Legislative Agenda for the 2021 Session
Our Department of Government Affairs has spent weeks building this year’s legislative agenda, poring over the various bills and initiatives being proposed by legislators for the upcoming session. The agenda below includes items that affect every Young Democrat in our state.
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Jump to bill:
- HB 1044: An act relating to creating prison to postsecondary education pathways
- HB 1054: An act relating to establishing requirements for tactics and equipment used by peace officers
- HB 1009: An act relating to student health plans
- HB 1236 (Passed Committee): An act relating to protecting residential tenants from the beginning to end of their tenancies by penalizing the inclusion of unlawful lease provisions and limiting the reasons for eviction, refusal to continue, and termination
- HB 1156: An act relating to increasing representation and voter participation in local elections
- SB 1083 & HB 1080: Capital Budget: Increased Broadband Access
- HB 1228 (DO NOT PASS): Would immediately end the eviction moratorium and put a 6 month timer on rental debt recovery
Bills to Watch
HB 1044
An act relating to creating prison to postsecondary education pathways
Next Committee Date/Time
Feb 11, 2021 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM
Sponsors
Leavitt, Simmons, Johnson, J., Eslick, Lovick, Kloba, Lekanoff, Wylie, Bateman, Senn, Goodman, Bronoske, Valdez, Callan, Ramos, Hackney, Morgan, Ormsby, Fey, Frame, Santos, Davis, Pollet, Bergquist
HB 1054
An act relating to establishing requirements for tactics and equipment used by peace officers
Next Committee Date/Time
Jan 26, 2021 Referred to Rules 2 Review
Sponsors
Johnson, J., Entenman, Dolan, Ryu, Berry, Simmons, Bateman, Kloba, Lekanoff, Duerr, Fitzgibbon, Slatter, Wylie, Ramos, Berg, Tharinger, Ramel, Ortiz-Self, Senn, Peterson, Gregerson, Valdez, Callan, Hackney, Morgan, Chopp, Cody, Ormsby, Taylor, Frame, Santos, Macri, Davis, Pollet, Bergquist, Harris-Talley
HB 1009
An act relating to student health plans
Next Committee Date/Time
Jan 19, 2021 Referred to Rules 2 Review
Sponsors
Thai, Slatter, Wicks, Ortiz-Self, Kloba, Lekanoff, Bateman, Johnson, J., Ryu, Senn, Gregerson, Valdez, Cody, Riccelli, Frame, Santos, Macri, Pollet
HB 1236 (Passed Committee)
An act relating to protecting residential tenants from the beginning to end of their tenancies by penalizing the inclusion of unlawful lease provisions and limiting the reasons for eviction, refusal to continue, and termination
Next Committee Date/Time
Feb 5, 2021 Passed House Committee
Sponsors
HB 1156
An act relating to increasing representation and voter participation in local elections
Next Committee Date/Time
Feb 11, 2021 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 10:00 AM (Subject to change) (Committee Materials)
Sponsors
Harris-Talley, Gregerson, Shewmake, Ormsby, Chopp, Lekanoff, Davis, Frame, Macri, Duerr, Pollet, Goodman, Berg, Taylor, Walsh, Rule, Ortiz-Self, Berry, Peterson, Thai, Wicks, Bateman, Johnson, J., Simmons, Fitzgibbon, Ramel, Dolan
SB 1083 & HB 1080
Capital Budget: Increased Broadband Access
We support the proposed budget proposals which include increased funding for broadband access for Washingtonians, specifically in rural areas. Both during the pandemic and beyond, as young people we are well aware that internet access is integral to being a part of today’s workforce. Whether it’s a reliable connection to class or a job, young Washingtonians have needed increased access, and the pandemic has only exacerbated this inequitable challenge to economic opportunity for rural residents of our state.
Next Committee Date/Time
TBA
Sponsors (SB 1083)
Sponsors (HB 1080)
Tharinger, Leavitt, Wylie, Callan, Hackney
HB 1228 (DO NOT PASS)
Would immediately end the eviction moratorium and put a 6 month timer on rental debt recovery
There are nearly 200,000 people who are accruing rent debt in the State of Washington currently that would be put at risk by this bill. The bill had a hearing this past week, and had 750 folks sign in CON to stop it, but the landlord lobby turned out more than 850 to sign in PRO.
Next Committee Date/Time
Feb 12, 2021 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans at 10:00 AM (Subject to change) (Committee Materials)
Sponsors
Barkis, Walen, Dent, Hoff, Jacobsen, Chambers, Ryu, Graham, Ybarra, Caldier, MacEwen, Walsh, Chapman, Boehnke, Dolan, Springer, Chandler, Eslick, Robertson, Gilday
