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Washington State House Democrats

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House Hot Sheet: Week 7

February 24, 2020

Appropriations – 2/24/2020  3:30 PM

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

Public Hearing

  1. HB 2325– Making 2019-2021 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.

*The hearing will be on the proposed substitute bill by Representative Ormsby, which will be available online at noon on February 24, 2020 at: http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/budget/detail/2020/ho2020p.asp

 

Appropriations – 2/26/2020  3:30 PM

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

Executive Session

  1. HB 2325– Making 2019-2021 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations.

 

Capital Budget – 2/27/2020  3:30 PM

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

Executive Session

  1. HB 2324– Concerning the capital budget.

 

Civil Rights & Judiciary – 2/25/2020  10:00 AM

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

Public Hearing

  1. ESSB 5434– Restricting possession of weapons in certain locations.

 

Civil Rights & Judiciary – 2/26/2020  8:00 AM

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

Executive Session

  1. ESSB 5434– Restricting possession of weapons in certain locations.

 

Civil Rights & Judiciary – 2/28/2020  8:00 AM

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

Executive Session

  1. ESSB 5434– Restricting possession of weapons in certain locations.

 

College & Workforce Development – 2/25/2020  1:30 PM

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

Public Hearing

  1. 2SSB 5236– Encouraging apprenticeships.
  2. ESSB 6141 – Expanding access to higher education.
  3. SSB 6142 – Creating the Washington common application.

 

College & Workforce Development – 2/26/2020  1:30 PM

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

Executive Session

  1. 2SSB 5236– Encouraging apprenticeships.
  2. ESSB 6141 – Expanding access to higher education.
  3. SSB 6142 – Creating the Washington common application.

 

College & Workforce Development – 2/27/2020  1:30 PM

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

Executive Session

  1. 2SSB 5236– Encouraging apprenticeships.

 

Commerce & Gaming – 2/24/2020  1:30 PM

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

Public Hearing:

  1. SSB 6035 – Concerning liquor license employees.
  2. SB 6057 – Concerning price differentials in the sale of marijuana.
  3. ESSB 6095 – Describing permissible common carrier activities under the three-tier system. (If measure is referred to committee.)

 

Commerce & Gaming – 2/25/2020  3:30 PM

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

Possible Executive Session:

  1. ESSB 5006 – Allowing the sale of wine by microbrewery license holders.
  2. SSB 6035 – Concerning liquor license employees.
  3. SB 6057 – Concerning price differentials in the sale of marijuana.

 

Commerce & Gaming – 2/27/2020  8:00 AM

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

Executive Session

  1. ESSB 5006– Allowing the sale of wine by microbrewery license holders.
  2. SSB 6035– Concerning liquor license employees.

 

Consumer Protection & Business – 2/25/2020  1:30 PM

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

Public Hearing

  1. 2E2SSB 5740– Creating the secure choice retirement savings program.

 

Consumer Protection & Business – 2/26/2020  1:30 PM

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

Executive Session

  1. 2E2SSB 5740– Creating the secure choice retirement savings program.

 

Consumer Protection & Business – 2/27/2020  1:30 PM

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

Executive Session

  1. 2E2SSB 5740– Creating the secure choice retirement savings program.

 

Education – 2/24/2020  1:30 PM

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

Public Hearing

  1. SB 6066– Expanding ethnic studies materials and resources for public school students in grades kindergarten through six.

 

Education – 2/25/2020  3:30 PM

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

Public Hearing

  1. ESSB 5908– Providing training for equity and cultural competency in the public school system.
  2. SB 6138– Concerning the beginning educator support team program.
  3. SSB 6262– Teaching Washington’s tribal history, culture, and government.

 

Environment & Energy – 2/25/2020  3:30 PM

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

Public Hearing

  1. E2SSB 6213– Concerning certain expanded polystyrene products.

Executive Session

  1. ESSB 5323– Reducing pollution from plastic bags by establishing minimum state standards for the use of bags at retail establishments.

 

Finance – 2/25/2020  8:00 AM

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

Public Hearing

  1. HB 2945– Concerning aerospace business and occupation taxes and world trade organization compliance.

 

Finance – 2/27/2020  3:30 PM

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

Possible Executive Session:

  1. HB 2945 – Concerning aerospace business and occupation taxes and world trade organization compliance.

Public Hearing:

  1. HB 2948 – Granting additional and progressive tax authority for counties with populations exceeding two million and cities therein to impose an excise tax on businesses that addresses the affordable housing crisis and reduces homelessness through evidence-based practices that will save lives and improve public safety, while also ensuring certainty and predictability for businesses.
  2. HB 2950 – Addressing affordable housing needs through the multifamily housing tax exemption by providing an extension of the exemption until January 1, 2022, for certain properties currently receiving a twelve-year exemption and by convening a work group.

 

Health Care & Wellness – 2/25/2020  1:30 PM

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

Public Hearing

  1. 2SSB 5601– Regulating health care benefit managers.
  2. E2SSB 6087– Imposing cost-sharing requirements for coverage of insulin products. (If measure is referred to committee.)
  3. SSB 6113– Creating a central insulin purchasing program. (If measure is referred to committee.)

 

Health Care & Wellness – 2/26/2020  1:30 PM

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

Public Hearing

  1. SSB 6088– Establishing a prescription drug affordability board.
  2. ESSB 6097– Requiring the insurance commissioner to review a health carrier’s surplus levels as part of its rate filing review process. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Requiring the insurance commissioner to review a health carrier’s surplus, capital, or profit levels as part of its rate filing review process. ).
  3. 2SSB 6275– Increasing patient access rights to timely and appropriate postacute care.
  4. ESSB 6404– Adopting prior authorization and appropriate use criteria in patient care. (If measure is referred to committee.)

 

Health Care & Wellness – 2/27/2020  1:30 PM

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

Public Hearing:

  1. SSB 6570 – Concerning law enforcement officer mental health and wellness.
  2. 2SSB 6591 – Establishing a work group to address mental health advance directives.

 

Housing, Community Development & Veterans – 2/25/2020  10:00 AM

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

Executive Session

  1. SSB 5900– Promoting access to earned benefits and services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer veterans.

 

Innovation, Technology & Economic Development – 2/26/2020  8:00 AM

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

Public Hearing

  1. ESSB 6280– Concerning the use of facial recognition services. (If measure is referred to committee.)

 

Innovation, Technology & Economic Development – 2/28/2020  8:00 AM

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

Executive Session

  1. ESSB 6280– Concerning the use of facial recognition services. (If measure is referred to committee.)
  2. 2SSB 6281– Concerning the management and oversight of personal data.

 

Labor & Workplace Standards – 2/24/2020  1:30 PM

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

Public Hearing

  1. E2SSB 6205– Preventing harassment, abuse, and discrimination experienced by long-term care workers.

Executive Session

  1. ESSB 6122– Protecting temporary workers.

 

Labor & Workplace Standards – 2/25/2020  3:30 PM

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

Executive Session

  1. E2SSB 6205– Preventing harassment, abuse, and discrimination experienced by long-term care workers.

 

Labor & Workplace Standards – 2/27/2020  8:00 AM

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

Executive Session

  1. E2SSB 6205– Preventing harassment, abuse, and discrimination experienced by long-term care workers.

 

Local Government – 2/25/2020  10:00 AM

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

Public Hearing

  1. SSB 6455– Requiring default beverages for children’s meals.
  2. SSB 6302– Prohibiting local governments from limiting the number of unrelated persons occupying a home.

 

Local Government – 2/26/2020  8:00 AM

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

Public Hearing

  1. ESSB 6324– Concerning special purpose district financial reporting.

Executive Session

  1. SSB 6455– Requiring default beverages for children’s meals.
  2. SSB 6302– Prohibiting local governments from limiting the number of unrelated persons occupying a home.

 

Local Government – 2/28/2020  8:00 AM

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

Executive Session

  1. SSB 6455– Requiring default beverages for children’s meals.
  2. SSB 6302– Prohibiting local governments from limiting the number of unrelated persons occupying a home.
  3. ESSB 6324– Concerning special purpose district financial reporting.

 

Transportation – 2/24/2020  3:30 PM

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

Public Hearing

  1. HB 2322– Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium.

*The hearing will be on the proposed substitute bill by Representative Fey, which will be available online at noon on February 24, 2020 at: http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/budget/detail/2020/ht2020p.asp

 

Transportation – 2/26/2020  3:30 PM

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

Executive Session

  1. HB 2322– Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium.