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Today's committee lineup includes legalization of marijuana, Governor's testimony on her budget proposal, and more...

8:00 HHR C Community & Economic Trade & Development
Public Hearing: HB 2420 - Promoting industries that rely on the state's working land base (defines forest products industry as a green industry).
Work Session: Washington Council on Aerospace Report to the Governor and Legislature.


8:00 HHR E Local Government & Housing
Public Hearing: HB 2494 - Concerning the purchase or construction of public facilities in one hundred year floodplains (Relates to the Howard Hanson Dam issue, and county buildings that were built in the floodplain and then subsequently moved at public expense)

8:00 HHR A Judiciary
Public Hearing: HB 2421 - Concerning third-party visitation.

1:30 HHR D Higher Education
Work Session: Discussion of tuition policy and the Governor's proposed supplemental higher education budget

1:30 HHR B Commerce & Labor
Work Session: Update on unemployment compensation system
Public Hearing (these two bills would allow certain workers searching for part-time work to receive UI benefits):
HB 2553 - Addressing unemployment benefits for certain eligible individuals.
HB 2647 - Allowing certain individuals to seek part-time employment while maintaining eligibility for unemployment insurance in order to qualify for the unemployment insurance modernization incentive provisions of the American recovery and reinvestment act of 2009.

1:30 HHR C Capital Budget
Public Hearing: HB 2561 - Funding construction of energy cost saving improvements to public facilities (Rep. Hans Dunshee’s Jobs Act proposal).

1:30 HHR E Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness
Public Hearing AND Executive Session:
HB 1177 - Reclassifying possession of forty grams or less of marijuana from a misdemeanor to a class 2 civil infraction.
HB 2401 - Legalizing marijuana.

3:30 HHR A Ways & Means
Work session and public hearing: Presentation of Governor’s proposed 2010-2011 supplemental budget. Governor Gregoire to testify before the committee.

6:00 HHR D Financial Institutions & Insurance
Public Hearing: HB 2560 - Regulating joint underwriting associations (legislation is of particular interest to those living or working in the Green River valley area)

6:00 HHR B Health & Human Services Appropriations
Work session and public hearing: Governor’s proposed 2010 supplemental budget with focus on health and human services items.

6:00 HHR C General Government Appropriations
Work session and public hearing: Presentation of the Governor's budget proposals by the Office of Financial Management.