On March 27, the House released its proposed budget for the 2023-25 biennium. This follows the release of the Senate’s proposed budget March 23... Read More >>
On March 23, the Senate released its proposed budget for the 2023-2025 biennium. While the March state revenue forecast was down, budget writers still expect a surplus, allowing for new state spending... Read More >>
The Department of Commerce has released a newly updated compliance tool for the Clean Buildings Performance Standard. The tool, Form F: Life Cycle Analysis (LCCA) Tool, assists buildings that are working toward compliance via the investment criteria path.... Read More >>
With a little more than a month left in the 2023 legislative session, bills that passed their chamber of origin have started to receive committee hearings in the opposite chamber... Read More >>
Emergency Rule: Clean Building Law Exemption Application Period Extension To: Rural Hospital CEOs, Hospital CFOs, Hospital COOs, Facilities Leads, Legal Counsel, and Government Affairs Staff Please forward to facilities... Read More >>
After an intense week of negotiations, WSHA and union representatives reached an agreement on compromise language to amend E2SSB 5236. The new language, which removes mandated nurse-to-patient ratios and replaces it with new requirements for hospital staffing committees, passed out of the Senate ahead of the cut-off.... Read More >>
The Washington state Department of Commerce is hosting a virtual question and answer session on the clean buildings law on March 23 at 11 a.m.... Read More >>
The Washington State Legislature is more than halfway through its 105-day session, and this week marked an important milestone - the cutoff for bills to pass out of their house of origin.... Read More >>
On Friday, Feb. 24, WSHA reached a compromise on SB 5236 that will remove the mandated nurse-to-patient ratios contained in the legislation. The bill passed the Senate Committee on Ways... Read More >>
After weeks of negotiations, we are pleased to report we have reached a compromise on SB 5236 – the staffing bill that would have mandated nurse-to-staff ratios. Most notably, there... Read More >>
