The Week Ahead is a list of bills up for public hearings and committee work sessions that HRC staff has identified as potentially noteworthy. This is not a list of all bills being heard.

Please note that bills may be added to or removed from the committee meeting agendas after this list is released. Click on the bill number or check leg.wa.gov for the latest information.

If you would like to take action on any of these bills:
  • (P) Submit your position
  • (WC) Submit your position plus your written comments
  • (RT) Testify remotely
  • (IPT) Testify in person before the committee
Watch any committee hearing or work session at tvw.org.

This list is for informational purposes only. The inclusion of a bill should not be construed as support or opposition to that legislation by HRC staff.

Monday, Jan. 13

  • Environmental Impacts of Fashion – Hearing on HB 1107 (Mena-D) – Environment @ 1:30 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • K-12 System Overview – Work Session – Education @ 1:30 PM
  • Rent Stabilization – Hearing on HB 1217 (Alvarado-D) – Housing @ 1:30 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Cruelty to Animals – Hearing on HB 1149 (Hackney-D) – Community Safety @ 2:00 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Gov. Inslee’s Operating Budget – Hearing on HB 1198 (Ormsby-D) – Approp. @ 4:00 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)

Tuesday, Jan. 14

  • Limited Audits of Counted Ballots – Hearing on HB 1030 (Low-R) – State Gov. @ 1:30 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Lodging Fee Disclosure – Hearing on HB 1080 (Donaghy-D) – Consumer Protection @ 1:30 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Unsolicited Phone/Text Solicitation – Hearing on HB 1103 (Shavers-D) – Consumer Protection @ 1:30 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Homes for Heroes – Hearing on HB 1022 (Connors-R) – Housing @ 4:00 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Sexually Violent Predators – Hearings on HB 1091 (Couture-R) & HB 1133 (Leavitt–D) – Community Safety @ 4:00 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • DOC Disciplinary Proceedings – Hearings on HB 1137 (Peterson-D) & HB 1192 (Simmons-D) – Community Safety @ 4:00 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)

Wednesday, Jan. 15

  • Child Care Workforce Standards Board – Hearing on HB 1128 (Fosse-R) – Labor @ 8:00 AM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Overtime/Non-Profits & Small Businesses – Hearing on HB 1184 (Schmidt-R) – Labor @ 8:00 AM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Prevailing Wage/Private Sector Refineries – Hearing on HB 1173 (Bronoske-D) – Labor @ 8:00 AM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Child Support Schedule Work Group Rec’s – Hearing on HB 1014 (Schmidt-R) – Civil Rights @ 8:00 AM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Voting in Jails – Hearing on HB 1146 (Simmons–D) – State Gov. @ 1:30 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Cosmetology Licensure Compact – Hearing on HB 1023 (Ryu-D) – Postsecondary Ed @ 1:30 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Gov. Inslee’s Transportation Budget – Hearing on HB 1227 & HB 1226 (Fey-D) – Transportation @ 4:00 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)

Thursday, Jan. 16

  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and the K-12 System – Work Session – Education @ 8:00 AM
  • Clemency & Pardons – Hearing on HB 1131 (Goodman-D) – Community Safety @ 8:30 AM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Gov. Inslee’s Capital Budget – Hearing on HB 1216 – Capital Budget (Tharinger-D) @ 1:30 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Increasing Personal Property Tax Exemption – Hearing on HB 1004 – Finance (Leavitt-D) @ 1:30 PM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)

Friday, Jan. 17

  • Budget and Higher Education Funding – Work Session – Postsecondary Education & Workforce @ 8:00 AM
  • PTSD Occupational Disease Presumptions – Hearings on HB 1002 (Abbarno-R) & HB 1070 (Davis-D) – Labor @ 10:30 AM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Family Burial Grounds – Hearing on HB 1065 (Walsh-R) – CRJ @ 10:30 AM (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Rural Matching Funds (MATCH Act) – Hearing on HB 1057 (Barnard-R) – Tech., Econ. Develop., and Veterans @ 10:30 (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)
  • Transparency in AI – Hearing on HB 1168 (Shavers-D) – Tech., Econ. Develop., and Veterans @ 10:30 (Take action: P, WC, RT, IPT)

Events on campus 

Note: This list is primarily sourced from https://apps.des.wa.gov/CampusEvents/default.aspx 

Monday, Jan. 13

  • House Opening Ceremonies, Watch on TVW, Noon  
  • Korean American Day Celebration, Columbia Rm., 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 14 

  • State of the State Address, House Floor/Watch on TVW, 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 15 

  • Joint Session; Swearing in of Governor Bob Ferguson Inaugural Address, 11:30am
  • Commissioner Upthegrove Speech & Reception, Natural Resources Rotunda, 11:30am-3:00pm
  • Governor’s Inaugural Ball, 7:00pm-11:00pm

Friday, Jan. 17 

  • ABATE – Day on the Hill, All Day