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Only 38 days remain in session; the next deadline for bills is April 2nd. This means active policy bills need to pass to either a fiscal committee or the Rules committee by this date. Our list has been updated to show those still moving.
Budget bills: This year, the Operating budget is House Bill 1198, Capital budget is House Bill 1216 and the Transportation budget is Senate Bill 5161
Use this list as a guide to communicate your concerns with your elected representatives. Contact legislators by email or the Legislative Hotline - 1-800-562-6000. Find information on our website or at this link about the legislative process. Committee hearings and floor action are televised via TVW both online, over-the-air and local cable channel.
CAAA Legislative Update: Week 10
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Bill Title
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Committee
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Hearing Info
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Bill Status
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Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Updates 20 year-old definitions and guidance to
ensure support for the work of children's advocacy centers in child abuse cases
Potential impact on community: Establishes statewide and regional peer review of child interviews as a means of quality assurance
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EHB 1052
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Ryu
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Hate Crime Offenses
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Senate Law & Justice committee
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Heard in committee
Needs a vote out of Senate committee
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Passed House 61-31. Now in Senate chamber /committee
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Companion to Senate Bill 5038
What this bill does: Modifies the conduct that constitutes a Hate Crime offense to include
when a person commits a specified act in whole or in part because of the
person's perception of another person's certain characteristics
Potential impact on community: Strengthens Hate Crime laws in combatting racism against people of color
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Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Expands and modifies the membership, compensation, and training
requirements for the Clemency and Pardons Board. Requires the Department of Corrections to supervise a person granted conditional commutation if community custody is a condition of the
commutation.
Potential impact on the community: Encourages additional voices on the Board and enhances public safety
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SHB 1272
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Callan
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Children in crisis program
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Senate Human Services committee
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Needs a hearing / vote out of Senate committee
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Passed House 95-0. Now in Senate chamber / committee
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Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Reauthorizes the Children and Youth Multisystem Care Coordinator - RCW. 43.06.535. Current position set to expire June 2025
Potential impact on community: Protections and resources for children of color in crisis
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Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Makes financial education instruction a graduation requirement in public schools
Potential affect on community: Knowledge of personal finance is critical to the economic well-being of students of color to navigate the complicated financial issues of modern life, including household budgets, consumer debt, loan applications and obligations, and successful retirement planning
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Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Amends rules regarding background checks for the licensing and screening of employees and volunteers under the national child protection act of 1993
Potential impact on the community: Fingerprints must be searched by the Washington state patrol prior to being forwarded to the federal bureau of investigation for a national search. In order to participate in this program qualified entities and federally recognized tribes must: (a) Notify the covered individual that: (i) They have the right to obtain a copy of their own state and federal criminal history record from the agency that conducted the fingerprint check within a specified amount of time determined by the qualified entity; (ii) They have the right to appeal the results of the criminal history record to challenge the accuracy or completion of information in the criminal history record
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Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Furthers digital equity and opportunity
Potential impact on community: The statewide broadband office is established to encourage, foster, develop, and improve affordable, quality broadband and digital equity within the state. Improves broadband accessibility and adoption for unserved and underserved communities and populations
Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Concerns family reconciliation services
Potential impact on community: Offers contracts to expand family reconciliation services in two regions on the west side and one on the east side of the Cascades
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2SHB 1524
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Obras
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Workplace standards / requirements for isolated employees
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Senate Labor & Commerce committee
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Heard in committee
Needs a vote out of Senate committee
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Passed House 86-10. Now in Senate chamber / committee
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Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Directs L&I must investigate if a complaint is filed or if L&I has reason to believe that an employer has committed a violation. Except when a violation is otherwise resolved, L&I must either issue a citation assessing a civil penalty or a closure letter
Potential impact on the community: Adds enforcement provisions to existing statutes related to isolated employees and authorizes the Department of Labor and Industries to investigate violations and assess penalties for willful violations. Modifies definitions and terminology in the existing statutes related to isolated employees
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Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Adopt by rule, minimum standards for degree-granting institutions
Potential impact on the community: Protects the public with rules that require that an institution operating in Washington when granting of degrees; quality of education, unfair business practices, financial stability, and other necessary measures to protect citizens of this state against substandard, fraudulent, or deceptive practices.
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ESHB 1620
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Taylor
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Limitations in parenting plans
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Senate Law & Justice committee
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Heard in committee
Needs a vote out of Senate committee
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Passed House 86-7. In Senate chamber / committee
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Companion bill? Senate Bill 5575
What this bill does: Creates the children's social equity land trust
Potential impact on the community: Amends provisions governing limitations a court may impose in a parenting plan on residential time with a child, decision-making authority, and dispute resolution by reorganizing language and making revisions and additions to substantive provisions
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Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Addressing the safety and health of working minors
Potential impact on the community: Issues citations to employers who violates minor employment rules
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2SHB 1696
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Taylor
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Modifying the covenant home ownership
program
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Senate Housing committee
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Heard in committee
Needs a vote out of Senate committee
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Passed House 57-39. In Senate chamber / committee
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Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Modifying the Covenant homeownership program
Potential impact on the community: Modifies the Covenant Homeownership Program by raising the area median income threshold for eligibility to 140 percent, authorizing full loan forgiveness under certain circumstances, and modifying one of the membership positions on the oversight committee
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Bill Title
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Committee
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Date Heard
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Status
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Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Creates an office of the family and children's ombuds within the office of the governor. Investigates, upon the ombud's own initiative or upon receipt of a complaint, an administrative act by DCYF, monitors the procedures of the department and reviews facilities ensuring health and safety including juvenile rehab facilities. Recommends changes in procedures to address those in the state's care
Potential impact on community: Provides a means of oversight and contact for families of color interacting with DCYF
Companion bill? No
What this bill does: State law requires prevailing wages be paid to laborers, workers, and
mechanics employed upon all public works and under all public building service
maintenance contracts
Potential impact on community: Requiring certain wages in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing wage in effect when the work is performed. Pay equity
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Companion bill? No
What this bill does: Requires social equity impact analysis in performance audits and legislative public hearings
Potential impact on community: Analysis to include the social equity impact of programs or services. State auditor may offer contracts for this analysis
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Companion bill? House Bill 1556
What this bill does: Community & technical college tuition waivers for high school completers
Potential impact on the community: Waives all of tuition fees and services and for children of any law enforcement officer, firefighter, or Washington state patrol officer who lost his or her life or became totally disabled in the line of duty while employed by any public law enforcement agency or full time or volunteer fire department, provided such persons begin their course of study at a community or technical college within ten years of their graduation from high school
Companion bill? House Bill 1554
What this bill does: Equity in eligibility for the college bound scholarship
Potential impact on the community: Expands eligibility to include some students who qualified for free or reduced lunch in grades 9 - 12. These students automatically become enrolled in the College Bound Scholarship and the student and parent are notified of enrollment.
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