 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 3 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, January 13, 2011 | 4th Day - 2011 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=2011.
HB 1095
by Representatives Taylor, Kretz, Short, and McCune
Regarding payments in lieu of taxes for lands managed by the department of fish and wildlife.
Authorizes a county legislative authority, if deemed by the authority as beneficial for the economic development of the county, to elect to either reduce payments or excuse from payments certain department-owned game land.Requires the department of fish and wildlife to make payments under RCW 77.12.203 (in-lieu payments authorized) for lands transferred to the department from other state agencies.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1096
by Representative Appleton
Concerning health care financing.
Creates the Washington health security trust to provide coverage for a set of health services for all residents.Abolishes the health care authority and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the Washington health security trust.Requires Washington state employers to pay a health security assessment to the department of revenue to fund the Washington health security trust.Requires certain residents to pay a standard monthly flat rate health security premium.Creates the reserve account.Creates the benefits account.Creates the displaced worker training account with an expiration date of January 1, 2016.Deposits certain contributions, and reserves, dividends, and refunds currently in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account in the reserve account and benefits account.Transfers the state health care authority administrative account to the reserve account and the benefits account.Requires revenue from certain taxes to be deposited in the reserve account and the benefits account instead of the general fund.Requires money in the tobacco settlement account to be transferred to the reserve account and the benefits account instead of the general fund.Repeals RCW 82.04.260 (tax on manufacturers and processors of various foods and by-products).
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1097
by Representatives Appleton and Roberts
Changing offender registration periods for crimes committed by juveniles.
Revises registration requirements for sex offenses and kidnapping offenses committed by a juvenile.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1098
by Representatives Hurst and Hasegawa
Concerning automated traffic safety cameras.
Reviews the original automated traffic safety camera pilot program to address concerns raised by the public about abuses related to the use of automated traffic safety cameras.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1099
by Representatives Hurst and Hasegawa
Concerning automated traffic safety cameras.
Reviews the original automated traffic safety camera pilot program to address concerns raised by the public about abuses related to the use of automated traffic safety cameras.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1100
by Representatives Moeller, Fitzgibbon, Billig, and Santos
Concerning the medical use of cannabis.
Clarifies the law on the medical use of cannabis.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1101
by Representatives Moeller and Kenney
Providing patients with information on options for breast reconstruction.
Requires an ambulatory surgical facility and a hospital in which a mastectomy, lymph node dissection, or lumpectomy is performed to provide the patient with information regarding the option of postprocedure reconstructive surgery.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1102
by Representatives Blake, Chandler, Takko, and Van De Wege
Concerning landowner liability associated with forest roads subject to road maintenance and abandonment plans.
Excludes certain physical constructions used to block access to, or enhance the surrounding aquatic habitat of, a road subject to the road maintenance and abandonment plan requirements of the forest practices rules, as a known dangerous artificial latent condition.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1103
by Representatives Kristiansen, Morris, and Armstrong
Modifying the use of television viewers in motor vehicles.
Modifies provisions relating to motor vehicles equipped with television viewers.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1104
by Representatives Moeller, Walsh, Billig, Kenney, Maxwell, and Dammeier; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning the protection of vulnerable adults.
Expands the definitions of "vulnerable adult" and "financial exploitation" in chapter 74.34 RCW (abuse of vulnerable adults).Authorizes the department of social and health services to share certain reports and findings with appropriate state or local agencies, law enforcement agencies, the office of the attorney general, federally recognized tribes, or other entities or businesses.Authorizes the department of social and health services' adult protective services division to enter into agreements with federally recognized tribes to investigate reports of abandonment, abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect of vulnerable adults on property over which a federally recognized tribe has exclusive jurisdiction.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1105
by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Kenney, Maxwell, and Roberts; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Addressing child fatality review in child welfare cases.
Authorizes the secretary of the department of social and health services to examine and obtain copies of reports and records of autopsies or post mortems in child fatality review cases.Requires the department of social and health services to consult with the office of the family and children's ombudsman in certain cases to determine if a child fatality review is required.Authorizes the department of social and health services to conduct a review of a near fatality at its discretion.Provides that a child fatality review report is subject to public disclosure.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1106
by Representatives Takko, Orcutt, and Blake; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission
Authorizing disposal of property within the Seashore Conservation Area to resolve boundary disputes.
