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 20, 2023 - Monday		71ST DAY

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
	HB 1018	By Representatives Tharinger, Chapman, Orcutt, Abbarno, Fey, Ryu and Wylie Changing the expiration date for the sales and use tax exemption of hog fuel to comply with the 2045 deadline for fossil fuel-free electrical generation in Washington state and to protect jobs with health care and retirement benefits in economically distressed communities. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	ESHB 1175	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Doglio, Dye and Leavitt; by request of Pollution Liability Insurance Agency) Creating a state financial assurance program for petroleum underground storage tanks. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	SHB 1318	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Springer, Volz, Graham, Riccelli, Reeves and Leavitt) Concerning retail sales tax exemptions for certain aircraft maintenance and repair. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	ESHB 1371	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Barkis, Leavitt, Orcutt, Fey, Barnard, Chapman, Low, Connors, Goehner, Chambers, Chandler, Couture, Griffey, Hutchins, Robertson, Volz, Walsh, Christian, Doglio, Schmick and Gregerson) Providing incentives to improve freight railroad infrastructure. Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.
	SHB 1431	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Timmons, Stokesbary, Springer, Corry, Stonier, Abbarno, Rule, Schmick, Street, Fitzgibbon, Jacobsen, Harris, Hutchins, Riccelli, McEntire, Maycumber, Bronoske, Ramel, Robertson, Taylor, Simmons, Tharinger, Berry, Caldier, Reeves, Ortiz-Self, Thai, Christian, Kloba, Bateman, Gregerson, Barnard, Pollet, Reed, Ormsby, Doglio and Cheney) Clarifying that meals furnished to tenants of senior living communities as part of their rental agreement are not subject to sales and use tax. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	HB 1573	By Representatives Rule, Corry, Timmons, Leavitt, Walen, Shavers, Lekanoff, Chapman, Dye, Springer, Reeves, Barnard, Eslick and Sandlin Extending tax preferences for dairy, fruit and vegetable, and seafood processors. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SHB 1711	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Chapman, Tharinger, Lekanoff, Ryu, Callan, Reed, Volz, Kloba, Stearns, Stokesbary and Santos) Providing a sales and use tax exemption related to internet and telecommunications infrastructure projects involving a federally recognized Indian tribe. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SHB 1729	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Abbarno, Klicker, Volz, Orcutt, Schmidt and Cheney) Creating and expanding tax incentives for the research, development, deployment, production, and sale of hydrogen fuel products in Washington state. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	SHB 1756	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Ramel, Klicker, Duerr, Rude, Schmidt, Reed, Kloba, Doglio, Senn, Ryu and Macri) Supporting clean energy through tax changes that increase revenue to local governments, schools, and impacted communities. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	SHB 1768	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Shavers, Barnard, Chapman and Ramel) Exempting certain sales of electricity to qualifying green businesses from the public utilities tax. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	EHB 1812	By Representatives Springer, Stokesbary, Chopp and Chapman Continuing the business and occupation tax deduction for federal funds received from a medicaid transformation or demonstration project or medicaid quality improvement program or standard. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.