MONDAY

PRESS CONFERENCE –Senate Democrats discuss SB 6035: providing transparency in the administration of state retrospective ratings programs, SHR 3, 12 p.m.

Economic Development, Trade & Innovation, SHR 3, 1:30 p.m.

• SB 5921 - Creating a clean energy collaborative.

Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation, SHR 2, 1:30 p.m.

• Increasing hunting safety (SB 5559)

 

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 higher education in Washington’s new economy, House Democratic Caucus Room, 12:15 p.m.

Environment, Water & Energy, SHR 4, 10 a.m.

• SB 5855 - Providing excise tax exemptions for water services provided by small water systems.
• SB 5597 - Investigating Washington's ocean renewable energy resources.
• SB 5724 - Concerning the generation of electricity from biomass energy that is a renewable resource. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.)
• SB 5906 - Modifying the business and occupation tax rate on wholesalers of solar energy systems and including semiconductor materials.
• SB 5867 - Verifying water supplies for new subdivisions.
• SB 5754 - Establishing sustainable instream flows.

Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance, SHR 2, 10 a.m.

• SB 5708 - Authorizing a mileage-based motor vehicle liability policy.

 

Higher Education & Workforce Development, SHR 3, 10 a.m.

• Input from university presidents on budget

 

Agriculture & Rural Economic Development, SHR 3, 1:30 p.m.

• SB 5956 - Regarding voluntary participation in a state or national animal identification system.

 

Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection, SHR 4, 1:30 p.m.

 

• SB 5904 - Defining independent contractor for purposes of prevailing wage.
• SB 5903 - Regarding public works contracts for residential construction.
• SB 5873 - Regarding apprenticeship utilization.
• SB 5284 - Concerning truth in music advertising.
• SB 6035 - Concerning retrospective rating plans.

 

Ways & Means, SHR 4, 3:30 p.m.

• SB 5760 - Regarding the University of Washington's and Washington State University's public works contracting procedures.
• SB 5875 - Concerning the convention place station expansion.

 

 

WEDNESDAY

 

Early Learning & K-12 Education, SHR 1, 8 a.m.

• SB 5361 - Feeding hungry children through school breakfast and lunch programs and summer food service programs.
• SB 5779 - Regarding adoption of school environmental health and safety rules.
• SB 5914 - Concerning student transportation funding.

Health & Long-Term Care, SHR 4, 8 a.m.

• SB 5848 - Increasing immunization.
• SB 5052 - Concerning health insurance for young adults.
• SB 5777 - Concerning the Washington state insurance pool.

 

Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation, SHR 2, 8 a.m.

• SB 6004 - Consolidating certain salmon recovery activities and programs within the recreation and conservation office.

Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance, SHR 2, 3:30 p.m.

 

• SB 5400 - Regulating reverse mortgage lending practices.
• SB 5753 - Providing real estate excise tax exemptions to stabilize neighborhoods.
• SB 5810 - Concerning foreclosures on deeds of trust.
• SB 5585 - Concerning tax relief to promote employer-assisted housing.
• SB 5883 - Studying the linked deposit program.
• SB 5884 - Allowing loans to community development financial institutions under the linked deposit program.
• SB 6000 - Modifying real estate disclosure requirements regarding homeowners' associations.
• SB 5668 - Restricting the use of consignment contracts in the sale of used manufactured/mobile homes.
• SB 5821 - Creating a property tax exemption for manufactured/mobile home communities.
• SB 5822 - Modifying the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act.
• SB 5823 - Concerning strict compliance with notice provisions when manufactured/mobile home communities are offered for sale.

 

THURSDAY

MEDIA AVAILABILITY – Office of Sen. Lisa Brown, LEG 307, 3:30 p.m.

• Sen. Lisa Brown hosts her weekly media availability

Health & Long-Term Care, SHR 4, 10 a.m.

• SB 5798 - Concerning medical marijuana.

Transportation, SHR 1, 1:30 p.m.

• SB 5364 - Modifying the existing commute trip reduction tax credit.
• SB 5548 - Requiring project improvements, including public transportation infrastructure improvements, to be credited against the imposition of impact fees.
• SB 5816 - Concerning vehicle dealer documentary service fees.

Agriculture & Rural Economic Development, SHR 3, 3:30 p.m.

• SB 5968 - Regarding the protection of agricultural land.

Government Operations & Elections, SHR 2, 3:30 p.m.

• SB 5687 - Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through land use and transportation requirements.
• SB 5681 - Updating election laws regarding the top two primary election system.

Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection, SHR 4, 3:30 p.m.

• SB 5804 - Setting forth the circumstances under which a person qualifies for benefits when voluntarily leaving part-time work.

 

 

FRIDAY:

Environment, Water & Energy, SHR 4, 8 a.m.

• SB 5747 - Creating a tax on primary plastics and plastic products manufacturers.
• SB 5806 - Concerning solid waste for the purposes of defining a renewable resource.
• SB 5955 - Concerning the ability to locate underground facilities.
• SB 5966 - Concerning compliance with the state environmental policy act.