WPC’s Vice President for Research Todd Myers outlines what to expect this week in the legislature and what to expect from WPC.
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00:00 – Introduction
00:39 – Why change feels hard
02:14 – Seattle Times editorial, CCA accountability
03:29 – HB 2251 CCA spending rules
04:48 – HB 2421 6PPD tire ban
06:00 – HB 2284 plastic bag fee, thickness
06:48 – SB 6082 financial aid fraud audit
07:24 – SB 6045 farm labor bargaining
09:03 – SB 6117 broader labor jurisdiction
09:44 – SB 6148 Sound Transit bond terms
11:00 – HB 2100 payroll tax
12:27 – HB 2489 camping ordinances
13:23 – SB 5973 initiative restrictions
14:22 – Rapid-fire bills
Bills mentioned in this video:
HB 2251, to loosen restrictions on Climate Commitment Act spending and remove required evaluation and tracking of CCA-funded investments: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2251&Year=2025
HB 2421, to ban 6PPD in tires beginning in 2035 and add a $3 per tire mitigation tax: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2421&Year=2025
HB 2284, to create a litter task force and stop the proposed plastic bag thickness increase and related fee increase: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2284&Year=2025
SB 6082, to require JLARC to perform an audit and report to the Legislature on fraud in Washington’s financial aid programs: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6082&Year=2025
SB 6045, to allow agricultural workers to bargain collectively under PERC and increase risk of higher costs and harvest-time strikes: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6045&Year=2025
SB 6117, to put more employers under the state labor commission and expand collective bargaining coverage to more workers including agricultural labor and small businesses: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6117&Year=2025
SB 6148, to extend regional transit bond terms from 40 years to 75 years and increase Sound Transit borrowing and taxpayer interest costs: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6148&Year=2025
HB 2100, to impose a 5% tax on payroll expenses above $125,000 including benefits and discourage hiring or push jobs out of state: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2100&Year=2025
HB 2489, to block local enforcement against camping and similar activities on public property unless “adequate alternative shelter” is available: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2489&Year=2025
SB 5973, to restrict the initiative process by banning paid signature gatherers and requiring 1,000 signatures before an initiative can get a ballot title: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5973&Year=2025
SB 5838, to add a tribal member to the Board of Natural Resources and change how decisions are made for state trust lands: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5838&Year=2025
HB 1607, to add a 10 cent charge on beverage containers: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1607&Year=2025
HB 2155, to prohibit use of the title “nurse” by a non-human entity: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2155&Year=2025
HB 2364, to create a poverty reduction task force based on “coordinated action” and “systemic change”: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2364&Year=2025
SB 6108, to make the bluntnose sixgill shark the official Washington state shark: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6108&Year=2025
HB 2447, to make the bluntnose sixgill shark the official Washington state shark as the House companion bill: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2447&Year=2025
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