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House Hot Sheet: Week 2

January 13, 2017

  • House/Senate Democratic press avail at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the House caucus room.
  • Likely floor action Wednesday, Jan. 18, on the “Levy Cliff” bill.
  • This is not a complete list of committees or agendas. It includes only items we think you might find of interest.
  • All committee agendas subject to change. Check the legislative website for complete agendas and updates.

Appropriations
1/19/17 3:30 pm
House Hearing Rm A

Work Session: Briefing on K-12 public school funding.

Capital Budget
1/17/17 3:30 pm
House Hearing Rm B

Work Session:

  1. Mental Health
    1. Update on Current Capital Budget Funding.
    2. Overview of Governor’s Mental Health Proposal.
    3. Stakeholder Panel.

Commerce & Gaming
1/16/17 1:30 pm
House Hearing Rm C

Work Session: Recreational Marijuana Legalization: Overview of Regulatory Systems in States with Legalized Recreational Marijuana.

Commerce & Gaming
1/17/17 1:30 pm
House Hearing Rm C

Public Hearing:

  1. HB 1065 – Concerning penalties for marijuana offenses.
  2. HB 1098 – Establishing a process for qualifying patients age eighteen and over and designated providers to purchase their lawful marijuana plants and seeds from marijuana retailers with a medical marijuana endorsement.
  3. HB 1099 – Addressing local governments’ unofficial moratoria on state-licensed marijuana retail outlets.
  4. HB 1124 – Addressing marijuana-infused edible product packaging and labeling requirements.
  5. HB 1125 – Limiting the total number of retail marijuana licenses that may be held by a retailer and co-owners.
  6. HB 1127 – Concerning the licensing of marijuana-related businesses involving a partnership, employee cooperative, association, nonprofit corporation, corporation, business entity, or nonprofit entity.

Commerce & Gaming
1/19/17 9:00 am
House Hearing Rm C

Possible Executive Session:

  1. HB 1099 – Addressing local governments’ unofficial moratoria on state-licensed marijuana retail outlets.
  2. HB 1125 – Limiting the total number of retail marijuana licenses that may be held by a retailer and co-owners.

Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs
1/18/17 9:00 am
House Hearing Rm E

Work Session: Washington tourism industry marketing.

Early Learning & Human Services
1/18/17 1:30 pm
House Hearing Rm C

Work Session:

  1. Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Delivery of Services to Children and Families.

Education
1/16/17 1:30 pm
House Hearing Rm A

Work Session:

  1. An Overview of McCleary v. Washington.
  2. An Overview of K-12 Finance in Washington.

Education
1/19/17 8:00 am
House Hearing Rm A

Public Hearing:

  1. HB 1012 – Eliminating the use of the high school science assessment as a graduation prerequisite.
  2. HB 1046 – Concerning certificates of academic and individual achievement.

Health Care & Wellness
1/20/17 10:00 am
House Hearing Rm A

Work Session:

  1. Opioids
  2. Tobacco Prevention and Control.

Labor & Workplace Standards
1/19/17 8:00 am
House Hearing Rm E

Public Hearing: HB 1116 – Implementing family and medical leave insurance.

Public Safety
1/16/17 1:30 pm
House Hearing Rm D

Public Hearing:

  1. HB 1078 – Concerning human trafficking, prostitution, and commercial sexual abuse of a minor.
  2. HB 1079 – Creating a criminal no-contact order for human trafficking and promoting prostitution-related offenses.
  3. HB 1112 – Vacating convictions arising from offenses committed as a result of being a victim of trafficking, promoting prostitution, or promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor.

Public Safety
1/19/17 8:00 am
House Hearing Rm D

Executive Session:

  1. HB 1078 – Concerning human trafficking, prostitution, and commercial sexual abuse of a minor.
  2. HB 1079 – Creating a criminal no-contact order for human trafficking and promoting prostitution-related offenses.
  3. HB 1109 – Supporting victims of sexual assault.
  4. HB 1112 – Vacating convictions arising from offenses committed as a result of being a victim of trafficking, promoting prostitution, or promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor.

Technology & Economic Development
1/19/17 1:30 pm
House Hearing Rm C

Executive Session:

  1. HB 1031 – Concerning the use of unmanned aerial systems near certain protected marine species.

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