 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 28 | ||
| SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, February 21, 2008 | 39th Day - 2008 Regular Session | |
| SENATE |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
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HB 1115-S2
by House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Miloscia, Pettigrew, Morrell, Ormsby, Green, Darneille, Haigh, Moeller, Wallace, Santos, and Simpson)
Creating programs to end homelessness.
Establishes programs to end homelessness.Creates within the department the ending homelessness program to develop and implement a statewide ending homelessness strategic plan, coordinate and monitor local government ending homelessness plans and programs, and implement and manage an ending homelessness grant program. The ending homelessness program has an established short-term goal of reducing the homeless population statewide and in each county by fifty percent by July 1, 2015, and an ultimate goal of ending homelessness. The ending homelessness program is developed and administered by the department with advice and input from the affordable housing advisory board established in RCW 43.185B.020.Provides that program outcomes and performance measures and goals must be created by the department in consultation with the interagency council on homelessness and a task force established by the department consisting of the committee chairs of the appropriate committees of the legislature, representatives appointed by the director from a minimum of five local ending homelessness task forces representing both urban and rural areas and communities east and west of the Cascade mountains, and a representative from a statewide membership organization that advocates for ending homelessness. The task force must also produce guidelines for local governments regarding methods, techniques, and data suggested to measure each performance measure. Performance measures, yearly targets, and corresponding measurement guidelines must be established by December 31, 2007, and must be reviewed annually by the department and the interagency council on homelessness after soliciting feedback from all local ending homelessness task forces.Authorizes the department to determine a timeline for implementation and measurement of each performance measure for the state and local ending homelessness plans, except that the state and all local governments must implement and respond to all performance measures by December 31, 2009, unless the department finds that a performance measure is not applicable to a specific local area according to parameters and thresholds established by the department.Requires the employment security department to annually establish a self-sufficiency standard based upon the cost of living, including housing costs, which include mortgage or rent payments and utilities other than telephone, for each county and major city in the state. The first self-sufficiency standard must be presented to the legislature by December 31, 2008.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct a performance audit of the ending homelessness program every four years. The first audit must be conducted by December 31, 2009. Each audit must take no longer than six months or fifty thousand dollars to complete.Requires the department of community, trade, and economic development to contract with the Washington institute for public policy to conduct a study to determine the most effective, accurate, and comprehensive way for counties and the state of Washington to measure and evaluate the societal cost of homelessness.
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Feb 7 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 15 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 18 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 66; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 20 | First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Housing. | |
HB 1273-S2
by House Committee on Insurance, Financial Services & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Representatives Roach, Ericks, Hurst, Kirby, Strow, Newhouse, Simpson, Williams, Haler, O'Brien, Moeller, Pearson, VanDeWege, McCune, Kenney, Rolfes, and Morrell)
Authorizing fraud alert networks.
Provides immunity from liability for financial institutions and merchants who participate in a fraud alert network and who comply with the provisions of this act and the standards of use set forth in this act.Provides any financial institution or merchant that makes a voluntary disclosure of any possible violation of law or regulation to a federal, state, or local government or agency in connection with information obtained from a fraud alert network is immune from civil liability for such disclosure or for any failure to provide notice of such disclosure to the person who is the subject of or identified in the disclosure, under the laws and rules of the state of Washington and its political subdivisions and, to the extent the conflicts of law rules of any other jurisdiction refer to the law of the state of Washington, under the laws and rules of such other jurisdiction and its political subdivisions, and under any contract or other legally enforceable agreement.Encourages the sharing of information consistent with federal law.Provides that so long as the participants comply with this act, the provisions of the Washington fair credit reporting act, chapter 19.182 RCW, do not apply to the fraud alert network.Encourages the sharing of information by financial institutions, merchants, and law enforcement for the prevention and prosecution of financial fraud.
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 8 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Feb 5 | IFCP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
HB 1873-S3
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Haler, Pedersen, Wood, VanDeWege, Campbell, Flannigan, Kessler, Williams, and Lantz)
Changing the requirements for, and recoveries under, a wrongful injury or death cause of action, or a survival action.
Revises the requirements for, and recoveries under, a wrongful injury or death cause of action, or a survival action.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 27 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Mar 3 | Public hearing and executive action taken in committee. | |
| Mar 27 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 15 | 3rd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 5. | ||
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 2337-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representative Armstrong)
Regarding services provided by television reception improvement districts.
Revises provisions relating to services provided by television reception improvement districts.
| Feb 5 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Water, Energy & Telecommunications. | |
HB 2421-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Chase, Moeller, Hasegawa, Hunt, Wood, Hudgins, Kagi, and Simpson)
Providing incentives to support renewable solar energy.
Allows any business, not-for-profit, or local governmental entity, not in the light and power business or in the gas distribution business, to apply to the light and power business serving the situs of the system, each fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, for an investment cost recovery incentive for each kilowatt-hour from a solar electric energy system installed on its property if they have not applied for any other Washington renewable energy production-based incentive during that program year.Provides the investment cost recovery incentive must be at a rate of thirty-eight cents per economic development kilowatt-hour unless requests exceed the amount available in the carbon-free commercial scale energy generation account.Requires the department to reimburse a light and power business from the carbon-free commercial scale energy generation account in an amount equal to investment cost recovery incentive payments made to its commercial customer-generated solar electricity generating customers in any fiscal year under this act.
| Feb 5 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2438-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Kretz, Williams, Blake, McCune, Newhouse, Takko, Chandler, Condotta, Armstrong, Dunn, McDonald, Warnick, and Pearson)
Making permanent a pilot project that allows for the use of dogs to hunt cougars. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Extending a pilot project that allows for the use of dogs to hunt cougars. )
Makes permanent a pilot project that allows for the use of dogs to hunt cougars.
| Feb 4 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 19 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 66; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
HB 2468-S
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives VanDeWege, Warnick, Blake, Dickerson, Linville, Upthegrove, McCoy, Hinkle, Appleton, Lantz, Ormsby, McIntire, Roberts, Kenney, Hudgins, Loomis, Kretz, Kagi, and Chase; by request of Department of Natural Resources)
Authorizing the department of natural resources to establish an inventory, conduct an assessment, and develop recommendations to improve community and urban forest conditions in Washington state.
Requires the department of natural resources to, in collaboration with educational institutions, municipalities, corporations, the technical advisory committee created in this act, state and national service organizations, and environmental organizations, conduct a prioritized statewide inventory of community and urban forests.Requires the department to, in collaboration with a statewide organization representing urban and community forestry programs, and with any statutorily required urban forestry stakeholder task force managed by the department of community, trade, and economic development, conduct an urban forest assessment and develop recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature to improve community and urban forestry in Washington.Requires the department to, in collaboration with municipalities, the technical advisory committee created in this act, and a statewide organization representing urban and community forestry programs, develop an implementation plan for the inventory and assessment of the community and urban forests in Washington.Requires the commissioner of public lands to appoint a technical advisory committee to provide advice to the department during the development of the criteria and implementation plan for the statewide community and urban forest inventory and assessment required under RCW 76.15.020.
| Jan 30 | APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 20 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
HB 2494-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Ormsby, and Chase)
Requiring the department of health to develop a medical treatment preference form and limiting liability for providers who act in accordance with such forms.
Requires the department of health to develop a simple medical order form for documenting a person's life-sustaining and emergency treatment preferences, which clearly indicates "resuscitate" or "do not resuscitate" and other choices for life-sustaining and emergency treatment or related comfort care that shall be followed by emergency medical personnel certified under chapters 18.71 and 18.73 RCW.Provides any provider who, in good faith, provides, withholds, or withdraws life-sustaining treatment, emergency treatment including "resuscitate" or "do not resuscitate," or related treatment for comfort care from a person in accordance with the directions stated on a medical order form developed and endorsed by the department of health under RCW 43.70.480 and signed in accordance with RCW 43.70.480(3) shall be immune from civil or criminal liability, including professional conduct sanctions.
| Feb 5 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
| Feb 8 | Committee relieved of further consideration. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 83; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2528-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Nelson, Hasegawa, Roberts, Lantz, Sullivan, and Simpson)
Regarding employment opportunities at community and technical colleges.
Establishes the goal that by 2014 the community and technical colleges increase the numbers of full-time tenured positions on their campuses by adding three hundred fifty full-time academic employee positions.Requires, by December 1, 2008, each community and technical college, in close collaboration with the exclusive bargaining representative for faculty, to determine the number of full-time academic employees it plans to create each year through 2014 and to report its findings to the state board for community and technical colleges, its board of trustees, and the exclusive representatives of the faculty.Requires each community and technical college to establish a process, subject to collective bargaining, under which part-time and full-time nontenured faculty members, after successful completion of an evaluation period, receive timely notice of and priority consideration, consistent with other institutional and state policies, for academic employment assignments for which they are qualified in their discipline in coming academic terms.Requires each community and technical college to create, subject to collective bargaining, a process for ensuring that qualified internal applicants receive priority consideration for attaining a tenure-track position when one becomes available such as, but not limited to, a job interview for positions where minimum requirements have been met or notification of job openings before they are posted outside of the institution.
| Feb 4 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 5 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2533-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, Chase, and Quall)
Concerning attachments to utility poles of locally regulated utilities.
Requires a just and reasonable rate to be calculated as follows: (1) One-half of the rate consists of the additional costs of procuring and maintaining pole attachments, but may not exceed the actual capital and operating expenses of the locally regulated utility attributable to that portion of the pole, duct, or conduit used for the pole attachment, including a share of the required support and clearance space, in proportion to the space used for the pole attachment, as compared to all other uses made of the subject facilities and uses that remain available to the owner or owners of the subject facilities; and(2) One-half of the rate consists of the additional costs of procuring and maintaining pole attachments, but may not exceed the actual capital and operating expenses of the locally regulated utility attributable to the share of the required support and clearance space, divided equally among all attachers, which sum is divided by the height of the pole.Allows the locally regulated utility to establish a rate according to the calculation outlined in this act or to establish a rate according to the cable formula set forth by the federal communications commission by rule as it existed on the effective date of this act, or such subsequent date as may be provided by the federal communications commission by rule, consistent with the purposes of this act.Provides, except in extraordinary circumstances, a locally regulated utility must respond to a licensee's application to enter into a new pole attachment contract or renew an existing pole attachment contract within forty-five days of receipt.Provides, within sixty days of an application being deemed complete, the locally regulated utility shall notify the applicant as to whether the application has been accepted for licensing or rejected. If the application is rejected, the locally regulated utility must provide reasons for the rejection. A request to attach may only be denied on a nondiscriminatory basis: (a) where there is insufficient capacity; or (b) for reasons of safety, reliability, and generally applicable engineering purposes.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 15 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 18 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 20 | First reading, referred to Water, Energy & Telecommunications. | |
HB 2541-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley, McCune, Springer, Williams, Miloscia, and Campbell)
Concerning reserve accounts and studies for condominium associations.
Encourages an association to establish a reserve account to fund major maintenance, repair, and replacement of common elements, including limited common elements that will require major maintenance, repair, or replacement within thirty years.Provides, unless doing so would impose an unreasonable hardship, an association shall prepare and update a reserve study, in accordance with the association's governing documents and RCW 64.34.224(1). The initial reserve study must be based upon a visual site inspection conducted by a reserve study professional.Provides, unless doing so would impose an unreasonable hardship, the association shall update the reserve study annually. At least every three years, an updated reserve study must be prepared and based upon a visual site inspection conducted by a reserve study professional.
| Feb 4 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Housing. | |
HB 2552-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Appleton, Roberts, Wood, Kenney, Kagi, and Darneille)
Changing provisions relating to minors who voluntarily seek mental health treatment.
Provides that the parent or legal guardian of a minor may consent to voluntary outpatient treatment on behalf of the minor on the recommendation of a psychiatrist, psychologist, or other licensed mental health professional, as defined in RCW 71.34.020, who has significant experience in the treatment of children with mental disorders and has examined the minor. The minor's consent is not necessary.Provides that a minor may not abrogate consent provided by a parent or legal guardian on the minor's behalf, nor may a parent or legal guardian abrogate consent given by the minor on his or her own behalf.Requires attorneys appointed for persons pursuant to chapter 71.34 RCW to be compensated for their services as follows: (1) The person for whom an attorney is appointed shall, if he or she is financially able pursuant to standards as to financial capability and indigency set by the superior court of the county in which the proceeding is held, bear the costs of such legal services; or(2) If such person is indigent pursuant to such standards, the costs of such services shall be borne by the county in which the proceeding is held.Provides that the administrative office of the courts, in consultation with the department of social and health services and other interested organizations, shall develop standard forms for the statement of the minor's rights and the petition to request withdrawal from or modification of mental health treatment provided to minors under RCW 71.34.530 and 71.34.500. The statement and forms shall be designed to be readily understood and completed by a minor thirteen to seventeen years of age.
| Feb 1 | ELCS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 5 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2575-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson, Ormsby, and Wood)
Forming a technical advisory group on fire sprinkler systems in private residences.
Requires the state building code council to convene a technical advisory group on private residential fire sprinkler systems that must research and review policies and procedures pertaining to private residential fire sprinkler systems, including technical, statutory, and liability issues, that promote or discourage the installation of sprinkler systems in private residences.
| Feb 1 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 15 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 18 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 2584-S2
by House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, O'Brien, Lantz, Linville, VanDeWege, Appleton, Moeller, Morrell, Dunshee, Sells, Hunt, Roberts, McIntire, Goodman, Rolfes, Chase, and Loomis)
Regarding rainwater collection facilities.
Exempts the owners of rainwater harvesting systems designed to capture, store, and use rainwater runoff from roofs, paved areas, or other artificial surfaces from certain permitting requirements if the water is put to use on the same property where it was harvested and the harvesting, storage, and use complies with all applicable rules adopted by the department of ecology.Requires the department of ecology to issue general permits that may address specific geographic areas to specify conditions under which rainwater harvesting systems may be constructed and operated in order to protect existing water rights or to prevent harm, such as reduced instream flows or significant reductions in flow levels to existing streams or water bodies.
| Feb 7 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2597-S2
by House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Pedersen, Hasegawa, Ormsby, Haigh, Chase, Green, and Simpson)
Requiring the department of early learning and the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop a kindergarten entry assessment.
Requires the department and the office of the superintendent of public instruction to, jointly and in collaboration with thrive by five Washington, study and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature regarding implementation of a statewide kindergarten entry assessment.Requires the department of early learning and the office of the superintendent of public instruction jointly to submit a report with recommendations for implementing the kindergarten entry assessment to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by October 15, 2009.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the department of early learning, jointly and in collaboration with thrive by five Washington, to study and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature regarding implementation of a statewide kindergarten entry assessment, in accordance with this act.
| Feb 5 | APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 18 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 19 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
HB 2601-S2
by House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Ormsby, Chase, and Simpson)
Regarding signature gatherers for petitions.
Provides that all businesses operating in this state engaged in the activity of collecting signatures for state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petitions and that are using paid signature gatherers must register with the commission. All individuals employed by businesses operating in this state engaged in the activity of collecting signatures for state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petitions must register with the commission. Registration is valid for only one state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition.Provides that a registered paid signature gatherer who submits fraudulent signatures will have his or her registration number revoked and is prohibited from registering for five years.Provides that this act does not apply to individuals who volunteer to engage in the activity of collecting signatures for state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petitions.
| Feb 7 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2602-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Kessler, Dickerson, Williams, O'Brien, Hurst, Lantz, Moeller, Hasegawa, Pedersen, Ormsby, VanDeWege, Conway, Goodman, Hudgins, Santos, Campbell, Upthegrove, Chase, Darneille, Barlow, Green, and Simpson)
Regarding employment leave for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Authorizes employment leave for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.Requires an employee to give an employer reasonable advance notice of the employee's intention to take leave under this act.Provides that the taking of leave under this act may not result in the loss of any pay or benefits to the employee that accrued before the date on which the leave commenced.
| Feb 5 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 81; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 20 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce, Research & Development. | |
HB 2621-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Hurst, Lantz, and Simpson)
Requiring certain sentences for vehicular homicide and vehicular assault to run consecutively.
Requires certain sentences for vehicular homicide and vehicular assault to run consecutively.
| Feb 5 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2626-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives VanDeWege, Kessler, Blake, Takko, DeBolt, Ormsby, Roberts, Kenney, Morrell, Simpson, and Chase)
Studying options for suspending the waiting week for individuals who are unemployed because of an emergency or disaster.
Requires the employment security department to conduct a study of options for suspending the waiting period requirement for individuals who are unemployed because of an emergency or disaster, or otherwise compensating such individuals for lost wages and report on its study to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008.
| Feb 5 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 15 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 18 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 20 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce, Research & Development. | |
HB 2631-S2
by House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Linville, Kretz, and Sullivan)
Regarding the office of regulatory assistance.
Creates the office of regulatory assistance to work to continually improve the function of environmental and business regulatory processes by identifying conflicts and overlap in the state's rules, statutes, and operational practices. The office of regulatory assistance is also created to provide businesses with active assistance for all permitting, licensing, and other regulatory procedures required for completion of specific projects. Further, the office of regulatory assistance is created to ensure that citizens, businesses, and local governments have access to, and clear information regarding, regulatory processes for permitting and business regulation, including state rules, permit and license requirements, and agency rule-making processes.
| Feb 7 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. | ||
| Feb 16 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 2635-S2
by House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representative Quall)
Regarding school district boundaries and organization.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to designate an individual to serve as the statewide chair and be a nonvoting member of each regional committee created under RCW 28A.315.015. The statewide chair designated under this act shall be an employee or a contractor of the office of the superintendent of public instruction. The purpose of designating a statewide chair is to ensure conformity of the regional committees to legal procedures and rules regarding the committees' consideration of petitions; provide consistency in the application of laws, rules, criteria, and procedures across the state; offer expertise in issues related to school district organization; and provide expertise in managing meetings and conducting public hearings to enhance the deliberation of regional committees. The statewide chair shall also provide training for members of regional committees, including coordinating any training offered under RCW 28A.315.185, and provide assistance to educational service district superintendents in carrying out the responsibilities assigned under this act.
| Feb 7 | APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 15 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 18 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
HB 2639-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Kretz, Blake, Condotta, VanDeWege, and Haler)
Regarding the procurement of renewable resources.
Provides that cities of the first class, public utility districts, any cities that operate electric generating facilities or distribution systems, any joint operating agency, or any separate legal entity comprising two or more thereof organized under chapter 39.34 RCW may participate and enter into agreements with each other, and with any "regulated utilities" and with rural electric cooperatives and generation and transmission cooperatives or any wholly owned subsidiaries of either rural electric cooperatives or generation and transmission cooperatives, for the undivided ownership or indirect ownership of any type of electric generating plants powered by an eligible renewable resource and transmission facilities including "common facilities" for the planning, financing, acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance thereof.Requires an agreement to provide that each city, public utility district, or joint operating agency must own a percentage of any common facility or a percentage of any separate legal entity equal to the percentage of the money furnished or the value of property supplied by it for the acquisition and construction thereof.Authorizes a public utility district to sell and convey, lease, or otherwise dispose of, to any person or entity, all or any part of an electric generating project owned directly or indirectly by the public utility district, as long as the project is or would be powered by an eligible renewable resource, and as long as the public utility district, or the separate legal entity in which the district has an interest in the case of indirect ownership: (1) Has the right to purchase all or any part of the energy from the project during the period it does not have a direct or indirect ownership interest in the project; and(2) Has an option to repurchase the project or part thereof sold, conveyed, leased, or otherwise disposed of at or below fair market value within twenty-two years from the date of sale, conveyance, lease, or other disposition.
| Feb 4 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 15 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4. | ||
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Water, Energy & Telecommunications. | |
HB 2648-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Morrell, Kelley, Nelson, Loomis, Green, Barlow, Conway, Simpson, Hurst, Darneille, and Lantz; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Enhancing campus safety and security.
Requires, within existing resources, each institution of higher education to provide to all students, faculty, and staff, and upon request to other interested persons, an emergency management and response plan.Requires each institution of higher education to enter into memoranda of understanding that set forth responsibilities for the various local jurisdictions in the event of a campus emergency.Requires each institution of higher education to take the following actions: (1) Submit a self-study assessing its ability to ensure the safety of students, faculty, staff, administration, and visitors on each campus, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of these measures;(2) Submit to the higher education coordinating board an action plan and timelines describing plans to maximize program effectiveness for the next two biennia; and(3) Submit an update to its plan, including an assessment of the results of activities undertaken under any previous year's plan to address unmet safety and security issues, and additional activities, or modifications of current activities, to be undertaken to address remaining safety and security issues at the institution.
| Jan 31 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 5 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2654-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Hinkle, Cody, Moeller, Green, and Kenney)
Creating a process for certifying community-based mental health services.
Requires the department of social and health services to prepare a report on strategies for developing consumer and family run services.Requires the department of social and health services to develop the report, including the amendment of the medicaid waiver and mental health state plan, in cooperation with a group of mental health consumers and family members, and to provide the report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by January 1, 2009.
| Feb 4 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
HB 2674-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Barlow, Morrell, Moeller, Conway, Simpson, and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Modifying credentialing standards for counselors.
Modifies credentialing standards for counselors.Requires hypnotherapists to be registered to practice by the department of health unless they are exempt.Authorizes the secretary of health to establish education equivalency, examination, supervisory, consultation, and continuing education requirements for certified counselors.Requires agency affiliated counselors to notify the department of health if they are either no longer employed by the agency identified on their application or are now employed with another agency, or both. Agency affiliated counselors may not engage in the practice of counseling unless they are currently affiliated with an agency.Requires the secretary of health to issue an associate license to any applicant who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the secretary that the applicant meets certain requirements for the applicant's practice area and submits a declaration that the applicant is working toward full licensure.Requires the secretary of health to issue a trainee certificate to any applicant who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the secretary that he or she is working toward certain education and experience requirements.Establishes the Washington state limited professional counselors and hypnotherapist advisory committee.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
HB 2693-S
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Darneille, Moeller, Hudgins, Eddy, Upthegrove, Campbell, McIntire, Conway, O'Brien, Simpson, Kenney, Wood, and Sells)
Regarding training and certification of long-term care workers.
Establishes long-term care worker training standards and establishes a credentialing program that will allow for career advancement in the long-term care work force.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
HB 2698-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Loomis, Kagi, Walsh, Kirby, Williams, Seaquist, Pedersen, Green, Appleton, Springer, Upthegrove, Hunt, Nelson, Kenney, Schual-Berke, Wood, Hudgins, Santos, Ericks, Ormsby, and Rolfes)
Granting discretion to the department of health with respect to federal funding for the prevention of teen pregnancy.
Provides discretion to the department of health with respect to federal funding for the prevention of teen pregnancy under Title V of the federal social security act.
| Feb 4 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2703-S2
by House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Morrell, and Hudgins)
Encouraging energy efficiency.
Requires the department of ecology, in consultation with the solid waste advisory committee created under RCW 70.95.040, to convene a work group with representatives of the lighting industry, environmental organizations, fluorescent lamp retailers, waste haulers, lamp recyclers, and local governments to consider and make recommendations on the following issues: (1) The most effective, cost-efficient, and convenient method for the consumer to provide for the proper collection and recycling of any end-of-life general purpose lights generated in this state;(2) Methods to educate consumers about the proper management of and collection opportunities for end-of-life general purpose lights; and(3) Designation on the general purpose light and light packaging regarding the proper recycling of the light.Requires the department of ecology to report its findings and recommendations for implementing and financing a recycling program for fluorescent lamps to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008.
| Feb 7 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 15 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 18 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 20 | First reading, referred to Water, Energy & Telecommunications. | |
HB 2705-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Lantz, Goodman, O'Brien, Rodne, Williams, Kirby, Sells, Hurst, Loomis, Simpson, VanDeWege, Ericks, and Kelley)
Revising the sentencing enhancement for vehicular homicide.
