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 Mon, Mar. 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM in Senate Hearing Room 4, J.A. Cherberg Building in Olympia.

Work Session

1. The Antio court decision.

Public Hearing

1. HB 1858 – Eliminating the exemption for assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust from the document recording fee and the covenant homeownership program assessment. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
2. SB 5790 – Concerning cost-of-living adjustments for community and technical college employees. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
3. SB 5785 – Modifying students’ share of the education costs at institutions of higher education. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify

Executive Session

1. HB 1270 – Concerning automatic deferred compensation enrollment for county, municipal, and other political subdivision employees.
2. HB 1156 – Concerning volunteer firefighter participation in the state deferred compensation program.
3. SHB 1260 – Concerning administrative costs associated with the document recording fee.
4. HB 1540 – Expanding eligibility for the students experiencing homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited tribal college.

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