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 9, 2023 - Thursday 60TH DAY
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

HB 1004 By Representatives Abbarno, Orcutt, Berry, Simmons, Graham, Schmidt, Christian, Lekanoff, Griffey, Dye, Klicker, Wylie, Cheney, Davis and Riccelli

Installing signs on or near bridges to provide information to deter jumping.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

ESHB 1019 By House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Dent, Chapman, Ryu, Corry, Sandlin, Reeves, Springer, Schmick and Davis)

Creating the pesticide advisory board.

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

HB 1023 By Representatives Walen, Goodman, Reeves, Thai and Ormsby; by request of Administrative Office of the Courts

Eliminating wire tap authorization reporting to the administrative office of the courts.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

HB 1052 By Representatives Ramel, Lekanoff, Bateman, Reed, Pollet, Walen, Doglio and Kloba

Providing a property tax exemption for qualified real and personal property owned or used by a nonprofit entity in providing qualified housing funded in whole or part through a local real estate excise tax.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SHB 1084 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Fey, Ramos, Ryu, Ramel, Leavitt, Timmons and Wylie)

Concerning freight mobility prioritization.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

2SHB 1151 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Stonier, Macri, Reed, Peterson, Berry, Ramel, Fitzgibbon, Cortes, Callan, Simmons, Reeves, Lekanoff, Bergquist, Fosse and Ormsby)

Mandating coverage for fertility services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

2SHB 1168 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Simmons, Ramel, Callan, Wylie, Davis and Ormsby)

Providing prevention services, diagnoses, treatment, and support for prenatal substance exposure.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

HB 1197 By Representatives Bronoske, Berry, Bateman, Simmons, Fosse, Davis and Pollet; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

EHB 1209 By Representatives Leavitt, Griffey, Fey, Bronoske and Davis

Restricting the possession, purchase, delivery, and sale of certain equipment used to illegally process controlled substances.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SHB 1275 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Thai, Harris and Riccelli)

Concerning athletic trainers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

ESHB 1362 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations (originally sponsored by Representatives Stearns, Reeves, Abbarno, Gregerson, Lekanoff and Tharinger; by request of Office of Financial Management)

Improving government efficiency related to reports by state agencies by eliminating reports, changing the frequency of reports, and providing an alternative method for having information publicly available in place of reports.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

HB 1455 By Representatives Stonier, Berry, Farivar, Rude, Fey, Reed, Morgan, Thai, Fosse, Pollet, Macri and Bateman

Eliminating child marriage.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

E2SHB 1541 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Farivar, Couture, Mena, Pollet, Taylor, Ortiz-Self, Street, Thai, Reed, Waters, Fosse, Caldier, Simmons, Davis, Alvarado, Schmidt, Ryu, Griffey, Ramel, Barnard, Orwall, Hackney, Bergquist, Walen, Berry, Tharinger, Peterson, Goodman, Volz, Eslick, Stonier, Gregerson, Riccelli, Ormsby, Kloba, Doglio, Bateman, Macri and Duerr)

Establishing the nothing about us without us act.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SHB 1682 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Maycumber, Chapman, Barnard, Reeves, Riccelli, Bateman, Springer, Volz, Chambers, Mosbrucker, Robertson, Leavitt, Jacobsen, Christian and Rule)

Concerning the Washington auto theft prevention authority account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 1684 By Representatives Slatter and Lekanoff

Clarifying procedures for federally recognized tribes to report standard occupational classifications or job titles of workers under the employment security act.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

E2SHB 1715 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Davis, Mosbrucker, Duerr, Griffey, Walen, Lekanoff, Morgan, Callan, Ramel, Thai, Rule, Ryu, Kloba, Chopp, Pollet, Chapman, Mena, Cortes, Eslick, Bergquist and Fey)

Enacting comprehensive protections for victims of domestic violence and other violence involving family members or intimate partners.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SHB 1764 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Wylie and Orcutt)

Establishing a method of valuing asphalt and aggregate used in public road construction for purposes of taxation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SHB 1779 By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Mosbrucker, Dye and Pollet)

Reducing toxic air pollution that threatens human health.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

ESHB 1789 By House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Reeves, Fitzgibbon, Chapman, Kloba, Ramel, Pollet and Fosse; by request of Department of Natural Resources)

Expanding revenue generation and economic opportunities from natural climate solutions and ecosystem services.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SHB 1833 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Paul, Hutchins and Ramel)

Setting ferry fuel surcharges.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.