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House Hot Sheet: Week 5

February 7, 2020

Floor Action 

The House of Representatives anticipates all-day floor action beginning Wednesday, February 12, 2020 continuing the rest of the week and possibly through the weekend.  

 

Update for Saturday, February 8, 2020 (Week 4):

Appropriations – 2/8/2020 9:00 AM

House Hearing Rm A 
John L. O’Brien Building 
Olympia, WA 

Public Hearing:  

  1. 2SHB 1775 – Protecting commercially sexually exploited children.  
  2. HB 2327 – Addressing sexual misconduct at postsecondary educational institutions. (If measure is referred to committee.)
  3. SHB 2405 – Concerning commercial property assessed clean energy and resilience.
  4. HB 2457 – Establishing the health care cost transparency board. (If measure is referred to committee.)
  5. HB 2513 – Prohibiting the practice of transcript withholding and limiting the practice of registration holds at institutions of higher education as debt collection practices. (If measure is referred to committee.)
  6. SHB 2525 – Establishing the family connections program.
  7. SHB 2572 – Concerning implementation of the recommendations of the December 2019 report from the William D. Ruckelshaus center regarding residential habilitation center clients.
  8. HB 2622 – Concerning procedures for ensuring compliance with court orders requiring surrender of firearms, weapons, and concealed pistol licenses. (If measure is referred to committee.)
  9. SHB 2638 – Authorizing sports wagering subject to the terms of tribal-state gaming compacts.

Possible Executive Session:  

  1. SHB 2277 – Concerning youth solitary confinement.  
  2. SHB 2310 – Reducing emissions from vehicles associated with on-demand transportation services.
  3. SHB 2311 – Amending state greenhouse gas emission limits for consistency with the most recent assessment of climate change science.
  4. SHB 2467 – Establishing a centralized single point of contact background check system for firearms transfers.
  5. HB 2679 – Concerning funding for individuals who are not eligible for federal insurance subsidies and for foundational public health services.
  6. HB 2834 – Implementing an identicard program to provide individuals a Washington state issued identicard.
  7. HB 2905 – Increasing outreach and engagement with access to baby and child dentistry programs.

 

Capital Budget – 2/10/2020  9:00 AM 

House Hearing Rm B
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 

Executive Session 

  1. HB 2849 - Concerning housing programs administered by the department of commerce.

 

Environment & Energy – 2/13/2020  8:00 AM 

House Hearing Rm B
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 

Public Hearing 

  1. SB 5811 - Reducing emissions by making changes to the clean car standards and clean car program.

 

Finance – 2/10/2020  8:00 AM 

House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 

Executive Session 

  1. HB 2384 - Concerning the property tax exemption for nonprofit organizations providing rental housing or mobile home park spaces to qualifying households.
  2. HB 2480 - Providing a sales and use tax exemption for diapers and diaper services.
  3. HB 2634 - Exempting a sale or transfer of real property for affordable housing to a nonprofit entity, housing authority, or public corporation from the real estate excise tax.
  4. HB 1679 - Authorizing cities planning under the growth management act to impose certain real estate excise taxes by councilmanic action.
  5. HB 2497 - Adding development of permanently affordable housing to the allowable uses of community revitalization financing, the local infrastructure financing tool, and local revitalization financing.
  6. HB 2797 - Concerning the sales and use tax for affordable and supportive housing.
  7. HB 2746 - Concerning affordable housing incentives.
  8. HB 2620 - Expanding the property tax exemption for new and rehabilitated multiple-unit dwellings in urban growth areas.

 

Health Care & Wellness – 2/12/2020  8:00 AM 

House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 

Public Hearing 

  1. ESB 5282 - Requiring informed consent for pelvic exams.

 

Public Safety – 2/13/2020  8:00 AM 

House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 

Work Session 

  1. Update from the Domestic Violence Work Groups at the Washington Gender and Justice Commission. 

 

Transportation – 2/10/2020  1:30 PM 

House Hearing Rm B
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 

Public Hearing 

  1. HB 2470 - Addressing the automated operation of vehicles.
  2. SHB 2607 - Assisting homeless individuals in obtaining Washington state identicards.
  3. HB 2676 - Establishing minimum requirements for the testing of autonomous vehicles.
  4. HB 2836 - Establishing an unpiloted aircraft system state coordinator.