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WAGES AND HOURS  WAGES AND HOURS RSS Feed
               (See also EMPLOYMENT)
Automatic food service charges, RCW 19.48.130 recodified in minimum wage act: * HB 2699, CH 199 (2008), SB 6749
Corrections officers, limits on mandatory overtime: SB 6463
Employ, definition: HB 3294, SB 6867
Health related expenses, employer to pay fixed minimum wage: HB 3320
Juror compensation: SB 6779
Minimum wage, established to enable employees to provide for basic needs of their families: HB 1119, HB 2856
Overtime compensation exemption for agriculture, forestry, and fisheries: HB 2717, SB 6564
Overtime compensation exemption for transport of agricultural commodities: HB 1920, SHB 1920, HB 2979
Overtime compensation, truck drivers: HB 3253
Port districts, prevailing wage requirements: HB 2406
Prevailing wages and certification of affidavits of wages, department of labor and industries to adjust fees: HB 2942, SB 6694
Public contracts, living wage requirements: HB 1118, SHB 1118, HB 2853
Public works projects, certified payroll records: HB 2864, ESHB 2864
Public works, prevailing wage exemption : * HB 1370, CH 169 (2007), SB 5291, SSB 5291
State patrol, collective bargaining negotiations: HB 1736
WAREHOUSES  WAREHOUSES RSS Feed
               
Microbreweries, off-premises: SB 6572, * SSB 6572, CH 248 (2008)
Wine, handling of bottled wine: HB 3176, SHB 3176, HB 3192, SHB 3192, SB 6770, * SSB 6770, CH 41 (2008)
WARRANTIES  WARRANTIES RSS Feed
               
Motor vehicle lemon law, mileage tolling calculation: SB 5050, * SSB 5050, CH 426 (2007)
Motor vehicle lemon law, out-of-state consumers: * HB 2135, CH 425 (2007), SB 5968
Motor vehicle manufacturers' and dealers' franchise agreements, compensation for dealer warranty work: SB 5654
New home construction or sale, warranty requirements: HB 1935, SHB 1935, SB 5550, ESSB 5550
New home warranties: SB 5049
WARRANTS  WARRANTS RSS Feed
               
Civil inspection warrants, authority to issue: SB 6105
WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATIVE CODE  WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RSS Feed
               
Removal of obsolete rules: HB 2913
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL  (See STATE PATROL)
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY  WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RSS Feed
               
Building account provisions: SB 6432
Collective bargaining for employees enrolled as students: HB 2963, * SHB 2963, CH 203 (2008), SB 6737, SSB 6737
Community technology opportunity program, administration: SSB 6775, 2SSB 6775
Community technology programs, web directory of facilities: * E2SSB 6438, CH 262 (2008)
Energy efficiency and renewable energy road map, Washington state: HB 1711
Food animal veterinarian conditional scholarship program: HB 2432, * SB 6187, CH 208 (2008)
Governing board, including full-time or emeritus faculty member: HB 2948
Governing board, modifications: SB 6390
Local agricultural products, working conference on enhancing marketing opportunities: SB 6956
Local borrowing authority, bonds: HB 1398, * SHB 1398, CH 24 (2007), SB 5384
Mobile livestock unit demonstration project, authority to develop: SB 6955
Petrochemical-based plastic and styrofoam, research and development of alternatives: HB 3282
Satellite offices: SB 6296
Sugar beets for production of biofuel, study: SB 6056
Technology opportunity program, administration: SB 6775
Technology, Washington institute of: HB 1110
WASL  (See SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS)
WASTE  (See HAZARDOUS WASTE; SOLID WASTE)
WASTEWATER  WASTEWATER RSS Feed
               
Public works performance-based contracting conservation of water, wastewater, or solid waste: SB 5481, * SSB 5481, CH 39 (2007)
Reclaimed water, nonpotable and potable uses: SB 6117, SSB 6117, * E2SSB 6117, CH 445 (2007) PV
WATER  WATER RSS Feed
               (See also PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS)
Aquatic invasive species control and enforcement: SB 5923, SSB 5923, * E2SSB 5923, CH 350 (2007) PV
Aquifer conservation zones: HB 1135, * SHB 1135, CH 159 (2007)
Ballast water, discharge requirements: HB 1299
Ballast water, program to address nonballast water ship vectors as a source of nonindigenous species: HB 1738, SB 5748
Ballast water, standards and exemptions for discharge: SHB 1738, SSB 5748, SB 5923, SSB 5923, * E2SSB 5923, CH 350 (2007) PV
Barley straw, application to state waters for clarification purposes: * SB 5113, CH 30 (2007)
Bottles, petroleum-based: HB 2422
Chehalis basin partnership: SSB 6882
Conservation development strategies, rural areas: HB 1635
Districts, grants for renewable fuel conversions: HB 3357, SB 6914
Electrical generating research and energy park: HB 2995
Flood damage, mitigation: HB 2525, * SHB 2525, CH 272 (2008)
Flood waters on roadways, liability of persons rescued: SB 6405, SSB 6405
Groundwater monitoring and assessments, department of ecology: HB 2477, SHB 2477, SB 6593, SSB 6593
Groundwater, measurement devices for small water withdrawals: HB 2515
Nonindigenous species, data collection and program: HB 1738, SHB 1738, SB 5748, SSB 5748
Public works performance-based contracting conservation of water, wastewater, or solid waste: SB 5481, * SSB 5481, CH 39 (2007)
Rainwater collection facilities: HB 2584, SHB 2584, 2SHB 2584
Rainwater collections, barrels and cisterns: HB 1423, HB 1424, SHB 1424
Small scale mineral prospecting, pilot program: * SSB 6343, CH 83 (2008)
Small scale prospecting and mining: SB 6343
Small water withdrawals, measurement devices: HB 2515
Solar hot water components, tax exemptions: HB 1211, ESHB 1211
Stabilization projects for landowners, identification by department of fish and wildlife: HB 2628, SHB 2628
Storm water control, charges to owners of farmland: HB 2623
Upper Chehalis subbasin flood mitigation plan, work group: SB 6882
Urban creeks: HB 2877
Water resource inventory area 14 divided into 14a and 14b: HB 1295, SHB 1295, * SB 6204, CH 210 (2008)
Water resource inventory area 29 divided into 29a and 29b: SB 5074, * SSB 5074, CH 245 (2007)
Water-efficient products, programs: SB 6810
Watershed management partnerships, powers of forming governments: HB 1561, ESHB 1561, HB 3033, SB 5617, SB 6615
Watersheds, forum on monitoring salmon recovery and watershed health: * SSB 5224, CH 444 (2007)
Watersheds, salmon and watershed planning integration work group: SB 5567, SSB 5567
WATER COMPANIES  WATER COMPANIES RSS Feed
               (See also PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS)
Building permit moratoriums for cities with unprocessed permit applications, phase out: HB 2002, SB 5073
Reclaimed water, nonpotable and potable uses: SB 6117, SSB 6117, * E2SSB 6117, CH 445 (2007) PV
Small water supply systems, tax exemptions for services: HB 1240, SB 5232
Water power license fees: HB 2038, SB 5881, * SSB 5881, CH 286 (2007)
WATER DISTRICTS  (See SPECIAL DISTRICTS; WATER-SEWER DISTRICTS)
WATER POLLUTION  WATER POLLUTION RSS Feed
               (See also STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL)
Barley straw, application to state waters for clarification purposes: * SB 5113, CH 30 (2007)
Benzene levels in groundwater, reduction: HB 2185
Dishwashing detergent, phosphorus content: * HB 2263, CH 193 (2008)
Herbicide application permit conditions for irrigation drains or wasteways: SB 6017
Oil spill prevention and response, compensation and penalties: * SB 5552, CH 347 (2007)
Violations, settlement agreements in lieu of appeal: HB 2107, SHB 2107
WATER QUALITY  WATER QUALITY RSS Feed
               
Aquatic invasive species control and enforcement: SB 5923, SSB 5923, * E2SSB 5923, CH 350 (2007) PV
Ballast water, discharge requirements: HB 1299
Ballast water, program to address nonballast water ship vectors as a source of nonindigenous species: HB 1738, SB 5748
Ballast water, standards and exemptions for discharge: SHB 1738, SSB 5748, SB 5923, SSB 5923, * E2SSB 5923, CH 350 (2007) PV
Capital account, water quality: * HB 1137, CH 233 (2007), SB 5110
Lake water, reducing phosphorus from lawn fertilizers: HB 3147, SB 6228
Nonindigenous species, data collection and program: HB 1738, SHB 1738, SB 5748, SSB 5748
Puget Sound cleanup, funding provisions: SB 5286
Puget Sound partnership, action agenda to achieve clean-up and restoration goals: HB 1374, SHB 1374, E2SHB 1374, SB 5372, * ESSB 5372, CH 341 (2007)
Puget Sound, marine managed areas plan: SB 6307, SSB 6307
Puget Sound, marine resources committees: HB 2049, * SHB 2049, CH 344 (2007)
Water quality projects, local sales and use tax: SB 6203, SSB 6203
WATER RIGHTS  WATER RIGHTS RSS Feed
               
Aquatic rehabilitation zones, protection of Hood Canal by removing nitrates and phosphates: HB 3227, SHB 3227, 2SHB 3227
Building permit moratoriums for cities with unprocessed permit applications, phase out: HB 2002, SB 5073
Columbia river, additional releases of water from Lake Roosevelt: HB 3309, SHB 3309, 2SHB 3309, SB 6874, SSB 6874, * E2SSB 6874, CH 82 (2008)
Conservancy boards, director's review: HB 2001
Crop rotation defined: HB 1985
General draft permits, ecology department economic impact analysis: HB 1807
Groundwater, withdrawal for fire prevention purposes: SB 6198
Lake water, reducing phosphorus from lawn fertilizers: HB 3147, SB 6228
Marine habitat mitigation banks, pilot program: SB 6691, SSB 6691
Point of diversion, changes regarding the Columbia and Snake rivers: HB 1453, ESHB 1453, SB 5519, SSB 5519
Rainwater collection facilities: HB 2584, SHB 2584, 2SHB 2584
Reclaimed water, nonpotable and potable uses: SB 6117, SSB 6117, * E2SSB 6117, CH 445 (2007) PV
Relinquishment, clarification regarding when a right is relinquished: HB 2245, SB 5877
Relinquishment, partial: HB 1938, HB 3072, SB 5849, SB 6708
Resource management, allocating water from Columbia and Lower Snake rivers for irrigation: HB 3081, SB 6758
Shoreline management act, moratoria and interim official controls: HB 2535, SHB 2535
Stabilization projects for landowners, identification by department of fish and wildlife: HB 2628, SHB 2628
Transfers, rural community protection: HB 2978, SB 6348, ESSB 6348
Water power license fees: HB 2038, SB 5881, * SSB 5881, CH 286 (2007)
WATER-SEWER DISTRICTS  WATER-SEWER DISTRICTS RSS Feed
               
Annexation of city territory: HB 1238, SHB 1238, SB 5231, * SSB 5231, CH 31 (2007)
Assumption of district by city, removal: HB 2618
Assumption of district by city, voter approval: HB 1864
Commissioners, compensation payment: * SB 6271, CH 31 (2008)
Commissioners, eligibility requirements: SB 5674, * SSB 5674, CH 383 (2007)
Comprehensive plans with counties and cites, consistency: HB 1239
Materials and work, estimated cost minimums: HB 3157, SB 6636
Special purpose district commissioners, compensation: HB 2619
Tax exemptions for services provided by small water systems: HB 1240, SB 5232
Water-efficient products, application for grants: SB 6810
WATERCRAFT  (See BOATS; COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND SHIPPING)
WATERSHEDS  (See WATER)
WEAPONS  (See FIREARMS)
WEEDS  WEEDS RSS Feed
               
Aquatic invasive species control and enforcement: SB 5923, SSB 5923, * E2SSB 5923, CH 350 (2007) PV
Vegetation management services, taxation: SB 5761, SB 5781
WELFARE  (See PUBLIC ASSISTANCE)
WELLS  WELLS RSS Feed
               
Geothermal resources, core holes: HB 2129, * SHB 2129, CH 338 (2007) PV
Residential, operator's license: SB 6126
WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY  WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY RSS Feed
               
Honorary doctoral degrees, authorization to confer: SB 6910, SSB 6910
Mentoring program, partnership program between higher education institutions and students in grades eight through twelve: SB 5476, SSB 5476
WETLANDS  WETLANDS RSS Feed
               
Mitigation banks, service areas: SB 6761, * SSB 6761, CH 80 (2008)
Soil and wetland scientists, licensing: HB 3198, HB 3316
WHEAT COMMISSION  (See AGRICULTURE)
WHISTLEBLOWERS  WHISTLEBLOWERS RSS Feed
               
State employees, protection: HB 1911, HB 3193, SHB 3193, SB 5406, SSB 5406, SB 6776, * ESSB 6776, CH 266 (2008)
WILDLIFE  WILDLIFE RSS Feed
               
Agricultural appurtenances, reimbursements for damages: HB 2524
Agriculture, farm tag for hunting deer causing crop damage: SB 5992
Agriculture, owner may opt to retain deer and elk that damage crops : HB 1685
Agriculture, wildlife damage claims: HB 1146, SHB 1146, SB 5673
Airports, wildlife management: HB 1787, HB 2414
Biological information, pilot project to contract with independent biologists for assessment of deer and elk: HB 1250, SHB 1250
Body-gripping traps, definition: HB 1400, SB 5722, SSB 5722
Body-gripping traps, restrictions: HB 1606
Dangerous wild animals, keeping of: * HB 1418, CH 238 (2007), SB 5379, SSB 5379
Deer and elk that damage crops, owner may opt to retain animal for personal use: HB 1685
Dog hunting cougar pilot program: * ESHB 2438, CH 8 (2008)
Exotic animals, regulations for keeping: SB 6132
Hound hunting cougar season pilot program: HB 1756, * ESHB 1756, CH 178 (2007), HB 2438
Inspections and sampling of fish and wildlife, authority of fish and wildlife employees to inspect vessels and facilities: HB 1075, HB 1646, * SHB 1646, CH 337 (2007), SB 5131
Livestock damage claims, commercial livestock valuation and appeals committee: HB 1147, 2ESHB 1147, SB 6592
Livestock predator control, matching funds for protection of calves from coyotes: SB 6007
Open space property tax program, wildlife habitat: SB 5810
Orca whales, protection from vessel impact: HB 2514, SHB 2514, * 2SHB 2514, CH 225 (2008), SB 6395, SSB 6395
Orcas, interagency recovery team for southern resident whales: SB 5488, SSB 5488
Ornithologist, state: SB 5015, SSB 5015
Pacific chorus frog designated as state amphibian: * HB 1069, CH 224 (2007)
Rehabilitation advisory committee: HB 2452, SHB 2452
Rehabilitation program: SB 5188, SSB 5188, * 2SSB 5188, CH 246 (2007)
Rescue coalition, abolished: SB 5124
State wildlife account: HB 1229, HB 2799, SB 6136
Trapping, licensing and regulations: HB 1606
Watchable wildlife: SB 6230, SSB 6230
Wild horse coordinated resource management plan: HB 1889
Wildlife damages, reimbursement of agricultural appurtenances: HB 2524
Yukon to Yellowstone conservation initiative: SB 5318, SSB 5318
WILDLIFE COMMISSION  (See FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION)
WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT  (See FISH AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT)
WILLS  WILLS RSS Feed
               (See also ESTATES; PROBATE)
Division of lands created by testamentary provisions or laws of descent: SB 5141, SSB 5141
Estate distribution document, definition: * ESHB 3012, CH 161 (2008)
Estate distribution documents, definition of financial institution: HB 3012
Estate distribution documents, marketing by persons not authorized to practice law in this state: HB 1114, * ESHB 1114, CH 67 (2007), SB 5229, SSB 5229
Estate distribution documents, transfer on death account: HB 3012
Uniform simultaneous death act: * HB 2236, CH 475 (2007), SB 5377
WINE  (See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)
WINE COMMISSION  (See AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT)
WOMEN  WOMEN RSS Feed
               
Abortion, parental notification: HB 1321
Cord blood banking, public awareness and education: HB 2431, * SHB 2431, CH 56 (2008), SB 6922
Discrimination against, treaty: SJM 8009
Equal pay for equal work: HJR 4210
Infant-friendly employers: SB 5153, SSB 5153
Materialpersons, RCW gender reference revisions: HB 1327, SB 5945
Suffrage day: SB 5033
Woman's right to know act: HB 3237
Women, infants, and children program: HB 2793
WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESSES  WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESSES RSS Feed
               
Linked deposit program, funding: HB 1512, * ESHB 1512, CH 500 (2007), SB 5666, SSB 5666
WOOD BURNING STOVES  WOOD BURNING STOVES RSS Feed
               
Residential real property disclosure statement, requirements: HB 2739, HB 2894
WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY  (See TIMBER AND TIMBER INDUSTRIES)
WORKERS' COMPENSATION  WORKERS' COMPENSATION RSS Feed
               
Appeals, attorneys' fees: HB 1485
Appeals, ex parte contacts with medical providers prohibited: HB 2980, SHB 2980
Application for claim, notice to employers: SB 5492
Benefits on appeal, stays: HB 3139, SHB 3139, * E2SHB 3139, CH 280 (2008), SB 6750, SSB 6750
Calculation of benefits, provisions: HB 1749
Chiropractic advisory committee: HB 1562, SHB 1562, SB 5290, * ESSB 5290, CH 282 (2007)
Claimants' written notices, orders, or warrants may be forwarded to designated representative: SB 5688, * SSB 5688, CH 78 (2007)
Claims, responsibility for making: SB 5308
Disability, adjustments to total disability compensation reductions: * HB 1501, CH 255 (2007), SB 5677
Disability, permanent partial : HB 1500, * SHB 1500, CH 172 (2007), SB 5687, SSB 5687
Disability, study of total: HB 1792, SHB 1792, SB 5678
Disability, temporary total: HB 1571, SB 5676, * SSB 5676, CH 190 (2007)
Disability, volunteer work for public agency: SB 6883
Final settlement agreements: HB 1709, SB 5679
Firefighters, cardiovascular disease and cancer: HB 1833, * ESHB 1833, CH 490 (2007) PV, SB 5741
Funds, restrictions on use: HB 2233, HB 3387
Geoduck harvesters, coverage: * HB 1949, CH 324 (2007), HB 2885, * SHB 2885, CH 70 (2008)
Independent contractor status: HB 3122, * ESHB 3122, CH 102 (2008), SB 6731, SSB 6731
Initial visits, payment: HB 1877
Injured worker medical rights, examination and reporting: HB 1503, SHB 1503, 2SHB 1503
Intractable pain, compensation for medical or surgical treatment: HB 1357, SB 5928
Language translators and interpreters, services performed for others through agents and brokers: HB 2050
Master application, information to be provided to employers upon initial filing : SB 5915, * ESSB 5915, CH 287 (2007)
Medical advisory committee: HB 1562, SHB 1562, SB 5290, * ESSB 5290, CH 282 (2007)
Medical aid, claims for travel expenses: SB 6246, * SSB 6246, CH 54 (2008)
Medical providers, receipt of payment for authorized treatment: HB 1997
Minimum benefits increased: HB 1499, * ESB 5675, CH 284 (2007)
Nurse practitioners, authority to diagnose and treat: * HB 1666, CH 275 (2007), SB 5951
Ombudsman for workers of industrial insurance self-insured employers, office of: SB 5053, * SSB 5053, CH 281 (2007)
Other states, coverage for work performed outside of Washington: HB 3255, SHB 3255, * SB 6839, CH 88 (2008)
Outcome of injured workers, study: SB 5908
Physician assistants, authority to execute certain certificates: * HB 1722, CH 263 (2007)
Prescription drugs, payment for initial visits: * EHB 2105, CH 134 (2007)
Public employee fire investigators, occupational diseases: HB 3089
Reform: HB 3172, SB 6827
Social security retirement benefits, offset: HB 1816
Suppression of claims, penalties: HB 1502, SB 5443, * SSB 5443, CH 77 (2007)
Surviving spouses of law enforcement officers, benefits: HB 1545
Travel expenses, medical aid claims: SB 6246, * SSB 6246, CH 54 (2008)
Violations, generally: HB 1504
Vocational rehabilitation services, pilot program: HB 2073, ESHB 2073, SB 5920, * ESSB 5920, CH 72 (2007)
Wages, definition: HB 1244, * SHB 1244, CH 297 (2007), SB 5241
WORKFIRST  (See PUBLIC ASSISTANCE)
WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD  WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD RSS Feed
               
Adult youth work and learning programs, authority to research and evaluate: * SB 6261, CH 212 (2008)
Apprenticeship programs, study and identification of funding sources: SSB 6820
Career and technical education to prepare students for assessment system, advisory committee: * ESSB 6023, CH 354 (2007) PV, SB 6486
Director appointed ex officio nonvoting member of economic development commission: SB 5400
Entrepreneurial education and development, grants: SB 5368
Entrepreneurial training opportunities: * SB 5613, CH 149 (2007)
Grants and scholarships, study and identification of funding sources: SSB 6820
Green economy industries and jobs, research and analysis: * E2SHB 2815, CH 14 (2008)
High demand fields, committee on the education of students in: SB 5731, * SSB 5731, CH 397 (2007)
In-demand scholars program, administration: SHB 2826, E2SHB 2826, SSB 6377
Industry clusters, work group to support: SB 5399
Industry skill panels, grants: SB 5254, * SSB 5254, CH 103 (2008)
Patient-centered primary care, study: SSB 6282
Skills-based economic growth planning program, workforce development councils: HB 1880, SHB 1880
State comprehensive plan, 2006 updates: HCR 4404, * SCR 8404 (2007)
State comprehensive plan, 2008 updates: HB 3210
State economic development programs, requirements for financial assistance: HB 3266, SB 6855, SSB 6855, * 2SSB 6855, CH 327 (2008) PV
Training systems, definition: SB 5167
Workplace-based electronically distributed learning: SB 6295, * ESSB 6295, CH 258 (2008)
WRECKERS AND WRECKING YARDS  WRECKERS AND WRECKING YARDS RSS Feed
               
Metal property, theft prevention and recovery measures regarding theft: ESHB 1251, * ESSB 5312, CH 377 (2007), SB 6098
Salvage vehicles, temporary permits: SB 5840