Hi everyone,
I wanted to provide you with a quick update on where affordable housing and homelessness priorities stand after yesterday’s floor cutoff. Overall, we are in great shape. Attached is an overview of the status of the key bills and pasted in below is more information on where the Housing Alliance’s lead and support priorities have landed, as well as other bills we are supporting. As you can see, there were many good bills introduced this session. Unless a bill is designated as “necessary to implement the budget” (often referred to as NTIB), then the bill must have passed yesterday’s floor cutoff in their house of origin. One of our key bills, HB 1921/Frame re: Progressive REET reform for affordable housing, is designated as NTIB and therefore still alive even though it is still in the House Finance Committee.
Thanks to everyone who has been weighing in with your lawmakers – it is making a big difference. Things are going to start moving quicker now that we are in the second half of session and advocacy will be really critical to make sure that all the priorities that are still alive continue to move through the process. We should see the first budget proposals the week of March 25th and it is the House that will come out first. The Senate will release their budgets shortly after the House.
The bills that have died include HB 1656/Macri and SB 5733/Saldaña re: requiring a legitimate business reason to make someone move. These bills have a lot of support in the House, but there was too little time to move the House bill off of the House floor where a lot of good bills died yesterday. The silver lining is that this gives us more time for discussions with the for-profit landlord lobby down here, which will only help the prospects for the bill in the long run.
HB 1590/Doglio also died yesterday. This would have allowed cities and counties to pass the 1/10 of 1% sales tax option for affordable homes with a councilmanic vote, instead of requiring a vote of the people. The vote count was very close and it is possible that it will have a path next session with just a little more work to address some very late, last minute concerns raised.
We have our bimonthly Affordable Housing & Homelessness call for advocates tomorrow at noon and I encourage you to join the call if you’d like more details. The call in information is below – feel free to invite others who might be interested in joining.
Affordable Housing & Homelessness Legislative Session Calls for Advocates
Bimonthly throughout the 2019 state legislative session starting on Friday, January 18th and every other Friday thereafter.
12:00 – 1:00, 1-866-339-4555, code: 206-442-9455
Best,
Michele
Lead agenda
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Bill |
Title |
Status |
Companion |
Flags |
Date |
Original |
Committee |
Latest Cmte Mtg Info |
Committee |
Last |
Brief Description |
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Prevailing rate of wages |
S Rules 2G |
HB 1743(SLabor & Commer) |
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02/19/2019 |
Feb 18 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS7 (LBRC 19) |
Addressing the methodology for establishing the prevailing rate of wages for the construction of affordable housing, homeless and domestic violence shelters, and low-income weatherization and home rehabilitation public works. |
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Residential tenants |
S Rules 2 |
HB 1656(H2nd Reading) |
f |
02/22/2019 |
Feb 21 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS4 DNP1 w/oRec2 (FIET 19) |
Protecting tenants in residential tenancies. |
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Affordable housing/sales tax |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1406(Hsubst for) |
f# |
02/05/2019 |
Feb 21 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (2019) |
DP6 (HSA 19) |
Encouraging investments in affordable and supportive housing. |
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Residential tenants |
H Civil R & Judi |
f# |
03/12/2019 |
Mar 19 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DPS4 DNP3 (HSA 19) |
Concerning residential tenant protections. |
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Affordable housing/REET |
S Ways & Means |
f |
01/24/2019 |
Increasing funding for affordable housing. |
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Housing market |
H Finance |
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02/06/2019 |
Feb 19 Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
Addressing the regressive nature of the Washington state housing market. |
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Prevailing rate of wages |
S Labor & Commerc |
SB 5766(SRules 2G) |
f |
03/05/2019 |
Mar 14 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:30 AM. (2019) |
DP7 (LAWS 19) |
95-0-0-3 |
Addressing the methodology for establishing the prevailing rate of wages for the construction of affordable housing, homeless and domestic violence shelters, and low-income weatherization and home rehabilitation public works. |
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Residential tenants |
H 2nd Reading |
SB 5733(SRules 2) |
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02/28/2019 |
Feb 15 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS9 DNP5 w/oRec1 (CRJ 19) |
Protecting tenants in residential tenancies. |
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Residential tenants |
S Housing Stabil |
f |
03/08/2019 |
Feb 15 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS9 DNP4 w/oRec2 (CRJ 19) |
54-44-0-0 |
Concerning residential tenant protections. |
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Affordable housing/sales tax |
S Housing Stabil |
SB 5646(SWays & Means) |
f# |
03/07/2019 |
Feb 25 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS(HOUS)9 DNP4 (FIN 19) |
66-32-0-0 |
Encouraging investments in affordable and supportive housing. |
Support agenda
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Bill |
Title |
Status |
Companion |
Flags |
Date |
Original |
Committee |
Latest Cmte Mtg Info |
Committee |
Last |
Brief Description |
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Child support pass-through |
H Approps |
SB 5144(SWays & Means) |
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01/29/2019 |
Jan 25 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS14 (CRJ 19) |
Implementing child support pass-through payments. |
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Homeless student support |
H Approps |
SB 5324(Ssubst for) |
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02/21/2019 |
Feb 18 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS19 (ED 19) |
Concerning support for students experiencing homelessness. |
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Housing dev./religious orgs. |
S Housing Stabil |
SB 5358(SRules 2G) |
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03/11/2019 |
Feb 06 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS8 DNP1 (HOUS 19) |
84-12-0-2 |
Concerning affordable housing development on religious organization property. |
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Rent increase notices |
S Financial Inst, |
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03/08/2019 |
Mar 19 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DPS9 w/oRec2 DNP4 (CRJ 19) |
62-36-0-0 |
Providing longer notice of rent increases. |
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Landlord-tenant mediation |
H Civil R & Judi |
f# |
01/22/2019 |
Feb 15 Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
Addressing mediation under the residential landlord-tenant act. |
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Affordable housing taxes |
H Finance |
SB 5357(SWays & Means) |
f# |
01/23/2019 |
Feb 27 Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
Authorizing cities and counties to impose additional taxes for affordable housing. |
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Manuf./mobile home tenants |
S Housing Stabil |
|
03/14/2019 |
Feb 22 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS9 DNP5 w/oRec1 (CRJ 19) |
53-42-0-3 |
Addressing manufactured/mobile home tenant protections. |
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Housing tax/councilmanic |
H 2nd Reading |
|
03/01/2019 |
Feb 27 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DP9 DNP4 (FIN 19) |
Allowing the local sales and use tax for affordable housing to be imposed by a councilmanic authority. |
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Economic assistance programs |
S Human Svcs, Ree |
SB 5684(SWays & Means) |
f |
03/09/2019 |
Mar 19 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S(w/o sub HSEL)20 DNP11 (APP 19) |
69-28-0-1 |
Revising economic assistance programs by updating standards of need, revising outcome measures and data collected, and reducing barriers to participation. |
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Tenants/installment payments |
H 2nd Reading |
|
03/01/2019 |
Feb 15 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DP9 DNP4 w/oRec2 (CRJ 19) |
Allowing tenants to pay certain sums in installments. |
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Child welfare housing assist |
H Approps |
SB 5718(Ssubst for) |
f |
02/18/2019 |
Feb 26 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DP7 DNP6 (HSEL 19) |
Establishing the child welfare housing assistance program that provides housing assistance to parents reunifying with a child and parents at risk of having a child removed. |
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Urban residential building |
H Passed 3rd |
|
03/13/2019 |
Feb 28 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DP2S(w/o sub ENVI)21 w/oRec3 DNP7 (APP 19) |
66-30-0-2 |
Increasing urban residential building capacity. |
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Revenue |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1343(HFinance) |
f |
01/14/2019 |
Jan 16 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (2019) |
Increasing revenues for the support of state government. |
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|
Child support pass-through |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1136(HApprops) |
|
02/07/2019 |
Feb 05 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS7 (HSRR 19) |
Implementing child support pass-through payments. |
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Capital gains tax/prop. tax |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1172(HFinance) |
f# |
01/17/2019 |
Assisting Washington families by improving the fairness of the state's tax system by enacting a capital gains tax and providing property tax relief. |
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Homeless student support |
H Education |
HB 1263(HApprops) |
f |
03/08/2019 |
Mar 18 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DPS21 w/oRec3 (WM 19) |
46-1-0-2 |
Concerning support for students experiencing homelessness. |
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Affordable housing taxes |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1493(HFinance) |
f# |
02/14/2019 |
Feb 21 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS4 DNP2 w/oRec1 (HSA 19) |
Authorizing cities and counties to impose additional taxes for affordable housing. |
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|
Housing dev./religious orgs. |
S Rules 2G |
HB 1377(Hsubst for) |
f# |
02/19/2019 |
Feb 04 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS6 (HSA 19) |
Concerning affordable housing development on religious organization property. |
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|
Housing element/GMA |
S Ways & Means |
f# |
02/22/2019 |
Feb 21 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DP3 DNP1 w/oRec1 (LGOV 19) |
Concerning the housing element of comprehensive plans required under the growth management act. |
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|
Child welfare housing assist |
H H Svcs & Erly L |
HB 1749(HApprops) |
|
03/12/2019 |
Mar 22 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S24 (WM 19) |
48-0-0-1 |
Establishing the child welfare housing assistance program that provides housing assistance to parents reunifying with a child and parents at risk of having a child removed. |
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Working families' tax credit |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1527(HFinance) |
f# |
02/07/2019 |
Feb 21 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (2019) |
w/oRec7 (HSRR 19) |
Providing a working families' tax credit. |
Other support bills
Includes Racial Equity Team key bills, Washington Coalition of Homeless Youth Advocacy (WACHYA) priorities and Anti-poverty advocates priorities.
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Bill |
Title |
Status |
Companion |
Flags |
Date |
Original |
Committee |
Latest Cmte Mtg Info |
Committee |
Last |
Brief Description |
|
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SEPA/shelters & encampments |
H Env & Energy |
|
03/07/2019 |
Feb 20 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS7 (HSA 19) |
35-12-0-2 |
Concerning the application of the state environmental policy act to temporary shelters and transitional encampments. |
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|
Tenant attorney rep. study |
S Ways & Means |
$f# |
02/21/2019 |
Feb 20 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS4 DNP2 w/oRec1 (HSA 19) |
Requiring the office of civil legal aid to conduct a comparative study of the impact of attorney representation for tenants in unlawful detainer proceedings. |
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Short-term rentals |
S Financial Inst |
HB 1798(Hsubst for) |
f# |
02/08/2019 |
Feb 14 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
Concerning short-term rentals. |
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Vulnerable children/care |
H H Svcs & Erly |
HB 1574(HApprops) |
f |
03/12/2019 |
Mar 20 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S15 DNP1 w/oRec6 (WM 19) |
45-3-0-1 |
Increasing eligibility for child care and early learning programs for homeless and other vulnerable children. |
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Health coverage/young adults |
S Health & Long |
HB 1697(HHC/Wellness) |
|
02/04/2019 |
Concerning health coverage for young adults. |
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|
Accessory dwelling units |
H Local Govt |
HB 1797(H2nd Reading) |
|
03/13/2019 |
Feb 20 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS4 w/oRec3 (HSA 19) |
38-10-0-1 |
Concerning local governments planning and zoning for accessory dwelling units. |
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|
Working families' tax credit |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1527(HFinance) |
f# |
02/07/2019 |
Feb 21 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (2019) |
w/oRec7 (HSRR 19) |
Providing a working families' tax credit. |
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|
Homeless college students |
H Coll & Wkf Dev |
HB 1572(HApprops) |
|
03/08/2019 |
Mar 19 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S17 w/oRec7 (WM 19) |
30-18-0-1 |
Concerning homeless college students. |
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Office of equity |
S State Govt/Tri |
HB 1783(H2nd Reading) |
f |
01/31/2019 |
Feb 22 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
Creating the Washington state office of equity. |
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Mobile home rent increases |
S Housing Stabil |
f |
01/31/2019 |
Feb 13 Public hearing scheduled, but not heard in the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
Creating a mobile home lot rent increase mediation process. |
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American Indian scholarships |
S Ways & Means |
|
02/21/2019 |
Feb 19 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS4 DNP3 (HEWD 19) |
Creating the Native American opportunity scholarship program. |
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Children's ed. savings acct. |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1592(HApprops) |
f |
02/18/2019 |
Feb 14 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS6 (HEWD 19) |
Establishing the Washington children's educational savings account program. |
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|
Agricultural supply chains |
S Rules 2 |
|
02/22/2019 |
Feb 21 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS4 DNP3 (LBRC 19) |
Creating transparency in agricultural supply chains. |
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|
Economic assistance programs |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1603(Hsubst for) |
f |
02/07/2019 |
Feb 26 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS5 w/oRec2 (HSRR 19) |
Revising economic assistance programs by updating standards of need, revising outcome measures and data collected, and reducing barriers to participation. |
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|
Homeless hosting/religious |
S Housing Stabil |
HB 1754(H2nd Reading) |
f# |
01/25/2019 |
Feb 13 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
Concerning the hosting of the homeless by religious organizations. |
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Reproductive health care |
H HC/Wellness |
HB 1612(HHC/Wellness) |
|
03/09/2019 |
Mar 20 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S14 w/oRec1 DNP9 (WM 19) |
28-17-0-4 |
Eliminating barriers to reproductive health care for all. |
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Traffic LFO consolidation |
S Law & Justice |
HB 1489(HApprops) |
f# |
01/24/2019 |
Creating a program for the consolidation of traffic-based financial obligations to facilitate reinstatement of driving privileges that are suspended because of failure to pay. |
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|
Individual health ins market |
S Passed 3rd |
HB 1523(Hsubst for) |
e |
03/13/2019 |
Feb 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS (HLTC)14 DNP9 w/oRec1 (WM 19) |
36-13-0-0 |
Increasing the availability of quality, affordable health coverage in the individual market. |
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|
Immigrants in the workplace |
H Civil R & Judi |
HB 1815(HRules R) |
f |
03/09/2019 |
Mar 22 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S14 w/oRec5 DNP4 (WM 19) |
30-16-0-3 |
Establishing a statewide policy supporting Washington state's economy and immigrants' role in the workplace. |
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Environ. health disparities |
H State Govt & Tr |
|
03/09/2019 |
Mar 19 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S14 DNP9 (WM 19) |
27-21-0-1 |
Establishing a healthy environment for all by addressing environmental health disparities. |
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|
Homeless youth services |
S 2nd Reading |
HB 1657(SHousing Stabil) |
f |
02/26/2019 |
Feb 04 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DP6 (HSA 19) |
Concerning services provided by the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs. |
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Forensic mental health care |
H Civil R & Judi |
HB 1513(HRules R) |
e |
03/09/2019 |
Mar 20 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S22 (WM 19) |
48-0-0-1 |
Providing timely competency evaluations and restoration services to persons suffering from behavioral health disorders within the framework of the forensic mental health care system consistent with the requirements agreed to in the Trueblood settlement agreement. |
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Rental vouchers/offenders |
H Public Safety |
|
03/14/2019 |
Feb 26 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS20 w/oRec4 (WM 19) |
49-0-0-0 |
Extending rental vouchers for eligible offenders. |
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|
Child care access work group |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1344(Hsubst for) |
|
01/31/2019 |
Feb 13 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (2019) |
DP10 w/oRec1 (EDU 19) |
Concerning child care access. |
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College promise scholarship |
H Coll & Wkf Dev |
HB 1340(HApprops) |
f |
03/12/2019 |
Mar 19 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S14 w/oRec10 (WM 19) |
27-18-0-4 |
Establishing a statewide free college program by changing the state need grant to the Washington college promise scholarship. |
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Tiny houses |
H Local Govt |
|
03/08/2019 |
Mar 22 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DPS7 (HSA 19) |
44-2-0-3 |
Concerning tiny houses. |
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Parenting minors, supports |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1327(HApprops) |
f |
02/14/2019 |
Feb 12 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 12:05 PM. (2019) |
DPS6 DNP1 w/oRec3 (EDU 19) |
Providing services and supports to parenting minors to improve educational attainment. |
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Urban center dwellings/taxes |
H Hous, Com Dev & |
f# |
03/14/2019 |
Mar 01 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM. (2019) |
DPS18 DNP1 w/oRec3 (WM 19) |
39-10-0-0 |
Extending the property tax exemption for new and rehabilitated multiple-unit dwellings in urban centers. |
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Death penalty elimination |
H Public Safety |
HB 1488(HPublic Safety) |
d |
02/18/2019 |
Feb 07 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DP4 DNP2 w/oRec1 (LAW 19) |
28-19-0-2 |
Reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty and instead requiring life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole as the sentence for aggravated first degree murder. |
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Long-term services & support |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1087(Hsubst for) |
|
01/31/2019 |
Feb 13 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS7 DNP3 (HLTC 19) |
Concerning long-term services and supports. |
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|
Local infrastruct. financing |
H Cap Budget |
HB 1441(HPassed 3rd) |
f# |
02/27/2019 |
Mar 21 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP7 (HSA 19) |
47-2-0-0 |
Concerning the financing of local infrastructure. |
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Noncriminal youth detention |
H H Svcs & Erly L |
HB 1434(HRules R) |
|
03/14/2019 |
Mar 20 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S13 DNP10 w/oRec1 (WM 19) |
35-14-0-0 |
Eliminating the use of the valid court order exception to place youth in detention for noncriminal behavior. |
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Smoke detection devices |
H ConsPro&Bus |
HB 1103(HConsPro&Bus) |
|
03/12/2019 |
Mar 20 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S22 (WM 19) |
48-0-0-1 |
Concerning smoke detection devices. |
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Primary election age |
S State Govt/Tri |
|
01/16/2019 |
Jan 30 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
Allowing persons who will turn eighteen years of age by the general election to vote in the primary election. |
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Isolated worker protection |
H Labor & Workpl |
HB 1728(HLabor & Workpl) |
f |
02/15/2019 |
Mar 19 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 3:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DPS4 w/oRec1 DNP1 (LBRC 19) |
47-0-0-2 |
Preventing the sexual harassment and sexual assault of certain isolated workers. |
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Felony voting rights notices |
H State Govt & T |
f |
02/26/2019 |
Mar 22 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP6 (SGTE 19) |
37-12-0-0 |
Concerning notification of felony voting rights and restoration. |
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|
Real estate taxes/housing |
S 2nd Reading |
EHB 1219(SHousing Stabil) |
f# |
02/05/2019 |
Jan 23 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Housing Stability & Affordability at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DP6 (HSA 19) |
Providing cities and counties authority to use real estate excise taxes to support affordable housing and homelessness projects. |
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|
Tenancy termination/military |
S 2nd RdConsCal |
HB 1138(Hsubst for) |
f# |
02/26/2019 |
Jan 24 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade at 8:30 AM. (2019) |
DP6 (FIET 19) |
Concerning the armed forces exceptions for giving notice of termination of a tenancy. |
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|
Discrimination/immigration |
H Civil R & Judi |
f |
02/28/2019 |
Mar 22 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP4 w/oRec3 (LAW 19) |
29-20-0-0 |
Concerning discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status. |
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|
Sr's, disab. vets/prop tx ex |
H Finance |
f# |
03/09/2019 |
Mar 21 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DPS16 w/oRec1 DNP6 (WM 19) |
37-11-0-1 |
Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens. |
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Child support pass-through |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1136(HApprops) |
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02/07/2019 |
Feb 05 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS7 (HSRR 19) |
Implementing child support pass-through payments. |
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Native Americans/voting |
Del to Gov |
HB 1339(HState Govt & T) |
af# |
03/12/2019 |
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DPA9 (SGOV 19) |
45-3-0-1 |
Enacting the Native American voting rights act of Washington. |
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Voter eligibility/felony |
S 2nd Reading |
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02/26/2019 |
Feb 01 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS4 w/oRec1 DNP1 (SGTE 19) |
Allowing persons complying with conditions of community custody to be registered to vote. |
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Election cost reimbursement |
S Ways & Means |
HB 1291(HApprops) |
f# |
01/24/2019 |
Jan 23 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DP7 (SGTE 19) |
Concerning state reimbursement of election costs. |
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Ballots, prepaid postage |
H State Govt & Tr |
HB 1209(HApprops) |
e |
03/07/2019 |
Mar 22 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DPS24 (WM 19) |
42-3-0-4 |
Providing prepaid postage for all election ballots. |
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Debt collection complaints |
S Rules 2 |
HB 1066(SLaw & Justice) |
f |
02/01/2019 |
Jan 31 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DP4 DNP3 (LAW 19) |
Requiring debt collection complaints to be filed prior to service of summons and complaint. |
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Self-help housing dev./taxes |
H Finance |
f# |
03/12/2019 |
Mar 01 Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM. (2019) |
DPS15 DNP3 w/oRec4 (WM 19) |
46-2-0-1 |
Concerning tax relief to encourage self-help housing development. |
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Affordable workforce housing |
S Housing Stabil |
f# |
03/07/2019 |
Feb 27 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DP9 DNP4 (FIN 19) |
59-39-0-0 |
Modifying the definition of affordable workforce housing for the purposes of permitted lodging tax revenue expenditures. |
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Environ. health disparities |
H Approps |
f |
02/22/2019 |
Feb 19 Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DP5 w/oRec1 DNP3 (SGOV 19) |
Establishing a healthy environment for all by addressing environmental health disparities. |
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Low-income housing/prop. tax |
H 2nd Reading |
f |
03/09/2019 |
Feb 27 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DP10 DNP3 (FIN 19) |
Concerning the property tax exemption for nonprofit organizations providing rental housing or mobile home park spaces to very low-income households. |
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Native American scholarships |
H Approps |
|
02/22/2019 |
Feb 20 Executive action taken in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS14 w/oRec2 (CWD 19) |
Creating the Native American opportunity scholarship program. |
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Local infra. investment prg |
H Rules R |
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03/09/2019 |
Mar 08 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DP2S(w/o sub HOUS)10 (FIN 19) |
Creating a local infrastructure investment program to support the development of affordable housing, workforce housing, and revitalization efforts. |
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Postsecondary student assist |
S Higher Ed & Wo |
f |
03/08/2019 |
Mar 19 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S(w/o sub CWD)19 DNP12 (APP 19) |
56-40-0-2 |
Providing assistance for certain postsecondary students. |
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Reduced-price lunch copays |
H Approps |
f |
02/04/2019 |
Feb 18 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM. (2019) |
Eliminating lunch copays for students who qualify for reduced-price lunches. |
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Immigrants in the workplace |
H Rules R |
SB 5497(Ssubst for) |
|
03/01/2019 |
Feb 28 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DP2S(w/o sub CRJ)19 DNP12 (APP 19) |
Establishing a statewide policy supporting Washington state's economy and immigrants' role in the workplace. |
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Office of equity |
H 2nd Reading |
SB 5776(SState Govt/Tri) |
|
03/04/2019 |
Feb 28 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DP2S(w/o sub SGOV)19 DNP13 (APP 19) |
Creating the Washington state office of equity. |
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Homeless hosting/religious |
H 2nd Reading |
SB 5644(SHousing Stabil) |
|
03/12/2019 |
Feb 19 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS6 DNP3 (HOUS 19) |
Concerning the hosting of the homeless by religious organizations. |
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Bias-based criminal offenses |
S Law & Justice |
f# |
03/11/2019 |
Feb 19 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 3:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS7 DNP4 (PS 19) |
85-12-0-1 |
Concerning identifying and responding to bias-based criminal offenses. |
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Isolated worker protection |
H Labor & Workpl |
SB 5258(Ssubst for) |
f |
01/29/2019 |
Feb 14 Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
Preventing the sexual harassment and sexual assault of certain isolated workers. |
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Health coverage/young adults |
H HC/Wellness |
SB 5814(SHealth & Long) |
|
01/28/2019 |
Concerning health coverage for young adults. |
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Local infrastructure funding |
H Approps |
SB 5952(SWays & Means) |
|
02/27/2019 |
Feb 26 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 9:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS12 w/oRec3 DNP8 (CB 19) |
Concerning local government infrastructure funding. |
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Homeless youth services |
S Housing Stabil |
SB 5470(S2nd Reading) |
d |
03/05/2019 |
Feb 13 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DP12 DNP1 (HSEL 19) |
94-0-0-4 |
Concerning services provided by the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs. |
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Reproductive health care |
H HC/Wellness |
SB 5602(Ssubst for) |
|
01/25/2019 |
Eliminating barriers to reproductive health care for all. |
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Economic assistance programs |
S Human Svcs, Ree |
SB 5684(SWays & Means) |
f |
03/09/2019 |
Mar 19 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S(w/o sub HSEL)20 DNP11 (APP 19) |
69-28-0-1 |
Revising economic assistance programs by updating standards of need, revising outcome measures and data collected, and reducing barriers to participation. |
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Children's ed. savings acct. |
H Approps |
SB 5704(SWays & Means) |
f |
02/19/2019 |
Feb 15 Executive action taken in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS15 DNP2 (CWD 19) |
Establishing the Washington children's educational savings account program. |
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Homelessness rights |
H Approps |
|
02/22/2019 |
Feb 22 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS9 DNP6 (CRJ 19) |
Concerning the rights of persons experiencing homelessness. |
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Fruits and vegetables access |
S Human Svcs, Ree |
SB 5583(SWays & Means) |
|
03/06/2019 |
Mar 14 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DPS31 DNP2 (APP 19) |
82-14-0-2 |
Increasing access to fruits and vegetables for individuals with limited incomes. |
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Local housing trust funds |
H Finance |
f# |
02/08/2019 |
Feb 26 Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS9 (HOUS 19) |
Funding local housing trust fund programs in certain cities. |
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Vulnerable children/care |
H Approps |
SB 5820(Ssubst for) |
|
02/07/2019 |
Feb 05 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS13 (HSEL 19) |
Increasing eligibility for child care and early learning programs for homeless and other vulnerable children. |
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TANF orientation & sanctions |
H H Svcs & Erly |
|
01/24/2019 |
Eliminating a program orientation as a condition of eligibility and lessening noncompliance sanctions for the temporary assistance for needy families program. |
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Homeless college students |
H Approps |
SB 5800(Ssubst for) |
f |
02/14/2019 |
Feb 08 Executive action taken in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 8:30 AM. (2019) |
DP9 DNP2 w/oRec5 (CWD 19) |
Concerning homeless college students. |
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Working families' tax credit |
H Finance |
SB 5810(SWays & Means) |
f# |
01/23/2019 |
Mar 14 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
Providing a working families' tax credit. |
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Individual health ins market |
S Health & Long T |
SB 5526(Ssubst for) |
e |
03/12/2019 |
Mar 20 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S(w/o sub HCW)19 DNP13 (APP 19) |
57-41-0-0 |
Increasing the availability of quality, affordable health coverage in the individual market. |
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Traffic LFO consolidation |
H Approps |
SB 5575(SLaw & Justice) |
f |
02/22/2019 |
Feb 20 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS15 (CRJ 19) |
Creating a program for the consolidation of traffic-based financial obligations to facilitate reinstatement of driving privileges that are suspended because of failure to pay. |
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Death penalty elimination |
H Public Safety |
SB 5339(HPublic Safety) |
f# |
01/23/2019 |
Reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty and instead requiring life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole as the sentence for aggravated first degree murder. |
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Child care access work group |
S EL/K-12 |
SB 5436(SWays & Means) |
|
03/07/2019 |
Mar 18 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S(w/o sub HSEL)21 DNP11 (APP 19) |
72-24-0-2 |
Concerning child care access. |
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College promise scholarship |
H Approps |
SB 5393(Ssubst for) |
f |
02/07/2019 |
Feb 05 Executive action taken in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DPS9 DNP7 (CWD 19) |
Establishing a statewide free college program by changing the state need grant to the Washington college promise scholarship. |
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Native Americans/voting |
H State Govt & T |
SB 5079(Ssubst for) |
f# |
01/18/2019 |
Jan 23 Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
Enacting the Native American voting rights act of Washington. |
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Parenting minors, supports |
H Approps |
SB 5379(SWays & Means) |
f |
02/05/2019 |
Feb 01 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DP7 DNP4 w/oRec2 (HSEL 19) |
Providing services and supports to parenting minors to improve educational attainment. |
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TANF & WorkFirst programs |
H H Svcs & Erly |
|
01/17/2019 |
Updating standards of need, revising outcome measures and data collected, reducing sanctions, and expanding reasons for time limit extensions in the temporary assistance for needy families and WorkFirst programs. |
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Real estate taxes/housing |
S Housing Stabil |
SB 5195(S2nd Reading) |
|
03/08/2019 |
Feb 05 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DP6 DNP3 (HOUS 19) |
74-24-0-0 |
Providing cities and counties authority to use real estate excise taxes to support affordable housing and homelessness projects. |
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Clean energy |
H Approps |
SB 5116(Ssubst for) |
e |
02/22/2019 |
Feb 21 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DP2S(w/o sub ENVI)9 DNP3 w/oRec1 (FIN 19) |
Supporting Washington's clean energy economy and transitioning to a clean, affordable, and reliable energy future. |
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Ballots, prepaid postage |
H Approps |
SB 5063(Ssubst for) |
f# |
02/13/2019 |
Feb 25 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. (2019) |
DP9 (SGOV 19) |
Providing prepaid postage for all election ballots. |
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Self-help housing dev./taxes |
S Housing Stabil |
f# |
03/11/2019 |
Feb 25 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS13 (FIN 19) |
95-1-0-2 |
Concerning sales and use and excise tax exemptions for self-help housing development. |
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Child support pass-through |
H Approps |
SB 5144(SWays & Means) |
|
01/29/2019 |
Jan 25 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS14 (CRJ 19) |
Implementing child support pass-through payments. |
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Pub. school language access |
S EL/K-12 |
SB 5606(SEL/K-12) |
|
03/06/2019 |
Mar 15 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DPS19 (ED 19) |
97-0-0-1 |
Addressing language access in public schools. |
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Home foreclosure/taxes |
S Local Governmen |
f# |
03/14/2019 |
Feb 21 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM. (2019) |
DP2S(w/o sub LG)18 w/oRec1 DNP12 (APP 19) |
59-38-0-1 |
Protecting taxpayers from home foreclosure. |
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Smoke detection devices |
H ConsPro&Bus |
SB 5284(Ssubst for) |
|
01/14/2019 |
Concerning smoke detection devices. |
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Long-term services & support |
S Health & Long T |
SB 5331(SWays & Means) |
|
02/25/2019 |
Mar 15 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP2S(w/o sub HCW)20 DNP7 w/oRec2 (APP 19) |
63-33-0-2 |
Concerning long-term services and supports. |
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Debt collection complaints |
S Law & Justice |
SB 5034(SRules 2) |
f |
02/18/2019 |
Mar 14 Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DP8 DNP6 (CRJ 19) |
59-37-0-2 |
Requiring debt collection complaints to be filed prior to service of summons and complaint. |
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Primary elections/age 17 |
H Rules R |
|
02/13/2019 |
Feb 08 Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM. (2019) |
DPS5 DNP4 (SGOV 19) |
Authorizing seventeen year olds to participate in primary elections. |
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Certificates of discharge |
S Law & Justice |
|
03/05/2019 |
Mar 21 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM (Subject to change). (2019) |
DPS11 (PS 19) |
95-0-0-3 |
Promoting successful reentry by modifying the process for obtaining certificates of discharge and vacating convicti |
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