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• I'm the public policy specialist at the Arc of Washington.
• The Arc of Washington fully supports this bill.
• My name is Chloe Marino, and I'm a staff attorney at Disability Rights Washington.
• Disability Rights Washington is testifying in full support of this bill today.
• Chloe Marino with Disability Rights Washington.

Bills: HB2185 , HB2200 , HB2230 , HB2319

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: homelessness, youth programs, advisory committee, prevention, protection, developmental disabilities, residential settings, data access, safety, stability, community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, HB 2319, residential habilitation center, state school renaming, Rainier School, Firecrest School

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• public servants doing Washington work in Washington.
• and the Washington Defender Association.
• The Washington Defender Association and the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers are prepared
• Ramona Brandes continued: The Washington Defender Association and the Washington Association of Criminal
• Washington State ensures that our office.

Bills: SB5865 , SB5880 , SB5912 , SB5837 , SB5855

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: garnishment, debt, form standardization, financial protection, legal processes, toxicology testing, laboratories, accreditation, public health, standards, indigent defense, task force, criminal justice, legal aid, public defense, guardianship, conservatorship, protective arrangement, protective arrangements, supported decision-making

Bills: SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6176 , SB6335 , SB6047 , HB2235 , HB2464 , HB2619 , HB1376 , SB5808 , SB5949 , HB1347 , HB1759 , HB1983 , HB2120 , HB2264 , HB2338 , HB2385 , HB2495 , HB2521 , HB2604 , HB2610 , HB2675 , HB2426

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, state capital projects

Summary: The Senate considered Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2034, a measure to terminate and restate the LEOFF 1 pension plan and use surplus funds for other state purposes if federal approval is obtained. During debate, senators discussed whether the plan should remain funded at 110% or 120% of actuarial value, whether surplus dollars should instead go to transportation or the budget stabilization account, whether members should receive an additional distribution, and whether local governments should be reimbursed for retiree health care costs. Several amendments were offered: a Gildon amendment to raise the funding target to 120% failed; a technical Robinson amendment adding a date passed; Holy, King, Harris, Schessler, and Conway amendments addressing member distributions, transportation, budget stabilization, local government health care costs, and a reconstituted board distribution all failed; and Robinson’s amendment removing Climate Commitment Act repayment language passed. The Ways and Means striking amendment, as amended, was then adopted. On final passage, supporters argued the bill was actuarially sound, had been reviewed by attorneys, actuaries, the State Investment Board, and the Department of Retirement Systems, and would allow use of excess funding for other state needs. Opponents warned it left too little in the pension fund, should dedicate surplus dollars only to one-time uses, and did not adequately reimburse cities and counties for retiree medical obligations. After debate, the Senate passed E2SHB 2034 by a vote of 25 yeas, 22 nays, with one absent and one excused. Afterward, the Senate returned to Substitute House Bill 2178, which was also passed on final passage by a vote of 39 yeas and 9 nays, with one excused. The chamber then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• We do have modular housing units being built here in the state of Washington, which makes it easy for
• I'm Jason Hewitt with the Washington State Association of UA Plumbers and Pipefitters.
• I’m a plumbing contractor in Washington State.
• I'm a plumbing contractor in Washington State.
• I'm a journeyman plumber and also a plumbing contractor in Washington State.

Bills: SB6197 , SB6158 , SB6302 , SB5437 , SB6117 , SB5852 , SB5847 , SB6067 , SB6152 , SB6136

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: SB 6197, plumbing contractor, plumber, contractor licensing, licensing enforcement, infractions, administrative penalties, license suspension, certificate suspension, endorsement suspension, registration suspension, Department of Labor and Industries, advisory board of plumbers, penalty schedule, repeat violations, workplace standards, construction trades, professional licensing, Washington state, factory built housing

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• I am currently a city council member for the City of Vancouver, Washington.
• I am currently a city council member for the City of Vancouver, Washington.
• Members of the committee, Carl Schrader with the Association of Washington Cities.
• Members of the committee, Carl Scherer with the Association of Washington City.
• Carlshare with the Association of Washington City.

Bills: SB6069 , SB6167 , SB6201 , SB6205 , SB6001 , SB6026 , SB6054 , SGA9278 , SGA9279

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: affordable housing, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, emergency housing, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, low-income housing, very low-income, extremely low-income, housing crisis, land use, zoning, local preemption, urban growth area, UGA, planning, development regulations, permitting

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• Washington Thriving.
• One of the key components in Washington Thriving is that we have to break our perpetual cycle in Washington
• This bill would be unique for Washington.
• Washington, D.C. has done something like this.
• that are part of the Washington Youth Alliance.

Bills: HB2038 , HB2297 , HB2382 , HB2487 , HB2018

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: HB2038, Washington, B&O tax, business and occupation tax, social media tax, platform tax, youth behavioral health, mental health, adolescent mental health, children's mental health, telebehavioral health, behavioral health account, state treasury, digital services tax, internet platform, social media companies, youth services, depression, anxiety, public health funding

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• Germany, and Italy have engaged with DOL about their foreign dignitaries being targeted here in Washington
• "Not necessarily here in Washington, just because of the way the current authority rests with the filing
• This is just a great win for Washington State and will be effective really in every corner of the state
• This is just a great win for Washington State and will be effective really in every corner of the state
• This is just a great win for Washington State and will be effective really in every corner of the state

Bills: HB2640 , HB2161 , HB2304 , HB2445 , HB2590 , HB2412

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: Uniform Commercial Code, business filings, legal filings, commercial transactions, UCC compliance, attorney general, legal authority, state powers, judiciary, civil rights, condominium, housing, warranty, property rights, construction, probate, estate administration, inheritance, heir finder, heir locator

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• And there's, what, 32 transits in the state of Washington.
• And then, of course, some transits in the state of Washington are fare free.
• Do it for the outdoor enthusiasts throughout the state of Washington.
• Do it for the outdoor enthusiasts throughout the state of Washington.
• Hi, my name's Laurie Lane, and I'm from Buckley, Washington.

Bills: HB2550 , HB2645 , HB2109 , HB2134 , HB2323

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transit, community colleges, student transportation, free rides, public transportation, HB 2645, HB2645, Fairfax Bridge, State Route 165, SR 165, Carbon River, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, emergency infrastructure replacement, bridge collapse, bridge closure, transportation emergency, public safety, infrastructure repair, bridge replacement

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• We are part of two panels from the Lake Washington School District.
• Zahn and Washington Bikes develop the language for the bill.
• Repzaan and Washington bikes developed the language for the bill.
• I am Stephen Ellis with the Association of Washington Cities.
• I am the executive director of Washington Bikes.

Bills: HB2307 , HB2374 , HB2379 , HB1823 , HB2111

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: commute trip reduction, definitions, transportation, environmental impact, urban planning, electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, regulation, vehicle classification, tolling, emergency suspension, public access, state highways, transportation improvement board, TIB, transportation improvement account, motor vehicle fund, arterial streets, local match, private match

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• I'm a director and policy analyst with the Washington Policy Center.
• It is unsustainable and harmful to the majority of Washington workers forced to pay in.
• Corrections officers across Washington State deserve the same bargaining rights.
• I'm a business representative with Teamsters Local 760 in Eastern Washington.
• My name is Mike Ennis, here on behalf of the Building Industry Association of Washington.

Bills: SB6014 , SB5972 , SB5869 , SB5874

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: pregnancy accommodations, pregnant workers, workplace accommodations, reasonable accommodation, undue hardship, lactation, breastfeeding, express milk, maternity leave, childbirth, pregnancy discrimination, employment law, labor and industries, L&I, confidential records, public records exemption, health care certification, workplace standards, employee rights, employer obligations

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• This bill, House Bill 2429, relates to implementation of the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan for Children
• House Bill 2429 relates to implementation of the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan for Children and
• I'd like to thank everyone who's been working on Washington Thrive and this whole effort for the last
• This is an important part of our life and our use in Washington State.
• We need to make sure we're doing it right, and I think that the work that's put into this, Washington

Bills: HB2230 , HB2364 , HB2389 , HB2429

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, poverty, task force, legislative, executive, social programs, juvenile justice, youth sentencing, juvenile rehabilitation, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, community supervision, community transition services, suspended disposition, less restrictive alternative, sentencing grid

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• So I will be prioritizing folks who are Washington doing business or reside in the state of Washington
• Hi, my name's Angelica Joyce, and I'm a resident of Washington, and I take kratom for my pain.
• Washington wines are known around the world.
• Thank you for your service to the people of the state of Washington.
• Thank you for your service to the people of state of Washington.

Bills: HB2291 , HB2629 , HB2439 , HB1078 , HB1701 , HB2207 , HB2501 , HB2361 , HB1932

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: kratom, consumer protection, regulation, health safety, substance control, infrastructure, protection, safety, security, state regulations, public health, tobacco regulation, smoking cessation, vapor products, health policy, youth prevention, pet insurance, insurance regulation, animal welfare, claims processes

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• Candace Bach, representing the Association of Washington Cities.
• She said more than half of their guests live in Washington.
• I used to live in Seattle; now I live in White Salmon, Washington.
• My family purchased property down here in Washington in 1925.
• Warren Newton from Anacortes, Washington.

Bills: HB2559 , HB2135 , HB2133 , HB2442

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: affordable housing, local government funding, housing programs, community development, financial assistance, adaptive housing, disabled veterans, tax preferences, housing affordability, retail sales tax, property tax, senior citizens, tax exemption, permanent legislation, local government, tax authority, sales tax, use tax, real estate excise tax, REET

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• , Rose Gunderson from the Washington Retail Association, and James Crandall from the Association of Washington
• Rose Gunderson with the Washington Retail Association.
• Rea from the Washington Hospitality Association, and Michael Gempler from the Washington Growers League
• In that case, why are we penalizing Washington state workers for actions Why are we penalizing Washington
• I am a small business owner in Washington State.

Bills: HB2091 , HB2105 , HB2218 , HB2107 , HB2137 , HB2243 , HB2264

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation, immigrant worker protections, immigrant rights, worker protections, I-9 audit, Form I-9, employment eligibility verification, workplace raid, federal immigration inspection, employer notice, anti-retaliation, retaliation, Attorney General enforcement, private right of action, labor law, workplace rights

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• , and James Crandall from the Association of Washington Businesses.
• Hi, I'm Elizabeth New, for the record, from Washington Policy Center.
• My name is Mike Gempler, and I'm executive director of the Washington Growers League in Yakima, Washington
• My name is Mike Gempler, and I'm executive director of the Washington Growers League in Yakima, Washington
• All right, I’m Elizabeth New from Washington Policy Center.

Bills: SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6188

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: unemployment insurance, UI benefits, striking workers, strike, labor dispute, retroactive wages, overpayment assessment, overpayment recovery, Employment Security Department, ESD, claimant notice, benefit recoupment, Washington unemployment law, worker notice, federal unemployment tax credit, state unemployment fund, workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency

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• Short line rails are an asset to every citizen in the state of Washington.
• Short line rails are an asset to every citizen in the state of Washington.
• No worker in Washington state benefits from that.
• Washington has a profound housing shortage.
• As you've heard, Washington faces a clear housing crisis. I won't belabor that.

Bills: SB5820 , SB5995 , SB5467

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: freight rail, rail corridor, short-line railroad, rail-dependent uses, industrial land use, growth management act, GMA, comprehensive plan, transportation element, land use planning, local government, county planning, city planning, critical areas, agricultural lands, forest lands, mineral resource lands, urban growth area, development regulations, notice on permits

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• Now, there are kit homes or pallet-type shelters that are being used in the state of Washington currently
• I'm president of the ILWU Washington Area District Council.
• For the record, my name is Devin Gomboski, and I'm here today on behalf of the Washington Association
• This is a Washington... Water Sewer Districts.
• This is a Washington.

Bills: SB5820 , SB5467 , SB5995

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: freight rail, rail corridor, short-line railroad, rail-dependent uses, industrial land use, growth management act, GMA, comprehensive plan, transportation element, land use planning, local government, county planning, city planning, critical areas, agricultural lands, forest lands, mineral resource lands, urban growth area, development regulations, notice on permits

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• Stanford Children’s Washington is in support of HB 2389.
• I work for CO Energy out of Pasco, Washington.
• Washington Retail Association.
• And Washington prides itself on the very much. Thank you.
• The state of Washington...

Bills: HB2675 , HB2681 , HB2714 , HB2688 , HB2481 , HB2116 , HB1408

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: accounts, finance, business regulation, transparency, audits, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, HB 2714, caseload forecasting, food assistance, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, state food assistance, budget forecasting, caseload forecast council, caseload forecast supervisor, Washington State

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• or interests protected by federal treaty, statute, or executive order associated with lands in Washington
• rights or interests protected by federal treaty statute or executive order associated with lands in Washington

Bills: HB1717 , HB2133 , HB2135 , HB2140 , HB2442 , HB2559

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: affordable housing, sales tax, housing programs, tax incentives, economic development, property tax, senior citizens, tax exemption, local government funding, permanent legislation, adaptive housing, disabled veterans, tax preferences, housing affordability, retail sales tax, governmental transfer, agriculture, land use, local government, tax authority

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• I don't... ...and pollution in the state of Washington? What percentage do you know?
• After that point, the rule uses a Washington state grid average fuel mix.
• After that point, the rule uses a Washington state grid average fuel mix.
• We are the only small refinery in the state of Washington and are located in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
• Fundamentally, the biggest driver of inflation in Washington...

Bills: HB2436 , HB2322 , HB2343 , HB1420 , HB2426 , HB2271 , HB2215 , HB2421 , HB2301 , HB2296

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment, coast guard authorization, Board of Pilotage Commissioners, articulated tug barge, bunker vessel, refueling vessel