This Week’s Bills: Feb. 1 – Feb. 5 – We Need You!
January 30, 2021
BIAW’s advocacy team is working on the following bills during the week of Feb. 1- 5, 2021.
Please be sure to sign in or testify as directed. Your voice matters and needs to be heard!
Follow the links to support BIAW’s agenda by signing in on these bills. Note: This is not testifying. Bonus points for sharing with friends!
Tuesday, Feb 2
10 AM
House Labor & Workplace Standards
HB 1369 – Establishing wage liens.
House Local Government
HB 1331 – Concerning early learning facility impact fees.
HB 1335 – Concerning review and property owner notification of recorded documents with unlawful racial restrictions.
4 PM
Senate Ways & Means
SHB 1095 – Concerning the taxation of governmental financial assistance programs addressing the impacts of conditions giving rise to a gubernatorial or presidential emergency proclamation by creating state business and occupation tax and state public utility tax exemptions, a sales and use tax exemption for the receipt of such financial assistance, and clarifying the sales and use tax obligations for goods and services purchased by recipients of such financial assistance
Wednesday, Feb 3
10 AM
House Local Government
HB 1241 – Planning under the growth management act.
HB 1337 – Concerning accessory dwelling units.
HB 1298 – Concerning regulation of accessory dwelling units located outside of urban growth areas.
10:30 AM
Senate Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs
*We need as many members possible to sign in and testify on this bill*
SB 5278 – Concerning the protection of construction worker wages and benefits (AKA Direct Contractor Liability bill)
(If you cannot testify, sign in OPPOSED for the record)
SB 5355 – Establishing wage liens.
Thursday, Feb 4
1:30 PM
Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks
SB 5306 – Concerning local salmon habitat recovery planning in critical areas
House Appropriations
3:30 PM
SHB 1091 – Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel.
Remember, the sign-in opportunity closes ONE HOUR before the hearing.
If you have any questions, please contact BIAW Government Affairs Director Jan Himebaugh at janh@biaw.com.