 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 3 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, January 16, 2014 | 4th Day - 2014 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.
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HB 2235
by Representatives Hayes, Goodman, and Magendanz
Creating effective and timely access to magistrates for purposes of reviewing search warrant applications.
Creates effective and timely access to magistrates for purposes of reviewing search warrant applications across the state.Authorizes any magistrate to issue a search warrant for any person or evidence located anywhere within the state.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2236
by Representatives Riccelli, Johnson, Tharinger, and Santos
Concerning nursing homes.
Modifies nursing home provisions relating to: (1) Nursing facility medicaid payment rate allocations; and(2) Property, financing allowance, direct care, support services, and operations component rate allocations.Requires the department of social and health services to establish a disproportionate medicaid share rate add-on using an array of facilities.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2237
by Representatives Tarleton, Haler, Pollet, Zeiger, Bergquist, and Morrell
Concerning cosmetology training and licensure requirements.
Modifies training and licensure requirements for cosmetologists, barbers, and manicurists.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2238
by Representatives Tarleton, Moscoso, Hunt, Freeman, Ormsby, Pollet, Reykdal, Bergquist, Moeller, Appleton, Goodman, and Walkinshaw
Addressing paid vacation leave.
Requires minimum paid vacation leave for employees who work an average of twenty or more hours per week.Requires the state institute for public policy to evaluate the impact of this act on the economy of the state and the health and well-being of employees.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2239
by Representatives Johnson, Hunt, Ross, Chandler, Warnick, and Ormsby
Exempting the identity of a caller to an enhanced 911 emergency communications system from the public records act.
Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, any information that would reveal the identity of a person who made a call to an enhanced 911 emergency communications system.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2240
by Representatives Johnson, Ross, DeBolt, and Warnick
Concerning reserve studies for certain unit owners' associations.
Provides an exemption to certain unit owners' associations with regard to annual reserve study requirements if the association has had one reserve study conducted by a reserve study professional.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2241
by Representatives Johnson, Warnick, Ross, DeBolt, Chandler, Clibborn, and Lytton
Regarding aeronautic safety.
Requires certain temporary or permanent guyed towers to be lighted, marked, and painted or otherwise constructed to be visible in clear air during daylight hours from a distance of not less than two thousand feet.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2242
by Representatives Lytton, Dahlquist, Haigh, Muri, Magendanz, and Carlyle
Implementing selected education reforms using recommendations from the quality education council's 2014 report to the legislature.
Finds that the quality education council made seven recommendations in its 2014 report to recommend and inform the ongoing implementation of an evolving program of basic education, recommend the financing necessary to support such a program, develop strategic recommendations intended to inform future educational policy and funding decisions, and identify measurable goals and priorities for the educational system.Implements those recommendations that require statutory change.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2243
by Representatives Blake and Kretz
Encouraging private landowners to allow public access to their land.
Requires the state conservation commission to: (1) Conduct outreach with private landowners in an attempt to establish a network of private landholdings upon which the public is invited by the owners to pursue recreational activities, including hunting and fishing;(2) Upon receiving commitments of participation by a number of landowners representing a number of acres determined by the commission to be significant enough to move forward, initiate and manage public access on the participating private lands; and(3) Consult with the department of fish and wildlife to identify the types of land suitable for hunting and fishing access.Creates the public-private recreational access account.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2244
by Representatives Stanford, DeBolt, Dunshee, MacEwen, Appleton, Morrell, Blake, Pollet, and Ormsby
Restoring resources to the capital budget.
Restores resources to the capital budget beginning with the 2015-2017 biennium.Requires the state treasurer, after July 1, 2015, to transfer one hundred two million dollars from the general fund to the education construction fund by June 30th of each year.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2245
by Representatives Ormsby, Riccelli, Ryu, and Pollet
Addressing vesting in urban growth areas with recently added territory.
Addresses vesting of applications for development or other land use activities in territory added to an urban growth area.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2246
by Representatives Hunt, Fitzgibbon, Hudgins, Morris, Ryu, Roberts, Bergquist, Goodman, and Pollet
Regarding financing for stewardship of mercury-containing lights.
Finds that additional flexibility is needed for mercury-containing light manufacturers to comply with certain requirements in order to provide a sustainable funding mechanism and provide effective state protections to producer-operated product stewardship programs.Provides for termination and review, under the sunset act, of the mercury-containing lights product stewardship program.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2247
by Representatives Dunshee and DeBolt; by request of Office of Financial Management
Concerning the computation of general state revenues in alignment with Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution.
Aligns the computation of general state revenues with Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2248
by Representatives Reykdal, Hunt, Ryu, and Pollet
Increasing the number of days allowed to accrue as unused annual leave.
Increases the number of hours a state employee is allowed to accrue as annual leave from two hundred forty hours to three hundred sixty hours.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2249
by Representatives Short, Buys, Kretz, Overstreet, and Condotta
Concerning the two climate zones within the building codes.
Addresses the state building code council's adoption of changes to the climate zones used in the building codes due to modifications in the 2012 international energy conservation code.Updates the statutes to be more reflective of the national standards.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2250
by Representatives Morris, Ryu, Morrell, Smith, Carlyle, and Ormsby
Making the distribution of intimate images a crime.
Creates the crime of distribution of intimate images.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2251
by Representatives Wilcox, Blake, Orcutt, and Clibborn
Concerning fish barrier removals.
Modifies provisions relating to fish barrier removals.Authorizes the department of fish and wildlife to contract with cities and counties to assist in the identification and removal of impediments to fish passage.Requires the departments of transportation and fish and wildlife to initiate contact with the United States army corps of engineers, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, and, if necessary, the United States fish and wildlife service to explore the feasibility of bundling multiple transportation-related fish barrier removal projects under any available nationwide permits for the purpose of achieving streamlined federal permitting with a reduced processing time.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2252
by Representatives Sullivan, Haler, Roberts, Klippert, Fey, Walsh, Tharinger, Smith, Jinkins, Fagan, Goodman, Warnick, Fitzgibbon, Morrell, Sells, Hunt, Appleton, Lytton, Moscoso, Kagi, Liias, Ormsby, Sawyer, Orwall, Wylie, Van De Wege, Dunshee, Ryu, Stonier, Pettigrew, Blake, Kirby, Farrell, Freeman, Springer, Riccelli, Seaquist, Moeller, Pollet, Hope, Reykdal, Habib, Bergquist, Carlyle, Stanford, and Walkinshaw
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.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2253
by Representatives Manweller, Sells, Johnson, and Ryu
Concerning telecommunications installations.
Expands the definition of "telecommunications systems" in chapter 19.28 RCW (electricians and electrical installations).
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2254
by Representatives Manweller, Sells, and Johnson
Concerning telecommunications work experience for purposes of eligibility toward limited energy specialty electrician certification.
Allows, before July 1, 2015, an applicant possessing an electrical training certificate issued by the department of labor and industries to apply one hour of every two hours of unsupervised telecommunications system installation work experience toward eligibility for examination for a limited energy system certificate of competency.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2255
by Representative Van De Wege
Concerning ambulance seat belt notification, air bags, and driver training.
Requires an ambulance to have: (1) A seat belt notification that includes a lighted message alarm; and(2) Air bags that meet federal regulations in the cab of the ambulance.Requires the Washington fire chiefs and the Washington state patrol to design a program that provides driver simulator training to emergency personnel on driving ambulances.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2256
by Representatives Van De Wege, Hayes, Appleton, Liias, Tharinger, Fitzgibbon, Sawyer, Lytton, Hunt, Pettigrew, Ryu, Morrell, and Bergquist
Modifying when to display vehicle headlights.
Changes the requirements for displaying vehicle headlights.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2257
by Representatives Buys, Orwall, Hayes, Dahlquist, Manweller, Klippert, Fagan, and Smith
Making the distribution of intimate images a crime.
Creates the crime of distribution of intimate images.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2258
by Representatives Buys, Manweller, and Fagan
Simplifying and providing clarity to independent contractor tests for the construction industry.
Simplifies and provides clarity to independent contractor tests for the construction industry.Revises the definition of "employee" for purposes of the industrial safety and health act and the minimum wage act.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2259
by Representatives Buys, Wilcox, Fagan, Hayes, and Blake
Concerning the sales and use tax exemption for qualifying livestock nutrient management equipment and facilities.
Extends the retail sales and use tax exemption for nutrient management equipment to nutrient handling businesses that contract with farmers as part of the farm plan relating to nutrient management.Incentivizes nutrient handling businesses to adopt the latest technology for effective and environmentally healthy application of livestock manure and makes compliance with the nutrient management portion of a farm plan more affordable for farmers by reducing the overall cost of the equipment needed for proper compliance.Expires July 1, 2024.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2260
by Representatives Buys and Manweller
Concerning dwelling unit fire protection sprinkler systems.
Addresses dwelling unit fire protection sprinkler systems.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2261
by Representatives Short, Fagan, and Magendanz
Concerning the use of science to support significant agency actions.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to identify and categorize each source of information, that it relies on in the course of preparing to take significant agency action, in the form of a bibliography, citation list, or similar list of sources.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2262
by Representatives Short, Fagan, and Magendanz
Concerning the use of science to support significant agency actions.
Requires the department of ecology to identify and categorize each source of information, that it relies on in the course of preparing to take significant agency action, in the form of a bibliography, citation list, or similar list of sources.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2263
by Representatives MacEwen, Orwall, Ryu, and Hunt
Naming the chair and vice chair of state and county political committees.
Addresses the election and gender of the chair and vice chair of state and county political committees.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2264
by Representatives MacEwen, Vick, Holy, Zeiger, Warnick, Hayes, Pike, Morrell, Short, Fagan, and Haler
Providing business and occupation tax relief by allowing businesses to deduct cost of goods sold, compensation, or a portion of gross income.
Provides tax relief on business and occupation taxes by allowing a person to deduct the greater of: (1) Thirty percent of gross income;(2) Cost of goods sold; or(3) Compensation.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2265
by Representatives Appleton and Goodman
Prohibiting general power of attorney provisions in bail bond agreements.
Provides that entering into a contract, including a general power of attorney, with a person that gives the bail bond agent full authority over the person's finances, assets, real property, or personal property constitutes unprofessional conduct.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2266
by Representatives Takko and Kochmar
Addressing small public works projects for fire departments and regional fire authorities.
Authorizes a fire department or regional fire authority to use fire service personnel, either employed or volunteer, to perform certain small public works projects without competitive bid.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2267
by Representatives Hansen and Seaquist
Creating passenger-only ferry service districts.
Authorizes a governing body of a public transportation benefit area to establish one or more passenger-only ferry service districts within all or a portion of the boundaries of the public transportation benefit area establishing the passenger-only ferry service district.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2268
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, Blake, Short, Kretz, Overstreet, and Scott
Concerning the transfer of federal land to the state.
Establishes the transfer of public lands act.Creates the joint select committee on the transfer of public lands to analyze the various public lands in Washington and make recommendations to the legislature regarding the disposal of these properties, including transfer of title.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2269
by Representatives Taylor, Overstreet, Shea, DeBolt, and Scott
Reducing the cost of infrastructure projects by linking state conservation investments with mitigation requirements.
Prohibits state agencies and local governments, as part of any permitting process, from requiring a state agency or local government to purchase or otherwise acquire an interest in land as an environmental or compensatory mitigation requirement for a public infrastructure project unless certain conditions are met.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2270
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, Overstreet, Scott, Magendanz, and Santos
Exempting school districts from the state portion of sales and use taxes on school construction.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption to school districts for labor and materials used for qualifying construction.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2271
by Representatives Taylor and Scott
Creating a cause of action for persons who are adversely affected by the judicial review of a decision made under the state environmental policy act.
Authorizes a person adversely affected by the commencement of a judicial review of the adequacy of an environmental impact statement or a threshold determination to bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover certain fees, costs, and damages relating to the underlying project.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2272
by Representatives Taylor, Moscoso, Shea, Overstreet, Scott, Blake, and Condotta
Creating the Fourth Amendment protection act.
Establishes the Fourth Amendment protection act.Declares it is the policy of this state to refuse material support, participation, or assistance to any federal agency which claims the power, or with any federal law, rule, regulation, or order which purports to authorize, the collection of electronic data or metadata of any person pursuant to any action not based on a warrant that particularly describes the person, place, and thing to be searched or seized.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2273
by Representatives Manweller and Blake
Concerning public recreational access.
Provides a definition for "public recreational access" for purposes of the management and administration of state-owned lands.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2274
by Representatives Reykdal, Sells, Ryu, Hunt, Goodman, Green, Moeller, Jinkins, Appleton, Bergquist, and Ormsby
Authorizing collective bargaining for assistant attorneys general.
Empowers assistant attorneys general to collectively bargain for fair wages.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2275
by Representatives Van De Wege, Sells, Fitzgibbon, Dunshee, Farrell, Pollet, Reykdal, Ryu, Morrell, Habib, Bergquist, and Ormsby
Concerning whistleblowers in the electrical industry.
Protects employees in the electrical industry by authorizing investigations of whistleblower complaints.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2276
by Representatives Robinson, Lytton, Magendanz, Santos, Fagan, Liias, Reykdal, and Ryu
Concerning the operation by educational service districts of educational programs for residents of residential schools.
Provides a definition for "school district" for purposes of chapter 28A.190 RCW (residential education programs).
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2277
by Representatives Robinson, Manweller, Zeiger, Carlyle, Hunt, Ryu, and Bergquist; by request of Washington State Historical Society
Concerning the Washington state historical society.
Addresses appropriated funds for heritage capital projects.Changes the name of the state capital historical museum to the state capital heritage outreach center.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2278
by Representatives Takko, Chandler, and Ryu
Concerning interlocal agreements for ambulance services between fire protection districts and contiguous cities.
Addresses interlocal agreements for ambulance services between fire protection districts and contiguous cities.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2279
by Representatives Holy, Condotta, and Hurst; by request of Washington State Lottery
Authorizing alternative sources for the state lottery.
Authorizes the director of the lottery commission, subject to certain conditions being met, to: (1) Sell internet advertisements for display on the lottery web site; and(2) Charge for the use of the lottery logo and trademark.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2280
by Representatives Condotta, Hurst, Holy, and Ryu; by request of Washington State Lottery
Authorizing the state lottery to provide scratch tickets as a promotional activity.
Authorizes the state lottery to provide as a promotional activity, free or for a charge, scratch tickets to persons otherwise eligible to purchase lottery tickets, and to licensed retailers for distribution to persons otherwise eligible to purchase lottery tickets.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2281
by Representatives Vick, Holy, Hurst, and Condotta; by request of Washington State Lottery
Addressing state lottery efficiency.
Modifies state lottery provisions relating to: (1) Displaying an estimate of the probability of purchasing a winning ticket;(2) The frequency in which the director submits certain information to the lottery commission and the state treasurer; and(3) The transfer of net revenue from the Powerball lottery.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2282
by Representatives Farrell, Walsh, Kagi, Roberts, and Pollet
Changing provisions relating to the early learning advisory council.
Changes the composition of the early learning advisory council.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2283
by Representatives Blake and Condotta
Providing certain legal exemptions for the transportation and possession of gambling devices by manufacturers of class III tribal lottery system equipment.
Provides certain legal exemptions on gambling devices being transported to, or in the possession of, a licensed or certified manufacturer of class III tribal lottery systems.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2284
by Representatives Stonier, Hunt, Pollet, Haigh, Reykdal, Ryu, Fitzgibbon, and Fey; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Regarding state-funded learning improvement days.
Authorizes learning improvement days to provide educators with the training and support necessary to ensure the successful implementation of statewide education reforms.Requires a school district that, for the 2013-2015 and 2015-2017 fiscal biennia, receives funding for learning improvement days to use those funds as specified in the omnibus appropriations act.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2285
by Representatives Orwall, Dahlquist, Haigh, Magendanz, Lytton, Stonier, Santos, Bergquist, Seaquist, Zeiger, Ryu, Carlyle, and Pollet
Requiring a review of institution of higher education policies related to dual credit coursework.
Requires the student achievement council to review policies related to providing students college credit for completion of dual credit courses.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2286
by Representatives Reykdal, Jinkins, Ryu, Roberts, and Hunt
Funding an increase in the small business tax credit by repealing certain farm-related tax preferences.
Repeals certain farm-related tax preferences to fund an increase in the small business tax credit.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2287
by Representative Kirby
Concerning the regulation of legal service organizations.
Promotes ready access to legal assistance and counsel for all citizens of the state and encourages programs and plans that promote arrangements between members of the public as consumers of legal services and lawyers and other trained professionals who provide legal assistance and counsel to the general public for any type of legal needs.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2288
by Representatives Buys, Haler, Overstreet, and Taylor
Limiting the authority of growth management hearings boards to hear petitions challenging the regulation of permit exempt wells.
Limits the growth management hearings boards authority to hear petitions challenging the regulation of withdrawal of public groundwater exempt from certain permit requirements.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2289
by Representatives Hayes, Goodman, Holy, Klippert, and Magendanz
Clarifying the application of the state Constitution with respect to traffic violations committed by legislators.
Clarifies the application of Article II, section 16 of the state Constitution with respect to traffic violations committed by state legislators.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2290
by Representatives Pike, Harris, and Vick
Limiting eligibility for the public employees' retirement system for seasonal employees of small cities.
Limits eligibility for the public employees' retirement system for persons employed for fewer than nine months per year by cities with fewer than thirty thousand residents.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2291
by Representatives Pike, Stonier, Moeller, Vick, Harris, Blake, and Magendanz
Concerning the transfer of school district territory initiated by school district boards of directors.
Modifies provisions relating to proposed changes in school district organization by transfer of territory from one school district to another.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2292
by Representatives Pike, Stonier, Vick, Blake, Moeller, and Short
Concerning adverse possession.
Requires actions for the recovery of land against a person who is or may be in adverse possession and actions to quiet title that are based upon an allegation of adverse possession to be brought within twenty years after the commencement of the possession where entry onto the land begins on or after a specific date.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2293
by Representatives Pike, Harris, Vick, Blake, and Rodne
Adding responsibilities to the duties of the joint administrative rules review committee.
Expands the duties of the joint administrative rules review committee with regard to reviewing a rule and reviewing certain agency actions.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2294
by Representatives Pike, Wylie, Stonier, Vick, Harris, Blake, Farrell, Moeller, Fitzgibbon, Sawyer, Bergquist, and Pollet
Increasing penalties for littering.
Increases the penalty for littering in an amount less than or equal to one cubic foot.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2295
by Representatives Pike, Harris, Vick, and Rodne
Limiting industrial insurance benefits for injuries or diseases caused by use of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Limits industrial insurance benefits of a worker or his or her spouse, child, or dependent if the worker's being under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor or any drug was the primary cause of his or her injury or death.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2296
by Representatives Pike, Harris, Blake, Vick, Taylor, Overstreet, Farrell, Hunt, and Pollet
Addressing duplicate signatures on petitions in cities, towns, and code cities.
Requires duplicate signatures of the same person on petitions in cities, towns, and code cities, if otherwise valid, to be counted once.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2297
by Representatives Pike, Takko, Vick, Harris, Blake, Rodne, and Farrell
Changing the definition of public facilities to include roadway, traffic, and way-finding signage.
Includes roadway, traffic, and way-finding signage in the definition of "public facilities" for purposes of RCW 82.14.370 (sales and use tax for public facilities in rural counties).
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2298
by Representatives Pike, Takko, Vick, Harris, Blake, Rodne, and Farrell
Changing the definition of capital projects to include technology infrastructure.
Includes technology infrastructure in the definition of "capital projects" for purposes of RCW 82.46.010 (tax on sale of real property authorized--proceeds dedicated to local capital projects).
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2299
by Representatives Pike, Manweller, Harris, and Condotta
Permitting local governments to opt out of prevailing wage requirements.
Authorizes a county, municipality, or political subdivision of the state to, by majority vote of the local governing body, opt out of the requirements of chapter 39.12 RCW for certain public works and public building service maintenance contracts.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2300
by Representative Hudgins
Regarding valuables of guests, lodgers, and boarders of hotels.
Authorizes a hotel to: (1) Hold baggage or property when a guest leaves the baggage or property in the hotel after the end of the guest's contracted stay in the hotel or sends any baggage or property in advance of a stay in a hotel; and(2) Sell the baggage or property at public auction after six months from the receipt of the baggage or property.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2301
by Representatives Robinson, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, and Dunshee
Concerning county financial actions for a concluded fiscal year.
Authorizes a county legislative authority to make transfers, revisions, certain supplemental appropriations, and appropriations to meet public emergencies occurring before the close of the fiscal year.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2302
by Representatives Moscoso and Reykdal; by request of Liquor Control Board
Concerning snack bar licenses.
Modifies snack bar license provisions.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2303
by Representative Moscoso; by request of Liquor Control Board
Encouraging safe and responsible sales of marijuana by authorizing the use of minors in compliance checks and addressing identification and manufacturing.
Authorizes the use of minors in compliance checks and addressing identification and manufacturing conducted by the liquor control board or other law enforcement agencies.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2304
by Representative Moscoso; by request of Liquor Control Board
Concerning marijuana processing and retail licenses.
Addresses marijuana processing and retail licenses.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2305
by Representative Pettigrew; by request of Liquor Control Board
Concerning the regulation of alcoholic beverages.
Addresses the regulation of alcoholic beverages.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2306
by Representatives Lytton, Morris, and Blake
Concerning current use valuation for farm and agricultural land.
Revises the definition of "farm and agricultural land" in chapter 84.34 RCW (open space, agricultural, timber lands--current use--conservation futures).
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2307
by Representatives Tarleton, Ryu, Riccelli, and Santos
Concerning the minority and women's business enterprises account.
Requires receipts from certain noncompliance penalties to be deposited in the minority and women's business enterprises account.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2308
by Representative Condotta
Requiring an audit of the state universities.
Requires the state auditor to conduct a comprehensive financial audit of the state universities to identify cost and profit centers within, and in partnership with, the universities.Requires the University of Washington to provide specific information to the legislature.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2309
by Representatives Condotta, Shea, Overstreet, and Taylor
Providing fairness and flexibility in the payment of property taxes.
Addresses the interest rate and the waiver of interest and penalties for delinquencies on property taxes.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2310
by Representatives Riccelli, Cody, Green, Van De Wege, Tharinger, Morrell, Johnson, Parker, Stonier, Reykdal, Jinkins, and Kochmar
Concerning safety equipment for individual providers.
Requires the department of social and health services to develop a methodology to provide sterile and nonsterile gloves for individual providers to use in the course of providing services to certain clients.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2311
by Representatives Pollet and Tarleton
Addressing notice requirements for land use applications and decisions.
Finds that land use decisions concerning preliminary short plats of short subdivisions or boundary line adjustments can adversely affect certain property interests, neighborhood designs, and environmental values.Provides that the statute of limitations for challenging land use decisions does not begin to run until notice of the land use decision is provided to adjacent landowners and residents.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2312
by Representatives Pollet, Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, Farrell, Ryu, Santos, Freeman, Walkinshaw, Bergquist, Goodman, Tarleton, and Roberts
Involving communities in environmental decision making.
Requires state agencies to make achieving environmental justice part of their mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, the disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs, policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income populations in the state.Requires the department of ecology to identify and maintain a list of highly impacted communities in the state.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2313
by Representatives Bergquist, Haigh, Reykdal, Hunt, Santos, Riccelli, Fey, Pollet, Liias, Orwall, Fitzgibbon, Tarleton, Hudgins, Stonier, Habib, Roberts, Hawkins, Goodman, Sells, and Ormsby
Requiring state funding to support professional development for K-12 educators.
Provides funding to support professional development outside the regular school year.Requires the legislature to appropriate sufficient funds to provide at least two professional development days per year for all state-funded certificated instructional staff, state-funded certificated building-level administrators, and state-funded classified teaching or instructional assistants.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2314
by Representatives Tharinger, Nealey, Springer, Orcutt, Takko, Zeiger, Fey, Kochmar, Bergquist, Rodne, Senn, Seaquist, Sells, Moscoso, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Green, Hayes, Kirby, Hargrove, Sawyer, Farrell, Stanford, Magendanz, Orwall, Walsh, Morrell, Buys, Muri, Hudgins, Stonier, Harris, Gregerson, Condotta, Freeman, Reykdal, Appleton, Robinson, Fagan, Shea, Goodman, Ormsby, and Walkinshaw
Concerning incrementally increasing the distribution percentage of liquor revolving fund revenues under RCW 66.08.190 to cities and counties.
Increases the distribution percentage of liquor revolving fund revenues to cities and counties.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2315
by Representatives Orwall, Harris, Cody, Roberts, Short, Morrell, Manweller, Green, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Tharinger, Ryu, Goodman, Ormsby, Pollet, and Walkinshaw
Concerning suicide prevention.
