Mar 23, 2023 - Uncategorized

As I reported on Friday, the bill news last week was the hearing and passage out of committee of SB 5217, which would allow the Department of Labor & Industries to set regulatory standards to try to reduce ergonomics injuries. The bill does the following:

· Repeals the law prohibiting the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) from adopting rules related to ergonomics or musculoskeletal disorders.

· Provides limitations on the adoption of new rules, including allowing rules only for industries or risk classifications where compensable claims involved musculoskeletal injuries and disorders that are at a rate greater than two times the overall state claim rate for these types of injuries and disorders over a recent five-year period.

· Requires the Department to: (1) identify industries and risk classifications most likely to be selected for rulemaking; (2) review and report certain claims data; and (3) consider certain factors during rulemaking.

· Allows the Department to provide funding to certain employers to purchase additional equipment and requires up to three additional ergonomists to provide consultation to certain employers.

The business community remains opposed to this bill. No amendments passed when it was voted out of committee. Work is being done to craft amendments for the floor of the House of Representatives.

Below are upcoming hearings for this week. I highlighted the ones where we should get South Sound Chamber of Commerce members to sign in.

Upcoming Events

Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/20 @ 10:30am

• 2SHB 1534 - Public Hearing - Strengthening protections for consumers in the construction industry. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)

• HB 1542 - Exec Session - Requiring automated external defibrillators to be available and accessible when work is being performed on high voltage lines and equipment. (Monitoring)

Law & Justice (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 3/20 @ 10:30am

• 2SHB 1579 - Public Hearing - Establishing a mechanism for independent prosecutions within the office of the attorney general of criminal conduct arising from police use of force. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 3/20 @ 1:30pm

• E2SSB 5536 - Public Hearing - Concerning controlled substances, counterfeit substances, and legend drug possession and treatment. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/High)

Early Learning & K-12 Education (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/20 @ 1:30pm

• HB 1146 - Public Hearing - Notifying high school students and their families about available dual credit programs and any available financial assistance. (Remote Testimony Available). (Low)

• E2SHB 1479 - Public Hearing - Concerning restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Low)

• HB 1622 - Exec Session - Supporting the needs of students experiencing homelessness. (Monitoring)

Education (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 3/20 @ 1:30pm

• E2SSB 5311 - Exec Session - Concerning special education funding formula. (Monitoring)

• E2SSB 5315 - Public Hearing - Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities. (Remote Testimony Available). (Concerns/Medium)

Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 3/20 @ 1:30pm

• E2SSB 5045 - Exec Session - Incentivizing rental of accessory dwelling units to low-income households. (Medium)

• SSB 5491 - Public Hearing - Allowing for residential buildings of a certain height to be served by a single exit under certain conditions. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/Medium)

Regulated Substances & Gaming (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 3/20 @ 1:30pm

• E2SSB 5367 - Exec Session - Concerning the regulation of products containing THC. (Neutral/High)

Transportation (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/20 @ 4:00pm

• ESHB 1838 - Public Hearing - Transferring the responsibilities for the transportation revenue forecast for the transportation budget to the economic and revenue forecast council. (Remote Testimony Available). (Medium)

Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 3/20 @ 4:00pm

• SB 5200 - Public Hearing - Concerning the capital budget. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Monitoring)

Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/21 @ 8:00am

• SHB 1163 - Exec Session - Exempting certain leasehold interests in arenas with a seating capacity of more than 2,000 from the leasehold excise tax. (Monitoring)

• SHB 1258 - Exec Session - Increasing tourism to Washington state through enhancement of the statewide tourism marketing account and changing necessary match requirements. (Support/High)

Capital Budget (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 3/21 @ 8:00am

• SSB 5229 - Public Hearing - Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

• ESSB 5301 - Public Hearing - Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce. (Hearing is on the Proposed Striking Amendment.) (Monitoring)

Health & Long Term Care (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 3/21 @ 8:00am

• ESHB 1547 - Exec Session - Increasing the health care workforce by authorizing out-of-state providers to practice immediately. (Support/Medium)

Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (Senate) - SHR 3 and Virtual JACB - 3/21 @ 8:00am

• SHB 1621 - Public Hearing - Concerning standardizing local government procurement rules among special purpose districts, first-class and second-class cities, and public utility districts. (Remote Testimony Available). (Low)

Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 3/21 @ 10:30am

• 2SSB 5269 - Exec Session - Concerning Washington state manufacturing. (Monitoring)

Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/21 @ 10:30am

• HB 1197 - Exec Session - Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims. (Concerns/Medium)

• HB 1301 - Exec Session - Creating license review and reporting requirements. (Medium)

• 2SHB 1534 - Exec Session - Strengthening protections for consumers in the construction industry. (Support/Medium)

• SHB 1570 - Exec Session - Concerning social insurance programs applicable to transportation network companies and drivers. (Monitoring)

• HB 1656 - Exec Session - Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures. (Support/Medium)

Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 3/21 @ 10:30am

• ESSB 5123 - Exec Session - Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis. (Concerns/High)

• E2SSB 5236 - Exec Session - Concerning hospital staffing standards. (Neutral/High)

• SB 5331 - Public Hearing - Concerning job search requirements for unemployment insurance benefits. (Remote Testimony Available). (Neutral/Low)

Law & Justice (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 3/21 @ 10:30am

• SHB 1572 - Public Hearing - Concerning venue for actions for the recovery of taxes. (Remote Testimony Available). (Low)

Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 3/21 @ 10:30am

• 2SSB 5290 - Public Hearing - Concerning consolidating local permit review processes. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/High)

• ESSB 5334 - Public Hearing - Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

• 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)

• SB 5457 - Public Hearing - Implementing growth management task force legislative recommendations regarding small cities. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)

Consumer Protection & Business (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 3/21 @ 1:30pm

• SSB 5171 - Public Hearing - Addressing consumer gender discrimination. (Remote Testimony Available). (Concerns/Medium)

Environment, Energy & Technology (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/21 @ 1:30pm

• E2SHB 1170 - Exec Session - Improving climate resilience through updates to the state's integrated climate response strategy. (Neutral/Medium)

• ESHB 1282 - Exec Session - Requiring environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation material. (Oppose/Medium)

Health Care & Wellness (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 3/21 @ 1:30pm

• 2SSB 5532 - Public Hearing - Providing enhanced payment to low volume, small rural hospitals. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 3/21 @ 1:30pm

• SB 5316 - Public Hearing - Concerning background check and licensing fees for programs administered by the department of children, youth, and families. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Postsecondary Education & Workforce (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 3/21 @ 1:30pm

• 2SSB 5048 - Public Hearing - Eliminating college in the high school fees. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)

State Government & Elections (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/21 @ 1:30pm

• E2SHB 1541 - Public Hearing - Establishing the nothing about us without us act. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Education (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 3/21 @ 4:00pm

Environment & Energy (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 3/21 @ 4:00pm

• SSB 5165 - Exec Session - Concerning electric power system transmission planning. (Concerns/Medium)

• ESSB 5447 - Exec Session - Promoting the alternative jet fuel industry in Washington. (Support/High)

Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 3/21 @ 4:00pm

• ESSB 5466 - Exec Session - Promoting transit-oriented development. (Support/High)

Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 3/21 @ 4:00pm

• 2SHB 1176 - Public Hearing - Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)

• HB 1527 - Exec Session - Making technical corrections to the local tax increment financing program. (Support/Medium)

• 2SHB 1559 - Public Hearing - Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)

Civil Rights & Judiciary (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 3/22 @ 8:00am

• SB 5058 - Public Hearing - Exempting buildings with 12 or fewer units that are no more than two stories from the definition of multiunit residential building. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/High)

Environment, Energy & Technology (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/22 @ 8:00am

• 2SHB 1390 - Public Hearing - Concerning district energy systems. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/Low)

• 2SHB 1391 - Public Hearing - Concerning energy in buildings. (Remote Testimony Available). (Concerns/Low)

• 2SHB 1433 - Public Hearing - Concerning energy labeling of residential buildings. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/Low)

Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 3/22 @ 8:00am

• ESSB 5528 - Public Hearing - Concerning retainage requirements for private construction projects. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Low)

• SSB 5586 - Public Hearing - Concerning employees' paid family or medical leave data. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)

Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 3/22 @ 8:00am

• SB 5553 - Exec Session - Authorizing standards for temporary emergency shelters for local adoption. (Monitoring)

• SSB 5604 - Exec Session - Concerning county sales and use taxes for mental health and housing. (Monitoring)

Consumer Protection & Business (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 3/22 @ 1:30pm

• SSB 5542 - Exec Session - Preventing the destruction of electric vehicle supply equipment. (Low)

Early Learning & K-12 Education (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/22 @ 1:30pm

• 2SHB 1550 - Public Hearing - Assisting eligible children in need of additional preparation to be successful in kindergarten by establishing the transition to kindergarten program. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

• SHB 1658 - Public Hearing - Authorizing public high school students to earn elective credit for paid work experience. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)

Health Care & Wellness (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 3/22 @ 1:30pm

• 2SSB 5120 - Exec Session - Establishing crisis relief centers in Washington state. (Monitoring)

Housing (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 3/22 @ 1:30pm

• ESHB 1042 - Exec Session - Concerning the use of existing buildings for residential purposes. (Monitoring)

• HB 1052 - Exec Session - 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. (Medium)

• SHB 1074 - Exec Session - Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords' claims for damage to residential premises. (Concerns/Medium)

• E2SHB 1110 - Exec Session - Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing. (Support/High)

• HB 1367 - Exec Session - Eliminating unnecessary homeless funding budget and auditing requirements. (Monitoring)

• 2SHB 1474 - Exec Session - Creating the covenant homeownership account and program to address the history of housing discrimination due to racially restrictive real estate covenants in Washington state. (Low)

• HB 1695 - Exec Session - Defining affordable housing for purposes of using surplus public property for public benefit. (Low)

Postsecondary Education & Workforce (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 3/22 @ 1:30pm

• E2SSB 5582 - Public Hearing - Reducing barriers and expanding educational opportunities to increase the supply of nurses in Washington. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 3/22 @ 5:00pm

• SB 5200 - Exec Session - Concerning the capital budget. (Monitoring)

Law & Justice (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/22 @ 6:00pm

• HB 1054 - Exec Session - Addressing the authority of owners' associations in common interest communities to regulate or limit occupancy by unrelated persons. (Support/Medium)

• SHB 1572 - Exec Session - Concerning venue for actions for the recovery of taxes. (Low)

• 2SHB 1579 - Exec Session - Establishing a mechanism for independent prosecutions within the office of the attorney general of criminal conduct arising from police use of force. (Monitoring)

Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 3/23 @ 8:00am

• 2SSB 5502 - Exec Session - Ensuring access to substance use disorder treatment. (Support/Medium)

Education (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 3/23 @ 8:00am

• E2SSB 5243 - Exec Session - Concerning high school and beyond planning. (Monitoring)

Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/23 @ 8:00am

• ESHB 1050 - Exec Session - Expanding apprenticeship utilization requirements. (Oppose/High)

• SHB 1068 - Exec Session - Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations. (Oppose/High)

• ESHB 1106 - Exec Session - Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work. (Oppose/High)

• SHB 1217 - Exec Session - Concerning wage complaints. (Oppose/Medium)

• E2SHB 1320 - Exec Session - Concerning access to personnel records. (Oppose/High)

• 2SHB 1491 - Exec Session - Prohibiting unjustified employer searches of employee personal vehicles. (Medium)

• SHB 1521 - Exec Session - Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators. (Oppose/High)

• 2SHB 1762 - Exec Session - Protecting warehouse employees. (Oppose/High)

Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (Senate) - SHR 3 and Virtual JACB - 3/23 @ 10:30am

• ESHB 1245 - Exec Session - Increasing housing options through lot splitting. (Support/High)

• EHB 1337 - Exec Session - Expanding housing options by easing barriers to the construction and use of accessory dwelling units. (Support/High)

• HB 1575 - Exec Session - 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. (Monitoring)

• SHB 1621 - Exec Session - Concerning standardizing local government procurement rules among special purpose districts, first-class and second-class cities, and public utility districts. (Low)

Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 3/23 @ 4:00pm

• 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 1260 - Public Hearing - Accelerating stability for people with a work-limiting disability or incapacity. (Remote Testimony Available). (Low)

Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 3/24 @ 8:00am

• SB 5316 - Exec Session - Concerning background check and licensing fees for programs administered by the department of children, youth, and families. (Monitoring)

Postsecondary Education & Workforce (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 3/24 @ 8:00am

• 2SSB 5048 - Exec Session - Eliminating college in the high school fees. (Monitoring)

State Government & Elections (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 3/24 @ 8:00am

• E2SHB 1541 - Exec Session - Establishing the nothing about us without us act. (Monitoring)

Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 3/24 @ 10:30am

• SSB 5110 - Exec Session - Adding penalties for certain prohibited practices in chapter 49.44 RCW. (Oppose/High)

• ESSB 5111 - Exec Session - Concerning payments for accrued and unused sick leave for certain construction workers. (Oppose/Medium)

Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 3/24 @ 10:30am

• 2SSB 5290 - Exec Session - Concerning consolidating local permit review processes. (Support/High)

• ESSB 5334 - Exec Session - Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs. (Monitoring)

• SB 5457 - Exec Session - Implementing growth management task force legislative recommendations regarding small cities. (Support/Medium)

Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 3/24 @ 2:00pm

• SB 5187 - Public Hearing - Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute which includes the 2023 supplemental budget.) (Monitoring)

High Priority Bills

Bill #	Abbrev. Title	Short Description	Status	Sponsor	Position
ESHB 1050	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
ESHB 1106	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
E2SHB 1167	Residential housing	Concerning residential housing regulations.	S Ways & Means	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 Ways & Means	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
EHB 1337	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
ESHB 1436	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
2SHB 1762	Warehouse employees	Protecting warehouse employees.	S Labor & Comm	Doglio	Oppose
HJR 4206	Personal property taxation	Concerning the taxation of personal property.	H Rules R	Leavitt	Support
SB 5058	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
SSB 5110	Labor practices/penalties	Adding penalties for certain prohibited practices in chapter 49.44 RCW.	H Labor & Workpla	Keiser	Oppose
ESSB 5123	Cannabis/employment	Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis.	H Labor & Workpl	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
ESSB 5217	Musculoskeletal injuries/L&I	Concerning the state's ability to regulate certain industries and risk classes to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and disorders.	H Exec Action	Dhingra	Oppose
E2SSB 5236	Hospital staffing standards	Concerning hospital staffing standards. -- AGREEMENTS WERE REACHED BETWEEN THE HOSPITALS AND NURSING ASSOCIATION	H Labor & Workpl	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
E2SSB 5536	Controlled substances	Concerning controlled substances, counterfeit substances, and legend drug possession and treatment.	H Community Safe	Robinson	Support
SJR 8200	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
HB 1052	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
HB 1054	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
SHB 1074	Landlord damage claims	Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords' claims for damage to residential premises.	S Housing	Thai	Concerns
SHB 1084	Freight mobility priority	Concerning freight mobility prioritization.	S Transportation	Fey	Concerns
EHB 1086	Community org. contracts	Increasing local governments' ability to contract with community service organizations.	S Rules 2	Shavers
E2SHB 1170 (SSB 5093)	Climate response strategy	Improving climate resilience through updates to the state's integrated climate response strategy.	S Environment, E	Street	Neutral
2SHB 1176 (SB 5247)	Climate-ready communities	Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities.	S Ways & Means	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
SHB 1217	Wage complaints	Concerning wage complaints.	S Labor & Comm	Ortiz-Self	Oppose
SHB 1236	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, E	Duerr	Oppose
HB 1301	License review and reporting	Creating license review and reporting requirements.	S Labor & Comm	McClintock
HB 1308	Graduation pathway options	Concerning high school graduation pathway options.	S EL/K-12	Stonier
2SHB 1316	Dual credit program access	Expanding access to dual credit programs.	S EL/K-12	Paul	Support
HB 1416	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
2SHB 1491	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 Ways & Means	Wylie	Support
HB 1530	Law enf. employ. eligibility	Expanding eligibility for employment of certain law enforcement and prosecutor office positions.	S Law & Justice	Cortes	Support
2SHB 1534	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 Rules 2	Alvarado
ESHB 1547	Out-of-state health prov.	Increasing the health care workforce by authorizing out-of-state providers to practice immediately.	S Health & Long	Caldier	Support
2SHB 1559 (SB 5566)	Postsecondary student needs	Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act.	S Ways & Means	Entenman	Support
HB 1656 (SB 5240)	Unemployment ins. appeals	Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures.	S Labor & Comm	Schmidt	Support
SHB 1658	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
E2SSB 5045	ADU rental/property tax	Incentivizing rental of accessory dwelling units to low-income households.	H Housing	Kuderer
ESSB 5111	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
E2SSB 5315	Special education/nonpublic	Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities.	H Education	Wilson	Concerns
ESB 5336	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
SB 5457	Small cities/GMA	Implementing growth management task force legislative recommendations regarding small cities.	H Local Govt	Short	Support
SSB 5491	Residential building exits	Allowing for residential buildings of a certain height to be served by a single exit under certain conditions.	H Housing	Salomon	Oppose
2SSB 5502	Sub. use disorder treatment	Ensuring access to substance use disorder treatment.	H Community Safet	Gildon	Support
SSB 5565	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 FINDPA	Schoesler	Support
SSB 5586	Paid leave data	Concerning employees' paid family or medical leave data.	H Labor & Workpla	King	Support

Low Priority Bills

Bill #	Abbrev. Title	Short Description	Status	Sponsor	Position
HB 1146	Dual credit program notice	Notifying high school students and their families about available dual credit programs and any available financial assistance.	S EL/K-12	Paul
ESHB 1260 (SSB 5480)	Work-limiting disability	Accelerating stability for people with a work-limiting disability or incapacity.	S Ways & Means	Alvarado
ESHB 1277	Paraeducator course of study	Establishing rules to improve the consistency and quality of the implementation of the fundamental courses of study for paraeducators.	S Rules 2	Donaghy
2SHB 1390	District energy systems	Concerning district energy systems.	S Environment, E	Ramel	Oppose
2SHB 1391	Energy in buildings	Concerning energy in buildings.	S Environment, E	Ramel	Concerns
2SHB 1433	Energy labeling/residential	Concerning energy labeling of residential buildings.	S Environment, En	Duerr	Oppose
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 Housing	Taylor
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
E2SHB 1565	Prof. education workforce	Supporting and strengthening the professional education workforce.	S EL/K-12	Ortiz-Self
SHB 1572	Recovery of taxes/venue	Concerning venue for actions for the recovery of taxes.	S Law & Justice	Springer
SHB 1621	Local government procurement	Concerning standardizing local government procurement rules among special purpose districts, first-class and second-class cities, and public utility districts.	S Loc Gov, Land	Ryu
HB 1695 (SB 5674)	Surplus property/housing	Defining affordable housing for purposes of using surplus public property for public benefit.	S Housing	Alvarado
SSB 5286	Paid leave premiums	Modifying the premium provisions of the paid family and medical leave program.	H Exec Action	Robinson	Neutral
SB 5331	Job search requirements/UI	Concerning job search requirements for unemployment insurance benefits.	H Labor & Workpla	Conway	Neutral
ESSB 5528 (HB 1524)	Construction retainage	Concerning the retainage percentage withheld by prime contractors.	H Labor & Workpla	Stanford	Support
SSB 5542	EV supply equipment	Preventing the destruction of electric vehicle charging equipment.	H ConsPro&Bus	Wilson

