TagSB5652(24)
State legislation sponsored by Senator Tina Orwall 33rd LD to address aviation community impacts.
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2026-02-01Senate Ways and Means Comments on SB5652/SB6240
Our comments to members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee. They are tasked with approving these two important airport bills. There are cut-off dates by which bills must be voted on by this committee in order to move forward. If both bills are not voted on within the next week that will not happen. -
2026-01-26Emergency Episode: SB5652 – Port Package Updates!
After 50 years of community engagement and millions spent on advocacy, why do airport communities continue to lose battles over noise, air quality, and expansion? The uncomfortable truth is that the Casino rewards community engagement—an approach that never works--over developing one that does. -
2026-01-26SB5652 – S-4461.1/26 AN ACT Relating to reducing environmental and health disparities and improving the health of Washington state residents in large port districts
Washington state legislation (PSSB 5652) establishing partnerships and grant programs to address aviation-related air quality and noise impacts on communities near airports. The bill requires the University of Washington to develop exposure maps and assess health impacts, directs the State Auditor to evaluate noise mitigation retrofits, and creates a mitigation grant program administered by the -
2026-01-21
SB5652 introduced in Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee
Expansive airport bill gets warm first hearing Documents/Schedule Our Take Senator Tina Orwall introduced her bill with an emotional anecdote as to the harms of childhood asthma–and the health benefits of proper air filters. This was a good idea considering the bill’s complexity. We applaud the legislative aide responsible for summarizing its contents. The bill -
2026-01-21Tina Orwall testifying on SB5652 2026 01 21 Senate Environment Committee
A witness testifies before the Washington Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology on January 21, 2026, during a public hearing on SB 5652, which addresses reducing environmental and health disparities for residents in large port districts. The Senate Bill Report visible on screen shows the bill would establish a recurring process to mitigate aviation-related air quality and noise impacts and directs a state auditor audit of noise mitigation retrofits installed near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. -
2026-01-20
Burien Airport Committee Meeting January 20, 2026
BUSINESS AGENDA a) StART Updates: StART Day in Olympia (Jeff Harbaugh and Karen Veloria, Committee Members) – 10 minutes b) SAMP Updates: SAMP Appeal (Adolfo Bailon, City Manager and Brian Davis, Vice Chair) – 5 minutes c) Legislative Updates: SB 5652 and related developments (Brian Davis, Vice Chair) – 5 minutes d) Update on Port -
2026-01-20Burien Airport Committee Agenda
The Burien Airport Committee met on November 18, 2025, and is scheduled to meet again on January 20, 2026, to discuss ongoing efforts by the City of Burien to address Sea-Tac Airport impacts on surrounding communities. Key topics include a multi-city legal challenge to the airport's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), state legislative developments related to Senate Bill 5652, and updates on noise mitigation funding through the South King County Fund. The committee also coordinates community advocacy through groups like StART and engages with the Port of Seattle on issues such as tree removal at Mathison Park and reforms to the port community benefit package program. -
2026-01-19SB5652 SB-4052.1 Relating to reducing environmental and health disparities and improving the health of Washington state residents in large port districts
Washington State Senate Bill 5652 establishing partnerships and grant programs to address aviation-related air pollution and noise impacts on communities near airports. The bill requires the University of Washington to assess aviation impacts and directs the state auditor to evaluate Port of Seattle’s port package programs. AN ACT Relating to reducing environmental and health disparities -
2026-01-19Senate Bill Report SB 5652 – Reducing environmental and health disparities and improving the health of Washington state residents in large port districts
Senate bill report analyzing legislation to establish processes for mitigating aviation-related air quality and noise impacts in large port districts. Creates work groups, grant programs, and directs state auditor to conduct performance audit of noise mitigation retrofits near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. -
2026-01-05StART policy working group meeting summary
The StART Policy Working Group met on January 5, 2026 to plan advocacy efforts at the state and federal level on behalf of communities neighboring Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Key topics included organizing a State Day on the Hill in Olympia on February 3, reviewing a proposed study on the airport's socioeconomic and health impacts on surrounding communities, and discussing a recent federal legislative win allowing the FAA to fund secondary noise insulation repair and replacement at airports like SEA. The group also addressed how to handle items lacking full consensus on their State Legislative Agenda, including a contentious airport-related bill expected to be revised in the upcoming session.