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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Bills that need review with hearings next week</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">HB 2074 - 2023-24</span></b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Limiting the application of certain civil penalties to protect landowners from incurring penalties based on the actions of the landowner's
lessee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2074&Year=2023">https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2074&Year=2023</a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">House Hearing Rm B and Virtual John L. O'Brien Building 01/16/2024@10:30 am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">HB 2126 - 2023-24</span></b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Authorizing accessory dwelling units in rural areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2126&Year=2023">https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2126&Year=2023</a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none">House Hearing Rm B and Virtual John L. O'Brien Building 01/16/2024@4:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">HB 2274 - 2023-24</span></b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Establishing consumer protections for owners of solicited real estate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2274&Year=2023">https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2274&Year=2023</a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F3F4F6">House Hearing Rm C and Virtual John L. O'Brien Building 01/17/2024@1:30 pm</span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">HB 2149 - 2023-24</span></b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Protecting consumer personal information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2149&Year=2023">https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2149&Year=2023</a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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House Hearing Rm C and Virtual John L. O'Brien Building 01/19/2024@8:00 am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Bills under review with hearings next week</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">SB 6062 - 2023-24</span></b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Concerning the authority of the department of natural resources to lease trust assets for the benefit of trust beneficiaries and the
state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6062&Initiative=false&Year=2023">https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6062&Initiative=false&Year=2023</a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F3F4F6">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F3F4F6">Senate Hearing Rm 3 and Virtual J.A. Cherberg Building 01/18/2024@1:30 pm</span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow;mso-ligatures:none">Reviewed bills with hearings next week</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">HB 2081 - 2023-24</span></b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Regulating home equity sharing agreements under the consumer loan act. (monitor/ medium)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2081&Year=2023">https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2081&Year=2023</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F3F4F6">House Hearing Rm C and Virtual John L. O'Brien Building 01/17/2024@1:30 pm</span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">HB 2113 - 2023-24</span></b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Concerning compliance with the housing element requirements of the growth management act. (Neutral/Low)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2113&Year=2023">https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2113&Year=2023</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F3F4F6">House Hearing Rm B and Virtual John L. O'Brien Building 01/15/2024@1:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F3F4F6"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">HB 2071 - 2023-24</span></b><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Concerning residential housing regulations. (Neutral/Low)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2071&Year=2023">https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2071&Year=2023</a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#F3F4F6">House Hearing Rm B and Virtual John L. O'Brien Building 01/15/2024@1:30 pm</span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Freedom and Property Rights are inseparable. You can't have one without the other.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">~George Washington<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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officer immediately using contact information found from an independent source, such as the sales contract or internet, to verify any funding instructions received. We are not responsible for any wires sent by you to an incorrect bank account.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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