We are now at the half way point of the legislative session. Bills had to be passed out of their house of origin by 5 p.m. on March 8 in order to remain alive for the remainder of the session – unless of course they are necessary to implement the budget.
We expect to see budgets in the next two weeks. It is time to make sure you have members calling their legislators to ensure the full funding is in the transportation budget for the Gateway project (167/509).
Below is a report of bills that made it past the deadline that we are tracking, plus a list of dead bills so you can see what did not make it through. Remember, nothing is truly dead until the Legislature adjourns.
Highlights for the SSCCLC:
Public Safety:
Although the House failed to move HB 1363, regarding vehicular pursuits, the Senate Democrats negotiated a deal with Senator Manka Dhingra who had refused to hear the bill and pulled SB 5352 from committee without a hearing. The bill passed the Senate 26-23 on a very mixed party vote and now goes to the House.
The Senate also held up their end of the public safety bargain and passed SSB 5536, a bill designed to create a “fix” for the Blake decision. This bill passed the Senate 28-21, again on a mixed party vote.
SB 5367, regarding products containing THC was amended to a 0 level of THC which should take care of community concerns.
Housing:
The House passed HB 1110 which will legalize middle housing statewide. The Senate passed SB 5466 which will create more housing near transit. Both bills have gone through several versions and are expected to do so again as they move through the opposite houses.
Workforce:
SB 5217, the ergonomics bill narrowly passed out of the Senate and now has a hearing in the House. The bill has been significantly limited from last year’s version but is still opposed by the business community.
Several bad labor bills have moved out of each of the houses and are being heard in the opposite house. Many of these contain private rights of action which can be very costly even for innocent employers. These bills include the following:
|
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
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Apprenticeship utilization |
Expanding apprenticeship utilization requirements. |
|
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SHB 1068 (SB 5212) |
Injured worker medical exams |
Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations. |
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Unemployment/voluntary |
Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work. |
|
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Wage complaints |
Concerning wage complaints. |
|
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Warehouse employees |
Protecting warehouse employees. |
Upcoming Events
Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/13 @ 10:30am
• ESHB 1050 - Public Hearing - Expanding apprenticeship utilization requirements. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/High)
• HB 1301 - Public Hearing - Creating license review and reporting requirements. (Remote Testimony Available). (Medium)
Early Learning & K-12 Education (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/13 @ 1:30pm
• HB 1308 - Public Hearing - Concerning high school graduation pathway options. (Remote Testimony Available). (Medium)
• 2SHB 1316 - Public Hearing - Expanding access to dual credit programs. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)
Environment & Energy (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 3/13 @ 1:30pm
• SSB 5165 - Public Hearing - Concerning electric power system transmission planning. (Remote Testimony Available). (Concerns/Medium)
• ESSB 5447 - Public Hearing - Promoting the alternative jet fuel industry in Washington. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/High)
Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 3/13 @ 1:30pm
• SSB 5235 - Public Hearing - Concerning accessory dwelling units. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)
Regulated Substances & Gaming (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 3/13 @ 1:30pm
• E2SSB 5367 - Public Hearing - Concerning the regulation of products containing THC. (Remote Testimony Available). (Neutral/High)
Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/14 @ 8:00am
• SHB 1258 - Public Hearing - Increasing tourism to Washington state through enhancement of the statewide tourism marketing account and changing necessary match requirements. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/High)
• HB 1527 - Exec Session - Making technical corrections to the local tax increment financing program. (Support/Medium)
Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (Senate) - SHR 3 and Virtual JACB - 3/14 @ 8:00am
• E2SHB 1167 - Public Hearing - Concerning residential housing regulations. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/High)
• E2SHB 1181 - Public Hearing - Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/High)
• ESHB 1245 - Public Hearing - Increasing housing options through lot splitting. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/High)
Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/14 @ 10:30am
• SHB 1068 - Public Hearing - Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/High)
• SHB 1521 - Public Hearing - Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/High)
Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 3/14 @ 10:30am
• ESSB 5123 - Public Hearing - Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis. (Remote Testimony Available). (Concerns/High)
• ESSB 5217 - Public Hearing - Concerning the state's ability to regulate certain industries and risk classifications to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and disorders. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/High)
Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 3/14 @ 10:30am
• SB 5452 - Public Hearing - Authorizing impact fee revenue to fund improvements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/Medium)
Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 3/14 @ 4:00pm
• 2SSB 5502 - Public Hearing - Ensuring access to substance use disorder treatment. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)
Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 3/14 @ 4:00pm
• E2SSB 5045 - Public Hearing - Incentivizing rental of accessory dwelling units to low-income households. (Remote Testimony Available). (Medium)
Environment, Energy & Technology (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/15 @ 8:00am
• E2SHB 1216 - Public Hearing - Concerning clean energy siting. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/High)
• ESHB 1282 - Public Hearing - Requiring environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation material. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/Medium)
• ESHB 1589 - Public Hearing - Supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future. (Remote Testimony Available). (High)
Higher Education & Workforce Development (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/15 @ 8:00am
• 2SHB 1176 - Exec Session - Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities. (Support/Medium)
• 2SHB 1559 - Exec Session - Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act. (Support/Medium)
Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 3/15 @ 8:00am
• SSB 5110 - Public Hearing - Adding penalties for certain prohibited practices in chapter 49.44 RCW. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/High)
• ESSB 5111 - Public Hearing - Concerning payments for accrued and unused sick leave for certain construction workers. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/Medium)
• E2SSB 5236 - Public Hearing - Concerning hospital staffing standards. (Remote Testimony Available). (Neutral/High)
• SB 5240 - Public Hearing - Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)
Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 3/15 @ 8:00am
• ESB 5336 - Public Hearing - Concerning population criteria for the main street trust fund tax credit. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning the main street trust fund tax credit.) (Remote Testimony Available). (Medium)
Housing (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 3/15 @ 1:30pm
• HB 1052 - Public Hearing - 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. (Remote Testimony Available). (Medium)
• SHB 1074 - Public Hearing - Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords' claims for damage to residential premises. (Remote Testimony Available). (Concerns/Medium)
Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 3/16 @ 8:00am
• SSB 5235 - Exec Session - Concerning accessory dwelling units. (Support/Medium)
• ESSB 5466 - Public Hearing - Promoting transit-oriented development. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/High)
Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/16 @ 8:00am
• SHB 1217 - Public Hearing - Concerning wage complaints. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/Medium)
• E2SHB 1320 - Public Hearing - Concerning access to personnel records. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/High)
• 2SHB 1491 - Public Hearing - Prohibiting unjustified employer searches of employee personal vehicles. (Remote Testimony Available). (Medium)
• 2SHB 1762 - Public Hearing - Protecting warehouse employees. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/High)
Regulated Substances & Gaming (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 3/16 @ 8:00am
• E2SSB 5367 - Exec Session - Concerning the regulation of products containing THC. (Neutral/High)
Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (Senate) - SHR 3 and Virtual JACB - 3/16 @ 10:30am
• EHB 1086 - Exec Session - Increasing local governments' ability to contract with community service organizations. (Medium)
• E2SHB 1167 - Exec Session - Concerning residential housing regulations. (Support/High)
• E2SHB 1181 - Exec Session - Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework. (Oppose/High)
• ESHB 1245 - Exec Session - Increasing housing options through lot splitting. (Support/High)
Environment, Energy & Technology (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/17 @ 8:00am
• HB 1416 - Public Hearing - Applying the affected market customer provisions of the Washington clean energy transformation act to nonresidential customers of consumer-owned utilities. (Remote Testimony Available). (Medium)
• 2SHB 1746 - Public Hearing - Concerning a state broadband map. (Remote Testimony Available). (Medium)
Housing (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 3/17 @ 10:30am
• E2SHB 1110 - Public Hearing - Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/High)
Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 3/17 @ 10:30am
• ESSB 5217 - Exec Session - Concerning the state's ability to regulate certain industries and risk classifications to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and disorders. (Oppose/High)
Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 3/17 @ 10:30am
• ESB 5336 - Exec Session - Concerning population criteria for the main street trust fund tax credit. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning the main street trust fund tax credit.) (Medium)
• SB 5452 - Exec Session - Authorizing impact fee revenue to fund improvements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities. (Oppose/Medium)
High Priority Bills
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Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
|
Apprenticeship utilization |
Expanding apprenticeship utilization requirements. |
S Labor & Comm |
Riccelli |
Oppose |
|
|
SHB 1068 (SB 5212) |
Injured worker medical exams |
Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations. |
S Labor & Comm |
Bronoske |
Oppose |
|
Unemployment/voluntary |
Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work. |
S Labor & Comm |
Fosse |
Oppose |
|
|
E2SHB 1110 (SSB 5190) |
Middle housing |
Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing. |
S Housing |
Bateman |
Support |
|
HB 1125 (SB 5162) |
Transportation budget |
Making transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. |
H Transportation |
Fey |
Concerns |
|
HB 1126 (SB 5164) |
Transportation budget, supp. |
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium. |
H Transportation |
Fey |
Concerns |
|
Residential housing |
Concerning residential housing regulations. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Duerr |
Support |
|
|
E2SHB 1181 (SSB 5203) |
Climate change/planning |
Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Duerr |
Oppose |
|
E2SHB 1216 (SSB 5380) |
Clean energy siting |
Concerning clean energy siting. |
S Environment, En |
Fitzgibbon |
Support |
|
ESHB 1245 (SSB 5364) |
Lot splitting |
Increasing housing options through lot splitting. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Barkis |
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 Business, Fin S |
Ryu |
Support |
|
E2SHB 1320 (SSB 5061) |
Personnel records |
Concerning access to personnel records. |
S Labor & Comm |
Reed |
Oppose |
|
Accessory dwelling units |
Expanding housing options by easing barriers to the construction and use of accessory dwelling units. |
S Loc Gov, Land U |
Gregerson |
Support |
|
|
Special education funding |
Funding special education. |
S EL/K-12 |
Pollet |
Support |
|
|
SHB 1521 (SSB 5524) |
Industrial insurance/duties |
Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators. |
S Labor & Comm |
Bronoske |
Oppose |
|
ESHB 1589 (SSB 5562) |
Clean energy |
Supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future. |
S Environment, En |
Doglio |
|
|
Warehouse employees |
Protecting warehouse employees. |
S Labor & Comm |
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. |
H Civil R & Judi |
Padden |
Support |
|
|
Labor practices/penalties |
Adding penalties for certain prohibited practices in chapter 49.44 RCW. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Keiser |
Oppose |
|
|
Cannabis/employment |
Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Keiser |
Concerns |
|
|
SB 5162 (HB 1125) |
Transportation budget |
Making transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. |
S Transportation |
Liias |
Concerns |
|
SB 5164 (HB 1126) |
Transportation budget, supp. |
Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium. |
S Transportation |
Liias |
Concerns |
|
Musculoskeletal injuries/L&I |
Concerning the state's ability to regulate certain industries and risk classes to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and disorders. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Dhingra |
Oppose |
|
|
Hospital staffing standards |
Concerning hospital staffing standards. -- AGREEMENTS WERE REACHED BETWEEN THE HOSPITALS AND NURSING ASSOCIATION |
H Labor & Workpla |
Robinson |
Neutral |
|
|
2SSB 5290 (HB 1296) |
Local permit review |
Concerning consolidating local permit review processes. |
H Local Govt |
Mullet |
Support |
|
E2SSB 5367 (HB 1612) |
Products containing THC |
Concerning the regulation of products containing THC. - THC amount moved to 0 |
H Reg Subst & Gam |
Robinson |
Neutral |
|
ESSB 5447 (HB 1505) |
Alternative jet fuel |
Promoting the alternative jet fuel industry in Washington. |
H Env & Energy |
Billig |
Support |
|
ESSB 5466 (HB 1517) |
Transit-oriented development |
Promoting transit-oriented development. |
H Housing |
Liias |
Support |
|
Controlled substances |
Concerning controlled substances, counterfeit substances, and legend drug possession and treatment. |
H Community Safe |
Robinson |
Support |
|
|
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 |
Medium Priority Bills
|
Bill # |
Abbrev. Title |
Short Description |
Status |
Sponsor |
Position |
|
Nonprofit housing/tax ex. |
Providing a property tax exemption for qualified real and personal property owned or used by a nonprofit entity in providing qualified housing funded in whole or part through a local real estate excise tax. |
S Housing |
Ramel |
|
|
|
Occupancy limits |
Addressing the authority of owners' associations in common interest communities to regulate or limit occupancy by unrelated persons. |
S Law & Justice |
Walen |
Support |
|
|
Landlord damage claims |
Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords' claims for damage to residential premises. |
S Housing |
Thai |
Concerns |
|
|
Freight mobility priority |
Concerning freight mobility prioritization. |
S Transportation |
Fey |
Concerns |
|
|
Community org. contracts |
Increasing local governments' ability to contract with community service organizations. |
S Loc Gov, Land U |
Shavers |
|
|
|
E2SHB 1170 (SSB 5093) |
Climate response strategy |
Improving climate resilience through updates to the state's integrated climate response strategy. |
S Environment, En |
Street |
Neutral |
|
2SHB 1176 (SB 5247) |
Climate-ready communities |
Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities. |
S Higher Ed & Wo |
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 Labor & Comm |
Bronoske |
Concerns |
|
Wage complaints |
Concerning wage complaints. |
S Labor & Comm |
Ortiz-Self |
Oppose |
|
|
Clean fuel/public transport. |
Enhancing access to clean fuel for agencies providing public transportation. |
S Environment, E |
Hackney |
|
|
|
ESHB 1282 (SSB 5322) |
Public building materials |
Requiring environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation material. |
S Environment, En |
Duerr |
Oppose |
|
License review and reporting |
Creating license review and reporting requirements. |
S Labor & Comm |
McClintock |
|
|
|
Graduation pathway options |
Concerning high school graduation pathway options. |
S EL/K-12 |
Stonier |
|
|
|
Dual credit program access |
Expanding access to dual credit programs. |
S EL/K-12 |
Paul |
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 Environment, En |
Doglio |
|
|
|
Employee personal vehicles |
Prohibiting unjustified employer searches of employee personal vehicles. |
S Labor & Comm |
Orcutt |
|
|
|
ESHB 1508 (SB 5519) |
Health care cost board |
Improving consumer affordability through the health care cost transparency board. |
S Health & Long T |
Macri |
Concerns |
|
HB 1527 (SB 5539) |
Tax increment financing |
Making technical corrections to the local tax increment financing program. |
S Business, Fin S |
Wylie |
Support |
|
Law enf. employ. eligibility |
Expanding eligibility for employment of certain law enforcement and prosecutor office positions. |
S Law & Justice |
Cortes |
Support |
|
|
Construction consumers |
Strengthening protections for consumers in the construction industry. |
S Labor & Comm |
Orwall |
Support |
|
|
HB 1544 (SB 5159) |
Shoreline program review |
Concerning shoreline master program review schedules. |
S Loc Gov, Land U |
Alvarado |
|
|
Out-of-state health prov. |
Increasing the health care workforce by authorizing out-of-state providers to practice immediately. |
S Health & Long T |
Caldier |
Support |
|
|
2SHB 1559 (SB 5566) |
Postsecondary student needs |
Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act. |
S Higher Ed & Wor |
Entenman |
Support |
|
HB 1656 (SB 5240) |
Unemployment ins. appeals |
Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures. |
S Labor & Comm |
Schmidt |
Support |
|
Work experience/H.S. credit |
Authorizing public high school students to earn elective credit for paid work experience. |
S EL/K-12 |
Shavers |
Support |
|
|
2SHB 1746 (SB 5718) |
State broadband map |
Concerning a state broadband map. |
S Environment, En |
Ryu |
|
|
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 Transportation |
Fey |
|
|
ADU rental/property tax |
Incentivizing rental of accessory dwelling units to low-income households. |
H Housing |
Kuderer |
|
|
|
Sick leave/construction |
Concerning payments for accrued and unused sick leave for certain construction workers. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Keiser |
Oppose |
|
|
SSB 5165 (SHB 1192) |
Electric transm. planning |
Concerning electric power system transmission planning. |
H Env & Energy |
Nguyen |
Concerns |
|
SSB 5171 (HB 1152) |
Consumer products/gender |
Addressing consumer gender discrimination. |
H ConsPro&Bus |
Dhingra |
Concerns |
|
SSB 5235 (HB 1276) |
Accessory dwelling units |
Concerning accessory dwelling units. |
H Housing |
Shewmake |
Support |
|
SB 5240 (HB 1656) |
Unemployment ins. appeals |
Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures. |
H Labor & Workpla |
Braun |
Support |
|
Special education/nonpublic |
Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities. |
H Education |
Wilson |
Concerns |
|
|
Main street trust fund |
Concerning population criteria for the main street trust fund tax credit. |
H Local Govt |
Cleveland |
|
|
|
SB 5452 (HB 1135) |
Impact fee use |
Authorizing impact fee revenue to fund improvements to bicycle and pedestrian facilities. |
H Local Govt |
Shewmake |
Oppose |
|
Small cities/GMA |
Implementing growth management task force legislative recommendations regarding small cities. |
H Local Govt |
Short |
Support |
|
|
Residential building exits |
Allowing for residential buildings of a certain height to be served by a single exit under certain conditions. |
H Local Govt |
Salomon |
Oppose |
|
|
Sub. use disorder treatment |
Ensuring access to substance use disorder treatment. |
H Community Safet |
Gildon |
Support |
|
|
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 Finance |
Schoesler |
Support |
|
|
Paid leave data |
Concerning employees' paid family or medical leave data. |
H Labor & Workpla |
King |
Support |
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 |
|
|
|
Long-term care/repeal |
Repealing the long-term services and supports trust program. |
H HC/Wellness |
Abbarno |
|
|
|
Local gov. design review |
Concerning local government design review. |
H 2nd Reading |
Walen |
Support |
|
|
High-hazard facility wages |
Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities. |
H 2nd Reading |
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 2nd Reading |
Peterson |
Concerns |
|
|
2SHB 1131 (SSB 5154) |
Solid waste management |
Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes. |
H 2nd Reading |
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 2nd Reading |
Reeves |
Neutral |
|
|
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 |
Concerns |
|
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 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 1244 (SB 5692) |
Enrichment levy authority |
Increasing the maximum per pupil limit for enrichment levy authority. |
H 2nd Reading |
Ramel |
Neutral |
|
Impact fee deferrals |
Concerning impact fee deferrals. |
H 2nd Reading |
Bateman |
Support |
|
|
HB 1276 (SSB 5235) |
Accessory dwelling units |
Concerning accessory dwelling units. |
H Housing |
Pollet |
|
|
HB 1296 (2SSB 5290) |
Local permit review |
Concerning consolidating local permit review processes. |
H Approps |
Peterson |
Support |
|
HB 1298 (SSB 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 |
|
Embodied carbon reductions |
Modeling, measurement, and reporting embodied carbon emission reductions from structural building products in state-funded projects. |
H Cap Budget |
Steele |
Support |
|
|
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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SHB 1351 (SB 5456) |
Minimum parking requirements |
Prohibiting the imposition of minimum parking requirements except under certain circumstances. |
H Rules R |
Reed |
Neutral |
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SHB 1363 (ESB 5352) |
Vehicular pursuits |
Concerning vehicular pursuits. |
H Rules R |
Rule |
Support |
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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 |
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Law enf. officer funding |
Providing funding for the recruitment, retention, and support of law enforcement officers. |
H Approps |
Stokesbary |
Support |
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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 |
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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 2nd Reading |
Jacobsen |
Support |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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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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Impact fee deferrals |
Concerning impact fee deferrals. |
H 2nd Reading |
Goehner |
Support |
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Motor vehicle sales tax |
Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles for transportation. |
H Approps |
Barkis |
Support |
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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 |
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State v. Blake relief |
Providing relief for persons affected by State v. Blake. |
H Rules R |
Simmons |
Concerns |
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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 |
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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 |
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HB 1505 (ESSB 5447) |
Alternative jet fuel |
Promoting the alternative jet fuel industry in Washington. |
H Env & Energy |
Slatter |
Support |
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Community solar |
Concerning fair access to community solar. |
H Env & Energy |
Hackney |
Oppose |
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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 2nd Reading |
Barkis |
Support |
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HB 1556 (SB 5495) |
Property tax rebates |
Concerning property tax rebates for homeowners and renters. |
H Finance |
Berg |
Oppose |
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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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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 |
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Affordable housing incentive |
Providing local governments with options to increase affordable housing in their communities. |
H 2nd Reading |
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 |
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Local government permitting |
Concerning local government permitting. |
H Finance |
Reed |
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HB 1612 (E2SSB 5367) |
Products containing THC |
Concerning the regulation of products containing THC. |
H Reg Subst & Ga |
Kloba |
Concerns |
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Renewable energy resources |
Incentivizing development and acquisition of renewable energy resources. |
H Env & Energy |
Fey |
Support |
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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 |
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Real estate excise tax |
Increasing the supply of affordable housing by modifying the state and local real estate excise tax. |
H Finance |
Chopp |
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Homes for heroes program |
Creating a homes for heroes program. |
H Cap Budget |
Connors |
Support |
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HB 1644 (SB 5482) |
Margin tax |
Concerning the margin tax. |
H Finance |
Walen |
Oppose |
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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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Property tax limit factor |
Raising the limit factor for property taxes. |
H Rules R |
Ormsby |
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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 |
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SHB 1709 (ESSB 5301) |
Commerce housing programs |
Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce. |
H 2nd Reading |
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 |
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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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Hydrogen fuel products |
Creating and expanding tax incentives for the research, development, production, and sale of hydrogen fuel products in Washington state. |
H FINDPS |
Abbarno |
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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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Energy/tax |
Supporting clean energy through tax changes that increase revenue to local governments, schools, and impacted communities. |
H FINDPS |
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 |
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Transport and delivery |
Concerning the planning and implementation of infrastructure to facilitate the transport and delivery of goods. |
H Local Govt |
Sandlin |
Support |
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Estate tax |
Making the estate tax more progressive. |
H Finance |
Street |
Oppose |
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Minors in possession |
Concerning minors in possession of alcohol, cannabis, or controlled substances. |
H Community Safe |
Cheney |
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HB 1817 (SB 5741) |
Housing gap voucher pilot |
Establishing a housing gap voucher pilot program. |
H Housing |
Rule |
Support |
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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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American dream homes |
Promoting housing affordability by incentivizing the construction of American dream homes. |
S Ways & Means |
Fortunato |
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Vehicular pursuits |
Concerning the authority for a peace officer to engage in a vehicular pursuit. |
S Law & Justice |
Padden |
Support |
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SSB 5061 (E2SHB 1320) |
Personnel records |
Concerning access to personnel records. |
S Ways & Means |
Kuderer |
Concerns |
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SSB 5154 (2SHB 1131) |
Solid waste management |
Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes. |
S Ways & Means |
Rolfes |
Concerns |
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State & local taxation |
Concerning transparency in state and local taxation. |
S Rules X |
Wilson |
Support |
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SB 5159 (HB 1544) |
Shoreline program review |
Concerning shoreline master program review schedules. |
S Rules X |
Torres |
Support |
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Organized retail theft |
Concerning organized retail theft. |
S Rules X |
Torres |
Support |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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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Intern wages |
Concerning paying interns. |
S Labor & Comm |
Keiser |
Concerns |
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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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ESB 5352 (SHB 1363) |
Vehicular pursuits |
Concerning vehicular pursuits. |
H Community Safet |
Lovick |
Support |
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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 |
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SSB 5364 (ESHB 1245) |
Lot splitting |
Increasing housing options through lot splitting. |
S Rules X |
Frame |
Support |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Project permit timelines |
Concerning project permit timelines. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Gildon |
Support |
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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 5495 (HB 1556) |
Property tax rebates |
Concerning property tax rebates for homeowners and renters. |
S Ways & Means |
Kuderer |
Oppose |
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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 |
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Supply chain transparency |
Providing transparency in supply chains. |
S Ways & Means |
Dhingra |
Oppose |
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SB 5563 (HB 1667) |
Prevailing wage |
Concerning how the prevailing wage for public works is determined. |
S Labor & Comm |
King |
Support |
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SB 5566 (2SHB 1559) |
Postsecondary student needs |
Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act. |
S Ways & Means |
Shewmake |
Support |
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Capital broadband program |
Establishing and making appropriations for the capital broadband investment acceleration program. |
S Environment, E |
Torres |
Support |
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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 |
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Local property tax limit |
Increasing the local property tax revenue growth limit. |
S Loc Gov, Land |
Kuderer |
Oppose |
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SB 5644 (HB 1769) |
Juvenile records |
Concerning juvenile records. |
S Human Services |
Frame |
Concerns |
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SSB 5651 (HB 1723) |
GMA/equity and env. justice |
Concerning equity and environmental justice in the growth management act. |
S Ways & Means |
Lovelett |
Oppose |
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WA achievers grant program |
Creating the Washington achievers grant program. |
S Rules X |
Torres |
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Industrial ins. compliance |
Concerning a voluntary compliance program for industrial insurance. |
S Labor & Comm |
Stanford |
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SB 5718 (2SHB 1746) |
State broadband map |
Concerning a state broadband map. |
S Environment, E |
Wellman |
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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 |
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Workforce shortages |
Addressing high demand workforce shortages. |
S Rules X |
Nobles |
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SB 5741 (HB 1817) |
Housing gap voucher pilot |
Establishing a housing gap voucher pilot program. |
S Housing |
Braun |
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Fuel tax suspension |
Concerning a temporary suspension of the state motor vehicle fuel tax. |
S Transportation |
Muzzall |
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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 |
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