Jan 16, 2023 - Uncategorized

South Sound Chamber of Commerce Legislative Coalition

2023 Legislative Session Weekly Report – 1/13/23

The first week of the Legislative Session was super busy. Between the bill introductions, meeting new legislators, and just getting back into the swing of being in person, it feels like three weeks have gone by. But no, only one.

The biggest thing for SSCCLC this week were the introduction of, and some hearings, several housing bills. Also, with the release of the Governor’s transportation budget, we were concerned with delays of several projects, including the completion of SR 167, a major part of the Gateway project and a cornerstone of the SSCCLC transportation projects.

SSCCLC signed onto a business letter stating opposition to these delays and will be participating in several meetings and discussions about how to fully fund completion within the timeframes established. While we didn’t have time to get testimony organized during this first week, we will be testifying on subsequent hearings. In the meantime, we need all SSCCLC chambers to reach out to their legislators and urge them to bring these projects back onto the promised timelines.

In the Governor’s State of the State, he addressed more work on climate change, the need to build more housing and the need to help the homeless and people with mental health issues. If you haven’t seen the State of the State, you can watch it HERE. And HERE is the Republican Response.

See the hearings for week two below. SSCCLC will be weighing in on those with the most impact to our region.

Upcoming Events

Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/16 @ 10:30am

• SB 5286 - Public Hearing - Modifying the premium provisions of the paid family and medical leave program. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 1/16 @ 1:30pm

• HB 1112 - Public Hearing - Imposing criminal penalties for negligent driving involving the death of a vulnerable user victim. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/16 @ 1:30pm

• HB 1026 - Exec Session - Concerning local government design review. (Monitoring)

• HB 1042 - Exec Session - Concerning the use of existing buildings for residential purposes. (Monitoring)

• HB 1046 - Exec Session - Expanding housing supply by supporting the ability of public housing authorities to finance affordable housing developments by rebenchmarking area median income limits. (Monitoring)

Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/17 @ 8:00am

• SB 5229 - Public Hearing - Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

• SB 5336 - Public Hearing - Concerning population criteria for the main street trust fund tax credit. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Finance (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/17 @ 8:00am

• HB 1052 - Public Hearing - Providing a property tax exemption for qualified real and personal property owned or used by a nonprofit entity in providing qualified housing funded in whole or part through a local real estate excise tax. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (Senate) - SHR 3 and Virtual - 1/17 @ 8:00am

• SB 5203 - Public Hearing - Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 1/17 @ 10:30am

• HB 1231 - Public Hearing - Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Labor & Commerce (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/17 @ 10:30am

• SB 5110 - Exec Session - Adding penalties for certain prohibited practices in chapter 49.44 RCW. (Monitoring)

• SB 5240 - Public Hearing - Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

• SB 5286 - Exec Session - Modifying the premium provisions of the paid family and medical leave program. (Monitoring)

Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 1/17 @ 10:30am

• HB 1137 - Public Hearing - Creating equitable access to return-to-work opportunities in workers' compensation. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

• HB 1197 - Public Hearing - Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 1/17 @ 10:30am

• HB 1086 - Public Hearing - Increasing local governments' ability to contract with community service organizations. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

• HB 1181 - Public Hearing - Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Postsecondary Education & Workforce (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/17 @ 1:30pm

• HB 1176 - Public Hearing - Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/17 @ 4:00pm

• HB 1110 - Public Hearing - Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

• HB 1133 - Public Hearing - Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Transportation (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/17 @ 4:00pm

• SB 5162 - Public Hearing - Making transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Agriculture and Natural Resources (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/18 @ 8:00am

• HB 1215 - Public Hearing - Concerning the protection and restoration of riparian areas. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Environment, Energy & Technology (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/18 @ 8:00am

• SB 5165 - Public Hearing - Concerning electric power system transmission planning. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Higher Education & Workforce Development (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/18 @ 8:00am

• SB 5221 - Public Hearing - Concerning program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 1/18 @ 8:00am

• HB 1136 - Public Hearing - Requiring employers to reimburse employees for necessary expenditures and losses. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Housing (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/18 @ 1:30pm

• SB 5337 - Public Hearing - Exempting the sale and leaseback of property by a seller from the residential landlord-tenant act when the seller agrees to a written lease at closing. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Environment & Energy (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 1/19 @ 8:00am

• HB 1192 - Public Hearing - Concerning electric power system transmission planning. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

• HB 1216 - Public Hearing - Concerning clean energy siting. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Housing (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/19 @ 8:00am

• HB 1133 - Exec Session - Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas. (Monitoring)

• HB 1167 - Public Hearing - Concerning residential housing regulations. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Law & Justice (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/19 @ 8:00am

• SB 5005 - Public Hearing - Concerning real property. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs (Senate) - SHR 3 and Virtual - 1/19 @ 10:30am

• SB 5235 - Public Hearing - Concerning accessory dwelling units. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Capital Budget (House) - HHR B and Virtual JLOB - 1/19 @ 1:30pm

• HB 1050 - Public Hearing - Expanding apprenticeship utilization requirements. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Early Learning & K-12 Education (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/19 @ 1:30pm

• SB 5311 - Public Hearing - Concerning special education funding formula. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

• SB 5315 - Public Hearing - Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Transportation (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/19 @ 4:00pm

• SB 5251 - Public Hearing - Streamlining the licensing process for a commercial driver's license by allowing the department to waive requirements for applicants that previously surrendered the license, allowing the license to be renewed online, and modifying the license test fees. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Environment, Energy & Technology (Senate) - SHR 1 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/20 @ 8:00am

• SB 5093 - Public Hearing - Improving climate resilience through updates to the state's integrated climate response strategy. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Health & Long Term Care (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual - 1/20 @ 8:00am

• SB 5338 - Public Hearing - Reviewing the state's essential health benefits. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

State Government & Elections (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 1/20 @ 8:00am

• SB 5117 - Public Hearing - Reforming the state building code council, its operations and procedures, and its statutory authority. (Remote Testimony Available). (Monitoring)

Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 1/20 @ 10:30am

• HB 1231 - Exec Session - Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants. (Monitoring)

Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - HHR D and Virtual JLOB - 1/20 @ 10:30am

• HB 1068 - Exec Session - Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations. (Monitoring)

• HB 1106 - Exec Session - Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work. (Monitoring)

Local Government (House) - HHR E and Virtual JLOB - 1/20 @ 10:30am

• HB 1086 - Exec Session - Increasing local governments' ability to contract with community service organizations. (Monitoring)

• HB 1181 - Exec Session - Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework. (Monitoring)

BUDGET & TAXES

Bill Details		Status	Sponsor	Priority	Position

HB 1000	Working families' tax credit	H Finance	Stokesbary	Medium
	Providing sales tax relief by expanding the working families' tax credit. Expands the number of people eligible for the working families' tax credit and provides a mechanism

HB 1140 (SB 5187)	Operating budget	H Approps	Ormsby	Monitoring
	Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.

HB 1141 (SB 5188)	Operating budget, supp.	H Approps	Ormsby	Monitoring
	Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.

HB 1147 (SB 5200)	Capital budget	H Cap Budget	Tharinger	Monitoring
	Concerning the capital budget.

HB 1254	Periodic adjustments/DOR	H Finance	Street	Monitoring
	Clarifying ambiguities in statutory provisions administered by the department of revenue relating to periodic adjustments.

HJR 4202	Tax referendums	H State Govt & Tr	Volz	Monitoring
	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for an automatic referendum on tax acts.

SB 5136	Sales and use tax exemptions	S Ways & Means	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Exempting permanently from the sales and use tax purchases of clothing, products for children, and prepared food.

SB 5187 (HB 1140)	Operating budget	S Ways & Means	Rolfes	Monitoring
	Making 2023-2025 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.

SB 5200 (HB 1147)	Capital budget	S Ways & Means	Mullet	Monitoring
	Concerning the capital budget.

SB 5336	Main street trust fund	S Business, Fin	Cleveland	Monitoring
	Concerning population criteria for the main street trust fund tax credit.

BUSINESS

Bill Details		Status	Sponsor	Priority	Position

HB 1011	Long-term care/repeal	H HC/Wellness	Abbarno	Monitoring
	Repealing the long-term services and supports trust program.

HB 1068 (SB 5212)	Injured worker medical exams	H Labor & Workpl	Bronoske	Monitoring
	Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations.

HB 1095 (SB 5109)	Wage replacement	H Labor & Workpl	Walen	Monitoring
	Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance.

HB 1106	Unemployment/voluntary	H Labor & Workpl	Fosse	Monitoring
	Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work.

HB 1136	Employee expenditures	H Labor & Workpl	Reeves	Monitoring
	Requiring employers to reimburse employees for necessary expenditures and losses.

HB 1137	Return-to-work opportunities	H Labor & Workpl	Mosbrucker	Monitoring
	Creating equitable access to return-to-work opportunities in workers' compensation.

HB 1197 (SB 5310)	Workers' comp. providers	H Labor & Workpla	Bronoske	Monitoring
	Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims.

HB 1217	Wage complaints	H Labor & Workpla	Ortiz-Self	Monitoring
	Concerning wage complaints.

HB 1227	Employer health care funding	H Labor & Workpl	Reeves	Monitoring
	Assessing employers for their employees' health care costs paid by the state.

HB 1260	Work-limiting disability	H Human Svc, You	Alvarado	Monitoring
	Accelerating stability for people with a work-limiting disability or incapacity.

HB 1301	License review and reporting	H ConsPro&Bus	McClintock	Monitoring
	Creating license review and reporting requirements.

SB 5063	Gubernatorial emergencies	S State Govt & E	Wilson	Monitoring
	Establishing balanced legislative oversight of gubernatorial powers during a declared emergency.

SB 5109 (HB 1095)	Wage replacement	S Labor & Comm	Saldana	Monitoring
	Creating a wage replacement program for certain Washington workers excluded from unemployment insurance.

SB 5110	Labor practices/penalties	S Labor & Comm	Keiser	Monitoring
	Adding penalties for certain prohibited practices in chapter 49.44 RCW.

SB 5123	Cannabis/employment	S Labor & Comm	Keiser	Monitoring
	Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis.

SB 5212 (HB 1068)	Injured worker medical exams	S Labor & Comm	Stanford	Monitoring
	Concerning injured workers' rights during compelled medical examinations.

SB 5217	Musculoskeletal injuries/L&I	S Labor & Comm	Dhingra	High	Oppose
	Concerning the state's ability to regulate certain industries and risk classes to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and disorders.

SB 5225	Working conn. child care	S EL/K-12	Wilson	Monitoring
	Increasing access to the working connections child care program.

SB 5229 (HB 1231)	Site readiness grants	S Business, Fin	Frame	Monitoring
	Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants.

SB 5240	Unemployment ins. appeals	S Labor & Comm	Braun	Monitoring
	Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures.

SB 5269	Manufacturing	S Business, Fin	Shewmake	Monitoring
	Concerning Washington state manufacturing.

SB 5286	Paid leave premiums	S Labor & Comm	Robinson	Monitoring
	Modifying the premium provisions of the paid family and medical leave program.

SB 5310 (HB 1197)	Workers' comp. providers	S Labor & Comm	Lovelett	Monitoring
	Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims.

SB 5331	Job search requirements/UI	S Labor & Comm	Conway	Monitoring
	Concerning job search requirements for unemployment insurance benefits.

SB 5356	Procurement/automated system	S Environment, En	Hasegawa	Monitoring
	Establishing guidelines for government procurement and use of automated decision systems in order to protect consumers, improve transparency, and create more market predictability.

SB 5368	Stay-at-work program	S Labor & Comm	Keiser	Monitoring
	Expanding access to the workers' compensation stay-at-work program through off-site light duty return to work opportunities.

EDUCATION/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Bill Details		Status	Sponsor	Priority	Position

HB 1005	Military/employer tax incen.	H Finance	Abbarno	Monitoring
	Concerning employer tax incentives for the support of veterans and military families.

HB 1050	Apprenticeship utilization	H Cap Budget	Riccelli	Monitoring
	Expanding apprenticeship utilization requirements.

HB 1058 (SB 5251)	Commercial driver's licenses	H Transportation	Paul	Monitoring
	Streamlining the licensing process for a commercial driver's license by allowing the department to waive requirements for applicants that previously surrendered the license, allowing the license to be renewed online, and modifying the license test fees.

HB 1176 (SB 5247)	Climate-ready communities	H Postsec Ed & W	Slatter	Monitoring
	Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities.

HB 1211 (SB 5311)	Special education funding	H Approps	Bergquist	Monitoring
	Concerning special education funding formula.

HB 1239	Educator ethics & complaints	H Education	Santos	Monitoring
	Establishing a simple and uniform system for complaints related to, and instituting a code of educator ethics for, conduct within or involving public elementary and secondary schools.

HB 1244	Enrichment levy authority	H Approps	Ramel	Monitoring
	Increasing the maximum per pupil limit for enrichment levy authority.

HB 1273 (SB 5243)	High school and beyond plans	H Education	Berg	Monitoring
	Concerning high school and beyond planning.

HB 1277	Paraeducator course of study	H Education	Donaghy	Monitoring
	Establishing rules to improve the consistency and quality of the implementation of the fundamental courses of study for paraeducators.

HB 1289 (SB 5221)	Opportunity scholarship	H Postsec Ed & Wk	Reed	Monitoring
	Concerning program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program.

HB 1305	Students with disabilities	H Education	Pollet	Monitoring
	Improving access to and provision of a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities.

HB 1308	Graduation pathway options	H Education	Stonier	Monitoring
	Concerning high school graduation pathway options.

HB 1316	Dual credit program access	H Education	Paul	Monitoring
	Expanding access to dual credit programs.

SB 5221 (HB 1289)	Opportunity scholarship	S Higher Ed & Wo	Liias	Monitoring
	Concerning program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program.

SB 5243 (HB 1273)	High school and beyond plans	S EL/K-12	Wellman	Monitoring
	Concerning high school and beyond planning.

SB 5247 (HB 1176)	Climate-ready communities	S State Govt & E	Nobles	Monitoring
	Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities.

SB 5248	Tutoring & extended learning	S EL/K-12	Braun	Monitoring
	Using COVID-19 relief funding on high quality tutoring and rigorous extended learning programs.

SB 5251 (HB 1058)	Commercial driver's licenses	S Transportation	Valdez	Monitoring
	Streamlining the licensing process for a commercial driver's license by allowing the department to waive requirements for applicants that previously surrendered the license, allowing the license to be renewed online, and modifying the license test fees.

SB 5305	Office of career connect WA	S EL/K-12	Wellman	Monitoring
	Establishing the office of career connect Washington.

SB 5311 (HB 1211)	Special education funding	S EL/K-12	Wellman	Monitoring
	Concerning special education funding formula.

SB 5315	Special education/nonpublic	S EL/K-12	Wilson	Monitoring
	Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities.

SB 5343	School construction costs	S EL/K-12	Schoesler	Monitoring
	Reducing costs and increasing efficiency in school construction.

SB 5344	Public school revolving fund	S EL/K-12	Schoesler	Monitoring
	Establishing a public school revolving fund.

SB 5345	School buildings/energy	S Environment, E	Schoesler	Monitoring
	Exempting certain public school buildings from the state energy performance standard.

ENERGY/CLIMATE CHANGE

Bill Details		Status	Sponsor	Priority	Position

HB 1164	Appliance management	H Env & Energy	Doglio	Monitoring
	Providing for the responsible management of appliances containing harmful gases and other materials.

HB 1181 (SB 5203)	Climate change/planning	H Local Govt	Duerr	Monitoring
	Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework.

HB 1192 (SB 5165)	Electric transm. planning	H Env & Energy	Duerr	Monitoring
	Concerning electric power system transmission planning.

HB 1193	Greenhouse gas/building code	H Env & Energy	Dye	Monitoring
	Affirming that the legislature has not provided authority for the state building code council to use greenhouse gas emissions as a consideration in residential building codes or energy codes.

HB 1216	Clean energy siting	H Env & Energy	Fitzgibbon	Monitoring
	Concerning clean energy siting.

HB 1223	Emissions limits/use	H Env & Energy	McEntire	Monitoring
	Clarifying that the statutory statewide emissions limits are not to be used for evaluation and government decision making with respect to individual projects or government decisions except where such use is explicitly statutorily authorized.

SB 5037	Natural gas/energy code	S Environment, E	Wilson	Monitoring
	Ensuring that the Washington state energy code may not prohibit the use of natural gas in buildings.

SB 5057	Energy standards/commercial	S Environment, E	Mullet	Monitoring
	Creating a work group to evaluate the costs of the state energy performance standard for covered commercial buildings.

SB 5093 (HB 1170)	Climate response strategy	S Environment, E	Rolfes	Monitoring
	Improving climate resilience through updates to the state's integrated climate response strategy.

SB 5165 (HB 1192)	Electric transm. planning	S Environment, E	Nguyen	Monitoring
	Concerning electric power system transmission planning.

SB 5168	Energy independence act	S Environment, E	Boehnke	Monitoring
	Modernizing the energy independence act to avoid regulatory duplication and overlap with other laws.

SB 5203 (HB 1181)	Climate change/planning	S Loc Gov, Land	Lovelett	Monitoring
	Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework.

SB 5312	Clean energy/residential	S Loc Gov, Land	Lovelett	Monitoring
	Creating a residential property assessed clean energy and resiliency program.

SB 5366	Utility shutoffs/heat	S Environment, En	Nguyen	Monitoring
	Preventing utility shutoffs for nonpayment during extreme heat.

HEALTH CARE

Bill Details		Status	Sponsor	Priority	Position

HB 1263 (SB 5241)	Health care marketplace	H Civil R & Judi	Simmons	Monitoring
	Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace.

SB 5241 (HB 1263)	Health care marketplace	S Law & Justice	Randall	Monitoring
	Concerning material changes to the operations and governance structure of participants in the health care marketplace.

SB 5335	Washington health trust	S Health & Long	Hasegawa	Monitoring
	Developing the Washington health trust.

SB 5338	Essential health benefits	S Health & Long	Cleveland	Monitoring
	Reviewing the state's essential health benefits.

HOUSING/HOMELESSNESS

Bill Details		Status	Sponsor	Priority	Position

HB 1026	Local gov. design review	H Housing	Walen	Monitoring
	Concerning local government design review.

HB 1042	Use of existing buildings	H Housing	Walen	Monitoring
	Concerning the use of existing buildings for residential purposes.

HB 1046	Housing dev. income limits	H Housing	Walen	Monitoring
	Expanding housing supply by supporting the ability of public housing authorities to finance affordable housing developments by rebenchmarking area median income limits.

HB 1052	Nonprofit housing/tax ex.	H Finance	Ramel	Monitoring
	Providing a property tax exemption for qualified real and personal property owned or used by a nonprofit entity in providing qualified housing funded in whole or part through a local real estate excise tax.

HB 1086	Community org. contracts	H Local Govt	Shavers	Monitoring
	Increasing local governments' ability to contract with community service organizations.

HB 1110 (SB 5190)	Middle housing	H Housing	Bateman	Monitoring
	Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing.

HB 1112	Negligent driving	H Community Safe	Harris	Monitoring
	Imposing criminal penalties for negligent driving involving the death of a vulnerable user victim.

HB 1133 (SB 5357)	Detached ADUs	H Housing	Chapman	Monitoring
	Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas.

HB 1149 (SB 5202)	Housing/capital expenditures	H Cap Budget	Tharinger	Monitoring
	Reducing homelessness in Washington state through capital expenditures for programs that address housing insecurity.

HB 1167	Residential housing	H Housing	Duerr	Monitoring
	Concerning residential housing regulations.

HB 1224	Environmental permitting	H Env & Energy	McEntire	Monitoring
	Expediting environmental permitting for job-creating investment in Washington.

HB 1231 (SB 5229)	Site readiness grants	H Innov, Comm &	Berg	Monitoring
	Accelerating rural job growth and promoting economic recovery across Washington through site readiness grants.

HB 1245 (SB 5364)	Lot splitting	H Housing	Barkis	Monitoring
	Increasing housing options through lot splitting.

HB 1252	Impact fee deferrals	H Housing	Bateman	Monitoring
	Concerning impact fee deferrals.

HB 1276 (SB 5235)	Accessory dwelling units	H Housing	Pollet	Monitoring
	Concerning accessory dwelling units.

HB 1296 (SB 5290)	Local permit review	H Local Govt	Peterson	Monitoring
	Concerning consolidating local permit review processes.

HB 1298 (SB 5258)	Condos and townhouses	H Civil R & Judi	Hutchins	Monitoring
	Increasing the supply and affordability of condominium units and townhouses as an option for homeownership.

HJR 4200	Owner-occupied property/tax	H Finance	Walsh	Monitoring
	Setting the taxable value of owner-occupied property.

SB 5005	Real property	S Law & Justice	Pedersen	Monitoring
	Concerning real property.

SB 5016	Homelessness	S Housing	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Addressing homelessness through providing emergency shelter, incentivizing employment of workers experiencing homelessness, and building homes for a better future.

SB 5027	American dream homes	S Housing	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Promoting housing affordability by incentivizing the construction of American dream homes.

SB 5045	ADU rental/property tax	S Housing	Kuderer	Monitoring
	Incentivizing rental of accessory dwelling units to low-income households.

SB 5058	Multiunit res. buildings	S Law & Justice	Padden	Monitoring
	Exempting buildings with 12 or fewer units that are no more than two stories from the definition of multiunit residential building.

SB 5060	Rental & vacant properties	S Housing	Kuderer	Monitoring
	Requiring the registration of rental and vacant housing units.

SB 5117	State building code council	S State Govt & E	Wilson	Monitoring
	Reforming the state building code council, its operations and procedures, and its statutory authority.

SB 5118	Multifamily property tax ex.	S Housing	Kuderer	Monitoring
	Concerning modifying the multifamily property tax exemption to promote development of long-term affordable housing.

SB 5120	23-hr crisis relief centers	S Health & Long	Dhingra	Monitoring
	Establishing 23-hour crisis relief centers in Washington state.

SB 5190 (HB 1110)	Middle housing	S Housing	Trudeau	Monitoring
	Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing.

SB 5235 (HB 1276)	Accessory dwelling units	S Loc Gov, Land	Shewmake	Monitoring
	Concerning accessory dwelling units.

SB 5258 (HB 1298)	Condos and townhouses	S Law & Justice	Shewmake	Monitoring
	Increasing the supply and affordability of condominium units and townhouses as an option for homeownership.

SB 5279	Housing equity property	S Housing	Wilson	Monitoring
	Expanding a sales and use tax deferral program for affordable housing to include structures initially used as temporary employee housing for employees constructing warehouses, distribution centers, and other large facilities.

SB 5290 (HB 1296)	Local permit review	S Loc Gov, Land	Mullet	Monitoring
	Concerning consolidating local permit review processes.

SB 5303	Public works assist. account	S State Govt & E	Mullet	Monitoring
	Creating the public works assistance revolving account.

SB 5317	RTA vehicle removal	S Transportation	Nobles	Monitoring
	Concerning the removal of vehicles by a regional transit authority when obstructing the operation of high capacity transportation vehicles or jeopardizing public safety.

SB 5322 (HB 1282)	Public building materials	S State Govt & E	Wellman	Monitoring
	Requiring environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation material.

SB 5332	Homeless camps/schools, etc.	S Loc Gov, Land	King	Monitoring
	Prohibiting locating homeless encampments near schools and early learning facilities.

SB 5334	Affordable housing funding	S Loc Gov, Land	Lovelett	Monitoring
	Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs.

SB 5337	Property sale and leaseback	S Housing	Cleveland	Monitoring
	Exempting the sale and leaseback of property by a seller from the residential landlord-tenant act when the seller agrees to a written lease at closing.

SB 5357 (HB 1133)	Detached ADUs	S Loc Gov, Land U	Gildon	Monitoring
	Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas.

SB 5364 (HB 1245)	Lot splitting	S Loc Gov, Land U	Frame	Monitoring
	Increasing housing options through lot splitting.

OTHER CHAMBER BILLS

Bill Details		Status	Sponsor	Priority	Position

HB 1215 (SB 5266)	Riparian areas	H Ag&Nr	Chapman	Monitoring
	Concerning the protection and restoration of riparian areas.

SB 5266 (HB 1215)	Riparian areas	S Ag/Water/Natur	Shewmake	Monitoring
	Concerning the protection and restoration of riparian areas.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Bill Details		Status	Sponsor	Priority	Position

HB 1304	Electric security alarms	H Local Govt	Hackney	Monitoring
	Regulating electric security alarm systems.

SB 5034	Vehicular pursuits	S Law & Justice	Padden	Monitoring
	Concerning the authority for a peace officer to engage in a vehicular pursuit.

SB 5062	Online marketplaces	S Environment, E	Lovick	Monitoring
	Concerning online marketplace consumer protection caused by organized retail crime.

SB 5138	Vehicles as homestead	S Housing	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Providing that vehicles illegally parked on public property or in a public right-of-way are not homesteads under chapter 6.13 RCW.

SB 5160	Organized retail theft	S Law & Justice	Torres	Monitoring
	Concerning organized retail theft.

SB 5259	Product theft	S Labor & Comm	Keiser	Monitoring
	Ensuring commerce and workplaces are safe from product theft.

SB 5352	Vehicular pursuits	S Law & Justice	Lovick	Monitoring
	Concerning vehicular pursuits.

SB 5361	Law enf. officers/increase	S Law & Justice	Holy	Monitoring
	Incentivizing cities and counties to increase employment of commissioned law enforcement officers.

TRANSPORTATION

Bill Details		Status	Sponsor	Priority	Position

HB 1125 (SB 5162)	Transportation budget	H Transportation	Fey	Monitoring
	Making transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.

HB 1126 (SB 5164)	Transportation budget, supp.	H Transportation	Fey	Monitoring
	Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium.

HB 1198	PTBA/limited law enforcement	H Community Safet	Bronoske	Monitoring
	Authorizing public transportation benefit areas to become limited authority Washington law enforcement agencies.

HB 1219	PTBA governing bodies	H Transportation	Pollet	Monitoring
	Concerning public transportation benefit area governing bodies.

HB 1236	Clean fuel/public transport.	H Env & Energy	Hackney	Monitoring
	Enhancing access to clean fuel for agencies providing public transportation.

SB 5017	Motor vehicles sales tax use	S Ways & Means	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Dedicating the sales tax on motor vehicles to highway uses.

SB 5018	Sales tax/transp. projects	S Transportation	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Concerning sales tax revenues of transportation projects being used for transportation purposes.

SB 5068	Motor vehicle sales tax	S Ways & Means	MacEwen	Monitoring
	Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles for transportation.

SB 5162 (HB 1125)	Transportation budget	S Transportation	Liias	Monitoring
	Making transportation appropriations for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.

SB 5164 (HB 1126)	Transportation budget, supp.	S Transportation	Liias	Monitoring
	Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium.

SB 5194	Insurance commissioner	S State Govt & E	Mullet	Monitoring
	Rendering the Washington state insurance commissioner an appointed position.

SB 5292	PTBA aquatic lands access	S Ag/Water/Natur	Randall	Monitoring
	Addressing the access of certain aquatic lands by a public transportation benefit area.

SB 5360	Vehicle combinations	S Transportation	MacEwen	Monitoring
	Concerning vehicle combinations that may be operated on public highways.

SB 5362	Clean fuels program report	S Environment, En	MacEwen	Monitoring
	Advancing the due date for the department of ecology's report on the effects of the clean fuels program.

SJR 8200	Revenue for highway purposes	S Transportation	Fortunato	Monitoring
	Amending the state Constitution so that state revenue collected from a road usage charge, vehicle miles traveled fee, or other similar type of comparable charge, must be used exclusively for highway purposes.

Uncategorized Bills

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