Today's Hot List

Lots of committee action today. Here are a few highlights. For a complete list, check the daily schedule here.

8:00am in Health Care & Wellness
Public Hearing:
SSB 5360 – Establishing a health-care collaborative grant program.
SSB 5436 – Concerning direct patient-provider primary care practice arrangements.
SSB 5891 – Establishing a forum for testing primary care medical home reimbursement pilot projects.

8:00am in State Government & Tribal Affairs
Public Hearing: SSB 5035 – Improving veterans’ access to services.

10:00am in Commerce & Labor
Public Hearing:
SSB 5613 – Authorizing the Department of Labor and Industries to issue stop work orders for violations of certain workers’ compensation provisions.
E2SSB 5850 – Protecting workers from human trafficking violations.
ESSB 6035 – Concerning retrospective rating plans (this is "the" retro bill).

10:00am in Education
Public Hearing:
SSB 5248 – Enacting the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.
E2SSB 5941 – Regarding a comprehensive education data improvement system.
SSB 6016 – Regarding educator training to enhance skills of students with dyslexia.

1:30pm in Education Appropriations
Possible executive session: ESB 6048 - Concerning the state's education system

1:30pm in Financial Institutions & Insurance
Public Hearing: SSB 5400 – Regulating reverse mortgage lending practices and debt collections.