 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 28 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, February 20, 2014 | 39th Day - 2014 Regular 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=2014.
HB 2108
by Representatives Ross, Moeller, and Johnson
Concerning hearing instrument fitter/dispensers.
Changes the term "hearing instrument fitter/dispenser" to "hearing aid specialist."Establishes an interim work-based learning permit.
| Dec 4 | Prefiled for introduction. | |
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 11:00 AM. | |
| Jan 23 | HCW - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| HCW - Majority; do pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 28 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 7 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | Floor amendment(s) adopted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 2235-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Hayes, Goodman, and Magendanz)
Creating effective and timely access to magistrates for purposes of reviewing search warrant applications. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning search warrant applications. )
Creates effective and timely access to magistrates for purposes of reviewing search warrant applications across the state.Authorizes any district or municipal court judge, in the county in which an offense is alleged to have occurred, to issue a search warrant for a person or evidence located anywhere within the state.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 18 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| 1st substitute bill substituted. | ||
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 2383-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Reykdal, Tarleton, Pollet, Stonier, Tharinger, Ryu, Morrell, S. Hunt, Gregerson, Freeman, and Santos)
Integrating career and college readiness standards into K-12 and higher education policies and practices.
Requires the state board of education to examine options and strategies for making the high school and beyond plan a more rigorous and meaningful tool for students to identify and pursue career and college pathways beginning in the eighth grade and align their high school course-taking with those pathways.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with career and technical educators and directors across the state, to identify and recommend specific strategies and resources needed to embed the common core state standards and the next generation science standards into career and technical course curriculum and instruction.Requires the professional educator standards board to examine the strategies being used to incorporate the common core state standards and the next generation science standards into educator certification.Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to continue convening college faculty and high school teachers to design and develop courses and curricula for students in their senior year of high school who do not meet the career and college ready standard on the eleventh grade consortium-developed assessments of the common core state standards and the next generation science standards.Requires the student achievement council to: (1) Conduct an analysis of dual credit courses offered to high school students; and(2) Convene the state education agencies at least three times in 2014 to address tasks assigned in this act and as specified in the ten-year roadmap in RCW 28B.77.020.Encourages the agencies mentioned above, in developing their strategies and recommendations, to consult with the workforce training and education coordinating board, labor representatives, and business representatives.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board for community and technical colleges to examine the mentoring and service-learning opportunities available to K-12 and postsecondary students and recommend best practices for increasing these opportunities.Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 71; nays, 27; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 2790
by Representatives Hunter, Chandler, and Cody; by request of Health Care Authority
Adjusting timelines relating to the hospital safety net assessment.
Modifies hospital safety net assessment provisions regarding the timelines for certain assessments, direct supplemental payments to hospitals, and managed care capitation payments.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5964
by Senators Fain, Rivers, Braun, Hasegawa, Rolfes, Conway, Frockt, Tom, Keiser, Mullet, and Hill; by request of Attorney General
Concerning training public officials and employees regarding public records, records management, and open public meetings requirements.
Establishes the open government trainings act.Requires every member of the governing body of a public agency to complete training on the requirements of the open public meetings act.Requires local elected officials and statewide elected officials, and persons appointed to fill a vacancy in a local or statewide office, to complete a training course regarding the provisions of the public records act and the provisions of chapter 40.14 RCW for records retention.Requires certain designated public records officers to complete a training course regarding the provisions of the public records act and the provisions of chapter 40.14 RCW for records retention.
| Dec 12 | Prefiled for introduction. | |
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 6 | GOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 17 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | 1st substitute bill not substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
SB 6008-S
by Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Chase, Roach, Rivers, Hatfield, Hasegawa, Keiser, and Benton)
Modifying water-sewer district provisions.
Prohibits a city or town that is wholly or at least eighty percent located in a county with a population greater than one million five hundred thousand from assuming the jurisdiction of all or part of a water-sewer district serving a population greater than one thousand residents unless voters of the entire district approve a ballot proposition authorizing the assumption under general election law.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 7 | GOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
SB 6052-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Hargrove, Schoesler, Sheldon, Brown, Rivers, Pearson, and Angel)
Concerning habitat and recreation land acquisitions.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to, before acquiring or developing real property, review the proposed acquisition or development project with the city or county with jurisdiction.Requires the department of natural resources to, before acquiring or developing real property that is currently or to be managed as a natural area preserve, natural resources conservation area, community forest trust, or for other habitat or recreation purposes, review the proposed acquisition or development project with the city or county with jurisdiction.Requires the parks and recreation commission to, before acquiring or developing real property, review the proposed acquisition or development project with the city or county with jurisdiction.Expands required documentation for a capital appropriation requested for a state agency for certain acquisitions of land or certain capital improvements of land.Requires the habitat and recreation lands coordinating group to provide an interagency, statewide biennial forecast report of habitat and recreation land acquisition and disposal plans to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 11 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 17 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 41; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
SB 6265-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Frockt, Rivers, Conway, Becker, Kohl-Welles, Bailey, Cleveland, Ranker, Keiser, and Tom)
Concerning state and local agencies that obtain patient health care information.
Prohibits certain state and local agencies, that inadvertently obtain health care information, from using or disclosing the information.Requires the department of health to maintain the confidentiality of patient discharge data it collects.Exempts patient discharge data that includes direct and indirect identifiers from public inspection.Authorizes a person or entity functioning as a navigator to only request health care information that is relevant to the specific assessment and recommendation of health plan options.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 6 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
SB 6388-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Padden)
Concerning pass-through wholesale food distributors. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning pass-through food distributors. )
Requires the department of agriculture to: (1) Issue a license to operate as a pass-through wholesale food distributor; and(2) Develop an annual license and renewal fee to defray the costs of licensing and inspections.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 11 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 17 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
SB 6501
by Senators Ericksen and Darneille
Concerning used oil recycling.
Authorizes cities and counties to submit a petition for relief to the department of ecology for reimbursement of extraordinary costs associated with managing unforeseen consequences of used oil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl.Requires the department of ecology to: (1) In consultation with city and county moderate risk waste coordinators, the United States environmental protection agency, and other stakeholders, use updated best management practices guidelines for the collection and management of used oil for prioritizing and processing the petitions, ensure that the best management practices are met, and determine if costs for disposal or compliance are extraordinary; and(2) Prepare best management practices for preventing and managing polychlorinated biphenyl contamination at public used oil collection sites.Requires each local government to include a plan for addressing best management practices in its used oil recycling element.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
| Feb 6 | Public hearing, executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy, and Environment & Telecommunications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | EET - Majority; do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 17 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | Floor amendment(s) adopted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
SB 6549
by Senators Hobbs, Hatfield, and Pearson
Creating demonstration projects for preserving agricultural land and public infrastructure in flood plains.
Requires the state conservation commission and the departments of agriculture, natural resources, fish and wildlife, and ecology to jointly identify and implement two demonstration projects that test the effectiveness and costs of river management.
| Feb 5 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Feb 6 | AWRD - Majority; do pass. | |
| Public hearing, executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 17 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 18 | Floor amendment(s) adopted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
SB 6569
by Senators Hill, Hargrove, Ranker, Tom, and Litzow
Clarifying laws relating to tobacco substitutes.
Clarifies tobacco substitute statutes.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6570
by Senators Becker, Keiser, Hargrove, Braun, Hill, and Ranker; by request of Health Care Authority
Adjusting timelines relating to the hospital safety net assessment.
Modifies hospital safety net assessment provisions regarding the timelines for certain assessments, direct supplemental payments to hospitals, and managed care capitation payments.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |