 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 12 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | 17th Day - 2010 Regular Session | |
| SENATE |
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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 1203-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives O'Brien and Chase)
Modifying the definition of relative for purposes of the crime of rendering criminal assistance.
Expands the definition of "relative" for the purposes of the crime of rendering criminal assistance.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 22 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 9:00 AM. | |
| Jan 25 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1618-S3
by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives White, Nelson, Hudgins, Kenney, Sullivan, Carlyle, Hasegawa, Santos, Green, Miloscia, Orwall, Pedersen, Cody, Dickerson, Liias, Kelley, Pettigrew, Goodman, Simpson, Morrell, and Ormsby)
Concerning community and surplus schools.
Creates the community schools program in the department of commerce to provide capital grant funds for the development of community schools and to convert empty school buildings into community facilities.Encourages school districts to include in studies and surveys, an inventory of school district facilities jointly used, or that could potentially be used for other community purposes, including detail on cooperative partnerships.
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 9 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 26 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations at 4:00 PM. | |
| Mar 24 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Apr 6 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 21 | CB - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1761-S2
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Hasegawa, Appleton, and Hurst)
Addressing the ethical use of legislative web sites.
Revises provisions regarding the ethical use of legislative web sites.
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 21 | SGTA - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2115-S2
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representative O'Brien)
Allowing booking photographs and electronic images at jails to be open to the public.
Allows booking photographs and electronic images at jails to be open to the public.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 22 | PSEP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2424-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives O'Brien, Pearson, Hurst, Takko, Herrera, Chandler, Ross, Rodne, Dammeier, Condotta, Shea, Klippert, Smith, Walsh, Parker, McCune, Campbell, Johnson, Eddy, Morrell, Kelley, Short, Sullivan, Conway, Kagi, Roach, Kristiansen, Bailey, Haler, Schmick, Ericks, Warnick, Ormsby, Moeller, and Hope; by request of Attorney General)
Protecting children from sexual exploitation and abuse.
Revises current statutes governing depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct to ensure that intentional viewing of and trading in child pornography over the internet is subject to a criminal penalty without limiting the scope of existing prohibitions on the possession of or dealing in child pornography, including the possession of electronic depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.Clarifies that each individual item of visual or printed matter constitutes a separate violation for purposes of determining the unit of prosecution under the statutes governing possession of and trading in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.Creates a new crime of intentionally viewing over the internet a visual or printed matter depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and sets a different unit of prosecution for the crime such that each separate internet session of intentionally viewing over the internet of a visual or printed matter depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct constitutes a separate offense.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 22 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2487-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Rodne, Klippert, Green, Santos, Kessler, Liias, and Kelley)
Increasing costs for administering a deferred prosecution.
Requires that the cost for administering a deferred prosecution not exceed two hundred fifty dollars.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 22 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2488-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Morrell, and Hasegawa)
Concerning vehicle and vessel quick title.
Regulates quick title applications and service fees for vehicles and vessels.
| Jan 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 19 | 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 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2497-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives White, Orwall, Goodman, Kenney, Kessler, and Darneille)
Concerning the victimization of homeless persons.
Makes it an aggravating circumstance if an offense is intentionally committed because the defendant perceived the victim to be homeless.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 22 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2512-S
by House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Bailey, Kirby, and Morrell; by request of Insurance Commissioner)
Concerning nonresident surplus line brokers and insurance producers.
Modifies provisions regarding the licensing requirements of nonresident surplus line brokers and insurance producers.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 21 | FII - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2571-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representative Appleton)
Modifying the definition of predatory.
Revises the definition of "predatory" in chapter 9.94A RCW (sentencing reform act of 1981).
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 22 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2583-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Armstrong, Moeller, and Chase)
Concerning conferences prior to filing actions alleging a public records request violation.
Authorizes a requester and agency, before filing any court action alleging a violation of the public records act, to first confer in person or by telephone regarding any dispute.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 21 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 2670-S
by House Committee on Education Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Ericks, Quall, Sullivan, Kenney, Maxwell, Simpson, Priest, Dammeier, and Kagi)
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.Changes the Initiative 728 base calculation language to align with Initiative 732.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 21 | APPE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2678-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Quall, Priest, Simpson, Sullivan, and Conway; by request of Horse Racing Commission)
Modifying distributions of funds by the horse racing commission to nonprofit race meets.
Modifies provisions relating to the distribution of funds by the horse racing commission to nonprofit race meets.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 22 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2781-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Hurst, Morrell, Kelley, Wallace, Pearson, Ericks, Klippert, Conway, Haigh, Roach, and Simpson; by request of Department of Corrections)
Imposing a sanction for offenders who violate sentence conditions by committing an assault against a law enforcement officer, employee of a law enforcement agency, or department of corrections employee.
Requires an offender to be sanctioned to one year of total confinement if the offender violates any condition or requirement of a sentence by committing an assault against a law enforcement officer or other employee of a law enforcement agency, or employee of the department of corrections, who was performing his or her official duties at the time of the assault.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 22 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Jan 28 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2842-S
by House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored 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 21 | FII - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2921-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Linville, Darneille, Ericks, Pettigrew, Probst, Haigh, Sullivan, Kelley, and Wallace)
Making 2010 supplemental operating appropriations.
Makes 2010 supplemental operating appropriations.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 20 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 21 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Jan 22 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 77; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
HB 3123
by Representative Hope
Providing a business and occupation tax credit for employers who pay livable wage rates.
Allows a business and occupation tax credit for wages paid to one or more employees at a rate that equals or exceeds the livable wage rate for the county in which the employee or employees are employed.Requires the Washington state institute for public policy to conduct a study to determine the livable wage rate for 2009 for each county.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 3124
by Representatives Roberts, Kagi, Simpson, and Kenney
Requiring a report to child protective services when a child is present in the vehicle of a person arrested for driving or being in control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Requires a law enforcement officer to promptly notify child protective services if a child is present in a vehicle being driven by, or under the control of, a person being arrested on probable cause for driving, or being in physical control of, a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| Jan 28 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. | |
HB 3125
by Representatives Linville and Ericks; by request of State Treasurer
Granting the treasurer limited authority to negotiate allocation rates for certain state agencies depositing funds in the treasury or in the custody of the treasurer.
Modifies the authority of the state treasurer in negotiating allocation rates for certain funds and accounts.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 3126
by Representatives Carlyle and Springer
Authorizing certain community and technical colleges to award honorary baccalaureate degrees.
Authorizes boards of community and technical colleges offering baccalaureate degrees to confer honorary baccalaureate degrees upon persons other than graduates of the college in recognition of their learning, community service, or dedication to education.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 3127
by Representative Kessler
Concerning the business and occupation taxation of newspaper-labeled supplements.
Addresses the business and occupation taxation of newspaper-labeled supplements.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 3128
by Representative Chase
Providing better water quality during charitable car washes.
Makes Washington waters cleaner and healthier by limiting the pollution from car washes from entering into watersheds.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Ecology & Parks. | |
HB 3129
by Representatives Conway and Simpson
Concerning the unemployment insurance system, but only with respect to improving unemployment benefits and adjusting unemployment contributions.
Improves unemployment benefits and adjusts unemployment contributions.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Jan 29 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 3130
by Representatives O'Brien, Seaquist, and Morrell
Concerning electronic timekeeping for home care agencies.
Requires the department of social and health services to conduct an electronic timekeeping study, in conjunction with home care agencies, to determine best practices for the implementation of the verification of employee hours worked, using an electronic timekeeping system.Prohibits, beginning July 1, 2011, the department of social and health services from paying certain home care agencies for in-home personal care or respite services if the home care agency does not verify agency employee hours by electronic timekeeping.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 3131
by Representatives Cody, Nelson, and Kenney
Protecting salmon and steelhead spawning beds.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Prohibit activities that harm or disturb spawning beds of salmon and steelhead and other fish on all rivers and streams where spawning activities occur; and(2) Work cooperatively with the tribal comanagers for all fish resources in implementing and enforcing these requirements.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 3132
by Representative Van De Wege
Eliminating the Columbia River Gorge Compact.
Repeals the Columbia river gorge compact due to the financial constraints facing the state.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HJM 4028
by Representatives Chase, Upthegrove, Rolfes, Kenney, Liias, Sells, Simpson, Ormsby, Nelson, Dunshee, Hasegawa, Finn, Kirby, Roberts, Kagi, Conway, Williams, Blake, Pedersen, Hunt, Orwall, Maxwell, Jacks, Moeller, Morrell, White, Pettigrew, Miloscia, McCoy, and Appleton
Requesting comprehensive clean energy jobs and climate legislation.
