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Saturday, April 26, 2025

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NOT ADOPTED.

HB 1498 Domestic Violence Response

Davis, Couture, Macri, Griffey, Walen, Reed, Simmons, Goodman, Parshley, Leavitt, Pollet, Hill, Salahuddin, Scott

Establishes and funds domestic violence co-responder programs through a new marriage license fee.

Committee amendment not adopted (S). Floor amendment(s) adopted (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H). Passed final passage; yeas, 70; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

HB 1498 Domestic Violence Response

Davis, Couture, Macri, Griffey, Walen, Reed, Simmons, Goodman, Parshley, Leavitt, Pollet, Hill, Salahuddin, Scott

Establishes a funding mechanism and grant program for domestic violence co-responder initiatives.

Committee amendment not adopted (S). Floor amendment(s) adopted (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H). Passed final passage; yeas, 70; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED WITH NO OTHER AMENDMENTS.

HB 1207 Court Filing Fees

Thai, Ryu

Adds a $50 surcharge to certain superior court filing fees to fund state library, archives, and judicial stabilization accounts.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H).

HB 1207 Court Filing Fees

Thai, Ryu

Adds a $50 surcharge to certain superior court filing fees to fund state historical, library, and judicial stabilization accounts.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H). Passed final passage; yeas, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

HB 2003 Salmon Fishing Endorsements

Reeves, Fitzgibbon, Pollet

Establishes a temporary endorsement program to fund and support recreational salmon and steelhead fishing in the Columbia River.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H). Passed final passage; yeas, 53; nays, 45; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

HB 2047 Employee Ownership Sunset

Richards, Parshley, Macri, Gregerson

Accelerates the sunset of tax credits for employee ownership conversions and ties program activities to available funding.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H). Passed final passage; yeas, 58; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

HB 2050 School Funding Adjustments

Ormsby, Parshley, Macri, Gregerson

Updates local effort assistance funding calculations and definitions for school districts and state-tribal education compact schools.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H). Passed final passage; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT; RECEIVED 10:41 AM 4/26/2025.

SB 5161 Transportation Budget Appropriations

Liias, King, Nobles

Appropriates funds and implements policy changes to support transportation infrastructure, operations, and environmental initiatives for the 2025-2027 biennium.

Conference committee report; received 11:05 AM 4/26/2025 (S). Conference committee report; received 10:41 AM 4/26/2025 (H).

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT; RECEIVED 11:01 AM 4/26/2025.

SB 5167 State Budget Appropriations

Robinson, Nobles

Allocates funding and sets policy directives for state programs and services in the 2025–2027 biennium.

Conference committee report; received 11:15 AM 4/26/2025 (S). Conference committee report; received 11:01 AM 4/26/2025 (H).

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT; RECEIVED 9:10 AM 4/26/2025.

HB 1217 Rent Stabilization Measures

Alvarado, Macri, Ramel, Peterson, Berry, Mena, Thai, Reed, Obras, Farivar, Parshley, Ortiz-Self, Cortes, Duerr, Street, Berg, Taylor, Fitzgibbon, Doglio, Timmons, Tharinger, Fosse, Gregerson, Simmons, Wylie, Pollet, Kloba, Nance, Davis, Ormsby, Lekanoff, Bergquist, Scott, Stonier, Hill

Limits rent increases and strengthens tenant protections under Washington's landlord-tenant laws.

Conference committee report; received 9:10 AM 4/26/2025 (S). Conference committee report; received 9:11 AM 4/26/2025 (H).

HB 1217 Tenant Rent Protections

Alvarado, Macri, Ramel, Peterson, Berry, Mena, Thai, Reed, Obras, Farivar, Parshley, Ortiz-Self, Cortes, Duerr, Street, Berg, Taylor, Fitzgibbon, Doglio, Timmons, Tharinger, Fosse, Gregerson, Simmons, Wylie, Pollet, Kloba, Nance, Davis, Ormsby, Lekanoff, Bergquist, Scott, Stonier, Hill

Limits rent increases and strengthens tenant protections under Washington's landlord-tenant laws.

Conference committee report; received 9:10 AM 4/26/2025 (S). Conference committee report; received 9:11 AM 4/26/2025 (H).

FLOOR AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED.

