Senate Legislative Meeting Schedule for the Week of 1/19

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Senate Legislative Meeting Schedule for the Week of 1/19

Monday, January 19, 2026
Time Committee Location
10:30 AM HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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, January 20, 2026
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, January 21, 2026
Time Committee Location
8:00 AM Business, Trade & Economic Development (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

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Thursday, January 22, 2026
Time Committee Location
8:00 AM Business, Trade & Economic Development (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, January 23, 2026
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
1/19/2026 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Lake Washington salmon predation.

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5838 - Adding a tribal member to the board of natural resources. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5960 - Restoring and sustaining healthy ungulate populations. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6097 - Adding federally recognized Indian tribes to the list of entities that may participate in the conservation futures 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

Agriculture & Natural Resources
1/22/2026 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Commercial shellfish fee assessment.

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5778 - Addressing maple syrup processing operations. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5971 - Establishing a green fertilizer incentive program to support the production and adoption of low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer in Washington state. (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


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Business, Trade & Economic Development
1/21/2026 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   Washington State Gambling Commission: Squaxin Island Tribe Gaming Compact Amendment.
2.   SB 5831 - Enacting the uniform mortgage modification act. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6031 - Enhancing public safety and enforcement of crimes that impact insurance. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 6040 - Concerning the manner and method for receiving promotional entries. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SB 6178 - Prohibiting the post-loss assignment of benefits in property insurance. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)


Executive Session:
1.   SB 5871 - Regulating motor vehicle glass repair claims.
2.   SB 5928 - Concerning wildfire risk models and score disclosure.



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, Trade & Economic Development
1/22/2026 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Strengthening Washington’s Statewide Visitor Economy: Tourism Investment & Competitiveness, Self-Assessment Advisory Group Recommendations, and Policy Framework.

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 6061 - Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism promotion. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5844 - Concerning the delivery, execution, acceptance, and provisions of individual storage space rental agreements and modifying the use of individual storage spaces after notice of termination or nonrenewal of rental agreements. (Remote Testimony Available).


Executive Session:
1.   SB 5831 - Enacting the uniform mortgage modification act.
2.   SB 6031 - Enhancing public safety and enforcement of crimes that impact insurance.
3.   SB 6040 - Concerning the manner and method for receiving promotional entries.



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


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Early Learning & K-12 Education
1/20/2026 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 6052 - Establishing a statewide digital transcript data-sharing environment. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 6051 - Providing flexibility to school districts by authorizing school district waivers. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 5907 - Expanding access to the early childhood education and assistance program for military families. (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

Early Learning & K-12 Education
1/21/2026 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5918 - Providing funding for school materials, supplies, and operating costs. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5951 - Expanding access to albuterol in public and private schools. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 5992 - Creating the youth development fund account to increase access to positive youth development programs. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 6042 - Requiring the creation and maintenance of school maps in safe school plans. (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
1/22/2026 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 6078 - Providing prelicensing supports to individuals interested in becoming a licensed child care provider. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 6089 - Increasing coordination and alignment throughout the P20W system. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 5859 - Expanding opportunities for competency-based assessments in graduation pathway options. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 5861 - Encouraging community representation in education. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SB 6065 - Concerning school district transportation vehicle funds. (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


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Environment, Energy & Technology
1/20/2026 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: SB 5984 - Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots. (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

Environment, Energy & Technology
1/21/2026 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   ESSB 5466 - Improving reliability and capacity of the electric transmission system in Washington state. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 6124 - Assessing the feasibility of developing an affordability index for appliances sold into Washington state. (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

Environment, Energy & Technology
1/23/2026 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: Bills to be determined.

Executive Session: 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


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Health & Long-Term Care
1/20/2026 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5845 - Modernizing and clarifying timely payment requirements for health carriers. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5916 - Concerning nonopioid drugs for the treatment of pain. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6102 - Aligning the quality assurance fee for the ambulance transport fund with federal regulations. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 6071 - Standardizing overpayment recovery requirements. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SB 6103 - Making payments for services provided by a rural emergency hospital subject to appropriation. (Remote Testimony Available).
6.   SB 6159 - Strengthening public hospitals. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)



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

Health & Long-Term Care
1/22/2026 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5985 - Concerning endometriosis. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5867 - Partnering with a mobile pregnancy application to improve maternal and infant health. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6019 - Improving the functioning of home care rate statutes. (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

Health & Long-Term Care
1/23/2026 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Dental workforce.

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 6138 - Requiring a multiprovider system be used for dental procedures where a patient is placed under deep sedation. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5899 - Creating a license endorsement to allow qualified licensed chiropractors to perform chiropractic diagnosis and adjustments on nonhuman animals. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6072 - Concerning veterinarian-client-patient relationships. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 6094 - Concerning facilities licensed to provide pediatric transitional care services. (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


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Higher Education & Workforce Development
1/19/2026 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Student complaints.

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5963 - Modifying funding for the passport to careers program and eligibility for the Washington college grant. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5978 - Establishing the Washington guaranteed admissions program and requiring student notifications. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6082 - Safeguarding student financial aid from fraud. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 6090 - Establishing the heritage orchard 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
1/22/2026 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Washington Student Achievement Council: Passport to Careers presentation.


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


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Housing
1/21/2026 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 6001 - Concerning scissor stair regulations in the state building code. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 6015 - Concerning permit-ready residential building plans. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6054 - Concerning unreasonable restrictions on wildfire home hardening practices in common interest communities. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 5470 - Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   ESB 5729 - Encouraging construction of affordable housing by streamlining the permitting process. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).


Executive Session:
1.   SB 5884 - Expanding the limited sales and use tax incentive program to encourage redevelopment of underutilized property.
2.   SB 5885 - Expanding opportunities for affordable housing developments on properties owned by religious organizations.
3.   SB 6018 - Concerning the housing finance commission.
4.   SB 6026 - Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones.
5.   SB 6027 - Modifying requirements and allowed uses for certain funding related to providing and maintaining affordable housing and related services.
6.   SB 6028 - Establishing a revolving loan fund for mixed-income affordable homeownership development.



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

Housing
1/23/2026 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 6069 - Encouraging permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, indoor emergency housing, and indoor emergency shelters. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 6091 - Prohibiting real estate brokers from marketing residential properties to an exclusive group of prospective buyers or real estate brokers. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6096 - Concerning delayed utility connection fees for residential construction. (Remote Testimony Available).


Executive Session: 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


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Human Services
1/19/2026 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5681 - Concerning the age at which clients of the developmental disabilities administration may receive employment and community inclusion services. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 6024 - Streamlining monitoring and oversight activities related to community residential service business providers. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6036 - Exempting certain former foster care providers from adult family home licensure. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 6063 - Correcting terminology to align the revised code of Washington with recent reorganization at the department of social and health services. (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

Human Services
1/20/2026 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Executive Session:
1.   SB 5873 - Concerning escorted leaves of absence for incarcerated individuals.
2.   SB 5895 - Providing an alternative condition for extraordinary medical placement for incarcerated individuals.
3.   SB 5911 - Strengthening the financial stability of persons in the care of the department of children, youth, and families.
4.   SB 5940 - Creating a housing assistance pilot program for youth enrolled in extended foster care.
5.   SB 5942 - Concerning the department of children, youth, and families accountability board.
6.   SB 5945 - Modifying the definition of persistent offender to exclude convictions for offenses committed by someone under the age of 18 and providing for resentencing.
7.   SB 5957 - Concerning the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs advisory committee.
8.   SB 5966 - Concerning medically tailored meals.



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

Human Services
1/21/2026 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5917 - Improving access to abortion medications. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 6080 - Concerning contracts between the United States and county and municipal jails for committing or confining individuals in federal custody. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6085 - Concerning the transparency in expenditures from the institutional welfare account. (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


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Labor & Commerce
1/19/2026 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5437 - Prohibiting noncompetition agreements and clarifying nonsolicitation agreements. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 6152 - Including physical and occupational therapists as attending providers for workers' compensation. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)
3.   SB 6058 - Adding discretion to wage enforcement actions. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 5944 - Concerning language access providers' collective bargaining. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SB 6039 - Modernizing methods of communications by the department of labor and industries. (Remote Testimony Available).
6.   SB 6117 - Concerning collective bargaining for employees not covered by the national labor relations act. (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

Labor & Commerce
1/20/2026 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Overview of the Department of Labor & Industries.

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 6045 - Placing agricultural employees under the jurisdiction of the public employment relations commission for the purpose of collective bargaining. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 6053 - Establishing labor protections for domestic workers. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 5852 - Concerning immigrant worker protections. (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

Labor & Commerce
1/23/2026 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5847 - Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 6067 - Concerning workers' compensation benefits. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 5882 - Concerning industrial insurance coverage for posttraumatic stress disorders affecting local correctional facility workers. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 5927 - Capping the rate of increase for future workers' compensation cost-of-living adjustments. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SB 6136 - Promoting transparency in certain industrial insurance rate increases. (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


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Law & Justice
1/19/2026 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5720 - Enacting the uniform consumer debt default judgments act. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5833 - Allowing pets in unattended motor vehicles under certain circumstances. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 5936 - Concerning prevention of and remedies for human trafficking. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 5993 - Prohibiting interest charges for new and unpaid medical debt. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SB 5735 - Establishing state standards for the labeling of imitation firearms sold inside Washington state. (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

Law & Justice
1/20/2026 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5925 - Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5906 - Establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6070 - Supporting the recovery of missing persons. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 6002 - Concerning driver privacy protections. (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

Law & Justice
1/22/2026 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Executive Session:
1.   SB 6011 - Concerning the authority of court of appeals bailiffs to assess threats to court of appeals judicial officers and staff members.
2.   SB 6009 - Concerning direct review of administrative decisions by the court of appeals.
3.   SB 5868 - Adding an additional superior court judge in Skagit county and in Yakima county.
4.   SB 5974 - Modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, town marshals, law enforcement agency volunteers, youth cadets, specially commissioned officers, and police matrons.
5.   SB 5720 - Enacting the uniform consumer debt default judgments act.
6.   SB 5833 - Allowing pets in unattended motor vehicles under certain circumstances.
7.   SB 5936 - Concerning prevention of and remedies for human trafficking.
8.   SB 5993 - Prohibiting interest charges for new and unpaid medical debt.
9.   SB 5735 - Establishing state standards for the labeling of imitation firearms sold inside Washington state.
10.   SB 5925 - Concerning the general powers and duties of the attorney general’s office.
11.   SB 5906 - Establishing data and personal safety protections within areas of public accommodation for all Washington residents.
12.   SB 6070 - Supporting the recovery of missing persons.
13.   SB 6002 - Concerning driver privacy protections.


Public Hearing:
1.   SJM 8014 - Requesting an investigation into the killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 6086 - Strengthening security for Washington state judicial officers and court personnel. (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


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Local Government
1/19/2026 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5820 - Concerning the responsibility of certain counties to include freight rail dependent use overlay as part of the transportation element of their comprehensive plan. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 6064 - Concerning the administration of the international fire code. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6077 - Concerning Washington's property assessment appeal procedures. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 6101 - Requiring coroners to be appointed rather than elected. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SB 6013 - Updating terminology related to ski areas and winter sports activities. (Remote Testimony Available).


Executive Session: SB 6066 - Establishing accident risk zones.


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

Local Government
1/22/2026 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: Bills to be determined.

Executive Session: 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


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State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
1/20/2026 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 6081 - Protecting Washingtonians from invasion of privacy, including the unauthorized disclosure of sex designation information and historic sex designation changes in official government records. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5902 - Concerning effective voter notifications and forms. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6034 - Concerning statutory establishment of the governor's office of Indian affairs. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 6035 - Ensuring access to voting services for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SB 5892 - Concerning protection of the voter registration database. (Remote Testimony Available).
6.   SB 5973 - Protecting the integrity of the state initiative and referendum process by requiring a demonstration of support before issuance of a ballot measure title and authorizing citizen actions for certain signature gatherer compensation violations. (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

State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
1/23/2026 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Executive Session:
1.   SB 6081 - Protecting Washingtonians from invasion of privacy, including the unauthorized disclosure of sex designation information and historic sex designation changes in official government records.
2.   SB 5892 - Concerning protection of the voter registration database.
3.   SB 5973 - Protecting the integrity of the state initiative and referendum process by requiring a demonstration of support before issuance of a ballot measure title and authorizing citizen actions for certain signature gatherer compensation violations.
4.   SB 5902 - Concerning effective voter notifications and forms.
5.   SB 6035 - Ensuring access to voting services for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters.
6.   SB 6034 - Concerning statutory establishment of the governor's office of Indian affairs.
7.   SB 5968 - Improving regulatory efficiency by integrating executive order 25-03, concerning permitting and licensing processes, into chapter 43.42A RCW.
8.   SB 5827 - Concerning the definition of a "qualifying discharge" for the Washington state veterans' preference program for civil service.


Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5853 - Protecting elected officials from political violence by creating the statewide emergency public official notification system. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5888 - Removing the requirement that women's commission members be subject to senate confirmation. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6123 - Concerning the protection of voluntary supplied personal information of local government employees. (Remote Testimony Available).



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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Transportation
1/19/2026 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SSB 5690 - Concerning actions of the department of transportation to notify utility owners of projects and seek federal funding for utility relocation costs. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   ESB 5746 - Creating an advisory committee on electric vehicle charger infrastructure property crime. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 5750 - Concerning fees for charging electrical vehicles at state facilities. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 6148 - Modifying the maximum terms of regional transit authority bond issues. (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

Transportation
1/20/2026 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session:
1.   Aircraft fuel pipeline resiliency.
2.   Impacts of recent flooding to the state highway system and the Department of Transportation response.



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

Transportation
1/22/2026 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Transportation investments supporting the World Cup.

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5829 - Addressing the issuance of confidential identification to investigators employed by the office of the attorney general. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5839 - Concerning county ferry district authority. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 5824 - Concerning fifth-wheel travel trailers. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 5864 - Concerning verification of motor vehicle insurance. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SB 6032 - Addressing vehicle loads on public highways. (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


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Ways & Means
1/19/2026 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5872 - Establishing the preK promise account. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5879 - Modifying joint legislative audit and review committee work plans to ensure efficient use of staff resources. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 6047 - Concerning statutory guidelines for the administration of state capital projects. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 5988 - Establishing fee authority for accreditation services provided to opioid treatment programs by the department of health. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SB 5923 - Concerning critical access hospital designations in Skagit county. (Remote Testimony Available).
6.   SB 5832 - Updating the arbitration fee collected for the new motor vehicle arbitration account. (Remote Testimony Available).
7.   SB 5970 - Making the property tax exemption for multipurpose senior citizen centers permanent. (Remote Testimony Available).
8.   SB 5994 - Preserving timber tax distributions for school districts with recent school district levy failures. (Remote Testimony Available).
9.   SB 5949 - Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state. (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

Ways & Means
1/20/2026 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5834 - Concerning payment of expenses from the earnings of retirement system trust funds. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5835 - Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 5883 - Concerning eligibility for membership in the school employees' benefits board programs during the second school year of employment. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 5905 - Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan, a union-sponsored defined benefit retirement plan, or another employer-funded private pension plan. (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

Ways & Means
1/22/2026 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: SB 6073 - Concerning membership of wildland or aviation firefighters in the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system. (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



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