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• It authorizes Office of Homeless Youth grant funds used to provide flexible financial assistance to be
• It allows grant funds that are distributed by the Office of Homeless Youth to be provided directly to
• Senate Bill 5957 modifies the Homeless Youth Advisory Council.
• In South King County, it's dangerous to be a homeless youth.
• </p><p>I also want to take a moment to highlight the impact of the Office of Homeless Youth.

Bills: SB5957 , SB5977

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability, youth services, homelessness prevention, protective services, Department of Commerce, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, advisory committee, lived experience, data sharing, outcome measures, interagency coordination, service providers, at-risk youth

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• OHY leads statewide efforts to reduce and end youth and young adult homelessness, specifically for unaccompanied
• to those 400 young people that we had to end services for at the funding cut.
• of preventing and ending youth homelessness.
• To be clear, we want to end youth and young adult homelessness. We don't want to manage it.
• actively engaged, not just heard, in the work to end youth homelessness across our state.

Bills: SB5911 , SB5940 , SB5942 , SB5957

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: children, youth, financial stability, care services, department of children and families, housing assistance, foster care, pilot program, social services, accountability, family services, state department, child welfare, homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability

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• So I think that that is one of the barriers that we want to make sure we overcome is that we don't end
• I therefore believe that all of the workers' funds left over at the end of the year are supposed to be
• I therefore believe that all of the workers' funds left over at the end of the year are supposed to be
• I therefore believe that all funds left over at the end of the year are supposed to be given to the staff
• Senate Bill 5957 expands the membership of the Homeless Youth Advisory Committee to include at least

Bills: HB1873 , HB2600 , SB5957

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: child care, Working Connections Child Care, WCCC, graduate students, professional students, higher education, full-time student, affordable child care, subsidized child care, child care subsidy, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, income eligibility, state median income, copayment, copay waiver, family support, workforce participation, working families, special needs child care

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• Amendment D5: To be eligible for the housing pilot program, a youth may be experiencing homelessness
• do with the Office of Homeless Youth Advisory Committee, and it adds four positions to the committee
• You know, if you're going to be diagnosing these folks for end-of-life,...
• You know, if you're going to be diagnosing these folks for end-of-life, You know, if you're going to
• And so, again, these are people at end of life, and these are going to be difficult decisions.

Bills: SB5873 , SB5895 , SB5911 , SB5940 , SB5942 , SB5945 , SB5957 , SB5966

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: incarcerated individuals, escorted leaves, criminal justice, rehabilitation, state law, healthcare, incarcerated, extraordinary medical placement, criminal justice reform, medical care, children, youth, financial stability, care services, department of children and families, housing assistance, foster care, pilot program, social services, accountability

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• Senate will come to order.
• This particular budget proposes $230 million to provide a tax credit to folks, to expand a tax credit
• So I just want to say thank you so much to them.
• We're going to be able to be. I don't know. I'm a good. I'm going to be able to be a man.
• And I'm going to be able to be. I'm going to be. I'm going to say. I'm going to say I don't know.

Bills: SCR8410 , SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

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• the Kennewick City Council in 2015, where he worked to strengthen local government.
• Council in 2015, where he worked to strengthen local government, support public safety, and promote economic
• I think we're going to have to pass it on to other people, right?
• But what I'm really going to miss, and you've got a taste of it from Senator Braun's ending there, is
• to have that camaraderie, to work from the House to the Senate.

Bills: SCR8410 , SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

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• vehicle manufacturers, to sell directly to Washington consumers.
• The House has changed that to a $25 increase to a titling fee.
• There are changes to the transition to kindergarten program.
• take that call to be accountable to the people of the state.
• Who are trying to abide by the rules of the Climate Commitment Act to continue to operate without allowing

Bills: SCR8410 , SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

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• The House has changed that to a $25 increase to a titling fee.
• There are changes to the transition to kindergarten program.
• This follows up on an amendment that we did to this bill in Ways and Means to respond to some very compelling
• Act to continue.
• Who are trying to abide by the rules of the Climate Commitment Act to continue to operate without allowing

Bills: SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, colors, pledge, and prayer, then approved the previous day’s journal and received gubernatorial appointments and House messages. It also introduced Senate Bill 6362 and referred it to the Law and Justice Committee. After caucus, the President signed a number of bills in open session. The chamber then took up several House-amended measures. Substitute Senate Bill 6225, a transportation bonding bill, was concurred in and passed 49-0 after remarks that it was needed to support the six-year transportation budget and historic maintenance investments. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6354, allowing direct sales by electric vehicle manufacturers such as Rivian and Lucid, was also concurred in and passed 47-2 after supporters said the House changes lowered consumer fees while preserving the fiscal effect. Engrossed Senate Bill 6228, dealing with tax preferences and pharmacy-related provisions, passed 26-23 after concurrence; Engrossed Senate Bill 6347, concerning estate tax changes, passed 39-10 after concurrence; Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6260, which included changes to transitional kindergarten, National Board bonuses, alternative learning experience, Running Start, and electric bus depreciation, passed 26-23; and Substitute Senate Bill 6355, involving transmission authority governance, transparency, and eminent domain-related sideboards, passed 32-17. The Senate also resolved several House/Senate differences by receding or amending bills. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408, funding the Seattle Community Development Authority, passed 49-0 after the Senate receded from its amendments. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1295, on literacy-related teacher standards and technical assistance, was returned to second reading, amended with a striking amendment, and then passed 48-1. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2215, concerning Climate Commitment Act compliance obligations for fuel supply, was similarly amended with a negotiated striking amendment to protect good-faith operators and then passed 49-0. The Senate then signed additional bills in open session and recessed for lunch and caucus.

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• and to lead such an important office and to be such a great colleague to all of us on both sides of
• I'd like to share, Denise has demonstrated a very deep and sustained commitment to expanding access to
• continue to do what we enjoy and that's flying. ...funds to continue to do what we enjoy, and that's
• President, when we're elected and when we end our service, whatever we're elected to, it's often reflected
• I also want to speak to something that I know is very dear to you. Public service matters.

Bills: SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, suspended rules to allow committee work and additional floor resolutions, and referred committee and gubernatorial appointment reports as designated. It then took up several gubernatorial appointments in third reading. Megan Matthews was confirmed as director of the Washington State Office of Equity by a 45-2 vote, and Robert A. Zupon, Denise E. Gideon, Andrea Buchanan, Michelle R. Smith, and Edison A. Valerio were each confirmed to various community and technical college boards of trustees by large bipartisan margins. The chamber then considered Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2711, a transportation revenue and policy measure. After rejecting the Transportation Committee’s original striking amendment and adopting a narrower floor striking amendment, senators debated the bill’s changes, including repeal of the luxury aircraft tax and replacement with higher aircraft fuel taxes, registration fees, and an annual excise tax, along with technical corrections and safety-related transportation provisions. Supporters said the bill was a workable compromise that would sustain transportation funding and support future aviation investments; opponents argued it would raise costs on small aircraft owners and general aviation. The bill passed final passage 33-15. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8703 honoring Senator Steve Conway for his 34 years of legislative service. Multiple senators spoke in praise of his leadership on labor, pensions, veterans, and district advocacy, as well as his institutional knowledge, mentorship, and personal integrity. Senator Conway then offered a personal statement thanking colleagues, staff, family, and constituents, and saying he would continue advocating for working people after leaving the Legislature. The Senate then recessed for lunch and caucus.

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• Both medications are approved by the FDA and are a regimen to end an intrauterine pregnancy through 10
• I want to end by saying, and I know that we all are aware of this, these are really unthinkable times
• What I would love you to do is to work with a sponsor to think about how we might get to a space where
• incentivize the target to work with young people, to incentivize them to not just work, but to go to
• Let me just say that I don't want to encourage us to push foster youth into homelessness in order to

Bills: SB5917 , SB6080 , SB6085 , SB5940 , SB5945 , SB5957 , SB5966

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: abortion medications, reproductive health, mifepristone, misoprostol, abortion access, medication abortion, early pregnancy loss, miscarriage management, Department of Corrections, Department of Health, health care providers, health care entities, Indian health care providers, pharmacy distribution, wholesale distribution, reproductive rights, women's health, emergency clause, immediate effect, public health

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• It sounds like 80 to 90 percent. Do you end up having to tip...
• Everett if you want to drive up to meet us.
• to Guatemala, 14% to Canada, 8% to Chile, and 7% to India.
• solar to the grid, to homes and businesses, and to the electric grid.
• That ends our work session, and that ends our meeting.

Bills: SB6271 , SB6174

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: mattress stewardship, producer responsibility, extended producer responsibility, EPR, mattress recycling, solid waste, landfill diversion, illegal dumping, recycling program, Department of Ecology, producer responsibility organization, PRO, renovator, retailer obligations, collection sites, bulk pickup, drop-off locations, waste management, environmental compliance, circular economy

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• provide assistance and accommodations to students experiencing homelessness and to students who were
• Access to this grant would strengthen programs that aim to support students experiencing homelessness
• Access to this grant would strengthen programs that aim to support students experiencing homelessness
• projects to switch it ends this practice by shifting existing projects and requiring new projects to
• The pilot is slated to end on December 31, 2030.

Bills: HB1316 , HB2401 , HB2557 , HB2720 , HB1073 , HB2685 , HB2640 , HB2403

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: postsecondary education, homelessness, foster youth, education access, support programs, commission, gender equity, boys, men, advocacy, state policy, special education, parental rights, educational access, evaluation reports, disability services, behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access

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• happen to these devices when you end that support.
• that software support ends, that that might be something that they need to attend to.
• The consumer sees an appliance at its close to end of life.
• So the actual end-of-life concept is impossible to judge.
• So the actual end-of-life concept is impossible to judge.

Bills: S3082 , S3090 , H5425 , H5130 , H5114

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Keywords: animal telehealth, veterinary telemedicine, veterinary telehealth, veterinarian-client-patient relationship, VCPR, animal health, pet care, companion animal, livestock, remote veterinary care, synchronous audio-video, telemedicine, prescription drugs, antimicrobial drugs, controlled substances, xylazine, compounding pharmacy, veterinary practice, Massachusetts Controlled Substances Act, animal owner

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• Among other things, we want to end pay-for-delay deals.
• Martin said, and we will chase them to the end of the earth to hold them accountable, an assurance he
• I would like to use the next few days to appeal to them personally to join us in asking for this hearing
• I think we're going to turn to S-1097, the Interagency Patent Coordination Improvement Act of 2020. which
• to take a hit, not just as to profits, but as to net revenue.

Bills: SB1040 , SB1041 , SB1095 , SB1096 , SB1097 , SB527

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: drug competition, product hopping, generic drugs, biosimilars, federal regulations, FTC Act, patent, biological products, healthcare access, affordable prescriptions, Medicare, Federal Trade Commission, sham petitions, competition, public health, unfair competition, healthcare, pharmaceutical, antitrust law, pay-for-delay

Summary: The meeting focused on addressing the high cost of prescription drugs and the abusive practices that contribute to elevated prices affecting American families. Several bills were presented, including proposals to end pay-for-delay deals and to enhance transparency in the operations of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The discussion was notable for its emphasis on consumer protection and ensuring that cheaper generic drugs reach the market more effectively. Members expressed frustration over past attempts to pass similar legislation stalling in the Senate, leading to renewed efforts to push these bills forward.

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• I would like to call up Council Jeremy Takala, Council Charlene Tilliquots, Council Brian Saluskin, and
• To have an opportunity to discuss this with the full EFSEC council would allow us to ensure they have
• The chair then reports back to the council.
• In the end, the change will help tribal council members and EFSEC council members come to a shared understanding
• Council. It took the world 65 years to reach one terawatt of solar and just two years to double it.

Bills: SB5821 , SB6004 , SB6010 , SB5941

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: nuclear energy, energy strategy, advanced technology, sustainability, state policy, renewable energy, public entities, electric generation, contracting, SB 6010, Washington energy siting, EFSEC, Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, tribal consultation, government-to-government consultation, federally recognized tribes, energy facility siting, RCW, clean energy, alternative energy

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• There’s an additional $6 billion planned in investment that will begin to conclude at the end of 2026
• We're the ones who end up having to call the police all the time. ...people are making U-turns in the
• I ended up going back to the dealership, and I sat down with the general manager.
• I ended up going back to the dealership and I sat down with the general manager.
• you know you try to hire people you try to you know make ends meet and make sure there's a profit and

Bills: HB2003 , HB2057 , HB2109 , HB2111 , HB2112 , HB2114 , HB2256 , HB2259 , HB2317 , HB2323 , HB2398 , HB2443 , HB2446 , HB2574

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: driver education, instruction permit, underage drivers, motorcycle licenses, traffic regulations, special plates, centennial, Arizona Department of Transportation, vehicle registration, commercial discounts, Arizona Centennial, distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety

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• To that end, if you're recording on your own device, please alert Talia Quinn from the committee now.
• in communities across the Commonwealth and reaffirm the rights of people experiencing homelessness to
• homelessness when we can, to make the investments in long-term housing.
• I testified before, so I am not going to yield my time at the appropriate time, and at the end of the
• It's not a crime to lose or end a pregnancy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Bills: H4783 , H4826 , H4876 , H5111 , H5116 , H5244 , S2975 , S2976

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: homelessness, homeless, unsheltered, unhoused, shelter rights, anti-camping, anti-loitering, public space, public land, encampment, sleeping in public, life-sustaining activities, right to rest, right to sleep, vehicle dwelling, RV living, tiny home, civil rights, municipal liability, affirmative defense

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• I was going to say we were going to caucus first, but I'm not sure we need to caucus. Yes. Okay.
• Senate Bill 5941 directs the State Building Code Council to exempt certain school districts from the
• The bill has passed subject to signatures. That ends executive session.
• It allows a consumer-owned utility to refuse to provide electric service to a data center if the utility
• benefit to the fish, a benefit to our ecosystems, and a benefit to our electricity grid.

Bills: SB6171 , SB5965 , SB5982 , SB6004 , SB6010 , SB5941 , SB6050

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: energy facilities, large energy consumers, regulation, environment, sustainability, retail bags, pollution, customer impact, consumer-owned utilities, clean energy, port districts, market customers, energy transformation, renewable energy, public entities, electric generation, contracting, SB 6010, Washington energy siting, EFSEC

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• Yield to Representative Davis to move adoption. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• You know, motion needs to be... We do need to roll them in, right?
• to what it is.
• and to be available to talk through things.
• to... ...who had lost their loved ones because they had been able to get access to nitrous oxide and

Bills: HB1239 , HB2310 , HB2490 , HB2508 , HB2510 , HB2532 , HB2539

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: reentry, reentry readiness, recidivism, earned release time, good time credits, graduated reentry, community custody, partial confinement, home detention, work release, electronic monitoring, substance use disorder treatment, mental health treatment, corrections, Department of Corrections, DOC, prison reform, sentencing, release date recalculation, transition services

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• To touch a loved one, to hug someone, your mother, and to have that fear of 14 years to life, losing
• I'm going to refer to it as the WCPA.
• give some level of relief to our small business owners that they will not be on the receiving end of
• go to a judge to get one of those.
• We will continue to try to make some changes in it, to try to...

Bills: SB5536 , SB5868 , SJM8006 , SB6011

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: divorce, dissolution, marriage, domestic partnership, property division, real property, community property, separate property, liabilities, family law, equitable distribution, court order, personal jurisdiction, absent spouse, absent domestic partner, creditors, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, home equity, family home