Bills scheduled for Jan. 12-13th in Olympia

Jan 12, 2023 | 2023 Olympia Bills to Watch

Signing tax bills in Olympia

We will try to bring you the bills introduced each day, so you can stay informed about what’s in the works.

In the WA State House of Representatives:

Bills introduced on Jan. 12, 2023 – Click here

In the WA State Senate:

Bills to be introduced on Jan. 12, 2023 – Click here

NOTE from Editor:  Apparently, the bills only show up one day at a time, so those from Jan. 13th won’t be sent out until tomorrow.

To recap:

Bill Status Report (this reflects the bill #, brief description, status, date and original sponsor – along with any companion bills.

https://app.leg.wa.gov/bi/report/billstatus/?biennium=2023-24&allBills=true&startBillNumber=&endBillNumber=

So far, 979 bills have been introduced.

You can easily track the bills and watch testimonies here: https://leg.wa.gov/

This in from Influencing Olympia:

Public Hearings on Wed 1/12            
    8:00 AM 7:00 AM EXPIRES 1 HR PRIOR TO MEETING TIME (Grants Standing) EXPIRES 1 HR PRIOR TO MEETING TIME OPEN 24 HOURS AFTER MEETING TIME  
               
work session H Regulated Substances & Gaming 8 am Agenda          
               
work session H Education 8 am Agenda          
               
  Human Services 8 am Hearing          
               
  H Housing 8 am Agenda          
PRO HB 1070 Exempting the sale and leaseback of property by a seller from the residential landlord-tenant act when the seller agrees to a written lease at closing. Bill Summary Connors Repubican Bill Please at least do the one click p hearing 1/12 Support. Applies to renting a house from a buyer for up to six months after sale. Let your realtor friends know to support, too…
      Testify Page Testify Remotely One Click  
               
Con HB 1074 Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords’ claims for damage to residential premises. Bill Summary Thai   p hearing 1/12 Oppose. Places additional legal burdens on the landlords, which will further limit the supply of affordable rental housing.
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Con HB 1124 Protecting tenants from excessive rent and related fees by providing at least six months’ notice for rent increases over a certain amount, allowing tenants the right to terminate a tenancy without penalty, and limiting late fees. Bill Summary Peterson Democrat Bill p hearing 1/12 Oppose. Places additional legal burdens on the landlords, which will further limit the supply of affordable rental housing.
      Testify Page Testify Remotely One Click  
               
               
  H Enviro / Energy 8 am Agenda          
PRO HB 1076 Encouraging salmon recovery through voluntary stewardship. Bill Summary
Klicker, Sandlin, Barnard
   Republican Sponsored Encouraging salmon recovery through voluntary stewardship, and gives counties and cities some latitude under the GMA.
      Testify Page Testify Remotely One Click  
               
PRO HB 1117 Addressing the extent to which Washington residents are at risk of rolling blackouts and power supply inadequacy events. Bill Summary Mosbrucker,   Republican Sponsored Support. Designed to protect citizens from rolling blackouts
      Testify Page Testify Remotely One Click  
               
Con HB 1170 Improving climate resilience through updates to the state’s integrated climate response strategy.   Street   Bill Summary Expands the Integrated Climate Change Response Strategy and the Department of Ecology
      Testify Page Testify Remotely One Click Written Testimony ** Need written comments.
               
               
  Law & Justice 8 am Agenda          
CON SB 5006 Clarifying waiver of firearm rights. Bill Summary Pedersen     Gun rights activists are against
        Testify Remotely One Click  
PRO SB 5010 Including synthetic opioids in the endangerment with a controlled substance statute. Bill Summary Wilson, L. Republican bill   Support.
      — Testify Remotely One Click  
               
  Labor & Commerce 8 am Agenda          
Con SB 5089 Making changes to factory assembled structures…including adding board members to the factory assembled structures advisory committee. Bill Summary King
Public hearing 1/12
   Please Oppose. This bill is Racist. Requires the director of the Department of Labor and Industries to consider the gender, racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of the state when appointing members to this board. Our society should focus on the merits of the members not their physical characteristics.
      Testify Page Testify Remotely One Click  
               
               
               
               
work session Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry 9am Agenda          
               
    10:30 AM 9:30 AM EXPIRES 1 HR PRIOR TO MEETING TIME (Grants Standing) EXPIRES 1 HR PRIOR TO MEETING TIME OPEN 24 HOURS AFTER MEETING TIME  
               
  Health & Long Term Care 10:30 Agenda          
PRO SB 5036 Concerning telemedicine. Bill summary Muzzall Republican Bill   Extends the time frame in which real-time telemedicine using both audio and video technology may be used to establish a relationship for the purpose of providing audio-only telemedicine for certain health care services.
      Testify Page Testify Remotely One Click  

And one more thing… This is why we need to replace the governor!  https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/heres-motivation-for-the-wa-legislative-session

Until next time,

Sue
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Sue Forde, Blog Post Editor
CCRP Newsletter Editor