SB5966 — Senate Bill 5966 was moved from the white sheet to the floor calendar. The bill was described as establishing nutritional standards for medically tailored meals for Apple Health/Washington Medicaid enrollees and, to the extent possible, requiring those meals to be provided by Washington-based nonprofit organizations. The motion to advance the bill was then put to a vote and carried.
Tina Orwall — Moved to advance Senate Bill 5328.
SB5328 — Motion made to advance the bill; later described as concerning earned wage access services and employer-integrated earned wage access overseen by DFI.
SB5328 — Described as creating a framework for employer-integrated earned wage access overseen by DFI and limiting fees.
Drew MacEwen — Moved to advance Senate Bill 5841.
SB5841 — Senate Bill 5841 was moved from the white sheet to the floor calendar, with the discussion explaining that the bill would help ensure high school seniors are aware of the Washington Opportunity Scholarship and would simplify the financial aid application process.
Curtis King — Moved Senate Bill 5840.
Curtis King — Curtis King first moves Senate Bill 5833 from the white sheet to the floor calendar, then explains that the bill would make it lawful to leave a motor vehicle engine running unattended for up to 30 minutes when necessary to protect a pet from excessive heat or cold.
SB5840 — Senate Bill 5840 was moved from the white sheet to the floor calendar and described as a bipartisan bill that adjusts the schedule for reporting campaign finance expenditure activity; the motion carried.
Annette Cleveland — Moved to advance Senate Bill 6061.
Annette Cleveland — Senator Annette Cleveland moves Senate Bill 6161 from the White Sheet to the floor calendar and then begins explaining the bill, noting that Alzheimer’s disease is a leading cause of death in Washington and introducing the bill’s focus on dementia education and risk reduction information.
SB6061 — Senate Bill 6061 was moved from the white sheet to the floor calendar. The bill was described as building on last year’s tourism self-assessment advisory committee by creating a program based on the committee’s recommendations. The motion to advance the bill was then put to a vote and carried.
Steve Conway — Senator Steve Conway moved Senate Bill 6058 from the white sheet to the floor calendar, describing it as a Department of Labor and Industries request bill that would provide more flexibility in wage enforcement.
Steve Conway — Senator Steve Conway moves Senate Bill 6188 from the rules calendar to the floor calendar and explains that it is a Labor and Industries request bill allowing additional asbestos training rules.
SB6058 — Senate Bill 6058, a Department of Labor and Industries request bill related to wage enforcement, was moved from the white sheet to the floor calendar, and the motion to advance it carried.
Judy Warnick — Judy Warnick is likely the speaker mis-transcribed as 'Senator Benke' while moving Senate Bill 5931, which was presented as a workforce development measure.
SB5931 — Senate Bill 5931 was moved to the floor calendar and described as making administrative changes to workforce education, investment, accountability, and oversight.
Rebecca Saldaña — Rebecca Saldaña moved Senate Bill 5944 from the white sheet to the floor calendar, introducing it as a collective bargaining bill for language access providers.
Rebecca Saldaña — Senator Rebecca Saldaña moved Senate Bill 5917 from the white sheet to the floor calendar and explained that the bill would remove a requirement that the Department of Corrections sell abortion medications it possesses at a set cost, instead allowing the department to obtain payment for any abortion medications it distributes.
SB5944 — Senate Bill 5944 was moved forward in the legislative process, first being placed on the floor calendar and then advanced to the second reading calendar. It was described as aligning collective bargaining rights for language access providers.
SB5520 — Moved to the second reading calendar; described as helping wrongfully convicted persons petition for financial support.
John Lovick — Moved Senate Bill 6011 and explained it is a Court of Appeals request to improve court safety.
John Lovick — Senator John Lovick moved Senate Bill 5973 from the white sheet to the floor calendar and noted that discussions about the legislation were ongoing.
SB6011 — Senate Bill 6011 was moved to the second reading calendar and the motion to advance it carried. The bill was described as allowing bailiffs to conduct background checks when there is a credible threat.
Ron Muzzall — Ron Muzzall moved Senate Bill 6087 from the white sheet to the floor calendar and then explained that the bill provides liability protections for donations of baby items less than five years old.
Ron Muzzall — Ron Muzzall moved Senate Joint Memorial 8015 from the White Sheet to the floor calendar and then explained that the memorial asks Congress to ensure federal wildfire response entities have the capacity to protect communities, infrastructure, natural resources, watersheds, and firefighter safety.
SB6087 — Senate Bill 6087 was moved to the floor calendar and described as a liability protection measure for donations of baby items less than five years old. The bill’s purpose was further clarified as expanding liability protections and definitions for donated baby items, and the motion to advance it to the second reading calendar was put to a vote and carried.
Shelly Short — Moved Senate Bill 6076 and described it as a utility procurement and clean energy bill.
Shelly Short — Responded that the bill affects a county in her district and expressed concern about limiting the county-specific approach.
Shelly Short — Said the bill affects a county in her district and urged a no vote.
Shelly Short — Argued the bill would make it harder for Washington residents to exercise constitutionally recognized initiative and referendum rights.
Shelly Short — Said past problems no longer exist and urged a no vote on the bill.
Shelly Short — Moved Senate Bill 5816 and explained that it adds juice grapes to covered agricultural products under the Agricultural Marketing and Fair Practices Act.
SB6076 — Senate Bill 6076 was moved to the second reading calendar and described as streamlining procurement requirements for consumer-owned utilities related to clean energy generation.
SB5916 — Senate Bill 5916 was moved to the floor calendar and described as requiring health plans to cover at least one non-opioid drug for pain management without prior authorization or step therapy. The bill’s requirements were reiterated, and the motion to advance the bill was put to a vote and carried.
SB6016 — Senate Bill 6016 was moved to the second reading calendar as a technical fix addressing urban growth area land swaps and critical aquifer recharge areas. The discussion clarified that the bill does not change environmental standards or allow UGA expansion, and the motion to advance the bill from the white sheet to the second reading calendar was then put to a vote and carried.
Davina Duerr — The speaker is likely mis-transcribed as 'Senator Baran'; the next motion is attributed to Senator Peterson.
Roger Goodman — A motion was made to advance Senate Bill 5936 from the white sheet to the second reading calendar; the transcript attributes the motion to Senator Peterson/Roger Goodman, likely reflecting a transcription inconsistency.
SB5936 — Senate Bill 5936 is advanced to the second reading calendar, with repeated explanation that it would make Washington an enactment state for the Uniform Act on the Prevention and Remedies for Human Trafficking Act.
SB6137 — Senate Bill 6137 is discussed and then brought forward for a vote; the motion to advance the bill carries.
SB5185 — Senate Bill 5185 was moved from the white sheet to the second reading calendar, and the motion to advance it to the second reading calendar carried.
SB5956 — Senate Bill 5956 is moved from the white sheet to the second reading calendar, identified as a bill relating to artificial intelligence, school discipline, student discipline, and surveillance in public schools, and then the motion to advance the bill is put to a vote and carries.
SB6025 — Senate Bill 6025 was moved from the white sheet to the second reading calendar, and the bill was described as modifying the definition of fetal death so that gestational age can be determined using the best available information.
SB6009 — Senate Bill 6009 is discussed as a measure making permanent changes to the Administrative Procedure Act and Land Use Petition Act regarding direct appeals, and the motion to advance it to the second reading calendar carries.
SB5833 — Senate Bill 5833 is moved from the white sheet to the floor calendar, described as a measure allowing a vehicle engine to remain running while unattended for up to 30 minutes when needed to protect a pet from heat or cold, and the motion to advance it to the second reading calendar carries.
SB6161 — Senate Bill 6161 is moved from the white sheet to the second reading calendar. The bill is described as directing the Department of Health to update materials and provide more information and education on dementia risk reduction and diagnosis. The motion to advance the bill to the second reading calendar carries.
SB6188 — Senate Bill 6188, which would allow Labor and Industries to adopt additional asbestos training rules, is moved from the rules calendar to the floor calendar and then advanced to the second reading calendar.
SB5890 — Senate Bill 5890 was discussed as a bill expanding negligent driving in the first degree to address excessive speed and traffic fatalities, and the motion to advance it from the white sheet to the second reading/floor calendar was adopted.
SB5917 — Senate Bill 5917 was moved from the white sheet to the floor/second reading calendar, and the committee approved advancing it.
SB5820 — Senate Bill 5820 was moved forward, with a brief explanation that it affects a county-specific Growth Management Act exemption, and the motion to advance the bill from the white sheet to the second reading calendar was then put to a vote.