 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 7 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | 10th 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.
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HB 1669-S2
by House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Hasegawa, Appleton, Miloscia, Warnick, Kirby, Williams, and Ormsby)
Addressing the deposit of public funds.
Allows the deposit of public funds into credit unions.Requires a credit union approved as a public depositary by the public deposit protection commission to at all times pledge and segregate eligible securities in an amount equal to one hundred percent of all public funds on deposit in the public depositary.Prohibits a credit union approved as a public depositary by the public deposit protection commission from accepting funds in excess of certain deposit insurance limits.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 8:30 AM. | |
| Mar 16 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Mar 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 14 | FII - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 19 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2403-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Kelley, Armstrong, Bailey, Hope, O'Brien, Klippert, Morris, Hurst, Hunt, Green, Roberts, Sells, McCune, Campbell, Nelson, Rolfes, Chase, Smith, Appleton, Maxwell, Sullivan, Dammeier, Upthegrove, Carlyle, Conway, Simpson, Orwall, Kenney, McCoy, Ormsby, Kretz, and Haigh; by request of Military Department)
Concerning military leave for public employees.
Expands the use of military leave to include state active duty.Clarifies that military leave may only be charged for the days the person is scheduled to work for the state or the county, city, or other political subdivision.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 15 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2436-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Green, Clibborn, Pedersen, Carlyle, Morrell, and Jacks)
Concerning vehicle license fraud.
Modifies provisions relating to vehicle license fraud.Makes appropriations for vehicle license fraud enforcement and collections.
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 14 | 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. | ||
| Jan 19 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2443-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Ericksen, Cody, and Morrell; by request of Department of Health)
Conforming the uniform controlled substances act to existing state and federal law.
Conforms the uniform controlled substances act to existing state and federal law.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 9:00 AM. | |
| Jan 15 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 19 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2464-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Johnson, O'Brien, Morrell, Maxwell, Sullivan, Simpson, Van De Wege, Kenney, Ericks, and Sells; by request of Washington State Patrol)
Implementing rules and penalties for drivers when approaching certain emergency, roadside assistance, or police vehicles in emergency zones.
Defines "emergency zone" with regard to approaching certain emergency or roadside assistance vehicles.Requires the state patrol and the department of transportation to conduct education and outreach efforts regarding emergency zones, including drivers' obligations and penalties.Creates the crime of reckless endangerment of emergency workers.
| Jan 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 14 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 19 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2496-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives White, Orwall, Chase, Dickerson, Carlyle, Upthegrove, Springer, Nelson, Simpson, Miloscia, Dunshee, and Hunt)
Modifying ballot design provisions.
Requires a ballot to have a clear delineation between the ballot instructions and the first ballot measure or office.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 15 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2537-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, Chase, Haler, Morrell, and Morris)
Concerning incentives for solar energy systems.
Addresses stirling converters with regard to solar energy systems.
| Jan 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 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 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2545-S
by House Committee on Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove, Chase, Finn, Kenney, and Hunt; by request of Department of Ecology)
Directing the department of ecology to adopt rules requiring entities to report the emissions of greenhouse gases.
Requires the department of ecology to modify its greenhouse gas emissions reporting rules and to ensure the rules are consistent with the federal reporting regulations.Requires reporting of greenhouse gas emissions to the department of ecology by: (1) Persons who emit ten thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually from a single facility, source, or site, or from sales of certain fossil fuels;(2) Persons required to file tax reports of motor vehicle fuel sales;(3) Persons required to report periodic tax reports for special fuel sales; and(4) Distributors of aircraft fuel.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ecology & Parks at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 15 | EPAR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ecology & Parks at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 19 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2935
by Representatives Van De Wege, Sells, Blake, Takko, Darneille, Walsh, Hinkle, and Kessler; by request of Governor Gregoire
Regarding environmental and land use hearings boards and making more uniform the timelines for filing appeals with those boards.
Reduces and consolidates the number of state boards that conduct administrative review of environmental and land use decisions and makes more uniform the timelines for filing appeals with such boards.Eliminates the hydraulics appeals board and the forest practices appeals board by transferring their duties to the pollution control hearings board.Eliminates certain preliminary informal appeals heard internally by agencies.Transfers the powers, duties, and functions of the growth management hearings boards to the environmental and land use hearings office.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2936
by Representative Anderson
Changing the state student financial aid program.
Authorizes a person who was awarded a state need grant before the start of the 2010-11 academic year and has been continuously enrolled in an institution of higher education to receive a maximum of five total years of eligibility.Revises eligibility standards for state need grants.Modifies disbursal of funds for student financial assistance.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 2937
by Representatives Clibborn, Roach, Takko, Rodne, Finn, Klippert, Seaquist, Ericksen, Kessler, Simpson, and Smith
Modifying the transportation system policy goals to include economic vitality.
Includes economic vitality in the transportation system policy goals.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2938
by Representative Hinkle
Concerning regional support networks.
Includes a consumer-run organization and a family-run organization in the definition of regional support network in chapter 71.24 RCW (community mental health services act).
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2939
by Representatives Dammeier, Orwall, Parker, Probst, Morrell, Kessler, Smith, and Kenney
Concerning notations on driver abstracts that a person was not at fault in a motor vehicle accident.
Allows notations on driver abstracts that a person was not at fault in a motor vehicle accident, if the person requests the notation and furnishes copies of court records or documents showing that he or she was not at fault.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2940
by Representatives Schmick, Kretz, and Warnick
Authorizing the implementation of a deleterious feral animal management plan.
Authorizes a county legislative authority to determine that a population of deleterious feral animals exists in the county and requires the authority to transmit that information to the director of the department of fish and wildlife.Requires the department of fish and wildlife, if notified of a population of deleterious feral animals, to develop and initiate the implementation of a management plan designed to eliminate or minimize the damage caused by the animals.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 2941
by Representatives Clibborn, O'Brien, Maxwell, Liias, Eddy, Springer, Hunter, and Goodman
Authorizing the use of express toll lanes in the Interstate 405 corridor.
Directs the department of transportation to: (1) Develop and operate express toll lanes on Interstate 405 between the city of Bellevue on the south end and Interstate 5 on the north end; and(2) Conduct an evaluation of the project.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2942
by Representatives O'Brien, Pearson, Dickerson, Goodman, Ericks, Roberts, Kelley, Finn, Appleton, McCoy, Springer, Darneille, Hurst, Priest, Hinkle, Clibborn, Liias, Hope, Klippert, Herrera, Ormsby, Morrell, Conway, Santos, Johnson, Kenney, Hasegawa, and McCune
Offering human trafficking training for criminal justice and correctional personnel, and other public safety employees.
Requires the criminal justice training commission to offer training on human trafficking to criminal justice and correctional personnel, and other public safety employees.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 2943
by Representatives O'Brien, Dammeier, Herrera, Pearson, Morrell, and Johnson
Establishing a residence requirement for general assistance benefits.
Modifies eligibility requirements for general assistance benefits by requiring a person to furnish proof of residence in Washington state for at least twelve consecutive months at the time of application.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 2944
by Representatives O'Brien and Ericks
Addressing juvenile firearms crimes.
Modifies firearms crimes committed by a juvenile.Changes the chemical dependency disposition alternative for certain juvenile offenders.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 2945
by Representative Dickerson
Concerning petitions for relief from the duty to register for sex offenders and kidnapping offenders.
Modifies provisions regarding petitions for relief from the duty to register for sex offenders and kidnapping offenders.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 2946
by Representatives Haigh, Carlyle, Sullivan, Ericks, Hunter, Quall, Sells, Kessler, and Maxwell
Regarding tuition-setting authority at institutions of higher education.
Addresses an institution of higher education's tuition-setting authority.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 2947
by Representatives Wood, Conway, Condotta, and Ormsby
Concerning special occasion licenses.
Authorizes special occasion licensees to pay for beer or wine immediately following the end of a special occasion event.Authorizes wineries and breweries that are participating in a special occasion event to pay reasonable table fees to a special occasion licensee.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 2948
by Representatives Eddy, McCoy, Springer, Goodman, Simpson, Seaquist, and Roach
Evaluating regional and interlocal water and sewer systems.
Requires the governor to convene a study group to: (1) Evaluate regional water and sewer systems in the state; and(2) Determine what statutory changes are necessary to encourage the establishment and operation of regional water and sewer systems.Expires July 1, 2011.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2949
by Representatives Parker and Kretz
Streamlining the process for the vacation of roads by counties.
Streamlines the process for the vacation of roads by counties.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2950
by Representatives Morris, Condotta, Ericks, Eddy, Chandler, Smith, Springer, Clibborn, Johnson, and Rodne
Addressing workers' compensation reform.
Makes the workers' compensation system more cost-effective by: (1) Authorizing voluntary medical provider networks and voluntary settlement agreements; and(2) Assuring that the workers' compensation system will only be responsible for costs due to workplace injuries.Expedites all disputes related to treatment so all treatment and diagnostic disputes between a worker, network sponsor, and provider are reviewed initially through the network's internal dispute resolution process.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 2951
by Representatives Takko, Orcutt, Blake, Herrera, and Short
Clarifying the applicability of business and occupation tax to conservation programs with the Bonneville power administration.
Clarifies the applicability of business and occupation tax to conservation programs with the Bonneville power administration.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2952
by Representatives Ericksen, Carlyle, Pedersen, and Morris
Concerning restrictions on mailings by legislators.
Modifies mailing restrictions of legislators.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2953
by Representative Pettigrew; by request of Governor Gregoire
Transferring the functions of the home care quality authority and the department of services for the blind to the department of social and health services.
Abolishes the home care quality authority and the department of services for the blind and transfers their powers, duties, and functions to the department of social and health services.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
HB 2954
by Representative Cody; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning license fees for nursing homes, boarding homes, and adult family homes.
Modifies license fee provisions for nursing homes, boarding homes, and adult family homes.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
HB 2955
by Representative Cody; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning the individual and family services program.
Addresses the department of social and health services requirement to adopt rules that provide for eligibility requirements to receive services in the individual and family services program, including an assessment of individual need and a family means test.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 2956
by Representatives Pettigrew, Williams, and Maxwell; by request of Governor Gregoire
Concerning hospital safety net assessment.
Creates the hospital safety net assessment and hospital safety net assessment fund to allow the state to generate additional federal financial participation for the medicaid program and provide for increased reimbursement to hospitals.Imposes a hospital safety net assessment, the funds of which are to be used solely to augment all other funding sources and not as a substitute for any other funds.Intends: (1) That the total amount assessed not exceed the amount needed, in combination with all other available funds, to support the reimbursement rates and other payments authorized by the act; and(2) To condition the assessment on receiving federal approval for receipt of additional federal financial participation and on continuation of other funding sufficient to maintain hospital reimbursement rates and small rural disproportionate share payments at least at the levels in effect on June 30, 2009.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
HB 2957
by Representatives Williams and Darneille; by request of Governor Gregoire
Transferring the indeterminate sentence review board to the department of corrections.
Transfers the indeterminate sentence review board and its functions to the department of corrections.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2958
by Representatives McCoy, Appleton, Santos, Hurst, and Hasegawa
Providing Indian tribes with a right of first refusal to acquire certain park lands.
Provides Indian tribes with a right of first refusal to acquire certain park lands.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2959
by Representatives Kagi and Kenney
Concerning child fatality reviews in child welfare cases.
Modifies provisions regarding child fatality reviews in child welfare cases.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services. | |
HB 2960
by Representatives Probst, Sullivan, Ormsby, Seaquist, Hunter, and Santos
Establishing a portal for public access to the prototypical school funding model.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to implement and maintain an internet-based portal that provides ready public access to the state's prototypical school funding model for basic education.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Education Appropriations. | |
HB 2961
by Representatives Campbell, Hurst, Morrell, Kelley, and Ormsby
Establishing a statewide electronic tracking system for the nonprescription sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
Regulates the nonprescription sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.Requires the attorney general to implement a real-time electronic sales tracking system to monitor the nonprescription sale of products in this state containing any detectable quantity of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, provided that the system is available to the state without cost to the state or retailers for accessing the system.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2962
by Representatives Probst and Hunter
Allowing county treasurers to use electronic bill presentment and payment that includes an automatic electronic payment option for property taxes.
Authorizes a county treasurer to collect taxes, assessments, fees, rates, and charges by electronic bill presentment and payment.Requires the department of revenue to administer a grant program for counties to assist in the development and implementation of an electronic bill presentment and payment system.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2963
by Representative Nelson; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Concerning medical malpractice closed claim reporting.
Addresses medical malpractice closed claim reporting.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2964
by Representatives Van De Wege, Williams, Nelson, Simpson, and Hasegawa
Concerning oil spill contingency plan requirements.
Requires notification to the emergency management division within the military department of certain vessel and facility emergencies in which a discharge of oil is likely.Requires each vessel and each onshore and offshore facility to activate their contingency plan in the event of an oil spill.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ecology & Parks. | |
HB 2965
by Representatives Van De Wege, Upthegrove, Williams, Nelson, and Simpson
Adjusting the oil spill response tax and oil spill administration tax.
Adjusts the oil spill response tax and oil spill administration tax.Funds the state's oil spill, prevention, preparedness, response, and environmental restoration activities.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2966
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, Chandler, Hinkle, Johnson, Kretz, and Conway
Establishing a state meat inspection program.
Establishes a state meat inspection program to encourage economic investment in the state's livestock industry and promote economic development within our communities.Creates the meat inspection account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 2967
by Representatives White and Kenney
Mitigating the impacts of the state route number 520 corridor project on the Washington park arboretum.
Creates a program to support the preservation, maintenance, and enhancement of the grounds and collections at the Washington park arboretum in order to partially offset the impacts from the current configuration of state route number 520 and its associated ramps, as well as the impacts from proposed changes to the state route number 520 corridor.Creates the Washington park arboretum support account.Requires the department of transportation to deposit one percent of any revenue from the toll imposed on the state route number 520 corridor into the account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2968
by Representative Hudgins
Regarding the loss of an electronic device.
Regulates the sale of certain personal electronic devices.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 2969
by Representative Hudgins
Promoting efficiencies in the services provided by the office of the public printer.
Requires the public printer to: (1) Provide a program of managed print services to state agencies that are required to use these services and to other agencies that choose to use these services; and(2) Consult with the office of financial management and state agencies to more efficiently manage the use of envelopes.Requires certain state agencies to: (1) Use managed print services provided through the public printer unless exempted by the director of financial management; and(2) Consult with the public printer to more efficiently and cost-effectively use envelopes by standardizing the types of envelopes to the extent consistent with the agency's business needs.Prohibits the state printing plant from adding additional charges to any work or supplies secured from private sources on behalf of the state.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2970
by Representatives Hunter and Conway; by request of Department of Revenue
Addressing tax avoidance.
Closes use tax and real estate excise tax loopholes and provides the department of revenue with enhanced tools to invalidate abusive tax avoidance transactions.Requires the department of revenue to assess a penalty of thirty-five percent of an additional tax found to be due, when the department finds the deficiency resulted from engaging in an abusive tax avoidance transaction.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2971
by Representatives Hunter and Conway; by request of Department of Revenue
Limiting tax preferences that have been the subject of administrative or judicial appeals.
Limits tax preferences that have been the subject of administrative or judicial appeals.Reaffirms the legislature's intent in establishing the direct sellers' exemption and prevents the loss of revenues resulting from the expanded interpretation of the exemption.Restores the business and occupation tax deduction in RCW 82.04.4292 (interest on investments or loans secured by mortgages or deeds of trust) to ensure that it conforms with the legislature's original intent.Narrows the business and occupation tax exemption provided for slaughtering, breaking, and/or processing perishable meat products and/or selling such products at wholesale.Narrows the tax preference provided to fruit and vegetable manufacturers.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2972
by Representatives Hunter, Williams, and Conway; by request of Department of Revenue
Increasing revenues by eliminating and narrowing preferential tax treatment.
Eliminates tax preferences for bullion.Narrows the sales and use tax exemption for livestock nutrient equipment and facilities.Requires the department of revenue to make a reasonable effort to notify any person who operates a beef cattle feeding operation who was issued an exemption certificate before July 1, 2010, that the person is no longer an eligible person for purposes of the exemption and that the person's exemption certificate is void.Ends the preferential business and occupation tax treatment received by directors of corporations.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2973
by Representatives Orcutt, Wallace, Herrera, Probst, McCune, Klippert, Kelley, Hunter, Kretz, Campbell, and Johnson
Creating resident student classifications for certain members of the military and their spouses and dependents.
Creates resident student classifications for a student who resides in Washington and is: (1) On active military duty stationed in certain Oregon counties; or(2) The spouse or a dependent of a person who resides in Washington and is on active military duty stationed in certain Oregon counties.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 2974
by Representatives Orcutt, Herrera, Taylor, McCune, Klippert, Pearson, Kretz, Warnick, and Johnson
Regarding enforcement actions under chapter 77.55 RCW.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to provide a person against whom an enforcement action is being taken with a statement of violation.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 2975
by Representatives Orcutt, Wallace, Probst, Taylor, McCune, and Johnson
Prohibiting local governments and state agencies from mandating the installation of fire sprinkler systems in agricultural structures.
Prohibits a county, city, or state agency from requiring the installation or use of a fire sprinkler system in an agricultural structure.Allows the voluntary installation and use of fire sprinkler systems in agricultural structures.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2976
by Representatives Orcutt, Wallace, Herrera, Probst, McCune, Klippert, Warnick, and Johnson
Including public-owned easements in the acreage requirements of the open space taxation act.
Includes public-owned easements in the acreage requirements of the open space taxation act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2977
by Representatives Hunter and Orcutt
Providing expiration dates for certain environmental tax incentives.
Provides for the expiration of certain tax incentives for qualifying livestock nutrient management equipment and facilities.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2978
by Representatives Appleton and Hasegawa
Requiring the department of labor and industries to develop recommendations on a contractor registration program.
Requires the department of labor and industries to develop recommendations to the legislature on the education, experience, and examination requirements for the contractor registration program.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 2979
by Representative Wallace
Regarding higher education performance agreements.
Finds that: (1) Significant progress has been made through a number of plans and policies to establish coherent and transparent funding and policy objectives, resources, and expectations for public four-year institutions of higher education;(2) Developing performance agreements at each of the public four-year institutions will provide that the proper balance of tuition, state support, and financial aid will be tied to each institution's unique role, mission, student profile, and contribution to achieving the goals of the state's strategic master plan for higher education;(3) Aligning and simplifying the process for preparing, submitting, and processing performance agreements for the institutions with the state budget process is necessary to provide adequate time for negotiation and deliberation;(4) A forum should be created to develop an agreement among policymakers and institution leaders about how institutions' strategic plans, resources, and outcomes align with the state higher education strategic master plan, as adopted by the legislature, for a planning horizon of six years; and(5) Each institution should develop a performance agreement that will be submitted in conjunction with its biennial budget request.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 2980
by Representatives Blake, Walsh, Takko, Kessler, and Schmick
Changing the fees for certain types of agricultural burning.
Changes burning permit fees for field burning and pile burning.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2981
by Representatives Hasegawa, Chase, and Sells
Including budget information in the voters' pamphlet.
Requires the office of financial management to prepare certain budget information for inclusion in the voters' pamphlet.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2982
by Representatives Liias, McCoy, Sells, and Kenney; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce
Providing tax incentives for manufacturers of electronic testing and measurement devices.
Provides tax incentives for manufacturers of electronic testing and measurement devices.Expires July 1, 2020.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2983
by Representatives Kenney and Maxwell
Creating the Washington global health technologies and product development competitiveness program and allowing certain tax credits for program contributions.
Creates the Washington global health technologies and product development competitiveness program to ensure that Washington remains competitive in global health innovation and to guarantee that the development, manufacture, and delivery of global health products will become an even more dynamic part of the state's economy.Creates the Washington global health technologies and product development account.Allows certain tax credits for program contributions.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Trade. | |
HB 2984
by Representatives Maxwell, Clibborn, Eddy, Goodman, and Hunter
Concerning a sales and use tax deferral for performing arts centers.
Provides a sales and use tax deferral for performing arts centers.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2985
by Representatives Maxwell, Kenney, Sullivan, Clibborn, Kelley, Dammeier, Anderson, Morrell, Simpson, and Ormsby
Concerning infrastructure financing for local governments.
Modifies provisions regarding the local infrastructure financing tool program and local revitalization financing.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Trade. | |
HB 2986
by Representatives Simpson, Upthegrove, Campbell, Carlyle, Liias, Driscoll, Williams, Ormsby, Sullivan, Nelson, Sells, Appleton, Chase, Seaquist, Ericks, Goodman, Morrell, Green, Dickerson, Hudgins, Van De Wege, White, Maxwell, Miloscia, Conway, Moeller, Jacks, Hurst, Kenney, and Hasegawa
Requiring the appointment of nonvoting labor members to public transportation governing bodies.
Requires appointment of nonvoting labor members to public transportation governing bodies.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2987
by Representatives Simpson and Williams
Addressing the impact on the firefighters' pension fund when a city or town enters a regional fire protection service authority.
Addresses the impact, when a city or town enters a regional fire protection service authority, on the firefighters' pension fund.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2988
by Representatives Simpson and Williams
Regarding local improvement districts in flood control zone districts.
Provides a process for initiating, by petition, a local improvement district in a flood control zone district.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2989
by Representatives Moeller and Cody
Concerning respiratory care practitioners.
Changes the definition of "physician" in chapter 18.89 RCW (respiratory care practitioners).
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2990
by Representatives Pettigrew, Santos, Simpson, and Kenney
Addressing alternative city assumption and tax authority provisions pertaining to water-sewer districts.
Regulates water-sewer district assumptions.Authorizes a city or town in which a water-sewer district operates works, plants, or facilities for the distribution and sale of water or sewer services to levy and collect from the district a tax on the gross revenues derived by the district from the sale of water or sewer services within the city or town, exclusive of the revenues derived from the sale of water or sewer services for purposes of resale.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2991
by Representatives Armstrong and Blake
Merging the functions of the public printer into the department of general administration.
Abolishes the public printer and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the department of general administration.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2992
by Representatives Simpson, Kenney, and Springer; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce and Department of Ecology
Extending the deadlines for the review and evaluation of comprehensive land use plan and development regulations for three years.
Extends deadlines for three years for the review and evaluation of comprehensive land use plan and development regulations.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HJM 4025
by Representatives O'Brien, Campbell, Seaquist, Appleton, McCune, Kelley, Warnick, Armstrong, Sells, Morrell, Maxwell, Van De Wege, Simpson, Conway, Smith, Shea, Pearson, Johnson, Hurst, and Kenney
Honoring Vietnam veterans.
Honors Vietnam veterans.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
SB 6211-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Hatfield, and Kohl-Welles)
Creating an agricultural scenic corridor within the scenic and recreational highway system.
Allows corridors within the scenic and recreational highway system that showcase the state's historic agricultural areas and promote the maintenance and enhancement of agricultural areas to be designated as agricultural scenic corridors.Designates state route number 5, beginning at the junction with Starbird Road in Snohomish county, thence northerly to the junction with Bow Hill Road in Skagit county, as an agricultural scenic corridor with appropriate signage.
| Jan 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 14 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 18 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6600
by Senators Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Hatfield, and Keiser
Funding and providing workforce training grants.
Provides and funds workforce training grants.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6601
by Senators Oemig and McDermott
Adjusting local school finance related to nonresident students enrolled in online learning.
Finds that, while the legislature supports online learning, there are unintended financial consequences for taxpayers, both locally and statewide, when significant numbers of nonresident students enroll in a school district for purposes of enrolling in an online school program.Adjusts finance policy related to voter-approved excess levies and a district's qualification for local effort enhancement funds to eliminate these unintended consequences.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6602
by Senators Kilmer, Kastama, Jacobsen, Ranker, Hobbs, McDermott, Tom, Shin, and Swecker
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 19 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6603
by Senators Marr, Haugen, Swecker, Eide, and Keiser
Concerning land uses adjacent to general aviation airports.
Prohibits the siting of incompatible uses, including housing, K-12 education facilities, and hospitals, adjacent to general aviation airports.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6604
by Senators Hobbs, King, McAuliffe, Oemig, Tom, Brandland, Holmquist, McDermott, and Kline
Providing flexibility in the education system.
Provides flexibility in the education system to reduce costs.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6605
by Senators Hobbs, Swecker, Kauffman, Brandland, Kline, Oemig, Honeyford, Schoesler, Pflug, Hewitt, Shin, Kilmer, and Roach
Authorizing persons designated by the decedent to direct disposition, if the decedent died while serving on active duty in any branch of the United States armed forces, United States reserve forces, or national guard.
Addresses disposition of human remains when the decedent died while serving on active duty in any branch of the United States armed forces, United States reserve forces, or national guard.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6606
by Senators Swecker and Sheldon; by request of Governor Gregoire
Eliminating the public printer and transferring print functions to the department of information services.
Abolishes the public printer and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the department of information services.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6607
by Senators Hobbs, Pflug, and Keiser
Concerning premiums for individual health coverage.
Aligns annual premium changes and annual deductible periods for individual health coverage.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6608
by Senators Hobbs, Carrell, Schoesler, and Berkey
Concerning garnishment.
Modifies provisions relating to garnishment under chapter 6.27 RCW.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6609
by Senators Kastama, Delvin, Hobbs, Kilmer, Gordon, Kauffman, and Shin
Concerning infrastructure financing for local governments.
Modifies provisions regarding the local infrastructure financing tool program and local revitalization financing.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6610
by Senators Hargrove and McAuliffe; by request of Governor Gregoire
Concerning the assessment and treatment of certain persons with mental illnesses.
Requires the institute for public policy, in collaboration with the department of social and health services and other applicable entities, to undertake a search for validated mental health assessment tools to be used by individuals: (1) Performing court-ordered competency assessments and level of risk assessments of certain defendants; and(2) Developing recommendations to courts as to the appropriateness of conditional release from inpatient treatment of criminally insane patients.Establishes an independent public safety review panel to advise the secretary of the department of social and health services and the courts, with regard to committed criminally insane persons, recommendations to: (1) Change a committed person's legal status;(2) Allow furloughs or temporary leaves accompanied by staff; or(3) Permit movement about the grounds of a treatment facility.
| Jan 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6611
by Senators Pridemore, Swecker, and Shin; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce and Department of Ecology
Extending the deadlines for the review and evaluation of comprehensive land use plan and development regulations for three years.
Extends deadlines for three years for the review and evaluation of comprehensive land use plan and development regulations.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6612
by Senators Hargrove, Regala, and Stevens; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning child fatality reviews in child welfare cases.
Modifies provisions regarding child fatality reviews in child welfare cases.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6613
by Senators Kastama, Shin, Kilmer, and Sheldon; by request of Governor Gregoire
Modifying the sales and use tax deferral program for investment projects in rural counties.
Reestablishes a tax deferral program to be effective solely in distressed counties.Requires the department of revenue, with the assistance of the employment security department, to establish a list of distressed counties effective July 1, 2010.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6614
by Senators Pridemore, Zarelli, Morton, Delvin, and Marr
Clarifying the applicability of business and occupation tax to conservation programs with the Bonneville power administration.
Clarifies the applicability of business and occupation tax to conservation programs with the Bonneville power administration.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6615
by Senator Jacobsen
Providing support for parks and recreation.
Requires the lottery commission to conduct a club keno monitor game in which the drawing or selection of winning tickets occurs more frequently than once every twenty-four hours.Requires revenue received from the sale of club keno monitor game tickets to be deposited into the state lottery account.Provides certain revenue to the outdoor recreation account.Requires certain revenue, in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent fiscal years, to be transferred to the problem gambling account.Requires the recreation and conservation funding board to make statewide grants to state natural resource agencies and local government agencies for parks and recreational purposes.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6616
by Senators Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles
Concerning the regulation and preservation of urban streets through a local option street maintenance utility and allowing the imposition of a charge.
Authorizes the creation of a street maintenance utility by cities to serve the residents, businesses, governmental entities, and all other like users in street maintenance utility service areas through the preservation and maintenance of streets for areas with an identified street maintenance utility service.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6617
by Senators Regala, McDermott, Rockefeller, Berkey, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Shin, and Roach
Concerning the waiver of penalties and interest on the first half of property tax payments.
Authorizes the waiver of interest and penalties for delinquencies on the second half of property taxes due and payable by the county treasurer under certain circumstances.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6618
by Senators Regala and Kohl-Welles
Creating the family friendly court grant program.
Requires the administrator for the courts to develop and administer a family friendly court grant program to provide quality in-court child care services to the children of individuals who are attending court proceedings or related matters.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6619
by Senators McAuliffe and King
Including approved private schools in the superintendent of public instruction's record check information rules.
Includes approved private schools in the superintendent of public instruction's record check information rules.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6620
by Senators McAuliffe and Kline
Recognizing successful schools and school districts by providing flexibility for schools.
Rewards schools and school districts with greater autonomy, flexibility, and control over the operation of the schools and districts when recognized by the state board of education as having exemplary student performance.Recognizes and rewards those school boards of directors that have continually made good decisions and have helped to promote successful, productive learning environments in the schools by giving the districts even greater flexibility.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6621
by Senators Delvin, Haugen, Tom, Brandland, Prentice, Marr, Shin, Hewitt, and Roach
Transferring service credit and contributions into the Washington state patrol retirement system by members who served as commercial vehicle enforcement officers and who became commissioned officers in the Washington state patrol prior to July 1, 2000.
Allows certain commercial vehicle enforcement officers to transfer service credit and contributions into the Washington state patrol retirement system.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6622
by Senators Haugen, Morton, and Jacobsen
Mitigating damage to crops caused by migrating waterfowl.
Authorizes the department of fish and wildlife to distribute money, appropriated to pay claims to the owner of commercial crops, for damage caused by migratory waterfowl.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 6623
by Senators Fairley, Kline, and McAuliffe
Concerning persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires residents of residential habilitation centers to: (1) Be offered placement on the appropriate home and community-based waiver in order to meet the resident's assessed needs, and thereafter to be provided with services that meet his or her needs and maintain his or her welfare, health, and safety; and(2) Have a plan for discharge to the community.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Establish a procedure for informing residents, and their guardian or legal representatives, of the options for community placement;(2) Ensure that an individualized transition plan is developed with each resident before moving to the community; and(3) Establish and implement a written procedure to be used to monitor the adjustment of each resident who leaves a residential habilitation center.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6624
by Senators Berkey and Parlette
Defining normal wear and tear for a motor vehicle for the purpose of a service contract.
Defines normal wear and tear for a motor vehicle for the purpose of a service contract.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6625
by Senators Zarelli, Hewitt, and Parlette
Changing higher education tuition and financial aid provisions.
Modifies provisions regarding higher education tuition and financial aid.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6626
by Senator Honeyford
Merging the functions of the public printer into the department of general administration.
Abolishes the public printer and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the department of general administration.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6627
by Senators Marr, Pflug, Keiser, Benton, Franklin, Fairley, Schoesler, Pridemore, Roach, and Parlette
Authorizing Washington pharmacies to fill prescriptions written by advanced registered nurse practitioners in other states or in certain provinces of Canada.
Authorizes pharmacies to fill prescriptions written by a licensed advanced registered nurse practitioner in other states or in any province in Canada that shares a common border with this state.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6628
by Senator Carrell
Concerning expenditures for works of art.
Prohibits the expenditure of public funds on placement of works of art in the special commitment center on McNeil Island, certain secure community transition facilities and other halfway houses, and facilities operated by the department of corrections.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6629
by Senators Oemig and McAuliffe
Convening a working group to make recommendations defining a basic education program for highly capable students.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to convene a technical working group to make recommendations defining a basic education program for highly capable students.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6630
by Senators Oemig and McAuliffe
Updating references to the Washington assessment of student learning.
Changes the term "Washington assessment of student learning" to "statewide assessments."
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6631
by Senator Shin
Concerning property tax payment dates.
Authorizes the county treasurer, at the request of a taxpayer, to grant extensions of the due date of delinquent property taxes.Expires December 31, 2015.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6632
by Senators Shin, Schoesler, Morton, Haugen, Becker, and Kilmer; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce
Providing tax incentives for manufacturers of electronic testing and measurement devices.
Provides tax incentives for manufacturers of electronic testing and measurement devices.Expires July 1, 2020.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6633
by Senators Fairley, McDermott, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Franklin, Hatfield, Keiser, McCaslin, Shin, Morton, and Roach
Creating a breast cancer awareness special license plate.
Requires the department of licensing to issue a special license plate displaying a breast cancer awareness emblem.Exempts the special license plate from certain application requirements and the moratorium on the issuance of special license plates.Creates the breast cancer awareness license plate account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6634
by Senators Ranker, Hatfield, Morton, Haugen, Becker, Shin, and Jacobsen
Establishing civil penalties for failure to comply with dairy nutrient management recordkeeping requirements.
Authorizes the department of agriculture to impose a civil penalty, not to exceed five thousand dollars in a calendar year, on a dairy producer for failure to comply with dairy nutrient management recordkeeping requirements.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6635
by Senators Fraser, Berkey, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, and Kline
Concerning the appraisal of green buildings.
Prohibits a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser from appraising a residential or commercial green building unless the appraiser has presented evidence satisfactory to the director of the department of licensing of successful completion of a state-accredited course on the appraisal of the applicable type of green building.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6636
by Senators Franklin and Kohl-Welles
Studying Washington's fiscal resources, structure, and needs.
Requires the Washington state institute for public policy to facilitate and staff a group of Washington citizens to become the committee on Washington's finances to determine the best way to identify and fund the necessary services for Washington's citizens.Expires November 30, 2011.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6637
by Senators Franklin, Sheldon, and Roach
Increasing the small business credit for the business and occupation tax.
Increases the small business credit for the business and occupation tax.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6638
by Senators Holmquist, Sheldon, King, Honeyford, Hewitt, and Parlette
Addressing workers' compensation reform.
Makes the workers' compensation system more cost-effective by: (1) Authorizing voluntary medical provider networks and voluntary settlement agreements; and(2) Assuring that the workers' compensation system will only be responsible for costs due to workplace injuries.Expedites all disputes related to treatment so all treatment and diagnostic disputes between a worker, network sponsor, and provider are reviewed initially through the network's internal dispute resolution process.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SJM 8021
by Senators Swecker, Shin, Honeyford, Hobbs, Jacobsen, Oemig, Rockefeller, Regala, Hewitt, Kline, McAuliffe, Kilmer, and Roach
Honoring Vietnam veterans.
Honors Vietnam veterans.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SJM 8022
by Senators Pflug, Stevens, Carrell, Hewitt, Swecker, Delvin, Holmquist, Honeyford, Schoesler, Parlette, King, and Roach
Urging removal of the cornhusker kickback from federal health care legislation.
Urges removal of the cornhusker kickback from federal health care legislation.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SJR 8223
by Senators Schoesler, Hobbs, Hewitt, Murray, Honeyford, Parlette, Shin, Berkey, Sheldon, Becker, King, Holmquist, Stevens, Pflug, McDermott, Swecker, McCaslin, Delvin, and Kilmer
Determining minimum employer contribution rates for state-administered public employee retirement plans.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to determine minimum employer contribution rates for state-administered public employee retirement plans.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SJR 8224
by Senators Kline and Kilmer; by request of Governor Gregoire
Amending the state Constitution so that the provision relating to bailable crimes by sufficient sureties is modified.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution relating to bailable crimes by sufficient sureties.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |