WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 16

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
Tuesday, February 4, 201423rd Day - 2014 Regular Session

SENATE
SB 5973-S2SB 6274-SSB 6333-SSB 6525SB 6526SB 6527SB 6528
SB 6529SB 6530SB 6531SB 6532SB 6533SB 6534SB 6535
SB 6536SB 6537SB 6538SB 6539SB 6540SB 6541SB 6542
SB 6543
HOUSE
HB 1029-S2HB 1129-S2HB 1285-S2HB 2041-S2HB 2111-SHB 2120-SHB 2125-S
HB 2151-SHB 2175-SHB 2198-SHB 2205-SHB 2207-SHB 2246-SHB 2439-S
HB 2512-SHB 2757HB 2758HB 2759

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=2014.


House Bills

HB 1029-S2

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representative Morris)


Concerning private road maintenance agreements.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)


Addresses private road maintenance agreements.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 17Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Feb 12Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30JUDI - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
Feb 3Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

HB 1129-S2

by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representative Morris)


Concerning ferry vessel replacement.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)


Requires the department of licensing and county auditors or other agents appointed by the director of the department of licensing to collect a service fee of five dollars for each initial vehicle registration and registration renewal and a service fee of twelve dollars for each certificate of title transaction processed by the department or that county auditor's or other agent's office.

Directs the service fees to be deposited into the capital vessel replacement account.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
Apr 22Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 9:00 AM.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 22Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
Jan 29Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
Jan 30TR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.

HB 1285-S2

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Freeman, Pettigrew, Jinkins, Walsh, Kirby, Orwall, Roberts, Appleton, Seaquist, Ryu, Stanford, Clibborn, Maxwell, Tarleton, Morrell, Pollet, and Ormsby)


Concerning representation of children in dependency matters.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)


Requires the court to appoint an attorney for a child in a dependency proceeding within seventy-two hours of granting a petition to terminate the parent and child relationship.

Requires the state, if certain conditions are met, to pay one-half of the costs of legal services provided by the attorney.

Requires the office of civil legal aid to administer money appropriated by the legislature for legal services provided by the attorney.

Encourages counties to set caseloads as low as possible and account for the individual needs of the children in care.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 6Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
Feb 12Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
Feb 23Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology at 9:00 AM.
Mar 19Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM.
Apr 1Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 23Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
Jan 30JUDI - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
Feb 3Referred to Appropriations.

HB 2041-S2

by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Clibborn, Moscoso, Fey, Fitzgibbon, Carlyle, Tarleton, Upthegrove, Orwall, Farrell, and Tharinger)


Repealing the deduction for handling losses of motor vehicle fuel.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)


Repeals the motor vehicle fuel tax deduction for handling losses of motor vehicle fuel.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Apr 19Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
Apr 22Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 9:00 AM.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 22Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
Jan 23Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
Jan 29Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
Jan 30TR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.

HB 2111-S

by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Farrell, Hayes, Fey, Rodne, Zeiger, Fitzgibbon, Morrell, Jinkins, Moscoso, Ryu, and Freeman)


Concerning the enforcement of regional transit authority fares.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Allows regional transit authority enforcement officers to issue a notice of infraction to passengers who do not produce proof of payment when requested.

Requires the notice of infraction to be approved by the administrative office of the courts in the same manner as for parking, standing, and stopping infractions.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 21Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
Jan 29Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
Jan 30TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.

HB 2120-S

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Habib, Rodne, Goodman, Ryu, and Fitzgibbon)


Concerning actions for damage to real property resulting from construction, alteration, or repair on adjacent property.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Overrules the state supreme court decision that held that claims for damage to real property resulting from construction activities on adjacent property do not accrue until the construction project on the adjacent property is complete.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 14Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Jan 30JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
Feb 3Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

HB 2125-S

by House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology (originally sponsored by Representatives Schmick, Cody, and Buys; by request of Horse Racing Commission)


Removing the requirements that all fines collected be credited to the Washington horse racing commission class C purse fund account.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Requires fines collected from an individual or licensee who is in violation of a horse racing commission rule to be deposited in the horse racing commission operating account to support nonprofit race meets.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 29APPG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology at 3:30 PM.
Feb 3Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

HB 2151-S

by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake and Seaquist)


Concerning recreational trails.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Requires the department of natural resources to develop and implement, through an inclusive stakeholder process managed by the department, an official recreational trail policy that is consistent with the management mandate of the department.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 17Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM.
Jan 31ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM.

HB 2175-S

by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Morrell, and Stanford)


Removing barriers to economic development in the telecommunications industry.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Encourages local governments to expedite siting and land use permitting for wireless service facilities.

Requires local governments, for small cell networks involving multiple individual small cell facilities, to allow an applicant, if the applicant so chooses, to file a consolidated application and receive a single permit for the small cell network instead of filing separate applications for each individual small cell facility.

Limits the authority of cities and towns to charge personal wireless service providers for the use of a right-of-way when installing certain replacement structures.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 17Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM.
Jan 30TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
Feb 3Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

HB 2198-S

by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlyle, Appleton, Cody, and Haigh)


Providing tax relief to qualifying patients for purchases of marijuana for medical use.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Provides a sales and use tax exemption on usable marijuana and marijuana-infused products for qualifying patients and their designated provider.

Expires July 1, 2024.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 15Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 6:00 PM.
Jan 30FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.

HB 2205-S

by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representative Takko)


Modifying mental status evaluation provisions.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Makes it an option: (1) To base an order requiring outpatient mental status evaluation or treatment on a presentence report; and

(2) For a court to order the department of corrections to complete a presentence report before imposing a sentence if the court determines that the defendant may be a mentally ill person.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 21Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM.
Jan 29PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM.
Feb 3Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

HB 2207-S

by House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Orcutt, Haler, Tharinger, Blake, Short, Van De Wege, Fagan, Magendanz, and Buys)


Eliminating the reduction in state basic education funding that occurs in counties with federal forest lands.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Eliminates the offset to state basic education funding allocations for school districts in counties with federal forest lands, prioritizing the phase-out by school poverty level.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 22Public hearing in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education at 3:30 PM.
Jan 29APPE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education at 3:30 PM.
Feb 3Referred to Appropriations.

HB 2246-S

by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives S. Hunt, Fitzgibbon, Hudgins, Morris, Ryu, Roberts, Bergquist, Goodman, and Pollet)


Regarding financing for stewardship of mercury-containing lights.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Finds that additional flexibility is needed for mercury-containing light manufacturers to comply with certain requirements in order to provide a sustainable funding mechanism and provide effective state protections to producer-operated product stewardship programs.

Provides for termination and review, under the sunset act, of the mercury-containing lights product stewardship program.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 21Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 10:00 AM.
Jan 31ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM.

HB 2439-S

by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Fitzgibbon, Tharinger, Ryu, and Roberts; by request of Department of Ecology)


Updating specified environmental statutes of the department of ecology to improve efficiency and provide for increased flexibility for local governments.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Improves efficiency and provides for increased flexibility for local governments by updating certain environmental statutes of the department of ecology.

Eliminates the vessel response account and requires the state treasurer to transfer any money remaining in that account to the coastal protection fund.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 24Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM.
Jan 31ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM.

HB 2512-S

by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representative Kirby)


Concerning cosmetology, hair design, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Modifies provisions relating to cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring under chapter 18.16 RCW and adds "hair design" to those provisions.

Changes the name of the cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring advisory board to the cosmetology, hair design, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring advisory board.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 24Public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM.
Jan 29BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM.
Feb 3Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology.

HB 2757

by Representatives Zeiger, Fey, and Kirby


Concerning negotiation-free vehicle pricing.


Addresses the disclosure of a documentary service fee when a motor vehicle dealer exclusively offers negotiation-free vehicle pricing.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2758

by Representative Seaquist


Creating an advisory board for the Washington state ferry system.


Requires the creation of a ferries advisory board which will provide guidance regarding the operation of the Washington state ferry system.

Requires the ferries advisory board to: (1) Serve in an advisory capacity to the transportation commission on matters related to the fare-setting process; and

(2) Advise the secretary of the department of transportation on matters related to the management of the ferry system, including system efficiencies and the relationship between labor and management.

Requires the department of transportation to provide: (1) Necessary support to the ferries advisory board;

(2) A location in which the advisory board may hold meetings; and

(3) Administrative support.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2759

by Representative Seaquist


Modifying certain requirements for ferry vessel construction.


Modifies provisions relating to requirements for ferry vessel construction.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).


Senate Bills

SB 5973-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Rolfes, Pearson, Honeyford, Cleveland, Hargrove, Hewitt, Fraser, Litzow, Parlette, Kline, and McAuliffe; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands)


Creating the community forest trust account.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)


Creates the community forest trust account and requires all money received for the acquisition, sale, management, and administration of the department of natural resources' duties for community forest trust lands to be deposited into the account.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 14Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
Jan 21Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM.
Jan 28Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
Jan 30Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
Jan 31WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Feb 3Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 6274-S

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hill, Becker, Mullet, Honeyford, Bailey, Angel, Braun, and Tom)


Providing oversight of state agency tortious conduct through legislative hearings.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Requires the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives to conduct a joint hearing within twelve months of when a payment of one million dollars or more is made from the liability account under RCW 4.92.130 for a settlement or judgment for the tortious conduct of the state's officers, employees, or volunteers.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 28Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
Jan 30Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
Jan 31WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Feb 3Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 6333-S

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Schoesler and Hargrove)


Concerning tax statute clarifications, simplifications, and technical corrections.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Provides clarification, simplification, and technical corrections to certain tax statutes.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 28Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
Jan 30Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
Jan 31WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Feb 3Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 6525

by Senator Braun


Exempting from the prevailing wage laws work performed or funded by nonprofit organizations.


Exempts from prevailing wage laws, any portion of work on a public works project that is performed or funded by a nonprofit organization.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

SB 6526

by Senator Braun


Addressing workers' compensation by aligning workers' compensation disability awards with federal retirement standards, increasing permanent partial disability awards, and decreasing workers' compensation rates.


Recognizes the importance of compensating an injured worker permanently and totally disabled from an industrial injury or occupational disease. However, a permanent and total disability award should not be a replacement for retirement income.

Finds that a permanent and total disability award is intended to provide compensation to an injured worker only during the individual's working years.

Aligns workers' compensation disability awards with federal retirement standards.

Increases permanent partial disability awards.

Decreases workers' compensation rates.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

SB 6527

by Senator Ranker


Providing life alert services.


Requires employees of companies providing life alert services to provide the location and known medical conditions of their customers when requested by first responders.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Health Care.
Feb 5Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action.

SB 6528

by Senators Angel and Rolfes


Requiring the reporting on certain surveys by the transportation commission.


Requires the transportation commission to report to the legislature on the surveys conducted to gather data on ferry users to help inform level of service, operational, pricing, planning, and investment decisions and the cost of conducting the surveys.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 6529

by Senator McCoy


Implementing strategies to close the educational opportunity gap, based on the recommendations of the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee.


Adopts policies and programs to implement recommendations of the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee relating to: (1) Disproportionality in student discipline;

(2) Educator cultural competence;

(3) Instructing English language learners;

(4) English language learner accountability; and

(5) Recruitment and retention of educators.

Provides that sections 202 and 402 of the act are null and void if appropriations are not approved.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6530

by Senators Chase, McAuliffe, Rolfes, Kline, and Conway


Restoring cost-of-living increases for educational employees.


Increases salaries for public school employees and community and technical college faculty and staff to levels that will meet the inflation adjustments that were originally required under Initiative Measure No. 732 for 2009-2010 through 2014-2015 school years.

Changes bonus calculations for certificated instructional staff who have attained certification from the national board for professional teaching standards.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 6531

by Senators Chase, McAuliffe, Rolfes, Conway, McCoy, and Kline


Establishing the minimum wage for classified school employees.


Requires the department of labor and industries, on September 30, 2015, and on each September 30th thereafter, to calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate by increasing the current year's minimum wage rate by the rate of inflation.

Requires classified school employees to be paid wages at a rate of not less than: (1) Fifteen dollars per hour from January 1, 2015, until January 1, 2016; and

(2) The amount established by the department of labor and industries beginning January 1, 2016, and each January 1st thereafter.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6532

by Senators Rolfes, McAuliffe, Chase, McCoy, Kline, and Conway


Establishing competitive wages for beginning teacher salaries.


Prohibits the minimum salary for any level of experience and education provided in any salary allocation model used in state funding formulas for certificated instructional staff allocations from being less than fifty-two thousand seventy-four dollars.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6533

by Senators Honeyford and Hatfield


Concerning best practices for water banks.


Establishes the water banking best practices act.

Addresses water bank sponsors.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.

SB 6534

by Senators Pedersen, Roach, and Kline


Removing certain conditions for awarding prevailing party fees and costs for appeals of land use decisions.


Removes certain conditions for awarding prevailing party fees and costs for appeals of land use decisions.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Governmental Operations.
Feb 6Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change)
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 5:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action.

SB 6535

by Senator Roach


Concerning the provision of evidence-based supports for struggling students by community-based organizations.


Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to contract with the state-level office of a nonprofit community-based organization with local affiliates in Washington communities to increase the support for and coordination of evidence-based services provided by the local affiliates to assist struggling students.

Makes an appropriation.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6536

by Senator Roach


Concerning permits for variances and conditional uses under the shoreline management act of 1971.


Addresses the "date of filing" with regard to permits for variances and conditional uses under the shoreline management act of 1971.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.

SB 6537

by Senator Roach


Concerning the certification of minority and women's business enterprises.


Expands the list of who can petition the office of minority and women's business enterprises regarding a belief that a particular minority and women's business enterprise should not have been certified.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Governmental Operations.
Feb 6Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change)

SB 6538

by Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Brown, Litzow, and Billig


Concerning early education for children involved in the child welfare system.


Requires a family assessment response worker to assess for child safety and child well-being when collaborating with a family to determine the need for child care, preschool, or home visiting services.

Makes a child who received family assessment response services eligible for the working connections child care program for a twelve-month enrollment period.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6539

by Senators Rivers, Cleveland, and Brown


Clarifying the applicability of child abduction statutes to residential provisions ordered by a court.


Clarifies the applicability of child abduction statutes to residential provisions ordered by a court.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 6540

by Senator Ericksen


Banning tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate and tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate flame retardants in children's products and residential upholstered furniture.


Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of certain flame retardants in children's products or residential upholstered furniture.

Exempts the sale or purchase of previously owned products containing certain chemicals made in casual or isolated sales, or by a nonprofit organization.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.
Feb 5Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)

SB 6541

by Senators Ericksen, McCoy, and Billig


Encouraging reliable distributed renewable energy.


Encourages reliable distributed renewable energy.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.
Feb 5Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)

SB 6542

by Senator Kohl-Welles


Establishing the state cannabis industry coordinating committee.


Creates a state cannabis industry coordinating committee to: (1) Develop a state comprehensive plan that identifies and coordinates the various business opportunities within the cannabis industry;

(2) Develop a method for monitoring and assessing the economic returns the cannabis industry delivers to the state; and

(3) Examine and report on changes in federal law that may impact the legal operations of the cannabis industry in the state.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

SB 6543

by Senators Keiser and Hill


Prohibiting a person from obtaining certain liquor and marijuana licenses or permits if convicted of unlawful use of an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware.


Prohibits the issuance or renewal of a license to sell marijuana to a person convicted of unlawful use of an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware.

Prohibits the issuance or renewal of a license or permit to produce or administer marijuana for medical use to a person convicted of unlawful use of an automated sales suppression device or phantom-ware.
-- 2014 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.