Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog.

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Bill	Title	Sponsor	Status	Date	Hearing Date	Companion Bills
ESHB 2148	State auditor	Chandler	S Acct & Reform	2/18/2016	2/24/2016
	Feb 24 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Accountability & Reform at 8:00 AM.
ESHB 2376	Operating sup budget 2016	Dunshee	S Ways & Means	3/1/2016	2/23/2016	SB 6246(Ssubst for)
	Feb 23 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
SHB 2380	Supplemental capital budget	Tharinger	H Rules R	2/29/2016	2/26/2016	SB 6201(Ssubst for)
	Feb 26 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 1:30 PM.
SHB 2427	Local gov. modernization	Springer	S Passed 3rd	3/4/2016	2/25/2016
	Feb 25 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security at 5:45 PM.
HB 2741	State & local fiscal agents	Kuderer	S Passed 3rd	3/3/2016	2/2/2016	SB 6397(SRules X)
	Feb 29 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:30 PM.
HB 2996	Tax preferences/K-12 funding	Lytton	H Rules R	2/29/2016	2/29/2016
	Feb 29 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
SSB 5864	Annexed areas/sales & use tx	Nelson	Del to Gov	3/4/2016	2/24/2016	HB 1576(Hsubst for)
	Feb 24 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 3:30 PM.
SB 6171	OPMA civil penalties	Roach	H Passed 3rd	3/4/2016	2/24/2016	HB 2353(HRules R)
	Feb 24 Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government at 8:00 AM.
ESSB 6201	Supplemental capital budget	Honeyford	H 2nd Reading	2/29/2016	2/25/2016	HB 2380(HRules R)
	Feb 25 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
ESSB 6246	Operating sup budget 2016	Hill	H Approps	2/29/2016	2/25/2016	HB 2376(Hsubst for)
	Feb 25 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SSB 6273	Schools/safe technology use	Liias	H Passed 3rd	3/1/2016	2/25/2016	HB 2595(HEducation)
	Feb 25 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
SB 6475	Health coverage through PEBB	Dansel	H Passed 3rd	3/4/2016	2/29/2016
	Feb 29 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
SB 6664	Pblc service retirement T.O.	Braun	S Ways & Means	2/24/2016