 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 18 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, February 7, 2013 | 25th Day - 2013 Regular Session | |
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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.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2013.
HB 1016-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Angel, Takko, Zeiger, Johnson, Haigh, and Magendanz)
Designating facilities and infrastructure of water purveyors as essential public facilities under growth management planning requirements.
Designates that facilities of group A public water system water purveyors serving one hundred or more service connections are essential public facilities under growth management planning requirements.
| Jan 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1040-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko and Upthegrove)
Concerning real property valuation notices.
Revises requirements of the contents of real property valuation notices.
| Jan 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Committee relieved of further consideration. | |
| Referred to Finance. | ||
HB 1049-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representative Takko)
Concerning the administration and operation of flood control districts.
Modifies certain administration and operation procedures of flood control districts.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1090-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored 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 the dollar amount for construction of a dock that does not qualify as a substantial development under the shoreline management act.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 4 | Minority; do not pass. | |
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1158-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Green, O'Ban, Sawyer, Ryu, and Morrell)
Concerning the annexation of property owned by the state for military purposes.
Authorizes the adjutant general to file a petition to have real property owned by the state for military purposes annexed to a city or town if that property constitutes the whole of the property in the annexation petition.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Committee relieved of further consideration. | |
| Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government. | ||
HB 1187-S
by House Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Stanford, Warnick, Dunshee, Zeiger, Appleton, Ryu, Bergquist, and Fey)
Concerning grants for community outdoor and indoor athletic facilities.
Modifies certain criteria governing grants for community outdoor and indoor athletic facilities.Requires the department of revenue to estimate the amount of sales and use tax revenue collected in the prior fiscal year from the sale of or charge made for the right to participate in competitive team sport activities and provide the estimated amount to the state treasurer.Requires the state treasurer to transfer fifty percent of the most recent estimated amount from the general fund into the youth athletic facility account.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 5 | CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1217-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Haigh, and Ryu)
Strengthening the integrity, fairness, and equity in Washington's property assessment system.
Requires a taxpayer, within sixty days from the date a petition challenging the assessed value of commercial property is either postmarked for delivery or delivered in person to the county board of equalization, to submit to the clerk of the county board of equalization income and expense statements for the three years prior to the assessment date.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Committee relieved of further consideration. | |
| Referred to Finance. | ||
HB 1239-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko and Crouse)
Concerning the powers of water-sewer districts.
Modifies certain powers of water-sewer districts.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1694
by Representatives Kirby and Goodman
Establishing a residential schedule adjustment for determinations of child support obligations.
Addresses adjustments to the standard calculation for a shared residential schedule for determinations of child support obligations.Establishes a residential time table.Requires the administrative office of the courts to develop and adopt a worksheet for calculating the residential schedule adjustment.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1695
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Sullivan, Springer, Kochmar, Ryu, and Moscoso
Allowing the use of lodging taxes for financing workforce housing and tourism promotion activities or facilities.
Allows the use of lodging taxes to finance loans or grants to nonprofit organizations or public housing authorities for affordable workforce housing within one-half mile of a transit station or tourism promotion.
| Feb 6 | Held on first reading. | |
HB 1696
by Representatives Rodne, Goodman, and Ryu
Revising the admissibility in a civil action of failing to wear safety belt assemblies and failing to use child restraint systems.
Revises the admissibility of failing to wear safety belt assemblies and failing to use child restraint systems in civil actions.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1697
by Representative Hunt
Exempting from disclosure and copying valuable commercial information in records pertaining to solid waste collection companies in possession of the Washington utilities and transportation commission.
Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, records filed with the utilities and transportation commission or the attorney general that contain valuable commercial information, including trade secrets or confidential marketing, cost, or financial information, or customer-specific usage information.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1698
by Representatives Hunt, Ryu, and Appleton
Requiring the installation and maintenance of signs indicating the end of school speed zones.
Requires the installation and maintenance of a sign indicating the end of a school speed zone when a school speed zone is created.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1699
by Representatives Pollet, Nealey, Fey, Blake, Haler, Morrell, Wylie, Kretz, Tharinger, Moscoso, and Ryu
Making energy conservation a top priority by adding new incentives and aligning the timing of the acquisitions of eligible renewable resources, electricity, or equivalent renewable energy credits, with the need for additional electric generating resources to serve consumers' loads, without changing the eligible renewable targets.
