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The 2020 Legislative Session begins on January 13, 2020 and will run for 60 consecutive days. February 19 was the cut-off for bills to be passed from their House of Origin. Opposite House Policy Committee cut-off is February 28. Opposite House Fiscal Committee cut-off is March 2. Bills that do not pass by these dates will be removed from this tracking list.

Veteran / Military Bill tracking list as of Feb 24, 2020 (PDF Version with summary info)

Visit https://app.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/ for more detailed bill information.

Veteran/Military Related Bills as of
Bill Number	Title	Sponsor (Combined)	Status	WDVA Analysis		Date
EHB 2188	AN ACT Relating to increasing the types of commercial driver's license qualification waivers allowed for military veterans;	(Leavitt)	H Spkr Signed	My thoughts on this
HB 1201	AN ACT Relating to the Washington national guard postsecondary education grant program;	(Kilduff)	S Rules 2

WDVA and State Employee Related Related Bills as of
Bill Number	Title	Sponsor (Combined)	Status	WDVA Analysis		Date
HB 1202	AN ACT Relating to ensuring fairness and compliance with public works and procurement practices;	(Gregerson)	H Approps
HB 2325	AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters;	(Ormsby)	H Rules R

Bill	Companion Bills	Title	Status	Sponsor (Combined)	Latest Cmte Mtg Info
HB 1201	SB 5197(H Hous, Com Dev)	National guard ed. grants	S Higher Ed & Wo	Kilduff	Feb 25 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
HB 1829		Veterans' assistance levies	S Ways & Means	Chapman	Feb 26 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
HB 2013		Allied veteran emblems	S Transportation	Van Werven	Feb 26 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
SHB 2187	SB 6433(S Transportation)	Women veterans license plate	S Transportation	TR(Kilduff)	Feb 25 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
EHB 2188		Military veteran CDL waivers	S Transportation	Leavitt	Feb 24 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
SHB 2200		Military spouse liaison	S State Govt/Tri	HOUS(Klippert)
2SHB 2303		Prof. licensing/military	H Rules C	APP(Leavitt)
ESHB 2411		Suicide prevention/providers	S Health & Long	HCW(Orwall)	Feb 24 Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
HB 2542		Child of veteran/tuition	S Higher Ed & Wo	Paul	Feb 20 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (2020)
SHB 2543		In-state residency/veterans	S Higher Ed & Wo	CWD(Paul)	Feb 20 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (2020)
SHB 2544		Definition of veteran	S Ways & Means	APP(Paul)	Feb 26 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
SHB 2730		Military spouse employment	S State Govt/Tri	CRJ(Kilduff)	Feb 26 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 8:00 AM (Subject to change).
HJM 4016		SR 902/Gold Star Memorial	S Transportation	Riccelli	Feb 24 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
ESSB 5167		Linked deposit program	H Inn, Tech & E	FIET(Hasegawa)	Feb 28 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Innovation, Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2020)
SB 5197	HB 1201(S Higher Ed & Wo)	National guard ed. grants	H Hous, Com Dev	Hobbs	Feb 28 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2020)
SSB 5900		LGBTQ coordinator/veterans	H Hous, Com Dev	WM(Randall)	Feb 25 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Housing, Community Development & Veterans at 10:00 AM (Subject to change). (2020)
SSB 6183		Elections/common access card	H State Govt & T	SGTE(Hunt)	Feb 25 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (Committee Materials)
ESB 6626		Military spouse liaison	H Hous, Com Dev	Conway

WDVA and State Employee Related Bills as of Feb 20, 2020

Bill	Companion Bills	Title	Status	Sponsor (Combined)	Latest Cmte Mtg Info
2SHB 1067	SB 5033(S 2nd Reading)	Employment after public serv	H Rules R	SGOV(Pellicciotti)
ESHB 1422	SB 5338(S Human Svcs, Re)	Vulnerable adults	S Human Svcs, Re	CRJ(Valdez)	Feb 26 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2020)
E2SHB 1521	SB 5655(S State Govt/Tri)	Government contracting	S State Govt/Tri	APP(Dolan)	Feb 21 Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
2ESHB 1565	SB 5568(S Rules X)	Background check sharing	S Human Svcs, Re	HCW(Robinson)
SHB 1782		Advisory group meetings	H Rules R	SGOV(Pollet)
2SHB 1888		Employee info. disclosure	S State Govt/Tri	APP(Hudgins)	Feb 21 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
HB 2264		Accrued vacation leave cap	H Rules R	Doglio
SHB 2304		Shared leave/L&I benefits	H Rules R	APP(Doglio)
HB 2324	SB 6248(S Ways & Means)	Capital budget, supplemental	H Cap Budget	Tharinger	Feb 27 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
HB 2325	SB 6168(S Ways & Means)	Operating budget, supplement	H Approps	Ormsby	Feb 26 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
HB 2341	SB 6383(H Approps)	Retirement strategy funds	H 2nd Reading	Fitzgibbon
2SHB 2386		Behavioral health ombuds	S Behavioral Hea	APP(Cody)	Feb 27 Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2020)
SHB 2400		Privacy assessment surveys	S Environment, E	SGOV(Hudgins)	Feb 20 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:00 AM (Subject to change). (2020)
SHB 2614	SB 6349(S Rules 2)	Paid family & medical leave	S Labor & Commer	LAWS(Robinson)	Feb 25 Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 12:00 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
HB 2739		Shared leave program	S State Govt/Tri	Kloba	Feb 21 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
SSB 5033	HB 1067(H Rules R)	Employment/public service	S 2nd Reading	SGTE(Carlyle)
SSB 6061		Telemedicine training	H HC/Wellness	HLTC(Becker)	Feb 27 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
SB 6123	HB 2425(H State Govt & T)	Organ donation leave	H State Govt & T	Hunt	Feb 21 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2020)
SB 6168	HB 2325(H Approps)	Operating budget, supplement	S Ways & Means	Rolfes	Feb 25 Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM (Subject to change). (2020)
SB 6187		Data breaches/SSN	H Inn, Tech & E	Zeiger	Feb 25 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Innovation, Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM (Subject to change). (2020)
SSB 6209	HB 2376(H HC/Wellness)	Nurse licensure compact	S 2nd Reading	HLTC(Randall)
SB 6248	HB 2324(H Cap Budget)	Capital budget, supplemental	S Ways & Means	Frockt	Feb 21 Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 11:00 AM (Subject to change). (2020)
SB 6284		Shared leave/balances	S 2nd Reading	Hunt
SSB 6349	HB 2614(H subst for)	Paid family & medical leave	S Rules 2	LBRC(Keiser)
SB 6383	HB 2341(H 2nd Reading)	Retirement strategy funds	H Approps	Conway
SSB 6499	HB 2716(H State Govt & T)	Health info./retirement	H State Govt & T	SGTE(Schoesler)	Feb 21 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM (Subject to change). (2020)
2SSB 6515		Nursing facilities	S 2nd Reading	WM(Van De Wege)