 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 31 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | 44th Day - 2009 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 1025-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Upthegrove, and Wallace)
Requiring disclosure of certain information relating to higher education course materials.
Requires the boards of regents of the state universities, the boards of trustees of the regional universities and The Evergreen State College, and the boards of trustees of each community and technical college district, in collaboration with affiliated bookstores and student and faculty representatives, to adopt rules requiring that affiliated bookstores disclose information to students on required course materials including but not limited to title, authors, edition, price, and International Standard Book Number (ISBN) at least four weeks before the start of the class for which the materials are required.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Referred to Education Appropriations. | |
HB 1077-S
by House Committee on Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, Warnick, O'Brien, McCune, Alexander, and Roach)
Regarding aquatic lands lease rates for marinas.
Revises the process for determining annual rent rates for the lease of state-owned aquatic lands for marinas.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ecology & Parks at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | EPAR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive session in the House Committee on Ecology & Parks at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 1086-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, Chase, Hudgins, and Morris)
Requiring certain providers of electric service to purchase electricity from eligible distributed generators.
Requires certain providers of electric service to purchase electricity from eligible distributed generators.Prescribes penalties.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 1140-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Morrell, Ericks, Miloscia, Ormsby, Rolfes, Simpson, and Nelson)
Addressing the manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program.
Requires the attorney general, after receiving a complaint under chapter 59.30 RCW, to initiate the manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program by obtaining information in an informal manner and facilitating communication between the parties with the goal of resolving the dispute.Allows the attorney general to investigate a potential violation and issue a notice of violation or notice of nonviolation or a cease and desist order, if, during the course of a formal investigation that is based on a prior written complaint, the attorney general becomes aware of a potential violation of chapter 59.20 RCW that affects the health, safety, or welfare of the manufactured/mobile home community and the potential violation is not the subject of the written complaint.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1252-S
by House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Smith, Bailey, Seaquist, Haler, Kristiansen, Kelley, and Herrera; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development)
Concerning the community economic revitalization board's project selection criteria.
Modifies wage criteria used by the community economic revitalization board in determining project selection.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | CEDT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1382-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Miloscia, Hurst, O'Brien, and Kelley)
Expanding the DNA identification system.
Requires the sheriff or director of public safety of every county, the chief of police of every city or town, and every chief officer of other law enforcement agencies duly operating within this state, to cause the collection of biological samples for DNA identification analysis from all adults lawfully arrested for the commission of certain criminal offenses.Provides that this requirement does not apply unless: (1) Federal funding is provided to the state to reimburse local governments and the Washington state patrol for the cost of biological sample collection and testing; and(2) The chief of the Washington state patrol notifies the sheriff or director of public safety of every county, the chief of police of every city or town, and every chief officer of other law enforcement agencies operating within this state that funds are available to reimburse the costs of collection of biological samples for DNA identification analysis.
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1393-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Kessler, Eddy, Ormsby, Van De Wege, Liias, Morrell, Roberts, Upthegrove, and Sullivan)
Addressing residential real property construction improvements through consumer education, warranty protections, contractor registration requirements, and worker certification standards.
Declares that: (1) There is inadequate protection for consumers in the area of residential construction; and(2) It is important to assure consumers that those doing construction work are properly trained.Declares an intent to establish a worker certification requirement for those doing construction work in the areas of roofing, siding, framing, foundations, doors, and windows.Requires the department of labor and industries to contract for consultant services to develop recommendations to the legislature on the education, experience, and examination requirements of the program to certify workers engaged in the installation of roofing, siding, framing, foundations, doors, and windows.Requires a registered contractor, by or against whom a petition in bankruptcy has been filed, to notify the department of labor and industries of the proceedings in bankruptcy, including the identity and location of the court in which the proceedings are pending, within ten days of the filing.Creates the office of consumer education for home construction in the office of the attorney general to be the primary point of contact for consumers in matters related to residential construction.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1413-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, Nelson, Quall, and Blake)
Concerning water discharge fees.
Limits the annual fee paid by a municipality, as defined in 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1362, for all domestic wastewater facility permits issued under RCW 90.48.162 and 90.48.260 to eighteen cents per month per residence or residential equivalent contributing to the municipality's wastewater system.Authorizes the department of ecology to: (1) Increase fees up to the fiscal growth factor for fiscal year 2010 and 2011, except that there may be no increase in fees for fiscal years 2010 or 2011 for categories of dischargers whose fees exceed the costs of managing their permits; and(2) Adjust the fee schedule annually through December 31, 2011.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 1450-S
by House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko and Blake)
Modifying the definition of "public facilities."
Revises the definition of "public facilities" in chapter 43.160 RCW (economic development--public facilities loans and grants).
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | CEDT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1469-S
by House Committee on Environmental Health (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Campbell, Dickerson, Anderson, Chase, Carlyle, Hudgins, Kagi, Darneille, Sells, Van De Wege, Appleton, Dunshee, Upthegrove, Rolfes, Nelson, Morrell, Wood, Liias, O'Brien, Goodman, Hasegawa, White, Conway, Kenney, and Pedersen)
Establishing the product stewardship recycling act for mercury-containing lights.
Creates the product stewardship recycling act for mercury-containing lights.Finds that: (1) Convenient and environmentally sound product stewardship programs for mercury-containing lights that include collecting, transporting, and recycling mercury-containing lights will help protect Washington's environment and the health of state residents; and(2) Product producers should finance and provide these programs.Requires all government, commercial, industrial, and retail facilities and office buildings to recycle their end-of-life mercury-containing general purpose lights.Requires every producer of a covered product sold in or into Washington state to participate in a product stewardship program for that product.Requires a producer, group of producers, or stewardship organization to pay all administrative and operational costs associated with their program.Directs product stewardship programs to collect, free of charge, unwanted products from covered entities for reuse, recycling, processing, or final disposition.Authorizes the department of ecology or its designee to inspect, audit, or review audits of processing and disposal facilities used to fulfill the requirements of a product stewardship program.Prohibits a product stewardship program from using federal or state prison labor for processing unwanted products.Prohibits, as of the implementation date for the covered product, a producer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person from selling or offering for sale that product to any person in this state unless the producer is participating in a product stewardship program under a plan approved by the department of ecology.Penalizes a producer not participating in a product stewardship program approved by the department of ecology whose covered product continues to be sold in or into the state sixty days after receiving a written warning from the department.Directs the department of ecology to periodically publish a notice on its web site requesting that stakeholders who are interested in stewardship programs contact the department.Requires all producers whose products are included in the act to pay the department of ecology ten thousand dollars annually no later than January 1st of each year for each covered product category sold in or into the state.Creates the product stewardship programs account.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environmental Health at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | ENVH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environmental Health at 6:00 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 1490-S
by House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Nelson, Pedersen, Goodman, Simpson, Upthegrove, Appleton, Dickerson, Liias, Morris, Roberts, White, Ormsby, McCoy, and Miloscia)
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through land use and transportation requirements.
Requires a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions through modification of environmental goals under the growth management act.Changes the housing and transportation elements of the act to reduce the impact of transportation on the environment.Revises regional transportation planning requirements.Encourages development along transit lines and at major transit stations at levels that support transit-oriented communities.Directs each county legislative authority to establish and maintain a transit-oriented development facilitation fund for the purpose of funding qualifying development projects.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | LGH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Minority; do not pass. | |
| Feb 23 | Referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1516-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake and Kretz)
Regarding the recovery of gear used in the coastal Dungeness crab fishery.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife, as part of a coastal commercial Dungeness crab pot removal program, to issue a crab pot removal permit that allows the participants in the Dungeness crab-coastal fishery created in RCW 77.70.280 to remove crab pots belonging to state commercial licensed crab fisheries from coastal marine waters after the close of the primary commercial Dungeness crab-coastal harvest season, regardless of whether the crab pot was originally set by the participant or not.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1581-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Priest, Nelson, Miloscia, Rolfes, Ormsby, Morrell, Green, Simpson, Appleton, and Kenney)
Requiring a minimum of two years' notice on closures or conversions of mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities.
Requires a minimum of two years' notice on closures or conversions of mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities.Requires a tenant who sells a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model within a park to provide the buyer with a copy of any closure notice provided by a landlord at least seven days in advance of the intended sale and transfer.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1591-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove, Clibborn, Simpson, and Liias)
Concerning the use of certain transportation benefit district funds.
Modifies provisions regarding the use of certain transportation benefit district funds.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1614-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Priest, Rodne, Eddy, Hunt, Pettigrew, Upthegrove, Blake, Nelson, Appleton, Pedersen, Simpson, Darneille, Williams, Hudgins, Dunshee, McCoy, and Wood)
Reducing the amount of petroleum pollution in storm water.
Declares an intent to impose a burden offset charge, a regulatory fee on entities that cause petroleum products to be present in the state, in order to allocate and recover the proportional costs of the public programs necessary to address the negative impacts from this substance on the state's waters.Creates the water pollution account.Requires the department of ecology to develop criteria for administering the program and ranking projects for funding. In developing these criteria, the department shall consult with the Puget Sound partnership. The department shall endeavor to distribute the moneys within each geographic region of the state in proportion to the severity of impacts on the state's waters from petroleum contamination.Imposes a fee on the first possession of petroleum products that contribute to storm water pollution for the purpose of offsetting the harm caused by petroleum pollution of storm water in this state. The fee is not imposed on the possession of small amounts of petroleum products that is first possessed by a consumer or by a retailer for the purpose of sale to ultimate consumers.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1651-S
by House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley, Ericks, Sullivan, Ormsby, Carlyle, and Simpson)
Concerning community economic revitalization board programs.
Modifies requirements for sponsoring local governments using the local infrastructure financing tool program.Changes the composition of the community economic revitalization board.Delays the expiration of chapter 39.102 RCW (local infrastructure financing tool program).
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | CEDT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 1663-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Springer, Simpson, Roberts, Miloscia, Nelson, Ormsby, and Santos)
Creating relocation assistance rights for nontransient residents of hotels, motels, or other places of transient lodging that are shut down by government action.
Creates relocation assistance rights for nontransient residents of hotels, motels, or other places of transient lodging that are shut down by government action.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1666-S
by House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Simpson, Haler, Walsh, Kessler, Dickerson, White, Pedersen, Santos, and Pettigrew)
Authorizing the creation of cultural access authorities.
Authorizes formation of cultural access authorities and funding for public school cultural access programs and the support of cultural organizations, subject to voter approval.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | CEDT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 1683-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Goodman, Nelson, Campbell, Williams, Orwall, Green, Ormsby, Moeller, and Pedersen)
Modifying provisions relating to consumer protection act violations.
Revises provisions regarding violations of the consumer protection act.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1744-S
by House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Ericks, Springer, and Clibborn)
Concerning real estate excise tax expenditures for parks and capital projects.
Modifies real estate excise tax expenditures for parks and capital projects.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 16 | LGH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 1747-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Rolfes, Chase, Upthegrove, Hasegawa, Eddy, Liias, Ormsby, Pedersen, Dunshee, McCoy, Morris, Carlyle, Dickerson, Hudgins, Moeller, Sells, Kenney, White, and Nelson)
Reducing climate pollution in the built environment.
Requires the department of community, trade, and economic development to develop and implement a strategic plan for enhancing energy efficiency in and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from homes, building, districts, and neighborhoods.Directs the department of community, trade, and economic development and the state building code council to convene a work group to inform the initial development of the strategic plan.Requires the state energy code to accelerate construction of increasingly energy efficient homes and buildings that help achieve the broader goal of building zero fossil-fuel greenhouse gas emission homes and buildings by the year 2031.Requires the state building code council to adopt state energy codes that require homes and buildings constructed from 2016 through 2031 to meet certain energy efficiency targets, using the adopted 2006 Washington state energy code as a baseline.Requires qualifying utilities to maintain records of the energy consumption data of all nonresidential and qualifying public agency buildings to which they provide service.Requires the department of community, trade, and economic development to recommend to the legislature a methodology to determine an energy performance score for residential buildings and an implementation strategy to use such information to improve the energy efficiency of the state's existing housing supply.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1766-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Darneille, Chase, Miloscia, Nelson, Green, Kagi, Kenney, Morrell, and Hasegawa)
Prohibiting discrimination based on lawful source of income.
Prohibits discrimination based on lawful source of income.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1771-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Walsh, and Dickerson)
Modifying license suspension provisions for the failure to pay child support.
Revises the child support license suspension program.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1776-S
by House Committee on Education Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Ericks, Haigh, Priest, Hunter, Liias, Sullivan, Pedersen, Maxwell, White, and Kenney)
Changing school levy provisions.
Revises school levy provisions.Recognizes that school districts request voter approval for two-year through four-year levies based on their projected levy capacities at the time that the levies are submitted to the voters.Declares an intent to permit school districts with voter-approved maintenance and operation levies to seek an additional approval from the voters, if subsequently enacted legislation would permit a higher levy.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | APPE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1794-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representative Moeller)
Concerning the calculation of child support.
Modifies the calculation of the child support obligation for each parent.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1796-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Green, and Ormsby)
Addressing drug-related overdose prevention and treatment.
Declares an intent to save lives by increasing timely medical attention to overdose victims through the establishment of limited immunity from prosecution for people who seek medical assistance in an overdose situation. Many overdose fatalities occur because peers delay or forego calling 911 for fear of arrest or police involvement, which researchers continually identify as the most significant barrier to the ideal first response of calling emergency services.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1831-S
by House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Short, Williams, Johnson, Campbell, Blake, Warnick, McCune, Kretz, and Kristiansen)
Concerning the rights of pet and livestock owners residing in unincorporated areas subject to annexation by a city or town.
