This Week’s Bills: Jan. 25 – Jan. 29 – We Need You!
January 23, 2021
BIAW’s advocacy team is working on the following bills during the week of Jan. 25 – Jan. 29.
You’re making your voice heard and legislators are taking notice! It is important to have as many of you as possible participate in this year’s virtual legislative session.
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!
Monday, Jan. 25
9:30 AM
Senate Labor, Commerce, & Tribal Affairs
SB 5130 – Concerning employee’s rights concerning personnel files and disciplinary actions.
10 AM
House Finance
SHB 1069 – Concerning local government fiscal flexibility
Tuesday, Jan. 26
8 AM
House Housing, Human Services & Veterans
HB 1236 – Protecting residential tenants from the beginning to end of their tenancies by penalizing the inclusion of unlawful lease provisions and limiting the reasons for eviction, refusal to continue, and termination.
Senate Housing & Local Government
SB 5235 – Increasing housing unit inventory by removing arbitrary limits on housing options.
SB 5243 – Creating efficiency in housing by streamlining approval of engineered plans.
SB 5287 – Concerning affordable housing incentives
10 AM
House Labor & Workplace Standards
HB 1206 – Protecting temporary workers.
1:30 PM
Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks
SB 5273 – Concerning the replacement of shoreline armoring.
House Capital Budget
HB 1103 – Improving environmental and social outcomes with the production of building materials.
House Finance
HB 1189 – Authorizing tax increment financing for local governments.
Wednesday, Jan. 27
8 AM
Senate Health & Long Term Care
SB 5149 – Funding foundational public health services
10 AM
House Local Government
HB 1144 – Concerning standing before the growth management hearings board.
10:30 AM:
Senate Housing & Local Government
SB 5275 – Enhancing opportunity in limited areas of more intense rural development.
SB 5312 – Facilitating transit-oriented development and increasing housing inventory.
SB 5314 – Concerning standing and science under the growth management act.
Thursday, Jan. 28
8 AM
Senate Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs
SB 5172 – Concerning the retroactivity of overtime claims in exceptional cases
1:30 PM
House Environment & Energy
HB 1117 – Promoting salmon recovery through revisions to the state’s comprehensive planning framework.
House Housing, Human Services & Veterans
HB 1228 – Addressing residential landlord-tenant requirements in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
HB 1300 – Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords’ claims for damage to residential premises.
Friday, Jan. 29
8 AM
House Local Government
HB 1233 – Concerning limited areas of more intensive rural development.
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. There’s work to do and we are doing it!