Legislature 2025-26: Senate Ways & Means Committee (Ron Muzzall)

State Senator Ron Muzzall (R-Oak Harbor) serves on the Senate Ways & Means Committee. The committee has scheduled a meeting for Thu., Feb. 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM in Senate Hearing Room 4, J.A. Cherberg Building in Olympia.

Public Hearing

1. SGA 9210 – Kathryn Leathers, Director, Department of Retirement Systems – Agency Head.
2. SB 5616 – Concerning the Washington saves administrative trust account. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
3. SSB 5101 – Expanding access to leave and safety accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes or bias incidents. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
4. SSB 5426 – Improving developmentally appropriate alternatives for youth outside the formal court process. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
5. SSB 5488 – Strengthening the financial stability of persons in the care of the department of children, youth, and families. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
6. SB 5054 – Providing tax exemption for the first 20,000 gallons of wine sold by a winery in Washington. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
7. SB 5647 – Providing a real estate excise tax exemption for the sale of qualified affordable housing. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify

Executive Session

1. SB 5085 – Concerning three of Washington state’s closed retirement plans.
2. SB 5079 – Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services.
3. SB 5110 – Providing tuition waivers for tribal elders at Washington’s community and technical colleges.
4. SB 5457 – Concerning broadcasters.
5. SB 5510 – Concerning conservation district revenue limitations.
6. SB 5529 – Amending the county population threshold for counties that may exempt from taxation the value of accessory dwelling units to incentivize rental to low-income households.
7. SB 5458 – Concerning newspapers and eligible digital content.
8. SB 5516 – Modifying the property tax exemption for community centers.

Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature’s committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules