Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade — Senator Derek Stanford, Chair (February 15, 2024)

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Agenda of the Washington State Senate Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade Committee for Thursday, February 15, 2024, with Senator Derek Stanford as Chair. It begins with a script for waiving the 5-day notice rule for the public hearing on House Bill 1982 and Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2000. The public hearing items are ESHB 1097, on the sale of cosmetics tested on animals; HB 1982, on the community economic revitalization board and broadband loans and grants; and E2SHB 2000, on renewing Washington's international leadership. The executive session items include HB 1920 on the public accountancy act and ESHB 2482 on semiconductor tax incentives.

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Senate Committee Services
PO Box 40466 Washington State Senate Senator Derek Stanford, Chair
Senator Noel Frame, Vice Chair
Olympia, WA 98504-0466
(360) 786-7400
Business, Financial Services, Gaming Senator Perry Dozier, Ranking Member

& Trade Committee

SHR 2 and Virtual February 15, 2024 10:30 a.m.
J.A. Cherberg THURSDAY

Motion to Waive the 5-Day Rule for Public Hearing
CHAIR: Due to the short time the committee has to hear Bills, I would entertain a motion to waive the
5-day notice rule in considering House Bill 1982 and Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2000.
VICE-CHAIR: I move that the 5-day notice rule be suspended for House Bill 1982 and Engrossed
Second Substitute House Bill 2000.
CHAIR: All in favor say “Aye.” All opposed say “Nay.”
CHAIR: The motion carries. We will now consider House Bill 1982 and Engrossed Second Substitute
House Bill 2000.

Public Hearing:
1. ESHB 1097 - Concerning the sale of cosmetics tested on animals. (Remote Testimony
Available). (Walen/Clint McCarthy)
2. HB 1982 - Concerning the authority of the community economic revitalization board with
respect to loans and grants to political subdivisions and federally recognized Indian tribes for
broadband. (Remote Testimony Available). (Waters/Kellee Gunn)
3. E2SHB 2000 - Renewing Washington's international leadership. (Remote Testimony Available).
(Mena/Kellee Gunn)

Executive Session:
1. HB 1920 - Modifying the public accountancy act. (Robertson/Kellee Gunn)
2. 2ESHB 1371 - Providing incentives to improve freight railroad infrastructure. (Barkis/Alia
Kennedy)
3. HB 2137 - Concerning technical changes to allowable exemptions for tourism promotion area
assessments. (Berg/Kellee Gunn)
4. ESHB 2482 - Reinstating semiconductor tax incentives. (Harris/Tianyi Lan)

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

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

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