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BIAW Bulletin—Jan. 18, 2021: How to Testify on SB 5114 to Open up Washington into Phase 2

Hello and welcome to what we all know is the “Hammer with Himebaugh” —not the “BIAW Bulletin”—our weekly update from…

This Week’s Bills: We Need You – Jan. 19 – 22

Here’s BIAW’s bill schedule for Jan.18 – Jan. 22. Your industry needs you. BIAW’s advocacy team is working on these…

Oppose SB 5064 – “Concerning qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work”

Senate Bill 5064 would expand unemployment insurance (UI) benefits greatly at a time when the current UI trust fund is…

Oppose SB 5141: Environmental Justice Task Force Recommendations

In 2019, the Legislature passed a bill creating an environmental justice task force. The task force was mainly made up…

SB 5115 “Establishing Health Emergency Labor Standards” by Sen. Karen Keiser

Known as the HELSA bill, this proposal would several new costly requirements anytime the governor declares a Public Health Emergency…

Welcome to the BIAW Bulletin – Your Source for Government Affairs News

Welcome to the BIAW Bulletin video update, featuring BIAW Government Affairs Director Jan Himebaugh. Video transcript The 2021 Legislative session…