Agenda Update; Senate Ways & Means

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Added to Public Hearing: EHB 2179, E2SHB 1974, SHB 2650, ESHB 2442, and E2SHB 2523.
Added to Executive Session: HB 2124 and HB 2610.

Ways & Means - 2/26/2026 1:30 PM

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED ON 2/19/2026 AT 4:32 PM

Public Hearing:

1. E2SHB 2034 - Concerning termination and restatement of plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system. (Remote Testimony Available).

2. EHB 2179 - 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. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning membership in the public employees' retirement system for port workers who participate in a federal railroad retirement plan.) (Remote Testimony Available).

3. 2ESHB 1210 - Concerning targeted urban area tax preferences. (Remote Testimony Available).

4. ESHB 1408 - Establishing funding for community preservation and development authorities approved through RCW 43.167.060. (Remote Testimony Available).

5. E2SHB 1974 - Establishing land banking authorities. (Remote Testimony Available).

6. SHB 2650 - Concerning notifications and effective dates for department of revenue administration of certain excise taxes. (Remote Testimony Available).

7. ESHB 2442 - Providing local governments tax resources and fund flexibility. (Remote Testimony Available).

8. E2SHB 2523 - Concerning the community reinvestment program. (Remote Testimony Available).

Executive Session:

1. SB 6003 - Concerning the capital budget.

2. HB 2441 - Concerning medical insurance premium reimbursements for surviving spouses of line of duty deaths.

3. HB 2124 - Concerning the threshold for payment of a lump sum retirement allowance in lieu of a monthly benefit.

4. SHB 2133 - Making the property tax exemption for multipurpose senior citizen centers permanent.

5. HB 2610 - Ensuring nonprofit housing providers qualify for a property tax exemption when the property is temporarily used for certain community purposes other than affordable housing.

Possible other business.

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