--- title: Legislative Action Committee Update – Week 2 - Clark County Republican Party description: Opening week has completed. Governor Ferguson performed many essential duties such as delivering a State of the State address that caused many gag... author: Clark County Republican Party url: https://clarkrepublicans.org/legislative-action-committee-update-week-2 --- ## Legislative Action Committee Update – Week 2 : Last Updated: 07 February 2026 Opening week has completed. Governor Ferguson performed many essential duties such as delivering a [State of the State address](https://tvw.org/video/joint-session-gov-bob-ferguson-state-of-the-state-address-2026011178/?eventID=2026011178) that caused many gag reflexes, and presiding over the [Seattle Seahawks 12 flag raising](https://tvw.org/video/gov-bob-ferguson-seahawks-12-flag-raising-2026011287/?eventID=2026011287) You can watch a short summary of each day on TVW’s Legislative Reviews. - [Wednesday Jan. 14](https://tvw.org/video/legislative-review-plastic-bag-ban-expansion-ai-regulation-cat-declawing-proposal-2026011251/?eventID=2026011251) [9 mins] - [Thursday Jan. 15](https://tvw.org/video/legislative-review-january-15-2026011252/?eventID=2026011252) [8 mins] - [Friday Jan. 16](https://tvw.org/video/legislative-review-january-16-2026011253/?eventID=2026011253) [8 mins] ### For the upcoming week of January 19, here are some of the key bills with scheduled committee hearings and one-click sign-in and testimony links. **SB 5892: CON – Senate State Government & Tribal Committee – Protecting the voter registration database. PUBLIC HEARING JAN 20 @ 1:30 PM**. Codifies SOS Hobbs’ new “emergency” **WAC 434-324-145 **– DL #, SS# and full birthdate of a registrant are confidential and can't be disclosed. Mandates that all Public Records Requests involving the statewide voter registration database must be handled exclusively by SoS. If a county elections office receives such a request, it “shall not produce any records in response to the request” and must instead redirect to the SoS. A “knowing violation” is defined as a violation of RCW 29A.84.150, which makes it a class C felony for an election official or designee to knowingly disclose or misuse voter registration data outside the scope of official duties. **CCRP Comments:** What Secretary of State Hobbs is trying to use to keep from giving databases to The U.S. Department of Justice. This disallows the checking of non-citizens. At the minimum, the bill needs to be **Amended** to include protections for the private information of voters who sign petitions. [Register CON](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=33666&aId=168237&caId=27341&tId=3). [Submit Written Comments](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=33666&aId=168237&caId=27341&tId=4). [Register to Testify](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=33666&aId=168237&caId=27341&tId=1) [**SB 5973**](https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5973&Year=2025&Initiative=false)**: Requiring a demonstration of support before issuance of a ballot measure title and authorizing citizen actions for certain signature gatherer compensation violations. CON – Senate State Government & Tribal Committee.  PUBLIC HEARING JAN 20 @ 1:30 PM**. **CCRP Comments:** Dem bill to kill the initiative and referendum process (see HB 2259). hampers the initiative process.  The Dems hate our initiatives because initiatives let the people choose. [Register CON](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=33666&aId=168238&caId=27342&tId=3). [Submit Written Comments](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=33666&aId=168238&caId=27342&tId=4). [Register to Testify](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=33666&aId=168238&caId=27342&tId=1) [**SB 5917** ](https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=5917&Chamber=Senate&Year=2025)- **Improving access to abortion medications** **CON** – **Senate Committee on Human Services Wednesday Jan. 21 @8 AM.** (Companion [HB 2182 was heard](https://www.tvw.org/watch/?clientID=9375922947&eventID=2026011202&startStreamAt=3848) on Friday Jan. 16). **CCRP Comments**: This is an easy one to oppose as it is clearly contrary to CCRP Key Principles and Platform. [Register CON](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=33679&aId=168286&caId=27305&tId=3). [Submit Written Comments](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=33679&aId=168286&caId=27305&tId=4). [Register to Testify](https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=Senate&mId=33679&aId=168286&caId=27305&tId=1) [**HB 2210**](https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2210&Year=2025&Initiative=false)**: CON - State Gov & Tribal Relations – Protecting local representation by strengthening and securing fair elections in local governments. CON - Executive Cmte hearing Jan 23 @8 am.**A county, city, town, school district, fire district, or port district may conduct its elections using **Ranked Choice Voting** (RCV). **CCRP comments:** The flowery language of the title should set off alarm bells. This multi-voting procedure convolutes election transparency and confuses audits. [Public hearing was on Jan. 13 (TVW.org recording).](https://tvw.org/video/house-state-government-tribal-relations-2026011207/?eventID=2026011207) You can still [send written comments](https://leg.wa.gov/about-the-legislature/committees/house-of-representatives/SGOV) to committee members. Remember that public hearing committee registrations close 1 hour before meeting start time. Written comments can be submitted by the end of the day of a committee public hearing. The full set of weekly bill action suggestions are posted on the [CCRP Legislative Action Committee Page](https://clarkrepublicans.org/legislative-action-committee).