 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 33 | ||
| SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, February 26, 2015 | 46th Day - 2015 Regular Session | |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2015.
HB 1154-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Bergquist, Zeiger, Muri, Haler, Pollet, Moscoso, Gregerson, Tharinger, Jinkins, and Santos)
Creating the affordable college for everyone grant contract program.
Removes the financial barriers to attending college faced by students whose promise of free tuition and fees has been taken away.Establishes a financial aid program under which only those students who can afford it will make contributions to the program fund based on a very low percentage of their income to enable future students to participate in the program and attend an institution of higher education without having to pay tuition.Requires the office of student financial assistance to: (1) Design the Washington affordable college for everyone grant contract program; and(2) With the assistance of the office of the superintendent of public instruction, implement and administer the program.Requires the caseload forecast council to forecast the number of students who are eligible for the program.Creates the affordable college for everyone grant contract account.
| Feb 20 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Appropriations. | ||
HB 1349-S
by House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representative S. Hunt)
Concerning public records requests for the purpose of obtaining exempted employment and licensing information.
Prohibits a party, obtaining the identity of employees or volunteers from a public records request to an agency, from using that information for the purpose of obtaining information that is exempt under the public records act.
| Feb 19 | SG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1400-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Haler, Pollet, Zeiger, Van Werven, Bergquist, Stambaugh, Buys, Hargrove, Muri, Condotta, and Tharinger)
Increasing transparency in higher education by requiring budgeting information to be available online.
Requires the education data center to post on the center's data dashboard, the actual expenditure records of each institution of higher education.Requires each institution of higher education to submit its actual expenditure records to the education data center within ninety days of the adoption of its annual fiscal year budget.
| Feb 20 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Appropriations. | ||
HB 1450-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Rodne, Walkinshaw, Harris, Cody, Goodman, Senn, Walsh, Riccelli, Robinson, Orwall, Moeller, Gregerson, Van De Wege, Ormsby, Clibborn, McBride, Tharinger, Kagi, and Stanford)
Concerning involuntary outpatient mental health treatment.
Modifies involuntary outpatient mental health treatment provisions relating to persons in need of assisted outpatient mental health treatment.
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 20 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1453-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Pike, Wylie, Takko, and Vick)
Eliminating the backlog of land use applications in the Columbia River Gorge commission for the purpose of protecting and enhancing the natural scenery and regional economic development of the Columbia River Gorge national scenic area.
Requires the Columbia River Gorge commission to eliminate the backlog of complete and unprocessed land use applications by July 1, 2017.Declares an intent to provide the commission with one-half of one full-time equivalent employee who has experience and demonstrated expertise related to land use planning in Washington and Oregon for the purpose of: (1) Eliminating the backlog;(2) Improving the land use application process; and(3) Enabling the commission to manage new projects that strengthen the economy within the Columbia River Gorge region.Expires July 1, 2018.
| Feb 19 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to General Government & Information Technology. | |
HB 1471-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Schmick, Harris, Van De Wege, DeBolt, Hurst, Kretz, Moeller, Jinkins, and Tharinger)
Mitigating barriers to patient access to care resulting from health insurance contracting practices.
Requires a health carrier that imposes different prior authorization standards and criteria for a covered service among tiers of contracting providers of the same licensed profession in the same health plan to, upon request, inform an enrollee which tier an individual provider or group of providers is in.Prohibits a health carrier from requiring prior authorization for an evaluation and management visit or an initial treatment visit with a contracting provider in a new episode of habilitative, rehabilitative, East Asian medicine, or chiropractic care.
| Feb 20 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Appropriations. | ||
HB 1501-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Zeiger, Kagi, Magendanz, Muri, Walkinshaw, Walsh, Ryu, Robinson, Hayes, Stokesbary, Gregerson, Condotta, Sawyer, Jinkins, Farrell, Senn, Appleton, Goodman, and McBride)
Concerning public-private financing of prevention-based social service programs.
Authorizes the office of financial management to procure and enter into a multiyear pay-for-success contract with an investor and a provider that requires the investor to finance a social service intervention that could involve maternal or child health, early childhood education, juvenile justice, homelessness, or child welfare areas.Prohibits the use of state money for procuring, managing, or making payments related to the pay-for-success contracts.
| Feb 20 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Appropriations. | ||
HB 1537-S
by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Moscoso, Hudgins, and Wylie; by request of Liquor Control Board)
Concerning state liquor control board enforcement officers.
Authorizes liquor enforcement officers to enforce certain penal provisions while conducting their enforcement duties related to alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana, or working in partnership with state, county, and municipal peace officers.
| Feb 20 | PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Appropriations. | ||
HB 1610-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives McCaslin, Riccelli, Rodne, Orwall, Holy, Stokesbary, G. Hunt, Taylor, and Shea)
Changing jury service provisions.
Decreases the period of time for jury terms and juror service in certain counties.Addresses excusals for juror service and optimal jury terms.
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1636-S
by House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representatives MacEwen and Griffey)
Requiring disability employment reporting by state agencies.
Establishes the state disability employment parity act.Requires state agencies employing one hundred or more people to submit a report to the human resources director within the office of financial management, with copies to the director of the department of social and health services' division of vocational rehabilitation and the governor's disability employment task force that includes, but is not limited to, the following information: (1) The number of employees classified as individuals with disabilities;(2) The number of employees hired from the division of vocational rehabilitation services and the department of services for the blind the previous year; and(3) Opportunities for internships for the department of social and health services' division of vocational rehabilitation and developmental disabilities administration, and the department of services for the blind client placement, leading to an entry-level position placement upon successful completion for the current year.
| Feb 19 | SG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1702-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Moscoso, Vick, Ryu, Kochmar, Blake, McCabe, Hurst, Stanford, Kagi, Young, and Griffey)
Addressing local authority in the regulation of fireworks.
Adopts uniform statewide standards and rules that continue the current limited scope of local authority with regard to the regulation of fireworks.
| Feb 19 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1709-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Kretz, Takko, Pike, Wilcox, and Fitzgibbon)
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 impact fees from applicants for certain residential building permits.Allows counties, cities, and towns to adopt local systems for the collection of impact fees that differ from the aforementioned requirements.
| Feb 19 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1710-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Tarleton, Walkinshaw, McBride, Ortiz-Self, Sawyer, Peterson, Gregerson, and Hudgins)
Fostering economic growth in Washington by supporting the in-state production, processing, and distribution of food supply.
Requires the Washington State University center for sustaining agriculture and natural resources to study the economic development of the local food system in the state.Requires Washington State University to form an advisory committee to provide technical information, advice, and assistance in completing the study.Makes appropriations.Provides that section 2 of this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.Expires December 31, 2016.
| Feb 19 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 20 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1713-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Harris, Jinkins, Moeller, Tharinger, Appleton, Ortiz-Self, and Pollet)
Integrating the treatment systems for mental health and chemical dependency.
Establishes Ricky Garcia's act.Requires the department of social and health services to combine the functions of a designated mental health professional and designated chemical dependency specialist by establishing a designated crisis responder who is authorized to conduct investigations, detain persons up to seventy-two hours to the proper facility, and carry out the other functions identified in chapter 71.05 RCW (mental illness) and chapter 71.34 RCW (mental health services for minors).Requires the behavioral health organizations to provide training to the designated crisis responders.Requires the state institute for public policy to evaluate the effect of the integration of the involuntary treatment systems for substance use disorder and mental health and make preliminary reports to appropriate committees of the legislature.
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1716-S
by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Moscoso, Appleton, Sells, Ortiz-Self, Robinson, Jinkins, Gregerson, Ryu, Peterson, Walkinshaw, Santos, Pollet, and Farrell)
Addressing state and local enforcement of federal immigration detainers and administrative warrants.
Establishes the Washington family unity act.Addresses state and local enforcement of federal immigration detainers and administrative warrants.
| Feb 20 | PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to General Government & Information Technology. | ||
HB 1974-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Stambaugh, Sells, Muri, Klippert, Senn, Robinson, and Tarleton)
Creating a pilot program to implement regional school safety and security centers.
Requires three educational service districts to implement a pilot program to create regional school safety and security centers in each of the districts.Expires December 31, 2017.
| Feb 19 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 20 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2022-S
by House Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Hawkins, Appleton, Johnson, Robinson, Zeiger, Blake, Haler, Parker, Kretz, Condotta, Short, Manweller, Tarleton, Ryu, and Fitzgibbon)
Creating the natural disaster economic recovery account to support economic recovery from natural disasters.
Creates the natural disaster economic recovery account which will be administered by the department of commerce.Requires expenditures from the account to be made only to support the economic recovery and development of areas described in the proclamation of a state of emergency by the governor for a natural disaster.
| Feb 19 | CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2040-S
by House Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives McCabe, Caldier, Senn, Harris, McBride, Dent, Johnson, Sells, Kagi, Kilduff, and Wilson)
Initiating a campaign to increase veteran employment.
Requires the department of veterans affairs, the employment security department, and the department of commerce to consult local chambers of commerce, associate development organizations, and businesses to initiate a campaign to increase veteran employment.Requires the department of veterans affairs to maintain a database of state agencies, local governments, local chambers of commerce, associate development organizations, and businesses that have chosen to participate in the campaign to hire veterans.
| Feb 19 | CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 20 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2048-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos and Pettigrew)
Concerning the division of large first-class school districts.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to convene educational service districts to analyze options and make recommendations for a clear legal framework and process for dividing a school district that has more than thirty-five thousand students into two districts.Prohibits a first-class school district from comprising more than thirty-five thousand students or from having more than five members on its board of directors.
| Feb 19 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2049-S
by House Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Appleton, and Pollet)
Supporting the development of affordable housing in urban areas.
Requires certain governmental entities to: (1) Identify and catalog all of their publicly owned real property within an urban development area and provide the inventories to the department of commerce by November 1st each year; and(2) Remit twenty percent of land sales within an urban development area to the housing trust fund.Creates the affordable housing land bank within the department of commerce and allows real property in the land bank to be leased to eligible organizations for the construction or operation of a housing project or development that dedicates at least eighty percent of its units to provide affordable housing.
| Feb 19 | CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 2051-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Farrell, Tarleton, Pollet, Robinson, Gregerson, Ryu, Orwall, Walkinshaw, Appleton, and Kagi)
Concerning the provision of time and assistance for tenants to relocate due to a rent increase or change of use of the residential unit.
Authorizes certain cities, towns, counties, and municipal corporations that are required to develop a comprehensive plan to require, after reasonable notice to the public and a public hearing, up to ninety days' written notice for a change in rent exceeding ten percent of a tenant's current rent.
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2060-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins and Ormsby)
Concerning timeliness of competency evaluation and restoration services.
Addresses performance targets and maximum time limits for the completion of accurate and reliable evaluations of competency to stand trial and admissions for inpatient restoration services related to competency to proceed or stand trial for adult criminal defendants.
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 20 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2061-S
by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Short and Kretz)
Authorizing county legislative authorities to approve certain group B water systems based upon their delivery of water meeting safe drinking water standards.
Authorizes the county legislative authority of a certain county in eastern Washington to act to approve the operation of a group B public water system serving less than ten connections if certain conditions are met.
| Feb 19 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2064-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Pollet, and Tarleton)
Providing compliance options for qualifying utilities.
Revises the energy independence act to provide compliance options for qualifying utilities.
| Feb 19 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2074-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Fey, Jinkins, Sawyer, and Kirby)
Relating to the petition-based annexation method for owners of property within a city or town that seek annexation to another city or town.
Modifies direct petition methods of annexing unincorporated territory provisions by specifying that a decision by a city or town legislative body to reject an annexation proposal, either before or after the circulation of petitions, may be appealed to the legislative body of the city or town rejecting the proposal within ninety days of the issuance of a rejection decision.
| Feb 19 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2168
by Representative Hunter
Relating to fiscal matters.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to fiscal matters.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2169
by Representative Hunter
Relating to fiscal matters.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to fiscal matters.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2170
by Representative Hunter
Relating to state government.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to state government.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2171
by Representative Hunter
Relating to state government.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to state government.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2172
by Representative Hunter
Relating to human services.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to human services.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2173
by Representative Hunter
Relating to human services.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to human services.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2174
by Representative Hunter
Relating to health care.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to health care.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2175
by Representative Hunter
Relating to health care.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to health care.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2176
by Representative Hunter
Relating to natural resources.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to natural resources.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2177
by Representative Hunter
Relating to education.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to education.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2178
by Representative Hunter
Relating to education.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to education.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2179
by Representative Hunter
Relating to revenue.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to revenue.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2180
by Representative Hunter
Relating to revenue.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to revenue.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5219-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Benton and Roach)
Concerning unlawful detainer.
Modifies unlawful detainer provisions relating to defaults in the payment of rent.
| Feb 20 | FI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5243-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, King, Keiser, Conway, and Chase)
Concerning services provided by residential habilitation centers.
Requires the Yakima Valley School to: (1) Use its facilities to develop an evaluation and treatment center and provide evaluation and treatment crisis services; and(2) Operate crisis stabilization beds and respite service beds as the capacity of the school allows and as the needs of the community require.Requires the department of social and health services to continue to: (1) Provide respite services in residential habilitation centers; and(2) Develop respite care in the community with a goal of allowing clients to access services where they choose.
| Feb 20 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5376-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Habib, Miloscia, Darneille, Jayapal, Hobbs, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Frockt, and Chase)
Concerning the disclosure of certain eviction records in certain reports.
Prohibits a consumer reporting agency, if an eviction suit was sealed by the court, from: (1) Making a consumer report containing information on eviction records; and(2) Including a prospective tenant's involvement in a prior eviction suit in a tenant screening report.
| Feb 20 | FI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 23 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5404-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing (originally sponsored by Senators O'Ban, Darneille, Frockt, Miloscia, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Chase, Pedersen, and Conway; by request of Governor Inslee)
Concerning homeless youth prevention and protection.
Establishes the homeless youth act.Creates the office of homeless youth prevention programs within the department of commerce.Requires the office to: (1) Be operational no later than January 1, 2016; and(2) Establish a statewide training program on homeless youth for criminal justice personnel.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct a review of state-funded programs that serve unaccompanied homeless youth under the age of eighteen.Transfers certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of social and health services, pertaining to youth homeless services and programs, to the department of commerce.Changes the name of "the homeless families services fund" to "the Washington youth and families fund."
| Feb 20 | HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5538-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Angel and Sheldon)
Concerning procedures and requirements relating to the death of a tenant.
Authorizes a tenant, upon request of a landlord, to designate a person to act for the tenant on the tenant's death when the tenant is the sole occupant of the property.
| Feb 20 | FI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5691-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security (originally sponsored by Senators Rolfes, Keiser, Nelson, Darneille, Hasegawa, Conway, and McAuliffe)
Concerning property tax relief for senior citizens and persons retired because of physical disability.
Addresses income thresholds for the senior citizen property tax exemption and deferral programs.Authorizes the following health care coverage deductions from the calculation of disposable income for the purpose of qualifying for the programs: (1) Health care insurance premiums for health care coverage, including dental coverage, vision coverage, and copayments;(2) Durable medical equipment and mobility enhancing equipment; and(3) Long-term care insurance.
| Feb 20 | GOS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5852-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing (originally sponsored by Senators Frockt, O'Ban, and Ranker)
Concerning reimbursement rates for behavioral rehabilitation services.
Creates a governor's advisory committee on vendor rates and requires the committee to: (1) Study and review methods and procedures for establishing rates or fees of vendors of goods, services, and care purchased by the department of social and health services including medical and welfare care and services;(2) Provide professional and trade associations or other representative groups of the service areas the opportunity to present to the committee their evidence for justifying the methods of computing and the justification for rates or fees they propose; and(3) Request vendors to provide the committee with an evaluation and justification of the method of establishing rates or fees.Requires reimbursement rates for behavioral rehabilitation services providers to be increased for the 2015-2017 biennium.Requires the department of social and health services to create a differentiated rate in behavioral rehabilitation services for licensed group homes which provide residential services to children.Requires contracted rates for behavioral rehabilitation services to be adjusted as needed to reflect the costs of care for the provider.
| Feb 20 | HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5870-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Liias, Litzow, Pedersen, Fain, Ranker, Rivers, Frockt, Cleveland, Mullet, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Chase, Billig, Hasegawa, Darneille, and Habib)
Protecting youth from aversive mental health therapies.
Regulates the professional conduct of licensed health care providers with respect to performing aversive mental health therapies on patients under age eighteen including aversive efforts that seek to: (1) Change an individual's sexual orientation;(2) Stop an individual from using tobacco products; or(3) Stop an individual from using alcohol, prescription drugs, or other controlled substances.
| Feb 20 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5874-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Ericksen and Ranker)
Relating to regulatory and financial mechanisms and means to promote the retirement of coal-fired electric generation facilities.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to regulatory and financial mechanisms and means to promote the retirement of coal-fired electric generation facilities.
| Feb 20 | EET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5875-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security (originally sponsored by Senators Frockt, Mullet, Miloscia, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Chase, Keiser, Pedersen, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, McCoy, McAuliffe, and Darneille)
Concerning Washington's property assessment appeal procedures.
Requires a taxpayer, within sixty days from the date a petition challenging an assessed value of leased commercial property is filed with the county board of equalization, to submit to the board rental income and expense statements for the two years prior to the assessment date.
| Feb 20 | GOS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5877-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators O'Ban, Angel, Padden, Pearson, Rivers, Warnick, and Darneille)
Concerning due process for adult family home licensees.
Requires a hearing to be held within thirty days of an order of the department of social and health services imposing license suspension, stop placement, or conditions for continuation of an adult family home license.
| Feb 20 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5888-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing (originally sponsored by Senators O'Ban and Miloscia)
Concerning near fatality incidents of children who have received services from the department of social and health services.
Establishes Aiden's act.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Notify the office of the children and family ombuds in the event of a near fatality of a child who is or has been in the care of or receiving child welfare services from the department or a supervising agency within three months preceding the near fatality or who was the subject of an investigation by the department for possible abuse or neglect;(2) Conduct a review of the near fatality; and(3) Conduct a review of a social worker's and his or her supervisor's files and actions taken during an initial report of alleged child abuse or neglect, when certain conditions exist and there is a subsequent allegation of abuse or neglect resulting in a near fatality within one year of the initial allegation that is screened in and open for investigation.
| Feb 20 | HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5898-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing (originally sponsored by Senator Miloscia)
Modifying Washington homeless client management information system requirements and policies.
Requires the department of commerce to provide technical assistance to a participating local government, or its designated subcontractor at the local level, that includes assistance to implement confidentiality and privacy policies and protocols relating to personal information collected and maintained about homeless individuals and families.Modifies and expands the Washington homeless client management information system.Allows local governments to develop or use a comparable system in collaboration with victim service providers to provide housing and support services for homeless individuals who have experienced domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
| Feb 20 | HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| On motion, referred to Rules. | ||
SB 5906-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security (originally sponsored by Senator McAuliffe)
Removing disincentives to the voluntary formation of regional fire protection service authorities by equalizing certain provisions with existing laws governing fire protection districts and by clarifying the formation process.
Equalizes certain provisions with existing laws governing fire protection districts and clarifies the formation process with regard to the voluntary formation of regional fire protection service authorities.
| Feb 20 | GOS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5925-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove)
Concerning diversion of nonfelony charges when a party has raised the issue of competency to stand trial.
Authorizes a prosecutor, if a defendant is charged with a nonfelony offense and the issue of competency to stand trial is raised, to continue with the competency process or dismiss the charges without prejudice and refer the defendant for assessment by a mental health professional, chemical dependency professional, or developmental disabilities professional to determine the appropriate service needs for the defendant.
| Feb 20 | HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5947-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Becker, Frockt, Bailey, Parlette, Rivers, Baumgartner, Dammeier, Sheldon, Braun, Angel, Warnick, King, and Fain)
Creating a training program in integrated care psychiatry.
Requires the department of health and the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington to develop and operate a training program in integrated care psychiatry.Requires the state health care authority to expand the partnership access line service by selecting a predominantly rural region of the state, where approximately one-fifth of the state's total medicaid population lives, and offering this region an additional level of service.
| Feb 20 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6048
by Senators Warnick, Brown, Sheldon, and Hatfield
Extending the federal internet tax freedom act to Washington state by preserving the current treatment.
Preserves internet service providers' current sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications services purchased, used, or sold to provide internet access service or to otherwise enable users to access content, information, or other services offered over the internet and preserves and limits city or town license fees or taxes in a parallel manner.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6049
by Senator Hill
Relating to fiscal matters.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to fiscal matters.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6050
by Senator Hill
Relating to fiscal matters.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to fiscal matters.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6051
by Senator Hill
Relating to state government.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to state government.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6052
by Senator Hill
Relating to state government.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to state government.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6053
by Senator Hill
Relating to human services.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to human services.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6054
by Senator Hargrove
Relating to human services.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to human services.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6055
by Senator Hill
Relating to health care.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to health care.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6056
by Senator Hill
Relating to health care.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to health care.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6057
by Senator Hill
Relating to revenue.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to revenue.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6058
by Senator Hill
Relating to natural resources.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to natural resources.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6059
by Senator Hill
Relating to education.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to education.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6060
by Senator Litzow
Relating to education.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to education.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6061
by Senator Hargrove
Relating to revenue.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to revenue.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6062
by Senator Hill
Relating to marijuana.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to marijuana.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6063
by Senator Ranker
Relating to revenue.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to revenue.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6064
by Senator Ranker
Relating to revenue.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to revenue.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6065
by Senator Ranker
Relating to health care.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to health care.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6066
by Senator Hargrove
Relating to corrections.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to corrections.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6067
by Senator Hargrove
Relating to corrections.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to corrections.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6068
by Senator Ranker
Relating to higher education.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to higher education.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6069
by Senator Ranker
Relating to education.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to education.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6070
by Senator Ranker
Relating to environmental fiscal matters.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to environmental fiscal matters.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6071
by Senators Hobbs and Conway
Authorizing benefit funding accounts for members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2.
Requires counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions that employ public safety employees participating in the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' system plan 2 to set up tax appropriate flexible spending accounts or voluntary employee benefit accounts that allow employees to contribute and accrue savings for retiree medical premiums.Requires the department of retirement systems, in consultation with the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 board, to assist employers of law enforcement officers and firefighters in the formulation and adoption of a plan, policies, and procedures designed to guide, direct, and administer the voluntary employee benefit account for public safety employees.
| Feb 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |