 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 7 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, January 19, 2011 | 10th 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.
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HB 1244
by Representatives Condotta, Hunt, Taylor, and Miloscia
Modifying liquor permit and licensing provisions.
Authorizes special permits for venders that manufacture liquor mixers.Authorizes beer to be sold, under certain circumstances, to a purchaser in a sanitary container brought to the premises by the purchaser or furnished by the licensee and filled at the tap by the retailer at the time of sale.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1245
by Representatives Hurst, Haler, Eddy, Klippert, and Hope; by request of Board For Judicial Administration
Changing the election and appointment provisions for municipal court judges.
Changes election and appointment provisions for municipal court judges.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1246
by Representatives Cody, Harris, Dunshee, Green, Seaquist, Van De Wege, Appleton, Clibborn, Walsh, Johnson, Roberts, Jinkins, Kenney, and Billig
Regulating tobacco products.
Restricts the sale of flavored tobacco products and dissolvable tobacco products.Requires tobacco products be stored in a location that is inaccessible to youth.Authorizes the liquor control board to suspend or revoke a retailer's license or impose a monetary penalty if the board finds that the licensee has violated the aforementioned restrictions.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1247
by Representatives Kagi, Hunter, Darneille, and Kenney; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning the staffing levels and staff training requirements for secure community transition facilities.
Modifies provisions relating to secure community transition facilities' staffing levels and training requirements.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1248
by Representatives Hunter and Darneille; by request of Office of Financial Management
Authorizing emergency rule making when necessary to implement fiscal reductions.
Authorizes agencies to adopt emergency rules when necessary with regard to implementation of fiscal reductions.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1249
by Representatives Cody, Pettigrew, Hunter, and Darneille; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Regarding medicaid nursing facility payments.
Ensures efficient and economic medicaid nursing facility payments.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1250
by Representatives Hunter and Darneille; by request of Office of Financial Management
Transferring funds from the budget stabilization account to the general fund.
Directs the state treasurer to transfer certain funds from the budget stabilization account to the general fund.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1251
by Representatives Hunter and Darneille; by request of Office of Financial Management
Revising education provisions to implement budget reductions.
Implements budget reductions by revising education provisions relating to: (1) The achievement gap oversight and accountability committee policy and strategy recommendations;(2) Career and technical student organizations;(3) The statewide director for math, science, and technology;(4) Allocation of state matching funds;(5) Expiration of the special services pilot program on March 1, 2011, instead of June 30, 2011; and(6) Statewide end-of-course assessments for high school mathematics.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1252
by Representatives Hunt, Haigh, Hunter, and Darneille; by request of Office of Financial Management
Changing the apportionment schedule to educational service districts for the 2010-11 school year.
Changes educational service districts' apportionment schedules for the 2010-2011 school year.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1253
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Rivers, Pedersen, and Rodne; by request of Uniform Laws Commission
Revising the uniform interstate family support act.
Revises the uniform interstate family support act.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1254
by Representatives Lytton, Blake, Takko, Van De Wege, Ladenburg, and Rolfes
Regarding the institute of forest resources.
Finds that: (1) There are many challenges facing the forest sector; and(2) These forest issues transcend the expertise and mission of the University of Washington school of forest resources and the associated centers and cooperatives.Directs the institute of forest resources to provide the structure and continuity needed by drawing contributions from the associated centers and cooperatives into a process that is responsive to the critical issues confronting the forest sector.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1255
by Representatives Appleton and Jinkins
Permitting federally recognized Indian tribes to certify counselors as agency affiliated counselors.
Allows federally recognized Indian tribes to certify counselors as agency affiliated counselors.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1256
by Representative Appleton
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 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1257
by Representatives Stanford, Kirby, and Kelley; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Adopting the investments of insurers model act.
Adopts the investments of insurers model act.Protects and furthers the interests of insureds, creditors, and the general public by providing, with minimum interference with management initiative and judgment, prudent standards for the development and administration of insurer investment programs.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1258
by Representatives Condotta, Shea, Chandler, Taylor, Short, and Warnick
Allowing employers to pay a training wage for a specified period of time.
Requires the director of the department of labor and industries to establish procedures for the issuance of special training certificates to employers to pay wages to new employees during a training period at seventy-five percent of the required minimum wage.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1259
by Representatives Seaquist and Kelley
Concerning notice requirements for homeowners' associations meetings.
Authorizes electronic transmission for notification of a homeowners' association meeting.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1260
by Representatives Bailey, Seaquist, and Kelley; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Authorizing the transfer of service credit and contributions into the Washington state patrol retirement system by members who served as commercial vehicle enforcement officers and communications officers and then became commissioned troopers in the Washington state patrol.
Authorizes the transfer of service credit and contributions into the Washington state patrol retirement system by certain members.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1261
by Representatives Seaquist and Bailey; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Providing a partial lump sum benefit payment option for certain survivors of active members of the teachers' retirement system plan 1.
Provides a partial lump sum benefit payment option for certain survivors of active members of the teachers' retirement system plan 1.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1262
by Representatives Bailey and Seaquist; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Addressing public employees' annuities and retirement plans.
Addresses public employees' annuities and retirement plans.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1263
by Representatives Crouse, Bailey, and Seaquist; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Addressing the definition of employer for certain public corrections entities formed by counties or cities under RCW 39.34.030.
Includes certain public corrections entities in the definition of "employer" as used in chapter 41.37 RCW (Washington public safety employees' retirement system).
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1264
by Representatives Anderson, Taylor, Condotta, Chandler, Smith, Bailey, Hargrove, Rodne, and Orcutt
Requiring verification of employment eligibility by the state and its political subdivisions.
Requires the state and all counties, cities, towns, and other political subdivisions thereof, to verify the employment eligibility of individuals hired for employment.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1265
by Representatives Kagi, Ryu, Rodne, Liias, Takko, Roberts, Smith, and Upthegrove
Limiting residential densities of certain unincorporated portions of urban growth areas.
Prohibits the maximum residential density of an unincorporated portion of an urban growth area from exceeding that of the immediately adjacent areas of the abutting city or cities.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1266
by Representatives Pedersen, Rodne, Warnick, Kenney, and Kelley
Modifying the landlord-tenant act and other related provisions.
Revises the landlord-tenant act and other related provisions.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1267
by Representatives Pedersen, Walsh, Jinkins, Eddy, Roberts, Kagi, Sullivan, Van De Wege, Hurst, Goodman, Orwall, Moeller, Kirby, Frockt, Carlyle, Liias, Kenney, Clibborn, Seaquist, Blake, Hudgins, Fitzgibbon, Darneille, Dunshee, Morris, Takko, Pettigrew, Finn, Billig, Hunter, Cody, Dickerson, Stanford, Springer, Reykdal, Haigh, Rolfes, Sells, Jacks, Appleton, Hunt, Maxwell, Ryu, Ormsby, Ladenburg, McCoy, Santos, Lytton, Moscoso, Upthegrove, Green, Hasegawa, and Tharinger; by request of Washington State Bar Association
Clarifying and expanding the rights and obligations of state registered domestic partners and other couples related to parentage.
Expands and clarifies the rights and obligations of state registered domestic partners and other couples related to parentage.Establishes consistent standards and procedural safeguards for the protection of all parties involved in a surrogacy contract in this state and to confirm the legal status of children born as a result of these contracts.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1268
by Representatives Eddy, McCoy, Crouse, Liias, and Clibborn
Concerning the utility and transportation commission's review of certain investments made by electrical companies.
Reduces the deterrent effect of a retroactive prudence review on the ability of electrical companies to make investments in renewable energy resources and achieve the renewable portfolio targets applicable to electrical companies.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1269
by Representatives Kirby, Ladenburg, Jinkins, and Darneille
Exempting minor league baseball stadiums from the leasehold excise tax.
Exempts from leasehold excise taxes, all leasehold interest in the public or entertainment areas of a baseball stadium owned or used by a minor league baseball team.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1270
by Representatives Liias, Orwall, Jinkins, Finn, Billig, Seaquist, Green, Maxwell, Kenney, Darneille, and Reykdal
Regarding mental health and suicide prevention education.
Includes mental health and suicide prevention education in the essential academic learning requirements in health and fitness.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1271
by Representatives Billig, Morris, Stanford, Van De Wege, Kirby, Ormsby, Fitzgibbon, Frockt, Moeller, Jacks, Liias, Tharinger, Ladenburg, McCoy, Maxwell, Crouse, Dunshee, Moscoso, Rolfes, Pedersen, Lytton, Pettigrew, Green, Sullivan, Carlyle, Jinkins, Dickerson, Hunt, Kenney, Darneille, and Reykdal
Limiting the use of fertilizer containing phosphorus.
Limits the use of fertilizer containing the plant nutrient phosphorus.Prohibits the sale or display of fertilizer that is labeled as containing phosphorus.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1272
by Representatives Chandler and Condotta
Requiring the employment security department to verify that workers referred to employers are authorized to work in the United States.
Requires employers to verify that new workers are authorized to work in the United States by completing employment eligibility verification forms.Requires the employment security department to: (1) Verify that referred workers are authorized to work in the United States; and(2) Provide appropriate documentation to referred workers and employers.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1273
by Representatives Kristiansen, Blake, Orcutt, Chandler, McCune, Pearson, and Harris
Concerning access to land for hunting and fishing.
Prohibits public agencies from providing specific segments of the general public with access to land for the purposes of hunting and fishing.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1274
by Representatives Smith, Lytton, Morris, Bailey, Kristiansen, and Pearson
Concerning the population restrictions for a geographic area to qualify as a rural public hospital district.
Revises the definition of "rural public hospital district" by modifying the city population requirements for qualification as a rural public hospital district.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1275
by Representatives Wilcox, Chandler, Dahlquist, Bailey, Fagan, McCune, Orcutt, Johnson, Haler, Asay, Smith, Stanford, and Harris
Including insects used as organic pest control in the sales and use tax exemption for fertilizer and chemical spray.
Includes insects used as organic pest control in the sales and use tax exemption for fertilizer and chemical spray.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1276
by Representatives Warnick, Dickerson, Nealey, and Kelley
Addressing court-ordered legal financial obligations collected by the county clerks.
Modifies provisions relating to the collection of court-ordered legal financial obligations by county clerks.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1277
by Representative Cody; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning oversight of licensed or certified long-term care settings for vulnerable adults.
Addresses current statutes and funding levels that limit the department of social and health services' ability to promote vulnerable adult protections.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Use additional investigative resources to address a significant growth in the long-term care complaint workload; and(2) Develop a statewide internal quality review and accountability program for residential care services.Provides that sections 401 and 402 of the act are null and void if appropriations are not approved.Prescribes penalties.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1278
by Representatives Cody and Schmick; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning the delegation of nursing care tasks to home care aides.
Authorizes a registered nurse to delegate nursing care tasks in community-based or in-home care settings to a home care aide after verifying the aide has completed the required training.Requires a long-term care worker who wishes to perform a nurse delegated task to be certified as a home care aide before being delegated by a registered nurse delegator.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1279
by Representatives Ladenburg, Asay, Dammeier, Ryu, Liias, Jinkins, Takko, Fitzgibbon, and Kenney
Concerning traffic safety at certain intersections and on certain streets.
Modifies traffic safety provisions relating to the duration of a yellow change interval at traffic control signals and automated traffic safety cameras.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1280
by Representatives Springer, Rodne, Takko, and Smith
Concerning public health district authority as it relates to gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises of real or personal property.
Authorizes public hospital districts to: (1) Solicit and accept gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises of real or personal property;(2) Sell, lease, exchange, invest, or expend gifts or the proceeds, rents, profits, and income therefrom; and(3) Enter into contracts with for-profit or nonprofit organizations.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1281
by Representatives McCune, Finn, Liias, Reykdal, Wilcox, and Hunt
Providing limited access to motor vehicle records for driver and pedestrian safety in private communities.
Authorizes the release of certain information on an individual vehicle owner when the requesting party is a homeowners' association.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1282
by Representatives Blake, Van De Wege, Chandler, Kretz, Orcutt, and Warnick; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife
Regarding issues that impact the department of fish and wildlife.
Modifies department of fish and wildlife provisions relating to: (1) Starting a fire on department-owned or controlled lands that are not forest lands;(2) Use or purchase of a license in this state while holding a resident license from another state or country;(3) Failure of a taxidermist, fur dealer, or wildlife meat cutter to maintain business records;(4) Charter boat operation and licensing;(5) Unlawful discharge of a firearm, bow, or crossbow;(6) Increased penalties for unlawful taking of protected fish and wildlife;(7) Predatory wildlife habituated to humans;(8) Additional use of regional fisheries enhancement group account funds;(9) Possession and use of controlled substances to euthanize injured, sick, or unwanted wildlife; and(10) Fish and wildlife officers serving as general authority Washington peace officers.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1283
by Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Rivers, Takko, Probst, Short, Kretz, Harris, McCune, Smith, and Shea
Including utility easements and rights-of-way in the acreage calculation under the open space taxation act.
Modifies provisions of the open space taxation act by authorizing an owner of land desiring current use classification to include adjacent land used by an electric light and power company or gas company through an easement or right-of-way in the acreage determination.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1284
by Representatives Orcutt, Cody, Rivers, Angel, Klippert, McCune, Johnson, Haler, Kelley, Pearson, and Harris
Adding a requirement to sexual health education to include elements of and consequences for conviction of sexual offenses where the victim is a minor.
Requires public schools that offer sexual health education to include information about the legal elements of sexual offenses where a minor is a victim and the consequences upon conviction.Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop a prepared curriculum to teach the legal elements of sexual offenses where a minor is a victim and the consequences upon conviction.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1285
by Representatives Orcutt, Jacks, Angel, Hurst, Bailey, Pearson, and McCune
Regulating synthetic cannabinoids.
Regulates synthetic cannabinoids.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1286
by Representatives Orcutt, Hasegawa, Kelley, Santos, and Reykdal
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 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1287
by Representatives McCoy, Appleton, Moscoso, and Santos
Establishing a government-to-government relationship between state government and Indian tribes.
Establishes a government-to-government relationship between state government and Indian tribes.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1288
by Representatives Carlyle, Reykdal, Dammeier, Warnick, Jacks, Probst, Sells, Springer, Kagi, Morris, Hunt, Frockt, Kenney, Roberts, Jinkins, Eddy, Clibborn, Seaquist, Lytton, Ladenburg, Billig, Zeiger, Fagan, Angel, Rodne, Orwall, Maxwell, Smith, Darneille, and Harris
Regarding advertisements on state agency web sites.
Directs the department of revenue, the department of transportation, the employment security department, the state lottery, and the department of information services, on behalf of access Washington, to begin selling internet advertisements for display on those agency's web sites.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1289
by Representatives Dickerson, Goodman, Pedersen, Fitzgibbon, Hunt, Carlyle, Kenney, Appleton, Eddy, Moeller, Kagi, and Roberts
Making changes to juvenile court jurisdiction over offenders.
