*Please note that bill statuses are subject to change. For the most up to date information check the bill page.

Healthcare

Bill #	Description	Importance to People with Disabilities	Status
HB 1045	Calculating the provider rate for certain community residential services		Referred to APPROPRIATIONS
HB 1047	Requiring coverage for hearing instruments for children and adolescents		Referred to HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS
SB 5010	Prohibiting the use of credit scores to determine rates for personal lines of insurance		Hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade 1/14 at 8:00 AM
SB 5052	Concerning the creation of health equity zones		Hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care 1/18 at 1:30 PM

Behavioral Health

Bill #	Description	Importance to People with Disabilities	Status
HB 1086	Creating the state office of behavioral health consumer advocacy.	People who use mental health and substance abuse services need a coordinated system of effective, well trained, accessible advocates to respond to complaints.	Executive session in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness 1/20 at 8:00 AM
HB 1020	By request of Department of Social and Health Services Concerning state of emergency operations impacting long-term services and supports.	Caregiving services, approval of caregivers, and abuse prevention strategies must be continued to ensure continuity of care.	Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL RELATIONS.
SB 5071	Creating transition teams to assist specified persons under civil commitment.	Creating transition teams to support those exiting the state hospitals.	Executive session in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care 1/22 at 10:30 AM
SB 5073	Concerning involuntary commitment.	Changing language to reflect behavior health and embedding mental health advance directives.	Executive session in the Senate Committee on Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care 1/22 at 10:30 AM
HB 1063	Allowing additional renewals for behavioral health professional trainee and associate credentials		Executive session in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness 1/20 at 8:00 AM

Housing

Bill #	Description	Importance to People with Disabilities	Status
HB 1035	Providing local governments with options to grant rent relief and preserve affordable housing in their communities.		Referred to FINANCE
SB 5007	Temporarily reducing compliance and tax burdens on electric utilities to lower costs and support utility assistance for low-income customers.		Referred to ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY
SB 5012	Providing a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs.		Hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing & Local Government 1/13 at 10:30 AM
HB 1083	Concerning relocation assistance for tenants of closed or converted manufactured/ mobile home parks.		Executive session in the House Committee on Housing, Human Services & Veterans 1/21 at 1:30 PM
SB 5139	Limiting rent increases after expiration of the governor’s eviction moratorium.		Referred to Committee on HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
SB 5117	Concerning rental vouchers to eligible offenders.		Executive session in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation 1/22 at 10:30 AM

Criminal Justice

Bill #	Description	Importance to People with Disabilities	Status
HB 1044	Creating prison to postsecondary education pathways.		Hearing in the House Committee on College & Workforce Development 1/20 at 8:00 AM
HB 1054	Establishing requirements for tactics and equipment used by peace officers.		Executive session in the House Committee on Public Safety 1/19 at 8:00 AM
HB 1071	Concerning bias-based criminal offenses.	People with disabilities are more likely to be victims of violent crimes than commit them.	Hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety 1/21 at 1:30 PM
SB 5051	Concerning state oversight and accountability of peace officers and corrections officers.		Executive session in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice 1/21 at 10:30 AM
SB 5055	Concerning law enforcement personnel collective bargaining.		Hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs 1/14 at 8:00 AM
SB 5134	Enhancing public trust and confidence in law enforcement and strengthening law enforcement accountability for general authority Washington peace officers, excluding department of fish and wildlife officers.		Hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs 1/14 at 8:00 AM
SB 5094	Concerning vascular neck restraints.		Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE

Support Services

Bill #	Description	Importance to People with Disabilities	Status
HB 1061	Concerning youth eligible for developmental disability services who are expected to exit the child welfare system.		Executive session in the House Committee on Children, Youth & Families 1/21 at 10:00 AM

Voting

Bill #	Description	Importance to People with Disabilities	Status
HB 1078	Restoring voter eligibility for all persons convicted of a felony offense who are not in total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.	Disability is frequently criminalized which leads to many disabled people arrested and charged with crimes -and where the crime is a felony, losing the right to vote.	Executive session in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations 1/21 at 10:00 AM
SB 5086	Restoring voter eligibility for all persons convicted of a felony offense who are not in total confinement under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.	Disability is frequently criminalized which leads to many disabled people arrested and charged with crimes -and where the crime is a felony, losing the right to vote.	Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

Education

Bill #	Description	Importance to People with Disabilities	Status
HB 1085	Promoting a safe learning environment for students with seizure disorders.		Hearing in the House Committee on Education 1/21 at 1:30 PM
HB 1153	Increasing language access in public schools.	Student success is tied to family engagement. Family members with disabilities should be able to meaningfully communicate with schools.	Referred to EDUCATION
SB 5044	Concerning professional learning, equity, cultural competency, and dismantling institutional racism in the public school system.		Hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education 1/13 at 10:30 AM

State Budget

Bill Name	Bill #	Description	Importance to People with Disabilities	Status
House Capital Budget	HB 1080	By request of Office of Financial Management Concerning the capital budget.	This includes investments for Trueblood implementation, historic investments into housing, and investments into institutional settings in the form of a new forensic hospital and nursing facility at Fircrest.	Hearing 1/14 8am in House Capital Budget
Senate Capital Budget	SB 5083	By request of Office of Financial Management Concerning the capital budget.	This includes investments for Trueblood implementation, historic investments into housing, and investments into institutional settings in the form of a new forensic hospital and nursing facility at Fircrest.	Hearing 1/12 4pm in Senate Ways and Means
House Operating Budget	HB 1094	By request of Office of Financial Management Concerning the operating budget.	Funding for programs which support people with disabilities including Trueblood implementation.	Hearing 1/14 3:30pm in House Appropriations
Senate Operating Budget	SB 5092	By request of Office of Financial Management Concerning the operating budget.	Funding for programs which support people with disabilities including Trueblood implementation.	Hearing 1/12 4pm in Senate Ways and Means

Miscellaneous

Bill #	Description	Importance to People with Disabilities	Status
HB 1072	Removing one of the restrictions on the use of civil legal aid funds.		Executive session in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary 1/15 at 8:00 AM
SB 5027	Concerning closed captioning on televisions in places of public accommodation.		Executive session in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice 1/21 at 10:30 AM