LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR WEEK 12
65th Legislature 
MARCH 27 – 31, 2017

Listed below are the legislative committee activities the Partnership will be following during the week. If you plan to attend a committee meeting, be sure to check the latest committee schedule before you leave home. Committee schedules change frequently and are updated at http://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Calendar.aspx 

2017 Session Cutoff Dates

• Policy Committee Cutoff: Friday, February 17
• Fiscal Committee Cutoff: Friday, February 24
• House of Origin Cutoff: Wednesday, March 8
• Policy Committee Cutoff, Opposite House: Wednesday, March 29
• Fiscal Committee Cutoff, Opposite House: Tuesday, April 4
• Opposite House Cutoff: Wednesday, April 12
• Last day of regular session: Sunday, April 23

MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2017 

Environment—1:30 pm, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building
Possible executive session:

• SSB 5170. Concerning independent remedial actions under the model toxics control act.
• SSB 5438. Promoting the completion of environmental impact statements within two years.
• SB 5762. Concerning financing of the mercury-containing light stewardship program.
• SSB 5790. Concerning the economic development element of the growth management act.

Appropriations—3:30 pm, House Hearing Rm A, John L. O'Brien Building
Public hearing:

• HB 1067. Making 2017-2019 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. The hearing will be on the proposed substitute bill by Representative Ormsby. The proposed substitute bill will be available online at noon on Monday, March 27.

Transportation—3:30 pm, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building
Public hearing:

• HB 1147. Making transportation appropriations for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium. The hearing will be on the chair's proposed substitute bill, which will be published on Monday, March 27.

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2017 

Agriculture & Natural Resources—10 am, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building
Public hearing:

• SB 5010. Promoting water conservation by protecting certain water rights from relinquishment.
• E2SSB 5239. Ensuring that water is available to support development.

Energy, Environment & Telecommunications—10 am, Senate Hearing Rm 1, J.A. Cherberg Building
Public hearing:

• ESHB 1824. Concerning electronic product recycling.

Work session:

• Briefing on West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant

Technology & Economic Development—10 am, House Hearing Rm C, John L. O'Brien Building
Possible executive session:

• SJM 8004. Requesting that certain federal officials prevent the breaching of any dam in the Columbia River system.

Environment—1:30 pm, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building
Possible executive session:

• SSB 5170. Concerning independent remedial actions under the Model Toxics Control Act.
• SSB 5438. Promoting the completion of environmental impact statements within two years.
• SB 5762. Concerning financing of the mercury-containing light stewardship program.
• SSB 5790. Concerning the economic development element of the growth management act.

Work session:

• Briefing on the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant

Local Government—1:30 pm, Senate Hearing Rm 4, J.A. Cherberg Building
Work session:

• Critical Areas Assistance Handbook update

Appropriations—3:30 pm, House Hearing Rm A, John L. O'Brien Building
Possible executive session:

• HB 1067. Making 2017-2019 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.

Transportation—3:30 pm, Senate Hearing Rm 1, J.A. Cherberg Building
Public hearing:

• HB 1063. Allowing federally recognized tribes with lands held in trust in a county that is west of the Cascade mountain range that borders Puget Sound with a population of at least one hundred eighteen thousand, but less than two hundred fifty thousand, persons to enter into agreements regarding fuel taxes.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2017 

Agriculture & Natural Resources—8:00 am, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building
Possible executive session:

• SB 5010. Promoting water conservation by protecting certain water rights from relinquishment.
• SSB 5228. Establishing the joint legislative task force on hydraulic project approval program jurisdiction.
• E2SSB 5239. Ensuring that water is available to support development.
• ESSB 5393. Including fish passage barrier removal projects that comply with the forest practices rules in the streamlined permit process provided in RCW 77.55.181.
• SJM 8009. Requesting Congress to provide the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries with sufficient resources to expedite its endangered species act and national environmental policy act review of Puget Sound hatchery and genetic management plans and that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries prioritize and conduct immediate review and approval of Puget Sound hatchery and genetic management plans.

Transportation—3:30 pm, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building
Executive session:

• HB 1147. Making transportation appropriations for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium. 

Transportation—3:30 pm, Senate Hearing Rm 1, J.A. Cherberg Building
Work session: 

• Building the Economy: Infrastructure Needs in Washington report

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 

Finance—8:00 am, House Hearing Rm A, John L. O'Brien Building
Possible executive session:

• SHB 1611. Concerning oil transportation safety

FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017 

No committee meetings related to Puget Sound recovery and protection are currently scheduled.