |
|
Wage complaints |
Concerning wage complaints. |
S Passed 3rd |
Ortiz-Self |
Concerns |
|
|
Clean fuel/public transport. |
Enhancing access to clean fuel for agencies providing public transportation. |
S Passed 3rd |
Hackney |
|
|
|
SHB 1254 (SB 5406) |
Periodic adjustments/DOR |
Clarifying ambiguities in statutory provisions administered by the department of revenue relating to periodic adjustments. |
Del to Gov |
Street |
|
|
ESHB 1260 (SSB 5480) |
Work-limiting disability |
Accelerating stability for people with a work-limiting disability or incapacity. |
S Passed 3rd |
Alvarado |
|
|
SHB 1289 (SSB 5221) |
Opportunity scholarship |
Concerning program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program. |
H Passed FP |
Reed |
|
|
License review and reporting |
Creating license review and reporting requirements. |
H Passed FP |
McClintock |
|
|
|
Graduation pathway options |
Concerning high school graduation pathway options. |
S Passed 3rd |
Stonier |
Support |
|
|
Consumer-owned utilities |
Applying the affected market customer provisions of the Washington clean energy transformation act to nonresidential customers of consumer-owned utilities. |
S Passed 3rd |
Doglio |
|
|
|
2SHB 1474 (SSB 5496) |
Covenant homeownership prg. |
Creating the covenant homeownership account and program to address the history of housing discrimination due to racially restrictive real estate covenants in Washington state. |
S Passed 3rd |
Taylor |
|
|
Employee personal vehicles |
Prohibiting unjustified employer searches of employee personal vehicles. |
H Passed FP |
Orcutt |
|
|
|
HB 1527 (SB 5539) |
Tax increment financing |
Making technical corrections to the local tax increment financing program. |
H Passed FP |
Wylie |
Support |
|
Construction consumers |
Strengthening protections for consumers in the construction industry. |
H Passed FP |
Orwall |
Support |
|
|
AEDs/high voltage work |
Requiring automated external defibrillators to be available and accessible when work is being performed on high voltage lines and equipment. |
H Passed FP |
Bronoske |
|
|
|
HB 1544 (SB 5159) |
Shoreline program review |
Concerning shoreline master program review schedules. |
Del to Gov |
Alvarado |
|
|
Transition to kindergarten |
Assisting eligible children in need of additional preparation to be successful in kindergarten by establishing the transition to kindergarten program. |
S Passed 3rd |
Santos |
|
|
|
2SHB 1559 (SB 5566) |
Postsecondary student needs |
Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act. |
S Passed 3rd |
Entenman |
Support |
|
TNC insurance programs |
Concerning social insurance programs applicable to transportation network companies and drivers. |
S Passed 3rd |
Berry |
|
|
|
Recovery of taxes/venue |
Concerning venue for actions for the recovery of taxes. |
Del to Gov |
Springer |
|
|
|
HB 1575 (SB 5612) |
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 Passed 3rd |
Reed |
|
|
Local government procurement |
Concerning standardizing local government procurement rules among special purpose districts, first-class and second-class cities, and public utility districts. |
H Passed FP |
Ryu |
|
|
|
HB 1656 (SB 5240) |
Unemployment ins. appeals |
Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures. |
Del to Gov |
Schmidt |
Support |
|
HB 1695 (SB 5674) |
Surplus property/housing |
Defining affordable housing for purposes of using surplus public property for public benefit. |
S Passed 3rd |
Alvarado |
|
|
ESHB 1838 (SB 5757) |
Transp. revenue forecast |
Transferring the responsibilities for the transportation revenue forecast for the transportation budget to the economic and revenue forecast council. |
S Passed 3rd |
Fey |
|
|
Real property |
Concerning real property. |
C 6 L 23 |
Pedersen |
|
|
|
ADU rental/property tax |
Incentivizing rental of accessory dwelling units to low-income households. |
S Passed FP |
Kuderer |
|
|
|
Sick leave/construction |
Concerning payments for accrued and unused sick leave for certain construction workers. |
H Passed 3rd |
Keiser |
Concerns |
|
|
SSB 5165 (SHB 1192) |
Electric transm. planning |
Concerning electric power system transmission planning. |
H Passed 3rd |
Nguyen |
Concerns |
|
Manufacturing |
Concerning Washington state manufacturing. |
H Passed 3rd |
Shewmake |
|
|
|
ESSB 5301 (SHB 1709) |
Commerce housing programs |
Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce. |
H Passed 3rd |
Mullet |
|
|
Special education/nonpublic |
Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities. |
S ref/H recede |
Wilson |
Concerns |
|
|
Job search requirements/UI |
Concerning job search requirements for unemployment insurance benefits. |
Del to Gov |
Conway |
Neutral |
|
|
Main street trust fund |
Concerning population criteria for the main street trust fund tax credit. |
Del to Gov |
Cleveland |
|
|
|
SB 5452 (HB 1135) |
Impact fee use |
Authorizing impact fee revenue to fund improvements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities. |
Del to Gov |
Shewmake |
Oppose |
|
Small cities/GMA |
Implementing growth management task force legislative recommendations regarding small cities. |
S Pres Signed |
Short |
Support |
|
|
Residential building exits |
Allowing for residential buildings of a certain height to be served by a single exit under certain conditions. |
H Passed 3rd |
Salomon |
Oppose |
|
|
2SSB 5532 (HB 1748) |
Small rural hospital payment |
Providing enhanced payment to low volume, small rural hospitals. |
H Passed 3rd |
King |
|
|
Temporary emergency shelters |
Authorizing standards for temporary emergency shelters for local adoption. |
C 47 L 23 |
Lovelett |
|
|
|
Tax and revenue laws |
Modifying tax and revenue laws by making technical corrections, clarifying ambiguities, easing compliance burdens for taxpayers, and providing administrative efficiencies. |
H Passed 3rd |
Schoesler |
Support |
|
|
Nurse supply |
Reducing barriers and expanding educational opportunities to increase the supply of nurses in Washington. |
Del to Gov |
Holy |
|
|
|
Paid leave data |
Concerning employees' paid family or medical leave data. |
H Passed 3rd |
King |
Support |
|
|
Mental health & housing/tax |
Concerning county sales and use taxes for mental health and housing. |
Del to Gov |
Robinson |
|
|
|
Career & tech. ed. courses |
Facilitating course equivalency agreements between skill centers and school districts. |
H Passed 3rd |
Wellman |
|
Low Priority Bills
|
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
|
ESHB 1175 (SB 5233) |
Petroleum storage tanks |
Creating a state financial assurance program for petroleum underground storage tanks. |
S Passed 3rd |
Doglio |
Support |
|
District energy systems |
Concerning district energy systems. |
S Passed 3rd |
Ramel |
Oppose |
|
|
Paid leave premiums |
Modifying the premium provisions of the paid family and medical leave program. |
Del to Gov |
Robinson |
Neutral |
|
|
ESSB 5528 (HB 1524) |
Construction retainage |
Concerning the retainage percentage withheld by prime contractors. |
H Passed 3rd |
Stanford |
Support |
|
EV supply equipment |
Preventing the destruction of electric vehicle charging equipment. |
Del to Gov |
Wilson |
|
Monitoring Bills
|
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
|
Students/homelessness |
Supporting the needs of students experiencing homelessness. |
H Passed FP |
Fey |
|
|
|
HB 1679 (SB 5719) |
Student homelessness group |
Modifying and extending requirements of a work group convened to address the needs of students in foster care, experiencing homelessness, or both. |
S Passed 3rd |
Rule |
|
|
College in high school fees |
Eliminating college in the high school fees. |
S Passed FP |
Mullet |
Support |
|
|
Crisis relief centers |
Establishing 23-hour crisis relief centers in Washington state. |
S ref/H recede |
Dhingra |
|
|
|
SSB 5229 (SHB 1231) |
Site readiness grants |
Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants. |
Del to Gov |
Frame |
|
|
E2SSB 5243 (SHB 1273) |
High school and beyond plans |
Concerning high school and beyond planning. |
H Passed 3rd |
Wellman |
|
|
DCYF background check fees |
Concerning background check and licensing fees for programs administered by the department of children, youth, and families. |
S ref/H recede |
Wilson |
|
|
|
RTA vehicle removal |
Concerning the removal of vehicles by a regional transit authority when obstructing the operation of high capacity transportation vehicles or jeopardizing public safety. |
H Passed 3rd |
Nobles |
|
|
|
Essential health benefits |
Reviewing the state's essential health benefits. |
Del to Gov |
Cleveland |
|
Dead Bills
|
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
|
Working families' tax credit |
Providing sales tax relief by expanding the working families' tax credit. |
H Finance |
Stokesbary |
|
|
|
Dual credit program access |
Expanding access to dual credit programs. |
H Approps |
Stokesbary |
|
|
|
Military/employer tax incen. |
Concerning employer tax incentives for the support of veterans and military families. |
H 2nd Reading |
Abbarno |
|
|
|
Long-term care/repeal |
Repealing the long-term services and supports trust program. |
H HC/Wellness |
Abbarno |
|
|
|
HB 1018 (SB 5030) |
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 Rules 2 |
Tharinger |
|
|
Police/private actions |
Creating a private right of action for harm from violations of the state Constitution or state law by peace officers. |
H Rules C |
Thai |
|
|
|
Local gov. design review |
Concerning local government design review. |
H Rules C |
Walen |
Support |
|
|
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 2nd Reading |
Ramel |
|
|
|
Occupancy limits |
Addressing the authority of owners' associations in common interest communities to regulate or limit occupancy by unrelated persons. |
S Rules 2 |
Walen |
Support |
|
|
High-hazard facility wages |
Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities. |
H Rules C |
Bronoske |
Oppose |
|
|
SHB 1095 (SSB 5109) |
Wage replacement |
Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance. |
H Approps |
Walen |
Oppose |
|
Public works wages |
Requiring certain wages in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing wage in effect when the work is performed. |
H Cap Budget |
Berry |
Oppose |
|
|
Residential rent and fees |
Protecting tenants from excessive rent and related fees by providing at least six months' notice for rent increases over a certain amount, allowing tenants the right to terminate a tenancy without penalty, and limiting late fees. |
H Rules C |
Peterson |
Concerns |
|
|
HB 1126 (SB 5164) |
Transportation budget, supp. |
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium. |
H Transportation |
Fey |
Support |
|
2SHB 1131 (SSB 5154) |
Solid waste management |
Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes. |
H Rules C |
Berry |
Concerns |
|
SHB 1133 (SB 5357) |
Detached ADUs |
Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas. |
H Rules R |
Chapman |
Support |
|
HB 1135 (SB 5452) |
Impact fee use |
Authorizing impact fee revenue to fund improvements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities. |
H Rules R |
Slatter |
Oppose |
|
Employee expenditures |
Requiring employers to reimburse employees for necessary expenditures and losses. |
H Rules C |
Reeves |
Neutral |
|
|
Return-to-work opportunities |
Creating equitable access to return-to-work opportunities in workers' compensation. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Mosbrucker |
|
|
|
SHB 1140 (ESSB 5187) |
Operating budget |
Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. |
H Rules R |
Ormsby |
|
|
HB 1141 (SB 5188) |
Operating budget, supp. |
Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations. |
H Approps |
Ormsby |
|
|
Dual credit program notice |
Notifying high school students and their families about available dual credit programs and any available financial assistance. |
S Rules 2 |
Paul |
|
|
|
SHB 1147 (ESSB 5200) |
Capital budget |
Concerning the capital budget. |
H Rules R |
Tharinger |
|
|
HB 1149 (SSB 5202) |
Housing/capital expenditures |
Reducing homelessness in Washington state through capital expenditures for programs that address housing insecurity. |
H Cap Budget |
Tharinger |
|
|
HB 1152 (SSB 5171) |
Consumer products/gender |
Addressing consumer gender discrimination. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Mena |
Oppose |
|
Leasehold tax/arenas |
Exempting certain leasehold interests in arenas with a seating capacity of more than 2,000 from the leasehold excise tax. |
S Rules 2 |
Fey |
|
|
|
Appliance management |
Providing for the responsible management of appliances containing harmful gases and other materials. |
H Env & Energy |
Doglio |
|
|
|
Residential housing |
Concerning residential housing regulations. |
S Rules 2 |
Duerr |
Support |
|
|
HB 1191 (SB 5166) |
Cooperative finance org. B&O |
Reauthorizing the business and occupation tax deduction for cooperative finance organizations. |
H Rules R |
Springer |
|
|
SHB 1192 (SSB 5165) |
Electric transm. planning |
Concerning electric power system transmission planning. |
H Rules R |
Duerr |
Support |
|
Greenhouse gas/building code |
Affirming that the legislature has not provided authority for the state building code council to use greenhouse gas emissions as a consideration in residential building codes or energy codes. |
H Env & Energy |
Dye |
Support |
|
|
HB 1198 (SB 5402) |
PTBA/limited law enforcement |
Authorizing public transportation benefit areas to become limited authority Washington law enforcement agencies. |
H Community Safet |
Bronoske |
|
|
HB 1211 (E2SSB 5311) |
Special education funding |
Concerning special education funding formula. |
H Approps |
Bergquist |
Support |
|
HB 1215 (SB 5266) |
Riparian areas |
Concerning the protection and restoration of riparian areas. |
H Ag&Nr |
Chapman |
|
|
HB 1219 (SB 5575) |
PTBA governing bodies |
Concerning public transportation benefit area governing bodies. |
H Transportation |
Pollet |
|
|
Emissions limits/use |
Clarifying that the statutory statewide emissions limits are not to be used for evaluation and government decision making with respect to individual projects or government decisions except where such use is explicitly statutorily authorized. |
H Env & Energy |
McEntire |
|
|
|
Environmental permitting |
Expediting environmental permitting for job-creating investment in Washington. |
H Env & Energy |
McEntire |
|
|
|
Employer health care funding |
Assessing employers for their employees' health care costs paid by the state. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Reeves |
|
|
|
SHB 1231 (SSB 5229) |
Site readiness grants |
Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants. |
H Rules R |
Berg |
|
|
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. |
H Rules R |
Santos |
|
|
|
HB 1244 (SB 5692) |
Enrichment levy authority |
Increasing the maximum per pupil limit for enrichment levy authority. |
H Rules C |
Ramel |
Neutral |
|
ESHB 1245 (SSB 5364) |
Lot splitting |
Increasing housing options through lot splitting. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Barkis |
Support |
|
Impact fee deferrals |
Concerning impact fee deferrals. |
H Rules C |
Bateman |
Support |
|
|
SHB 1258 (SB 5465) |
Tourism marketing |
Increasing tourism to Washington state through enhancement of the statewide tourism marketing account and changing necessary match requirements. |
S 2nd Reading |
Ryu |
Support |
|
HB 1263 (SB 5241) |
Health care marketplace |
Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace. |
H Civil R & Judi |
Simmons |
|
|
SHB 1273 (E2SSB 5243) |
High school and beyond plans |
Concerning high school and beyond planning. |
H Approps |
Berg |
|
|
HB 1276 (SSB 5235) |
Accessory dwelling units |
Concerning accessory dwelling units. |
H Housing |
Pollet |
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Paraeducator course of study |
Establishing rules to improve the consistency and quality of the implementation of the fundamental courses of study for paraeducators. |
S 2nd Reading |
Donaghy |
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ESHB 1282 (SSB 5322) |
Public building materials |
Requiring environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation material. |
S Ways & Means |
Duerr |
Oppose |
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HB 1296 (2SSB 5290) |
Local permit review |
Concerning consolidating local permit review processes. |
H Approps |
Peterson |
Support |
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HB 1298 (E2SSB 5258) |
Condos and townhouses |
Increasing the supply and affordability of condominium units and townhouses as an option for homeownership. |
H Civil R & Judi |
Hutchins |
Support |
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Electric security alarms |
Regulating electric security alarm systems. |
H Rules C |
Hackney |
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Students with disabilities |
Improving access to and provision of a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities. |
H Rules C |
Pollet |
|
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|
E2SHB 1320 (SSB 5061) |
Personnel records |
Concerning access to personnel records. |
S Ways & Means |
Reed |
Oppose |
|
Embodied carbon reductions |
Modeling, measurement, and reporting embodied carbon emission reductions from structural building products in state-funded projects. |
H Cap Budget |
Steele |
Support |
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Comm.-based health assess. |
Integrating community-based health assessments into foundational environmental policies to improve environmental justice. |
H Env & Energy |
Pollet |
Oppose |
|
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Multifamily unit conversion |
Expanding the multifamily tax exemption program to include converting existing multifamily units. |
H Housing |
Walen |
|
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SHB 1351 (SB 5456) |
Minimum parking requirements |
Prohibiting the imposition of minimum parking requirements except under certain circumstances. |
H Rules R |
Reed |
Neutral |
|
SHB 1363 (ESB 5352) |
Vehicular pursuits |
Concerning vehicular pursuits. |
H Rules R |
Rule |
Support |
|
First-time home buyers |
Changing the definition of first-time home buyer. |
H Cap Budget |
Donaghy |
|
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Homeless funding |
Eliminating unnecessary homeless funding budget and auditing requirements. |
S 2nd Reading |
Donaghy |
|
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HB 1374 (SSB 5305) |
Office of career connect WA |
Establishing the office of career connect Washington. |
H Postsec Ed & W |
Slatter |
Support |
|
Law enf. officer funding |
Providing funding for the recruitment, retention, and support of law enforcement officers. |
H Approps |
Stokesbary |
Support |
|
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Law enf. applicant pool |
Requiring the criminal justice training commission to establish a program to recruit and train a pool of applicants who may be employed by certain law enforcement agencies in the state. |
S Law & Justice |
Ramos |
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Residential rent practices |
Protecting tenants by prohibiting predatory residential rent practices and by applying the consumer protection act to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act. |
H Approps |
Macri |
Oppose |
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2SHB 1389 (SB 5435) |
Residential rent increases |
Concerning residential rent increases under the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act. |
H Rules R |
Ramel |
Oppose |
|
Energy in buildings |
Concerning energy in buildings. |
S Environment, E |
Ramel |
Concerns |
|
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Economic development info. |
Requiring state agencies to share information to encourage economic development. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Chapman |
|
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Housing permit process |
Allowing cities and counties to create a simple, standardized housing permit process for affordable housing units in areas designated for housing. |
H Rules C |
Jacobsen |
Support |
|
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Urban growth boundaries |
Adjusting urban growth boundaries to account for situations where property owners have not developed property as expected in comprehensive plans and development regulations. |
H Local Govt |
Jacobsen |
|
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HB 1404 (SB 5117) |
State building code council |
Reforming the state building code council, its operations and procedures, and its statutory authority. |
H Local Govt |
Goehner |
Support |
|
HB 1409 (SB 5416) |
Building code classif. |
Compelling the state building code council to expand residential building code classifications. |
H Local Govt |
Abbarno |
Support |
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Cross-sector prof. dev. |
Supporting student success through cross-sector professional development. |
H Approps |
Ortiz-Self |
|
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Educational employee strikes |
Prohibiting strikes by employees covered by the educational employment relations act and authorizing interest arbitration. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Stokesbary |
|
|
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Energy labeling/residential |
Concerning energy labeling of residential buildings. |
S Environment, En |
Duerr |
Oppose |
|
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HB 1446 (SSB 5361) |
Law enf. officers/increase |
Incentivizing cities and counties to increase employment of commissioned law enforcement officers. |
H Local Govt |
Stokesbary |
Support |
|
Project permits/reports |
Amending reporting requirements for the project permit application processing timeline. |
H Rules R |
Alvarado |
Support |
|
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Definition of theft |
Concerning the definition of theft. |
H Community Safe |
Griffey |
Support |
|
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Property infill/GMA |
Concerning infill for properties uniquely situated between boundaries and existing development. |
H Local Govt |
Barkis |
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Impact fee deferrals |
Concerning impact fee deferrals. |
H Rules C |
Goehner |
Support |
|
|
Motor vehicle sales tax |
Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles for transportation. |
H Approps |
Barkis |
Support |
|
|
HB 1473 (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 |
|
HB 1476 (SB 5289) |
Impact fees/law enforcement |
Concerning allowing the use of impact fees for law enforcement. |
H Local Govt |
Shavers |
|
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E2SHB 1479 (SB 5559) |
Student restraint, isolation |
Concerning restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs. |
S EL/K-12 |
Callan |
Support |
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All-hazard emergency manage. |
Concerning energy resilience, cybersecurity, and all-hazard emergency management. |
H Approps |
Donaghy |
|
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Estate tax exclusion amount |
Updating the estate tax exclusion amount. |
H Finance |
Orcutt |
|
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State v. Blake relief |
Providing relief for persons affected by State v. Blake. |
H Rules R |
Simmons |
Concerns |
|
|
HB 1495 (SB 5373) |
ARNP, PA, & MD reimbursement |
