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CAMPAIGNS  CAMPAIGNS RSS Feed
               (See also ELECTIONS; PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION)
Advertising, sponsored by same committee, providing top five contributors information: HB 1378, * SB 5258, CH 138 (2013)
Contributions, candidates for boards of commissioners of public hospital districts, extending contribution limits: * SB 5748, CH 311 (2013), SB 5925
Contributions, requesting U.S. constitutional amendment to return regulatory authority to congress and state legislatures: HJM 4001, SJM 8002
Contributions, soliciting or accepting, modifying time limit for state officials: HB 1385
Donors to candidates and ballot measure campaigns, printing public disclosure commission web address on voters' pamphlets and ballots: HB 1720, SB 5507, * SSB 5507, CH 283 (2013)
Finance reports, electronic filing requirement, supporting system with fees: HB 1005, SHB 1005, 2SHB 1005
Legislators, newsletters and other public resource use, exempting from prohibitions: SB 5019
Signs, political yard sign display in homeowners' associations: SB 5083
CANNABIS  (See CRIMES; DRUGS; HEALTH CARE; SENTENCING)
CAPITAL PROJECTS ADVISORY REVIEW BOARD  CAPITAL PROJECTS ADVISORY REVIEW BOARD RSS Feed
               
Alternative public works contracting procedures, revising provisions, board role: * SHB 1466, CH 222 (2013)
Membership, adding member representing public ports: HB 1466, * SHB 1466, CH 222 (2013), SB 5349
Membership, decreasing by removing public hospital district representative: SHB 1210, SSB 5184
Membership, expanding to include regional transit authority member: HB 1210, SHB 1210, SB 5184, SSB 5184
Membership, modifying: HB 1210, SHB 1210, HB 1466, * SHB 1466, CH 222 (2013), SB 5184, SSB 5184, SB 5349
CAPITOL CAMPUS  CAPITOL CAMPUS RSS Feed
               
Naming of facilities, authorizing sale of naming rights, exceptions: HB 1050
CASELOAD FORECAST COUNCIL  CASELOAD FORECAST COUNCIL RSS Feed
               
"Caseload" to include expected higher education enrollment for funding calculation: SB 5421
Abolishing council and transferring powers and duties to the office of the forecast council, provisions: HB 1940
Developmental disabilities, persons with, council to forecast no paid service case load of department of social and health services: HB 1546, SB 5358
Extended foster care services, council to forecast youth participating in: * E2SSB 5405, CH 332 (2013)
Students, enrollments, council to estimate for school district certificated instructional staff budgeting and hiring purposes: EHB 1900
CEMETERIES AND CEMETERY DISTRICTS  (See HUMAN REMAINS)
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY  (See COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES)
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS  CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS RSS Feed
               (See also ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND PROBATE; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS)
Raffles, enhanced, authorizing charitable organizations serving persons with intellectual disabilities to conduct: HB 1835, SHB 1835, SB 5723, * ESSB 5723, CH 310 (2013)
CHECKS AND CHECK CASHING  CHECKS AND CHECK CASHING RSS Feed
               
Small loans, borrowing, raising borrower twelve-month loan limit: HB 1658, SB 5419
Small loans, maximum interest rate: HB 1363, HB 1657, SB 5312, ESSB 5312
Small loans, regulating through small consumer installment loan act: HB 1657, SB 5312, ESSB 5312
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE  CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE RSS Feed
               
Bidding, competitive, office to establish standards and policies for conducting public works bidding and contracting electronically: SHB 1841
Cellular device usage by state employees, officer role in developing statewide cellular device policy: SSB 5381
Cellular telephone usage by state agencies, officer role in developing strategies, assisting agencies, and reporting: SB 5381
Information technology expenditures in state budget process, office to evaluate and prioritize: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Information technology expenditures, by higher education institutions and legislative and judicial agencies, evaluation and approval by office: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Information technology expenditures, office role in implementing information technology business management program: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Information technology for state agencies, production of consistent and usable web content, developing standards to enable, role of office: SB 5757
Information technology networking equipment and services, agency purchases of, office role in developing statewide standards: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Information technology services, department of enterprise services contracting for, role of office and technology services board: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Information technology systems, executive branch, inventorying, modernizing, and funding of, office reporting role: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Technology services board, approving certain purchasing services and activities for department of enterprise services: SB 5717, SSB 5717
Technology services board, role in department of enterprise services contracting for information technology services: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Telecommunications and information services state agency network, assessment of model and consolidation of network into consolidated technology services agency, office role: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Washington businesses, one-stop state agency portal for, office role in monitoring development of: HB 1757, SB 5718, SSB 5718
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT  (See CHILDREN; SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT)
CHILD CARE  CHILD CARE RSS Feed
               (See also EARLY LEARNING, DEPARTMENT)
Abuse or neglect of a child, suspected, interviewing of child with third party present: SB 5316, * SSB 5316, CH 48 (2013)
Care providers, providing child care without license prohibited beyond one year: SB 5157
Child support, enforcement services, provision for recipients of subsidized or working connections child care: SB 5157
Consumers, child care consumer and provider bill of rights: HB 1671, SB 5595, SSB 5595
Consumers, child care consumers and providers, requirements: * 2SSB 5595, CH 337 (2013)
Consumers, child care standards and guidelines, and creation of parent and provider oversight board: SHB 1671, 2SHB 1671
Early achievers program, enrollment of child care programs in: HB 1671, SHB 1671, 2SHB 1671, HB 1723, SHB 1723, * 2SHB 1723, CH 323 (2013) PV, SB 5595, SSB 5595
Family day care providers, children of, not included in staff-to-child ratio: HB 1172, SHB 1172
Family day care providers, education requirements, exemption in certain cases: HB 1228, SB 5578
Family day care providers, education requirements, meeting with early achievers program level three rating: SHB 1228
Legislative task force on child care improvements for the future, establishment: HB 1671, SHB 1671, SB 5595, SSB 5595, * 2SSB 5595, CH 337 (2013)
Neglect or abuse of a child, suspected, interviewing of child with third party present: SB 5316, * SSB 5316, CH 48 (2013)
Obesity, prevention through early learning programs, including among duties of department of early learning : HB 1784
Providers, child care consumer and provider bill of rights: HB 1671, SB 5595, SSB 5595
Providers, child care consumer and provider requirements: * 2SSB 5595, CH 337 (2013)
Providers, licensed and certified programs, enrollment in early achievers program: HB 1671, SHB 1671, 2SHB 1671, SB 5595, SSB 5595
Providers, standards and guidelines for providing services: SHB 1671, 2SHB 1671
Public records, inspection and copying exemption, personal information for child enrolled in license child care: * HB 1203, CH 220 (2013), SB 5198
Student child care in higher education account, state board for community and technical colleges to co-administer program: HB 1873, SB 5730
Subsidy program, payment received to constitute authorization for child support enforcement services: SB 5157
Subsidy program, provider commission of willful or knowing act that is a violation of department rules regarding receiving subsidy payments: ESSB 5157
Working connections child care, Aclara group report on eligibility requirements, implementing recommendations: HB 1671, SHB 1671, 2SHB 1671, SB 5595, SSB 5595, * 2SSB 5595, CH 337 (2013)
Working connections child care, extending eligibility for benefits to certain additional educational activities: HB 1671, SHB 1671, SB 5595, SSB 5595
Working connections child care, increasing subsidy rate to certain providers: SHB 1723, * 2SHB 1723, CH 323 (2013) PV, SB 5899
Working connections child care, increasing subsidy rate to certain providers and returning copays to earlier levels: HB 1671, SB 5595
Working connections child care, optional supplemental payment by parents to fund difference between provider rate and state rate: HB 1810
Working connections program, payment received to constitute authorization for child support enforcement services: SB 5157
CHILD CUSTODY  (See CHILDREN)
CHILD SUPPORT  (See DOMESTIC RELATIONS)
CHILDREN  CHILDREN RSS Feed
               (See also CHILD CARE; DOMESTIC RELATIONS; EARLY LEARNING, DEPARTMENT; FOSTER CARE; JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS; SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS; SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS)
4-H members, educational opportunities at horse racing facilities, dedicated revenue to support: HB 1398, SB 5672, SB 5791, SSB 5791
4-H youth development program, recognizing: * HR 4606 (2013), * SR 8605 (2013)
Abuse issues course for teachers, adding commercial sexual abuse of a minor and sexual exploitation of a minor to course: * ESSB 5563, CH 10 (2013)
Abuse or neglect, by supervised persons, expanding reporting requirements to various organizations: * SB 5359, CH 273 (2013)
Abuse or neglect, modifying requirements for certain school employee training and information for parents: SB 5753
Abuse or neglect, modifying requirements for information for parents: ESSB 5753, SB 5901
Abuse or neglect, parent with founded finding of, work group to consider creating certificate of rehabilitation for parents who have turned their lives around: * SSB 5565, CH 162 (2013)
Abuse or neglect, parent with founded finding of, work group to consider creating certificate of suitability for parents who have turned their lives around: SB 5565
Abuse or neglect, substantiated, child protective services to notify school district: SB 5822
Abuse or neglect, suspected, interviewing of child with third party present: SB 5316, * SSB 5316, CH 48 (2013)
Abuse or neglect, suspected, short-term emergency and crisis care for child removed from home: HB 1261, * SHB 1261, CH 105 (2013)
Abuse or neglect, to include victimizing children by involving them in trafficking: SB 5223
Abuse, physical abuse or sexual misconduct by school employee, reporting requirements for other school employees when aware that student is likely a victim: * ESSB 5563, CH 10 (2013)
Child protective services, family assessment response, modifying requirements: HB 1844, SHB 1844
Child protective services, interviews of children, conducting at children's advocacy centers: HB 1594, SHB 1594, SB 5566, SSB 5566
Child protective services, parent involved with, work group to consider creating certificate of rehabilitation for parents who have turned their lives around: * SSB 5565, CH 162 (2013)
Child protective services, parent involved with, work group to consider creating certificate of suitability for parents who have turned their lives around: SB 5565
Child protective services, substantiated child abuse or neglect, notifying school districts: SB 5822
Child protective services, workers to be bonded and licensed as social workers: SB 5163
Child welfare services, agreements with university-based child welfare research entity, state agency requirements: * ESHB 1774, CH 205 (2013)
Child welfare services, assessing character, suitability, and competence for unsupervised access to children: SB 5565, * SSB 5565, CH 162 (2013)
Child welfare services, charging fee for child abuse and neglect history request by out-of-state jurisdiction: SB 5565, * SSB 5565, CH 162 (2013)
Child welfare services, Indian children, purchase of care from tribes and tribal agencies: HB 1361, * SB 5235, CH 32 (2013)
Child welfare services, infants in out-of-home care, HIV testing: SB 5454
Child welfare services, safety assessment tool, institute for public policy to conduct empirical study: SB 5281, SSB 5281
Child welfare services, service delivery measurements using certain indicators of success, developing: HB 1774, * ESHB 1774, CH 205 (2013)
Child welfare services, service delivery measurements, developing: SB 5531, SSB 5531
Child welfare services, training and advancement program, collecting certain financial assistance payments: HB 1708, SHB 1708, SB 5403, SSB 5403
Child welfare services, youth in out-of-home care, improving educational outcomes: HB 1566, SHB 1566, * 2SHB 1566, CH 182 (2013)
Child welfare transformation design committee, suspending statute that established committee: * ESHB 1774, CH 205 (2013)
Children removed from parents or guardians, receiving care centers for, licensing of: SB 5475
Children removed from parents or guardians, resource and assessment centers for, licensing of: SSB 5475
Children's day, celebrating: * HR 4621 (2013)
Children's products, limiting presence of TRIS and other flame retardants when products manufactured, sold, or distributed for use in state: HB 1294, ESHB 1294, SB 5181, SB 5933
Conception, Washington state life at conception act, declaring that right to life begins at conception: HB 1259
Custody, Braden and Charlie Powell act of 2013: SB 5162, SSB 5162
Custody, implementing recommendations of Powell fatality team: SB 5315, * SSB 5315, CH 254 (2013)
Custody, parental abduction of child, educating parents concerning harmful effects: HB 1021, * SHB 1021, CH 91 (2013)
Custody, parenting plans, mediation: HB 1353
Custody, parenting plans, residential provisions for children: HB 1107, SHB 1107, HB 1353
Custody, parenting plans, residential provisions for children of military parents: HB 1107, SHB 1107
Custody, prohibiting child custody award to suspect in active homicide investigation: SB 5162, SSB 5162
Firearms, allowing unauthorized access to a child under age fourteen, criminal provisions: SB 5485
Hunting, age limitations and requirements for licenses and hunting: HB 1199, ESHB 1199, SB 5231, SSB 5231
Immunization, meningococcal disease, schools to provide online access to required information concerning: SB 5753
Military parents, dissolution of marriage, residential provisions for children: HB 1107, SHB 1107
Minors, work permits for employing, master application procedures: * SB 5056, CH 156 (2013)
Missing children clearinghouse, adding endangered persons: HB 1895, SB 5556, * SSB 5556, CH 285 (2013)
Motorcycle helmet use, mandatory for persons under age eighteen: SB 5143
Murder, aggravated first degree, including certain child victims: SB 5015
Neglect or abuse, by supervised persons, expanding reporting requirements to various organizations: * SB 5359, CH 273 (2013)
Neglect or abuse, parent with founded finding of, work group to consider creating certificate of rehabilitation for parents who have turned their lives around: * SSB 5565, CH 162 (2013)
Neglect or abuse, parent with founded finding of, work group to consider creating certificate of suitability for parents who have turned their lives around: SB 5565
Neglect or abuse, substantiated, child protective services to notify school district: SB 5822
Neglect or abuse, suspected, interviewing of child with third party present: SB 5316, * SSB 5316, CH 48 (2013)
Neglect, suspected, short-term emergency and crisis care for child removed from home: HB 1261, * SHB 1261, CH 105 (2013)
Obesity, prevention through early learning programs, including among duties of department of early learning : HB 1784
Receiving care centers, short-term emergency and crisis care for child removed from home: SB 5475
Receiving care centers, short-term emergency and crisis care for child removed from home due to suspected abuse or neglect: HB 1261
Relatives, placement of child in dependency proceedings with: SB 5763
Relatives, placement of child in dependency proceedings with, Alexis Stuth act: SB 5762
Resource and assessment centers, short-term emergency and crisis care for child removed from home: SSB 5475
Resource and assessment centers, short-term emergency and crisis care for child removed from home due to suspected abuse or neglect: * SHB 1261, CH 105 (2013)
Return of child, service of writ of habeas corpus for, waiving of fees by sheriff: HB 1119
Runaway youths, overnight youth shelter or program, shelter procedures when child known to lack parental permission: HB 1250, * SB 5147, CH 4 (2013)
School attendance, compulsory, modifying requirements for children age six and seven: HB 1283, SHB 1283
Seattle Children's Hospital, honoring the work of: * SR 8647 (2013)
Sexual abuse and exploitation prevention training program, for school employees, development and implementation: HB 1869, SB 5563
Sexual abuse of a minor, commercial, adding to abuse issues course for teachers seeking certification: * ESSB 5563, CH 10 (2013)
Sexual exploitation of a minor, adding to abuse issues course for teachers seeking certification: * ESSB 5563, CH 10 (2013)
Sexual misconduct or physical abuse, by school employee, reporting requirements for other school employees when aware that student is likely a victim: * ESSB 5563, CH 10 (2013)
Shelters or programs for runaway youths, procedures when child known to lack parental permission: HB 1250, * SB 5147, CH 4 (2013)
Smoking, prohibited when operating a vehicle containing a child: SB 5230
Suicide, youth screening and referral training for school nurses, social workers, and counselors : HB 1336, SB 5365
Suicide, youth screening and referral training for school nurses, social workers, counselors, and school psychologists: * ESHB 1336, CH 197 (2013), SSB 5365
Tanning devices, ultraviolet, use by persons under age eighteen, prohibition and tanning facilities provisions: HB 1585, SB 5455, SB 5521
Visitation, grandparents of child, right to seek through courts: HB 1934, ESHB 1934
Visitation, persons with ongoing and substantial relationship with child, right to seek through courts: HB 1934, ESHB 1934
Visitation, seeking through courts, impact of criminal record on: HB 1934, ESHB 1934
Visitation, sibling visitation after dependency proceedings dismissed: HB 1140, SHB 1140
Visitation, sibling visitation for children in foster care: HB 1204, ESHB 1204, SB 5389, SSB 5389, * E2SSB 5389, CH 316 (2013)
Visitation, third-party, conditions and procedures: HB 1506
Voting, registration, motor voter preregistration for persons age sixteen and seventeen: EHB 1279, SB 5270
Youth in need, improving school districts' capacity to respond through training and planning: * ESHB 1336, CH 197 (2013), SSB 5365
Youth, troubled, improving school districts' capacity to respond through training and planning: HB 1336, SB 5365
CHRISTMAS TREES  (See FOREST PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS)
CIDER  (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)
CIGARETTE TAX  (See TAXES - CIGARETTE TAX)
CITIES AND TOWNS  CITIES AND TOWNS RSS Feed
               (See also CLEAN AIR AGENCIES; EMINENT DOMAIN; ENERGY; FIRE PROTECTION; GROWTH MANAGEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; RECORDS; STORM WATER CONTROL FACILITIES; SUBDIVISIONS; UTILITIES; WATER)
Abandoned or vacant properties in urban growth areas, loans to cities and towns for revitalizing: HB 1079, SB 5533
Accounts and revenue, dedicated, use for fiscal relief: SB 5005
Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project, convening expert review panel for: SHB 1957
Annexation of state property owned for military purposes, filing petition for annexation: HB 1158, SHB 1158, 2SHB 1158, SB 5068, SSB 5068
Annexation, of unincorporated territory within a code city, modifying provisions: EHB 1539, * SB 5417, CH 333 (2013)
Annexation, requiring approval of property owners or voters: HB 1854
Annexation, requiring approval of registered voters: SB 5013, SSB 5013
Annexed territory, determining resident population of, exempting enumeration data from public disclosure: HB 1901
Apportionment districts, levying property tax for community redevelopment financing: HB 1967, HJR 4210
Bags, retail carryout, preemption of regulation by state of Washington: SB 5253
Bags, retail carryout, regulation by cities and counties: HB 1310, SB 5386
Ballot drop boxes, county auditor to establish minimum number for counties and cities: SB 5320
Brownfield renewal authorities, authority of cities to establish: E2SSB 5296
Budget modifications, removing transmittal requirement: HB 1274, ESHB 1274
Business license center, expanding required participation by certain cities or city-developed portal alternative: ESSB 5656
Business license center, expanding required participation to certain cities: SB 5656
Cannabis, medical, authority to adopt and enforce various local requirements pertaining to: SB 5528, SB 5887
Collector vehicles, restoration of, regulation by local governments: ESB 5121
Community redevelopment financing, levying property tax in apportionment districts: HB 1967, HJR 4210
Correctional employees, membership in public safety employees' retirement system: EHB 1923, SB 5781
Disability boards, city, membership: * SB 5220, CH 213 (2013)
Elections, changing election system to remedy potential violation, provisions concerning at-large and district-based elections: SHB 1413
Elections, city or town option to authorize a district-based election: HB 1413, SHB 1413, SB 5473
Enumclaw, celebrating 100th anniversary of: * SR 8633 (2013)
Environmental decision making, certain state agencies to include community organizations in highly impacted communities: HB 1434
Environmental impact statement, nonproject, recovering preparation costs: HB 1104, HB 1682, HB 1717, * ESHB 1717, CH 243 (2013)
Everson, police chief Erik Ramstead, recognizing lasting legacy of: * HR 4618 (2013)
Federal Way high school, recognizing student Caleb Dawson as recipient of a Prudential spirit of community award: * HR 4623 (2013)
Firearms, laws and ordinances restricting possession in parks or recreational facilities, authority of municipalities to enact: SB 5739
Genetically modified organisms, regulation by local legislative authorities: HB 1407, SB 5167
Granite Falls, Damascus Lodge No. 199 of free and accepted masons, commemorating centennial anniversary of: * HR 4649 (2013)
Growth management act, local government compliance, allowing a showing of working toward complying: SB 5406
Growth management act, suspending for cities in counties with significant unemployment: HB 1619, SB 5820
Highly impacted communities, certain state agencies to include community organizations in environmental decision making: HB 1434
Infrastructure, local financing tool program, extending expiration dates: HB 1306, SHB 1306, E2SHB 1306, SB 5293
Lakes, with toxic algae blooms, allowing certain code cities to take action to address blooms in certain cases: ESB 5596
Land, agricultural, of long-term commercial significance, allowing certain compatible uses while prohibiting mitigation project siting: SB 5276
Lands and their resources, coordinated state and local management, city authority to demand: HB 1163
Litter and potentially dangerous litter, abatement of nuisance, city and town authority: HB 1367, SB 5323
Loads, public highway vehicle load carrying requirements, exemption for cities: ESHB 1007
Marijuana, medical, authority to adopt and enforce various local requirements pertaining to: SB 5528, SB 5887
Montesano High School, honoring football team: * SR 8608 (2013)
Mosquito control, inhibiting mosquito breeding in storm water retention ponds through certain measures: * ESSB 5324, CH 209 (2013)
Mosquito control, integrated pest management use by counties, cities, and certain districts: SB 5324, * ESSB 5324, CH 209 (2013)
Municipal courts, provision of security to courts by cities: HB 1365, SB 5240
Municipal employees, to be included in certain contract beneficial interest provisions of municipal officer code of ethics: HB 1867
Municipal officers, code of ethics for, modifying certain contract beneficial interest provisions to include municipal employees: HB 1867
Nuisance abatement, litter and potentially dangerous litter, city and town authority: HB 1367, SB 5323
Payments, cities authorized to accept electronic payment methods: HB 1274, ESHB 1274
Petitions, signatures on, counting duplicate valid signatures once, conditions: HB 1847
Political subdivisions of state, employee participation in state insurance or self-insurance programs, to include retirees: HB 1741, SB 5654
Public transportation zones, enhanced, imposition of local sales and use tax by legislative entity after establishing zone: HB 1954, SHB 1954, SB 5920
Public transportation zones, enhanced, imposition of local sales tax by legislative entity after establishing zone: HB 1898, SHB 1898, SB 5793
Redevelopment opportunity zones for brownfield properties, designation of zone by city: SB 5201, SSB 5201
Redevelopment opportunity zones, authority of cities to designate: E2SSB 5296
Retirement systems of first class cities, authorizing investment of assets by state investment board: HB 1899
Sales and use tax, local, imposition by city without authorizing proposition to voters: HB 1925
Seattle Raging Grannies, honoring: * SR 8629 (2013)
Seattle Seahawks, congratulating: * HR 4622 (2013), * SR 8624 (2013)
Sewer systems, city selection of appropriate urban growth area systems: HB 1052, SB 5610
Signs, static digital outdoor advertising signs, allowing cities and towns to place along state highways: HB 1408, SB 5304
Speed limits, nonarterial highways, city or town establishment of maximum limit: * HB 1045, CH 264 (2013), SB 5066
Spokane lilac festival, recognizing and honoring: * HR 4642 (2013), * SR 8646 (2013)
Subversive activities, by officers and employees, repealing relevant statutes: HB 1062
Surplus real property, governmental, sale at discount by city or town for affordable low-income housing: HB 1563, SHB 1563, E2SHB 1563, SB 5598, SSB 5598
Tourism, city or town use of dedicated tax revenues for fiscal relief: SB 5005
Transportation projects, environmental review and permitting, reforming to expedite projects through streamlined environmental decision making, role of local governments: HB 1978, ESHB 1978
Vessels, publicly owned, transfer by city or town: HB 1245, * ESHB 1245, CH 291 (2013), SB 5663, ESSB 5663
Wenatchee, celebrating apple blossom festival and honoring apple blossom festival court: * SR 8653 (2013)
Zoning, proposed rezoning, notice to property owners: HB 1053
CITIZEN COMMISSION FOR PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT OF TAX PREFERENCES  CITIZEN COMMISSION FOR PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT OF TAX PREFERENCES RSS Feed
               
Tax preferences, implementing commission recommendations: SB 5041
CIVIL PROCEDURE  CIVIL PROCEDURE RSS Feed
               (See also ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS; CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; MENTAL HEALTH)
Abandoned or derelict vessels, decisions or actions concerning, civil penalties: HB 1245, * ESHB 1245, CH 291 (2013), SB 5663, ESSB 5663
Apiarists, immunity from civil liability, conditions and limitations: SB 5696, SSB 5696
Beekeeping, apiarists, immunity from civil liability, conditions and limitations: SB 5696, SSB 5696
Boating infractions, refusing to submit to alcohol or THC concentration or drug presence testing: HB 1758, SB 5437, * SSB 5437, CH 278 (2013)
Child passenger restraints in vehicles, failure to comply with requirements, admissibility in civil action: HB 1696, SB 5574
Cruelty to animals, failure to provide care: HB 1202, SB 5204
Cruelty to animals, prohibiting sale or auction of animals on public property, civil infraction: HB 1201, SB 5203
Cruelty to animals, unsafe confinement in vehicle or enclosed space: HB 1202, SHB 1202, SB 5204
Cruelty to animals, veterinarian liability protections when reporting: HB 1186, * SB 5102, CH 245 (2013)
Debt buyers, actions against debtors, licensing requirement: * SHB 1822, CH 148 (2013)
Debt buyers, actions and arbitration proceedings against debtors and debt buyers: HB 1069, HB 1822
Defamation, uniform correction or clarification of defamation act: HB 1406, * ESB 5236, CH 294 (2013)
Derelict or abandoned vessels, decisions or actions concerning, civil penalties: HB 1245, * ESHB 1245, CH 291 (2013), SB 5663, ESSB 5663
Easements, private right-of-way maintenance agreements and civil actions: HB 1029, SHB 1029
Firearms and ammunition manufacturers, product liability provisions applicable to, adding further limits to: HB 2020
Foreign laws, prohibiting enforcement to avoid violating constitutional rights: HB 1392
Health care peer review committees, information and records created for, modifying provisions: * ESB 5666, CH 301 (2013)
Health care quality assurance committees, information and records created for, modifying provisions: * ESB 5666, CH 301 (2013)
Health care quality improvement programs and committees, information and records created for, modifying provisions: * ESB 5666, CH 301 (2013)
Immunity from liability, peace officers acting reasonably, to include using less lethal weapon: HB 1678
Immunity, emergency medical personnel, use of medical order form concerning futile emergency medical treatment: SB 5562, SSB 5562
Liability, government entities, agencies, officers, and employees, limits on liability for damages due to tortious conduct: SB 5803
Liability, joint and several in certain cases of contributory fault, exempting department of transportation in certain actions for damages: HB 1984
Liability, product liability provisions applicable to firearms and ammunition manufacturers, adding further limits to: HB 2020
Local government, claims against, tortious conduct by entities, officers, and employees, placing limits on liability for damages: SB 5803
Marriage, solemnizations of, authorizing without requiring elected officials to perform, including civil immunity for refusal: HB 1589
Marriage, solemnizations of, requirements and procedures for surname changes, as well as exemption from certain name change requirements: HB 1838
Marriage, solemnizations of, requirements and procedures for surname changes, including criminal offenders and sex offenders: SHB 1838
Misclassification of employees, penalties under employee fair classification act: HB 1440, SHB 1440, 2SHB 1440, SB 5526
Parentage, adjudication of, provisions: HB 1446, SHB 1446, SB 5135, * SSB 5135, CH 246 (2013)
Prescription drug donation for uninsured persons, civil immunity provisions: HB 1382, SHB 1382, SB 5148, * SSB 5148, CH 260 (2013)
Real property, actions for damage to property, deadline for commencing: SB 5031, SSB 5031
Safety belts, failure to comply with requirements, admissibility in civil action: HB 1696, SB 5574
Shooting ranges, sport, protecting ranges and range owners and operators from liability: HB 1184
Social networking, accounts and profiles, prohibiting employer demand that employee provide information or access, civil action for violation: SB 5211
Social networking, accounts, prohibiting employer demand that employee provide information or access, civil action for violation: * SSB 5211, CH 330 (2013)
State government, claims against, tortious conduct by agencies, institutions, officers, and employees, placing limits on liability for damages: SB 5803
Surname changes after solemnization of marriage, requirements and procedures, including criminal offenders and sex offenders: SHB 1838
Surname changes after solemnization of marriage, requirements, procedures, and exemption from certain name change requirements: HB 1838
Tortious conduct by state, claims for damages, electronic presentment: HB 1762, * SB 5136, CH 188 (2013)
Tortious conduct, liability for damages due to, placing limits on liability of local government entities, officers, and employees: SB 5803
Tortious conduct, liability for damages due to, placing limits on liability of state government agencies, institutions, officers, and employees: SB 5803
Transportation, department of, exemption in actions for damages from certain joint and several liability provision in cases of contributory fault: HB 1984
Wrongful conviction and imprisonment, claim for compensation: HB 1341, * ESHB 1341, CH 175 (2013) PV
CLEAN AIR AGENCIES  CLEAN AIR AGENCIES RSS Feed
               
Air pollution control authorities, supplemental income from component cities and counties, certain exclusions: SB 5368, SSB 5368
Asbestos-containing building materials, labeling requirements, enforcement by department of ecology or local air authorities: HB 1926, SB 5458, * ESSB 5458, CH 51 (2013)
Environmental decision making, agencies to include community organizations in highly impacted communities: HB 1434
Permits, various, agencies to include community organizations in certain permit issuance processes: HB 1434
CLIMATE  CLIMATE RSS Feed
               (See also AIR QUALITY AND POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENT)
Climate legislative and executive work group, creation, governor to chair: HB 1915, SHB 1915, SB 5802, SSB 5802, * E2SSB 5802, CH 6 (2013)
COAL  (See ENERGY; UTILITIES)
CODE REVISER  CODE REVISER RSS Feed
               
RCW, gender-based terms, technical corrections: SB 5077, * SSB 5077, CH 23 (2013) PV
RCW, technical corrections: HB 1064
COLLECTION AGENCIES AND DEBT COLLECTION  (See ATTORNEYS; BUSINESSES; STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS)
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING  (See PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES)
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES  COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES RSS Feed
               (See also COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES; HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES AUTHORITY; STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS; STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL)
Advising, establishing online higher education transfer and student advising system: HB 1320, SHB 1320, SB 5544, SSB 5544
Alcohol tasting, allowing students under age 21 in viticulture and enology classes to taste wine: HB 1459
Alcohol tasting, permit to allow students under age 21 in viticulture and enology classes to taste wine: SHB 1459
Alcohol tasting, permit to allow students under age 21 to taste alcoholic beverages in certain culinary or alcohol-related classes: SB 5774
Artworks for college buildings, suspending expenditure of construction funds for art: SB 5120
Ballot drop boxes, placing at each public institution of higher education: ESHB 1290
Bonuses and incentives for presidents and chancellors, restricting amounts: HB 1176
Central Washington University, authority to offer educational specialist degrees: HB 1544, SB 5559, * SSB 5559, CH 296 (2013)
Chancellors, bonuses and incentives, restricting amounts: HB 1176
Child care, funding in part with unclaimed prize money deposits from state lottery account into student child care in higher education account: HB 1873, SB 5730
Civic educators, honoring: * HR 4612 (2013)
Construction, major capital projects, raising threshold for predesign requirements for higher education institutions: HB 1769, ESHB 1769, SB 5780
Construction, minor works projects, raising threshold for higher education institutions: HB 1769, ESHB 1769, SB 5780
Degree programs, self-supporting and fee-based, moving state-supported programs to, committee to be convened to consider: HB 1669, SHB 1669, SB 5713, SSB 5713
Degrees, educational specialist, authorizing at Central Washington University and Western Washington University: HB 1544, SB 5559
Degrees, educational specialist, authorizing at Central Washington University, The Evergreen State College, and Western Washington University: * SSB 5559, CH 296 (2013)
Disabilities, students with, legislative task force on improving access to higher education for students with disabilities, establishing: SB 5180, * SSB 5180, CH 231 (2013)
DUI courts, establishing college DUI courts: SB 5023
Educational achievement and tuition reduction incentive program, establishing to provide new incentive funding: SB 5390
Electronic signatures, use by higher education institutions and agencies: * HB 1736, CH 218 (2013), SB 5736
Employees, part-time, eligibility for benefits, using Washington health benefit exchange: ESSB 5905
Enology and viticulture programs, students under age 21 in, allowing tasting of wine: HB 1459
Enology and viticulture programs, students under age 21 in, permit to allow tasting of wine: SHB 1459
Enrollments, expected, providing funding for: SB 5421
Evergreen State College, The, authority to offer educational specialist degrees: * SSB 5559, CH 296 (2013)
Evergreen State College, The, real property financing contracts, authority to enter into, conditions: HB 1769, SB 5780
Faculty, eligibility for benefits, modifying provisions concerning: SB 5905, ESSB 5905
Faculty, eligibility for benefits, using Washington health benefit exchange for part-time employees: ESSB 5905
Faculty, part-time, eligibility for benefits, modifying provisions concerning: HB 1587, SB 5542, SB 5905, ESSB 5905
Faculty, part-time, health benefits for, using Washington health benefit exchange: ESSB 5905
Fees imposed by higher education institutions, inventorying as part of state fee inventory: * SB 5751, CH 63 (2013)
Financial aid, adding criteria to aid immigrant students granted deferred action for childhood arrival status: HB 1817, ESHB 1817, HB 1998
Financial aid, college bound scholarship program, adding criteria to aid immigrant students granted deferred action for childhood arrival status: HB 1817
Financial aid, college bound scholarship program, expanding for resident students: SB 5655
Financial aid, extending state need grant eligibility to Western Governors University - Washington: HB 1322, SB 5195, * SSB 5195, CH 248 (2013)
Financial aid, federal, recognizing schools as institutions of postsecondary study for the sake of, conditions: * HB 1683, CH 201 (2013)
Financial aid, in-state, redefining "resident student" to prevent illegal aliens from qualifying: SB 5087
Financial aid, rules and regulations, monitoring compliance and performance of higher education institutions: HB 1843, SHB 1843
Financial aid, state need grant eligibility: HB 1453, SB 5028, SSB 5028
Financial aid, state need grant eligibility, expanding for resident students: SB 5655
Financial aid, state need grant eligibility, extending in certain cases: SB 5670
Financial aid, state need grant eligibility, immigrant students with deferred action for childhood arrival status, conditions: HB 1817, ESHB 1817, HB 1998
Financial aid, state need grant program, setting grant awards for certain private institutions at same level as public universities: HB 1878
Financial aid, state need grant, application to be developed by office of student financial assistance: HB 1626
Funding for expected enrollments, budget provisions: SB 5421
Funding for higher education institutions, funding from estate tax increase: HB 1494
Funding for higher education institutions, funding from sales and use taxes: SB 5693
Funding for higher education institutions, mandatory baseline enrollment-based funding by state and additional funding based on performance: SB 5883, SSB 5883, SB 5936
Funding for higher education institutions, work group to review per-resident student state funding rates: SB 5936
Funding for higher education, increasing by narrowing or eliminating certain tax preferences: HB 2036, HB 2038, ESHB 2038
GET ready for college program, establishment: SB 5044
Gonzaga University, contributions to Washington state, recognizing: * HR 4604 (2013)
Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program, awards to medical residents or dental students who agree to work in certain rural areas: SB 5615
Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program, extending participation to health care residents: * SSB 5615, CH 298 (2013)
Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program, increasing funding by contracting with fund-raiser: * SSB 5615, CH 298 (2013)
Health professional loan repayment and scholarship program, specifying medical residents and dental students who agree to work with hospitals and federally qualified health centers: SB 5615
High employer demand programs, establishment of new economy scholars fund to expand: HB 2049
High-demand occupations, establishing meeting industry demand program to prepare students for: HB 1936
Higher education committee, joint, abolishing: HB 1048, SHB 1048
Higher education, amending constitution to make support of public higher education institutions the state's second highest duty: SJR 8209
Immigrant students, granted deferred action for childhood arrival status, adding higher education financial aid criteria to aid: HB 1817, ESHB 1817, HB 1998
Independent Colleges of Washington, commending: * HR 4611 (2013), * SR 8644 (2013)
Information technology expenditures, by higher education institutions, evaluation and approval of: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Inmate postsecondary education degree programs, implementation by department of corrections: HB 1429, SHB 1429
Instructional materials, sales by college bookstores to students, sales and use tax exemptions: HB 1160
Intellectual property rights, assignment at state universities: SB 5247
International students, lawful nonimmigrant status, tuition surcharge: SB 5893
Kidnapping offenders, registered, notice to college when offender will be attending or employed, modifying requirements: SB 5094
Meeting industry demand program, establishing to prepare students for high demand occupations in industry: HB 1936
Military reserve members, rights as higher education students: * SB 5343, CH 271 (2013)
Military training, higher education credit for, awarding: HB 1858, SHB 1858
National guard members, early registration: * HB 1109, CH 67 (2013)
National guard members, rights as higher education students: * SB 5343, CH 271 (2013)
New economy scholars fund, establishment to expand high employer demand programs: HB 2049
Northwest Indian college, tax incentives for donating laboratory equipment to college: SB 5131
Online higher education transfer and student advising system, establishing: HB 1320, SHB 1320, SB 5544, SSB 5544
Opportunity scholarship board, expanding membership: HB 1251
Pacific Lutheran University, honoring life and work of Forrest "Frosty" Westering: SR 8658
Peace Corps, top volunteer-producing colleges, 2013, recognizing: * HR 4620 (2013), * SR 8636 (2013)
Peer mentoring, at-risk elementary students, encouraging college attendance: SB 5026
Presidents, bonuses and incentives, restricting amounts: HB 1176
Public works certified payroll records collection pilot project, mandatory participation for certain four-year higher education projects: SB 5823
Real property financing contracts, authority of regional universities and The Evergreen State College to enter into, conditions: HB 1769, SB 5780
Regional universities, real property financing contracts, authority to enter into, conditions: HB 1769, SB 5780
Reporting requirements for higher education institutions, reviewing and reporting for sake of streamlining and coordinating: * HB 1736, CH 218 (2013), SB 5736
Scholarships offered by nonprofits, available to children and spouses of certain injured workers, information provided by department of labor and industries: * HB 1863, CH 134 (2013)
Seattle University, special license plates: SB 5259
Sex offenders, registered, notice to college when offender will be attending or employed, modifying requirements: SB 5094
Sex offenders, registered, requirements for notifications by college when offender will be attending or employed: SB 5094
Student advisory committees, formation at four-year institutions: HB 1331, SHB 1331, * HB 1736, CH 218 (2013)
Student, resident, narrowing definition to exclude certain nonimmigrant status visa holders: HB 1881
Students, percentages of resident, nonresident, and foreign, boards of regents and trustees to set guidelines for: HB 1739
Students, rights when national guard or military reserve member: * SB 5343, CH 271 (2013)
Transferring, establishing online higher education transfer and student advising systems: HB 1320, SHB 1320, SB 5544, SSB 5544
Tuition and fees, waiver for certain persons wrongfully convicted and imprisoned: HB 1341, * ESHB 1341, CH 175 (2013) PV
Tuition, differential tuition increases, restricting to avoid negative impact on advanced college tuition payment (GET) program: SB 5835, SSB 5835
Tuition, differential tuition, limiting: HB 1043, SB 5548
Tuition, establishing tuition support fund program: HB 1725
Tuition, establishing tuition support fund program, to be known as tuition assistance program for Washingtonians' education: SHB 1725
Tuition, higher education funding formula legislative task force, establishing: SHB 1624
Tuition, in-state, redefining "resident student" to prevent illegal aliens from qualifying: SB 5087
Tuition, nonresident, surcharge for international students with lawful nonimmigrant status: SB 5893
Tuition, omnibus appropriations act levels, extending institution authority to adopt different levels: HB 1048, SHB 1048
Tuition, resident undergraduates, decreasing rates for 2013-2015 biennium and limiting future rate growth: SB 5937
Tuition, resident undergraduates, requiring uniform reductions and increases: HB 1043, SB 5548
Tuition, resident undergraduates, restricting differential tuition increases to avoid negative impact on advanced college tuition payment (GET) program: SB 5835, SSB 5835
Tuition, resident undergraduates, restricting increases at four-year universities: HB 1624, SHB 1624
Tuition, resident, active military members and veterans: HB 1011, SB 5179, SB 5318
Tuition, two-year freeze on tuition rates: SB 5420
University of Washington, financial audit of, state auditor to conduct: SB 5777, SB 5928
University of Washington, health sciences library, online access for certain health care professionals: HB 1344, SHB 1344, * ESB 5206, CH 249 (2013)
University of Washington, intellectual property rights assignment: SB 5247
University of Washington, partners for our children, developing child welfare service delivery measurements: HB 1774
University of Washington, products developed through research and development, business and occupation tax exemption for manufacturer with licensing agreement: SB 5251, SSB 5251
University of Washington, sea grant program, coordinating research on geoduck aquaculture and ocean acidification: HB 1761
University of Washington, sea grant program, promoting shellfish aquaculture research and establishing shellfish aquaculture public information center: HB 1894, SHB 1894
Vessels, publicly owned, transfer by higher education institution: * ESHB 1245, CH 291 (2013)
Veterans, early registration: * HB 1109, CH 67 (2013)
Viticulture and enology programs, students under age 21 in, allowing tasting of wine: HB 1459
Viticulture and enology programs, students under age 21 in, permit to allow tasting of wine: SHB 1459
Washington State University, authority to conduct research concerning industrial hemp production, conditions: HB 1888, SHB 1888
Washington State University, conducting study of feasibility and desirability of industrial hemp production: SB 5222, SSB 5222
Washington State University, consulting with department of agriculture concerning underproducing agricultural land: SHB 1188
Washington State University, cooperative extension service, establishing shellfish aquaculture public information center: HB 1761
Washington State University, densified biomass wood fuel and associated heating appliances, university role expanding use of: SB 5555
Washington State University, densified biomass wood fuel pilot project, development by university's energy program: SB 5709, * ESSB 5709, CH 308 (2013)
Washington State University, financial audit of, state auditor to conduct: SB 5777, SB 5928
Washington State University, intellectual property rights assignment: SB 5247
Washington State University, Mount Vernon center, working with department of agriculture concerning underproducing agricultural land: HB 1188
Washington State University, products developed through research and development, business and occupation tax exemption for manufacturer with licensing agreement: SB 5251, SSB 5251
Western Governors University - Washington, extending state need grant eligibility to: HB 1322, SB 5195, * SSB 5195, CH 248 (2013)
Western Washington University, authority to offer applied doctorate level degrees in audiology: HB 1614, SHB 1614, * SB 5472, CH 281 (2013)
Western Washington University, authority to offer educational specialist degrees: HB 1544, SB 5559, * SSB 5559, CH 296 (2013)
COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT  COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT RSS Feed
               
Aerospace industry, supporting and expanding through multiple strategies, department role: SB 5926
Agricultural labor skills and safety grant program, department to create and administer: HB 1072, SHB 1072
Broadband office, Washington state, creating and using digital cross-system infrastructure maps for state economic development prioritizing, office role: HB 1819, ESHB 1819
Business regulatory efficiency program, establishing, department to regulate: * HB 1818, CH 324 (2013), SB 5765
Community empowerment zones, tax deferrals for investment projects in, apprentice utilization requirement: HB 1023, SHB 1023, SB 5393
Community empowerment zones, tax deferrals for investment projects in, prevailing wage requirement: HB 1025, SHB 1025, SB 5395
Community empowerment zones, tax deferrals for investment projects in, resident workers requirement: HB 1026, SB 5394
Densified biomass wood fuel and associated heating appliances, department role in expanding use of: SB 5555
Digital cross-system infrastructure maps, creating and using for state economic development prioritizing, department role: HB 1819, ESHB 1819
Energy office, Washington state, creating and using digital cross-system infrastructure maps for state economic development prioritizing, office role: HB 1819, ESHB 1819
Environmental justice, department efforts concerning disproportionately adverse health and environmental impacts on low-income and minority populations: HB 1434
Federal receipts, requiring that department report concerning federal financial assistance: SB 5804, SSB 5804
Fuel, local government electricity or biofuel usage for vehicles, vessels, and construction equipment, department to convene advisory committee to develop rules: * ESB 5099, CH 328 (2013)
Greenhouse gas emissions, state agency rules regulating, prohibiting without legislative authorization: HB 1169
Housing trust fund, revising provisions concerning administrative costs of department: HB 1617, * SHB 1617, CH 145 (2013), SB 5439, SSB 5439
Innovate Washington, eliminating of, transferring mission, powers, duties, and functions to department and creating innovate Washington program: SHB 2029
Innovate Washington, eliminating of, transferring powers, duties, and functions to department: HB 2029
Microenterprise development program, eliminating: SHB 2029
Real property, surplus governmental, selling or leasing by agencies for affordable low-income housing, department role: HB 1563, SB 5598, SSB 5598
Regulatory streamlining projects, multijurisdictional, establishment, department role: * HB 1818, CH 324 (2013), SB 5765
Renewable energy system cost recovery incentive program, creation as new program, department to administer: HB 1105, SHB 1105
Resource plans, integrated electric utility, updating requirements, including department role: * EHB 1826, CH 149 (2013)
Rule making by department, specific grant of legislative authority, requirement: HB 1163
Science or technology center, zoo, and aquarium facilities, competitive grant program for acquiring or constructing: HB 1405, SB 5146, SSB 5146
Start-up economy, promoting and facilitating, department role: HB 2052
Statewide coordinating committee on sex trafficking, establishment, department to administer: * ESHB 1291, CH 121 (2013)
Statewide significance, projects of, designation by department: HB 1754, SB 5805
Transitional housing operating and rent program, eligible housing organizations, removing state quality award program application requirement: HB 1425, SB 5311
COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND SHIPPING  COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND SHIPPING RSS Feed
               (See also BOATS)
Fishing fleet, Washington state commercial, 2013 blessing of the fleet: * HR 4653 (2013), * SR 8627 (2013)
Invasive species, aquatic, infractions to include transporting watercraft into state without valid documentation: SB 5702, * SSB 5702, CH 307 (2013)
Stevedoring, preferential tax rates, eliminating to provide basic education and higher education funding: HB 2036, HB 2038
Vessels for hire, person or employee who has, conditions for leasing or chartering: HB 1758, SB 5437, * SSB 5437, CH 278 (2013)
COMMISSIONS  (See STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS)
COMMODITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS  (See AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT)
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES  COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES RSS Feed
               (See also COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES, STATE BOARD; HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES AUTHORITY; STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS; STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL)
Advising, establishing online higher education transfer and student advising system: HB 1320, SHB 1320, SB 5544, SSB 5544
Alcohol tasting, allowing students under age 21 in viticulture and enology classes to taste wine: HB 1459
Alcohol tasting, permit to allow students at least age 18 to taste alcoholic beverages in certain culinary or alcohol-related classes: * SSB 5774, CH 59 (2013)
Alcohol tasting, permit to allow students under age 21 in viticulture and enology classes to taste wine: SHB 1459
Alcohol tasting, permit to allow students under age 21 to taste alcoholic beverages in certain culinary or alcohol-related classes: SB 5774
Artworks for college buildings, suspending expenditure of construction funds for art: SB 5120
Baccalaureate programs, high-demand applied, developing and aligning with high school STEM programs and career and technical education: SB 5624, SSB 5624, * 2SSB 5624, CH 55 (2013)
Ballot drop boxes, placing at each public institution of higher education: ESHB 1290
Boards of trustees, membership, removing requirement for member from business in certain districts: HB 1536, SB 5567
Boards of trustees, membership, requiring members from business and labor: SHB 1536
Centers of excellence, revising provisions: HB 1823, SHB 1823
Child care, funding in part with unclaimed prize money deposits from state lottery account into student child care in higher education account: HB 1873, SB 5730
Civic educators, honoring: * HR 4612 (2013)
Construction, major capital projects, raising threshold for predesign requirements for higher education institutions: HB 1769, ESHB 1769, SB 5780
Construction, minor works projects, raising threshold for higher education institutions: HB 1769, ESHB 1769, SB 5780
Customized employment training program, modifying provisions and adding expiration date: SB 5783
Digital college in the high school, establishment as pilot project: HB 1208
Disabilities, students with, legislative task force on improving access to higher education for students with disabilities, establishing: SB 5180, * SSB 5180, CH 231 (2013)
DUI courts, establishing college DUI courts: SB 5023
Electronic signatures, use by higher education institutions and agencies: * HB 1736, CH 218 (2013), SB 5736
Employees, academic, ongoing suspension of cost-of-living increases: HB 2043, SB 5194
Employees, academic, receiving step increases through collective bargaining process: HB 1348, SB 5350
Employees, classified technical college, ongoing suspension of cost-of-living increases: HB 2043
Employees, part-time nontenured academic employees, authorizing collective bargaining unit participation: SB 5844
Employees, part-time, eligibility for benefits, using Washington health benefit exchange: ESSB 5905
Enology and viticulture programs, students under age 21 in, allowing tasting of wine: HB 1459
Enology and viticulture programs, students under age 21 in, permit to allow tasting of wine: SHB 1459
Enrollments, expected, providing funding for: SB 5421
Faculty, eligibility for benefits, modifying provisions concerning: SB 5905, ESSB 5905
Faculty, eligibility for benefits, using Washington health benefit exchange for part-time employees: ESSB 5905
Faculty, ongoing suspension of cost-of-living increases: HB 2043
Faculty, part-time nontenured, authorizing collective bargaining unit participation: SB 5844
Faculty, part-time, eligibility for benefits, modifying provisions concerning: HB 1587, SB 5542, SB 5905, ESSB 5905
Faculty, part-time, health benefits for, using Washington health benefit exchange: ESSB 5905
Faculty, tenured or probationary, repealing provision authorizing reduction in force due to financial emergency: HB 1535
Fees imposed by higher education institutions, inventorying as part of state fee inventory: * SB 5751, CH 63 (2013)
Financial aid, adding criteria to aid immigrant students granted deferred action for childhood arrival status: HB 1817, ESHB 1817, HB 1998
Financial aid, college bound scholarship program, adding criteria to aid immigrant students granted deferred action for childhood arrival status: HB 1817
Financial aid, college bound scholarship program, expanding for resident students: SB 5655
Financial aid, federal, recognizing schools as institutions of postsecondary study for the sake of, conditions: * HB 1683, CH 201 (2013)
Financial aid, in-state, redefining "resident student" to prevent illegal aliens from qualifying: SB 5087
Financial aid, rules and regulations, monitoring compliance and performance of higher education institutions: HB 1843, SHB 1843
Financial aid, state need grant eligibility: HB 1453, SB 5028, SSB 5028
Financial aid, state need grant eligibility, expanding for resident students: SB 5655
Financial aid, state need grant eligibility, extending in certain cases: SB 5670
Financial aid, state need grant eligibility, immigrant students with deferred action for childhood arrival status, conditions: HB 1817, ESHB 1817, HB 1998
Financial aid, state need grant, application to be developed by office of student financial assistance: HB 1626
Funding for expected enrollments, budget provisions: SB 5421
Funding for higher education institutions, funding from estate tax increase: HB 1494
Funding for higher education institutions, funding from sales and use taxes: SB 5693
Funding for higher education institutions, mandatory baseline enrollment-based funding by state and additional funding based on performance: SB 5883, SSB 5883, SB 5936
Funding for higher education institutions, work group to review per-resident student state funding rates: SB 5936
Funding for higher education, increasing by narrowing or eliminating certain tax preferences: HB 2036, HB 2038, ESHB 2038
GET ready for college program, establishment: SB 5044
High employer demand programs, establishment of new economy scholars fund to expand: HB 2049
High-demand occupations, establishing meeting industry demand program to prepare students for: HB 1936
Higher education committee, joint, abolishing: HB 1048, SHB 1048
Higher education, amending constitution to make support of public higher education institutions the state's second highest duty: SJR 8209
Immigrant students, granted deferred action for childhood arrival status, adding higher education financial aid criteria to aid: HB 1817, ESHB 1817, HB 1998
Information technology expenditures, by higher education institutions, evaluation and approval of: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Inmate postsecondary education degree programs, implementation by department of corrections: HB 1429, SHB 1429
Instructional materials, sales by college bookstores to students, sales and use tax exemptions: HB 1160
International students, lawful nonimmigrant status, twenty percent tuition surcharge: SB 5893
Kidnapping offenders, registered, notice to college when offender will be attending or employed, modifying requirements: SB 5094
Laboratory equipment for higher and vocational education, tax incentives for donating: SB 5131
Meeting industry demand program, establishing to prepare students for high demand occupations in industry: HB 1936
Military reserve members, rights as higher education students: * SB 5343, CH 271 (2013)
Military training, higher education credit for, awarding: HB 1858, SHB 1858
National guard members, early registration: * HB 1109, CH 67 (2013)
National guard members, rights as higher education students: * SB 5343, CH 271 (2013)
New economy scholars fund, establishment to expand high employer demand programs: HB 2049
Online courses, expanding free access through digital college in the high school pilot project: HB 1208
Online higher education transfer and student advising system, establishing: HB 1320, SHB 1320, SB 5544, SSB 5544
Opportunity scholarship board, expanding membership: HB 1251
Placement for precollege courses, multiple measures for, encouraging colleges to use while informing students concerning: * SB 5712, CH 57 (2013)
Precollege courses, multiple placement measures, encouraging colleges to use while informing students concerning: * SB 5712, CH 57 (2013)
Real property financing contracts, authority of community and technical colleges to enter into, conditions: HB 1769, SB 5780
Renewable energy system cost recovery program, to include certain solar energy systems on community or technical college property: SHB 1105
Reporting requirements for higher education institutions, reviewing and reporting for sake of streamlining and coordinating: * HB 1736, CH 218 (2013), SB 5736
Scholarships offered by nonprofits, available to children and spouses of certain injured workers, information provided by department of labor and industries: * HB 1863, CH 134 (2013)
Sex offenders, registered, notice to college when offender will be attending or employed, modifying requirements: SB 5094
Sex offenders, registered, requirements for notifications by college when offender will be attending or employed: SB 5094
Student, resident, narrowing definition to exclude certain nonimmigrant status visa holders: HB 1881
Students, rights when national guard or military reserve member: * SB 5343, CH 271 (2013)
Transferring, establishing online higher education transfer and student advising systems: HB 1320, SHB 1320, SB 5544, SSB 5544
Tuition and fees, waiver for certain persons wrongfully convicted and imprisoned: HB 1341, * ESHB 1341, CH 175 (2013) PV
Tuition, differential models, removing authorization: HB 1043, SB 5548
Tuition, establishing tuition support fund program: HB 1725
Tuition, establishing tuition support fund program, to be known as tuition assistance program for Washingtonians' education: SHB 1725
Tuition, freezing rates for 2013-2015 biennium: SB 5673
Tuition, in-state, redefining "resident student" to prevent illegal aliens from qualifying: SB 5087
Tuition, nonresident, surcharge for international students with lawful nonimmigrant status: SB 5893
Tuition, omnibus appropriations act levels, extending institution authority to adopt different levels: HB 1048, SHB 1048
Tuition, resident undergraduates, decreasing rates for 2013-2015 biennium and limiting future rate growth: SB 5937
Tuition, resident, active military members and veterans: HB 1011, SB 5179, SB 5318
Vessels, publicly owned, transfer by higher education institution: * ESHB 1245, CH 291 (2013)
Veterans, early registration: * HB 1109, CH 67 (2013)
Viticulture and enology programs, students under age 21 in, allowing tasting of wine: HB 1459
Viticulture and enology programs, students under age 21 in, permit to allow tasting of wine: SHB 1459
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES, STATE BOARD  COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES, STATE BOARD RSS Feed
               
Career and technical education and STEM programs, state board to select colleges to offer two programs: SSB 5624, * 2SSB 5624, CH 55 (2013)
Digital college in the high school, establishment as pilot project, role of state board: HB 1208
High school equivalency certificates and tests, issuance by office of superintendent of public instruction and state board: HB 1686, * SHB 1686, CH 39 (2013), SB 5646
Job skills program, grants to educational institutions, board use of funds from job skills accounts: HB 1247, SB 5560, SSB 5560
Job skills program, grants to educational institutions, modifying funding provisions: * ESHB 1247, CH 103 (2013), 2SSB 5560
New economy scholars fund, establishment to expand high employer demand programs, state board role: HB 2049
Online higher education transfer and student advising system, board role in establishing: HB 1320, SHB 1320, SB 5544, SSB 5544
STEM and career and technical education programs, state board to select colleges to offer two programs: SSB 5624, * 2SSB 5624, CH 55 (2013)
Student child care in higher education account, state board to co-administer program: HB 1873, SB 5730
Washington customized employment training program, modifying provisions and adding expiration date: SB 5783
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION BOARD  COMMUNITY ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION BOARD RSS Feed
               
Abandoned and vacant properties within incorporated areas, board to administer revitalization loan program for: HB 1648, SHB 1648, E2SHB 1648
Committed private sector partner construction program, board to finance projects under: HB 1260, SHB 1260
Digital cross-system infrastructure maps, creating and using for state economic development prioritizing, board role: HB 1819, ESHB 1819
Prospective development construction program, board to finance projects under: HB 1260, SHB 1260
Public facilities loans and grants, expanding board funding role through greater flexibility: HB 1260, SHB 1260, SB 5334
Revitalization loan program for certain urban growth area properties, board role: HB 1079, SB 5533
Rule making by board, specific grant of legislative authority, requirement: HB 1163
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ZONES  (See COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT)
COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION  (See DRIVERS AND DRIVERS' LICENSES; TAXES - EXCISE TAX; TRAFFIC)
COMPOSTING  COMPOSTING RSS Feed
               
Bags, retail carryout, prohibiting stores from providing unless compostable plastic, recyclable paper, or reusable: SB 5253
Bottles, petroleum-based beverage, prohibiting manufacture, sale, or distribution unless compostable: SB 5250
Programs, using litter tax revenues to support: HB 1309, SHB 1309, SB 5357, SSB 5357
COMPUTERS  COMPUTERS RSS Feed
               
Computer science education in the schools, expanding role of advanced placement computer science courses: * SHB 1472, CH 241 (2013)
Computer science education in the schools, supporting through multiple approaches: HB 1472
Digital goods and codes, nonresident sales tax exemption, repealing: HB 1890
Educators, Washington K-12 online professional development project, establishment: HB 1252, ESHB 1252
Enterprise application software solutions, bid proposal requests, development by state or local government units: HB 1949
Information services and telecommunications state agency network, assessment of model and consolidation of network into consolidated technology services agency: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Information technology expenditures in state budget process, evaluation and prioritization of: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Information technology expenditures, by higher education institutions and legislative and judicial agencies, evaluation and approval of: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Information technology expenditures, state agency, information technology business management program, implementing: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Information technology for state agencies, establishing information technology investment pool: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Information technology for state agencies, production of consistent and usable web content, developing standards to enable: SB 5757
Information technology networking equipment and services, agency purchases of, developing statewide standards: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Information technology services, department of enterprise services contracting for, limiting to support of enterprise technology applications in certain cases: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Information technology systems, state executive branch, inventorying, modernizing, and funding of: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Instruction online in classroom, driver training schools and traffic safety education courses: SB 5051
Internet advertisements, using to facilitate sex trafficking crimes, establishing enhanced penalty: * SB 5488, CH 9 (2013)
Internet gambling, unlawful, reducing penalty for person conducting in primary residence for recreational purposes: HB 1824
Internet lending, small consumer installment loans, regulation: HB 1657, SB 5312, ESSB 5312
Internet, scope and power of, requesting that Congress amend communications decency act: SJM 8003
Online courses, expanding free access through digital college in the high school pilot project: HB 1208
Online higher education transfer and student advising system, establishing: HB 1320, SHB 1320, SB 5544, SSB 5544
Online learning in public schools, modifying provisions to emphasize instructional interaction with certificated teacher: HB 1431, SB 5794, SSB 5794, 2SSB 5794
Online learning in public schools, standardizing: HB 1423, SHB 1423, SB 5667
Social networking, accounts and profiles, prohibiting employer demand that employee provide information or access: SB 5211
Social networking, accounts, prohibiting employer demand that employee provide information or access: * SSB 5211, CH 330 (2013)
Spyware, actions concerning unlawful use of, awarding costs and attorneys' fees when action brought by attorney general: HB 2055
CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS  CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS RSS Feed
               
Gardner, Booth, former Governor, joint legislative session to honor: * SCR 8403 (2013)
Gardner, William Booth, former Governor, life and legacy of: * HCR 4404 (2013)
HB 2056, correcting definition of marijuana THC concentration, directing that bill be considered: * HCR 4405 (2013)
HB 2058, capital and transportation budget transparency, directing that bill be considered: * HCR 4406 (2013)
Health care oversight, joint select committee on, establishing: SCR 8401
Health care oversight, joint select committee on, establishing, with expiration date: * ESSCR 8401 (2013)
Health reform implementation, joint select committee on, abolishing: * ESSCR 8401 (2013)
Legislature, 2013 first special session, reintroduction of bills, memorials, and resolutions from 2013 regular session: * HCR 4407 (2013)
Legislature, 2013 regular session, adjourning SINE DIE: * SCR 8405 (2013)
Legislature, 2013 regular session, returning bills, memorials, and resolutions to house of origin: * SCR 8404 (2013)
Legislature, bills and other legislation, cutoff dates: * HCR 4401 (2013)
Legislature, cutoff resolution, amending to exclude matters affecting state revenue: * SCR 8402 (2013)
Legislature, joint rules, adoption: * HCR 4400 (2013)
Legislature, joint sessions: * HCR 4402 (2013), * SCR 8400 (2013)
Resolutions, memorials, and bills from 2013 regular session, reintroduction for 2013 first special session: * HCR 4407 (2013)
Resolutions, memorials, and bills from 2013 regular session, returning to house of origin: * SCR 8404 (2013)
Workforce training, state comprehensive plan for, seeking approval of "high skills, high wages" plan: HCR 4403
CONDOMINIUMS  (See HOMES AND HOUSING)
CONSERVATION  CONSERVATION RSS Feed
               (See also ENERGY; UTILITIES)
Conservation districts, disbursement of employee salaries, wages, and other reimbursement by electronic deposit: * SB 5770, CH 164 (2013)
Conservation easements, authority of Indian tribes to hold or acquire: * HB 1277, CH 120 (2013)
CONSERVATION COMMISSION  CONSERVATION COMMISSION RSS Feed
               
Agricultural producers and state regulatory agencies, commission to initiate state forum to improve understanding and working relationships: SB 5766, SSB 5766
Natural resources management, streamlining through agency independence, commission administrative authority: HB 1384
CONSERVATION DISTRICTS  (See CONSERVATION)
CONSOLIDATED TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AGENCY  CONSOLIDATED TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AGENCY RSS Feed
               
Information technology networking equipment and services, agency purchases of, agency role in developing statewide standards: SB 5891, SSB 5891
Telecommunications and information services state agency network, assessment of model and consolidation of network into agency: SB 5891, SSB 5891
CONSTITUTION, STATE  CONSTITUTION, STATE RSS Feed
               (See also JOINT RESOLUTIONS)
Foreign laws, prohibiting enforcement to avoid violating constitutional rights: HB 1392
CONSTRUCTION  (See CONTRACTORS; PUBLIC WORKS)
CONSUMER PROTECTION  CONSUMER PROTECTION RSS Feed
               
Actions brought by attorney general, awarding of attorneys' fees to attorney general when prevailing party: HB 2055
Child care consumer and provider bill of rights: HB 1671, SB 5595, SSB 5595
Child care consumers and providers, requirements for: * 2SSB 5595, CH 337 (2013)
Child care standards and guidelines, and creation of parent and provider oversight board: SHB 1671, 2SHB 1671
Computer spyware, actions concerning unlawful use of, awarding costs and attorneys' fees when action brought by attorney general: HB 2055
Debt buyers, actions against buyer by debtor: HB 1069, HB 1822
Health care professionals, training and qualifications, requiring accurate presentation in advertisements and communications: HB 1586, SB 5492
Higher education, interstate distance delivery of, agreements to ensure consistent consumer protection: * HB 1736, CH 218 (2013), SB 5736
Liquor sales, advertised selling price to include liquor taxes: HB 1066
Long-term care insurance policies, protecting insured from unintentional lapses through notification requirements: SB 5447
Payday lenders, regulating through small consumer installment loan act: HB 1657, SB 5312, ESSB 5312
Tow truck operators, impound requirements and disclosure of charges and fees: HB 1625
Tow truck operators, placing limits on private impound rates in connection with state patrol-originated calls: * ESHB 1625, CH 37 (2013)
CONTRACTORS  CONTRACTORS RSS Feed
               (See also PUBLIC WORKS)
Apprentice utilization, subsidized public works: HB 1023, SHB 1023, SB 5393
Bond, authority of water-sewer districts to determine, limitations: HB 1241, * SB 5186, CH 28 (2013)
Bridges, state boundary bridge, assigning steel fabrication inspector travel costs to contractor: HB 1288, SHB 1288
Construction agreements, voiding certain damage to property or death or bodily injury damage liability indemnification provisions: SB 5850
Electrical contractors, licensed, allowing generator load bank testing without electrical work permit: HB 1855
Highway construction projects, use of design-build construction for, allocation of all risk to contractor: HB 1987
Industrial insurance premiums, contractor liability, modifying provisions: HB 1616, SB 5789
Liens against property of contractor by employee, provisions of employee fair classification act: HB 1440, SHB 1440, 2SHB 1440, SB 5526
Misclassification of employees, penalties under employee fair classification act: HB 1440, SHB 1440, 2SHB 1440, SB 5526
Payments for construction services, reporting requirements, violations, and penalties: EHB 1473
Prevailing wages, public works, determinations of prevailing wage rates, revising procedures and requirements: HB 1672, SB 5685
Prevailing wages, public works, exempting certain workers who deliver materials from requirements: ESSB 5684
Prevailing wages, public works, modifying prevailing wage survey provisions: SB 5686, SSB 5686
Prevailing wages, public works, provisions of employee fair classification act: HB 1440, SHB 1440, 2SHB 1440, SB 5526
Prevailing wages, public works, specifying applicability to individuals employed in construction activities: SB 5684
Prevailing wages, residential construction workers, public works requirements: SB 5107
Prevailing wages, subsidized public works, requirements for affidavits of wages paid: HB 1025, SHB 1025, SB 5395
Public works, alternative public works contracting procedures, program expiration: HB 1210, SHB 1210, * HB 1768, CH 186 (2013), SB 5184
Public works, alternative public works contracting procedures, revising provisions and extending program expiration: HB 1466, * SHB 1466, CH 222 (2013), SSB 5184, SB 5349
Public works, contracting and bidding, state agency authorization to conduct electronically: HB 1841, SHB 1841
Public works, disbursement of public funds, requiring contractors and subcontractors to submit certified payroll records: SB 5621
Public works, subsidized, apprentice utilization requirements: HB 1023, SHB 1023, SB 5393
Reseller permits, fee to be imposed for: HB 1502, SB 5284
Resident workers, requirements for use on public works: HB 1026, SB 5394
Transportation projects, construction contracts for state highways, disclosure of conflicts of interest when bidding: HB 1801
Underground economy, improving contractor compliance with wage-related laws: HB 1440, SHB 1440, 2SHB 1440, SB 5526
CONVENTION AND TRADE CENTERS  CONVENTION AND TRADE CENTERS RSS Feed
               
Convention and trade center tax, exemption for certain lodging services: HB 1598
Convention and trade center tax, exemption for hostels: SHB 1598
CORPORATIONS  CORPORATIONS RSS Feed
               
Firearms ammunition, parts, and accessories, manufacturers of, exemption from corporation fees: HB 2020
Investment income, business and occupation tax deduction, eliminating for corporations: HB 2048
Petroleum businesses, imposing privilege tax: SB 5756
Shareholders, right to dissent, amending provisions: * HB 1148, CH 97 (2013)
Unemployment benefits for corporate officers, amending provisions of employment security act: SB 5227, * SSB 5227, CH 250 (2013)
Unemployment benefits, authorizing certain corporate officers to receive: * HB 1056, CH 66 (2013), SB 5608
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES  (See CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT; PRISONS AND PRISONERS; UNIFORMED PERSONNEL)
CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT  CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT RSS Feed
               (See also UNIFORMED PERSONNEL)
Community corrections officers, assault of officer in first degree: SSB 5058
Confinement, total and partial offender options, modifying provisions: HB 1842, SB 5486
Corrections officers, assault of officer in first and second degrees: SB 5058
Corrections officers, assault of officer in first degree: SSB 5058
Corrections ombuds, office of, creation: SB 5177
Costs, reducing by modifying certain earned release and hospital services contracting provisions: SB 5892, ESSB 5892
Detention facilities, employee supervising sentenced offender in, assault of employee in first degree: SSB 5058
Education, inmate postsecondary degree programs, implementation by department: HB 1429, SHB 1429
Employees, collective bargaining provisions: HB 1490, SHB 1490, SB 5387
Employees, state correctional, membership in public safety employees' retirement system: EHB 1923, SB 5781
Health care services for incarcerated offenders, contracting of jails with department to participate in health care authority provider one system: SB 5892, ESSB 5892
Health care services for incarcerated offenders, department to pay all contractors through provider one system: SB 5288
Jail time served, certification of, modifying provisions to achieve correctional savings: HB 2050, SHB 2050
Jails, contracting with department to participate in health care authority provider one system: HB 1911, SHB 1911, SB 5792, SB 5892, ESSB 5892
Offenders, conditions for department to provide with housing rental vouchers: * ESB 5105, CH 266 (2013), SSB 5105, 2SSB 5105
Psychologists and psychiatrists, employed by department, office of state human resources director to gather market salary data related to: * ESSB 5551, CH 284 (2013)
Real property, surplus governmental, selling or leasing by department for affordable low-income housing: HB 1563, SHB 1563, E2SHB 1563, SB 5598, SSB 5598
Security threat group database, information contained in, exemption from public disclosure: HB 1715
Security threat group information, collection and analysis by department, exemption from public disclosure in certain cases: * SB 5810, CH 315 (2013)
Sex offenders, registered, conditions for department to provide with housing rental vouchers: HB 1232, SHB 1232
Sex offenders, registered, requirements involving department when residing in adult family home: HB 1125
Transitional housing program for offenders, reimbursement by offender, department role: HB 1842, SB 5486
Wrongful conviction and imprisonment, compensation for, access to department reentry programs and services: HB 1341, * ESHB 1341, CH 175 (2013) PV
COSMETOLOGY, BARBERING, MANICURING, AND ESTHETICS  (See PROFESSIONS)
COUNSELORS AND COUNSELING  COUNSELORS AND COUNSELING RSS Feed
               (See also HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS)
Agency affiliated counselor, registration as: E2SHB 1522, * 2SSB 5732, CH 338 (2013)
Detention of certain persons who present substantial likelihood of serious harm or danger, standards: HB 1963
School counselors and social workers, youth suicide screening and referral training: HB 1336, * ESHB 1336, CH 197 (2013), SB 5365, SSB 5365
Sexual orientation change efforts, practice of, establishing work group to make recommendations concerning: HB 1882
Social workers and social work, modifying licensure provisions: * HB 1213, CH 73 (2013), SB 5725
Social workers, child protective service workers to be bonded and licensed as: SB 5163
Social workers, school social workers, youth suicide screening and referral training: HB 1336, * ESHB 1336, CH 197 (2013), SB 5365, SSB 5365
COUNTIES  COUNTIES RSS Feed
               (See also CLEAN AIR AGENCIES; ELECTIONS; EMINENT DOMAIN; ENERGY; FIRE PROTECTION; GROWTH MANAGEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; STORM WATER CONTROL FACILITIES; SUBDIVISIONS; TAXES - PROPERTY TAX; UTILITIES; WATER)
Abandoned or vacant properties in urban growth areas, loans to counties for revitalizing: HB 1079, SB 5533
Accounts and revenue, dedicated, use for fiscal relief: SB 5005
Annexation, requiring approval of registered voters: SB 5013, SSB 5013
Assessors, annual appraisal of tax-exempt government properties, eliminating requirement: HB 1575, SB 5444, * SSB 5444, CH 235 (2013)
Assessors, authorizing electronic transmittal of various property tax notifications, conditions: * HB 1576, CH 131 (2013), SB 5443
Assessors, providing notice of valuation signed by licensed certified appraiser to certain persons appealing valuation: SSB 5661
Assessors, requiring signature of assessor and associated information with each property assessment notice: SB 5661
Auditors or local election officials, placing ballot drop boxes at each public institution of higher education: ESHB 1290
Auditors, collecting motor vehicle registration service fee and certificate of title transaction service fee for ferry replacement: SHB 1129
Auditors, collecting motor vehicle registration service fee for ferry replacement: HB 1129
Auditors, establishing minimum number of ballot drop boxes for counties and cities: SB 5320
Auditors, placing ballot drop boxes throughout county: HB 1290
Auditors, poll-site voting duties: HB 1317
Auditors, records search costs, equitable allocation: HB 1185
Bags, retail carryout, preemption of regulation by state of Washington: SB 5253
Bags, retail carryout, regulation by cities and counties: HB 1310, SB 5386
Benton, superior court, increasing number of judges jointly with Franklin county: * HB 1175, CH 142 (2013), SB 5069
Brownfield renewal authorities, authority of counties to establish: E2SSB 5296
Budgets, open period for accounts after appropriations lapse date, allowing certain appropriations: SB 5106
Cannabis, medical, authority to adopt and enforce various local requirements pertaining to: SB 5528, SB 5887
Census data for county, exempting enumeration data from public disclosure: HB 1901
Collector vehicles, restoration of, regulation by local governments: ESB 5121
Convention and trade center tax, exemption for certain lodging services: HB 1598
Convention and trade center tax, exemption for hostels: SHB 1598
Correctional employees, membership in public safety employees' retirement system: EHB 1923, SB 5781
County ferry districts, functions and taxing authority, transfer to certain county legislative authorities: HB 1324, SHB 1324, SB 5096
Distressed counties, certain, exemption from public works prevailing wage requirements for: SB 5727, SSB 5727
District courts, provision of security to courts by counties: HB 1365, SB 5240
Elected officials, suspension when action commenced against: SB 5060
Elections, changing election system to remedy potential violation, provisions concerning at-large and district-based elections: SHB 1413
Elections, county option to authorize a district-based election: HB 1413, SHB 1413, SB 5473
Elections, county option to establish and conduct polling place voting: SB 5498
Environmental impact statement, nonproject, recovering preparation costs: HB 1104, HB 1682, HB 1717, * ESHB 1717, CH 243 (2013)
Firearms, laws and ordinances restricting possession in parks or recreational facilities, authority of municipalities to enact: SB 5739
Flood control zone districts, functions and taxing authority, transfer to certain county legislative authorities: HB 1324, SB 5096
Forest land, merging of designated forest land program with open space timber land program by county: HB 1156
Forest land, merging of timber land classification with designated forest land program by county: SHB 1156
Franklin, superior court, increasing number of judges jointly with Benton county: * HB 1175, CH 142 (2013), SB 5069
Genetically modified organisms, regulation by local legislative authorities: HB 1407, SB 5167
Growth management act, county legislative authority withdrawal from planning under the act: HB 1224, SB 5636
Growth management act, local government compliance, allowing a showing of working toward complying: SB 5406
Growth management act, suspending in counties with significant unemployment: HB 1619, SB 5820
Health districts, finances and banking, district control as directed by health board: HB 1783
Home rule charter, counties not operating under, initiating ordinances or amendments through initiative process: HB 1595
Infrastructure, local financing tool program, extending expiration dates: HB 1306, SHB 1306, E2SHB 1306, SB 5293
King county, mandatory participation of certain public works projects in public works certified payroll records collection pilot project: SB 5823
Land banks, industrial, designation by county before next periodic review, extending date: HB 1360
Land, agricultural, of long-term commercial significance, allowing certain compatible uses while prohibiting mitigation project siting: SB 5276
Lands and their resources, coordinated state and local management, county authority to demand: HB 1163
Legal financial obligations of criminal offenders, county clerk collection system, collecting information to assess success: HB 1569
Legislative authorities, meetings, holding outside county seat: EHB 1013, SB 5260
Loads, public highway vehicle load carrying requirements, exemption for counties: ESHB 1007
Marijuana, medical, authority to adopt and enforce various local requirements pertaining to: SB 5528, SB 5887
Mosquito control, inhibiting mosquito breeding in storm water retention ponds through certain measures: * ESSB 5324, CH 209 (2013)
Mosquito control, integrated pest management use by counties, cities, and certain districts: SB 5324, * ESSB 5324, CH 209 (2013)
Municipal employees, to be included in certain contract beneficial interest provisions of municipal officer code of ethics: HB 1867
Municipal officers, code of ethics for, modifying certain contract beneficial interest provisions to include municipal employees: HB 1867
Ordinances, in counties without home rule charter, initiating or amending through initiative process: HB 1595
Planning, voluntary under growth management act, legislative authority withdrawal: HB 1224, SB 5636
Political subdivisions of state, employee participation in state insurance or self-insurance programs, to include retirees: HB 1741, SB 5654
Public transportation zones, enhanced, imposition of local sales and use tax by legislative entity after establishing zone: HB 1954, SHB 1954, SB 5920
Public transportation zones, enhanced, imposition of local sales tax by legislative entity after establishing zone: HB 1898, SHB 1898, SB 5793
Redevelopment opportunity zones for brownfield properties, designation of zone by county: SB 5201, SSB 5201
Redevelopment opportunity zones, authority of counties to designate: E2SSB 5296
Rural counties, tax deferrals for investment projects in, apprentice utilization requirement: HB 1023, SHB 1023, SB 5393
Rural counties, tax deferrals for investment projects in, prevailing wage requirement: HB 1025, SHB 1025, SB 5395
Rural counties, tax deferrals for investment projects in, resident workers requirement: HB 1026, SB 5394
Rural county, definition for public facilities' sales and use tax purposes: HB 1553, SB 5325, SSB 5325
Sales and use tax, local, county authority to impose by ordinance: HB 1919, SHB 1919, SB 5778
Sales and use tax, local, imposition by county without authorizing proposition to voters: HB 1925
School siting, outside urban growth areas, criteria in context of county comprehensive planning: HB 1848
Sewer systems, county selection of appropriate urban growth area systems: HB 1052, SB 5610
Spokane, sheriff's office, honoring deputies Matt Spink and Mike Northway: HR 4646
Storage facilities, unlicensed and improperly located, requiring county zoning, building, and fire regulation enforcement when existence becomes known: SB 5662
Surplus real property, governmental, sale at discount by counties for affordable low-income housing: HB 1563, SHB 1563, E2SHB 1563, SB 5598, SSB 5598
Television reception improvement districts, excise tax on owners, exemption, modifying provisions: HB 1068, * SHB 1068, CH 191 (2013)
Timber land, classification, county option to merge with designated forest land program: SHB 1156
Timber land, open space program, county option to merge with designated forest land program: HB 1156
Tourism, county use of dedicated tax revenues for fiscal relief: SB 5005
Transportation benefit districts, annual local option transportation tax fee, distribution of revenues: HB 1485, HB 1892
Transportation benefit districts, annual local option transportation tax fee, impact of imposition on other fees: HB 1892
Transportation projects, environmental review and permitting, reforming to expedite projects through streamlined environmental decision making, role of local governments: HB 1978, ESHB 1978
Treasurers, duties, clarifying for transparency and uniformity: HB 1312
Treasurers, duties, expanding to encompass treasury and debt management services: SB 5745
Treasurers, state property tax collection, collecting foreclosure avoidance costs: HB 1797, SB 5704
Treasurers, state property tax collection, retaining portion to defray costs of collection: HB 1706
Vehicle registration, title, and permitting services, collection of additional service fees and county option to disapprove collection: SB 5515
Vessels, publicly owned, transfer by county: HB 1245, * ESHB 1245, CH 291 (2013), SB 5663, ESSB 5663
Water banks, limited purpose local water banks, creation by ordinance: HB 1350, SHB 1350
Water use quantity limits for single or group domestic use, establishment by ordinance: HB 1350, SHB 1350
Whatcom, superior court, increasing number of judges: HB 1159, * SB 5052, CH 210 (2013)
Wolves, imminent threat to commercial livestock, county authority to declare threat and authorize removal: SB 5188
Zoning, proposed rezoning, notice to property owners: HB 1053
COURT RESEARCH, STATE CENTER FOR  (See COURTS)
COURTS  COURTS RSS Feed
               (See also CIVIL PROCEDURE; CRIMES; CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; GUARDIANSHIP; JUDGES; SENTENCING; TRAFFIC OFFENSES)
Assaults in court proceedings areas, adding to assault in the third degree provisions: HB 1653, SHB 1653, * ESB 5484, CH 256 (2013)
Bar association, developing sliding fee schedule for fees and costs to accommodate indigent clients: SB 5845
Bar association, repealing and recodifying state bar act: HB 1335
Communication access real-time translation providers, certification and regulation: HB 1511, SHB 1511, SB 5364, SSB 5364
Court reporters and court reporting firms, contracts for services, prohibitions: HB 1511, SHB 1511, SB 5364, SSB 5364
Court research, state center for, evaluating effect of attorney representation in dependency proceedings: SHB 1285, SSB 5461
Criminal history record information, state patrol to audit criminal justice agencies for compliance: HB 1531, * SB 5466, CH 62 (2013)
Criminally insane, petitions for release, service upon court: SB 5617
District courts, provision of security to courts by counties: HB 1365, SB 5240
Drug courts, authority to establish, expanding to include all jurisdictions: * SB 5797, CH 257 (2013)
Drug courts, definition of, including family treatment courts in: HB 1834
DUI courts, authority to establish, expanding to include all jurisdictions: * SB 5797, CH 257 (2013)
DUI courts, establishing college DUI courts: SB 5023
Family treatment courts, including in definition of drug courts: HB 1834
Foreign laws, prohibiting enforcement to avoid violating constitutional rights: HB 1392
Gideon v. Wainwright, commemorating 50th anniversary of: * HR 4638 (2013), * SR 8638 (2013)
Indigent defense, revising provisions: SB 5020
Interpreters for non-English-speaking persons, providing: SHB 1542
Interpreters for non-English-speaking persons, providing and reimbursing: HB 1542, SB 5398
Judicial stabilization trust account, surcharges, extending expiration dates: HB 1961, SHB 1961
Jury duty, summons, returned as undeliverable, removing notification provision: HB 1446, SHB 1446, SB 5135, * SSB 5135, CH 246 (2013)
Justice, administration, requiring that all regulatory and other functions reside in supreme court: HJR 4205
Mental health courts, defendants, refraining from firearm possession and surrendering concealed pistol license: SB 5478
Mental health courts, expanding authority to establish to all jurisdictions: * SB 5797, CH 257 (2013)
Municipal courts, provision of security to courts by cities: HB 1365, SB 5240
Real-time captioners, certification and regulation: HB 1511, SHB 1511, SB 5364, SSB 5364
Records, nonconviction, removing from public access: HB 1497, SB 5341
Specialty courts, authority to establish, expanding to include all jurisdictions: * SB 5797, CH 257 (2013)
Specialty courts, encouraging establishment and incorporation of treatment court principles of best practices: * SB 5797, CH 257 (2013)
Superior court judges, actions or proceedings on behalf of, provisions concerning attorneys' fees and costs and arbitration requirements: ESB 5860
Superior courts, commissioners, extending authority to issuance of wiretaps and related matters: SB 5165, * SSB 5165, CH 27 (2013)
Superior courts, judges, actions or proceedings on behalf of, attorney general not required to institute or prosecute: ESB 5860
Superior courts, mental health commissioners, extending authority to procedures involving criminally insane: SB 5165, * SSB 5165, CH 27 (2013)
Supreme court, honoring life work of justice Vernon R. Pearson: * HR 4619 (2013)
Supreme court, reducing number of judges to constitutional provision: SB 5867
Supreme court, requiring that practice of law and administration of justice functions reside in supreme court: HJR 4205
Therapeutic courts, authority to establish, expanding to include all jurisdictions: * SB 5797, CH 257 (2013)
Therapeutic courts, authority to merge DUI, drug, and mental health courts, expanding to include all jurisdictions: * SB 5797, CH 257 (2013)
Therapeutic courts, encouraging establishment and incorporation of treatment court principles of best practices: * SB 5797, CH 257 (2013)
Tribal courts, solemnizing of marriages by judges: HB 1083, ESHB 1083
Veterans' treatment courts, establishment by chief justice of supreme court for veterans and armed forces members: SB 5129
CRAB  (See FISHING, COMMERCIAL; FISHING, RECREATIONAL)
CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS  CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS RSS Feed
               
Credit cards, surcharge when cardholder uses card in lieu of other payment method, disclosure requirements: ESHB 1870
Credit cards, surcharge when cardholder uses card in lieu of other payment method, prohibiting: HB 1870
CREDIT UNIONS  CREDIT UNIONS RSS Feed
               
Capital, loans, and investments of credit unions, modifying provisions: HB 1582, SHB 1582
Corporate governance and investments of credit unions, amending provisions: * SB 5302, CH 34 (2013)
Governance of credit unions, modifying provisions: HB 1582, SHB 1582
CRIMES  CRIMES RSS Feed
               (See also CRIMINAL OFFENDERS; SENTENCING; SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS; VICTIMS OF CRIMES)
Aggravating circumstances, revising provisions: HB 1061, SHB 1061
Animal abuse, criminal animal abuse offenders, requiring registration: HB 1786
Assault weapons, prohibitions and related requirements, crimes associated with: SB 5737
Assault, first and second degree, expanding "destructive or noxious substance" definition: HB 1018, HB 1262
Assault, first degree, of corrections or law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency employee: SB 5058, SSB 5058
Assault, second degree, of corrections or law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency employee: SB 5058
Assault, third degree, to include assault of a school employee: SB 5497
Assault, third degree, to include assault of children's administration caseworker performing official duties: SB 5659
Assault, third degree, to include assault of legal process servers: HB 1131, SB 5345
Assault, third degree, to include assault of utility worker or other employee: SB 5375
Assault, third degree, to include assaults in court proceedings areas: HB 1653, SHB 1653, * ESB 5484, CH 256 (2013)
Assault, vehicular, sentences: HB 1388
Body armor, crimes committed while wearing, enhancement for sentencing purposes: HB 1907, SB 5119, SSB 5119
Cannabis, medical use, lawful and unlawful actions: HB 1084, HB 1662, SB 5528, SSB 5528, SB 5887
Charter boat operators, unlawfully engaging in fishing guide activity, gross misdemeanor: HB 1896
Child molestation, victim under age eighteen, modifying statute of limitations: HB 1352, * SHB 1352, CH 17 (2013), SB 5100, SSB 5100
Cigarettes, electronic, selling or giving to minor, gross misdemeanor: * HB 1937, CH 47 (2013), SB 5815
Conducting investigation or detainment of U.S. citizen or resident alien, armed forces member prohibited from, class C felony: HB 1581, SB 5511
Contraband, introducing in first, second, and third degrees, to include secure facilities for sexually violent predators: HB 1836, * SHB 1836, CH 43 (2013), SB 5404, SSB 5404
Cooperating with armed forces member conducting investigation or detainment of U.S. citizen or resident alien, class C felony: HB 1581, SB 5511
Criminal assistance, rendering, revising provisions: HB 1080, SB 5059
Cruelty to animals, animal fighting, to include causing minor to commit, class C felony: HB 1202, SHB 1202, SB 5204
Cruelty to animals, killing or harming another person's animals with malice, class C felony: HB 1202, SHB 1202, SB 5204
Cruelty to animals, pet animals, taking or killing, etc., modifying provisions: HB 1202, SHB 1202, SB 5204
Cruelty to animals, prohibiting sale or auction of animals on public property: HB 1201, SB 5203
Cruelty to animals, requiring registration of criminal animal abuse offenders: HB 1786
Cruelty to animals, second degree, modifying provisions: HB 1202, SHB 1202, SB 5204
Cruelty to animals, unsafe confinement in vehicle or enclosed space, authority to enter vehicle or space: HB 1202, SHB 1202, SB 5204
Cruelty to animals, veterinarian liability protections when reporting: HB 1186, * SB 5102, CH 245 (2013)
DNA sample, failure to provide as sex offender, gross misdemeanor: SB 5735
DNA sample, refusal to provide as sex offender, gross misdemeanor: ESSB 5735
Dog guides, with reckless disregard causing harm to, class C felony: HB 1830
Drive-by shooting, adding to list of most serious offenses: HB 1730
Driving under the influence, establishing Washington impaired driving work group: SSB 5912
Driving under the influence, in connection with various crimes: HB 1482, SHB 1482, HB 2030, SB 5912, SSB 5912
Felony, scoring as class C felony equivalent: HB 1060, SHB 1060
Firearms, allowing unauthorized access to a child under age fourteen, provisions: SB 5485
Firearms, assault weapons, prohibitions and related requirements, crimes associated with: SB 5737
Firearms, certain persons subject to certain no-contact, protection, or restraining orders, firearm surrender requirements and prohibitions: HB 1840, SHB 1840
Firearms, drive-by shooting, adding to list of most serious offenses: HB 1730
Firearms, failure to register as a felony firearm offender, gross misdemeanor: * SHB 1612, CH 183 (2013)
Firearms, failure to register as a firearm offender, gross misdemeanor: HB 1612
Firearms, juvenile firearms and weapons crimes, provisions: HB 1096, SHB 1096, SB 5376, SSB 5376
Firearms, storing or leaving loaded firearm where child can and does gain access to it, to constitute reckless endangerment: HB 1676, SB 5710
Firearms, unlawful possession in first degree, adding to list of most serious offenses: HB 1731
Firearms, unlawful possession in first degree, amending provisions: HB 1147, HB 1729, HB 1731
Firearms, unlawful possession in second degree, to include certain persons subject to certain no-contact, protection, or restraining orders: HB 1840, SHB 1840
Fish and wildlife department privileges, violating a suspension of, in first and second degrees: * HB 1218, CH 102 (2013), SB 5137
Fish, food fish or shellfish, unlawful misbranding of: HB 1200, * SHB 1200, CH 290 (2013), SB 5037, SSB 5037
Fishing guides, unlawfully acting as game or food fish guide, adding western Washington steelhead guide stamp requirement to statute: HB 1917
Fishing guides, unlawfully engaging in fishing guide activity, gross misdemeanor: HB 1896
Gambling, unlawful internet gambling, reducing penalty for person conducting in primary residence for recreational purposes: HB 1824
Gangs, criminal street gang activity at rental properties, law enforcement agency provisions: HB 1799, SB 5280, SSB 5280
Gangs, criminal street gang associate or member, including in unlawful possession of firearm in first degree provisions: HB 1729
Gangs, criminal street gang-related sentencing enhancement: HB 1732
HIV, sexual intercourse prohibition when partner not informed: HB 1018
Homicide, vehicular, due to alcohol or drugs, offender to pay child support for victim's children: HB 1151
Homicide, vehicular, sentences: HB 1388
Human remains, person with knowledge of location, failure to report to law enforcement, gross misdemeanor: HB 1980
Human trafficking, at rental properties, law enforcement agency provisions: HB 1799, SB 5280, SSB 5280
Incest, victim under age eighteen, modifying statute of limitations: HB 1352, * SHB 1352, CH 17 (2013), SB 5100, SSB 5100
Indecent liberties, modifying definition to include spouses: * HB 1108, CH 94 (2013)
Indecent liberties, victim under age eighteen, modifying statute of limitations: HB 1352, * SHB 1352, CH 17 (2013), SB 5100, SSB 5100
Juveniles, offenses committed before age eighteen, various sentencing and release provisions: SB 5064, SSB 5064
Liquor, furnishing to minors, exemption from statute when college or vocational student under age 21 tastes wine in viticulture and enology classes: HB 1459
Liquor, furnishing to minors, exemption from statute when college or vocational student under age 21 tastes wine in viticulture and enology classes under special permit: SHB 1459
Marijuana, medical, lawful and unlawful actions: HB 1084, HB 1662, SB 5528, SSB 5528, SB 5887
Marijuana, misdemeanor offenses, vacating of, conditions and exceptions: HB 1661, SHB 1661
Metal property, scrap metal, deceiving purchaser or seller, gross misdemeanor: * ESHB 1552, CH 322 (2013) PV
Metal property, theft in first and second degrees: HB 1552, * ESHB 1552, CH 322 (2013) PV
Metal wire, theft in first and second degrees: SB 5413
Metal, scrap metal businesses, doing business without scrap metal license, gross misdemeanor and class C felony provisions: HB 1756
Mischief, changing crime of riot to crime of criminal mischief: SB 5021, * SSB 5021, CH 20 (2013)
Misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor offenses, vacation of conviction record in multiple cases: HB 1087, SHB 1087
Murder, aggravated first degree, eliminating death penalty for: HB 1504, SB 5372
Murder, aggravated first degree, including certain child victims: SB 5015
Murder, aggravated first degree, sentencing when committed before age eighteen: SB 5064, SSB 5064
Murder, aggravated first degree, sentencing, incarceration, and early release when crime committed before age eighteen: HB 1338, SHB 1338, 2SHB 1338
Official oppression by a public servant, class C felony: HB 1454
Pharmacy, robbery of, as special allegation for robbery in first or second degree: HB 1931, * SB 5149, CH 270 (2013)
Privilege tax on petroleum businesses, provisions concerning tax evasion and related crimes: SB 5756
Process servers, assault in third degree to include assault of legal process servers: HB 1131, SB 5345
Profiteering, criminal, adding certain commercial sexual abuse of minor crimes to definition of: HB 1793
Rape, third degree, modifying definition to include spouses: * HB 1108, CH 94 (2013)
Rape, victim under age eighteen, modifying statute of limitations: HB 1352, * SHB 1352, CH 17 (2013), SB 5100, SSB 5100
Reckless endangerment, storing or leaving loaded firearm where child can and does gain access to it: HB 1676, SB 5710
Rendering criminal assistance, revising provisions: HB 1080, SB 5059
Riot, crime of, changing to crime of criminal mischief: SB 5021, * SSB 5021, CH 20 (2013)
Robbery in first and second degree, with robbery of a pharmacy as special allegation: HB 1931, * SB 5149, CH 270 (2013)
Scrap metal businesses, doing business without scrap metal license, gross misdemeanor and class C felony provisions: HB 1756
Search and rescue dogs, on-duty, with reckless disregard causing harm to, class C felony: HB 1830
Service animals, with reckless disregard causing harm to, class C felony: HB 1830
Sexual exploitation of a minor, modifying statute of limitations: * SHB 1352, CH 17 (2013), SSB 5100
Shark fins, unlawful trade in second degree, prohibiting all commercial activities: SB 5081
Stalking, protection and no-contact orders, provisions: * ESHB 1383, CH 84 (2013), SSB 5452
Stalking, protection orders, stalking protection order act: HB 1383, * ESHB 1383, CH 84 (2013), SB 5452
Subversive activities, repealing statutes: HB 1062
Tax evasion by electronic means, prohibitions, revocation of taxpayer registration, and penalties: HB 1427, * SB 5715, CH 309 (2013)
Theft in first and second degrees, to include metal property: HB 1552, * ESHB 1552, CH 322 (2013) PV
Theft in first and second degrees, to include metal wire taken from a city: SB 5413
Theft of metal property, creating Washington metal theft prevention authority: HB 1552
Theft of metal wire, creating Washington wire theft task force: SB 5413
Theft with extenuating circumstances, retail, changing to retail theft with special circumstances: SB 5022, * SSB 5022, CH 153 (2013)
Theft, organized retail theft, modifying provisions to include making or receiving electronic communication: HB 1906, SB 5178, ESSB 5178
Trafficking, victimizing children by involving them, adding to definition of "abuse or neglect": SB 5223
Trespass in first degree, criminal, at rental properties, protections for tenants: HB 1799, SB 5280, SSB 5280
Trespass of a dwelling in foreclosure, criminal, gross misdemeanor: SSB 5280
Trespass on private property, criminal, ensuring uniform statutory application by eliminating most special immunities from prosecution: HB 1681
Trespass, criminal trespass of a dwelling in foreclosure: SB 5062
Trespass, first and second degrees, removing certain defenses: SB 5062
Trespass, notice against, posting in a conspicuous manner: ESB 5048
Vapor products, selling or giving to minor, gross misdemeanor: * HB 1937, CH 47 (2013), SB 5815
Vehicle prowling, second degree, class C felony in certain cases: HB 1305, SHB 1305, * ESB 5053, CH 267 (2013)
Vehicles, license plates, switching or flipping, gross misdemeanor: HB 1944, * ESHB 1944, CH 135 (2013)
Vehicles, registration, falsifying, gross misdemeanor: HB 1944, * ESHB 1944, CH 135 (2013)
Vehicular assault, sentences: HB 1388
Vehicular homicide, due to alcohol or drugs, offender to pay child support for victim's children: HB 1151
Vehicular homicide, sentences: HB 1388
Water pipes, hookahs, and similar items, when solely designed for tobacco or shisha use, prohibiting selling or giving to minor: SB 5815
Weapons, juvenile firearms and weapons crimes, provisions: HB 1096, SHB 1096, SB 5376, SSB 5376
CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION  CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION RSS Feed
               
Criminal justice training commission firing range maintenance account, creation: HB 1613, * SHB 1613, CH 265 (2013), SB 5516
Criminal justice training, funding through traffic infraction penalty moneys deposited in criminal justice training commission account: HB 1315
Crisis intervention training for law enforcement officers, commission to provide: HB 1559, SHB 1559, SB 5532, SSB 5532
Liquor control board, peace or enforcement officers of, law enforcement academy training provisions, commission role: HB 1876, SHB 1876
Rule making by commission, specific grant of legislative authority, requirement: HB 1163
School district employees, commission to establish firearms training and education program for certain employees: HB 1788
State park rangers, vesting with police powers, including law enforcement academy training provisions, commission role: HB 1875, SHB 1875
CRIMINAL OFFENDERS  CRIMINAL OFFENDERS RSS Feed
               (See also BAIL AND BAIL BONDS; CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS; SENTENCING; SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS)
Animal abuse, criminal animal abuse offenders, requiring registration: HB 1786
Child support, vehicular homicide due to alcohol or drugs, offender to pay support for victim's children: HB 1151
Commercial sale of sex, fines to be paid to fund offender education programs: HB 1291, * ESHB 1291, CH 121 (2013)
Commercial sexual abuse of minor crimes, adding to seizure and forfeiture provisions: HB 1792
Community custody, conditions, marijuana use by offender: SB 5010, SSB 5010
Community custody, supervision, when found guilty and mentally ill: SB 5151
Community custody, violations of conditions, limiting confinement alternatives for certain offenders: SB 5140
Competency to stand trial, evaluations of, requirements: HB 1627, SHB 1627, 2SHB 1627, SB 5551, * ESSB 5551, CH 284 (2013)
Competency to stand trial, evaluations, reimbursement of county for certain costs in certain cases: * ESSB 5551, CH 284 (2013)
Confinement, total and partial options, modifying provisions: HB 1842, SB 5486
Court records, nonconviction, removing from public access: HB 1497, SB 5341
Criminally insane, petitions for release, modifying requirements when offender to be transferred to state correctional institution or facility upon release: * E2SHB 1114, CH 289 (2013)
Criminally insane, petitions for release, service of: SB 5617
Criminally insane, statute restricting outings from state facilities, repealing: HB 1458
Cruelty to animals, requiring registration of criminal animal abuse offenders: HB 1786
DNA sample, failure to provide as sex offender, gross misdemeanor: SB 5735
DNA sample, refusal to provide as sex offender, gross misdemeanor: ESSB 5735
Early release time, barring offender from receiving when sentence resulted from body armor enhancement: HB 1907, SB 5119, SSB 5119
Earned release dates, recalculating to achieve correctional savings: SHB 2050
Earned release, credits and procedures, modifying to reduce costs: SB 5892, ESSB 5892
Education, inmate postsecondary degree programs, implementation by department: HB 1429, SHB 1429
Firearm offender, failure to register as, gross misdemeanor: HB 1612
Firearm offender, felony, failure to register as, gross misdemeanor: * SHB 1612, CH 183 (2013)
Good time credit, barring offender from receiving when sentence resulted from body armor enhancement: HB 1907, SB 5119, SSB 5119
Health care for jail inmates, contracting with department of corrections to participate in health care authority provider one system: SB 5892, ESSB 5892
Health care for jail inmates, facility requirements when contracting with hospitals: SB 5892, ESSB 5892
Health care for jail inmates, hospitals to contract with jails as condition of licensure: HB 1911, SHB 1911, SB 5792, SB 5892, ESSB 5892
Health care services for incarcerated offenders, department of corrections to pay all contractors through provider one system: SB 5288
Incompetency, criminal, amending civil commitment and related procedures: HB 1114, SHB 1114, * E2SHB 1114, CH 289 (2013), SB 5176, ESSB 5176
Incompetent to stand trial, offender release instead of civil commitment, notification of release: * ESB 5221, CH 214 (2013)
Jail time served, certification of, modifying provisions to achieve correctional savings: HB 2050, SHB 2050
Juveniles, crimes committed before age eighteen, sentencing, incarceration, and early release provisions: HB 1338, SHB 1338, 2SHB 1338
Legal financial obligations of offenders, county clerk collection system, collecting information to assess success: HB 1569
Marriage, solemnizations of, requirements and procedures for surname changes by criminal offenders and sex offenders: SHB 1838
Offender score, revising aggravating circumstances provisions: HB 1061, SHB 1061
Offender score, scoring certain felonies as class C felony equivalent: HB 1060, SHB 1060
Persistent offenders, minimum term sentence for some offenders, provisions: SB 5487, SB 5708
Pretrial release, prohibiting for violent offenses without payment of bail: HB 1171
Registered sex or kidnapping offenders, comprehensive provisions concerning, modifying: SB 5735, ESSB 5735
School employees, certificated, when charged with certain felony crimes, adding compulsory administrative leave and compensation trust account provisions: HB 1850
Surname changes after solemnization of marriage, requirements and procedures for criminal offenders and sex offenders: SHB 1838
Transitional housing program for offenders, reimbursement by offender: HB 1842, SB 5486
Violent offenses, offenders charged with, prohibiting pretrial release without payment of bail: HB 1171
Wrongful conviction and imprisonment, claim for compensation: HB 1341, * ESHB 1341, CH 175 (2013) PV
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE  CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RSS Feed
               (See also BAIL AND BAIL BONDS; CIVIL PROCEDURE; CRIMES; CRIMINAL OFFENDERS; JUVENILE COURT AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS; SENTENCING; SEX OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS)
Alcohol poisoning, involving person under age 21, limited immunity when seeking medical assistance: * HB 1404, CH 112 (2013)
Animal abuse, criminal animal abuse offenders, requiring registration: HB 1786
Arresting without warrant, modifying provisions: HB 2057
Border patrol, employee or agent of, restricting interviews of certain persons in custody by, conditions: HB 1874
Braden and Charlie Powell act of 2013, prohibiting child custody award to suspect in active homicide investigation: SB 5162, SSB 5162
Competency to stand trial, evaluations of, requirements: HB 1627, SHB 1627, 2SHB 1627, SB 5551, * ESSB 5551, CH 284 (2013)
Competency to stand trial, evaluations, reimbursement of county for certain costs in certain cases: * ESSB 5551, CH 284 (2013)
Court records, nonconviction, removing from public access: HB 1497, SB 5341
Criminal history record information, state patrol to audit criminal justice agencies for compliance: HB 1531, * SB 5466, CH 62 (2013)
Criminally insane, petitions for release, modifying requirements when offender to be transferred to state correctional institution or facility upon release: * E2SHB 1114, CH 289 (2013)
Criminally insane, petitions for release, service of: SB 5617
Criminally insane, statute restricting outings from state facilities, repealing: HB 1458
Cruelty to animals, requiring registration of criminal animal abuse offenders: HB 1786
Death penalty, eliminating: HB 1504, SB 5372
Defense, materials provided to prosecutor by, public records inspection and copying exemption: HB 1449, SB 5436
Disposition of criminal cases, criminal history record information compliance audits to research: HB 1531, * SB 5466, CH 62 (2013)
Guilty and mentally ill, authorizing defendants to plead: SB 5151
Homicide investigations, prohibiting child custody award to suspect in active investigation: SB 5162, SSB 5162
Immigration detainer, detaining individual on basis of, prohibiting law enforcement officers from, exception: HB 1874
Immigration warrant, administrative, arresting or detaining individual based on, prohibiting law enforcement officers from: HB 1874
Immigrations and customs enforcement agency, employee or agent of, restricting interviews of certain persons in custody by, conditions: HB 1874
Incompetency, criminal, amending civil commitment and related procedures: HB 1114, SHB 1114, * E2SHB 1114, CH 289 (2013), SB 5176, ESSB 5176
Incompetent to stand trial, offender release instead of civil commitment, notification of release: * ESB 5221, CH 214 (2013)
Indigent defense, revising provisions: SB 5020
Informants, confidential, use by state or local law enforcement agencies: SB 5373
Juveniles, crimes committed before age eighteen, sentencing, incarceration, and early release provisions: HB 1338, SHB 1338, 2SHB 1338
Juveniles, mental health diversion and disposition, strategies: HB 1524, * ESHB 1524, CH 179 (2013)
Legal financial obligations, county clerk collection system, collecting information to assess success: HB 1569
Marijuana, misdemeanor offenses, vacating of, conditions and exceptions: HB 1661, SHB 1661
No-contact orders, certain persons subject to, firearm surrender requirements and prohibitions: HB 1840, SHB 1840
No-contact stalking orders, provisions: * ESHB 1383, CH 84 (2013), SSB 5452
No-contract orders, certain persons subject to, applicability of unlawful firearm possession in the second degree to: HB 1840, SHB 1840
Prescription drug donation for uninsured persons, criminal immunity provisions: HB 1382, SHB 1382, SB 5148, * SSB 5148, CH 260 (2013)
Prostitution convictions, vacating if offender is victim of certain trafficking and related crimes: HB 1292, SHB 1292
Protection orders, certain persons subject to, applicability of unlawful firearm possession in the second degree to: HB 1840, SHB 1840
Protection orders, certain persons subject to, firearm surrender requirements and prohibitions: HB 1840, SHB 1840
Protection orders, sexual assault, provisions: HB 1307, * SHB 1307, CH 74 (2013), SB 5175
Protection orders, stalking protection order act: HB 1383, * ESHB 1383, CH 84 (2013), SB 5452
Protection orders, stalking protection orders, provisions: * ESHB 1383, CH 84 (2013), SSB 5452
Restraining orders, certain persons subject to, applicability of unlawful firearm possession in the second degree to: HB 1840, SHB 1840
Restraining orders, certain persons subject to, firearm surrender requirements and prohibitions: HB 1840, SHB 1840
Sex offenses with victim under age eighteen, modifying statute of limitation provisions: HB 1352, * SHB 1352, CH 17 (2013), SB 5100, SSB 5100
Stalking, protection and no-contact orders, provisions: * ESHB 1383, CH 84 (2013), SSB 5452
Stalking, protection orders, stalking protection order act: HB 1383, * ESHB 1383, CH 84 (2013), SB 5452
Statute of limitations, sex offenses with victim under age eighteen, modifying provisions: HB 1352, * SHB 1352, CH 17 (2013), SB 5100, SSB 5100
Tax evasion by electronic means, seizure and forfeiture of property: HB 1427, * SB 5715, CH 309 (2013)
Victims, rights of victims, statement of rights to be read at all criminal proceedings: HB 1389
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