Legislative Update: Week 12
Week Overview
General Update
Last week was a flurry of hearings and executive sessions on budgets (operating, transportation, and capital) as well as bills that were referred to a fiscal committee. Normally budget week and fiscal week don’t fall at the same time, but due to the budgets being released a little later than normal, the legislature had to juggle moving their budgets along while also making sure bills got out of committee by opposite house fiscal cutoff on April 2nd. The House Appropriations and Senate Ways & Means committee met for marathon sessions holding hearings and voting on bills each day, and several days going late into the night.
Both chambers passed their operating budgets off the floor – the Senate passed theirs on Thursday and the House on Saturday. Each chamber also passed their respective capital and transportation budgets off the floor.
After house of origin cutoff on March 8th, there were 417 bills still alive. Of these, 401 made it past opposite house policy cutoff (this does not count bills that have been deemed necessary to implement the budget (NTIB)). While there are still significantly fewer bills in play this year compared to the previous long session in 2019, it is notable that the percent of bills that made it through is much higher with just 16 bills sent over by the opposite chamber not making it through the March 6th policy cutoff.
Bills introduced:
- 2021: Around 1,130 bills introduced at this point in session
- 2019: Around 2,300 bills introduced
House of origin floor cutoff:
- 2021: 417 passed house of origin floor cutoff
- 2019: 684 passed house of origin floor cutoff
Opposite house policy cutoff:
- 2021: 401 passed house of origin floor cutoff
- 2019: 636 passed house of origin floor cutoff
We do not yet have the tally on how many bills made it through Friday’s opposite house fiscal cutoff, so will report on that when the information is available.
This coming week the focus will be almost exclusively on floor action as both chambers work to hear and pass bills off the floor by the April 11th opposite house cutoff. As bills pass off the floor, if they were changed by the opposite house they must go back to the origin for concurrence, dispute, or conference. See the primer section below for more background on this process.
Click here to watch this week’s TVW Week in Review, which provides a good wrap-up of the past week in Olympia.
Primer on Concurrence, Dispute, and Conference
If a bill was amended in the opposite house from which it was originally introduced, the house of origin has to decide whether it will agree (concur) with the amendments or not. This step must happen before a bill can be sent to the Governor’s desk for signature. Leadership in each chamber decides which bills returned from the opposite house will be discussed and then places them on the concurrence calendar. There are three potential paths for bills that go into concurrence:
- Concurrence: If the house of origin concurs with the amendments, the bill has passed the legislature and it will head to the
- Dispute: If the house of origin disagrees with the amendment(s) from the opposite house, they can ask the opposite house to recede from the amendments. If the opposite house recedes, the bill has passed the legislature and it will head to the
- Conference: If the two houses cannot resolve their differences, they can ask for a conference committee to seek resolution. Members from each house are selected to meet to discuss the If they agree on what is to be done, the conference committee makes a report. Both houses must adopt the conference report for the bill to pass the legislature. It is an up or down vote on the conference report; no further amendments are allowed. If one house does not adopt the conference report (either by vote or inaction), the bill has not passed.
Budget
The House and Senate each moved their proposed operating, transportation, and capital budgets out of both the fiscal committees and off of their respective floor this week. There were a number of amendments made along the way. Updated versions of the bills and accompanying documents, including agency detail, can be found by clicking through to the respective budgets here. Now that both chambers have moved their budget proposals, the budget leads will come together and work through the differences in the respective budgets as they negotiate final operating, capital, and transportation budgets.
Priority Areas
Business Impacts
Rep. Berry introduced E2SHB 1073, which provides temporary alternate eligibility for Paid Family Medical Leave claims through June 30, 2022. One of the key changes that has been made to the bill is that it now utilizes federal funding from the America Rescue Plan act to provide financial assistance to access state paid family and medical leave benefits. It was heard on March 30th, amended and passed by the Senate Ways & Means committee on April 2nd. A summary of the changes made to the bill can be found here. It has been referred to Senate Rules for further consideration.
Sen Robinson introduced ESSB 5097, which expands the definition of family member in the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. It requires the Employment Security Department to collect and analyze data and submit reports to the Legislature with certain information relating to the PFML program and requires the general fund to cover additional leave expenses under certain circumstances. The bill was heard on March 30th, amended and passed by the House Appropriations committee on March 31st. It was amended to specify that
the definition of “family member” for paid family and medical leave does not include an individual who resided in the employee’s home with no expectation of care. It has been referred to House Rules for further consideration.
Climate Change and the Environment
Climate Commitment Act
Sen Carlyle sponsored 2SSB 5126 on behalf of the Governor and it requires the Governor to establish a comprehensive program to implement the state’s commitment and convene a Climate Commitment task force. It established a cap and invest program for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to be implemented by the Department of Ecology and directs distribution of auction revenues to clean transportation, natural climate resiliency, clean energy transition and assistance, and energy efficiency projects. This bill is a critical component in Sen. Hobbs’ transportation package and will be changing and in play till the end of session. The bill has been placed on second reading and awaits further action by the Senate.
Greenhouse gas emissions
Rep. Fitzgibbon introduced E3SHB 1091 on behalf of the Governor, which directs the Department of Ecology to establish a Clean Fuels program to limit the aggregate, overall greenhouse gas emissions per unit of transportation fuel energy to 10% below 2017 levels by 2028, and 20% below 2017 levels by 2035. The bill was heard on March 27th, amended and passed by the Senate Ways & Means committee on April 1st. A summary of the changes made to the bill can be found here and here. It has been referred to Senate Rules for further consideration.
Housing
Condominium construction
Sen. Padden introduced ESSB 5024 and was amended by the House Civil Rights & Judiciary committee to specify that a qualified building enclosure inspector under the WA Condominium Act must be the architect or engineer of record or another person with substantial training and experience. It allows deposit funds for the purchase of a unit to be withdrawn from escrow and used for construction costs if a surety bond is maintained in favor of the purchaser in the amount of the deposit to be withdrawn. The bill has been referred to the House Rules committee for further consideration.
Just cause evictions
Rep Macri introduced ESHB 1236, which specifies exclusive causes for eviction, refusal to renew a tenancy, and termination of tenancy under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA) and clarifies penalties for inclusion of unlawful provisions in rental agreements. The bill has been placed on second reading and is awaiting further action by the Senate.
Landlord-tenant relations
Sen Kuderer introduced E2SSB 5160, and it was amended by the House Housing, Human Services & Veterans committee. The bill requires landlords to offer tenants a repayment plan for unpaid rent that accrued between March 1, 2020, and 6 months following the expiration of the eviction moratorium or the end of the public health emergency, whichever is greater, with monthly payments no more than 1/3 of the tenant’s monthly rent. It also provides that landlords may file reimbursement claims under the Landlord Mitigation Program for unpaid rent that accrued between March 1, 2020, and 6 months following the expiration of the eviction moratorium, when the tenant has voluntarily vacated or abandoned the tenancy or when the tenant defaults on a repayment plan. The bill was heard on March 31st and passed by the House Appropriations committee on April 1st. It has been referred to House Rules for further consideration.
Multifamily tax exemption
Sen Das sponsored E2SSB 5287 and authorize a 12-year extension of existing 8-year and 12-year Multifamily Property Tax Exemptions (MFTEs) that are set to expire if they meet certain affordability requirements. It establishes a new 20-year property tax exemption for the creation of permanently affordable homes.
Additionally, it temporarily expands the definition of a city not otherwise eligible for the 12-year MFTE and the 20-year exemption for permanently affordable homes to include all cities until December 31, 2031. The bill was amended and passed by the House Finance committee on March 31st. A summary of the changes made to the bill can be found here and here. It has been referred to the House Rules committee for further consideration.
Revenue source for eviction prevention
Rep Ormsby introduced E2SHB 1277, which creates an additional $100 surcharge on recorded documents to fund an eviction prevention rental assistance program, landlord mitigation program, and for the operations, maintenance, and service costs for permanent supportive housing. It creates the eviction prevention rental assistance program in the Department of Commerce. It was passed by the House on March 28th with a 57-40 vote count and is scheduled for a public hearing on April 5th in the Senate Ways & Means committee. The bill is considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar.
Transit-oriented development
Sen Mullet sponsored SB 5312 and it authorized the use of appropriations to the Growth Management Planning and Environmental Review Fund to fund grants to cities to pay for certain planning related costs related to transit-orientated development, including subarea plans and environmental impact statements. It requires the Department of Commerce to prioritize applications for grants to facilitate transit-oriented development to maximize certain specified objectives in the area covered by the grant proposal. Additionally, it changes the date, from April 1, 2021, to April 1, 2025, by which cities must take certain actions related to increasing housing supply in order to be eligible to apply to the Department of Commerce for planning grants. The bill was heard on March 30th and passed by the House Appropriations committee on March 31st. It has been referred to House Rules for further consideration.
Land Use
Climate response through updates to the comprehensive plans
Rep Duerr sponsored E2SHB 1099 and was amended and passed by the House on March 5th with a 56-41 vote count. The bill adds a goal of climate change mitigation to the listed goals of the Growth Management Act. It adds a climate change and resiliency element to the list of elements that certain counties and cities must adopt under the GMA. Additionally, the Department of Commerce in consultation with other state agencies to publish guidelines that specify a set of actions counties and cities have available to them to take related to greenhouse gas emissions reductions and vehicle miles traveled reductions. The bill was referred to the Senate Transportation committee, heard on April 1st, but did not move out of committee before the fiscal cutoff and is now considered dead.
Emergency shelters and housing through local planning and development regulations
Rep Peterson sponsored E2SHB 1220 and it updates the housing goals of the GMA to include planning for and accommodating affordable housing. It requires jurisdiction to address moderate, low, very low, and extremely low-income housing, and racially disparate impacts in the housing element of the comprehensive plan.
Additionally, it requires the Department of Commerce to provide the inventory and analysis of existing and projected housing needs required in the housing element of the comprehensive plan. The bill was heard on March 31st, amended and passed by the Senate Ways & Means committee on April 2nd. It was amended to prohibit cities and from preventing transitional housing or permanent supportive housing in zones where residential dwelling units or hotels are allowed and requires cities to provide for indoor emergency shelters and indoor emergency housing in majority of zones within 1 mile of transit. It has been referred to Senate Rules for further consideration.
Planning under the GMA
Rep Duerr sponsored ESHB 1241 and it increases the review and revision cycle for comprehensive plans and Shoreline Master Plan from 8 to 10 years. It requires counties and cities to submit an implementation progress report with certain required information to the Department of Commerce 5 years after reviewing and revising a comprehensive plan. Additionally, it requires counites, cities, and other local governments to consult with federally recognized tribes during the planning process under the GMA upon receipt of notice from the tribes. It was passed by the Senate Housing & Local Government committee on March 24th. The bill was heard on March 31st and passed by the Senate Ways & Means committee on April 2nd. It has been referred to Senate Rules for further consideration.
Salmon recovery through revisions to the comprehensive plans
Rep Lekanoff introduced E2SHB 1117, and it adds a goal of salmon recovery to the listed goals of the of the Growth Management Act. It requires the land use element of the comprehensive plan to include a strategy that achieves net ecological gain of salmon habitat and stipulates that compliance by local governments is contingent on state funding and takes effect two years after the state funding has been appropriated.
Additionally, capital facilities element and transportation element of comprehensive plan must include a schedule for the elimination of all identified fish passage barriers. The Department of Fish and Wildlife must also adopt rules to establish criteria for net ecological gain and consistency with applicable regional salmon recovery plans. The bill was heard on March 31st and passed by the Senate Ways & Means committee on April 2nd. It has been referred to Senate Rules for further consideration.
Revenue
Capital gains
Sen. Robinson introduced SSB 5096, which applies a 7% tax to profits from the sale of stocks and bonds, personal property and the sale of a business but only if those profits are in excess of $250,000 for both individuals and those who file jointly. The bill exempts all real estate, retirement assets, assets condemned by the government, livestock, timber, timberlands, goodwill received from the sale of an auto dealership, and certain depreciable property used in a trade or business. The proceeds from the tax must be distributed as follows, the first $350 million each year going into the Education Legacy Trust Account, the next $100 million into the general fund, and the remainder into a newly created taxpayer fairness account. The bill was heard on March 15th in the House Finance committee. Revenue from the proposal was accounted for into both the House and Senate operating budget proposals.
Rep Senn sponsored a similar bill, HB 1496, and it imposes a 7% capital gains tax on the sale of real property and 9.9% rate on the sale of corporate stocks, bonds, and other high-end financial assets to fund the expansion and affordability of childcare. The bill exempts the first $200,000 in profit for single taxpayers and $400,000 for joint filers. It also exempts primary residences sold for $5 million or less; retirement accounts, including IRA and 401K retirement plans; livestock; and the sale of agricultural land and timber. Qualifying family-owned businesses grossing under $10 million annually are also exempt. The capital gains tax proposal also includes a credit for taxes paid through the Real Estate Excise Tax. For the first two years, 50% of the revenue is directed to the Fair Start for Kids Account created under HB 1213 and the balance goes to the State General Fund. After two years, the amount going to the Fair Start for Kids Account increases to 60%. The bill was heard on February 11th in the House Finance committee. This bill is considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar. This proposed new revenue source was not accounted for in either proposed budget.
Covered Lives
Sen. Robinson introduced SB 5149, which would impose a tax on health insurance plans in Washington. Revenue collected under this proposal is deposited in the foundational public health services account. The bill is at the request of the Governor. SB 5149 was heard on January 27th, amended and passed by the Senate Health & Long-Term Care committee on February 12th. A summary of the changes to the amended bill can be found here. Among the changes made, the amendment set a maximum per member per month rate and total assessment to be collected for each fiscal year starting at $1.54 in fiscal year 2022 and increasing each year to $3.07 for fiscal year 2026 and beyond. It also removes limited health care services plans from the definition of covered lives. The bill has been referred to the Senate Ways & Means committee for further consideration.
This bill is considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar. This proposed new revenue source was not accounted for in either proposed budget.
Estate Tax
Rep Orwall sponsored HB 1465 and it changes the Washington estate tax, including increasing the exclusion amount, changing deductions, and making changes to the rates and rate structure. It creates the Equity in Housing Account to be funded by 10% of the estate tax revenues and can only be used to address homelessness, including foreclosure prevention, rental assistance, outreach engagement services, housing services, and behavioral health. The bill was heard on February 9th in the House Finance committee. This bill is considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar. This proposed new revenue source was not accounted for in either proposed budget.
Sugary Beverage Tax
Sen Robinson introduced SB 5371, which provides funding for public health services and health equity initiatives through a statewide sweetened beverage tax. The bill imposes a tax on sugar sweetened beverages of $0.175 per fluid ounce, and then annually is adjusted to reflect the yearly increase of the consumer price index. Of the revenue collected, 60% must be deposited into a health equity account, and the remaining 40% must be deposited into the foundational public health services account. The bill establishes a community advisory board to make recommendations on the disbursement of funds in the health equity account. It had a public hearing on February 22nd in the Senate Ways & Means committee. This bill is considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar. This proposed new revenue source was not accounted for in either proposed budget.
Wealth Tax
Rep Frame and Sen Hunt introduced SHB 1406/SB 5426, imposes a 1% wealth tax on intangible financial assets over $1 billion and directs revenues from the wealth tax to be deposited into the general fund. HB 1406 bill was amended and passed by the House Finance committee on March 31st. A summary of the changes made to the bill can be found here. It has been referred to the House Appropriations committee for further consideration. SB 5426 has not yet been scheduled for a hearing. Both bills are considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar. This proposed new revenue source was not accounted for in either proposed budget.
Transportation
Transportation Budget
The House and Senate released their 2021-2023 biennium and 2019-2021 supplemental transportation budgets on Monday. The pandemic continues to negatively impact transportation revenues and challenge infrastructure funding.
The House proposals for the second supplemental transportation budget for the 2019-21 biennium and the new transportation budget for the 2021-23 fiscal biennium provide spending authority of $9.447 billion and $10.933 billion. The recent enactment of the federal American Rescue Plan, along with earlier federal relief packages, will provide over $1 billion to the state for transportation purposes. A portion of the funds will be used to backfill accounts that supported services affected by COVID-19 pandemic-related revenue losses, a portion will be used to address ferry operating needs, and a portion of the funding will be used to address fish passage barrier removals.
The 2021-23 biennial transportation budget focuses on a couple of new and emerging areas of emphasis.
- Diversity and equity: WSDOT office of equal opportunity is provided $6 million for efforts to increase diversity in the transportation construction workforce through the pre-apprenticeship support services The Joint Transportation Committee is directed to conduct a study on the impacts of current and historical city transportation investments on communities of color, low-income households, vulnerable populations, and displaced communities.
- Electrification and green transportation: $152.5 million is provided to continue work on the state’s first hybrid electric Olympic Class vessel, with construction in spring 2022. It also expands previous electric vehicle charging infrastructure and green transportation
The Senate proposals for the second supplemental transportation budget for the 2019-21 biennium and the new transportation budget for the 2021-23 fiscal biennium provide spending authority of $9 billion and $11.7 billion. Federal recovery and relief bills recently passed provide new resources to the transportation budget to help offset some of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. These include:
- $1.0billion from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, of which $600 million is being used to partially backfill revenue losses from the pandemic and $400 million is being used for water infrastructure investments to remove fish
- $142.9 million in Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act funds are used to help fund the removal of fish barriers in order to make progress on complying with the court injunction by 2030.
- $124 million in Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act funds are deposited into the Puget Sound Ferry Operations account to offset a shortfall of ferry fare revenue, eliminating the need to transfer funds from other state accounts to support this
The Senate passed the Senate transportation proposal (SB 5165) on March 29th with unanimous support, and the House passed their proposal on April 2nd. The chairs of the House and Senate transportation committees will meet and negotiate the differences in both transportation budget before passing a final transportation budget before the end of session.
Extending the issuance period of driver licenses and identicards
Rep Ramel sponsored SHB 1207 and it extends the renewal cycle for standard and enhanced driver’s licenses, standard and enhanced identicards, commercial driver’s licenses, and motorcycle endorsements from 6 years to 8 years and adjusts the associated fees to reflect the new terms while allowing an option for a 6-year renewal term. It allows online issuance and renewal of non-photo driver’s instruction permits and requires
remote photo capture at driver’s license and identicard online renewal beginning January 2023. The bill was passed by the Senate Transportation committee on March 30th. It has been referred to the Senate Rules committee for further consideration.
Fare enforcement
Rep Fitzgibbon introduced SHB 1301 and was amended by the House Transportation committee to allow Sound Transit to establish an alternative fare enforcement system, which allows for the issuance of notices of violation, the resolution of notices of violation, and appeals. It also limits the fines associated with notices of violation to the same maximum amount allowed for civil infractions. The bill was heard on March 16th and passed by the Senate Transportation committee on March 31st. The bill has been referred to the Senate Rules committee for further consideration.
Limiting bonding toll revenues on certain state highway facilities
Sen King sponsored SB 5232 and it repeals toll bond authorizations for I-405/SR 167 express toll lanes and the Puget Sound Gateway facility. It also requires toll facility proposals to consider a policy guideline to pledge toll revenue for debt financing only when the revenue is generated from toll bridges. The bill was amended and passed by the Senate on March 29th with a 48-1 vote count. It was amended to prohibit tolling revenue bonds being sold for either facility until January 1, 2023 and prohibits bonds being sold until quarterly toll revenues have returned to $8.5 million of the Treasurer determines toll revenues can meet financial obligations. The bill was heard on April 2nd in the House Transportation committee. This bill is considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar.
Transportation Revenue
More details about Sen Hobbs’ proposal are here:
- Balance Sheet: http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/Detail/2021/stHobbsBalancSheet012821.pdf
- Revenue Summary: http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/Detail/2021/stHobbsNewLawRevenueSummary012821.pdf
- Project List: http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/Detail/2021/stHobbsNewLawProjectList012821.pdf
Sen King unveiled an 8-year $10.1 billion revenue proposal on February 19th. It includes a $0.03 cent gas tax increase, increase in vehicle weight fees, transit and light rail surcharge, 2% increase in the bicycle sales and use tax, and shifting the motor vehicle sales and use tax from the operating budget to the transportation budget. His proposal predominately funds highway maintenance and preservation, culverts, and major highway projects such as the US 2 Trestle, Hood River Bridge, and I-5 Columbia River Bridge. Details about Sen King’s proposal can be found here.
Details about the Rep Fey’s proposal are here:
http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/Detail/2021/htRevenueAndSpendingFramework1_19.pdf
Rep. Fey released details on his “Miles Ahead Washington” transportation investment proposal (HB 1564) on March 31st and was heard on April 1st. The investment proposal allocates $22 billion over 16 years and the details on the proposal can be found here:
- Spending bill: http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/Detail/2021/htNewLawBillH-1461.2-033121.pdf
- Investment details: http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/Detail/2021/htLEAPdoc2021- 1NewLawsSpendingPlan-033121.pdf
- Project list: http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/Detail/2021/htLEAPdoc2021-2NewLawProjectList- pdf
Looking Ahead
The focus will be on floor action as both chambers work to move bills off the floor by the April 11th opposite house floor cutoff.
Upcoming Dates:
- April 11th - Opposite House Floor Cutoff
- April 25th - Sine Die
Bellevue Chamber Bill Status Report
| Bill # | Abbrev. Title | Short Description | Status | Sponsor |
| E2SHB 1073 | Paid leave coverage | Expanding coverage of the paid family andmedical leave program. | S Rules 2 | Berry |
| E3SHB 1091(SB 5231) | Transportationfuel/carbon | Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducingthe carbon intensity of transportation fuel. | S Rules 2 | Fitzgibbon |
| HB 1093(SB 5091) | Operating budget, 2ndsupp. | Making 2019-2021 fiscal biennium secondsupplemental operating appropriations. | H Approps | Ormsby |
| SHB 1094 (ESSB 5092) | Operating budget | Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. | H Rules R | Ormsby |
| SHB 1095 | Emergency assistance/tax | 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, andclarifying the sales and use tax obligations for | C 4 L 21 | Walen |
| goods and services purchased by recipients ofsuch financial assistance. | ||||
| ESHB 1097(SB 5090) | Worker protections | Increasing worker protections. | S 2nd Reading | Sells |
| HB 1098(ESSB 5061) | Unemploymentinsurance | Concerning unemployment insurance. | H Labor &Workpl | Sells |
| SHB 1135(SSB 5165) | Transp. budget 2021-2023 | Making transportation appropriations for the2021-2023 fiscal biennium. | H Rules R | Fey |
| HB 1136(SB 5166) | Supp. transportationbudget | Making 2019-2021 supplemental transportationappropriations. | H Transportation | Fey |
| SHB 1137(SB 5465) | Roadmaintenance/planning | Elevating road maintenance and preservation intransportation planning. | S 2nd Reading | McCaslin |
| SHB 1151 | Public assistance | Bolstering economic recovery. | Del to Gov | Leavitt |
| 2SHB 1157 (SSB 5390) | Housing supply | Increasing housing supply through the growth management act and housing density taxincentives for local governments. | S Ways & Means | Bateman |
| HB 1188 | B&O tax payment deferral | Providing a business and occupation tax payment deferral to address the economicimpacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses in the state. | H Finance | MacEwen |
| ESHB 1189 (2SSB 5211) | Tax increment financing | Authorizing tax increment financing for local governments. | S 2nd Reading | Duerr |
| SHB 1204 (SB 5256) | Transp. electrification | Concerning the electrification of transportation. | H Rules R | Macri |
| HB 1228 | Landlord- tenant/COVID-19 | Addressing residential landlord-tenant requirements in response to the COVID-19public health emergency. | H Hous, Human Sv | Barkis |
| ESHB 1232 | GMA/affordablehousing plans | Planning for affordable housing under thegrowth management act. | S Rules 2 | Barkis |
| ESHB 1241 | Growth management act plans | Planning under the growth management act. | S Rules 2 | Duerr |
| HB 1243 | Local infra. project areas | Addressing local infrastructure project areas. | H Finance | Wicks |
| HB 1249 | Transp. project tax revenues | Concerning sales tax revenues of transportation projects being used for transportation purposes with at least 70 percent being deposited into themotor vehicle fund. | H Approps | Orcutt |
| E2SHB 1277 (SB 5279) | Housing/revenue source | Providing for an additional revenue source for eviction prevention and housing stabilityservices. | S Ways & Means | Ormsby |
| HB 1300 | Landlord damage claims | Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords' claims for damage toresidential premises. | H Rules R | Thai |
| HB 1319 | Washington recovery rebate | Creating a Washington recovery rebate bytemporarily expanding the working families' tax exemption. | H Finance | Corry |
| HB 1321 (SB 5114) | Reopening/public health | Concerning safely reopening Washington. | H HC/Wellness | MacEwen |
| ESHB 1332 (SB 5402) | Property tax deferral/COVID | Concerning property tax deferral during the COVID-19 pandemic. | S Rules 2 | Sullivan |
| HB 1334 | Appropriations/COVID- 19 | Making appropriations to revive our economy and accelerate a lasting recovery forWashington. | H Approps | Stokesbary |
| HB 1343 | Unemployment ins./employers | Providing employer relief in unemployment insurance by relieving COVID-19-related benefit charges, providing contribution relief, making appropriations to rebuild the unemployment trustfund and making clarifying changes. | H Labor & Workpl | Hoff |
| HB 1350 | Limited equity coop.housing | Providing a property tax exemption for limitedequity cooperative housing. | H Finance | Bateman |
| HB 1358 | State school levies | Providing property tax relief by reducing both parts of the state school levies based on an amount that approximates the fiscal impact of extraordinary growth in property values that exceeded the valuation growth assumptions ofbudget writers when part two of the state school levy was enacted. | H Finance | Orcutt |
| HB 1367 (SB 5343) | Medicaid appropriations | Revising 2019-2021 fiscal biennium appropriations of state and federal funding for previously implemented medicaid rates and other medicaid expenditures in the developmental disabilities and long-term care programs in response to the COVID-19pandemic. | C 5 L 21 | Ormsby |
| ESHB 1368(SB 5344) | Federalfunding/COVID-19 | Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic throughstate actions supported by federal funding. | C 3 L 21 | Ormsby |
| HB 1371 | State property tax levies | Eliminating the state property tax levies overfour years. | H Finance | Sutherland |
| HB 1388 | Motor vehicle sales | Concerning motor vehicle sales. | H ConsPro&Bus | Kloba |
| HB 1389 | Peer-to-peer vehicle sharing | Concerning transportation. | H ConsPro&Bus | Corry |
| SHB 1406 (SB 5426) | Wealth tax | Improving the equity of Washington state's tax code by creating the Washington state wealth tax and taxing extraordinary financial intangibleassets. | H Approps | Frame |
| HB 1433 | Personal data rightscharter | Creating a charter of people's personal datarights. | H Civil R & Judi | Kloba |
| HB 1436 | Regulations/health crises | Encouraging economic recovery by reducingregulatory burdens during declared public health crises. | H State Govt & T | Walsh |
| HB 1441 | Prospective tenants/COVID-19 | Prohibiting discrimination against prospective tenants for unpaid rent or eviction during theCOVID-19 pandemic. | H Rules C | Morgan |
| 2SHB 1460 | Telecommunications access | Closing the digital divide by establishing excise taxes on telecommunications services to fund the expansion of the universal service programs inWashington. | H Rules C | Gregerson |
| HB 1465 | Estate tax | Making the estate tax more progressive by exempting small estates, reducing estate taxes on medium estates, increasing the estate tax onlarger estates, and addressing equity in homeownership and homelessness. | H Finance | Orwall |
| EHB 1482 | Common interest/foreclosure | Addressing foreclosure protections for homeowners in common interest communities. | S 2nd RdConsCal | Walsh |
| SHB 1492 (SSB 5425) | Unempl. extended benefits | Concerning extended benefits in the unemployment insurance system. | S Labor, Comm & T | Sells |
| SHB 1494 | Antidisplacement/prop. tax | Providing housing safety, security, andprotection for Washington families by creating the antidisplacement property tax exemption. | H Approps | Harris- Talley |
| HB 1496 | High valued assets tax | Creating a more progressive tax system in Washington by enacting an excise tax on sales and extraordinary profits of high valued assets. | H Finance | Senn |
| HB 1503 | Alt. fuel vehicle tax ex. | Establishing an alternative fuel vehicle retail sales and use tax exemption for lower-incomeindividuals. | H Transportation | Wylie |
| HB 1511 | Surplusproperty/housing | Defining affordable housing for purposes ofusing surplus public property for public benefit. | H Hous, HumanSv | Bergquist |
| HB 1513 | Carbon emissions | Improving environmental health by reducing carbon emissions through increasing climate resilience and mitigating the effects of climate change by levying a carbon pollution tax, authorizing a climate finance bond program, andinvesting in clean economic growth. | H Env & Energy | Lekanoff |
| ESHB 1515 | Security deposit waiverfees | Concerning security deposit waiver fees. | S Housing &Local | Peterson |
| ESHB 1521(SB 5446) | Warehousing & manuf.jobs | Supporting warehousing and manufacturing jobcenters. | S 2nd Reading | Entenman |
| HB 1522 | Engineering services/B&O tax | Lowering the cost of state-funded transportationprojects by eliminating business and occupation tax pyramiding on engineering services. | H Finance | Barkis |
| HB 1523 | Transp. benefit district tax | Concerning renewal of the sales and use tax for transportation benefit districts. | H Rules C | Wylie |
| ESHB 1529 | Toll revenues/debt service | Modifying requirements in order to pay for debt service obligations when toll revenues are not sufficient to cover legal obligations. | S Rules 2 | Barkis |
| HB 1534 | Carbon pollution tax | Establishing a carbon pollution tax that recognizes the nature of energy-intensive, trade-exposed industries. | H Env & Energy | Shewmake |
| HB 1535 | Necessities/sales & usetax | Exempting family and household necessitiesfrom the sales and use tax. | H Finance | Stokesbary |
| HB 1546 | Multiuse roadway safetyacct | Concerning allowable uses for the multiuseroadway safety account. | H 2nd Reading | Eslick |
| HB 1553(SB 5473) | "Open safe, open now"plan | Implementing the "open safe, open now" planfor reopening Washington. | H State Govt & T | MacEwen |
| HJR 4204 | Residential ex./property tax | Concerning a constitutional amendment providing for a residential real property exemption from property taxes levied for statepurposes. | H Approps | Harris- Talley |
| ESSB 5061 (HB 1098) | Unemployment insurance | Concerning unemployment insurance. | C 2 L 21 | Keiser |
| 2SSB 5062 | Data | Concerning the management, oversight, and use of data. | H Rules R | Carlyle |
| SB 5090 (ESHB 1097) | Worker protections | Increasing worker protections. | S Labor, Comm & | Keiser |
| SB 5091 (HB 1093) | Operating budget, 2nd supp. | Making 2019-2021 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations. | S Ways & Means | Rolfes |
| ESSB 5092 (SHB 1094) | Operating budget | Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. | H Passed 3rd | Rolfes |
| ESSB 5096 | Capital gains tax | Concerning an excise tax on gains from the saleor exchange of certain capital assets. | H Finance | Robinson |
| ESSB 5097 | Paid leave coverage | Expanding coverage of the paid family andmedical leave program. | H Rules R | Robinson |
| SB 5114(HB 1321) | Reopening/public health | Concerning safely reopening Washington. | S State Govt & E | Braun |
| ESSB 5115 | Health emergency/labor | Establishing health emergency labor standards. | H 2nd Reading | Keiser |
| 2SSB 5126 | Climate commitment act | Concerning the Washington climate commitment act. | S 2nd Reading | Carlyle |
| SSB 5130 | Personnel files & discipline | Concerning employee's rights concerning personnel files and disciplinary actions. | S Rules X | Kuderer |
| SB 5138 | Financial instit./B&O tax | Eliminating a business and occupation tax deduction for financial institutions to fundaffordable housing. | S Business, Fina | Kuderer |
| SB 5139 | Rent increases, limiting | Limiting rent increases after expiration of thegovernor's eviction moratorium. | S Housing & Loca | Das |
| E2SSB 5141 | Env. justice task forcerecs | Implementing the recommendations of theenvironmental justice task force. | H Rules R | Saldaña |
| SSB 5152 | Vehicle and driver data | Enhancing data stewardship and privacyprotections for vehicle and driver data. | H 2nd Reading | Nguyen |
| SB 5156 | Budget stabilization approps | Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account to address issues of homelessness, home security, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on smallbusinesses. | S Ways & Means | Rolfes |
| E2SSB 5160 | Landlord-tenant relations | 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 rentalassistance programs. | H Rules R | Kuderer |
| SB 5162 | Unanticipated revenue | Concerning unanticipated revenue. | S Ways & Means | Rolfes |
| SSB 5165 (SHB 1135) | Transp. budget 2021-2023 | Making transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium. | H Passed 3rd | Hobbs |
| SB 5166 (HB 1136) | Supp. transportation budget | Making 2019-2021 supplemental transportation appropriations. | S Transportation | Hobbs |
| SB 5171 | Unemployment insurance | Providing unemployment insurance relief. | S Ways & Means | Wilson |
| 2SSB 5214 | Economic assistance programs | Concerning economic assistance programs. | H Rules R | Nguyen |
| SB 5223 | Motor vehicles sales tax use | Dedicating the sales tax on motor vehicles to highway uses. | S Ways & Means | Fortunato |
| SB 5231 (E3SHB1091) | Transportation fuel/carbon | Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. | S Environment, E | Stanford |
| ESB 5232 | Toll revenue bonding | Limiting bonding toll revenues on certain statehighway facilities. | H Transportation | King |
| ESSB 5235 | Housing options &limits | Increasing housing unit inventory by removingarbitrary limits on housing options. | H 2nd Reading | Liias |
| SB 5238 | Creative economy workgroup | Creating a Washington state creative economywork group. | S Business, Fina | Hasegawa |
| SB 5243 | Engineered planapproval | Creating efficiency in housing by streamliningapproval of engineered plans. | S Housing & Loca | Gildon |
| ESSB 5251 | Tax and revenue laws | Modifying tax and revenue laws in a manner that is not estimated to affect state or local tax collections, by easing compliance burdens for taxpayers, clarifying ambiguities, makingtechnical corrections, and providing administrative efficiencies. | H 2nd Reading | Schoesler |
| SB 5256 (SHB 1204) | Transp. electrification | Concerning the electrification of transportation. | S Environment, E | Liias |
| SSB 5269 | Increased building capacity | Including the value of increased residential building capacity in the property tax levy limit calculation. | S Ways & Means | Das |
| SB 5279 (E2SHB1277) | Housing/revenue source | Providing for an additional revenue source for eviction prevention and housing stabilityservices. | S Housing & Loca | Robinson |
| SB 5282 | Property value/emergency | Concerning reduction in value of property as a result of government restrictions imposed inresponse to a public health emergency. | S Ways & Means | Dhingra |
| E2SSB 5287 | Afford. housingincentives | Concerning affordable housing incentives. | H Rules R | Das |
| SB 5314 | GMA/standing &science | Concerning standing and science under thegrowth management act. | S Housing &Local | Short |
| SSB 5333 | Public works contracts/COVID | Concerning void and unenforceable clauses in construction contracts related to delays causedby the COVID-19 pandemic emergency proclamations. | S Rules X | Holy |
| SB 5341 | Local sales tax uses | Increasing permissible uses of existing local sales tax authority. | H Finance | Wilson |
| SB 5343 (HB 1367) | Medicaid appropriations | Revising 2019-2021 fiscal biennium appropriations of state and federal funding for previously implemented medicaid rates and other medicaid expenditures in the developmental disabilities and long-term care programs in response to the COVID-19pandemic. | S Ways & Means | Rolfes |
| SB 5344(ESHB 1368) | Federal funding/COVID-19 | Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through state actions supported by federal funding. | S Ways & Means | Rolfes |
| SB 5351 | Business interruption claims | Concerning business interruption insurance claims. | S Business, Fina | Frockt |
| SB 5359 | Motor vehicle sales tax | Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles to transportation improvements. | S Ways & Means | Braun |
| SB 5371 | Sweetened beverage tax | Funding public health services and health equity initiatives through a statewide sweetened beverage tax. | S Health & Long | Robinson |
| SSB 5381 | Fish passage project permits | Addressing fish passage project permit streamlining. | H 2nd Reading | Hobbs |
| SB 5387 (ESHB1297) | Working families tax exempt. | Concerning working families tax exemption. | S Human Svcs, Re | Nguyen |
| SSB 5390 (2SHB 1157) | Housing supply | Increasing housing supply through the growthmanagement act and housing density tax incentives for local governments. | S Ways & Means | Liias |
| SB 5398 | Small businesses/excise tax | Providing small business excise tax relief toaddress the financial hardship caused by COVID-19. | S Ways & Means | Wellman |
| SB 5402 (ESHB 1332) | Property tax deferral/COVID | Concerning property tax deferral during the COVID-19 pandemic. | S Ways & Means | Mullet |
| SB 5422 | Excise tax/aerospace, etc. | Concerning excise tax reform to preserve aerospace and other manufacturing jobs inWashington. | S Ways & Means | Braun |
| SSB 5425(SHB 1492) | Unempl. extendedbenefits | Concerning extended benefits in theunemployment insurance system. | H 2nd Reading | Stanford |
| SB 5426 (SHB 1406) | Wealth tax | Improving the equity of Washington state's tax code by creating the Washington state wealth taxand taxing extraordinary financial intangible assets. | S Ways & Means | Hunt |
| SSB 5444 | Electric vehicles/per mile | Implementing a per mile charge on electric and hybrid vehicles. | S Rules 2 | Saldaña |
| SB 5446 (ESHB 1521) | Warehousing & manuf. jobs | Supporting warehousing and manufacturing job centers. | S Business, Fina | Das |
| SB 5448 | Vehicle fee/tax payment plan | Concerning payment plans for certain vehicle fees and taxes. | S Rules X | Nobles |
| SB 5449 | Motor vehicle sales tax | Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles to transportation improvements. | S Ways & Means | King |
| SB 5451 | Operating budget | Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating appropriations and 2019-2021 fiscal bienniumsecond supplemental operating appropriations. | S Ways & Means | Wilson |
| SSB 5460 | Autonomous vehicles | Implementing recommendations of theautonomous vehicle work group. | H Rules R | Nguyen |
| SB 5463 | Residential propvaluation | Exempting a portion of the valuation ofresidential property from property taxation. | S Ways & Means | Wilson |
| SB 5465(SHB 1137) | Roadmaintenance/planning | Elevating road maintenance and preservation intransportation planning. | S Transportation | Padden |
| SB 5466 | Sales tax/transp.projects | Concerning sales tax revenues of transportationprojects being used for transportation purposes. | S Ways & Means | Fortunato |
| SB 5467 | Highway projects/tax exempt. | Concerning sales tax exemptions on highwayprojects supported by moneys from the motor vehicle fund. | S Ways & Means | Fortunato |
| SB 5473 (HB 1553) | "Open safe, open now" plan | Implementing the "open safe, open now" plan for reopening Washington. | S State Govt & E | Brown |
| SJR 8207 | Revenue for highway purposes | Amending the state Constitution so that state revenue collected from a road usage charge, vehicle miles traveled fee, or other similar type of comparable charge, must be used exclusivelyfor highway purposes. | S Transportation | Fortunato |
| SJR 8208 | Car purchase taxes | Amending the state Constitution so that certain sales and use tax revenue collected from new and used car purchases are used for highway purposes. |
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| SCR 8402 | Emergency orders extension | Extending certain gubernatorial orders issued in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency. | H Spkr Signed | Liias |