Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2023 Regular Session of the 68th Legislature
DENNY HECK, President of the Senate KAREN KEISER, President Pro Tem
SARAH BANNISTER, Secretary of the Senate JOHN LOVICK, Vice President Pro Tem

January 30, 2023 - Monday 22ND DAY
SB 5612 By Senator Lovelett

Modifying the sales and use tax for cultural access programs by allowing the tax to be imposed by a councilmanic or commission authority and defining timelines and priorities for action.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5613 By Senators Lovelett, Wagoner, Shewmake, Rivers, Van De Wege, Boehnke, Muzzall and Wilson, J.

Concerning rural public facilities sales and use tax.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5614 By Senators Saldaña and Nguyen

Concerning adult entertainment establishments.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5615 By Senator Valdez

Enabling local governments to plan and adopt programs to stabilize and control rents.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5616 By Senator Valdez

Establishing the nothing about us without us act.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5617 By Senators Wellman and Nguyen

Facilitating course equivalency agreements between skill centers and school districts.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

SB 5618 By Senators Kuderer and Wellman

Increasing the local property tax revenue growth limit.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5619 By Senators Liias and Boehnke

Establishing a cybersecurity governance framework within state government.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5620 By Senators Liias and Boehnke

Concerning line extension tariffs for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5621 By Senators Muzzall and Robinson

Protecting workers displaced due to finfish aquaculture facility closure.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5622 By Senator Torres

Concerning the transfer of alternate water rights and water rights for municipal water supply purposes.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5623 By Senator Dhingra

Modifying an element of the offense of hate crime and classifying a hate crime as crimes against persons.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5624 By Senators Dhingra, Kuderer, Nguyen, Saldaña, Lovelett and Wellman

Implementing the recommendations of the substance use recovery services advisory committee.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5625 By Senators Liias and Warnick

Concerning public employee retirees.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5626 By Senators Liias and Warnick

Expanding and enhancing media literacy and digital citizenship in K-12 education.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

SB 5627 By Senator Hunt

Concerning salaries for county commissioners and councilmembers.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5628 By Senators Torres, Rivers and Muzzall

Preserving water rights for farmland and economic development.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5629 By Senators Conway, Dhingra and Hasegawa

Concerning hepatitis B and hepatitis C screening and health care services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5630 By Senators Lovick and Wagoner

Calculating the provider rate for certain community residential services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5631 By Senators Torres and Saldaña

Requiring state agencies to clearly identify programs and services which accept applicants with deferred action for childhood arrival status.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5632 By Senator Keiser

Protecting the health care of workers participating in a labor dispute.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5633 By Senators Conway and Van De Wege

Authorizing physician assistant collaborative practice.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5634 By Senators Conway and Keiser

Concerning problem gambling.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.

SB 5635 By Senators Braun and Dhingra

Concerning victims' rights.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SCR 8403 By Senators Pedersen and Short

Honoring former members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington who have passed from this life.

Placed on SECOND READING CALENDAR.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

HB 1030 By Representatives Leavitt, Jacobsen, Pollet, Reeves and Bronoske

Concerning applied doctorate degree-granting authority.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

HB 1031 By Representatives Low, Ryu, Schmidt, Christian, Reeves and Ramos

Modifying medal of valor award presentation requirements.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SHB 1101 By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Taylor, Bergquist, Ramel and Gregerson)

Providing for tenant screening in common interest communities.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

HB 1179 By Representatives Ramos, Goodman, Leavitt, Ryu, Ortiz-Self, Bateman, Taylor, Callan and Macri; by request of State Auditor

Authorizing the state auditor to receive nonconviction data.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.