Authorizes the parks and recreation commission to directly dispose of up to five contiguous acres of real property within the seashore conservation area, without public auction, to resolve boundary disputes.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1107
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, and McCune
Preparing for the epidemiological consequences of diseases related to wolf populations.
Requires the department of health, with the assistance of the department of fish and wildlife and the state veterinarian, to develop and implement a program to detect, interdict, and assess the epidemiological consequences of diseases that may afflict or may be carried by wolves and the actual and potential impact of wolves' role in such diseases upon human health in the state.Requires the department of health to implement the act by using federal grant money or other sources of funding not supported by the state general fund.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1108
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, and McCune
Concerning the state's management of wolves.
Prevents the decline of wild game animal populations in Washington because of wolf predation.Protects the stockgrowers of Washington from economic loss because of wolf predation.Provides for the health and safety of people working outdoors or engaged in outdoor recreation.Asserts the rights of Washington pursuant to the 9th and 10th amendments to the United States Constitution.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1109
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, Kretz, Short, Condotta, and McCune
Concerning legislative review of gray wolf conservation and management.
Requires the legislature to approve or reject the department of fish and wildlife's recommended final environmental impact statement and the gray wolf conservation and management plan as a whole.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1110
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, Kretz, Short, Rolfes, and McCune
Requiring certain state agencies that manage natural resources to coordinate their land management with local governments.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife, the department of natural resources, and the parks and recreation commission to coordinate with all applicable affected local government officials during the development, revision, and implementation of any public land use plan under the control or authority of the department or the commission, as applicable.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1111
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, Kretz, Short, McCune, and Condotta
Addressing federal and state government coordination with local governments.
Authorizes a local government or special purpose district, if the ordinances, regulations, plans, or policies of a local government or special purpose district are less restrictive than applicable federal or state laws or requirements, to demand that the federal or state government coordinate with the local government or special purpose district before the federal or state government implements, enforces, expands, or extends the federal or state law or requirement within the jurisdictional boundary of the local government or special purpose district.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1112
by Representatives Taylor, McCune, and Shea
Concerning hunter education.
Modifies age requirements when purchasing a hunting license.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1113
by Representatives Rolfes, Klippert, Warnick, Hurst, Finn, Miloscia, Kelley, Goodman, Liias, and Fitzgibbon
Modifying provisions relating to prior offenses for the purposes of felony driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.
Modifies provisions relating to prior offenses with regard to felony driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1114
by Representatives Rolfes and Appleton
Concerning adoption decrees for children adopted in foreign countries.
Authorizes an adoptive parent to petition the court for refinalization of a foreign adoption when certain conditions are met.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1115
by Representatives Alexander, Angel, and Dammeier
Authorizing immediate salary reductions for state officials when there is a general salary reduction for state employees.
Requires the citizens' commission on salaries for elected officials, in the event that the omnibus operating appropriations act reflects a general salary reduction for state employees, to immediately file a new salary schedule with the secretary of state that reduces the salaries of state elected officials, members of the legislature, and judges of the supreme court, court of appeals, superior courts, and district courts commensurate with the reduction for state employees.Provides that the act takes effect if the proposed amendment to Article XXVIII, section 1 of the state Constitution is validly submitted to and is approved and ratified by the voters at the next general election.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1116
by Representatives Alexander and Dammeier
Concerning alcohol sales in state liquor stores and contract liquor stores.
Requires the liquor control board to convert at least twenty state liquor stores to contract liquor stores between September 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013, and convert ten state liquor stores to contract liquor stores on a pilot basis between September 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012.Authorizes certain independently owned grocery stores to apply for and receive a contract liquor store appointment.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1117
by Representatives Taylor, Warnick, Chandler, Kretz, and McCune
Regarding the relinquishment of water rights.
Abolishes relinquishment of water rights by removing all references to relinquishment in the RCW.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1118
by Representatives Morris and Warnick
Developing training for manufactured housing community managers.
Establishes a training program for managers of manufactured housing communities.Creates an advisory council on manufactured housing community management training.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Community Development & Housing. | |
HB 1119
by Representatives Morris and Anderson
Privatizing the management of the state ferry system.
