Senate Legislative Meeting Schedule for the Week of 2/3

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Senate Legislative Meeting Schedule for the Week of 2/3

Time	Committee	Location
Monday, February 3, 2025
9:55 AM	PRO FORMA HOUSE SESSION
10:30 AM	Higher Education & Workforce Development (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 & Natural Resources (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Human Services (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
	Local Government (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 3 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, February 4, 2025
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Early Learning & K-12 Education (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Law & Justice (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
9:55 AM	PRO FORMA HOUSE SESSION
10:30 AM	Health & Long-Term Care (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
	Labor & Commerce (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
12:30 PM	PRO FORMA SENATE SESSION
1:30 PM	Environment, Energy & Technology (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Human Services (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
	State Government, Tribal Affairs & 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, February 5, 2025
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Business, Financial Services & Trade (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
	Environment, Energy & Technology (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Human Services (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
10:30 AM	HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
	Early Learning & K-12 Education (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Housing (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
12:30 PM	SENATE SESSION/CAUCUS
	JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Business, Financial Services & Trade (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
	Health & Long-Term Care (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
10:30 AM	HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
	Early Learning & K-12 Education (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	Agriculture & Natural Resources (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Higher Education & Workforce Development (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
	Local Government (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 3 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, February 7, 2025
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Health & Long-Term Care (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
	Labor & Commerce (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
9:55 AM	PRO FORMA HOUSE SESSION
10:30 AM	Environment, Energy & Technology (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Housing (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
	State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
12:30 PM	PRO FORMA SENATE SESSION/DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
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Agriculture & Natural Resources
2/3/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5391 - Concerning the sustainable farms and fields grant program. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5474 - Expanding opportunities for organic, regenerative, climate-smart, and sustainable producers. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5479 - Providing tax relief for certain incidental uses on open space land. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5485 - Concerning livestock identification. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SGA 9213 - Derek I Sandison, Director, Department of Agriculture - Agency Head.

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 & Natural Resources
2/6/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5384 - Conducting a review of Washington's riparian programs. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5385 - Amending the definition of timberland for purposes of determining the real property excise tax for a governmental entity. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5454 - Extending the dairy inspection program until June 30, 2031. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. SB 5319 - Establishing surface mine reclamation permit fees.

2. SGA 9064 - Steven Malloch, Member, Chehalis Board.

3. SGA 9065 - Jerry J Meninick, Member, Columbia River Gorge Commission.

4. SGA 9126 - Pah-tu Pitt, Member, Columbia River Gorge Commission.

5. SGA 9213 - Derek I Sandison, Director, Department of Agriculture - Agency Head.

Work Session: Agricultural economist Dr. Richard Volpe.

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 & Trade
2/5/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Department of Commerce priorities for the 2025-27 biennium.

Public Hearing:

1. SGA 9211 - Joe Nguyen, Director, Department of Commerce - Agency Head.

2. SGA 9207 - Charles Clark, Director, Department of Financial Institutions - Agency Head.

3. SGA 9110 - Claude A Ragle, Member, Horse Racing Commission.

4. SGA 9069 - Schuyler F Hoss, Member, Lottery Commission.

Executive Session:

1. SGA 9211 - Joe Nguyen, Director, Department of Commerce - Agency Head.

2. SGA 9207 - Charles Clark, Director, Department of Financial Institutions - Agency Head.

3. SGA 9110 - Claude A Ragle, Member, Horse Racing Commission.

4. SGA 9069 - Schuyler F Hoss, Member, Lottery Commission.

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

Business, Financial Services & Trade
2/6/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: Bills to be determined. (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

Early Learning & K-12 Education
2/4/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5352 - Increasing student access to free meals served at public schools. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5279 - Concerning qualifications for child care providers. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5500 - Modernizing reimbursement rates for the working connections child care program. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. SB 5189 - Supporting the implementation of competency-based education.

2. SB 5210 - Establishing the ninth grade success grant program.

3. SB 5095 - Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction.

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

Early Learning & K-12 Education
2/5/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5412 - Providing temporary interfund loans for school districts. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5386 - Supporting survivors of sexual assault in public elementary and secondary schools. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5418 - Concerning charter school contracts. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session: SB 5009 - Modifying the student transportation allocation to accommodate multiple vehicle types for transporting students.

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

Early Learning & K-12 Education
2/6/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: SB 5517 - Determining state allocations for school staff salaries. (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

Environment, Energy & Technology
2/4/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5401 - Concerning wholesale power purchases by electric utilities under the Washington clean energy transformation act. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5425 - Modernizing the energy independence act to avoid regulatory duplication and overlap with other laws. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5430 - Concerning approval of electric utility wildfire mitigation plans. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5465 - Authorizing electrical companies to securitize certain wildfire-related costs to lower costs to customers. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 5445 - Encouraging utility investment in local energy resilience. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).

Environment, Energy & Technology
2/5/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5188 - Concerning broadband infrastructure repair loans. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5505 - Concerning the state universal communications services program. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5423 - Supporting the servicing and right to repair of certain products with digital electronics in a secure and reliable manner. (Remote Testimony Available).

Environment, Energy & Technology
2/7/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5033 - Concerning sampling or testing of biosolids for PFAS chemicals. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5450 - Increasing transparency regarding sewage-containing spills. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5519 - Reducing environmental impacts associated with the operation of certain ocean-going vessels. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. SB 5175 - Concerning the photovoltaic module stewardship and takeback program.

2. SB 5241 - Adding fusion energy to facilities that may obtain site certification for the purposes of chapter 80.50 RCW.

3. SB 5236 - Concerning emissions of greenhouse gases used for anesthetic purposes.

4. SB 5174 - Concerning wood burning devices.

5. SB 5360 - Concerning environmental crimes.

6. SB 5036 - Strengthening Washington's leadership and accountability on climate policy by transitioning to annual reporting of statewide emissions data.

Health & Long-Term Care
2/4/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Update on treatment for obesity.

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5353 - Concerning the diabetes prevention and obesity treatment act. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5254 - Strengthening patients' rights regarding their health care information. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5448 - Exempting certain dialysis services from certificate of need requirements. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5561 - Creating a health care entity registry. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 5579 - Prohibiting health carriers, facilities, and providers from making any public statements of any potential or planned contract terminations unless it satisfies a legal obligation. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)

Health & Long-Term Care
2/6/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Update on psychedelic drug research.

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5201 - Concerning access to psychedelic substances. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5204 - Concerning ibogaine-assisted therapy. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5478 - Concerning benefits authorized to be offered by the public employees' benefits board. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5568 - Updating and modernizing the Washington state health plan. (Remote Testimony Available).

Health & Long-Term Care
2/7/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Overview of corporate practice of medicine.

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5387 - Concerning the corporate practice of medicine. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5324 - Aligning the implementation of application programming interfaces for prior authorization with federal guidelines. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5395 - Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process. (Remote Testimony Available).

Higher Education & Workforce Development
2/3/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Washington State University's work in farm stress and suicide prevention.

Public Hearing:

1. SGA 9120 - David Schumacher, Member, University of Washington Board of Regents.

2. SB 5355 - Improving safety at institutions of higher education while supporting student survivors of sexual assault. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5442 - Establishing a college promise pilot program. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5523 - Concerning the role of students on the governing boards of institutions of higher education. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. SGA 9000 - Uriel R Iniguez, Member, Eastern Washington University Board of Trustees.

