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, January 20

  • FutureReady Initiative (Graduation Requirements) – Work Session – Education @ 1:30 PM
  • Local Approval of Wind & Solar Siting – Hearing on HB 1188 (Dye-R) – Environment @ 1:30 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Energy Facility Siting Decisions – Hearing on HB 1237 (Fitzgibbon-D) – Environment @ 1:30 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Rent Control – Executive Session on HB 1217 (Alvarado-D) – Housing @ 1:30 PM)
  • Sentencing/Under 21 –Hearings on HB 1111 (Alvarado-D) & HB 1317 (Hackney-D) – Community Safety @ 1:30 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Sentencing Enhancements – Hearing on HB 1178 (Goodman-D) – Community Safety @ 1:30 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)

Tuesday, January 21

  • Tax on Guns, Parts & Ammo – Hearing on HB 1386 (Thai-D) – Finance @ 8:00 AM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT) 
  • Restoration of the Right to Possess a Firearm – Hearing on HB 1118 (Simmons-D) – Civil Rights & Judiciary @ 10:30 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Purchase, Transfer, and Possession of Firearms – Hearing on HB 1163 (Berry-D) – Civil Rights & Judiciary @ 10:30 AM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • PFML Eligibility Expansion – Hearing on HB 1213 (Berry-D) – Labor @ 10:30 AM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Ferry Worker Salaries – Hearing on HB 1264 (Fey-D) – Labor @ 10:30 AM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Earned Wage Access Services – Hearing on HB 1063 (Reeves-D) – Consumer Protection @ 1:30 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Virtual Currency Transaction Kiosks – Hearing on HB 1268 (Hackney-D) – Consumer Protection @ 1:30 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Vacating DUI Convictions – Hearing on HB 1110 (Ortiz Self-D) – Community Safety @ 4:00 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Lowering DUI BAC Level to .05% – Hearing on HB 1315 (Donaghy-D) – Community Safety @ 4:00 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Efforts to Address Student Behavioral and Mental Health in WA – Work Session – Education @ 4:00 PM
  • Recycling Reform Act – Hearing on HB 1150 (Berry-D) – Environment @ 4:00 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Litter Penalties & Task Force – Hearing on HB 1293 (Klicker-R) – Environment @ 4:00 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)

Wednesday, January 22

  • Rangeland Fire Protection Association Pilot – Hearing on HB 1048 (Dent-R) – Ag & Natural Resources @ 8:00 AM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Self-employed/Division of Child Support – Hearing on HB 1297 (Walen-D) – Civil Rights & Judiciary @ 8:00 AM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Mandate of Wildland Urban Interface Code –Hearing on HB 1254 (Duerr-D) – Local Government @ 8:00 AM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)

Thursday, January 23

  • Environmental Justice/Project Permitting – Hearing on HB 1303 (Mena-D) – Environment @ 8:00 AM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Financial Education Graduation Requirement – Hearing on HB 1285 (Rude-R) – Education @ 8:00 AM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Exit Survey for Parents Withdrawing from Public Schools – Hearing on HB 1289 (McClintock-R) – Education @ 8:00 AM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Parents Rights Initiative Rewrite and Transgender Student Policy – Hearing on HB 1296 (Stonier-D) – Education @ 8:00 AM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Affordable Housing Financing – Work Session – Capital Budget @ 1:30 PM
  • Rural Fire District Tax Exemption –Hearing on HB 1047 (Dent-R) – Finance @ 1:30 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)
  • Volunteer Firefighters/State Deferred Comp – Hearing on HB 1156 (Steele-R) – Approps. @ 4:00 PM (Take Action: IPT, RT, P, WT)

Friday, January 24

  • Energy Labeling for Homes –Executive Session on HB 1015 (Duerr-D) – Local Government @ 10:30 AM

Events On and Around Campus 

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

Monday, January 20  

  • Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, House Floor, 10:30am – 12:30pm
  • Cost Free College Rally (Communities for Our Colleges), North Steps of Legislative Building, 9:00am – 4:00pm
  • AWB Legislative Assistant Lunch Reception, 11:30pm – 1:00pm
  • MAGA Take Back Washington Celebration, Tivoli Fountain, 9:00am – 4:00pm

Tuesday, January 21 

  • Washington CannaBuisness Association Open House, Columbia Room, 9:00am – 4:00pm
  • PNWER Pizza Lunch, House Rules Room 12:00pm – 1:00pm
  • Nuclear Energy Caucus, JAC 211, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
  • Council of Presidents Legislative Reception, Governor’s Mansion, 5:30pm – 7:00pm

Wednesday, January 22 

  • Joint Session, State of the Judiciary Address, Senate Chambers, 12:15pm
  • 2025 WSMA Legislative Summit, Columbia Room, 8:00am – 3:00pm
  • American Indian Health Commission Legislative Lunch, House Rules Room, 1:30pm – 2:30pm
  • Energy Northwest Reception, Rotunda, 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Thursday, January 23 

  • Purple Presence Lobby Day, Columbia Room, 8:00am – 4:00pm

Friday, January 24 

  • Veterans Legislative Reception, Columbia Room, 11:30am – 1:00pm