 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 20 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, February 9, 2012 | 32nd Day - 2012 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=2012.
HB 2234-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Hurst and Dahlquist)
Addressing employer notification upon commercial driver's license suspension.
Requires the department of licensing to: (1) Notify a driver's employer, if the employer is on file with the department, upon a determination regarding the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a commercial driver's license or disqualification of the driver from operating a commercial motor vehicle; and(2) Establish a voluntary database in which an employer may register an employee for which the employer wishes to receive the notification mentioned above.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2252-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representative Fitzgibbon)
Concerning proof of payment for certain transportation fares.
Requires persons traveling on public transportation to provide proof of payment for certain transportation fares.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 2 | TR - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2344-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Angel, Sells, Condotta, and Moscoso)
Authorizing certain corporate officers to receive unemployment benefits.
Authorizes unemployment benefits for certain corporate officers.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 6:00 PM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2355-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Clibborn, Johnson, and Rivers)
Concerning the use of alternative traction devices on tires under certain conditions.
Allows the use of alternative traction devices on tires when required for safety because of snow, ice, or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2430-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Overstreet, Armstrong, Clibborn, Buys, and Moscoso)
Increasing the allowable maximum length for vehicles operated on public highways.
Changes the allowable maximum length for certain vehicles from forty feet to forty-six feet.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2446-S
by House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Roberts, Ormsby, and Kenney)
Extending the eligibility period for the working connections child care program.
Extends the eligibility period for the working connections child care program.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | APPH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2492-S
by House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Dammeier, Maxwell, Dahlquist, Liias, Finn, and Santos)
Requiring the state board of education to provide fiscal impact statements before making rule changes.
Requires the state board of education to provide a school district fiscal impact statement, prepared by the office of the superintendent of public instruction, with the published notice of a rule-making hearing.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to solicit fiscal impact estimates from a representative sample of school districts across the state when preparing a fiscal impact statement.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | APPE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2571-S
by House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Parker, Cody, Dammeier, Darneille, Alexander, Schmick, Orcutt, Hurst, and Kelley)
Concerning waste, fraud, and abuse prevention, detection, and recovery to improve program integrity for medical services programs.
Implements waste, fraud, and abuse detection, prevention, and recovery solutions to: (1) Improve program integrity for medical services programs; and(2) Create efficiency and cost savings through a shift from a retrospective "pay and chase" model to a prospective prepayment model.Imposes duties on the state health care authority.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | APPH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2585-S2
by House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Haler, Eddy, Seaquist, and Zeiger)
Creating efficiencies for institutions of higher education.
Exempts purchases by institutions of higher education, less than one hundred thousand dollars, from certain competitive bidding and competitive solicitation requirements.Authorizes institutions of higher education to: (1) Make payments in advance for equipment maintenance services to be performed up to sixty months after such payment;(2) Implement, for health care classifications, higher education health care special pay plans to be competitive with positions of a similar nature in the locality in which the institution is located;(3) Make direct deposits to financial institutions for payment of salaries and wages of employees;(4) Require payment of salaries and wages by alternate methods such as payroll cards for employees who do not have an account in a financial institution; and(5) Use all appropriate means for making and paying for travel arrangements based on standard industry practices and federal accountable plan requirements.Addresses the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community and technical colleges entering into financing contracts for real property.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 26 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| WAYS - Executive action taken by committee. | ||
| WAYS - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 8 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2612-S
by House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Hunt, Appleton, Hasegawa, Reykdal, Moscoso, Ladenburg, Ryu, Jinkins, Upthegrove, Pettigrew, Ormsby, McCoy, Roberts, and Hudgins)
Enacting the Washington voting rights act of 2012.
Establishes the Washington voting rights act of 2012.Provides that the provisions of the act are not applicable to cities and towns with populations under one thousand.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | APPG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2617-S
by House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Anderson and Haigh; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
Regarding school district financial insolvency.
Addresses school district financial insolvency.Requires the superintendent of public instruction to convene a financial oversight committee to review the financial condition of a financially insolvent school district.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | APPE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2618-S
by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Van De Wege, Dunshee, Blake, and Stanford)
Facilitating marine management planning.
Facilitates marine management planning.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2657-S
by House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Kagi, Maxwell, and Kenney)
Revising provisions affecting adoption support expenditures.
Prohibits the secretary of the department of social and health services from setting the amount of certain adoption assistance payments to more than eighty percent of the foster care maintenance payment for that child had he or she remained in a foster family home during the same period.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Establish a central unit of adoption support negotiators to help ensure consistent negotiation of adoption support agreements; and(2) Request, in writing, that adoptive families with existing adoption support contracts renegotiate their contracts to establish lower adoption assistance payments if it is fiscally feasible for the family to do so.Requires the department of social and health services, division of behavioral health and recovery, to convene a work group as part of its children's mental health redesign process, to develop recommendations to better address the mental health service needs of adoptive families and to reduce the need for adoptive families to spend adoption support payments on mental health services for their adoptive children.Provides an August 1, 2013, expiration of the work group.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | APPH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2659-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Reykdal and Liias)
Modifying certain provisions regarding transportation benefit districts.
Modifies transportation benefit district provisions relating to: (1) Imposition and distribution of certain fees; and(2) Changing the definition of "transportation improvement."
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2720-S
by House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi and Ryu)
Prioritizing safety net funding for residential schools.
Gives priority for safety net funding to school districts that have the primary duty of providing basic education to individuals who reside in residential habilitation centers.
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | APPE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2722-S
by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Parker, Dunshee, Warnick, Zeiger, Angel, and Santos)
Concerning surplus property.
Requires the office of financial management to include a list of surplus properties, including the identification of the property, agency ownership, approximate value, and original fund source used to acquire or construct the property, when the governor's biennial capital budget proposal is submitted to the legislature.Requires the department of enterprise services to report to the appropriate legislative fiscal committees and the office of financial management on the status of certain surplus property.Requires agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and institutions of this state to provide to the office of financial management a list of properties that are identified to be surplus.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing, executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2775
by Representatives Liias, Armstrong, Clibborn, and Wylie; by request of Department of Licensing
Concerning the periodic replacement of license plates.
Addresses periodic license plate replacement fees.
| Feb 8 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5971-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Stevens, and Swecker)
Modifying requirements for certain mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect.
Modifies provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect by supervised persons.
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5991-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Carrell, Tom, Hill, Hargrove, Conway, Haugen, Fraser, Litzow, Kline, Fain, Roach, and Frockt)
Extending mandatory child abuse reporting requirements to specified employees of institutions of higher education.
Requires certain employees of institutions of higher education who, through observations made or information received during the course of their employment, have reasonable cause to believe a child has suffered abuse or neglect, to report the abuse or neglect immediately.
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6010-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Roach, Becker, Conway, Schoesler, Regala, Delvin, Stevens, and Shin)
Concerning worker safety at state hospitals.
Includes in the crime of custodial assault, the assault of a full-time or part-time staff member or volunteer, educational personnel, a personal service provider, or a vendor or agent thereof at any state hospital who was performing official duties at the time of the assault.Prohibits a jail from refusing to book a patient of a state hospital based solely on the patient's status as a state hospital patient.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6122-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senator Carrell)
Concerning unattended pet animals with a choke chain.
Prohibits a person licensed under chapter 18.92 RCW (veterinary medicine, surgery, and dentistry) or chapter 18.240 RCW (animal massage practitioners) from leaving a pet animal unattended while the animal is secured around the neck with a choke chain.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 7:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6135-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Swecker, Rolfes, Delvin, Regala, Ranker, Shin, and Fraser; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Regarding enforcement of fish and wildlife violations.
Modifies provisions relating to enforcement of fish and wildlife violations.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | ENRM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6137-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters (originally sponsored by Senators Schoesler, Morton, Hatfield, Delvin, Honeyford, and Hobbs)
Protecting livestock when attacked by wolves.
Requires the fish and wildlife commission's rules to allow for certain persons to kill a gray wolf, regardless of state classification, when there is physical evidence that the wolf is in the act of attacking livestock.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | ENRM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6153-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe and Chase)
Measuring school attendance of children whose parents or guardians receive state assistance.
Adds to the list of WorkFirst program outcome goals, enrollment in school and consistent school attendance, including in-home schooling situations, by the school-aged children of recipients.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6167-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Padden, Roach, and Chase)
Regarding dissemination of criminal identification system information.
Allows businesses and organizations that provide emergency shelter or transitional housing for children, persons with developmental disabilities, and vulnerable adults to request criminal identification system information regarding a prospective client's or resident's conviction record.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:30 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6169-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters (originally sponsored by Senators Ranker, Litzow, Hargrove, and Chase)
Concerning the Washington state coastal solutions council.
Creates the state coastal solutions council in the executive office of the governor to serve as a forum for communication in order to seek consistency of state, local, and tribal policies concerning marine waters issues, including issues relating to resource management, fisheries, shellfish aquaculture, marine and coastal hazards, ocean energy, and marine waters research and education issues.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | ENRM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6180-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Nelson, and Sheldon; by request of Secretary of State)
Reducing costs and inefficiencies in elections.
Reduces costs and inefficiencies in elections.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6186-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senator Swecker)
Concerning limitations on the taxing authority of counties for emergency medical services.
Addresses limitations on the taxing authority of counties for emergency medical services.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6226-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Frockt, Harper, Regala, Zarelli, Fain, Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, and Keiser)
Concerning authorization periods for subsidized child care.
Changes authorization periods for subsidized child care.Expands requirements for applicants and recipients of subsidized child care.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6228-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Conway, Kline, and Kohl-Welles)
Prohibiting certain practices concerning the employment status of job applicants.
Prohibits employers from publishing job advertisements that discriminate against unemployed persons.Requires the director of the department of labor and industries to provide notice to employers of the requirements of the act.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6240-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Hargrove, Kline, Carrell, and Harper)
Modifying provisions relating to orders of disposition for juveniles.
Modifies provisions relating to orders of disposition for juveniles.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6258-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Stevens, Carrell, Kohl-Welles, Fraser, Delvin, Regala, and Roach)
Concerning unaccompanied persons.
Expands the crime of luring to include ordering, luring, or attempting to lure a minor or a person with a developmental disability away from any area or structure constituting a bus terminal, airport terminal, or other transportation terminal.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 7:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6260-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Regala, Roach, Conway, Carrell, Shin, Eide, Ericksen, Litzow, Chase, and Stevens)
Revising registration requirements and fees charged for various criminal offenses.
Revises the definition of "sex offense" to include a second or subsequent violation of promoting prostitution in the first degree, promoting prostitution in the second degree, or patronizing a prostitute.Adds to penalties for certain violations of promoting prostitution in the first or second degree, permitting prostitution, and patronizing a prostitute.Prohibits a court from suspending payment of all or part of certain fees if an offender entered into a statutory or nonstatutory diversion agreement.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 7:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6280-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Swecker, Conway, Holmquist Newbry, and Parlette)
Concerning crimes against pharmacies.
Allows sentencing above the standard range for robbery in the first or second degree of a pharmacy.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 7:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6292-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Harper and Carrell)
Making juvenile records confidential.
Requires, under certain circumstances, official juvenile court files of alleged or proven juvenile offenders to be confidential.Prohibits confidential official juvenile offense records, maintained by a court, law enforcement agency, or state agency, including the juvenile court, local law enforcement, the Washington state patrol, and the county prosecutor's offices, from being published or distributed.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:30 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
SB 6304-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Rolfes, Delvin, Benton, Hargrove, and Hatfield)
Incorporating motorcycles into certain transportation planning.
Allows motorcyclists to use high-occupancy vehicle lanes.Gives preferential parking and reduced parking charges to motorcyclists.
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6307-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Conway, Pridemore, Harper, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Kline, and Shin)
Concerning nursing staffing practices at hospitals.
Establishes the Washington state patient safety act.Requires the department of health to: (1) Conduct regular audits of hospital compliance with the act and investigate complaints of violations; and(2) Maintain for public inspection records of certain civil penalties, administrative actions, or license suspensions or revocations.Requires hospitals to: (1) Submit a staffing plan to the department of health on at least an annual basis;(2) Implement the staffing plan and assign nursing personnel to each patient care unit in accordance with the plan; and(3) Regularly collect information regarding nurse staffing and submit it to the department of health semiannually.Requires a nurse staffing committee and a hospital to resolve any disputes concerning a staffing plan through arbitration if the staffing plan is not adopted by the hospital.Prohibits registered nurses from being assigned to a nursing unit or clinical area unless the nurse has first received orientation in that clinical area.Prohibits a hospital from penalizing a registered nurse for refusing to accept an assignment under certain circumstances.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 12:15 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6328-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Conway, Hargrove, Regala, Harper, Stevens, and McAuliffe)
Authorizing creation of a retired active license for mental health professionals.
Requires the secretary of the department of health to adopt rules relating to the issuance of retired active licenses for mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, advanced social workers, and independent clinical social workers.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6351-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Swecker, and Haugen)
Regarding inspection and copying of any public record.
Modifies provisions relating to inspection and copying of public records by persons serving criminal sentences.Authorizes agencies, under certain conditions, to adopt a policy limiting the number of hours that are devoted to responding to public records requests.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6384-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Parlette, Murray, Keiser, Fraser, Carrell, Kline, Pridemore, Frockt, Delvin, Harper, Fain, Honeyford, Benton, Hobbs, Hewitt, Shin, Regala, McAuliffe, Conway, Kohl-Welles, Roach, Haugen, and Nelson)
Ensuring that persons with developmental disabilities be given the opportunity to transition to a community access program after enrollment in an employment program.
Requires clients age twenty-one and older, who are receiving employment services, to be: (1) Offered the choice to transition to a community access program after nine months of enrollment in an employment program; and(2) Given the option to transition from a community access program to an employment program at any time.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Inform clients and their legal representatives of all available options for employment and day services; and(2) Work with counties and stakeholders to strengthen and expand the existing community access program.
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 12:15 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 8 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 5. | ||
SB 6389-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Harper, Regala, and Shin)
Creating the crime victims' services account.
Imposes an additional ten-dollar fee on each traffic infraction to be used for certain crime victims' services.Creates the crime victims' services account.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
SB 6403-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senator Regala)
Removing financial barriers to persons seeking vulnerable adult protection orders.
Prohibits a public agency from charging a fee for filing or service of process to petitioners seeking vulnerable adult protection orders.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 12:15 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6407-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Regala, and Kline)
Providing transitional reentry housing through the department of corrections.
Requires the department of corrections to: (1) Within amounts appropriated for this purpose, contract with housing providers to continuously make available no fewer than fifty beds in transitional reentry housing to meet the needs of offenders transitioning to the community on earned early release who are in need of housing; and(2) Track the housing and recidivism status of offenders who participate in transitional reentry housing.Exempts transitional reentry housing provided under contract with the department of corrections from the requirements of the residential landlord-tenant act.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6427-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, Regala, Hatfield, and Conway)
Improving protections for incapacitated adults.
Modifies provisions relating to guardianship of incapacitated adults.Requires the administrator for the courts to publish on its web site information regarding professional and lay guardians to provide information to family members of incapacitated adults.Requires a long-term care ombudsman to publish on a web site, or otherwise make available to residents, families of residents, and the public, information regarding professional and lay guardians to provide information to family members of incapacitated adults.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6457-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Rolfes, Haugen, and Sheldon)
Concerning preferential hiring of veterans by the marine division of the department of transportation.
Requires the marine division of the department of transportation, to the greatest extent practicable and within available resources, to expand existing opportunities and develop new opportunities to provide for the preferential hiring of veterans.
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6462-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser, Carrell, Regala, Stevens, Hargrove, and Shin)
Redefining "income" and "resource" with regard to eligibility for public assistance programs.
Revises the definitions of "income" and "resources" for purposes of eligibility requirements for public assistance.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6517-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Pflug and Keiser)
Regarding hospital financing and tax preference eligibility.
Modifies the composition and duties of the state health care authority relating to hospital financing and tax preference eligibility.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 12:15 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6556-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser and Regala)
Establishing a diabetes action team public-private partnership.
Creates a diabetes action team public-private partnership to assess and determine the reach and impact on the state of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and prediabetes.Creates the diabetes action team public-private partnership account.Expires January 1, 2014.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 12:15 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6559-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters (originally sponsored by Senators Ranker, Hargrove, and Shin)
Modifying the definition of nonpower attributes in the energy independence act.
Provides exemptions to the definition of "nonpower attributes" for purposes of the energy independence act.
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | ENRM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6561-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters (originally sponsored by Senators Ranker and Hargrove)
Adding spent pulping liquors and liquors derived from algae and other sources to the definition of renewable resource in the energy independence act.
Revises the definition of "eligible renewable resource," for purposes of the energy independence act, by including incremental electricity produced as a result of efficiency improvements to certain biomass generation or cogeneration facilities.Revises the definition of "renewable resource," for purposes of the energy independence act, by: (1) Removing black liquor by-product from paper production; and(2) Including spent pulping liquors and liquors derived from algae and other sources.
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | ENRM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6592
by Senators Hill and Tom
Streamlining and reforming financial aid programs.
Streamlines and reforms student financial aid programs.Repeals the GET ready for math and science scholarship program, the foster care endowed scholarship program, the passport to college promise program, the Washington promise scholarship program, and the opportunity grant program.
| Feb 8 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 6593
by Senator Hatfield
Placing epinephrine auto-injectors in schools.
Authorizes schools to maintain, in a locked, secure location, a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors.
| Feb 8 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |