Issue brief
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 Transportation Tax Proposals | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees , Transportation | Issue brief | HB 1010 , HB 1137 , HB 1249 , HB 1290 , HB 1528 , HB 1564 , SB 5432 , SB 5444 , SB 5481 , and SB 5482 | June 2021 | Aviation budget and taxes, Bus transit, Cap and trade, Car tab fees, Carbon issues/carbon pricing/carbon tax, Commute Trip Reduction Program, Connecting Washington (CW), Electric vehicles, Ferries, Fish passage barriers, Gas tax, Health disparities, Initiative 976 (I-976), Light rail, Low carbon fuel standard, Services for the blind, and Transportation budget | |
| 2021-23 Operating Budget | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees | Issue brief | October 2020 | Budget Stabilization Account (BSA), General fund, Operating budget, State revenue, and Tax collections | ||
| Abortion | Health Care , Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts | Issue brief | HB 1851 | June 2022 | Abortion, Constitutional law, Courts, and Roe v. Wade | |
| Broadband Internet Access and Adoption | Energy, Utilities & Technology | Issue brief | HB 2664 , SB 5511 , and SB 6034 | October 2020 | Broadband, Digital, Internet, Online learning, Online school, Public utility districts, School boards, and school district management and boundaries | |
| Capital Budget Overview | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees | Issue brief | October 2020 | Bond authorization, Capital budget, General obligation bonds, Housing Trust Fund, Orca, Salmon issues/funding, and Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) | ||
| Carbon Policy and Grid Electrification | Energy, Utilities & Technology , Environment & Natural Resources | Issue brief | HB 1110 , HB 1257 , HB 1512 , HB 1853 , HB 2042 , HB 2310 , HB 2405 , HB 2586 , and SB 5116 | December 2020 | Carbon issues/carbon pricing/carbon tax, Clean energy, Climate change, Electrification, Fossil fuel, Greenhouse gas emissions, Power sources/generators, and Renewable energy | |
| 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) | ||
| Concerns from 2021 Police Reform Legislation | Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts | Issue brief | HB 1054 and HB 1310 | August 2021 | Behavioral health, Chokehold, De-escalate, Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Drunk/impaired driving, Firearms, Involuntary Treatment Act, Law enforcement, Mental health, Police reform, and Use of force | |
| 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 | ||
| Decarbonization and Transportation – “Grand Bargain” | Energy, Utilities & Technology , Environment & Natural Resources , Transportation | Issue brief | HB 1010 , HB 1091 , HB 1137 , HB 1249 , HB 1290 , HB 1528 , HB 1551 , HB 1564 , HB 1577 , SB 5126 , SB 5141 , SB 5165 , SB 5432 , SB 5481 , and SB 5482 | April 2021 | Cap and trade, Carbon issues/carbon pricing/carbon tax, Clean fuel standard, Climate Commitment Act, Environmental justice, Fossil fuel, Greenhouse gas emissions, Sales and use taxes, and Transportation budget | |
| Gas Tax Revenues Only for Highway Purposes | Taxes & Fees , Transportation | Issue brief | October 2023 | 18th Amendment, Climate Commitment Act, Driver's license and identification/identicard fees, Fuel prices, Gas tax, Greenhouse gas emissions, Highway maintenance, Motor vehicle account, and Vehicle miles traveled/road usage charge (RUC) | ||
| Governor’s 2021-23 Transportation Budget | State Budgets , Transportation | Issue brief | December 2020 | Bike and pedestrian, Connecting Washington (CW), Electrification, Ferries, Fish passage barriers, High-speed rail, Pre-apprenticeship Support Services (PASS), Safe routes to schools, and Transportation budget | ||
| 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 | |
| Growth Management Act (GMA) and the Lack of Housing | Environment & Natural Resources , Land Use & Property Rights , Local Government , State Government & Elections , Taxes & Fees | Issue brief | HB 1627 , HB 1774 , SB 5275 , and SB 5593 | November 2022 | Building codes, Excise taxes, Growth management act (GMA), Growth management hearings boards, Homelessness, Housing, Impact fees and land development mitigation, Land use, Local government, Manufactured/mobile homes, Real estate taxes, Rural economic development, Urban growth, and Water issues | |
| 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 | |
| Local Government Funding Concerns | Local Government , State Budgets , Taxes & Fees | Issue brief | HB 1679 , HB 1718 , and HB 2625 | November 2020 | Excise taxes, Growth management act (GMA), Impact fees and land development mitigation, Local government, Property taxes, Real estate taxes, and Sales and use taxes | |
| Long-Term Care (LTC) Trust Act/Public LTC Benefit | Health Care , Human Services | Issue brief | HB 1087 and HB 1323 | June 2021 | Long-term care funding, Long-term care services, Payroll tax, and Washington Cares Fund | |
| Motor Vehicle Fuel Prices | Energy, Utilities & Technology , Environment & Natural Resources , Taxes & Fees , Transportation | Issue brief | HB 1091 , HB 1186 , HB 1449 , HB 1578 , HB 1691 , HB 1817 , HB 2815 , SB 5126 , SB 5579 , SB 5897 , SB 5987 , SB 5993 , and SB 6269 | March 2022 | Apprenticeships, Cap and trade, Carbon issues/carbon pricing/carbon tax, Clean fuel standard, Climate Commitment Act, Connecting Washington (CW), Gas prices, Gas tax, Greenhouse gas emissions, Initiative-960 (I-960), Oil-spill prevention, Orca, Refinery/petroleum, and Taxes | |
| Motor Vehicle Fuel Prices | Taxes & Fees , Transportation | Issue brief | HB 1091 , HB 1175 , HB 1186 , HB 1449 , HB 1578 , HB 1691 , HB 1817 , HB 2815 , SB 5126 , SB 5579 , SB 5987 , SB 5993 , and SB 6269 | June 2023 | Apprenticeships, Cap and invest, Cap and trade, Carbon emissions, Clean fuel standard, Climate Commitment Act, Connecting Washington (CW), Fuel prices, Gas prices, Gas tax, Greenhouse gas emissions, Hazardous substance tax, Initiative-960 (I-960), Oil spill response, Oil-spill prevention, Orca, Pollution Liability Insurance Agency, Refinery/petroleum, Renewable energy, and Underground storage tanks | |
| Occupational Licensing Reform | Jobs, Business & Economy | Issue brief | December 2020 | Competency based licensing, Criminal conviction, Department of Health, Department of Licensing, Interstate compact, Military spouse, and Occupational/professional licensing | ||
| OIC Ban on Credit History | Jobs, Business & Economy , State Government & Elections | Issue brief | February 2022 | Credit history, Emergency rule, Insurance rates and premiums, and Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) | ||
| Police Reform | Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts | Issue brief | HB 1064 and HB 3003 | November 2020 | Criminal Justice Training Commission, De-escalate, Deadly force, Defund, I-940, Initiative 940, Law enforcement, Police, and Police reform | |
| Presentation – Capital Budget 101 | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees | Issue brief | November 2023 | Capital budget | ||
| Presentation – Transportation Budget Development | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees , Transportation | Issue brief | July 2021 | Transportation budget | ||
| Presentation – Transportation REAL Solutions | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees , Transportation | Issue brief | HB 1528 , HB 1603 , HB 1604 , HB 1605 , HB 1606 , HB 1607 , and HB 1608 | December 2021 | Transportation budget | |
| Redistricting Q&A | Redistricting , State Government & Elections | Issue brief | December 2020 | Elections, Electoral districts, and Washington State Redistricting Commission | ||
| Remote Learning | Education K-12 | Issue brief | October 2020 | COVID-19/corona, K-12 education, Parental rights, Public schools, Remote learning, and Virtual | ||
| Rent Control | Housing | Issue brief | HB 1388 , HB 1389 , and HB 1817 | August 2023 | Affordable housing, Housing, Rent control, Rent increase, and Rental | |
| Road Usage Charge (RUC) in Lieu of Gas Tax | Taxes & Fees , Transportation | Issue brief | SB 8200 | January 2023 | Electric vehicles, Gas prices, Gas tax, Pay-by-mile tax, Public transportation, Transit, Transportation budget, Vehicle miles traveled/road usage charge (RUC), and Washington State Transportation Commission | |
| Road Usage Charge/Pay-by-Mile Tax /Mileage-Based User Fee | Taxes & Fees , Transportation | Issue brief | SB 6586 | November 2020 | Electric vehicles, Gas tax, Pay-by-mile tax, and Vehicle miles traveled/road usage charge (RUC) | |
| SB 5051 – Peace and Corrections Officer Accountability | Public Safety, Law Enforcement & Courts | Issue brief | SB 5051 | April 2021 | Corrections Officers, Criminal Justice Training Commission, Law enforcement, Peace Officers, and Police | |
| School Safety | Education K-12 | Issue brief | HB 1035 , HB 1214 , HB 1216 , HB 1507 , HB 1664 , HB 1763 , HB 2299 , and HB 2816 | June 2022 | Behavioral health, Counselors, Educational Service District (ESD), Firearms, Harassment, intimidation, and bullying (HIB), Mental health, Nurses, Psychologists, Risk assessment, Safe school plans, School funding, School resource officer (SRO), School safety, Sexual abuse, Social and emotional learning (SEL), Social worker, Substance abuse, Substance use disorder (SUD), Suicide prevention, Threat assessment, and YES Tipline | |
| Tax Update – What to Expect in 2021 | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees | Issue brief | December 2020 | B&O taxes, Business and occupation tax, Excise taxes, Gas tax, General fund, Operating budget, Property taxes, Real estate taxes, Sales and use taxes, and Tax fairness | ||
| Transportation Budget 2021 | State Budgets , Taxes & Fees , Transportation | Issue brief | October 2020 | Carbon issues/carbon pricing/carbon tax, Connecting Washington (CW), Gas tax, General fund, Initiative 976 (I-976), Joint Transportation Commission, Transportation budget, and Vehicle miles traveled/road usage charge (RUC) | ||
| 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 | |
| Washington Cares Fund/Public LTC Insurance | Health Care , Taxes & Fees | Issue brief | HB 1087 , HB 1323 , HB 1732 , and HB 1733 | June 2023 | Long-term care funding, Long-term care services, Payroll tax, Self-employed, and Washington Cares Fund | |
| Water Banking, Trust and Transfers | Agriculture & Water , Environment & Natural Resources | Issue brief | December 2020 | Department of Ecology, Out-of-basin transfers, Relinquishment (water rights), Trust Water Rights Program (TWRP), Water banking, and Water rights transfer | ||
| Wildfire Funding | Agriculture & Water , Environment & Natural Resources , State Budgets , Taxes & Fees | Issue brief | November 2020 | Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Firefighter, Forest fires and wildfire prevention/suppression, Forest practices, Forestry issues, and Rangeland | ||
| Title | Issues | Type | Bill No. | Created | Keywords |