 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 13 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, January 31, 2013 | 18th Day - 2013 Regular Session | |
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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.
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HB 1000-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Morrell, Wylie, McCoy, Ryu, Reykdal, Seaquist, Moscoso, Appleton, Green, Cody, Ormsby, and Jinkins)
Providing immunity for health care providers following directions contained in a form developed pursuant to RCW 43.70.480.
Provides immunity from liability for health care providers who follow directions relating to futile treatment and natural death directives.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1032-S
by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Chandler, Ryu, and Hudgins)
Addressing portable electronics insurance.
Addresses insurance coverage for portable electronics.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 9:00 AM. | ||
HB 1141-S
by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Smith, Tharinger, Short, Hunt, Stanford, Warnick, and Ryu; by request of Department of Ecology)
Establishing a water pollution control revolving loan administration charge.
Establishes the water pollution control revolving fund loan program.Authorizes the department of ecology to assess administration charges to fund the program.Creates the water pollution control revolving administration account.
| Jan 28 | CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 30 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1531
by Representatives Hayes, Goodman, Klippert, Hope, Ryu, Holy, and Moscoso; by request of Washington State Patrol
Modifying criminal history record information compliance audit provisions.
Revises duties of the Washington state patrol identification and criminal history section with regard to compliance audits.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1532
by Representatives Wylie, Johnson, and Ryu
Expanding the definition of unlawful detainer to include a provision governing at-will tenancies.
Revises landlord and tenant provisions to expand the definition of "unlawful detainer" by including a provision governing at-will tenancies.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1533
by Representatives Rodne and Jinkins
Clarifying notice of claims in health care actions.
Modifies notification procedures for mandatory mediation of health care claims.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1534
by Representatives Riccelli, Harris, Ryu, and Jinkins
Increasing the impaired dentist program license or renewal surcharge.
Increases the limit on the license and renewal surcharge for the impaired dentist program.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services. | |
HB 1535
by Representatives Fey, Moscoso, Green, Sullivan, Ormsby, Hunt, Seaquist, Upthegrove, Appleton, Haigh, Springer, McCoy, Ryu, Stonier, Liias, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Orwall, Dunshee, Stanford, Cody, Moeller, Sells, Reykdal, Bergquist, and Pollet
Concerning the reduction in force of tenured or probationary community college faculty members.
Repeals provisions relating to the reduction in force of tenured or probationary community college faculty members.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1536
by Representatives Seaquist, Appleton, Haler, Springer, Stanford, McCoy, Upthegrove, Ormsby, Moscoso, Hunt, Ryu, Fitzgibbon, Lytton, Sawyer, Liias, Dunshee, Orwall, Cody, Stonier, Kagi, Moeller, Sells, Reykdal, Fey, and Pollet
Changing requirements for membership on community and technical college boards of trustees.
Changes the composition of the board of trustees for each college district.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1537
by Representatives O'Ban, Angel, Hayes, Green, Zeiger, Bergquist, Johnson, Ryu, Morrell, and Shea
Addressing a veteran's preference for the purpose of public employment.
Changes requirements for scoring criteria status for veterans.Allows veteran scoring criteria status to be claimed upon receipt of separation orders issued by the respective military department if the separation orders indicate an honorable discharge.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1538
by Representatives Morrell, Angel, Green, Ryu, Jinkins, and Pollet
Encouraging the safe practice of public health nurses dispensing certain medications.
Authorizes a licensed registered nurse, who is an employee of a local health department or district or a clinic or facility under contract with a local health department or district, to dispense a drug or device for purposes of prevention or treatment of a communicable disease or family planning.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1539
by Representatives Rodne, Springer, Hargrove, Sullivan, Magendanz, Takko, Kochmar, Pettigrew, Fitzgibbon, and Ryu
Concerning the annexation of unincorporated territory within a code city.
Revises annexation provisions with regard to unincorporated territory within a code city.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1540
by Representatives Seaquist, Sells, Hope, Reykdal, Stanford, Hayes, Appleton, Green, Moscoso, Bergquist, Fey, Pollet, and Santos
Granting binding interest arbitration rights to certain uniformed personnel.
Grants binding interest arbitration rights to duly sworn police officers employed as members of a police force by a regional or state university or The Evergreen State College.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1541
by Representatives Klippert, Cody, Schmick, Green, Harris, Chandler, Kristiansen, Morrell, Ryu, Angel, Jinkins, Van De Wege, and Pollet
Expanding the types of medications that a public or private school employee may administer to include nasal spray.
Authorizes public school districts and private schools to provide nasal spray to students who are in the custody of the school district or school at the time of administration.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1542
by Representatives Santos, Ryu, Moscoso, Kirby, Roberts, Appleton, Upthegrove, Stanford, Goodman, Bergquist, Pollet, and Fitzgibbon; by request of Board For Judicial Administration
Concerning the provision of and reimbursement for certain court interpreter services.
Modifies provisions governing the appointment of and reimbursement for certain court interpreter services.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1543
by Representatives Schmick, Morrell, Harris, Rodne, and Green
Addressing the filing and public disclosure of health care provider compensation.
Modifies health care provider compensation provisions relating to filing, public disclosure, and public inspection.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1544
by Representatives Lytton, Seaquist, Johnson, Smith, Sells, Ryu, Morrell, Roberts, Bergquist, Springer, Pollet, and Santos
Authorizing educational specialist degrees at Central Washington University and Western Washington University.
Authorizes the boards of trustees of Central Washington University and Western Washington University to offer educational specialist degrees.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1545
by Representatives Liias, Santos, Hunt, Moscoso, Sells, Pollet, Jinkins, Reykdal, Upthegrove, McCoy, Appleton, Pettigrew, Orwall, Stanford, Tharinger, Ryu, and Farrell
Guaranteeing that the top one percent pay too, through assessing a two percent tax on millionaires to fund the paramount duty trust fund and reduce class sizes in grades kindergarten through four.
Imposes an excise tax on the receipt of adjusted gross income above one million dollars by residents or qualifying nonresidents deriving income from sources within the state.Establishes a new state trust fund and requires revenue received by the trust to be devoted to education, with the first priority being classroom size reduction in kindergarten through fourth grade.Requires the office of financial management to prepare an annual audit of the funds deposited in the paramount duty trust fund.Requires the department of revenue to: (1) Administer the tax assessed in a manner that is consistent with the federal income tax system and using documents that taxpayers already prepare as part of their federal tax filings; and(2) Refund all taxes improperly paid or collected.Gives jurisdiction to the board of tax appeals over appeals relating to tax deficiencies and refunds, including penalties and interest.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1546
by Representatives Green, Johnson, Walsh, Kagi, Roberts, Smith, Zeiger, Upthegrove, Freeman, Appleton, Ryu, Morrell, Jinkins, Bergquist, and Pollet
Concerning people with disabilities who receive no paid services from the department of social and health services' division of developmental disabilities.
Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Expand the informing families building trust communication project to provide information about the developmental disabilities system to individuals and families on the no paid services case load;(2) Hire the number of case managers necessary to conduct assessments to determine the level of needs of those who ask for services and those who may appear eligible for medicaid personal care; and(3) Provide respite care for four thousand individuals on the no paid services case load for certain fiscal years.Requires the caseload forecast council to forecast the no paid services case load portion of the department of social and health services' division of developmental disabilities to assist the legislature in developing respite needs and budget requirements for the population of persons with developmental disabilities.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1547
by Representatives Walsh, Kagi, Freeman, Fey, Zeiger, Ryu, Morrell, Roberts, Moscoso, and Santos
Concerning entities that provide recreational or educational programming for school-aged children.
Excludes from the definition of "agency," for purposes of the department of early learning, an entity that provides recreational or educational programming for school-aged children only and the entity meets certain requirements.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1548
by Representatives Blake, Chandler, Morrell, and Green
Concerning efficiencies in the department of ecology processing of water right change applications that move the point of withdrawal reducing the potential for surface water body impacts.
Revises the department of ecology's process for amendments to water right change applications.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1549
by Representatives Blake, Chandler, and Morrell
Concerning efficiencies in the department of ecology processing of water right change applications to permit the consolidation of the annual quantities of those water rights held by the applicant.
Revises the department of ecology's process for amendments to water right change applications.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1550
by Representatives Buys, Overstreet, Haigh, Lytton, Hunt, Chandler, and Ryu
Modifying the property tax exemption for nonprofit fairs.
Changes property tax exemptions for nonprofit fairs.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1551
by Representatives Jinkins, Warnick, Santos, Morrell, Green, Pettigrew, Clibborn, Goodman, Tharinger, Harris, Hunt, and Roberts
Concerning the performance of spinal manipulation by physical therapists.
Excludes chiropractic adjustments of the spine from the definition of "physical therapy."
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1552
by Representatives Goodman, Klippert, Freeman, Kirby, Morrell, Seaquist, Sullivan, Appleton, Ryu, Hunt, Stanford, Kochmar, Maxwell, Takko, Bergquist, Warnick, Manweller, Green, and Fey
Reducing scrap metal theft.
Expands metal theft provisions.Prohibits a person from engaging in the business of a scrap metal processor, scrap metal recycler, or scrap metal supplier without first applying for and receiving a scrap metal license.Authorizes the chiefs of police, the county sheriffs, and the Washington state patrol to inspect licensee's licensed premises and records.Establishes the Washington metal theft prevention authority to determine the scope of the problem of metal theft, analyze the various methods of combating the problem, and develop and implement a plan of operation and a financial plan.Requires the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to implement and operate an ongoing electronic statewide no-buy list database program.Creates the Washington metal theft prevention authority account.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1553
by Representatives Moeller, Pike, Wylie, Harris, Orcutt, Johnson, Vick, and Stonier
Concerning the definition of a rural county for public facilities' sales and use tax purposes.
Revises the definition of "rural county" for purposes of public facilities' sales and use tax.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1554
by Representatives Stonier, Harris, Rodne, Goodman, Ryu, O'Ban, Van De Wege, Moscoso, and Pollet
Allowing fire departments to develop a community assistance referral and education services program.
Allows the development, by certain fire departments, of a community assistance referral and education services program to provide community outreach and assistance to residents of its district.Allows a participating fire department to seek grant opportunities and private gifts in order to support its program.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1555
by Representatives Green, Warnick, Cody, Morrell, and Ryu
Concerning the education of surgical technologists.
Requires an applicant for registration as a surgical technologist to submit evidence of successful completion of a nationally and programmatically accredited surgical technology program or a surgical technology program offered by the United States armed forces.Revises the definition of "surgical technologist."
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1556
by Representatives Van De Wege, Dahlquist, Morrell, Hayes, Cody, Pettigrew, Habib, McCoy, Ryu, Angel, Hunt, Goodman, Pollet, Fitzgibbon, Stonier, Dunshee, and Fey
Creating initiatives in high schools to save lives in the event of cardiac arrest.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) In consultation with school districts and stakeholder groups, develop guidance for a medical emergency response and automated external defibrillator program for high schools; and(2) In consultation with the department of health, assist districts in carrying out the program.Requires school districts that operate a high school to offer instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to students.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1557
by Representatives Chandler and Takko
Concerning publicly owned industrial wastewater treatment facilities.
Authorizes the department of ecology, when making loans for water pollution control facilities, to provide loans to publicly owned industrial wastewater treatment facilities that relieve a city of the burden of processing industrial wastewater.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1558
by Representatives Warnick, Manweller, Taylor, and Morrell
Concerning the taxation of honey beekeepers.
Provides a tax exemption on the sale and use of feed to an eligible apiarist for use in the raising of a bee colony used to make honey bee products.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1559
by Representatives Appleton and Santos
Requiring crisis intervention training for peace officers.
Requires the criminal justice training commission to provide crisis intervention training to new full-time law enforcement officers employed by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1560
by Representatives Maxwell, Dahlquist, Haigh, Lytton, Santos, Bergquist, Sullivan, Jinkins, Fey, and Pollet
Implementing selected recommendations from the 2011 and 2013 reports of the quality education council.
Implements certain recommendations of the quality education council from 2011 and 2013 reports.Addresses the creation of a definition for professional learning; a fairness and bias review of revisions to the state essential academic learning requirements; family engagement coordinators; recruiting Washington teachers; the learning assistance program; the extended learning opportunities program; the transitional bilingual instructional program; and the highly capable program.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1561
by Representatives Blake, Hurst, Schmick, Takko, Hope, Kretz, Kirby, Kristiansen, Overstreet, Tharinger, Nealey, Van De Wege, Wilcox, Klippert, Chandler, Buys, Warnick, Orcutt, MacEwen, Liias, Goodman, Haigh, Moscoso, Moeller, Taylor, Roberts, Short, Shea, Condotta, Sawyer, Fagan, and Sells
Concerning short-barreled rifles.
Declares it is not unlawful for a person to possess, transport, acquire, or transfer a short-barreled rifle that is legally registered and possessed, transported, acquired, or transferred in accordance with federal law.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1562
by Representatives Lytton, Stonier, Haigh, Bergquist, Fitzgibbon, Appleton, Fey, Sells, Goodman, Ryu, Cody, Maxwell, Santos, Sawyer, Roberts, Hunt, Moscoso, and Pollet
Requiring funding for professional development for K-12 teachers.
Provides funding and resources to school districts in order to successfully implement the teacher and principal evaluation system.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1563
by Representatives Farrell, Wylie, McCoy, Orwall, Seaquist, Bergquist, Springer, Pedersen, O'Ban, Kochmar, Moeller, Fitzgibbon, Appleton, Ryu, Stanford, Maxwell, Jinkins, Hunt, Fey, Pollet, Goodman, Habib, and Santos
Concerning the disposition of surplus property for the development of affordable housing.
Authorizes port commissions, regional transit authorities, the department of social and health services, the department of corrections, the department of enterprise services, the parks and recreation commission, the department of natural resources, and the department of transportation to sell, lease, or exchange real property for less than fair market value to certain eligible organizations, or create beneficial sales terms, if the affordable housing to be developed on the property is to be occupied primarily by extremely low-income, very low-income, federally qualified low-income, or low-income households.Authorizes local governments to sell surplus property at a discount for affordable housing if the affordable housing complies with certain guidelines.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1564
by Representatives Schmick, Harris, and Green
Concerning the medical quality assurance commission.
Modifies provisions relating to the medical quality assurance commission.Gives authority to the commission over budget development, spending, and staffing.Transfers certain duties from the department of health to the commission.Adjusts the functions of the health professions account.Creates the medical quality assurance account.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1565
by Representatives Harris, Green, Jinkins, Cody, Ryu, and Morrell
Funding the prescription monitoring program from the medicaid fraud penalty account.
Authorizes money in the medicaid fraud penalty account to be used for the prescription monitoring program.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1566
by Representatives Carlyle, Kagi, Ryu, Roberts, Moscoso, and Pollet
Concerning educational outcomes of youth in out-of-home care.
Provides an educational liaison for youth in out-of-home care to: (1) Attend educational meetings and dependency hearings;(2) Meet with school personnel regarding the youth's educational performance and academic needs; and(3) Advocate for necessary educational services.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1567
by Representatives Springer, Kirby, Sullivan, Orcutt, Condotta, Pettigrew, Nealey, Vick, and Wilcox
Concerning a sales and use tax exemption for certain financial information provided to qualifying businesses providing international investment management services.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption on standard financial information to qualifying international investment management companies.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1568
by Representatives Carlyle, Nealey, and Ryu; by request of Department of Revenue
Concerning the business licensing service program administered by the department of revenue.
Makes administrative clean-up changes relating to statutory changes made during the 2012 legislative session for the simplification of the business licensing service program administered by the department of revenue.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1569
by Representatives Pettigrew, Hope, Moscoso, Appleton, Ormsby, Ryu, and Santos
Concerning information about the county-based system of collecting legal financial obligations.
Changes the funding formula for the allocation of money to counties for purposes of collecting legal financial obligations.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1570
by Representatives Kretz, Takko, and Short
Concerning filing requirements for property tax exemption claims for certain improvements to benefit fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, or water quantity.
Revises the filing requirements for property tax exemption claims for certain improvements to benefit fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, and water quantity.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
SB 5013-S
by Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senator Benton)
Requiring a vote of the people before all annexations.
Requires approval of all annexations by a majority vote of the people.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | GOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 30 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5068-S
by Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Conway and Shin)
Concerning the annexation of property owned by the state for military purposes.
Authorizes the director of the office of financial management to file a petition to have real property owned by the state for military purposes annexed to a city or town if that property constitutes the whole of the property in the annexation petition.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | GOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 30 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5078-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Ericksen, Smith, Hatfield, Baumgartner, Chase, and Shin)
Modifying the property tax exemption for nonprofit fairs.
Changes property tax exemptions for nonprofit fairs.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | AWRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 30 | And refer to Ways & Means. | |
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5127-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Tom, King, Sheldon, Baumgartner, Ericksen, Rivers, Litzow, Benton, Dammeier, Carrell, Braun, Bailey, Honeyford, Becker, Hill, Roach, Schoesler, Parlette, Padden, and Hewitt)
Amending provisions governing structured settlements by removing age barriers and clarifying legislative intent.
Removes age barriers and clarifies legislative intent with regard to structured settlements.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
SB 5128-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Braun, King, Baumgartner, Sheldon, Rivers, Ericksen, Benton, Litzow, Becker, Dammeier, Smith, Hill, Bailey, Honeyford, Tom, Schoesler, Parlette, Padden, and Hewitt)
Addressing compensation for injured workers.
Modifies provisions relating to compensation for injured workers.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
SB 5422
by Senator Ericksen
Concerning telecommunications tax parity.
Provides tax parity for telecommunications services in certain excise tax provisions.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5423
by Senators Schlicher, Becker, Keiser, Delvin, Bailey, Murray, McAuliffe, Conway, Kohl-Welles, and Roach
Concerning the scope and costs of the diabetes epidemic in Washington.
Requires the state health care authority, the department of social and health services, and the department of health to collaborate to identify goals and benchmarks, while also developing individual agency plans, to reduce the incidence of diabetes in the state, improve diabetes care, and control complications associated with diabetes.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5424
by Senators Chase, Benton, McAuliffe, Roach, Ranker, Nelson, Shin, Kohl-Welles, and Kline
Concerning paint stewardship.
Creates an architectural paint recovery program to be enforced by the department of ecology.Requires paint manufacturers to assume responsibility for development and implementation of a cost-effective paint stewardship program.Creates the paint product stewardship account.Provides that the act is void if a federal law takes effect that establishes a national program for the collection and recycling of architectural paint that substantially meets the intent of the act.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5425
by Senators Benton and Roach
Concerning the entering of monetary judgments against defendants under the residential and manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant acts.
Provides certain circumstances where a court may enter monetary judgments against defendants notified by alternative means of service under the residential and manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant acts.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5426
by Senator Roach
Concerning unlawful detainer.
Specifies that an individual may be guilty of unlawful detainer if he or she is in default of rent or other fees.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5427
by Senators King and Eide
Removing certain requirements for vehicle registration certificate applicants.
Repeals certain requirements for vehicle registration certificate applicants.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5428
by Senators Schlicher, Darneille, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Braun, Kline, Keiser, Conway, and Chase
Creating initiatives in high schools to save lives in the event of cardiac arrest.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) In consultation with school districts and stakeholder groups, develop guidance for a medical emergency response and automated external defibrillator program for high schools; and(2) In consultation with the department of health, assist districts in carrying out the program.Requires school districts that operate a high school to offer instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to students.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5429
by Senators Chase, Hasegawa, Conway, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, and Kline
Increasing accountability for the tax preferences for manufacturing machinery and equipment by requiring a net benefit to the state and deferring sales and use tax.
Requires an applicant to show a net benefit to the state in order to claim certain manufacturing machinery and equipment tax preferences.Requires the department of revenue to issue a sales and use tax deferral certificate for certain sales and use taxes.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 5430
by Senators Hobbs, King, Eide, Honeyford, Schlicher, and Cleveland
Modifying the distribution and use of aircraft excise taxes.
Requires the state treasurer to credit the aeronautics account with all aircraft excise taxes received from the secretary of the department of transportation.Adjusts the functions of the aeronautics account.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5431
by Senators Ericksen, Carrell, Pearson, Benton, Padden, Smith, and Bailey
Recognizing hydroelectricity as an eligible renewable resource in the energy independence act.
Revises the energy independence act by recognizing hydroelectricity as an eligible renewable resource.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5432
by Senator Ericksen
Concerning hydroelectric power.
Revises the definition of "load" for purposes of the energy independence act.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5433
by Senators Frockt, Keiser, Ranker, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, McAuliffe, and Murray
Concerning mid-level dental professionals.
Attempts to increase access to dental care and disease prevention by introducing an evidence-based mid-level dental provider that is geared towards oral health disparities in the state's communities with the greatest need.Creates the professions of dental practitioner and dental hygiene practitioner.Changes the composition of the state dental quality assurance commission.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5434
by Senators Becker, Dammeier, Keiser, Harper, and Conway
Addressing the filing and public disclosure of health care provider compensation.
Modifies health care provider compensation provisions relating to filing, public disclosure, and public inspection.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5435
by Senators Cleveland and Rivers
Regarding the creation of a storm water compliance project.
Requires the department of ecology to conduct a municipal storm water control pilot project to evaluate the net environmental effects of an alternative approach to municipal storm water management and determine if alternative approaches can satisfy the water quality requirements of the state and federal clean water acts and have merit for greater statewide application.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5436
by Senators Pearson, Darneille, and Carrell
Making specific prosecution and defense documents and materials exempt from public inspection and copying.
Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, victim impact statements and certain documents and other materials provided by the attorney for the defendant, or by the defendant when acting pro se, to the prosecuting attorney.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5437
by Senators Padden, Hargrove, Roach, Kline, Sheldon, Pearson, and Chase
Regarding boating safety.
Implements additional provisions to ensure boating safety.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5438
by Senators Ericksen and Chase
Using conservation achieved by a qualifying utility in excess of its biennial acquisition target under the energy independence act.
Revises the energy independence act to allow conservation achieved by a qualifying utility in excess of its biennial acquisition target to be used to meet its subsequent biennia target.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5439
by Senators Benton and Hobbs; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce
Concerning the administrative costs for the allocation, management, and oversight of housing trust fund investments.
Modifies administrative cost requirements for the allocation, management, and oversight of housing trust fund investments.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5440
by Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Dammeier, Harper, Cleveland, Billig, Rivers, Kohl-Welles, Eide, Hill, Tom, Schlicher, Conway, Chase, and Kline
Creating support public schools special license plates.
Creates support public schools special license plates.Creates the safety corps account.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5441
by Senator Rivers
Prioritizing state investments in storm water control.
Requires the department of ecology, when providing grants, loans, or other financial assistance to a unit of local government intended to aid in the management, treatment, or control of storm water runoff, to give priority funding to activities or projects that are required by the applicable operational state municipal storm water permit approved by the department under the water resources act of 1971.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5442
by Senators Hill and Hargrove; by request of Department of Revenue
Protecting the state's interest in collecting deferred property taxes.
Protects the state's interest in deferred property tax collection.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5443
by Senators Roach, Hasegawa, Keiser, Chase, and Mullet
Creating greater efficiency in the offices of county assessors by allowing notification via electronic means.
Allows offices of county assessors to provide assessment, notice, or other information electronically.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5444
by Senators Hasegawa, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, Hobbs, Chase, Keiser, and Kline
Creating greater efficiency in the offices of county assessor by eliminating the requirement to annually appraise tax-exempt government properties.
Eliminates the requirement of county assessors to annually appraise tax-exempt government properties.Modifies provisions governing allowable credits for the leasehold excise tax.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5445
by Senators Honeyford, Schoesler, Dammeier, Braun, Parlette, Litzow, Baumgartner, Carrell, Sheldon, Ericksen, Becker, King, Fain, and Bailey
Funding capital projects.
Funds capital projects.Authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds of the state in the sum of four hundred seventy-five million dollars, or as much thereof as may be required, to finance capital projects and all costs incidental thereto.Makes appropriations.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5446
by Senators Hobbs, Schoesler, Hatfield, and Tom; by request of State Auditor
Providing a process for the state auditor's office to apply for investigative subpoenas.
Provides a process for the state auditor and his or her authorized assistants to apply for and obtain a superior court order approving and authorizing a subpoena in advance of its issuance.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5447
by Senators Murray, Rolfes, and Kohl-Welles
Addressing the unintentional lapses of long-term care insurance policies.
Protects insureds from an unintentional lapse in a long-term care insurance policy by establishing standards for notification of a designee to receive notice of lapse for nonpayment of premium.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5448
by Senators Ericksen, Hewitt, Carrell, Schoesler, Honeyford, Delvin, Sheldon, Hatfield, Smith, Benton, Padden, and Chase
Narrowing the requirement that utilities purchase electricity, renewable energy credits, or electric generating facilities that are not needed to serve their customers' loads.
Revises the energy independence act to narrow the requirement that utilities purchase electricity, renewable energy credits, or electric generating facilities that are not needed to serve their customers' loads.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5449
by Senators Parlette, Keiser, Becker, Bailey, Dammeier, Frockt, Ericksen, and Schlicher
Addressing the Washington state health insurance pool.
Continues some limited access to the Washington state health insurance pool for a transitional period.Provides for modification to the pool to reflect changes in federal law and insurance availability.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5450
by Senator Parlette
Concerning public hospital districts insurance coverage for commissioners.
Specifies that any public hospital district providing group insurance for its employees may provide insurance for its commissioners with similar coverage.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5451
by Senators Shin, Litzow, McAuliffe, Keiser, Conway, Chase, and Kohl-Welles
Supporting music education for young children in public schools.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, subject to funds appropriated specifically for this purpose, to allocate grants for a music does matter program to support music education for young children.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SJM 8003
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Padden, Kline, Roach, Fraser, Carrell, Darneille, Pearson, Conway, and Chase
Requesting Congress to amend the Communications Decency Act.
Requests Congress to amend the Communications Decency Act.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |