House Legislative Meeting Schedule for the Week of 2/16

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House Legislative Meeting Schedule for the Week of 2/16

Monday, February 16, 2026
Time Committee Location
9:00 AM HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
Presidents' Day
10:00 AM SENATE SESSION/CAUCUS

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Time Committee Location
9:00 AM HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
10:00 AM SENATE SESSION/CAUCUS

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Time Committee Location
8:00 AM Agriculture & Natural Resources (H) House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
Civil Rights & Judiciary (H) House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
Labor & Workplace Standards (H) House Hearing Rm D and Virtual
Local Government (H) House Hearing Rm E and Virtual
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans (H) House Hearing Rm C and Virtual
9:55 AM PRO FORMA HOUSE SESSION
10:00 AM Environment & Energy (H) House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
10:30 AM Community Safety (H) House Hearing Rm D and Virtual
Education (H) House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
Housing (H) House Hearing Rm C and Virtual
12:30 PM SENATE POSSIBLE SESSION/CAUCUS
1:30 PM Consumer Protection & Business (H) House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
Early Learning & Human Services (H) House Hearing Rm D and Virtual
Health Care & Wellness (H) House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
Postsecondary Education & Workforce (H) House Hearing Rm C and Virtual
State Government & Tribal Relations (H) House Hearing Rm E and Virtual
4:00 PM Appropriations (H) House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
Transportation (H) House Hearing Rm B and Virtual

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Thursday, February 19, 2026
Time Committee Location
8:00 AM Community Safety (H) House Hearing Rm D and Virtual
Education (H) House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
Environment & Energy (H) House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
Housing (H) House Hearing Rm C and Virtual
10:30 AM HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
Day of Remembrance
12:30 PM PRO FORMA SENATE SESSION
1:30 PM Capital Budget (H) House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
Finance (H) House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
4:00 PM Appropriations (H) House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
Transportation (H) House Hearing Rm B and Virtual

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Friday, February 20, 2026
Time Committee Location
8:00 AM Consumer Protection & Business (H) House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
Early Learning & Human Services (H) House Hearing Rm D and Virtual
Health Care & Wellness (H) House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
State Government & Tribal Relations (H) House Hearing Rm E and Virtual
9:55 AM PRO FORMA HOUSE SESSION
10:30 AM Agriculture & Natural Resources (H) House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
Civil Rights & Judiciary (H) House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
Labor & Workplace Standards (H) House Hearing Rm D and Virtual
Local Government (H) House Hearing Rm E and Virtual
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans (H) House Hearing Rm C and Virtual
12:30 PM PRO FORMA SENATE SESSION/POSSIBLE CAUCUS
1:30 PM Finance (H) House Hearing Rm A and Virtual

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Agriculture & Natural Resources
2/18/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: SB 5919 - Encouraging fire districts and insurance providers to develop voluntary incentives to promote best practices. (Remote Testimony Available).


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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
2/20/2026 10:30 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: HEAL Act Implementation Update from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resources.


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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Appropriations
2/18/2026 4:00 PM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5109 - Concerning the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   ESSB 5500 - Modernizing reimbursement rates for the working connections child care program. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Defining the cost of quality child care for the biennial survey.) (Remote Testimony Available).



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Appropriations
2/19/2026 4:00 PM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: SB 6103 - Making payments for services provided by a rural emergency hospital subject to appropriation. (Remote Testimony Available).


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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


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Capital Budget
2/19/2026 1:30 PM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Fish Passage and Barrier Prioritization.


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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Civil Rights & Judiciary
2/18/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   ESSB 6002 - Concerning driver privacy protections. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   ESSB 5993 - Concerning lowering the interest rate for medical debt. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SSB 5720 - Enacting the uniform consumer debt default judgments act. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   SB 6011 - Concerning the authority of court of appeals bailiffs to assess threats to court of appeals judicial officers and staff members. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Civil Rights & Judiciary
2/20/2026 10:30 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   ESSB 5865 - Concerning garnishment forms. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SSB 5169 - Concerning testimony of children. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SSB 5886 - Concerning personality rights. (Remote Testimony Available).



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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


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Community Safety
2/18/2026 10:30 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   ESB 5068 - Concerning agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and general or limited authority law enforcement, extending eligibility for employment to all United States citizens or persons legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   2ESSB 5268 - Imposing community custody after a conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   ESB 5272 - 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. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   ESB 5286 - Concerning policing costs driven by proximity to state hospitals. (Remote Testimony Available).
5.   SSB 5855 - Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers. (Remote Testimony Available).



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Community Safety
2/19/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SSB 5067 - Concerning impaired driving. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   2ESSB 5105 - Concerning sexually explicit depictions of minors. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   ESSB 5436 - Interfering with access to a place of religious worship. (Remote Testimony Available).



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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


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Consumer Protection & Business
2/18/2026 1:30 PM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: ESB 5280 - Protecting consumers of virtual currency kiosks. (Remote Testimony Available).


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Consumer Protection & Business
2/20/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Emerging Issues in Consumer Protection.


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 & Human Services
2/18/2026 1:30 PM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: SB 5957 - Concerning the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs advisory committee. (Remote Testimony Available).


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Early Learning & Human Services
2/20/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Executive Session: SB 5957 - Concerning the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs advisory committee.


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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Education
2/18/2026 10:30 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: SSB 5240 - Concerning anaphylaxis medications in schools. (Remote Testimony Available).


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Education
2/19/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: Senate bills referred to committee.


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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


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Environment & Energy
2/18/2026 10:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: SB 6013 - Updating terminology related to ski areas and winter sports activities. (Remote Testimony Available).


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Environment & Energy
2/19/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Executive Session: SB 6013 - Updating terminology related to ski areas and winter sports activities.


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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Finance
2/19/2026 1:30 PM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: ESSB 5252 - Removing the acreage limit on the property tax exemption for nonprofit public assembly halls and meeting places. (Remote Testimony Available).


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Finance
2/20/2026 1:30 PM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   HB 2730 - Clarifying the metric for judging the effectiveness of aerospace tax preferences. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   HB 2713 - Imposing a business and occupation tax surcharge on the operators of private detention facilities. (Remote Testimony Available).



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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


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Health Care & Wellness
2/18/2026 1:30 PM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5915 - Concerning the health technology assessment program. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SSB 6036 - Exempting certain former foster care providers from adult family home licensure. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SJM 8002 - Concerning Medicare. (Remote Testimony Available).



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Health Care & Wellness
2/20/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SB 5877 - Making a technical correction to the surcharges authorized for certified anesthesiologist assistants. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5904 - Concerning the use of nursing titles. (Remote Testimony Available).



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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


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Housing
2/18/2026 10:30 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: ESSB 5937 - Concerning the use of a smart access system in a residential property subject to the residential landlord-tenant act. (Remote Testimony Available).


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Housing
2/19/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: SSB 5938 - Concerning the foreclosure prevention fee. (Remote Testimony Available).


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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


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Labor & Workplace Standards
2/18/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SSB 5874 - Concerning employers' information reporting for purposes of unemployment compensation. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SSB 5972 - Expanding the definition of uniformed personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration. (Remote Testimony Available).



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Labor & Workplace Standards
2/20/2026 10:30 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SSB 6014 - Concerning pregnancy-related accommodations. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SSB 6039 - Modernizing methods of communications by the department of labor and industries. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   ESB 6058 - Adding discretion to wage enforcement actions. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)
4.   SB 6136 - Promoting transparency in certain industrial insurance rate increases. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)
5.   SB 6188 - Concerning the department of labor and industries' authority to enact rules related to regulating asbestos training. (Remote Testimony Available). (If measure is referred to committee.)



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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


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Local Government
2/18/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: ESSB 5552 - Concerning the creation of building codes for kit homes. (Remote Testimony Available).


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Local Government
2/20/2026 10:30 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Possible Executive Session: ESSB 5552 - Concerning the creation of building codes for kit homes.


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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Postsecondary Education & Workforce
2/18/2026 1:30 PM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: Senate bills referred to committee.


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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


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State Government & Tribal Relations
2/18/2026 1:30 PM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   SCR 8406 - Reestablishing the joint select committee on civic health. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5892 - Concerning protection of the voter registration database. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   SB 5863 - Concerning the preservation and inspection of state historical records. (Remote Testimony Available).



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



State Government & Tribal Relations
2/20/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: SSB 5825 - Authorizing the Washington state leadership board to solicit gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources. (Remote Testimony Available).


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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


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Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
2/18/2026 8:00 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   ESB 5649 - Creating a Washington state supply chain competitiveness infrastructure program. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   SB 5420 - Ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses. (Remote Testimony Available).



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
2/20/2026 10:30 AM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Executive Session: SB 5420 - Ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses.


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
2/18/2026 4:00 PM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
1.   ESB 5081 - Revising the provisions around unattended motor vehicles. (Remote Testimony Available).
2.   ESSB 5203 - Ensuring connectivity for Washington wildlife through safe passages. (Remote Testimony Available).
3.   ESB 5581 - Implementing safe system approach strategies for active transportation infrastructure. (Remote Testimony Available).
4.   ESB 5705 - Improving traffic safety by modifying penalty amounts for certain traffic infractions. (Remote Testimony Available).



See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



Transportation
2/19/2026 4:00 PM
House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B and Virtual
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: Senate bills referred to committee.


See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/house 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



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