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
February 9, 2024 - Friday		33RD DAY

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
	ESHB 1510	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Chopp, Fitzgibbon and Pollet) Establishing permanent funding for community preservation and development authorities approved through RCW 43.167.060. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
	HB 1949	By Representatives Leavitt, Schmidt, Ryu, Callan, Doglio, Reed, Ormsby, Fosse, Reeves and Davis; by request of Department of Social and Health Services Including in the public safety employees' retirement system specified competency restoration workers at department of social and health services institutional and residential sites that serve civilly committed residents or serve patients under not guilty by reason of insanity findings. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	HB 1958	By Representatives Berry, Orwall, Ryu, Fitzgibbon, Leavitt, Ramel, Reed, Simmons, Ormsby, Fosse, Lekanoff, Reeves, Pollet, Davis and Doglio Concerning nonconsensual removal of or tampering with a sexually protective device. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	HB 1976	By Representatives Fosse, Doglio, Fitzgibbon, Ramel, Reed, Lekanoff, Reeves and Pollet; by request of Department of Commerce Changing the incentive structure for tier 1 and tier 2 buildings. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	ESHB 1998	By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Gregerson, Barkis, Leavitt, Rule, Ryu, Reed, Morgan, Fitzgibbon, Berry, Duerr, Bronoske, Ramos, Ramel, Bateman, Peterson, Chambers, Taylor, Simmons, Ormsby, Graham, Callan, Macri, Donaghy, Doglio, Mena, Nance, Riccelli, Cortes, Santos, Pollet and Davis) Concerning co-living housing. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
	HB 2004	By Representatives McEntire, Leavitt, Couture, Slatter, Ryu, Senn, Graham, Callan, Sandlin and Shavers Providing early registration at institutions of higher education for military students. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
	SHB 2045	By House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Waters, Chapman, Timmons, Harris and Reeves) Creating an adopt a fish barrier program. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	HB 2059	By Representatives Stearns, Ramos, Senn, Ramel, Morgan, Peterson, Callan, Gregerson, Santos and Reeves Concerning the sale of halal foods. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	HB 2074	By Representatives Dye, Dent, Jacobsen, Graham and Sandlin Limiting the application of certain civil penalties to protect landowners from incurring penalties based on the actions of the landowner's lessee. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	SHB 2086	By House Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (originally sponsored by Representatives Entenman, Goodman, Fitzgibbon, Berry, Reed, Ormsby, Street, Doglio, Farivar and Kloba; by request of Office of Independent Investigations) Updating processes of the office of independent investigations by changing authority to obtain and share investigative information and aligning with current operations and practices. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SHB 2097	By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Berry, Ortiz-Self, Reed, Simmons, Ormsby, Ramel, Fosse, Goodman, Lekanoff, Doglio, Pollet and Kloba) Assisting workers in recovering wages owed. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	HB 2120	By Representatives Barnard, Shavers, Graham and Wylie Concerning tax preferences for clean energy manufacturers. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	SHB 2226	By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Berry, Gregerson, Ramel, Santos, Reeves, Reed and Davis) Concerning collecting data on the H-2A worker program and from certain hand harvesters. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	SHB 2335	By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Lekanoff, Nance and Reed) Concerning state-tribal education compacts. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	HB 2371	By Representatives Cheney and Walen Clarifying the rules surrounding the removal of political advertising. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.