Puget Sound Partnership Legislative Calendar, Week 7

LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR WEEK 7
66th Legislature 
February 25 – March 1, 2019

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, FEBRUARY 25

Finance (H) - 8:00 AM John L. O' Brien Building, House Hearing Rm A

Public Hearing:

• SHB 1205 - Reducing pollution from plastic bags by establishing minimum state standards for the use of bags at retail establishments.
• HB 1679 - Authorizing cities planning under the growth management act to impose certain real estate excise taxes by councilmanic action.
• SHB 1257 - Concerning energy efficiency.

Capital Budget (H) - 9:00 AM John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm B

Possible Executive Session:

• HB 1165 - Encouraging low-water landscaping practices as a drought alleviation tool.
• HB 1285 - Adding the treasurer to the public works board.
• HB 1295 - Concerning public works contracting procedures.
• HB 1318 - Making the public art capital budget language permanent for efficiency.
• HB 1441 - Concerning the financing of local infrastructure.
• HB 1680 - Concerning local government infrastructure funding.
• HB 1691 - Concerning funding and administering local government infrastructure by the public works board.

Transportation (S) - 1:30 PM J.A. Cherberg Building, Senate Hearing Rm 1

Work Session: Colman Dock update.

Public Hearing:

• SB 5919 - Creating a San Juan Islands stewardship special license plate.

Ways & Means (S) - 1:30 PM J.A. Cherberg Building, Senate Hearing Rm 4

Public Hearing:

• SSB 5135 - Preventing toxic pollution that affects public health or the environment.
• SSB 5438 - Establishing the office of agricultural and seasonal workforce services within the employment security department.
• SB 5545 - Concerning sustainable recycling.
• SSB 5397 - Concerning the responsible management of plastic packaging. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Capital Budget (H) - 8:00 AM John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm B

Possible Executive Session:

• HB 1165 - Encouraging low-water landscaping practices as a drought alleviation tool.
• HB 1285 - Adding the treasurer to the public works board.
• HB 1295 - Concerning public works contracting procedures.
• HB 1318 - Making the public art capital budget language permanent for efficiency.
• HB 1441 - Concerning the financing of local infrastructure.
• HB 1680 - Concerning local government infrastructure funding.
• HB 1691 - Concerning funding and administering local government infrastructure by the public works board.
  

Finance (H) - 8:00 AM John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm A

Public Hearing:

• HB 2087 - Exempting land removed from open space or farm and agricultural land classification from interest and other penalties if the land is owned in whole or in part by a retired farmer.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27

Capital Budget (H) - 8:00 AM John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm B

Possible Executive Session:

• HB 1165 - Encouraging low-water landscaping practices as a drought alleviation tool.
• HB 1285 - Adding the treasurer to the public works board.
• HB 1295 - Concerning public works contracting procedures.
• HB 1318 - Making the public art capital budget language permanent for efficiency.
• HB 1441 - Concerning the financing of local infrastructure.
• HB 1680 - Concerning local government infrastructure funding.
• HB 1691 - Concerning funding and administering local government infrastructure by the public works board.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28

No committee meetings are currently scheduled that relate to Puget Sound recovery.

FRIDAY, MARCH 1

No committee meetings are currently scheduled that relate to Puget Sound recovery.