WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 31
SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
Friday, March 1, 2013		47th Day - 2013 Regular Session

by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Holy, Hurst, Shea, Kristiansen, Parker, Warnick, Kochmar, Kretz, Manweller, Johnson, Rodne, Hayes, Schmick, Short, Klippert, Vick, Condotta, Overstreet, and Bergquist)

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

by House Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Representatives Bergquist, Buys, Hunt, Fitzgibbon, Van De Wege, and Carlyle; by request of Public Disclosure Commission)

Modifying time frames applicable to certain public disclosure commission requirements.

by House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Condotta and Hurst)

Changing the criteria for the beer and wine tasting endorsement for grocery stores.

by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Reykdal, Blake, Haigh, Orcutt, Lytton, Van De Wege, and Zeiger)

Concerning small farms under the current use property tax program for farm and agricultural lands.

by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Sells and Hope)

Providing for property tax exemption for the value of new construction of industrial/manufacturing facilities in targeted urban areas.

by House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Haler, Springer, Walsh, Wylie, Seaquist, Wilcox, Johnson, Condotta, Fagan, Maxwell, and Pollet)

Authorizing students under the age of twenty-one to taste wine in viticulture and enology programs.

by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Sells, Reykdal, Ormsby, McCoy, Van De Wege, Appleton, and Bergquist; by request of Department of Labor & Industries)

Addressing the collection of unpaid wages.

by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Schmick, Cody, Harris, and Jinkins)

Concerning the provision of prescription drugs by direct practice providers.

by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Parker, Kirby, MacEwen, Goodman, Kochmar, Upthegrove, Ryu, Angel, Maxwell, and Bergquist)

Clarifying the terminology and duties of the real estate agency relationship law to be consistent with other existing laws.

by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Sells, Reykdal, Tharinger, Pollet, Walsh, Green, Fitzgibbon, Goodman, Hope, Moscoso, Freeman, Lytton, Ormsby, Stanford, Ryu, Liias, Fey, and Bergquist)

Applying the public employees' collective bargaining act to department of corrections employees.

by House Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Sawyer, Liias, McCoy, Fey, Hunt, Riccelli, Appleton, Santos, Dunshee, Stanford, Ryu, O'Ban, Ormsby, and Pollet)

Concerning access of tribal members to state land.

by House Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Sawyer, McCoy, Hunt, Appleton, Santos, Liias, Riccelli, Dunshee, Stanford, Ormsby, and Pollet)

Concerning hunting-related enforcement actions involving tribal members.

by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Ryu, and Morrell; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)

Improving behavioral health services provided to adults in Washington state.

by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Clibborn, Goodman, Maxwell, Kagi, Orwall, Appleton, Ryu, Ormsby, Jinkins, Fey, and Bergquist)

Providing for juvenile mental health diversion and disposition strategies.

by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Seaquist, Appleton, Haler, Springer, Stanford, McCoy, Upthegrove, Ormsby, Moscoso, Hunt, Ryu, Fitzgibbon, Lytton, Sawyer, Liias, Dunshee, Orwall, Cody, Stonier, Kagi, Moeller, Sells, Reykdal, Fey, and Pollet)

Changing requirements for membership on community and technical college boards of trustees.

by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Rodne, Goodman, and Nealey)

Allowing courts to assess additional costs to defendants if they are successful in setting aside a committed finding after failing to respond to an infraction or failing to appear for a hearing.

by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Ryu, Warnick, Santos, Kirby, and Moscoso)

Addressing credit unions' corporate governance and investments.

by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Reykdal, Lytton, Seaquist, Pollet, Zeiger, Sells, Springer, Roberts, Maxwell, Ryu, and Stanford; by request of Western Washington University)

Authorizing applied doctorate level degrees in audiology at Western Washington University.

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Cody, Jinkins, Ryu, and Pollet; by request of Health Care Authority)

Concerning disproportionate share hospital adjustments.

by House Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Appleton, Johnson, McCoy, Pike, Ryu, Moscoso, and Hansen)

Providing for community economic revitalization in incorporated areas.

by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senator Padden)

Concerning actions for damage to real property resulting from construction, alteration, or repair on adjacent property.

by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Dammeier, Harper, and Pearson)

Addressing conditions under which the department of corrections provides rental vouchers to an offender.

by Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Padden, Benton, Smith, and Conway)

Creating a business and occupation tax credit for new businesses.

by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Carrell, and Hewitt)

Addressing criminal incompetency and civil commitment.

by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Harper, King, Chase, Smith, Eide, Hobbs, and Schlicher)

Addressing the disclosure of vehicle owner information.

by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Nelson and Hatfield; by request of Department of Financial Institutions)

Regulating mortgage brokers.

by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Becker, Tom, Bailey, Honeyford, and Frockt)

Concerning prescription review for medicaid managed care enrollees.

by Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Chase and Shin)

Exempting certain manufacturing research and development activities from business and occupation taxation.

by Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Benton, and King)

Concerning the definition of a rural county for public facilities' sales and use tax purposes.

by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Mullet, Fain, and Benton)

Addressing nonprofit debt adjusters.

by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Fain, Shin, Nelson, Keiser, Carrell, McAuliffe, Hill, Litzow, and Tom)

Concerning juvenile firearms and weapons crimes.

by Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Benton, Holmquist Newbry, Rivers, Carrell, Padden, and Shin)

Promoting economic development through tax relief for start-up firms.

by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Hewitt, Holmquist Newbry, Conway, Kohl-Welles, Hatfield, Hobbs, Schoesler, Delvin, and Kline)

Concerning limited on-premise spirits sampling.

by Senate Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Ericksen, and Hewitt)

Allowing utilities serving customers in Washington and in other states to use eligible renewable resources in their other states to comply with chapter 19.285 RCW, the energy independence act.

by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell and Darneille; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)

Concerning the enforcement powers of the office of financial recovery.

by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Murray, Tom, Kohl-Welles, Darneille, Hobbs, Harper, and Frockt)

Concerning extended foster care services.

by Senate Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Ericksen and Chase)

Using conservation achieved by a qualifying utility in excess of its biennial acquisition target under the energy independence act.

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hill and Hargrove; by request of Department of Revenue)

Protecting the state's interest in collecting deferred property taxes.

by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Parlette, Keiser, Becker, Bailey, Dammeier, Frockt, Ericksen, and Schlicher)

Addressing the Washington state health insurance pool.

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

Concerning no-contact and protection orders for stalking and harassment.

by Senate Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Billig, Ranker, Kohl-Welles, and Kline)

Concerning the labeling of certain asbestos-containing building materials.

by Senators Honeyford, Holmquist Newbry, and Schoesler

Providing tax exemptions for mint growers and processors of propane or natural gas to distill mint oil.

by Senators Litzow, Hill, Fain, and Tom

Providing a business and occupation tax exemption for charter schools and nonprofit education service providers.