WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 62

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
Friday, April 22, 2011103rd Day - 2011 Regular Session

SENATE
SB 5952
HOUSE
HB 1371-S2HB 1981-SHB 2103HB 2104

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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House Bills

HB 1371-S2

by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Darneille and Hunt; by request of Governor Gregoire)


Addressing boards and commissions.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)


Eliminates, renames, and changes and/or transfers duties, functions, and appointing authority of certain boards, commissions, and similar entities.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 2Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
Feb 17Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM.
Feb 24Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
Apr 15WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.

HB 1981-S

by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Bailey and Carlyle)


Addressing public employee postretirement employment and higher education employees' annuities and retirement income plans.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Revises the retirement and annuity programs of the higher education institutions for future participants to reflect changes that have already occurred in state pension plans.

Gives certain newly hired employees more options for retirement plans.

Reduces the expanded postretirement employment provisions for members of certain retirement systems.

Eliminates postretirement employment exceptions that existed for annuity or retirement income plan-covered positions that have been the subject of abuse.

Creates a higher education retirement plan supplemental benefit fund for the purpose of funding future benefit obligations of higher education retirement plan supplemental benefits.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 24Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
Apr 14WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.

HB 2103

by Representatives Green, Miloscia, Van De Wege, Reykdal, Liias, McCoy, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, Lytton, Moscoso, Jinkins, Moeller, Kenney, Hunt, Hudgins, Kirby, Hasegawa, Ryu, Goodman, and Stanford


Prohibiting certain employer communications about political or religious matters.


Prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend a meeting, or listen to, or respond to, or participate in, any communication relating to political or religious matters.

Requires employers to post a notice of certain employee rights in a conspicuous place accessible to the employees at the employer's place of business.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Apr 21First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 2104

by Representatives Ormsby, Liias, Reykdal, Moscoso, Jinkins, Moeller, Hudgins, McCoy, Kirby, Hasegawa, Ryu, Appleton, Kenney, Fitzgibbon, Goodman, Miloscia, and Hunt


Prohibiting deductions of workers' compensation premiums and other costs from wages and earnings.


Prohibits deductions of workers' compensation premiums and other costs from wages and earnings.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Apr 21First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.


Senate Bills

SB 5952

by Senators Kohl-Welles, Hobbs, White, Nelson, Kline, and Harper


Concerning low-income and homeless housing assistance surcharges.


Increases the surcharge for local homeless housing and assistance.

Requires certain local governments to establish and implement a process for promoting the availability of rental properties in buildings with fewer than fifty units. This requirement expires June 30, 2017.

Provides contingent effective dates.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Apr 20First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.