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 1, 2023 - Wednesday 52ND DAY
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

ESHB 1037 By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representative Walsh)

Concerning family burial grounds.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

2SHB 1039 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Macri, Harris, Corry, Duerr, Riccelli, Chambers, Goodman, Reed, Fitzgibbon, Pollet, Ryu, Paul, Thai, Springer, Stonier, Kloba, Santos and Ormsby)

Concerning physical therapists performing intramuscular needling.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

ESHB 1051 By House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business (originally sponsored by Representatives Leavitt, Walen, Simmons, Ryu, Goodman, Fitzgibbon, Pollet, Doglio, Orwall, Macri, Timmons, Wylie, Bronoske, Ramos, Thai and Kloba; by request of Attorney General)

Concerning robocalling and telephone scams.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

HB 1061 By Representatives Ryu, Corry and Reeves

Eliminating prelicensing education requirements for licensed insurance producers.

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

SHB 1079 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Thai, Slatter and Ryu)

Concerning rapid whole genome sequencing.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SHB 1088 By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Walen and Reeves; by request of Uniform Law Commission)

Concerning the uniform family law arbitration act.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

E2SHB 1170 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Street, Couture, Berry, Ramel, Fitzgibbon, Lekanoff, Duerr, Thai and Pollet; by request of Department of Ecology)

Improving climate resilience through updates to the state's integrated climate response strategy.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

ESHB 1173 By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Connors, Klicker and Rude)

Reducing light pollution associated with certain energy infrastructure.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

2SHB 1204 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Callan, Eslick, Leavitt, Bateman, Kloba, Reed, Simmons, Doglio, Goodman, Ortiz-Self, McEntire, Davis and Pollet; by request of Department of Children, Youth and Families)

Implementing the family connections program.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SHB 1207 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Senn, Rude, Fey, Reed, Bergquist, Ramel, Doglio, Callan, Thai and Pollet)

Preventing and responding to harassment, intimidation, bullying, and discrimination in schools.

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

HB 1232 By Representatives Bergquist, Chambers, Entenman, Slatter, Paul, Ramos, Mena, Street, Riccelli, Pollet, Callan, Hackney, Thai, Reeves, Reed, Ortiz-Self, Kloba, Duerr, Doglio, Morgan, Ramel, Goodman, Tharinger, Lekanoff, Gregerson and Santos

Enhancing the college bound scholarship program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SHB 1247 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Reed, Harris, Mena, Berry, Simmons, Morgan, Slatter, Ryu, Goodman, Donaghy, Reeves, Sandlin, Stearns and Fosse)

Licensing music therapists.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SHB 1267 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Tharinger, Steele and Ramel)

Concerning rural public facilities sales and use tax.

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

ESHB 1277 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Donaghy, Harris, Slatter, Kloba, Reeves, Reed, Ormsby and Pollet; by request of Professional Educator Standards Board)

Improving the consistency and quality of the implementation of the fundamental course of study for paraeducators.

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

HB 1319 By Representatives Reed, Cortes, Berry, Ramel, Cheney, Waters and Kloba

Addressing collision reporting criteria triggering driver's license reexamination.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

ESHB 1329 By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Mena, Alvarado, Berry, Duerr, Leavitt, Morgan, Ramel, Ryu, Senn, Simmons, Timmons, Kloba, Bateman, Slatter, Orwall, Reed, Lekanoff, Gregerson, Doglio, Tharinger, Cortes, Donaghy, Pollet, Callan, Fosse, Macri, Davis and Stonier; by request of Attorney General)

Preventing utility shutoffs for nonpayment during extreme heat.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

HB 1330 By Representatives Christian, Pollet, Schmidt, Couture, Low and Doglio

Adjusting the threshold for requiring candidate contribution certifications relating to foreign nationals.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

ESHB 1335 By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Hansen, Berry, Farivar, Taylor, Ramel, Simmons, Kloba, Bateman, Reed and Lekanoff)

Concerning the unauthorized publication of personal identifying information.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SHB 1460 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Hackney, Waters, Simmons, Kloba, Pollet, Davis and Macri; by request of Department of Natural Resources)

Concerning the department of natural resources land transactions, revenue distributions, and creation and management of a trust land transfer program.

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

HB 1536 By Representatives Timmons, Harris, Bergquist, Ortiz-Self, Walen, Ramel, Morgan, Stonier, Gregerson, Ormsby and Paul

Clarifying requirements governing the withholding of high school diplomas.

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

HB 1543 By Representatives Dye, Kretz, Springer, Graham, Eslick, Mosbrucker, Chapman, Ryu, Wylie, Klicker, Couture and Davis

Establishing a wild horse holding and training program at Coyote Ridge corrections center.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

HB 1564 By Representatives Mosbrucker, Orwall, Chambers, Graham, Rude and Rule

Prohibiting the sale of over-the-counter sexual assault kits.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

ESHB 1600 By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Berry, Ramel and Pollet; by request of Washington State Patrol)

Providing access to sealed juvenile records for firearm purposes.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SHB 1638 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Fey, Barkis, Robertson, Lekanoff, Schmidt, Ramel, Duerr, Timmons, Eslick and Jacobsen)

Creating a state trooper expedited recruitment incentive program.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 1696 By Representatives Davis, Mosbrucker, Orwall, Griffey, Duerr, Reed, Leavitt, Barnard, Walen, Eslick, Ramel and Pollet

Concerning stalking-related offenses.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SHB 1701 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Callan, Stonier, Simmons, Senn, Reed, Kloba, Pollet, Santos, Ortiz-Self, Ormsby, Macri and Bergquist)

Concerning basic education services to youth who are served through institutional education programs.

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

SHB 1753 By House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Bronoske, Leavitt and Reed)

Changing certain notice provisions in the derelict vessel removal program.

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

SHB 1784 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Gregerson, Ormsby, Duerr, Alvarado, Berry, Ryu, Bergquist, Peterson, Berg, Chapman, Mena, Lekanoff, Senn, Thai, Leavitt, Santos, Callan, Macri, Fosse, Riccelli, Doglio, Kloba, Timmons, Ramel, Bateman and Pollet)

Concerning hunger relief.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

EHB 1797 By Representatives Cheney, Goodman, Hutchins and Graham

Concerning residential real estate appraisers being allowed to complete real property evaluations.

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