Executive Session Chart — Business, Trade & Economic Development Committee, Senate (February 4th, 2026)
Summary
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Committee Executive Session Chart for February 4th, 2026, listing SGA 9060, SGA 9169, SGA 9265 and SGA 9266 with a Rules referral and the bills SB 6248, SB 5976, SB 6079, SB 6250, SB 6257, SB 6289, SB 6230 and SB 6312 with amendment effects. For SB 6257, amendment PSSB E extends the effective date from December 31, 2026, to May 1, 2027. For SB 6289, PSSB F changes the due date of the plan from November 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. PSSB D on SB 6250 extends the inflation adjustment interval from annually to biennially, and PSSB B on SB 5976 reinstates the per se violation of the Consumer Protection Act. The chart states that SB 6230 and SB 6312 have no amendments.
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Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Committee
Executive Session Chart
February 4th, 2026
Bill Abbreviated Title Amendment/ Amendment Effect Analyst/ Referral
Sponsor Attorney
SGA 9060 ALICIA R. LEVY Rules
SGA 9169 MICHAEL CHARLES . Rules
SGA 9265 BRIAN C. BENNETT Rules
SGA 9266 NOAH E. SKARTVEDT Rules
SB 6248 Travel insurance PSSB A EFFECT: John K. Rules
• Provides that limited lines travel
Stanford insurance producers are
responsible for acts committed
by certain unlicensed persons.
Authorizes OIC to enforce
• Revises a travel administrator
exemption
• Provides construction on rate
filings
• Makes technical changes
• Revises provision on conflicts of
laws
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Bill Abbreviated Title Amendment/ Amendment Effect Analyst/ Referral
Sponsor Attorney
SB 5976 Commercial electronic mail PSSB B EFFECT: William B. Rules
• Removes changes regarding
Stanford when a sender knows, or has
reason to know, that an email is
held by a Washington resident;
• Restores underlying statutory
language and adds that a
subject line is false or
misleading if it can "mislead a
recipient about a fact regarding
the proposed transaction or
promotional offer which would
be material to an objectively
reasonable person";
• Removes the requirement that a
person must receive, review,
and detrimentally rely upon a
commercial email in order to
seek damages under the Act;
and
• Reinstates the per se violation
of the Consumer Protection Act.
SB 6079 Wildfire mitigation grants PSSB C EFFECT: John K. W&M
• Allows grant funds to be used
Kauffman for rebuilding in addition to
retrofits
• Requires OIC to report results of
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Bill Abbreviated Title Amendment/ Amendment Effect Analyst/ Referral
Sponsor Attorney
grant program pilot projects in
2029
• Adds tribes to eligible grant
recipients
• Ends use of Regulatory/Fraud
Account funds to fund the grant
program after 2029
• Changes title of bill to "reducing
nonrenewal and cancellations of
insurance policies due to
wildfire risk"
SB 6250 Small loans maximum PSSB D EFFECT: John K. Rules
amount • Extends the inflation adjustment
Kauffman interval from annually to
biennially
• Requires DFI to publish inflation
adjustment information on the
Washington State Register
rather than on DFI's website
Specifies that DFI's inflation
adjustment applies to the max
principal amount of any small loan, not
to individual loans
SB 6257 Real estate appraisers PSSB E EFFECT: William B. Rules
Clarifies the definition of "health care
Kauffman provider" and extends the effective
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Bill Abbreviated Title Amendment/ Amendment Effect Analyst/ Referral
Sponsor Attorney
date from December 31, 2026, to May
1, 2027.
SB 6289 Economic dev. strategic plan PSSB F EFFECT: William B. Rules
1) Adds factors to be included in the
Kauffman statewide economic development
strategy:
• a state economic profile,
examining such factors as
demographics, workforce
characteristics, industry
landscape, and regional and
Tribal economics, infrastructure
and assets;
• economic challenges and
opportunities;
• updates on the small business
resiliency program and other
programs addressing the overall
needs of businesses;
• equity and community wealth
building efforts;
• metrics for measuring
outcomes; and
• an implementation plan.
2) Changes the due date of the plan
from November 1, 2026, to June 30,
2027.
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Bill Abbreviated Title Amendment/ Amendment Effect Analyst/ Referral
Sponsor Attorney
SB 6230 Cash transactions/pennies No amendments. John K. Rules
SB 6312 Retail pricing No amendments. William B. Rules
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