Requests comprehensive clean energy jobs and climate legislation.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Ecology & Parks. | |
HJR 4220-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Hope, Kelley, Green, Conway, Parker, Hurst, Campbell, Wallace, Orcutt, Simpson, Ericks, Ericksen, Van De Wege, Morrell, Takko, Appleton, Maxwell, Orwall, Pearson, Kirby, Sells, Kenney, Johnson, Dammeier, Roberts, and McCune; 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 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 22 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Placed on second reading. | |
SB 6332-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Haugen, Delvin, Kline, Fraser, Stevens, Shin, Fairley, and Roach)
Concerning human trafficking.
Modifies human trafficking provisions relating to the definition of foreign worker, furnishing disclosure statements and informational pamphlets, and liability of an international labor recruitment agency.Requires the department of labor and industries to integrate into existing posters and brochures, information on assisting victims of human trafficking.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 25 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6393-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Hewitt, Kohl-Welles, and Shin; by request of Horse Racing Commission)
Modifying distributions of funds by the horse racing commission to nonprofit race meets.
Modifies provisions relating to the distribution of funds by the horse racing commission to nonprofit race meets.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 25 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6395-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Kauffman, and Kohl-Welles)
Addressing lawsuits aimed at chilling the valid exercise of the constitutional rights of speech and petition.
Creates the Washington act limiting strategic lawsuits against public participation.Strikes a balance between the rights of persons to file lawsuits and to trial by jury and the rights of persons to participate in matters of public concern.Establishes an efficient, uniform, and comprehensive method for speedy adjudication of strategic lawsuits against public participation.Provides for attorneys' fees, costs, and additional relief where appropriate.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 19 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 20 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 25 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6766
by Senators Hargrove, Swecker, Hatfield, Prentice, and Brown
Concerning forest fire prevention and suppression.
Modifies forest fire prevention and suppression provisions regarding: (1) The department of natural resources' obligation to protect certain forest land and state and privately owned unimproved lands located outside of fire protection districts;(2) Forest fire protection assessments; and(3) The legislature's acknowledgment that the department of natural resources may use discretionary authority to take actions that may prevent approaching wildfire from destroying or damaging homes and other improvements, although this is not the primary mission of the department.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 6767
by Senators Berkey, Parlette, Shin, and Tom
Concerning residential mortgage loan modification disclosure.
Prohibits a residential mortgage loan modification from being made unless a disclosure summary of all material terms is placed on a separate sheet of paper and has been provided to the borrower thirty days before the first payment of the loan modification.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6768
by Senators Pridemore, Delvin, Fairley, and Hewitt
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.Creates the electronic bill presentment and payment technology grant account to fund the grant program.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6769
by Senator Stevens
Concerning highway emergency projects.
Requires the department of transportation to take all necessary steps to complete environmental reviews, engineering, and design to ensure prompt construction of a project that qualifies as an emergency project.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6770
by Senator Stevens
Prioritizing existing funding for special safety corridor projects.
Creates the special safety corridor account and requires ten percent of driver's license fees collected by the department of licensing to be deposited in the account.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6771
by Senator Stevens
Prioritizing existing funding for special safety corridor projects.
Creates the special safety corridor account and requires three dollars of the replacement fee for vehicle license number plates to be deposited in the account.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6772
by Senator Benton
Modifying service of notice requirements under the residential landlord-tenant act.
Modifies service of notice requirements under the residential landlord-tenant act.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6773
by Senator Keiser
Including wound care management in occupational therapy.
Authorizes an occupational therapist to provide wound care management in the course of occupational therapy treatment.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6774
by Senator Marr
Addressing transportation benefit district governance.
Modifies the composition of a transportation benefit district's governing body.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6775
by Senators Kohl-Welles and Keiser
Creating a task force to study and report on the state's workers' compensation system.
Addresses the workers' compensation system.Directs the department of labor and industries to convene a task force to evaluate and recommend methods to: (1) Improve the coordination and provision of quality, timely medical treatment;(2) Improve outcomes for, and shorten the duration of, long-term disability claims; and(3) Refine and resolve systemic liabilities and long-term pension trends.Expires January 1, 2011.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6776
by Senators Jacobsen, Swecker, Fraser, Morton, Zarelli, Schoesler, Hargrove, Ranker, Hatfield, and McCaslin
Creating the joint work group on small forest landowner sustainability.
Establishes the joint work group on small forest landowner sustainability which will use research conducted by the school of forest resources at the University of Washington to report on ways to remove regulatory barriers and disincentives in order to encourage small forest landownership for generations to come.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 6777
by Senators Fairley and Parlette
Modifying state payments for in-home care.
Creates an exemption, under certain circumstances, to the requirement that the department of social and health services not pay a home care agency for in-home personal care.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |