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DEAF  DEAF RSS Feed
               
State school, transfers of accumulated leave of employees: * HB 1878, CH 47 (2009), SB 5650
Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss, direction of state school for the deaf by: SHB 1879, * E2SHB 1879, CH 381 (2009)
Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss, replacement of state school for the deaf by: HB 1879
DEATH PENALTY  DEATH PENALTY RSS Feed
               
Abolition: SB 5476
Elimination in favor of life incarceration to reduce criminal justice expenses: HB 1909
DEEDS  DEEDS RSS Feed
               
Deeds of trust, foreclosure: HB 1942, * ESB 5810, CH 292 (2009), SSB 5810
Deeds of trust, reconveyances: HB 1644, SHB 1644
DENTAL HYGIENISTS  (See DENTISTS AND DENTISTRY)
DENTISTS AND DENTISTRY  DENTISTS AND DENTISTRY RSS Feed
               
Consent for medical or dental care by a minor, conditions: HB 2073
Dental and medical services grants to be funded through voter-approved sales and use tax on candy: SB 6189
Dental quality assurance commission, members: HB 1061
Disciplinary proceedings, dental quality assurance commission to assess a partial recovery of state's hearing expenses in certain cases: SB 5752, * SSB 5752, CH 177 (2009)
Hygienists, licensing and duties: HB 1309, SB 5455
Hygienists, licensing and duties, including operations and services at senior centers: * SHB 1309, CH 321 (2009)
Licensing of dentists, dental quality assurance commission approval for issuance of limited license: HB 1740, * SHB 1740, CH 327 (2009), SB 5751
Mercury amalgam, alternatives to be provided: HB 1860
DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS  (See ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS; CHILDREN)
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PERSONS WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PERSONS WITH RSS Feed
               
Autism spectrum disorders, insurance coverage: HB 1210, SB 5203
Community residential programs, vendor rates for supported living providers: HB 1104, SB 5101
Developmental disabilities council, creation of simple screening tool for identifying offenders with developmental disabilities: HB 2078, SHB 2078
Developmental disabilities council, work group for developing screening tool and providing recommendations for accommodating offenders with developmental disabilities: * E2SHB 2078, CH 447 (2009)
Developmental screenings for children, public medical assistance to include: SB 5484, SSB 5484, 2SSB 5484
Employment programs, business and occupation tax credit for contributions to replace credit for contributions to motion picture competitiveness program: SB 6153
Identifying and accommodating persons with developmental disabilities serving time in correctional facilities and jails: HB 2078, SHB 2078, * E2SHB 2078, CH 447 (2009)
Infant toddler early intervention program: HB 1161, SHB 1161, SB 5373
Insurance, autism spectrum disorders: HB 1210, SB 5203
Insurance, health benefit plan coverage of neurodevelopmental therapies: HB 1412, SHB 1412
Intensive behavior support services: HB 1226, SHB 1226, SB 5117, * SSB 5117, CH 194 (2009)
Intermediate care facilities, requirements for allowing residents to exercise control over life decisions: HB 1407, SB 5640
Less restrictive treatment, renewal of orders for persons with developmental disabilities released from involuntary mental health treatment: HB 1349, * ESHB 1349, CH 323 (2009)
Medical services, training projects for improvement of services for adults with developmental disabilities, grant program: HB 1446, SB 5376, SSB 5376
Neurodevelopmental therapies, health benefit plan coverage: HB 1412, SHB 1412
Residential habilitation centers, department of social and health services authority to provide services in certain cases of developmental disability: SB 6182
Residential habilitation centers, local school district eligibility for residential habilitation center impact assistance for providing educational services to center residents: HB 2113, SHB 2113, 2SHB 2113
Respectful language in state laws, code reviser directed to replace "mental retardation" with "intellectual disability": * HB 1835, CH 377 (2009)
Respite care for primary care providers, eligibility: HB 1429, SHB 1429, 2SHB 1429, * SB 5547, CH 312 (2009)
State advisory committee on developmental disabilities, all boards, committees, and councils related to developmental disabilities to be consolidated into: SB 5589
Supported living providers, vendor rates: HB 1104, SB 5101
Unsupervised access to persons with developmental disabilities, consumer credit reports on employees or volunteers who will or may have: SB 5936
DIKING AND DRAINAGE  DIKING AND DRAINAGE RSS Feed
               
Diking district annexation of contiguous territory outside of district, procedure and exceptions: ESHB 1887
Diking districts, provisions: HB 1887
Removal of gravel from waterways to reduce impact of flooding, provisions: HB 2007
DISABILITIES, PERSONS WITH  DISABILITIES, PERSONS WITH RSS Feed
               (See also DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PERSONS WITH)
Autism spectrum disorders, insurance coverage: HB 1210, SB 5203
Dog guides and service animals in training: SB 5103
Dyslexia, development of dyslexia handbook and educator training program to enhance skills of students with: * SSB 6016, CH 546 (2009)
Dyslexia, educator training program to enhance skills of students with: SB 6016
Fishing licenses, special low-priced license for senior veterans with a service-connected disability: HB 1748
Governor's committee on disability issues and employment: HB 1739, SHB 1739, SB 5902, SSB 5902
Harassment, commission of a sex offense against a person with a disability: HB 1803
Independent living, supporting: * HR 4633 (2009)
Infant toddler early intervention program: HB 1161, SHB 1161, SB 5373
Long-term care services, supporting autonomy and informal caregivers for the aging and persons with disabilities: HB 1330
Notification stickers, providing to drivers with certain disabilities or impairments: HB 1152, SHB 1152
Property tax deferral for persons retired because of disability, eligibility: HB 1439
Property tax exemption, impact of health care insurance premiums on eligibility: HB 2288
Property tax exemption, social security benefits excluded from calculation of disposable income: HB 1405
Property tax relief for persons retired due to physical disability, requirements for eligibility: HB 2218, SB 6028
Property tax relief, disposable income limits for persons retired because of disability: HB 1764
Property tax, valuation freeze for persons retired due to physical disability: SB 5109
Senior citizens, property tax exemption when retired due to disability: HB 1284
Service animal training, attendance by state agency employees with sensory disabilities: EHB 1965, * HB 2328, CH 294 (2009)
Service animals and dog guides in training: SB 5103
Service-connected disabled veterans, property tax exemptions for residences: SB 5663
Special license plates, issued for up to two vehicles: SB 5081
Veterans with one hundred percent service-connected disability, property tax exemption: HB 1284
Vision impairments/orientation and mobility coordinator, position to be established at Washington State University-Vancouver: HB 2181, SB 5176, SSB 5176, 2SSB 5176
Visual impairments, bi-state partnership for teachers of children with: HB 2181, SB 5176, SSB 5176, 2SSB 5176
Wheelchair and stairway chair lifts, definitions and use: * SSB 5793, CH 128 (2009)
Wheelchair and stairway chair lifts, inspections: HB 2184, SB 5793
Wheelchair users, drivers required to take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to: HB 1966
DISCRIMINATION  DISCRIMINATION RSS Feed
               
Employee termination for actions opposing employer violations of public policy, cause of action separate from wrongful discharge created: HB 2186
Law against discrimination, impermissible motive element of a claim under: SB 5982
Lawful source of income, discrimination on basis of: HB 1766, SHB 1766, SB 5672, SSB 5672
Malicious harassment, modifying the definition of "sexual orientation" for prosecution purposes: HB 2219, * SB 5952, CH 180 (2009)
Public community athletics programs, discrimination on the basis of sex prohibited: HB 2124, SB 5967, * ESSB 5967, CH 467 (2009)
Racial disproportionality advisory committee, recommendations concerning child welfare system: SB 5882, * SSB 5882, CH 213 (2009)
Women, adoption of a treaty fighting discrimination against: HJM 4013, * SJM 8012 (2009)
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE  DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE RSS Feed
               
Parenting plans, modification due to parent's military service: HB 1170, * SHB 1170, CH 502 (2009), SB 5212, SSB 5212
DISTRICT COURT  DISTRICT COURT RSS Feed
               
Benton county, increase in number of judges: HB 1204, * SB 5102, CH 86 (2009)
Employees, PERS retirement benefits for: HB 1742, SB 5523, SSB 5523
Fees collected by district court clerks, allowed as court costs: * SB 5277, CH 372 (2009)
Hosting jurisdictions, services provided by: HB 1862, SB 5782
Judicial elections, provisions: SB 5488
Juror expenses, compensation: HB 1937
King county, increase in number of judges: HB 1159, * ESB 5135, CH 26 (2009)
Small claims department, surcharges on various filing fees to be remitted by clerk for deposit in judicial stabilization trust account: * SHB 2362, CH 572 (2009)
Statutory costs, provisions: HB 1022, * SHB 1022, CH 240 (2009), SB 5025, SSB 5025
Surcharges on various filing and other fees, clerks to remit for deposit in judicial stabilization trust account: * SHB 2362, CH 572 (2009)
DNA (DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID)  DNA (DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID) RSS Feed
               
DNA identification system, broader collection of biological samples: SB 5026
DNA identification system, collection of biological sample when conviction is the result of a plea agreement: SSB 5026
DNA identification system, mandatory collection of sample at time of arrest for felony, misdemeanor, or patronizing a prostitute: HB 1382
DNA identification system, mandatory collection of sample from all adults lawfully arrested for sex offenses and certain other crimes: SHB 1382
DOGS  DOGS RSS Feed
               
Bars and coffee shops, pilot project allowing dogs in outdoor areas of: SB 5336
Breeding, humanitarian requirements for certain practices: HB 1936, SB 5651, * ESSB 5651, CH 286 (2009)
Companion animal spay/neuter assistance program: HB 1406, SB 5329
Companion animals, damages to: HB 1150
Dog guides and service animals in training: SB 5103
Dogs allowed in taverns and restaurants with liquor licenses: SB 5192
Dogs under twelve months of age, minimum proper veterinarian care standard: HB 2202
Humane treatment of dogs, requirements and penalties: HB 2387
Requirement for owner or keeper of a dog found killing any domestic animal to kill the dog eliminated: SB 5870
Requirement for sheriff to kill any dog at large without a metal identification tag eliminated: ESB 5200
Wolf-hybrid classified as a potentially dangerous wild animal: SB 5383, SSB 5383
DOMESTIC PARTNERS  DOMESTIC PARTNERS RSS Feed
               (See also DISCRIMINATION)
State insurance and pension benefits: * EHB 1616, CH 523 (2009)
State patrol retirement system benefits: HB 1445, * ESHB 1445, CH 522 (2009), SB 5439, SSB 5439
State registered domestic partners, rights and responsibilities: HB 1727, SHB 1727, 2SHB 1727, SB 5688, SSB 5688, * E2SSB 5688, CH 521 (2009)
State registered domestic partnerships prohibited: HB 1980
DOMESTIC RELATIONS  DOMESTIC RELATIONS RSS Feed
               (See also CHILD CUSTODY; DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; FAMILY LIFE; MARRIAGE AND MARRIED PERSONS)
Acknowledgment of paternity, documentation necessary to challenge: SB 5623
Adoption support program, prospective adoptive parent to receive information describing limits of: * ESSB 5811, CH 491 (2009)
Adoption, department of social and health services duties: SB 5803, SSB 5803
Child support obligations, notification of day care expenses: HB 2187
Child support pass through funds, provisions: HB 2201
Child support, calculation of: HB 1794, * ESHB 1794, CH 84 (2009)
Child support, review of support payments by secretary of department of social and health services: * HB 2347, CH 527 (2009)
Domestic partners, rights and responsibilities of state registered partners: HB 1727, SHB 1727, 2SHB 1727, SB 5688, SSB 5688, * E2SSB 5688, CH 521 (2009)
Domestic partners, state insurance and pension benefits: * EHB 1616, CH 523 (2009)
Domestic partners, state patrol retirement system benefits: HB 1445, * ESHB 1445, CH 522 (2009), SB 5439, SSB 5439
Domestic partners, state registered domestic partnerships prohibited: HB 1980
Family counseling pilot program, merit checks for couples completing a family preparation course: SB 5829
Foster care placement, parental request for placement of child with a relative: SB 5811
Foster care placement, placement of child with a relative or other suitable person: * ESSB 5811, CH 491 (2009)
Grandparent visitation rights, petitioning process: HB 1607, HB 2056, HB 2091, SB 5477, SB 5643, SB 6013
Initial point of contact program, technical nonsubstantive corrections: SB 5528, SSB 5528
Marriage, only between a man and a woman: HB 1980, HJR 4204
Medical support obligations as part of child support order, provisions: HB 1845, * SHB 1845, CH 476 (2009), SB 5612, SSB 5612
Minors in need of lifesaving medical treatment, department of social and health services to investigate parental refusal of treatment: HB 1759
Parenting plans, permanent: SB 5824
Parenting plans, shared parental responsibility: HB 1982
Postadoption contact with siblings, children's interests in maintaining: HB 1938, SHB 1938, * 2SHB 1938, CH 234 (2009)
Relocation of a child, principal residence defined in context of legal separation: SB 5453, SSB 5453
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RSS Feed
               
Animal protection orders: * HB 1148, CH 439 (2009)
Notification of victims and witnesses, domestic violence court order violations added to list of eligible offenses: * HB 1790, CH 400 (2009), SB 5703, SSB 5703
Offenders, ensuring punishment: HB 1220, SB 5208, SSB 5208
DRIVER TRAINING AND DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS  DRIVER TRAINING AND DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS RSS Feed
               
Parent taught driver training education courses, department of licensing approval: SB 5371
Schools, clarification of permitting, training, and licensing process: HB 2095, * SHB 2095, CH 101 (2009), SB 5938, SSB 5938
DRIVERS' LICENSES  DRIVERS' LICENSES RSS Feed
               
"Conviction" defined for purposes of the uniform commercial driver's license act: * SB 6068, CH 181 (2009)
Agribusiness drivers, exemption from certain commercial driver's license requirements: HB 2223, * SHB 2223, CH 339 (2009)
Applicants, verification that presence in United States is lawful: HB 1026
Commercial drivers, "conviction" defined for purposes of the uniform commercial driver's license act: * SB 6068, CH 181 (2009)
Driving records, release of certified abstracts: EHB 1251, SB 5427
Driving records, release of certified abstracts to state-approved alcohol or drug assessment or treatment agencies: SB 5411
Intermediate licenses, limitations modified: HB 1371, SHB 1371, SB 5469, * SSB 5469, CH 125 (2009)
Law enforcement access to driver's license photographs for identity verification: HB 1224, SB 5262, * ESSB 5262, CH 366 (2009)
Negligent driving, retaking and passing driver licensing exam required for certain persons convicted of: HB 2273
Visual acuity, certification by an ophthalmologist or optometrist for licensing purposes: HB 2100, SB 6021
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE  DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE RSS Feed
               
Felony DUI, driving or being in control of vehicle with two or more prior offenses within seven years: HB 2027
DRUG COURTS  (See COURTS)
DRUGS  DRUGS RSS Feed
               
Child predatory drug act of 2010, crimes and penalties: HB 2340
Controlled substances, marketing to minors: HB 1012
Driving under the influence of liquor or drugs while transporting a person under age eighteen, penalties: HB 2233
Drug court program, funding to support administrative and overhead costs associated with operation of: * SHB 1919, CH 445 (2009)
Drug court program, funding to support operation and administration of: HB 1919
Ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine, reclassified as schedule III controlled substances: HB 1236
Felony DUI, driving or being in control of vehicle with two or more prior offenses within seven years: HB 2027
Marijuana possession, reclassifying from misdemeanor to civil infraction: HB 1177, SB 5615
Marijuana, knowingly possessing forty grams or less: HB 1695
Medical marijuana, health care professionals to be excepted from liability and prosecution for authorizing use of: HB 2046, SB 5798, SSB 5798
Offenses, sentencing grid revisions: SB 6011
Overdose prevention, limited liability from prosecution for people who seek medical assistance in an overdose situation: HB 1615, SB 5516
Seizure under uniform controlled substances act, service of notice from law enforcement agencies: SB 5160, * SSB 5160, CH 364 (2009)
Testing for peace officers, provisions: HB 1511, SB 5740
Unwanted, disposal by pharmaceutical product stewardship programs: HB 1165, SHB 1165, 2SHB 1165, SB 5279
Veterinary prescription drugs, technician performance of certain drug preparation functions when delegated by licensed veterinarian: HB 1271, * SHB 1271, CH 136 (2009)
Violence reduction and drug enforcement account, elimination: HB 1453, SB 5408



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