 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 6 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Tuesday, January 21, 2014 | 9th Day - 2014 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 1711-S
by House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Condotta and Hurst)
Allowing multiple liquor licenses at the same physical premises.
Allows, under certain circumstances, any number or combination of liquor licenses or approvals to be issued and approved for the same premises, overlapping premises, adjacent premises, or separate premises to the same licensee or to different licensees under common ownership.Allows the liquor control board to hold all licensees at a premises jointly liable if, at a single premises with multiple licenses, the board does not connect certain violations to a single licensee.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 16 | OVER - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 2135-S
by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Parker, Stanford, and Kirby)
Addressing the regulation of service contracts and protection product guarantees.
Modifies provisions relating to the regulation of service contracts and protection product guarantees.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 15 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2136-S
by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Parker, Stanford, and Kirby)
Addressing the regulation of service contracts and protection product guarantees.
Addresses service contract providers that are relying on insuring their service contracts to assure the faithful performance of their obligations to service contract holders.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 15 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2475
by Representatives Overstreet, Shea, Taylor, Scott, and Buys
Making state law consistent with federal law regarding short-barreled shotguns and short-barreled rifles.
Allows a person to possess, transport, acquire, or transfer a short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle that is legally registered and possessed, transported, acquired, or transferred in accordance with federal law.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2476
by Representatives Overstreet, Shea, and Taylor
Establishing the Washington state incandescent light bulb freedom act.
Establishes the Washington state incandescent light bulb freedom act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2477
by Representatives Reykdal, Sells, Fitzgibbon, Goodman, Pollet, and Moscoso
Concerning commercial janitorial services.
Requires the department of labor and industries to establish by rule: (1) Standards to address the workload of employees performing commercial janitorial services; and(2) A health and safety training program applicable to employees and supervising managers of commercial janitorial service businesses.Provides requirements for a commercial janitorial service business in order to qualify for the exemption from retail sales taxes.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to assess the performance of the exemption from retail sales taxes for commercial janitorial service businesses.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2478
by Representatives Schmick, Fagan, and Kretz
Providing technical assistance to achieve voluntary compliance with water pollution control statutes.
Addresses water quality problems with regard to lands on which livestock graze or seek feed in pastures, fields, or rangeland.Requires the department of ecology, if it determines that a water quality violation has occurred, to first attempt to achieve voluntary compliance by offering information and technical assistance to the person in violation and if that fails to remedy the problem, the department may then issue a notice of violation.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2479
by Representatives Green, Holy, Stonier, Hayes, and Freeman; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board
Placing restrictions on retired law enforcement officers and firefighters employed in certain public positions.
Places restrictions on plan 2 retirees of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system with regard to continuing in a law enforcement officer or firefighter career and still collecting their retirement allowance.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2480
by Representatives Ross, Johnson, Pike, Chandler, and Nealey
Concerning notice against trespass.
Adds the definition of "posting in a conspicuous manner" to chapter 9A.52 RCW (burglary and trespass).
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2481
by Representatives Senn, Bergquist, Farrell, Riccelli, Fitzgibbon, Appleton, Walkinshaw, Sawyer, Fey, and Gregerson
Concerning food and yard waste collection space for qualifying new residential occupancies with more than two dwelling units.
Requires the state building code council to adopt rules requiring that space be provided for the collection and periodic transfer to an off-site composting facility of food and yard waste created on-site at apartment houses, assisted living facilities, dormitories, and fraternities and sororities.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2482
by Representatives Klippert and Clibborn
Creating a fee exemption for the disclosure of vehicle owner information.
Provides vehicle wreckers with a fee exemption for the disclosure of vehicle owner information.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2483
by Representative Moeller
Concerning standards for awarding maintenance in dissolution or legal separation proceedings.
Prohibits a court from granting a maintenance order if the court finds that it is likely the person from whom maintenance is sought would become eligible for public assistance as a result of the maintenance order.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2484
by Representatives Kagi, Hayes, Roberts, Appleton, and Freeman
Modifying drug offender sentencing alternatives.
Improves the drug offender sentencing alternatives.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2485
by Representative Moeller
Addressing survivor benefits from the public employees' retirement system for survivors of members in registered domestic partnerships prior to December 2012.
Allows, under certain circumstances, survivor benefits from the public employees' retirement system for survivors of members in registered domestic partnerships.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2486
by Representative Pettigrew
Addressing the implementation of inmate postsecondary education degree programs to reduce recidivism.
Offers appropriate postsecondary opportunities to inmates.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2487
by Representatives Fey, Rodne, Moscoso, Klippert, Van De Wege, Lytton, Hurst, Liias, Holy, and Sells
Addressing the monthly salary and benefits paid to state patrol officers.
Requires the monthly salary and benefits paid to state patrol officers to be competitive with comparable law enforcement agencies within the boundaries of the state.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2488
by Representatives Fey, Rodne, Moscoso, Van De Wege, Lytton, Hurst, Liias, and Sells
Modifying the distribution of initial and renewal vehicle license fees.
Changes the distribution of proceeds from vehicle license fees and renewal vehicle license fees.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2489
by Representatives Schmick, Morrell, Short, Harris, DeBolt, and Cody
Regulating pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacy audits.
Requires a pharmacy benefit manager, in order to conduct business in the state, to register with the office of the insurance commissioner and annually renew the registration.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2490
by Representative Kirby
Addressing license issuance fees imposed on former contract liquor stores and former state liquor stores.
Addresses license issuance fees for licensees who are either holders of former state liquor store operating rights or the owners of former contract liquor stores.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2491
by Representatives Holy, Riccelli, Sawyer, Johnson, Santos, Shea, Vick, Moscoso, Condotta, and Takko
Authorizing online tax lien foreclosure sales.
Authorizes tax lien foreclosure sales to be made on an internet web site as the county treasurer may direct.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2492
by Representatives Rodne and Jinkins
Concerning liability of health care providers responding to an emergency.
Addresses immunity from liability, professional conduct sanctions, and administrative sanctions for health care providers responding to an emergency.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2493
by Representatives Wilcox, Tharinger, Buys, Lytton, Vick, Orcutt, and Reykdal
Concerning current use valuation for land primarily used for commercial horticultural purposes.
Addresses land primarily used for commercial horticultural purposes.Clarifies and updates the definition of "farm and agricultural land" as it is used under the property tax open space program.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2494
by Representatives Shea, Blake, Van De Wege, Short, DeBolt, Fagan, and Condotta
Creating a motorcycle road guard certificate.
Requires the director of the department of licensing to: (1) Create and, when appropriate, issue a motorcycle road guard certificate; and(2) In consultation with motorcycle skills education course instructors, establish safety and equipment standards for motorcycle road guard certificate holders, including mandatory reflective safety vests.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2495
by Representatives Shea, Blake, Van De Wege, Short, DeBolt, Fagan, and Condotta
Modifying references to manufacturing standards for motorcycle helmets.
Changes references to manufacturing standards for motorcycle helmets.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2496
by Representative Schmick
Concerning defendants who are guilty but have a mental disability.
Addresses a plea or finding of guilty but with a mental disability.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2497
by Representatives S. Hunt, Zeiger, Goodman, Wylie, Rodne, Ross, Pike, and Moeller
Establishing new authority for courts to assess cost recovery fees for costs associated with new indigent defense standards.
Provides local courts and courts of limited jurisdiction with additional fee authority to assess costs on offenders that can be used to offset growing expenditures associated with indigent defense and public defender caseload limits.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2498
by Representatives Liias, Dahlquist, Takko, Kretz, Springer, Wilcox, Clibborn, and Pike
Establishing a process for the payment of impact fees through provisions stipulated in recorded covenants.
Requires counties, cities, and towns collecting impact fees to adopt a permanent system for the collection of the fees from applicants for certain residential building permits.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2499
by Representatives Wilcox, Morrell, Zeiger, and Green
Permitting school siting outside of urban growth areas.
Requires certain 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.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2500
by Representatives Reykdal, Tarleton, Sells, Ormsby, and Fitzgibbon
Requiring completion of an apprenticeship program to receive a journeyman or residential specialty electrician certificate of competency.
Requires completion of an apprenticeship program to receive a journeyman or residential specialty electrician certificate of competency.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2501
by Representatives Ormsby and Sells
Concerning registration requirements for contractors.
Curtails the operations of illegal businesses in the construction industry.Requires a business that applies for a contractor registration under chapter 18.27 RCW to have a state industrial insurance account, a state unemployment insurance account, and a state business tax account.Encourages an owner, officer, or partner of a contractor registration applicant to complete a preregistration contractor training class.Charges an additional contractor registration fee for an applicant that has not completed the preregistration training class.Requires the department of labor and industries to provide preregistration training in each of its service regions at least once each month.Requires the department of revenue and the employment security department to assist the department of labor and industries in presenting the contractor preregistration training program.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2502
by Representatives Klippert, Hayes, MacEwen, and Haler
Concerning dealer deliveries to active duty law enforcement officers.
Allows a dealer to deliver a pistol to a purchaser who produces a valid commission card issued by a state law enforcement agency that shows the purchaser is a full-time, commissioned law enforcement officer of the agency.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2503
by Representatives Klippert, Hayes, and Haler
Concerning the operation of a vessel under the influence of an intoxicant.
Addresses testing of a person's breath or blood with regard to the operation of certain watercraft.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2504
by Representatives Klippert, Haler, and Overstreet
Prohibiting mandatory child support for postsecondary education of adult children.
Prohibits a court from ordering either or both parents to pay support for postsecondary education of a child over eighteen years of age.Authorizes a party to petition for modification of an existing order to pay postsecondary child support ordered without showing a substantial change of circumstances.Prohibits the use of the child support schedule when ordering postsecondary educational support of a child.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2505
by Representatives Klippert and Haler
Requiring photo identification on electronic benefit cards.
Requires an electronic benefit card issued to or on behalf of a person receiving public assistance to contain a photo identification of the person authorized to use the card.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Consider using the photographic databases of the department of licensing as a cost-saving measure;(2) Work with the department of licensing to access and cross-share facial recognition data and resources for the purposes of identifying potential fraud; and(3) Report any case where there is reason to believe that fraud has been committed to the attorney general, prosecutor's office, or appropriate law enforcement entity.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2506
by Representatives Klippert, Fey, Haler, and Hayes
Making felony driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, marijuana, or any drug a class B felony.
Changes the offense of felony driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, marijuana, or any drug from a class C felony to a class B felony.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2507
by Representatives Klippert, Moscoso, Haler, and Hayes
Increasing the punishment for vehicular homicide.
Changes a sentence from an additional two years to an additional ten years when a person is found guilty of vehicular homicide while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2508
by Representatives Klippert, Haler, and Hayes
Concerning the mental health evaluation and treatment of individuals who threaten to murder a family member or other person who resides with the individual.
Revises the definition of "likelihood of serious harm," for purposes of chapter 71.05 RCW (mental illness), to include a substantial risk that physical harm will be inflicted by a person who has threatened to murder a family member or other person who resides with the person, the threat seriously alarms the family member or other person, and the threat places the family member or other person in reasonable fear the person will attempt to carry out the threat.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2509
by Representatives Klippert and Haler
Authorizing municipalities to prohibit the possession of marijuana and marijuana-based products within their jurisdictional boundaries.
Establishes the local control over marijuana use and possession act.Grants the authority to local governments to prohibit the personal use or possession of marijuana within their jurisdictional boundaries.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2510
by Representative Klippert
Authorizing municipalities to prohibit the operation of commercial marijuana production, processing, and retail facilities within their jurisdictional boundaries.
Establishes the local control over marijuana commerce act.Grants the authority to local governments to prohibit the operation within their jurisdictional boundaries of any business or facility involved in the production, processing, or sale of marijuana.Prohibits the liquor control board from issuing or renewing a commercial marijuana license for an applicant or existing licensee whose place of business is located within the jurisdictional boundaries of a local government that has enacted an ordinance prohibiting the operation of a facility or business for the production, processing, or retail sale of marijuana.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2511
by Representatives Klippert and Haler
Requiring qualifying patients or designated providers to obtain permits to grow or provide medical marijuana.
Requires a qualifying patient or designated provider, who grows or provides cannabis or cannabis products for the medical use of marijuana, to obtain a permit from the city, town, or county in order to grow or provide medical marijuana in the city, town, or county.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2512
by Representative Kirby
Concerning cosmetology, hair design, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring.
Modifies provisions relating to cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring under chapter 18.16 RCW and adds "hair design" to those provisions.Changes the name of the cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring advisory board to the cosmetology, hair design, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring advisory board.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2513
by Representatives S. Hunt, Takko, Tharinger, and Reykdal
Modifying collection dates for property taxes paid through escrow.
Changes the due date for property tax payments from October 31st to July 31st if the property taxes are held in an escrow account by a financial institution.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2514
by Representatives Christian, S. Hunt, Kretz, and Bergquist; by request of Office of Financial Management
Eliminating the human resources director.
Eliminates the human resources director.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2515
by Representatives Christian, S. Hunt, Kretz, and Bergquist; by request of Office of Financial Management
Concerning the treatment of population enumeration data, including exempting it from public inspection and copying.
Requires the office of financial management to destroy enumeration data after it is used to produce the required population estimates.Excludes enumeration data from public inspection and copying under the public records act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2516
by Representatives Christian, S. Hunt, Kretz, and Bergquist; by request of Office of Financial Management
Regarding assessments for lands occupied, used, or under the jurisdiction of a state agency.
Addresses the duties of the chief administrative officer of a state agency and the director of the office of financial management with regard to assessments for lands occupied, used, or under the jurisdiction of a state agency.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2517
by Representatives Blake and Kretz
Concerning wildlife conflict funding to encourage proactive measures.
Addresses expenditures from the state wildlife account and the general fund for: (1) Damage to commercial crops caused by wild deer or elk; and(2) Injury or loss of livestock caused by large carnivores.Creates the wildlife conflict account and requires the state treasurer to transfer any unexpended money, from the expenditures mentioned above, to the wildlife conflict account.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2518
by Representatives Habib, Walsh, Goodman, and Haigh
Creating the pilot identicard program.
Requires the department of licensing, working in conjunction with the department of corrections, to create and implement a two-year pilot identicard program within the Monroe correctional complex to provide incarcerated offenders with a state issued identicard to assist and prepare each offender for release from prison and reentry into the community.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2519
by Representatives Senn, Walsh, and Kagi
Concerning early education for children involved in the child welfare system.
Requires a family assessment response worker to assess for child safety and child well-being when collaborating with a family to determine the need for child protective services child care or early learning services.Requires the department of social and health services to collaborate with the department of early learning to complete two reports that examine child care and early learning services provided during family assessment response cases.Makes a child who received family assessment response services eligible for the working connections child care program for a twelve-month enrollment period.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2520
by Representatives Senn, Seaquist, Stonier, Clibborn, Nealey, and Harris; by request of Governor Inslee
Providing greater small business assistance by modifying the filing threshold for business and occupation tax purposes.
Changes the filing threshold for business and occupation tax purposes to provide greater small business assistance.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2521
by Representatives Kirby, Orcutt, and Sullivan
Concerning the first mortgage interest business and occupation tax deduction.
Finds that: (1) The implementation of tax policy is often complicated by mandatory accounting rules;(2) Such accounting rules should not dictate the application of tax policy adopted by the legislature; and(3) The department of revenue is often unable to fully implement the will of the legislature due to unanticipated accounting rules or changes to established rules.States that the legislature intends that the department of revenue should administer the deduction for income on loans secured by a first mortgage fully and according to the original intent of the legislature, without regard for accounting peculiarities required by generally accepted accounting principles.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2522
by Representative Fitzgibbon
Modifying the selection process for librarians of rural county library districts in counties with one million or more residents.
Requires the librarian of certain rural county library districts to be nominated by the county executive and, upon the recommendation of a majority of the trustees, confirmed by a majority of the county council.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2523
by Representatives Kirby, Vick, and Santos
Revising provisions governing money transmitters.
Revises money transmitter provisions relating to money transmitter licensees that accept money or its equivalent from consumers purchasing goods or services.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2524
by Representatives Kirby, Vick, Ryu, Chandler, Blake, Santos, Stanford, Zeiger, Hurst, Fagan, Takko, Habib, Harris, Sullivan, Kretz, MacEwen, Wylie, and Moeller
Concerning manufacturer and new motor vehicle dealer franchise agreements.
Addresses franchise agreements between manufacturers and new motor vehicle dealers.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2525
by Representatives Carlyle, S. Hunt, Liias, Orwall, and Farrell
Providing public funding for supreme court campaigns.
Establishes the judicial election reform act.Protects the fairness of elections for the state supreme court.Introduces a voluntary pilot project to provide an alternative source of financing candidates for the state supreme court who demonstrate public support and voluntarily accept strict fundraising and spending limits.Creates the judicial election reform act fund.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2526
by Representatives Moeller, Ormsby, Moscoso, Sells, Bergquist, Reykdal, Appleton, S. Hunt, Roberts, and Cody
Increasing the use of apprenticeships.
Addresses apprenticeships and public works contract provisions relating to: (1) Labor hours required to be performed by apprentices;(2) Prohibitions on bidding on future contracts;(3) Bidder responsibilities;(4) Contractors' compliance monitoring by the department of enterprise services; and(5) Decreasing the bid amount by five percent for certain bidders.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2527
by Representatives Ormsby, Appleton, Moscoso, Sells, Stanford, Bergquist, Reykdal, S. Hunt, Roberts, and Cody
Establishing the prevailing rate of wage based on collective bargaining agreements or other methods if collective bargaining agreements are not available.
Requires the industrial statistician to establish the prevailing rate of wage: (1) By adopting the hourly wage, usual benefits, and overtime pay established in collective bargaining agreements for those trades and occupations that have collective bargaining agreements; and(2) For those trades and occupations that have no collective bargaining agreements, by conducting wage and hour surveys.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2528
by Representative Overstreet
Prohibiting the placement of tow truck operators in legal jeopardy in handling unmarked government vehicles.
Prohibits placing a registered tow truck operator in legal jeopardy for impounding, transporting, or storing an unauthorized vehicle that is unmarked and is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise used by a state or local government.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2529
by Representatives Overstreet, Taylor, and Shea
Concerning a sales tax exemption for firearms and firearm ammunition to encourage the purchase within the borders of Washington state.
Establishes the Washington state gun and ammunition sales tax exemption act.Provides a sales and use tax exemption for firearms and firearm ammunition.Expires July 1, 2024.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2530
by Representatives Robinson, Jinkins, and Morrell
Requiring free infectious disease testing for good samaritans.
Addresses infectious disease testing, free of charge, for good samaritans.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2531
by Representatives Pollet, Dahlquist, Seaquist, Santos, Stonier, Bergquist, Haler, and Zeiger; by request of Professional Educator Standards Board
Changing explicit alternative routes to teacher certification program requirements to expectations for program outcomes.
Changes explicit alternative routes to teacher certification program requirements to expectations for program outcomes.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2532
by Representatives Robinson and Morrell
Clarifying the practice of a phlebotomist.
Expands the list of tests that a medical assistant-phlebotomist is allowed to perform.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2533
by Representatives Hurst, Buys, Manweller, Dunshee, Ormsby, Chandler, Condotta, Dahlquist, Warnick, and Appleton
Concerning training for holders of a pump and irrigation or domestic pump specialty trainee certificate.
Allows continuing education to comprise both electrical and plumbing education for holders of a pump and irrigation or domestic pump specialty trainee certificate.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2534
by Representative Kirby; by request of Department of Licensing
Requiring fingerprint background checks for the licensing of vehicle dealers and security guards.
Requires private security guards and vehicle dealers to have fingerprint-based background checks done before being issued a license.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2535
by Representatives Freeman, Goodman, Walsh, Kochmar, S. Hunt, Wylie, Stonier, Haler, Scott, Sawyer, Kagi, and Green
Concerning review of licensing, unsupervised access to children, and employment decisions by the children's administration.
Requires the secretary of the department of social and health services to allow individuals who are denied licensure, employment, or unsupervised access to children by the children's administration based upon the results of a background check to request an internal administrative review.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2536
by Representatives Hudgins, Dahlquist, Bergquist, Lytton, Pettigrew, and Orwall
Creating the breakfast after the bell program.
Establishes a three-year, phased-in process for providing breakfast after the bell in high needs schools.Provides technical assistance through dedicated staff within the office of the superintendent of public instruction to successfully implement the model, as well as assistance through local public-private partnerships between the office of the superintendent of public instruction and nonprofit organizations knowledgeable about hunger and food security issues.Works with schools to identify funding mechanisms to institute universal breakfast.Encourages schools providing breakfast after the bell to use a model that allows breakfast time to be part of instructional time.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2537
by Representatives Robinson, Appleton, Jinkins, Stanford, and Riccelli
Concerning tenant screening.
Requires a landlord to forego the charge to a prospective tenant for costs incurred in obtaining a tenant screening report if a comprehensive tenant screening report regarding the prospective tenant, prepared within thirty days of the application date, is available to the prospective landlord.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2538
by Representative Appleton
Concerning the eligibility of tribal students to participate in interschool extracurricular activities.
Prohibits the Washington interscholastic activities association or other voluntary nonprofit entity from enforcing a rule or policy that requires a transferring student to be enrolled in a school for any period of time before becoming eligible to participate in any extracurricular activity if the student is: (1) A member of a federally recognized tribe;(2) Transferring between schools that are both located within the exterior boundaries of a reservation of a federally recognized tribe; and(3) Transferring at the beginning of the school year.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2539
by Representatives Carlyle and Nealey; by request of Department of Revenue
Simplifying the taxation of amusement, recreation, and physical fitness services.
Simplifies the taxation of amusement and recreation services and physical fitness services.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2540
by Representative Stonier; by request of Governor Inslee
Establishing career and technical course equivalencies in science and mathematics.
Requires establishment of a standardized set of career and technical course equivalents through a process that assures the courses are both rigorous and relevant for students.Offers high school students the opportunity to access career and technical education course equivalencies for mathematics and science.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2541
by Representatives Haigh and MacEwen
Regarding miniature hobby boilers.
Exempts certain miniature hobby boilers from the provisions of chapter 70.79 RCW (boilers and unfired pressure vessels).
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2542
by Representatives Condotta and Shea
Establishing the constitutional currency restoration act.
Establishes the constitutional currency restoration act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2543
by Representative Shea
Concerning electronic monitoring.
Expands the definition of "home detention" for purposes of the sentencing reform act.Prohibits a home detention program, unless specified differently by the court, from allowing a monitored individual to be away from his or her residence more than: (1) Sixty-five hours per week for employment purposes;(2) Six days in a row for employment purposes; and(3) Twelve hours a week for any approved nonemployment purposes.Requires a home detention program to be administered by a monitoring agency that meets certain conditions.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2544
by Representatives Riccelli, Holy, Bergquist, Ormsby, Manweller, Christian, Green, and Pettigrew
Concerning newborn screening.
Requires each hospital to collect and submit a sample blood specimen for all newborns born in the hospital no more than forty-eight hours following birth.Requires the department of health to conduct certain screening tests.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 6244
by Senators Hewitt, King, and Honeyford
Placing restrictions on when representation under a public collective bargaining agreement may be challenged.
Changes the length of time in which representation under a public collective bargaining agreement may be challenged.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 6245
by Senators Dansel and Kline
Concerning the role of parties in cases related to certain notices and records.
Addresses the role of parties in certain notices and records relating to: (1) Surrender of a concealed pistol license;(2) Truancy records of certain juveniles;(3) Adoption decrees and statistical data;(4) Appeal of nonrenewal of contract for certificated educational employees;(5) Nonpayment of judgment with regard to certain financial responsibility provisions;(6) Dissolution of port and other districts; and(7) Dependency and termination of parent-child relationships.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6246
by Senators McCoy, Sheldon, Fraser, Angel, Rolfes, Ranker, Darneille, and Bailey
Designating Washington's shoreline as a state maritime heritage area.
Designates the state's saltwater coast as the state maritime heritage area.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 6247
by Senators Padden and Hargrove
Recognizing that the right of a parent to make decisions regarding the care, custody, supervision, and administration of his or her child is a fundamental right.
Prohibits the state or any political subdivision of the state, or any agency, officer, or employee thereof, from infringing the fundamental right of a parent to make decisions regarding the care, custody, supervision, and administration of his or her child without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the parent is a compelling interest of the highest order and may not otherwise be served.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6248
by Senator Pearson
Making the unlawful possession of instruments of financial fraud a crime.
Includes in the crime of unlawful possession of instruments of financial fraud, the possession of a device that has the ability to capture, read, scan, store, record, transmit, or receive financial information from an access device, with the intent to commit financial fraud.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6249
by Senators Dammeier, Rivers, Kohl-Welles, Brown, Hobbs, Fain, Mullet, and McCoy
Establishing new authority for courts to assess cost recovery fees for costs associated with new indigent defense standards.
Provides local courts and courts of limited jurisdiction with additional fee authority to assess costs on offenders that can be used to offset growing expenditures associated with indigent defense and public defender caseload limits.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6250
by Senators Dammeier and Sheldon
Requiring submission of digital copies of public employees' collective bargaining agreements.
Requires certain bargaining representatives, employee organizations, and labor unions to submit a digital copy of collective bargaining agreements to the public employment relations commission within thirty days of the effective date of the collective bargaining agreement.Requires the public employment relations commission to maintain a web site that allows the public to view and download the collective bargaining agreements submitted by labor unions.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6251
by Senators Roach and Conway
Creating an inactive certification, license, or registration status for real estate appraisers.
Authorizes a real estate appraiser, who holds a valid certification, license, or registration, to place his or her certification, license, or registration on inactive status.Requires the director of the department of licensing to establish: (1) Rules governing inactive certifications, licenses, or registrations, and their maintenance and reactivation; and(2) An inactive renewal fee.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 6252
by Senators Dammeier and Conway
Concerning residence locations of felony sex offenders of minors.
Prohibits certain felony sex offenders from residing within one thousand feet of a school, child care center, playground, or other grounds or facilities where children are present.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6253
by Senator Pearson
Requesting a comprehensive review of staff safety at the department of corrections.
Requires the office of financial management to contract with consultants with the requisite experience and expertise to perform an evidence-based study and progress report of staffing ratios and safety assessments in department of corrections facilities.Requires the office of financial management and the consultants to consult with the department of corrections, stakeholder groups that represent the people who are served in these institutions, labor organizations that represent employees who work in these institutions, and other persons or entities with experience and expertise in the areas being studied.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6254
by Senator Darneille
Concerning placement of certain juveniles arrested for nonfelonious domestic violence.
Authorizes a police officer, under certain circumstances, to take a person to a nonsecure facility that provides or has access to family intervention services if the person is age sixteen or seventeen years and within the preceding four hours the person has assaulted a family or household member.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6255
by Senators Roach, Hargrove, Benton, Angel, and Dansel
Modifying references to manufacturing standards for motorcycle helmets.
Changes references to manufacturing standards for motorcycle helmets.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6256
by Senators Roach, Hargrove, Benton, Angel, and Dansel
Creating a motorcycle road guard certificate.
Requires the director of the department of licensing to: (1) Create and, when appropriate, issue a motorcycle road guard certificate; and(2) In consultation with motorcycle skills education course instructors, establish safety and equipment standards for motorcycle road guard certificate holders, including mandatory reflective safety vests.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6257
by Senators Darneille, Hasegawa, McCoy, Frockt, and Chase
Ordering the caseload forecast council to publish sentencing information concerning racial disproportionality.
Requires the caseload forecast council to publish, on an annual basis, a summary of racial disproportionality in adult felony sentencing and juvenile dispositions.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6258
by Senators Ericksen, Chase, Sheldon, Brown, and Honeyford
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 target to be applied as a direct credit toward any of the next three subsequent biennial targets, such that no more than fifty percent of any biennial target may be met with excess conservation savings.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6259
by Senators Hargrove, Hatfield, Braun, and Hobbs
Providing a reduced public utility tax for log transportation businesses.
Provides a reduced public utility tax for log transportation businesses.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6260
by Senators Hatfield, King, Padden, Parlette, and Kline
Concerning state parks, recreation, and natural resources fiscal matters.
Addresses fiscal matters for state parks, recreation, and natural resources.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6261
by Senator Darneille
Concerning statements made by juveniles during assessments or screenings for mental health or chemical dependency treatment.
Prohibits statements, admissions, or confessions made by a juvenile in the course of a mental health or chemical dependency screening or assessment from being admitted into evidence against the juvenile on the issue of guilt in a juvenile offense matter or adult criminal proceeding, unless the juvenile has placed his or her mental health at issue.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6262
by Senators Rolfes, Hargrove, Ranker, Frockt, Pedersen, Cleveland, Hasegawa, Billig, Kohl-Welles, Nelson, Fraser, McCoy, Kline, and Keiser
Enhancing the safety of the transportation of oil.
Establishes the oil transportation safety act.Establishes appropriate measures to reduce the risk of oil spills from vessels, encourages the adoption of spill prevention measures by transporters of oil by vessel, ensures that the public has access to information about the movement of oil through the state, and ensures that communities are fully informed about any risks posed to their safety by the transportation of oil.Requires the department of ecology to work with the United States coast guard to urge that, with respect to the shared inland marine waters of Puget Sound and coastal approaches to Puget Sound, the appropriate provincial and national regulatory entities in Canada require comparable oil transportation safety standards to that required under this act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6263
by Senator Ericksen
Concerning mitigation fees for traffic impacts imposed under the state environmental policy act.
Authorizes a city, under certain circumstances, to impose mitigation fees for traffic impacts, under the state environmental policy act, for proposals located outside of its jurisdictional boundaries.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6264
by Senator Ericksen
Capping the amount of the greenhouse gas reporting fee.
Places a limit of one hundred dollars on the greenhouse gas reporting fee.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6265
by Senators Frockt, Rivers, Conway, Becker, Kohl-Welles, Bailey, Cleveland, Ranker, and Keiser
Concerning state and local agencies that obtain patient health care information.
Prohibits state and local agencies, that inadvertently obtain health care information, from using or disclosing the information.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6266
by Senators Billig, Rolfes, Frockt, and Cleveland
Concerning the written notice requirement for nonrenewal and transfer of educational staff.
Addresses the requirement of a written notice for nonrenewal and transfer of educational staff.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6267
by Senator Hill; by request of Office of Financial Management
Concerning high-technology research and development tax incentives.
Delays the expiration date for high-technology businesses as follows: (1) The business and occupation tax credit for research and development spending; and(2) The sales and use tax deferral for eligible investment projects.Creates the high-technology research and development investment working group to develop recommendations for the legislature that integrates high-technology research and development activities with investments in higher education.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 6268
by Senators Litzow and Chase
Extending the alternative fuel vehicle retail sales and use tax exemption.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption to increase sales of alternative fuel vehicles by ten percent by 2023 and to reduce the difference of average cost between comparable models of alternative fuel vehicles and conventional fuel vehicles.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6269
by Senators Angel, Hobbs, and Fain
Concerning the first mortgage interest business and occupation tax deduction.
Finds that: (1) The implementation of tax policy is often complicated by mandatory accounting rules;(2) Such accounting rules should not dictate the application of tax policy adopted by the legislature; and(3) The department of revenue is often unable to fully implement the will of the legislature due to unanticipated accounting rules or changes to established rules.States that the legislature intends that the department of revenue should administer the deduction for income on loans secured by a first mortgage fully and according to the original intent of the legislature, without regard for accounting peculiarities required by generally accepted accounting principles.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6270
by Senators Fain and Hobbs; by request of State Treasurer
Transferring the insurance and financial responsibility program.
Transfers the insurance and financial responsibility program.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6271
by Senators Rolfes, Bailey, and Cleveland
Addressing long-term care insurance price transparency.
Requires issuers of long-term care insurance to provide notice of an increase in premiums to all policyholders or certificate holders at least forty-five days before implementation of the increase.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6272
by Senators Hewitt, Conway, Holmquist Newbry, King, Fain, Hobbs, Hasegawa, Cleveland, Rolfes, Hill, Rivers, Dammeier, and Keiser
Concerning manufacturer and new motor vehicle dealer franchise agreements.
Addresses franchise agreements between manufacturers and new motor vehicle dealers.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 6273
by Senators Hobbs, Benton, and Mullet
Revising provisions governing money transmitters.
Revises money transmitter provisions relating to money transmitter licensees that accept money or its equivalent from consumers purchasing goods or services.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6274
by Senators Hill, Becker, Mullet, Honeyford, Bailey, Angel, Braun, and Tom
Providing oversight of state agency tortious conduct through legislative hearings.
Requires the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives, when a payment of one million dollars or more is made from the liability account under RCW 4.92.130 for a settlement or judgment for the tortious conduct of the state's officers, employees, or volunteers, to conduct a joint hearing within twelve months of the payment.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6275
by Senators McCoy, Frockt, and Chase
Concerning Indian tribes and dental health aide therapy services.
Authorizes a federally recognized Indian tribe, tribal organization, or urban Indian organization to train, employ, or contract with or for the services of a dental health aide, including a dental health aide therapist.Directs the state health care authority to coordinate with the centers for medicare and medicaid services to ensure the dental health aide services are eligible for maximum federal funding of up to one hundred percent.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6276
by Senators Hobbs, Litzow, Hatfield, Nelson, Fain, Eide, and McCoy
Concerning dental insurance for enlisted members of the Washington national guard.
Provides dental insurance for certain Washington national guard members.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6277
by Senator Honeyford
Concerning telecommunications work experience for purposes of eligibility toward limited energy specialty electrician certification.
Allows, before July 1, 2015, an applicant possessing an electrical training certificate issued by the department of labor and industries to apply one hour of every two hours of unsupervised telecommunications system installation work experience toward eligibility for examination for a limited energy system certificate of competency.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 6278
by Senator Ericksen
Concerning the killing of big game by mistake.
Addresses an affirmative defense for the accidental killing of big game.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 6279
by Senators Kline, Padden, O'Ban, and Pedersen
Creating effective and timely access to magistrates for purposes of reviewing search warrant applications.
Creates effective and timely access to magistrates for purposes of reviewing search warrant applications across the state.Authorizes any magistrate to issue a search warrant for any person or evidence located anywhere within the state.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6280
by Senators King, Hobbs, and Hatfield
Concerning department of transportation numbers for commercial motor vehicles.
Modifies provisions relating to a department of transportation number for a commercial motor vehicle.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6281
by Senators Roach and Pedersen
Ensuring an effective hunter education program.
Authorizes a hunter education instructor to: (1) Require live-fire training for a person under the age of eighteen; and(2) Allow a student to use a personal firearm during a course after the firearm has been inspected and approved by the instructor.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 6282
by Senators O'Ban, Hargrove, and Darneille
Modifying drug offender sentencing alternatives.
Improves the drug offender sentencing alternatives.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6283
by Senators Becker, Bailey, and Keiser
Clarifying the practice of a phlebotomist.
Expands the list of tests that a medical assistant-phlebotomist is allowed to perform.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6284
by Senators Hill and Frockt; by request of Department of Health
Regarding expenditures from the public health supplemental account.
Authorizes expenditures from the public health supplemental account to include funding for staff.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6285
by Senators Chase, Mullet, and McCoy
Concerning water conservation appliances.
Requires certain toilets to be high-efficiency toilets.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6286
by Senators Rivers, Dammeier, Hobbs, Honeyford, and Hatfield
Concerning current use valuation for land primarily used for commercial horticultural purposes.
Addresses land primarily used for commercial horticultural purposes.Clarifies and updates the definition of "farm and agricultural land" as it is used under the property tax open space program.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6287
by Senator Dansel
Concerning a pilot program for cougar control.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife, in cooperation and collaboration with the county legislative authorities of Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Chelan, Okanogan, and Klickitat counties, to recommend rules to establish a five-year pilot program within select game management units of these counties, to pursue or kill cougars with the aid of dogs.Authorizes the department of fish and wildlife to authorize five seasons in which cougars may be pursued or killed with dogs, subject to the other conditions of the pilot program.Authorizes a county legislative authority to request inclusion in the pilot project.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 6288
by Senator Dansel
Concerning water quality determinations made by the department of ecology.
Addresses determinations made by the department of ecology with regard to water quality.Requires certain determinations by the department of ecology to be based on a preponderance of actual site-based, source-specific environmental testing.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6289
by Senator Baumgartner
Allowing county treasurers to accept partial payments of property taxes in any amount at any time without previous agreement if payments are made by electronic payment and subjecting certain interest, penalties, and costs associated with delinquent property tax payments to usury limitations.
Authorizes a county treasurer to accept partial payments of current and delinquent taxes, including interest and penalties, of any amount at any time without previous agreement if made by electronic payment.Subjects certain interest, penalties, or costs associated with delinquent property tax payments to usury limitations.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6290
by Senators Sheldon, Roach, and Hill
Regarding miniature hobby boilers.
Exempts certain miniature hobby boilers from the provisions of chapter 70.79 RCW (boilers and unfired pressure vessels).
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 6291
by Senators Frockt, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Darneille, Keiser, Ranker, Chase, and Conway
Concerning tenant screening.
Requires a landlord to forego the charge to a prospective tenant for costs incurred in obtaining a tenant screening report if a comprehensive tenant screening report regarding the prospective tenant, prepared within thirty days of the application date, is available to the prospective landlord.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6292
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Chase, Hasegawa, Conway, and Keiser
Concerning tenant relocation assistance.
Gives tenants additional time and assistance to relocate due to a rent increase or change of use of the residential unit.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6293
by Senators Braun, Tom, Angel, Hill, Parlette, and Bailey
Concerning state recreation lands.
Makes the discover pass voluntary.Provides funding for the operation and maintenance of state recreation lands.Requires the office of financial management, in consultation with the parks and recreation commission, to establish and conduct a competitive procurement process for the selection of one or more private sector entities to increase revenue from more efficient and effective management of state camping areas and their related facilities.Requires the parks and recreation commission to enter into contracts from the competitive procurement process mentioned above.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 6294
by Senators Mullet, Hatfield, and Nelson
Creating the save toward a retirement today retirement savings plan.
Creates the start retirement savings plan to provide a simple and inexpensive way for small business owners and their employees to save for retirement.Requires the department of retirement systems to design the start retirement savings plan to limit liability to the state and participating businesses.Creates the start principal account and the start administrative account.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6295
by Senators Mullet, Tom, Kohl-Welles, and Darneille
Regarding the withholding of medical treatment in favor of faith-based or metaphysical healing efforts.
Addresses the protection from abuse and neglect of children and dependent persons, including frail elder and vulnerable adults, with regard to cultural and religious practices and beliefs.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6296
by Senators Mullet, Eide, and Rolfes
Requiring an electric motorcycle registration renewal fee.
Requires the department of licensing, county auditors or other agents, and subagents, before accepting an application for an annual vehicle registration renewal for certain electric motorcycles, to require the applicant to pay a twenty-dollar fee in addition to any other required fees and taxes.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6297
by Senator Becker
Requiring the department of health to develop and make available resources for pregnant women regarding childhood immunizations.
Requires the department of health to develop, and make available, resources for pregnant women regarding childhood immunizations.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6298
by Senators Becker, Holmquist Newbry, Brown, and Rivers
Creating the breastfeeding-friendly Washington designation for hospitals.
Establishes breastfeeding-friendly Washington which is a voluntary program to encourage and recognize hospitals that offer an optimal level of care for infant feeding.Requires the department of health to create the breastfeeding-friendly Washington designation.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6299
by Senator Becker
Requiring the department of health to develop and make available resources for pregnant women regarding prenatal nutrition.
Requires the department of health to develop, and make available, educational resources for pregnant women regarding prenatal nutrition best practices to promote infant health.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6300
by Senators Becker, Rivers, Braun, and Angel
Protecting public sector workers' rights through public disclosure of public sector unions' finances.
Provides public sector workers with more complete, timely, and comprehensible information about their union's financial practices, investments, solvency, and expenditures to empower them to protect their personal financial interests and exercise their democratic rights of self-governance.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 6301
by Senator Becker
Concerning bicycle operator identification.
Requires a person age eighteen or older that operates a bicycle in this state to have and display a current bicycle operator identification number when operating a bicycle.Creates the bicycle safety and education account in the multimodal transportation account.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6302
by Senator Keiser
Addressing health insurance coverage of emergency services and conforming with certain provisions of federal law.
Addresses health insurance coverage of emergency services and conforms with certain provisions of federal law.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6303
by Senators Honeyford, Dammeier, Braun, Tom, Fain, Angel, Bailey, Becker, and Hill
Modifying withdrawal of candidacy provisions.
Requires the last day for filing a declaration of candidacy for an office to be extended by an additional seventy-two hours if an incumbent officeholder who has filed for reelection later withdraws his or her candidacy.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6304
by Senators Parlette, Frockt, Benton, Rolfes, Keiser, Pearson, Angel, Bailey, and Becker
Preserving patient and practitioner freedom to obtain and provide health care by prohibiting unfair and deceptive practices in contracting for and managing health care delivery under health plans.
Prohibits unfair and deceptive practices in contracting for and managing health care delivery under health plans to preserve patient and practitioner freedom to obtain and provide health care.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6305
by Senators Braun, Hill, Dammeier, Baumgartner, and Ericksen
Creating a defined contribution retirement plan option for elected officials.
Establishes the elected official retirement savings plan act.Creates a Washington elected officials retirement savings plan for the elected officials of this state and its political subdivisions.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6306
by Senators Braun, Bailey, Tom, and Parlette
Exempting certain fire districts from use tax on vehicle purchases.
Provides a use tax exemption on the use of vehicles by a qualified fire district that are necessary to perform the duties and mission of the fire district.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6307
by Senators Braun, Holmquist Newbry, Angel, Bailey, Becker, and Honeyford
Preempting local employment laws and contracts.
Prohibits a city, town, county, or port district from requiring, enforcing, or otherwise regulating by means of charter, ordinance, regulation, rule, resolution, or contract including purchase agreement any of the following for private employers: Payment of wages, hours of work, employee retention, or leave from employment.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 6308
by Senator Schoesler
Addressing bonuses paid to local government employees.
Enacts standards for payment of bonuses to local government employees to provide clear guidance to local governments.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6309
by Senators Sheldon and Benton
Concerning legal fees and costs affiliated with notice of violation review under the manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program.
Entitles a prevailing party to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs in an administrative or judicial review of a notice of violation issued by the attorney general under the manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6310
by Senators Darneille, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, McCoy, Cleveland, McAuliffe, and Fraser
Clarifying the retention of biological material collected during criminal investigation.
Prohibits a governmental entity from destroying biological material collected, or work product generated, by law enforcement during or in connection with a criminal investigation or case relating to a felony offense.Creates a work group on preservation of evidence for criminal justice purposes to study and make recommendations regarding the establishment of statewide standards for preserving biological material in felony cases in this state.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6311
by Senators O'Ban and Conway
Concerning involuntary medication for maintaining the level of restoration in jail.
Addresses the determination of a court to authorize involuntary medication for maintaining the level of restoration in a jail following a restoration period.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6312
by Senators Darneille, Hargrove, Rolfes, McAuliffe, Ranker, Conway, Cleveland, Fraser, and McCoy; by request of Governor Inslee
Concerning state purchasing of mental health and chemical dependency treatment services.
Addresses mental health and chemical dependency treatment services purchased by this state.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6313
by Senators Darneille, Kohl-Welles, Hobbs, Chase, Conway, Hasegawa, Frockt, McCoy, McAuliffe, Rolfes, and Nelson; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce
Concerning a surcharge for local homeless housing and assistance.
Delays the date that the additional surcharge for local homeless housing and assistance increases to forty dollars.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6314
by Senators Darneille, Pearson, Fraser, Keiser, Angel, Eide, Cleveland, Mullet, McAuliffe, and Conway
Asserting that submission of DNA markers to a database be accessible only to qualified laboratory personnel.
Requires the collection of biological samples for DNA identification analysis from adults lawfully arrested for the commission of certain criminal offenses constituting a ranked felony or for gross misdemeanor violations of a protection order with regard to stalking, sexual assault, harassment, domestic violence, domestic relations, or abuse of vulnerable adults, or an order under the sentencing reform act (chapter 9.94A RCW).Authorizes a person, under certain circumstances, to request expungement of his or her sample and DNA records from the DNA identification system.Imposes an additional fee of fifty cents, per traffic infraction, on a person found to have committed such an infraction and requires the revenue from the fee to be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the state DNA database account.Prohibits a court from suspending or deferring payment of the one hundred-dollar crime laboratory analysis fee.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6315
by Senators Holmquist Newbry and Billig
Providing for the creation of a less than countywide port district within a county containing no port districts.
Authorizes a port district comprising territory less than the entire county to be created in a county with no port district.Expires December 31, 2020.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6316
by Senators Fain, Rolfes, Hewitt, and Tom
Clarifying artistic or cultural exhibitions, presentations, or performances or cultural or art education programs.
Revises the definition of "artistic or cultural exhibitions, presentations, or performances or cultural or art education programs," for purposes of nonprofit arts organization licenses, to include a live or recorded musical, nonmusical, or comedic performance or series of performances.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 6317
by Senators Angel, Becker, Braun, and Sheldon
Improving the accuracy of the prevailing rate of wage.
Improves the accuracy of the prevailing rate of wage.Exempts from disclosure under the public records act, data collected by the department of labor and industries in establishing the prevailing rate of wage under chapter 39.12 RCW (prevailing wages on public works).
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6318
by Senators O'Ban, Rivers, Braun, Benton, Dammeier, Angel, Fain, Bailey, Honeyford, Becker, Holmquist Newbry, Roach, Sheldon, McAuliffe, Mullet, McCoy, Hobbs, Cleveland, Rolfes, Hargrove, Hewitt, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Chase, Conway, Hatfield, Litzow, Brown, Schoesler, Tom, Keiser, Fraser, Ranker, and Darneille; by request of Governor Inslee
Providing greater small business assistance by modifying the filing threshold for business and occupation tax purposes.
Changes the filing threshold for business and occupation tax purposes to provide greater small business assistance.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | ||
SJR 8212-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hill, Fain, Litzow, Schoesler, Becker, King, Brown, Dammeier, Braun, Rivers, Honeyford, and O'Ban)
Restricting changes in salaries for the governor and legislators.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to restrict changes in the salary for legislators and the governor.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 15 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 20 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||