CAAA Legislative Update 2023 Week 13

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April 7, 2023

2023 Legislative Update Week 13

Scheduled to end Sunday, April 23rd, the 2023 legislative session in Olympia is quickly coming to a close. Some of our bills have been signed into law, yet as another cutoff takes place Wednesday, April 12th, the position of our remaining priority bills means there is still work to do.

The Free School Meals for All bill, Engrossed 2nd Substitute House Bill 1238, needs a pull to the floor for a Senate vote. Likewise for the The Firearms Safety bill, Substitute House Bill 1240.

Sadly, a few seem to be done this year including the Evergreen Basic Income Pilot Program, House Bill 1045, would have supplied 2 years of rental assistance for those who qualify.

There is still time to communicate with the Representatives and Senators. Find information on our website or at this link about the legislative process or use the Legislative Hotline, 1-800-562-6000, to leave comment about a bill.

House Bills

House Bill Number

Title & Description

Status

HB 1002

Increasing the penalty for hazing

Sponsor: Rep. Levitt

Status: Passed House and Senate

HB 1004

Suicide Prevention Efforts

Effect: Installs signs near bridges to deter jumping

Sponsor: Abbarno

Status: Passed House and Senate

2SHB 1009

Military Spouse Employment

Effect: Eliminates employment contract termination penalty when service member receives permanent change of station

Sponsor: Leavitt

Status: Progressed to Senate Rules Committee

SHB 1012

Extreme weather response

Effect: Designates funds to localities for response costs

Sponsor: Leavitt

Status: Did not pass Senate Ways & Means Committee before the April 4th cutoff. Appears dead this session

2SHB 1013

Regional apprenticeship programs

Effect: New regional apprenticeship program between educational service districts and OSPI

Sponsor: Maycumber

Status Passed to Senate Rules Committee

SHB 1015

Paraeducator minimum employment

Effect: Revises minimum employment requirements for paraeducators

Sponsor: Santos

Status: Awaiting Governor for signature into law

HB 1017

Cosmetologists licensure

Effect: Expedites licensure for commercial hair designers, barbers, estheticians or manicurists

Sponsor: Ryu

Status: Sent to Governor for signature

ESHB 1019

Pesticide Advisory Board

Effect: Creates a formal and permanent advisory board

Sponsor: Dent

Status: Passed to Senate Rules

2SHB 1032

Wildfire risk mitigation

Effect: Best practice management for utilities to mitigate wildfire risk

Sponsor: Dent

Status: Senate Ways & Means Committee

SHB 1045

The Evergreen Basic Income Pilot Program

Effect: Creates a pilot program to provide 2 years of monthly payments equal to 100% of fair market rent for a two-bedroom dwelling in the county of residence

Sponsor: Berry

Status: Did not pass House Appropriations Committee before Aril 4th cutoff. Appears dead this session

ESHB 1048

Enhancing he Washington voting rights act

Effect: Political subdivisions may take corrective action to change election
systems to remedy a potential violation of the Washington Voting Rights Act

Sponsor: Mena

Status: Passed House and Senate

SHB 1147

Concerning the capital budget

Companion bill: SSB 5200

Effect: Makes 2023-25 capital budget appropriations and supplemental 21-23 capital budget appropriations

Sponsor: Tharinger

Status: Passed Capital Budget Committee to Rules Committee

Companion bill in House Rules Committee

E2SHB 1189

Concerning the release of incarcerated individuals from total confinement prior to the expiration of a sentence

Effect: Modifies the membership of the Clemency and Pardons Board (CPB). Establishes
a process for qualifying persons to petition the CPB for conditional commutations. It also requires the
CPB to recommend to the Governor that conditional commutations be granted in certain circumstances. Will authorize the Department of Corrections (DOC) to supervise persons granted conditional commutations. Expands the eligibility criteria and modifies electronic monitoring requirements for persons granted extraordinary medical placement by the DOC

Sponsor: Hackney

Status: Failed to pass out of Senate Ways & Means Committee before April 4th cutoff. Appears dead this session

2SHB 1204

Implementing the family connections program

Effect: Makes the Family Connections program permanent

Sponsor: Callan

Status: Passed to Senate Rules Committee

SHB 1207

Concerning harassments, bullying, intimidation and discrimination in schools

Effect: Procedures and policies to prevent and respond to harassment in schools

Sponsor: Senn

Status: Passed House and Senate

HB 1232

College Bound Scholarship

Effect: Increasing scholarship capacity

Sponsor: Bergquist

Status: Senate Ways & Means Committee

E2SHB 1238

Free school meals

Effect: provides all public school students with meals at no charge

Sponsor: Riccelli

Status: Senate Ways & Means Committee

SHB 1240

Firearm safety

Effect: Restricts assault-style weapons

Sponsor: Peterson

Status: Senate Rules Committee

SHB 1250

Low-income home rehabilitation program

Effect: Modifies the low-income home rehabilitation program

Sponsor: Steele

Status: Senate Ways & Means Committee

SHB 1289

Washington state Opportunity Scholarship program

Effect: expands program capacity and access

Sponsor: Reed

Status: Passed House and Senate

EHB 1324

Concerning scoring of prior juvenile offenses in sentencing calculations

Effect: Requires courts to grant resentencing hearing if a sentence included prior juvenile dispositions in the calculation.

Sponsor: Hackney

Status: Senate Rules Committee

2SHB 1470

Concerning private detention facilities

Effect: Creates a private right of action and civil penalties for violations of laws related to private detention
facilities. Specifies conditions for the operations of private detention facilities.
Requires state and local agencies to inspect private detention facilities for compliance with food, workplace conditions, water and air quality, and performance audits. Makes private detention facilities subject to the Public Records Act

Sponsor: Ortiz-Self

Status: Passed to Senate Rules

2SHB 1474

Creating the covenant homeownership account
and program to address the history of housing
discrimination due to racially restrictive real
estate covenants in Washington state.

Effect: requires the Department of Commerce to
contract with the Washington State Housing Finance Commission to create one or more special
purpose credit programs to provide down payment and closing cost assistance to one or more
economically disadvantaged classes of persons identified in a CHP study

Sponsor: Ramel

Status: Passed House and Senate

E2SHB 1541

Establishing the Nothing About Us Without Us Act

Effect: requires statutory group membership of a diversity of people with direct lived experience from underrepresented populations when examining an identified issue

Sponsor: Farivar

Status: Failed to pass Senate Ways & Means Committee before April 4th cutoff. Appears dead this session

2SHB 1559

Establishing the student basic needs at colleges/universities

Effect: Establishes a student basic needs taskforce on campus to help students connect with public benefits
resources for which they are eligible, a meal voucher program to provide free/low cost meals at dining
halls, and navigators on all community college campuses to help SNAP eligible students connect with
SNAP and the BFET program which helps students have transportation vouchers, ESL classes, and
other support needed to complete their CTC degrees/programs/certifications.

Sponsor: Entenman

Status: Senate Rules Committee

SHB 1658

Authorizing public high school students to earn elective credit for paid work experience

Effect: Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, public high school students age 16 years and older may earn elective high school credit through paid work experience.

Sponsor: Shavers

Status: Passed House and Senate

Senate Bills

Senate Bill Number

Title & Description

Status

SSB 5003

Increasing the number of judges in Snohomish county

Sponsor: Lovick

Status: Signed into law

SSB 5005

Real Property

Effect: concerning heir property

Sponsor: Pedersen

Status: Signed into law

SSB 5006

Firearm rights waiver

Effect: clarifying waiver of firearm rights

Sponsor: Pedersen

Status: Passed House and Senate

SB 5015

Productivity Board

Effect: Reestablishes the board

Sponsor: Fortunato

Status: Passed to House Rules Committee

SB 5019

Classified staff & student safety

Effect: change in definition for funding considerations

Sponsor: Wellman

Status: House Rules Committee

SB 5020

Elementary education age

Effect: children beginning school at age six

Sponsor: Wellman

Status: Failed to progress before the April 4th cutoff. Appears dead this session

SB 5023

Roadside Safety

Effect: Makes safety provisions for tow trucks

Sponsor: Wilson

Status: Signed into law

SSB 5025

DOC technology systems

Effect: Changes to DOC offender information system

Sponsor: Dozier

Status: Failed to pass out of House Appropriations Committee. Bill appears dead this session.

SSB 5028

Name changes

Effect: Revising the process for name changes

Sponsor: Pedersen

Status: Signed into law

SB 5032

Felony DUI lookback

Effect: Lookback of 15 years and creation of a drug offender sentencing alternative

Sponsor: Padden

Status: Failed to pass committee before March 29th cutoff. Appears dead this session

SSB 5033

Custodial sexual misconduct reclassification / penalties

Sponsor: Padden

Status: Signed into law

SB 5041

Federal motor carrier safety admin compliance

Sponsor: Lovick

Status: Signed into law

E2SSB 5045

Accessory dwelling incentives

Effect: property tax exemption for rental of accessory dwelling to low-income households

Sponsor: Kuderer

Status: Passed House and Senate

2SSB 5046

Concerning postconviction access to counsel

Effect: Directs the Office of Public Defense to study the barriers to providing postconviction counsel to indigent persons and provide counsel for youth under age 25, youth or
adults with sentences in excess of 120 months, youth or adults with
disabilities, and youth or adults with limited English proficiency

Sponsor: Saldana

Status: Passed House Appropriations Committee to Rules

E2SSB 5112

Updating processes related to voter registration

Effect: Provides that a person who applies for, renews, or updates an enhanced driver's license or enhanced state identification card at the Department of Licensing (DOL) is automatically registered to vote, and they may subsequently decline to register in writing, rather than being given the opportunity to decline to register to vote while at the DOL

Sponsor: Hunt

Status: Passed to House Rules Committee

SHB 5114

Supporting adults with lived experience of sex trafficking

Effect: Creates a program for healing, support and transition services for adults with lived experience of sex trafficking

Sponsor: C. Wilson

Status: Passed to House Rules Committee

2SSB 5128

Concerning jury diversity

Effect: Requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to collect data on juror demographics and establish a
childcare assistance program workgroup. Provide additional compensation for jurors who qualify for means-tested state-run benefits programs. Permits electronic service of jury service summons.

Sponsor: Trudeau

Status: Passed to House Rules

2SSB 5225

Working Connections expansion

Effect: Expands Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) eligibility to include child care employees who have incomes up to 85 percent of the state median income and waives their copayment to the extent
allowable. Directs the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to establish and implement
policies to allow WCCC eligibility for families with children who in the last six months have a parent or
guardian participating in a specialty or therapeutic court. Prohibits DCYF from considering the
immigration status of a WCCC applicant or consumer's child when determining eligibility.

Sponsor: Wilson, C.

Status: Passed to House Rules Committee

SSB 5235

Accessory dwelling units

Sponsor: Shewmake

Status: House Rules Committee

SSB 5238

Expanding collective bargaining

Companion bill: SHB 1291

Effect: Collective bargaining for employees of public higher education

Sponsor: Saldana

Status: Passed to House and Senate

Companion bill: Senate Rules Committee

E2SSB 5243

Higher education planning

Effect: addresses post high school education planning or training

Sponsor: Wellman

Status Passed to House Rules

SSB 5256

Child welfare housing assistance program

Effect: Permanent expansion of the program

Sponsor: Saldana

Status: Passed to House Rules Committee

ESSB 5257

Daily recess for elementary students

Effect: Establishes daily recess guidelines

Sponsor: Nobles

Status: Passed both House and Senate

2SSB 5268

Public works procurement

Effect: Increase equity in public works procurement

Sponsor: Hasegawa

Status: Passed to House Rules Committee

SSB 5366

Preventing utility shutoffs for nonpayment during extreme heat.

Companion bill: ESHB 1329

Sponsor: Nguyen

Status: Died in Senate Rules Committee

Companion bill: Passed to Senate Rules Committee

SB 5629

Concerning Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C screening and health care services

Effect: Primary care providers shall offer a Hepatitis B screening test and a
Hepatitis C screening test to any patient receiving patient care services

Sponsor: Conway

Status: Failed to pass out of House Health Care & Wellness Committee. Appears dead this session