Puget Sound Partnership Legislative Calendar, Week 11

LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR WEEK 11
66th Legislature 
March 25-29, 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 25

Housing Stability & Affordability—1:30 PM, Senate Hearing Rm 2, J.A. Cherberg Building

Public hearing:

• ESHB 1207. Concerning manufactured housing communities.

Environment & Energy—1:30 PM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• SB 5816. Clarifying the valuation and determination of used and useful property for rate making purposes.
• ESSB 5946. Concerning the application of the state environmental policy act to temporary shelters and transitional encampments.

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

Public hearing:

• HB 1160. Making transportation appropriations for the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium.

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

Public hearing:

• HB 1109. Making 2019-2021 biennium operating appropriations.

TUESDAY, MARCH 26

Capital Budget—8:00 AM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• HB 1102. Concerning the capital budget.

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

Executive session:

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

Environment, Energy & Technology—10:00 AM, Senate Hearing Rm 1, J.A. Cherberg Building

Executive session:

• E2SHB 1112. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from hydrofluorocarbons.
• HB 1341. Concerning the use of unmanned aerial systems near certain protected marine species.
• SHB 1480. Streamlining the permitting process for disposing of dredged materials.
• 2SHB 1444.Concerning appliance efficiency standards.
• E2SHB 1543. Concerning sustainable recycling.
• ESHB 1569. Concerning marketing the degradability of products.
• ESHB 1578. Reducing threats to southern resident killer whales by improving the safety of oil transportation.

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

Public hearing:

• ESSB 5279. Regulating outdoor burning for the protection of life or property and for public health, safety, and welfare.

Executive session:

• SSB 5552. Concerning the protection of all pollinators, including honey bees.

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

Public hearing:

• HB 1187. Revising hydraulic project eligibility standards under RCW 77.55.181 for conservation district-sponsored
• ESHB 1622. Concerning drought preparedness and response.

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

Executive session:

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

Environment & Energy—3:30 PM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Executive session:

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

Transportation—3:30 PM, Senate Hearing Rm 1, J.A. Cherberg Building

Public hearing

• EHB 1996. Creating a San Juan Islands stewardship special license plate. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Creating a San Juan Islands special license plate.).

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27

Local Government—8:00 AM, House Hearing Rm D, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• ESSB 5812. Concerning local governments planning and zoning for accessory dwelling units.

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

Public hearing:

• 2SSB 5873. Establishing a community forests pilot project.

Executive session:

• SB 5404. Expanding the definition of fish habitat enhancement projects.
• 2SSB 5577. Concerning the protection of southern resident orca whales from vessels.
• SB 5918. Providing whale watching guidelines in the boating safety education program.

Work session:

• An Overview of Fishery Management.

State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections—8:00 AM, Senate Hearing Rm 2, J.A. Cherberg Building

Public hearing:

• HB 1061. Designating the Pacific razor clam as the state clam.

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

Executive session:

• HB 1109. Making 2019-2021 biennium operating appropriations.

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

Executive session:

• HB 1160. Making transportation appropriations for the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium.

THURSDAY, MARCH 28

Environment & Energy—8:00 AM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Executive session:

• 2SSB 5093. Enhancing litter control along state highways.
• ESSB 5322. Ensuring compliance with the federal clean water act by prohibiting certain discharges into waters of the state.

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

Executive session:

• 2SHB 1579. Implementing recommendations of the Southern Resident Killer Whale task force related to increasing Chinook abundance.
• HB 1516. Establishing a department of fish and wildlife directed nonlethal program for the purpose of training dogs.
• HB 1187. Revising hydraulic project eligibility standards under RCW 77.55.181 for conservation district-sponsored fish habitat enhancement projects.
• E2SHB 1114. Reducing the wasting of food in order to fight hunger and reduce environmental impacts.

Public hearing:

• ESHB 1849. Revising the lease terms for managing first-class unplatted tidelands and shorelands.

Rural Development, Agriculture, & Natural Resources—3:30 PM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• 2SSB 5947. Establishing the sustainable farms and fields grant program.

Executive session:

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

Work session:

• The Department of Natural Resources Outdoor Recreation Programs and Projects

FRIDAY, MARCH 29

Capital Budget—8:00 AM, House Hearing Rm B, John L. O'Brien Building

Executive session:

• HB 1101. Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts.
• HB 1102. Concerning the capital budget.

Finance—8:00 AM, House Hearing Rm A, John L. O'Brien Building

Public hearing:

• ESSB 5323. Reducing pollution from plastic bags by establishing minimum state standards for the use of bags at retail establishments. (If measure is referred to committee.)

Executive session:

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