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 Fri., Apr. 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM in Senate Hearing Room 4, J.A. Cherberg Building in Olympia.

Public Hearing

1. HB 1796 – Concerning school districts’ authority to contract indebtedness for school construction. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
2. 2SHB 1154 – Ensuring environmental and public health protection from solid waste handling facility operations. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
3. 2SHB 1497 – Improving outcomes associated with waste material management systems. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
4. E2SHB 1131 – Concerning clemency and pardons. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
5. E2SHB 1163 – Enhancing requirements relating to the purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
6. EHB 1219 – Concerning the interbranch advisory committee. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
7. 2SHB 1391 – Improving developmentally appropriate alternatives for youth outside the formal court process. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
8. EHB 1217 – Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
9. 3SHB 1491 – Promoting transit-oriented housing development. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
10. 2SHB 1696 – Modifying the covenant homeownership program. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
11. ESHB 1296 – Promoting a safe and supportive public education system. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
12. ESHB 1651 – Concerning teacher residency and apprenticeship programs. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
13. SHB 1811 – Enhancing crisis response services through co-response integration and support. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
14. SHB 1177 – Concerning the child welfare housing assistance program. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
15. SHB 1272 – Extending the program to address complex cases of children in crisis. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
16. 2SHB 1359 – Reviewing laws related to criminal insanity and competency to stand trial. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
17. 2SHB 1427 – Concerning certified peer support specialists. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
18. E2SHB 1813 – Concerning the reprocurement of medical assistance services, including the realignment of behavioral health crisis services for medicaid enrollees. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
19. ESHB 1430 – Concerning advanced practice registered nurse and physician assistant reimbursement. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
20. E2SHB 1432 – Improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
21. ESHB 1971 – Increasing access to prescription hormone therapy. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. 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