2021 Legislative Session – How our local legislators voted. Compiled by one of our members.

2021 Session – what passed and how our reps voted:

Climate and environment

HB 1050 – Fluorinated Gases – all no

HB 1091 – Clean Fuels – all no

HB 1287 – Zero-Emissions Transportation (mapping) – Steele YES, Goehner & Hawkins – no

SB 5022 – Waste, Litter & Recycling – all no

SB 5026 – Zero-Emission Cargo Handling Equipment – all no

SB 5192 – Support access to EV supply equipment – H – Yes, G&S – no

Housing

HB 1220 – GMA Emergency Shelter and Housing – all no

?B 5160 – Tenant/Landlord relations during/after public health emergency – G&S – yes, H – no

HB 1236 – Protecting residential Tenants – all no

SB 5235 – Housing Unit Options: H- yes, G&S – no

HB 1336 – Public broadband access – ALL YES

Justice

HB 1054 – Peace Officer Tactics & Equipment – all no

HB 1090 – Private Detention Centers – G&S YES, H – no

HB 1310 – Use of Force – all no

SB 5051 – Oversight & Accountability – all no

SB 5066 – Duty to Intervene – all no

SB 5141 – The HEAL Act – all no

SB 5172 – Farmworker Overtime – ALL YES

HB 1078 – Voter eligibility – all no

HB 1342 – School lunch, eliminate co-pay – ALL YES

SB 5355 – Establish wage lien – all no

SB 5399 – Creates Universal Health Care commission – all no

?B 5164 – Re-sentencing life in prison w/o parole for robbery in 2nd degree – all no

Recovery Budget

HB 1297 – Working Families Tax Exemption – ALL YES

SB 5096 – Capital Gains Tax – all no

HB 1151 – Bolstering economic recovery – ALL YES

SB 5126 – Cap and Trade – ALL NO

Other

?B 5000 – Creates hydrogen fuel cell/EV pilot sales – all yes

?B 5158 – Utilities wildland fire prevention – ALL YES (there was not 1 nay vote)

SB 5126 – Transportation Package – all yes

Close, but died (either in House or Senate committees):

HB 1099 – Add climate to GMA – G&S – no

HB 1117 – Comprehensive planning for salmon – G&S – no

HB 1280 – GHG reduction for public facilities – G&S – no

HB 1241 – Planning under GMA – G&S – no

SB 5188 – Create state public bank – H – no

SB5373 Washington STRONG was never brought forward for a vote by Sen. Carlyle and died 🙁
HB1577 last minute bill by Sen. Hackney for GHG/bonds never made it forward

Civic Action Team emails have featured 41 bills

Bills that PASSED in 2021

Climate and environment

Fluorinated Gases: HB 1050

Clean Fuels: HB 1091

Zero Emissions Transportation (mapping): HB1287 (includes the Clean Cars 2030 goal)

Waste, Litter and Recycling: SB 5022

Zero-Emission Cargo Handling Equipment: SB 5026

Cap and Trade, SB 5126 (we opposed cap-and-trade and took action to reduce harmful aspects; will only take effect if lawmakers return to pass a new transportation-spending package that includes a gas-tax hike of at least 5 cents)

Housing

Emergency Shelter and Housing in the GMA: HB 1220

Protecting Residential Tenants: HB 1236

Landlord-tenant relations: SB 5160

Housing Unit Options: SB 5235

Justice

Peace Officer Tactics & Equipment: HB 1054

Voter Eligibility/Felony: HB 1078

Private Detention Centers: HB 1090

Use of Force Investigations: HB 1267

Use of Force: HB 1310

Oversight and Accountability: SB 5051

Duty to Intervene: SB 5066

HEAL Act: SB 5141

Farmworker Overtime: SB 5172