Below is a list of Committee hearings identified by CAPAA that may be of interest to Asian Pacific American communities. For more information, visit www.leg.wa.gov.
Monday, January 23, 2017
| Bill | Description | Committee | Time | Location |
| HB 1212 | Concerning the possession and transfer of marijuana, marijuana plants, useable marijuana, marijuana-infused products, and marijuana concentrates. | Commerce & Gaming | 1:30 PM | House Hearing Rm C John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| HB 1274 | Concerning the member requirement for bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations. | Commerce & Gaming | 1:30 PM | House Hearing Rm C John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| HB 1144 | Amending state greenhouse gas emission limits for consistency with the most recent assessment of climate change science. | Environment | 1:30 PM | House Hearing Rm B John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| HB 1300 | Simplifying and enforcing employee status under employment laws to ensure fairness to employers and employees and address the underground economy. | Labor & Workplace Standards | 1:30 PM | House Hearing Rm E John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| SB 5183 | Concerning career and technical education funding. | Early Learning & K-12 Education | 1:30 PM | Senate Hearing Rm 1 J.A. Cherberg Building Olympia, WA 98504 |
| SB 5155 | Concerning suspension and expulsion of kindergarten and early elementary school students. | Early Learning & K-12 Education | 1:30 PM | Senate Hearing Rm 1 J.A. Cherberg Building Olympia, WA 98504 |
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
| Bill | Description | Committee | Time | Location |
| HB 1280 | Including referred and diverted youth in establishing community juvenile accountability program guidelines. | Early Learning & Human Services | 8:00 AM | House Hearing Rm C John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| HB 1047 | Protecting the public’s health by creating a system for safe and secure collection and disposal of unwanted medications. | Health Care & Wellness | 8:00 AM | House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| HB 1054 | Concerning the age of individuals at which sale or distribution of tobacco and vapor products may be made. | Health Care & Wellness | 8:00 AM | House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| HB 1168 | Supporting student success at community and technical colleges by increasing full-time faculty. | Higher Education | 8:00 AM | House Hearing Rm D John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| HB 1238 | Creating new full-time tenure track positions at the state’s four-year public institutions of higher education. | Higher Education | 8:00 AM | House Hearing Rm D John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| SB 5100 | Requiring live financial literacy seminars for students at institutions of higher education. | Higher Education | 8:00 AM | Senate Hearing Rm 3 J.A. Cherberg Building Olympia, WA 98504 |
| SB 5022 | Providing information to students about education loans. | Higher Education | 8:00 AM | Senate Hearing Rm 3 J.A. Cherberg Building Olympia, WA 98504 |
| HB 1298 | Prohibiting employers from asking about arrests or convictions before an applicant is determined otherwise qualified for a position. | Labor & Workplace Standards | 1:30 PM | House Hearing Rm E John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
| Bill | Description | Committee | Time | Location |
| HB 1290 | Removing references to faith-based exemptions regarding criminal mistreatment of children and vulnerable adults. | Judiciary | 8:00 AM | House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| SB 5110 | Enhancing youth voter registration. | State Government | 8:00 AM | Senate Hearing Rm 2 J.A. Cherberg Building Olympia, WA 98504 |
| SB 5192 | Extending the time period for voter registration. | State Government | 8:00 AM | Senate Hearing Rm 2 J.A. Cherberg Building Olympia, WA 98504 |
| HB 1291 | Concerning health care for Pacific Islanders residing in Washington under a compact of free association. | Health Care & Wellness | 1:30 PM | House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| HB 1264 | Specifying medical assistance coverage for hearing devices for adults. | Health Care & Wellness | 1:30 PM | House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| HB 1214 | Increasing the number of state need grant recipients by awarding the community and technical college rate in certain financial aid programs for a student’s first two years of postsecondary credit. | Higher Education | 1:30 PM | House Hearing Rm D John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
Thursday, January 26, 2017
| Bill | Description | Committee | Time | Location |
| HB 1115 | Concerning paraeducators. | Education | 8:00 AM | House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
| SB 5118 | Increasing the personal needs allowance for persons receiving state-financed care. | Health Care | 10:00 AM | Senate Hearing Rm 2 J.A. Cherberg Building Olympia, WA 98504 |
| SB 5230 | Concerning licensing and regulatory requirements of small business owners. | Commerce, Labor & Sports | 1:30 PM | Senate Hearing Rm 4 J.A. Cherberg Building Olympia, WA 98504 |
Friday, January 27, 2017
| Bill | Description | Committee | Time | Location |
| HB 1276 | Creating a pilot project to test a three-part aim solution that improves health and health care in a manner that lowers overall health care costs in a normally distributed population. | Health Care & Wellness | 10:00 AM | House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Bldg. Olympia, WA 98504 |
