Agenda Update; Senate Labor & Commerce

Washington State Legislature sent this bulletin at 01/23/2023 03:31 PM PST

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Added Executive Session on SB 5080 and SB 5123.
Labor & Commerce - 1/26/2023 8:00 AM

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

REVISED ON 1/23/2023 AT 3:31 PM

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5109 - Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5368 - Expanding access to the workers' compensation stay-at-work program through off-site light duty return to work opportunities. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 5310 - 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).
4.   SB 5429 - Concerning a motor carrier’s ability to access restroom facilities required by rules authorized under chapter 49.17 RCW. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SB 5259 - Ensuring commerce and workplaces are safe from product theft. (Remote Testimony Available).
6.   SB 5454 - Concerning industrial insurance coverage for posttraumatic stress disorders affecting registered nurses. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:
1.   SB 5080 - Expanding and improving the social equity in cannabis program.
2.   SB 5123 - Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis.


Possible other business.

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