Modifies provisions relating to juvenile court exclusive original jurisdiction and hearings on question of declining jurisdiction.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1290
by Representatives Green, Cody, Van De Wege, Sells, Kenney, and Reykdal
Concerning mandatory overtime for certain health care employees.
Prohibits mandatory overtime for certain health care employees in facilities owned and operated by the department of corrections or by a governing unit in a correctional institution that provide health care services to inmates.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1291
by Representatives Green, Upthegrove, Hurst, Sullivan, Moscoso, Ormsby, and Kenney
Granting binding arbitration rights to certain juvenile court services and department of corrections employees.
Modifies public employees' collective bargaining provisions relating to certain employees of the department of corrections and juvenile court services.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1292
by Representative Moeller
Concerning public health funding.
Authorizes a county to impose an additional regular property tax to be used for public health purposes.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1293
by Representative Miloscia; by request of Department of Early Learning
Regarding public disclosure of information relating to provision of child care and early learning services.
Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, personal information in any files maintained for a child who is receiving child care or early learning services.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1294
by Representatives Tharinger, Warnick, Seaquist, Finn, Smith, Upthegrove, Springer, Dunshee, Orcutt, Hudgins, Reykdal, Rolfes, Hunt, Moscoso, Green, McCoy, Morris, Frockt, Ryu, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Sells, Blake, Appleton, Liias, Maxwell, Kenney, Carlyle, Hope, and Billig; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands and Department of Ecology
Establishing the Puget Sound corps.
Maintains the Washington conservation corps statewide and establishes the Puget Sound corps as a distinct program within the Washington conservation corps.Streamlines how government administers and manages the state's conservation corps to more efficiently expend the state's resources toward priority outcomes, including the recovery of the Puget Sound ecosystem to health by 2020.Increases opportunities for meaningful work experiences.Authorizes public-private partnerships as a key element of corps activities.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1295
by Representatives Van De Wege, Hurst, Tharinger, Fitzgibbon, and Liias
Concerning the installation of residential fire sprinkler systems.
Eradicates barriers that prevent the voluntary installation of sprinkler systems in private residences.Provides financial and regulatory incentives to homeowners, builders, and water purveyors for voluntarily installing the systems.Exempts a public water system from liability for damages resulting from shutting off water to a residential home with an installed fire sprinkler system if the shut off is due to certain causes.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1296
by Representatives Hinkle, Blake, Buys, Kretz, Warnick, Chandler, Klippert, Orcutt, Schmick, Armstrong, Haler, Walsh, Nealey, Fagan, Condotta, Taylor, Short, Johnson, McCune, and Harris
Creating a water commission.
Creates the Washington water commission.Transfers certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of ecology pertaining to water resources to the Washington water commission.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1297
by Representatives Chandler, Blake, Warnick, Schmick, Hinkle, Armstrong, Klippert, Haler, Walsh, Nealey, Fagan, Condotta, Kretz, Taylor, Short, Johnson, McCune, and Harris
Concerning the relinquishment of a water right.
Modifies water right relinquishment provisions by extending the time period permitted to put water to beneficial use.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1298
by Representative Kelley
Concerning child support order summary report forms.
Eliminates the child support order summary report form requirement.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1299
by Representatives Takko, Armstrong, Hunt, Nealey, Haigh, Angel, and Rolfes
Regarding conferences for public records requests disputes.
Authorizes a requester and an agency, before filing any court action alleging a violation of the public records act, to confer in person or by telephone regarding any dispute.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1300
by Representatives Moeller, Armstrong, Takko, Nealey, Haigh, Hunt, Angel, Fitzgibbon, and Darneille
Regarding the recovery of the costs of production and copying of public records.
Authorizes a public agency to require a requester to pay personnel costs for a public records request during the month to complete search and copying tasks if the production of records for the requester in a calendar month exceeds five person hours.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1301
by Representatives Cody, Liias, Van De Wege, Sells, Fitzgibbon, Frockt, Dickerson, Kenney, Darneille, and Reykdal; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Determining health insurance rates by comparing premiums and benefits.
Requires each proposed rate filing, submitted by a nonprofit health carrier for either the individual or small group markets, to include a determination of whether the carrier's surplus exceeds the three month average of a certain amount reported in the 2010 health annual statement.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1302
by Representatives Jinkins, Liias, and Reykdal; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Regulating health care insurance.
Modifies provisions relating to the regulation of health care insurance.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1303
by Representatives Jinkins, Kelley, Van De Wege, Liias, and Reykdal; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Concerning the insurance commissioner's authority to review and disapprove rates for certain insurance products.
Eliminates the insurance commissioner's authority to review and disapprove rates for certain insurance products.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1304
by Representatives Jinkins, Harris, Green, Cody, Van De Wege, Kelley, Schmick, Bailey, Clibborn, Moeller, Hinkle, and Reykdal
Concerning the administration of drugs by health care assistants.
Restricts health care assistants certified in category C or E by the department of health from administering certain drugs.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1305
by Representatives Orcutt, Haigh, Rivers, Haler, and Armstrong
Modifying the time limit for state officials to solicit or accept contributions.
Prohibits state officials from soliciting or accepting contributions for thirty days before a regular legislative session convenes and for thirty days after the date of final adjournment of a regular legislative session.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1306
by Representatives Lytton, Bailey, Dahlquist, Billig, Clibborn, Armstrong, McCune, Blake, Liias, Takko, Chandler, Johnson, Frockt, Fitzgibbon, and Smith
Removing the expiration date for exempting applicants who operate commercial motor vehicles for agribusiness purposes from certain commercial driver's license requirements.
Eliminates the expiration for exempting applicants who operate commercial motor vehicles for agribusiness purposes from certain commercial driver's license requirements.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1307
by Representatives Short, Upthegrove, and McCune
Concerning standards for the use of science to support public policy.
Requires agencies to use peer-reviewed science before taking any agency action related to environmental, natural resources, access to and use of water, or land use management.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1308
by Representatives Kenney, Walsh, Takko, Finn, Tharinger, Maxwell, and Santos
Increasing the flexibility for industrial development district levies for public port districts.
Increases the flexibility for industrial development district levies for public port districts.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Community Development & Housing. | |
HB 1309
by Representatives Roberts, Appleton, Rodne, Springer, Hasegawa, Ryu, Eddy, Green, Kagi, and Kelley
Concerning reserve accounts and studies for condominium and homeowners' associations.
Modifies the condominium act and homeowner association provisions relating to reserve accounts and studies.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1310
by Representatives Cody and Green
Concerning dental therapists.
Regulates dental therapists.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1311
by Representatives Cody, Jinkins, Bailey, Green, Clibborn, Appleton, Moeller, Frockt, Seaquist, and Dickerson
Improving health care in the state using evidence-based care.
Requires the state health care authority to convene a collaborative, to be known as the Robert Bree collaborative, to identify health care services for which there are substantial variations in practice patterns or high utilization trends in the state that are indicators of poor quality and potential waste in the health care system.Requires all state-purchased health care programs to implement certain evidence-based practice guidelines or protocols and strategies.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1312
by Representatives Cody, Jinkins, Green, and Kenney
Regarding statutory changes needed to implement a waiver to receive federal assistance for certain state purchased public health care programs.
Implements a waiver to receive federal assistance for certain state-purchased public health care programs.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1313
by Representatives Green, Sells, Reykdal, Morris, and Kirby
Regulating soil science and wetland science professions.
Regulates soil science and wetland science professions by establishing minimum standards of ethical conduct and professional responsibility and by establishing professional education and experience requirements for those persons representing to the public that they are soil scientists or wetland scientists certified by the state.Creates a board for soil scientists and wetland scientists.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1314
by Representatives Jacks, Walsh, Takko, Nealey, Blake, and Fitzgibbon
Clarifying the authority of port districts to deliver water through a public water system.
Clarifies the authority of port districts to deliver treated or raw water to a public water system for municipal water supply purposes.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1315
by Representatives Kelley, Schmick, Cody, Hinkle, Van De Wege, Miloscia, Jinkins, Seaquist, Angel, and Harris
Concerning the employment of physicians by nursing homes.
Authorizes certain nursing homes to employ physicians for the provision of professional services to its residents under certain circumstances.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1316
by Representative Kirby
Concerning sellers of travel.
Modifies sellers of travel provisions relating to: (1) Revising the definitions of "seller of travel" and "transacts business with Washington consumers"; and(2) Sums held in a trust account.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1317
by Representative Kirby
Eliminating the industrial insurance offset for social security retirement benefits.
Eliminates the industrial insurance offset for social security retirement benefits.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1318
by Representatives Kirby and Darneille
Using credit history, education, and income for insurance purposes.
Addresses the use of credit history, education, and income for personal insurance policies.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1319
by Representatives Dickerson, Hudgins, Upthegrove, Appleton, Hunt, Eddy, Maxwell, Stanford, Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, Rolfes, Goodman, Green, Van De Wege, Frockt, Kenney, and Reykdal; by request of Department of Ecology
Regarding the safety of certain children's products.
Modifies provisions relating to the safety of certain children's products.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1320
by Representatives Hasegawa, Hudgins, Kenney, Appleton, Kirby, Moscoso, Ryu, Goodman, Roberts, Takko, Ormsby, Hunt, Fitzgibbon, Upthegrove, Dickerson, Darneille, Seaquist, Van De Wege, Green, Blake, Sullivan, Moeller, Frockt, Stanford, Pettigrew, Eddy, and Reykdal
Establishing the Washington investment trust.
Creates the Washington investment trust to promote agriculture, education, community development, economic development, housing, and industry in Washington state by building a resource to help stabilize and grow Washington's economy.Creates the investment trust blue ribbon founding task force.Provides for expiration of the task force on June 30, 2012.Creates the investment trust commission which is comprised of the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the treasurer.Creates the advisory board to review the trust's finances and its members shall participate in committees created by the investment trust commission.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HJM 4004
by Representatives Short, Blake, Bailey, Hunt, Crouse, Nealey, Haler, Rodne, McCune, Buys, Asay, Klippert, Warnick, Shea, Kelley, Johnson, Seaquist, Taylor, Roberts, Haigh, Ross, Ahern, Upthegrove, Smith, and Kristiansen
Requesting the designation of an "Honor and Remember Flag" as an official symbol to recognize Armed Forces members who have died in the line of duty.
Requests the designation of an honor and remember flag as an official symbol to recognize Armed Forces members who have died in the line of duty.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HJR 4204
by Representatives Liias, Van De Wege, Finn, Rolfes, Stanford, Probst, Billig, Kelley, Hunt, Carlyle, Eddy, Moscoso, Sells, Tharinger, and Harris
Amending the Constitution to allow salary reductions for public officials during an economic crisis.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to allow salary reductions for public officials during an economic crisis.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
SB 5189
by Senators Hobbs, Swecker, Shin, Roach, and Chase
Regarding access to K-12 campuses for occupational or educational information.
Requires the board of directors of a school district, that chooses to provide access to the campus to certain parties that make students aware of occupational and education opportunities, to provide those parties with an opportunity to access the campus on at least three separate dates during the school year.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5190
by Senators Hobbs, Swecker, Shin, and Roach
Authorizing persons designated by the decedent to direct disposition, if the decedent died while serving on active duty in any branch of the United States armed forces, United States reserve forces, or national guard.
Addresses disposition of human remains when the decedent died while serving on active duty in any branch of the United States armed forces, United States reserve forces, or national guard.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5191
by Senators Hobbs, King, Hewitt, Haugen, Ranker, Litzow, Kilmer, Hill, McAuliffe, Harper, White, Tom, Rockefeller, Becker, and Parlette
Providing flexibility in the education system.
Provides flexibility in the education system.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5192
by Senators Nelson, Swecker, and Chase; by request of Department of Ecology
Concerning provisions for notifications and appeals timelines under the shoreline management act.
Modifies shoreline management act provisions relating to timelines of notifications and appeals.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5193
by Senators White, Kastama, Nelson, Prentice, and Chase
Concerning bicyclist and motorist mutual responsibilities.
Clarifies mutual responsibilities for bicyclists and motorists to help reduce accidents and conflicts between them.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5194
by Senators White, Rockefeller, Ranker, Litzow, Nelson, Brown, Fraser, Pridemore, Hobbs, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Chase, and Harper
Limiting the use of fertilizer containing phosphorus.
Limits the use of fertilizer containing the plant nutrient phosphorus.Prohibits the sale or display of fertilizer that is labeled as containing phosphorus.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5195
by Senators Kline, Regala, and Hargrove
Requiring information to be filed by the prosecuting attorney for certain violations under driving while license is suspended or revoked provisions.
Requires the prosecuting attorney to file information for certain violations of driving while license is suspended or revoked.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5196
by Senators Hatfield, Swecker, Hargrove, and Haugen
Authorizing school districts to charge for extra mileage costs for certain students attending schools outside their attendance areas.
Authorizes school districts to charge certain students for extra mileage costs.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5197
by Senators Keiser and Pflug; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning the delegation of nursing care tasks to home care aides.
Authorizes a registered nurse to delegate nursing care tasks in community-based or in-home care settings to a home care aide after verifying the aide has completed the required training.Requires a long-term care worker who wishes to perform a nurse delegated task to be certified as a home care aide before being delegated by a registered nurse delegator.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5198
by Senators Pridemore, Swecker, Rockefeller, Zarelli, and Shin
Providing for the joint provision and management of municipal water, wastewater, storm and flood water, and related utility services.
Establishes the joint municipal utility services act to: (1) Improve the ability of local government utilities to plan, finance, construct, acquire, maintain, operate, and provide facilities and services to the public; and(2) Reduce costs and improve the benefits, efficiency, and quality of utility services.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5199
by Senator Murray; by request of Office of Financial Management
Transferring funds from the budget stabilization account to the general fund.
Directs the state treasurer to transfer certain funds from the budget stabilization account to the general fund.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5200
by Senators Parlette, Pridemore, and Rockefeller
Continuing the office of regulatory assistance without a termination date.
Eliminates the sunset of the office of regulatory assistance and continues the office without a termination date.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 5201
by Senators Hargrove, Swecker, Regala, Fraser, and Parlette; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife
Regarding issues that impact the department of fish and wildlife.
Modifies department of fish and wildlife provisions relating to: (1) Starting a fire on department-owned or controlled lands that are not forest lands;(2) Use or purchase of a license in this state while holding a resident license from another state or country;(3) Failure of a taxidermist, fur dealer, or wildlife meat cutter to maintain business records;(4) Charter boat operation and licensing;(5) Unlawful discharge of a firearm, bow, or crossbow;(6) Increased penalties for unlawful taking of protected fish and wildlife;(7) Predatory wildlife habituated to humans;(8) Additional use of regional fisheries enhancement group account funds;(9) Possession and use of controlled substances to euthanize injured, sick, or unwanted wildlife; and(10) Fish and wildlife officers serving as general authority Washington peace officers.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5202
by Senators Regala and Hargrove
Regarding sexually violent predators.
Brings the civil commitment laws under chapter 71.09 RCW (sexually violent predators) further in line with other civil commitment laws, including the commitment of the mentally ill under chapter 71.05 RCW and the commitment of the criminally insane under chapter 10.77 RCW.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5203
by Senators Regala, Hargrove, Stevens, and Shin
Improving the administration and efficiency of sex and kidnapping offender registration.
Improves administration and efficiency of sex offender and kidnapping offender registration.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5204
by Senators Regala, Hargrove, and Stevens
Concerning juveniles who have been adjudicated of a sex offense.
Addresses juveniles adjudicated of a sex offense.Requires the superintendent of public instruction to publish on its web site a revised and updated model policy for schools to follow regarding students required to register as sex offenders or kidnapping offenders.Requires school districts to develop a written policy to ensure the health and safety of all staff and students in the school where students required to register as sex offenders or kidnapping offenders are enrolled.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5205
by Senators Kilmer, Sheldon, Rockefeller, and White
Concerning high capacity transportation system plan components and review.
Requires local authorities to follow a certain planning process to assure development of an effective high capacity transportation system only if their system plan includes a rail fixed guideway system component.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5206
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Swecker, Nelson, and Chase
Concerning the installation of residential fire sprinkler systems.
Eradicates barriers that prevent the voluntary installation of sprinkler systems in private residences.Provides financial and regulatory incentives to homeowners, builders, and water purveyors for voluntarily installing the systems.Exempts a public water system from liability for damages resulting from shutting off water to a residential home with an installed fire sprinkler system if the shut off is due to certain causes.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5207
by Senators Pridemore, Nelson, Chase, and Kline
Adopting the international wildland urban interface code.
Includes the international wildland urban interface code in the state building code.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5208
by Senators Chase, Swecker, Sheldon, and Shin
Authorizing the sale, exchange, transfer, or lease of public property.
Authorizes the sale, exchange, transfer, or lease of real or personal property to a federally recognized Indian tribe.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5209
by Senators Delvin, Hatfield, Schoesler, Hewitt, Honeyford, Holmquist Newbry, Haugen, Hobbs, Morton, and King
Concerning the relinquishment of a water right.
Modifies water right relinquishment provisions by extending the time period permitted to put water to beneficial use.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5210
by Senators Delvin, Hobbs, Honeyford, Morton, Holmquist Newbry, Zarelli, Haugen, King, Hewitt, Schoesler, Hatfield, and Shin
Creating a water commission.
Creates the Washington water commission.Transfers certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of ecology pertaining to water resources to the Washington water commission.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5211
by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Morton, Ranker, and Hargrove
Concerning forest practices applications leading to conversion of land for development purposes.
Modifies forest practices provisions regarding how the forest practices board must define Class II and Class IV forest practices by rule; and a local government's requirement to provide an economic impact statement involving a forest practice on certain lands.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5212
by Senators Hargrove and Conway
Adding heart attacks and strokes as presumptions of occupational disease for law enforcement officers and firefighters.
Includes heart attacks and strokes as presumptions of occupational disease for law enforcement officers and firefighters.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5213
by Senators Litzow and Hobbs; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Addressing insurance statutes, generally.
Addresses notice, service of process, recordkeeping, and venue for causes of action involving entities regulated under the insurance code.Addresses the reporting of premiums and prepayments for tax purposes.Modernizes certain language.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5214
by Senators Hobbs, Chase, Prentice, Regala, and Kline
Concerning the use of surplus property for the development of affordable housing.
Modifies provisions relating to the use of surplus property for the development of affordable housing.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5215
by Senators Hobbs, Haugen, Schoesler, Hatfield, King, and Delvin
Removing the expiration date for exempting applicants who operate commercial motor vehicles for agribusiness purposes from certain commercial driver's license requirements.
Eliminates the expiration for exempting applicants who operate commercial motor vehicles for agribusiness purposes from certain commercial driver's license requirements.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5216
by Senators Shin and Chase
Changing the initiative and referendum filing fees.
Provides for the administrative costs involved in the initiative process by increasing the initiative filing fee.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5217
by Senators Shin, White, Nelson, Sheldon, Murray, Delvin, Rockefeller, Harper, Kline, Keiser, Conway, Chase, Eide, and Fraser
Allowing appointment of student members on the boards of trustees of community colleges.
Authorizes a college district board of trustees to establish a sixth trustee that shall be filled by a student.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 5218
by Senators Shin, Rockefeller, Sheldon, Haugen, Delvin, Harper, and McAuliffe
Authorizing certain commercial activity at state-owned safety rest areas.
Authorizes certain commercial activity at state-owned safety rest areas.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5219
by Senators Shin, Tom, Delvin, Rockefeller, and McAuliffe
Establishing penalties for retail liquor licensees when alcohol is sold to a person under twenty-one years of age.
Subjects a retail liquor licensee to a penalty if the licensee or an employee of the licensee is cited by the liquor control board for sale of alcohol to a person under twenty-one years of age.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5220
by Senators Shin, Tom, and McAuliffe
Authorizing advertising on school buses.
Authorizes school districts to place advertising and educational material on and in school buses under certain circumstances.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5221
by Senators Swecker, Prentice, Shin, King, Kastama, Nelson, and Chase
Establishing the intrastate building safety mutual aid system.
Establishes the intrastate building safety mutual aid system to provide for mutual assistance among member jurisdictions in the case of an emergency or to participate in training and exercises.Creates the intrastate building safety mutual aid oversight committee which shall be: (1) A committee of the Washington association of building officials; and(2) Representative of building safety agencies and disciplines as well as local political subdivisions.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5222
by Senators Kastama, Delvin, Eide, Honeyford, Hargrove, Haugen, Prentice, Hobbs, Shin, and Chase
Increasing the flexibility for industrial development district levies for public port districts.
Increases the flexibility for industrial development district levies for public port districts.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 5223
by Senators Benton, Fraser, and Hobbs
Concerning reserve accounts and studies for condominium and homeowners' associations.
Modifies the condominium act and homeowner association provisions relating to reserve accounts and studies.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5224
by Senators Hobbs and Fraser
Increasing the charge limit for the preparation of condominium resale certificates.
Increases the charge limit from one hundred fifty dollars to two hundred seventy-five dollars for the preparation of condominium resale certificates.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5225
by Senators Murray, Kohl-Welles, and Ranker
Regulating soil science and wetland science professions.
Regulates soil science and wetland science professions by establishing minimum standards of ethical conduct and professional responsibility and by establishing professional education and experience requirements for those persons representing to the public that they are soil scientists or wetland scientists certified by the state.Creates a board for soil scientists and wetland scientists.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5226
by Senators McAuliffe, King, and Shin; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Regarding science end-of-course assessments.
Requires students, depending on their year of graduation, to meet state standards pertaining to: (1) Biology;(2) Biology or physical science; or(3) Biology, physical science, or integrated science.Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop statewide end-of-course assessments for high school science that measure student achievement of the state science standards.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5227
by Senators McAuliffe and King; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Regarding mathematics end-of-course assessments.
Allows students in the classes of 2013 and 2014 to meet the standard on only one high school mathematics end-of-course assessment.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5228
by Senators Rockefeller, Honeyford, Delvin, Kline, and Chase
Regarding the siting of small alternative energy resource facilities.
Ensures that small alternative energy resource facilities are sited in a timely manner in local jurisdictions where there are no existing ordinances to permit these facilities, where applicable ordinances have not been updated in over ten years, or where ordinances have been adopted that impede the timely permitting of these facilities.Encourages local governments to enter into interlocal agreements with the energy facility site evaluation council.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5229
by Senators Hobbs, Carrell, Hatfield, Zarelli, Parlette, and McAuliffe
Creating an exemption from preferred drug substitution for atypical antipsychotic drugs.
Exempts prescriptions for atypical antipsychotic drugs from preferred drug substitution.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5230
by Senators Ranker, Swecker, Litzow, Rockefeller, Regala, Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Kline, Conway, Fraser, Nelson, Hobbs, Shin, and Harper; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands and Department of Ecology
Establishing the Puget Sound corps.
Maintains the Washington conservation corps statewide and establishes the Puget Sound corps as a distinct program within the Washington conservation corps.Streamlines how government administers and manages the state's conservation corps to more efficiently expend the state's resources toward priority outcomes, including the recovery of the Puget Sound ecosystem to health by 2020.Increases opportunities for meaningful work experiences.Authorizes public-private partnerships as a key element of corps activities.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5231
by Senators Nelson, Swecker, Rockefeller, Ranker, Chase, Regala, Kohl-Welles, and Kline; by request of Department of Ecology
Regarding the safety of certain children's products.
Modifies provisions relating to the safety of certain children's products.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5232
by Senators Kilmer, Hobbs, Carrell, Keiser, and Kohl-Welles
Authorizing prize-linked savings deposits.
Encourages financial institutions to develop innovative products that create incentives to encourage consumer savings, particularly savings by low-income consumers.Authorizes financial institutions to conduct a promotional contest of chance in which a drawing for a prize is held that includes only those persons, as eligible prize recipients, who deposited funds in a savings account, certificate of deposit, or any other savings program of the financial institution.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5233
by Senators Prentice, Benton, Keiser, Kline, and Conway
Increasing the permissible deposit of public funds with credit unions.
Increases the permissible deposit of public funds with credit unions.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5234
by Senators Kline, Swecker, Keiser, Rockefeller, Shin, Conway, Pridemore, Ranker, Pflug, Nelson, Chase, Kohl-Welles, Haugen, White, Regala, Murray, and Fraser
Creating a statewide program for the collection, transportation, and disposal of unwanted medicines.
Creates the medicine return association to finance and operate a product stewardship program for the collection, transportation, and disposal of unwanted covered drugs.Creates the pharmaceutical product stewardship program account.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5235
by Senators Schoesler, Hatfield, Delvin, Honeyford, Hobbs, and Conway
Regarding animal health inspections.
Modifies provisions relating to animal health inspections.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5236
by Senators Kline and Kohl-Welles
Providing a minimum term sentence for certain persistent offenders.
Provides a minimum term sentence for certain persistent offenders.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |