Agenda Update; Senate Ways & Means

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Added Executive Session on SHB 1939, HB 1992, HB 2454, SHB 2147, 2ESHB 1371, and 2SHB 2320.
Added to Public Hearing: SHB 1892, SHB 2195, HB 1052, SHB 1453, SHB 2012, HB 2375, SHB 1768, SHB 1818, 2SHB 2270, and SHB 1717.
Ways & Means - 2/22/2024 1:30 PM

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

REVISED ON 2/20/2024 AT 6:00 PM

Executive Session:
1.   SHB 1939 - Adopting the social work licensure compact.
2.   HB 1992 - Adding an additional superior court judge in Whatcom county. (If measure is referred to committee.)
3.   HB 2454 - Extending an existing hazardous substance tax exemption for certain agricultural crop protection products that are temporarily warehoused but not otherwise used, manufactured, packaged, or sold in the state of Washington.
4.   SHB 2147 - Concerning agriculture pest and disease response.
5.   2ESHB 1371 - Providing incentives to improve freight railroad infrastructure.
6.   2SHB 2320 - Concerning high THC cannabis products.

Public Hearing:
1.   SGA 9452 - Tracy Stanley, Member, State Investment Board.
2.   SHB 1892 - Concerning the workforce housing accelerator program. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SHB 2195 - Strengthening the early learning facilities grant and loan program by revising criteria and providing resources to the Ruth LeCocq Kagi early learning facilities development account. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   HB 1052 - 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. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SHB 1453 - Providing a tax exemption for medical cannabis patients. (Remote Testimony Available).
6.   SHB 2012 - Concerning eligibility for a property tax exemption for nonprofits providing affordable rental housing built with city and county funds. (Remote Testimony Available).
7.   HB 2375 - Including an accessory dwelling unit under property that qualifies for the senior citizens property tax exemption. (Remote Testimony Available).
8.   SHB 1768 - Exempting certain sales of electricity to qualifying green businesses from the public utilities tax. (Remote Testimony Available).
9.   SHB 1818 - Concerning the exclusion of compensating tax when land is sold to a governmental entity intending to manage the land similarly to designated forestland or timberland. (Remote Testimony Available).
10.   2SHB 2270 - Creating a Washington state department of housing. (Remote Testimony Available).
11.   SHB 1717 - Supporting innovation at associate development organizations. (Remote Testimony Available).
12.   E2SHB 1618 - Concerning the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse. (Remote Testimony Available).
13.   ESHB 2114 - Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement. (Remote Testimony Available).


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