Agenda Update; House Appropriations

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Added to Possible Executive Session:  E2SSB 5395, SB 5420, E2SSB 5496, SSB 5520, SSB 5827, ESSB 5845, E2SSB 5847, SSB 5862, SB 5868, SB 5877, ESB 5890, 2SSB 5968, 2SSB 5969, E2SSB 5981, E2SSB 6026, SSB 6034, SSB 6160, SSB 6184, ESSB 6210, ESB 6246, SSB 6248, SSB 6289, and ESSB 6302.
Appropriations - 3/2/2026 10:30 AM

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

REVISED ON 2/26/2026 AT 4:17 PM

Possible Executive Session:
1.   HB 2689 - Concerning the working connections child care program.
2.   E2SSB 5395 - Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process.
3.   SB 5420 - Ensuring access to state benefits and opportunities for veterans, uniformed service members, and military spouses.
4.   E2SSB 5496 - Preserving homeownership options by limiting excessive home buying by certain entities.
5.   SSB 5520 - Concerning the wrongly convicted persons act.
6.   SSB 5827 - Concerning the definition of a "qualifying discharge" for the Washington state veterans' preference program for civil service.
7.   ESSB 5845 - Modernizing and clarifying timely payment requirements for health carriers.
8.   E2SSB 5847 - Concerning access to medical care in workers' compensation.
9.   SSB 5862 - Providing a cost-of-living adjustment for plan 1 retirees of the teachers' retirement system and public employees' retirement system.
10.   SB 5868 - Adding an additional superior court judge in Skagit county and in Yakima county.
11.   SB 5877 - Making a technical correction to the surcharges authorized for certified anesthesiologist assistants.
12.   ESB 5890 - Addressing reckless driving in cases involving excessive speed.
13.   2SSB 5968 - Improving regulatory efficiency by integrating executive order 25-03, concerning permitting and licensing processes, into chapter 43.42A RCW.
14.   2SSB 5969 - Reducing duplication between high school and beyond plans and individualized education program transition plans.
15.   E2SSB 5981 - Concerning the 340B drug pricing program.
16.   E2SSB 6026 - Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones.
17.   SSB 6034 - Concerning statutory establishment of the governor's office of Indian affairs.
18.   SSB 6160 - Improving government efficiency related to reports by state agencies.
19.   SSB 6184 - Updating the office of homeless youth program provisions.
20.   ESSB 6210 - Concerning the health plan certification process.
21.   ESB 6246 - Concerning emissions from emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities under the climate commitment act.
22.   SSB 6248 - Addressing travel insurance.
23.   SSB 6289 - Creating a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan.
24.   ESSB 6302 - Concerning misclassification in the finishing trades on public works projects.


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