STATE OF WASHINGTON
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
69th Legislature - 2025 Regular Session
LAURIE JINKINS CHRIS STEARNS
Speaker Speaker Pro Tempore
BERNARD DEAN, Chief Clerk
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
January 24, 2025 - Friday 12TH DAY 2025 Regular Session
NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL ADOPTED
PLEASE NOTE:
Add on sponsor Pink Slips must be submitted electronically to the workroom by 2:00 PM today.
HB 1566 By Representatives Rule and Marshall
Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process.
Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
HB 1567 By Representatives Stonier, Fosse, Salahuddin, Macri, Mena, Berry, Obras, Taylor, Reed, Stearns, Nance, Gregerson, Ortiz-Self, Hill, Scott, Farivar, Peterson, Ryu and Parshley
Concerning licensure of health care administrators.
Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
HB 1568 By Representatives Paul and Leavitt
Modifying financial aid eligibility.
Referred to Committee on POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION & WORKFORCE.
HB 1569 By Representatives Pollet, Santos, Wylie, Fey, Thai, Goodman, Walen, Farivar, Doglio, Macri, Tharinger, Taylor, Bergquist, Kloba, Reeves, Hackney, Bernbaum, Scott, Nance, Peterson and Lekanoff
Increasing tax exemption transparency and accountability.
Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
HB 1570 By Representatives Timmons, Fosse, Berry, Taylor, Parshley, Berg, Cortes, Stonier, Scott, Reed, Peterson, Ryu, Obras, Gregerson, Macri and Nance
Concerning collective bargaining for certain employees who are enrolled in academic programs at public institutions of higher education.
Referred to Committee on LABOR & WORKPLACE STANDARDS.
HB 1571 By Representatives Bronoske and Low
Removing qualifiers related to the presumption of occupational disease for heart problems.
Referred to Committee on LABOR & WORKPLACE STANDARDS.
HB 1572 By Representatives Pollet and Entenman
Modifying higher education accreditation standards.
Referred to Committee on POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION & WORKFORCE.
HB 1573 By Representatives Parshley and Hunt
Revising the period in which the oath of office must be taken for elective offices of counties, cities, towns, and special purpose districts.
Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL RELATIONS.
HB 1574 By Representatives Macri and Davis
Protecting access to life-saving care and substance use services.
Referred to Committee on COMMUNITY SAFETY.
HB 1575 By Representatives Dufault and Walsh
Concerning the defense of property rights.
Referred to Committee on CIVIL RIGHTS & JUDICIARY.
HB 1576 By Representatives Walen and Barkis
Concerning the designation of historic landmarks by cities.
Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
HB 1577 By Representatives Bernbaum and Tharinger
Concerning the provision of palliative care services by volunteer organizations that provide hospice care without compensation.
Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
HB 1578 By Representative Dufault
Repealing the long-term care services and supports trust program.
Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & HUMAN SERVICES.
HB 1579 By Representative Nance
Providing adequate and predictable student transportation.
Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
HB 1580 By Representative Nance
Concerning career and technical education in alternative learning experience programs.
Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
HB 1581 By Representative Macri; by request of Office of Financial Management
Increasing the statewide 988 behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention line tax.
Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
HB 1582 By Representatives Caldier and Richards
Concerning child care centers operated in existing buildings.
Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & HUMAN SERVICES.
HB 1583 By Representative Lekanoff
Concerning medicaid coverage for traditional health care practices.
Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
HB 1584 By Representatives Marshall, Dye, Eslick, Couture, Connors, Klicker, Volz, Corry, Keaton, Waters, Graham, Schmick, McEntire and Walsh
Ending vote by mail for nonabsentee voters and restoring in-person voting at polling places and voting centers.
Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL RELATIONS.
HB 1585 By Representatives Marshall, Eslick, Graham, Couture, Burnett, Penner, McEntire, Corry, Griffey, Barkis, Chase, Volz, Keaton, Waters and Walsh
Requiring verification of citizenship for voter registration.
Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL RELATIONS.
HB 1586 By Representatives Marshall, Corry, Graham, Couture, Burnett, Eslick, Penner, Connors, Dye, McEntire, Griffey, Barkis, Chase, Caldier, Volz, Keaton, Waters and Walsh
Modifying joint administrative rules review committee provisions.
Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL RELATIONS.
HB 1587 By Representatives Bergquist, Rude, Reed and Pollet
Encouraging local government partner promise scholarship programs within the opportunity scholarship program.
Referred to Committee on POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION & WORKFORCE.
HB 1588 By Representative Bernbaum
Expanding opportunities for organic, regenerative, climate-smart, and sustainable producers.
Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
HB 1589 By Representative Bronoske
Concerning the relationships between health carriers and contracting providers.
Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
HB 1590 By Representatives Timmons and Eslick
Supporting student success through instruction in self-resiliency skills.
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
HB 1591 By Representatives Taylor and Goodman
Providing remedies for defendant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking.
Referred to Committee on COMMUNITY SAFETY.
HB 1592 By Representatives Peterson, Low, Goodman, Nance, Parshley, Taylor, Ortiz-Self, Rude, Duerr and Richards
Concerning public defense services.
Referred to Committee on CIVIL RIGHTS & JUDICIARY.
HB 1593 By Representative Reeves
Creating the children's social equity land trust.
Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
HB 1594 By Representative Caldier
Addressing increased school transportation and operating costs due to the climate commitment act.
Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
HB 1595 By Representative Ryu
Creating a five-year statewide economic development plan.
Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, & VETERANS.
HB 1596 By Representatives Leavitt and Goodman
Concerning accountability for persons for speeding.
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
HB 1597 By Representatives Dent and Springer
Authorizing agricultural employers to select 12 weeks a year to employ workers for up to 50 hours a week before overtime applies.
Referred to Committee on LABOR & WORKPLACE STANDARDS.
HB 1598 By Representative Bernbaum
Concerning fair access to community solar.
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY.
HB 1599 By Representatives Reeves, Corry and Walen
Concerning consumer debt adjusters and debt resolution services providers.
Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & BUSINESS.