2. SGA 9001 - Constance W Rice, Member, University of Washington Board of Regents.

3. SGA 9002 - Rogelio Riojas, Member, University of Washington Board of Regents.

4. SGA 9003 - Jeffrey J Hensler, Member, Central Washington University Board of Trustees.

5. SGA 9004 - Anna Franz, Member, Big Bend Community College Board of Trustees.

6. SGA 9005 - Richard E Leigh, Member, Bellevue College Board of Trustees.

7. SGA 9006 - Arlene M Pierini, Member, Green River College Board of Trustees.

8. SGA 9007 - James R Sayce, Member, Grays Harbor College Board of Trustees.

9. SGA 9008 - Therese N Pasquier, Member, Pierce College Board of Trustees.

10. SGA 9009 - Kimberly L Harper, Member, Columbia Basin College Board of Trustees.

11. SGA 9010 - Paula Arno Martinez, Member, Wenatchee Valley College Board of Trustees.

12. SGA 9011 - Cristhian A Canseco Juarez, Member, Clark College Board of Trustees.

13. SGA 9012 - Joseph S. Bowman IV, Member, Highline College Board of Trustees.

14. SGA 9013 - Jenette Ramos, Member, Washington State University Board of Regents.

15. SGA 9014 - Mariko K Doerner, Member, Skagit Valley College Board of Trustees.

16. SGA 9015 - Alice Phillips, Member, Clover Park Technical College Board of Trustees.

17. SGA 9016 - Kim Wells, Member, Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees.

18. SGA 9017 - John Suk, Member, Lake Washington Institute of Technology Board of Trustees.

19. SGA 9018 - Rosa Peralta, Member, Seattle College District Board of Trustees.

20. SGA 9019 - Pretrina L Mullins, Member, Centralia College Board of Trustees.

21. SGA 9020 - Kelly A Shepherd, Member, Everett Community College Board of Trustees.

22. SGA 9021 - Ozell M Jackson III, Member, Skagit Valley College Board of Trustees.

23. SGA 9022 - Amy M Weissfeld, Member, Columbia River Gorge Commission.

24. SGA 9023 - Joe W Floyd, Member, Peninsula College Board of Trustees.

25. SGA 9024 - Steven H Yoshihara, Member, Community Colleges of Spokane Board of Trustees.

26. SGA 9120 - David Schumacher, Member, University of Washington Board of Regents.

Higher Education & Workforce Development
2/6/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges - Basic Education for Adults.

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5397 - Establishing limits on the percentage of courses taught by faculty without tenure track status at community and technical colleges. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5542 - Expanding tuition waivers for high school completers at community and technical colleges. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5543 - Providing equity in eligibility for the college bound scholarship. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session: 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

Housing
2/5/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5496 - Preserving homeownership options by limiting excessive home buying by certain entities. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5497 - Concerning compliance with siting, development permit processes and standards, and requirements for permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing, or indoor emergency shelters. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5555 - Concerning zoning regulations in commercial, retail, and mixed-use areas in cities and code cities. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. SB 5148 - Ensuring compliance with the housing element requirements of the growth management act.

2. SB 5184 - Concerning minimum parking requirements.

Housing
2/7/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: SGA 9181 - Michone R Preston, Member, Housing Finance Commission.

Executive Session:

1. SB 5298 - Concerning the notice of sale or lease of manufactured/mobile home communities.

2. SB 5470 - Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas.

3. SB 5471 - Authorizing middle housing in unincorporated growth areas and unincorporated urban growth areas, certain limited areas of more intensive rural development, and fully contained communities.

Human Services
2/3/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5260 - Concerning emergency measures for managing juvenile populations at state juvenile correctional institutions. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5278 - Concerning emergency measures for managing juvenile populations at state juvenile correctional institutions. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5296 - Improving outcomes for individuals adjudicated of juvenile offenses by increasing opportunities for community placement options and refining procedural requirements. (Remote Testimony Available).

Human Services
2/4/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5409 - Concerning a pilot program creating a healthier environment for correctional officers, department of corrections staff, and individuals within a correctional facility. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5490 - Providing parameters for conducting searches of transgender and intersex individuals confined in a local jail in compliance with federal law. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5499 - Codifying the body scanner program at the department of corrections. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5506 - Extending the effective date of licensing living accommodations for residential private schools. (Remote Testimony Available).

Human Services
2/5/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5427 - Extending the program to address complex cases of children in crisis. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5428 - Improving community inclusion services for individuals with developmental disabilities. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5508 - Concerning the child welfare housing assistance program. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. SB 5031 - Concerning health care coordination regarding confined individuals.

2. SB 5052 - Modifying law enforcement ability to contact juvenile witnesses and victims not suspected of criminal involvement or activity.

3. SB 5082 - Creating a housing assistance program for youth enrolled in extended foster care.

4. SB 5149 - Expanding the early childhood court program.

5. SB 5219 - Concerning partial confinement eligibility and alignment.

6. SB 5231 - Concerning reducing fees and expenses for services for people confined in state facilities.

7. SB 5260 - Concerning emergency measures for managing juvenile populations at state juvenile correctional institutions.

8. SB 5278 - Concerning emergency measures for managing juvenile populations at state juvenile correctional institutions.

9. SB 5296 - Improving outcomes for individuals adjudicated of juvenile offenses by increasing opportunities for community placement options and refining procedural requirements.

10. SB 5342 - Providing access for legislators to facilities owned and operated by the state.

11. SB 5375 - Concerning the duty of clergy to report child abuse and neglect.

12. SB 5388 - Concerning department of corrections behavioral health certification.

13. SB 5426 - Improving developmentally appropriate alternatives for youth outside the formal court process.

14. SB 5488 - Strengthening the financial stability of persons in the care of the department of children, youth, and families.

Labor & Commerce
2/3/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5265 - Expanding minimum requirements for electrical inspectors to include certain out-of-state experience. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5528 - Concerning the installation of transportation electrification infrastructure. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5090 - Updating the professional engineers' registration act. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5525 - Concerning employment loss due to businesses closing or mass layoffs. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 5459 - Concerning call center retention. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SB 5378 - Expanding access to grants within the paid family and medical leave insurance program for small school districts. (Remote Testimony Available).

