Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2022 Regular Session of the 67th Legislature
DENNY HECK, President of the Senate KAREN KEISER, President Pro Tem
SARAH BANNISTER, Secretary of the Senate STEVE CONWAY, Vice President Pro Tem
JOHN LOVICK, Vice President Pro Tem

February 10, 2022 - Thursday 32ND DAY
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

E2SHB 1153 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Gregerson, Davis, Hackney, Macri, Callan, Pollet, Ramos, Bergquist, Thai, Johnson, J., Simmons and Valdez)

Addressing language access in public schools.

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

2SHB 1173 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Berry, Frame, Dolan and Lekanoff)

Concerning state lands development authorities.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES & TRADE.

SHB 1593 By House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans (originally sponsored by Representatives Leavitt, Riccelli, Ryu, Taylor, Shewmake, Chopp, Wylie, Fitzgibbon, Caldier, Wicks, Barkis, Simmons, Duerr, Ramel, Eslick, Graham, Valdez, Gregerson, Bateman, Bronoske, Davis, Fey, Gilday, Macri, Peterson, Rule, Santos, Slatter, Bergquist, Tharinger, Kloba, Pollet, Griffey, Dolan, Ormsby, Chambers, Young, Hackney and Frame)

Expanding the landlord mitigation program to alleviate the financial burden on victims attempting to flee domestic violence, sexual assault, unlawful harassment, or stalking.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

ESHB 1689 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Walen, Harris, Leavitt, Graham, Duerr, Davis, Slatter and Tharinger)

Exempting biomarker testing from prior authorization for patients with late stage cancer.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

ESHB 1699 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Bergquist, Volz, Ryu, Leavitt, Chase, Robertson, Graham, Springer, Sells, Valdez, Dolan, Paul, Callan, Gilday, Goodman, Taylor, Macri, Ramos, Santos, Pollet, Griffey, Riccelli, Frame and Kloba)

Permitting individuals retired from the public employees retirement system, the teachers retirement system, and the school employees retirement system additional opportunities to work for a school district for up to 1,040 hours per school year while in receipt of pension benefits until July 1, 2025.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SHB 1701 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Bergquist, MacEwen, Sells, Bateman, Graham, Fitzgibbon, Callan, Peterson, Sullivan, Pollet, Maycumber and Ormsby; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board)

Concerning law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system benefits.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SHB 1703 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Boehnke, Ryu, Paul, Dolan, Graham, Goodman, Griffey, Leavitt, Harris-Talley and Frame; by request of Military Department)

Modernizing the statewide 911 emergency communications system.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SHB 1759 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Callan, Harris, Berry, Davis, Ramos, Santos, Senn, Sullivan, Valdez, Pollet, Peterson, Goodman, Macri and Dolan)

Requiring school districts and other public education entities to make information from the department of health about substance use trends, overdose symptoms and response, and the secure storage of prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and firearms and ammunition, available through their websites and other communication resources.

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

HB 1785 By Representatives Fey, Barkis, Goodman, Robertson, Rule, Sullivan, Paul and Riccelli

Concerning the minimum monthly salary paid to Washington state patrol troopers and sergeants.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SHB 1794 By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Hoff, Sells, Berry, Sutherland, Wylie, Simmons, Pollet and Young; by request of Department of Labor & Industries)

Requiring an employer to reimburse employee fees when a paycheck is dishonored by nonacceptance or nonpayment.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

ESHB 1795 By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Berry, Walen, Sells, Fitzgibbon, Bateman, Davis, Macri, Tharinger, Valdez, Pollet, Ormsby, Hackney and Frame)

Prohibiting nondisclosure and nondisparagement provisions from employers regarding illegal acts of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, and sexual assault.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

ESHB 1821 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Schmick, Riccelli, Cody and Graham)

Concerning the definition of established relationship for purposes of audio-only telemedicine.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

HB 1825 By Representatives Dye, Orwall and Graham; by request of Administrative Office of the Courts

Concerning continuity of judicial operations in single judge courts.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

HB 1832 By Representatives Springer, Vick, Walen and Goehner

Concerning code city form of government elections and city manager appointment.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SHB 1867 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Paul, Berg, Santos, Shewmake, Slatter, Bergquist and Stonier)

Concerning dual credit program data.

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

ESHB 1881 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Harris-Talley, Entenman, Berry, Johnson, J., Ortiz-Self, Ryu, Simmons, Stonier, Wicks, Senn, Peterson, Chopp, Ormsby, Goodman, Berg, Ramel, Chase, Taylor, Frame, Davis, Macri and Pollet)

Creating a new health profession for birth doulas.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

HB 1888 By Representatives Thai, Berry, Ortiz-Self, Ryu, Peterson, Shewmake, Goodman, Ormsby, Johnson, J., Bronoske, Tharinger, Senn, Ramel, Taylor, Stokesbary, Frame, Riccelli, Lekanoff, Fey, Davis, Bateman, Macri, Harris-Talley and Young

Allowing the department of revenue to adjust the rates of remittance reductions in the working families' tax credit in order to align with federal maximum qualifying income levels.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SHB 1901 By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Davis, Taylor and Kloba)

Updating laws concerning civil protection orders to further enhance and improve their efficacy and accessibility.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

HB 1907 By Representatives Steele and Jacobsen

Concerning scholarship displacement in postsecondary institutions' gift equity packaging policies.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

HB 1920 By Representatives Wicks and Lekanoff; by request of Department of Children, Youth and Families

Concerning investigations of child abuse or neglect at residential facilities.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

HB 1927 By Representatives Riccelli, Sullivan, Santos, Simmons, Ramel, Ormsby and Fey

Creating leave provisions for legislative service.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

HB 1934 By Representatives Fey, Robertson and Taylor; by request of Department of Transportation

Allowing tribal governments to participate in exchange agreements without certain restrictions.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SHB 1955 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Rule, Ramel, Ormsby and Taylor)

Creating uniformity in education requirements for students who are the subject of a dependency proceeding.

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

EHB 1973 By Representatives Rude, Dolan, Eslick, Sutherland and Gilday

Concerning the recording of school board meetings.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

HB 2033 By Representatives Donaghy, Bronoske, Shewmake, Sutherland, Harris-Talley and Riccelli

Concerning safety measures for fire department vehicles and other vehicles using lights or other signals in emergency or work zones.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SHB 2046 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations (originally sponsored by Representatives Stonier, Abbarno and Senn)

Concerning ethics in public service rules governing certain legislative activity.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SHB 2051 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Rule, Shewmake, Ormsby and Ramel)

Providing short-term disaster recovery financial assistance to agricultural producers.

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

SHB 2057 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Valdez, Ramos, Senn, Morgan, Johnson, J. and Pollet)

Strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion in the state patrol workforce.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.