Persons Testifying: Hearing Date January 11, 2022
(In support of the original bill) Darya Farivar, Disability Rights Washington; Michele Thomas, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance; Mark Smith, Housing Consortium of Everett and Snohomish County; Gene Sementi, Almira School District; Becca Kenna-Schenk, Western Washington University; Guy Capoeman, Quinault Indian Nation; Michael Moran, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Tyler Muench, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; Don Goldberg, Port of Bellingham; Debbie Thiele, Corporation for Supportive Housing; Dave Newell, Children's Home Society of Washington; Derek Lum, InterIm Community Development Association; Wayne Doty, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Julie White, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom; Sean Eagan, Port of Tacoma; Eric Ffitch, Port of Seattle; Morgan Hickel, University of Washington; Andrew Calkins, King County Housing Authority and Association of Washington Housing Authorities; Christina Wong, Northwest Harvest; Cecelia Haack; Steve DuPont, Central Washington University; Wesley Jessup, Eastern Washington State Historical Society; Curt Augustine, Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Jim Stoffer, Washington State School Directors' Association; Brian Urban, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 160; Nora Selander, The Evergreen State College; Julie Salvi, Washington Education Association; Chris Mulick, Washington State University; Nick Federici, United Way of King County; Patience Malaba, Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County; Victoria Lincoln, Washington Public Ports Association; D.R. Michel, Upper Columbia United Tribes; Larry Brown, Washington State Labor Council, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations; Mitch Denning, Alliance of Educational Associations; Megan Veith, Building Changes; Justin Allegro, The Nature Conservancy; Jeff DeLuca, Washington State Community Action Partnership; Andrew Lyons, HopeSource; Katherine Legget, 350 Washington; Laura Baltazar, Firelands Workers Action; Misha Lujan; Jaycie Osterberg, Quixote Communities; and Josh Castle, Low Income Housing Institute.
(Opposed to the original bill) None.
(Other testimony on the original bill) Rocio Lopez; Jet Richardson, Habitat for Humanity of Washington State; Ryan Donohue, Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County; Amber Carter, Port of Vancouver and Identity Clark County; James Weaver, Port of Bremerton; and Landon Bosisio, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.
Hearing Date February 22, 2022
(In support of the proposed substitute bill) Representative Steve Tharinger, prime sponsor; Gene Sementi, Almira School District; Dani Madrone, American Farmland Trust; Nicholas Norton, Washington Association of Land Trusts; Aaron Czyzewski, Food Lifeline; Michele Thomas, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance; Mara Machulsky, City of Omak; Wayne Doty, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Julie White, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom; Trudy Soucoup, Homes First; Josephine Tamayo Murray, Communities of Concern Commission; Rosalinda Guillen, Community to Community; Hamdi Abdulle, African Community Housing and Development; Anthony Ogilvie, Intramuros Community Development Partnership; Justin Allegro, The Nature Conservancy; Lisa Parshley, Olympia City Council; Steve DuPont, Central Washington University; Tyler Muench, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; Olgy Diaz, Forterra; Joe Dacca, University of Washington; Jason Gauthier, Tacoma and Pierce County Habitat for Humanity; Carl Schroeder, Association of Washington Cities; Becca Kenna-Schenk, Western Washington University; Darya Farivar, Disability Rights Washington; Michone Preston, Habitat for Humanity of Washington State; Lisa Janicki, Skagit County; Tom Seigel, Bethel School District; Rayburn Lewis, Central District Community Preservation and Development Authority; Mitch Denning, Alliance of Educational Associations; Charlie Brown, Washington Skills Center Directors and Bethel School District; Nick Federici, United Way of King County; Casey Osborn-Hinman; Chris Mulick, Washington State University; Megan Veith, Building Changes; Eric Jensen, EvergreenHealth Monroe; Nora Selander, The Evergreen State College; Kathleen Hosfeld, Community Land Trust Coalition of Washington; Patience Malaba, Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County; Jared Mason-Gere, Washington Education Association; Talauna Reed, Interfaith Works Homeless Services; Victoria Lincoln, Washington Public Ports Association; Kat Lohman, The Skagit Valley Family YMCA; Jeff DeLuca, Washington State Community Action Partnership; Steve Gelb, Emerald Cities Collaborative; and Jesus Hernandez, Family Health Centers.
(Opposed to the proposed substitute bill) Paige Reischl, Eli's Park Project; and Seth Muir, Sail Sand Point.
(Other testimony on the proposed substitute bill) Barry Gourley, Children's Therapy Center; Marty Miller, Office of Rural and Farmworker Housing; Michael Parker, Opportunity Council; Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin, City of Port Angeles; Peter Shapiro; Doug Levy, Outcomes By Levy; AyeNay Abye, Tubman Center for Health and Freedom; Shrounda Selivanoff, Children's Home Society of Washington; Andrew Villeneuve, Northwest Progressive Institute; James Lovell, Chief Seattle Club; Patricia Byers, City of Yakima; Evan Craig, Town of Darrington; Lisa Lefeber, Port of Everett; Sean Eagan, Port of Tacoma; Eric Ffitch, Port of Seattle; Amber Carter, Port of Vancouver; Eric Yakovich, Port of Kalama; Mike Hogan; Axel Swanson, Washington State Association of County Engineers; Jacob Pollowitz, Foundation For The Challenged; Paul Anliker, Puget Sound Regional Services; and Sean Bonneprise, Kokua Services.