Privatizes management functions of the ferry system, making the system contractually accountable for efficient and quality service.Requires the department of transportation to competitively contract out ferry system management functions to a private management services firm.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1120
by Representative Sells; by request of Office of Financial Management
Delaying the implementation of the family leave insurance program.
Delays implementation of the family leave insurance program.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1121
by Representatives Pearson, Hurst, Kristiansen, and McCune
Prohibiting public funds for being used to provide purchases by offenders who are incarcerated.
Prohibits public funds from being used to provide any purchase of personal goods at a store located within a correctional facility for or on behalf of an offender who is incarcerated.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1122
by Representatives Frockt, McCoy, and Kenney; by request of Department of Information Services
Regarding the authority of the department of information services' authority to provide services to public agencies.
Modifies requirements of the department of information services in making information services available.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1123
by Representatives Hudgins and Hurst
Modifying provisions relating to the sentencing or imposition of conditions for certain prostitution and sex crimes.
Modifies provisions relating to sentencing or imposition of conditions for certain prostitution and sex crimes.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1124
by Representatives Blake, Kretz, Chandler, Taylor, Armstrong, Hinkle, Shea, McCune, and Condotta
Establishing seasons for hunting cougars with the aid of dogs.
Requires the fish and wildlife commission to adopt rules to establish seasons for hunting cougar with the aid of dogs.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1125
by Representatives Haler, Crouse, Klippert, Taylor, Schmick, Shea, McCune, and Condotta
Recognizing hydroelectric generation as a renewable energy resource.
Recognizes hydroelectric generation as a renewable energy resource.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1126
by Representatives Ross, Hurst, Pearson, Angel, Dahlquist, and Haler; by request of Attorney General
Concerning criminal street gangs.
Provides the criminal justice community and local communities with the effective tools they need to better protect the state's citizens from gang-related crime.Requires the department of social and health services, office of juvenile justice, to seek funding from the United States department of justice, office of justice programs, office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, to establish a competitive statewide gang prevention and intervention grant program.Creates the crime of school criminal gang intimidation.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1127
by Representatives Moeller and Sells
Addressing bargaining with certified exclusive bargaining representatives.
Requires bargaining units to be consolidated when the employer and the certified exclusive bargaining representative of the units agree to the consolidation.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1128
by Representatives Roberts, Carlyle, Kagi, Walsh, Orwall, Goodman, Reykdal, Kenney, Maxwell, Appleton, Hunt, and Pettigrew
Providing for extended foster care.
Provides foster youth who are legally dependent on the state and who reach the age of eighteen while still in foster care with continued foster care services to support basic and healthy transition into adulthood.Engages in the fostering connections act by supporting foster youth to age nineteen with the goal of increasing support to age twenty-one as resources become available.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1129
by Representatives Klippert, Liias, Billig, Rolfes, Fitzgibbon, Reykdal, Ryu, Finn, and Moscoso
Including a bicycle and pedestrian traffic safety curriculum in certain traffic schools and safety courses.
Includes the bicycle and pedestrian curriculum approved by the department of licensing for driver training schools as part of the curriculum of such traffic schools and traffic safety courses.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HJR 4201
by Representatives Alexander, Angel, Shea, and Dammeier
Amending the Constitution to authorize immediate salary reductions for state officials when there is a general salary reduction for state employees.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to authorize immediate salary reductions for state officials when there is a general salary reduction for state employees.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HJR 4202
by Representatives Haler, Crouse, Klippert, Taylor, Angel, Schmick, Shea, McCune, and Condotta
Amending the state Constitution to require that hydroelectric generation be recognized as a renewable resource.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to require that hydroelectric generation be recognized as a renewable resource.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
SB 5044
by Senators Rockefeller, Zarelli, and Regala
Concerning the tax preference review process.
Changes the tax preference review process for the citizen commission for performance measurement of tax preferences and the joint legislative audit and review committee.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5045
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Conway, Holmquist Newbry, Keiser, Kline, King, and Chase; by request of Statute Law Committee
Making technical corrections to gender-based terms.
Makes technical corrections to gender-based terms.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5046
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Delvin, and Roach; by request of Board For Judicial Administration
Adding court-related employees to the assault in the third degree statute.
Includes assaulting a judicial officer, court-related employee, county clerk, or county clerk's employee in the crime of assault in the third degree.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5047
by Senators Kline, Chase, Harper, Nelson, Keiser, and Shin
Prohibiting requests for waivers of rights of residents of long-term care facilities.
Prohibits a long-term care facility or nursing facility from requiring or requesting residents to sign waivers of any rights set forth in the vulnerable adults statute.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5048
by Senators Kline, Nelson, and Chase
Creating the Washington enhanced intelligence act.
Prohibits a state, local, or county law enforcement agency from collecting or maintaining protected information about an individual or group unless the information directly relates to criminal conduct or activity and there is reasonable suspicion that the subject of the information is or may be involved in criminal conduct or activity.Requires state, local, and county law enforcement agencies to adopt a privacy policy governing treatment of protected information and ensure that all employees are properly trained with regard to protected information, agency privacy policies, and the provisions of the act.Requires the attorney general to conduct in-place audits of state, local, and county law enforcement agency files and records at unscheduled intervals.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5049
by Senators Kline, Roach, and Keiser
Implementing recommendations of the sunshine committee.
Implements recommendations of the sunshine committee relating to background information records and public inspection and copying.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5050
by Senators Kline, Nelson, Harper, Keiser, and Hatfield
Changing provisions concerning residential landlord/tenant security deposits.
Requires interest accrued on trust account deposits from residential tenant security deposits to be deposited monthly in the affordable housing for all account.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5051
by Senators Kline, Rockefeller, Nelson, Keiser, Ranker, and Chase
Concerning public notice of proposed settlements of environmental and public health enforcement actions.
Requires public notice of a proposed settlement at least thirty days before approval of the settlement in any civil enforcement action involving an alleged violation or threatened violation of an environmental law or public health law or permit.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5052
by Senators Kline and Harper
Licensing court reporting firms or agencies.
Requires a license for certain private court reporting firms or agencies doing business in the state.Requires a court reporting firm or agency licensed in the state to comply with all rules and regulations pertaining to certified court reporters.Authorizes the director of the department of licensing to impose a civil penalty for a violation of chapter 18.145 RCW (court reporting practice act).
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5053
by Senators Kline, Hargrove, Nelson, and Chase
Authorizing community custody after fifteen years for specified persistent offenders.
Authorizes community custody after fifteen years for certain persistent offenders.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5054
by Senators Kline and Harper
Regulating legal proceedings involving public hazards.
Regulates legal proceedings involving public hazards.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5055
by Senators Kline, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, Nelson, McAuliffe, Keiser, Chase, Fraser, Haugen, Prentice, Brown, Holmquist Newbry, Rockefeller, and Shin
Regulating the notice of appointment of a personal representative in probate proceedings.
Requires the personal representative of an estate to provide certain information to the department of social and health services division of child support.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5056
by Senators Kline, Carrell, Hargrove, Pflug, Nelson, Harper, Kohl-Welles, Regala, and Roach
Concerning bail and pretrial release practices.
Modifies bail and pretrial release practices.Addresses proof of financial responsibility; bail bond agents; and disclosure of certain health care information.Requires the state institute for public policy to develop and validate a pretrial risk assessment tool to measure the likelihood that a defendant will fail to appear in court as required.Requires the administrator for the courts to provide superior courts and courts of limited jurisdiction access to the risk assessment tool.Requires the center for court research to research, evaluate, monitor, and report on the validity of the risk assessment tool.Requires a police officer to complete a standardized form at the time of arrest that includes information regarding the defendant's mental health and any history of domestic violence.Clarifies that public inspection of or access to information related to mental health is subject to chapter 71.05 RCW (mental illness) and not the public records act.Makes appropriations.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5057
by Senators Pflug, Kline, and Harper; by request of Washington State Bar Association
Concerning the income tax required to be paid by a trustee.
Revises principal and income act provisions relating to income tax required to be paid by a trustee.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5058
by Senators Pflug, Kline, and Harper; by request of Washington State Bar Association
Addressing receiverships.
Modifies provisions relating to receiverships.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5059
by Senators Murray, Pflug, Brown, Kastama, Rockefeller, Shin, Hobbs, Delvin, Conway, Chase, Regala, Kline, Haugen, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Tom, Fraser, White, McAuliffe, and Kilmer
Regarding insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders.
Extends insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5060
by Senators Carrell, King, Litzow, Honeyford, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Pflug, Holmquist Newbry, and Roach; by request of Attorney General
Establishing mail theft provisions.
Recognizes the seriousness of taking personal, medical, or financial identifying information and compromising the integrity of our mail system.Creates the crimes of theft of mail and possession of stolen mail.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5061
by Senators Swecker, Haugen, King, and Shin
Reconciling changes made to vehicle and vessel registration and title provisions during the 2010 legislative sessions.
Makes technical changes and reconciles and conforms amendments to vehicle and vessel registration and title statutes.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5062
by Senators Pridemore, Swecker, Hatfield, Becker, Kastama, White, Tom, Parlette, Shin, Chase, Pflug, and Holmquist Newbry; by request of Attorney General
Concerning providing agencies notice of a dispute under the public records act and an opportunity to cure error in the production of public records.
Provides an agency with the opportunity to correct an error and provide a public record that may have been previously withheld or not located to reduce the loss of public funds through the assessment of penalties.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5063
by Senators Haugen, King, and Shin
Concerning special license plates for motorcycles.
Allows motorcycles to display a special license plate.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5064
by Senator Nelson; by request of Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials
Changing membership provisions relating to the Washington citizens' commission on salaries for elected officials.
Revises provisions regarding membership of the citizens' commission on salaries for elected officials.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5065
by Senators Carrell, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Nelson, Delvin, Tom, Shin, McAuliffe, and Kilmer
Preventing animal cruelty.
Revises animal cruelty provisions.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5066
by Senators Conway, Kohl-Welles, and Kline; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
Regarding the streamlining of contractor appeals.
Modifies provisions relating to unregistered contractors' defaults in payment and notices of infractions.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5067
by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Conway, and Chase; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
Changing the department of labor and industries certified and registered mail requirements.
Changes certain mailing requirements for the department of labor and industries.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5068
by Senators Conway, Prentice, and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
Addressing the abatement of violations of the Washington industrial safety and health act during an appeal.
Modifies provisions relating to the abatement of violations of the industrial safety and health act during an appeal.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5069
by Senators Prentice, Kohl-Welles, Conway, Kline, and Chase; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
Creating the farm labor account.
Creates the farm labor account to be used for administering the farm labor contractor licensing program.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5070
by Senators Conway, Kohl-Welles, Kline, and Chase; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
Regarding records requests relating to prevailing wage investigations.
Prohibits certain employers, contractors, and subcontractors from using prevailing wage records under certain circumstances.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5071
by Senators Murray, Pflug, Keiser, Conway, Kline, Parlette, and Roach
Providing licensed midwives online access to the University of Washington health services library.
Provides licensed midwives online access to the University of Washington health sciences library.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 5072
by Senators Hatfield, Shin, and Haugen; by request of Department of Agriculture
Authorizing the department of agriculture to accept and expend gifts.
Authorizes the director of the department of agriculture to accept, expend, and retain certain gifts, grants, bequests, and contributions.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5073
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Delvin, Keiser, Regala, Pflug, Murray, Tom, Kline, McAuliffe, and Chase
Concerning the medical use of cannabis.
Clarifies the law on the medical use of cannabis.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5074
by Senators Murray, Kohl-Welles, Rockefeller, Haugen, Keiser, Regala, Prentice, Hobbs, and Parlette
Concerning body art, body piercing, and tattooing.
Revises body art, body piercing, and tattooing provisions relating to license cancellation; license suspension for nonpayment or default on certain educational loans and scholarships; and individual operator and location licenses.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5075
by Senators Fain, Hobbs, Benton, Litzow, Keiser, and Tom; by request of Department of Financial Institutions
Changing the expiration dates of the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account and its revenue source.
Delays the expiration of the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account and its revenue source.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5076
by Senators Hobbs, Benton, Prentice, Keiser, Haugen, Tom, Shin, Kline, and Roach; by request of Department of Financial Institutions
Addressing the subpoena authority of the department of financial institutions.
Provides a process for the department of financial institutions to apply for court approval of an agency investigative subpoena that is authorized under law in certain cases.
| Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |