 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 5 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, January 18, 2010 | 8th Day - 2010 Regular Session | |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2010.
HB 2427-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Pearson, Hurst, Bailey, Goodman, Kirby, Chandler, Herrera, O'Brien, Warnick, Ross, Condotta, Dammeier, Shea, Klippert, Smith, Walsh, Parker, Jacks, Blake, Rodne, Williams, McCune, Campbell, Johnson, Eddy, Morrell, Kelley, Short, Maxwell, Sullivan, Conway, Roach, Kristiansen, Haler, Sells, Schmick, Ericks, Ormsby, Kretz, Moeller, and Hope; by request of Attorney General)
Ensuring punishment for domestic violence offenders.
Recognizes: (1) The substantial and great impact upon society, families, children, and the victims of offenses occurring between cohabitants;(2) The continuing nature of domestic violence; and(3) The lasting psychological trauma caused by such violence.Finds that the prevention of domestic violence, and the proper punishment for such offenses, is a compelling state interest that has not been under current sentencing provisions. Toward this end, the act is necessary to ensure that domestic violence offenders are punished accordingly and that an end to domestic violence can be achieved.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 13 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2486-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Klippert, Rodne, Green, Kessler, and Kelley)
Concerning costs for the collection of DNA samples.
Addresses collection costs of DNA samples.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 13 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2534-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Hurst, Pearson, O'Brien, Chase, Kelley, Conway, Van De Wege, Sells, Ericks, Morrell, Kirby, Campbell, Haigh, and Smith)
Establishing a program to verify the address of registered sex offenders and kidnapping offenders.
Revises provisions relating to verification of addresses for registered sex offenders and kidnapping offenders.Directs the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, when funded, to administer a grant program to county sheriffs for the purpose of verifying the address and residency of sex offenders and kidnapping offenders who reside within the county sheriff's jurisdiction.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 13 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2841
by Representatives Hinkle, Cody, Kristiansen, Morrell, and Pearson
Concerning the standard health questionnaire.
Modifies the standard health questionnaire in regard to the basic health plan and an individual health benefit plan.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2842
by Representatives Parker, Kirby, and Kenney; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Addressing confidentiality as it relates to insurer receivership.
Addresses confidentiality and privileged information with regard to insurer receivership.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2843
by Representatives Ormsby and Driscoll
Regarding cities and towns annexed to fire protection districts.
Modifies provisions regarding annexation into a fire protection district.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2844
by Representatives Kenney, Haler, McCoy, Ericks, Nealey, Chase, and Hurst
Concerning excise tax relief for nuclear fuel assemblies.
Provides excise tax relief for nuclear fuel assemblies.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2845
by Representatives Alexander, Haler, Rodne, Angel, Schmick, and Ross
Privatizing the sale of liquor.
Declares an intent to privatize the retail and distribution of liquor to result in a system that is more efficient than public sector retail and distribution.Finds that: (1) The present system of state control includes a markup amount at distribution that generates revenue for the state and local governments; and(2) This markup will be eliminated when liquor sales and distribution are privatized.Declares an intent that the privatization of liquor sales and distribution not result in revenue losses to state or local governments as compared to projected revenues assumed under state control, not including any separate licenses or franchises.Directs the liquor control board and the department of revenue, with assistance from legislative staff and the office of financial management, to present a report to the legislature no later than December 1, 2010, on a recommended method and rates of liquor taxation that would generate the same future projected revenue for the state and local jurisdictions as under the current state control system.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 2846
by Representatives Alexander, Dammeier, Haler, Rodne, Angel, Schmick, and Ross
Concerning contract liquor stores.
Closes a portion of the state's retail liquor stores, contracts out their operation to private individuals, and monitors the impact of the store closures.Requires the state and contract liquor stores to focus on the sale of spirits as their primary product and to follow the same rules as private retailers for the distribution of wine.Creates a task force on the contracting out of liquor to advise the liquor control board as it implements further contracting out of liquor stores.Directs the joint legislative audit and review committee to study the impacts of further contracting out the state's retail sale of liquor.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 2847
by Representatives Alexander and Haler
Providing for the confiscation of funds for individuals convicted of a crime.
Provides for the confiscation of funds for individuals convicted of a crime.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2848
by Representative Alexander
Repealing RCW 36.32.210.
Repeals RCW 36.32.210 (inventory of county capitalized assets--county commission inventory statement--filing and public inspection--penalty--prosecutions--taxpayer's action).
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2849
by Representatives Haigh, Moeller, Hunt, and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire
Transferring the state school for the blind and the state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
Transfers the powers, duties, and functions of the state school for the blind and the center for childhood deafness and hearing loss to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Education Appropriations. | |
HB 2850
by Representatives White, Hunter, Sullivan, Simpson, Dunshee, Nelson, Upthegrove, Carlyle, Springer, Eddy, Kenney, Cody, Kagi, Miloscia, Liias, Orwall, Roberts, Chase, Wallace, and Morrell
Concerning local conservation area financing.
Addresses local conservation area financing with regard to sending and receiving areas; technical assistance and quantitative and qualitative performance measures; establishment of local conservation finance areas; use of local property tax allocation revenues and local sales and use tax increments to pay for the cost of public improvements; state contribution; local sales and use tax credited against the state sales and use taxes; bond authorization; and growth management act comprehensive plan optional elements.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2851
by Representatives White and Nelson
Restricting mailings by local officials.
Restricts mailings by local officials.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2852
by Representatives Parker, Wallace, and Schmick
Concerning college-level online learning by high school students.
Authorizes school districts to claim certain funding for students enrolled in online courses or programs if the courses or programs are offered for college credit by a public institution of higher education in Washington or an in-state or out-of-state institution of higher education accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the higher education coordinating board.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 2853
by Representatives Rolfes, McCoy, Liias, Seaquist, Dunshee, Nelson, Upthegrove, Hudgins, Chase, Wallace, Kenney, and Simpson
Authorizing a local financing tool to fund energy efficiency upgrades and removing financial barriers to implementing energy conservation programs.
Establishes a financing mechanism that will: (1) Enable local governments to expand and improve existing energy conservation and energy efficiency loan programs to aid the private and nonprofit sectors in undertaking residential, commercial, and industrial energy efficiency upgrades;(2) Lead to reductions in household energy bills;(3) Provide incentives for the creation of new family-wage jobs in construction, manufacturing, and installation of energy-saving products;(4) Encourage investments by the utility sector in a cleaner environment;(5) Decrease the need for new power plant construction; and(6) Increase energy security.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2854
by Representatives Kenney, Maxwell, Sells, Probst, Hasegawa, Pettigrew, Conway, Ericks, Sullivan, Hunt, Nelson, Quall, Chase, Ormsby, Liias, Upthegrove, Goodman, Pedersen, Santos, Morrell, Hudgins, Orwall, Cody, Eddy, Dickerson, Wallace, Kessler, Anderson, and Simpson
Making changes to the state higher education loan program.
Designs and operates a state higher education loan program to increase postsecondary access and affordability for low and middle-income students, reduce reliance on private student loans, and complement existing federal financial aid programs.Creates the Washington higher education loan program account.Repeals the authority of the Washington higher education facilities authority to originate and purchase educational loans and to issue revenue bonds payable from and secured by educational loans.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2855
by Representatives Liias, Clibborn, White, Simpson, Williams, Nelson, Sells, Carlyle, Eddy, Dickerson, Upthegrove, Pedersen, Hunt, Chase, Morris, Darneille, Kenney, Cody, Moeller, and Maxwell
Providing financing options for the operations and capital needs of transit agencies.
Provides certain transit agencies with a temporary tool that can help address their revenue shortfalls during this economic crisis.Establishes a statewide plan that will guide future investments in public transportation.Requires the joint transportation committee to convene a panel of interested stakeholders to consider and propose a statewide blueprint for public transportation services. The requirement expires June 30, 2012, and is null and void if funding is not provided by June 30, 2010.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2856
by Representative Miloscia
Requiring the annual revision of performance measures of certain homeless housing programs.
Requires the department of commerce to revise annually the performance measures of certain homeless housing programs.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2857
by Representatives Blake, Wallace, and Kessler
Providing alternative methods to meet the eligible renewable energy requirements under RCW 19.285.040.
Provides alternative methods to meet certain eligible renewable energy requirements.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 2858
by Representatives Appleton, Anderson, Sells, White, and Wallace
Regarding the purchasing authority of institutions of higher education.
Authorizes purchases under chapter 39.29 RCW (personal service contracts), chapter 43.19 RCW (department of general administration), or chapter 43.105 RCW (department of information services) by institutions of higher education to be made by using contracts for materials, supplies, services, or equipment negotiated or entered into by, for, or through group purchasing organizations.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2859
by Representatives Haler and Anderson
Regarding administration at institutions of higher education.
Requires the higher education coordinating board to work with the four-year institutions of higher education and the education data center to develop a common set of data definitions and methodologies to generate specified information regarding higher education and requires the education data center to post the information on its web site.Authorizes the four-year institutions of higher education to set the presidents' salaries but limits the amount of compensation paid from the state general fund to their base salaries.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2860
by Representatives Haler, Pearson, Klippert, Hurst, Kelley, Wallace, and Smith
Prohibiting the intimidation of a peace officer.
Creates the crime of intimidating a peace officer.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 2861
by Representatives Rodne, Pedersen, and Wallace
Adding state certified court reporters to the list of persons authorized to administer oaths and affirmations.
Authorizes state certified court reporters to administer oaths and affirmations.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2862
by Representatives Van De Wege, Conway, Ericks, Simpson, and Kessler
Allowing the state director of fire protection to refuse membership in the public employees' retirement system.
Allows the state director of fire protection to refuse membership in the public employees' retirement system.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2863
by Representatives Blake, Chandler, Liias, Van De Wege, Jacks, and Wallace
Transferring emergency food assistance programs to the department of agriculture.
Transfers the emergency food assistance program in the department of commerce and the department of general administration to the department of agriculture.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2864
by Representatives Appleton and Santos
Authorizing payment of claims for wrongful conviction and imprisonment.
Creates a civil cause of action to address the unique situation faced by those who have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned.Encourages the courts to: (1) Assist persons who have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned in accessing programs such as Washington's corrections clearinghouse and reentry services; and(2) In exercising its discretion regarding the weight and admissibility of evidence, give due consideration to difficulties of proof caused by the passage of time, the death or unavailability of witnesses, the destruction of evidence, or other factors not caused by the wrongfully convicted person or those acting on his or her behalf.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2865
by Representatives Roberts, Dickerson, Walsh, O'Brien, White, Seaquist, Green, Williams, Moeller, Appleton, and Orwall
Concerning offenders with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injuries.
Expands the authorization of mental health courts to include reducing recidivism of nonviolent offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injuries.Requires jail staff to notify: (1) Prosecutors and public defenders of an offender's intellectual or developmental disability or traumatic brain injury, if known; and(2) The department of corrections or another jail of the offender's intellectual or developmental disability or traumatic brain injury, if the offender is transferred to a department of corrections facility or another jail.Requires the department of social and health services to reinstate medical assistance on the day of release of a qualifying offender with an intellectual or developmental disability or traumatic brain injury.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2866
by Representatives Blake and Wallace
Concerning natural resource infractions.
Authorizes the state parks and recreation commission, the commissioner of public lands, and the director of the department of fish and wildlife to delegate and accept enforcement authority over natural resource infractions to or from the other agencies.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 2867
by Representatives Kagi, Sells, White, Hunt, Chase, Kessler, Morrell, Van De Wege, Kenney, and Hasegawa; by request of Governor Gregoire
Promoting early learning.
Makes early learning preschool opportunities available to every three and four-year old child in the state.Creates the all start voluntary preschool program for three and four-year old children.Requires the department of early learning to: (1) Establish certification for preschool programs serving three and four-year old children, including a timeline for requiring all preschools to become certified;(2) Develop preschool programs;(3) Review the early childhood education and assistance program and head start program standards;(4) Work with the federal agency administering the head start program to integrate the state and federal programs;(5) Develop, coordinate, and implement services and programs for children from birth to age three; and(6) Charge fees for the certification and the renewal of certification.Authorizes the department of early learning to admit additional children for certain programs depending on income.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2868
by Representatives Campbell, Dunshee, Chase, and Santos
Regarding school district bidding procedures for purchases and public works projects.
Modifies competitive bid procedures related to certain school district purchases, in excess of fifty thousand dollars and buildings, improvements, repairs, or other public works projects in excess of one hundred thousand dollars.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2869
by Representatives McCoy and Wallace
Providing incentives for hydrokinetic energy.
Provides an investment cost recovery incentive for hydrokinetic energy.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 2870
by Representative Bailey
Concerning maintenance inspections of on-site sewage systems.
Provides an option for a property owner, or property owner's designee, to perform a state or local board of health-required inspection of certain on-site sewage systems.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Environmental Health. | |
HB 2871
by Representatives Bailey, Anderson, Crouse, and Alexander
Addressing the method of funding benefit increases for state retirement plans that are less than fully funded.
Modifies provisions regarding the method of funding benefit increases for state retirement plans that are less than fully funded.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2872
by Representatives Alexander, Seaquist, Bailey, Ericks, Dammeier, Schmick, Wallace, Morrell, Simpson, and Smith
Establishing a period of public and legislative review of appropriations legislation.
Creates the budget sunshine act.Prohibits voting by the senate or house on an omnibus operating, capital, or transportation appropriations bill unless seventy-two hours have elapsed since the bill was last subject to amendment.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2873
by Representatives Conway, Green, and Simpson
Permitting local governments to limit house-banked social card games within their jurisdictions.
Permits local governments to limit house-banked social card games within their jurisdictions.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 2874
by Representative Simpson
Concerning the formation, operation, and governance of regional fire protection service authorities.
Modifies formation, operation, and governance provisions of regional fire protection service authorities.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2875
by Representatives Ericksen, Cody, Condotta, Hinkle, Herrera, Driscoll, Parker, Bailey, Green, Morrell, Kelley, Wallace, Kessler, and Moeller
Concerning health savings accounts.
Allows the public employees' benefits board to contract with a third party administrator to fund health savings accounts from participating employees' payroll systems, if the board determines that the health care authority lacks the administrative capacity to do so.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2876
by Representatives Moeller, Green, and Morrell
Concerning pain management.
Requires the secretary of the department of health to: (1) By rule, develop criteria for approving pain management education programs; and(2) Use that criteria to publish a list of approved pain management education programs.Requires a license holder authorized by law to prescribe a Schedule II controlled substance to complete one pain management education program.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2877
by Representative Moeller
Authorizing payment of regulated company stock in lieu of a portion of salary for educational employees.
Authorizes payment of regulated company stock in lieu of a portion of salary for educational employees.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2878
by Representatives Moeller and Hunt
Collecting fees to accommodate electronic filing and disclosure of campaign and lobbying reports, and personal financial affairs statements.
Modifies provisions relating to the public disclosure commission's system for electronic filing and filing requirements for candidates, political committees, lobbyists and their employers, and agencies.Establishes fees for electronic filing and disclosure of certain reports and personal financial affairs statements.Creates the public disclosure electronic filing account.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2879
by Representatives Ericksen, Ross, Rodne, Johnson, Klippert, Haler, Bailey, Roach, Nealey, Warnick, Angel, Short, Schmick, and Pearson
Reforming industrial insurance through privatization and competition.
Creates an efficient and cost-effective industrial insurance system for the benefit of employers and workers by introducing competition into the system through a choice of insurance carriers from whom employers may purchase industrial insurance.Provides workers the benefits of safety systems developed by both private enterprise and government.Improves the state's economic climate by providing the private sector with the opportunity to engage in the industrial insurance business with appropriate standards and oversight.Eliminates a government monopoly with respect to industrial insurance choices for small employers and provides private sector insurance choices for all employers.Makes Washington a state in which employers may self-insure or obtain private sector industrial insurance.Creates the joint legislative task force on industrial insurance privatization to develop proposed legislation to eliminate Washington's state-run industrial insurance fund. Expires the task force June 30, 2011.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 2880
by Representative Kristiansen
Eliminating the building code council account.
Eliminates the building code council account.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2881
by Representatives Finn, Wallace, and Kagi
Concerning the sale of surplus salmon from state hatcheries.
Authorizes a regional fisheries enhancement group to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department of fish and wildlife that allows the group to facilitate and provide oversight in the collection and disposition of all excess state contracted hatchery return salmon.Authorizes the director of the department of fish and wildlife to sell eggs and carcasses of surplus salmon.Requires the director of the department of fish and wildlife, before selling surplus salmon, to provide an opportunity for a regional fisheries enhancement group, or a coalition of groups, to use the surplus salmon under a memorandum of understanding.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 2882
by Representatives Klippert, Green, Dammeier, Dickerson, Kelley, Wallace, and McCune
Detaining persons with mental disorders.
Changes standards by which a designated crisis responder may take a person with a mental disorder or chemical dependency into emergency custody from presenting an "imminent" likelihood of harm to a "substantial" likelihood of harm.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 2883
by Representatives Klippert, O'Brien, Pearson, Haler, Hurst, Wallace, and McCune
Establishing a registration fee for sex offenders.
Requires a person, who is required to register under RCW 9A.44.130 (registration of sex offenders and kidnapping offenders) and moves to a new county, to pay a registration fee of sixty-five dollars to the county sheriff of the person's new county of residence.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 2884
by Representatives Quall and Morris
Authorizing limited expansions of urban growth areas into one hundred year floodplains in areas adjacent to a freeway interchange or interstate in counties wholly or partially bordering salt waters with more than one hundred thousand but fewer than one hundred fifty thousand residents.
Authorizes limited expansions of urban growth areas into one hundred year floodplains in certain areas.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2885
by Representatives Crouse, Shea, Haler, Condotta, Bailey, McCune, Haigh, Kretz, Short, Kristiansen, Hinkle, Ericksen, Ross, Roach, Taylor, Priest, and Smith
Providing flexibility for school districts.
Provides flexibility for school districts by modifying provisions related to: (1) Highly capable students;(2) Policies for nutritious foods and exercise and student health concerns;(3) Authority of school boards;(4) Essential academic learning requirements and assessments;(5) Safe school plans and threats of violence;(6) Rates and charges from services provided by storm water control facilities; and(7) Traffic safety education courses.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 2886
by Representatives Angel, Simpson, and Wallace
Concerning the adoption of rules by the building code council regarding carbon monoxide alarm installation.
Requires existing owner-occupied single-family residences to be equipped with carbon monoxide alarms when any alterations, repairs, or additions requiring a building permit occur.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2887
by Representatives Hurst, Maxwell, Conway, Kenney, Kelley, and Pearson; by request of Governor Gregoire
Concerning criminal defendants who are guilty and mentally ill.
Provides that a person who timely offers a defense of insanity may be found guilty and mentally ill at trial under certain circumstances.Allows a defendant who waives the right to trial to plead guilty and mentally ill.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2888
by Representatives Herrera, Cody, Orcutt, Wallace, and Conway
Concerning continuing education for pharmacy technicians.
Requires pharmacy technicians to complete continuing education requirements established in rule by the board of pharmacy.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HJM 4024
by Representatives Angel, Wallace, Haler, and Moeller
Concerning a memorial petitioning for the elimination of the term "mentally retarded" in federal law.
Petitions for the elimination of the term "mentally retarded" in federal law.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
SB 6478
by Senators Regala, Kline, and Delvin
Planning for the discontinuation of discharge of vulnerable populations from state institutions into homelessness.
Requires the department of corrections, the department of social and health services, and the regional support networks to plan for the release of persons who are or have been under their care or supervision, in order to reduce the likelihood of their homelessness.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6479
by Senators Morton, Swecker, Holmquist, Hewitt, Schoesler, and Delvin
Determining who has standing when filing a petition with a growth management hearings board.
Revises who may file a petition before a growth management hearings board.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6480
by Senators Morton, Schoesler, Holmquist, Hewitt, Parlette, Stevens, Delvin, King, Becker, and Swecker
Concerning impact payments of a municipally owned hydroelectric facility.
Authorizes certain cities, that own and operate a public utility and have facilities for the generation of electricity located in a county other than that in which the city is located, to provide for the impacts of lost revenue.Requires certain municipal-owned utilities, that construct or operate hydroelectric generating facilities or acquire land for the purpose of constructing or operating the same in a county other than the county in which the city is located, to enter into an agreement with the county affected for the annual payment of moneys to recompense such losses or provide for such increased financial burden equivalent to seven percent of the annual utility taxes paid by the municipal-owned utility.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6481
by Senators Morton, Schoesler, Holmquist, Hewitt, King, Delvin, and Swecker
Clarifying which local governments have jurisdiction over conversion-related forest practices.
Clarifies which local governments have jurisdiction over conversion-related forest practices.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 6482
by Senator Hargrove
Concerning fire protection firms.
Regulates fire protection firms.Creates the fire protection firm licensing account.Prescribes penalties.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6483
by Senators Hargrove and Hatfield
Regarding natural wildlife planning management.
Encourages the use of natural fish and wildlife propagation and dispersal methods and minimizes unintended consequences from artificial propagation and dispersal activities in the future.Requires the department of fish and wildlife to obtain specific legislative authorization before implementing a species management, recovery, or reintroduction plan that recognizes a method of propagation or dispersal other than natural propagation or dispersal.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 6484
by Senators Hewitt, Carrell, Schoesler, Sheldon, Holmquist, Morton, Stevens, King, Pflug, Becker, Swecker, Honeyford, Brandland, Delvin, and Roach
Authorizing civil judgements for assault.
Allows the secretary of the department of corrections to deduct money from an inmate's wages, gratuities, or workers' compensation benefits, for the purpose of satisfying a civil judgment awarded to a correctional officer or department of corrections employee who was injured, in the course of employment, by the inmate.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6485
by Senators Marr, King, Kohl-Welles, Hewitt, Hatfield, Delvin, Hobbs, and Rockefeller
Modifying craft distillery provisions.
Increases a distiller's production limit with regard to licensing requirements.Authorizes a craft distillery to contract distilled spirits for, and sell contract distilled spirits to, holders of certain licenses.Authorizes an industry member to provide to a special occasion licensee, services for pouring or dispensing of spirits distilled by a licensed craft distillery.Revises grower's licensing provisions.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6486
by Senators Murray, Becker, and Shin
Requiring hospitals to adopt policies concerning vaccination of health care workers.
Requires hospitals to adopt a policy that: (1) Provides influenza vaccination, free of charge, to the hospital's health care workers;(2) Requires workers who decline the vaccination to participate in an educational program about the vaccine;(3) Requires workers to provide annual documentation of immunization for influenza or a signed declination citing medical, religious, or philosophical objections; and(4) Requires workers, while unvaccinated for influenza, to wear personal protective equipment when working with patients during influenza season.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6487
by Senators Franklin, Pridemore, Keiser, Carrell, Pflug, Schoesler, Delvin, and Kline
Repealing the expiration of the fair payment for chiropractic services requirement.
Repeals the expiration of the fair payment for chiropractic services requirement.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6488
by Senators Oemig, Gordon, McAuliffe, Tom, Rockefeller, Kline, and Ranker; by request of Governor Gregoire
Regarding school levies.
Modifies school levy provisions.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6489
by Senators Oemig, Hobbs, Rockefeller, Fairley, Fraser, Brown, Shin, and Kline
Adding products to the energy efficiency code.
Requires all televisions manufactured on or after January 1, 2011, to be tested in accordance with and meet requirements specified in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, section 1604 and 1605.3.Prohibits the sale, or installation for compensation, of televisions manufactured on or after January 1, 2011, unless they meet or exceed the efficiency standards referenced in RCW 19.260.040.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6490
by Senators Kline, Regala, and Hargrove
Changing provisions regulating driver's and vehicle licenses.
Requires the department of licensing to, on September 1, 2010, reinstate the driving privileges of a person whose driving privileges were suspended due solely to a notice of failure to: (1) Respond to a notice of traffic infraction;(2) Appear at a requested hearing;(3) Comply with a written promise to appear in court; or(4) Comply with the terms of a notice of traffic infraction or citation.Modifies the consequences when certain monetary obligations are not met.Addresses proof of insurance when renewing a vehicle license.Includes vehicle license numbers in abstracts for infractions involving violations of RCW 46.30.020 (liability insurance or other financial responsibility required).
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6491
by Senators Oemig, McAuliffe, Kauffman, and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire
Transferring the state school for the blind and the state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
Transfers the powers, duties, and functions of the state school for the blind and the center for childhood deafness and hearing loss to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
| 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 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6492
by Senators Kauffman, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Keiser, Roach, and Fraser
Authorizing the department of labor and industries to issue subpoenas to enforce production of information related to electricians and electrical installations.
Authorizes the director of the department of labor and industries, if he or she has reason to believe there has been a violation of chapter 19.28 RCW (electricians and electrical installations), to issue subpoenas to enforce the production and examination of any information, whether written or electronic, necessary to enforce chapter 19.28 RCW.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6493
by Senators Schoesler, Hobbs, and Holmquist
Requiring a study of disability benefit options for plan 2 and plan 3 members of the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system.
Requires the Washington state institute for public policy to continue the study of long-term disability benefits for public employees.Requires the health care authority to: (1) Coordinate analysis and recommendations with its contracted disability vendor and appropriate stakeholders; and(2) Institute an improved communication program to increase awareness of the importance of participating in the employer's optional long-term disability insurance plan.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6494
by Senators Tom, McAuliffe, Rockefeller, and Kline
Regarding state board of health rules that impact school districts.
Recognizes that the legislature cannot practically implement the state board of health's new or amended rules pertaining to primary and secondary school facilities without an extended phase-in period in light of other budget constraints.Encourages the office of the superintendent of public instruction and school districts, and the department of health and local health jurisdictions, to work together to develop two detailed cost analyses before rule implementation.Requires the department of health and the state board of health to forward the new or amended rules to the legislature.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Work with school districts to develop a fiscal analysis regarding the rules and their impacts on school districts; and(2) Convene a working group to prepare a fiscal estimate for the statewide cost to school districts of the rules.Requires the department of health to convene a working group to develop a statewide fiscal analysis regarding the impact of the rules on local health jurisdictions.Prohibits implementation of the rules until the legislature has formally funded implementation of the rules through the omnibus appropriations act or by statute.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6495
by Senators Hobbs and Stevens
Concerning supported living vendor rates.
Requires reduction of the disparity in vendor rates between King county and Snohomish county supported living providers, until the vendor rates are equal.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6496
by Senator McCaslin
Exempting ambulances and aid vehicles from the requirement to post notices about estimates for health care fees and charges.
Exempts ambulances and aid vehicles from the requirement to post notices about estimates for health care fees and charges.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6497
by Senator Keiser; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Concerning direct practices.
Addresses information on direct practices that the office of the insurance commissioner must gather and report to the legislature.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6498
by Senators Brandland, McCaslin, Carrell, Marr, Roach, Schoesler, Kline, Sheldon, and Parlette
Modifying robbery in the first degree provisions to include committing a robbery within and against a pharmacy.
Includes committing a robbery within and against a pharmacy in the crime of robbery in the first degree.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6499
by Senators Murray and Haugen; by request of Department of Transportation
Concerning the administration, collection, use, and enforcement of tolls.
Addresses electronic toll collection and photo tolling systems, permitted methods for payment of tolls, and penalties for failure to pay a toll.Changes the name of the toll collection account to the central toll account.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6500
by Senators Fraser, Stevens, Regala, Parlette, Franklin, Pflug, McDermott, Kohl-Welles, Kauffman, Hargrove, Shin, Keiser, and Kline
Limiting the use of restraints on pregnant women or youth.
Limits the use of restraints on pregnant women or youth in certain correctional facilities, correctional institutions, community facilities, juvenile facilities, and detention facilities.Directs the secretary of the department of corrections, the secretary of the department of social and health services, the sheriff, the police chief, the county legislative authority, or the person in charge to require all staff who are responsible for carrying out the requirements of the act be trained in the requirements of the act.Requires the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to develop, and offer on a periodic basis, the training for county and city jail and juvenile detention facility staff required in sections 6 and 12 of the act.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6501
by Senator Pridemore
Authorizing payment of regulated company stock in lieu of a portion of salary for educational employees.
Authorizes payment of regulated company stock in lieu of a portion of salary for educational employees.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6502
by Senators Tom, McAuliffe, Oemig, Hobbs, Gordon, Pridemore, Shin, Rockefeller, Kline, and Ranker
Restoring the school district levy base.
Recognizes that since 2004, school districts have been permitted to restore full funding for Initiative 728 and Initiative 732 in the levy base.Extends the expiration date for this provision and restores in the base funding received for staffing enhancements in grades kindergarten through four.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6503
by Senator Prentice
Closing state agencies on specified dates.
Requires state agencies of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to close on certain dates.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6504
by Senator Hargrove; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
Reducing crime victims' compensation benefits and eligibility.
Reduces crime victims' compensation benefits and eligibility.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6505
by Senator Kastama
Concerning the authorization, administration, and collection of tolls on the state route number 99 Alaskan Way viaduct corridor.
Authorizes the initial imposition of tolls on the state route number 99 Alaskan Way viaduct corridor and designates the corridor an eligible toll facility.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6506
by Senator Kastama
Addressing the authorization, administration, and collection of tolls on the Interstate 90 floating bridge corridor.
Seeks the required federal approval to toll the existing Interstate 90 floating bridge corridor.Imposes tolls on the Interstate 90 floating bridge corridor to fully finance construction of the replacement state route number 520 bridge and designates the corridor an eligible toll facility.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6507
by Senators Hobbs, Holmquist, Pridemore, Hatfield, Haugen, Kilmer, Eide, Keiser, McAuliffe, Prentice, Kauffman, Berkey, Shin, and Rockefeller
Transferring the Washington main street program to the department of archaeology and historic preservation.
Transfers the powers, duties, and functions of the department of commerce pertaining to the Washington main street program to the department of archaeology and historic preservation.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6508
by Senators Fairley, Prentice, Pridemore, Kline, Rockefeller, Ranker, Tom, McDermott, Gordon, and Keiser
Changing the class of persons entitled to recoveries under a wrongful death action or survival action.
Allows parents of a deceased adult child to recover certain losses in a wrongful death action, under certain circumstances.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6509
by Senator Shin
Modifying the budget recommendations developed by the higher education coordinating board to include recommendations on tuition and fees.
Modifies the budget recommendations developed by the higher education coordinating board.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 6510
by Senators Kilmer and Sheldon
Extending state route number 166.
Extends state route number 166 to serve as an alternate state route connection between state route number 16 and the Southworth state ferry dock.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6511
by Senators Hobbs, King, Marr, Shin, Rockefeller, and Kline; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Regarding gang and hate group activity at schools and school activities.
Addresses gang and hate group activity at schools and school activities.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6512
by Senators Gordon, Hobbs, King, Marr, Rockefeller, and Kline; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Increasing school safety.
Designates school properties and adjacent areas as school safety zones.Includes in the definition of disorderly conduct, intentionally disrupting any school operation or school activity without lawful authority.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6513
by Senators Delvin, Carrell, Brandland, Marr, and Roach
Prohibiting the intimidation of a peace officer.
Creates the crime of intimidating a peace officer.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6514
by Senators Prentice, McCaslin, Regala, and Swecker
Increasing costs for administering a deferred prosecution.
Requires that the cost for administering a deferred prosecution not exceed five hundred dollars.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6515
by Senators Kastama, Kilmer, and Shin; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce
Refocusing the department of commerce, including transferring programs.
Transfers certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of commerce to the department of social and health services, the department of health, the utilities and transportation commission, the office of financial management, the department of labor and industries, and the criminal justice training commission.Abolishes the municipal research council and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the department of commerce.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6516
by Senator Hobbs
Modifying plan membership default provisions in the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system.
Addresses which pension plan a person becomes a member of, by default, if the member fails to choose a plan within ninety days of employment.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6517
by Senators McAuliffe, King, and Kline; by request of Governor Gregoire
Promoting early learning.
Makes early learning preschool opportunities available to every three and four-year old child in the state.Creates the all start voluntary preschool program for three and four-year old children.Requires the department of early learning to: (1) Establish certification for preschool programs serving three and four-year old children, including a timeline for requiring all preschools to become certified;(2) Develop preschool programs;(3) Review the early childhood education and assistance program and head start program standards;(4) Work with the federal agency administering the head start program to integrate the state and federal programs;(5) Develop, coordinate, and implement services and programs for children from birth to age three; and(6) Charge fees for the certification and the renewal of certification.Authorizes the department of early learning to admit additional children for certain programs depending on income.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6518
by Senators Oemig, Gordon, Kohl-Welles, McDermott, Tom, McAuliffe, Hobbs, Kauffman, Marr, and Ranker
Changing school levy provisions.
Changes school levy provisions.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6519
by Senators McAuliffe, King, Oemig, Kauffman, and Hobbs
Streamlining Becca bill provisions for middle and high school students.
Streamlines the process for school districts required to file truancy petitions in the juvenile court when middle and high school students accumulate a specific number of unexcused absences.Makes an appropriation.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6520
by Senators Hatfield, Parlette, Hobbs, Ranker, Pridemore, and Shin
Extending time to complete recommendations under RCW 36.70A.5601 conducted by the William D. Ruckelshaus Center.
Extends the time for completion of certain recommendations conducted by the William D. Ruckelshaus Center.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6521
by Senators Haugen and Honeyford
Requiring state agencies to use an agriculture impact statement.
Requires the state conservation commission to develop a form and process for an agriculture impact statement.Requires all state agencies to complete an agriculture impact statement before acquisition of an interest in certain real property.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6522
by Senators Pflug, Keiser, Swecker, Murray, Honeyford, Kline, Hewitt, and Shin
Establishing the accountable care organization pilot projects.
Requires the health care authority and the department of social and health services to convene a work group to support the development of an application by at least one integrated health care delivery system and one network of nonintegrated community health care providers for participation in an accountable care organization learning and payment collaborative.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6523
by Senators Pflug, Becker, Parlette, Stevens, Swecker, Schoesler, and Hewitt
Concerning the apple health community care demonstration waiver.
Modifies statutory requirements concerning the department of social and health services' medicaid waiver requests.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6524
by Senators King, Kohl-Welles, Kastama, Holmquist, Keiser, Honeyford, Regala, Franklin, McDermott, Hewitt, and Kline; by request of Employment Security Department
Addressing unemployment insurance penalties and contribution rates for employers who are not "qualified employers."
Addresses unemployment insurance penalties and contribution rates for employers who are not qualified employers.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6525
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Kastama, Honeyford, Keiser, Hewitt, Kline, Regala, Franklin, and McDermott; by request of Employment Security Department
Correcting references in RCW 50.29.021(2)(c)(i), (c)(ii), and (3)(e), RCW 50.29.062(2)(b)(i)(B) and (2)(b)(iii), and RCW 50.29.063(1)(b) and (2)(a)(ii) to unemployment insurance statutes concerning employer experience rating accounts and contribution rates.
Corrects references to certain unemployment insurance statutes.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6526
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Franklin, Regala, Keiser, McDermott, and Kline; by request of Employment Security Department
Allowing certain individuals to seek part-time employment while maintaining eligibility for unemployment insurance in order to qualify for the unemployment insurance modernization incentive provisions of the American recovery and reinvestment act of 2009.
Allows certain individuals to maintain eligibility for unemployment insurance, in order to qualify for the unemployment insurance modernization incentive provisions of the American recovery and reinvestment act of 2009, while seeking part-time employment.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6527
by Senator Roach
Notifying the secretary of state when a person summoned for jury service does not meet the qualifications of a juror.
Requires the court to notify the office of the secretary of state and the appropriate county election official when a person summoned for jury service does not meet the qualifications of a juror.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6528
by Senator Roach
Concerning the Washington soldiers' home.
Authorizes the department of veterans affairs to receive gifts, grants, or endowments from public or private sources for renovation and maintenance of the Washington soldier's home.Creates the Washington soldier's home account.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6529
by Senator Roach
Increasing public access to public records.
Requires each agency to make available to the public, at no cost to the public, all public records of that agency through computer terminals located at a readily accessible designated area located in the agency. If public records are explicitly exempt from public disclosure by statute, the agency shall redact the exempt information and otherwise provide the document in proper context, showing redactions.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6530
by Senator Roach
Increasing access to public records.
Increases access to public records.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6531
by Senator Roach
Modifying kidnapping provisions.
Designates the offense of kidnapping in the second degree of a child fourteen years of age or younger as a class A felony.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6532
by Senators Pflug and Keiser
Concerning payment for emergency services.
Determines who should bear the cost when persons require emergency medical services that are delivered by medical providers who are not participating providers in their health plans.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6533
by Senators Roach and Gordon
Granting high school credit for learning experiences.
Requires the state board of education to provide by rule for high school credit equivalencies for certain educational experiences selected by parents and students.Requires a school district board of directors to grant high school credit for certain educational experiences selected by parents and students.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6534
by Senators Holmquist, King, Stevens, Swecker, Delvin, Hewitt, and Schoesler
Regarding the minimum hourly wage.
Authorizes a decrease in the minimum wage rate by the decrease in the rate of inflation.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6535
by Senators Holmquist, Carrell, Roach, Stevens, Swecker, Hewitt, and Schoesler
Adopting the Washington state health care freedom act of 2010 concerning health care services.
Adopts the Washington state health care freedom act of 2010.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6536
by Senators Holmquist, Hatfield, Morton, Honeyford, King, Pflug, Stevens, Swecker, and Delvin
Regarding the withdrawal of waters of the state from additional appropriations.
Requires the department of ecology, before withdrawing waters of the state from additional appropriations, to establish an alternate available water source for use in the closed basin.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 6537
by Senators Holmquist, Pflug, Stevens, and Becker
Concerning eligibility for community economic revitalization board financial assistance.
Modifies criteria used by the community economic revitalization board to make loans to political subdivisions or federally recognized Indian tribes in financing the cost of public facilities.
| Jan 15 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |