Week seven: Feb. 23 through Feb. 27
MONDAY
Government Operations & Elections, SHR 2, 10 a.m.
- SB 5967 - Prohibiting unfair practices in public community athletics programs by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex.
- SB 5456 - Creating the office of the citizen advocate.
Government Operations & Elections, SHR 2, 6 p.m.
- SB 6037 - Removing oversight of the department of licensing from specific businesses and professions.
- SB 5994 - Eliminating boards and commissions on June 30, 2010.
- SB 5995 - Eliminating certain boards, committees, and commissions and the transfer of certain duties effective June 30, 2009.
Early Learning & K-12 Education, SHR 1, 1:30 p.m.
- SB 5487 - Changing the notification date for nonrenewal of a certificated employee's contract.
- SB 6048 - Concerning the state's education system.
Economic Development, Trade & Innovation, SHR 3, 1:30 p.m.
- SB 6085 - Creating the Washington small business loan reserve program.
- SB 6087 - Regarding the duties of the economic development commission.
Executive session:
Health & Long-Term Care, SHR 4, 1:30 p.m.
- SB 6009 - Concerning long-term care facilities.
- SB 6019 - Concerning employee wellness programs.
- SB 6038 - Concerning the basic health plan.
Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection, SHR 4, 6 p.m.
- SJM 8012 - Urging adoption of a treaty fighting discrimination against women.
- SB 5978 - Establishing certain consumer rebate requirements.
- SB 5986 - Permitting certain higher education employees to engage in collective bargaining.
- SB 5672 - Protecting consumers from discrimination based on lawful source of income.
Transportation, SHR 1, 3:30 p.m.
- SB 5682 - Requiring the secretary of transportation to realign the transportation regions.
- SB 5684 - Addressing environmental mitigation in highway construction.
- SB 5499 - Concerning bond amounts for department of transportation highway contracts.
TUESDAY
PRESS CONFERENCE – House and Senate Democrats discuss federal stimulus in the state transportation budget, House Hearing Room B, 12:30 p.m.
Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance, SHR 2, 10 a.m.
- SB 5094 - Regulating interchange and associated fees.
- SB 5788 - Addressing state funding for low-income housing.
- SB 5923 - Funding affordable housing programs through interest accrued on residential landlord/tenant security deposits.
- SB 6000 - Modifying real estate disclosure requirements regarding homeowners' associations.
- SB 6032 - Concerning exchange facilitators.
- SB 5810 - Concerning foreclosures on deeds of trust.
Environment, Water & Energy, SHR 4, 10 a.m
Government Operations & Elections, SHR 2, 1:30 p.m.
- SB 5844 - Changing public works bid limits.
- SB 5874 - Addressing the authority of the board of directors of a public facilities district.
- SB 5915 - Authorizing emergency rule making when the state employment growth forecast is estimated to be less than one percent.
- SB 6065 - Addressing the structure and authority of the liquor control board.
Transportation, SHR 1, 3:30 p.m.
- SB 6005 - Acquiring state ferry vessels through the use of certain tourism industry tax revenues.
Ways & Means, SHR 4, 3:30 p.m.
- SB 5865 - Requiring a report on early learning services for low-income families.
- SB 6029 - Eliminating certain tax incentives related to nonrenewable energy and expanding tax incentives related to renewable resources and energy efficient equipment.
- SB 6051 - Removing an expiration date applicable to heritage and arts program funding.
WEDNESDAY (policy cutoff)
Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance, SHR 2, 3:30 p.m.
- SB 5922 - Establishing criteria for the dissemination of credit and court record information contained in a consumer's tenant screening report.
- SB 5856 - Creating a housing everyone financing tool program.
- SB 5791 - Creating the Washington voluntary retirement accounts program.
- SB 5822 - Modifying the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act.
- SB 5821 - Creating a property tax exemption for manufactured/mobile home communities.
- SB 5668 - Restricting the use of consignment contracts in the sale of used manufactured/mobile homes.
- SB 5823 - Concerning strict compliance with notice provisions when manufactured/mobile home communities are offered for sale.
Transportation, SHR 1, 3:30 p.m.
- SB 6064 - Establishing transportation accountability regions and regional transportation accountability boards.
THURSDAY
MEDIA AVAILABILITY – Office of Sen. Lisa Brown, LEG 307, 3:30 p.m.
- Sen. Lisa Brown hosts her weekly media availability