Agenda — Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans, Washington State House (December 5, 2025)

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An agenda of the Washington State House of Representatives Office of Program Research for the Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans committee, Friday, December 5, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. The work session lists updates from the Department of Commerce, including an overview of global trade and tariff impacts and agency-request legislation. It also lists updates from the Military Department's Emergency Management Division, including sector updates on cybersecurity, resilience and tsunami preparedness. Cindy Ryu is listed as Chair and Keaton Simmons Kloba as Vice Chair.

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                                                       AGENDA
 Washington State
 House of Representatives
 Office of Program Research


 Technology, Economic                                                         Friday
                                                                    December 5, 2025
 Development, & Veterans                                10:30 a.m. HHR C and Virtual
 Committee
Work Session:
  1. Updates from Department of Commerce.
     a. Overview of global trade and tariff impacts
        i.  Abdel Traore, Senior Economist, Forecasting and Research Division,
            Office of Financial Management
       ii. Rianne Ham, Acting Assistant Director, Farm & Food Systems
            Development Division, Department of Agriculture
     b. Agency-request legislation
        i. Andrea Chartock, Assistant Director, Office of Economic Development
            and Competitiveness, Department of Commerce
  2. Updates from Military Department’s Emergency Management Division (EMD).
     a. General state emergency management update, including FEMA
        i. Robert Ezelle, Director, EMD
     b. Updates on disaster planning strategies
        i.  Sector update on cybersecurity
            1. Tristan Allen, Infrastructure and Security Manager, EMD
       ii.  Sector update on resilience
            1. Tim Cook, State Hazard Mitigation Officer, EMD
      iii. Sector update on tsunami preparedness
            1. Elyssa Tappero, Tsunami Program Manager, EMD




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

Committee Members:
Cindy Ryu, Chair                   Keaton    Simmons
Kloba, Vice Chair                  Paul      Thomas
Barnard, Ranking Minority Member   Penner    Volz
Cortes                             Shavers   Waters
Donaghy

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