Puget Sound Partnership 2021 Legislative Calendar, Week 2

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Legislative Calendar

LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR WEEK 2
67th Legislature 
January 18-22, 2021

MONDAY, JANUARY 18

House Appropriations - 3:30 PM              

Work Session: Overview of the State Operating Budget.

To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19

House Environment & Energy - 8:00 AM

Executive Session: HB 1053 - Delaying the implementation of restrictions on carryout bags.

Public Hearing: HB 1099 - Improving the state's climate response through updates to the state's comprehensive planning framework. (Remote testimony.)

See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csiremote/house for information about viewing and providing public testimony at committee meetings. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

 

House Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources - 10:00 AM

Executive Session: HB 1055 - Extending the expiration date for reporting requirements on timber purchases.

Public Hearing: HB 1143 - Authorizing the placement of water rights banked pursuant to RCW 90.92.070 into the trust water rights program. (Remote testimony.)

See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csiremote/house for information about viewing and providing public testimony at committee meetings. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

 

Senate Environment, Energy & Technology - 10:30 AM 

Public Hearing: SB 5126 - Concerning the Washington climate commitment act. (Remote testimony.)

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senatefor testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

 

House Capital Budget - 1:30 PM               

Public Hearing: HB 1023 - Concerning predesign requirements and thresholds. (Remote testimony.)

Work Session: Panel Discussion on Buy Clean and Buy Fair Policies.

See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csiremote/housefor information about viewing and providing public testimony at committee meetings. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

 

Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks - 1:30 PM

Work Session:

  1. Precision agriculture.
  2. Electric Utilities Wildland Fire Prevention Task Force report.

Public Hearing: SB 5158 - Concerning the utility wildland fire prevention advisory committee.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20

Senate Environment, Energy & Technology - 8:00 AM

Public Hearing: SB 5141 - Implementing the recommendations of the environmental justice task force. (Remote testimony.)

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senatefor testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

 

House Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources - 10:00 AM               

Public Hearing: HB 1132 - Concerning the protection of water supply for farming and rural economic development. (Remote testimony.)

See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csiremote/house for information about viewing and providing public testimony at committee meetings. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21

House Environment & Energy - 1:30 PM               

Executive Session: HB 1091 - Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel.

Public Hearing:

  1. HB 1117 - Promoting salmon recovery through revisions to the state's comprehensive planning framework. (Remote testimony.)
  2. HB 1125 - Incentivizing investment in energy conservation and efficiency measures and expanding opportunities for energy rate discounts to, among other objectives, reduce the energy burden of low-income customers and vulnerable populations. (Remote testimony.)

See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csiremote/house for information about viewing and providing public testimony at committee meetings. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

 

Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks - 1:30 PM

Work Session: Pinnipeds and avian depredation.

Public Hearing:

  1. SB 5058 - Making technical changes to certain natural resources-related accounts. (Remote testimony.)
  2. SB 5146 - Authorizing the fish and wildlife commission to indemnify the federal government as a condition of securing certain funds. (Remote testimony.)
  3. SB 5159 - Concerning payments in lieu of real property taxes by the department of the fish and wildlife. (Remote testimony.)

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

House Transportation - 3:30 PM

Public Hearing:

  1. HB 1135 - Making transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium. (Remote testimony.)
  2. HB 1136 - Making 2019-2021 supplemental transportation appropriations. (Remote testimony.)

See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csiremote/house for information about viewing and providing public testimony at committee meetings. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22

House Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources - 8:00 AM

Public Hearing: HB 1168 - Concerning long-term forest health and the reduction of wildfire dangers. (Remote testimony.)

See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csiremote/house for information about viewing and providing public testimony at committee meetings. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

 

House Environment & Energy - 10:00 AM            

Public Hearing:

  1. HB 1084 - Reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions by achieving greater decarbonization of residential and commercial buildings. (Remote testimony.)
  2. HB 1130 - Concerning consumer affordability and reliability in energy supply. (Remote testimony.)

See https://app.leg.wa.gov/csiremote/house for information about viewing and providing public testimony at committee meetings. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules