 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 60 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, May 13, 2013 | 1st Day - 2013 1st Special Session | |
| SENATE |
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| HOUSE |
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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=2013.
HB 1707-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Warnick, Parker, Liias, Manweller, and Lytton)
Concerning the taxation of large airplanes.
Exempts large private airplanes from: (1) Registration requirements with the department of transportation if in the state for certain purposes; and(2) Sales and use taxes if also exempt from the registration requirements.Narrows the exemption from the aircraft excise tax for certain aircraft.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to review the performance of the tax preferences to determine whether the tax preferences are achieving their intended purpose of promoting economic development.Requires the department of revenue, the employment security department, and certain sellers making tax exempt sales to cooperate with the joint legislative audit and review committee by providing any data requested.
| Feb 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Mar 14 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 19 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Apr 24 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Apr 25 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 1935-S
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Haler, Hudgins, Goodman, Angel, Wilcox, Alexander, Seaquist, Appleton, Ryu, Tarleton, Zeiger, Moscoso, and Bergquist)
Concerning state parks and recreation.
Establishes the state parks and recreation centennial act.
| Feb 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Apr 22 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM. | |
| Apr 23 | APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Apr 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1954-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Clibborn, Moscoso, Fey, Ryu, Riccelli, Farrell, Liias, Pollet, Ormsby, Tarleton, Roberts, Wylie, Morris, Bergquist, and Moeller)
Concerning transportation revenue.
Imposes, increases, and/or changes certain fuel tax rates and motor vehicle related fees to increase revenue for the state's transportation system.Establishes an electric vehicle infrastructure bank to provide financial assistance for the installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging stations.Creates the connecting Washington account and the pedestrian, bicycle, and safe routes to school account.
| Apr 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Apr 22 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Apr 27 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1955-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Clibborn, Moscoso, Fey, Ryu, Riccelli, Farrell, Liias, Pollet, Ormsby, Tarleton, Roberts, Wylie, Morris, Bergquist, and Moeller)
Concerning additive transportation funding.
Adopts additive transportation funding.Makes appropriations.
| Apr 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Apr 22 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Apr 27 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2029-S
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris and Hudgins)
Eliminating economic development-related agencies, boards, and commissions.
Eliminates the Washington state economic development commission, the Washington tourism commission, and the microenterprise development program.Abolishes innovate Washington and transfers its missions, powers, duties, and functions to the department of commerce.Creates the innovate Washington program in the department of commerce.Changes requirements with regard to administration of the Washington global health technologies and product development competitiveness program.
| Apr 22 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM. | |
| Apr 23 | APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Apr 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2038-S
by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlyle, Hunter, Ormsby, Tharinger, Reykdal, and Pollet)
Investing in the education legacy trust account for K-12 basic education and higher education by narrowing or eliminating tax preferences and extending taxes set to expire.
Invests in the education legacy trust account for K-12 basic education and higher education by: (1) Eliminating the preferential business and occupation tax rate for travel agents;(2) Eliminating the sales and use tax exemption for bottled water;(3) Converting the nonresident sales tax exemption into a refund process for state and local sales taxes;(4) Modifying tax preferences for high-tech research and development;(5) Eliminating the public utility tax deduction on interstate hauls;(6) Narrowing business and occupation tax exemptions and sales and use tax exemptions for import commerce;(7) Repealing the preferential business and occupation tax rate for sellers of prescription drugs; and(8) Narrowing the use tax exemption for extracted fuel to biomass fuel.Extends, permanently, the business and occupation surtax.Requires the department of revenue to: (1) Estimate the increase in state general fund revenues from the changes made in certain parts of the act; and(2) Notify the state treasurer of the increase.Requires the state treasurer to transfer the aforementioned amount from the general fund to the education legacy trust account.Excludes the general state revenues transferred to the education legacy trust account from the calculation of general state revenues.
| Apr 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. | |
| Apr 23 | FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Apr 24 | Placed on second reading. | |
| 1st substitute bill substituted. | ||
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 50; nays, 47; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Apr 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Apr 28 | By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. | |
HB 2050-S
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunter, Ormsby, and Roberts)
Achieving correctional savings related to certification of jail time served.
Requires the administrator of a county jail facility, if an offender is transferred from a county jail to the department of corrections, to certify to the department the amount of time spent in custody at the facility and the number of days of early release credits lost or not earned.Requires the department of corrections to: (1) Adjust an offender's rate of early release listed on a jail certification to be consistent with the rate applicable to offenders in the department's facilities; and(2) Recalculate the earned release date for an offender currently serving a term in a facility or institution either operated by the state or utilized under contract.
| Apr 22 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM. | |
| Apr 23 | APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Apr 24 | Minority; do not pass. | |
| Apr 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2051-S
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Lytton, Hunter, Sullivan, Maxwell, and Pollet)
Implementing basic education expenditures.
Declares an intent to enact a plan of incremental implementation of basic education expenditures.
| Apr 22 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM. | |
| Apr 23 | APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Apr 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2057
by Representatives Hayes, Hurst, Klippert, Holy, Van De Wege, and Hope
Modifying arrest without warrant provisions.
Allows a police officer to arrest a person without a warrant for committing a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor when the offense is committed in the presence of any officer.
| Apr 25 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2058
by Representatives Hawkins, Riccelli, and Bergquist
Requiring transparency in enacted state capital and transportation budget appropriations and expenditures.
Requires the office of the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee to update the state expenditure information web site so the public can search for capital budget and transportation projects by selecting from an online geographical map.Requires current and future capital project and transportation project investments to be coded with geographic information sufficient so the public can search and identify appropriation and expenditure data at the parent and subproject level to the extent available by state legislative district, county, and agency project identifier.
| Apr 26 | First Reading. | |
| Placed on second reading. | ||
| Apr 27 | Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | |
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 5. | ||
| Apr 28 | Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 35; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Speaker signed. | ||
| President signed. | ||
| Delivered to Governor. | ||
HB 2059
by Representative Morris
Concerning the voluntary purchase of eligible renewable resources by customers of electric utilities.
Requires the utilities and transportation commission, upon request of an electric customer of an investor-owned utility, to create a tariff schedule that allows the customer to purchase voluntarily eligible renewable resources in five hundred kilowatt units.Requires the governing board of a consumer-owned utility, upon request of an electric customer of a consumer-owned utility, to create a tariff schedule or contract that allows the customer to purchase voluntarily eligible renewable resources in five hundred kilowatt units.
| Apr 28 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HCR 4405
by Representatives Sullivan and Kretz
Directing that HB 2056 be considered.
Directs House Bill 2056 to be considered.
| Apr 26 | First Reading. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Apr 28 | Speaker signed. | |
| President signed. | ||
| Filed with Secretary of State. | ||
HCR 4406
by Representatives Sullivan and Kretz
Directing that HB 2058 be considered.
Directs House Bill 2058 to be considered.
| Apr 26 | First Reading. | |
| Placed on second reading. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 91; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | ||
| Apr 27 | Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | |
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Apr 28 | Speaker signed. | |
| President signed. | ||
| Filed with Secretary of State. | ||
SB 5889-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Nelson, Schlicher, Fain, Hatfield, Hewitt, Fraser, and Kohl-Welles)
Modifying snowmobile license fees.
Increases initial and renewal vehicle license fees for snowmobiles.
| Apr 25 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Apr 26 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
| Apr 28 | Referred to Rules. | |
SB 5903
by Senators Braun and Holmquist Newbry
Concerning the family and medical leave insurance act. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning funding the family and medical leave insurance act. )
Delays implementation of the family and medical leave insurance act.Creates a joint legislative task force on family and medical leave insurance funding to make legislative recommendations for financing the benefits and administrative costs of the family and medical leave insurance act.Repeals the family and medical leave insurance act if it is not funded by December 31, 2015.
| Apr 9 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Apr 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:00 PM. | |
| Apr 11 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 6:00 PM. | ||
| Apr 15 | WM - Majority; do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Apr 16 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Apr 22 | Floor amendment(s) adopted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Apr 24 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Apr 28 | By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. | |
SB 5914-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Parlette)
Concerning a waiver request to implement a premium assistance program to purchase market-based insurance for medicaid-eligible individuals.
Requires the state health care authority to submit a waiver request to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid to implement a targeted premium assistance program for certain adults, and children covered in the children's health insurance program, with a goal of providing seamless coverage through the health benefit exchange and improving opportunities for families to be covered in the same health plan.
| Apr 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Apr 25 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Apr 26 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5924
by Senator Benton
Concerning voter-approved local transportation funding options.
Authorizes certain counties to impose a local motor vehicle excise tax of up to one and one-half percent annually on the value of every motor vehicle registered to a person residing within the county with the approval of a majority of the voters of the county voting on the proposition.
| Apr 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5925
by Senators Roach, Mullet, Keiser, and Dammeier
Extending contribution limits to candidates for public hospital district boards of commissioners.
Extends the contribution limit to candidates for public hospital district boards of commissioners.
| Apr 26 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5926
by Senators Chase and Braun
Regarding aerospace competitiveness.
Requires the department of commerce to: (1) Encourage, through new or repurposed programs, the state's workforce to "innovate here" with access to public and private resources to prototype new technology and develop commercial applications for the aerospace industry and for other industries that may benefit from the transfer of aerospace technologies; and(2) Make it a top level priority to conduct a worldwide search to attract public and private investment in aerospace-related workforce, plant, and technology in the state.
| Apr 26 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 5927
by Senators Brown, Holmquist Newbry, Hewitt, Honeyford, Benton, Bailey, Padden, Braun, Smith, and Rivers
Concerning the right to engage in commerce free from discrimination.
Addresses the state civil rights act with regard to the right to engage in commerce free from discrimination.
| Apr 26 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5928
by Senators Chase and Hasegawa
Requiring an audit of the state universities.
Requires the state auditor to conduct a comprehensive financial audit of the state universities to identify cost and profit centers within, and in partnership with, the universities.Requires the University of Washington to provide specific information to the legislature.
| Apr 26 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5929
by Senator Kline
Funding improved impaired driving safety and enforcement.
Provides funding for improved impaired driving safety and enforcement.
| Apr 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5930
by Senator Kline
Funding and requiring the use of distributions from the additional tax on beer and strong beer for improving impaired driving safety and enforcement.
Provides funding and requires the use of distributions from the additional tax on beer and strong beer for improving impaired driving safety and enforcement.
| Apr 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SCR 8404
by Senators Tom and Murray
Returning bills to their house of origin.
Returns bills to their house of origin.
| Apr 28 | Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, adopted. | ||
| Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, adopted. | ||
| President signed. | ||
| Speaker signed. | ||
| Filed with Secretary of State. | ||
SCR 8405
by Senators Tom and Murray
Adjourning SINE DIE.
Adjourns SINE DIE.
| Apr 28 | Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, adopted. | ||
| Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, adopted. | ||
| President signed. | ||
| Speaker signed. | ||
| Filed with Secretary of State. | ||