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 2, 2023 - Thursday 53RD DAY
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

SHB 1012 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Leavitt, Robertson, Ryu, Simmons, Reed, Ramel, Lekanoff, Pollet, Callan, Doglio, Orwall, Macri, Timmons, Donaghy, Reeves, Wylie, Bronoske, Paul, Springer and Thai)

Addressing the response to extreme weather events.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

ESHB 1033 By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Walen, Ryu, Reed, Fitzgibbon, Pollet, Callan, Doglio, Macri, Gregerson, Davis, Santos, Ormsby and Fosse)

Evaluating compostable product usage in Washington.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SHB 1077 By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Thai, Walen, Simmons, Leavitt, Senn, Goodman and Santos)

Concerning courthouse facility dogs.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SHB 1085 By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Mena, Bateman, Reed, Fitzgibbon, Ramel, Peterson, Pollet, Berry, Walen, Doglio, Macri, Simmons, Thai, Cortes, Kloba and Ormsby)

Reducing plastic pollution.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SHB 1138 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Chapman, Dent, Ramel, Leavitt, Doglio, Lekanoff, Donaghy and Ormsby; by request of Department of Ecology)

Concerning drought preparedness.

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

SHB 1177 By House Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (originally sponsored by Representatives Lekanoff, Orwall, Reed, Berry, Ramel, Callan, Doglio, Timmons, Walsh, Reeves, Chopp, Duerr, Gregerson, Taylor, Wylie, Stonier, Pollet, Davis, Kloba and Ormsby; by request of Attorney General)

Creating a missing and murdered indigenous women and people cold case investigations unit.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

E2SHB 1188 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Senn, Taylor, Reed, Leavitt, Callan, Macri, Simmons, Timmons, Chopp, Lekanoff, Couture, Gregerson, Thai, Wylie, Stonier, Schmick, Santos, Pollet, Kloba, Eslick and Ormsby)

Concerning individuals with developmental disabilities that have also received child welfare services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

HB 1221 By Representatives Stearns, Kloba, Ramel, Goodman and Morgan; by request of Lottery Commission

Concerning the privacy of lottery players.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

ESHB 1222 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Simmons, Reeves, Reed, Leavitt, Kloba, Farivar, Doglio, Morgan, Slatter, Ramel, Goodman, Callan, Fosse, Pollet, Lekanoff and Macri)

Requiring coverage for hearing instruments.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

HB 1230 By Representatives Callan, Harris, Thai, Reeves, Senn, Ortiz-Self, Ormsby, Kloba, Duerr, Doglio, Berry, Riccelli, Morgan, Davis, Ramel, Bergquist, Pollet, Tharinger, Peterson, Stonier and Santos

Requiring school districts and other public education entities to make information from the department of health available.

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

SHB 1250 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Steele and Eslick)

Modifying the low-income home rehabilitation program.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

HB 1257 By Representatives Hackney, Abbarno and Reed

Concerning the authority of cargo and passenger ports.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SHB 1266 By House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Corry and Reeves)

Concerning email communication by the office of the insurance commissioner.

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

SHB 1288 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Reeves, Ryu, Morgan and Graham; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs)

Concerning the department of veterans affairs.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SHB 1289 By House Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce (originally sponsored by Representatives Reed, Ybarra, Berry, Ortiz-Self, Riccelli, Paul, Reeves, Leavitt and Timmons)

Concerning program administration for the Washington state opportunity scholarship program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

HB 1290 By Representatives Lekanoff, Goodman, Ortiz-Self, Ramel, Leavitt and Ormsby; by request of Criminal Justice Training Commission

Concerning training for tribal police officers and employees.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SHB 1323 By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Bronoske, Berry, Leavitt, Morgan, Taylor, Senn, Bateman, Reed, Lekanoff and Doglio)

Requiring a training and certification program for individuals who apply fire-resistant materials.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

HB 1334 By Representatives Hutchins, Simmons, Couture and Ramel

Addressing the access of certain aquatic lands by a public transportation benefit area.

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

ESHB 1340 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Riccelli, Thai, Berry, Ormsby, Chopp, Macri, Bergquist, Bateman, Simmons, Stonier, Berg, Duerr, Wylie, Senn, Taylor, Fitzgibbon, Cortes, Goodman, Reed, Lekanoff, Alvarado, Ramel, Kloba, Tharinger and Pollet)

Concerning actions by health professions disciplining authorities against license applicants and license holders.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

HB 1349 By Representatives Orwall, Leavitt, Ramel, Kloba, Reed, Lekanoff, Pollet and Fosse

Concerning foreclosure protections.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

ESHB 1377 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Reed and Ortiz-Self)

Posting of approved courses and providers of continuing education.

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

2SHB 1391 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Ramel, Doglio, Duerr, Berry, Pollet and Reed)

Concerning energy in buildings.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

HB 1407 By Representatives Taylor, Senn, Simmons, Stonier, Jacobsen, Bateman, Lekanoff, Peterson, Ramel, Macri, Pollet, Reed and Doglio

Maintaining eligibility for developmental disability services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

HB 1419 By Representatives Chapman and Goehner

Concerning county treasurers' duties.

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

HB 1420 By Representatives Hackney, Corry, Walen and Ormsby

Concerning lien priority of mortgages and deeds of trust.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SHB 1458 By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Shavers, Fosse, Santos, Berry, Simmons, Alvarado, Doglio, Ormsby, Gregerson and Pollet)

Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for apprenticeship program participants.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

ESHB 1469 By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Hansen, Thai, Chopp, Fitzgibbon, Simmons, Berry, Slatter, Santos, Ryu, Street, Gregerson, Goodman, Peterson, Tharinger, Ramel, Macri, Ormsby, Reeves, Senn, Doglio, Riccelli, Alvarado, Bateman, Morgan, Callan, Bergquist and Pollet)

Concerning access to reproductive health care services and gender-affirming treatment in Washington state.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

2SHB 1470 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Chopp, Simmons, Santos, Ryu, Orwall, Chapman, Gregerson, Doglio, Peterson, Ramel, Macri, Ormsby, Berg, Leavitt, Bateman, Morgan and Fey)

Concerning private detention facilities.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SHB 1499 By House Committee on Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning (originally sponsored by Representatives Shavers, Ramel, Santos, Leavitt, Gregerson, Bateman, Ormsby, Doglio, Pollet, Reed, Ortiz-Self, Stonier and Fosse)

Concerning food assistance funding.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SHB 1501 By House Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (originally sponsored by Representatives Steele, Caldier, Santos, Leavitt, Schmidt, Eslick, Orwall, Reeves and Graham)

Authorizing additional counseling services for immediate family members of homicide victims.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SHB 1504 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Low, Alvarado, Eslick, Fosse, Donaghy, Cortes, Harris, Leavitt, Taylor, Duerr, Schmidt, Goodman, Graham, Volz, Doglio, Pollet, Macri, Reed, Riccelli and Callan)

Ensuring elementary school students receive sufficient daily recess.

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

HB 1507 By Representatives Entenman, Ramel, Alvarado, Orwall, Reeves, Doglio, Pollet, Macri, Morgan and Bergquist

Concerning fair housing training for officers or board members in common interest communities.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

HB 1540 By Representatives Hutchins, Timmons, Low, Cheney, Cortes, Bronoske, Couture, Griffey, Donaghy, Robertson, Barkis, Simmons, Reed, Klicker, Riccelli, Doglio, Berry, Ramel, Paul, Graham and Rule

Requiring driver training curriculum to include instruction on sharing the road with large vehicles, including commercial motor vehicles and buses.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 1552 By Representatives Reeves, Ramel, Springer, Gregerson, Fosse and Doglio

Directing the state conservation commission to conduct a study of urban agricultural opportunities and barriers in the state.

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

HB 1624 By Representatives Ybarra and Waters

Administering educational service district elections.

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

HB 1695 By Representatives Alvarado, Lekanoff, Reed, Santos, Senn, Ramel, Pollet, Macri and Simmons

Defining affordable housing for purposes of using surplus public property for public benefit.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

HB 1737 By Representatives Morgan, Street, Kretz, Waters, Reeves, Reed, Entenman, Donaghy, Cheney, Walsh, Wylie, Stearns, Orwall, Taylor, Chapman, Berg, Graham, Gregerson, Ormsby, Ramel, Santos, Caldier, Pollet, Macri and Fosse

Enacting the reconciliation act.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

ESHB 1758 By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Mena, Fitzgibbon, Chapman, Morgan and Reed)

Concerning permitting for certain hatchery maintenance activities.

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

HB 1771 By Representatives Donaghy, Gregerson, Ramel, Morgan, Fosse, Reed, Ormsby, Doglio, Peterson and Pollet

Concerning relocation assistance for tenants of closed or converted manufactured/mobile home parks.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

HB 1772 By Representatives Waters, Orwall, Christian, Sandlin, Cheney, McClintock, Farivar, Timmons, Leavitt, Senn, Rule, Schmidt and Pollet

Prohibiting products that combine alcohol and tetrahydrocannabinol.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

HB 1775 By Representatives Lekanoff, Chapman, Ramel and Reed

Limiting liability for salmon recovery projects performed by regional fisheries enhancement groups.

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

HB 1792 By Representatives Timmons, Dent, Lekanoff, Fitzgibbon, Rule, Ramel, Springer and Eslick

Modifying timelines and other initial procedural actions in a water rights adjudication.

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