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Home My WebLink AboutWSAC - 2025 Bills - HOT LIST Detail ReportDetail Report February 28, 2025 Page 1 of 5 HOT LIST Detail Report Upcoming Events Bill Details Status Sponsor Priority Position SHB 1098 (SB 5544) County local roads H Rules R Low High Support Concerning county local roads. SHB 1113 Misdemeanor dismissal H Rules R Farivar Concerns Concerning accountability and access to services for individuals charged with a misdemeanor. SHB 1218 Competency eval. & restor. H Approps Farivar High Oppose Concerning persons referred for competency evaluation and restoration services. HB 1299 (ESSB 5184) Minimum parking requirements H Local Govt Peterson High Oppose Concerning minimum parking requirements. SHB 1303 (SB 5380) Environmental justice H Approps Mena Low Concerns Increasing environmental justice by improving government decisions. SHB 1322 (2SSB 5296) Juvenile offenses H Exec Action Goodman Concerns Improving outcomes for individuals adjudicated of juvenile offenses by increasing opportunities for community placement options and refining procedural requirements. HB 1334 Property tax revenue growth H Finance Pollet High Support Modifying the annual regular property tax revenue growth limit. Changes the property tax annual growth rate limit from 1% to the rate of population growth, not to exceed 3%. HB 1345 Detached ADU limits H Rules R Low High Support Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside of urban growth areas. WSAC Priority Bill. Authorizes detached ADUs outside or UGAs under certain circumstances. SHB 1443 (SSB 5332) Mobile dwellings H Exec Action Gregerson High Oppose Concerning mobile dwellings. Detail Report February 28, 2025 Page 2 of 5 Requires a county fully planning under the GMA to allow at least one home on wheels per residential lot if certain requirements are met. 2SHB 1549 (SB 5476) Responsible bidder criteria H Approps Fosse Concerns Modifying the responsible bidder criteria for public works projects. Adds add'l criteria for "responsible bidders: must have completed at least one PW project in the last 3 years, must not have received a citation under responsible bidder or prevailing wage RCWs OR have designated person that has received RB and PW training within the previous three years. Removes exemption for those who have completed three or more projects and maintained WA license for 3 years. Requires L&I to maintain training records and publish for 3 years and maintain on its website. Also directs L&I to develop an apprenticeship utilization plan template for use on projects requiring AU and publish completed plans on its website. SHB 1592 (SB 5404) Public defense services H Approps Peterson High Support Concerning public defense services. HB 1647 (SB 5319) Surface mine reclamation H Approps Springer Establishing surface mine reclamation permit fees. SHB 1673 (SSB 5466) Electric transmission system H Approps Ramel Monitoring Neutral Improving reliability and capacity of the electric transmission system in Washington state. SHB 1702 Public utility tax, counties H Rules R Wylie High Support Authorizing counties to impose a public utility tax. New authority for a 3% utility tax in unincorporated areas. SHB 1813 Medical assist reprocurement H Approps Macri High Support Concerning the reprocurement of medical assistance services, including the realignment of behavioral health crisis services for medicaid enrollees. WSAC Priority SHB 1902 Transp. project permitting H Rules R Richards Support Convening a work group regarding the streamlining of permitting for transportation projects. SHB 1960 Renewable energy H Approps Ramel High Support Encouraging renewable energy in Washington through tax policy and investment in local communities. Replaces the current personal property tax on clean energy projects with a nameplate capacity tax. Jail system S Ways & Means Saldana Medium Oppose Detail Report February 28, 2025 Page 3 of 5 SSB 5005 (HB 1424) Concerning transparency, public safety, and independent oversight of the city, county, and regional jail system in Washington state. 2SSB 5061 Public works wages S Rules 2 Conway Concerns Requiring certain wages in public works contracts to be at least the prevailing wage in effect when the work is performed. SSB 5148 (HB 1235) GMA housing element S Ways & Means Bateman Medium Neutral Ensuring compliance with the housing element requirements of the growth management act. SSB 5163 (HB 1459) Child fatalities S WMDPS Orwall High Support Modernizing the child fatality statute. ESSB 5184 (HB 1299) Minimum parking requirements H Local Govt Bateman High Neutral Concerning minimum parking requirements. SSB 5197 Local government planning S Rules 2 Salomon High Concerns Ensuring that local government planning complies with the growth management act. SB 5260 Juvenile correctional pop. S Human Services Christian Support Concerning emergency measures for managing juvenile populations at state juvenile correctional institutions. 2SSB 5278 Juvenile rehabilitation S WMDP2S Braun Support Concerning emergency measures for managing juvenile populations at state juvenile correctional institutions. 2SSB 5296 (SHB 1322) Juvenile offenses S WMDP2S Wilson Concerns Improving outcomes for individuals adjudicated of juvenile offenses by increasing opportunities for community placement options and refining procedural requirements. SB 5317 EFSEC/services by local gov. S Passed 3rd Goehner High Support Exempting local governments providing certain services for projects under the jurisdiction of the energy facility siting evaluation council from certain appeals. WSAC priority bill. City/county in agreement with EFSEC for technical assistance, application or plan review, or inspections for siting, construction, or operation are deemed in compliance with state law and can't be appealed under SEPA or GMA. SB 5404 (SHB 1592) Public defense services S Law & Justice Trudeau High Support Concerning public defense services. Detail Report February 28, 2025 Page 4 of 5 SB 5461 Intensive rural dev. areas S Rules 2 Lovelett High Support Concerning residential development in limited areas of more intensive rural development. SSB 5466 (SHB 1673) Electric transmission system S Ways & Means Shewmake Monitoring Neutral Improving reliability and capacity of the electric transmission system in Washington state. SSB 5470 Detached ADUs S Rules 2 Goehner High Support Establishing limitations on detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas. WSAC Priority Bill. Authorizes detached ADUs outside of UGAs with certain conditions. ESB 5471 (HB 1840) Middle housing H Housing Goehner High Support Authorizing middle housing in unincorporated growth areas and unincorporated urban growth areas, certain limited areas of more intensive rural development, and fully contained communities. SB 5479 (SHB 1261) Open space incidental use S Ways & Means Liias Low Support Providing tax relief for certain incidental uses on open space land. Adds agritourism activities (on up to 20% of farm or agricultural land) as an allowable use in the Current Use Valuation Program. SB 5544 (SHB 1098) County local roads S Transportation Liias High Support Concerning county local roads. SSB 5576 (HB 1763) Affordable housing funding S WMDPS Lovelett High Support Providing state funding for essential affordable housing programs. WSAC Priority Bill. Implements a statewide tax on short-term rentals. Funding goes to the cities and counties where the taxes were collected and must be spent on housing programs, including infrastructure development. SSB 5614 Impact fees S Rules 2 Salomon Concerns Concerning impact fees. SSB 5719 Local gov. hearing examiners S Rules 2 Salomon Low Concerns Concerning local government hearing examiners. SB 5729 Housing permitting S 2nd Reading Gildon Medium Oppose Encouraging construction of affordable housing by streamlining the permitting process. SB 5757 Auto. traffic safety revenue S Transportation Christian Concerning the distribution of automated traffic safety revenue. Detail Report February 28, 2025 Page 5 of 5