Requires certain medical professionals to complete training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management that is approved, in rule, by the relevant disciplining authority.Requires the department of social and health services to implement a pilot program to support primary care providers in the assessment and provision of appropriate diagnosis and treatment of adults with mental and behavioral health disorders and track outcomes of the program.Requires the secretary of the department of health to convene a steering committee and, in consultation with the steering committee, develop a Washington plan for suicide prevention.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2316
by Representatives Roberts, Goodman, Clibborn, Haigh, Freeman, Green, Pettigrew, Ormsby, Seaquist, Jinkins, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, Tharinger, and Ryu
Addressing earned second chances.
Provides an opportunity for review and release of offenders who no longer pose a risk of criminality.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2317
by Representatives Haigh, Hunt, Magendanz, Orwall, Fagan, Ormsby, Kagi, Morrell, Seaquist, and Pollet
Promoting expanded learning opportunities as a strategy to close the educational opportunity gap and prevent summer learning loss.
Establishes the summer expanded learning opportunities grant program to build capacity for partnerships between schools and community-based organizations to design and deliver evidence-based and innovative enrichment programs designed to prevent summer learning loss among target student populations.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to contract with a statewide nonprofit organization to build capacity for, promote, and sustain an expanded learning opportunities system for elementary and secondary education and to support implementation of the summer expanded learning opportunities grant program.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2318
by Representatives Seaquist and Appleton
Addressing contractor liability for industrial insurance premiums for not-for-profit nonemergency medicaid transportation brokers.
Addresses contractor liability for industrial insurance premiums for not-for-profit nonemergency medicaid transportation brokers.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2319
by Representatives Magendanz, Fey, and Reykdal
Permitting school districts to publish certain legal notices using public web sites maintained by school districts as an alternative to publishing notice in newspapers.
Allows the publication of certain legal notices using public web sites maintained by school districts as an alternative to publishing the notice in a newspaper.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2320
by Representatives Tharinger, Cody, Lytton, Jinkins, Appleton, Sawyer, Morrell, Wylie, Ormsby, and Harris
Concerning adult family homes.
Authorizes an adult family home to provide certain services to a nonresident individual, upon the request of the nonresident individual, and prohibits an adult family home from directly or indirectly providing certain other services.Allows the department of social and health services to: (1) Authorize a one-time waiver of certain licensing and processing fees if the department determines that an adult family home is being relicensed because of exceptional circumstances and that to require full payment of the licensing and processing fees would present a hardship to the applicant; and(2) Negotiate with adult family homes to establish a capital add-on rate for those homes contracting with the department that have a medicaid occupancy percentage of sixty percent or greater.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2321
by Representatives Cody, Walsh, Jinkins, Green, Pettigrew, Fitzgibbon, Roberts, and Pollet
Concerning mid-level dental professionals.
Attempts to increase access to dental care and disease prevention by introducing an evidence-based mid-level dental provider that is geared towards oral health disparities in the state's communities with the greatest need.Creates the professions of dental practitioner and dental hygiene practitioner.Changes the composition of the state dental quality assurance commission.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2322
by Representatives Sawyer, Condotta, Appleton, Kirby, Fey, Farrell, Fitzgibbon, Hunt, Reykdal, Springer, and Ryu
Prohibiting local governments from taking actions preventing or impeding the creation or operation of commercial marijuana businesses licensed by the liquor control board.
Requires cities, counties, and towns to cooperate with the liquor control board with respect to the establishment within their jurisdictional boundaries of licensed businesses involved in the production, processing, or sale of recreational marijuana.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2323
by Representatives Shea and Short
Concerning electrician licensing and identification requirements.
Modifies electrical construction trade provisions.Authorizes the department of labor and industries to establish a requirement that an individual produce proof of proper licensing and identification upon request.Prohibits the department of labor and industries from requiring an individual to wear or visibly display his or her license or personal identification on his or her clothing or person or as part of his or her uniform.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2324
by Representatives Shea, Taylor, Overstreet, Holy, Short, Scott, and Condotta
Ensuring protection of persons and property.
Addresses the right of a person residing in or visiting this state to remain unmolested by criminals within their homes and vehicles.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2325
by Representatives Shea, Taylor, Overstreet, Reykdal, Short, Scott, and Condotta
Exempting motorcycles from the payment of a motor vehicle weight fee.
Incentivizes the use of mopeds, scooters, and motorcycles as a means to reduce emissions and the wear and tear on the state's roadways by providing an exemption from the payment of a motor vehicle weight fee.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2326
by Representatives Cody, Schmick, Harris, Morrell, Ross, Manweller, Sullivan, Ryu, and Jinkins
Concerning the prescription of biological products.
Addresses prescriptions of biological products and interchangeable biological products.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2327
by Representatives Wylie and Condotta
Concerning the sales of growlers of wine or beer.
Addresses the sale of growlers of wine or beer.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2328
by Representatives Cody, Riccelli, and Jinkins
Modifying provisions governing the Washington state health insurance pool.
Modifies state health insurance pool provisions relating to: (1) Selection of an administrator;(2) Determination of a member's proportion of participation in the pool; and(3) Modification of covered services and cost-sharing for pool policies.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2329
by Representatives Riccelli, Short, Hudgins, Cody, Stanford, Walkinshaw, Bergquist, Farrell, Jinkins, Hunt, Green, Tharinger, Morrell, Van De Wege, Clibborn, Harris, Tarleton, Vick, Moeller, Kagi, Roberts, Senn, and Pollet
Creating the breastfeeding-friendly Washington designation.
Establishes breastfeeding-friendly Washington which is a voluntary program to encourage and recognize hospitals, health care providers, workplaces, and child day care centers that offer an optimal level of care for infant feeding.Requires the department of health to create the breastfeeding-friendly Washington designations.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2330
by Representatives Green, Muri, Sawyer, Jinkins, and Zeiger
Dedicating a portion of state sales tax revenues derived from certain short-term major public events for county economic development use.
Finds it appropriate to share a portion of the temporary new revenue derived from short-term major public events with the local government responsible for providing and maintaining the event venues in order to continue to attract the events.Creates a county special events tax program.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2331
by Representatives Sells, Ormsby, Moscoso, Moeller, Ryu, Reykdal, and Pollet
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.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2332
by Representatives Sawyer, Sells, Moscoso, Seaquist, Hunt, Green, Stanford, Hansen, Appleton, Reykdal, Ryu, Fitzgibbon, Bergquist, Goodman, Farrell, Ormsby, Pollet, and Walkinshaw
Providing damages for wage violations.
Provides damages for wage violations.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2333
by Representatives Ryu, Sells, Moscoso, Seaquist, Hunt, Green, Stanford, Appleton, Reykdal, Fitzgibbon, Habib, Bergquist, Goodman, Farrell, Ormsby, Pollet, and Walkinshaw
Concerning the employee antiretaliation act.
Addresses retaliating and discriminating against employees and providing protection for employees.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2334
by Representatives Riccelli, Sells, Moscoso, Seaquist, Hunt, Green, Appleton, Ryu, Reykdal, Bergquist, Takko, Goodman, Pollet, and Ormsby
Simplifying and enforcing employee status under employment laws to ensure fairness to employers and employees and address the underground economy.
Establishes the employee fair classification act.Improves compliance with wage-related laws to help address the problems of the underground economy, level the playing field for honest employers and contractors, and protect workers.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2335
by Representatives Roberts, Parker, Kagi, Carlyle, Freeman, Goodman, Walsh, Sawyer, Senn, Zeiger, Jinkins, Muri, Reykdal, and Ormsby
Concerning extended foster care services.
Addresses the dependency proceeding for a youth who is dependent in foster care at the age of eighteen years and the provision of continued extended foster care services to nonminor dependents.Provides a definition for "medical condition" for purposes of child welfare services.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2336
by Representatives Zeiger, Seaquist, Haler, Pollet, Manweller, Riccelli, Freeman, Fagan, Magendanz, Morrell, Orwall, Tharinger, and Smith
Increasing transparency in higher education by requiring certain departmental budget detail to be available online.
Requires institutions of higher education to post departmental budgets on their web sites within sixty days of an approval of its budget as a whole.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2337
by Representatives Zeiger, Kagi, Magendanz, Sawyer, Jinkins, Parker, Walsh, Morrell, Farrell, Hayes, Liias, Kochmar, Freeman, Walkinshaw, Roberts, Clibborn, Dahlquist, Orwall, Tharinger, Habib, Robinson, and Goodman
Concerning public-private financing for prevention-focused social services and health care services.
Establishes the Washington social investment steering committee to develop and monitor the implementation of at least one pilot program, financed by social impact bonds or other public-private financing models, which delivers prevention-focused services in areas such as early childhood development, child welfare, mental health, juvenile justice, public assistance, or other identified social or health care services.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2338
by Representatives Cody, Jinkins, Green, and Morrell
Requiring a rule-making process to change the scope of practice of a health care profession.
Requires disciplining authorities to engage in a rule-making process when expanding, modifying, or interpreting the scope of practice of a health care profession.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2339
by Representatives Cody and Ormsby
Concerning disclosure of health care information.
Modifies provisions relating to the disclosure of health care information.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2340
by Representatives Cody, Morrell, Green, Ryu, Reykdal, and Carlyle
Creating the Washington health benefit exchange as a state agency.
Creates the Washington health benefit exchange as a state agency.Transfers the powers, duties, and functions vested in the public-private partnership to the Washington health benefit exchange.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2341
by Representatives DeBolt, Jinkins, Harris, Rodne, Shea, and Taylor
Concerning indecent liberties by a clergy member.
Addresses indecent liberties when the perpetrator is a member of the clergy.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2342
by Representative Haler
Restricting the use of certain parcels of public land to access a public body of water.
Prohibits using certain land to access a public body of water if adequate public parking is not provided.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2343
by Representatives Muri, Sawyer, Orcutt, Seaquist, Zeiger, Hargrove, Ryu, Reykdal, Morrell, Hayes, Orwall, and Magendanz
Allowing for a veteran designation on drivers' licenses and identicards.
Allows a person to apply to the department of licensing to obtain a veteran designation on a driver's license or an identicard.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2344
by Representatives Magendanz, Morrell, Klippert, and Hayes
Concerning ignition interlock device requirements in vehicle sales.
Requires the department of licensing, upon receiving a request for a new certificate of title transferring ownership or a report of sale notice that a vehicle has been transferred or sold, to determine if the person who becomes the owner or secured party of the vehicle is subject to ignition interlock requirements.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2345
by Representatives Carlyle, Nealey, and Vick; by request of Department of Revenue
Providing greater consistency in how nonprofit tax-exempt property may be used without jeopardizing the property's tax-exempt status.
Provides greater consistency in how nonprofit tax-exempt property may be used without jeopardizing the property's tax-exempt status.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2346
by Representatives Farrell, Zeiger, Pike, Ryu, Riccelli, and Pollet
Coordinating the removal of fish passage barriers.
Requires the department of transportation, when determining the prioritization of fish passage barrier removals for each fiscal biennium, to consult with certain entities to identify existing fish passage barriers on state highways where the removal of the barriers by the department may occur in conjunction with projects sponsored by the entities.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2347
by Representatives Farrell, Hudgins, Carlyle, Wylie, Tarleton, Van De Wege, Bergquist, Tharinger, Pollet, Appleton, Kagi, Ryu, Hunt, Jinkins, Riccelli, Liias, Stanford, Reykdal, Roberts, Senn, Dunshee, Goodman, Freeman, Sawyer, Fey, Fitzgibbon, Green, Habib, and Walkinshaw
Enhancing the safety of the transportation of oil.
Establishes appropriate measures to reduce the risk of oil spills from vessels, encourages the adoption of spill prevention measures by transporters of oil by vessel, ensures that the public has access to information about the movement of oil through the state, and ensures that communities are fully informed about any risks posed to their safety by the transportation of oil.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2348
by Representatives Kretz, Liias, Short, and Blake
Concerning heavy haul industrial corridors.
Changes the milepost marker from 331.12 to 254.00 on a portion of state route number 97 for the heavy haul industrial corridor for the movement of overweight vehicles to and from the Oroville railhead.Requires the department of transportation to designate that portion of state route number 155 from the intersection with state route number 97 to milepost 78.86 as a heavy haul industrial corridor for the movement of overweight vehicles to the Omak mill site.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2349
by Representatives Springer, Fitzgibbon, Habib, Rodne, Blake, Pollet, Roberts, Sells, Morrell, and Goodman
Concerning community redevelopment financing in apportionment districts.
Addresses community redevelopment financing in apportionment districts.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HJR 4214
by Representatives Springer and Habib
Providing for community redevelopment financing in apportionment districts.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to provide for community redevelopment financing in apportionment districts.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 6039
by Senators Pearson, Rolfes, Sheldon, Hewitt, and Conway; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife
Ensuring hunter safety.
Modifies provisions relating to the hunter education training course.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6040
by Senators Honeyford, Hargrove, Pearson, Ranker, Parlette, and Sheldon; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife
Concerning invasive species.
Provides authority for the department of fish and wildlife to effectively address invasive species using an integrated management approach.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6041
by Senators Hargrove, Pearson, Rolfes, Hewitt, and Sheldon; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife
Regarding fish and wildlife law enforcement.
Revises certain fish and wildlife law enforcement provisions relating to: (1) The fish and wildlife enforcement code;(2) Recreational licenses required for hunting, fishing, and taking wildlife or seaweed; and(3) Commercial licenses for food fish and shellfish.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6042
by Senators Baumgartner, Brown, and Schoesler
Establishing an incentive-based methodology of distributing state appropriations to public four-year institutions of higher education.
Declares it is the policy of the state to distribute incentive funding appropriated in the omnibus appropriations act to the public four-year institutions of higher education as specified in the omnibus appropriations act and requires the funding to be based on an institution's performance in relation to its own past performance using a three-year average in the number of degrees produced, high-demand degrees produced, and degrees awarded to underrepresented students.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 6043
by Senators Baumgartner, Bailey, Brown, Benton, Dansel, and Roach
Establishing a cap for resident undergraduate tuition rates.
Prohibits full-time tuition fees for resident undergraduate students from exceeding ten percent of the most current average annual wage reported by the employment security department.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 6044
by Senators Litzow, Rivers, McAuliffe, Hobbs, Hargrove, Billig, Eide, Rolfes, Frockt, and Conway; by request of Governor Inslee
Establishing career and technical course equivalencies in science and mathematics.
Requires establishment of a standardized set of career and technical course equivalents through a process that assures the courses are both rigorous and relevant for students.Offers high school students the opportunity to access career and technical education course equivalencies for mathematics and science.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6045
by Senators Brown, Chase, Rivers, Schoesler, Bailey, Angel, Becker, Honeyford, and Roach
Promoting economic development through enhancing transparency and predictability of state agency permitting and review processes.
Requires certain agencies to track and record the time it takes to make permitting decisions with regard to business permit applications.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 6046
by Senators Keiser, Rolfes, Conway, Kohl-Welles, Braun, Honeyford, and Kline
Implementing procedures concerning certain whistleblowers.
Requires the human rights commission, once it has completed an investigation of a complaint alleging workplace reprisal or retaliatory action against a whistleblower, to notify the complainant of the completion of the investigation.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6047
by Senators Rolfes and Hewitt; by request of Department of Agriculture
Setting a maximum annual gross sales amount for cottage food operations.
Sets the maximum annual gross sales amount of cottage food products at twenty-five thousand dollars.Authorizes the department of agriculture to increase that amount in rule.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Jan 16 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6048
by Senators Hargrove, Nelson, Billig, Mullet, Ranker, Frockt, Kline, Chase, Hasegawa, Rolfes, Keiser, Fraser, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, and Pedersen
Concerning flame retardants.
Prohibits the sale, distribution, or manufacturing of children's products or residential upholstered furniture containing certain flame retardants.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6049
by Senators O'Ban, Angel, Baumgartner, Benton, Brown, Rolfes, Rivers, Bailey, King, Padden, Becker, Honeyford, Roach, Sheldon, Dammeier, Parlette, and Conway
Providing a business and occupation tax credit for businesses that hire veterans.
Provides employers with a credit against the business and occupation tax or public utility tax for hiring unemployed veterans.Expires July 1, 2019.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6050
by Senators O'Ban, Becker, Pedersen, Keiser, Dammeier, Darneille, Baumgartner, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Hill, and Brown
Concerning communication of mammographic breast density information to patients.
Requires notification to patients when it is determined by a physician that the patient has dense breast tissue.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6051
by Senators O'Ban, Eide, Baumgartner, King, Brown, Becker, Dansel, Bailey, Rivers, Schoesler, Padden, Honeyford, Fain, Tom, Angel, Parlette, Braun, and Hill
Concerning Washington state department of transportation projects.
Creates an expedited environmental review and approval process for transportation projects that require preparation of an environmental impact statement under the national environmental policy act and requires the department of transportation to use the process.Requires certain state and local agencies to provide technical assistance to the department of transportation on accomplishing the project review and coordination activities.Requires the department of transportation to: (1) Streamline the permitting process;(2) Continue its efforts to improve training and compliance;(3) Convene two expert review panels to provide independent financial and technical review for the development of a finance plan and project implementation plan for the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project and the Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project;(4) Use available technologies to minimize permit delays for, inform and interact with interested parties regarding, and optimize the effectiveness of proposed compensatory mitigation projects; and(5) Consult with the department of fish and wildlife, appropriate local government, and interested tribes to identify the existing fish passage barriers that, upon removal, will result in the greatest habitat benefit.Requires the department of ecology to: (1) Update certain rules for integrating use of national environmental policy act documents in decisions under the state environmental policy act;(2) Update certain rule-based categorical exemptions for transportation maintenance activities; and(3) Convene a work group to identify procedures to more effectively achieve certain objectives with regard to harmonizing local land use reviews with maintenance and improvement of state transportation facilities.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6052
by Senators Honeyford, Hargrove, Schoesler, Sheldon, Brown, Rivers, Pearson, and Angel
Concerning habitat and recreation land acquisitions.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife, before acquiring real property for purposes of wildlife areas, water access sites, or other habitat or recreation purposes, to submit certain information to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives, the office of financial management, and the recreation and conservation office.Requires the department of natural resources, before acquiring real property for purposes of a natural area preserve, natural resources conservation area, community forest trust, or other habitat or recreation purposes, to submit certain information to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives, the office of financial management, and the recreation and conservation office.Requires the parks and recreation commission, before acquiring real property, to submit certain information to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives, the office of financial management, and the recreation and conservation office.Expands required documentation for a capital appropriation requested for a state agency for certain acquisitions of land or certain capital improvements of land.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct a study of the department of fish and wildlife, the department of natural resources, and the parks and recreation commission to evaluate agency compliance in implementing the requirements of this act.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6053
by Senators Honeyford, Rivers, Dammeier, Braun, and Angel
Addressing the payment of representation fees in lieu of regular union dues and fees.
Revises collective bargaining provisions relating to agency shop fees required by a union security provision.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6054
by Senators Honeyford, Hobbs, Schoesler, Cleveland, Rivers, King, Dammeier, Bailey, Hatfield, and Parlette
Regarding aeronautic safety.
Requires certain temporary or permanent guyed towers to be lighted, marked, and painted or otherwise constructed to be visible in clear air during daylight hours from a distance of not less than two thousand feet.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6055
by Senator Litzow; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Specifying that student growth data elements used in teacher and principal evaluations include state-based tools and delaying the use of the evaluation results in making human resources and personnel decisions until the 2016-17 school year.
Requires student growth data elements, when relevant, to include state-based tools beginning with the 2016-2017 school year.Delays until the 2016-2017 school year, the use of evaluation results for certificated classroom teachers and principals in making human resource and personnel decisions.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | ||
SB 6056
by Senator Litzow; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Changing due dates for certain requirements of the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
Delays the dates in which the office of the superintendent of public instruction is required to: (1) Report to the education and higher education committees of the legislature regarding participation in dual credit programs; and(2) Identify challenged schools in need of improvement and a subset of the schools that are the persistently lowest-achieving schools in the state.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6057
by Senators Brown, Chase, Rivers, King, Angel, Bailey, Becker, Honeyford, Conway, Hatfield, Kline, and Roach
Concerning tax credits for hiring individuals with developmental disabilities.
Provides a business and occupation tax credit equal to one thousand dollars per fiscal year for each full-time employment position filled by an individual with a developmental disability.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6058
by Senators Brown, Dansel, Benton, Rivers, Schoesler, Padden, Bailey, Becker, and Honeyford
Allowing incremental electricity produced as a result of efficiency improvements to hydroelectric generation projects whose energy output is marketed by the Bonneville power administration to qualify as an eligible renewable resource under the energy independence act.
Allows certain incremental electricity to qualify as an eligible renewable resource under the energy independence act.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6059
by Senators Brown, Chase, Rivers, Becker, Braun, and Bailey
Concerning charges for scanning public records.
Prohibits a fee from being charged for making public documents available for scanning.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6060
by Senators Angel, Bailey, Schoesler, and Roach
Concerning certain public water systems.
Revises growth management act provisions relating to: (1) Providing notice to certain public water systems of proposed amendments to comprehensive plans and development regulation; and(2) Including in a comprehensive plan, a plan, scheme, or design for a utilities element consisting of the general location, proposed location, and capacity of certain facilities of group A public water systems.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6061
by Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Hill, Becker, and Braun
Requiring adoption of high school academic acceleration policies.
Requires each school district board of directors to, by September 1, 2014, adopt an academic acceleration policy for certain high school students.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6062
by Senators Hill, Litzow, Becker, Honeyford, Bailey, Hobbs, Angel, Fain, Braun, and Tom
Requiring internet access to public school data and expenditure information.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to implement, maintain, and create rules for an internet-based portal that provides public access to school district collective bargaining agreements and data elements.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6063
by Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Hill, Becker, Tom, Braun, and Bailey
Concerning closing and elimination the opportunity gap.
Requires collective bargaining agreements that are entered, reopened, and renewed after a specific date to address actions to be taken in accordance with the agreement to close and eliminate the opportunity gap.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6064
by Senators Litzow, Fain, Dammeier, Hobbs, Hill, Becker, Tom, and Braun
Requiring an analysis of how school districts use school days.
Requires the state institute for public policy to conduct an analysis of how school districts use school days.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6065
by Senators King, Darneille, Kohl-Welles, Hewitt, Conway, and Frockt
Protecting children under the age of eighteen from the harmful effects of exposure to ultraviolet radiation associated with tanning devices.
Prohibits a person under eighteen years of age from using an ultraviolet tanning device.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6066
by Senator Honeyford
Allowing for the restoration of firearms rights under certain conditions.
Prohibits the state, when a court vacates a record of domestic violence, from using the vacated conviction in a later criminal prosecution unless the conviction was for: (1) Violating the provisions of certain restraining orders, no-contact orders, or protection orders; or(2) Stalking.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6067
by Senators Billig, Litzow, Frockt, and McAuliffe
Requiring the department of early learning to adopt a single set of licensing standards for child care and the early childhood education and assistance program.
Requires the department of early learning to adopt a single set of licensing standards for child care and the early childhood education and assistance program.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6068
by Senators Billig, Litzow, Mullet, Rolfes, Hargrove, Angel, Frockt, Kohl-Welles, Ranker, McAuliffe, and Kline
Concerning the continuity and stability of child care.
Prohibits a child from being deemed ineligible for working connections child care because of any change in circumstance.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6069
by Senators Rivers, Darneille, King, Litzow, Fain, Becker, Kohl-Welles, Roach, and Brown
Modifying community custody conditions for sex offenders.
Authorizes the department of corrections, if an offender was sentenced pursuant to a conviction for a sex offense, to require the offender to refrain from direct or indirect contact with the victim of the crime or a specified class of individuals.Requires the indeterminate sentence review board to impose a condition requiring an offender to refrain from contact with a victim or immediate family member of the victim.Requires the department of corrections, at the time of providing notice of a sex offender's proposed residence, to include notice that a victim or immediate family member of a victim may request that the offender refrain from contacting him or her as a condition of the offender's community custody if that condition is not already provided by court order.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6070
by Senators Honeyford and Keiser; by request of Office of Financial Management
Concerning the computation of general state revenues in alignment with Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution.
Aligns the computation of general state revenues with Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6071
by Senators Rivers, Hobbs, Angel, Rolfes, Fain, McAuliffe, Roach, and Brown
Addressing the monthly salary and benefits paid to state patrol officers.
Requires the monthly salary and benefits paid to state patrol officers to be competitive with comparable law enforcement agencies within the boundaries of the state.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6072
by Senators Rolfes and Ranker
Providing for a biennial update on forage fish.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to provide a biennial report on forage fish, including anchovy, herring, sand lance, sardine, and smelt, to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives.Prohibits the department of fish and wildlife from spending any money from the state wildlife account until the report is submitted.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6073
by Senators Frockt, Tom, Keiser, Mullet, Cleveland, Pedersen, and Darneille
Concerning the treatment of eosinophilic gastrointestinal associated disorders.
Requires health benefit plans that are issued or renewed after December 31, 2015, to offer benefits or coverage for medically necessary elemental formula, regardless of delivery method, when a licensed physician or other health care provider with prescriptive authority diagnoses a patient with an eosinophilic gastrointestinal associated disorder and orders and supervises the use of the elemental formula.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6074
by Senators Frockt, O'Ban, Mullet, Litzow, Rolfes, Fain, Billig, Rivers, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Conway, Keiser, McAuliffe, Darneille, Fraser, Ranker, Kline, and Brown
Enacting provisions to improve educational outcomes for homeless students.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Report to the governor and the legislature certain data for homeless students;(2) In collaboration with experts from community organizations on homelessness and homeless education policy, develop or acquire a short video that provides information on how to identify signs that indicate a student may be homeless, how to provide services and support to homeless students, and why this identification and support is critical to student success; and(3) Adopt and distribute to each school district, best practices for choosing and training school district-designated homeless student liaisons.Requires school districts to strongly encourage: (1) All school staff to annually review the video; and(2) Every district-designated homeless student liaison to attend trainings provided by the state to ensure that homeless children and youth are identified and served.Requires school districts to report annually to the superintendent of public instruction, dropout rates for student populations in each of the grades seven through twelve by homeless status.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6075
by Senators Pearson and Hasegawa
Addressing small public works projects for fire departments and regional fire authorities.
Authorizes a fire department or regional fire authority to use fire service personnel, either employed or volunteer, to perform certain small public works projects without competitive bid.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6076
by Senators Benton and Dansel
Concerning the maintenance and operations of parks and recreational land acquired through the conservation futures program.
Authorizes a county to use: (1) Up to twenty-five percent of the total amount for maintenance and operations of parks and recreational land if it has acquired rights and interests in one hundred or more acres of real property; or(2) Up to thirty-five percent of the total amount for maintenance and operations of parks and recreational land if it has acquired rights and interests in four hundred or more acres of real property and has collected a conservation futures levy for twenty or more years.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6077
by Senators Benton and Sheldon
Modifying the use of storm water control facility rate charges.
Changes rate charges for the use of storm water control facilities.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6078
by Senators McCoy, Kohl-Welles, and Conway
Recognizing "Native American Heritage Day."
Declares the fourth Friday in November as Native American Heritage Day.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6079
by Senators Hatfield and Honeyford; by request of Department of Agriculture
Extending the dairy inspection program assessment expiration date.
Extends until June 30, 2020, the expiration of the dairy inspection program assessment.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Jan 16 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6080
by Senators Mullet, Ericksen, Rolfes, Conway, and Kline
Concerning a fishing line or monofilament recycling pilot program.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Establish a pilot program to coordinate the statewide collection and recycling of fishing line or monofilament; and(2) Work cooperatively with other state agencies and interested parties to establish a system to check the collection bins regularly and remove monofilament for recycling and to encourage volunteer participation in the program.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6081
by Senators Dammeier, Mullet, Honeyford, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Conway, McAuliffe, and Brown
Creating a grant program to develop and modernize specialized STEM facilities.
Speeds up the development and modernization of specialized STEM facilities through a competitive grant program.Requires the specialized STEM facility grant program to be administered by the superintendent of public instruction in consultation with the STEM education innovation alliance and the statewide STEM organization.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Jan 16 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6082
by Senators McCoy and McAuliffe
Concerning K-12 instructional hours.
Modifies provisions relating to K-12 instructional hours.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6083
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Bailey, Frockt, and McAuliffe
Concerning precollege placement measures.
Authorizes state universities, regional universities, and The Evergreen State College to use multiple measures to determine whether a student must enroll in a precollege course including placement tests, the SAT, high school transcripts, college transcripts, or initial class performance.Requires state universities, regional universities, and The Evergreen State College to post the available options for course placement on their web sites and in their admissions materials.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 6084
by Senators O'Ban, Hill, and Brown
Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens.
Increases combined disposable income amounts for property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6085
by Senator O'Ban
Concerning prior offenses within fifteen years for driving under the influence or physical control of a vehicle violations.
Modifies DUI and physical control provisions relating to prior offenses within fifteen years.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6086
by Senators Billig, Ericksen, McCoy, and Rolfes
Reducing polychlorinated biphenyls in Washington state.
Requires the department of enterprise services to establish purchasing and procurement policies that provide a preference for products that do not contain polychlorinated biphenyls.Prohibits a state agency from knowingly purchasing products containing polychlorinated biphenyls above the practical quantification limit except when it is not cost-effective or technically feasible to do so.Authorizes the department of enterprise services to request suppliers of products to provide testing data from an accredited laboratory or testing facility documenting product polychlorinated biphenyl levels.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6087
by Senators Honeyford, Hatfield, Schoesler, and Sheldon
Protecting water quality while maintaining and enhancing the viability of agriculture.
Declares that: (1) The protection of normal and customary agricultural practices upon agricultural land is essential to maintaining the public welfare in its highest state, supporting the farm and ranch capacity to produce good local food, and preserving open spaces; and(2) State and federal agencies, in working to achieve nonpoint agricultural water quality improvements, must also take precautions to protect the economic viability of agricultural operations and minimize the conversion of agricultural land to other uses.Provides that the legislature intends that normal and customary agricultural activities protected from over-regulation under federal law be granted equivalent protection from over-regulation under state law.Directs government agencies tasked with protecting water quality to work cooperatively with agricultural landowners and conservation districts in order to fully utilize new and existing voluntary incentives and promote nonpoint agricultural water quality solutions to the maximum extent practicable before taking any nonpoint water quality enforcement action.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6088
by Senators Baumgartner, Padden, Brown, and Honeyford
Reducing the size of the state supreme court.
Decreases the number of state supreme court judges.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6089
by Senators Padden, Roach, Benton, Becker, Schoesler, Dammeier, O'Ban, Brown, Hewitt, Honeyford, and Braun
Prohibiting the use of eminent domain for economic development.
Prohibits the use of eminent domain for economic development.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6090
by Senators Padden, Pearson, Fain, Bailey, Dansel, Honeyford, Becker, Tom, Roach, Benton, Sheldon, Dammeier, O'Ban, Baumgartner, Brown, and Parlette
Modifying driving under the influence and physical control of a vehicle under the influence provisions.
Modifies provisions relating to DUI and physical control of a vehicle.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6091
by Senators Dammeier, Frockt, Rivers, Keiser, Bailey, Hill, Ericksen, Kohl-Welles, and Hatfield
Concerning the prescription of biological products.
Addresses prescriptions of biological products and interchangeable biological products.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6092
by Senators Litzow, Mullet, Dammeier, Frockt, Hill, Hobbs, Fain, Tom, and Rolfes
Concerning credit requirements for high school graduation.
Provides an opportunity for students to complete twenty-four credits in order to obtain a high school diploma.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6093
by Senators Rolfes, Dammeier, Billig, Kohl-Welles, and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Early Learning and Superintendent of Public Instruction
Allowing valid portable background check clearance cards issued by the department of early learning to be used by certain educational employees and their contractors for purposes of their background check requirements.
Allows an individual who holds a valid portable background check clearance card issued by the department of early learning to meet certain record check requirements by providing a true and accurate copy of their Washington state patrol and federal bureau of investigation background report results to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6094
by Senator Hargrove
Authorizing the use of jail data for research purposes in the public interest.
Allows the records of a person confined in jail to be made available to: (1) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs; and(2) The institute for public policy, the research and data analysis division of the department of social and health services, the state higher education institutions, the state health care authority, or the successor entities of these organizations, for the purpose of research in the public interest.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6095
by Senators Hargrove, Kline, and Roach
Concerning background checks for persons with whom dependent children are placed.
Addresses the placement of a child with a relative or other suitable person before a fingerprint-based background check is completed.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6096
by Senators Pearson, McCoy, Brown, and Roach
Providing for property tax exemption for the value of new construction of industrial/manufacturing facilities in targeted urban areas.
Provides property tax exemptions to encourage new manufacturing and industrial uses on undeveloped or underutilized lands zoned for industrial and manufacturing uses in targeted urban areas.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 6097
by Senators Billig, Hasegawa, and Kline
Facilitating and regulating contributions via text message to political campaigns.
Modernizes campaign contribution options and increases participation in the election process by facilitating contributions via text message to political campaigns.Requires the public disclosure commission to adopt rules regarding contributions made to campaigns via text message.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6098
by Senators Billig, Roach, Hasegawa, Benton, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, and Fraser
Increasing transparency of campaign contributions.
Increases transparency and accountability, deters corruption, and strengthens confidence in the election process by closing campaign finance disclosure loopholes and requiring the disclosure of contributions and expenditures by nonprofit organizations that participate significantly in state elections.Requires the public disclosure commission to adopt rules for the dissolution of incidental committees.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6099
by Senator King
Concerning activities at the department of transportation funded by the environmental legacy stewardship account.