SB 5393 Rainier School Closure

Robinson, Nobles, Wilson, C.

Mandates the closure of Rainier School and transitions residents to community-based or alternative state-operated services.

Floor amendment(s) adopted (H). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 76; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

SB 5393 Rainier School Closure

Robinson, Nobles, Wilson, C.

Mandates the phased closure of the Rainier School and transitions residents to community-based or alternative placements.

Floor amendment(s) adopted (H). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (H). Third reading, passed; yeas, 76; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

INTRODUCED.

HR 4650 Legislative Service Recognition

Dufault, Corry, Jinkins, Stokesbary, Abbarno, Abell, Barkis, Barnard, Berg, Bergquist, Bernbaum, Berry, Bronoske, Burnett, Caldier, Callan, Chase, Connors, Cortes, Couture, Davis, Dent, Doglio, Donaghy, Duerr, Dye, Engell, Entenman, Eslick, Farivar, Fey, Fitzgibbon, Fosse, Goodman, Graham, Gregerson, Griffey, Hackney, Hill, Hunt, Jacobsen, Keaton, Klicker, Kloba, Leavitt, Lekanoff, Ley, Low, Macri, Manjarrez, Marshall, Mcclintock, Mcentire, Mena, Mendoza, Morgan, Nance, Obras, Orcutt, Ormsby, Ortiz-Self, Parshley, Paul, Penner, Peterson, Pollet, Ramel, Reed, Reeves, Richards, Rude, Rule, Ryu, Salahuddin, Santos, Schmick, Schmidt, Scott, Shavers, Simmons, Springer, Stearns, Steele, Stonier, Street, Stuebe, Taylor, Thai, Tharinger, Thomas, Timmons, Volz, Walen, Walsh, Waters, Wylie, Ybarra, Zahn

Honors Representative Bruce Q. Chandler for his 26 years of service in the Washington State House of Representatives.

Introduced (H). Adopted (H).

PRESIDENT SIGNED.

SB 5041 Strike Unemployment Benefits

Riccelli, Conway, Hasegawa, Saldaña, Salomon, Stanford, Dhingra, Nobles, Trudeau, Valdez, Bateman, Lovelett, Cleveland, Frame, Orwall, Pedersen, Slatter, Wellman, Wilson, C.

Allows workers unemployed due to strikes to receive limited unemployment benefits under certain conditions.

President signed (S). Speaker signed (H).

SB 5801 Transportation Funding Reform

Liias, King, Chapman

Overhauls transportation funding, project delivery, and regulatory frameworks across Washington State.

President signed (S). Speaker signed (H).

RULES SUSPENDED. PLACED ON THIRD READING.

HB 2049 K-12 Education Funding

Bergquist, Pollet, Santos, Peterson, Fosse, Ryu, Ormsby, Parshley, Macri, Wylie, Berry, Ramel, Street, Gregerson, Doglio, Farivar, Reed, Reeves, Hill, Callan

Adjusts property tax levy limits and funding formulas to enhance K-12 education funding and address equity disparities.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). Speaker signed (H). President signed (S).

HB 2081 Business Tax Changes

Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Pollet, Parshley, Scott, Reed, Berry, Macri

Increases business and occupation tax rates and surcharges for high-grossing and advanced computing businesses.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). Speaker signed (H). President signed (S).

SPEAKER SIGNED.

SB 5083 Public Employee Healthcare

Robinson, Harris, Liias, Nobles, Salomon, Valdez

Caps reimbursement rates for healthcare services under public employee health plans.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5143 Legislative Ethics Reform

Gildon, Pedersen, Nobles

Modernizes ethics rules for public officials by updating definitions, consolidating gift provisions, and clarifying permissible legislative activities.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5263 Special Education Funding

Pedersen, Braun, Bateman, Chapman, Conway, Dhingra, Frame, Krishnadasan, Liias, Nobles, Orwall, Salomon, Shewmake, Stanford, Valdez, Wilson, C.

Revises special education funding, administration, and accountability in Washington State.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5357 Pension Funding Adjustments

Conway, Nobles

Adjusts pension funding policies and contribution rates for Washington State retirement systems to provide temporary fiscal relief and reflect updated economic assumptions.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5390 Recreation Access Fees

Stanford, Nobles

Increases Discover Pass fees and expands access to state recreation sites for disabled veterans.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5408 Wage Disclosure Compliance

King

Modifies wage and salary disclosure requirements in job postings and internal promotions while establishing enforcement mechanisms and penalties for noncompliance.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5444 Special License Plates

Cortes, Chapman, Lovick, Nobles, Riccelli, Wilson, C.

Establishes a moratorium on new special license plates and reforms the special license plate program.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5463 Self-Insured Employer Compliance

Alvarado, Conway, Saldaña, Salomon, Nobles, Valdez, Hasegawa, Stanford, Robinson, Shewmake, Trudeau, Bateman, Chapman, Harris, Liias, Cleveland, Holy, Lovelett, Wilson, C.

Standardizes enforcement and corrective actions for self-insured employers violating industrial insurance laws.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5486 Movie Theater Captioning

Orwall, Dhingra, Nobles, Trudeau

Mandates captioning services in motion picture theaters to improve accessibility for individuals with hearing disabilities.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5525 Mass Layoff Notification

Cleveland, Saldaña, Hasegawa, Riccelli, Dhingra, Conway, Nobles, Valdez

Establishes state-specific notice and compensation requirements for employees affected by business closures or mass layoffs.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5571 Exterior Cladding Regulation

Bateman, Nobles

Prohibits local governments from regulating exterior cladding materials that comply with the state building code, with exceptions for historic preservation, wildfire safety, and unique architectural themes.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5686 Condo Foreclosure Mediation

Orwall, Frame, Hasegawa, Nobles

Expands foreclosure mediation program to include unit owners in common interest communities.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5752 Child Care Reform

Wilson, C., Robinson, Dhingra

Extends timelines and modifies eligibility criteria for state-funded child care and early learning programs.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5761 Child Attorney Appointments

Frame, Nobles

Extends the timeline for statewide implementation of court-appointed attorneys for children in dependency proceedings.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5769 Transitional Kindergarten Expansion

Wellman, Wilson, C., Nobles

Renames and regulates the transitional kindergarten program with funding caps and a phased expansion plan.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5785 Higher Education Grants

Robinson

Modifies eligibility, award amounts, and institutional participation for Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship programs.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5786 Liquor License Fees

Stanford

Increases fees for liquor licenses, permits, and endorsements by 50%.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5790 College Employee COLAs

Robinson

Standardizes and fully funds annual cost-of-living adjustments for community and technical college employees.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5794 Tax Preference Reforms

Salomon, Lovelett, Alvarado, Bateman, Dhingra, Frame, Hasegawa, Nobles, Ramos, Riccelli, Trudeau, Wellman

Eliminates obsolete tax preferences and imposes new Business and Occupation tax obligations on specific industries.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5802 Transportation Funding Adjustments

Liias, King

Reallocates funds and tax revenues to support transportation projects and accelerates repayment of deferred taxes.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5807 Wellness Program Changes

Robinson

Eliminates wellness incentives and the smart health program for public and school employees, replacing them with wellness initiatives focused on evidence-based strategies.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5813 Capital Gains and Estate Taxes

Wilson, C., Stanford, Alvarado, Frame, Nobles, Pedersen, Valdez

Increases taxes on high-value capital gains and estates to fund education and early learning programs.

Speaker signed (H).

SB 5814 Tax Code Expansion

Frame, Trudeau, Alvarado, Nobles, Pedersen, Valdez, Wilson, C.

Expands taxation to additional services and nicotine products to increase state revenue for public programs.

Speaker signed (H).

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NOT ADOPTED.

HB 1498 Domestic Violence Response

Davis, Couture, Macri, Griffey, Walen, Reed, Simmons, Goodman, Parshley, Leavitt, Pollet, Hill, Salahuddin, Scott

Establishes and funds domestic violence co-responder programs through a new marriage license fee.

Committee amendment not adopted (S). Floor amendment(s) adopted (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H). Passed final passage; yeas, 70; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

HB 1498 Domestic Violence Response

Davis, Couture, Macri, Griffey, Walen, Reed, Simmons, Goodman, Parshley, Leavitt, Pollet, Hill, Salahuddin, Scott

Establishes a funding mechanism and grant program for domestic violence co-responder initiatives.

Committee amendment not adopted (S). Floor amendment(s) adopted (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H). Passed final passage; yeas, 70; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED WITH NO OTHER AMENDMENTS.

HB 1207 Court Filing Fees

Thai, Ryu

Adds a $50 surcharge to certain superior court filing fees to fund state library, archives, and judicial stabilization accounts.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H).

HB 1207 Court Filing Fees

Thai, Ryu

Adds a $50 surcharge to certain superior court filing fees to fund state historical, library, and judicial stabilization accounts.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H). Passed final passage; yeas, 54; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

HB 2003 Fishing Endorsement Program

Reeves, Fitzgibbon, Pollet

Establishes a fee-based program to support recreational salmon and steelhead fishing in the Columbia River and its tributaries.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S).

HB 2003 Salmon Fishing Endorsements

Reeves, Fitzgibbon, Pollet

Establishes a temporary endorsement program to fund and support recreational salmon and steelhead fishing in the Columbia River.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H). Passed final passage; yeas, 53; nays, 45; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

HB 2047 Employee Ownership Repeal

Richards, Parshley, Macri, Gregerson

Eliminates the Washington Employee Ownership Program and accelerates the phase-out of related tax credits.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S).

HB 2047 Employee Ownership Sunset

Richards, Parshley, Macri, Gregerson

Accelerates the sunset of tax credits for employee ownership conversions and ties program activities to available funding.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H). Passed final passage; yeas, 58; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

HB 2050 K-12 Funding Adjustments

Ormsby, Parshley, Macri, Gregerson

Redistributes school funding payments and adjusts local effort assistance calculations for districts with high alternative learning enrollment.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S).

HB 2050 School Funding Adjustments

Ormsby, Parshley, Macri, Gregerson

Updates local effort assistance funding calculations and definitions for school districts and state-tribal education compact schools.

Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). House concurred in Senate amendments (H). Passed final passage; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0 (H).

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT; RECEIVED 10:41 AM 4/26/2025.

SB 5161 Transportation Budget Appropriations

Liias, King, Nobles

Appropriates funds and implements policy changes to support transportation infrastructure, operations, and environmental initiatives for the 2025-2027 biennium.

Conference committee report; received 11:05 AM 4/26/2025 (S). Conference committee report; received 10:41 AM 4/26/2025 (H).

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT; RECEIVED 11:01 AM 4/26/2025.

SB 5167 State Budget Appropriations

Robinson, Nobles

Allocates funding and sets policy directives for state programs and services in the 2025–2027 biennium.

Conference committee report; received 11:15 AM 4/26/2025 (S). Conference committee report; received 11:01 AM 4/26/2025 (H).

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT; RECEIVED 9:10 AM 4/26/2025.

HB 1217 Rent Stabilization Measures

Alvarado, Macri, Ramel, Peterson, Berry, Mena, Thai, Reed, Obras, Farivar, Parshley, Ortiz-Self, Cortes, Duerr, Street, Berg, Taylor, Fitzgibbon, Doglio, Timmons, Tharinger, Fosse, Gregerson, Simmons, Wylie, Pollet, Kloba, Nance, Davis, Ormsby, Lekanoff, Bergquist, Scott, Stonier, Hill

Limits rent increases and strengthens tenant protections under Washington's landlord-tenant laws.

Conference committee report; received 9:10 AM 4/26/2025 (S). Conference committee report; received 9:11 AM 4/26/2025 (H).

HB 1217 Tenant Rent Protections

Alvarado, Macri, Ramel, Peterson, Berry, Mena, Thai, Reed, Obras, Farivar, Parshley, Ortiz-Self, Cortes, Duerr, Street, Berg, Taylor, Fitzgibbon, Doglio, Timmons, Tharinger, Fosse, Gregerson, Simmons, Wylie, Pollet, Kloba, Nance, Davis, Ormsby, Lekanoff, Bergquist, Scott, Stonier, Hill

Limits rent increases and strengthens tenant protections under Washington's landlord-tenant laws.

Conference committee report; received 9:10 AM 4/26/2025 (S). Conference committee report; received 9:11 AM 4/26/2025 (H).

PRESIDENT SIGNED.

SB 5041 Strike Unemployment Benefits

Riccelli, Conway, Hasegawa, Saldaña, Salomon, Stanford, Dhingra, Nobles, Trudeau, Valdez, Bateman, Lovelett, Cleveland, Frame, Orwall, Pedersen, Slatter, Wellman, Wilson, C.

Allows workers unemployed due to strikes to receive limited unemployment benefits under certain conditions.

President signed (S). Speaker signed (H).

SB 5801 Transportation Funding Reform

Liias, King, Chapman

Overhauls transportation funding, project delivery, and regulatory frameworks across Washington State.

President signed (S). Speaker signed (H).

RULES SUSPENDED. PLACED ON THIRD READING.

HB 1119 Supervision Compliance Credits

Goodman, Simmons

Modifies rules for earning and eligibility of supervision compliance credits for offenders.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 2 (S).

HB 1422 Drug Take-Back Program

Peterson, Davis, Thai, Ormsby, Hill, Macri, Timmons

Expands oversight and transparency in Washington State's drug take-back program.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2 (S).

HB 1468 State Account Consolidation

Macri, Ormsby

Streamlines state account management by repealing, consolidating, and modifying various funds and administrative procedures.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2 (S).

HB 1473 Wildfire Suppression Funding

Gregerson, Callan, Ormsby

Appropriates emergency funds for wildfire suppression costs during the 2024 fire season.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2 (S).

HB 1552 Real Estate Research

Peterson, Low, Reed, Ormsby, Hill

Extends funding and operations of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research through 2035.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 2 (S).

HB 1848 Traumatic Brain Injury

Doglio, Goodman, Parshley, Salahuddin, Wylie

Increases funding and prioritizes in-person, peer-led support services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 2 (S).

HB 2020 Payment Processing Taxes

Berg, Orcutt, Fitzgibbon, Gregerson, Parshley, Ormsby

Establishes a new tax structure for payment card processors, including higher rates and deductions for retained fees.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1 (S).

HB 2039 Child Support Timing

Macri, Gregerson, Ormsby

Delays implementation of child support pass-through changes by three and a half years.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 1 (S).

HB 2040 Assistance Debt Recovery

Macri, Gregerson, Ormsby

Extends the recovery period for aged, blind, or disabled assistance program benefits overlapping with SSI payments by three years.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 1 (S).

HB 2049 K-12 Education Funding

Bergquist, Pollet, Santos, Peterson, Fosse, Ryu, Ormsby, Parshley, Macri, Wylie, Berry, Ramel, Street, Gregerson, Doglio, Farivar, Reed, Reeves, Hill, Callan

Adjusts property tax levy limits and funding formulas to enhance K-12 education funding and address equity disparities.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). Speaker signed (H). President signed (S).

HB 2051 Medicaid Hospital Payments

Gregerson, Macri, Parshley, Ormsby

Simplifies hospital payment processes for Medicaid patients who are difficult to discharge.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1 (S).

HB 2061 Duty-Free Concession Fee

Fitzgibbon, Gregerson, Kloba, Ramel

Imposes a 10% concession fee on duty-free sales enterprises to fund tourism marketing and sustainable aviation fuel initiatives.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1 (S).

HB 2077 Surplus ZEV Credit Tax

Fitzgibbon, Macri

Imposes an excise tax on surplus zero-emission vehicle credits to fund clean vehicle programs and state accounts.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 28; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1 (S).

HB 2081 Business Tax Changes

Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Pollet, Parshley, Scott, Reed, Berry, Macri

Increases business and occupation tax rates and surcharges for high-grossing and advanced computing businesses.

Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 22; absent, 0; excused, 0 (S). Speaker signed (H). President signed (S).

SENATE RECEDED FROM AMENDMENTS.

HB 1293 Littering and Plastics

Klicker, Dye, Connors, Barkis, Eslick, Caldier, Kloba

Increases littering penalties and delays compliance deadlines for thicker reusable plastic bag requirements.

Senate receded from amendments (S). Rules suspended (S). Returned to second reading for amendment (S). Floor amendment(s) adopted (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1 (S).

HB 1293 Littering and Plastic Bags

Klicker, Dye, Connors, Barkis, Eslick, Caldier, Kloba

Increases penalties for littering and adjusts regulations and fees for plastic carryout bags.

Senate receded from amendments (S). Rules suspended (S). Returned to second reading for amendment (S). Floor amendment(s) adopted (S). Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading (S). Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 1 (S).