BILL · 2023–24 SESSION
SB 5247: Climate-ready communities
Developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities.
Summary
- Creates the Washington Climate Corps Network to provide climate-related service opportunities for young adults and veterans.
- Establishes a Clean Energy Technology Workforce Advisory Committee to review workforce and business issues within the clean energy technology sector and make recommendations to prevent workforce displacement and support job creation.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 11, 2023
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- T'wina Nobles (D-28)
- Introduced
- January 11, 2023 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 8, 2024
- Requested by
- Governor
- Companion bill
- HB 1176
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: T'wina Nobles (D-28)
15 co-sponsors (15 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Referred to Ways & Means.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- And refer to Ways & Means.
- HEWD - Majority; do pass.
- Referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.
- SGE - Majority; without recommendation.
- And refer to Higher Education & Workforce Development.
- First reading, referred to State Government & Elections.
SB 5247 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5247 (2025–26) Naselle Youth Camp property
- SB 5247 (2021–22) Multistate nurse licensure
- SB 5247 (2019–20) Catastrophic incidents
- SB 5247 (2017–18) DEL advising & contracting
- SB 5247 (2015–16) Driving w/license suspended
- SB 5247 (2013–14) Intellectual property rights
- SB 5247 (2011–12) Health benefit plan rates
- SB 5247 (2009–10) Bail bond agencies