Jan 25, 2023  -  Uncategorized

South Sound Chamber of Commerce Legislative Coalition 2023 Weekly Legislative Report – January 20, 2023

Upcoming Events

 

Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/23 @ 10:30am

SB 5417 - Public Hearing - Protecting the rights of workers to refrain from attending meetings or listening to their employer's speech on political or religious matters. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Law & Justice (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/23 @ 10:30am

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). (Monitoring)

SB 5160 - Public Hearing - Concerning organized retail theft. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5258 - Public Hearing - Increasing the supply and affordability of condominium units and townhouses as an option for homeownership. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5361 - Public Hearing - Incentivizing cities and counties to increase employment of commissioned law enforcement officers. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks (Senate) - SHR 3 and Virtual - 1/23 @ 1:30pm

SB 5292 - Public Hearing - Addressing the access of certain aquatic lands by a public transportation benefit area. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Early Learning & K-12 Education (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/23 @ 1:30pm

SB 5243 - Public Hearing - Concerning high school and beyond planning. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5305 - Public Hearing - Establishing the office of career connect Washington. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Education (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 1/23 @ 1:30pm

HB 1239 - Public Hearing - Establishing a simple and uniform system for complaints related to, and instituting a code of educator ethics for, conduct within or involving public elementary and secondary schools. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

HB 1316 - Public Hearing - Expanding access to dual credit programs. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Environment & Energy (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 1/23 @ 1:30pm

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

HB 1175 - Exec Session - Creating a state financial assurance program for petroleum underground storage tanks. (Support/Low)

 

Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/23 @ 1:30pm

HB 1276 - Public Hearing - Concerning accessory dwelling units. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

HB 1337 - Public Hearing - Expanding housing options by easing barriers to the construction and use of accessory dwelling units. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Transportation (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/23 @ 4:00pm

HB 1058 - Public Hearing - 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. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Finance (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 1/24 @ 8:00am

HB 1254 - Public Hearing - Clarifying ambiguities in statutory provisions administered by the department of revenue relating to periodic adjustments. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (Senate) - SHR 3 and Virtual - 1/24 @ 8:00am

SB 5289 - Public Hearing - Concerning allowing the use of impact fees for law enforcement. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5290 - Public Hearing - Concerning consolidating local permit review processes. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)

 

Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/24 @ 10:30am

SB 5123 - Exec Session - Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis. (Monitoring)

SB 5217 - Public Hearing - Concerning the state's ability to regulate certain industries and risk classes to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and disorders. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/High)

SB 5240 - Exec Session - Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures. (Monitoring)

SB 5331 - Exec Session - Concerning job search requirements for unemployment insurance benefits. (Monitoring)

 

Law & Justice (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/24 @ 10:30am

SB 5241 - Public Hearing - Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 1/24 @ 10:30am

HB 1304 - Public Hearing - Regulating electric security alarm systems. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Environment, Energy & Technology (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/24 @ 1:30pm

SB 5380 - Public Hearing - Concerning clean energy siting. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Postsecondary Education & Workforce (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/24 @ 1:30pm

HB 1176 - Exec Session - Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities. (Monitoring)

 

Environment & Energy (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 1/24 @ 4:00pm

HB 1390 - Public Hearing - Concerning district energy systems. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

HB 1391 - Public Hearing - Concerning energy in buildings. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/High)

HB 1433 - Public Hearing - Concerning energy labeling of residential buildings. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/24 @ 4:00pm

HB 1388 - Public Hearing - 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. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

HB 1389 - Public Hearing - Concerning residential rent increases under the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Transportation (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/24 @ 4:00pm

SB 5317 - Public Hearing - Concerning the removal of vehicles by a regional transit authority when obstructing the operation of high capacity transportation vehicles or jeopardizing public safety. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/24 @ 4:00pm

SB 5395 - Public Hearing - 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. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5407 - Public Hearing - Concerning the administration of property taxes. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SJR 8204 - Public Hearing - Concerning property tax relief. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SJR 8206 - Public Hearing - Concerning property tax rebates. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 1/25 @ 8:00am

HB 1067 - Public Hearing - Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities. (Remote Testimony Available). (Oppose/Monitoring)

 

Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 1/25 @ 8:00am

HB 1181 - Exec Session - Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework. (Monitoring)

HB 1296 - Public Hearing - Concerning consolidating local permit review processes. (Remote Testimony Available). (Support/Medium)

HB 1351 - Public Hearing - Prohibiting the imposition of minimum parking requirements except under certain circumstances. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Consumer Protection & Business (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 1/25 @ 1:30pm

HB 1301 - Public Hearing - Creating license review and reporting requirements. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Early Learning & K-12 Education (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/25 @ 1:30pm

SB 5225 - Public Hearing - Increasing access to the working connections child care program. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Housing (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/25 @ 1:30pm

SB 5045 - Exec Session - Incentivizing rental of accessory dwelling units to low-income households. (Monitoring)

SB 5190 - Public Hearing - Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5493 - Public Hearing - Eliminating a business and occupation tax deduction for financial institutions to fund affordable housing. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 1/25 @ 1:30pm

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

 

Postsecondary Education & Workforce (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/25 @ 1:30pm

HB 1289 - Public Hearing - Concerning program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Appropriations (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 1/25 @ 4:00pm

HB 1244 - Public Hearing - Increasing the maximum per pupil limit for enrichment levy authority. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Transportation (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/25 @ 4:00pm

