Agenda Update; Senate Ways & Means

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Added to Public Hearing: SSB 5536, SSB 5474, SSB 5367, SB 5696, SSB 5454, SSB 5048, SSB 5498, SSB 5582, SSB 5523, SSB 5278, SSB 5512, SB 5180, SSB 5617, SSB 5626, SB 5710, SSB 5165, SB 5369, SSB 5471, SSB 5353, and SSB 5144.
Removed from Public Hearing:  Bills to be determined.
Ways & Means - 2/18/2023 9:00 AM

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED ON 2/14/2023 AT 6:24 PM

Public Hearing:
1.   SSB 5536 - Concerning controlled substances, counterfeit substances, and legend drug possession and treatment. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SSB 5474 - Concerning juvenile justice. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SSB 5367 - Concerning the regulation of products containing THC. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 5696 - Concerning eligibility for participation in the public employees' benefits board for retired or disabled employees of counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SSB 5454 - Concerning industrial insurance coverage for posttraumatic stress disorders affecting registered nurses. (Remote Testimony Available).
6.   SSB 5048 - Eliminating college in the high school fees. (Remote Testimony Available).
7.   SSB 5498 - Creating the nurse student loan repayment assistance program under the Washington health corps. (Remote Testimony Available).
8.   SSB 5582 - Reducing barriers and expanding educational opportunities to increase the supply of nurses in Washington. (Remote Testimony Available).
9.   SSB 5523 - Addressing the forensic pathologist shortage. (Remote Testimony Available).
10.   SSB 5278 - Implementing audit recommendations to reduce barriers to home care aide certification. (Remote Testimony Available).
11.   SSB 5512 - Adding financial transparency reporting requirements to the public four-year dashboard. (Remote Testimony Available).
12.   SB 5180 - Adopting the interstate teacher mobility compact. (Remote Testimony Available).
13.   SSB 5617 - Concerning career and technical education course equivalencies. (Remote Testimony Available).
14.   SSB 5626 - Expanding and enhancing media literacy and digital citizenship in K-12 education. (Remote Testimony Available).
15.   SB 5710 - Providing access to behavioral health services to youth in rural and underserved areas. (Remote Testimony Available).
16.   SSB 5165 - Concerning electric power system transmission planning. (Remote Testimony Available).
17.   SB 5369 - Reassessing standards for polychlorinated biphenyls in consumer products. (Remote Testimony Available).
18.   SSB 5471 - Addressing the use of electric-assisted bicycles on certain trails and roads by persons with disabilities. (Remote Testimony Available).
19.   SSB 5353 - Concerning the voluntary stewardship program. (Remote Testimony Available).
20.   SSB 5144 - Providing for responsible environmental management of batteries. (Remote Testimony Available).


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