Agenda Update; Senate Labor & Commerce

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Added Executive Session on HB 1975, SHB 1905, HB 1927, HB 2260, SHB 2226, SHB 2156, and 2SHB 2022.
Added to Public Hearing: SHB 2061, SHB 2182, HB 2031, and SHB 2097.
Labor & Commerce - 2/15/2024 8:00 AM

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

REVISED ON 2/9/2024 AT 4:07 PM

Executive Session:
1.   HB 1975 - Relieving individuals from paying interest on certain unemployment insurance overpayment assessments. (If measure is referred to committee.)
2.   SHB 1905 - Including protected classes in the Washington equal pay and opportunities act. (If measure is referred to committee.)
3.   HB 1927 - Reducing the number of days that a worker's temporary total disability must continue to receive industrial insurance compensation for the day of an injury and the three-day period following the injury.
4.   HB 2260 - Establishing civil penalties for the unlawful sale or supply of alcohol to minors.
5.   SHB 2226 - Concerning collecting data on the H-2A worker program and from certain hand harvesters.
6.   SHB 2156 - Providing solar consumer protections. (If measure is referred to committee.)
7.   2SHB 2022 - Concerning construction crane safety. (If measure is referred to committee.)

Public Hearing:
1.   SHB 2061 - Defining an employee of a health care facility for purposes of mandatory overtime provisions. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)
2.   HB 1898 - Concerning unemployment insurance benefit charging. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SHB 2127 - Concerning workers' compensation incentives to return to work. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SHB 2182 - Creating a data dashboard to track use of regulated substances. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   HB 2031 - Recognizing posttraumatic stress disorder as an occupational disease for county coroners, examiners, and investigative personnel. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)
6.   SHB 2097 - Assisting workers in recovering wages owed. (Remote Testimony Available).


Possible other business.

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