HB 1219 - Public Hearing - Concerning public transportation benefit area governing bodies. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Education (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 1/26 @ 8:00am

HB 1277 - Exec Session - Establishing rules to improve the consistency and quality of the implementation of the fundamental courses of study for paraeducators. (Monitoring)

 

Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/26 @ 8:00am

HB 1133 - Exec Session - Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas. (Support/High)

HB 1167 - Exec Session - Concerning residential housing regulations. (Monitoring)

HB 1245 - Public Hearing - Increasing housing options through lot splitting. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

HB 1367 - Public Hearing - Eliminating unnecessary homeless funding budget and auditing requirements. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/26 @ 8:00am

SB 5109 - Public Hearing - Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5212 - Public Hearing - Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5259 - Public Hearing - Ensuring commerce and workplaces are safe from product theft. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5310 - Public Hearing - Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5368 - Public Hearing - Expanding access to the workers' compensation stay-at-work program through off-site light duty return to work opportunities. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5429 - Public Hearing - Concerning a motor carrier’s ability to access restroom facilities required by rules authorized under chapter 49.17 RCW. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Law & Justice (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/26 @ 8:00am

SB 5005 - Exec Session - Concerning real property. (Monitoring)

SB 5058 - Exec Session - Exempting buildings with 12 or fewer units that are no more than two stories from the definition of multiunit residential building. (Monitoring)

SB 5160 - Exec Session - Concerning organized retail theft. (Monitoring)

SB 5258 - Exec Session - Increasing the supply and affordability of condominium units and townhouses as an option for homeownership. (Monitoring)

SB 5361 - Exec Session - Incentivizing cities and counties to increase employment of commissioned law enforcement officers. (Monitoring)

 

Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/26 @ 10:30am

SB 5482 - Public Hearing - Concerning the margin tax. (Remote Testimony Available). (High)

 

Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (Senate) - SHR 3 and Virtual - 1/26 @ 10:30am

SB 5235 - Public Hearing - Concerning accessory dwelling units. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5357 - Public Hearing - Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5364 - Public Hearing - Increasing housing options through lot splitting. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks (Senate) - SHR 3 and Virtual - 1/26 @ 1:30pm

SB 5292 - Exec Session - Addressing the access of certain aquatic lands by a public transportation benefit area. (Monitoring)

 

Early Learning & K-12 Education (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/26 @ 1:30pm

SB 5248 - Public Hearing - Using COVID-19 relief funding on high quality tutoring and rigorous extended learning programs. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5343 - Public Hearing - Reducing costs and increasing efficiency in school construction. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Finance (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 1/26 @ 1:30pm

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

HB 1191 - Exec Session - Reauthorizing the business and occupation tax deduction for cooperative finance organizations. (Monitoring)

 

Transportation (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/26 @ 4:00pm

HB 1058 - Exec Session - 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. (Monitoring)

 

Consumer Protection & Business (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 1/27 @ 8:00am

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

 

Environment, Energy & Technology (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/27 @ 8:00am

SB 5057 - Public Hearing - Creating a work group to evaluate the costs of the state energy performance standard for covered commercial buildings. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

SB 5391 - Public Hearing - Modeling, measurement, and reporting embodied carbon emission reductions from structural building products in state-funded projects. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 1/27 @ 10:30am

HB 1136 - Exec Session - Requiring employers to reimburse employees for necessary expenditures and losses. (Monitoring)

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. (Monitoring)

HB 1217 - Public Hearing - Concerning wage complaints. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

 

Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 1/27 @ 10:30am

 HB 296 - Exec Session - Concerning consolidating local permit review processes. (Support/Medium)

HB 1304 - Exec Session - Regulating electric security alarm systems. (Monitoring)

HB 1351 - Exec Session - Prohibiting the imposition of minimum parking requirements except under certain circumstances. (Monitoring)

 


 

BUDGET & TAXES

Bill Details

Status

Sponsor

Priority

Position


HB 1000

Working families' tax credit

H Finance

Stokesbary

Medium

 

Providing sales tax relief by expanding the working families' tax credit.

Expands the number of people eligible for the working families' tax credit and provides a mechanism


HB 1018 (SB 5030)

Hog fuel/tax exemption

H Exec Action

Tharinger

Monitoring

 

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.


HB 1140 (SB 5187)

Operating budget

H Approps

Ormsby

Monitoring

 

Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.


HB 1141 (SB 5188)

Operating budget, supp.

H Approps

Ormsby

Monitoring

 

Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.


HB 1147 (SB 5200)

Capital budget

H Cap Budget

Tharinger

Monitoring

 

Concerning the capital budget.


HB 1163

Leasehold tax/arenas

H Finance

Fey

Monitoring

 

Exempting certain leasehold interests in arenas with a seating capacity of more than 2,000 from the leasehold excise tax.


HB 1191 (SB 5166)

Cooperative finance org. B&O

H Finance

Springer

Monitoring

 

Reauthorizing the business and occupation tax deduction for cooperative finance organizations.


HB 1254 (SB 5406)

Periodic adjustments/DOR

H Finance

Street

Monitoring

 

Clarifying ambiguities in statutory provisions administered by the department of revenue relating to periodic adjustments.


HB 1473 (SB 5486)

Wealth/property tax

H Finance

Thai

Monitoring

 

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.


HB 1484

Estate tax exclusion amount

H Finance

Orcutt

Monitoring

 

Updating the estate tax exclusion amount.


HJR 4202

Tax referendums

H State Govt & T

Volz

Monitoring

 

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for an automatic referendum on tax acts.


SB 5030 (HB 1018)

Hog fuel/tax exemption

S Ways & Means

Van De Wege

Monitoring

 

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.


SB 5136

Sales and use tax exemptions

S Ways & Means

Fortunato

Monitoring

 

Exempting permanently from the sales and use tax purchases of clothing, products for children, and prepared food.


SB 5158

State & local taxation

S Ways & Means

Wilson

Monitoring

 

Concerning transparency in state and local taxation.


SB 5166 (HB 1191)

Cooperative finance org. B&O

S Environment, E

Boehnke

Monitoring

 

Reauthorizing the business and occupation tax deduction for cooperative finance organizations.


SB 5187 (HB 1140)

Operating budget

S Ways & Means

Rolfes

Monitoring

 

Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.


SB 5200 (HB 1147)

Capital budget

S Ways & Means

Mullet

Monitoring

 

Concerning the capital budget.


SB 5336

Main street trust fund

S Rules 2

Cleveland

Monitoring

 

Concerning population criteria for the main street trust fund tax credit.


SB 5407 (HB 1303)

Property tax administration

S Ways & Means

Robinson

Monitoring

 

Concerning the administration of property taxes.


SB 5482

Margin tax

S Business, Fin

Frame

High

 

Concerning the margin tax.


SB 5486 (HB 1473)

Wealth/property tax

S Ways & Means

Frame

Monitoring

 

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.


SJR 8204

Property taxes/residence

S Ways & Means

Wilson

Monitoring

 

Concerning property tax relief.


SJR 8206

Property tax rebates

S Ways & Means

Kuderer

Monitoring

 

Concerning property tax rebates.


BUSINESS

Bill Details

Status

Sponsor

Priority

Position


HB 1011

Long-term care/repeal

H HC/Wellness

Abbarno

Monitoring

 

Repealing the long-term services and supports trust program.


HB 1068 (SB 5212)

Injured worker medical exams

H Labor & Workpl

Bronoske

Monitoring

 

Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations.


HB 1095 (SB 5109)

Wage replacement

H Labor & Workpl

Walen

Monitoring

 

Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance.


HB 1106

Unemployment/voluntary

H Exec Action

Fosse

Monitoring

 

Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work.


HB 1136

Employee expenditures

H Labor & Workpl

Reeves

Monitoring

 

Requiring employers to reimburse employees for necessary expenditures and losses.


HB 1137

Return-to-work opportunities

H Labor & Workpl

Mosbrucker

Monitoring

 

Creating equitable access to return-to-work opportunities in workers' compensation.


HB 1152 (SSB 5171)

Consumer products/gender

H ConsPro&Bus

Mena

Medium

Concerns

Addressing consumer gender discrimination.


HB 1197 (SB 5310)

Workers' comp. providers

H Labor & Workpl

Bronoske

Monitoring

 

Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims.


HB 1217

Wage complaints

H Labor & Workpla

Ortiz-Self

Monitoring

 

Concerning wage complaints.


HB 1227

Employer health care funding

H Labor & Workpl

Reeves

Monitoring

 

Assessing employers for their employees' health care costs paid by the state.


HB 1260 (SB 5480)

Work-limiting disability

H Human Svc, You

Alvarado

Monitoring

 

Accelerating stability for people with a work-limiting disability or incapacity.


HB 1301

License review and reporting

H ConsPro&Bus

McClintock

Monitoring

 

Creating license review and reporting requirements.


HB 1320 (SB 5061)

Personnel records

H Labor & Workpl

Reed

Medium

Concerns

Concerning access to personnel records.


HB 1398

Economic development info.

H Labor & Workpl

Chapman

Monitoring

 

Requiring state agencies to share information to encourage economic development.


HB 1491

Employee personal vehicles

H Labor & Workpla

Orcutt

Monitoring

 

Prohibiting unjustified employer searches of employee personal vehicles.


SB 5061 (HB 1320)

Personnel records

S Labor & Comm

Kuderer

Medium

Concerns

Concerning access to personnel records.


SB 5063

Gubernatorial emergencies

S State Govt & E

Wilson

Monitoring

 

Establishing balanced legislative oversight of gubernatorial powers during a declared emergency.


SB 5109 (HB 1095)

Wage replacement

S Labor & Comm

Saldana

Monitoring

 

Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance.


SSB 5110

Labor practices/penalties

S Rules 2

Keiser

Monitoring

 

Adding penalties for certain prohibited practices in chapter 49.44 RCW.


SB 5123

Cannabis/employment

S Labor & Comm

Keiser

Monitoring

 

Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis.


SSB 5171 (HB 1152)

Consumer products/gender

S Ways & Means

Dhingra

Medium

Concerns

Addressing consumer gender discrimination.


SB 5212 (HB 1068)

Injured worker medical exams

S Labor & Comm

Stanford

Monitoring

 

Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations.


SB 5217

Musculoskeletal injuries/L&I

S Labor & Comm

Dhingra

High

Oppose

Concerning the state's ability to regulate certain industries and risk classes to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and disorders.


SB 5225

Working conn. child care

S EL/K-12

Wilson

Monitoring

 

Increasing access to the working connections child care program.


SB 5229 (HB 1231)

Site readiness grants

S Ways & Means

Frame

Monitoring

 

Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants.


SB 5240

Unemployment ins. appeals

S Labor & Comm

Braun

Monitoring

 

Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures.


SB 5269

Manufacturing

S Business, Fin

Shewmake

Monitoring

 

Concerning Washington state manufacturing.


SSB 5286

Paid leave premiums

S Rules 2

Robinson

Monitoring

 

Modifying the premium provisions of the paid family and medical leave program.


SB 5310 (HB 1197)

Workers' comp. providers

S Labor & Comm

Lovelett

Monitoring

 

Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims.


SB 5331

Job search requirements/UI

S Labor & Comm

Conway

Monitoring

 

Concerning job search requirements for unemployment insurance benefits.


SB 5356

Procurement/automated system

S Environment, E

Hasegawa

Monitoring

 

Establishing guidelines for government procurement and use of automated decision systems in order to protect consumers, improve transparency, and create more market predictability.


SB 5368

Stay-at-work program

S Labor & Comm

Keiser

Monitoring

 

Expanding access to the workers' compensation stay-at-work program through off-site light duty return to work opportunities.


SB 5417

Employer political speech

S Labor & Comm

Keiser

Monitoring

 

Protecting the rights of workers to refrain from attending meetings or listening to their employer's speech on political or religious matters.


SB 5418

Definition of public work

S State Govt & E

Conway

Monitoring

 

Expanding the definition of public work.


SB 5429 (HB 1457)

Motor carriers/restrooms

S Labor & Comm

Stanford

Monitoring

 

Concerning a motor carrier’s ability to access restroom facilities required by rules authorized under chapter 49.17 RCW.


SB 5472

Hard-to-place job seekers

S Labor & Comm

Gildon

Monitoring

 

Providing incentives to employers to hire certain hard-to-place job seekers.


SB 5479

Long-term care/referendum

S Labor & Comm

Schoesler

High

Support

Repealing the long-term services and supports trust program.


EDUCATION/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Bill Details

Status

Sponsor

Priority

Position


HB 1005

Military/employer tax incen.

H Finance

Abbarno

Monitoring

 

Concerning employer tax incentives for the support of veterans and military families.


HB 1050

Apprenticeship utilization

H Cap Budget

Riccelli

Monitoring

 

Expanding apprenticeship utilization requirements.


HB 1058 (SB 5251)

Commercial driver's licenses

H Transportation

Paul

Monitoring

 

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.


HB 1067

High-hazard facility wages

H Labor & Workpl

Bronoske

Monitoring

Oppose

Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities.


HB 1176 (SB 5247)

Climate-ready communities

H Postsec Ed & W

Slatter

Monitoring

 

Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities.

Not sure how this will jive with existing training programs.


HB 1211 (SB 5311)

Special education funding

H Approps

Bergquist

Monitoring

 

Concerning special education funding formula.


HB 1239

Educator ethics & complaints

H Education

Santos

Monitoring

 

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.


HB 1244

Enrichment levy authority

H Approps

Ramel

Monitoring

 

Increasing the maximum per pupil limit for enrichment levy authority.


HB 1273 (SB 5243)

High school and beyond plans

H Education

Berg

Monitoring

 

Concerning high school and beyond planning.


HB 1277

Paraeducator course of study

H Education

Donaghy

Monitoring

 

Establishing rules to improve the consistency and quality of the implementation of the fundamental courses of study for paraeducators.


HB 1289 (SB 5221)

Opportunity scholarship

H Postsec Ed & W

Reed

Monitoring

 

Concerning program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program.


HB 1305

Students with disabilities

H Education

Pollet

Monitoring

 

Improving access to and provision of a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities.


HB 1308

Graduation pathway options

H Education

Stonier

Monitoring

 

Concerning high school graduation pathway options.


HB 1316

Dual credit program access

H Education

Paul

Monitoring

 

Expanding access to dual credit programs.


HB 1374 (SB 5305)

Office of career connect WA

H Postsec Ed & W

Slatter

Monitoring

 

Establishing the office of career connect Washington.


HB 1411

Cross-sector prof. dev.

H Education

Ortiz-Self

Monitoring

 

Supporting student success through cross-sector professional development.


HB 1429

Educational employee strikes

H Labor & Workpla

Stokesbary

Monitoring

 

Prohibiting strikes by employees covered by the educational employment relations act and authorizing interest arbitration.


HB 1436

Special education funding

H Approps

Pollet

Monitoring

 

Funding special education.


SB 5221 (HB 1289)

Opportunity scholarship

S Higher Ed & Wo

Liias

Monitoring

 

Concerning program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program.


SB 5243 (HB 1273)

High school and beyond plans

S EL/K-12

Wellman

Monitoring

 

Concerning high school and beyond planning.


SB 5247 (HB 1176)

Climate-ready communities

S Higher Ed & Wor

Nobles

Monitoring

 

Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities.


SB 5248

Tutoring & extended learning

S EL/K-12

Braun

Monitoring

 

Using COVID-19 relief funding on high quality tutoring and rigorous extended learning programs.


SB 5251 (HB 1058)

Commercial driver's licenses

S Transportation

Valdez

Monitoring

 

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.


SB 5305 (HB 1374)

Office of career connect WA

S EL/K-12

Wellman

Monitoring

 

Establishing the office of career connect Washington.


SB 5311 (HB 1211)

Special education funding

S EL/K-12

Wellman

Monitoring

 

Concerning special education funding formula.


SB 5315

Special education/nonpublic

S EL/K-12

Wilson

Monitoring

 

Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities.


SB 5343

School construction costs

S EL/K-12

Schoesler

Monitoring

 

Reducing costs and increasing efficiency in school construction.


SB 5344

Public school revolving fund

S EL/K-12

Schoesler

Monitoring

 

Establishing a public school revolving fund.


SB 5345

School buildings/energy

S Environment, E

Schoesler

Monitoring

 

Exempting certain public school buildings from the state energy performance standard.


SB 5408

Ninth grade success grants

S EL/K-12

Liias

Monitoring

 

Establishing the ninth grade success grant program.


SB 5441

School district curricula

S EL/K-12

Wilson

Monitoring

 

Promoting the adoption of school district curricula that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.


ENERGY/CLIMATE CHANGE

Bill Details

Status

Sponsor

Priority

Position


HB 1131 (SB 5154)

Solid waste management

H Env & Energy

Berry

Medium

Concerns

Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes.


HB 1164

Appliance management

H Env & Energy

Doglio

Monitoring

 

Providing for the responsible management of appliances containing harmful gases and other materials.


HB 1170 (SB 5093)

Climate response strategy

H Env & Energy

Street

Medium

Concerns

Improving climate resilience through updates to the state's integrated climate response strategy.


HB 1175 (SB 5233)

Petroleum storage tanks

H Env & Energy

Doglio

Low

Support

Creating a state financial assurance program for petroleum underground storage tanks.


HB 1181 (SB 5203)

Climate change/planning

H Local Govt

Duerr

Monitoring

 

Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework.


HB 1192 (SB 5165)

Electric transm. planning

H Env & Energy

Duerr

High

Support

Concerning electric power system transmission planning.


HB 1193

Greenhouse gas/building code

H Env & Energy

Dye

Monitoring

 

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.


HB 1216 (SB 5380)

Clean energy siting

H Env & Energy

Fitzgibbon

Monitoring

 

Concerning clean energy siting.


HB 1223

Emissions limits/use

H Env & Energy

McEntire

Monitoring

 

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.


HB 1342

Embodied carbon reductions

H Cap Budget

Steele

Monitoring

 

Modeling, measurement, and reporting embodied carbon emission reductions from structural building products in state-funded projects.


HB 1390

District energy systems

H Env & Energy

Ramel

Monitoring

 

Concerning district energy systems.


HB 1391

Energy in buildings

H Env & Energy

Ramel

High

Oppose

Concerning energy in buildings.


HB 1404 (SB 5117)

State building code council

H Local Govt

Goehner

Medium

Support

Reforming the state building code council, its operations and procedures, and its statutory authority.


HB 1416

Consumer-owned utilities

H Env & Energy

Doglio

Monitoring

 

Applying the affected market customer provisions of the Washington clean energy transformation act to nonresidential customers of consumer-owned utilities.


HB 1433

Energy labeling/residential

H Env & Energy

Duerr

Monitoring

 

Concerning energy labeling of residential buildings.


HB 1480

All-hazard emergency manage.

H Innov, Comm & E

Donaghy

Monitoring

 

Concerning energy resilience, cybersecurity, and all-hazard emergency management.


SB 5037

Natural gas/energy code

S Environment, E

Wilson

Monitoring

 

Ensuring that the Washington state energy code may not prohibit the use of natural gas in buildings.


SB 5057

Energy standards/commercial

S Environment, E

Mullet

Monitoring

 

Creating a work group to evaluate the costs of the state energy performance standard for covered commercial buildings.


SB 5091

Hydrogen fuel cells

S Business, Fin

King

Monitoring

 

Creating and expanding tax incentives for the research, development, production, and sale of hydrogen fuel cells in Washington state.


SB 5093 (HB 1170)

Climate response strategy

S Environment, E

Rolfes

Monitoring

 

Improving climate resilience through updates to the state's integrated climate response strategy.


SB 5154 (HB 1131)

Solid waste management

S Environment, E

Rolfes

Medium

Concerns

Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes.


SB 5165 (HB 1192)

Electric transm. planning

S Environment, E

Nguyen

High

Concerns

Concerning electric power system transmission planning.


SB 5168

Energy independence act

S Environment, E

Boehnke

Monitoring

 

Modernizing the energy independence act to avoid regulatory duplication and overlap with other laws.


SB 5203 (HB 1181)

Climate change/planning

S Loc Gov, Land

Lovelett

Monitoring

 

Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework.


SB 5233 (HB 1175)

Petroleum storage tanks

S Environment, E

Wellman

Low

Support

Creating a state financial assurance program for petroleum underground storage tanks.


SB 5287

Wind turbine blade recycling

S Environment, E

Wilson

Monitoring

 

Concerning a study on the recycling of wind turbine blades.


SB 5312

Clean energy/residential

S Loc Gov, Land

Lovelett

Monitoring

 

Creating a residential property assessed clean energy and resiliency program.


SB 5366 (HB 1329)

Utility shutoffs/heat

S Environment, E

Nguyen

Monitoring

 

Preventing utility shutoffs for nonpayment during extreme heat.


SB 5380 (HB 1216)

Clean energy siting

S Environment, En

Nguyen

Monitoring

 

Concerning clean energy siting.


SB 5416 (HB 1409)

Building code classif.

S State Govt & E

Braun

Medium

Support

Compelling the state building code council to expand residential building code classifications.


HEALTH CARE

Bill Details

Status

Sponsor

Priority

Position


HB 1263 (SB 5241)

Health care marketplace

H Civil R & Judi

Simmons

Monitoring

 

Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace.


SB 5236

Hospital staffing standards

S Labor & Comm

Robinson

High

Oppose

Concerning hospital staffing standards.

Establishes required staffing ratios for hospitals.


SB 5241 (HB 1263)

Health care marketplace

S Law & Justice

Randall

Monitoring

 

Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace.


SB 5335

Washington health trust

S Health & Long

Hasegawa

Monitoring

 

Developing the Washington health trust.


SB 5338

Essential health benefits

S Health & Long

Cleveland

Monitoring

 

Reviewing the state's essential health benefits.


HOUSING/HOMELESSNESS

Bill Details

Status

Sponsor

Priority

Position


SHB 1026

Local gov. design review

H HOUSDPS

Walen

Monitoring

 

Concerning local government design review.


SHB 1042

Use of existing buildings

H HOUSDPS

Walen

Monitoring

 

Concerning the use of existing buildings for residential purposes.


HB 1046

Housing dev. income limits

H Rules R

Walen

Monitoring

 

Expanding housing supply by supporting the ability of public housing authorities to finance affordable housing developments by rebenchmarking area median income limits.


HB 1052

Nonprofit housing/tax ex.

H Finance

Ramel

Monitoring

 

Providing a property tax exemption for qualified real and personal property owned or used by a nonprofit entity in providing qualified housing funded in whole or part through a local real estate excise tax.


HB 1086

Community org. contracts

H Exec Action

Shavers

Monitoring

 

Increasing local governments' ability to contract with community service organizations.


HB 1099

Public works wages

H Exec Action

Berry

Medium

Oppose

Requiring certain wages in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing wage in effect when the work is performed.


HB 1110 (SB 5190)

Middle housing

H Housing

Bateman

High

Support

Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing.


HB 1133 (SB 5357)

Detached ADUs

H Housing

Chapman

High

Support

Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas.


HB 1149 (SB 5202)

Housing/capital expenditures

H Cap Budget

Tharinger

Monitoring

 

Reducing homelessness in Washington state through capital expenditures for programs that address housing insecurity.


HB 1167

Residential housing

H Housing

Duerr

Monitoring

 

Concerning residential housing regulations.


HB 1224

Environmental permitting

H Env & Energy

McEntire

Monitoring

 

Expediting environmental permitting for job-creating investment in Washington.


HB 1231 (SB 5229)

Site readiness grants

H Exec Action

Berg

Monitoring

 

Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants.


HB 1245 (SB 5364)

Lot splitting

H Housing

Barkis

Monitoring

 

Increasing housing options through lot splitting.


HB 1252

Impact fee deferrals

H Housing

Bateman

Medium

Support

Concerning impact fee deferrals.


HB 1276 (SB 5235)

Accessory dwelling units

H Housing

Pollet

Monitoring

 

Concerning accessory dwelling units.


HB 1282 (SB 5322)

Public building materials

H Cap Budget

Duerr

Medium

Oppose

Requiring environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation material.


HB 1296 (SB 5290)

Local permit review

H Local Govt

Peterson

Medium

Support

Concerning consolidating local permit review processes.


HB 1298 (SB 5258)

Condos and townhouses

H Civil R & Judi

Hutchins

Monitoring

 

Increasing the supply and affordability of condominium units and townhouses as an option for homeownership.


HB 1337

Accessory dwelling units

H Housing

Gregerson

Monitoring

 

Expanding housing options by easing barriers to the construction and use of accessory dwelling units.


HB 1350

Multifamily unit conversion

H Housing

Walen

Monitoring

 

Expanding the multifamily tax exemption program to include converting existing multifamily units.


HB 1351 (SB 5456)

Minimum parking requirements

H Local Govt

Reed

Monitoring

 

Prohibiting the imposition of minimum parking requirements except under certain circumstances.


HB 1366

First-time home buyers

H Cap Budget

Donaghy

Monitoring

 

Changing the definition of first-time home buyer.


HB 1367

Homeless funding

H Housing

Donaghy

Monitoring

 

Eliminating unnecessary homeless funding budget and auditing requirements.


HB 1388

Residential rent practices

H Housing

Macri

Monitoring

 

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.


HB 1389 (SB 5435)

Residential rent increases

H Housing

Ramel

Monitoring

 

Concerning residential rent increases under the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act.


HB 1401

Housing permit process

H Housing

Jacobsen

Monitoring

 

Allowing cities and counties to create a simple, standardized housing permit process for affordable housing units in areas designated for housing.


HB 1402

Urban growth boundaries

H Local Govt

Jacobsen

Monitoring

 

Adjusting urban growth boundaries to account for situations where property owners have not developed property as expected in comprehensive plans and development regulations.


HB 1409 (SB 5416)

Building code classif.

H Local Govt

Abbarno

Medium

Support

Compelling the state building code council to expand residential building code classifications.


HB 1449

Project permits/reports

H Local Govt

Alvarado

Monitoring

 

Amending reporting requirements for the project permit application processing timeline.


HB 1467

Property infill/GMA

H Local Govt

Barkis

Monitoring

 

Concerning infill for properties uniquely situated between boundaries and existing development.


HB 1468

Impact fee deferrals

H Local Govt

Goehner

Monitoring

 

Concerning impact fee deferrals.


HB 1474 (SB 5496)

Covenant homeownership prg.

H Housing

Taylor

Monitoring

 

Creating the covenant homeownership account and program to address the history of housing discrimination due to racially restrictive real estate covenants in Washington state.


HB 1476 (SB 5289)

Impact fees/law enforcement

H Local Govt

Shavers

Monitoring

 

Concerning allowing the use of impact fees for law enforcement.


HJR 4200

Owner-occupied property/tax

H Finance

Walsh

Monitoring

 

Setting the taxable value of owner-occupied property.


SB 5005

Real property

S Law & Justice

Pedersen

Monitoring

 

Concerning real property.


SB 5016

Homelessness

S Housing

Fortunato

Monitoring

 

Addressing homelessness through providing emergency shelter, incentivizing employment of workers experiencing homelessness, and building homes for a better future.


SB 5027

American dream homes

S Housing

Fortunato

Monitoring

 

Promoting housing affordability by incentivizing the construction of American dream homes.


SB 5045

ADU rental/property tax

S Housing

Kuderer

Monitoring

 

Incentivizing rental of accessory dwelling units to low-income households.


SB 5058

Multiunit res. buildings

S Law & Justice

Padden

Monitoring

 

Exempting buildings with 12 or fewer units that are no more than two stories from the definition of multiunit residential building.


SB 5060

Rental & vacant properties

S Housing

Kuderer

Monitoring

 

Requiring the registration of rental and vacant housing units.


SB 5111

Sick leave/construction

S Labor & Comm

Keiser

Medium

Oppose

Concerning payments for accrued and unused sick leave for certain construction workers.


SB 5117 (HB 1404)

State building code council

S State Govt & E

Wilson

Monitoring

 

Reforming the state building code council, its operations and procedures, and its statutory authority.


SB 5118

Multifamily property tax ex.

S Housing

Kuderer

Monitoring

 

Concerning modifying the multifamily property tax exemption to promote development of long-term affordable housing.


SB 5120

23-hr crisis relief centers

S Health & Long

Dhingra

Monitoring

 

Establishing 23-hour crisis relief centers in Washington state.


SB 5190 (HB 1110)

Middle housing

S Housing

Trudeau

Monitoring

 

Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing.


SB 5202 (HB 1149)

Housing/capital expenditures

S Housing

Trudeau

High

 

Reducing homelessness in Washington state through capital expenditures for programs that address housing insecurity.


SB 5235 (HB 1276)

Accessory dwelling units

S Loc Gov, Land

Shewmake

Monitoring

 

Concerning accessory dwelling units.


SB 5258 (HB 1298)

Condos and townhouses

S Law & Justice

Shewmake

Monitoring

 

Increasing the supply and affordability of condominium units and townhouses as an option for homeownership.


SB 5279

Housing equity property

S Housing

Wilson

Monitoring

 

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.


SB 5289 (HB 1476)

Impact fees/law enforcement

S Loc Gov, Land

Shewmake

Monitoring

 

Concerning allowing the use of impact fees for law enforcement.


SB 5290 (HB 1296)

Local permit review

S Loc Gov, Land

Mullet

Medium

Support

Concerning consolidating local permit review processes.


SB 5303

Public works assist. account

S Ways & Means

Mullet

Monitoring

 

Creating the public works assistance revolving account.


SB 5317

RTA vehicle removal

S Transportation

Nobles

Monitoring

 

Concerning the removal of vehicles by a regional transit authority when obstructing the operation of high capacity transportation vehicles or jeopardizing public safety.


SB 5322 (HB 1282)

Public building materials

S State Govt & E

Wellman

Monitoring

 

Requiring environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation material.


SB 5332

Homeless camps/schools, etc.

S Loc Gov, Land

King

Monitoring

 

Prohibiting locating homeless encampments near schools and early learning facilities.


SB 5334

Affordable housing funding

S Loc Gov, Land

Lovelett

Monitoring

 

Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs.


SB 5337

Property sale and leaseback

S Housing

Cleveland

High

Support

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.


SB 5357 (HB 1133)

Detached ADUs

S Loc Gov, Land

Gildon

Monitoring

 

Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas.


SB 5364 (HB 1245)

Lot splitting

S Loc Gov, Land

Frame

Monitoring

 

Increasing housing options through lot splitting.


SB 5391

Embodied carbon reductions

S Environment, En

Van De Wege

Monitoring

 

Modeling, measurement, and reporting embodied carbon emission reductions from structural building products in state-funded projects.


SB 5395

Real estate technology fee

S Ways & Means

Lovick

Monitoring

 

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.


SB 5416 (HB 1409)

Building code classif.

S State Govt & E

Braun

Medium

Support

Compelling the state building code council to expand residential building code classifications.


SB 5435 (HB 1389)

Residential rent increases

S Housing

Trudeau

Monitoring

 

Concerning residential rent increases under the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act.


SB 5456 (HB 1351)

Minimum parking requirements

S Loc Gov, Land

Frame

Monitoring

 

Prohibiting the imposition of minimum parking requirements except under certain circumstances.


SB 5457

Small cities/GMA

S Loc Gov, Land

Short

Monitoring

 

Implementing growth management task force legislative recommendations regarding small cities.


SB 5466

Transit-oriented development

S Loc Gov, Land

Liias

Monitoring

 

Promoting transit-oriented development.


SB 5469

Covenant homeownership prg.

S Housing

Lovick

Monitoring

 

Creating the covenant homeownership account and program to address the history of housing discrimination due to racially restrictive real estate covenants in Washington state.


SB 5473

Project permit timelines

S Loc Gov, Land

Gildon

Monitoring

 

Concerning project permit timelines.


SB 5491

Residential building exits

S Loc Gov, Land U

Salomon

Monitoring

 

Allowing for residential buildings of a certain height to be served by a single exit under certain conditions.


SB 5493

Financial instit./B&O tax

S Housing

Kuderer

Monitoring

 

Eliminating a business and occupation tax deduction for financial institutions to fund affordable housing.


SB 5496 (HB 1474)

Covenant homeownership prg.

S Housing

Lovick

Monitoring

 

Creating the covenant homeownership account and program to address the history of housing discrimination due to racially restrictive real estate covenants in Washington state.


OTHER CHAMBER BILLS

Bill Details

Status

Sponsor

Priority

Position


HB 1215 (SB 5266)

Riparian areas

H Ag&Nr

Chapman

Monitoring

 

Concerning the protection and restoration of riparian areas.


SB 5266 (HB 1215)

Riparian areas

S Ag/Water/Natur

Shewmake

Monitoring

 

Concerning the protection and restoration of riparian areas.


SB 5458

Port district public works

S Loc Gov, Land

Kauffman

Monitoring

 

Concerning port districts public works contracting.


PUBLIC SAFETY

Bill Details

Status

Sponsor

Priority

Position


HB 1304

Electric security alarms

H Local Govt

Hackney

Monitoring

 

Regulating electric security alarm systems.


HB 1363 (SB 5352)

Vehicular pursuits

H Community Safet

Rule

Monitoring

 

Concerning vehicular pursuits.


HB 1380

Law enf. officer funding

H Community Safe

Stokesbary

Monitoring

 

Providing funding for the recruitment, retention, and support of law enforcement officers.


HB 1387

Law enf. applicant pool

H Community Safe

Ramos

Monitoring

 

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.


HB 1446 (SB 5361)

Law enf. officers/increase

H Local Govt

Stokesbary

High

Support

Incentivizing cities and counties to increase employment of commissioned law enforcement officers.


HB 1456

Definition of theft

H Community Safe

Griffey

High

Support

Concerning the definition of theft.


SB 5034

Vehicular pursuits

S Law & Justice

Padden

Monitoring

 

Concerning the authority for a peace officer to engage in a vehicular pursuit.


SB 5062

Online marketplaces

S Environment, E

Lovick

Monitoring

 

Concerning online marketplace consumer protection caused by organized retail crime.


SB 5138

Vehicles as homestead

S Housing

Fortunato

Monitoring

 

Providing that vehicles illegally parked on public property or in a public right-of-way are not homesteads under chapter 6.13 RCW.


SB 5160

Organized retail theft

S Law & Justice

Torres

Monitoring

 

Concerning organized retail theft.


SB 5259

Product theft

S Labor & Comm

Keiser

Monitoring

 

Ensuring commerce and workplaces are safe from product theft.


SB 5352 (HB 1363)

Vehicular pursuits

S Law & Justice

Lovick

Monitoring

 

Concerning vehicular pursuits.


SB 5361 (HB 1446)

Law enf. officers/increase

S Law & Justice

Holy

Monitoring

 

Incentivizing cities and counties to increase employment of commissioned law enforcement officers.


TRANSPORTATION

Bill Details

Status

Sponsor

Priority

Position


HB 1125 (SB 5162)

Transportation budget

H Transportation

Fey

Monitoring

 

Making transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.


HB 1126 (SB 5164)

Transportation budget, supp.

H Transportation

Fey

Monitoring

 

Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium.


HB 1198 (SB 5402)

PTBA/limited law enforcement

H Community Safet

Bronoske

Monitoring

 

Authorizing public transportation benefit areas to become limited authority Washington law enforcement agencies.


HB 1219

PTBA governing bodies

H Transportation

Pollet

Monitoring

 

Concerning public transportation benefit area governing bodies.


HB 1236

Clean fuel/public transport.

H Env & Energy

Hackney

Monitoring

 

Enhancing access to clean fuel for agencies providing public transportation.


HB 1472

Motor vehicle sales tax

H Approps

Barkis

Medium

Support

Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles for transportation.


SB 5017

Motor vehicles sales tax use

S Ways & Means

Fortunato

Monitoring

 

Dedicating the sales tax on motor vehicles to highway uses.


SB 5018

Sales tax/transp. projects

S Transportation

Fortunato

Monitoring

 

Concerning sales tax revenues of transportation projects being used for transportation purposes.


SB 5068

Motor vehicle sales tax

S Ways & Means

MacEwen

Monitoring

 

Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles for transportation.


SB 5162 (HB 1125)

Transportation budget

S Transportation

Liias

Monitoring

 

Making transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.


SB 5164 (HB 1126)

Transportation budget, supp.

S Transportation

Liias

Monitoring

 

Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium.


SB 5194

Insurance commissioner

S State Govt & E

Mullet

Monitoring

 

Rendering the Washington state insurance commissioner an appointed position.


SB 5292 (HB 1334)

PTBA aquatic lands access

S Ag/Water/Natur

Randall

Monitoring

 

Addressing the access of certain aquatic lands by a public transportation benefit area.


SB 5360

Vehicle combinations

S Transportation

MacEwen

Monitoring

 

Concerning vehicle combinations that may be operated on public highways.


SB 5362

Clean fuels program report

S Environment, E

MacEwen

Monitoring

 

Advancing the due date for the department of ecology's report on the effects of the clean fuels program.


SJR 8200

Revenue for highway purposes

S Transportation

Fortunato

Monitoring

 

Amending the state Constitution so that state revenue collected from a road usage charge, vehicle miles traveled fee, or other similar type of comparable charge, must be used exclusively for highway purposes.


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