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

January 19, 2021

Here’s BIAW’s bill schedule for Jan.18 – Jan. 22. Your industry needs you.

BIAW’s advocacy team is working on these bills this week. Help show legislators industry support or opposition on these issues. 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.

Tuesday, Jan. 19

8 AM

House Environment and Energy Committee

HB 1099 (Improving the state’s climate response through updates to the state’s comprehensive planning framework)

Sign in OPPOSED here!

Senate Housing and Local Government Committee

SB 5189 (Promoting housing affordability by incentivizing the construction of American dream homes)

Sign in SUPPORT here!

SB 5221 (Concerning Attached Dwelling Units Outside Urban Growth Areas)

Sign in SUPPORT here!

10 AM

HB 1150 (Concerning State Building Code Council Membership)

Sign in SUPPORT here!

10:30 AM

Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee

SB 5126 (Concerning the Washington Climate Commitment Act) OPPOSE

Sign in OPPOSE here!

Wednesday, Jan. 20

8 AM

Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee

SB 5141 (Implementing the recommendations of the Environmental Justice Task Force)

Sign in OPPOSE here!

Senate State Government and Elections Committee

SB 5114 (Concerning Safely Reopening Washington)

Sign up SUPPORT here!

10 AM

House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee

HB 1087 (Clarifying the continuity of employee family medical leave rights)

Sign in OPPOSE here!

House Rural Development, Agricultural and Natural Resources Committee

HB 1132 (protection of Water Supply for farming and rural economic development)

Sign in SUPPORT here!

10:30 AM

Senate Housing and Local Government

SB 5139 (Limiting rent increases after the expiration of the governor’s eviction moratorium)

Sign in OPPOSE here!

Senate Housing and Local Government

SB 5160 (Addressing landlord-tenant relations)

Sign in OPPOSE here!

Senate Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs

SB 5064 (Qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work)

Sign in OPPOSE here!

 

Thursday, Jan. 21

8 AM

Senate Business, Financial Services, and Trade Committee

SB 5138 (Eliminating a business and occupation tax deduction for financial institutions to fund affordable housing)

Sign in OPPOSE here!

SB 5211 (Authorizing Tax Increment Financing for local governments)

Sign in SUPPORT here!

Senate Labor Commerce and Tribal Affairs Committee

SB 5046 (Workers compensation claim resolution settlement agreements)

Sign in SUPPORT here!

SB 5102 (Industrial insurance medical examinations)

Sign in OPPOSED here!

SB 5137 (Suspending workers’ compensation cost-of-living adjustments for the fiscal year 2022, changing the basis of certain future adjustments to the consumer price index, and capping the rate of increase for future adjustments.)

Sign in SUPPORT here!

10 AM

House Health Care and Wellness Committee

HB 1152 (Support Measures to create comprehensive public health district)

Sign in OPPOSE here!

1:30 PM

House Environment and Energy Committee

HB 1117 (Promoting salmon recovery through revisions to the state’s comprehensive planning framework)

Sign in OPPOSE here!

Friday, Jan. 22

8 AM

House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee

HB 1076 (Allowing Whistleblowers to bring actions on behalf of the state for violations of workplace protections)

Sign in OPPOSE here!

10 AM

House Environment and Energy Committee

HB 1084 (Reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions by achieving greater decarbonization of residential and commercial buildings)

Sign in OPPOSE here!

Remember, signing in 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!

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