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
March 7, 2023 - Tuesday 58TH DAY
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
2SHB 1010 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Chapman, McEntire, Dent, Reed, Griffey, Reeves and Kloba)

Concerning the sanitary control of shellfish.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
2SHB 1032 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Dent, Chapman, Ryu, Reed, Graham, Ramel, Pollet, Griffey, Reeves, Tharinger, Wylie, Springer, Kloba and Donaghy)

Mitigating the risk of wildfires through electric utility planning and identification of best management practices appropriate to each electric utility's circumstances.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
ESHB 1048 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations (originally sponsored by Representatives Mena, Simmons, Goodman, Berry, Ramel, Peterson, Pollet, Doglio, Macri, Morgan, Wylie, Gregerson, Bergquist, Street, Cortes, Santos, Ormsby and Farivar)

Enhancing the Washington voting rights act.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.
SHB 1104 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Wylie, Davis and Ormsby)

Concerning eligibility and requirements for deferred prosecutions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
ESHB 1106 By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Fosse, Reeves, Reed, Berry, Doglio, Wylie, Kloba, Santos and Ormsby)

Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
SHB 1117 By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Mosbrucker, Dye, Leavitt, Schmidt, Christian and Walsh)

Addressing the extent to which Washington residents are at risk of rolling blackouts and power supply inadequacy events.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
2SHB 1122 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Doglio, Berry, Reed, Ramel, Simmons, Reeves, Lekanoff, Bergquist, Kloba, Pollet, Donaghy, Fosse and Ormsby)

Granting Washington management service employees the right to collectively bargain.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
ESHB 1155 By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Slatter, Street, Reed, Ryu, Berg, Alvarado, Taylor, Bateman, Ramel, Senn, Goodman, Fitzgibbon, Macri, Simmons, Reeves, Lekanoff, Orwall, Duerr, Thai, Gregerson, Wylie, Ortiz-Self, Stonier, Pollet, Riccelli, Donaghy, Fosse and Ormsby; by request of Attorney General)

Addressing the collection, sharing, and selling of consumer health data.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
E2SHB 1167 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Duerr, Low, Walen, Reed, Bateman, Ramel, Fitzgibbon, Taylor, Macri, Gregerson, Wylie, Pollet, Kloba and Tharinger)

Concerning residential housing regulations.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
SHB 1171 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Mosbrucker and Graham)

Modifying the motorcycle safety education advisory board.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
E2SHB 1181 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Duerr, Fitzgibbon, Berry, Peterson, Ryu, Alvarado, Taylor, Reed, Walen, Bateman, Ramel, Goodman, Doglio, Macri, Callan, Simmons, Lekanoff, Gregerson, Bergquist, Stonier, Pollet, Davis, Kloba, Riccelli, Mena and Tharinger; by request of Office of the Governor)

Improving the state's response to climate change by updating the state's planning framework.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
E2SHB 1189 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Hackney, Reed, Simmons, Wylie, Santos and Ormsby)

Concerning the release of incarcerated individuals from total confinement prior to the expiration of a sentence.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
ESHB 1203 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby and Macri; by request of Office of Financial Management)

Improving the fiscal process by updating accounts administered by the office of financial management, creating new accounts including one for the opioid litigation settlement and one for the receipt of federal funds, and reenacting accounts created in the supplemental budget bill.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
E2SHB 1216 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Doglio, Berry, Reed, Simmons, Macri, Fosse and Pollet; by request of Office of the Governor)

Concerning clean energy siting.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
SHB 1217 By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Fosse, Berry, Reed, Simmons, Gregerson, Ramel, Macri and Pollet)

Concerning wage complaints.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
SHB 1271 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Low, Eslick, Bronoske, Hackney, Goehner, Hutchins, Berry, Reed, Christian and Schmidt)

Concerning organ transport vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
EHB 1274 By Representatives Couture, Lekanoff, Eslick, Waters, Walsh, Griffey, Low, Hutchins, Dent, Taylor, Barnard, Connors, Rude, Sandlin, Slatter, Stonier, Harris, Reeves, Abbarno, Robertson, Senn, Davis, Gregerson, Christian, Schmidt, Orwall, Ramel and Pollet

Creating a child malnutrition field guide for the department of children, youth, and families.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
HB 1301 By Representatives McClintock and Cheney

Creating license review and reporting requirements.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
2SHB 1316 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Paul, Ortiz-Self, Stonier, Bergquist, Lekanoff, Ramel, Santos, Reed, Pollet, Leavitt, Timmons, Chapman and Ormsby)

Expanding access to dual credit programs.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
E2SHB 1357 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Simmons, Schmick, Stonier, Cortes, Reed, Bateman, Harris, Alvarado, Pollet and Caldier)

Modernizing the prior authorization process.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
ESHB 1369 By House Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (originally sponsored by Representatives Griffey, Bronoske, Riccelli, Maycumber, Couture, Abbarno, Volz, Barkis, Christian and Leavitt)

Concerning off-duty employment of fish and wildlife officers.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
HB 1370 By Representatives Reeves, Corry, Reed, Morgan, Ramel, Pollet and Leavitt; by request of Department of Financial Institutions

Providing the payment of awards to whistleblowers who report violations of state or federal securities laws and providing protection to whistleblowers and internal reporters.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.
ESHB 1387 By House Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (originally sponsored by Representatives Ramos, Goodman, Callan, Ryu, Ramel and Pollet)

Requiring the criminal justice training commission to establish a program.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
E2SHB 1392 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Gregerson, Kretz, Ryu, Dent, Berry, Fitzgibbon, Reed, Ramel, Pollet and Macri)

Promoting the fair servicing and repair of digital electronic equipment.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
ESHB 1394 By House Committee on Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning (originally sponsored by Representatives Senn, Goodman, Simmons, Lekanoff and Doglio)

Creating a developmentally appropriate response to youth who commit sexual offenses.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
2SHB 1405 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Alvarado, Farivar, Taylor, Reeves, Senn, Mena, Berg, Cortes, Simmons, Berry, Ortiz-Self, Goodman, Lekanoff, Gregerson, Ramel, Macri, Reed, Ormsby, Doglio, Chopp and Santos)

Preserving public benefit payments to people in the care of the department of children, youth, and families.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
HB 1421 By Representatives Chambers, Rule, Jacobsen, Dent, Taylor, Barkis, Christian, Springer, Lekanoff, Berg, Schmick, Klicker, Goehner, Eslick and Robertson

Adding counties to the voluntary stewardship program.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
2SHB 1425 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Berg, Low, Eslick, Ryu, Stonier, Duerr, Ortiz-Self, Cortes, Peterson, Fosse, Donaghy and Pollet)

Facilitating municipal annexations.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
ESHB 1466 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Riccelli, Leavitt and Morgan)

Concerning currently credentialed dental auxiliaries.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
2SHB 1477 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Thai, Street, Doglio, Berry, Chapman, Santos, Ryu, Alvarado, Ramel, Macri, Ormsby, Leavitt, Pollet and Fey)

Making changes to the working families' tax credit.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
HB 1514 By Representatives Robertson, Berry, Schmidt, Ormsby, Doglio, Reed and Fosse

Addressing the purchase and distribution of insignia to manufacturers of recreational vehicles and/or park trailers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
HB 1542 By Representatives Bronoske, Fosse, Berry, Hackney, Abbarno, Griffey, Walsh, Ortiz-Self, Taylor, Ramel, Simmons, Jacobsen, Schmidt, Graham, Ormsby, Pollet, Kloba, Doglio, Bateman, Macri, Leavitt and Timmons

Requiring automated external defibrillators to be available and accessible when work is being performed on high voltage lines and equipment.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
2SHB 1559 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Entenman, Fitzgibbon, Stonier, Paul, Riccelli, Bergquist, Pollet and Leavitt)

Establishing the student basic needs at public postsecondary institutions act.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
HB 1563 By Representatives Kloba, Simmons, Cheney, Peterson, Ramel, Ormsby, Reeves, Reed, Macri, Fitzgibbon, Gregerson, Rude and Wylie

Concerning arrest protections for the medical use of cannabis.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
HB 1575 By Representatives Reed, Berry, Berg, Taylor, Farivar, Stonier, Peterson, Senn, Doglio, Cortes, Ryu, Fosse, Springer, Bateman, Goodman, Ramel, Bergquist and Pollet

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.
ESHB 1576 By House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce (originally sponsored by Representatives Caldier, Schmidt, Leavitt and Volz)

Concerning the dentist and dental hygienist compact.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
2SHB 1579 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Stonier, Bateman, Lekanoff, Reed, Pollet and Macri)

Establishing a mechanism for independent prosecutions within the office of the attorney general of criminal conduct arising from police use of force.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
HB 1599 By Representatives Goodman, Berry, Ramel and Pollet; by request of Washington State Patrol

Concerning court files and records exemptions for firearm background checks.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SHB 1621 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Ryu, Duerr, Pollet, Kloba and Senn)

Concerning standardizing local government procurement rules among special purpose districts, first-class and second-class cities, and public utility districts.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
HB 1622 By Representatives Fey, Rude, Simmons, Schmidt, Cortes, Senn, Slatter, Alvarado, Ryu, Wylie, Bergquist, Paul, Gregerson, Morgan, Macri, Pollet, Doglio, Timmons and Leavitt

Supporting the needs of students experiencing homelessness.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
HB 1626 By Representatives Bronoske, Rude, Ryu, Griffey, Callan, Fosse, Senn, Macri, Pollet, Graham, Leavitt and Reed

Concerning coverage for colorectal screening tests under medical assistance programs.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
HB 1645 By Representatives Barnard, Duerr, Connors, Riccelli, Cheney, Hutchins, McClintock, Chambers, McEntire, Sandlin, Eslick, Low, Street, Maycumber, Fitzgibbon, Macri, Reed, Rude, Lekanoff and Ramel

Concerning meetings of county legislative authorities.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
ESHB 1652 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Taylor, Couture and Rule)

Concerning child support pass through.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
HB 1656 By Representatives Schmidt, Fosse, Berry, Robertson, Christian, Ormsby and Riccelli; by request of Employment Security Department

Concerning unemployment insurance benefits appeal procedures.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
ESHB 1678 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Riccelli, Lekanoff, Stonier, Morgan, Bateman, Macri, Ormsby, Slatter, Entenman, Ramos, Peterson, Tharinger, Chopp, Ryu, Pollet, Davis, Harris, Taylor, Simmons, Kloba and Gregerson)

Establishing and authorizing the profession of dental therapy.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
SHB 1683 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Barnard, Macri, Harris, Walen, Caldier, Gregerson, Christian and Riccelli)

Concerning health carriers offering dental only coverage.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
ESHB 1705 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Griffey, Couture and Wylie)

Concerning stormwater control facilities and county jurisdiction.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
HB 1707 By Representatives Kloba, Reed and Eslick

Concerning bingo conducted by bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.
SHB 1717 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Rule, Corry, Paul, Stonier, Chapman, Duerr and Timmons)

Supporting innovation at associate development organizations.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.
2SHB 1724 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Bateman, Macri, Taylor, Berry, Tharinger, Slatter, Callan, Leavitt, Reed and Shavers)

Increasing the trained behavioral health workforce.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
2SHB 1728 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Donaghy, Rule, Reeves, Morgan, Ramel, Reed and Leavitt)

Creating a statewide resiliency program.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.
ESHB 1731 By House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming (originally sponsored by Representatives Waters, Stonier, Klicker, Low, Couture, Chambers, Ybarra, Barnard, Schmidt, McClintock, Santos and Hutchins)

Concerning complimentary liquor by short-term rental operators.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
ESHB 1736 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Cortes, Fey, Senn, Ryu, Wylie, Slatter, Reed and Pollet)

Requiring the department of licensing to request motor vehicle odometer readings upon vehicle registration.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
HB 1742 By Representative Wylie; by request of Department of Revenue

Concerning nontax statutes administered by the department of revenue.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
2SHB 1746 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Ryu, Berry, Couture, Griffey, Thai, Reed, Gregerson, Sandlin, Tharinger, Walen, Paul, Kloba, Volz, Reeves, Rule and Ormsby)

Concerning a state broadband map.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.