Committee Schedules

Senate Ways & Means - 2/19/2026 4:00 PM

Full Committee

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Location

Senate Hearing Rm 4 and Virtual
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED 2/17/2026 10:34 AM

Public Hearing

  1. SB 5808 - Funding health insurance premium assistance. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available). - Testify
  2. HB 2254 - Providing flexibility in the partnership access line assessment to cover administrative costs. (Remote Testimony Available). - Testify
  3. HB 2385 - Concerning the medicaid access program. (Remote Testimony Available). - Testify
  4. SSB 6286 - Concerning the state's ability to fine private detention facilities that deny entry to the department of health for an inspection. (Remote Testimony Available). - Testify
  5. SB 6006 - Exempting food banks from the retail sales tax imposed on certain services. (Remote Testimony Available). - Testify
  6. SB 6351 - Increasing fiscal resources for students and children by providing targeted sales tax exemptions for schools and certain before-and-after school care programs and arts and cultural classes. (Remote Testimony Available). - Testify
  7. ESHB 1717 - Creating a sales and use tax remittance program for affordable housing. (Remote Testimony Available). - Testify
  8. SB 6198 - Concerning accounts. (Remote Testimony Available). - Testify
  9. SB 6260 - Implementing efficiencies and programming changes in public education. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.) (Remote Testimony Available). - Testify
  10. SB 6353 - Modifying the working connections child care program. (Remote Testimony Available). - Testify

Executive Session

  1. SB 5949 - Concerning taxes imposed on insurers operating within the state.
  2. SB 6129 - Concerning the taxation of cigarettes and other nicotine products.
  3. SB 6228 - Removing a tax exemption for the warehousing and reselling of prescription drugs.
  4. SB 6231 - Removing a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.
  5. SB 6229 - Concerning taxation of a long-term capital gain of a section 1202 small business stock.
  6. SSB 5965 - Reducing environmental impacts associated with bags provided to customers at retail establishments.
  7. SB 6173 - Creating an apple health employer assessment.

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