LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR WEEK 2
JANUARY 15 – 19, 2018

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 

• Monday, January 15
• Tuesday, January 16
• Wednesday, January 17
• Thursday, January 18
• Friday, January 19

Monday, January 15

Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks—1:30 pm

Senate Hearing Rm 4, J.A. Cherberg Building

Public hearing:

• SB 5958. Expanding the operable intent of RCW 34.05.271 and 34.05.272 to the significant agency actions of the department of natural resources.
• SB 6140. Promoting the efficient and effective management of state-managed lands.
• SB 6211. Concerning the federal lands revolving account.
• Concerning the certification and evidence of adequate and available water [S-3659.3].

Executive Session:

• SB 6091. Ensuring that water is available to support development.
• SB 6086. Protecting the state's marine waters from the release of nonnative finfish from marine finfish aquaculture sites.

Appropriations—3:30 pm

House Hearing Rm A, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• SHB 1376. Concerning paint stewardship.
• HB 1740. Using the state environmental policy act to encourage development that is consistent with forward-looking growth plans.

Environment—1:30 pm

House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 2453. Concerning the reauthorization of the underground storage tank program.
• HB 2634. Concerning the use of antifouling paints on recreational water vessels.
• HB 2575. Waiving groundwater fees for low-income housing.

Tuesday, January 16

Agriculture & Natural Resources—10:00 am

House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 2307. Requiring confidentiality in the release of sensitive fish and wildlife data.
• HB 2417. Concerning southern resident orca recovery.

Energy, Environment & Technology—10:00 am

Senate Hearing Rm 4, J.A. Cherberg Building

Public hearing:

• SB 6203. Reducing carbon pollution by moving to a clean energy economy.

Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks—1:30 pm

Senate Hearing Rm 3, J.A. Cherberg Building

Public hearing:

• SB 6099. Concerning orca captivity.
• SB 6103. Concerning conveyances of federal public lands in the state of Washington.
• SB 6125. Extending the expiration date of the department of ecology's authority to enter into voluntary regional agreements.

Technology & Economic Development—10:00 am

House Hearing Rm C, John L. O'Brien Building

Public Hearing:

• HB 2283. Encouraging investment in and reducing the costs of transitioning to the clean energy future.

Environment—1:30 pm

House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Possible executive session:

• HB 2338 - Reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with transportation fuels.
• HB 2298 - Concerning wastewater operator certifications.
• HB 2453 - Concerning the reauthorization of the underground storage tank program.

Public hearing:

• HB 2601. Reducing air emissions associated with certain port trucking operations.
• HB 2602. Updating certain standards applicable to toxic air pollutants.
• HB 2603. Distinguishing emissions sources that degrade air quality adjacent to certain port operations.
• HB 2607. Promoting redevelopment of certain areas to encourage transit supportive densities and efficient land use.

Ways & Means—3:30 pm

Senate Hearing Rm 4, J.A. Cherberg Building

Executive session:

• SB 6089. Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts.
• SB 6090. Concerning the capital budget.

Wednesday, January 17

 Agriculture & Natural Resources—8:00 am

House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 2485 - Encouraging low-water landscaping practices as a drought alleviation tool.

Possible executive session:

• HB 2175. Concerning natural resource management activities.
• HB 2285. Establishing a reporting process for the department of natural resources regarding certain marbled murrelet habitat information.

Local Government—8:00 am

House Hearing Rm D, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 2540. Clarifying the authority of port districts to offer programs relating to air quality improvement equipment and fuel programs that provide emission reductions for engines, vehicles, and vessels.

Technology & Economic Development—8:00 am

House Hearing Rm C, John L. O'Brien Building

Work session:

·        Update from the Pacific Northwest Economic Region.

Public hearing:

• HB 2594. Studying the feasibility of a statewide infrastructure authority.
• HB 2410. Allowing the energy savings associated with on-bill repayment programs to count toward a qualifying utility's energy conservation targets under the energy independence act.
• HB 2413. Concerning the voluntary option to purchase qualified alternative energy resources.
• HJM 4012. Requesting Congress to reform the harbor maintenance tax.

Possible executive session:

• HB 2133. Encouraging the economic vitality of rural food and forest product businesses.
• HB 2300. Creating a legislative task force to provide economic relief for communities impacted by environmental protections of the marbled murrelet.

State Govt, Elections & IT—1:30 pm

House Hearing Rm E, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 2431. Eliminating the joint administrative rules review committee.

Appropriations—3:30 pm

House Hearing Rm A, John L. O'Brien Building

Possible executive session:

• SHB 1376.Concerning paint stewardship.
• HB 1740. Using the state environmental policy act to encourage development that is consistent with forward-looking growth plans.

Transportation—3:30 pm

House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Possible Executive Session:

• HB 2295. Encouraging the use of electric or hybrid-electric aircraft for regional air travel.

Thursday, January 18

Environment—8:00 am

House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 2328. Reducing emissions by making changes to the clean car standards and clean car program.
• HB 2380. Concerning Washington's economic development potential as a world leader in the stewardship of postconsumer materials.
• HB 2411. Reducing wasted food in order to fight hunger and reduce environmental impacts.

Agriculture & Natural Resources—1:30 pm

House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 2260. Prohibiting the spawning, incubation, and cultivation of Atlantic salmon in the marine waters regulated by the state.
• HB 2418. Reducing impacts of nonnative finfish aquaculture by delaying construction of new nonnative finfish aquaculture facilities until thorough study, including structural analysis of existing facilities, is complete.

Possible executive session:

• HB 2337. Concerning civil enforcement of construction projects in state waters.
• HB 2276. Concerning notification of wildlife transfer, relocation, or introduction into a new location.

Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs—1:30 pm

House Hearing Rm E, John L. O'Brien Building

Work session:

• Update on the State Advisory Council on Homelessness Tiny Shelters report.
• Overview of the Blue Bumblebee homeless program.

Public hearing:

• HB 2538. Exempting impact fees for low-income housing development.

Executive session:

• HB 2503. Concerning zoning regulations relating to accessory dwelling units.

Local Government—1:30 pm

Senate Hearing Rm 2, J.A. Cherberg Building

Public hearing:

• SB 6207. Clarifying the authority of port districts to offer programs relating to air quality improvement equipment and fuel programs that provide emission reductions for engines, vehicles, and vessels.
• SB 6186. Reforming the growth management act to provide infrastructure for unplanned growth in counties.

Friday, January 19

Finance—8:00 am

House Hearing Rm A, John L. O'Brien Building

Possible executive session:

• HB 1154. Ensuring the competitiveness of Washington state's fishing and seafood processing industries by supporting the recapitalization of fishing fleets through certain tax preferences.