Encourages the acquisition of energy conservation and eligible renewable resources by allowing utilities greater flexibility to meet conservation and eligible renewable targets and consumers' energy needs in the most prudent and cost-effective manner.Removes unintended economic hardship on electric consumers and reinforces the policy intentions of Initiative Measure No. 937 (2006), including stabilizing electric prices, increasing conservation, and creating high quality local jobs.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1700
by Representatives Schmick, Cody, Short, Blake, Ryu, Angel, Tharinger, and Fagan
Addressing health plans provided through associations or member-governed groups.
Implements measures to continue certain association health care plans as a means of providing health care as the affordable care act is implemented.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1701
by Representatives Moeller, Angel, Tharinger, and Pollet
Implementing recommendations of the adult family home quality assurance panel.
Requires specialty training for providers, resident managers, and caregivers who work in adult family homes that serve residents with special needs such as dementia, developmental disabilities, or mental illness.Requires adult family homes to disclose the scope of care, services, and activities provided by the home or customarily arranged for by the home.Requires the department of social and health services: (1) When it has imposed a stop placement, to also impose a condition on license or other remedy to facilitate or spur prompter compliance, under certain circumstances; and(2) If an adult family home corrects a violation or deficiency that the department discovers, to record and consider such violation or deficiency for purposes of the home's compliance history.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1702
by Representatives Upthegrove, Sells, Orwall, Moscoso, Reykdal, Stanford, Sullivan, Fitzgibbon, Fey, Green, and Liias
Addressing the commercial transportation of passengers.
Revises requirements for operators of for hire vehicles.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1703
by Representatives Jinkins, Farrell, Morris, Cody, Kagi, Wylie, Roberts, Pollet, Ryu, Bergquist, Fey, Hunt, Tarleton, Fitzgibbon, Appleton, Moscoso, and Santos
Promoting firearm safety through an education program funded through fees on firearms and ammunition and creating a sales tax exemption on gun locks.
Provides a tax exemption on the sale and use of gun locks.Levies a fee on each retail sale of a firearm and all ammunition in the state.Creates a firearm-related injury and death prevention education program to be administered by the department of health.Requires the department to: (1) Begin implementation of the program in January 2014; and(2) Identify public education efforts currently underway to educate firearm owners and prevent firearm-related injuries and death.Creates the firearm-related injury and death prevention account.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1704
by Representatives Angel, Pike, and Johnson
Regarding notice required by the parks and recreation commission.
Requires the parks and recreation commission to: (1) Provide written notice to any port district, parks and recreation district, or other municipal corporation that is authorized to acquire or improve public outdoor recreation land in which the land is located at least sixty days before entering into the disposition agreement;(2) In regard to the proposed disposition of lands owned by the commission, respond to any request from certain entities before entering into any disposition agreement, if the request is received within thirty days after the notice is provided; and(3) Before it closes or otherwise ceases management operations in a state park for more than a consecutive twelve-month period, provide written notice to any public body in which the park is located within sixty days of initiating the proposed action.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1705
by Representatives Haler, Pollet, Ryu, Roberts, Tharinger, Fey, and Moscoso
Providing incentives for solar energy.
Modifies sales and use tax exemptions relating to machinery and equipment used directly in producing thermal heat using solar energy.Delays, until June 30, 2018, the expiration of the sales and use tax exemption for machinery and equipment using solar energy to generate electricity.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1706
by Representatives Haler and Takko
Allowing county treasurers to retain a portion of the state property tax to defray the costs of collection.
Allows the county treasurer to place one percent of state property taxes collected by the county in the county current expense fund to defray costs of collection.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1707
by Representatives Springer, Warnick, Parker, Liias, Manweller, and Lytton
Concerning the taxation of large airplanes.
Exempts large private airplanes from sales and use taxes and aircraft excise taxes.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development. | |
HB 1708
by Representative Wylie; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning the enforcement powers of the office of financial recovery.
Modifies revenue recovery provisions for the department of social and health services.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1709
by Representatives Dahlquist, Santos, Magendanz, Moscoso, Fagan, Ryu, Maxwell, Pollet, and Bergquist
Requiring a study to develop a state foreign language education interpreter training program.
Requires the office of the education ombudsman to submit to the education committees of the legislature a feasibility study for development of a state foreign language education interpreter training program designed to create a pool of trained volunteer interpreters for public schools.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1710
by Representatives Springer, Walsh, Sells, Chandler, Morris, and Kagi
Concerning the taxation of commuter air carriers.
Addresses aircraft excise taxes and property taxes with regard to commuter air carriers.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1711
by Representatives Condotta and Hurst
Allowing multiple liquor licenses at the same physical premises.
Allows, under certain circumstances, any number or combination of liquor licenses or approvals to be issued and approved for the same premises, overlapping premises, adjacent premises, or separate premises to the same licensee or to different licensees under common ownership.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight. | |
HB 1712
by Representative Schmick
Concerning state implementation of the federal patient protection and affordable care act.
Addresses implementation of the federal patient protection and affordable care act.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1713
by Representative Schmick
Requesting and implementing a waiver to authorize Washington state to enroll certain individuals in the state health benefit exchange rather than medicaid.
Requires the state health care authority to apply to the secretary of the United States department of health and human services for a waiver to authorize the state to enroll certain individuals in the Washington health benefit exchange, rather than medicaid.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1714
by Representatives Pollet, Ross, Johnson, and Magendanz; by request of State Auditor
Changing open public meetings provisions.
Authorizes a governing body of a public agency to record its closed executive session meetings.Requires a court, as a remedy for an intentional violation of the open public meetings act, to order the recording of a governing body's closed executive sessions for a period of two years from the date of the order.Allows the office of the attorney general to provide training on the open public meetings act and approve any acceptable course of training to be offered by a governmental body or other entity.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1715
by Representatives Klippert, Goodman, and Moscoso; by request of Department of Corrections
Allowing the department of corrections to exempt information contained in the internal database on security threat group data from dissemination under the public records act.
Authorizes the special investigations services unit of the department of corrections to collect, evaluate, collate, and analyze data and specific investigative information concerning security threat groups, drugs, and violence within department facilities.Exempts the security threat group database from public disclosure under the public records act.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1716
by Representatives Smith, Sells, Haler, Springer, Kristiansen, and Ryu
Concerning the standard of evidence for appeals of valuation of property for purposes of taxation.
Addresses the standard of evidence for appeals of valuation of property for purposes of taxation.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1717
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Jinkins, Liias, Maxwell, Roberts, Pollet, Upthegrove, Morrell, and Springer
Incentivizing up-front environmental planning, review, and infrastructure construction actions.
Authorizes a local government to: (1) Recover its reasonable expenses of preparation of a nonproject environmental impact statement, prepared under RCW 43.21C.229 regarding infill development and under RCW 43.21C.440 regarding planned actions, through access to financial assistance, with funding from private sources, and by the assessment of certain fees; and(2) Assess a fee upon subsequent development.Addresses requirements for contracts with owners of real estate for water or sewer facilities and reimbursement of costs by subsequent users.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1718
by Representatives Pettigrew, Manweller, Moscoso, Sells, Appleton, Seaquist, Green, Condotta, Moeller, Upthegrove, and Angel
Concerning for hire vehicles, limousines, and taxicabs.
Revises industrial insurance provisions relating to for hire vehicles, limousines, and taxicabs.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1719
by Representatives Freeman, Sells, Moscoso, Ryu, Green, Fitzgibbon, Stanford, Orwall, Goodman, Pettigrew, Appleton, Roberts, Reykdal, Hunt, Santos, Liias, Hudgins, Van De Wege, Moeller, Upthegrove, Jinkins, Pollet, and Bergquist
Addressing drayage truck operators at certain ports.
Requires a port district to employ drayage truck operators to load, unload, and transport containerized cargo other than agricultural products at or through the port.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1720
by Representatives Moeller, Ryu, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Roberts, Pollet, Fey, Moscoso, and Ormsby
Increasing transparency of donors to candidates and ballot measures.
Increases transparency and ensures that voters are provided easy access to accurate information about the sources of money supporting or opposing candidates and ballot measures by printing the public disclosure commission's web site on voters' pamphlets and ballots for each primary and general election.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1721
by Representatives Pike, Alexander, Wilcox, Harris, Crouse, Overstreet, Hayes, and Ross
Establishing a period of public and legislative review of appropriations legislation.
Prohibits an omnibus operating, capital, or transportation appropriations bill from being voted on by the senate or the house unless seventy-two hours have elapsed since the bill was last subject to amendment.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1722
by Representatives Pike, Chandler, Pettigrew, Orcutt, Blake, Scott, and Taylor
Concerning the sales and use tax exemption for propane or natural gas used to heat greenhouses.
Provides a tax exemption on the sale to or use by businesses of propane or natural gas used to heat greenhouses.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1723
by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Farrell, Maxwell, Roberts, Freeman, Goodman, Sawyer, Sullivan, Jinkins, Seaquist, Lytton, Haigh, Hunter, Morrell, Sells, Ryu, Morris, McCoy, Reykdal, Tarleton, Tharinger, Pollet, Fey, Moscoso, Bergquist, Ormsby, and Santos
Concerning early learning opportunities.
Creates a legislative task force on early learning to review existing funding sources, program goals, and restrictions associated with different funding streams for early learning programs and services as identified by the technical working group.Requires the department of early learning to: (1) Annually review rates for child care and early childhood education and assistance programs and recommend rates to the legislature based on market rates and the annual rate of inflation; and(2) Increase the base slot rate for early childhood education and assistance programs to align with the Washington head start program slot rate.Requires the legislature to: (1) Appropriate funding for the specific purpose of home visiting and parent and caregiver support; and(2) Fund the expansion in the early childhood education and assistance program and working connections child care.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1724
by Representatives Roberts, Kagi, Pettigrew, Goodman, Green, Reykdal, Cody, Jinkins, Appleton, Freeman, Moeller, Ryu, Pollet, Moscoso, and Bergquist
Concerning statements made by juveniles during assessments or screenings for mental health or chemical dependency treatment.
Prohibits statements, admissions, or confessions made by a juvenile in the course of a mental health or chemical dependency screening or assessment from being admitted into evidence against the juvenile on the issue of guilt in a juvenile offense matter or adult criminal proceeding, unless the juvenile has placed his or her mental health at issue.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1725
by Representatives Tarleton, Haler, Pollet, Haigh, Wylie, Roberts, Farrell, Riccelli, Sawyer, Fitzgibbon, Sells, Ryu, Zeiger, and Tharinger
Creating the tuition support fund program.
Establishes the tuition support fund program to provide financial support to students who cannot afford to enroll in or continue their postsecondary program.Creates the tuition support fund account.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1726
by Representatives Wylie, Roberts, and Ryu
Modifying certain vehicle registration renewal requirements.
Requires the department of licensing to: (1) Provide education about and market the benefits that are derived from the voluntary five-dollar donation that is collected at the time of vehicle registration renewal and is used for the operation and maintenance of state parks;(2) Replace license plates every ten years; and(3) Provide license plate fasteners to attach the replacement license plate to the vehicle at the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1727
by Representatives Morrell, Green, Walsh, Ryu, Appleton, Tharinger, and Pollet
Raising licensure limits to allow assisted living facilities to serve a higher acuity resident population.
Addresses the provision of extensive and continuing nursing services at assisted living facilities.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1728
by Representatives Dahlquist, Hurst, Ryu, and Morrell
Concerning the disposable income calculation for property tax relief programs for low-income, disabled, and retired persons.
Addresses the disposable income calculation for property tax relief programs for low-income, disabled, and retired persons.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1729
by Representatives Warnick, Manweller, Ross, Angel, O'Ban, and Fagan
Prohibiting the possession of firearms by a criminal street gang associate or member.
Includes in the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree, if a person owns, has in his or her possession, or has in his or her control any firearm, and is a criminal street gang associate or member.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1730
by Representatives Warnick, Manweller, Ross, Angel, O'Ban, Magendanz, and Fagan
Adding drive-by shooting to the list of most serious offenses.
Revises the definition of "most serious offense," for purposes of the sentencing reform act of 1981, to include drive-by shooting.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1731
by Representatives Manweller, Warnick, Ross, O'Ban, and Fagan
Adding unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree to the list of most serious offenses.
Revises the definition of "most serious offense," for purposes of the sentencing reform act of 1981, to include unlawful possession of a firearm in the first degree.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1732
by Representatives Manweller, Warnick, and Ross
Addressing the criminal street gang-related sentencing enhancement.
Modifies provisions relating to adjustments to standard sentences for offenders being sentenced for a criminal street gang-related offense.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1733
by Representatives Riccelli, Hawkins, Bergquist, Alexander, Fitzgibbon, Buys, Tarleton, Manweller, Vick, Reykdal, Sawyer, Sells, Springer, Ryu, Clibborn, Angel, Jinkins, Maxwell, Pollet, Farrell, Moscoso, Ormsby, Morrell, and Magendanz
Requiring capital and transportation project investments to be searchable by the public for certain detailed information.
Requires current and future capital project and transportation project investments to be coded with geographic information sufficient to permit the public to search and identify appropriation and expenditure data.Requires the office of the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee to update the state expenditure information web site to allow the public to search for capital budget and transportation projects by selecting from an online geographical map.Requires the office of financial management to establish objectives and performance measures for capital budget and transportation budget investments.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1734
by Representatives Sawyer, Kagi, Goodman, Orwall, Jinkins, Moscoso, Cody, Farrell, Reykdal, Pollet, Ormsby, Riccelli, Wylie, Ryu, Appleton, Roberts, Fey, Bergquist, and Santos
Concerning exemptions from the five-year time limit for recipients of the temporary assistance for needy families program.
Addresses family violence and hardship exemptions from the five-year time limit for recipients of the temporary assistance for needy families program.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1735
by Representatives Reykdal, Parker, Seaquist, Walsh, Bergquist, Holy, Maxwell, Haigh, Stonier, Kagi, Hargrove, Ryu, Clibborn, Tarleton, Tharinger, Pollet, Morrell, Santos, and Magendanz
Concerning accountability in providing opportunities for certain students to participate in transition services.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to establish interagency agreements with the department of social and health services, the department of services for the blind, and other state agencies that provide high school transition services for students with disabilities or students covered by the federal rehabilitation act of 1973.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1736
by Representatives Zeiger, Seaquist, Haler, Pollet, Ryu, Sawyer, Bergquist, Magendanz, and Farrell
Concerning higher education operating efficiencies.
Requires the office of financial management to work with the departments of enterprise services, transportation, and commerce, institutions of higher education, and others to comprehensively review certain reporting requirements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of operations of institutions of higher education.Allows institutions of higher education and state higher education agencies to use or accept electronic signatures.Authorizes the student achievement council to: (1) Negotiate and enter into interstate reciprocity agreements with other state or multistate entities under certain circumstances; and(2) Enter into agreements with certain degree-granting institutions of higher education for the purpose of ensuring consistent consumer protection in interstate distance delivery of higher education.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1737
by Representatives Morrell, Manweller, Clibborn, and Moeller
Concerning supervision of physician assistants.
Addresses the timely review and approval of delegation agreements with regard to physician assistants and osteopathic physicians' assistants.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1738
by Representatives Hayes, Sells, Seaquist, Dunshee, and Ryu
Authorizing political subdivisions to purchase certain technology and services from the United States government.
Authorizes, under certain circumstances, political subdivisions of the state to purchase electronic data processing and telecommunication equipment, software, and services from the United States government.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1739
by Representatives Haler, Seaquist, and Pollet
Requiring guidelines for the percentage of resident, nonresident, and foreign students at institutions of higher education.
Requires the boards of regents or trustees, as appropriate, of the universities and The Evergreen State College to set guidelines for the percentages of resident, nonresident, and foreign students enrolled at each institution of higher education.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HJM 4000-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Hayes, Seaquist, MacEwen, Rodne, Orwall, Zeiger, and Shea)
Requesting that a certain portion of Interstate 5 be named the "Purple Heart Trail."
Requests that a certain portion of Interstate 5 be named the Purple Heart Trail.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | ||
HJR 4208
by Representatives Klippert and Shea
Limiting regular sessions of the legislature to ninety days in odd-numbered years.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to limit regular sessions of the legislature to ninety days in odd-numbered years.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5127-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Tom, King, Sheldon, Baumgartner, Ericksen, Rivers, Litzow, Benton, Dammeier, Carrell, Braun, Bailey, Honeyford, Becker, Hill, Roach, Schoesler, Parlette, Padden, and Hewitt)
Amending provisions governing structured settlements by removing age barriers and clarifying legislative intent. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Amending provisions governing structured settlements by lowering age barriers and clarifying legislative intent. )
Lowers age barriers and clarifies legislative intent with regard to structured settlements.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
| Feb 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Held on second reading. | ||
| Feb 4 | Third reading. | |
| Rules suspended. | ||
| Returned to second reading for amendment. | ||
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Notice given to reconsider vote on third reading. | ||
SB 5148-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Becker, Cleveland, Conway, Frockt, Parlette, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Schlicher, and Kline)
Allowing for redistribution of medications under certain conditions.
Allows practitioners, pharmacists, medical facilities, drug manufacturers, and drug wholesalers to donate prescription drugs and supplies to pharmacies for redistribution without compensation or the expectation of compensation to individuals who meet certain criteria.Requires pharmacies, pharmacists, and prescribing practitioners that elect to dispense donated prescription drugs and supplies to give priority to individuals who are uninsured and at or below two hundred percent of the federal poverty level.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 5 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5197-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Dammeier, Rolfes, Litzow, Billig, Mullet, Becker, Hill, Hargrove, Braun, Honeyford, Roach, and Hewitt)
Taking measures to promote safe school buildings.
Requires a school district to either: (1) Work with its local law enforcement agency to develop and implement a panic alarm system to be used in the event of a threat at a school; or(2) Implement a model policy developed by the superintendent of public instruction that the school district may use to implement a panic alarm system in the event of a threat at a school.Requires the superintendent of public instruction to collaborate with law enforcement to develop a model policy that school districts may use to implement a panic alarm system to be used in the event of a threat at a school.Requires every board of directors to strongly consider installing a perimeter security control mechanism or system on all school campuses.
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 6 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Feb 7 | Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5620
by Senators King and McAuliffe
Changing school safety-related drills.
Changes the number of drills for lockdowns and fire evacuation that schools must conduct.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5621
by Senators Chase, Roach, Hobbs, Conway, Harper, Keiser, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Kline, and Murray
Concerning certified payroll records on public works projects.
Requires contractors and subcontractors to submit current, complete, and accurate certified payroll records with regard to public works projects.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5622
by Senators Hewitt, Hobbs, Eide, Fain, Holmquist Newbry, and Harper
Concerning the taxation of large airplanes.
Exempts large private airplanes from sales and use taxes and aircraft excise taxes.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5623
by Senator Hargrove
Concerning shoreline master program provisions for marine aquaculture net pen facilities.
Allows master programs to include provisions for siting or prohibiting the siting of marine aquaculture net pen facilities.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5624
by Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, Rolfes, Hobbs, Becker, Frockt, Chase, Eide, and Conway
Aligning high-demand secondary STEM or career and technical education programs with applied baccalaureate programs.
Requires the statewide director of math, science, and technology to work with community and technical colleges to develop high-demand applied baccalaureate programs that align with high quality secondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs and career and technical education programs.Requires the state board for community and technical colleges, when selecting colleges to develop and offer programs of study leading to applied baccalaureate degrees, to use objective criteria such as the proposed program supports the continuation of high quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs or career and technical education programs offered to students in kindergarten through twelfth grade who are prepared and aspire to continue in these high-demand areas in college and the workforce.Makes an appropriation.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5625
by Senators Kline, Tom, Darneille, Litzow, Kohl-Welles, Chase, Frockt, and Mullet
Requiring universal background checks for firearms transfers.
Broadens the requirement for a background check to apply to all firearms sales in the state.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5626
by Senators Kline, Becker, Darneille, Keiser, Parlette, and Chase
Concerning the practice of midwifery.
Provides that a person is regarded as practicing midwifery if he or she renders medical aid for a fee or compensation to an infant up to two weeks of age.Revises requirements for midwives when renewing their license.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5627
by Senators Eide, Parlette, Ranker, Shin, and Litzow
Concerning the taxation of commuter air carriers.
Addresses aircraft excise taxes and property taxes with regard to commuter air carriers.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5628
by Senator Kline
Allowing multiple liquor licenses at the same physical premises.
Allows, under certain circumstances, any number or combination of liquor licenses or approvals to be issued and approved for the same premises, overlapping premises, adjacent premises, or separate premises to the same licensee or to different licensees under common ownership.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5629
by Senators Schlicher and Frockt
Requiring a study on emergency department overcrowding.
Requires the department of health to convene a stakeholders meeting to review certain recommendations and determine which methods are in use now in the state, and which will best reduce boarding practices in hospitals.Requires hospitals to provide the department of health with data on their emergency department boarding rates and current activities aimed at reducing boarding at their facilities.Subjects hospitals, that experience boarding and overcrowding, to a fine of five hundred dollars per patient held per day.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5630
by Senators Bailey, Keiser, Becker, Conway, and Frockt
Implementing recommendations of the adult family home quality assurance panel.
Requires specialty training for providers, resident managers, and caregivers who work in adult family homes that serve residents with special needs such as dementia, developmental disabilities, or mental illness.Requires adult family homes to disclose: (1) The scope of care, services, and activities provided by the home or customarily arranged for by the home; and(2) The home's specific charges for its care, services, items, and activities.Requires the department of social and health services: (1) When it has imposed a stop placement, to also impose a condition on license or other remedy to facilitate or spur prompter compliance, under certain circumstances; and(2) If an adult family home corrects a violation or deficiency that the department discovers, to record and consider such violation or deficiency for purposes of the home's compliance history.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5631
by Senator Becker
Modifying the expiration dates that limit payments for health care services provided to low-income enrollees in state purchased health care programs by aligning them with the start of medicaid expansion.
Aligns expiration dates, that limit payments for health care services provided to low-income enrollees in state purchased health care programs, with the start of medicaid expansion.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5632
by Senators Murray, Dammeier, Kohl-Welles, Nelson, Tom, Chase, and Mullet
Concerning the performance of spinal manipulation by physical therapists.
Excludes chiropractic adjustments of the spine from the definition of "physical therapy."
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5633
by Senators Conway and Schoesler; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Addressing the restrictions on collecting a pension in the public employees' retirement system for retirees returning to work in an ineligible position or a position covered by another state retirement system.
Modifies state retirement system provisions relating to collecting a pension and returning to work.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5634
by Senators Rolfes, Hargrove, Nelson, Kline, Fain, Hobbs, Fraser, Parlette, and Pearson; by request of Department of Natural Resources
Clarifying the department of natural resources' authority to enter into cooperative agreements.
Provides clarification of the department of natural resources' authority to enter into cooperative agreements.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5635
by Senators Darneille, Kline, Harper, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Murray, Chase, and Frockt
Granting courts discretion to deny restoration of firearm rights to a person who has been involuntarily committed for mental health treatment when it appears the person is likely to engage in violent or unsafe behaviors.
Gives discretion to courts in denying restoration of firearm rights.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5636
by Senators Smith, Hatfield, Braun, King, Holmquist Newbry, Brown, Honeyford, Schoesler, and Hewitt
Providing a process for county legislative authorities to withdraw from voluntary planning under the growth management act.
Provides a process for county legislative authorities to withdraw from voluntary planning under the growth management act.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5637
by Senators Hasegawa, Fain, Mullet, and Chase; by request of Secretary of State
Concerning primary election voters' pamphlets.
Directs a voter's pamphlet to be printed and distributed for the primary in each even-numbered year and for the general election every year.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5638
by Senators Harper, Litzow, Ranker, Carrell, Darneille, Frockt, Kohl-Welles, Murray, Billig, Hargrove, Keiser, Rolfes, Hatfield, Nelson, Schlicher, Eide, Conway, Kline, and Hasegawa
Addressing the fiscal impacts of bills and budgets.
Requires fiscal notes dealing with corrections, child welfare, and mental health issues to include an estimate of the fiscal impact of expenditure reductions or increases on other state or local program expenditures as well as any return on investment as a result of the legislation.Requires the office of financial management and the state institute for public policy to: (1) In consultation with university-based research institutions, work together to implement the change in fiscal notes; and(2) Convene a work group to explore the establishment of a nonpartisan agency to conduct objective, impartial fiscal analysis on behalf of the legislature.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5639
by Senators Bailey, Dammeier, and Padden
Identifying and reviewing new programs.
Requires the state auditor to: (1) Publish a draft list on its web site of all new programs funded by any appropriation or allotment of state funds during the previous fiscal year;(2) Within sixty days after the publication of the draft list, publish a final list of new programs on its web site; and(3) Three years after the initial funding of a new program, conduct a fiscal and performance audit of the program.Requires the budget document to include a listing of all new programs funded in the previous two years.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5640
by Senators Bailey, Dammeier, and Padden
Addressing fiscal notes.
Requires a fiscal note to be available on a bill before either house of the legislature may vote on final passage on a bill that if enacted into law would increase state or local government expenditures or would increase or decrease state or local government revenues.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5641
by Senators Bailey, Carrell, and Pearson
Requiring the governor's signature on significant legislative rules.
Requires the signature of the governor on a rule that qualifies as a significant legislative rule of an agency whose head or governing body is appointed by the governor.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5642
by Senators Frockt, Murray, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, Chase, and Kline
Raising the minimum state funding assistance percentage for the school construction assistance program.
Increases the minimum state funding assistance percentage for the school construction assistance program.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5643
by Senators Darneille, Carrell, Harper, Frockt, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Chase, and Hasegawa
Concerning exemptions from the five-year time limit for recipients of the temporary assistance for needy families program.
Addresses family violence and hardship exemptions from the five-year time limit for recipients of the temporary assistance for needy families program.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5644
by Senators Schoesler and Murray
Concerning sales for resale by retail licensees of liquor.
Finds that some of the regulations adopted to implement the privatization of liquor initiative are at odds with the intent of the people to privatize and modernize both the wholesale distribution and retail sale of spirits and to make more efficient and competitive the distribution of wine. Therefore, the legislature is providing certain definitions in section 2 of the act as further guidance to help accomplish the transition envisioned by voters.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5645
by Senators Kohl-Welles and Kline
Addressing service animals.
Provides that the requirements of the federal fair housing amendments act of 1988 and implementing regulations govern animals that assist persons with disabilities for purposes of reasonable accommodation in housing.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5646
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Bailey, Shin, Hasegawa, and Chase; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Concerning high school equivalency certificates.
Replaces general equivalency degrees and general educational development tests with high school equivalency certificates and tests.Establishes a high school equivalency certificate which is a certificate issued jointly by the state board for community and technical colleges and the office of the superintendent of public instruction that indicates that the holder has attained standard scores at or above the minimum proficiency level prescribed by the state board on a high school equivalency test.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5647
by Senators Braun, Kline, Carrell, Keiser, Dammeier, Rivers, Ericksen, Hobbs, and Frockt
Requiring the department of revenue to publish their determinations.
Requires the director of the department of revenue to publish all determinations in a timely manner to provide transparency, ensure consistent treatment, and assist taxpayers in understanding department rules and interpretations.Requires the department of revenue to establish a stakeholder process to review determinations and make recommendations if changes to a law or rule would provide greater technical clarity to assist taxpayers.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 5648
by Senators Brown, Hatfield, Rivers, Hobbs, Sheldon, Smith, Honeyford, Schoesler, and Hewitt
Making energy conservation a top priority by adding new incentives and aligning the timing of the acquisitions of eligible renewable resources, electricity, or equivalent renewable energy credits, with the need for additional electric generating resources to serve consumers' loads, without changing the eligible renewable targets.
Encourages the acquisition of energy conservation and eligible renewable resources by allowing utilities greater flexibility to meet conservation and eligible renewable targets and consumers' energy needs in the most prudent and cost-effective manner.Removes unintended economic hardship on electric consumers and reinforces the policy intentions of Initiative Measure No. 937 (2006), including stabilizing electric prices, increasing conservation, and creating high quality local jobs.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5649
by Senators Rolfes, McAuliffe, Billig, Mullet, Frockt, and Murray
Using the collaborative schools process for required action districts that continue to struggle to improve student academic achievement.
Uses the collaborative schools process for required action districts that continue to struggle to improve student academic achievement.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5650
by Senators Keiser, Rivers, Conway, McAuliffe, Hatfield, Hasegawa, and Chase
Allowing certain separated plan 2 members of the retirement systems to participate in insurance plans and contracts.
Allows participation in insurance plans and contracts by certain separated plan 2 members of the retirement systems.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5651
by Senators McAuliffe, Conway, Keiser, Hatfield, Hobbs, Hasegawa, and Chase
Concerning postretirement employment.
Revises postretirement employment provisions.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5652
by Senators Roach, Conway, Keiser, Schlicher, McAuliffe, Hasegawa, and Chase
Providing for vesting after five years of service in the defined benefit portion of the public employees' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the teachers' retirement system plan 3.
Provides for vesting after five years of service in the defined benefit portion of the public employees' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the teachers' retirement system plan 3.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SJM 8005
by Senators Hargrove, King, Sheldon, Eide, Hobbs, Hatfield, Benton, Padden, Shin, and Chase
Requesting that state route number 117 be designated as the POW/MIA Memorial Highway.
Requests that state route number 117 be designated as the POW/MIA Memorial Highway.
| Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |