Feb 11, 2021  -  Business

QUICK REPORT

The House passed and the Senate Ways & Means Committee held a hearing on SHB 1095.  This is the bill that will exempt all monies received in COVID relief funds from state taxation.  This positive small business bill is expected to move through the Senate quickly and head to the Governor’s desk.  In addition, the House passed and the Senate Ways & Means Committee held a hearing on ESHB 1368.  This is a $2.2 billion measure to appropriate federal dollars in order to spend them.  Money will be going to school districts to help the recover costs associated with the pandemic and safely reopen schools.  Money will also be going to small business grants and public health programs.  This bill also is expected to move quickly to the Senate floor for a vote.

ESSB 5061, the unemployment insurance tax relief bill has moved to the Governor’s desk and is expected to be signed shortly.  The bill smooths out the social tax increases which will reduce the amount of money employers owe in UI taxes this year.  The bill also increases the minimum weekly benefit amount and has language regarding additional benefits for voluntary quitting jobs for COVID related reasons, items that have many concerned about long term costs for the UI trust fund.  More UI bills are being introduced that are more controversial and we expect UI to be an issue for the next two or three years.

SHB 1091, the low carbon fuel tax bill moved out of the House Environment Committee and had a hearing last night in House Appropriations.  Many business organizations oppose this bill because of the impact on the cost of fuel.  In addition, there are significant concerns about passing this tax without including it in overall transportation funding discussions – particularly since the major transportation plans all include increased gas tax and carbon taxes associated with transportation.

On transportation, so far we have seen three transportation proposals and are waiting on a proposal from the Senate Republicans.  A document comparing the three put out so far is attached to this report.   The two major proposals are from Rep. Jake Fey and Senator Steve Hobbs.  Fey’s proposal is far more controversial because it spends $29 billion and has an 18 cent gas tax phased in over a number of years.  It also includes a $15 per metric ton Carbon tax and assumes a low carbon fuel standard.  Senator Hobbs proposal is a $16 billion proposal with a 6 cent gas tax that is not phased in.  He has a $20 metric ton carbon tax or an option for a “cap and invest” proposal to raise money for transportation.  Rep. Fey does not assume any bonding while Senator Hobbs’ proposal does include bonding.  The SSCCLC needs to evaluate these proposals and make a decision on whether to support one or various elements of both.

Both proposals assume the Gateway project and other Connecting Washington projects move forward as planned.  SSCCLC work also helped convince the Governor to not pause any portions of the Gateway project as originally proposed.


UPCOMING HEARINGS

Labor & Workplace Standards (House) - Virtual, - 2/12 @ 8:00am

HB 1486 - Exec Session - Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work. (Oppose/High)

HB 1487 - Exec Session - Concerning unemployment insurance systems enhancements, including creating a reserve force of unemployment claim adjudicators, effective and equitable claims processing, and transparent performance metrics. (High)

Local Government (House) - Virtual, - 2/12 @ 8:00am

HB 1157 - Exec Session - Increasing housing supply through the growth management act and housing density tax incentives for local governments.

HB 1241 - Exec Session - Planning under the growth management act.

HB 1298 - Exec Session - Concerning regulation of accessory dwelling units located outside of urban growth areas. (Monitoring)

HB 1337 - Exec Session - Concerning accessory dwelling units. (Monitoring)

Environment & Energy (House) - Virtual, - 2/12 @ 10:00am

HB 1084 - Exec Session - Reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions by achieving greater decarbonization of residential and commercial buildings (Oppose/High)

 

CLIMATE CHANGE/CARBON TAX

 

Bill #

Abbrev. Title

Short Description

Status

Sponsor

Position

Priority

HB 1084 (SB 5093)

Building decarbonization

Reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions by achieving greater decarbonization of residential and commercial buildings.

H Env & Energy

Ramel

Oppose

High

SHB 1091 (SB 5231)

Transportation fuel/carbon

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel.

H Approps

Fitzgibbon

Oppose

High

SB 5093 (HB 1084)

Building decarbonization

Reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions by achieving greater decarbonization of residential and commercial buildings.

S Environment, E

Liias

Oppose

High

SB 5126

Climate commitment act

Concerning the Washington climate commitment act.

S Environment, E

Carlyle

Concerns

High

SB 5141

Env. justice task force recs

Implementing the recommendations of the environmental justice task force.

S Environment, E

Saldaña

 

Medium

SB 5231 (SHB 1091)

Transportation fuel/carbon

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel.

S Environment, E

Stanford

 

High

SB 5373

Carbon pollution

Concerning carbon pollution.

S Environment, E

Lovelett

 

High

CTE

 

Bill #

Abbrev. Title

Short Description

Status

Sponsor

Position

Priority

SHB 1033

Employment training program

Concerning the Washington customized employment training program.

H Finance

Leavitt

Support

High

HB 1176

Student fines and fees

Concerning access to higher education.

H Exec Action

Paul

Neutral

Low

HB 1318 (SSB 5194)

Comm. & technical colleges

Providing for equity and access in the community and technical colleges.

H Coll & Wkf Dev

Pollet

 

Monitoring

SSB 5194 (HB 1318)

Comm. & technical colleges

Providing for equity and access in the community and technical colleges.

S RecComm

Liias

Concerns

Medium

SB 5200

Scholarships/tax credit

Establishing a tax credit for contributions to student scholarship organizations.

S EL/K-12

Schoesler

Support

Medium

SB 5215

College grant award maximum

Increasing the maximum Washington college grant award at independent institutions of higher education.

S Ways & Means

Conway

Support

Medium

SSB 5288

Opportunity scholarship prog

Increasing access to the Washington opportunity scholarship program.

S HEWDDPS

Liias

 

Monitoring

GENERAL BUSINESS PRIORITIES

 

Bill #

Abbrev. Title

Short Description

Status

Sponsor

Position

Priority

HB 1002

COVID-19 grants/B&O tax

Providing a business and occupation tax exemption for qualifying grants related to COVID-19 relief.

H Finance

Walen

 

 

HB 1012

B&O tax credit/COVID-19

Providing a business and occupation tax credit to address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses in the state.

H Finance

MacEwen

 

 

SHB 1015

Equitable access to credit

Creating the Washington equitable access to credit act.

H Finance

Maycumber

Support

High

HB 1021

Unemployment benefit charges

Concerning relief of benefit charges when discharge is a result of a gubernatorial declaration of emergency or related executive order.

H Labor & Workpla

MacEwen

Support

High

HB 1073

Paid leave coverage

Expanding coverage of the paid family and medical leave program.

H Exec Action

Berry

Oppose

High

HB 1076

Workplace violations/qui tam

Allowing whistleblowers to bring actions on behalf of the state for violations of workplace protections.

H Exec Action

Hansen

Oppose

High

HB 1080 (SB 5083)

Capital budget 2021-2023

Concerning the capital budget. -- Sec 3095 -- $4 million for Wood Stove Changeouts

H Cap Budget

Tharinger

 

High

HB 1087

Family/med leave continuity

Clarifying the continuity of employee family and medical leave rights.

S Labor, Comm & T

Berry

Oppose

High

HB 1093 (SB 5091)

Operating budget, 2nd supp.

Making 2019-2021 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.

H Approps

Ormsby

 

 

HB 1094 (SB 5092)

Operating budget 2021-2023

Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.

H Approps

Ormsby

 

 

SHB 1095

Emergency assistance/tax

Concerning the taxation of governmental financial assistance programs addressing the impacts of conditions giving rise to a gubernatorial or presidential emergency proclamation by creating state business and occupation tax and state public utility tax exemptions, a sales and use tax exemption for the receipt of such financial assistance, and clarifying the sales and use tax obligations for goods and services purchased by recipients of such financial assistance.

S WMDP

Walen

Support

High

HB 1097 (SB 5090)

Worker protections

Increasing worker protections.

H Exec Action

Sells

Oppose

High

HB 1098 (ESSB 5061)

Unemployment insurance

Concerning unemployment insurance.

H Labor & Workpl

Sells

Support

High

HB 1111

Investments/B&O tax

Concerning investment income tax deductions.

H Finance

Cody

Concerns

Medium

HB 1177

State spending prgs. review

Implementing the periodic review of state spending programs.

H Approps

Stokesbary

Support

Medium

HB 1178

Zero-based budget reviews

Improving state budgeting through zero-based budget reviews.

H Approps

Stokesbary

Support

Medium

HB 1188

B&O tax payment deferral

Providing a business and occupation tax payment deferral to address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses in the state.

H Finance

MacEwen

Support

Medium

HB 1191

Health coverage

Ensuring equity in health coverage.

H HC/Wellness

Thai

 

High

HB 1201 (SB 5149)

Found. public health funding

Funding foundational public health services.

H Finance

Riccelli

Oppose

High

HB 1206 (SB 5218)

Temporary workers

Protecting temporary workers.

H Exec Action

Berry

Oppose

High

HB 1213 (SSB 5237)

Child care & early dev. exp.

Expanding accessible, affordable child care and early childhood development programs.

H Exec Action

Senn

 

High

HB 1217 (SB 5172)

Overtime claim retroactivity

Concerning the retroactivity of overtime claims in exceptional cases.

H Labor & Workpl

Hoff

Support

Medium

HB 1244

Emergency proc. penalties

Prohibiting civil penalties for first-time violations of standards regulated under emergency proclamations.

H Labor & Workpl

Mosbrucker

Support

High

HB 1245

State estate tax, repealing

Repealing the state estate tax.

H Finance

Orcutt

Support

High

HB 1257

Employee personal vehicles

Prohibiting unjustified employer searches of employee personal vehicles.

H Labor & Workpl

Orcutt

Concerns

Medium

HB 1264 (SB 5274)

Equity impact statement

Establishing an equity impact statement for legislative proposals.

H State Govt & T

Thai

 

High

HB 1272

Health system transparency

Concerning health system transparency.

H HC/Wellness

Macri

 

Monitoring

SHB 1279

Main street program

Modifying the Washington main street program tax incentive to respond to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

H FINDPS

Rule

Support

High

HB 1297 (SB 5387)

Working families tax exempt.

Concerning working families tax exemption.

H Exec Action

Thai

 

Monitoring

HB 1299

Hospitality industry/B&O tax

Providing business and occupation tax relief to the hospitality industry.

H Finance

Vick

 

Monitoring

HB 1303

Personal information sale

Concerning the regulation and taxation of the sale of Washingtonian's personal information and related data.

H Finance

Kloba

 

Monitoring

HB 1321 (SB 5114)

Reopening/public health

Concerning safely reopening Washington.

H HC/Wellness

MacEwen

 

Monitoring

HB 1332 (SB 5402)

Property tax deferral/COVID

Concerning property tax deferral during the COVID-19 pandemic.

H Finance

Sullivan

 

Monitoring

HB 1334

Appropriations/COVID-19

Making appropriations to revive our economy and accelerate a lasting recovery for Washington.

H Approps

Stokesbary

 

Monitoring

HB 1343

Unemployment ins./employers

Providing employer relief in unemployment insurance by relieving COVID-19-related benefit charges, providing contribution relief, making appropriations to rebuild the unemployment trust fund and making clarifying changes.

H Labor & Workpl

Hoff

Support

High

HB 1353

Main street program/access

Improving the equitable access to the main street program.

H Comm & Econ Dev

Maycumber

Support

Medium

ESHB 1368 (SB 5344)

Federal funding/COVID-19

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through state actions supported by federal funding.

S WMDP

Ormsby

 

High

HB 1369 (SB 5355)

Wage liens

Establishing wage liens.

H Labor & Workpl

Bronoske

Oppose

High

HB 1406 (SB 5426)

Wealth tax

Improving the equity of Washington state's tax code by creating the Washington state wealth tax and taxing extraordinary financial intangible assets.

H Finance

Frame

Oppose

High

HB 1436

Regulations/health crises

Encouraging economic recovery by reducing regulatory burdens during declared public health crises.

H State Govt & T

Walsh

 

Monitoring

HB 1474

Unemployment employer viol.

Strengthening penalty and audit tools for employer violations in unemployment insurance.

H Labor & Workpl

Chopp

 

Monitoring

HB 1486

Unemployment/voluntary

Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work.

H Labor & Workpl

Berry

Oppose

High

HB 1487

Unemployment ins. system

Concerning unemployment insurance systems enhancements, including creating a reserve force of unemployment claim adjudicators, effective and equitable claims processing, and transparent performance metrics.

H Labor & Workpl

Bronoske

 

High

HB 1492 (SB 5425)

Unempl. extended benefits

Concerning extended benefits in the unemployment insurance system.

H Labor & Workpla

Sells

 

High

HB 1493 (SB 5427)

Job search monitoring

Concerning job search monitoring.

H Labor & Workpl

Sells

 

High

HB 1496

High valued assets tax

Creating a more progressive tax system in Washington by enacting an excise tax on sales and extraordinary profits of high valued assets.

H Finance

Senn

Oppose

High

SB 5023

Child care/unemployment

Concerning working connections child care eligibility and unemployment benefits.

S Ways & Means

Wilson

 

Medium

SSB 5025

Consumer protection act

Concerning the consumer protection improvement act.

S Rules 2

Rolfes

Oppose

High

SB 5046

Worker comp claim agreements

Concerning workers' compensation claim resolution settlement agreements.

S 2nd RdConsCal

Conway

Support

Medium

ESSB 5061 (HB 1098)

Unemployment insurance

Concerning unemployment insurance.

S Pres Signed

Keiser

Support

High

SSB 5062

Data

Concerning the management, oversight, and use of data.

S Ways & Means

Carlyle

Concerns

High

SSB 5064

Unemployment/voluntary

Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work.

S Rules 2

Saldaña

Oppose

High

SB 5090 (HB 1097)

Worker protections

Increasing worker protections.

S Labor, Comm &

Keiser

Oppose

High

SB 5091 (HB 1093)

Operating budget, 2nd supp.

Making 2019-2021 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.

S Ways & Means

Rolfes

 

 

SB 5092 (HB 1094)

Operating budget 2021-2023

Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.

S Ways & Means

Rolfes

 

 

SB 5096

Capital gains tax

Concerning an excise tax on gains from the sale or exchange of certain capital assets.

S Ways & Means

Robinson

Oppose

High

SB 5097

Paid leave coverage

Expanding coverage of the paid family and medical leave program.

S Labor, Comm &

Robinson

Oppose

High

SB 5114 (HB 1321)

Reopening/public health

Concerning safely reopening Washington.

S State Govt & E

Braun

Support

High

SB 5137

Workers' comp COL adjustment

Suspending workers' compensation cost-of-living adjustments for fiscal year 2022, changing the basis of certain future adjustments to the consumer price index, and capping the rate of increase for future adjustments.

S Labor, Comm &

King

Support

High

SB 5149 (HB 1201)

Found. public health funding

Funding foundational public health services.

S Health & Long

Robinson

Oppose

High

SB 5156

Budget stabilization approps

Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account to address issues of homelessness, home security, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses.

S Ways & Means

Rolfes

Concerns

High

SB 5162

Unanticipated revenue

Concerning unanticipated revenue.

S Ways & Means

Rolfes

 

Medium

SB 5172 (HB 1217)

Overtime claim retroactivity

Concerning the retroactivity of overtime claims in exceptional cases.

S Labor, Comm &

King

 

Low

SB 5191

Business practices/emergency

Regulating unfair business practices and prohibiting predatory price increases during states of emergency.

S Law & Justice

Darneille

Concerns

High

SB 5197

Unemp. contributions/wages

Concerning wages for unemployment insurance contributions.

S Labor, Comm &

Schoesler

Support

Medium

SB 5204

Whole WA health trust

Creating the whole Washington health trust.

S Health & Long

Hasegawa

Concerns

Medium

SB 5218 (HB 1206)

Temporary workers

Protecting temporary workers.

S Labor, Comm &

Keiser

Oppose

High

SB 5234

Long-term care trust repeal

Repealing the long-term services and supports trust program and the premium assessment on wages.

S Health & Long T

Padden

 

 

SSB 5237 (HB 1213)

Child care & early dev. exp.

Expanding accessible, affordable child care and early childhood development programs.

S Ways & Means

Wilson

 

High

SSB 5241

Economic inclusion

Promoting economic inclusion.

S RecComm

Dhingra

 

High

SB 5251

Tax and revenue laws

Modifying tax and revenue laws in a manner that is not estimated to affect state or local tax collections, by easing compliance burdens for taxpayers, clarifying ambiguities, making technical corrections, and providing administrative efficiencies.

S Ways & Means

Schoesler

 

 

SB 5344 (ESHB 1368)

Federal funding/COVID-19

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through state actions supported by federal funding.

S Ways & Means

Rolfes

 

High

SB 5355 (HB 1369)

Wage liens

Establishing wage liens.

S Labor, Comm &

Conway

Oppose

High

SSB 5358

Hard-to-place job seekers

Providing incentives to employers to hire certain hard-to-place job seekers.

S RecComm

Gildon

 

Monitoring

SB 5371

Sweetened beverage tax

Funding public health services and health equity initiatives through a statewide sweetened beverage tax.

S Health & Long

Robinson

Oppose

Medium

SB 5377

Standardized health plans

Increasing affordability of standardized plans on the individual market.

S Health & Long

Frockt

 

Monitoring

SB 5387 (HB 1297)

Working families tax exempt.

Concerning working families tax exemption.

S Human Svcs, Re

Nguyen

 

Monitoring

SB 5398

Small businesses/excise tax

Providing small business excise tax relief to address the financial hardship caused by COVID-19.

S Ways & Means

Wellman

 

Monitoring

SB 5399

Universal health care comm'n

Concerning the creation of a universal health care commission.

S Health & Long

Randall

 

Monitoring

SB 5402 (HB 1332)

Property tax deferral/COVID

Concerning property tax deferral during the COVID-19 pandemic.

S Ways & Means

Mullet

 

Monitoring

SB 5425 (HB 1492)

Unempl. extended benefits

Concerning extended benefits in the unemployment insurance system.

S Labor, Comm &

Stanford

Concerns

High

SB 5426 (HB 1406)

Wealth tax

Improving the equity of Washington state's tax code by creating the Washington state wealth tax and taxing extraordinary financial intangible assets.

S Ways & Means

Hunt

 

Medium

SB 5427 (HB 1493)

Job search monitoring

Concerning job search monitoring.

S Labor, Comm &

King

 

High

HOUSING/HOMELESSNESS

 

Bill #

Abbrev. Title

Short Description

Status

Sponsor

Position

Priority

HB 1035

Rent relief & housing

Providing local governments with options to grant rent relief and preserve affordable housing in their communities.

H Finance

Kloba

 

 

SHB 1070

Housing/local tax revenue

Modifying allowed uses of local tax revenue for affordable housing and related services to include the acquisition and construction of affordable housing and facilities.

H Rules R

Ryu

 

 

SHB 1099

Comprehensive planning

Improving the state's climate response through updates to the state's comprehensive planning framework.

H Approps

Duerr

Concerns

 

HB 1101

Unused public buildings

Creating a grant program for converting unused public buildings to housing for homeless persons.

H Cap Budget

Walsh

 

 

HB 1117

Comp. planning/salmon

Promoting salmon recovery through revisions to the state's comprehensive planning framework.

H Exec Action

Lekanoff

 

 

SHB 1128

Housing benefit districts

Concerning housing benefit districts.

H Finance

Ryu

Support

High

HB 1144

Growth mngmt board standing

Concerning standing before the growth management hearings board.

H Local Govt

Hoff

 

 

HB 1154

Building communities fund

Concerning the building communities fund program.

H Cap Budget

Ortiz-Self

 

 

HB 1157 (SB 5390)

Housing supply

Increasing housing supply through the growth management act and housing density tax incentives for local governments.

H Local Govt

Bateman

 

 

HB 1220

Emergency shelters & housing

Supporting emergency shelters and housing through local planning and development regulations.

H Local Govt

Peterson

 

 

SHB 1221

Homelessness definitions

Standardizing homelessness definitions.

H Rules R

Rule

 

 

HB 1228

Landlord-tenant/COVID-19

Addressing residential landlord-tenant requirements in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

H Hous, Human Sv

Barkis

 

 

HB 1232

GMA/affordable housing plans

Planning for affordable housing under the growth management act.

H Local Govt

Barkis

 

 

HB 1236

Residential tenants

Protecting residential tenants from the beginning to end of their tenancies by penalizing the inclusion of unlawful lease provisions and limiting the reasons for eviction, refusal to continue, and termination.

H Exec Action

Macri

 

 

HB 1241

Growth management act plans

Planning under the growth management act.

H Local Govt

Duerr

 

 

HB 1298 (SB 5221)

Accessory dwelling units

Concerning regulation of accessory dwelling units located outside of urban growth areas.

H Local Govt

Vick

 

Monitoring

HB 1337

Accessory dwelling units

Concerning accessory dwelling units.

H Local Govt

Gregerson

 

Monitoring

HB 1398

Housing/COVID-19

Preserving affordable housing and assisting tenants and rental housing providers in response to the COVID-19 public health crisis.

H Hous, Human Sv

Dufault

 

Monitoring

SSB 5012

Affordable housing funding

Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs.

S Ways & Means

Lovelett

 

 

ESSB 5024

Condominium construction

Reducing barriers to condominium construction.

H Civil R & Judi

Padden

 

 

SSB 5033

Accessory dwelling units/tax

Limiting the property tax exemption for improvements to single-family dwellings to the construction of accessory dwelling units.

S Ways & Means

Kuderer

 

 

SB 5041

Development paperwork

Reducing unnecessary paperwork to promote development.

S Environment, E

Fortunato

 

 

SB 5042

GMA actions effective date

Concerning the effective date of certain actions taken under the growth management act.

S Rules 2

Salomon

 

 

SB 5107

Homelessness/shelter

Addressing homelessness.

S Housing & Local

Fortunato

 

 

SB 5139

Rent increases, limiting

Limiting rent increases after expiration of the governor's eviction moratorium.

S Housing & Loca

Das

Oppose

High

SSB 5160

Landlord-tenant relations

Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing certain tenant protections during and after public health emergencies, providing for legal representation in eviction cases, and authorizing landlord access to state rental assistance programs.

S Ways & Means

Kuderer

 

 

SB 5189

American dream homes

Promoting housing affordability by incentivizing the construction of American dream homes.

S Housing & Loca

Fortunato

 

 

SB 5207

Environmental permits

Concerning environmental permit streamlining.

S Ag/Water/Natur

Wilson

 

 

SB 5221 (HB 1298)

Accessory dwelling units

Concerning regulation of accessory dwelling units located outside of urban growth areas.

S Housing & Loca

Gildon

 

 

SSB 5235

Housing options & limits

Increasing housing unit inventory by removing arbitrary limits on housing options.

S HLGDPS

Liias

 

 

SB 5243

Engineered plan approval

Creating efficiency in housing by streamlining approval of engineered plans.

S Housing & Loca

Gildon

 

 

SSB 5260

Eviction res. pilot/reports

Requiring annual reporting from the eviction resolution pilot program.

S Rules 2

Kuderer

 

 

SB 5269

Property tax levy limit calc

Including the value of increased residential building capacity in the property tax levy limit calculation.

S Housing & Loca

Das

 

Monitoring

SB 5287

Afford. housing incentives

Concerning affordable housing incentives.

S Housing & Loca

Das

 

Monitoring

SB 5312

Transit-oriented development

Facilitating transit-oriented development and increasing housing inventory.

S Rules 2

Mullet

 

Monitoring

SB 5314

GMA/standing & science

Concerning standing and science under the growth management act.

S Housing & Local

Short

 

Monitoring

SB 5380

Building permit approval

Concerning the approval of building permits.

S Housing & Local

Fortunato

 

Monitoring

SB 5390 (HB 1157)

Housing supply

Increasing housing supply through the growth management act and housing density tax incentives for local governments.

S Housing & Loca

Liias

 

Monitoring

OTHER CHAMBER BILLS

 

Bill #

Abbrev. Title

Short Description

Status

Sponsor

Position

Priority

HB 1189 (SSB 5211)

Tax increment financing

Authorizing tax increment financing for local governments.

H Finance

Duerr

Support

High

HB 1243

Local infra. project areas

Addressing local infrastructure project areas.

H Finance

Wicks

 

Medium

HB 1246

Rural internet infra./taxes

Allowing a local sales and use tax as a credit against the state sales tax for rural high-speed internet infrastructure without increasing the total sales and use tax rate.

H Finance

Orcutt

 

Medium

SSB 5211 (HB 1189)

Tax increment financing

Authorizing tax increment financing for local governments.

S Ways & Means

Frockt

Support

High

SB 5214

Economic assistance programs

Concerning economic assistance programs.

S Human Svcs, Re

Nguyen

 

Medium

SB 5216

Tax preferences

Concerning additional transparency and accountability for tax preferences.

S Ways & Means

Carlyle

Concerns

High

SB 5262 (HB 1459)

Data center tax incentive

Broadening the eligibility requirements and extending the expiration date for the data center tax incentive.

S Ways & Means

Liias

Support

High

SB 5268

Dev. disability services

Transforming services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by increasing the capabilities of community residential settings and redesigning the long-term nature of intermediate care facilities.

S Health & Long

Keiser

 

Monitoring

SB 5274 (HB 1264)

Equity impact statement

Establishing an equity impact statement for legislative proposals.

S State Govt & E

Hasegawa

 

Monitoring

STREAMLINED SALES TAX

No bills.

TRADE, AEROSPACE & MFG

 

Bill #

Abbrev. Title

Short Description

Status

Sponsor

Position

Priority

SHB 1170

Manufacturing

Building economic strength through manufacturing.

H CEDDPS

Boehnke

 

Medium

HB 1190

New space economy

Fostering economic growth in Washington by supporting emerging businesses in the new space economy.

H Comm & Econ De

Boehnke

 

Medium

HB 1473 (SB 5414)

Data centers/tax preference

Providing a tax preference for data centers in counties with a certain population.

H Finance

Jacobsen

Support

High

SB 5414 (HB 1473)

Data centers/tax preference

Providing a tax preference for data centers in counties with a certain population.

S Business, Fina

Gildon

Support

High

SB 5422

Excise tax/aerospace, etc.

Concerning excise tax reform to preserve aerospace and other manufacturing jobs in Washington.

S Ways & Means

Braun

Support

High

TRANSPORTATION

 

Bill #

Abbrev. Title

Short Description

Status

Sponsor

Position

Priority

HB 1010

Motor vehicle sales tax

Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles for transportation.

H Approps

MacEwen

Support

High

HB 1036

Transportation fuel/carbon

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel.

H Env & Energy

Fitzgibbon

 

 

SHB 1091 (SB 5231)

Transportation fuel/carbon

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel.

H Approps

Fitzgibbon

Oppose

High

HB 1135 (SB 5165)

Transp. budget 2021-2023

Making transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium.

H Transportation

Fey

 

High

HB 1136 (SB 5166)

Supp. transportation budget

Making 2019-2021 supplemental transportation appropriations.

H Transportation

Fey

 

High

HB 1137

Road maintenance/planning

Elevating road maintenance and preservation in transportation planning.

H Transportation

McCaslin

 

High

HB 1204 (SB 5256)

Transp. electrification

Concerning the electrification of transportation.

H Transportation

Macri

 

Medium

HB 1249

Transp. project tax revenues

Concerning sales tax revenues of transportation projects being used for transportation purposes with at least 70 percent being deposited into the motor vehicle fund.

H Approps

Orcutt

 

High

SHB 1287

Zero emissions transp.

Concerning preparedness for a zero emissions transportation future.

H ENVIDPS

Ramel

 

Monitoring

HB 1389

Peer-to-peer vehicle sharing

Concerning transportation.

H ConsPro&Bus

Corry

 

Monitoring

HJR 4201

Tracking for taxes, fees

Amending the state Constitution so that tracking individuals for the purposes of determining taxes or fees is prohibited.

H Transportation

Young

 

Medium

HJR 4202

Road usage charge limits

Amending the state Constitution so that road usage charges are limited in relation to how they may be implemented.

H Transportation

Young

 

Medium

SB 5028

Vehicle taxes & fees

Limiting state and local taxes, fees, and other charges relating to vehicles.

S Transportation

Fortunato

 

Medium

SB 5165 (HB 1135)

Transp. budget 2021-2023

Making transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium.

S Transportation

Hobbs

 

High

SB 5166 (HB 1136)

Supp. transportation budget

Making 2019-2021 supplemental transportation appropriations.

S Transportation

Hobbs

 

High

SB 5231 (SHB 1091)

Transportation fuel/carbon

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel.

S Environment, E

Stanford

 

High

SB 5232

Toll revenue bonding

Limiting bonding toll revenues on certain state highway facilities.

S Transportation

King

 

High

SB 5256 (HB 1204)

Transp. electrification

Concerning the electrification of transportation.

S Environment, E

Liias

 

Medium

SB 5359

Motor vehicle sales tax

Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles to transportation improvements.

S Ways & Means

Braun

Support

High

 

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