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

February 13, 2023 - Monday 36TH DAY
SB 5739 By Senator Fortunato

Providing notice to members of the community where a sexually violent predator will reside.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5740 By Senators Wilson, J. and MacEwen

Deterring catalytic converter theft.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5741 By Senators Braun, Lovick and Wilson, J.

Establishing a housing gap voucher pilot program.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 5742 By Senators Kauffman and Liias

Codifying certain existing grant programs at the department of transportation.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SJM 8007 By Senators Kauffman and Hasegawa

Requesting Congress to fully fund 40 percent of the costs of IDEA.

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

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

ESHB 1042 By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Walen, Ryu, Barkis, Simmons, Duerr, Goodman, Bateman, Reed, Ramel, Peterson, Pollet, Doglio, Macri, Reeves, Mena, Tharinger, Wylie, Gregerson, Springer, Bergquist, Thai, Kloba, Santos and Ormsby)

Concerning the use of existing buildings for residential purposes.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

HB 1058 By Representatives Paul, Orcutt, Simmons, Ryu, Reed, Ramel, Lekanoff, Sandlin, Macri, Timmons, Wylie, Shavers, Kloba and Ormsby; by request of Department of Licensing

Streamlining the licensing process for a commercial driver's license by allowing the department to waive requirements for applicants that previously surrendered the license, allowing the license to be renewed online, and modifying the license test fees.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SHB 1080 By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Taylor, Peterson, Simmons, Walen, Reed, Stearns, Berry, Pollet, Goodman, Orwall, Bergquist, Gregerson and Thai)

Concerning body worn cameras.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

HB 1100 By Representatives Schmick and Leavitt

Concerning the disposition of the remains of a county resident who dies indigent in an adjacent county outside of Washington.

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

ESHB 1251 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Stonier, Bateman, Reed, Riccelli and Pollet)

Concerning water systems' notice to customers of public health considerations.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

HB 1262 By Representatives Walen, Reed and Davis; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Establishing a lump sum reporting system.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

HB 1367 By Representatives Donaghy, Reed, Doglio, Ramel, Pollet and Macri

Eliminating unnecessary homeless funding budget and auditing requirements.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

HB 1416 By Representatives Doglio, Ramel, Berry, Lekanoff and Reed; by request of Department of Commerce

Applying the affected market customer provisions of the Washington clean energy transformation act to nonresidential customers of consumer-owned utilities.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

HB 1544 By Representatives Alvarado, Tharinger, Pollet and Duerr

Concerning shoreline master program review schedules.

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

SHB 1620 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Fey and Morgan)

Concerning the number of inhabitants required for incorporation as a city or town.

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