Provides that, notwithstanding any city or town ordinance in effect at the time of an annexation, or thereafter, pertaining to pet or livestock ownership, a property owner residing in the unincorporated area of a rural county that is annexed retains the right to own and possess a pet or pets or livestock lawfully in his or her possession at the time of the annexation, subject to certain conditions.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | LGH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1845-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Rodne and Pedersen; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Concerning medical support obligations.
Modifies provisions relating to providing health insurance coverage or cash medical support in a child support order.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
HB 1883-S
by House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris and Quall)
Creating regulatory restrictions applicable to metropolitan park districts.
Creates regulatory restrictions applicable to metropolitan park districts.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 16 | LGH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1900-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley and Hurst)
Requiring a disclosing entity to send notice to a vehicle owner no earlier than thirty days after granting a request for vehicle owner information.
Requires a disclosing entity to send notice to a vehicle owner no earlier than thirty days after granting a request for vehicle owner information.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1946-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlyle, Anderson, Wallace, Angel, White, Schmick, Hasegawa, Goodman, Sullivan, Haigh, Hudgins, Kenney, and Maxwell)
Regarding higher education online technology.
Declares an intent to study and implement the legislature's findings regarding how the state's public institutions of higher education can share core resources in instructional, including library, resources, student services, and administrative information technology resources, user help desk services, faculty professional development, and more. The study will examine how public institutions of higher education can pursue a strategy of implementing single, shared, statewide commonly needed standards-based software, web hosting and support service solutions that are cost-effective, easily integrated, user-friendly, flexible, and constantly improving.Encourages all institutions of higher education to use common online learning technologies including existing learning management and web conferencing systems currently managed and governed by the state board for community and technical colleges and to share professional development materials and activities related to effective use of these tools.Requires the higher education coordinating board to: (1) Convene a higher education technology transformation task force to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of education relative to the strategic and operational use of technology in public education; and(2) Subject to funds for this specific purpose, engage an independent expert to conduct an independent technical analysis of the findings of the comprehensive technology audits outlined in section 3 (4)(e) of the act.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Education Appropriations. | |
HB 1956-S
by House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, Chase, Ormsby, Darneille, Van De Wege, Dickerson, and Simpson)
Authorizing the housing of homeless persons on property owned or controlled by a church.
Authorizes a church to provide shelter or housing to homeless persons on property owned or controlled by the church whether within buildings located on the property or elsewhere on the property outside of buildings.Prohibits a county, city, code city, or town from enacting an ordinance or regulation or taking any other action that: (1) Unreasonably interferes with the decisions or actions of a church regarding the location of housing or shelter for homeless persons on property the church owns or controls;(2) Prohibits or attempts to regulate the housing of homeless persons on church property based upon the property's proximity to a school or day care center;(3) Requires a church to maintain property and casualty insurance; or(4) Requires a church to obtain insurance pertaining to the liability of a municipality with respect to homeless persons housed on church property or otherwise requires the church to indemnify the municipality against such liability.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | LGH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1972-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Dunshee, Blake, and Williams)
Regarding access to information for outdoor recreation and wildlife viewing opportunities.
Increases the fee for a fish and wildlife lands use permit if purchased separately.Authorizes the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Develop information accessible through the department's internet web site that promotes outdoor recreational and wildlife viewing opportunities; and(2) Require, as a condition of accessing the web-based information, the purchase of certain recreational license documents, including the fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit.Provides that the act applies prospectively only.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 1983-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Finn, Appleton, and Kirby)
Providing training for park rangers employed by the state parks and recreation commission.
Requires an applicant for a park ranger position to be a United States citizen who can read and write the English language.Requires all park rangers hired after the effective date of the act to successfully complete the basic law enforcement academy course known as the basic course, or the basic law enforcement equivalency certification known as the equivalency course, provided by the criminal justice training commission.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2029-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Ericks, Morris, McCoy, Ormsby, Hudgins, Hunt, Takko, Springer, Van De Wege, Conway, Eddy, Hasegawa, Finn, Dunshee, Haigh, Kenney, Kessler, Morrell, and Goodman)
Concerning enhanced 911 emergency communications service.
Finds that: (1) The state and counties should be provided with revenue sources to fund enhanced 911 emergency communications service throughout the state on a multicounty or countywide basis; and(2) The most efficient and appropriate method of deriving revenues for this purpose is to impose enhanced 911 service fees on wireline, wireless, internet protocol-enabled voice, and other communications services capable of transmitting voice or data to 911.Imposes a tiered county enhanced 911 service fee on the use of certain telecommunications and communications services.Imposes a state enhanced 911 service fee on certain telecommunications and communications services.Repeals chapter 82.14B RCW (counties--tax on telephone access line use).
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 2078-S
by House Committee on Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, O'Brien, Walsh, Jacks, Appleton, Goodman, Dickerson, Green, Kagi, Chase, Wood, Kenney, and Haler)
Concerning persons with developmental disabilities who are in correctional facilities or jails.
Declares an intent to ensure that persons with developmental disabilities are identified early in the confinement process and that staff in correctional facilities and jails are trained in how to best support persons with developmental disabilities during confinement.Requires the developmental disabilities council, within state funds appropriated for this purpose and in consultation with the department of corrections, the department of social and health services, representatives of local jails, a representative of the state designated protection and advocacy system, and other advocates, to develop training tools for correctional and jail staff regarding identifying persons with developmental disabilities and how to best support them during confinement.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Human Services at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
HB 2079-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Ericksen, and Morrell)
Concerning the office of financial management's access to health professional licensing information.
Authorizes the office of financial management to access certain health professional licensing information and certain medical or health facility licensing information.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
HB 2130-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Probst, Jacks, Morris, Morrell, Kenney, Conway, and Ormsby)
Concerning tax incentives for renewable energy manufacturing facilities.
Allows a fifty percent business and occupation tax credit for each dollar of capital invested in renewable energy manufacturing expenditures, up to a maximum of twenty million dollars of credit.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 2131-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representative Morris)
Providing a credit under the public utility tax for sales and use taxes paid for the development of eligible renewable resources in the state that provide renewable energy to a qualifying utility.
Provides a credit under the public utility tax for sales and use taxes paid for the development of eligible renewable resources in the state that provide renewable energy to a qualifying utility.Requires the department of revenue, on the 25th of February, May, August, and November of each year, to advise the state treasurer of the amount of credit claimed during the preceding calendar quarter.Expires July 1, 2019.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing, executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 2156-S
by House Committee on Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall and Dickerson; by request of Department of Corrections)
Revising the authority for certification by the criminal justice training commission.
Revises the criminal justice training commission's authority for certification.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2278
by Representatives Pettigrew, Chandler, Blake, Johnson, Bailey, and Schmick
Concerning the sales and use tax exemption for livestock nutrient management equipment and facilities.
Modifies provisions regarding the sales and use tax exemption for livestock nutrient management equipment and facilities.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2279
by Representatives Hurst, Hope, Dunshee, Kelley, and Roach
Addressing the offense of assault of a child in the first degree by requiring the review of the sentencing of offenders and modifying the conditions of release.
Requires the sentencing guidelines commission to: (1) Review the crime of assault of a child in the first degree; and(2) Make recommendations regarding the revision or modification of sentences of offenders convicted of the crime of assault of a child in the first degree.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 2280
by Representatives Seaquist, Simpson, Takko, and Green
Concerning nursing home medicaid reimbursement rate setting in nonurban counties.
Modifies provisions regarding nursing home medicaid reimbursement rate setting in nonurban counties.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
HB 2281
by Representative Pettigrew
Relating to the visitor destination campus act of 2009.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2282
by Representatives Cox, McCune, and Schmick
Extending the length of commercial and farm vehicle permits.
Extends the length of commercial and farm vehicle permits.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2283
by Representatives Santos, Armstrong, Condotta, Ericks, Ormsby, and Kelley
Providing sales and use tax exemptions to eligible data centers located in a rural county as defined in RCW 82.14.370(5).
Provides a sales and use tax exemption: (1) For sales to qualifying businesses of server equipment, to be installed, in an eligible computer data center, and for sales of labor and services rendered in respect to installing such server equipment; and(2) To the sales of temperature and climate control infrastructure and power infrastructure, including labor and services rendered in respect to constructing, installing, repairing, altering, or improving such infrastructure.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2284
by Representatives Darneille, Cody, and Kenney
Concerning medical care for persons who are incarcerated.
Finds that determining the financial responsibility for individuals incarcerated in city and county correctional facilities is a complex process that involves many factors.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2285
by Representatives Flannigan and Simpson
Addressing the formation of local improvement districts and utility local improvement districts comprised of property in more than one city or town.
Authorizes a city or town to form local improvement districts or utility local improvement districts, upon approval of the legislative authority of an adjoining city or town, for transportation and infrastructure purposes that are composed entirely or in part of territory within that adjoining city or town.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2286
by Representatives Bailey, O'Brien, Campbell, Kristiansen, Miloscia, Crouse, Hope, Chandler, Shea, McCune, Hinkle, Warnick, Kretz, Haler, Schmick, Parker, Kelley, and Roach
Concerning the exposure of minors to sexually explicit material.
Declares an intent to: (1) Promote the safety and well-being of children by limiting the ability of children to access sexually explicit materials; and(2) Ensure the law reinforces and supports the wishes of parents regarding their children's access to such graphic materials.Prescribes penalties.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2287
by Representatives Kessler and Van De Wege
Requiring state agencies to use one hundred percent recycled content paper.
Requires all state agencies, by December 31, 2009, to purchase one hundred percent recycled content paper.Encourages state agencies to give priority to purchasing from companies that produce paper in facilities that generate energy from a renewable energy source.Directs the office of waste reduction to coordinate with each state agency in developing and implementing a paper conservation program and a paper recycling program.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HJM 4015
by Representatives Chase and Morris
Supporting California's motor vehicle emissions standards.
Supports California's motor vehicle emissions standards.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Ecology & Parks. | |
SB 5026-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Regala and Brandland)
Regarding the collection of biological samples for DNA identification analysis from individuals whose convictions are the result of a plea agreement.
Addresses the collection of biological samples for DNA identification analysis from individuals whose convictions are the result of a plea agreement.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 23 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5133-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Kline, McCaslin, Regala, and Roach; by request of Board For Judicial Administration)
Allowing the Washington center for court research and the office of public defense to access juvenile case records.
Requires the administrative office of the courts to maintain an electronic research copy of all records in the judicial information system related to juveniles.Requires the court to release to the Washington state office of public defense records needed to implement the agency's oversight, technical assistance, and other functions as required by RCW 2.70.020.Requires the Washington state office of public defense to maintain the confidentiality of all confidential information included in the records.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5138-S
by Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Rockefeller, Ranker, Jacobsen, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Kline, and Pridemore)
Creating an integrated climate change response strategy.
Recognizes that climate change poses a significant threat to Washington's economy, the health and welfare of its population, and its natural resources. Washington's water supply and natural resources are particularly vulnerable to temperature changes and shifts in precipitation patterns and could suffer devastating consequences if adaptive measures are not taken.Declares it is in the public interest for the state to address the effects of climate change and to be able to plan for future climate change impacts.Creates an integrated climate change response strategy with prioritized and coordinated climate change preparation and adaptation actions that state and local agencies, public and private businesses, tribes, and individuals can use to plan and prepare for the impacts of climate change through a collaborative process of on-going research, analysis, collection, and distribution of data and information.Requires the departments of ecology, fish and wildlife, natural resources, and transportation to develop an integrated climate change response strategy to better enable state and local agencies, public and private businesses, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals to prepare for, address, and adapt to the impacts of climate change.Directs the science advisory group to provide independent, nonrepresentational scientific advice to the department of ecology.
| Feb 13 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 23 | EWE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5219-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Regala, Hargrove, Kline, Brandland, Swecker, Stevens, and King)
Establishing a focus group to examine the need to provide housing for certain populations at risk of being homeless.
Establishes a focus group to examine the need to provide housing for individuals at risk of being homeless including, but not limited to, those suffering from mental illness, those with criminal backgrounds, and those who have chemical or alcohol dependency issues.Authorizes the focus group to use legislative facilities, and staff support must be provided by senate committee services and the house of representatives office of program research.Expires December 1, 2009.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 23 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5220-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin, Stevens, Hargrove, Regala, and Murray)
Regarding the designation of "social worker."
Prohibits a public agency or private entity doing business in Washington from using the title of social worker or a form of the title for describing or designating volunteer or employment positions or within contracts for services, reference materials, manuals, or other documents, unless the volunteers or employees working in those positions are qualified as a social worker as defined in chapter 18.225 RCW. This prohibition does not apply to persons employed in Washington on July 1, 2009, under the job title of social worker or a form of the title, during the time of their continued employment in the same position and under the same job description and title held on July 1, 2009.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5231-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Kline, Stevens, Hargrove, and Brandland)
Addressing parenting plans and residential schedules in dependency proceedings.
Authorizes the juvenile court to have concurrent original jurisdiction with the family court over parenting plans or residential schedules under chapters 26.09 and 26.26 RCW as provided for in RCW 13.34.155.Authorizes the court hearing a dependency petition to establish or modify a parenting plan under chapters 26.09 and 26.26 RCW.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5238-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Roach, Swecker, Fraser, McCaslin, Kohl-Welles, Honeyford, Pridemore, McDermott, Fairley, Benton, and Shin)
Authorizing the department of retirement systems to assist with mailing information to certain members of the state retirement systems.
Allows any organization that exclusively provides representation or services to retired members of the Washington state retirement systems and has membership dues deducted through the department of retirement systems to request the department of retirement systems to assist in doing blind mailings to retirees twice each year.
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5252-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland, Hargrove, and Shin)
Addressing correctional facility policies regarding medication management.
Directs the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to, when funded, convene a jail medication management work group to develop a model policy regarding the management of medications in jails, to be applicable to jails as defined in RCW 70.48.020.Authorizes a jail to provide for the delivery and administration of medications and medication assistance for inmates in their custody by nonpractitioner jail personnel, subject to certain conditions.Provides that section 1 of the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5253-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Brandland, and Swecker)
Concerning criminal defendants who are guilty and mentally ill.
Provides that a person who timely offers a defense of insanity pursuant to RCW 10.77.030 may be found guilty and mentally ill at trial under certain circumstances.Allows a person who waives the right to trial to plead guilty and mentally ill.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5266-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Regala, Kauffman, and Brandland)
Regarding housing services and assistance in dependency and termination matters.
Modifies provisions relating to housing services and assistance in dependency and termination matters.
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 23 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5295-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Oemig, Rockefeller, Holmquist, King, Hatfield, and Hobbs)
Implementing unanimous recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee.
Implements unanimous recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5344-S
by Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Ranker, Swecker, Rockefeller, Marr, Hargrove, Pridemore, Fraser, Shin, McDermott, and Kilmer)
Concerning emergency response towing vessels.
Declares that the maritime industry should provide and fully fund at least one year-round emergency response tug at Neah Bay, with necessary logistical and operational support, and that any tug provided by the maritime industry pursuant to the act should meet or exceed technical performance requirements specified in the state's fiscal year 2009 contract for the Neah Bay emergency response tug.Requires the director of the department of ecology, or the director's designee, to initiate discussions with the director's counterpart in the government for the Canadian province of British Columbia to explore options for Washington and British Columbia to share the marine emergency response assets required under the act.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 23 | EWE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5399-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Rockefeller and Shin; by request of Capital Projects Advisory Review Board)
Requiring prompt issuance of change orders for additional work on public works projects.
Requires a public body, if the public body and the general contractor agree in writing on a price for additional work, to issue a change order within sixty days of the written agreement.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5431-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Stevens, Hargrove, Regala, McAuliffe, Carrell, Brandland, and King)
Regarding placement of a child returning to out-of-home care.
Revises provisions in regard to placement of a child returning to out-of-home care.
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 23 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5433-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Swecker, Rockefeller, Morton, Fraser, Ranker, Fairley, and Shin)
Modifying provisions of local option taxes.
Modifies provisions of local option taxes.Provides that the act applies retroactively to October 1, 2008, as well as prospectively.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 7:45 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5453-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama and Franklin)
Defining "principal residence" for the purpose of relocation of a child.
Clarifies that parents who share custody of their child or children equally pursuant to a parenting plan are each obligated to advise the other parent if there is an intent to relocate.Recognizes that a different result was created by the court of appeals' decision in Spring v. Spring and the purpose of the act is to prevent a similar result in such circumstances by requiring that a notice of intent to relocate be given in all circumstances in which a parent intends to relocate.Provides that the act is to be applied retroactively to all parenting plans which are in effect as of the effective date of the act.
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5509-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Marr, Kauffman, and Shin)
Clarifying rental car company charges, surcharges, and fees to be included in rental car agreements.
Declares that: (1) There are car rental agreements entered into between car rental companies and their customers that include fees in addition to the rental rate and taxes; and(2) It is the intent of the legislature that such fees be clearly and separately stated in such agreements.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5519-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, and Regala)
Reforming competency evaluation and restoration procedures.
Revises provisions regarding competency evaluation and restoration procedures relevant to mental illness and the criminally insane.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5529-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Jarrett and King)
Regarding architects.
Revises provisions relating to architects.Changes the name of the state board of registration for architects to the state board for architects.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5539-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Oemig, Jarrett, McAuliffe, Pflug, and Tom)
Regarding investment expenses of counties.
Defines "actual expenses" relevant to investment expenses of counties.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6074
by Senator Keiser
Creating public health districts.
Authorizes the legislative authority of a county to adopt an ordinance creating a public health district in all or a portion of the area of the county, including the area within the corporate limits of any city or town within the county.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6075
by Senators McCaslin and Parlette
Requiring revaluations of real property by county assessors when there is a certain percentage reduction in county median home prices.
Requires all properties in a county to be revalued prior to assessments being issued for an assessment year, if the county has a reduction in median home prices of ten percent or more during the same assessment year.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6076
by Senator Morton
Regarding water rights for irrigation districts providing municipal water service.
Addresses relinquishment of water rights for irrigation districts providing municipal water service.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 6077
by Senator Rockefeller
Improving water management.
Requires the department of ecology to prepare a data gap analysis that evaluates existing groundwater and surface water information on water levels and water quality within each water resource inventory area of the state.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 6078
by Senators Prentice and Shin
Addressing survivor's death benefits under the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system, plan 1.
Addresses survivor's death benefits under plan 1 of the LEOFF retirement system.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6079
by Senators Jacobsen, Shin, and Marr
Adding personal rapid transit and magnetic levitation transit systems to the definition of rail fixed guideway system.
Revises the definition of "rail fixed guideway system" in chapter 81.104 RCW (high capacity transportation systems) by adding personal rapid transit and magnetic levitation transit systems.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6080
by Senators Parlette, Sheldon, Pflug, and Haugen
Studying the level of uniformity and consistency in the assessment of real property for property tax purposes.
Directs the department of revenue to: (1) Conduct a study to determine: (a) the level and degree to which properties are assessed in a manner consistent with similarly situated properties within the same county; (b) the consistency of real property assessments of similarly situated properties among neighboring counties and other counties throughout the state; (c) the controls, if any, used by county assessors to test and promote consistency in real property assessments; and (d) any other factors the department determines affect the uniformity and consistency in real property assessments; and(2) In consultation with the Washington state association of county assessors, select three county assessors to assist with the study.Authorizes the department of revenue, in conducting the study, to visit the counties of the state to review the methods and procedures adopted by the county for the assessment of real property.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6081
by Senator Franklin
Studying a subtraction method business value added tax as an alternative to the business and occupation tax.
Requires the department of revenue to: (1) Conduct a study on alternatives for replacing the business and occupation tax with a revenue neutral subtraction method business value added tax;(2) Examine the tax structures of other states and review previous studies regarding tax reform in this state;(3) Be guided by administrative simplicity, economic neutrality, fairness, stability, and transparency; and(4) Create an advisory group to provide advice and assistance to the department.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6082
by Senators Pridemore, Tom, and Shin
Regarding forest fire protection assessment refunds.
Removes authority for an owner of forest land who has paid forest fire protection assessments on two or more parcels, each containing less than fifty acres and each within the same county, to obtain a refund on the forest fire protection assessments.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6083
by Senators Pridemore, Tom, and Kline
Consolidating the growth management hearings boards.
Abolishes the three regional growth management hearings boards and transfers their powers, duties, and functions to the growth management hearings board.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6084
by Senators Pridemore and Tom
Concerning recreational hunting and fishing license fees.
Increases recreational hunting and fishing license fees.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 6085
by Senators Kastama, Zarelli, and Shin
Creating the Washington small business loan reserve program.
Creates the Washington small business loan reserve program to provide sufficient incentives to financial institutions and credit unions to make small business loans that would otherwise not be made to worthy small businesses.Establishes the small business loan reserve fund to operate the small business loan reserve program and secure loans made under the act.Prohibits an application to record a loan or the register of loans under the act from being made available to the public.Provides that, if funding for the purpose of accomplishing the act is not provided either through federal or private sources by June 30, 2011, the act is null and void.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6086
by Senators Kastama, Kilmer, and Shin
Concerning the use of state lottery proceeds for higher education financial aid.
Declares an intent to redirect state lottery proceeds to provide additional funding to student financial aid programs.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6087
by Senators Kastama and Shin
Regarding the duties of the economic development commission.
Directs the economic development commission, using the information from its initial inventory of economic development programs, public input, and such other information as it deems appropriate, and in conjunction with the governor's office and the appropriate policy committees of the legislature, to provide a report with findings, analysis, and recommendations to the governor and the legislature, by December 1, 2009, on the appropriate state role in economic development and the appropriate administrative and regional structures for the provision of economic development services.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6088
by Senators Fraser, Swecker, Haugen, Eide, Marr, Sheldon, Berkey, Benton, and Shin
Addressing commute trip reduction for state agencies.
Transfers certain duties from the department of general administration to the department of transportation regarding commute trip reduction programs.Requires state agencies located within the Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater urban growth areas to develop and implement one joint commute trip reduction program for all agencies located in these areas.
| Feb 23 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |