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This Week’s Bills: Feb. 1 – Feb. 5 – We Need You!

January 30, 2021

BIAW’s advocacy team is working on the following bills during the week of Feb. 1- 5, 2021.

Please be sure to sign in or testify as directed. Your voice matters and needs to be heard!

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!

Tuesday, Feb 2

10 AM

House Labor & Workplace Standards

HB 1369 – Establishing wage liens.

Sign in OPPOSED here

House Local Government

HB 1331 – Concerning early learning facility impact fees.

Sign in OPPOSED here

HB 1335 – Concerning review and property owner notification of recorded documents with unlawful racial restrictions.

Sign in SUPPORT here

4 PM

Senate Ways & Means

SHB 1095 – 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, and clarifying the sales and use tax obligations for goods and services purchased by recipients of such financial assistance

Sign in SUPPORT here

Wednesday, Feb 3

10 AM

House Local Government

HB 1241 – Planning under the growth management act.

Sign in SUPPORT here

HB 1337 – Concerning accessory dwelling units.

Sign in SUPPORT here

HB 1298 – Concerning regulation of accessory dwelling units located outside of urban growth areas.

Sign in SUPPORT here

10:30 AM

Senate Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs

*We need as many members possible to sign in and testify on this bill*
SB 5278 – Concerning the protection of construction worker wages and benefits (AKA Direct Contractor Liability bill)

TESTIFY OPPOSED HERE

(If you cannot testify, sign in OPPOSED for the record)

Sign in OPPOSED here

SB 5355 – Establishing wage liens.

Sign in OPPOSED here

Thursday, Feb 4

1:30 PM

Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks

SB 5306 – Concerning local salmon habitat recovery planning in critical areas

Sign in OPPOSED here

House Appropriations

3:30 PM

SHB 1091 – Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel.

Sign in OPPOSED here

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.

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