Passed the Senate on April 8, by a vote of , two members excused. It would also direct Ecology to update, prior to , CFP rules to further reduce GHG emissions from each unit of transportation fuel for each year through , consistent with statutory state emission reduction limits. Previous measures were passed by the House over the last three years, but failed to advance in the Senate.
HB passed the House in February by a vote. Because the Senate amended HB , it must now go back to the House for consideration. If the Senate amendments are approved, the bill would be sent to the governor for his signature. Senate Bill : Prohibiting the open carry of certain weapons at public demonstrations and the state capitol. Passed the House on March 28, by a vote of , one member excused. It provides an exception for federal, state,and local law enforcement officers, and would not apply to persons with a valid concealed pistol license.
It would make violation of these prohibitions a gross misdemeanor. The bill passed after a five-hour debate during which more than a dozen amendments were voted down. An amendment by Rep. Drew Hansen D-Kitsap to add an emergency clause to the bill was adopted by voice vote. Critics of the bill said it violates the federal and state constitutional rights of citizens, and that the emergency clause is designed to prevent a referendum vote by the people on this new restrictive measure.
The bill passed the Senate a month ago, but because the House added amendments, it must now return to the Senate for approval or rejection of the amendments before final passage. Passed the Senate on April 1, by a vote of The amendment was rejected by an unrecorded voice vote.
House Bill : Providing for an additional revenue source for eviction prevention and housing stability services. All of the money collected would go to the state to help pay for various housing programs, including the Affordable Housing for All Account, the Landlord Mitigation Program Account, and the Eviction Prevention Rental Assistance Account. In addition, funds may be used for project-based vouchers for nonprofit housing providers, foreclosure prevention services, rental assistance for people experiencing homelessness, and tenant education and legal assistance.
Proponents said the bill would provide needed assistance to renters affected by the COVID epidemic and help ease homelessness and affordable housing concerns. Opponents said the surcharges would impose millions of dollars in added costs to housing providers already struggling with restrictions on their businesses, such as ongoing eviction moratoriums.
The bill was referred to the Senate Ways and Means Committee and is scheduled for a public hearing on April 5, Senate Bill : Concerning health equity continuing education for health care professionals. Passed the House on March 24, by a vote of It would require these courses to teach skills that enable a health care professional to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities, varying in race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, religion, age, ability, and socioeconomic status.
No testimony in opposition to the bill was offered. The bill passed by a vote in the Senate last month. Proposed amendments in the Senate to allow health care professionals to opt out and to limit the cost of such courses were rejected. The House amended the bill to move the date on which information must be provided about available courses from July 1, , to July 1, The bill must now return to the Senate for approval or rejection of the House amendment.
House Bill : Restoring voter eligibility for all persons convicted of a felony offense who are not in total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections. Passed the Senate on March 24, by a vote of Under current law, released felons must wait until they finish all conditions of their release, including community supervision before they can re-register to vote.
In committee testimony, proponents estimated that some 26, felons would immediately regain their right to vote under this bill, even though they may still be serving their sentences outside of total confinement on probation or community supervision. People with felony convictions who have been released into the community, or who are on work release, are working and paying taxes just like everyone else.
House Bill : Implementing the national system to enhance and expand behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention services. Passed the House on March 17, by a vote of , two members excused. HB would require the state Department of Health and state Health Care Authority to establish state crisis call center hubs and an enhanced crisis response system to implement the national system in this state.
It would create a Implementation Team and Crisis Response Improvement Strategy Committee to plan for crisis response system enhancements. The bill would impose new taxes and fees on commercial mobile services or Internet protocol-enabled voice services to pay for activities related to an enhanced crisis response.
Passed the Senate on March 6, by a vote of Much of the debate and some of the proposed amendments centered on this issue, with some Senators questioning, for example, why taxpayers would have to submit a federal income tax return to file a state capital gains tax return if it is not, in fact, an income tax.
Opponents, including some Democrats, also argued that the new tax is not needed right now, because expected revenue projections, to be released on March 17th, anticipate a greater than expected increase in state tax collections for this biennium.
The bill was sent to the House Finance Committee, which has scheduled a public hearing on the bill for March 15, Passed the House on March 7, by a vote of The bill provides that tenants could not be evicted for failure to pay rent during the COVID pandemic, extending the moratorium on evictions Governor Inslee imposed last year until the end of the public health emergency is declared by federal and state authorities.
Supporters said the proposal would cut down on arbitrary or biased lease terminations and evictions even after the public health emergency ends. This would increase burdens on landlords struggling to cover their costs during the pandemic and make it harder to remove problem tenants, they said.
Senate Bill : Expanding accessible, affordable child care and early childhood development programs. Supporters said much of this cost could be covered by federal funds to be made available to the state by the COVID Relief bill passed by Congress.
Opponents argued against the expanded mandates and entitlements proposed by the bill, saying they would result in new taxes. The best way to expand access to child care, they said, would be to reduce regulations on child care providers. The bill was sent to the House Committee on Children, Youth andFamilies, which has scheduled a public hearing for March 18, House Bill : Expanding accessible, affordable child care and early childhood development programs. Passed the House on March 9, by a vote of , two members excused.
It would also provide for increased rates, training, grants, and services for child care and early learning providers. House Bill : Concerning permissible uses of force by law enforcement and correctional officers.
Passed the House on March 6, by a vote of , one member excused. Under the bill, a peace officer may use physical force against another person when necessary to effect an arrest, prevent an escape, or otherwise protect against an imminent threat of bodily injury to the peace officer or another person.
A peace officer may use deadly force against another person only when necessary to protect against an imminent threat of serious physical injury or death to the officer or another person. The bill was sent to the Senate Law and Justice Committee, which has scheduled a public hearing for March 16, Passed the House on February 27, by a vote of This is the third time the House has passed low-carbon fuels legislation in three years.
Previous measures failed to advance in the Senate. Agriculture would be especially hard-hit, according to Rep. Mary Dye R-Pomeroy , who said during the floor debate that the bill would impact most of the agricultural producers in this state.
Dye proposed an amendment to exclude diesel fuel from the bill, saying that diesel provides the energy needed to do most agricultural work, like vehicles that help growers plant and harvest crops. The amendment to help farmers was not adopted. House Bill : Establishing requirements for tactics and equipment used by peace officers. Passed the House on February 27, by a vote of , one member excused. It would also establish new statewide policies on vehicle pursuits and create a task force to develop policies for the use of police dogs.
More than a dozen amendments to the bill were proposed during the floor debate last Saturday, including amendments that were adopted to remove several provisions in the original bill— such as banning tear gas, and the use of police dogs.
Senate Bill : Concerning a peace officer's duty to intervene. Passed the Senate on February 23, by a vote of Police officers who witness excessive or attempted excessive force by a fellow officer would need to step in, or face suspension or decertification. During debate, some opponents of the measure said they supported the broader intent of the bill regarding police accountability, but said parts of the bill were too subjective.
The bill was sent to the House Public Safety Committee, which has scheduled a public hearing on the measure for March 12th. House Bill : Increasing access to the death with dignity act.
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