 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 18 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, February 3, 2011 | 25th Day - 2011 Regular Session | |
| SENATE |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2011.
HB 1776
by Representatives Frockt, Eddy, Dickerson, Carlyle, Maxwell, Fitzgibbon, Roberts, Pedersen, Hudgins, Ryu, Kenney, and Stanford
Regarding licensing requirements for child care centers located in publicly owned buildings.
Requires the director of the department of early learning to establish a unified set of licensing requirements for child care centers operated in publicly owned buildings.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1777
by Representatives Kretz and McCune
Addressing development regulations adopted under the growth management act to protect critical areas that apply to agricultural activities.
Provides relief to the agriculture industry by extending a moratorium on the amendment or adoption of development regulations adopted under the growth management act to protect critical areas as they specifically apply to agricultural activities.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1778
by Representative Upthegrove
Concerning utility services for residential multiunit buildings.
Addresses landlords of multiunit buildings billing tenants separately for utility services.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1779
by Representatives Rivers, Rodne, Johnson, Haler, Klippert, Hope, McCune, Kristiansen, Parker, Kretz, Taylor, Overstreet, Hinkle, Condotta, Chandler, Crouse, Walsh, Hargrove, Dahlquist, Harris, Ross, Orcutt, Alexander, Smith, Schmick, Ahern, Wilcox, Fagan, Asay, Short, Zeiger, Dammeier, Buys, Bailey, Warnick, and Angel
Concerning joint and several liability.
Modifies provisions relating to joint and several liability.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1780
by Representative Takko
Concerning authority to impose the sales and use tax for certain regional centers.
Modifies provisions relating to the authority to impose the sales and use tax for certain regional centers.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1781
by Representatives Pearson, Eddy, and Kristiansen
Regarding alternative fuel vehicle requirements.
Delays the requirement that state agencies must satisfy one hundred percent of their fuel usage for operating publicly owned vessels, vehicles, and construction equipment from electricity or biofuel.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1782
by Representatives Hinkle, Kagi, Orcutt, Hunter, Rodne, Carlyle, Armstrong, Pettigrew, Haler, Green, Angel, Ross, Van De Wege, Bailey, Kenney, Ahern, Ryu, Crouse, Short, Eddy, Nealey, Finn, DeBolt, Condotta, Moeller, Sullivan, Darneille, McCune, Buys, Dahlquist, Alexander, Fagan, Johnson, Sells, Overstreet, Maxwell, Seaquist, Haigh, Blake, Hargrove, Dickerson, Rivers, McCoy, Schmick, Santos, Smith, Zeiger, Tharinger, Wilcox, Dammeier, Rolfes, Warnick, Liias, Kretz, Cody, Parker, Probst, Taylor, Fitzgibbon, Reykdal, Shea, Goodman, Asay, Stanford, Klippert, Walsh, Moscoso, Harris, Takko, Kristiansen, Jacks, Roberts, Orwall, Hasegawa, Ladenburg, Jinkins, Hunt, Billig, Ormsby, Upthegrove, Hudgins, Frockt, Appleton, Dunshee, Kelley, Pedersen, and Miloscia
Regarding constraints of expenditures for WorkFirst and child care programs.
Addresses funding restrictions for certain WorkFirst and child care programs.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1783
by Representatives Pedersen, Upthegrove, Takko, Blake, Rodne, Smith, Carlyle, Fitzgibbon, Springer, Angel, and Kenney
Amending the consideration of houseboats and houseboat moorages for the purposes of aquatic lands and shoreline management.
Modifies provisions relating to houseboats and houseboat moorages for the purposes of aquatic lands and shoreline management.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1784
by Representatives Orwall, Maxwell, Upthegrove, Frockt, Sells, Liias, Fitzgibbon, Roberts, Ryu, Goodman, Kenney, Hunt, Stanford, and Ormsby
Addressing the impact on the firefighters' pension fund when a city or town enters a regional fire protection service authority.
Requires a city or town, that enters into a regional fire protection service authority, to continue to certify to the state treasurer the number of paid firefighters in the city or town fire department immediately before entering into the regional fire protection service authority until all obligations against the firefighters' pension fund in the city or town have been satisfied.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1785
by Representatives Upthegrove and Hudgins
Phasing out the use of copper-based antifouling paints.
Prohibits manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and distributors from selling or offering for sale in this state any new or used recreational water vessel with antifouling paint containing copper.Requires the department of ecology to: (1) Prepare and distribute information about the prohibitions to manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and distributors; and(2) Establish the antifouling paint review panel to review available scientific studies and other relevant information to determine how antifouling paints are affecting marine organisms and water quality.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1786
by Representatives Seaquist, Finn, Rolfes, Haigh, Appleton, Kenney, and Santos
Providing additional property tax levy flexibility in order to preserve and enhance the veterans and human services safety net.
Protects and promotes veterans' assistance and associated human services by moving certain human service property tax levies from county regular levy status to stand-alone levies.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1787
by Representatives Rolfes, Seaquist, Sullivan, Ormsby, and Santos
Addressing the impact on retirement benefits of school district employees' reduced compensation.
Addresses the impact on retirement benefits of school district employees' reduced compensation.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1788
by Representatives Green, Goodman, Fitzgibbon, and Dickerson
Concerning the practice of registered interior design.
Regulates the practice of registered interior design.Creates a state board for registered interior designers.Creates the registered interior designers' license account.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1789
by Representatives Goodman, Pedersen, Roberts, and Miloscia
Addressing accountability for persons driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.
Modifies alcohol violation provisions relating to: (1) Day-for-day credit for the time period in which a person kept an ignition interlock device installed;(2) Requirement to install ignition interlock device for reckless driving, negligent driving, or participation in a deferred prosecution program;(3) Alcohol monitoring same time period as mandatory license suspension or revocation;(4) Limitations on eligibility for the deferred prosecution program;(5) Prior offenses with regard to vehicular homicide and vehicular assault; and(6) Enhancements to the standard sentence range for vehicular homicide.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1790
by Representatives Dammeier, Sullivan, Hinkle, Green, and Ormsby
Addressing school district contracts with direct practice health providers.
Modifies school district contract provisions with regard to direct practice health care providers.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1791
by Representatives Kirby and Stanford; by request of Department of Licensing
Concerning master application fees.
Changes fees for master applications and renewal applications.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1792
by Representatives Sells, Hope, Dunshee, Haler, McCoy, Moscoso, and Liias
Concerning the University Center of North Puget Sound.
Expands opportunities in higher education in north Puget Sound.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1793
by Representatives Darneille, Roberts, and Kagi
Restricting access to juvenile records.
Balances the rehabilitative and reintegration needs of an effective juvenile justice system with the public's need to access personal information for public safety and research purposes.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1794
by Representatives Ladenburg, Klippert, and Kelley; by request of Board For Judicial Administration
Adding court-related employees to the assault in the third degree statute.
Includes assaulting a judicial officer, court-related employee, county clerk, or county clerk's employee in the crime of assault in the third degree.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1795
by Representatives Carlyle, Seaquist, Haler, Reykdal, Rolfes, Probst, Morris, Sells, Pedersen, Jacks, Hudgins, Maxwell, and Frockt
Enacting the higher education opportunity act.
Establishes the higher education opportunity act to: (1) Ensure that tuition dollars are spent to improve student access, affordability, and the quality of education;(2) Establish a clear nexus between tuition dollars and improved productivity and greater accountability of public higher education institutions; and(3) Create a modern and robust higher education financial system that funds outcomes and results rather than input and process.Requires the office of financial management to create a work group to identify statutory reporting and accountability requirements that are duplicative, overly burdensome, redundant, or ineffective, and develop recommendations for statutory changes.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1796
by Representatives Van De Wege, Takko, Upthegrove, Finn, Seaquist, Sullivan, Liias, Jacks, McCoy, Moscoso, Hudgins, Hunt, and Reykdal; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Fish and Wildlife
Concerning recreation access on state lands.
Finds that: (1) There is an increasing demand for outdoor recreation opportunities and conservation measures on certain state lands; and(2) The recreating public cannot readily discern which state agency is responsible for the management of particular state lands or which policies apply to those lands.Reforms and improves access to and management of state lands on a sustainable basis by: (1) Providing an integrated personal and vehicle access permit and access policies for state lands;(2) Recovering the cost incurred by the state for operations and management of recreation opportunities;(3) Providing resources to address the growing demand and impacts of outdoor recreationists and conservation of our natural resources; and(4) Providing effective education and enforcement of state land access policies.Creates the discover pass as a renewable annual pass that is required at any recreation site or land.Creates the discover pass and day-use permit account.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1797
by Representatives Green and Hinkle
Establishing criteria for prescribing atypical antipsychotic drugs on the state preferred drug list.
Establishes criteria for prescribing atypical antipsychotic drugs on the state preferred drug list.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1798
by Representatives Green and Hinkle
Concerning the health technology assessment program.
Changes the composition of the health technology clinical committee.Requires the administrator of the state health care authority to provide certain opportunities for public comment with regard to the health technology assessment program.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1799
by Representatives Stanford, Moscoso, and Ryu
Addressing the annexation of unincorporated areas served by fire protection districts.
Exempts annexations of territory within a fire protection district from potential review by a boundary review board.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1800
by Representatives Stanford, Moscoso, Ryu, Rolfes, Lytton, Hunt, and Fitzgibbon
Requiring registration of animal abusers.
Requires the registration of animal abusers and authorizes the release of certain information on animal abusers.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1801
by Representatives Jinkins, Ladenburg, Cody, Billig, Clibborn, Moeller, and Hunt
Concerning Washington state food purchasing policy.
Requires the department of general administration, in consultation with the department of health, to: (1) Adopt a model food purchasing policy for all agencies to establish standards for certain food; and(2) Assist agencies attempting to implement food purchasing policies and food standards.Requires the department of social and health services and the department of corrections to each develop a food purchasing policy for certain food.Encourages the procurement of Washington grown food in the policies.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1802
by Representatives Chandler and Blake; by request of Department of Natural Resources
Concerning changes in the point of a diversion under a surface water right permit.
Modifies provisions relating to changes of the point of diversion in a surface water right permit.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1803
by Representatives Chandler, Van De Wege, Blake, Kretz, and Warnick; by request of Department of Ecology
Modifying the Columbia river basin management program.
Provides that the Columbia river basin water supply development account is intended to fund projects using tax exempt bonds.Authorizes expenditures from the Columbia river basin water supply development account to be used to develop pump exchanges.Creates the Columbia river basin taxable bond water supply development account and the Columbia river basin water supply revenue recovery account.Addresses the use of funds from the accounts with regard to the allocation of water supplies secured through the development of new storage facilities.Requires two-thirds of the water made available through reoperation of Sullivan lake to be used to supply or offset out-of-stream uses in certain counties.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1804
by Representatives Schmick, Hinkle, Shea, Bailey, Warnick, Condotta, Angel, Kristiansen, McCune, and Fagan
Prohibiting the use of state funds for planning related to or implementation of federal health care reform.
Prohibits the state health care authority, the secretary of the department of social and health services, the director of the office of financial management, and the secretary of the department of health from spending any state funds on planning or implementation of the affordable care act.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1805
by Representatives Kelley, Fitzgibbon, Green, Stanford, and Santos
Increasing the criminal penalty for making unlicensed small loans.
Increases the criminal penalty for making small loans without a small loan endorsement.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1806
by Representatives Takko, Short, Morris, Blake, Smith, McCune, Rodne, Dunshee, Haler, Shea, Zeiger, Kristiansen, Fagan, Eddy, Ahern, Jacks, Bailey, Armstrong, Angel, Rolfes, and Johnson
Concerning construction and industrial storm water general permits.
Modifies provisions relating to construction and industrial storm water general permits.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1807
by Representatives Anderson, Orcutt, Ross, Haler, Taylor, Warnick, Rodne, Hargrove, McCune, and Harris
Ensuring the imposition of a tax or fee has clear and explicit basis in law.
Establishes how state and local laws that impose a tax, fee, charge, surcharge, license, permit, or other cost should be interpreted.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1808
by Representatives Lytton, Dammeier, Maxwell, Dahlquist, Sullivan, Reykdal, Liias, Finn, Sells, Orwall, Rolfes, and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire
Creating the launch year program.
Establishes the launch year act.Helps students progress from high school to a certificate or degree by increasing opportunities and providing a clear pathway.Provides for community and technical colleges and four-year higher education institutions to publish a list of high school courses and adopt uniform scores for proficiency exams or competency requirements that will be given credit toward certificate or degree requirements.Requires the higher education coordinating board to annually publish certain information on its web site.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5625
by Senators Harper, King, McAuliffe, Litzow, and Nelson
Authorizing implementation of a nonexpiring license for early learning providers.
Authorizes nonexpiring licenses for early learning providers.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5626
by Senators Fraser, Kohl-Welles, and Chase
Concerning cultural access authorities.
Authorizes the formation of cultural access authorities and funding for public school cultural access programs and the support of cultural organizations.Authorizes the board of directors of a cultural access authority to impose sales and use taxes and annual regular property tax levies.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5627
by Senators Hobbs, Murray, Kilmer, and Shin; by request of Washington State Bar Association
Concerning service members' civil relief.
Addresses civil relief with regard to national guard members under a call to active service authorized by the governor.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5628
by Senators Fain, Eide, Roach, and Litzow
Concerning a limited property tax exemption from the emergency medical services levy.
Exempts real and personal property from a county emergency medical services property tax levy if certain requirements are met.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5629
by Senators White and Haugen; by request of Department of Licensing
Concerning the certification of commercial driver's license holders and applicants.
Modifies commercial driver's license provisions relating to: (1) Applications for a license;(2) Medical variance certification;(3) Notification to commercial driver's license information system of certain required information; and(4) Definition of "type of driving" which includes excepted and nonexcepted interstate and excepted and nonexcepted intrastate.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5630
by Senators Harper, Pflug, Chase, Kohl-Welles, and Delvin; 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.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5631
by Senators Swecker, Hatfield, Haugen, and Shin
Concerning miscellaneous provisions regulated by the department of agriculture.
Revises miscellaneous provisions regulated by the department of agriculture.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5632
by Senators Nelson, Hatfield, and Harper
Concerning the disposal of residential sharps waste.
Requires certain pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide a free and convenient service for the safe collection and proper disposal of residential sharps waste.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5633
by Senators Pridemore, Hewitt, Kastama, and Swecker
Exempting agricultural fair premiums from the unclaimed property act.
Exempts agricultural fair premiums from the unclaimed property act.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5634
by Senators Hargrove and Stevens; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning firearm background check databases.
Modifies provisions relating to restoration of the right to possess a firearm, regulation of the sale of firearms by dealers, and background checks for concealed pistol licenses and alien firearms licenses.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5635
by Senators Honeyford and Rockefeller; by request of Department of Natural Resources
Concerning changes in the point of a diversion under a surface water right permit.
Modifies provisions relating to changes of the point of diversion in a surface water right permit.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5636
by Senators Haugen, Harper, Shin, and Delvin
Concerning the University Center of North Puget Sound.
Expands opportunities in higher education in north Puget Sound.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 5637
by Senators Kastama, Hatfield, Shin, Schoesler, Harper, McAuliffe, Fraser, Conway, Kohl-Welles, and Chase
Requiring creation of a web-based application to match profiles of students and employers for internship opportunities.
Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board to create a unified, profile-based web application that provides a forum for students and employers to develop networks and match prospective interns with internship opportunities.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 5638
by Senators Keiser, Fain, Prentice, and Shin
Concerning the exemption of flood control zone districts that are coextensive with a county from certain limitations upon regular property tax levies.
Exempts flood control zone districts that are coextensive with a county from certain limitations upon regular property tax levies.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5639
by Senators McAuliffe, Tom, Eide, Harper, Prentice, and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire
Creating a student-focused state-level education governance system.
Creates the department of education as an executive branch agency.Creates the P-20 education council to advise the secretary of the department of education on broad policy issues affecting the state's education system.Houses the superintendent of public instruction within the department of education, or transfers the powers and duties of the superintendent of public instruction to the department of education, depending on the outcome of the constitutional amendment eliminating the superintendent of public instruction as a statewide elected official.Transfers the powers, duties, and functions of the state school for the blind, the Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss, the office of the education ombudsman, and the professional educator standards board to the department of education.Abolishes the department of early learning, the state board of education, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the higher education coordinating board and transfers their powers, duties, and functions to the department of education.Requires the governor to appoint a transition team to plan the technical and practical steps required to bring the current state-level education agencies and structures into a new department.Requires the public employment relations commission to review the existing collective bargaining units within the department of early learning to determine if these units would be appropriate units within the department of education.Requires the code reviser to prepare legislation for the 2012 session to correct obsolete references resulting from the enactment of the act.Provides contingent effective dates.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | ||
SB 5640
by Senators Becker, Conway, and Holmquist Newbry
Concerning the health technology assessment program.
Changes the composition of the health technology clinical committee.Requires the administrator of the state health care authority to provide certain opportunities for public comment with regard to the health technology assessment program.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5641
by Senator Shin
Concerning tax incentives for certain segments of the aerospace industry.
Addresses tax incentives for certain segments of the aerospace industry.
| Feb 2 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |