SB5855 — Senate Bill 5855 is discussed as a measure concerning law enforcement officers’ use of face coverings, with the later mention adding that it would prohibit unlawful face coverings and allow compensation claims.
Tina Orwall — Moved Senate Bill 5865 to the floor calendar and explained that it updates the garnishment form for variable pay schedules.
SB5865 — Described as replacing the current garnishment form to account for workers with variable pay schedules.
Drew MacEwen — Senator MacEwen moved engrossed Senate Bill 5081 from the white sheet to the floor calendar, then briefly commented on the bill, noting it addressed a remote-start vehicle issue and expressing support for it despite finding the need for such a law unfortunate.
SB5081 — Engrossed Senate Bill 5081 is introduced as having advanced from the white sheet to the floor calendar, and the discussion explains that it fixes a law related to remote-starting vehicles so people can warm up their cars before coming into session.
SB5268 — Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5268 was described as requiring 12 months of community custody for convictions of unlawful possession of a firearm, and the bill was then moved from the white sheet to the floor calendar.
Annette Cleveland — Senator Annette Cleveland moved to advance Senate Bill 5272 to the floor calendar and then explained that the bill is intended to improve safety and encourage appropriate behavior at school sporting and extracurricular events.
SB5272 — Senate Bill 5272 was moved from the white sheet to the floor calendar. During the brief discussion, it was described as a measure to improve safety and encourage appropriate behavior at school sporting and extracurricular events, including addressing interference, threatening behavior, and related penalties. The committee then advanced the bill to the floor calendar.
Steve Conway — Senator Steve Conway moved to advance Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406 from the white sheet to the floor calendar and then spoke in support of the resolution, emphasizing the importance of civic health and the need to restore stronger civic health in the state.
Matt Boehnke — Senator Matt Boehnke moved Senate Bill 5000 to the floor calendar and then introduced the bill by noting broad agreement on Washington being a great state, framing the measure as designating the Great Evergreen State as the official nickname for Washington.
SB5000 — Senate Bill 5000 was moved to the floor calendar, and the discussion clarified that the bill would designate Washington’s official nickname as the Great Evergreen State.
SB5500 — Senate Bill 5500 was moved from the white sheet to the floor calendar. The bill was described as modernizing reimbursement rates for the Working Connections Child Care Program, and the motion to advance it carried.
Jesse Salomon — Senator Jesse Salomon moved to advance engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5105 to the floor calendar, with the discussion centered on the procedural motion to move the bill forward.
SB5105 — First introduced in this section as the next bill to be moved to the floor calendar.
SB5105 — Senator Solomon moved Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5105, described as legislation making digitally altered sexually explicit depictions of minors illegal, from the white sheet to the floor calendar, and the motion carried.
SB5156 — The committee moved Substitute Senate Bill 5156 from the white sheet to the floor calendar. In the course of the discussion, the bill was briefly described as requiring the Department of Labor and Industries to adopt standards for cities and counties, and the motion to advance the bill was confirmed.
Ron Muzzall — Moved Senate Joint Memorial 8006 to the floor calendar and introduced the topic of limited licensed legal technicians.
Shelly Short — Moved Senate Bill 5325 and explained that it would designate the Columbia Plateau cactus as the state cactus.
SB5325 — Senate Bill 5325 was moved from the white sheet to the floor calendar, and the motion to advance it carried. The bill was described as designating the Columbia Plateau cactus as the state cactus.
John Braun — Senator John Braun was prompted to choose a bill and then moved Senate Bill 5286 from the white sheet to the floor calendar. He followed by describing the bill as supporting community policing efforts near Eastern State Hospital, recognizing an existing DSHS partnership with the City of Lakewood around Western State Hospital, and requiring state funding for both programs. The exchange ended with a light joking remark addressing him by first name.
SB5328 — Mentioned as the remaining Lovick bill not yet selected.
SB5286 — Senate Bill 5286 is moved from the white sheet to the floor calendar, and the committee confirms the motion to advance it.
SB5937 — Senate Bill 5937, sponsored by Senator Peterson, is described as a bill concerning smart access systems in residential property under the Landlord-Tenant Act and noted for bipartisan support, bipartisan sponsorship, and a unanimous committee vote. The committee then moves to advance the bill from the white sheet to the floor calendar, and the motion carries.
SB5067 — Senate Bill 5067, Senator Lovick's impaired-driving bill, is introduced and described as lowering the legal BAC threshold from 0.08 to 0.05. The committee then moves the bill from the white sheet to the floor calendar and proceeds to vote on that motion.
SB5758 — Described as Senator Saldaña's bill on cannabis store density and social equity licenses.
Curtis King — Expressed concerns about the overall effect of the bill and questioned whether it would accomplish its intended purpose.
Curtis King — Questioned whether a member can move their own bill and referenced committee practice.
Curtis King — Moved engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5268, which would require 12 months of community custody for unlawful possession of a firearm convictions.
Curtis King — Apologized for the earlier misstatement and restated the purpose of Senate Bill 5268.
Curtis King — Mentioned in a joking aside about lunch.
Marcus Riccelli — Senator Riccelli moved Senate Joint Memorial 8002 from the white sheet to the floor calendar and explained that the memorial opposes Medicare privatization and urges government action to improve equity for Medicare beneficiaries.
Bob Hasegawa — After the vote on Senate Joint Memorial 8002, Senator Hasegawa took the floor and moved to advance Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5061 from the white sheet to the second reading calendar.
Bob Hasegawa — Bob Hasegawa asked whether he had made the wrong motion on his bill when moving it to the second reading calendar. He was reassured that the motion was fine and told he would later have a chance to move it to the third reading calendar.
SB5061 — Advanced from the white sheet to the floor calendar; described as requiring annual minimum wage adjustments in public works contracts.
Claire Wilson — Moved Senate Bill 5855 to the floor calendar and apologized for speaking before the formal remarks.
Claire Wilson — Explained Senate Bill 5855's restrictions on unlawful face coverings and legal remedies.
Claire Wilson — Mentioned in a lighthearted apology about lunch affecting the speaker's wording.
Claire Wilson — Mentioned in a joking aside about lunch.
John Lovick — Senator Lovick is identified as the sponsor of Senate Bill 5067, a bill related to impaired driving, and is described as having a long-standing personal passion for the issue. Another speaker acknowledges and respects the commitment Senator Lovick brings to the proposal.
John Lovick — Referenced as having multiple bills moving through the process.
John Lovick — Referenced as the sponsor of another measure being discussed.
John Lovick — Moved substitute Senate Bill 5156 to the floor calendar.
John Lovick — Explained that substitute Senate Bill 5156 requires Labor and Industries to adopt elevator standards for cities and counties.
John Lovick — The bill was jokingly referred to as one of Senator Lovick's bills in the procedural banter.
John Lovick — Referenced as the sponsor of substitute Senate Bill 5328.
Rebecca Saldaña — Identified as the sponsor of Senate Bill 5758, related to cannabis store density and social equity licenses.
Rebecca Saldaña — Senator Rebecca Saldaña moved Senate Bill 5500 from the white sheet to the floor calendar and then introduced the bill by explaining that it modernizes reimbursement rates for the Working Connections Child Care Program.
Jamie Pedersen — Senator Peterson first moved to transfer Senate Bills 5067 and 5758 from the X-Files to the white sheet. The motion was then reported in the record, and Peterson subsequently moved Senate Bill 5067 from the white sheet to the floor calendar, continuing the procedural handling of the bills.
Jamie Pedersen — Referenced as the sponsor of Senate Bill 5937 in the next motion.