Provides that the sentencing enhancement for vehicular homicide is mandatory, shall be served in total confinement, and shall run consecutively to all other sentencing provisions, including other enhancements, for all offenses sentenced under chapter 9.94A RCW.Provides that an offender convicted of vehicular homicide committed while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug that involves a sentence enhancement may not receive any earned early release time for the portion of his or her sentence that results from the enhancement.
| Feb 4 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 5 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2709-S2
by House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Hurst, Pettigrew, Appleton, Sells, Green, Conway, Morrell, Anderson, Sullivan, Kenney, Schual-Berke, McIntire, Wood, Hudgins, Simpson, Goodman, VanDeWege, Ormsby, and Rolfes)
Authorizing school districts to establish a price preference to purchase locally grown food. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Exempting purchases of Washington grown food from school district competitive bid procedures. )
Provides school districts the authority to consider the distance food travels from the point of production to the point of consumption when making food procurement decisions.Authorizes the board of directors of any school district to establish a percentage price preference of up to twenty-five percent for the purpose of increasing procurement of locally grown food.
| Feb 7 | APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 19 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
HB 2722-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Kenney, Morris, Sullivan, Hasegawa, Upthegrove, Loomis, Pedersen, Darneille, Conway, Hudgins, Quall, Ericks, Kagi, and Ormsby)
Creating an advisory committee to address the achievement gap for African-American students.
Finds that of all the challenges confronting the African-American community, perhaps none is more critical to the future than the education of African-American children. The data regarding inequities, disproportionality, and gaps in achievement is alarming. Requires that the center for the improvement of student learning in the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall convene an advisory committee to craft a strategic plan to address the achievement gap for African-American students.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
HB 2752-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives O'Brien, Hurst, Loomis, and Schual-Berke)
Providing liability immunity for aerial search and rescue activities managed by the department of transportation.
Provides that an act or omission by any person registered with the aviation division of the department for the purpose of engaging in aerial search and rescue activities, while engaged in such activities, shall not impose any liability for civil damages resulting from the act or omission.Provides that the immunity provided under this act shall not apply to an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
| Feb 4 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2779-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Chase, McCoy, Lantz, and Skinner)
Requiring a specialized forest products permit to sell raw or unprocessed huckleberries.
Declares that no person may sell, or attempt to sell, any amount of raw or unprocessed huckleberries without first obtaining a specialized forest products permit regardless if the huckleberries were harvested with the consent of the landowner.
| Feb 4 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 19 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
HB 2807-S2
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke, Hunt, Lantz, Cody, Hudgins, Ormsby, Miloscia, Appleton, Green, Wood, Hankins, and Kagi)
Regarding the electronic submittal and publication of voters' pamphlet information.
Provides that the secretary of state shall make voters' pamphlet information available to the public on his or her web site.Provides that candidates are encouraged to submit digital photographs and statements electronically for the voters' pamphlet.Requires the secretary of state to make available on his or her web site an electronic voters' pamphlet for every primary election and general election in which any office listed under RCW 29A.32.031 is scheduled to appear on the primary or general election ballot, including any office appearing on the ballot due to a vacancy.Requires each county elections department to make available on the county's web site a primary voters' pamphlet and a general election voters' pamphlet any time in which any office within that county not covered in RCW 29A.32.031 is scheduled to appear on the primary or general election ballot, including judicial office and any office on the ballot due to a vacancy.
| Feb 7 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 18 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 19 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 81; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
HB 2817-S2
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Campbell, Green, Morrell, Hudgins, and McCune)
Concerning motor vehicles, vehicles, and vessels contaminated with methamphetamines.
Requires the disposal of motor vehicles, vehicles, and vessels contaminated with methamphetamines.Makes it unlawful to sell motor vehicles, vehicles, and vessels contaminated with methamphetamines.
| Feb 8 | TR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. | ||
| Feb 20 | First reading, referred to Water, Energy & Telecommunications. | |
HB 2823-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake and Kretz)
Regarding the Willapa harbor oyster reserve.
Addresses the needs of the Willapa harbor oyster reserve.Requires local governments, in consultation with the department of health, to use funds as grants or loans to individuals for repairing or improving their on-site sewage systems.
| Feb 4 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 15 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 11. | ||
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
HB 2824-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Appleton, Sells, Hunt, Nelson, Conway, Morrell, Darneille, McIntire, Sullivan, Wood, Simpson, Hasegawa, and O'Brien)
Regarding hours of labor for nurses.
Requires that employees of health care facilities shall be allowed scheduled meal and rest periods as specified in rules adopted by the department of labor and industries.Redefines "health care facility".
| Feb 4 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| CL - Majority; do pass. | ||
| Feb 5 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2836-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, Dickerson, Upthegrove, Rodne, Simpson, Dunshee, Morrell, Haigh, and Ormsby)
Protecting animals from perpetrators of domestic violence.
Protects animals from perpetrators of domestic violence through court order.
| Feb 4 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 15 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. | ||
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2838-S
by House Committee on Insurance, Financial Services & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, Roach, Kirby, Simpson, Ericks, and Haler)
Regulating retention of personal information associated with access devices.
Provides that any person or business that is required to disclose a breach of the security of the system under RCW 19.255.010, if that breach was comprised of five thousand or more unencrypted individual names or account numbers, shall be liable to a financial institution in negligence for actions reasonably undertaken in order to protect consumers.Provides that a person or business will not be liable under this act if the person or business providing the data breach notice met industry standards for the handling, processing, and storage of personal information, maintained a policy on the treatment of personal information, and consistently provided training to staff on this policy at the time of the data breach.
| Feb 5 | IFCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 15 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 9. | ||
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
HB 2846-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Kenney, and Dickerson)
Establishing a process for entering voluntary out-of-home placement agreements for adoptive children in crisis.
Authorizes limited voluntary placement agreements for the purpose of responding to children adopted from the foster care system who may have severe mental health or behavioral health needs and the child's behavioral and functional difficulties exceed the parent's ability to effectively and safely manage and meet the child's needs.
| Feb 1 | ELCS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 5 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2847-S
by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Schindler, Barlow, Simpson, Springer, Wood, and Santos)
Creating a sales and use tax exemption of materials and services used in the weatherization assistance program.
Creates a sales and use tax exemption for materials and services used in the weatherization assistance program.
| Feb 12 | FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 18 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 19 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
HB 2854-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representative Miloscia)
Requiring the reporting of compliance with countywide planning policy requirements.
Requires that on or before December 1, 2008, and every three years thereafter, the department of community, trade, and economic development shall submit to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate a report analyzing compliance with the requirements for countywide planning policies.
| Feb 4 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2859-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, Hinkle, Moeller, and Green)
Establishing new requirements for licensing massage therapists.
Establishes continuing education requirements for massage therapists.Provides for issuance of an inactive credential for licensed massage practitioners.
| Feb 4 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 14 | Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Placed on third reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5. | ||
| Feb 16 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
HB 3012-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Ross, Lantz, Rodne, and Williams)
Regarding estate distribution documents.
Modifies definitions related to estate distribution documents.
| Feb 5 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 3122-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Green, Hunt, Kenney, Roberts, Haler, Morrell, Ericks, Hankins, Eddy, Wood, Sells, Chase, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Appleton, Williams, Moeller, Simpson, Sullivan, and McIntire)
Consolidating, aligning, and clarifying exception tests for determination of independent contractor status under unemployment compensation and workers' compensation laws.
Consolidates, aligns, and clarifies exception tests for the determination of independent contractor status under unemployment compensation and workers' compensation laws.
| Feb 5 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 14 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 4. | ||
| Feb 16 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce, Research & Development. | |
HB 3129-S2
by House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Schmick, Anderson, Quall, Simpson, and Ormsby)
Regarding online learning programs for high school students to earn college credit.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to compile information about online learning programs for high school students to earn college credit and to place the information on its web site.Requires high schools to ensure that teachers and counselors have information about online learning programs for high school students to earn college credit and are able to assist parents and students in accessing the information.
| Feb 7 | APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 15 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. | ||
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
HB 3131-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Lantz, Goodman, Williams, Kelley, and Ormsby)
Addressing school safety.
Prohibits a variety of weapons and dangerous objects on public or private elementary or secondary school premises, school-provided transportation, or areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public or private schools, and prohibits possession and use of any object, implement, or instrument that has the capacity to inflict death or substantial bodily harm when the use, attempt, threat, or intent is of a nature likely to inflict death or substantial bodily harm.Requires the superintendent of public instruction to convene a multistakeholder school threat assessment work group to develop a model p