Last week Senate Democrats moved quickly on key policy priorities such as voting rights and equal pay — issues that had been bottled up by Republican committee chairs over the last five years. The pace won’t slow this week with hearings on legislation that will finally put the people of Washington state first: preventing gun violence, combating the opioid epidemic, reducing carbon pollution, ensuring a women’s right to quality reproductive care and more.
- Democratic leaders from the Senate and House will hold a joint media availability at 11 a.m. on Tuesday in the Senate Majority Caucus Room.
- Possible floor action on Wednesday and Thursday.
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MONDAY, Jan. 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Resolution in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. at noon on the Senate floor.
Law & Justice 10:00 am, Senate HR 4
- SB 5992 – Concerning trigger modification devices.
- SB 6049 – Concerning high capacity magazines.
- SB 5444 – Concerning enhanced background checks and licensure for assault weapons and large capacity magazines.
- SB 5463 – Protecting public safety through responsible storage of firearms.
- SB 6146 – Relating to local government authority to regulate firearms.
Health & Long Term Care 10:00 am, Senate HR 2
- SB 6150 – Concerning opioid use disorder treatment, prevention, and related services.
- SB 6050 – Concerning restrictions on prescriptions for opiates.
Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks 1:30 pm, Senate HR 4
- SB 6316 – Concerning the certification and evidence of adequate and available water
Labor & Commerce 1:30 pm, Senate HR 3
- SB 6227 – Concerning workplace injuries by janitors.
- SB 6214 – Allowing industrial insurance coverage for posttraumatic stress disorders of law enforcement and firefighters.
Human Services & Corrections 1:30 pm, Senate HR 2
- SB 6222 – Concerning expansion of extended foster care eligibility.
Early Learning & K-12 Education 1:30 pm, Senate HR 1
- SB 6144 – Reducing state assessment requirements to only those required for federal purposes in order to facilitate removal of inequitable barriers to students.
- Executive Session: SB 6003 – Concerning breakfast after the bell programs in certain public schools. SB 5766 – Preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools.
Transportation 3:30 pm, Senate HR 1
- SB 6054 – Requiring the department of transportation to complete a study on passenger-only ferry services.
TUESDAY, Jan. 16
Higher Education & Workforce Development 8:00 am, Senate HR 2
- SB 6087 – Expanding opportunities for apprenticeships for inmates.
Financial Institutions & Insurance 8:30 am, Senate HR 3
- SB 6375 – Developing a publicly owned depository business plan
Energy, Environment & Technology 10:00 am, Senate HR 4
- SB 6203 – Reducing carbon pollution by moving to a clean energy economy.
Law & Justice 10:00 am, Senate HR 1
- Executive Session: SB 5992 – Concerning trigger modification devices
Health & Long Term Care 10:00 am, Senate HR 2
- SB 6219 – Concerning health plan coverage of reproductive health care.
- SB 5701 – Creating the Washington apple care trust
Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks 1:30 pm, Senate HR 3
- SB 6099 – Concerning orca captivity
Early Learning & K-12 Education 1:30 pm, Senate HR 1
- SB 6141 – Strengthening school district plans for recognition, screening, and response to emotional or behavioral distress in students
Ways & Means 3:30 pm, Senate HR 4
- Executive Session: SB 6090 – Concerning the capital budget. SB 6089 – Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts.
Transportation 3:30 pm, Senate HR 1
- Work Session: Electric vehicles; Road Usage Charge pilot.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17
State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections 8:00 am, Senate HR 2
- SB 5780 – Making provisions to commemorate the centennial of national women’s suffrage.
- SB 6200 – Allowing persons who will turn eighteen years of age by the general election to vote in the primary election
Energy, Environment & Technology 8:00 am, Senate HR 1
- SB 6130 – Concerning community solar gardens
Labor & Commerce 1:30 pm, Senate HR 4
- SB 5249 – Providing damages for wage theft.
- SB 5527 – Simplifying and enforcing employee status under employment laws to ensure fairness to employers and employees and address the underground economy
Transportation 3:30 pm, Senate HR 1
- Work Session: Cascadia subduction zone impacts on state highway system.
THURSDAY, Jan. 18
Energy, Environment & Technology 10:00 am, Senate HR 1
- SB 5935 – Enhancing consumer access, affordability, and quality of broadband and advanced telecommunications services.
Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks 1:30 pm, Senate HR 3
- SB 6235 – Concerning the establishment of forest practices pre-application review
Health & Long Term Care 10:00 am, Senate HR 2
- Work Session: Global perspective on Universal Health Care; State perspective on Universal Health Care.
- SB 5747 – Addressing health care financing and development of a publicly sponsored integrated delivery system by creating the access for all trust.
Higher Education & Workforce Development 8:00 am, Senate HR 2
- SB 6263 – Expanding the passport to college promise program to include youth experiencing homelessness and foster youth. SB 6259 – Creating the social work professional loan repayment program.
Ways & Means 3:30 pm, Senate HR 4
