Legislative Updates

Busy legislative week: Senate proposed transportation, operating, and capital budgets. Numerous hearings, executive sessions, and policy cutoffs, with floor action ahead.

House and Senate held floor sessions and committees, with a 21-hour House session. Bills face cutoffs; 438 survive. Worker protest reported. Economic forecast positive; budgets pending release.

Mid-2022 legislative session update: Passed fiscal cutoff, shifted to floor action. House increased in-person members. COVID-19 measures adjusted based on declining rates.

February 3: Bills moved from policy committees; exceptions for budget-related bills. February 7: Fiscal committees decide bills’ fate. Budget discussions intensify amid increased revenue projections.

Session’s first cutoff on February 3rd requires bills to pass policy committees; next fiscal cutoff on February 7th for fiscal committees. Long-Term Care program implementation delayed. 1,009 bills introduced.

The 2022 short legislative session in Washington began on January 10, focusing on budget adjustments and addressing urgent issues.