Allows money in the environmental legacy stewardship account to be spent on storm water permit compliance activities at the department of transportation.Requires the state treasurer to annually transfer: (1) During the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium, five million dollars from the environmental legacy stewardship account to the motor vehicle fund to be used solely for storm water permit compliance activities at the department of transportation; and(2) Beginning July 1, 2017, thirty million dollars from the environmental legacy stewardship account to the motor vehicle fund to be used solely for storm water permit compliance activities at the department of transportation.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6100
by Senator King
Modifying the transportation system policy goal of mobility.
Includes congestion relief and improved freight mobility in the transportation system policy goal of mobility.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6101
by Senators Fain, Darneille, Litzow, Kohl-Welles, Billig, Rivers, Hobbs, O'Ban, Pearson, Pedersen, McAuliffe, and Kline
Concerning extended foster care services.
Addresses the dependency proceeding for a youth who is dependent in foster care at the age of eighteen years and the provision of continued extended foster care services to nonminor dependents.Provides a definition for "medical condition" for purposes of child welfare services.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6102
by Senators King and Hill
Transferring certain state sales and use taxes collected on state highway projects to the connecting Washington account.
Requires state sales and use taxes paid with funds appropriated to the department of transportation for state highway projects to be transferred from the general fund to the connecting Washington account.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6103
by Senators McAuliffe, Rivers, Cleveland, Parlette, Kohl-Welles, Brown, and Conway
Concerning misrepresentation of a floral product business's geographic location.
Addresses the misrepresentation of the geographic location of a floral product business.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6104
by Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Hargrove, Hill, Billig, Fraser, and Brown
Establishing the interactive gaming in schools public-private partnership.
Creates the interactive gaming in schools public-private partnership to examine how interactive games may be integrated into primary and secondary education to increase student involvement and achievement.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6105
by Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Mullet, Darneille, Kohl-Welles, and Fraser
Concerning school library information and technology programs.
Addresses teacher-librarians and the provision of resources and materials for the operation of school library information and technology programs.Changes the name of the "school-library media program" to the "school library information and technology program."
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6106
by Senators McAuliffe, Billig, Rolfes, Cleveland, and Kline
Requiring charter schools to implement the four-level evaluation systems for classroom teachers and principals.
Requires charter schools to implement the four-level evaluation systems for classroom teachers and principals.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6107
by Senators McAuliffe, Rolfes, Cleveland, Fraser, Conway, and Kline
Concerning implementation of the learning assistance program for students needing remediation.
Authorizes a school district that is implementing a learning assistance program to determine whether the district will focus first on addressing the needs of students who need remediation to pass the statewide assessments required for high school graduation or the needs of students in grades kindergarten through four who are deficient in reading or reading readiness skills to improve reading literacy.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6108
by Senators McAuliffe, Rolfes, Cleveland, Kohl-Welles, Fraser, Conway, Pedersen, and Kline
Implementing linear K-3 class size reductions.
Provides a detailed plan to foster cooperation with the state supreme court by placing into statute a roadmap for steady forward progress to implement the basic education K-3 class size reduction to seventeen students by 2018.Provides additional nonbasic education funds to assist with capital costs for school districts that have facility capacity limitations in meeting the target of reducing class size to seventeen.Makes an appropriation.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6109
by Senators Hobbs, King, and Eide
Concerning the processing of certain motor vehicle-related violations applicable to rental cars.
Addresses rental cars and the processing of certain motor vehicle-related violations.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6110
by Senators Ericksen and Hobbs
Regulating retainage bonds on public contracts.
Regulates retainage bonds on public contracts.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6111
by Senators Keiser, Dammeier, Roach, Litzow, Frockt, Fain, and Conway
Concerning safety equipment for individual providers.
Requires the department of social and health services to develop a methodology to provide sterile and nonsterile gloves for individual providers to use in the course of providing services to certain clients.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6112
by Senators McAuliffe, Rolfes, Litzow, Cleveland, Mullet, Dammeier, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Ranker, Conway, and Frockt
Requiring classroom instruction regarding harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention policies and procedures.
Requires the school directors' association to identify strategies for students to prevent cyberbullying.Requires the most up-to-date model policy and cyberbullying prevention strategies to be made available in all school districts' student handbooks.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6113
by Senator Benton
Concerning funding for certain transportation planning organizations.
Prohibits state funds from being provided to a regional transportation planning organization or an organization designated as a metropolitan planning organization for federal transportation planning purposes if either organization has received federal funds in the same biennium.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6114
by Senators Benton and Cleveland
Revising local government treasury practices and procedures.
Revises local government treasury practices and procedures relating to: (1) The custodian of funds;(2) Management of an investment pool;(3) Accepted payment methods; and(4) The loss, destruction, and duplication of a warrant.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6115
by Senators Benton, Roach, Billig, and Hobbs
Exempting licensed private investigators from process server requirements.
Exempts private investigators from process server requirements.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6116
by Senator Benton
Regarding storm water rates charged by a local government utility.
Changes rate charges for the use of storm water control facilities.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6117
by Senators Benton, Sheldon, Dansel, Angel, King, Schoesler, Tom, Braun, Becker, Padden, Honeyford, and Roach
Concerning storm water control facility rates.
Changes storm water control facility rates.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6118
by Senators Benton, Dansel, Becker, and Honeyford
Protecting citizens from the application of foreign laws that would result in a violation of a constitutional right.
Prohibits a court, arbitrator, administrative agency, or any other adjudicative, mediation, or enforcement authority from enforcing a foreign law if doing so would violate any right guaranteed by the state Constitution or the United States Constitution.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6119
by Senators Benton and Roach
Granting voting rights to legislators serving on certain local transportation boards.
Grants voting rights to legislators who serve on certain local transportation boards.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6120
by Senators Hobbs, Keiser, Chase, Cleveland, Eide, Hatfield, Billig, and Conway
Concerning funding the public works assistance account.
Changes the time frame in which money must be deposited in the education legacy trust account and the public works assistance account from public utility taxes and taxes on the sale of property.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6121
by Senators Dammeier, Ranker, and Eide
Concerning the calculation and allocation of appropriations for alternative learning experience courses.
Addresses the calculation of money for students enrolled in approved career and technical education courses.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6122
by Senators O'Ban, Conway, Dammeier, Darneille, Angel, Litzow, and McAuliffe
Concerning long-term planning for developmental disabilities services.
Enacts planning measures and strategies that provide for future long-term service and support needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6123
by Senator Dammeier
Concerning physical therapy copayment and coinsurance.
Addresses copayments and coinsurance for services rendered by a physical therapist.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6124
by Senators Keiser, Dammeier, Hargrove, Ranker, McCoy, Hasegawa, Conway, Darneille, McAuliffe, Cleveland, Billig, Rolfes, Nelson, Mullet, Fraser, Frockt, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Hobbs, Pedersen, Hatfield, Parlette, Roach, and Becker
Developing a state Alzheimer's plan.
Requires the department of health to convene an Alzheimer's disease working group to examine the array of needs of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, services available to meet these needs, and the capacity of the state and current providers to meet these and future needs.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6125
by Senators Benton, Sheldon, Braun, Angel, Dammeier, O'Ban, Schoesler, Padden, Becker, Bailey, and Honeyford
Concerning eminent domain.
Prohibits private property from being taken or damaged for public or private use that is to be transferred for use or possession by a governmental agency of another state.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6126
by Senators O'Ban, Darneille, Becker, Tom, Fraser, Pedersen, Kline, Pearson, Kohl-Welles, Braun, and Frockt
Concerning representation of children in dependency matters.
Requires the court to appoint an attorney for a child in a dependency proceeding within seventy-two hours of granting a petition to terminate the parent and child relationship.Establishes a pilot program to study the effect that automatic appointment of an attorney for a child at the time of the shelter care hearing has on certain factors.Requires the administrative office of the courts, in consultation with the office of civil legal aid, to designate two pilot counties.Requires a university-based child welfare research entity to evaluate the effects of attorney representation mentioned above.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SJM 8010
by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Conway, and Kline
Calling on the drug enforcement administration to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II or lower.
Calls on the drug enforcement administration to reschedule marijuana from schedule I to schedule II or lower.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SJR 8213
by Senators Roach, Becker, Benton, Sheldon, Baumgartner, Brown, Dansel, Angel, Schoesler, Braun, Bailey, Dammeier, O'Ban, Litzow, Rivers, Parlette, Padden, Pearson, and Honeyford
Amending the Constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature to raise taxes.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature to raise taxes.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |