Business, Trade & Economic Development — Washington State Senate, Senator Claudia Kauffman, Chair (January 28, 2026)

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This is the agenda of the Washington State Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Committee for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 8:00 a.m., in SHR 2 and Virtual. Senator Claudia Kauffman is named Chair and Senator Adrian Cortes Vice Chair. The Public Hearing lists SB 6149 on the definition of "rural county", SB 6175 on ticket sales, SB 6230 on adjusting the price of a cash transaction to eliminate the need for pennies, SB 6248 on travel insurance, and SB 6312 on surveillance-based price discrimination and surge pricing. The Executive Session lists SB 6061 on a tourism self-supported assessment program and SB 6137 on the regulated sports wagering industry.

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Senate Committee Services
      PO Box 40466                      Washington State Senate                                        Senator Claudia Kauffman, Chair
                                                                                                      Senator Adrian Cortes, Vice Chair
Olympia, WA 98504-0466
     (360) 786-7400
                                           Business, Trade & Economic                               Senator Perry Dozier, Ranking Member

                                            Development Committee


 SHR 2 and Virtual                                    January 28, 2026                                              8:00 a.m.
 J.A. Cherberg                                         WEDNESDAY
 Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:
   1. SB 6149 - Concerning the definition of "rural county" for purposes of public facilities funding.
       (Remote Testimony Available). (Wilson, J./William Bridges)
   2. SB 6175 - Concerning ticket sales. (Remote Testimony Available). (Lovelett/William Bridges)
   3. SB 6230 - Adjusting the price of a cash transaction to eliminate the need for pennies. (Remote
       Testimony Available). (Frame/John Kim)
   4. SB 6248 - Addressing travel insurance. (Remote Testimony Available). (Stanford/John Kim)
   5. SB 6312 - Prohibiting surveillance-based price discrimination and surge pricing for retail goods.
       (Remote Testimony Available). (Saldaña/William Bridges)

Executive Session:
   1. SB 6061 - Establishing a tourism self-supported assessment program to fund statewide tourism
      promotion. (Riccelli/William Bridges)
   2. SB 6137 - Concerning the regulated sports wagering industry. (Cortes/William Bridges)

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


 Committee Members: Sen. Claudia Kauffman, Chair | Sen. Adrian Cortes, Vice Chair | Sen. Perry Dozier, Ranking Member | Sen. Phil
           Fortunato | Sen. Bob Hasegawa | Sen. John Lovick | Sen. Jim McCune | Sen. Derek Stanford | Sen. Jeff Wilson

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