Agenda Update; House Appropriations

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Added to Public Hearing:  SHB 1108, SHB 1207, HB 1233, SHB 1398, HB 1402, SHB 1432, SHB 1449, SHB 1515, SHB 1516, SHB 1550, SHB 1589, SHB 1686, SHB 1768, SHB 1971, and SHB 1990.
Added to Possible Executive Session:  HB 1406.
Removed from Possible Executive Session:  SHB 1085 - Improving school safety by extending penalties for interference by, or intimidation by threat of, force or violence at schools and extracurricular activities and requiring schools to notify the public of such penalties and SHB 1505 - Correcting obsolete or erroneous references in statutes administered by the insurance commissioner.
Appropriations - 2/25/2025 1:30 PM

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED ON 2/22/2025 AT 8:49 PM

Public Hearing:
1.   SHB 1108 - Creating a task force on housing cost driver analysis. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SHB 1168 - Increasing transparency in artificial intelligence. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SHB 1207 - Concerning superior court clerk fees. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   HB 1233 - Concerning work programs for incarcerated persons. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SHB 1398 - Concerning factors which are considered in interest arbitration for adult family home providers. (Remote Testimony Available).
6.   HB 1402 - Concerning job postings requiring driver's licenses. (Remote Testimony Available).
7.   SHB 1432 - Improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services. (Remote Testimony Available).
8.   SHB 1449 - Legalizing the home cultivation of cannabis by persons who are 21 years of age and older. (Remote Testimony Available).
9.   SHB 1515 - Modernizing the regulation of alcohol service in public spaces. (Remote Testimony Available).
10.   SHB 1516 - Conducting a study of insurance coverage options for permanently affordable homeownership units. (Remote Testimony Available).
11.   SHB 1550 - Improving the end-of-life management of electric vehicle batteries. (Remote Testimony Available).
12.   SHB 1589 - Concerning the relationships between health carriers and contracting providers. (Remote Testimony Available).
13.   SHB 1686 - Creating a health care entity registry. (Remote Testimony Available).
14.   SHB 1768 - Preserving manufactured housing communities by limiting purchases by certain entities. (Remote Testimony Available).
15.   HB 1833 - Creating an artificial intelligence grant program. (Remote Testimony Available).
16.   HB 1848 - Concerning services and supports for individuals with traumatic brain injuries. (Remote Testimony Available).
17.   SHB 1926 - Regarding training and testing of home care aides. (Remote Testimony Available).
18.   SHB 1971 - Increasing access to prescription hormone therapy. (Remote Testimony Available).
19.   SHB 1975 - Amending the climate commitment act by adjusting auction price containment mechanisms and ceiling prices, addressing the department of ecology's authority to amend rules to facilitate linkage with other jurisdictions, and providing for market dynamic analysis. (Remote Testimony Available).
20.   SHB 1990 - Authorizing utility companies to securitize certain costs related to disasters or emergencies to lower costs to customers. (Remote Testimony Available).

Possible Executive Session:
1.   SHB 1162 - Concerning workplace violence in health care settings.
2.   SHB 1175 - Allowing small business establishments in residential zones.
3.   SHB 1183 - Concerning building code and development regulation reform.
4.   SHB 1232 - Concerning private detention facilities.
5.   HB 1294 - Extending the pesticide application safety committee.
6.   HB 1406 - Concerning associate development organizations.
7.   SHB 1448 - Increasing representation and voter participation in local elections.
8.   SHB 1514 - Encouraging the deployment of low carbon thermal energy networks.
9.   SHB 1524 - Concerning workplace standards and requirements applicable to employers of isolated employees.
10.   HB 1623 - Prohibiting deductions for credit card transaction processing fees from employee tips.
11.   SHB 1670 - Increasing transparency regarding sewage-containing spills.
12.   HB 1841 - Establishing the own your own art purchase program.


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