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 8, 2023 - Wednesday 59TH DAY
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
2SHB 1028 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Mosbrucker, Ryu, Simmons, Goodman, Reed, Lekanoff, Pollet, Callan, Doglio, Macri, Caldier, Reeves, Wylie, Gregerson, Davis, Ormsby and Fosse)

Supporting crime victims and witnesses by promoting victim-centered, trauma-informed responses in the legal system.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
HB 1055 By Representatives Stokesbary, Ormsby, Leavitt, Simmons, Goodman, Lekanoff, Rule, Robertson, Bronoske, Bergquist and Davis; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Concerning public safety employees' retirement plan membership for public safety telecommunicators.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SHB 1105 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kloba, Abbarno and Thai)

Requiring public agencies to provide notice for public comment that includes the last date by which such public comment must be submitted.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.
E2SHB 1110 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Bateman, Barkis, Reed, Taylor, Riccelli, Berry, Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Duerr, Lekanoff, Alvarado, Street, Ryu, Ramel, Cortes, Doglio, Macri, Mena, Gregerson, Thai, Bergquist, Farivar, Wylie, Stonier, Pollet, Santos, Fosse and Ormsby)

Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.
E2SHB 1134 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Bronoske, Peterson, Berry, Ramel, Leavitt, Callan, Doglio, Macri, Caldier, Simmons, Timmons, Reeves, Chopp, Lekanoff, Gregerson, Thai, Paul, Wylie, Stonier, Davis, Kloba, Riccelli, Fosse and Farivar)

Implementing the 988 behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention system.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
SHB 1163 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representative Fey)

Exempting certain leasehold interests in arenas with a seating capacity of more than 2,000 from the leasehold excise tax.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.
ESHB 1187 By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Hackney, Berry, Bateman, Ramel, Doglio, Simmons, Lekanoff, Bronoske, Wylie, Stonier, Pollet and Ormsby)

Concerning privileged communication between employees and the unions that represent them.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
2SHB 1205 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Taylor, Reed and Senn)

Responsibility for providing service by publication of a summons or notice in dependency and termination of parental rights cases.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SHB 1255 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Simmons, Harris, Peterson, Reed, Riccelli, Macri, Bateman and Doglio)

Reducing stigma and incentivizing health care professionals to participate in a substance use disorder monitoring and treatment program.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
HB 1265 By Representatives Ramos, Goehner, Chapman, Robertson, Kloba, Chambers, Slatter, Callan, Donaghy, Ryu, Reeves, Chopp, Senn, Reed, Couture, Simmons, Fey, Jacobsen, Macri, Peterson, Ramel and Pollet

Establishing a property tax exemption for adult family homes that serve people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and are owned by a nonprofit.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
SHB 1268 By House Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Simmons, Walen and Eslick)

Concerning sentencing enhancements.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
ESHB 1311 By House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business (originally sponsored by Representatives Reeves, Corry, Chapman, Reed and Cheney)

Addressing credit repair services performed by a credit services organization.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.
EHB 1324 By Representatives Hackney, Senn, Simmons, Reed, Lekanoff, Doglio, Pollet and Macri

Concerning the scoring of prior juvenile offenses in sentencing range calculations.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SHB 1378 By House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Reeves, Dent, Berry, Ramel, Gregerson and Leavitt; by request of Department of Natural Resources)

Concerning the removal of derelict aquatic structures and restoration of aquatic lands.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
ESHB 1508 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Macri, Riccelli, Simmons, Fitzgibbon, Berry, Alvarado, Bateman, Ormsby, Doglio, Reed, Callan, Stonier, Tharinger and Bergquist)

Improving consumer affordability through the health care cost transparency board.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
HB 1527 By Representatives Wylie, Sandlin, Duerr, Barnard, Connors, Chapman, Waters, Springer, Harris and Gregerson; by request of State Treasurer

Making technical corrections to the local tax increment financing program.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.
HB 1530 By Representatives Cortes, Mena, Simmons, Ryu, Davis and Fosse

Expanding eligibility for employment of certain law enforcement and prosecutor office positions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
ESHB 1533 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations (originally sponsored by Representatives Mena, Davis, Reed, Doglio, Fosse, Berg, Taylor, Ryu, Peterson, Berry, Walen, Alvarado, Ramel, Simmons, Griffey, Morgan, Gregerson, Shavers, Ormsby, Pollet, Fey, Kloba, Bateman and Macri)

Exempting the disclosure of certain information of agency employees or their dependents who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment, or stalking.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.
2SHB 1550 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Senn, Ortiz-Self, Berry, Goodman, Ramel, Simmons, Stonier, Bergquist, Pollet, Fosse and Doglio)

Assisting eligible children in need of additional preparation to be successful in kindergarten by establishing the transition to kindergarten program.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
ESHB 1554 By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Doglio, Pollet, Fitzgibbon, Berry, Ramel, Orwall, Ryu, Fosse, Kloba, Macri and Duerr)

Reducing public health and environmental impacts from lead.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
2SHB 1578 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Kretz, Reeves, Leavitt, Ramel, Lekanoff, Reed, Pollet and Kloba; by request of Department of Natural Resources)

Improving community preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience to wildland fire health and safety impacts in areas of increasing population density, including in the wildland urban interface.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
ESHB 1589 By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Doglio, Fitzgibbon, Berry, Alvarado, Bateman, Ramel, Peterson, Lekanoff, Hackney, Macri and Kloba)

Supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
2SHB 1639 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Lekanoff, Ramel, Gregerson and Santos; by request of Arts Commission)

Concerning the Billy Frank Jr. national statuary hall selection committee.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.
EHB 1663 By Representatives Goehner and Steele

Allowing functionally consolidated port districts to adopt a unified levy.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
HB 1712 By Representatives Schmick and Chapman

Protecting workers displaced due to finfish aquaculture facility closure.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
ESHB 1744 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Rude, Santos, Schmidt and Pollet)

Clarifying the responsibilities and accountability for the effective delivery and oversight of public education services to charter school students.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
2SHB 1745 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Thai, Duerr, Doglio, Ormsby and Macri)

Improving diversity in clinical trials.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
2SHB 1762 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Doglio, Berry, Ramel, Fosse, Reed, Alvarado, Peterson and Pollet)

Protecting warehouse employees.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
HB 1763 By Representatives Eslick, Leavitt, Senn, Callan, Schmidt and Pollet

Ensuring completion of conditional scholarship obligations and reducing penalties for excusable incomplete obligations.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
HB 1824 By Representatives Eslick, Chapman and Volz

Authorizing bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations to conduct shooting sports and activities sweepstakes.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.
SHJM 4001 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Orcutt, Walsh, McEntire, Abbarno, Christian and McClintock)

Requesting the transportation commission to designate a section of state route number 411 the Cowlitz County Deputy Sheriff Justin DeRosier memorial highway.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.