WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 21

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
Tuesday, February 12, 201330th Day - 2013 Regular Session

SENATE
SB 5037-SSB 5072-SSB 5100-SSB 5104SB 5122-SSB 5153-SSB 5197-S2
SB 5698SB 5699SB 5700SB 5701SB 5702SB 5703SB 5704
SB 5705SB 5706SB 5707SB 5708SB 5709SB 5710SB 5711
SB 5712SB 5713SB 5714SB 5715SB 5716SB 5717SJM 8000-S
HOUSE
HB 1061-SHB 1071-SHB 1093-SHB 1098-SHB 1204-SHB 1228-SHB 1274-S
HB 1305-SHB 1794HB 1795HB 1796HB 1797HB 1798HB 1799
HB 1800HB 1801HB 1802HB 1803HB 1804HB 1805HB 1806
HB 1807HB 1808HB 1809HB 1810HB 1811HB 1812HB 1813
HB 1814HB 1815HB 1816HB 1817HB 1818HB 1819HB 1820
HB 1821HB 1822HB 1823HB 1824HB 1825HB 1826

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 1061-S

by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representative Goodman)


Changing provisions regarding the finding of aggravating circumstances.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Changes aggravating circumstances provisions relating to a defendant's prior criminal history.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 24Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
Feb 7PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.

HB 1071-S

by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake and Chandler)


Regarding state and private partnerships for managing salmonid hatcheries.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Expands the long-range business plan, with regard to state and private partnerships for managing salmonid hatcheries, to include the harvesting of hatchery chum salmon.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 24Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
Feb 7AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
Feb 8Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

HB 1093-S

by House Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, and Taylor)


Regarding state agency lobbying activities.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Subjects state agency directors who fail to file lobbying disclosure statements to personal liability in the form of a civil penalty in the amount of one hundred dollars per statement.

Subjects a state agency official, officer, or employee who is responsible for or directs or expends public funds in violation of lobbying restrictions to personal liability in the form of a civil penalty in an amount that is at least equivalent to the amount of public funds expended in the violation.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 24Public hearing in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 10:00 AM.
Feb 7GOE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 10:00 AM.

HB 1098-S

by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Hope and Hurst)


Addressing bail practices.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Adopts certain unanimous recommendations of the bail practices work group created in chapter 256, Laws of 2010.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM.
Feb 7PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
Feb 8Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

HB 1204-S

by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Dahlquist, Kagi, Farrell, Walsh, Kochmar, Fey, Seaquist, Johnson, Freeman, Jinkins, Morrell, McCoy, Tarleton, Zeiger, Clibborn, Goodman, MacEwen, Appleton, Habib, Reykdal, Maxwell, Bergquist, Ormsby, and Ryu)


Concerning sibling visitation for children in foster care.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Recognizes the importance of ensuring frequent and meaningful contact for siblings separated due to involvement in the foster care system.

Ensures appropriate facilitation of sibling visits by enumerating the specific and appropriate limitations for such visits for the information of case managers, caregivers, birth families, and youth.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
Feb 7ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Placed on second reading.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.

HB 1228-S

by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representative Hunt)


Concerning minimum educational licensing requirements for family day care providers.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Provides minimum education requirements for licensing family day care providers.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
Feb 7ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
Feb 8Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

HB 1274-S

by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Alexander, Takko, Taylor, and Fey)


Concerning local government practices and procedures.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Removes requirements for certain legislative authorities and legislative bodies with regard to providing complete copies of final budgets or budget modifications to the state auditor and/or the association of Washington cities.

Provides options for making payments of any kind to cities and towns.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 1Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
Feb 7LG - 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 8Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

HB 1305-S

by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Hope, Moscoso, Klippert, Hayes, Takko, Pettigrew, Sells, Smith, Hurst, and Bergquist)


Modifying vehicle prowling provisions.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Makes vehicle prowling in the second degree a class C felony upon a third or subsequent conviction of vehicle prowling in the second degree.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
Feb 7Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
Feb 8PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government.