Requiring equal reimbursement for advanced registered nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians. |
H HC/Wellness |
Simmons |
Concerns |
|
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 |
|
|
HB 1505 (ESSB 5447) |
Alternative jet fuel |
Promoting the alternative jet fuel industry in Washington. |
H Env & Energy |
Slatter |
Support |
|
ESHB 1508 (SB 5519) |
Health care cost board |
Improving consumer affordability through the health care cost transparency board. |
S Health & Long T |
Macri |
Concerns |
|
Community solar |
Concerning fair access to community solar. |
H Env & Energy |
Hackney |
Oppose |
|
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Community preservation auth. |
Establishing permanent funding for community preservation and development authorities approved through RCW 43.167.060. |
H 2nd Reading |
Santos |
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HB 1517 (ESSB 5466) |
Transit-oriented development |
Promoting transit-oriented development. |
H Housing |
Reed |
|
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Local project review |
Concerning local project review. |
H Rules C |
Barkis |
Support |
|
|
HB 1524 (ESSB 5528) |
Prime contractor retainage |
Concerning the retainage percentage withheld by prime contractors. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Bronoske |
|
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Law enf. employ. eligibility |
Expanding eligibility for employment of certain law enforcement and prosecutor office positions. |
S Law & Justice |
Cortes |
Support |
|
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Gubernatorial proclamations |
Increasing legislative involvement in gubernatorial proclamations relating to a state of emergency. |
H State Govt & T |
Corry |
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Child care licensing |
Concerning licensing requirements for child care centers and indoor early learning programs. |
H Human Svc, You |
Couture |
|
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E2SHB 1541 (SB 5616) |
Lived experience |
Establishing the nothing about us without us act. |
S Ways & Means |
Farivar |
|
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Vaccination/online students |
Prohibiting institutions of higher education from imposing vaccine or immunization mandates on online-only students. |
H Postsec Ed & W |
Caldier |
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Out-of-state health prov. |
Increasing the health care workforce by authorizing out-of-state providers to practice immediately. |
S Rules 2 |
Caldier |
Support |
|
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AP course options |
Increasing AP course options. |
H Education |
Stonier |
|
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Lead impacts |
Reducing public health and environmental impacts from lead. |
S Transportation |
Doglio |
|
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|
HB 1556 (SB 5495) |
Property tax rebates |
Concerning property tax rebates for homeowners and renters. |
H Finance |
Berg |
Oppose |
|
HB 1557 (SB 5483) |
Digital processing services |
Concerning the classification of digital processing services. |
H Finance |
Santos |
|
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Public utility tax exemption |
Increasing the public utility tax exemption threshold and annually adjusting the threshold for inflation. |
H Rules R |
Jacobsen |
|
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Prof. education workforce |
Supporting and strengthening the professional education workforce. |
S Ways & Means |
Ortiz-Self |
|
|
|
HB 1571 (SSB 5526) |
Nursing facility rates |
Concerning nursing facility rates. |
H Approps |
Tharinger |
|
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Methane/agriculture |
Supporting Washington agriculture by capturing methane and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. |
H Ag&Nr |
Rule |
Support |
|
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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 Ways & Means |
Stonier |
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Local infra. project areas |
Addressing local infrastructure project areas. |
H Finance |
Cortes |
|
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Vehicular pursuits work grp. |
Requiring the criminal justice training commission to establish a work group and grant program related to vehicular pursuits. |
H Rules R |
Goodman |
Support |
|
|
ESHB 1589 (SSB 5562) |
Clean energy |
Supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future. |
S 2nd Reading |
Doglio |
|
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Affordable housing incentive |
Providing local governments with options to increase affordable housing in their communities. |
H Rules C |
Kloba |
|
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|
HB 1605 (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 |
|
Electronic commerce |
Increasing accountability for products sold on electronic commerce platforms. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Ryu |
|
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Local government permitting |
Concerning local government permitting. |
H Finance |
Reed |
|
|
|
HB 1612 (E2SSB 5367) |
Products containing THC |
Concerning the regulation of products containing THC. |
H Reg Subst & Ga |
Kloba |
Concerns |
|
HB 1613 (SB 5467) |
Controlled sub. possession |
Encouraging treatment for possession of certain counterfeit drugs or controlled substances. |
H Community Safe |
Rule |
|
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HB 1616 (SB 5643) |
Personal data rights charter |
Creating a charter of people's personal data rights. |
H Civil R & Judi |
Kloba |
|
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Renewable energy resources |
Incentivizing development and acquisition of renewable energy resources. |
H Env & Energy |
Fey |
Support |
|
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Regional economic dev. |
Concerning regional economic development visions and action plans. |
H Approps |
Volz |
|
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|
HB 1625 (SB 5615) |
Rent controls/local gov. |
Enabling local governments to plan and adopt programs to stabilize and control rents. |
H Housing |
Pollet |
Oppose |
|
Homes for heroes program |
Creating a homes for heroes program. |
H Cap Budget |
Connors |
Support |
|
|
HB 1644 (SB 5482) |
Margin tax |
Concerning the margin tax. |
H Finance |
Walen |
Oppose |
|
Prejudgment interest |
Concerning prejudgment interest. |
H Civil R & Judi |
Hackney |
Oppose |
|
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Carbon market prices |
Preventing carbon market price manipulation. |
H Env & Energy |
Dye |
|
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|
HB 1667 (SB 5563) |
Prevailing wage |
Concerning how the prevailing wage for public works is determined. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Schmidt |
|
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Property tax limit factor |
Raising the limit factor for property taxes. |
H Rules R |
Ormsby |
|
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|
HB 1687 (SB 5548) |
Vehicle service fees |
Addressing vehicle service fees. |
H Transportation |
Eslick |
|
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Eluding a police vehicle |
Expanding penalties for the crime of attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle. |
H Community Safe |
Connors |
Support |
|
|
HB 1702 (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 |
|
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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 |
|
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Sales and use tax rate |
Reducing the state sales and use tax rate. |
H Finance |
Orcutt |
|
|
|
SHB 1709 (ESSB 5301) |
Commerce housing programs |
Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce. |
H Rules C |
Tharinger |
|
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HB 1710 (SSB 5248) |
Tutoring & extended learning |
Using COVID-19 relief funding on high quality tutoring and rigorous extended learning programs. |
H Approps |
Rude |
Support |
|
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 |
|
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I-405 express & HOV lanes |
Modifying the hours of operation for the Interstate 405 express toll lanes and high occupancy vehicle lanes. |
H Transportation |
Walsh |
Concerns |
|
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Skill center class size |
Concerning skill center class size. |
H Approps |
Paul |
Support |
|
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HB 1723 (SSB 5651) |
GMA/equity and env. justice |
Concerning equity and environmental justice in the growth management act. |
H Local Govt |
Duerr |
|
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Transaction fees |
Ensuring fairness and consistency for Washington state businesses by leveling the playing field on transaction fees. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Chapman |
|
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Hydrogen fuel products |
Creating and expanding tax incentives for the research, development, production, and sale of hydrogen fuel products in Washington state. |
S Environment, En |
Abbarno |
|
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Nursing degrees |
Accessing degrees in nursing. |
H Postsec Ed & W |
Paul |
|
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GMA/net ecological gain |
Adding net ecological gain as a voluntary element of comprehensive plans under the growth management act. |
H Approps |
Lekanoff |
Oppose |
|
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Prototypical school formulas |
Increasing prototypical school formulas to support student health, well-being, and educational outcomes. |
H Approps |
Rule |
|
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Employee ownership |
Concerning employee ownership. |
H Approps |
Doglio |
|
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|
2SHB 1746 (SB 5718) |
State broadband map |
Concerning a state broadband map. |
S Rules 2 |
Ryu |
|
|
HB 1748 (2SSB 5532) |
Small rural hospital payment |
Providing enhanced payment to low volume, small rural hospitals. |
H HC/Wellness |
Mosbrucker |
|
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Energy/tax |
Supporting clean energy through tax changes that increase revenue to local governments, schools, and impacted communities. |
S Rules 2 |
Ramel |
|
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Property tax exemption |
Increasing the personal property tax exemption. |
H Rules R |
Christian |
Support |
|
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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 |
|
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Climate comm. act/fuel use |
Addressing unintended consequences of the climate commitment act. |
H Env & Energy |
Schmick |
|
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COVID-19/occupational |
Establishing COVID-19 as an occupational disease. |
H Labor & Workpl |
Berry |
Oppose |
|
|
Transport and delivery |
Concerning the planning and implementation of infrastructure to facilitate the transport and delivery of goods. |
H Local Govt |
Sandlin |
Support |
|
|
Wireless devices tax |
Funding digital equity by imposing a tax on certain wireless devices. |
H Finance |
Gregerson |
Oppose |
|
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Estate tax |
Making the estate tax more progressive. |
H Finance |
Street |
Oppose |
|
|
Data brokers |
Concerning the registration of business entities that qualify as data brokers. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Kloba |
|
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COVID-19 vaccine/state empl. |
Eliminating COVID-19 vaccine requirements for new or prospective employees of state agencies. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Jacobsen |
|
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Minors in possession |
Concerning minors in possession of alcohol, cannabis, or controlled substances. |
H Community Safet |
Cheney |
|
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|
HB 1817 (SB 5741) |
Housing gap voucher pilot |
Establishing a housing gap voucher pilot program. |
H Housing |
Rule |
Support |
|
Local sales tax uses |
Increasing permissible uses of existing local sales tax authority. |
H Local Govt |
Walsh |
|
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Postsecondary credentials |
Creating a postsecondary credential transparency work group. |
H Approps |
Slatter |
Support |
|
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Vehicle per mile charge |
Implementing a per mile charge on vehicle usage of public roadways. |
H Transportation |
Fey |
|
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Owner-occupied property/tax |
Setting the taxable value of owner-occupied property. |
H Finance |
Walsh |
|
|
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Tax referendums |
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for an automatic referendum on tax acts. |
H State Govt & T |
Volz |
|
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Homelessness |
Addressing homelessness through providing emergency shelter, incentivizing employment of workers experiencing homelessness, and building homes for a better future. |
S Housing |
Fortunato |
|
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Motor vehicles sales tax use |
Dedicating the sales tax on motor vehicles to highway uses. |
S Ways & Means |
Fortunato |
|
|
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Sales tax/transp. projects |
Concerning sales tax revenues of transportation projects being used for transportation purposes. |
S Transportation |
Fortunato |
|
|
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American dream homes |
Promoting housing affordability by incentivizing the construction of American dream homes. |
S Ways & Means |
Fortunato |
|
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|
SB 5030 (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 |
|
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Vehicular pursuits |
Concerning the authority for a peace officer to engage in a vehicular pursuit. |
S Law & Justice |
Padden |
Support |
|
|
Natural gas/energy code |
Ensuring that the Washington state energy code may not prohibit the use of natural gas in buildings. |
S Environment, E |
Wilson |
|
|
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Energy standards/commercial |
Creating a work group to evaluate the costs of the state energy performance standard for covered commercial buildings. |
S Rules X |
Mullet |
|
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Rental & vacant properties |
Requiring the registration of rental and vacant housing units. |
S Ways & Means |
Kuderer |
|
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|
SSB 5061 (E2SHB 1320) |
Personnel records |
Concerning access to personnel records. |
S Ways & Means |
Kuderer |
Concerns |
|
Online marketplaces |
Concerning online marketplace consumer protection caused by organized retail crime. |
S Environment, E |
Lovick |
|
|
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Gubernatorial emergencies |
Establishing balanced legislative oversight of gubernatorial powers during a declared emergency. |
S State Govt & E |
Wilson |
|
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Motor vehicle sales tax |
Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles for transportation. |
S Ways & Means |
MacEwen |
|
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Torts |
Concerning tort actions. |
S Law & Justice |
Padden |
|
|
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Hydrogen fuel products |
Creating and expanding tax incentives for the research, development, production, and sale of hydrogen fuel cells in Washington state. |
S Rules 2 |
King |
|
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|
SSB 5093 (E2SHB 1170) |
Climate response strategy |
Improving climate resilience through updates to the state's integrated climate response strategy. |
S Rules X |
Rolfes |
|
|
SSB 5109 (SHB 1095) |
Wage replacement |
Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance. |
S Ways & Means |
Saldana |
|
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Labor practices/penalties |
Adding penalties for certain prohibited practices in chapter 49.44 RCW. |
H Rules R |
Keiser |
Oppose |
|
|
SB 5117 (HB 1404) |
State building code council |
Reforming the state building code council, its operations and procedures, and its statutory authority. |
S State Govt & E |
Wilson |
|
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Multifamily property tax ex. |
Concerning modifying the multifamily property tax exemption to promote development of long-term affordable housing. |
S Housing |
Kuderer |
|
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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 |
|
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Vehicles as homestead |
Providing that vehicles illegally parked on public property or in a public right-of-way are not homesteads under chapter 6.13 RCW. |
S Housing |
Fortunato |
|
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SSB 5154 (2SHB 1131) |
Solid waste management |
Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes. |
S Ways & Means |
Rolfes |
Concerns |
|
State & local taxation |
Concerning transparency in state and local taxation. |
S Rules X |
Wilson |
Support |
|
|
SB 5159 (HB 1544) |
Shoreline program review |
Concerning shoreline master program review schedules. |
S Rules X |
Torres |
Support |
|
Organized retail theft |
Concerning organized retail theft. |
S Rules X |
Torres |
Support |
|
|
SSB 5162 (EHB 1125) |
Transportation budget |
Making transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. |
S Rules 2 |
Liias |
Concerns |
|
SB 5164 (HB 1126) |
Transportation budget, supp. |
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium. |
S Transportation |
Liias |
Concerns |
|
SB 5166 (HB 1191) |
Cooperative finance org. B&O |
Reauthorizing the business and occupation tax deduction for cooperative finance organizations. |
H Rules R |
Boehnke |
|
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Energy independence act |
Modernizing the energy independence act to avoid regulatory duplication and overlap with other laws. |
S Environment, E |
Boehnke |
|
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SSB 5171 (HB 1152) |
Consumer products/gender |
Addressing consumer gender discrimination. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Dhingra |
Concerns |
|
SSB 5190 (E2SHB 1110) |
Middle housing |
Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing. |
S Ways & Means |
Trudeau |
|
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Insurance commissioner |
Rendering the Washington state insurance commissioner an appointed position. |
S State Govt & E |
Mullet |
|
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|
ESSB 5200 (SHB 1147) |
Capital budget |
Concerning the capital budget. |
H 2nd Reading |
Mullet |
|
|
SSB 5202 (HB 1149) |
Housing/capital expenditures |
Reducing homelessness in Washington state through capital expenditures for programs that address housing insecurity. |
S Ways & Means |
Trudeau |
|
|
SSB 5203 (E2SHB 1181) |
Climate change/planning |
Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework. |
S Ways & Means |
Lovelett |
|
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SB 5212 (SHB 1068) |
Injured worker medical exams |
Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations. |
S Labor & Comm |
Stanford |
Oppose |
|
SSB 5221 (SHB 1289) |
Opportunity scholarship |
Concerning program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program. |
S Rules X |
Liias |
|
|
SB 5233 (ESHB 1175) |
Petroleum storage tanks |
Creating a state financial assurance program for petroleum underground storage tanks. |
S Environment, E |
Wellman |
Support |
|
SSB 5235 (HB 1276) |
Accessory dwelling units |
Concerning accessory dwelling units. |
H Rules R |
Shewmake |
Support |
|
SB 5240 (HB 1656) |
Unemployment ins. appeals |
Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Braun |
Support |
|
SB 5241 (HB 1263) |
Health care marketplace |
Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace. |
S Rules X |
Randall |
|
|
SB 5247 (2SHB 1176) |
Climate-ready communities |
Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities. |
S Ways & Means |
Nobles |
|
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SSB 5248 (HB 1710) |
Tutoring & extended learning |
Using COVID-19 relief funding on high quality tutoring and rigorous extended learning programs. |
S Ways & Means |
Braun |
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SB 5251 (HB 1058) |
Commercial driver's licenses |
Streamlining the licensing process for a commercial driver's license by allowing the department to waive requirements for applicants that previously surrendered the license, allowing the license to be renewed online, and modifying the license test fees. |
S Rules X |
Valdez |
Support |
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E2SSB 5258 (HB 1298) |
Condos and townhouses |
Increasing the supply and affordability of condominium units and townhouses as an option for homeownership. |
H Approps |
Shewmake |
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Product theft |
Ensuring commerce and workplaces are safe from product theft. |
S Ways & Means |
Keiser |
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SB 5266 (HB 1215) |
Riparian areas |
Concerning the protection and restoration of riparian areas. |
S Ag/Water/Natur |
Shewmake |
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Housing equity property |
Expanding a sales and use tax deferral program for affordable housing to include structures initially used as temporary employee housing for employees constructing warehouses, distribution centers, and other large facilities. |
S Ways & Means |
Wilson |
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SB 5289 (HB 1476) |
Impact fees/law enforcement |
Concerning allowing the use of impact fees for law enforcement. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Shewmake |
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SB 5292 (HB 1334) |
PTBA aquatic lands access |
Addressing the access of certain aquatic lands by a public transportation benefit area. |
H Transportation |
Randall |
|
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Public works trust account |
Creating the public works assistance revolving account. |
H Approps |
Mullet |
|
|
|
SSB 5305 (HB 1374) |
Office of career connect WA |
Establishing the office of career connect Washington. |
S Ways & Means |
Wellman |
|
|
SB 5310 (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 |
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E2SSB 5311 (HB 1211) |
Special education funding |
Concerning special education funding formula. |
H Rules R |
Wellman |
|
|
Clean energy/residential |
Creating a residential property assessed clean energy and resiliency program. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Lovelett |
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|
SSB 5322 (ESHB 1282) |
Public building materials |
Requiring environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation material. |
S Ways & Means |
Wellman |
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|
Intern wages |
Concerning paying interns. |
S Labor & Comm |
Keiser |
Concerns |
|
|
Homeless camps/schools, etc. |
Prohibiting locating homeless encampments near schools and early learning facilities. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
King |
|
|
|
Affordable housing funding |
Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs. |
H 2nd Reading |
Lovelett |
|
|
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Washington health trust |
Developing the Washington health trust. |
S Health & Long |
Hasegawa |
|
|
|
Property sale and leaseback |
Exempting the sale and leaseback of property by a seller from the residential landlord-tenant act when the seller agrees to a written lease at closing. |
S Housing |
Cleveland |
Support |
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|
School construction costs |
Reducing costs and increasing efficiency in school construction. |
S EL/K-12 |
Schoesler |
|
|
|
Public school revolving fund |
Establishing a public school revolving fund. |
S Rules X |
Schoesler |
|
|
|
School buildings/energy |
Exempting certain public school buildings from the state energy performance standard. |
S Environment, E |
Schoesler |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
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SB 5357 (SHB 1133) |
Detached ADUs |
Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Gildon |
Support |
|
Vehicle combinations |
Concerning vehicle combinations that may be operated on public highways. |
S Transportation |
MacEwen |
|
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|
SSB 5361 (HB 1446) |
Law enf. officers/increase |
Incentivizing cities and counties to increase employment of commissioned law enforcement officers. |
S Ways & Means |
Holy |
|
|
Clean fuels program report |
Advancing the due date for the department of ecology's report on the effects of the clean fuels program. |
S Environment, E |
MacEwen |
|
|
|
SSB 5364 (ESHB 1245) |
Lot splitting |
Increasing housing options through lot splitting. |
S Rules X |
Frame |
Support |
|
SSB 5366 (ESHB 1329) |
Utility shutoffs/heat |
Preventing utility shutoffs for nonpayment during extreme heat. |
S Rules X |
Nguyen |
|
|
Stay-at-work program |
Expanding access to the workers' compensation stay-at-work program through off-site light duty return to work opportunities. |
S Rules X |
Keiser |
Support |
|
|
SB 5373 (HB 1495) |
ARNP, PA, & MD reimbursement |
Requiring equal reimbursement for advanced registered nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians. |
S Ways & Means |
Randall |
|
|
SSB 5380 (E2SHB 1216) |
Clean energy siting |
Concerning clean energy siting. |
S Ways & Means |
Nguyen |
|
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Embodied carbon reductions |
Modeling, measurement, and reporting embodied carbon emission reductions from structural building products in state-funded projects. |
S Environment, E |
Van De Wege |
|
|
|
Real estate technology fee |
Increasing the real estate technology fee dedicated to the maintenance and operation of property tax and real estate excise tax electronic processing, reporting, and revaluation systems. |
S Ways & Means |
Lovick |
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SB 5407 (HB 1303) |
Property tax administration |
Concerning the administration of property taxes. |
S Ways & Means |
Robinson |
|
|
Ninth grade success grants |
Establishing the ninth grade success grant program. |
S Ways & Means |
Liias |
|
|
|
SB 5416 (HB 1409) |
Building code classif. |
Compelling the state building code council to expand residential building code classifications. |
S State Govt & E |
Braun |
Support |
|
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 |
|
|
Definition of public work |
Expanding the definition of public work. |
S State Govt & E |
Conway |
|
|
|
Working conn. child care |
Providing eligibility for working connections child care benefits. |
S Ways & Means |
Nobles |
|
|
|
SSB 5429 (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 |
|
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SB 5435 (2SHB 1389) |
Residential rent increases |
Concerning residential rent increases under the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act. |
S Housing |
Trudeau |
|
|
School district curricula |
Promoting the adoption of school district curricula that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. |
S Ways & Means |
Wilson |
|
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SB 5456 (SHB 1351) |
Minimum parking requirements |
Prohibiting the imposition of minimum parking requirements except under certain circumstances. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Frame |
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Port district public works |
Concerning port districts public works contracting. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Kauffman |
|
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SB 5465 (SHB 1258) |
Tourism marketing |
Increasing tourism to Washington state through enhancement of the statewide tourism marketing account and changing necessary match requirements. |
S Ways & Means |
Stanford |
Support |
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ESSB 5466 (HB 1517) |
Transit-oriented development |
Promoting transit-oriented development. |
H 2nd Reading |
Liias |
Support |
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SB 5467 (HB 1613) |
Controlled sub. possession |
Encouraging treatment for possession of certain counterfeit drugs or controlled substances. |
S Law & Justice |
Salomon |
|
|
Covenant homeownership prg. |
Creating the covenant homeownership account and program to address the history of housing discrimination due to racially restrictive real estate covenants in Washington state. |
S Housing |
Lovick |
|
|
|
Hard-to-place job seekers |
Providing incentives to employers to hire certain hard-to-place job seekers. |
S Labor & Comm |
Gildon |
|
|
|
Project permit timelines |
Concerning project permit timelines. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Gildon |
Support |
|
|
Long-term care/referendum |
Repealing the long-term services and supports trust program. |
S Labor & Comm |
Schoesler |
Support |
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SB 5482 (HB 1644) |
Margin tax |
Concerning the margin tax. |
S Business, Fin |
Frame |
Oppose |
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SB 5483 (HB 1557) |
Digital processing services |
Concerning the classification of digital processing services. |
S Ways & Means |
Stanford |
|
|
SB 5486 (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 |
|
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Financial instit./B&O tax |
Eliminating a business and occupation tax deduction for financial institutions to fund affordable housing. |
S Ways & Means |
Kuderer |
|
|
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SB 5495 (HB 1556) |
Property tax rebates |
Concerning property tax rebates for homeowners and renters. |
S Ways & Means |
Kuderer |
Oppose |
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SSB 5496 (2SHB 1474) |
Covenant homeownership prg. |
Creating the covenant homeownership account and program to address the history of housing discrimination due to racially restrictive real estate covenants in Washington state. |
S Ways & Means |
Lovick |
|
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SB 5519 (ESHB 1508) |
Health care cost board |
Improving consumer affordability through the health care cost transparency board. |
S Health & Long |
Robinson |
|
|
College grant prg. stipend |
Adding a stipend to the Washington college grant program. |
S Higher Ed & Wo |
Liias |
|
|
|
SSB 5524 (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 |
|
SSB 5526 (HB 1571) |
Nursing facility rates |
Concerning nursing facility rates. |
S Ways & Means |
Van De Wege |
|
|
Digital experience |
Creating a work group to develop a "Whole WA" digital experience that will connect Washington residents to services. |
S Environment, E |
Gildon |
|
|
|
Air pollution/human health |
Protecting human health from excessive air pollution. |
S Environment, E |
Stanford |
|
|
|
Hospital staffing collab. |
Establishing the Washington state hospital patient care unit staffing innovation collaborative. |
S Ways & Means |
Cleveland |
|
|
|
SB 5539 (HB 1527) |
Tax increment financing |
Making technical corrections to the local tax increment financing program. |
S Ways & Means |
Cleveland |
Support |
|
Supply chain transparency |
Providing transparency in supply chains. |
S Ways & Means |
Dhingra |
Oppose |
|
|
SB 5548 (HB 1687) |
Vehicle service fees |
Addressing vehicle service fees. |
S Transportation |
Wilson |
|
|
Electric security alarms |
Concerning electric security alarm systems. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Rivers |
|
|
|
Methane capture |
Supporting Washington's crop and livestock farms, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and generating renewable energy by capturing methane. |
S Ag/Water/Natur |
Shewmake |
|
|
|
SB 5559 (E2SHB 1479) |
Student restraint, isolation |
Concerning restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs. |
S EL/K-12 |
Wilson |
|
|
SSB 5562 (ESHB 1589) |
Clean energy |
Supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future. |
S Ways & Means |
Nguyen |
|
|
SB 5563 (HB 1667) |
Prevailing wage |
Concerning how the prevailing wage for public works is determined. |
S Labor & Comm |
King |
Support |
|
SB 5566 (2SHB 1559) |
Postsecondary student needs |
Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act. |
S Ways & Means |
Shewmake |
Support |
|
Energy efficiency loans |
Authorizing electric utilities to establish energy efficiency revolving loan programs. |
S Environment, E |
Lovelett |
|
|
|
Pay per mile fee system |
Establishing a pay per mile fee system. |
S Transportation |
Fortunato |
|
|
|
SB 5575 (HB 1219) |
PTBA governing bodies |
Concerning public transportation benefit area governing bodies. |
S Transportation |
Liias |
|
|
Capital broadband program |
Establishing and making appropriations for the capital broadband investment acceleration program. |
S Environment, E |
Torres |
Support |
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
SR 520 tolls |
Addressing toll relief on the state route number 520 corridor during planned closures of Interstate 90 between Seattle and Bellevue. |
S Transportation |
Mullet |
|
|
|
Mental health sentencing alt |
Concerning the mental health sentencing alternative. |
S Rules X |
Nobles |
|
|
|
Housing approval |
Establishing housing approval requirements that will eliminate Washington's housing shortage. |
S Ways & Means |
Braun |
|
|
|
SB 5612 (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 |
|
|
SB 5615 (HB 1625) |
Rent controls/local gov. |
Enabling local governments to plan and adopt programs to stabilize and control rents. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Valdez |
Concerns |
|
Local property tax limit |
Increasing the local property tax revenue growth limit. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Kuderer |
Oppose |
|
|
Graduated rental rates |
Providing for graduated rental rate agreements under the transitional housing operating and rent program. |
S Housing |
Fortunato |
|
|
|
LTSS trust exemptions/recert |
Prohibiting the recertification of existing long-term services and supports trust program exemptions. |
S Labor & Comm |
Muzzall |
|
|
|
SB 5643 (HB 1616) |
Personal data rights charter |
Creating a charter of people's personal data rights. |
S Environment, E |
Hasegawa |
|
|
SB 5644 (HB 1769) |
Juvenile records |
Concerning juvenile records. |
S Human Services |
Frame |
Concerns |
|
SSB 5651 (HB 1723) |
GMA/equity and env. justice |
Concerning equity and environmental justice in the growth management act. |
S Ways & Means |
Lovelett |
Oppose |
|
WA achievers grant program |
Creating the Washington achievers grant program. |
S Rules X |
Torres |
|
|
|
Kit home permitting |
Concerning city and town permitting of kit homes. |
S Rules X |
Wilson |
|
|
|
Gas companies/renewable res. |
Incentivizing gas companies to develop and acquire renewable energy resources. |
S Environment, E |
Boehnke |
|
|
|
Skill center class sizes |
Reinstating skill center class size. |
S EL/K-12 |
Boehnke |
|
|
|
Hospitals/guardianship |
Allowing courts to order appropriate hospital discharge and transition to long-term care services or residence for an individual in a hospital during the pendency of a guardianship process. |
S Law & Justice |
Wagoner |
|
|
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SSB 5668 (HB 1605) |
Small districts/skill center |
Concerning small districts with less than 2,750 students and significant participation in skill centers. |
S Ways & Means |
Shewmake |
|
|
Running start/10th grade |
Permitting 10th grade students to participate in running start in online settings. |
S Rules X |
Hawkins |
|
|
|
SB 5674 (HB 1695) |
Surplus property/housing |
Defining affordable housing for purposes of using surplus public property for public benefit. |
S Rules X |
Frame |
|
|
State hospitals/police costs |
Concerning policing costs driven by proximity to state hospitals. |
S Law & Justice |
Holy |
|
|
|
SB 5686 (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 |
|
|
SB 5692 (HB 1244) |
Enrichment levy authority |
Increasing the maximum per pupil limit for enrichment levy authority. |
S EL/K-12 |
Lovelett |
|
|
College grant/promise prg. |
Expanding the Washington college grant and establishing the Washington college promise program. |
S Higher Ed & Wo |
Liias |
|
|
|
Industrial ins. compliance |
Concerning a voluntary compliance program for industrial insurance. |
S Labor & Comm |
Stanford |
|
|
|
SB 5718 (2SHB 1746) |
State broadband map |
Concerning a state broadband map. |
S Environment, E |
Wellman |
|
|
SB 5719 (HB 1679) |
Student homelessness group |
Modifying and extending requirements of a work group convened to address the needs of students in foster care, experiencing homelessness, or both. |
S Ways & Means |
Hunt |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Workforce shortages |
Addressing high demand workforce shortages. |
S Rules X |
Nobles |
|
|
|
SB 5741 (HB 1817) |
Housing gap voucher pilot |
Establishing a housing gap voucher pilot program. |
S Housing |
Braun |
|
|
Transportation resources |
Making certain nonsubstantive, corrective changes resulting from enactment of chapter 182, Laws of 2022 (transportation resources). |
H Transportation |
Liias |
|
|
|
Fuel tax suspension |
Concerning a temporary suspension of the state motor vehicle fuel tax. |
S Transportation |
Muzzall |
|
|
|
SB 5757 (ESHB 1838) |
Transp. revenue forecast |
Transferring the responsibilities for the transportation revenue forecast for the transportation budget to the economic and revenue forecast council. |
S Transportation |
Shewmake |
|
|
Connecting WA bonds |
Increasing existing bond authority for 2015 connecting Washington projects and improvements. |
H Transportation |
Liias |
Neutral |
|
|
Emissions exemptions |
Improving the administrability of emissions exemptions and business practices under the climate commitment act. |
S Ways & Means |
Mullet |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
Climate act price ceiling |
Concerning the price ceiling under chapter 70A.65 RCW, the climate commitment act. |
S Environment, En |
Mullet |
|
|
|
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 |
Support |
|
|
Property taxes/residence |
Concerning property tax relief. |
S Ways & Means |
Wilson |
|
|
|
SJR 8206 (HJR 4205) |
Property tax rebates |
Concerning property tax rebates. |
S Ways & Means |
Kuderer |
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