Washington State Senate
	Introduction and First Reading of Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
	2024 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
January 26, 2024 - Friday		19TH 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.
	SHB 1044	By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives McEntire, Graham, Couture, Sandlin, Walsh, Rude, Caldier and Santos) Providing capital financial assistance to small school districts with demonstrated funding challenges. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	HB 1226	By Representatives Chapman and Fitzgibbon; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife Providing for recreational licensing of smelt, crawfish, and carp. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	E2SHB 1272	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Bergquist, Volz, Reeves, Gregerson, Christian, Riccelli and Schmidt) Concerning publishing, formatting, and distribution of the state and local voters' pamphlets. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.
	HB 1530	By Representatives Cortes, Mena, Simmons, Ryu, Davis and Fosse Expanding eligibility for employment of certain law enforcement and prosecutor office positions. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	ESHB 1637	By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Pollet and Fitzgibbon) Prohibiting excessive fees or other charges for locating or recovering foreclosure surplus funds and other unclaimed property. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SHB 1851	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Callan, Macri, Bergquist and Gregerson) Implementing the first approach skills training program. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	HB 1898	By Representatives Schmidt, Fosse, Connors, Berry, Bronoske, Abbarno, Ormsby, Volz, Leavitt, Low, Reed, Graham, Kloba and Reeves; by request of Employment Security Department Concerning unemployment insurance benefit charging. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	HB 1950	By Representatives Slatter, Ybarra, Reed, Jacobsen, Pollet, Leavitt, Ortiz-Self, Ramos, Morgan, Simmons, Ormsby, Callan, Street, Paul, Goodman, Thai, Lekanoff, Reeves and Riccelli; by request of Office of Financial Management Concerning the public service loan forgiveness program. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
	HB 1954	By Representatives Riccelli, Bateman, Ramel, Reed, Simmons, Ormsby, Macri, Doglio, Thai, Lekanoff and Reeves Harmonizing language relating to reproductive health care services and gender-affirming treatment. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	HB 2032	By Representatives Cheney, Low, Ramos and Graham Reducing the size of yard signs that are exempt from certain political advertising disclosure requirements. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.