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 14, 2024 - Wednesday		38TH DAY

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
	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 1104	By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Wylie, Davis and Ormsby) Concerning eligibility and requirements for deferred prosecutions. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	2SHB 1205	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Taylor, Reed and Senn) Responsibility for providing service by publication of a summons or notice in dependency and termination of parental rights cases. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	3SHB 1228	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Ybarra, Thai, Simmons, Reeves, Reed, Orwall, Ormsby, Taylor, Leavitt, Kloba, Doglio, Berry, Fey, Davis, Ramel, Callan, Bergquist, Fosse, Pollet, Lekanoff, Slatter, Macri, Alvarado, Stonier, Gregerson and Santos; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction) Building a multilingual, multiliterate Washington through dual and tribal language education. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	E4SHB 1239	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Kloba, Morgan, Ramel and Pollet) Establishing a simple and uniform system for complaints related to, and instituting a code of educator ethics for, conduct within or involving public elementary and secondary schools. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	2ESHB 1282	By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Duerr, Hackney, Berry, Ramel, Doglio, Reed and Pollet; by request of Department of Commerce) Requiring environmental and labor reporting for public building construction and renovation material. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	ESHB 1304	By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Hackney and Walen) Regulating electric security alarm systems. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
	HB 1876	By Representatives Springer, McEntire, Reeves and Thai; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife Concerning confidential fisheries information collected by other states and maintaining that confidentiality under the public records act. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.
	ESHB 1893	By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Doglio, Berry, Fosse, Reeves, Farivar, Hackney, Ryu, Ortiz-Self, Orwall, Callan, Macri, Goodman, Senn, Slatter, Riccelli, Tharinger, Bronoske, Ramel, Wylie, Pollet, Cortes, Chopp, Bergquist, Berg, Fey, Donaghy, Reed, Street, Stonier, Kloba, Leavitt, Mena, Simmons, Morgan, Alvarado, Walen, Taylor, Peterson, Ormsby, Stearns, Thai, Bateman, Duerr, Ramos, Rule, Gregerson, Lekanoff, Nance, Santos, Shavers and Davis) Concerning unemployment insurance benefits for striking or lockout workers. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	SHB 1916	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Senn, Couture, Leavitt, Taylor, Paul, Callan, Ramos, Cortes, Reed, Fey, Timmons, Street, Doglio, Simmons, Wylie, Reeves, Alvarado, Nance, Riccelli, Fosse, Pollet and Shavers; by request of Department of Children, Youth and Families) Concerning funding for the early support for infants and toddlers program. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	2SHB 1941	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Couture, Schmidt, Reed, Graham, Barnard, Kloba, Cheney, Riccelli, Pollet, Griffey and Jacobsen) Providing for health home services for medicaid-eligible children with medically complex conditions. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	SHB 1942	By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Fosse, Schmidt, Reed, Simmons, Ormsby, Rule, Macri and Ortiz-Self; by request of Department of Social and Health Services) Clarifying employment standards for long-term care individual providers. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	SHB 1970	By House Committee on Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning (originally sponsored by Representatives McClintock, Couture, Waters, Graham, Cheney, Sandlin, Harris and Caldier) Improving communication between the department of children, youth, and families and caregivers. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
	HB 1987	By Representatives Low, Ramel, Ryu, Eslick, Timmons, Paul, Ramos, Reed, Chapman, Ormsby, Graham, Doglio, Sandlin, Lekanoff, Tharinger and Santos Concerning the use of moneys from the rural public facilities sales and use tax for affordable workforce housing infrastructure and facilities. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
	2SHB 2001	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Simmons, Farivar, Reed, Ormsby, Peterson, Macri, Street, Stearns, Santos and Pollet) Providing judicial discretion to modify sentences in the interests of justice. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	ESHB 2003	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Connors, Leavitt, Klicker, Couture, Schmidt, Chapman, Graham, Peterson, Sandlin, Reeves and Shavers; by request of Department of Natural Resources) Concerning an exemption to the leasehold excise tax for leases on public lands. Referred to Committee on HOUSING.
	SHB 2012	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Street, Alvarado, Ryu, Ramel, Bateman, Reed, Peterson, Doglio, Lekanoff, Santos, Chopp and Hackney) Concerning eligibility for a property tax exemption for nonprofits providing affordable rental housing built with city and county funds. Referred to Committee on HOUSING.
	ESHB 2039	By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Ramel, Reed, Ormsby, Fosse and Duerr) Modifying the appeals process for environmental and land use matters. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	HB 2044	By Representatives Duerr, Senn, Fitzgibbon, Alvarado, Ryu, Taylor, Callan, Berry, Gregerson, Reed, Macri, Chopp, Bergquist, Goodman, Pollet, Kloba and Davis Standardizing limitations on voter-approved property tax levies. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	E2SHB 2065	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Stearns, Hackney, Ramel, Simmons, Reed, Ormsby, Street, Gregerson, Doglio, Lekanoff, Fosse, Santos, Reeves and Pollet) Recalculating sentencing ranges for currently incarcerated individuals whose offender score was increased by juvenile convictions. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SHB 2069	By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Mosbrucker, Doglio and Reeves) Concerning the sale of biogenic carbon dioxide and other coproducts of biogas processing. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	2SHB 2071	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Duerr, Bateman, Fitzgibbon, Berry, Reed, Ormsby, Ramel, Pollet and Kloba) Concerning residential housing regulations. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
	2SHB 2084	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Fosse, Low, Berry, Leavitt, Simmons, Reed, Ormsby, Street, Bronoske, Ryu, Chapman, Wylie, Doglio, Cortes, Paul, Reeves and Davis) Establishing an oversight committee to improve construction-related training and pathways to state registered apprenticeships in state correctional facilities. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
	ESHB 2118	By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Walen, Berry, Senn, Reed, Ormsby, Ramel, Peterson, Macri, Farivar, Doglio, Wylie, Reeves, Hackney, Pollet, Kloba and Davis) Protecting the public from gun violence by establishing additional requirements for the business operations of licensed firearms dealers. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	E2SHB 2128	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Schmick, Graham, Macri, Harris, Jacobsen and Hutchins) Concerning the modernization of the certificate of need program. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	SHB 2147	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Dent, Chapman, Schmick and Reeves; by request of Department of Agriculture) Concerning agriculture pest and disease response. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	2SHB 2151	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Reeves, Chapman and Kloba; by request of Department of Agriculture) Reassigning the accreditation of private cannabis testing laboratories from the department of ecology to the department of agriculture. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	2SHB 2166	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Paul and Shavers) Increasing access to portable orders for life-sustaining treatment. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SHB 2180	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Callan, Bergquist, Reed, Ormsby, Ramel, Stonier, Paul, Alvarado, Farivar, Fosse and Reeves; by request of Office of Financial Management) Increasing the special education enrollment funding cap. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SHB 2195	By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Callan, Eslick, Senn, Chopp, Ramel, Paul, Reeves, Ormsby, Hackney, Reed, Fosse, Doglio, Goodman and Davis) Strengthening the early learning facilities grant and loan program by revising criteria and providing resources to the Ruth LeCocq Kagi early learning facilities development account. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	HB 2204	By Representatives Waters and Wylie Creating a special liquor permit. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	ESHB 2207	By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Ramos, Low, Chapman, Couture and Reed) Providing tools designed to reduce the impacts of unlawful solid waste dumping. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	SHB 2230	By House Committee on Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning (originally sponsored by Representatives Peterson, Eslick, Gregerson, Ramel, Reed and Waters) Promoting economic inclusion by creating the economic security for all grant program. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
	ESHB 2236	By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Shavers, Santos, Reed and Goodman) Expanding and strengthening career and technical education core plus programs. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	2SHB 2239	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Timmons, Eslick, Callan, Ramel, Reeves, Reed, Doglio, Leavitt and Davis) Supporting student well-being through instruction in social-emotional skills. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	E2SHB 2245	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Bronoske, Eslick, Ramel, Senn, Reed, Macri, Leavitt and Davis) Establishing co-response services and training as an essential component of the crisis care continuum. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	HB 2246	By Representatives Bateman, Low, Gregerson, Bronoske, Robertson, Reeves, Paul, Reed and Doglio Concerning vacation leave accrual for state employees. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	E2SHB 2247	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Bateman, Bronoske, Simmons, Duerr, Callan, Reed, Macri, Doglio, Leavitt and Davis) Addressing behavioral health provider shortages. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	SHB 2254	By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Walen, Reeves, Reed and Springer) Implementing recommendations of the 2023 child support schedule work group. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	ESHB 2256	By House Committee on Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning (originally sponsored by Representatives Callan, Eslick, Senn, Davis, Paul, Thai, Ormsby, Pollet and Macri) Addressing the children and youth behavioral health work group. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
	HB 2257	By Representatives Goehner, Peterson, Low, Chapman, Davis, Steele, Ramel, Doglio, Berg and Timmons Supporting back country search and rescue organizations and volunteers through the creation of the back country search and rescue grant program. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.
	SHB 2271	By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Chambers, Springer, Abbarno, Walen, Jacobsen, Riccelli, Santos, Macri and Walsh) Promoting access to information regarding the long-term services and supports trust program. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	SHB 2293	By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Wilcox, Chapman, Kretz, Dent, Barkis and Barnard) Studying the effects of avian predation of salmon. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	SHB 2295	By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Bateman, Hutchins, Riccelli, Bronoske, Reed, Orwall, Davis, Tharinger, Simmons, Callan and Macri) Concerning hospital at-home services. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	SHB 2296	By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Griffey, Wylie, Couture, Harris and Leavitt) Extending the comprehensive plan revision schedule for select local governments. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
	E2SHB 2301	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Doglio, Fitzgibbon, Duerr, Berry, Ramel, Ormsby, Peterson, Pollet, Macri, Cortes, Shavers, Leavitt and Kloba) Improving the outcomes associated with waste material management systems, including products affecting organic material management systems. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	ESHB 2330	By House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business (originally sponsored by Representatives Reeves, Ryu, Timmons, Reed, Springer and Ramel) Addressing wildfire protection and mitigation. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	ESHB 2331	By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Stonier, Macri, Davis, Pollet, Reed and Ramel) Modifying requirements for public school instructional and supplemental instructional materials. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	E2SHB 2354	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Street, Orcutt, Bronoske, Robertson, Chambers, Callan, Bateman, Doglio and Reed) Creating an option for impacted taxing districts to provide a portion of their new revenue to support any tax increment area proposed within their jurisdiction and clarifying that a tax increment area must be dissolved when all bond obligations are paid. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
	SHB 2357	By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Fey, Barkis, Hutchins, Robertson, Leavitt, Schmidt, Shavers, Nance, Bronoske, Paul, Timmons and Caldier) Establishing a state patrol longevity bonus. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	ESHB 2384	By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Donaghy, Fitzgibbon, Walen and Pollet) Concerning automated traffic safety cameras. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SHB 2408	By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Lekanoff, Orwall, Davis, Ramel and Nance) Concerning methods of communication used by the technology platform designed for the behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention system. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	HB 2416	By Representatives Graham and Riccelli; by request of Washington State Board of Nursing Changing the legal title for advanced practice nurses. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	SHB 2424	By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Kretz, Lekanoff, Springer, Schmick, Dent and Chapman) Updating cooperative agreements between the state and federally recognized tribes for the successful collaborative management of Washington's wildlife resources. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	HB 2440	By Representative Springer; by request of Board of Tax Appeals Concerning the administration of the board of tax appeals. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	ESHB 2441	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Corry, Slatter, Stokesbary, Leavitt and Jacobsen) Establishing a pilot program eliminating college in the high school fees for private not-for-profit four-year institutions. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
	SHB 2467	By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Macri, Chopp, Thai, Bateman and Pollet) Increasing access to the long-term services and supports trust. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	ESHB 2474	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Peterson, Alvarado, Gregerson, Berry, Leavitt, Fosse, Macri, Nance, Chopp and Bateman) Concerning compliance with siting requirements for transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, indoor emergency shelters, and indoor emergency housing. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
	ESHB 2482	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Harris, Santos and Stonier) Reinstating semiconductor tax incentives. Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.