Labor & Commerce
2/4/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5501 - Concerning employer requirements for driving. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5600 - Concerning regulation of transportation network companies during large-scale events. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)

3. SB 5463 - Concerning the duties of industrial insurance self-insured employers and third-party administrators. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5377 - Concerning auto sales. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 5592 - Concerning manufacturers and vehicle dealers. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)

Labor & Commerce
2/7/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5548 - Concerning workers' compensation benefits. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SGA 9140 - Robert A Battles, Member, Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals.

Executive Session:

1. SB 5265 - Expanding minimum requirements for electrical inspectors to include certain out-of-state experience.

2. SB 5090 - Updating the professional engineers' registration act.

3. SB 5381 - Establishing department authority to ensure payment is received from the self-insured employer after a self-insured group or municipal employer has their self-insurer certification withdrawn.

4. SB 5433 - Exempting exclusive bargaining representatives for department of corrections employees from certain provisions related to coalition bargaining.

5. SB 5396 - Supporting the continued employment of pilots applying for federal aviation administration medical certificates.

6. SB 5400 - Supporting local news journalism.

7. SB 5070 - Concerning prohibiting fees on certain acts of commerce to protect tipped wages for workers while reducing the financial burden on employers.

8. SB 5041 - Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers.

9. SB 5023 - Providing labor market protections for domestic workers.

10. SB 5336 - Concerning protections for isolated employees.

11. SB 5408 - Allowing for corrections to wage and salary disclosures.

Work Session: Overview of workers’ compensation, including self insured and state fund.

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

Law & Justice
2/3/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5453 - Concerning public defense recruitment and retention. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5367 - Concerning grant programs fostering community engagement through law enforcement-community partnerships and immersion. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5356 - Concerning training provided by the criminal justice training commission. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5362 - Concerning victims of crime act funding. (Remote Testimony Available).

Law & Justice
2/4/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5480 - Protecting consumers by removing barriers created by medical debt. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5486 - Concerning open motion picture captioning in motion picture theaters. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5436 - Interfering with access to a place of religious worship. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5584 - Expanding the office of independent investigations to include prosecutions of criminal conduct. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)

Law & Justice
2/6/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Executive Session:

1. SB 5227 - Concerning offenses involving child sex dolls.

2. SB 5066 - Concerning law enforcement and local corrections agency misconduct through investigations and legal actions.

3. SB 5453 - Concerning public defense recruitment and retention.

4. SB 5367 - Concerning grant programs fostering community engagement through law enforcement-community partnerships and immersion.

5. SB 5356 - Concerning training provided by the criminal justice training commission.

6. SB 5362 - Concerning victims of crime act funding.

7. SB 5480 - Protecting consumers by removing barriers created by medical debt.

8. SB 5486 - Concerning open motion picture captioning in motion picture theaters.

9. SB 5436 - Interfering with access to a place of religious worship.

10. SB 5584 - Expanding the office of independent investigations to include prosecutions of criminal conduct. (If measure is referred to committee.)

Local Government
2/3/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5370 - Lengthening port commissioner terms. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5461 - Concerning residential development in limited areas of more intensive rural development. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5554 - Concerning historic landmark designations. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5558 - Concerning growth management comprehensive plans. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 5559 - Streamlining the subdivision process inside urban growth areas. (Remote Testimony Available).

Local Government
2/6/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5301 - Concerning extending governmental services from cities to tribal lands. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5429 - Concerning membership in the state building code council. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5552 - Concerning the creation of building codes for kit homes. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5509 - Concerning the siting of child care centers. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 5421 - Allowing small business establishments in residential zones. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SB 5467 - Concerning the sale of surplus property by water-sewer districts. (Remote Testimony Available).

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
2/4/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SGA 9221 - Gent Welsh, Director, Military Department - Agency Head.

2. SB 5325 - Designating the state cactus. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5382 - Concerning requirements pertaining to signatures and addresses of ballot measure petitioners and petition signature gatherers. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5414 - Requiring social equity impact analysis in performance audits and legislative public hearings thereon. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 5522 - Concerning the state capitol campus. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SJM 8008 - Rescinding prior applications for a constitutional convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States. (Remote Testimony Available).

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
2/7/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Executive Session:

1. SGA 9221 - Gent Welsh, Director, Military Department - Agency Head.

2. SB 5014 - Concerning election security.

3. SB 5143 - Concerning the ethics in public service act.

4. SB 5225 - Concerning candidate filing requirements.

5. SB 5152 - Concerning state employee access to peer-reviewed journals.

6. SB 5049 - Concerning the public records exemptions accountability committee.

7. SB 5338 - Concerning the veterans affairs advisory committee.

8. SB 5106 - Establishing Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as state holidays.

9. SB 5245 - Concerning the oath of office for members of the state legislature.

10. SB 5050 - Concerning the privacy of party selections during presidential primaries.

11. SB 5325 - Designating the state cactus.

12. SB 5382 - Concerning requirements pertaining to signatures and addresses of ballot measure petitioners and petition signature gatherers.

13. SB 5414 - Requiring social equity impact analysis in performance audits and legislative public hearings thereon.

14. SJM 8008 - Rescinding prior applications for a constitutional convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States.

15. SB 5522 - Concerning the state capitol campus.

Public Hearing:

1. SGA 9095 - Douglass A North, Member, Public Disclosure Commission.

2. SGA 9107 - James D Oswald, Member, Public Disclosure Commission.

Transportation
2/3/2025 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session:

1. Joint Transportation Committee’s 2024 activities.

2. Vehicle registration update.

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5218 - Modifying motor vehicle and driver licensing laws to align with federal definitions, making technical corrections, and streamlining requirements. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5287 - Limiting the monetary assistance an indigent person may receive from the ignition interlock device revolving account program. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5462 - Addressing the current backlog of vehicle inspections. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5527 - Concerning the establishment of a state patrol longevity bonus. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 5410 - Concerning parking privileges for veterans. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SB 5417 - Authorizing the use of automated vehicle noise enforcement cameras in vehicle-racing camera enforcement zones. (Remote Testimony Available).

7. SB 5464 - Promoting the better understanding of certain federal standards related to commercial driver's licenses. (Remote Testimony Available).

Transportation 2/4/2025 4:00 PM Senate Full Committee Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg Olympia, WA
Public Hearing: 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

Transportation
2/6/2025 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Bridge resiliency.

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5248 - Creating a work group to make recommendations concerning bridge collisions by large commercial vessels. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5013 - Establishing a department of transportation map for the placement of campaign signage. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5556 - Modernizing the adopt-a-highway program to improve its ability to meet its original purpose within existing fiscal limitations. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SJM 8003 - Requesting the transportation commission to designate a section of Interstate 82 as the Washington state patrol trooper Charles Frank Noble, Jr. memorial highway. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SJM 8009 - Designating the State Route Number 3 overpass at the junction of Chico Way NW in Bremerton as the Joe Mentor memorial overpass. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SB 5484 - Concerning payments to tow truck operators for the release of vehicles to indigent citizens. (Remote Testimony Available).

Ways & Means
2/3/2025 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5310 - Concerning child care subsidy rates. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5079 - Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5032 - Expanding the duties of the office of the family and children's ombuds to include juvenile rehabilitation facilities operated by the department of children, youth, and families. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SSB 5060 - Increasing the number of law enforcement agency personnel. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SSB 5266 - Concerning the indeterminate sentence review board. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SSB 5147 - Reviewing laws related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial. (Remote Testimony Available).

7. SB 5110 - Providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington’s community and technical colleges. (Remote Testimony Available).

8. SB 5069 - Requiring the secretary of state to print and distribute a voters' pamphlet for the primary in each even-numbered year and for the general election every year. (Remote Testimony Available).

9. SB 5011 - Labeling ballot drop boxes. (Remote Testimony Available).

10. SB 5541 - Concerning the Washington future fund pilot project. (Remote Testimony Available).

Ways & Means
2/4/2025 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5405 - Updating the inflation adjustment for the estate tax exclusion amount. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5457 - Concerning broadcasters. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SB 5510 - Concerning conservation district revenue limitations. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SB 5529 - Amending the county population threshold for counties that may exempt from taxation the value of accessory dwelling units to incentivize rental to low-income households. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SB 5547 - Increasing cannabis revenue distributions to local governments. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SB 5072 - Concerning abandoned vehicles sold at auctions conducted by registered tow truck operators. (Remote Testimony Available).

7. SB 5458 - Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content. (Remote Testimony Available).

8. SB 5431 - Modifying tax and revenue laws in a manner that is not estimated to affect state or local tax collections. (Remote Testimony Available).

9. SB 5516 - Modifying the property tax exemption for community centers. (Remote Testimony Available).

Ways & Means
2/6/2025 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Overview of affordable housing financing and challenges.

Public Hearing: SB 5297 - Concerning the early learning facilities grant and loan program. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. SB 5168 - Concerning the appointment, removal, and salary of the state actuary.

2. SB 5306 - Concerning the purchase of pension service credit for authorized leaves of absence.

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