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• </c> potential dangers in clear consumer potential dangers in clear consumer friendly<00:23:17.320><c
• views of any of my employers.
• However, would it be that in fact there should be directed in a slightly different direction?
• </c> be looking in this particular direction be looking in this particular direction and<02:12:17.639
• </c> fact uh there should be directed fact uh there should be directed uh<02:12:52.199><c> in</c><02:

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

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• </c><00:03:58.720><c> projects</c> a direct impact accelerating projects a direct impact accelerating
• This is part of the consumer protection that we see as essential for ratepayers.
• In addition to this essential consumer protection, we also note that the bill has additional consumer
• </c> deliver and what and what consumers deliver and what and what consumers want.<00:53:42.559><c> So
• </c> to have a less prescriptive direction to have a less prescriptive direction coming<01:07:54.160>

Bills: HF2986 , HF3555

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• In the first instance of amendment from the Senate, we had made a recommendation that when directing
• the State Ethics Commission to directing the State Ethics Commission to respond<00:01:38.880><c> to<
• Um so, this section directs work it out.
• </c> the consumer. the consumer.
• </c> and employers. and employers.

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• In 1997, we made changes to the state law to limit employment of veterinarians to veterans.
• But this will definitely be a step in the right direction.
• wait times stretching for weeks and even months, the government's license should allow for the employment
• It's just as important to make sure that his employer would be different.
• Thank you, Madam Chair, so the worker really doesn't have a choice if their employer tells them... to

Committee: House Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

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• That is the direct costs.
• That is the direct costs.
• </c> about those because that has a direct about those because that has a direct impact<01:10:16.960>
• </c> protect consumers we have a consumer protect consumers we have a consumer division<03:13:38.359>
• </c> terms and Provisions so our consumer terms and Provisions so our consumer division<03:14:42.239>

Summary: The meeting featured presentations from the Department of Administrative Services and the Treasury Department on state revenue reporting and unclaimed property. State Comptroller Dana Call explained DAS’s role in compiling statewide revenue reports, including the annual revenue plan set through the budget process and the monthly revenue focus reports that track cash receipts. She noted that unrestricted general fund revenue is about $2 billion annually, while miscellaneous other revenue is a much smaller and less predictable category, averaging roughly $30 million to $32 million a year. She also described two more material internal revenue lines: statewide indirect cost recoveries and post-retirement benefit recoveries, which are billed to agencies and often tied to federal reimbursement rules. Members asked about the interest line in the revenue charts and about how the figures were presented, and Call clarified that the totals were in millions and that the interest item would be explained by the Treasurer. She also explained that the indirect cost and post-retirement recoveries are internal cost allocations that flow back into the unrestricted revenue pool and are reflected in agency budgets as interagency costs. Treasurer Monica Meissner then outlined Treasury Department functions, including bank deposits, statewide disbursements, banking relationships, investments, debt management, compliance, the FONA College Savings Program, the ABLE Plan, scholarship programs, and the abandoned property program. In discussing unclaimed property, she said holders report property after a five-year dormancy period, the state uses automated systems and outreach to locate owners, and claim activity has increased. In fiscal year 2024, the state returned about $12.2 million to citizens through roughly 12,000 claims; over the last 10 years, about $72.6 million has been returned. She also said the state escheated $19.9 million to the general fund and $1.8 million to counties last year, and explained that securities-related proceeds are harder to estimate because they depend on market conditions. No votes or formal actions were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> bill</c><00:19:13.600><c> designed</c> It's a consumer protection bill designed It's a consumer
• </c><00:34:45.839><c> of</c><00:34:45.919><c> those</c> Auto Data Direct is one of those Auto Data Direct
• </c> to file a complaint against an employer to file a complaint against an employer who<01:31:57.440
• </c> also imposes a $750 fine on any employer also imposes a $750 fine on any employer who<01:32:02.800
• </c> to have a step in the right direction. to have a step in the right direction.

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• My name is Colby Lenz, and I direct policy at UCLA Center for the Study of Women.
• The last thing I will mention is in direct response to the opposition testimony.
• We feel it's harming them, especially where they direct them.
• We feel it's harming them, especially where they direct them.
• This is about fairness, consumer protection, and accountability.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety bills, with most of the discussion focused on AB 1650, AB 2014, AB 1886, AB 2126, AB 2624, and AB 2257. AB 1650 would require clearer identification on privately owned vehicles rented or leased to government agencies for enforcement operations; supporters framed it as a transparency and safety measure in response to ICE activity, while no opposition testified. AB 2014 would allow post-conviction habeas relief where gender bias or stereotypes were used at trial and may have affected the outcome; supporters described cases involving sexist and anti-LGBTQ stereotypes, while the California District Attorneys Association opposed the bill as overbroad and likely to restrict relevant evidence, though the author said recent amendments removed the evidence-code provisions and left only the habeas remedy. AB 1886 would extend a 12-month probation presumption to youth in out-of-home placements and those discharged from secure youth treatment facilities; youth advocates supported it as a fairness and rehabilitation measure, while judges, probation officials, and district attorneys opposed it as undoing a recent compromise and limiting individualized decisions. AB 2126 would speed hiring of peer partners in child welfare by creating a narrow exemption process for certain foster-youth-related offenses; it drew broad support and no opposition. AB 2624 would expand the Safe at Home address-confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers; supporters cited threats, doxing, and harassment, while one journalist opposed it over possible effects on reporting, and the author and committee members said the bill preserves press protections and is narrowly aimed at threats and harassment. AB 2257 would restore county authority to create a separate corrections department to run jails instead of the sheriff; supporters argued it would improve accountability and address jail deaths and fiscal problems, while sheriffs opposed it as unnecessary and said sheriffs are already subject to oversight. The committee also noted several bills pulled by their authors and adopted a consent calendar of unrelated measures. Votes were not always taken immediately because the committee was waiting for a quorum, but AB 2624 was moved on a do-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and left on call, and the chair indicated support or favorable recommendations on several of the other measures.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair Baker, Representative Frasier, I didn't direct the path of the bill. I don't know.
• That was after consulting with the other chairs; that's the direction of this bill.
• </c><00:57:49.680><c> the</c> in statute and it really directed the in statute and it really directed
• We also had advocates representing the employers that also brought their data.
• that ultimately get passed on to consumers?

Bills: HF23 , HF1355

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 3923 by Bell, relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's
• The bill allows funding for entities that are expanding employment opportunities in this state and are
• that are expanding employment opportunities in this state and are based in the state.
• I think that sends a pretty strong signal about the direction of the fund. I'm sorry, Mr. Chairman.
• certain consumer reporting laws, for the Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.

Bills: HJR138 , HB42 , HB 104 , HB 129 , HB677 , HB426 , HB668 , HB1699 , HB2017 , HB2128 , HB2038 , HB3783 , HB3717 , HB2316 , HB3686 , HB2563 , HB3883 , HB4021 , HB2788 , HB2663 , HB3305 , HB3173 , HB3474 , HB 1105 , HB3531 , HB3490 , HB3597 , HB 1295 , HB3512 , HB3010 , HB3112 , HB4215 , HB3223 , HB3464 , HB3120 , HB4214 , HB4511 , HB3704 , HB4081 , HB4783 , HB4063 , HB2783 , HB4937 , HB5085 , HB2510 , HB3426 , HB4361 , HB 1169 , HB2516 , HB2347 , HB4034 , HB4700 , HB3560 , HB5150 , HB3860 , HB3146 , HB3924 , HCR98 , HCR92 , HB1520 , HB1545 , HB5265 , HB1887 , HB1914 , HB2402 , HB2306 , HB2350 , HB3000 , HB3237 , HB3326 , HB3211 , HB 1056 , HB2081 , HB2187 , HB3092 , HB3308 , HB3526 , HB3750 , HB4219 , HB4230 , HB4290 , HB5238 , HB4804 , HB4749 , HB245 , HB1465 , HB294 , HB793 , HB809 , HB3928 , HB334 , HB2037 , HB1973 , HB285 , HB4341 , HB 1043 , HB 1234 , HB 1193 , HB1729 , HB2498 , HB1314 , HB1353 , HB3960 , HB3923 , HB2221 , HB2517 , HB2518 , HB2213 , HB5092 , HB3748 , HB5246 , HB4344 , HB1482 , HB4044 , HB2702 , HB4264 , HB2807 , HB2898 , HB3181 , HB3250 , HB2091 , HB2115 , HB2542 , HB2768 , HB3349 , HB4406 , HB1593 , HB1899 , HB3133 , HB3133 , HB4960 , HB3214 , HB2145 , HB 1201 , HB5061 , SB29 , SB879 , SB65 , SB1745 , SB412 , SB412 , SB1746 , SB1238 , SB1341 , SB522 , SB1532 , SB1378 , SB1062 , SB2066 , SB1963 , SB2204 , SB1366 , SB2077 , SB1967 , SB1151 , HB1618 , HB2156 , HB2615 , HB2615 , HB2349 , HB1926 , HB569 , HB1762 , HB38 , HJR138 , HB42 , HB 104 , HB 104 , HB 129 , HB677 , HB426 , HB668 , HB1699 , HB2017 , HB2128 , HB2038 , HB3783 , HB3717 , HB2316 , HB3686 , HB2563 , HB3883 , HB4021 , HB2788 , HB2663 , HB2663 , HB3305 , HB3173 , HB3474 , HB 1105 , HB3531 , HB3531 , HB3490 , HB3490 , HB3597 , HB 1295 , HB3512 , HB3010 , HB3112 , HB4215 , HB3223 , HB3223 , HB3464 , HB3120 , HB4214 , HB4511 , HB3704 , HB4081 , HB4783 , HB4063 , HB2783 , HB4937 , HB5085 , HB2510 , HB3426 , HB4361 , HB 1169 , HB2516 , HB2347 , HB4034 , HB4700 , HB3560 , HB5150 , HB3860 , HB3146 , HB3924 , HCR98 , HCR92

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation, led the pledges, and approved a series of routine motions, including excusing absent members and granting permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. Members also adopted several memorial and recognition resolutions, including H.R. 1023 honoring Christian Beerbill, H.R. 1033 recognizing International Bereaved Mother’s Day, and H.R. 877 recognizing Urban League Advocates Day. The House also recommitted SB 17 and HB 4211 to committee and postponed SCR 27 and HB 2145 for later consideration. The chamber then took up a long third-reading calendar of bills covering a wide range of topics, including Sunset review measures, health care workforce and pricing, child custody and family law, Medicaid, rural ambulance grants, energy reporting, public information requests, trail development, virtual meeting disruptions, occupational licensing, protective orders, county leave pools, animal cruelty, infrastructure, and higher education. Most bills were explained briefly by their authors and passed with broad support, though several drew notable opposition, including HB 5265, HB 2402, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 1056, HB 281, HB 3308, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 294, HB 809, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 285, HB 1353, HB 3960, HB 4044, HB 4264, HB 2807, HB 3349, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 1201, and others. Several bills prompted extended debate or amendments. HB 3237, extending public energy-use reporting for state and higher-education buildings, passed after questions about its public-sector-only scope and energy savings. HB 3326, addressing public service loan forgiveness credit for adjunct professors, initially failed on a 69-70 vote but later passed after verification and machine corrections. HB 3211, concerning optometrists in managed care plans, adopted a Buckley amendment before passing. HB 2213 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board composition adopted a Metcalf amendment requiring certain board members to be Texas residents. HB 412, dealing with harmful materials and sexual performance of a child, generated extensive questioning about its scope, existing legal standards, and effects on educators and medical professionals; the excerpt ends during that debate.

Transcript Highlights:

• Moving on to the next page, there are some other direct impacts to the department.
• And unduplicated consumers across the state. That's growing.
• Based off the direct certification, Title I schools don't need to use that.
• They were either unlikely to find employment, retain employment, or report that they were employed.
• Madam Chair, my second question is directed to Ms. Flores-Severs, please.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, a disabled or person over 65 is an employer prioritizing based on enrollment level employment outside
• </c> This was also a request by the employers This was also a request by the employers and<00:38:13.680
• Prohibit public with off employers.
• </c> to replace permanent employers to replace permanent employers employees.<01:16:50.320><c> limit<
• </c> direct you to do? direct you to do? &gt;&gt; Mr.<01:33:29.760><c> Rald,</c> &gt;&gt; Mr.

Bills: HF4362 , HF4252 , HF4440

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Can they be consumed? They can.
• Can they be consumed? They can.
• Can they be consumed? They can.
• Can they be consumed? They can.
• direct expenditures.

Bills: HB2385 , HB3349 , HB3962 , HB3883 , HB4396 , HB4811 , HB5088 , HB4588 , HB4867 , HB4895 , HB5398 , HB5616

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:

• Member Senate Bill 916 relates to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing
• self-employment. funded health plans that were previously thought to be outside state jurisdiction.
• Those costs have not increased, this bill will not increase costs to patient employers.
• Bill directs DFPS and the lead entity to take steps to attract certain service providers.
• So that's another. that we will need directed efforts on. I think that.

Bills: SB502 , SB513 , SB622 , SB670 , SB731 , SB732 , SB916 , SB961 , SB1122

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• Health care, employment, education, and social services: the committee can propose holistic solutions
• He's testifying in Commerce and Consumer Affairs as prime sponsor there, and he asked me if I could come
• affairs as Prime sponsor there consumer affairs as Prime sponsor there and<01:32:47.719><c> he</c><01
• affairs um but I commerce and consumer affairs um but I don't<01:36:55.920><c> know</c><01:36:56.119
• of the school school Under the direction of the school nurse<03:04:58.319><c> May</c><03:04:58.520><

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• Folks, you are struggling with the directions in this lobby.
• </c><00:48:22.000><c> in</c> with the d uh which the directions in with the d uh which the directions
• /c><01:39:57.280><c> partners</c> local employers, neighbors, and partners local employers, neighbors
• And direct contributions for candidates.
• </c><02:00:32.800><c> distribution</c> the body really how direct distribution the body really how direct

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• And so then they are, but their primary employer is actually that health system.
• Under the direction of a physician, so we're not necessarily talking about direct access or autonomous
• We direct Medicare and Medicaid.
• And so because we direct Medicare and Medicaid, our rules are here.
• Our goal with this is to lower the cost for the consumer, for the patient.

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

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• </c> time as I may consume. time as I may consume.
• </c> consumers from overregulation. consumers from overregulation.
• , the Consumer Consumer Reports, the Consumer Federation<04:40:13.840><c> of</c><04:40:14.160><c> America
• ><c> of</c> Consumer Reports, Consumer Federation of Consumer Reports, Consumer Federation of America
• </c> as much time as I may consume. as much time as I may consume.

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• This could be directed to you, Senator, or staff, because you're speaking towards ICE.
• I want to make sure we protect our consumer rights.
• Interviewers give no direction about answers and do not introduce content.
• OPD is prepared to staff the task force as directed in the bill.
• It directs study of delivery models and system design.

Summary: The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. On SB 5906, the SAFE Act, staff and Sen. Hansen described protections limiting immigration enforcement access to non-public areas in schools, early learning settings, higher education, health care facilities, adult family homes, and ballot-processing areas, and restricting collection of immigration-status information. Supporters said the bill would clarify and strengthen existing Keep Washington Working policies, while some witnesses requested amendments to better define health care facilities, clarify adult family home and election-related provisions, and keep Section 6 on ballot security. Some members questioned the factual basis for reported ICE activity near schools and daycares and the distinction between judicial and administrative warrants. The committee also heard SB 5886 on personality rights and forged digital likenesses. Staff explained that the bill would add digitally created or modified likenesses to the Personality Rights Act, raise civil penalties, and allow recovery of actual and non-economic damages in forged-digital-likeness cases. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to address AI deepfakes and identity misuse while preserving satire and fair use; student and advocacy witnesses supported the measure as a way to protect students and victims of digital impersonation. The committee then heard SB 5169, which expands child hearsay and closed-circuit testimony rules to older children and additional offenses. Prosecutors and forensic interviewers supported the bill as necessary in trafficking and child abuse cases, while defense advocates opposed it as an overbroad expansion that could raise confrontation-clause issues and create legal challenges. Additional hearings included SB 5865, which would move garnishment form updates from statute to the Washington Pattern Forms Committee; judges supported it as a way to fix a wage-withholding calculation error and allow future updates without legislation. SB 5912 would reinstate the Indigent Defense Task Force to study statewide public defense delivery and recommend sustainable reforms; counties, the Office of Public Defense, and defense groups supported it. SB 6009 would make permanent the current process for direct review of administrative decisions by the Court of Appeals and retain land-use transfer provisions; a Court of Appeals judge supported the bill. SB 6087 would extend limited liability for donations of children’s items to religious organizations and add strollers and car seats, with support from Zero Waste Washington. The committee did not take final votes on these bills during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> consumer protections for our veterans. consumer protections for our veterans. things<00:16:19.440
• to provide consumer protections, will expand<01:05:14.720><c> the</c><01:05:14.960><c> consumer</c><
• </c> with industry on some consumer with industry on some consumer protection<02:28:03.920><c> bills,
• um when when sometimes employers decide um when when sometimes employers decide to<03:03:47.359><c> drop
• </c> think one small step in that direction think one small step in that direction is<03:12:24.640><c

Transcript Highlights:

• So, is your intent to protect consumers? Well, Senator, that's right.
• But this is a good bill, and it's right for consumers. So I am a yes on this.
• Secondly, it requires them to post on their own website specific instructions to consumers about how
• face significant barriers to recovery and reintegration into society. including difficulty finding employment
• the stigma and discrimination against survivors, which contributes to their challenges in finding employment

Bills: SJR57 , SCR8 , SB8 , SB14 , SB24 , SB108 , SB112 , SB125 , SB213 , SB251 , SB315 , SB318 , SB371 , SB378 , SB379 , SB472 , SB487 , SB502 , SB513 , SB565 , SB621 , SB650 , SB689 , SB707 , SB710 , SB761 , SB763 , SB815 , SB854 , SB875 , SB896 , SB916 , SB925 , SB958 , SB961 , SB965 , SB973 , SB987 , SB990 , SB995 , SB1006 , SB1018 , SB1019 , SB1024 , SB1026 , SB1146 , SB1194 , SB1198 , SB1253 , SB1330 , SB1343 , SB1362 , SB1379 , SB1497 , SB1498 , SB1527 , SB1532 , SB1547 , SB1596 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SJR57 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR8 , SB565 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB925 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB815 , SB1379 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB241 , SB304 , SB621 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB609 , SB670 , SB502 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB985 , SB965 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB24 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB213 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB378 , SB1343 , SB608 , SB487 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB990 , SB1019 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB958 , SB761 , SB541 , SB315 , SB379 , SB1018 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB1527 , SB125 , SB599 , SB1330 , SB53 , SB916 , SB896 , SB1352 , SB973 , SB785 , SB710 , SB472 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB414 , SB1062 , SB1547 , SB961 , SB1038 , SB513 , SB578 , SB711 , SB746 , SB942 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB1738 , SB108 , SB8 , SB318 , SB507 , SB533 , SB689 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB1198 , SB1146 , SB763 , SB667 , SB1059 , SB617 , SB1567 , SB503 , SJR37 , SB16 , SB310 , SB311 , SB396 , SB505 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1470 , SB264 , SB924 , SB1029 , SB1185 , SB1202 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1569 , SB1697 , SB1376 , SB1228 , SB519 , SB878 , SB1350 , SB462 , SB1535 , SB827 , SB1585 , SB207 , SB1207 , SB1619 , SB1396 , SB920 , SB1484 , SB1273 , SB1741