This Week’s Bills: March 15-19- We Need You!
March 12, 2021
This week, bills are back and being heard in committees and BIAW needs your help to show industry support or opposition to the remaining bills.
March 15, 2021
9:30 AM
Senate Labor, Commerce, and Tribal Affairs
HB 1076 – Allowing whistleblowers to bring actions on behalf of the state for violations of workplace protections.
10 AM
House Finance
SB 5096 – Concerning an excise tax on gains from the sale or exchange of certain capital assets.
4 PM
Senate Ways and Means
SB 5126 – Concerning the Washington climate commitment act.
March 16, 2021
8 AM
House Housing Human Services and Veterans
SB 5160 – Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing certain tenant protections during and after public health emergencies, providing for legal representation in eviction cases, and authorizing landlord access to state rental assistance programs.
Senate Housing and Local Government
HB 1117 – Promoting salmon recovery through revisions to the state’s comprehensive planning framework.
HB 1099 – Improving the state’s climate response through updates to the state’s comprehensive planning framework.
HB 1241 – Planning under the growth management act.
10 AM
House Labor and Workplace Standards
SB 5097 – Expanding coverage of the paid family and medical leave program.
House Local Government
SB 5368 – Encouraging Rural economic development
SB 5275 – Enhancing opportunity in limited areas of more intense rural development.
10 AM
Senate Energy Environment and Technology Committee
HB 1050 – Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fluorinated gases.
1:30 PM
House Finance Committee
HB 1111 – Concerning investment income tax deductions
March 17, 2021
10 AM
House Civil Rights and Judiciary
SB 5024 – Reducing barriers to condominium construction.
10:30 AM
Senate Housing and Local Government
HB 1232 – Planning for affordable housing under the Growth Management Act
March 18, 2021
8 AM
Senate Business, Financial Services and Trade
HB 1335 – Concerning review and property owner notification of recorded documents with unlawful racial restrictions.
Senate Housing and Local Government
HB 1220 – Supporting emergency shelters and housing through local planning and development regulations.
House Finance
HB 1362 – Modifying the annual regular property tax revenue growth limit.
10 AM
House Healthcare and Wellness
SB 5399 – Concerning the creation of a universal health care commission.
For more information about BIAW’s stance on bills, please reach Government Affairs Director Jan Himebaugh at janh@biaw.com.