 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 14 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Friday, February 1, 2013 | 19th 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.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2013.
HB 1009-S
by House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Appleton, McCoy, and Johnson)
Concerning liquor self-checkout machines.
Allows retailers to sell liquor through self-checkout registers if the register is programmed to halt the transaction until an employee intervenes and verifies the age of the purchaser.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 9:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | OVER - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
HB 1024-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Appleton, Ryu, Haigh, Cody, and Upthegrove; by request of Human Rights Commission)
Addressing service animals.
Revises the state civil rights act to align state law with federal law with regard to service animals and discrimination in real estate transactions.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | ||
HB 1027-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller and Appleton)
Implementing changes to child support based on the child support schedule work group report.
Implements recommendations made by the 2011 child support schedule work group.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | ||
HB 1115-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen and Rodne; by request of Uniform Laws Commission)
Concerning the Uniform Commercial code.
Revises article 4A (funds transfers) and article 9A (secured transactions; sales of accounts, contract rights and chattel paper) of the uniform commercial code.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1116-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Hansen, Rodne, and Nealey; by request of Uniform Laws Commission)
Adopting the uniform collaborative law act.
Adopts the uniform collaborative law act which modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1256-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Fey, Orcutt, Tarleton, Jinkins, and Morrell; by request of Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board)
Addressing project selection by the freight mobility strategic investment board.
Revises project selection requirements for the freight mobility strategic investment board.Adjusts the functions of the freight mobility investment account and the freight mobility multimodal account.
| Jan 29 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1414-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Chandler, Blake, Warnick, Tharinger, Stanford, McCoy, and Ross; by request of Governor Inslee)
Concerning Yakima river basin water resource management.
Authorizes the department of ecology to: (1) Implement the integrated water resource management plan in the Yakima river basin;(2) Develop water supply solutions that provide concurrent benefits to both instream and out-of-stream uses; and(3) Address a variety of water resource and ecosystem problems affecting fish passage, habitat functions, and agricultural, municipal, and domestic water supply in the Yakima river basin, consistent with the integrated plan.Creates the Yakima integrated plan implementation account, the Yakima integrated plan implementation taxable bond account, and the Yakima integrated plan implementation revenue recovery account.
| Jan 29 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1571
by Representatives O'Ban, Green, Fey, Appleton, and Pollet
Concerning patient and staff safety at state hospitals.
Requires the department of social and health services to develop a plan to enhance the safety of state hospital patients and staff from assault.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1572
by Representatives Parker, Kirby, Hudgins, Hurst, Vick, Riccelli, Ryu, and Ormsby
Addressing nonprofit debt adjusters.
Allows nonprofit debt adjusters to retain and receive fair share contributions.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1573
by Representatives Harris, Hope, Pettigrew, Green, Walsh, Cody, Moeller, Stonier, and Morrell
Clarifying the prohibitions against discriminating against licensed chiropractors.
Prohibits school districts from discriminating against licensed chiropractors in performing and receiving compensation for services covered by their licenses.Prohibits the state from entering into an agreement or contract, with the Washington interscholastic activities association, which discriminates against licensed chiropractors in performing and receiving compensation for services covered by their licenses.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1574
by Representatives Kagi, Ryu, and Pollet; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Establishing a fee for certification for the residential services and supports program to cover investigative costs.
Addresses current funding levels that limit the department of social and health services' ability to promote vulnerable adult protections in the residential services and supports program.Requires applicants to pay a certification fee before the issuance of initial certification for the residential services and supports program.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1575
by Representatives Springer, Kochmar, McCoy, Upthegrove, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Maxwell, Appleton, and Moscoso
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 31 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1576
by Representatives Springer, Kochmar, McCoy, Habib, Upthegrove, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Maxwell, Riccelli, and Moscoso
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 31 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1577
by Representatives Moscoso, Rodne, Blake, Takko, Klippert, and Liias
Concerning the furnishment of vehicle owner lists to manufacturers of motor vehicles.
Allows the department of licensing to continue to furnish lists of registered and legal owners of motor vehicles to manufacturers of motor vehicles to be used in research activities, and in producing statistical reports, as long as the personal information is not published, redisclosed, or used to contact individuals.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1578
by Representatives Rodne, Santos, Ross, Haigh, Ryu, Johnson, Roberts, Appleton, Pollet, Manweller, and Magendanz
Placing epinephrine autoinjectors in schools.
Authorizes school districts and nonpublic schools to maintain a supply of epinephrine autoinjectors at a school.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1579
by Representatives Goodman, Warnick, McCoy, Fey, Liias, Farrell, Ryu, Hunt, Pollet, and Moscoso
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 31 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1580
by Representatives Rodne, Goodman, and Nealey
Allowing courts to assess additional costs to defendants if they are successful in setting aside a committed finding after failing to respond to an infraction or failing to appear for a hearing.
Allows a court to assess additional costs to a defendant who is successful in setting aside a committed finding after failing to respond to an infraction or failing to appear for a hearing.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1581
by Representatives Overstreet, Santos, Shea, Taylor, Buys, Condotta, Scott, Upthegrove, Fitzgibbon, Blake, MacEwen, Crouse, Wylie, Pollet, Pike, Harris, Kagi, Moscoso, Warnick, Magendanz, and Stonier
Creating the Washington state preservation of liberty act condemning the unlawful detention of United States citizens and lawful resident aliens under the national defense authorization act.
Establishes the Washington state preservation of liberty act condemning the unlawful detention of United States citizens and lawful resident aliens under the national defense authorization act.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1582
by Representatives Ryu, Warnick, Santos, Kirby, and Moscoso
Addressing credit unions' corporate governance, investments, and capital.
Addresses corporate governance, investments, and capital of credit unions.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
| Feb 7 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1583
by Representatives Jinkins, Schmick, Cody, Harris, Rodne, Green, and Pollet
Requiring ninety-day supply limits on certain drugs dispensed by a pharmacist.
Prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing more than a ninety-day supply of certain drugs.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1584
by Representatives Moeller, Cody, Green, and Pollet
Authorizing physician assistants to perform opthalmic-related services under employment or supervision by a medical doctor or an osteopathic physician.
Authorizes the performance of opthalmic-related services by physician assistants.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1585
by Representatives Morrell, Wylie, Clibborn, Jinkins, Green, Moeller, Hunt, Appleton, and Pollet
Protecting children under the age of eighteen from the harmful effects of exposure to ultraviolet radiation associated with tanning devices.
Prohibits persons under eighteen years of age from using an ultraviolet tanning device.Prescribes penalties for tanning facilities that violate the act.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1586
by Representatives Jinkins, Harris, Cody, Morrell, Van De Wege, Clibborn, Green, Moeller, Hunt, Ryu, Riccelli, Fey, and Pollet
Requiring transparency for patients regarding training and qualifications of health care professionals.
Requires advertisements that name a health care professional, regardless of whether the title "doctor" appears, to identify the type of license, registration, or certification held by the health care professional.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1587
by Representatives Cody, Van De Wege, Morrell, Jinkins, Ryu, and Holy; by request of Health Care Authority and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board
Addressing public employee benefits.
Modifies state health care authority provisions with regard to benefits for public employees.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1588
by Representatives Pedersen, Hope, Jinkins, Hansen, Freeman, Kagi, Walsh, Carlyle, Hunter, Clibborn, Ormsby, Cody, Green, Stanford, Orwall, Maxwell, Liias, Pettigrew, Tharinger, Springer, Hudgins, Wylie, Moeller, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Roberts, Goodman, Riccelli, Farrell, Fey, Appleton, Pollet, Habib, Bergquist, Moscoso, Santos, and Reykdal
Requiring universal background checks for firearms transfers.
Broadens the requirement for a background check to apply to all firearms sales in the state.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1589
by Representatives Hudgins, Rodne, Angel, Morris, Morrell, Habib, Carlyle, Ryu, and Pollet
Concerning the solemnization of marriages.
Allows elected officials in the executive or legislative branch of state, county, or municipal government to solemnize a marriage.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1590
by Representatives Springer, Appleton, Warnick, Kirby, McCoy, Goodman, Hunt, Ryu, Moscoso, and Ormsby
Establishing a training program for managers of manufactured housing communities.
Establishes a training program for managers of manufactured housing communities.Creates an advisory council on manufactured housing community manager training.Requires the manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program to facilitate the maintenance of a listing composed of those individuals who have successfully completed manufactured housing community manager training.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1591
by Representatives Smith, Van De Wege, Magendanz, Appleton, Angel, Stonier, Schmick, Upthegrove, Ryu, Pike, O'Ban, Hayes, Blake, Wilcox, Haler, Buys, Short, Warnick, and Parker
Improving the business climate and stimulating job creation by requiring certain agencies to establish a formal review process of existing rules.
Requires the department of ecology, the department of labor and industries, and the department of health to: (1) Establish and annually perform a formal review process of their existing rules; and(2) Establish a process for effectively applying sunset provisions to rules when applicable.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1592
by Representatives McCoy, Sells, and Ryu
Concerning the enforcement of speeding violations on certain private roads.
Authorizes state, local, and county law enforcement personnel, under certain circumstances, to enforce speeding violations on private roads within a community organized under a condominium association or an association of apartment owners.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1593
by Representatives Jinkins, Angel, Kagi, Rodne, Cody, Clibborn, Riccelli, Moeller, Ryu, Pollet, and Morrell
Providing access to the prescription drug monitoring database for clinical laboratories.
Authorizes the department of health to provide data in the prescription monitoring program to personnel of a test site that meets certain standards.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1594
by Representatives Sawyer, Roberts, Zeiger, Walsh, Kagi, Fey, Ryu, Freeman, Appleton, Moscoso, and Ormsby
Concerning interviewing children in child protective services investigations at children's advocacy centers.
Specifies that, when conducting an investigation of alleged abuse or neglect of a child, it is preferable that interviews take place at children's advocacy centers when access to a center is reasonably available.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1595
by Representatives Schmick, Fagan, and Buys
Addressing the powers of initiative and referendum within counties that are not home rule charter counties.
Authorizes the voters of each county that does not operate under a home rule charter to exercise the powers of initiative and referendum within the county.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1596
by Representatives Moeller, Harris, Cody, Hope, Ryu, and Pollet
Authorizing Washington pharmacies to fill prescriptions written by physician assistants in other states.
Revises the definition of "practitioner," for purposes of the uniform controlled substances act, to include a physician assistant and an osteopathic physician's assistant.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1597
by Representatives Goodman and Ryu
Making marijuana law technical corrections.
Makes technical corrections to certain marijuana provisions.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1598
by Representatives Santos and Ryu
Providing an exemption for certain lodging services from the convention and trade center tax.
Provides an exemption from the convention and trade center tax for certain lodging services.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1599
by Representatives Van De Wege, Taylor, Fitzgibbon, Stanford, Takko, Lytton, Dunshee, Upthegrove, Liias, and Ryu
Concerning shoreline master program provisions for marine aquaculture net pen facilities.
Allows master programs to include provisions for siting or prohibiting the siting of marine aquaculture net pen facilities.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HJM 4001
by Representatives Pedersen, Hope, Carlyle, Goodman, Kagi, Sells, Van De Wege, Haigh, Springer, Lytton, Tharinger, Jinkins, Hunt, Cody, Morrell, Ormsby, Hudgins, Pettigrew, Moeller, Upthegrove, Reykdal, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Liias, Roberts, Maxwell, Sawyer, Riccelli, Farrell, Pollet, Moscoso, Santos, and Hansen
Requesting an amendment to the United States Constitution to return the authority to regulate election campaign contributions to congress and state legislatures.
Requests an amendment to the United States Constitution to return the authority to regulate election campaign contributions to congress and state legislatures.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5082-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Benton and Smith)
Concerning exchange facilitator requirements.
Revises exchange facilitator requirements.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 31 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5095-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Tom, Rivers, Becker, Holmquist Newbry, Schoesler, Ericksen, Padden, Bailey, Hill, and Honeyford)
Providing proof of financial responsibility for motor vehicle operation.
Requires a law enforcement officer, when a person uses a portable electronic device to display proof of financial security, to view only the proof of financial security and no other content on the portable electronic device.Authorizes an insurance company to provide proof of insurance cards in either paper or electronic format.
| Jan 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 31 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5124-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Braun, King, Baumgartner, Rivers, Ericksen, Benton, Becker, Dammeier, Smith, Schoesler, Honeyford, Tom, Parlette, and Hewitt)
Simplifying and adding certainty to the calculation of workers' compensation benefits.
Simplifies the calculation of workers' compensation benefits.
| 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 5452
by Senators Conway, Carrell, Darneille, and Kohl-Welles
Modifying stalking and harassment protection order provisions.
Establishes the stalking protection order act.Creates a stalking protection order as a remedy for victims who do not qualify for a domestic violence order of protection.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5453
by Senators Honeyford, Hobbs, Shin, Hatfield, Bailey, Parlette, Eide, Schoesler, and King
Extending the expiration date of tax exemptions for honey beekeepers.
Delays, until July 1, 2016, the expiration of tax exemptions for honey beekeepers.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5454
by Senators Rolfes, Cleveland, Kohl-Welles, and Kline
Concerning the testing of infants placed in out-of-home care whose human immunodeficiency virus is unknown.
Requires the department of social and health services to request that certain infants placed in out-of-home care be tested for the human immunodeficiency virus.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5455
by Senators Darneille, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, and Kline
Protecting children under the age of eighteen from the harmful effects of exposure to ultraviolet radiation associated with tanning devices.
Prohibits persons under eighteen years of age from using an ultraviolet tanning device.Prescribes penalties for tanning facilities that violate the act.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5456
by Senators Schlicher, Becker, Keiser, Bailey, Frockt, Cleveland, Hargrove, Darneille, and McAuliffe
Concerning detentions under the involuntary treatment act.
Revises involuntary treatment act provisions relating to detentions.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5457
by Senators Nelson, Delvin, Ranker, Kohl-Welles, and Kline
Adopting the Washington small rechargeable battery stewardship act.
Establishes the Washington small rechargeable battery stewardship act.Finds and declares that: (1) It is important to ensure that all entities supplying small rechargeable batteries to users in Washington, whether as stand alone units or as easily removable components of products, bear the same battery stewardship obligations; and(2) Addressing certain existing and future barriers to implementation of voluntary industry programs to collect and recycle used small rechargeable batteries will facilitate these interests.Creates the used battery stewardship account.Provides that the act is void if a federal law, or a combination of federal laws, takes effect that establishes a national program for the collection and recycling of both used nonrechargeable batteries and used small rechargeable batteries.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5458
by Senators Billig, Ranker, Kohl-Welles, and Kline
Concerning the labeling of certain asbestos-containing building materials.
Requires building materials that contain asbestos to be clearly labeled as such by manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5459
by Senators Becker, Keiser, Parlette, Dammeier, and Kline
Requiring ninety-day supply limits on certain drugs dispensed by a pharmacist.
Prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing more than a ninety-day supply of certain drugs.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5460
by Senators Darneille, Rivers, Harper, Mullet, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Billig, and Hobbs
Concerning the rights of parents who are incarcerated or in residential substance abuse treatment.
Expands the rights of parents who are incarcerated or in residential substance abuse treatment with regard to: (1) Shelter care case conferences;(2) Permanency plans of care; and(3) Termination of parent-child relationship proceedings.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5461
by Senators Darneille, Harper, Kohl-Welles, and Frockt
Modifying provisions regarding the representation of children in dependency matters.
Addresses a child's right to counsel in dependency proceedings.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5462
by Senators Honeyford, Carrell, and McAuliffe
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 31 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5463
by Senators Honeyford and Carrell
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 31 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5464
by Senators Cleveland, Becker, Schlicher, Keiser, McAuliffe, and Kline
Allowing dental hygienists and dental assistants to provide certain services under the supervision of a dentist.
Allows certain dental hygienists and dental assistants to apply topical anesthetic agents under the general supervision of a dentist.Allows certain dental hygienists to perform specified delegated acts on a homebound patient under the general supervision of a dentist if the patient has first been examined by the supervising dentist.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5465
by Senators Dammeier, Schlicher, Becker, Keiser, and McAuliffe
Concerning exemptions from licensure as a physical therapist.
Grants exemptions to certain individuals from licensure as a physical therapist.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5466
by Senators Carrell, Kohl-Welles, and King; 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 31 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5467
by Senators King, Eide, Litzow, and Harper
Conforming vehicle owner list furnishment requirements with federal law.
Expands the scope of individuals subject to inclusion in vehicle owner lists furnished by the department of licensing.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5468
by Senators Hewitt, Rolfes, Keiser, Schoesler, Hobbs, and McAuliffe
Modifying the definition of tourist for the purposes of the lodging tax.
Revises the definition of "tourist" for purposes of the lodging tax.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 5469
by Senators Frockt, Rivers, Hobbs, Keiser, Hatfield, Ericksen, Kohl-Welles, Delvin, and McAuliffe
Concerning the prescription of biological products and interchangeable biosimilar products.
Addresses prescriptions for biological products and interchangeable biosimilar products.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5470
by Senators Hewitt, McAuliffe, Parlette, and Conway
Recognizing the need for facility-based vocational services for persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Consider facility-based vocational services as a viable work preparation option for individuals with disabilities; and(2) Include targeted input from families and residential providers statewide when considering the provision of vocational services.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5471
by Senators Nelson, Mullet, Hobbs, Fain, and Keiser; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Addressing insurance, generally.
Makes revisions and updates relating to the authority and means of implementing the insurance code.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5472
by Senators Bailey, Ranker, Kohl-Welles, and Becker; by request of Western Washington University
Authorizing applied doctorate level degrees in audiology at Western Washington University.
Authorizes the board of trustees of Western Washington University to offer applied doctorate level degrees in audiology.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5473
by Senators Nelson, Shin, Ranker, Mullet, Billig, Harper, Kline, Keiser, Hasegawa, Conway, Chase, Kohl-Welles, Cleveland, McAuliffe, Darneille, Rolfes, Schlicher, Murray, and Hobbs
Enacting the Washington voting rights act of 2013.
Establishes the Washington voting rights act of 2013 to: (1) Promote equal voting opportunities in certain political subdivisions by authorizing district-based elections;(2) Require redistricting and new elections in certain circumstances; and(3) Establish a cause of action to redress lack of voter opportunity.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5474
by Senators Mullet, Frockt, Keiser, Billig, Fain, McAuliffe, and Kline
Promoting state employee wellness and productivity.
Requires the state health care authority to engage in collaborative discussions with enrollees in the public employees' benefits board program, the various employee unions representing employees, and state agencies to expand the employee health and wellness program and build a strategic link with the benefit design and worksite supports.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5475
by Senator Harper
Creating a licensing category for receiving care centers.
Authorizes the secretary of the department of social and health services to license receiving care centers.Prohibits the use of a receiving care center if a relative is suitable and available or a licensed foster home is available.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5476
by Senators Hewitt, Keiser, Conway, and Holmquist Newbry
Clarifying the employment status of independent contractors in the news business.
Clarifies the employment status of independent contractors in the news business.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5477
by Senators Roach and Litzow
Delineating standard diplomas and applied diplomas.
Requires the state board of education to: (1) Establish at least two high school diplomas, a standard diploma and an applied diploma; and(2) Delineate the difference between the two diplomas.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5478
by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Darneille, Nelson, and Kline
Prohibiting possession of firearms for persons participating in mental health court.
Requires a defendant, during his or her participation in mental health court, to agree to refrain from the possession of a firearm and surrender any concealed pistol license in the defendant's possession.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5479
by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Darneille, Nelson, and Kline
Establishing a process for voluntary temporary safekeeping of firearms with law enforcement agencies.
Authorizes the chief of police of a municipality or the sheriff of a county to receive and take into custody, for the purposes of temporary safekeeping, any firearm of a person: (1) Who voluntarily requests to surrender a firearm; or(2) Whose family member, friend, or mental health professional appears in person and provides written attestation that the owner of the firearm voluntarily surrenders the firearm.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5480
by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Darneille, Nelson, McAuliffe, and Kline
Accelerating changes to mental health involuntary commitment laws.
Accelerates effective and expiration dates for implementation of certain provisions relating to evaluations of persons under the involuntary treatment act.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5481
by Senators Keiser, Kline, Rolfes, Roach, and Chase
Developing and enforcing standards for the department of social and health services' supported living program.
Develops standards and enforcement measures that promote the health, welfare, and safety of residents in the department of social and health services' supported living program.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5482
by Senators Keiser, Becker, Cleveland, Nelson, Ranker, Darneille, Conway, Chase, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, and Kline
Concerning the federal basic health option of the affordable care act.
Provides for active monitoring of enrollment in the health benefit exchange and establishes a trigger for the creation of the federal basic health option if enrollment in the health benefit exchange is not successfully reaching uninsured, low-income individuals with income up to two hundred percent of the federal poverty level.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5483
by Senators Hobbs, Rolfes, and Benton
Regarding the financial education public-private partnership.
Modifies membership and certain procedures and duties of the financial education public-private partnership.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to make available to all school districts the curriculum for a course or courses in financial education.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5484
by Senators Kline, Frockt, Ranker, Rolfes, Padden, Fain, and Kohl-Welles; by request of Attorney General
Concerning assault in the third degree occurring in areas used in connection with court proceedings.
Includes, in the crime of assault in the third degree, an assault on a person located in any area of a building that is used in connection with court proceedings.Includes, as aggravating circumstances, an offense that involves a felony crime against persons that occurs in those areas in any building that are used in connection with court proceedings.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5485
by Senators Kline, Shin, Keiser, Ranker, Frockt, Schlicher, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning unauthorized access to firearms.
Establishes the crime of allowing unauthorized firearm access to a child.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5486
by Senators Kline, Shin, and Nelson
Providing partial and total confinement options for offenders.
Provides the department of corrections with the tools to start an offender's transition earlier in the process by expanding the department's authority to use partial confinement options in combination with evidence-based programs and treatment.Requires the department of corrections, by July 1, 2014, to have contracts in place for no less than an additional two hundred fifty-six beds and, by July 1, 2015, an additional five hundred twelve beds, in the work release program and transitional housing program to facilitate the structured reentry of offenders.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5487
by Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, and Hargrove
Providing a minimum term sentence for certain persistent offenders.
Provides a minimum term sentence for certain persistent offenders.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5488
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Padden, Kline, Darneille, Fraser, Ranker, Keiser, Delvin, Carrell, McAuliffe, Chase, and Conway
Establishing an enhanced penalty for the use of an internet advertisement to facilitate the commission of a sex-trafficking crime.
Requires an additional fee of five thousand dollars per offense to be assessed on a person convicted of commercial sexual abuse of a minor, promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor, or promoting travel for commercial sexual abuse of a minor, when the court finds that an internet advertisement in which the victim of the crime was described or depicted was instrumental in facilitating the commission of the crime.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5489
by Senators Mullet, Hobbs, and Nelson; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Adopting the insurer state of entry model act.
Adopts the insurer state of entry model act.Repeals chapter 48.35 RCW (alien insurers).
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5490
by Senators Roach, Rolfes, Benton, Shin, Hasegawa, Braun, Rivers, Hobbs, Ranker, Conway, and Chase
Concerning veterans' assistance levies.
Addresses levies for veterans' assistance.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5491
by Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Kohl-Welles, Dammeier, Frockt, Nelson, Rolfes, Chase, Eide, Cleveland, Rivers, Hobbs, Fain, Hewitt, Murray, Kline, Billig, and Conway
Establishing statewide indicators of educational health.
Establishes statewide indicators of educational system health.Requires the state board of education and the office of the superintendent of public instruction to establish a process for identifying realistic but challenging system-wide performance goals and measurements for the established indicators.Requires the state board of education, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, and the student achievement council to align their own strategic planning and education reform efforts with the statewide indicators and performance goals.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5492
by Senators Becker, Schlicher, Darneille, and Parlette
Requiring transparency for patients regarding training and qualifications of health care professionals.
Requires advertisements that name a health care professional, regardless of whether the title "doctor" appears, to identify the type of license, registration, or certification held by the health care professional.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5493
by Senators Schlicher, Parlette, and Conway
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 31 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5494
by Senators Hobbs, Fain, Holmquist Newbry, Mullet, Dammeier, and McAuliffe
Concerning carbon monoxide alarms.
Extends the deadline in which carbon monoxide alarms are required in buildings classified as residential occupancies.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5495
by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Fain, Hobbs, Dammeier, and McAuliffe
Expanding the membership of the state building code council.
Changes the composition of the state building code council.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5496
by Senators Braun, Fain, Hatfield, Hargrove, Dammeier, Chase, and Kohl-Welles
Authorizing approval of online school programs in private schools.
Approves certain private schools to offer and administer an online school program.Requires the private school advisory committee to examine issues associated with state approval of online school programs offered by private schools.Prohibits a private school offering and administering an online program, a third party that contracts with a private school to offer and administer an online program, or a parent or guardian providing an online program from receiving state funding to provide the program.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5497
by Senators Fain, McAuliffe, Litzow, Rolfes, Tom, Rivers, Hill, Fraser, Becker, King, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning assault in the third degree against a school employee.
Includes, in the crime of assault in the third degree, assault of a school employee.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5498
by Senators Benton and Padden
Authorizing counties to establish and conduct polling place voting.
Grants counties the option of establishing polling place voting and provides standards for conducting polling place voting.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5499
by Senators Benton, Hasegawa, and Baumgartner
Changing the time for filing initiative measures.
Changes the time in which initiative measures must be filed with the secretary of state.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5500
by Senators Benton, Roach, and Hobbs
Providing a replacement ballot by telephone, mail, or in person to a voter who is not a voter that is overseas or in the military.
Allows a registered voter to obtain a replacement ballot by telephone request, mail, or in person if the ballot is destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received by the voter.Requires the county auditor to keep records of requests for replacement ballots.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5501
by Senators Hobbs, McAuliffe, Litzow, and Benton
Reducing certain requirements affecting school districts.
Revises requirements for high school graduation and school districts' program plans.Requires the state auditor to conduct fiscal and performance audits for school districts.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5502
by Senators Benton, Rivers, Hobbs, Billig, and Keiser
Requiring Columbia river crossing project tolling agreements to contain certain provisions.
Provides certain requirements for any agreement reached between the tolling authority and the Oregon state transportation commission regarding the Columbia river crossing project.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5503
by Senators Roach, Delvin, Litzow, Fraser, Conway, Sheldon, Shin, and Padden
Concerning payment of delinquent property taxes.
Authorizes county legislative authorities to establish a program enabling taxpayers to make partial payments of delinquent property taxes on a monthly or quarterly basis.Authorizes county treasurers to provide for electronic payment of delinquent property taxes, interest, and penalties.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5504
by Senators Roach, Padden, Fain, and Tom
Requiring state employees to be truthful when providing employment-related information.
Requires state employees to be truthful and forthright when providing information or answering questions related to the scope of their employment, the performance of their duties, and the operations of the agency at which the state employee is employed.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5505
by Senators Roach, Chase, Hasegawa, Fain, and Tom
Encouraging valid voter signatures on petitions count and timely validation of signatures.
Establishes the valid voter signature protection act.Provides that, if a voter's signature on a petition matches the signature on the voter's registration, the valid voter signature must count.Requires that when a voter signs a petition more than once, the original signature counts but any duplicate signature does not.Requires the secretary of state to accept a valid voter signature if it matches the signature on the voter's registration, and certain requirements have been met.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SJM 8004
by Senators Roach, Hasegawa, and Conway
Requesting Congress and the Postmaster General to establish a special accommodation for official election mail.
Requests Congress and the Postmaster General to establish a special accommodation for official election mail.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |