Senate Legislative Meeting Schedule for the Week of 3/17

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Senate Legislative Meeting Schedule for the Week of 3/17

Time	Committee	Location
Monday, March 17, 2025
10:30 AM	POSSIBLE SESSION/CAUCUS
	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
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Tuesday, March 18, 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, March 19, 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
10:00 AM	HOUSE CONVENES
11:00 AM	JOINT SESSION Joint Session Memorial Service (Senate Chamber)
1:30 PM	Early Learning & K-12 Education (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
	Housing (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
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Thursday, March 20, 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, March 21, 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	SENATE SESSION/CAUCUS
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Agriculture & Natural Resources
3/17/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SHB 1261 - Providing tax relief for certain incidental uses on open space land. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SHB 1309 - Addressing the impacts of burrowing shrimp on bottom culture shellfish farming through integrated pest management research. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. E2SHB 1563 - Establishing a prescribed fire claims fund pilot program. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. HB 1615 - Increasing consistency in the classifications of water systems. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SHB 1758 - Calculating the inflation rate for aquatic land leases. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. HB 1947 - Reducing satellite management agency requirements for simple group B public water systems. (Remote Testimony Available).

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/senate for information about viewing and providing public testimony at committee meetings. 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
3/20/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Executive Session:

1. SHB 1294 - Extending the pesticide application safety committee.

2. SHB 1325 - Expanding enforcement options for certain fish and wildlife violations.

3. SHB 1539 - Addressing wildfire protection and mitigation.

4. HB 1553 - Extending the dairy inspection program until June 30, 2031.

5. HB 1647 - Establishing surface mine reclamation permit fees.

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
3/19/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SHB 1081 - Establishing consumer protections for owners of solicited real estate. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. HB 1230 - Requiring that experience-rated group disability income insurers include all applicable rating factors and credibility formulas in rate manual filings with the insurance commissioner. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. 2SHB 1516 - Conducting a study of insurance coverage options for permanently affordable homeownership units. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)

4. HB 1327 - Concerning horse racing. (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

Business, Financial Services & Trade 3/20/2025 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

Early Learning & K-12 Education 3/18/2025 8:00 AM Senate Full Committee Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg Olympia, WA
Public Hearing: Bills to be determined. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. 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

Early Learning & K-12 Education
3/19/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. ESHB 1651 - Concerning teacher residency and apprenticeship programs. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. HB 1796 - Concerning school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SHB 1709 - Addressing the care of students with adrenal insufficiency by parent-designated adults. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)

4. SHB 1351 - Adjusting age requirements for accessing the early childhood education and assistance program. (Remote Testimony Available).

Early Learning & K-12 Education 3/20/2025 10:30 AM Senate Full Committee Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg Olympia, WA
Public Hearing: Bills to be determined. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. 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

Environment, Energy & Technology 3/18/2025 1:30 PM Senate Full Committee Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg Olympia, WA
Public Hearing: 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 3/19/2025 8:00 AM Senate Full Committee Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg Olympia, WA
Public Hearing: 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 3/21/2025 10:30 AM Senate Full Committee Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg Olympia, WA
Public Hearing: 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
3/18/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1114 - Concerning the respiratory care interstate compact. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SHB 1824 - Concerning inspections for accredited birthing centers. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SHB 1811 - Enhancing crisis response services through co-response integration and support. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SHB 1186 - Expanding the situations in which medications can be dispensed or delivered from hospitals and health care entities. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. E2SHB 1686 - Creating a health care entity registry. (Remote Testimony Available).

Health & Long-Term Care
3/20/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. ESHB 1291 - Concerning cost sharing for maternity services. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. EHB 1382 - Modernizing the all payers claim database. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. HB 1640 - Placing licenses issued in chapters 18.71B and 18.71C RCW under the authority of the uniform disciplinary act. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SHB 1784 - Concerning certified medical assistants. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. ESHB 1718 - Concerning well-being programs for certain health care professionals. (Remote Testimony Available).

Health & Long-Term Care
3/21/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. ESHB 1531 - Preserving the ability of public officials to address communicable diseases. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. HB 1755 - Exempting elective percutaneous coronary intervention performed in certain hospitals owned or operated by a state entity from certificate of need requirements. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. ESHB 1971 - Increasing access to prescription hormone therapy. (Remote Testimony Available).

Higher Education & Workforce Development
3/17/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Washington public higher education tuition and state funding policy.

Public Hearing: 2SHB 1587 - Encouraging local government partner promise scholarship programs within the opportunity scholarship program. (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
3/20/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. 2SHB 1273 - Improving student access to dual credit programs. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SHB 1486 - Adding a student member to the state board for community and technical colleges. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)

Housing
3/19/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. EHB 1217 - 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).

2. 2SHB 1696 - Modifying the covenant homeownership program. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SHB 1899 - Concerning the homelessness point-in-time count. (Remote Testimony Available).

Housing
3/21/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. EHB 1191 - Concerning removing vehicle titles from manufactured homes. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. HB 1760 - Removing barriers for organizations selling manufactured homes to low-income households. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. HB 1003 - Addressing service of notice by mail in cases involving forcible entry and forcible and unlawful detainer.

2. HB 1075 - Expanding housing supply by supporting the ability of public housing authorities to finance affordable housing developments.

3. E2SHB 1096 - Increasing housing options through lot splitting.

4. SHB 1353 - Establishing a self-certification program for accessory dwelling unit project permit applications.

5. 3SHB 1491 - Promoting transit-oriented housing development.

6. SHB 1621 - Authorizing superior courts to appoint housing court commissioners.

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

Human Services
3/17/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1028 - Addressing child exposure to violence. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. HB 1130 - Concerning utilization of developmental disabilities waivers. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SHB 1171 - Exempting attorney higher education employees from certain mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. ESHB 1385 - Concerning fingerprint background check on applicants. (Remote Testimony Available).

Human Services
3/18/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. E2SHB 1131 - Concerning clemency and pardons. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. EHB 1185 - Concerning membership on the correctional industries advisory committee. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. ESHB 1233 - Concerning work programs for incarcerated persons. (Remote Testimony Available).

Human Services
3/19/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. 2SHB 1391 - Improving developmentally appropriate alternatives for youth outside the formal court process. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. E2SHB 1232 - Concerning private detention facilities. (Remote Testimony Available).

Labor & Commerce
3/17/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1275 - 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. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. 2SHB 1788 - Concerning workers' compensation benefits. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. 2SHB 1524 - Concerning workplace standards and requirements applicable to employers of isolated employees. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SHB 1821 - Expanding the definition of "interested party" for the purposes of prevailing wage laws. (Remote Testimony Available).

Labor & Commerce
3/18/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SGA 9112 - Mark S Lyon, Member, Public Employment Relations Commission.

2. EHB 1173 - Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. 2SHB 1162 - Concerning workplace violence in health care settings. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. ESHB 1875 - Allowing the use of paid sick leave to prepare for or participate in certain immigration proceedings. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SHB 1879 - Concerning meal and rest breaks for hospital workers. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. ESHB 1644 - Concerning the safety and health of working minors. (Remote Testimony Available).

Labor & Commerce
3/21/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Executive Session:

1. SGA 9188 - James R Vollendroff, Member, Liquor and Cannabis Board.

2. SGA 9186 - Henry E Farber, Member, Public Employment Relations Commission.

3. SGA 9203 - Peter Holmes, Member, Liquor and Cannabis Board.

4. SGA 9208 - Cami Feek, Director, Employment Security Department - Agency Head.

5. SGA 9218 - Joel Sacks, Director, Department of Labor and Industries - Agency Head.

6. SGA 9112 - Mark S Lyon, Member, Public Employment Relations Commission.

7. HB 1069 - Allowing collective bargaining over contributions for certain supplemental retirement benefits.

8. EHB 1874 - Requiring training for cosmetologists, barbers, estheticians, and hair designers on the care, styling, and treatment of textured hair.

9. HB 1275 - 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.

10. 2SHB 1788 - Concerning workers' compensation benefits.

11. 2SHB 1524 - Concerning workplace standards and requirements applicable to employers of isolated employees.

12. EHB 1173 - Concerning wages for journeypersons in high-hazard facilities.

13. 2SHB 1162 - Concerning workplace violence in health care settings.

14. ESHB 1875 - Allowing the use of paid sick leave to prepare for or participate in certain immigration proceedings.

15. SHB 1879 - Concerning meal and rest breaks for hospital workers.

16. SHB 1821 - Expanding the definition of "interested party" for the purposes of prevailing wage laws.

17. HB 1341 - Concerning the medical cannabis authorization database.

18. SHB 1105 - Exempting exclusive bargaining representatives for department of corrections employees from certain provisions related to coalition bargaining.

19. HB 1068 - Removing the exclusion from interest arbitration of Washington management service employees at the department of corrections.

Law & Justice
3/17/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1215 - Removing references to pregnancy from the model directive form under the natural death act. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. HB 1484 - Concerning exceptional sentences for offenses which result in the pregnancy of a victim of rape. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. HB 1457 - Requiring electronic monitoring of sexually violent predators granted conditional release. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SHB 1244 - Concerning training as an alternative to driver license suspension for the accumulation of certain traffic infractions. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. SHB 1205 - Prohibiting the knowing distribution of a forged digital likeness. (Remote Testimony Available).

Law & Justice
3/18/2025 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. ESHB 1620 - Concerning limitations in parenting plans. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. E2SHB 1174 - Concerning court interpreters. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. E2SHB 1440 - Concerning seizure and forfeiture procedures and reporting. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. HB 1731 - Regarding unclaimed property held by a museum or historical society. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. HB 1361 - Updating process service requirements. (Remote Testimony Available).

Law & Justice
3/20/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Executive Session:

1. HB 1046 - Protecting the vulnerable by providing immunity from civil liability for damage to a motor vehicle arising from the rescue of vulnerable persons or domestic animals.

2. HB 1112 - Removing the city residency requirement for judges pro tempore in municipalities with a population of more than 400,000 inhabitants.

3. ESHB 1149 - Preventing cruelty to animals.

4. HB 1007 - Concerning requisites of notice in small claims actions.

5. EHB 1052 - Clarifying a hate crime offense.

6. HB 1215 - Removing references to pregnancy from the model directive form under the natural death act.

7. HB 1484 - Concerning exceptional sentences for offenses which result in the pregnancy of a victim of rape.

8. HB 1457 - Requiring electronic monitoring of sexually violent predators granted conditional release.

9. SHB 1244 - Concerning training as an alternative to driver license suspension for the accumulation of certain traffic infractions.

10. SHB 1205 - Prohibiting the knowing distribution of a forged digital likeness.

11. ESHB 1620 - Concerning limitations in parenting plans.

12. E2SHB 1174 - Concerning court interpreters.

13. E2SHB 1440 - Concerning seizure and forfeiture procedures and reporting.

14. HB 1731 - Regarding unclaimed property held by a museum or historical society.

15. HB 1361 - Updating process service requirements.

Local Government
3/17/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. ESHB 1201 - Identifying accommodations allowing pets in an emergency or extreme weather event. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. ESHB 1688 - Concerning electric security alarm systems. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SHB 1576 - Concerning the designation of historic landmarks by cities. (Remote Testimony Available).

Local Government 3/20/2025 1:30 PM Senate Full Committee Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg Building Olympia, WA
Public Hearing: 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

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
3/18/2025 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. EHB 1628 - Creating the fire service policy board. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. HB 1633 - Concerning prime contractor bidding submission requirements on public works contracts. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. SHB 1606 - Concerning state employee access to peer-reviewed journals. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. HB 1631 - Establishing the state marine forest. (Remote Testimony Available).

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
3/21/2025 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Executive Session:

1. HB 1012 - Authorizing the women's commission to solicit gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources.

2. HB 1013 - Concerning exemption of certain personnel of the department of social and health services from civil service.

3. HB 1222 - Concerning public inspection and copying of proprietary financial and security information submitted to or obtained by the gambling commission.

4. HB 1372 - Modifying provisions on joint legislative audit and review committee studies.

5. HB 1759 - Designating the twelfth day of December as the day of the 12s.

6. EHB 1628 - Creating the fire service policy board.

7. HB 1633 - Concerning prime contractor bidding submission requirements on public works contracts.

8. SHB 1606 - Concerning state employee access to peer-reviewed journals.

9. HB 1631 - Establishing the state marine forest.

Transportation
3/17/2025 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Washington State Ferries updates.

Public Hearing:

1. SHB 1264 - Concerning the salaries of ferry system collective bargaining units. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. ESHB 1923 - Increasing the availability of passenger-only ferries by establishing the mosquito fleet act. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. HB 1511 - Concerning Washington state ferries captains.

2. SHB 1371 - Concerning parking privileges for veterans.

3. ESHB 1439 - Modifying motor vehicle and driver licensing laws to align with federal definitions, making technical corrections, and streamlining requirements.

Transportation 3/18/2025 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
3/20/2025 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session:

1. Advanced Clean Trucks regulations.

Washington State Department of Ecology.
Climate Solutions.
Washington trucking associations.

2. Palouse River and Coulee City rail system updates.

Public Hearing: To be determined.

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

Ways & Means
3/18/2025 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SHB 1791 - Increasing the flexibility of existing funding sources to fund public safety and other facilities by modifying the local real estate excise tax. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. SB 5787 - Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account for declared catastrophic events. (Remote Testimony Available).

3. HB 1389 - Extending the expiration date for reporting requirements on timber purchases. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. SSB 5400 - Supporting local news journalism. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session: HB 1060 - Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content.

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

Ways & Means
3/20/2025 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: The Antio court decision.

Public Hearing: Bills to be determined.

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

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