Washington Legislative Update - February 13, 2023
Published February 13, 2023 at 8:18 AM · Legislative Advocacy - Washington
Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade (Senate) - SHR 2 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg - 2/14 @ 8:00am
• SB 5720 - Public Hearing - Concerning risk mitigation in property insurance. (Remote Testimony Available).
Consumer Protection & Business (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 2/14 @ 1:30pm
• HB 1811 - Public Hearing - Concerning reasonable exceptions to insurance rates for consumers whose credit information is influenced by extraordinary life circumstances. (Remote Testimony Available).
Appropriations (House) - HHR A and Virtual JLOB - 2/15 @ 4:00pm
• SHB 1032 - Public Hearing - Mitigating the risk of wildfires through electric utility planning and identification of best management practices appropriate to each electric utility's circumstances. (Remote Testimony Available).
Law & Justice (Senate) - SHR 4 and Virtual JACB - 2/16 @ 8:00am
• SHB 1101 - Public Hearing - Providing for tenant screening in common interest communities. (Remote Testimony Available).
Consumer Protection & Business (House) - HHR C and Virtual JLOB - 2/17 @ 8:00am
• HB 1811 - Exec Session - Concerning reasonable exceptions to insurance rates for consumers whose credit information is influenced by extraordinary life circumstances.
| Bill # | Abbrev. Title | Short Description | Status | Sponsor | Position | Priority |
| HB 1011 | Long-term care/repeal | Repealing the long-term services and supports trust program. | H HC/Wellness | Abbarno | ||
| SHB 1032 (SSB 5039) | Wildfires/electric utilities | Mitigating the risk of wildfires through electric utility planning and identification of best management practices appropriate to each electric utility's circumstances. | H Approps | Dent | ||
| SHB 1051 | Robocalls & telephone scams | Concerning robocalling and telephone scams. | H Rules R | Leavitt | ||
| SHB 1060 (SSB 5220) | Mutual insurer reorg. | Concerning reorganization of domestic mutual insurers. | H 2nd ReadSCal | Corry | ||
| SHB 1101 | Tenant screening/communities | Providing for tenant screening in common interest communities. | S Law & Justice | Walen | ||
| HB 1208 (SB 5319) | Pet insurance | Concerning pet insurance. | H Rules R | Walen | ||
| SHB 1266 | Insurance comnr./email | Concerning email communication by the office of the insurance commissioner. | H Rules R | Santos | ||
| HB 1632 | Retirement options study | Evaluating retirement options for Washington consumers. | H ConsPro&Bus | Reeves | ||
| HB 1634 | Residential insurance | Concerning residential insurance policies. | H ConsPro&Bus | Reeves | ||
| HB 1649 | Prejudgment interest | Concerning prejudgment interest. | H Civil R & Judi | Hackney | ||
| HB 1722 (SB 5652) | Tow truck operator comp. | Addressing compensation for tow truck operators for keeping the public roadways clear. | H Transportation | Doglio | ||
| HB 1811 | Insurance/credit exceptions | Concerning reasonable exceptions to insurance rates for consumers whose credit information is influenced by extraordinary life circumstances. | H ConsPro&Bus | Hackney | ||
| 2SSB 5002 | Alcohol concentration/DUI | Concerning alcohol concentration. | S Rules 2 | Lovick | ||
| SB 5026 (HB 1061) | Insurance producer education | Eliminating prelicensing education requirements for licensed insurance producers. | S Business, Fin | Mullet | ||
| SSB 5039 (SHB 1032) | Wildfires/electric utilities | Mitigating the risk of wildfires through electric utility planning and identification of best management practices appropriate to each electric utility's circumstances. | S Ways & Means | Rolfes | ||
| SB 5053 | Insurance sublimits | Adding sublimits of coverage to an insurance policy's declaration page. | S Rules 2 | Wellman | ||
| SB 5059 | Prejudgment interest | Concerning prejudgment interest. | S Ways & Means | Kuderer | ||
| SB 5090 | Torts | Concerning tort actions. | S Law & Justice | Padden | ||
| SB 5194 | Insurance commissioner | Rendering the Washington state insurance commissioner an appointed position. | S State Govt & E | Mullet | ||
| SSB 5220 (SHB 1060) | Mutual insurer reorg. | Concerning reorganization of domestic mutual insurers. | S Rules 2 | Frame | ||
| SB 5319 (HB 1208) | Pet insurance | Concerning pet insurance. | S Rules 2 | Stanford | ||
| SSB 5326 | Vehicle insurance verif. | Concerning verification of motor vehicle insurance. | S Rules 2 | Lovick | ||
| SB 5594 | Fully autonomous vehicles | Concerning the operation of fully autonomous vehicles. | S Transportation | Boehnke | ||
| SB 5652 (HB 1722) | Tow truck operator comp. | Addressing compensation for tow truck operators for keeping the public roadways clear. | S Transportation | Lovick | ||
| SB 5720 | Risk mitigation | Concerning risk mitigation in property insurance. | S Business, Fin | Stanford |