HB 1794

by Representatives Moscoso, Sells, Zeiger, Appleton, and Liias


Concerning shoreline development permits.


Authorizes a regional transit system to request an expedited de novo hearing before the shorelines hearings board to determine whether construction can commence despite the pendency of an appeal of a permit or decision to issue a permit to the regional transit system.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1795

by Representatives Jinkins, Schmick, Morrell, Harris, Green, and Hope


Concerning the scope and costs of the diabetes epidemic in Washington.


Requires the state health care authority, the department of social and health services, and the department of health to collaborate to identify goals and benchmarks, while also developing individual agency plans, to: (1) Reduce the incidence of diabetes in the state;

(2) Improve diabetes care; and

(3) Better control medical complications and financial impacts associated with diabetes.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1796

by Representative Goodman; by request of Sentencing Guidelines Commission


Concerning sentencing guidelines for multiple mitigating offenses.


Modifies provisions relating to adjustments to standard sentences, departures from sentencing guidelines, and consecutive or concurrent sentences.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Public Safety.
Feb 13Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

HB 1797

by Representatives Haler and Hunt


Concerning tax collection by the county treasurer.


Authorizes a county treasurer to: (1) When real property taxes become three years delinquent and before the filing of a certificate of delinquency, assess and collect tax foreclosure avoidance costs against the real property; and

(2) Commence delinquent collection efforts and add a delinquent collection charge for costs incurred by the treasurer to the county treasurer service fund account.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1798

by Representatives Haler, Hunt, and Nealey


Concerning amounts received by taxing districts from property tax refunds and abatements.


Addresses property tax refunds and abatements received by taxing districts.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Finance.

HB 1799

by Representatives Ross, Johnson, Warnick, Pettigrew, and Chandler


Addressing criminal activities occurring at rental properties.


Provides landlords and law enforcement with the tools to identify and remove squatters, gang influences, and those engaged in criminal activities from rental properties.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1800

by Representative Cody


Concerning the compounding of medications for physician offices or ambulatory surgical centers or facilities to be used by a physician for ophthalmic purposes for nonspecific patients.


Requires the board of pharmacy to adopt rules authorizing the compounding of medications for physician offices and ambulatory surgical centers or ambulatory surgical facilities to be used by a physician for ophthalmic purposes for nonspecific patients.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1801

by Representatives Orcutt, Clibborn, and Hargrove


Addressing conflicts of interest in certain construction contracts.


Prevents conflicts of interest in certain construction contracts.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1802

by Representatives Orcutt, Clibborn, and Hargrove


Addressing compensation paid to peace officers while enrolled in basic law enforcement training.


Requires certain law enforcement agencies to reimburse a peace officer's training agency for training, salary, and benefits received by the peace officer while enrolled in basic law enforcement training.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1803

by Representative Orcutt


Concerning financial responsibility requirements for registered vehicle owners.


Requires the department of licensing to establish a random sampling program to determine if registered vehicle owners meet financial responsibility requirements to operate a vehicle.

Assesses a penalty of fifty dollars for failure to respond to the random sampling program request.

Creates the financial responsibility education account.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1804

by Representatives Reykdal, Hunt, Green, Fey, Sells, Pollet, Appleton, McCoy, Ryu, Ormsby, and Moeller


Addressing supplemental bargaining under the personnel system reform act.


Revises provisions for entering into supplemental bargaining of agency-specific issues for inclusion in or as an addendum to a master collective bargaining agreement.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.
Feb 14Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

HB 1805

by Representatives Hansen, Haler, Nealey, and Appleton


Concerning culinary class wine restaurant specialty licenses.


Establishes a culinary class restaurant wine specialty license.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight.

HB 1806

by Representatives Hansen, Magendanz, and Appleton


Addressing the definition of veteran for purposes of veterans' assistance programs.


Revises the definition of "veteran" for purposes of veterans' assistance programs.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1807

by Representatives Warnick, Hope, and Dunshee


Restricting the sale of energy drinks.


Prohibits the sale, furnishing, or giving away of energy drinks to a person who is less than eighteen years old.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1808

by Representatives Nealey and Hurst


Addressing the proper disposal of legal amounts of marijuana inadvertently left at retail stores holding a pharmacy license.


Requires a store manager or employee to promptly notify the local law enforcement agency or the Washington state patrol upon finding one ounce or less of marijuana inadvertently left at a retail store holding a pharmacy license.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight.
Feb 12Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

HB 1809

by Representatives McCoy, Appleton, Ryu, Moscoso, Fitzgibbon, and Dunshee


Protecting the state's cultural resources.


Protects the state's cultural resources.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1810

by Representatives Walsh, Scott, Appleton, and Roberts


Concerning payment options for parents who receive working connections child care benefits.


Requires the department of early learning to adopt rules allowing parents who receive working connections child care benefits the option of making a supplemental payment to fund differences between the child care provider's private rate and the state maximum rate for child care, registration fees, or field trips.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

HB 1811

by Representatives Zeiger, Magendanz, Maxwell, and Dahlquist


Requiring additional safety features in school construction and remodeling.


Requires every school district board of directors to require each school to have at least one silent alarm located in its administrative offices.

Requires school buildings to: (1) Contain a mechanism by which the exterior building doors of the school may be electronically locked; and

(2) Be designed or updated in such a way as to restrict the general public from entering the school through the administrative offices and electronically lock administrative office doors to prohibit access to the rest of the school building.

Makes an appropriation.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Education.

HB 1812

by Representatives Haigh, Pettigrew, Springer, Haler, Hunt, Fagan, Morrell, Hunter, Hudgins, and Santos


Extending the time frame for making expenditures under the urban school turnaround initiative.


Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to enter into an expenditure agreement with the school district under which any funds appropriated for an urban school turnaround initiative remaining unspent on August 31, 2015, shall be returned to the state.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.
Feb 14Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Education at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change)

HB 1813

by Representatives Hudgins and Liias


Allowing proof of motor vehicle liability insurance to be provided in an electronic format.


Authorizes insurance companies to provide proof of liability insurance in a written or electronic format.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1814

by Representatives Ryu, Clibborn, Johnson, Angel, Freeman, Zeiger, Bergquist, Reykdal, Liias, and Moeller


Concerning the agency council on coordinated transportation.


Creates the agency council on coordinated transportation to advance and improve accessibility to and coordination of special needs transportation services statewide.

Requires the department of transportation to provide necessary staff support for the council as resources allow.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1815

by Representatives Moscoso, Appleton, Dahlquist, Ryu, Roberts, Pettigrew, and Takko


Assuring that education-related information is appropriately provided to parents with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.


Requires the state school directors' association, the office of the education ombudsman, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, representatives of the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee, certain parents, and interested education associations to develop a model language access policy and procedure for adoption by school districts.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Education.

HB 1816

by Representatives Kagi, Kirby, Jinkins, and Wilcox


Improving protections for incapacitated adults.


Modifies provisions relating to the appointment, qualification, removal, and duties of guardians in order to improve protections for incapacitated adults.

Requires the administrator for the courts and a long-term care ombudsman to publish information regarding professional and lay guardians.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1817

by Representatives Hudgins, Pettigrew, Van De Wege, Appleton, Moscoso, Santos, Goodman, McCoy, Hunt, Springer, Pollet, Freeman, Habib, Reykdal, Tarleton, Liias, Sawyer, Wylie, Sells, Fitzgibbon, Pedersen, Ryu, Riccelli, Farrell, Cody, Dunshee, and Bergquist


Adding eligibility criteria for higher education financial aid.


Provides a more affordable and attainable route to college for immigrant children granted deferred action for childhood arrival status.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Higher Education.

HB 1818

by Representatives Smith, Maxwell, Magendanz, Morris, Hargrove, Sells, Angel, Ryu, Hayes, Zeiger, and Vick


Promoting economic development through business and government streamlining projects.


Requires the department of commerce, in collaboration with the office of regulatory assistance and the office of accountability and performance, to conduct multijurisdictional regulatory streamlining projects that impact a specific industry sector or subsector within a specific geographical location.

Requires participation of state agencies with regulatory requirements that impact the project's industry sector.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development.

HB 1819

by Representatives Tarleton, Habib, Maxwell, and Orwall


Creating and using digital infrastructure maps to inform economic development decisions.


Requires the community economic revitalization board and the state energy office and broadband office of the department of commerce, in collaboration with the departments of transportation and natural resources, and in consultation with agencies and organizations with expertise in energy, information networks, and transportation, to create and use digital cross-system infrastructure maps to inform and develop state priorities around economic development.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development.

HB 1820

by Representative Bergquist


Determining average salary for the pension purposes of state and local government employees as certified by their employer.


Addresses the average salary, for the pension purposes of state and local government employees, as certified by their employer.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Appropriations.

HB 1821

by Representative Freeman


Concerning good cause exceptions during permanency hearings.


Revises the definition of "good cause exception" for purposes of permanency planning hearings and the responsibility of the department of social and health services to provide services to the parents.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

HB 1822

by Representative Stanford


Concerning debt collection practices.


Modifies provisions relating to debt collection practices.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1823

by Representatives Sells, Tarleton, and Seaquist


Concerning centers of excellence.


Modifies provisions relating to centers of excellence.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 1824

by Representative Harris


Reducing the penalty for a person conducting unlawful internet gambling in his or her primary residence for recreational purposes.


Decreases the penalty, from a class C felony to a class 3 civil infraction, for conducting unlawful internet gambling for recreational purposes.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight.

HB 1825

by Representatives Parker, Goodman, Hawkins, Kretz, Kagi, and Fagan


Addressing the removal and discharge of peace officers.


Addresses an employer's just cause for the removal or discharge of peace officers.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 1826

by Representative Morris


Updating integrated resource plan requirements to address changing energy markets.


Updates requirements for electric utilities in developing integrated resource plans to address changing energy markets.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Environment.


Senate Bills

SB 5037-S

by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Ranker, Shin, and Rolfes)


Concerning the labeling of seafood.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Revises seafood labeling requirements.

Addresses penalties for unlawful misbranding of food fish or shellfish.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 22Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
Feb 7Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
Feb 8NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

SB 5072-S

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Delvin, Hobbs, Baumgartner, Becker, Carrell, Roach, Schoesler, Holmquist Newbry, Hatfield, Hewitt, Shin, Keiser, and Rolfes)


Concerning a sales and use tax exemption for disabled veterans and members of the armed forces for certain equipment and services that assist physically challenged persons to safely operate a motor vehicle.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Provides a sales and use tax exemption for prescribed add-on automotive adaptive equipment and services that assist disabled veterans and active duty members of the armed forces in the safe operation of a motor vehicle.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
Feb 7Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
Feb 8WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 5100-S

by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove and Padden)


Addressing the statute of limitations for sexual abuse against a child.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Modifies provisions relating to the statute of limitations for sexual abuse against a child.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM.
Feb 4Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM.
Feb 8LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
Feb 11Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 5104

by Senators Mullet, Frockt, Hatfield, Litzow, Ericksen, Fain, and Kohl-Welles


Placing epinephrine autoinjectors in schools.


(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/08/13)


Authorizes school districts and nonpublic schools to maintain a supply of epinephrine autoinjectors at a school.

Authorizes certain school employees to file with the school district a written letter of refusal to use epinephrine autoinjectors.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 18First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
Feb 1Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
Feb 4Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
Feb 5EDU - Majority; do pass.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 8Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
-- IN THE HOUSE --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Education.

SB 5122-S

by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Darneille, Pearson, Roach, Sheldon, Dammeier, Honeyford, and Conway)


Concerning patient and staff safety at state hospitals.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Requires the department of social and health services to develop a plan to enhance the safety of state hospital patients and staff from assault.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 29Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM.
Feb 7Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM.
Feb 8HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
And refer to Ways & Means.
Referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5153-S

by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Carrell, Darneille, Pearson, and Schlicher)


Concerning transfers of clients between regional support networks.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Requires the department of social and health services to propose rules and procedures to govern transfers of clients between regional support networks.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 24Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM.
Feb 7Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM.
Feb 8HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 5197-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Dammeier, Rolfes, Litzow, Billig, Mullet, Becker, Hill, Hargrove, Braun, Honeyford, Roach, and Hewitt)


Taking measures to promote safe school buildings.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)


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 and the school safety advisory committee 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 consider installing a perimeter security control mechanism or system on all school campuses.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 1Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
Feb 4Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
Feb 6Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
Feb 7Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
Feb 8WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 112nd substitute bill substituted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

SB 5698

by Senators Eide, Conway, Roach, Hasegawa, Keiser, McAuliffe, and Brown


Providing access to health insurance for certain law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 2 members catastrophically disabled in the line of duty.


Requires the retirement allowance of a member who is not eligible for employer-provided medical insurance to include reimbursement for payments made after June 30, 2013, for premiums on medical insurance.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5699

by Senators Billig, Ericksen, and Kline


Concerning electronic product recycling.


Revises the definition of "manufacturer" and adds a definition for "licensor" for purposes of electronic product recycling provisions.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 5700

by Senators Conway, Keiser, Parlette, and Pearson


Concerning pharmacy benefit manager audit procedures.


Regulates procedures for pharmacy benefit manager audits.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 5701

by Senators Brown, Fain, Rivers, Dammeier, and Cleveland


Authorizing the suspension or revocation of certificates or permits to teach based on the fraudulent submission of tests for educators.


Allows the revocation or suspension of a teaching certificate or permit upon complaint from the professional educator standards board alleging unprofessional conduct in the form of a fraudulent submission of a test for educators.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5702

by Senators Honeyford, Pearson, and Ranker


Concerning aquatic invasive species.


Specifies that transporting a recreational or commercial watercraft into the state without meeting valid documentation requirements is an aquatic invasive species infraction.

Repeals the aquatic nuisance species committee.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 5703

by Senators Hobbs, Honeyford, Ericksen, Kohl-Welles, Fraser, Brown, Mullet, and Kline


Concerning the distribution of state liquor revenues to cities and counties.


Changes distribution requirements from the liquor excise tax fund and the liquor revolving fund.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5704

by Senators Hatfield, King, and Brown


Concerning tax collection by the county treasurer.


Authorizes a county treasurer to: (1) When real property taxes become three years delinquent and before the filing of a certificate of delinquency, assess and collect tax foreclosure avoidance costs against the real property; and

(2) Commence delinquent collection efforts and add a delinquent collection charge for costs incurred by the treasurer to the county treasurer service fund account.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Governmental Operations.

SB 5705

by Senators Brown, King, and Hatfield


Concerning amounts received by taxing districts from property tax refunds and abatements.


Addresses property tax refunds and abatements received by taxing districts.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Governmental Operations.

SB 5706

by Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Fraser, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Conway, Keiser, Chase, Rivers, Bailey, Braun, Holmquist Newbry, Rolfes, King, Nelson, Billig, Cleveland, Brown, Fain, Becker, and Hewitt


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.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5707

by Senators Ranker, Litzow, Frockt, Mullet, Harper, McAuliffe, Shin, Kline, Rolfes, and Keiser


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 --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 5708

by Senators Kline, Hargrove, Darneille, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, and Keiser


Providing a minimum term sentence for certain persistent offenders.


Provides a minimum term sentence for certain persistent offenders.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5709

by Senators Smith, Ericksen, Sheldon, Holmquist Newbry, Dammeier, Brown, and Roach


Concerning a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of using densified biomass to heat public schools.


Requires the Washington State University energy program to develop and initiate a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of using densified biomass to heat public schools.

Expires December 15, 2015.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.
Feb 14Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

SB 5710

by Senators Kohl-Welles, Tom, Murray, Harper, Litzow, Nelson, Chase, Fraser, Ranker, Billig, Kline, Darneille, Frockt, Hill, Eide, Cleveland, Mullet, Schlicher, Hasegawa, Shin, Rolfes, Keiser, McAuliffe, and Conway


Concerning reckless endangerment resulting from unsafe storage of firearms.


Includes in the crime of reckless endangerment, a person who stores or leaves a loaded firearm in a location where a child is likely to gain access, and the child obtains possession of the loaded firearm.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5711

by Senators Kline, Tom, Kohl-Welles, Litzow, Darneille, Keiser, Harper, Frockt, Nelson, Conway, Mullet, Hill, Cleveland, Rolfes, Shin, Hasegawa, Ranker, Eide, Chase, Billig, Fraser, Murray, and McAuliffe


Requiring universal background checks for firearms transfers.


Broadens the requirement for a background check to apply to all firearms sales in the state.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5712

by Senators Kohl-Welles, Bailey, McAuliffe, Frockt, Murray, Baumgartner, and Keiser


Encouraging community colleges to use, and inform students of the use of, multiple measures to determine the need for precollege courses.


Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to: (1) Encourage colleges to use multiple measures to determine whether a student must enroll in a precollege course; and

(2) Require colleges to post all available options for course placement on their web site and in their admissions materials.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 5713

by Senators Kohl-Welles, Bailey, Ranker, Hasegawa, Frockt, and Murray


Concerning self-supporting, fee-based programs at four-year institutions of higher education.


Requires the governing boards of the state and regional universities and The Evergreen State College, when a decision is made to establish a new self-supporting, fee-based degree program or change a degree program that is supported by state funding to a program that is self-supporting and fee-based, to notify enrolled and prospective students and undergraduate and graduate student government associations at least six months before implementation with an estimate of tuition and fees.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 5714

by Senators Kohl-Welles, Murray, Fraser, Keiser, Frockt, Harper, Ranker, Kline, Billig, Chase, McAuliffe, Eide, Darneille, Cleveland, Mullet, and Schlicher


Establishing a task force on improving public health and safety regarding firearms.


Requires the legislature to convene a task force to examine issues regarding public health and safety as it relates to firearms safety and firearms violence reduction.

Provides that task force expenditures are subject to approval by the senate facilities and operations committee and the house executive rules committee.

Expires June 1, 2014.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5715

by Senators Hill, Carrell, and Hargrove


Addressing the evasion of taxes by the use of certain electronic means.


Addresses the evasion of taxes by the use of certain electronic means.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5716

by Senators Baumgartner, Honeyford, Benton, Ericksen, Delvin, Padden, Holmquist Newbry, Braun, Smith, Brown, Bailey, and Roach


Requiring a summary of capital appropriations by legislative district to accompany each capital appropriations bill.


Requires capital appropriations bills, considered by the full body or fiscal committees of either chamber of the legislature, to be accompanied by a summary of capital appropriations by legislative district.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5717

by Senators Baumgartner, Tom, Smith, Bailey, Braun, Schoesler, Holmquist Newbry, and Brown


Addressing competitive contracting.


Excludes the department of enterprise services from certain processes regarding competitive contracting.

Requires the technology services board to approve contracting for certain purchasing services and activities for the department of enterprise services.

Requires the office of financial management to include, as part of the review of the programs and services performed by the department of enterprise services, the motor pool vehicle fleet management, custodial services, and real estate lease brokering.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11First reading, referred to Governmental Operations.


Senate Joint Memorials

SJM 8000-S

by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Kline, Murray, and Billig)


Requesting that the Drug Enforcement Administration reclassify medical marijuana as a Schedule II drug.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Requests that the drug enforcement administration reclassify medical marijuana as a schedule II drug.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 4Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM.
Feb 7Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM.
Feb 8HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.