Puget Sound Partnership Legislative Calendar, Week 10

LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR WEEK 10
66th Legislature 
March 18-22, 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, MARCH 18

Environment & Energy (H) – 1:30 PM, John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm B

Public Hearing:

• ESSB 5323 - Reducing pollution from plastic bags by establishing minimum state standards for the use of bags at retail establishments.
• E2SSB 5397 - Concerning the responsible management of plastic packaging.
• SB 5503 - Concerning state board of health rules regarding on-site sewage systems.
• SSB 5936 - Concerning use of industrial waste through industrial symbioses.

Labor & Workplace Standards (H) – 1:30 PM, John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm E

Public Hearing:

• SSB 5550 - Implementing the recommendations of the pesticide application safety work group.

Housing Stability & Affordability (S) – 1:30 PM, J.A. Cherberg Building, Senate Hearing Rm 2

Work Session:

• Impact of GMA planning and zoning requirements on affordable housing development, local infrastructure, and siting of homeless shelters.

Appropriations (H) – 3:30 PM, John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm A

Possible Executive Session:

• 2SHB 1257 - Concerning energy efficiency.
• SHB 1652 - Concerning paint stewardship.

Transportation (S) – 3:30 PM, J.A. Cherberg Building, Senate Hearing Rm 1

Public hearing:

• HB 1397 - Encouraging the use of electric or hybrid-electric aircraft for regional air travel.

TUESDAY, MARCH 19

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

Public Hearing:

• E2SSB 5116 - Supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future.

Environment, Energy & Technology (S) – 10:00 AM, J.A. Cherberg Building, Senate Hearing Rm 1

Public Hearing:

• ESHB 1578 - Reducing threats to Southern Resident orcas by improving the safety of oil transportation.
• HB 1341 - Concerning the use of unmanned aerial systems near certain protected marine species. 
• E2SHB 1110 - Reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with transportation fuels.

Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources (H) – 10:00 AM, John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm B

Public Hearing:

• SSB 5552 - Concerning the protection of all pollinators, including honey bees.
• 2SSB 5873 - Establishing a community forests pilot project.  

Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks (S) – 1:30 PM, J.A. Cherberg Building, Senate Hearing Rm 3

Executive Session:

• ESHB 1569 - Concerning marketing the degradability of products.

Public Hearing:

• SGA 9272 - Chris G Endresen Scott, Member, Salmon Recovery Funding Board.
• 2SHB 1579 - Implementing recommendations of the Governor’s Southern Resident Orca Task Force related to increasing Chinook abundance.

State Government & Tribal Relations (H) – 1:30 PM, John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm E

Executive session:

• 2SSB 5489 - Establishing a healthy environment for all by addressing environmental health disparities.

Environment & Energy (H) – 3:30 PM, John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm B

Public Hearing:

• ESSB 5579 - Concerning the volatility of crude oil received in the state by rail.
• SB 5811 - Reducing emissions by making changes to the clean car standards and clean car program.

Ways & Means (S) – 3:30 PM, J.A. Cherberg Building, Senate Hearing Rm 4

Public Hearing:

• 2SSB 5336 - Advancing electric transportation.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20

Environment, Energy & Technology (S) – 8:00 AM, J.A. Cherberg Building, Senate Hearing Rm 1

Public Hearing:

• SHB 1480 - Streamlining the permitting process for disposing of dredged materials.

Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources (H) – 8:00 AM, John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm B

Public Hearing:

• SB 5404 - Expanding the definition of fish habitat enhancement projects.
• 2SSB 5577 - Concerning the protection of Southern Resident orcas from vessels.
• SB 5918 - Providing whale watching guidelines in the boating safety education program.

Transportation (H) – 3:30 PM, John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm B

Public Hearing:

• SB 5505 - Addressing the use of local stormwater charges paid by the department of transportation

Possible Executive Session:

• HB 2042 - Advancing green transportation adoption.

THURSDAY, MARCH 21

Environment & Energy (H) – 8:00 AM, John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm B

Public Hearing:

• 2SSB 5093 - Enhancing litter control along state highways.
• SSB 5135 - Preventing toxic pollution that affects public health or the environment.

Possible Executive Session

• ESSB 5077 - Restricting single-use plastic straws at food service establishments. 

Environment, Energy & Technology (S) – 10:00 AM, J.A. Cherberg Building, Senate Hearing Rm 1

Public Hearing:

• SB 5981 - Implementing a greenhouse gas emissions cap and trade program. 

Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks (S) – 1:30 PM, J.A. Cherberg Building, Senate Hearing Rm 3

Public Hearing:

• HB 1062 - Expanding access to commercial fishing opportunities.
• E2SHB 1114 - Reducing the wasting of food in order to fight hunger and reduce environmental impacts.

Capital Budget (H) – 1:30 PM, John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm B

Public Hearing:

• SB 5304 - Concerning the financing of local infrastructure.

Finance (H) – 1:30 PM, John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm A

Possible Executive Session:

• E2SSB 5116 - Supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future.

FRIDAY, MARCH 22

Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources (H) – 10:00 AM, John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Rm B

Public Hearing:

• SSB 5597 - Creating a work group on aerial herbicide applications in forestlands.

Executive Session:

• ESSB 5330 - Analyzing state regulatory impact on small forestland owners.
• SJM 8005 - Supporting the continued research, development, production, and application of biochar from our forests and agricultural lands.