COVID-19/corona
Locate documents for the last several sessions by applying one or more filters below. (Looking for older documents? Contact Rebecca Podszus.)
| Title | Issues | Type | Bill No. | Created | Keywords | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Session Review: Education | Education K-12 | Session review | HB 1028 , HB 1121 , HB 1139 , HB 1176 , HB 1195 , HB 1208 , HB 1214 , HB 1295 , HB 1356 , HB 1365 , HB 1426 , SB 5044 , and SB 5299 | May 2021 | Charter schools, Computer science, COVID-19/corona, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Graduation requirements, Institutional education, K-12 education, Lead in drinking water, Learning Assistance Program (LAP), Native American, School safety, School technology, Student transcript, and Teacher/educator performance assessment | |
| 2021 Session Review: Employer Issues | Jobs, Business & Economy | Session review | HB 1073 , HB 1076 , HB 1097 , SB 5097 , SB 5115 , SB 5190 , SB 5254 , and SB 5355 | June 2021 | COVID-19/corona, Liens, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Personal protective equipment (PPE), Public health, Qui tam, Unemployment compensation and insurance, Wage and hour laws, Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA), and Workers' compensation (industrial insurance) | |
| 2021 Session Review: Taxes | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees | Session review | HB 1069 , HB 1095 , HB 1201 , HB 1297 , HB 1332 , HB 1365 , HB 1406 , HB 1410 , HB 1438 , HB 1460 , HB 1465 , HB 1477 , HB 1496 , and SB 5096 | May 2021 | 988 crisis line, B&O taxes, Beverage tax, Business and occupation tax, Capital gains tax, COVID-19/corona, Estate tax, Foreclosures, Health insurance, Internet tax, Property taxes, Sales and use taxes, Telephone/wireless tax, Utilities, Wealth tax, and Working Families Tax Credit | |
| 2021 Session Review: Unemployment Insurance | Jobs, Business & Economy | Session review | HB 1486 , HB 1493 , SB 5061 , SB 5190 , SB 5193 , SB 5425 , and SB 5478 | May 2021 | COVID-19/corona, Employment Security Department (ESD), Unemployment compensation and insurance, Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund, and Unemployment tax | |
| 2021-2023 Biennium Review: Employers | Jobs, Business & Economy | Session review | HB 1073 , HB 1076 , HB 1097 , HB 1763 , HB 1795 , HB 1837 , SB 5097 , SB 5115 , SB 5190 , SB 5254 , SB 5355 , SB 5649 , SB 5761 , and SB 5801 | April 2022 | COVID-19/corona, Employers, Ergonomics, Health care workers, Independent medical exams (IMEs), Nondisclosure agreements, Occupational disease, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Personal protective equipment (PPE), Public health emergency, Qui tam, Unemployment compensation and insurance, Wage and hour laws, Wage liens, Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA), and Workers' compensation (industrial insurance) | |
| Child Care Considerations and Access | Children & Families | Issue brief | October 2020 | Background checks, Child care, COVID-19/corona, Department of Children, Early Achievers, Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT), Working Connections Childcare (WCCC), and Youth and Families (DCYF) | ||
| Critical Access Hospital Funding | Health Care | Issue brief | November 2020 | Apple Health, COVID-19/corona, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Hospital funding, Hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, and Rural health | ||
| ESSB 5092 – 2021-23 Operating Budget | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees | Bill brief | HB 1277 , SB 5092 , SB 5096 , and SB 5315 | January 2021 | Apple Health, Behavioral health, benefits and collective bargaining agreements, Budget Stabilization Account (BSA), Capital gains tax, Child care, Community custody/supervision, COVID-19/corona, Developmental disabilities, Document recording fee, Fair start, Federal stimulus funds, Forest practices, Foster care, General fund, Health care programs, Higher education financing, Homelessness, Housing, Immigrant Relief Program, Insurance, K-12 education, Long-term care services, Medicaid, Mental health, Operating budget, Revenue, salaries, School funding, State employee compensation, State need grant, State parks, State v. Blake, Substance use disorder (SUD), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Trueblood, Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund, Washington Rescue Plan Transition Account (WRPTA), Workforce Investment Act, and Working Families Tax Credit | |
| Governor’s 2022 Supplemental Transportation Budget | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees , Transportation | Issue brief | December 2021 | Bike and pedestrian, Collective bargaining, COVID-19/corona, Driver's licenses, Electric vehicles, Electrification, Equity, Ferries, High-speed rail, Highway maintenance, Safe routes to schools, and Transportation budget | ||
| Governor’s Emergency Powers | State Government & Elections | Issue brief | SB 5260 | December 2020 | Administrative Procedure Act (rulemaking), COVID-19/corona, Emergency powers, Emergency rule, Governor, Proclamations, and State of emergency | |
| HB 1334 – REAL Recovery for Washington Act | Jobs, Business & Economy , State Budgets , Taxes & Fees | Bill brief | HB 1334 | December 2021 | B&O taxes, Child care, COVID-19/corona, Immunizations and vaccines, In-person learning, K-12 education, Remote learning, Rental assistance, Sales and use taxes, Small business assistance, and Unemployment compensation and insurance | |
| HB 1367 and 1368 – Early Action Federal Spending | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees | Bill brief | HB 1151 , HB 1334 , HB 1367 , and HB 1368 | April 2021 | Budget Stabilization Account (BSA), Business assistance programs, Child care, Clinics, Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF), COVID-19/corona, Developmental disabilities, Disaster Cash Assistance program, Federal stimulus funds, Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), Food assistance, Food stamps, Foreclosures, Immigrant Relief Program, Immunizations and vaccines, In-person learning, Long-term care services, Private schools, Rental assistance, Rural health, School districts, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Undocumented | |
| HRC Operating Budget Framework 2021-2023 | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees | Issue brief | January 2021 | B&O taxes, Behavioral health, Charter schools, Child care, Colleges and universities, Community and technical colleges, COVID-19/corona, Developmental disabilities, Forest fires and wildfire prevention/suppression, Forest practices, Forestry issues, Hatcheries, Homelessness, In-person learning, Long-term care services, Public health, Remote learning, Sales and use taxes, Small business assistance, Tourism, Tribal schools, Unemployment tax, and Working Families Tax Credit | ||
| K-12 Funding Challenges | Education K-12 , State Budgets , Taxes & Fees | Issue brief | November 2020 | COVID-19/corona, Enrollment, General fund, K-12 education, Local education levies, Pupil transportation, School boards, school district management and boundaries, and School funding | ||
| Landlord Tenant Issues and COVID-19 | Housing , Land Use & Property Rights | Issue brief | SB 5600 | November 2020 | COVID-19/corona, Eviction, Homelessness, Housing, Landlord mitigation program, Landlord/tenant law, and Rental | |
| Remote Learning | Education K-12 | Issue brief | October 2020 | COVID-19/corona, K-12 education, Parental rights, Public schools, Remote learning, and Virtual | ||
| SB 5165 – 2021-23 Transportation Budget | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees , Transportation | Session review | SB 5165 | April 2021 | Bike and pedestrian, Bonds and debt financing, Clean fuel standard, Connecting Washington (CW), County road, COVID-19/corona, Department of Licensing, Department of Transportation, Ferries, Fish passage barriers, Freight mobility, Pre-apprenticeship Support Services (PASS), Safe routes to schools, Tolls, Transportation budget, Vehicle miles traveled/road usage charge (RUC), Vehicle titles/registration, and Washington State Patrol | |
| Unemployment Insurance (UI) Taxes | Jobs, Business & Economy | Issue brief | HB 2965 | December 2020 | COVID-19/corona, Layoffs, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Pandemic Unemployment Aid (PUA), UI Trust Fund, Unemployment compensation and insurance, Unemployment Insurance Advisory Committee, and Unemployment tax | |
| Title | Issues | Type | Bill No. | Created | Keywords |