WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 3

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
Thursday, January 17, 20134th Day - 2013 Regular Session

SENATE
SB 5046SB 5047SB 5048SB 5049SB 5050SB 5051SB 5052
SB 5053SB 5054SB 5055SB 5056SB 5057SB 5058SB 5059
SB 5060SB 5061SB 5062SB 5063SB 5064SB 5065SJR 8200
SJR 8201SJR 8202SJR 8203
HOUSE
HB 1078HB 1079HB 1080HB 1081HB 1082HB 1083HB 1084
HB 1085HB 1086HB 1087HB 1088HB 1089HB 1090HB 1091
HB 1092HB 1093HB 1094HB 1095HB 1096HB 1097HB 1098
HB 1099HB 1100HB 1101HB 1102HB 1103HB 1104HB 1105
HB 1106HB 1107HB 1108HB 1109HB 1110HB 1111HB 1112
HB 1113HB 1114HB 1115HB 1116HB 1117HB 1118HB 1119
HB 1120HB 1121HB 1122HB 1123HB 1124HB 1125HB 1126
HB 1127HB 1128HB 1129HB 1130HB 1131HB 1132HB 1133
HB 1134HB 1135HB 1136HB 1137HB 1138HB 1139HB 1140
HB 1141HB 1142HB 1143HB 1144HJR 4203

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.

Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2013.


House Bills

HB 1078

by Representative Appleton


Requiring the ballot proposition to reduce the terms of office of port commissioners to be submitted at the next general election.


Removes special elections as an option for submission of a ballot proposition to reduce the terms of office of port commissioners.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

HB 1079

by Representatives Appleton and Freeman


Regarding economic revitalization in urban growth areas.


Includes, as a general objective of the community economic revitalization board, encouraging the revitalization of abandoned and vacant properties to maximize the number and type of businesses, services, and employment opportunities available in a community.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development.

HB 1080

by Representative Appleton


Concerning the crime of rendering criminal assistance.


Revises rendering criminal assistance provisions.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1081

by Representative Appleton


Addressing certain annual reviews of commitment.


Addresses petitions for conditional release and examinations of mental conditions with regard to sexually violent predators.

Requires the department of social and health services, on request of a committed person, to allow a record of the annual review interview to be preserved either by audio recording or the presence of the person's attorney.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1082

by Representative Appleton


Providing for a reduction of ferry fares.


Reduces the fares on state ferries.

Requires the transportation commission, when adopting fares, to consider the amount of subsidy made available solely for the reduction of the charges for transportation of passengers, vehicles, and commodities.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1083

by Representatives Appleton, Roberts, Jinkins, Freeman, and Hunt


Authorizing judges of tribal courts to solemnize marriages.


Authorizes tribal court judges to solemnize marriages.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1084

by Representative Appleton


Concerning the medical use of cannabis.


Establishes the Ric Smith memorial act.

Revises medical marijuana provisions.

Changes the term "marijuana" to "cannabis."
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight.

HB 1085

by Representative Appleton


Concerning the Washington health security trust.


Creates the Washington health security trust to provide coverage for a set of health services for all residents.

Abolishes the state health care authority and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the Washington health security trust.

Requires state employers to pay a health security assessment to the department of revenue to fund the Washington health security trust.

Requires certain residents to pay a standard monthly flat rate health security premium.

Creates the reserve account, the benefits account, and the displaced worker training account.

Deposits certain contributions, and reserves, dividends, and refunds currently in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account in the reserve account and benefits account.

Transfers the state health care authority administrative account to the reserve account and the benefits account.

Requires revenue from certain taxes to be deposited in the reserve account and the benefits account instead of the general fund.

Requires money in the tobacco settlement account to be transferred to the reserve account and the benefits account instead of the general fund.

Requires the state health care authority to: (1) Apply for a waiver from the provisions of the federal patient protection and affordable care act, as amended by the federal health care and education reconciliation act; and

(2) Upon receipt of the waiver, promptly notify in writing the office of the code reviser and the appropriate committees of the legislature.

Repeals RCW 82.04.260 (tax on manufacturers and processors of various foods and by-products).
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1086

by Representative Appleton


Allowing for the vacation of certain driving-related convictions under limited circumstances.


Allows a person, under certain conditions, to apply to the sentencing court for a vacation of his or her record of conviction for a violation of driving while under the influence, actual physical control while under the influence, or operating a railroad, etc. while intoxicated, or a conviction for a prior offense.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1087

by Representatives Appleton, Roberts, and Freeman


Allowing for more than one vacation of a misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor conviction.


Allows for more than one vacation of a prostitution conviction, a misdemeanor conviction, or a gross misdemeanor conviction.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1088

by Representatives Dunshee and Warnick; by request of Governor Gregoire


Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts.


Authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds of the state to finance the projects described and authorized by the legislature in the capital and operating appropriations acts for the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Capital Budget.

HB 1089

by Representatives Dunshee and Warnick; by request of Governor Gregoire


Adopting the 2013-2015 capital budget.


Adopts the 2013-2015 capital budget.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Capital Budget.

HB 1090

by Representatives Shea, Reykdal, Crouse, Holy, Springer, and Dahlquist


Increasing the dollar amount for construction of a dock that does not qualify as a substantial development under the shoreline management act.


Increases to twenty thousand dollars, the dollar amount for construction of a dock that does not qualify as a substantial development under the shoreline management act.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1091

by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, Taylor, Condotta, and MacEwen


Changing provisions relating to presidential electors.


Modifies presidential elector provisions.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

HB 1092

by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, and Hargrove


Providing a right of first repurchase for surplus transportation property.


Allows a former owner of certain real property to repurchase the property if the department of transportation determines the property is no longer necessary for a transportation purpose.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1093

by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, and Taylor


Regarding state agency lobbying activities.


Establishes the taxpayer funded lobbying reform act.

Reaffirms and strengthens the lobbying prohibition in current law.

Directs lobbying and informational activities to be done by the officials in charge of the agency instead of hiring lobbyists to engage in the activities.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

HB 1094

by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, Taylor, Condotta, MacEwen, and Pollet


Requiring agreements between state agencies and the federal government to be reported to the legislature.


Requires state agencies to submit a written report to the speaker and minority leader of the house, the majority and minority leaders of the senate, and the governor, providing a comprehensive, detailed description of every agreement between the agency and the federal government.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

HB 1095

by Representatives Green, Cody, Morrell, Reykdal, Appleton, Ryu, McCoy, Bergquist, and Pollet


Concerning nursing staffing practices at hospitals.


Establishes the Washington state patient safety act.

Requires the department of health to: (1) With stakeholder input, adopt patient assignment limits and recommend quality indicators;

(2) Upon receipt of a complaint, conduct an audit of a hospital's compliance with the act and investigate complaints of violations of the act; and

(3) Maintain, for public inspection, records of any civil penalties, administrative actions, or license suspensions or revocations imposed on hospitals.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1096

by Representatives Hurst, Hope, Takko, Hayes, Klippert, Dahlquist, Holy, Sullivan, Haigh, Blake, and Parker


Concerning juvenile firearms and weapons crimes.


Addresses juvenile firearms and weapons crimes.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1097

by Representatives Hurst, Condotta, Takko, Hope, Clibborn, Dahlquist, Haigh, Parker, Morris, and Fagan


Amending provisions governing structured settlements by removing age barriers and clarifying legislative intent.


Removes age barriers and clarifies legislative intent with regard to structured settlements.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 1098

by Representatives Hope and Hurst


Addressing bail practices.


Adopts certain unanimous recommendations of the bail practices work group created in chapter 256, Laws of 2010.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1099

by Representatives Overstreet, Taylor, Shea, Condotta, Rodne, Buys, Zeiger, Scott, Fagan, and Hargrove


Repealing the state estate tax.


Repeals the state estate tax.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 1100

by Representatives Overstreet, Shea, Taylor, and Scott


Reducing the state sales and use tax rate.


Reduces the sales and use tax rate.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 1101

by Representatives Ryu, McCoy, Pedersen, Jinkins, Green, Morrell, Bergquist, and Farrell


Designating July 25th as patient safety day.


Designates July 25th of each year as patient safety day.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight.

HB 1102

by Representatives Van De Wege, Hunt, Stanford, Liias, Morrell, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, Hudgins, Riccelli, and Bergquist


Modifying ballot processing provisions.


Requires ballots, on the day of the primary or general election, to be processed and counted until midnight or until all ballots received up to and on that day have been processed and counted, whichever occurs first.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

HB 1103

by Representatives Van De Wege, Hunt, Stanford, Liias, Hayes, Morrell, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, Hudgins, Reykdal, and Bergquist


Concerning uniform ballot design.


Requires the secretary of state to: (1) Approve only those vote tallying systems that allow for a vote to be cast by filling in an oval; and

(2) In conjunction with county auditors, develop a uniform ballot format to be used by each county.

Authorizes the secretary of state, in conjunction with the department of enterprise services and in consultation with county auditors, to develop a master contract for vote counting equipment for purchase by local counties.

Requires ballots for all elections to be designed so that a vote is cast by filling in an oval.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

HB 1104

by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Upthegrove, Springer, Green, Ryu, Maxwell, Roberts, Jinkins, Morrell, Pollet, and Fey


Incentivizing up-front environmental planning and review.


Authorizes a local government to recover its reasonable expenses of preparation of a nonproject environmental impact statement.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1105

by Representatives McCoy, Morris, Wylie, Ryu, and Pollet


Modifying the renewable energy cost recovery program.


Modifies provisions relating to the renewable energy cost recovery program.

Creates a renewable energy system cost recovery incentive program to be administered by the department of commerce.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Environment.

HB 1106

by Representatives McCoy, Morris, Ryu, and Hudgins


Regarding net metering of electricity.


Excludes a third-party owner of a customer-sited renewable energy facility from the definition of "electrical company" for purposes of chapter 80.60 RCW (net metering of electricity).

Changes the cumulative generating capacity available to net metering systems.

Changes meter aggregation for customer-generators participating in certain generating facilities.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Environment.

HB 1107

by Representatives McCoy, Shea, Appleton, Orwall, Jinkins, Morrell, Ryu, Green, and Freeman


Regarding residential provisions for children of parents with military duties.


Addresses temporary or permanent parenting plans or other court orders designating residential time or visitation rights of military parents.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1108

by Representatives Goodman, Jinkins, Wylie, Pedersen, Green, Roberts, Pettigrew, Maxwell, Orwall, Appleton, Ryu, Morrell, and Bergquist


Modifying the definition of rape in the third degree and indecent liberties.


Revises the definitions of indecent liberties and rape in the third degree.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1109

by Representatives Hansen, Haler, Magendanz, Shea, Klippert, Smith, Green, Ormsby, Morrell, Van De Wege, Ryu, Maxwell, Zeiger, Wilcox, Jinkins, Springer, Scott, Freeman, Bergquist, Hargrove, and Parker


Requiring institutions of higher education that offer an early course registration period to provide early registration for eligible veterans and national guard members.


Requires certain institutions of higher education to have a process in place, beginning in the 2013-2014 academic year, to offer students who are eligible veterans or national guard members early course registration.

Expires August 1, 2022.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Higher Education.

HB 1110

by Representatives Taylor and Manweller


Addressing respirator requirements for asbestos abatement projects.


Requires employers to comply with certain federal standards for the purposes of respirator requirements for asbestos abatement projects.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 1111

by Representatives Taylor, Overstreet, Short, and Shea


Concerning the management of real property assets of the state.


Requires the department of fish and wildlife and the parks and recreation commission to give consideration to economic development opportunities for certain real property under its control when deciding how to most advantageously use the property.

Requires the board of natural resources to give consideration to economic development opportunities for certain public lands under its control when deciding how to most advantageously manage property.

Requires the department of natural resources to develop and the board of natural resources to implement a plan to divest the state of certain state lands and state forest lands.

Requires the state investment board to work with the board of natural resources to implement the state land divestiture plan and ensure that revenue produced from the ensuing land sales are accounted for and managed.

Authorizes the attorney general to condemn land owned by the federal government that is forested or available for active forestry uses.

Requires the board of natural resources, in implementing the divestiture plan, to ensure that land sales are awarded to the highest private sector bidder.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Capital Budget.

HB 1112

by Representatives Short, Upthegrove, Springer, Pollet, Taylor, Zeiger, and Wilcox


Concerning standards for the use of science to support public policy.


Requires the department of fish and wildlife, before taking a significant agency action, to identify the sources of information reviewed and relied upon by the agency in the course of preparing to take significant agency action.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1113

by Representatives Short, Upthegrove, Springer, Pollet, Taylor, Smith, Fagan, Dahlquist, and Fey


Concerning standards for the use of science to support public policy.


Requires the department of ecology, before taking a significant agency action, to identify the sources of information reviewed and relied upon by the agency in the course of preparing to take significant agency action with regard to the water quality and shorelands and environmental assistance programs within the department.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Environment.

HB 1114

by Representatives Pedersen, Rodne, Morrell, Nealey, Green, and Jinkins


Addressing criminal incompetency and civil commitment.


Revises the involuntary treatment act to protect citizens from the repeated violent acts of a small group of mentally ill and/or developmentally disabled incompetent offenders.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1115

by Representatives Pedersen and Rodne; by request of Uniform Laws Commission


Concerning the Uniform Commercial code.


Revises article 4A (funds transfers) of the uniform commercial code.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1116

by Representatives Pedersen, Hansen, Rodne, and Nealey; by request of Uniform Laws Commission


Adopting the uniform collaborative law act.


Adopts the uniform collaborative law act which modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1117

by Representatives Hansen, Rodne, and Pedersen; by request of Uniform Laws Commission


Concerning the transfer of real property by deed taking effect at the grantor's death.


Establishes the Washington uniform real property transfer on death act which modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1118

by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Nealey, Goodman, Rodne, Pedersen, Hansen, and Ryu; by request of Uniform Laws Commission


Revising the uniform interstate family support act.


Revises the uniform interstate family support act.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1119

by Representatives Goodman, Ryu, and Santos


Allowing the sheriff to waive fees associated with the service of a writ of habeas corpus under certain circumstances.


Allows the sheriff, under certain circumstances, to waive fees associated with service of a writ of habeas corpus.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1120

by Representatives Van De Wege, Ryu, Appleton, Roberts, Green, Fitzgibbon, Morrell, and Freeman


Addressing volunteer fire department and law enforcement chaplains membership in the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' retirement system.


Grants volunteer fire department and law enforcement chaplains membership in the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' retirement system.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Appropriations.

HB 1121

by Representatives Dunshee, Zeiger, and Morrell


Providing for the election of members of the house of representatives from house districts within each legislative district.


Creates two house districts within each legislative district and provides for the election of members of the house of representatives from those districts.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

HB 1122

by Representatives Carlyle, Jinkins, Hunt, and Pollet; by request of Governor Gregoire


Increasing revenues dedicated to basic education purposes.


Extends the time for additional taxes on certain business and service activities.

Requires the revenues collected from the additional tax to be deposited into the education legacy trust account.

Imposes a new excise tax on taxable fuel to provide funding for state allocations to school districts for pupil transportation purposes.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 1123

by Representatives Hurst and Dahlquist


Requiring state agencies to use private collection agencies.


Requires state agencies to contract with private collection agencies for debt collection services.

Provides measures for state employees displaced by this requirement.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight.

HB 1124

by Representatives Hurst and Condotta


Concerning recommendations for streamlining reporting requirements for taxes and fees on spirits.


Requires the liquor control board and the department of revenue to provide recommendations to the legislature for streamlining reporting requirements for taxes and fees on spirits.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight.

HB 1125

by Representatives Hurst and Dahlquist


Concerning registered sex offenders in adult family homes.


Provides certain notification and disclosure requirements for registered sex offenders seeking residence within an adult family home upon release from total confinement.

Requires specialty training for adult family homes that serve residents who are registered sex offenders.

Requires the department of social and health services to provide enhanced payments to adult family homes that serve residents who are registered sex offenders and medicaid residents.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1126

by Representatives Goodman, Klippert, Hurst, Van De Wege, Warnick, Ryu, and Smith


Concerning state fire service mobilization.


Modifies the state fire service mobilization plan to include a more expansive definition of resources to be provided for mobilization.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1127

by Representatives Klippert, Goodman, Warnick, Kristiansen, Van De Wege, and Ryu


Developing prefire mitigation plans.


Requires the director of fire protection to develop a statewide plan for prefire mitigation.

Requires the office of the state fire marshal to work with the state building code council to identify potential barriers to, and encourage adoption of, the international wildland urban interface code.

Creates the wildfire prevention account.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1128

by Representatives Takko, Rodne, Appleton, Johnson, Klippert, Fitzgibbon, Sullivan, Green, Clibborn, Nealey, Ryu, Walsh, Jinkins, Wylie, Moscoso, Sells, Angel, Seaquist, Hunt, Springer, Maxwell, Riccelli, Morrell, Hudgins, Bergquist, and Fey


Regarding local agencies' responses to public records requests.


Allows a local agency to: (1) Request a court to enjoin a public records request; and

(2) Adopt a policy limiting the number of hours it devotes to responding to public records requests.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1129

by Representative Morris


Concerning ferry vessel replacement.


Requires a county auditor or other agent appointed by the director of the department of licensing to collect a service fee of five dollars for each initial vehicle registration and registration renewal processed by that county auditor's or other agent's office.

Directs the service fee to be deposited into the capital vessel replacement account.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1130

by Representatives Hurst and Dahlquist


Modifying who is authorized to redeem an impounded vehicle.


Allows certain insurers and vendors to redeem impounded vehicles.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1131

by Representatives Takko, Klippert, Moscoso, Pettigrew, Goodman, and Ryu


Adding persons who serve legal process to assault in the third degree provisions.


Modifies assault in the third degree provisions to include the assault of a person in the act of serving legal process.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1132

by Representatives Hayes, Seaquist, Smith, Van De Wege, Kristiansen, Takko, Haler, Rodne, Sells, McCoy, Dunshee, Moscoso, Tharinger, Ryu, Zeiger, Green, Wilcox, Jinkins, Riccelli, Hurst, Morrell, Scott, Freeman, Dahlquist, Bergquist, Hargrove, and Parker


Authorizing spouses of United States armed forces members who died while in service or as a result of service to apply for gold star license plates.


Authorizes certain spouses of armed forces members to apply for gold star license plates.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1133

by Representatives Hunt, Hurst, Appleton, and Ryu


Allowing beer and/or wine specialty shop licensees to have an endorsement to sell craft distillery products.


Allows beer and wine specialty shop licensees to receive an endorsement to sell craft distillery products under certain requirements and conditions.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight.

HB 1134

by Representatives McCoy, Santos, Appleton, Lytton, Ryu, Stanford, Roberts, Jinkins, Haigh, Freeman, and Hunt


Authorizing state-tribal education compact schools.


Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to enter into state-tribal education compacts and provides requirements for schools that are subject to such compacts.

Requires the department of early learning to convene a working group to develop pilot programs to work in conjunction with state-tribal education compact schools.

Provides for an August 1, 2023, expiration of the working group.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1135

by Representatives Overstreet, Moeller, Taylor, Shea, Condotta, Buys, Dahlquist, Hargrove, and Warnick


Concerning the annual gross sales limits for cottage food operations.


Removes the annual gross sales limits for cottage food operations.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1136

by Representatives Van De Wege, Hope, Goodman, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Freeman, and Fey


Providing for increased funding for emergency medical services by adjusting the emergency medical services' levy cap.


Provides increased funding for emergency medical services by raising the emergency medical services' levy cap from fifty cents to seventy-five cents.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 1137

by Representatives Green, Takko, Springer, Moscoso, Walsh, Ryu, and Hudgins


Allowing county registrars to issue certificates of stillbirth upon the request of the mother or father.


Creates a new process allowing the mother or father of a stillborn fetus to request and receive a certificate of stillbirth from the applicable local government.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1138

by Representatives Morris, Ryu, Hudgins, and Freeman


Creating clean energy jobs in Washington through renewable energy incentives.


Modifies application and qualification requirements for the renewable energy system cost recovery light and power business tax credit and extends the expiration date for the credit.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Environment.

HB 1139

by Representatives Roberts, Walsh, Green, Moscoso, Jinkins, Liias, Fitzgibbon, Morrell, Ryu, Riccelli, and Santos


Concerning public notification of local health conditions.


Requires the department of health to: (1) Establish guidance for local health jurisdictions to consider while developing community health alert notification plans; and

(2) Establish a temporary work group of public health officials, representatives of local media establishments, and the public.

Requires each local board of health to adopt a community health alert notification plan and make it available to the public on its web site.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1140

by Representatives Roberts, Pedersen, Moscoso, Reykdal, Rodne, Appleton, Kagi, Walsh, Warnick, Ryu, Jinkins, Freeman, and Fagan


Concerning sibling visitation after a dependency has been dismissed or concluded.


Allows a court, under certain circumstances, to order sibling visitation after a dependency has been dismissed or concluded.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1141

by Representatives Smith, Tharinger, Short, Hunt, Stanford, Warnick, and Ryu; by request of Department of Ecology


Establishing a water pollution control revolving loan administration charge.


Establishes the water pollution control revolving fund loan program.

Authorizes the department of ecology to assess administration charges to fund the program.

Creates the water pollution control revolving administration account.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Capital Budget.

HB 1142

by Representatives Dahlquist, Hurst, Haigh, Moeller, Orwall, Kochmar, and Nealey


Establishing a pilot program for payment of past due property taxes.


Requires certain county treasurers to establish an installment payment program for taxpayers delinquent on property taxes.

Allows payment of past due property taxes by electronic funds transfer payments.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 1143

by Representatives Dahlquist, Hurst, and Buys


Providing accountability to procurement policy.


Modifies certain state procurement policies governing the termination of contracts.

Limits the term of certain state contracts.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

HB 1144

by Representatives Dahlquist, Lytton, Fagan, Haigh, Moscoso, Magendanz, Liias, Ryu, and Santos


Regarding qualifications for educational interpreters.


Requires the professional educator standards board to adopt performance standards for educational interpreters.

Creates timelines for educational interpreters to meet certain performance and certification requirements.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Education.


House Joint Resolutions

HJR 4203

by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, Taylor, Holy, Kristiansen, MacEwen, Condotta, Crouse, Scott, Buys, Rodne, and Parker


Requiring a balanced budget.


Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to require a balanced budget.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Appropriations.


Senate Bills

SB 5046

by Senators Padden, Kline, Keiser, Harper, Shin, and Kohl-Welles


Modifying the mandatory retirement provision for district judges.


Changes the time in which a district judge may retire.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Law & Justice .
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM.

SB 5047

by Senators Nelson, Darneille, and Murray


Allowing for partial payment of delinquent property taxes.


Allows a partial payment, of at least fifty dollars, to be paid on delinquent property taxes.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Governmental Operations .

SB 5048

by Senators Sheldon, Benton, and Hargrove


Concerning notice against trespass.


Provides a definition for "posting in a conspicuous manner" for purposes of chapter 9A.52 RCW (burglary and trespass).
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Law & Justice .

SB 5049

by Senator Sheldon


Allowing lodging taxes to be used to fund law enforcement officers.


Allows revenue from lodging taxes to be used for the funding of additional law enforcement officers.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5050

by Senators Sheldon, King, Ericksen, and Litzow


Authorizing registered tow truck operators to carry passengers in a vehicle attached to a flatbed tow truck under certain situations.


Authorizes registered tow truck operators, under certain circumstances, to allow passengers to ride in a vehicle that is carried on the deck of a flatbed tow truck.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5051

by Senators Hatfield and Shin


Authorizing online driver's education for the classroom portion of traffic safety education courses.


Provides that the classroom portion of traffic safety education courses may include course content delivered electronically using the internet or other computer-based method.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5052

by Senators Ericksen, Ranker, Shin, Padden, and Kohl-Welles; by request of Board For Judicial Administration


Increasing the number of superior court judges in Whatcom county.


Increases the number of superior court judges in Whatcom county.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Law & Justice .

SB 5053

by Senators Harper, Tom, Roach, Murray, Kohl-Welles, Eide, Carrell, and Shin


Modifying vehicle prowling provisions.


Makes a third or subsequent conviction of vehicle prowling in the second degree a class C felony.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Law & Justice .

SB 5054

by Senators Honeyford, Smith, Schoesler, Benton, Pearson, Ericksen, and Hewitt


Establishing a process for the acquisition of habitat and recreation lands by the state.


Addresses the acquisition of habitat and recreation lands by the department of fish and wildlife, the fish and wildlife commission, the department of natural resources, and the parks and recreation commission.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks .

SB 5055

by Senator Honeyford


Regarding the state archivist.


Requires the state archivist to be a person who is qualified by training and experience to administer the office.

Expands the duties of the state archivist.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Governmental Operations .

SB 5056

by Senators Honeyford, Keiser, Shin, and Hewitt


Allowing a person to apply for a work permit for the employment of minors without completing a new master application under certain circumstances.


Authorizes persons seeking work permits for the employment of minors to complete only certain parts of a new master application.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

SB 5057

by Senators Ericksen, Hargrove, Sheldon, Holmquist Newbry, Becker, King, Honeyford, and Shin


Regarding outdoor recreation on lands purchased by a private, not-for-profit organization acquired in whole or part with public funds.


Prohibits certain private, not-for-profit organizations acquiring real property from prohibiting or restricting public access for hunting, fishing, trapping, or other outdoor recreation on that property beyond any prohibitions or restrictions in effect immediately before acquisition of the property by that organization.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks .

SB 5058

by Senators Carrell, Hewitt, Pearson, Roach, Delvin, Benton, Shin, and Kohl-Welles


Concerning assault of a corrections officer, law enforcement officer, or other employee of a law enforcement agency.


Includes, in the crime of assault in the first degree, assault of a corrections officer, law enforcement officer, or other employee of a law enforcement agency with a deadly weapon who was performing his or her official duties at the time of the assault.

Includes, in the crime of assault in the second degree, a person who, with criminal negligence, causes bodily harm to a corrections officer, law enforcement officer, or other employee of a law enforcement agency who was performing his or her official duties at the time of the assault.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Law & Justice .

SB 5059

by Senators Carrell, Hewitt, Pearson, Roach, Delvin, Benton, Hargrove, Harper, Shin, and Kohl-Welles


Concerning the crime of rendering criminal assistance.


Revises rendering criminal assistance provisions.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Law & Justice .

SB 5060

by Senators Carrell, Darneille, Dammeier, Conway, and Becker


Addressing the removal of county elected officials.


Authorizes county commissioners to suspend an elected county official, a county treasurer, or the combined office of treasurer-assessor if an action based upon official misconduct is commenced against such person.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Governmental Operations .

SB 5061

by Senators Carrell, Roach, Becker, Bailey, Conway, Rolfes, and Shin


Addressing a veteran's preference for the purpose of public employment.


Changes requirements for scoring criteria status for veterans.

Allows veteran scoring criteria status to be claimed upon receipt of separation orders issued by the respective military department if the separation orders indicate an honorable discharge.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Governmental Operations .

SB 5062

by Senators Carrell, Becker, Padden, Harper, Benton, Roach, Darneille, Delvin, and Rolfes


Providing measures to deal with squatters on foreclosed properties.


Clarifies the law to provide additional tools to courts, law enforcement, and communities to deal with the threat that squatters pose on foreclosed property.

Provides that a person is guilty of criminal trespass of a dwelling in foreclosure if he or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling in which an action is currently pending for foreclosure or has been recently filed on the dwelling and which has been vacated by the owner of record.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance .

SB 5063

by Senators Carrell, Benton, Hargrove, Padden, and Shin


Regarding ethics in public service.


Revises ethics in public service provisions.

Requires agencies to designate an ethics advisor or advisors to provide informal ethics advice to state officers and employees and to ensure uniformity in the agency's operations with respect to the ethics in public service law.

Requires state officers and employees to attend an ethics training approved by the appropriate ethics board within sixty days of taking office or employment.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Governmental Operations .

SB 5064

by Senators Hargrove and Kline


Concerning persons sentenced for offenses committed prior to reaching eighteen years of age.


Addresses persons sentenced for offenses committed before reaching eighteen years of age.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Law & Justice .

SB 5065

by Senator Mullet


Regulating the settling of certain insurer transactions.


Regulates the settling of certain insurer transactions.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance .


Senate Joint Resolutions

SJR 8200

by Senators Benton, Ericksen, Braun, Bailey, Dammeier, Sheldon, Delvin, Becker, Schoesler, Honeyford, Pearson, King, Roach, and Hewitt


Amending the Constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature to raise taxes.


Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature to raise taxes.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Governmental Operations .

SJR 8201

by Senators Ericksen, Holmquist Newbry, Roach, Sheldon, Benton, Bailey, Delvin, Padden, Hill, Becker, Honeyford, Braun, Pearson, Hewitt, and Dammeier


Amending the state Constitution to require a balanced budget.


Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to require a balanced budget.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SJR 8202

by Senators Ericksen, Holmquist Newbry, Benton, Sheldon, Delvin, Padden, Honeyford, Braun, and Pearson


Amending the Constitution to prohibit the legislature from enacting legislation taxing net or earned income.


Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to prohibit the legislature from enacting legislation taxing net or earned income.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SJR 8203

by Senators Carrell, Pearson, Padden, Roach, Benton, Hargrove, Harper, Becker, Delvin, and Hewitt


Amending the state Constitution to allow a reasonable suspicion standard in certain searches of students on school grounds.


Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to allow a reasonable suspicion standard in certain searches of students on school grounds.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16First reading, referred to Law & Justice .