Ways and Means, 3:30 p.m. Jan. 9

Senate Full Committee

Senate Hearing Rm 4

J.A. Cherberg Building

Olympia, WA

REVISED ON 2/6/2015 AT 1:36 PM

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5571 – Providing a tax deferral for the expansion of certain existing public facilities district convention centers.
2. SB 5715 – Including the contents of fiscal impact statements in the ballot title for certain initiative measures.
3. SB 5594 – Concerning federal funding programs requiring changes in state law.
4. SB 5020 – Concerning state agencies continuity of operations planning requirements.
5. SB 5681 – Concerning state lottery accounts.

Executive Session:

1. SHB 1105 – Making 2015 supplemental operating appropriations.
2. SSB 5052 – Establishing the cannabis patient protection act.
3. SB 5463 – Concerning access to and creation of cultural and heritage programs and facilities.
4. SB 5275 – Concerning tax code improvements that do not affect state revenue collections.
5. SB 5511 – Reducing the frequency of local sales and use tax changes.
6. SB 5542 – Providing reasonable tools for the effective administration of the public utility district privilege tax.
7. SB 5211 – Correcting restrictions on collecting a pension in the public employees’ retirement system for retirees returning to work in an ineligible position or a position covered by a different state retirement system.
8. SB 5210 – Authorizing an optional life annuity benefit for members of the Washington state patrol retirement system.
9. SB 5033 – Concerning sexually violent predators.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.