Senate Legislative Meeting Schedule for the Week of 1/22

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Senate Legislative Meeting Schedule for the Week of 1/22

Time	Committee	Location
Monday, January 22, 2024
10:30 AM	HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
	Human Services (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
	Labor & Commerce (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Law & Justice (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
12:30 PM	PRO FORMA SENATE SESSION/CAUCUS
1:30 PM	Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
	Early Learning & K-12 Education (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
4:00 PM	Transportation (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Ways & Means (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
	Health & Long Term Care (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
	Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
9:55 AM	PRO FORMA HOUSE SESSION
10:30 AM	Human Services (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
	Labor & Commerce (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Law & Justice (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
12:30 PM	PRO FORMA SENATE SESSION
1:30 PM	Environment, Energy & Technology (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	State Government & Elections (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
4:00 PM	Transportation (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Ways & Means (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Environment, Energy & Technology (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Higher Education & Workforce Development (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
10:30 AM	HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS National Guard Day
	Early Learning & K-12 Education (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Housing (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
1:30 PM	SENATE SESSION/CAUCUS
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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Human Services (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
	Labor & Commerce (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Law & Justice (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
10:30 AM	HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
	Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
	Health & Long Term Care (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
	Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
12:30 PM	PRO FORMA SENATE SESSION
1:30 PM	Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
	Early Learning & K-12 Education (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
4:00 PM	Transportation (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Ways & Means (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
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Friday, January 26, 2024
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Environment, Energy & Technology (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Health & Long Term Care (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
	State Government & Elections (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
9:55 AM	PRO FORMA HOUSE SESSION
10:30 AM	Higher Education & Workforce Development (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
	Housing (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
12:30 PM	PRO FORMA SENATE SESSION/POSSIBLE CAUCUS
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Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks
1/22/2024 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6209 - Concerning hemp consumable products. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5818 - Authorizing an exemption to the seashore conservation area for a qualified infrastructure project. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6020 - Establishing a Puget Sound nonspot shrimp pot fishery license. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6147 - Protecting and preserving the Puget Sound salmon purse seine fishing industry. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SJR 8208 - Enshrining the right to hunt and fish in the state Constitution. (Remote Testimony Available).

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks
1/25/2024 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6011 - Concerning the authority of the commissioner of public lands to enter into tribal interlocal agreements. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6043 - Concerning the authority of the department of natural resources to determine recreational use fees for activities on agency-managed public lands. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6143 - Concerning local salmon habitat recovery planning in critical areas. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. SB 5846 - Concerning beaver ecosystem management.

2. SB 5799 - Concerning the sale of halal foods.

3. SB 5907 - Providing for recreational licensing of eulachon, crawfish, and carp.

4. SB 6062 - Concerning the authority of the department of natural resources to lease trust assets for the benefit of trust beneficiaries and the state.

5. SB 6147 - Protecting and preserving the Puget Sound salmon purse seine fishing industry.

6. SB 6209 - Concerning hemp consumable products.

Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade
1/23/2024 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5863 - Prohibiting credit reporting on delinquent accounts that are designated to a person in a divorce. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SHB 1717 - Supporting innovation at associate development organizations. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session: Bills to be determined.

Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade
1/25/2024 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6137 - Reinstating semiconductor tax incentives. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6202 - Concerning technical changes to allowable exemptions for tourism promotion area assessments. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6240 - Expanding tax preferences for jet fuel. (Remote Testimony Available).

Early Learning & K-12 Education
1/22/2024 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5969 - Adjusting school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5978 - Authorizing the office of the superintendent of public instruction to act as a guarantor for a county when the county provides a loan to a school district. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5903 - Concerning representation in the educator preparation act. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6012 - Helping approved teacher preparation programs respond to the continuously changing needs of the modern classroom. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 5966 - Concerning restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs. (Remote Testimony Available).

Early Learning & K-12 Education
1/24/2024 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6082 - Increasing compensation for Washington paraeducators. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6123 - Adjusting classified school employee salaries. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6208 - Modifying requirements for public school instructional and supplemental instructional materials. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6216 - Establishing a statewide network for student mental and behavioral health. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6236 - Filing a declaration of intent to provide home-based instruction. (Remote Testimony Available).

Early Learning & K-12 Education
1/25/2024 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6031 - Modifying the student transportation allocation to accommodate multiple vehicle types for transporting students. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6205 - Mandating instruction on the meaning and history of the pledge of allegiance in public schools. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6045 - Concerning school district efficiencies and consolidation. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6264 - Supporting the implementation of competency-based education. (Remote Testimony Available).

Environment, Energy & Technology
1/23/2024 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6005 - Improving Washington's solid waste management outcomes. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6180 - Improving the outcomes associated with waste material management systems, including products affecting organic material management systems. (Remote Testimony Available).

Environment, Energy & Technology
1/24/2024 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6138 - Promoting the establishment of thermal energy networks. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5826 - Requiring customer charges to be listed on utility billing statements if the charges are a result of implementing the Washington climate commitment act. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5992 - Requiring applicants seeking energy facility site certification for an energy facility that generates electricity using renewable resources to provide evidence of an adequate water supply for the project. (Remote Testimony Available).

Environment, Energy & Technology 1/26/2024 8:00 AM Senate Full Committee Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg Olympia, WA
Executive Session: Bills to be determined. Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

Health & Long Term Care
1/23/2024 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6182 - Providing prescription drug coverage for the treatment of obesity. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6228 - Concerning treatment of substance use disorders. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5095 - Creating the "parks Rx" health and wellness pilot programs. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6251 - Coordinating regional behavioral crisis response and suicide prevention services. (Remote Testimony Available).

Health & Long Term Care
1/25/2024 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6218 - Concerning dental only plans. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6234 - Screening newborn infants for branched-chain ketoacid dehydrogenase kinase deficiency. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6148 - Establishing maternal and perinatal quality of care metrics for Washingtonians on medicaid. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6255 - Concerning assisted living facilities that are owned or operated by affordable housing providers. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6257 - Defining Washington state residency requirements for purposes of hospital charity care. (Remote Testimony Available).

Health & Long Term Care
1/26/2024 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: SB 6258 - Phasing in the requirement that only standardized health plans may be offered on the health benefit exchange. (Remote Testimony Available).

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

Higher Education & Workforce Development 1/24/2024 8:00 AM Senate Full Committee Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg Olympia, WA
Public Hearing: Bills to be determined. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

Higher Education & Workforce Development 1/26/2024 10:30 AM Senate Full Committee Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg Olympia, WA
Public Hearing: Bills to be determined. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

Housing
1/24/2024 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6064 - Concerning moneys collected by a landlord as fees, deposit, or security for pets. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6175 - Concerning housing affordability tax incentives for existing structures. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6199 - Requiring housing authorities to use notification methods designed to provide evidence of delivery. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6212 - Requiring landlords to report on-time rent payments to consumer reporting agencies. (Remote Testimony Available).

Housing
1/26/2024 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6210 - Concerning unlawful detainer actions. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6211 - Creating clarity and consistency in rental agreements under the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act. (Remote Testimony Available).

Human Services
1/22/2024 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6068 - Reporting on dependency outcomes. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6079 - Making juvenile detention records available to managed health care systems. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6083 - Concerning transparency, public safety, and independent oversight of the city, county, and regional jail system in Washington state. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6135 - Concerning programs for eligible recipients of temporary assistance to needy families. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6189 - Concerning transparency, public safety, and independent oversight of the city, county, and regional jail system in Washington state. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. SB 5943 - Developing a resource data tool to connect Washington residents to services and resources.

2. SB 6109 - Supporting children and families.

3. SB 6126 - Increasing access to respite care for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their caregivers.

4. SB 6186 - Concerning disclosure of certain recipient locations to the Washington state patrol.

Human Services
1/23/2024 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. 2SSB 5438 - Facilitating supportive relationships with family and significant individuals within the behavioral health system. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5938 - Modifying the community parenting alternative for eligible participants in the residential parenting program at the department of corrections. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5953 - Concerning financial aid grants for incarcerated students. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6050 - Supporting young adults following inpatient behavioral health treatment. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6187 - Concerning the body scanner pilot program at the department of corrections. (Remote Testimony Available).

Human Services
1/25/2024 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6110 - Modernizing the child fatality statute. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6226 - Creating reporting requirements for the department of social and health service's office of fraud and accountability. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. 2SSB 5438 - Facilitating supportive relationships with family and significant individuals within the behavioral health system.

2. SB 5938 - Modifying the community parenting alternative for eligible participants in the residential parenting program at the department of corrections.

3. SB 5953 - Concerning financial aid grants for incarcerated students.

4. SB 6050 - Supporting young adults following inpatient behavioral health treatment.

5. SB 6068 - Reporting on dependency outcomes.

6. SB 6079 - Making juvenile detention records available to managed health care systems.

7. SB 6135 - Concerning programs for eligible recipients of temporary assistance to needy families.

8. SB 6187 - Concerning the body scanner pilot program at the department of corrections.

Labor & Commerce
1/22/2024 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Executive Session:

1. SB 5793 - Concerning paid sick leave.

2. SB 6166 - Extending the pesticide application safety committee.

3. SB 6028 - Relieving individuals from paying interest on certain unemployment insurance overpayment assessments.

4. SB 5952 - Aligning deputy inspector credentials with national standards.

5. SB 6089 - Eliminating certain minimum requirement equivalencies for electrical inspectors.

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6201 - Establishing civil penalties for the unlawful sale or supply of alcohol to minors. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5816 - Concerning alcohol server permits. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6122 - Licensing alcohol delivery. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6179 - Concerning the use of biometric age verification by liquor licensees. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6118 - Regarding a vapor directory. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SB 6271 - Modifying the cannabis excise tax to consider THC concentration. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)

7. SB 6220 - Concerning high THC cannabis products. (Remote Testimony Available).

Labor & Commerce
1/23/2024 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6088 - Concerning minor league baseball players subject to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement regarding employment status. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6085 - Reestablishing the underground economy task force. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6108 - Addressing retainage on private construction projects. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6192 - Addressing additional work and change orders on public and private construction projects. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6265 - Protecting a consumer's right to coupon and sale prices offered by grocery stores. (Remote Testimony Available).

Labor & Commerce
1/25/2024 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6007 - Concerning employment standards for grocery workers. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5945 - Concerning manufacturer and new dealer franchise agreements. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6072 - Addressing recommendations of the long-term services and supports trust commission. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5980 - Concerning the timeline for issuing a citation for a violation of the Washington industrial safety and health act. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6256 - Providing solar consumer protections. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SB 6056 - Training requirements for human trafficking. (Remote Testimony Available).

7. SB 5472 - Providing incentives to employers to hire certain hard-to-place job seekers. (Remote Testimony Available).

Law & Justice
1/22/2024 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5973 - Concerning heat pumps in common interest communities. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6181 - Concerning law enforcement officer definition. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5944 - Increasing transparency and accountability regarding prosecutorial filing policies and practices. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6073 - Concerning the use of artificial intelligence language learning models in official court filings. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6146 - Concerning tribal warrants. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SB 6009 - Prohibiting the use of hog-tying. (Remote Testimony Available).

Law & Justice
1/23/2024 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6032 - Fostering community engagement with law enforcement at nonprofit religious schools. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5891 - Designating trespassing on a public school bus as a felony offense. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6200 - Concerning penalties related to eluding police vehicles and resisting arrest. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5792 - Concerning the definition of multiunit residential buildings. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6227 - Allowing entry of a civil protection order to protect victims when a person is found not guilty by reason of insanity. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SB 6081 - Providing plain language requirements for consumer contracts. (Remote Testimony Available).

Law & Justice
1/25/2024 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Executive Session:

1. SB 5917 - Concerning criminal penalties for bias-motivated defacement of private or public property.

2. SB 5796 - Concerning common interest communities.

3. SB 5973 - Concerning heat pumps in common interest communities.

4. SB 6181 - Concerning law enforcement officer definition.

5. SB 5944 - Increasing transparency and accountability regarding prosecutorial filing policies and practices.

6. SB 6073 - Concerning the use of artificial intelligence language learning models in official court filings.

7. SB 6146 - Concerning tribal warrants.

8. SB 6009 - Prohibiting the use of hog-tying.

9. SB 6032 - Fostering community engagement with law enforcement at nonprofit religious schools.

10. SB 5891 - Designating trespassing on a public school bus as a felony offense.

11. SB 6200 - Concerning penalties related to eluding police vehicles and resisting arrest.

12. SB 5792 - Concerning the definition of multiunit residential buildings.

13. SB 6227 - Allowing entry of a civil protection order to protect victims when a person is found not guilty by reason of insanity.

14. SB 6081 - Providing plain language requirements for consumer contracts.

15. SB 6090 - Creating a law enforcement hiring grant program.

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5976 - Controlling dogs at large. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6154 - Updating process service requirements for corporations in Washington state. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6222 - Concerning the number of district court judges. (Remote Testimony Available).

Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs
1/23/2024 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6150 - Extending the comprehensive plan revision schedule for select local governments. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6152 - Requiring certain counties to measure the gap between estimated existing housing units and existing housing needs. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6219 - Promoting agritourism. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6230 - Creating an option for impacted taxing districts to provide a portion of their new revenue to support any tax increment area proposed within their jurisdiction. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6055 - Concerning natural resource-based industrial development. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SB 6231 - Prohibiting the use of hostile architecture elements for publicly accessible buildings or real property. (Remote Testimony Available).

Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs
1/25/2024 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Cultural resources, local governments, and the Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation.

Executive Session:

1. SB 5925 - Concerning fire protection district commissioner per diem compensation.

2. SB 5834 - Concerning urban growth areas.

3. SB 5901 - Concerning co-living housing.

4. SB 6010 - Streamlining certain decisions pertaining to the development or extension of a trail or path from the state environmental policy act.

5. SB 6015 - Concerning residential parking configurations.

6. SB 5885 - Concerning procedures for certificates of annexation submitted to the office of financial management.

7. SB 5970 - Modifying local board of health county commissioner membership.

8. SB 6140 - Concerning limited areas of more intensive rural development.

Possible other business. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

State Government & Elections
1/23/2024 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6125 - Preserving records and artifacts regarding the historical treatment of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Washington state. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5993 - Concerning voter education. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6232 - Establishing a pilot common public records portal. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5209 - Establishing universal civic duty voting. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6269 - Establishing an alternative voter verification options pilot project. (Remote Testimony Available).

State Government & Elections
1/26/2024 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6120 - Concerning the Wildland Urban Interface Code. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6157 - Reforming civil service to permit deferred action for childhood arrivals recipients to apply for civil service and incorporate civil service advantage for bilingual and multilingual applicants, applicants with higher education, and applicants with prior work experience in social services. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6262 - Creating the Julia Butler Hansen state park heritage center. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6268 - Establishing a minimum font size for state agency communications to the public. (Remote Testimony Available).

Transportation 1/22/2024 4:00 PM Senate Full Committee Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg Olympia, WA
Work Session: Streamlining transportation projects. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

Transportation
1/23/2024 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Innovative uses of highway right-of-way.

Public Hearing:

1. SSB 5383 - Concerning pedestrians crossing and moving along roadways. (Hearing is on the Proposed Second Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5909 - Concerning electric vehicle impoundment and storage. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6114 - Requiring local airport operators to provide sustainable aviation fuel for use in private jets. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6229 - Modifying match requirements for the green transportation capital grant program. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6237 - Ensuring connectivity for Washington wildlife through safe passages. (Remote Testimony Available).

Transportation
1/25/2024 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6195 - Addressing the current backlog of vehicle inspections. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5910 - Creating the state department of natural resources' Smokey Bear special license plates. (Remote Testimony Available).

Ways & Means
1/22/2024 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5837 - Codifying the state election database to publish, evaluate, and analyze certain election data. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5827 - Adding an additional superior court judge in Whatcom county. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5836 - Adding an additional superior court judge in Clark county. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6242 - Concerning law enforcement training. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6100 - Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account for declared catastrophic events. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SSB 5667 - Concerning eligibility, enrollment, and compensation of small forestland owners volunteering for participation in the forestry riparian easement program. (Remote Testimony Available).

7. SSB 5517 - Enacting recommendations from the joint legislative task force on water resource mitigation. (Remote Testimony Available).

Ways & Means
1/23/2024 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6069 - Improving retirement security for Washingtonians by establishing Washington saves, an automatic enrollment individual retirement savings account program, and updating the Washington retirement marketplace statute. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6106 - Including in the public safety employees' retirement system specified competency restoration workers at department of social and health services institutional and residential sites that serve civilly committed residents or serve patients under not guilty by reason of insanity findings. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6197 - Concerning the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5873 - Providing adequate and predictable student transportation. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SSB 5591 - Providing dependent youth with financial education and support. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SSB 5660 - Establishing a mental health advance directive effective implementation work group. (Remote Testimony Available).

Ways & Means
1/25/2024 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 6191 - Increasing the supply of affordable and workforce housing. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 6215 - Improving tax and revenue laws. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 6038 - Reducing the costs associated with providing child care. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 6238 - Updating thresholds for the property tax exemption for widows and widowers of honorably discharged veterans. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 6249 - Providing housing safety, security, and protection by creating the homeowner relief property tax exemption. (Remote Testimony Available).

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