Monitoring Bills

Bill #	Abbrev. Title	Short Description	Status	Sponsor	Position
ESHB 1042	Use of existing buildings	Concerning the use of existing buildings for residential purposes.	S Housing	Walen
HB 1046	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.	S Rules 2	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.	S Rules 2	Paul
HB 1140 (SB 5187)	Operating budget	Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.	H Approps	Ormsby
HB 1141 (SB 5188)	Operating budget, supp.	Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.	H Approps	Ormsby
SHB 1163	Leasehold tax/arenas	Exempting certain leasehold interests in arenas with a seating capacity of more than 2,000 from the leasehold excise tax.	S Business, Fin S	Fey
SHB 1254 (SB 5406)	Periodic adjustments/DOR	Clarifying ambiguities in statutory provisions administered by the department of revenue relating to periodic adjustments.	S Rules 2	Street
SHB 1289 (SSB 5221)	Opportunity scholarship	Concerning program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program.	S Rules 2	Reed
HB 1367	Homeless funding	Eliminating unnecessary homeless funding budget and auditing requirements.	S Housing	Donaghy
ESHB 1387	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
E2SHB 1541 (SB 5616)	Lived experience	Establishing the nothing about us without us act.	S State Govt & El	Farivar
HB 1542	AEDs/high voltage work	Requiring automated external defibrillators to be available and accessible when work is being performed on high voltage lines and equipment.	S Labor & Comm	Bronoske
2SHB 1550	Transition to kindergarten	Assisting eligible children in need of additional preparation to be successful in kindergarten by establishing the transition to kindergarten program.	S EL/K-12	Santos
ESHB 1554	Lead impacts	Reducing public health and environmental impacts from lead.	S Environment, En	Doglio
SHB 1570	TNC insurance programs	Concerning social insurance programs applicable to transportation network companies and drivers.	S Labor & Comm	Berry
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 Loc Gov, Land U	Reed
2SHB 1579	Independent prosecutions	Establishing a mechanism for independent prosecutions within the office of the attorney general of criminal conduct arising from police use of force.	S Law & Justice	Stonier
HB 1622	Students/homelessness	Supporting the needs of students experiencing homelessness.	S EL/K-12	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 Rules 2	Rule
HJR 4200	Owner-occupied property/tax	Setting the taxable value of owner-occupied property.	H Finance	Walsh
HJR 4202	Tax referendums	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for an automatic referendum on tax acts.	H State Govt & T	Volz
SSB 5005	Real property	Concerning real property.	H 2nd Reading	Pedersen
2SSB 5048	College in high school fees	Eliminating college in the high school fees.	H Postsec Ed & Wk	Mullet
2SSB 5120	Crisis relief centers	Establishing 23-hour crisis relief centers in Washington state.	H HC/Wellness	Dhingra
SB 5166 (HB 1191)	Cooperative finance org. B&O	Reauthorizing the business and occupation tax deduction for cooperative finance organizations.	H FINDP	Boehnke
SB 5187 (HB 1140)	Operating budget	Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.	S Ways & Means	Rolfes
SB 5200 (HB 1147)	Capital budget	Concerning the capital budget.	S Ways & Means	Mullet
2SSB 5225	Working conn. child care	Increasing access to the working connections child care program.	H Exec Action	Wilson
SSB 5229 (SHB 1231)	Site readiness grants	Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants.	H Cap Budget	Frame
E2SSB 5243 (SHB 1273)	High school and beyond plans	Concerning high school and beyond planning.	H Education	Wellman
2SSB 5269	Manufacturing	Concerning Washington state manufacturing.	H Innov, Comm & E	Shewmake
SB 5292 (HB 1334)	PTBA aquatic lands access	Addressing the access of certain aquatic lands by a public transportation benefit area.	H Transportation	Randall
ESSB 5301 (SHB 1709)	Commerce housing programs	Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce.	H Cap Budget	Mullet
SSB 5303	Public works trust account	Creating the public works assistance revolving account.	H Approps	Mullet
E2SSB 5311 (HB 1211)	Special education funding	Concerning special education funding formula.	H Education	Wellman
SB 5316	DCYF background check fees	Concerning background check and licensing fees for programs administered by the department of children, youth, and families.	H Human Svc, Yout	Wilson
SSB 5317	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 Exec Action	Nobles
ESSB 5334	Affordable housing funding	Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs.	H Local Govt	Lovelett
SSB 5338	Essential health benefits	Reviewing the state's essential health benefits.	H 2nd Reading	Cleveland
2SSB 5532 (HB 1748)	Small rural hospital payment	Providing enhanced payment to low volume, small rural hospitals.	H HC/Wellness	King
SB 5553	Temporary emergency shelters	Authorizing standards for temporary emergency shelters for local adoption.	H Local Govt	Lovelett
E2SSB 5582	Nurse supply	Reducing barriers and expanding educational opportunities to increase the supply of nurses in Washington.	H Postsec Ed & Wk	Holy
SSB 5604	Mental health & housing/tax	Concerning county sales and use taxes for mental health and housing.	H Local Govt	Robinson
SSB 5617	Career & tech. ed. courses	Facilitating course equivalency agreements between skill centers and school districts.	H 2nd Reading	Wellman
SSB 5743	Transportation resources	Making certain nonsubstantive, corrective changes resulting from enactment of chapter 182, Laws of 2022 (transportation resources).	H Transportation	Liias
SJR 8204	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

Other Bills

No bills.