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 15, 2024 - Thursday		39TH DAY

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
	EHB 1468	By Representatives Goehner, Duerr, Jacobsen, Griffey, Barkis, Robertson, Hutchins, Chapman, Riccelli, Berg, Bateman and Pollet Concerning impact fee deferrals. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
	E4SHB 1479	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Callan, Santos, Goodman, Ramel, Ormsby and Pollet; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction) Concerning restraint or isolation of students in public schools and educational programs. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	2SHB 1551	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Pollet, Doglio, Fitzgibbon, Berry, Gregerson, Fosse and Bateman) Reducing lead in cookware. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	SHB 1870	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Barnard, Ryu, Leavitt, Connors, Couture, Schmidt, Duerr, Slatter, Reed, Chapman, Graham, Ormsby, Timmons, Donaghy, Paul, Doglio, Reeves, Hackney and Griffey) Promoting economic development by increasing opportunities for local communities to secure federal funding. Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.
	E2SHB 1899	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Volz, Schmidt, Chapman, Graham, Rule, Leavitt, Waters, Low, Christian, Couture, McClintock, Barnard, Jacobsen, Timmons, Schmick, Dent, Cheney, Sandlin and Griffey) Facilitating reconstruction of communities damaged or destroyed by wildfires. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.
	ESHB 1906	By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Chapman, Barkis, Bronoske, Reed, Ryu and Reeves) Changing the vessel length requirement in obtaining nonresident vessel permits. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SHB 1919	By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Bronoske, Corry, Leavitt, Reed and Tharinger) Modifying the process by which a private moorage facility may sell an abandoned vessel for failure to pay moorage fees. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	SHB 1996	By House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business (originally sponsored by Representatives Robertson, Chapman and Graham) Establishing the Washington recreational vehicle manufacturer and dealer law. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	SHB 2007	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Peterson, Gregerson, Alvarado, Berry, Senn, Morgan, Leavitt, Reed, Ormsby, Kloba, Macri, Doglio, Bergquist, Goodman, Ortiz-Self, Santos and Hackney) Expanding time limit exemptions applicable to cash assistance programs. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
	SHB 2009	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Mosbrucker, Goodman, Leavitt, Ramos, Jacobsen, Graham, Cheney, Gregerson, Orwall, Riccelli and Davis) Facilitating the use of dental records in missing person investigations. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	HB 2023	By Representatives Shavers, Ramel, Reed, Ormsby, Callan, Timmons, Berg, Lekanoff, Doglio, Reeves and Santos Improving meaningful access to elections by increasing language assistance. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.
	ESHB 2079	By House Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (originally sponsored by Representatives Schmidt, Riccelli, Low, Christian, Klicker, Ormsby, McClintock and Couture) Improving school safety by extending and increasing penalties for interference by, or intimidation by threat of, force or violence at schools and athletic activities. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	ESHB 2114	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Alvarado, Macri, Ramel, Peterson, Mena, Slatter, Farivar, Taylor, Doglio, Cortes, Fitzgibbon, Gregerson, Berry, Senn, Reed, Bateman, Ortiz-Self, Simmons, Ormsby, Street, Chopp, Orwall, Bergquist, Berg, Wylie, Stonier, Lekanoff, Fosse, Riccelli, Pollet, Kloba and Davis) Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	2SHB 2124	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Eslick, Senn, Leavitt, Chapman, Reed, Ramel, Callan, Rule, Goodman, Tharinger, Wylie, Timmons, Stonier, Reeves and Kloba) Supporting and expanding access to child care and early learning programs. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	ESHB 2153	By House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business (originally sponsored by Representatives Ryu, Ormsby, Cheney, Reeves, Pollet and Davis) Deterring the theft of catalytic converters. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	E2SHB 2160	By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Reed, Fey, Mena, Alvarado, Berry, Bateman, Ormsby, Ramel, Macri, Street, Peterson, Gregerson, Ryu, Cortes, Riccelli, Doglio and Pollet; by request of Office of the Governor) Promoting community and transit-oriented housing development. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
	HB 2210	By Representatives Dye, Couture, Graham, Fosse, Springer and Davis Establishing a wild horse holding and training program at a state corrections center. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
	HB 2213	By Representatives Cheney, Taylor, Duerr and Graham Concerning defects and omissions in the laws that have been identified by the justices of the supreme court or judges of the superior courts pursuant to Article IV, section 25 of the state Constitution. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	ESHB 2303	By House Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Simmons and Peterson) Modifying conditions of community custody. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
	SHB 2329	By House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business (originally sponsored by Representatives Macri, Peterson, Alvarado, Chopp, Bateman, Pollet, Reed and Ramel) Conducting a study of the insurance market for housing providers receiving housing trust fund resources. Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.
	SHB 2368	By House Committee on Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning (originally sponsored by Representatives Gregerson, Eslick, Thai, Low, Senn, Leavitt, Davis, Farivar, Nance, Reed, Doglio, Ramel, Simmons, Ormsby, Street, Goodman, Timmons, Pollet and Santos) Assisting refugees and immigrants. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
	HB 2375	By Representatives Goehner, Bateman, Orcutt, Simmons, Davis, Sandlin, Rude, Wilcox, Barkis, Schmidt, Steele, Barnard, Shavers, Christian, Reed, Tharinger and Caldier Including an accessory dwelling unit under property that qualifies for the senior citizens property tax exemption. Referred to Committee on HOUSING.
	SHB 2382	By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Berry, Lekanoff, Reed, Bronoske, Fosse, Pollet and Ormsby) Concerning death benefits applicable to drivers of transportation network companies. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	SHB 2389	By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Abbarno and Barkis) Addressing service of notice by mail in cases involving forcible entry and forcible and unlawful detainer. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SHB 2411	By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Callan, Berg and Ortiz-Self) Adjusting school districts' authority to contract indebtedness for school construction. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	HB 2481	By Representatives Volz, Bergquist, Robertson and Macri Waiving health benefit premiums in the public employees' benefits board. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	ESHB 2494	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Bergquist, Rude, Simmons, Senn, Pollet, Callan, Paul, Macri, Stonier and Gregerson) Increasing state funding for operating costs in schools. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.