 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 22 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, February 13, 2013 | 31st 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 1320-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Zeiger, Seaquist, Haler, Pollet, Magendanz, Bergquist, Moscoso, Morrell, and Tarleton)
Requiring an online higher education transfer and student advising system.
Requires the student achievement council to establish and maintain a statewide online transfer and student advising system that integrates information related to programs, advising, registration, admissions, and transfer.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 7 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 8 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1325-S
by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Ryu and Kirby; by request of Department of Financial Institutions)
Concerning banks, trust companies, savings banks, and savings associations, and making technical amendments to the laws governing the department of financial institutions.
Modifies provisions relating to banks, savings banks, savings associations, and trust companies.Makes technical changes to laws that govern the department of financial institutions.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 9:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 8 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1331-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Riccelli, Zeiger, Tarleton, Seaquist, Buys, Sawyer, Tharinger, Stonier, Bergquist, Liias, Upthegrove, Freeman, Farrell, Springer, Roberts, Jinkins, Maxwell, Fagan, Magendanz, Santos, Pollet, Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, Morrell, Fey, and Dahlquist)
Authorizing student advisory committees at institutions of higher education.
Authorizes the formation of one student advisory committee at each four-year institution of higher education to advise and assist the administration of that institution on issues that directly affect students' ability to access and succeed in their educational programs.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 8 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1332-S
by House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Condotta, Hunt, Alexander, Takko, Manweller, Hurst, Shea, Blake, and Reykdal)
Concerning limited on-premise spirits sampling.
Authorizes certain holders of a spirits retail license to provide single-serving samples of one-half ounce or less of spirits, and no more than a total of one and one-half ounces in spirits samples per person, for the purpose of sale promotion.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | OVER - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 8 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1379-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Orcutt, Fitzgibbon, Johnson, Upthegrove, Kretz, Fey, Rodne, Hargrove, Zeiger, Dahlquist, and Springer)
Concerning private motorcycle skills education programs.
Requires the department of licensing to allow private motorcycle skills education programs to offer motorcycle safety education where students pay the full cost for the training.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1440-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, Sullivan, Ryu, Sells, Green, Cody, Moscoso, Goodman, Bergquist, Riccelli, Hunt, Fitzgibbon, Pollet, Seaquist, Roberts, Ormsby, Stonier, Pettigrew, Van De Wege, Hudgins, Reykdal, Blake, Freeman, Moeller, Jinkins, Appleton, and Kagi)
Ensuring fairness to employers by protecting employees.
Finds that improving compliance with wage-related laws will help address the problems of the underground economy, level the playing field for honest employers and contractors, and protect workers.Establishes the employee fair classification act.Creates the employee fair classification act account.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 8 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 1827
by Representatives Shea and Crouse
Concerning pass-through wholesale food distributors.
Requires the department of licensing to issue a license to operate as a pass-through wholesale food distributor to sell prepackaged foods from a food processor and to deliver the food directly to consumers.Exempts pass-through wholesale food distributors from the state board of health's food service rules and any food service regulations adopted by local health jurisdictions.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1828
by Representatives Springer, Wilcox, Takko, Chandler, Hunter, Condotta, Nealey, Fey, and Tharinger; by request of State Treasurer
Addressing the fiscal conditions of local government.
Creates the local government fiscal health commission to allow state and local governments to work collaboratively to identify and respond to financial problems encountered by local governments.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1829
by Representatives Ormsby, Alexander, and Hunter; by request of Office of Financial Management
Eliminating accounts and funds.
Eliminates certain accounts and funds.Requires the office of the state treasurer, the office of financial management, and the code reviser's office to review statutes relating to state capital construction funds and accounts and bond authorizations and submit recommended legislation for those statutes that are inactive, obsolete, or no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington.Requires the transfer of any residual balance of funds remaining as follows: (1) In the public printing revolving account to the enterprise services account;(2) In the Puyallup tribal settlement account to the motor vehicle fund; and(3) In any other account abolished in the act to the state general fund.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1830
by Representative Haler
Addressing penalties for causing harm to dog guides, service animals, and on-duty search and rescue dogs.
Changes the penalties for causing harm to dog guides, service animals, and on-duty search and rescue dogs.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1831
by Representatives Hudgins, Klippert, Orwall, Morrell, Appleton, Fey, Hayes, Ryu, Ormsby, and Freeman
Concerning a sales and use tax exemption for disabled veterans and members of the armed forces for certain equipment and services that assist physically challenged persons to safely operate a motor vehicle.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption for prescribed add-on automotive adaptive equipment and services that assist disabled veterans and active duty members of the armed forces in the safe operation of a motor vehicle.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1832
by Representatives Klippert, Liias, Bergquist, and Ryu; by request of Department of Licensing
Concerning confidential license plates, drivers' licenses, identicards, and vessel registrations.
Addresses the department of licensing's processes for issuing and allowing access to information about confidential license plates, drivers' licenses, identicards, and vessel registrations.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1833
by Representatives Bergquist, Hargrove, Green, and Ryu; by request of Department of Licensing
Exempting tax information from public inspection and copying.
Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, tax information, tax returns, supporting schedules, and documents accompanying tax returns and supporting schedules with regard to motor vehicle fuel taxes, special fuel taxes, and aircraft fuel taxes.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1834
by Representatives Kagi, Freeman, Green, Jinkins, Appleton, Fey, Roberts, Ryu, Ormsby, Pollet, and Tharinger
Including family treatment courts in the definition of drug courts.
Revises the definition of "drug court" to include family treatment courts.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1835
by Representatives Hunt, Condotta, and Ryu
Authorizing enhanced raffles conducted by bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations serving individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Authorizes a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization, whose primary purpose is serving individuals with intellectual disabilities, to conduct enhanced raffles if licensed by the gambling commission.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight. | |
HB 1836
by Representatives Holy, Goodman, Roberts, Hope, Hayes, and Appleton; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning the introduction of contraband into or possession of contraband in a secure facility.
Includes in the crime of introducing contraband in the first, second, or third degree, knowingly providing a deadly weapon to a person confined in a secure facility under chapter 71.09 RCW (sexually violent predators).
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1837
by Representatives Hope, Goodman, Roberts, Hayes, Appleton, and Ryu; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Allowing residents of total confinement facilities and secure community transition facilities to engage in therapeutic occupational assignments within the confines of McNeil Island.
Authorizes the secretary of the department of social and health services to designate residents of the total confinement facility or residents of a secure community transition facility who may participate in therapeutic occupational assignments outside the secure perimeter of the total confinement facility or the secure community transition facility but within the confines of McNeil Island.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1838
by Representatives Moeller, Ryu, and Jinkins
Concerning surname changes after the solemnization of a marriage.
Provides for surname changes after a marriage.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1839
by Representatives Goodman, Blake, Shea, Takko, Jinkins, Pollet, and Tharinger
Concerning criminal background checks and other requirements applicable to the purchase and transfer of firearms.
Addresses requirements for purchasing or transferring a firearm.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1840
by Representatives Goodman, Hope, Hunter, Pedersen, Bergquist, Habib, Fey, Ryu, Jinkins, Pollet, and Tharinger
Concerning firearms laws for persons subject to no-contact orders, protection orders, and restraining orders.
Addresses the possession of firearms with regard to persons subject to no-contact orders, protection orders, and restraining orders.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1841
by Representatives Stonier, Warnick, Dunshee, Morrell, Ryu, and Freeman; by request of Department of Enterprise Services
Authorizing electronic competitive bidding for state public works contracting.
Allows state agencies authorized to conduct public works contracting and competitive bidding to do so electronically and to use or accept electronic signatures in these processes.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1842
by Representative Goodman
Providing partial and total confinement options for offenders.
Provides options for offenders with regard to partial and total confinement.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1843
by Representatives Pollet, Seaquist, Tarleton, Ryu, and Tharinger
Evaluating compliance and performance of institutions of higher education participating in financial aid programs.
Requires the office of student financial assistance to evaluate compliance and performance for participation in financial aid programs.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1844
by Representatives Kagi, Ryu, Tharinger, and Freeman
Concerning family assessment response in child protective services.
Increases the length of time in which a family assessment response, to a report of abuse or neglect of a child, must be completed by the department of social and health services.Repeals survey and evaluation requirements of the state institute for public policy and the department of social and health services with regard to family assessment responses.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1845
by Representatives Ryu, Haler, Takko, Reykdal, Zeiger, Stanford, Haigh, McCoy, Blake, Wilcox, Dunshee, Farrell, Fitzgibbon, Angel, Jinkins, and Pollet
Concerning the utilities and transportation commission's regulatory authority over railroads.
Requires the utilities and transportation commission to: (1) Develop a plan to consolidate and assume regulatory authority over railroad operations, programs, regulations, and safety to the maximum extent permitted by federal law; and(2) Consult with the department of transportation, the department of labor and industries, local authorities, federal agencies, and representatives from railroads and their labor organizations to determine the most comprehensive and efficient process to develop the plan.Requires the department of transportation and the department of labor and industries to cooperate fully with the utilities and transportation commission in the development of the plan.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1846
by Representatives Schmick, Cody, and Ryu
Concerning stand-alone dental coverage.
Requires the insurance commissioner to establish by rule the requirements and procedures for pediatric oral services to be purchased as stand-alone dental coverage in a nongrandfathered individual and small group markets of the exchange, if permitted by federal law or guidance.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1847
by Representatives Pike, Harris, Buys, Orcutt, Pollet, and Vick
Addressing the sufficiency of signatures for petitions in cities, towns, and code cities.
Requires duplicate signatures of the same person, if otherwise valid, to be counted once for petitions in cities, towns, and code cities.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1848
by Representatives Springer, Lytton, Moeller, Maxwell, Sullivan, Haigh, Goodman, Orwall, Pettigrew, Magendanz, Dahlquist, Hargrove, Fagan, Pike, Harris, Wilcox, Hayes, Smith, and Buys
Permitting school siting outside of urban growth areas.
Requires counties that are required or choose to plan under the growth management act to permit schools outside of urban growth areas when certain criteria are met.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1849
by Representatives Klippert, Hudgins, Pike, Takko, Warnick, and Van De Wege
Combining the state's natural resources law enforcement efforts.
Merges the enforcement agencies of the department of natural resources and the department of fish and wildlife to enhance the state's enforcement capability in regards to both fishing and hunting laws and laws historically enforced by the department of natural resources.Specifies that all employees of the department of natural resources assigned to law enforcement as their primary duty become employees of the department of fish and wildlife and are designated and commissioned as fish and wildlife enforcement officers.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1850
by Representative Klippert
Authorizing school districts to take actions related to certificated school employees charged with certain felony crimes.
Requires a school district board of directors to immediately place an employee on compulsory administrative leave upon being informed and verifying that an employee whose certificate or permit is subject to revocation upon a guilty plea or conviction of certain felony crimes has been charged with such felony crime.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1851
by Representative Klippert
Concerning compensation for certificated employees in the event of notice of probable cause for discharge.
Prohibits a school district, upon service of a notification of probable cause or causes for discharge, and until and unless a hearing officer's final decision is in favor of the employee, from continuing to pay the employee salary or compensation.Requires a school district, pending a final decision of the hearing officer, to deposit into an interest-bearing trust account money that would be sufficient to compensate the employee for back pay if the final decision is in favor of the employee.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1852
by Representatives Kagi, Ryu, and Freeman
Requiring the building code council to adopt rules regarding before or after-school programs.
Requires the building code council to adopt rules that allow children who attend classes in a school building during school hours to remain in the same building to participate in before or after-school programs.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1853
by Representatives Maxwell, Hayes, Van De Wege, Kretz, Springer, Sells, Seaquist, Morrell, Ryu, Tharinger, and Freeman
Clarifying that real estate brokers licensed under chapter 18.85 RCW are independent contractors.
Clarifies that certain real estate brokers are independent contractors.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1854
by Representatives Schmick and Fagan
Concerning public approval of annexations by cities and towns.
Changes the method for approval of annexations by local governments with regard to unincorporated island of territory, territory served by a fire district, and territory within urban growth areas.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1855
by Representative Hargrove
Concerning credential and permit requirements for generator load bank testing.
Provides that a specialty electrical contractor license in nonresidential maintenance and a specialty electrician certificate of competency in nonresidential maintenance includes the right to engage in, conduct, or carry on the business of load bank testing of generators and the related connection of cables.Prohibits the department of labor and industries from requiring an electrical work permit to conduct load bank testing of generators and the related connection of cables.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1856
by Representatives Morris and Pollet
Concerning fossil fuel production.
Imposes an excise tax upon the severance of oil and gas from any lands or waters of the state.Provides an exemption from the excise tax on the value of: (1) Any oil or gas reinjected for storage;(2) Any oil or gas owned by a producer or producers exempt from tax by reason of federal law or a compact negotiated by the state with a tribal government; and(3) Liquid hydrocarbons that are a byproduct of carbon sequestration.Requires the department of revenue to: (1) Deposit eighty percent of the amount collected from the excise tax in the park land trust revolving fund; and(2) Deposit twenty percent of the amount collected from the excise tax in the local government severance taxation account established in the state treasury.Exempts from property taxation, oil or gas reserves and leases on the rights to develop and operate upon or within any lands and waters of the state for oil or gas and the property rights attached to or inherent therein.Creates the sustainable energy trust account.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1857
by Representatives McCoy and Ryu
Creating a state universal communications service program.
Establishes a state universal communications service program that: (1) Enhances the public network;(2) Is funded with a network connection fee paid by communications providers based upon working telephone numbers;(3) Is administered by a neutral third party selected by the utilities and transportation commission;(4) Is operated pursuant to rules adopted by the utilities and transportation commission; and(5) Advances universal service in a manner not inconsistent with the requirements of the federal telecommunications act.Expires June 30, 2019.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development. | |
HB 1858
by Representatives McCoy, Appleton, Morrell, Ryu, and Ormsby
Providing for awarding academic credit for military training.
Requires each institution of higher education to adopt a policy to award academic credit for military training.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1859
by Representatives McCoy, Appleton, Morrell, Ryu, and Ormsby
Evaluating military training and experience toward meeting licensing requirements.
Recognizes the training and experience gained through military service and eliminates the barriers for allowing service members to successfully reenter the civilian workforce.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
SB 5237-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Dammeier, Litzow, Rivers, Tom, Fain, Hobbs, Hatfield, Carrell, and Shin)
Establishing accountability for student performance in reading.
Increases access to the high quality early childhood education and assistance program for young learners by increasing funding to allow more children to participate.Requires the department of early learning to expand the early childhood education and assistance program to serve more children in the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to create partnerships to develop and deliver professional development learning opportunities in reading instruction for K-3 teachers.Requires school districts to provide: (1) Remediation for a student who did not meet the state standard on the fourth grade statewide student assessment in English language arts in the previous school year; and(2) Supplemental learning opportunities through an extended school day or school year or through a summer school program for certain students retained in third grade or eligible to be retained but promoted to fourth grade.Allows for an automatic enrollment in an intensive summer school program for certain students.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 12 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5239-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Eide, Benton, King, Hobbs, Mullet, and Shin; 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.Changes expenditure requirements for the freight mobility investment account and the freight mobility multimodal account.
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5243-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Tom, Harper, Hobbs, Delvin, Hewitt, Padden, Mullet, and Shin)
Establishing policies to support academic acceleration for high school students.
Requires each school district board of directors to adopt an academic acceleration policy for high school students.Establishes the academic acceleration incentive program, subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, with the intent that the funds awarded under the program be used to support teacher training, curriculum, technology, examination fees, and other costs associated with offering dual credit courses to high school students.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Allocate half of the appropriated funds to school districts to establish an incentive award based on the growth of the percentage of students who earn dual high school and college credit in each school during the previous school year and to promote the growth of enrollment in dual credit courses; and(2) Collect and post on the Washington state report card web site certain results from the program.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 8 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 11 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5244-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Ranker, Hobbs, Harper, Hatfield, Delvin, Tom, Hewitt, Schoesler, Smith, and Mullet)
Regarding school suspensions and expulsions.
Modifies provisions governing school district suspensions and expulsions.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 12 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5256-S
by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Padden and Baumgartner)
Concerning the confidentiality of certain autopsy and postmortem reports and records.
Allows a coroner or a medical examiner to discuss his or her conclusions as to the cause, manner, and mechanism of death in cases where actions of a law enforcement officer have been determined to be a proximate cause of the death or in cases where the death occurs in a penitentiary or institution.
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5283-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hill, Keiser, Hargrove, and Kline; by request of Department of Revenue)
Concerning a business and occupation tax exemption for the Washington health benefit exchange established under chapter 43.71 RCW.
Provides a business and occupation tax exemption on amounts received by the Washington health benefit exchange in the form of grants from this state or the federal government.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5287-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hill and Hargrove; by request of Office of Financial Management)
Eliminating accounts and funds.
Eliminates certain accounts and funds.Requires the office of the state treasurer, the office of financial management, and the code reviser's office to review statutes relating to state capital construction funds and accounts and bond authorizations and submit recommended legislation for those statutes that are inactive, obsolete, or no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington.Requires the transfer of any residual balance of funds remaining as follows: (1) In the public printing revolving account to the enterprise services account;(2) In the Puyallup tribal settlement account to the motor vehicle fund; and(3) In any other account abolished in the act to the state general fund.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5312-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Harper, Eide, Benton, Hatfield, Schoesler, Roach, Keiser, and Tom)
Authorizing small consumer installment loans.
Establishes the small consumer installment loan act.Authorizes licensed longer term loans with a maximum authorized interest rate of thirty-six percent per year.Provides that if any portion of the act is vetoed by the governor, the entire act is null and void.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5328-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Litzow, Hobbs, Dammeier, Hatfield, Baumgartner, Roach, Hill, Braun, Shin, and Tom)
Creating a school-grading program that relies on the accountability index.
Requires the state board of education to implement a school-grading program to: (1) Enhance the learning gains of all students;(2) Provide feedback to schools and school districts;(3) Supply parents and community members with understandable information about their schools; and(4) Provide information regarding school accountability and recognition.Specifies that the school-grading program is a pilot program during the 2013-2014 school year.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Conduct the pilot program in five geographically diverse school districts;(2) Annually report each school district's grade to the governor and the legislature;(3) Adapt the model school performance report and the agency web site to include each school district's grade and each school's grade; and(4) Contract with an organization in the state to conduct an independent evaluation of the school-grading pilot program.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 8 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5402-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell and Pearson; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Allowing residents of total confinement facilities and secure community transition facilities to engage in therapeutic occupational assignments within the confines of McNeil Island.
Authorizes the secretary of the department of social and health services to designate residents of a total confinement facility or a secure community transition facility who may participate in therapeutic occupational assignments outside the secure perimeter of the total confinement facility or the secure community transition facility but within the confines of McNeil Island.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5439-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored 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.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5445-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Schoesler, Dammeier, Braun, Parlette, Litzow, Baumgartner, Carrell, Sheldon, Ericksen, Becker, King, Fain, Bailey, and Tom)
Funding public school 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 public school projects and all costs incidental thereto.Makes appropriations.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
| Feb 11 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
SB 5523-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Benton and Roach)
Concerning the property taxation of mobile homes and park model trailers.
Addresses outstanding property tax obligations of a landlord of a mobile home park who takes ownership of a mobile home or park model trailer with the intent to resell or rent the mobile home or park model trailer.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5718
by Senators Brown, Chase, Smith, Braun, Carrell, Schlicher, and Frockt
Providing monitoring of the development of a one-stop portal for Washington businesses.
Finds that regulatory agencies were directed through an executive order in 2006 to develop a one-stop business portal, but it has not yet been developed.Declares an intent to monitor the progress towards development and implementation of the one-stop business portal.Requires the office of the chief information officer to provide the economic development committees of the legislature with a plan for establishing performance benchmarks and measuring the results of implementing a one-stop integrated system for business interactions with government.Provides contingent expiration dates.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 5719
by Senators Becker and Keiser
Concerning stand-alone dental coverage.
Requires the insurance commissioner to establish by rule the requirements and procedures for pediatric oral services to be purchased as stand-alone dental coverage in a nongrandfathered individual and small group markets of the exchange, if permitted by federal law or guidance.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5720
by Senators Rivers, Eide, Litzow, Fain, Brown, Dammeier, Hobbs, Roach, Hasegawa, and Billig
Concerning passenger-carrying vehicles for railroad employees.
Revises the definition of "passenger-carrying vehicle" for purposes of chapter 81.61 RCW (railroads--passenger-carrying vehicles for employees).Revises minimum standards for safe maintenance and operation of passenger-carrying vehicles.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5721
by Senators Fain, Rivers, Roach, Hasegawa, Dammeier, Hobbs, and Billig
Regulating the hours of service for certain railroad employees.
Limits a railroad yardmaster's hours of service.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5722
by Senators Hasegawa, Rivers, Litzow, Sheldon, Hobbs, and Billig
Concerning the utilities and transportation commission's regulatory authority over railroads.
Requires the utilities and transportation commission to: (1) Develop a plan to consolidate and assume regulatory authority over railroad operations, programs, regulations, and safety to the maximum extent permitted by federal law; and(2) Consult with the department of transportation, the department of labor and industries, local authorities, federal agencies, and representatives from railroads and their labor organizations to determine the most comprehensive and efficient process to develop the plan.Requires the department of transportation and the department of labor and industries to cooperate fully with the utilities and transportation commission in the development of the plan.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5723
by Senators Hewitt, Conway, Brown, and Kline
Authorizing enhanced raffles conducted by bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations serving individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Authorizes a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization, whose primary purpose is serving individuals with intellectual disabilities, to conduct enhanced raffles if licensed by the gambling commission.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5724
by Senators Honeyford, Fraser, and Fain
Modifying school district bidding requirements for improvement and repair projects.
Revises bidding requirements for improvement and repair projects of school districts.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5725
by Senators Cleveland, Keiser, Frockt, and Schlicher
Concerning social worker licensing.
Requires licensed advanced social workers and licensed independent clinical social workers to both be considered the top tier of licensure for the profession for purposes of job classification.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5726
by Senators Braun, Tom, Bailey, Schoesler, Padden, and Benton
Placing geographic limitations on local paid sick leave and paid safe leave programs.
Prohibits a local government from applying a paid sick leave or paid safe leave program to an employer or employee whose principal place of business or employment, as appropriate, is outside the limits of the local government's territorial jurisdiction.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5727
by Senators Braun and Hewitt
Addressing prevailing wages in distressed counties.
Exempts certain public works projects located in distressed counties from prevailing wage requirements.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Feb 13 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5728
by Senators Braun, Padden, Tom, Schoesler, Bailey, and Benton
Declaring state preemption of local paid sick and paid safe leave regulation.
Prohibits enactment of local laws and ordinances that require or regulate paid sick leave or paid safe leave in excess of standards adopted by the state.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5729
by Senators Braun and Harper
Clarifying that real estate brokers licensed under chapter 18.85 RCW are independent contractors.
Clarifies that certain real estate brokers are independent contractors.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5730
by Senators Ranker, Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, Frockt, and Kline
Funding higher education child care grants.
Changes the name of the four-year student child care in higher education account to the student child care in higher education account and allows the state board for community and technical colleges to authorize disbursements from the account.Requires the state board to administer the program for the two-year institutions of higher education.Requires two hundred fifty thousand dollars to be deposited, for fiscal year 2013-2014 and for 2014-2015, into the student child care in higher education account, if certain conditions are met.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5731
by Senators Keiser, Conway, Fain, and Kline
Allowing beer and/or wine specialty shop licensees to sell craft distillery products.
Allows the sale, by beer and/or wine specialty shop licensees, of spirits produced by a licensed craft distiller.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Feb 15 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5732
by Senators Carrell, Darneille, Keiser, and Pearson
Concerning the adult behavioral health system in Washington state.
Requires the legislature to convene a task force to examine reform of the adult behavioral health system.Expires June 1, 2014.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5733
by Senators King and Holmquist Newbry
Establishing criteria to be used by interest arbitration panels.
Expands the criteria for an interest arbitration panel to consider when making a determination.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |