Last week, legislators from around the state traveled to Olympia for their 2019 Committee Assembly days to hold work sessions and plan for the 2020 legislative session.
On Wednesday, Jacqueline Butin, Social Work Supervisor at Harborview Medical Center, joined representatives from the Washington State Hospital Association and Providence for a work session in the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee on the barriers to hospital discharge and related patient needs. The panel focused heavily on the aging population and provided an overview of current challenges and recommended solutions.
Committee Assembly days also provided the state relations team with the opportunity to meet with legislators, including the House and Senate higher education committee, to discuss opportunities for the 2020 legislative session and thank them for the historic investments made in higher education last legislative session.
The 2020 legislative session is scheduled to start on Monday, Jan. 13 and will last 60 days. During even numbered years, the focus of legislative session is the supplemental budget, which applies fixes to the biennial budget passed during odd numbered years. Gov. Jay Inslee will release his proposed supplemental budget in mid-December and the legislature will use the Governor’s proposal to guide discussions and craft their supplement budget.
Stay tuned for an overview of the Governor’s proposed supplemental budget. In the meantime, check out the UW’s recently released economic impact report here.