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)
Senate Housing and Local Government Committee
SB 5189 (Promoting housing affordability by incentivizing the construction of American dream homes)
SB 5221 (Concerning Attached Dwelling Units Outside Urban Growth Areas)
10 AM
HB 1150 (Concerning State Building Code Council Membership)
10:30 AM
Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee
SB 5126 (Concerning the Washington Climate Commitment Act) OPPOSE
Wednesday, Jan. 20
8 AM
Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee
SB 5141 (Implementing the recommendations of the Environmental Justice Task Force)
Senate State Government and Elections Committee
SB 5114 (Concerning Safely Reopening Washington)
10 AM
House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee
HB 1087 (Clarifying the continuity of employee family medical leave rights)
House Rural Development, Agricultural and Natural Resources Committee
HB 1132 (protection of Water Supply for farming and rural economic development)
10:30 AM
Senate Housing and Local Government
SB 5139 (Limiting rent increases after the expiration of the governor’s eviction moratorium)
Senate Housing and Local Government
SB 5160 (Addressing landlord-tenant relations)
Senate Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs
SB 5064 (Qualifications for unemployment insurance when an individual voluntarily leaves work)
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)
SB 5211 (Authorizing Tax Increment Financing for local governments)
Senate Labor Commerce and Tribal Affairs Committee
SB 5046 (Workers compensation claim resolution settlement agreements)
SB 5102 (Industrial insurance medical examinations)
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.)
10 AM
House Health Care and Wellness Committee
HB 1152 (Support Measures to create comprehensive public health district)
1:30 PM
House Environment and Energy Committee
HB 1117 (Promoting salmon recovery through revisions to the state’s comprehensive planning framework)
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)
10 AM
House Environment and Energy Committee
HB 1084 (Reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions by achieving greater decarbonization of residential and commercial buildings)
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!