 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 15 | ||
| SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, February 2, 2015 | 22nd 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.
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HB 1258
by Representatives Walkinshaw, Rodne, Jinkins, Haler, Cody, Harris, Goodman, Muri, Fagan, Hansen, Buys, Orwall, Kilduff, Springer, Senn, Walsh, Pettigrew, Robinson, Bergquist, Stanford, Fitzgibbon, Pollet, Stokesbary, Sells, Peterson, McBride, Pike, Farrell, Ortiz-Self, Zeiger, Van De Wege, Tharinger, Hunter, Sullivan, Lytton, Riccelli, Carlyle, Clibborn, Magendanz, and Gregerson
Concerning court review of detention decisions under the involuntary treatment act.
Establishes Joel's law.Allows an immediate family member, guardian, or conservator of a person to petition the superior court for review of a designated mental health professional's decision, if the designated mental health professional decides not to detain a person for evaluation and treatment or forty-eight hours have elapsed since the designated mental health professional received notice of the person and has not taken action to have the person detained.Requires the department of social and health services and each regional support network or agency employing designated mental health professionals to publish information in an easily accessible format describing the process for an immediate family member, guardian, or conservator to petition for court review of a detention decision.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 22 | JUDI - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| JUDI - Majority; do pass. | ||
| Jan 26 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
| Jan 28 | APP - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APP - Majority; do pass. | ||
| Jan 29 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 1283-S
by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Parker, Kirby, and Vick)
Concerning nonprofit organizations engaged in debt adjusting.
Modifies debt adjusting provisions relating to nonprofit organizations.
| Jan 28 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 30 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1296-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Gaming (originally sponsored by Representatives Vick, Kirby, Pettigrew, Blake, Buys, MacEwen, Rodne, Walsh, Condotta, G. Hunt, Hayes, Carlyle, and Sawyer)
Establishing special license endorsements for cigar lounges and retail tobacconist shops.
Authorizes a person holding a tobacco products retailer's license to apply through the business licensing system for a special endorsement as a cigar lounge or retail tobacconist shop.
| Jan 29 | COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
HB 1354-S
by House Committee on Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Ryu, Goodman, S. Hunt, Riccelli, Farrell, Cody, Tharinger, Ortiz-Self, Sullivan, Bergquist, Pollet, Dunshee, Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, Appleton, Sells, Robinson, Reykdal, Walkinshaw, Wylie, Gregory, Moeller, Gregerson, Stanford, and Ormsby)
Concerning the employee antiretaliation act.
Addresses retaliation and discrimination against employees and providing protection for employees.
| Jan 29 | LAB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
HB 1830
by Representative Muri
Creating Washington state wrestling special license plates.
Creates Washington state wrestling special license plates to provide funds to the Washington state wrestling foundation for new and existing college wrestling programs.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1831
by Representatives Klippert, Shea, Rodne, Haler, Hayes, Griffey, Scott, Van Werven, McCaslin, and Muri
Concerning the murder of an unborn quick child.
Includes in the crime of murder in the first degree, when a person: (1) With a premeditated intent to cause the death of an unborn quick child, causes the death of the unborn quick child by intentionally inflicting any injury upon the mother of the child; or(2) Under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to human life, engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to an unborn quick child, and thereby causes the death of the unborn quick child.Includes in the crime of murder in the second degree, when a person, with intent to cause the death of an unborn quick child but without premeditation, causes the death of the unborn quick child by intentionally inflicting any injury upon the mother of the child.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1832
by Representatives Klippert, Shea, Haler, and McCaslin
Creating a task force to determine the impacts of adjusting the boundary lines of Washington and Oregon to create two new states with one state east and one state west of the Cascade mountain range.
Creates a legislative task force on state boundaries to determine: (1) The legal and political processes of making boundary line changes necessary to adjust the state boundary lines of both Washington and Oregon in order to create two new states from the territories of both states, with one state east of the Cascade mountain range and one state west of the Cascade mountain range; and(2) The various impacts of creating the two new states based on the assumption that their creation would occur.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1833
by Representatives Klippert, Takko, Griffey, Wilson, Scott, Bergquist, and Tarleton
Concerning timing free access days at state parks with local community events.
Allows the parks and recreation commission to time free access to state parks days with local community events and functions in communities located in the general proximity of a state park.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1834
by Representatives Klippert, S. Hunt, Haler, Bergquist, and Johnson
Making certain higher education facilities available for use by certain public high school programs.
Requires the student achievement council to adopt statewide facility use policies that require certain facilities at public four-year institutions of higher education to be made available for use rent free five times each per year, subject to certain conditions and limitations.Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board to adopt statewide facility use policies that require certain facilities at public two-year institutions of higher education to be made available for use rent free five times each per year, subject to certain conditions and limitations.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1835
by Representatives Harris, Jinkins, Haler, and Riccelli
Concerning the scope and costs of the diabetes epidemic in Washington.
Requires the state health care authority, the department of social and health services, and the department of health to collaborate to identify goals and benchmarks while also developing individual agency plans to: (1) Reduce the incidence of diabetes in the state;(2) Improve diabetes care; and(3) Control complications associated with diabetes.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1836
by Representatives Stanford, Blake, Lytton, Walkinshaw, Gregerson, and Tarleton
Concerning state drought preparedness.
Addresses drought preparedness.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1837
by Representatives Morris and Lytton
Concerning border area jurisdiction fuel tax authority.
Revises the definition of "border area jurisdictions," for purposes of chapter 82.47 RCW (border area motor vehicle fuel and special fuel tax), to include cities and towns within twenty-five miles of an international border crossing.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1838
by Representative MacEwen
Concerning the baiting of black bears.
Authorizes the department of fish and wildlife to issue a bait station permit that allows the holder to use a black bear bait station during a spring damage control hunt in order to assist the owner or tenant of real property to protect livestock, domestic animals, private property, or public safety.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1839
by Representatives Kilduff, Rodne, Muri, Goodman, Orwall, Walkinshaw, Moeller, Tharinger, and Jinkins
Concerning services that provide support for decision making.
Changes the name of the public guardianship program to the public guardianship and supported decision-making assistance program and modifies the program.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1840
by Representatives Magendanz, Caldier, Orwall, Ortiz-Self, Kagi, Pollet, Tharinger, Jinkins, Tarleton, and Santos
Concerning conflict resolution programs in schools.
Includes statewide dispute resolution organizations in developing a volunteer-based conflict resolution and mediation program for use in community groups such as neighborhood organizations and the public schools.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1841
by Representatives Morris and Lytton
Concerning private road maintenance agreements.
Addresses responsibilities of private road maintenance.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1842
by Representatives Farrell, Hargrove, Fey, Harmsworth, Senn, Wylie, Gregerson, Robinson, Walkinshaw, Zeiger, Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, Tarleton, and Clibborn
Concerning transit agency coordination.
Requires the department of transportation to develop an annual report summarizing the status of public transportation system coordination in and between certain counties for the previous calendar year.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1843
by Representatives Morris, Lytton, and Tarleton
Creating a residential energy efficiency incentive pilot program.
Creates a residential energy efficiency incentive pilot program that authorizes a local jurisdiction to exempt qualifying low-income and moderate-income owners of single-family residences and qualifying owners of multiple family buildings from property taxation levied by the participating local jurisdiction.Requires the department of commerce to create a list of: (1) Approved energy modeling techniques that may be used to determine projected reductions in energy consumption for eligible retrofit projects; and(2) Approved third-party green building certifications for newly constructed multiple family buildings in order to determine eligibility.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1844
by Representatives Moscoso, Kochmar, Clibborn, Fey, Appleton, Ortiz-Self, and Tarleton
Concerning work performed by state forces on ferry vessels and terminals.
Increases the threshold from one hundred twenty thousand dollars to two hundred forty thousand dollars for work performed on ferry vessels and terminals by state forces.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1845
by Representatives DeBolt, Fitzgibbon, Orcutt, Short, Smith, and Jinkins
Concerning pharmaceutical waste.
Requires the department of ecology to initiate a negotiated rule-making process with the state's qualified pharmaceutical waste handling facilities, the state hospital association, and other interested parties to develop an alternative to the department's April 2008 interim enforcement policy for pharmaceutical waste.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1846
by Representatives Appleton and Hayes
Establishing the position and authority of warrant officers.
Authorizes a city, town, or code city to establish the position of warrant officer and requires the position to be maintained by the city, town, or code city within its police department.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1847
by Representatives Rodne and Jinkins
Concerning price agreements between contact lens manufacturers or distributors and retailers.
Prohibits a manufacturer or distributor of prescription contact lenses from preventing a retailer from selling or advertising the contact lenses to consumers below a specified price.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1848
by Representative Schmick
Requiring voter approval for direct petition annexations.
Modifies direct petition annexation provisions.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1849
by Representatives Gregory, S. Hunt, Bergquist, Appleton, Reykdal, and Tarleton
Concerning uniform ballot design.
Requires the secretary of state to: (1) In conjunction with the state association of county auditors, develop a uniform ballot format to be used by each county; and(2) In conjunction with the department of enterprise services and in consultation with county auditors, develop a master contract for vote tallying equipment for purchase by counties.Authorizes a county auditor to establish an equipment replacement fund that must be used to replace vote tallying equipment.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1850
by Representatives Hayes, Clibborn, Orcutt, Takko, Harmsworth, Riccelli, Rodne, Bergquist, Wilson, Robinson, Smith, Muri, and Magendanz
Exempting certain department of transportation actions from local review or permit processes under the shoreline management act.
Exempts certain department of transportation projects and activities from requirements to obtain a substantial development permit, conditional use permit, variance, letter of exemption, or other review conducted by a local government to implement the shoreline management act.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1851
by Representatives Hayes, Bergquist, Zeiger, Takko, Harmsworth, Wilson, Griffey, Hargrove, Smith, and Magendanz
Creating an expedited permitting and contracting process for bridges owned by local governments that are deemed structurally deficient.
Exempts from compliance with the state environmental policy act, the repair or replacement of a city, town, or county bridge deemed structurally deficient.Authorizes a local government to use a contracting process available to the department of transportation for the repair or replacement of a bridge deemed structurally deficient.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1852
by Representatives Caldier, Jinkins, Young, Moeller, Short, Manweller, Hayes, Riccelli, Cody, and Tharinger
Addressing the pediatric oral services essential health benefit category.
Requires health plans that offer pediatric oral services to pay for pediatric oral services classified as diagnostic, preventive, amalgam restorations, and resin-based composite restorations in the American dental association's code on dental procedures and nomenclature before the health plan's deductible is reached, unless prohibited by federal law and guidance.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1853
by Representatives Magendanz, Bergquist, Morris, Muri, Tarleton, Fitzgibbon, and Tharinger
Encouraging utility leadership in electric vehicle charging infrastructure build-out.
Requires the utilities and transportation commission, in establishing rates for gas and electric companies, to adopt policies to encourage electric vehicle charging infrastructure build-out, including allowing a return on investment on capital expenditures for electric vehicle infrastructure that is deployed for the benefit of ratepayers.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1854
by Representatives Magendanz and Muri
Creating a new salary model for certificated instructional staff.
Creates a new statewide salary schedule for certificated instructional staff.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1855
by Representatives Caldier, Santos, Parker, Reykdal, Magendanz, Hayes, Young, Pollet, and Tharinger
Waiving local graduation requirements for certain students.
Requires the waiver of certain graduation requirements for students who are at-risk youth or children in need of services pursuant to the family reconciliation act and for students who are homeless.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1856
by Representatives Ryu, Walkinshaw, Morris, Riccelli, Stanford, Wylie, Ormsby, Fitzgibbon, Reykdal, Gregerson, and Tarleton
Concerning the community economic revitalization board program.
Provides an exception to the community economic revitalization board's median hourly wage requirement for counties with the state's highest unemployment rates.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1857
by Representatives Jinkins, Ormsby, Kagi, Walkinshaw, Senn, Fitzgibbon, Robinson, Pollet, Farrell, Tarleton, and Goodman
Concerning extreme risk protective orders.
Establishes extreme risk protective orders to temporarily prevent an individual from owning, accessing, or purchasing firearms while that individual poses a significant danger of harm.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1858
by Representatives Shea, S. Hunt, Taylor, G. Hunt, Reykdal, Condotta, Tharinger, and McCaslin
Prohibiting the names of county auditors and the secretary of state from being included on ballot envelopes and in voters' pamphlets when running for reelection.
Prohibits the secretary of state's name from appearing in the voters' pamphlet in his or her official capacity if the secretary is a candidate for office during the same year.Prohibits a county auditor's name from appearing: (1) In the local voters' pamphlet in his or her official capacity if the county auditor is a candidate for office during the same year; or(2) On the security envelope, the return envelope, or any voting instructions or materials included with the ballot if he or she is a candidate for office during the same year.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1859
by Representatives Kilduff, Smith, and Dunshee; by request of State Treasurer
Concerning the amendment, recodification, decodification, or repeal of statutes relating to state capital construction funds and accounts and bond authorizations that are inactive, obsolete, or no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington.
Revises, repeals, recodifies, or decodifies statutes relating to state capital construction funds and accounts and bond authorizations that are inactive, obsolete, or no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1860
by Representatives Santos, Pettigrew, Reykdal, and Magendanz
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 director district from comprising more than thirty-five thousand students or from having more than five members on its board of directors.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1861
by Representatives Harmsworth, Muri, Stokesbary, Griffey, Nealey, Vick, Hayes, Buys, Hargrove, Van Werven, Wilson, and Magendanz
Creating a business and occupation tax deferral program for small businesses.
Provides a business and occupation tax deferral for small businesses.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1862
by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Fagan, Orwall, Johnson, Lytton, Muri, Senn, Pollet, and Moscoso
Concerning professional development for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists.
Requires first-class school districts, on a monthly basis throughout each school year, to provide a minimum of one hour of professional development for school counselors, social workers, and psychologists that focuses on recognizing signs of emotional or behavioral distress in students, including indicators of possible substance abuse, violence, and youth suicide, screening, and making appropriate referrals.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1863
by Representatives Reykdal, Muri, Bergquist, S. Hunt, Fey, Gregory, Haler, Sells, Pollet, Tarleton, Springer, Moscoso, Wylie, Stanford, Ryu, Appleton, Walkinshaw, Fitzgibbon, and Goodman
Modifying collective bargaining law related to providing additional compensation for academic employees at community and technical colleges.
Authorizes community college boards of trustees to use the collective bargaining process to provide qualifying academic employees with step increases in addition to compensation provided from state appropriations and employee turnover savings.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1864
by Representatives Kilduff, Bergquist, Reykdal, Lytton, Tharinger, Ortiz-Self, Jinkins, and Tarleton; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Supporting evidence-based strategies to promote high school graduation.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop a comprehensive career and college readiness program model, career guidance Washington, designed to help students make choices through their high school and beyond plans.Creates the statewide jobs for Washington graduates program.Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1865
by Representatives Magendanz, Ortiz-Self, McCaslin, Hayes, and Pollet
Concerning visual screening in schools.
Requires the visual screening in schools to include both distance and near vision screening.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1866
by Representatives Bergquist, S. Hunt, Walkinshaw, Robinson, Pollet, Moscoso, Peterson, and Tarleton
Improving voter registration by providing new residential tenants with voter registration information.
Requires a landlord to provide a voter registration form or a link to the electronic voter registration form on the secretary of state's web site to a new residential tenant at the time the tenant signs a lease with the landlord.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1867
by Representatives Bergquist, Orwall, Pollet, S. Hunt, and Tarleton
Concerning the frequency of evaluations for certain classroom teachers.
Requires a comprehensive summative evaluation: (1) At least once every six years for classroom teachers who have earned national board certification and have received a rating of level 3 or above in their last comprehensive summative evaluation; and(2) At least once every four years for classroom teachers who have obtained professional certification and have received a rating of level 3 or above in their last comprehensive summative evaluation.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1868
by Representatives Lytton and Morris
Expanding county road fund purposes for certain counties.
Expands the use of county road funds to counties that consist entirely of islands.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1869
by Representatives Pollet, Harris, Hayes, and Moscoso
Establishing nonimpound tow truck operator licensing.
Establishes nonimpound tow truck operator licensing.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HJR 4208
by Representatives Pollet, Muri, Hargrove, Sells, Moscoso, and Wylie
Amending the Constitution regarding the people's right of access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution regarding the people's right of access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5080-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Dammeier, Rolfes, Fain, Frockt, Litzow, and McAuliffe)
Concerning dual credit options.
Provides a new funding model to eliminate tuition in the college in the high school program.Provides flexibility in the academic acceleration incentive program to assist students with transportation and book expenses associated with the running start program.Establishes a distinction between the college in the high school program as a program occurring in high schools and the running start program as a program occurring on a college campus.
| Jan 29 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass 1st substitute. | ||
SB 5099-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing (originally sponsored by Senators Darneille, O'Ban, Conway, Dammeier, Roach, Miloscia, and Becker)
Restricting conditional releases of sexually violent predators outside their county of commitment.
Requires a court, before authorizing release to a less restrictive alternative, to consider whether it is appropriate to release a sexually violent predator to his or her county of commitment.
| Jan 29 | HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| HSMH - Majority; do not pass 1st substitute. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
SB 5163-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Roach, Rolfes, O'Ban, Hatfield, Litzow, McCoy, Mullet, Conway, Fain, Chase, and Darneille)
Providing for educational data on students from military families.
Requires school districts to collect and submit data that includes, for all newly enrolled students including transfer students, data on students from military families.Requires the K-12 data governance group to develop best practice guidelines for the collection and regular updating of the data.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to conduct an analysis of the average number of students from military families who are special education students.Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 29 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
SB 5268-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Parlette, Kohl-Welles, Hatfield, Angel, and Fraser)
Concerning refilling eye drop prescriptions.
Authorizes a pharmacist, without consulting a physician or obtaining a new prescription or refill from a physician, to provide one early refill of a prescription for topical ophthalmic products if certain criteria are met.
| Jan 29 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
SB 5293-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Becker, Keiser, Rivers, Conway, Dammeier, Hobbs, Angel, Frockt, Bailey, Ericksen, Mullet, and Benton)
Concerning the use of hydrocodone products by licensed optometrists in Washington state.
Clarifies that licensed optometrists can administer, use, and prescribe only schedule II hydrocodone products.Authorizes the board of optometry to include schedule II hydrocodone combination products in its list of approved oral drugs.
| Jan 29 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
SB 5315-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Liias, McCoy, Pearson, and Benton; by request of Office of Financial Management)
Aligning functions of the consolidated technology services agency, office of the chief information officer, and department of enterprise services.
Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the office of the chief information officer within the office of financial management, pertaining to the office of the chief information officer, to the consolidated technology services agency.Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the department of enterprise services, pertaining to statewide information technology services and applications, to the consolidated technology services agency.Creates the consolidated technology services revolving account, the statewide information technology system development revolving account, the statewide information technology system maintenance and operations revolving account, and the shared information technology system revolving account.
| Jan 28 | GOSS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 29 | On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5716
by Senator McCoy; by request of Department of Health
Increasing the surcharge to fund biotoxin testing and monitoring.
Increases surcharges for resident and nonresident shellfish and seaweed licenses, resident and nonresident adult combination licenses, annual resident and nonresident razor clam licenses, and three-day razor clam licenses for funding biotoxin testing and monitoring by the department of health.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5717
by Senators Angel, Mullet, and Keiser; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Amending the insurer holding company act.
Revises the insurer holding company act.Repeals chapter 48.31C RCW (holding company act for health care service contractors and health maintenance organizations).
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
SB 5718
by Senators Jayapal, McAuliffe, Dammeier, Rolfes, Darneille, Roach, Frockt, Hasegawa, Billig, McCoy, Cleveland, Fraser, Ranker, Keiser, Chase, and Conway
Concerning consideration of equity and social justice impacts from public education system decision making.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to convene a work group to design a uniform equity impact review process to identify, evaluate, and communicate the potential impacts of proposed administrative rules and budget requests that affect educational equity.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the department of early learning, the student achievement council, the state board of education, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the professional educator standards board to make equity impact reviews available for public comment when: (1) Notice of a public hearing on a proposed rule is published in the State Register; or(2) A budget request is submitted to the office of financial management.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5719
by Senators Bailey, Baumgartner, Becker, Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Dammeier, Honeyford, Fain, Fraser, Darneille, McAuliffe, Pearson, Angel, Keiser, Chase, Sheldon, Hill, Jayapal, and Frockt
Creating a task force on campus sexual violence prevention.
Requires the student achievement council, the state board for community and technical colleges, the council of presidents, the institutions of higher education, the private independent higher education institutions, state law enforcement, and the attorney general's office to collaborate to carry out certain goals with regard to campus sexual violence.Creates the task force on preventing campus sexual violence to coordinate and implement those goals.Expires July 1, 2017.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5720
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Becker, Parlette, and King; by request of Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Concerning fingerprint-based background checks for health professionals.
Authorizes the Washington state patrol section on identification and criminal history to: (1) Retain fingerprints submitted by a statutorily authorized agency;(2) Allow a search by criminal justice agencies of arrest fingerprint submissions and unsolved crime files against the fingerprints submitted for noncriminal justice purposes; and(3) Notify a statutorily authorized agency of a change in criminal history record information that is identified against retained fingerprints.Authorizes the secretary of the department of health to require a fingerprint-based background check on health professional licensees and applicants.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5721
by Senators Billig, Dammeier, and Jayapal
Concerning the membership of the expanded learning opportunities council.
Changes the composition of the expanded learning opportunities council.Expires August 31, 2019.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5722
by Senators Benton and Conway
Addressing premiums on policies issued through the Washington longshore and harbor workers' compensation act insurance assigned risk plan.
Excludes from the definition of "net direct written premiums," for purposes of the Washington insurance guaranty association act, the premiums on policies issued through the Washington longshore and harbor workers' compensation act insurance assigned risk plan by its servicing carrier.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5723
by Senators Honeyford and Keiser; by request of State Treasurer and Office of Financial Management
Concerning the amendment, recodification, decodification, or repeal of statutes relating to state capital construction funds and accounts and bond authorizations that are inactive, obsolete, or no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington.
Revises, repeals, recodifies, or decodifies statutes relating to state capital construction funds and accounts and bond authorizations that are inactive, obsolete, or no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5724
by Senators Billig, Rivers, Liias, Fain, Hobbs, Frockt, Rolfes, Fraser, Hasegawa, Roach, Jayapal, Habib, and Conway
Concerning funding for the safe routes to school program.
Requires, consistent with federal funding levels from the 2011-2013 omnibus transportation appropriations act, at least 10.4 million dollars of federal transportation funds to be made available during each fiscal biennium to the safe routes to school program.Requires at least 6.8 million dollars from the highway safety fund to be dedicated to the safe routes to school program.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5725
by Senator Benton
Addressing surplus lines of insurance.
Addresses insurance premium taxes with regard to surplus line insurance.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
SB 5726
by Senators Frockt, Rivers, Keiser, Hasegawa, and Roach
Requiring free infectious disease testing for good samaritans.
Allows testing of a good samaritan to be performed, with his or her consent, in order to guide postexposure prophylaxis treatment of the good samaritan.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5727
by Senators Frockt, Mullet, Pedersen, Miloscia, Keiser, McCoy, Liias, Hasegawa, Chase, Darneille, Jayapal, Cleveland, Billig, Fraser, Rolfes, McAuliffe, and Habib
Concerning extreme risk protective orders.
Establishes extreme risk protective orders to temporarily prevent an individual from owning, accessing, or purchasing firearms while that individual poses a significant danger of harm.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5728
by Senators Darneille, Rivers, Rolfes, Ranker, Keiser, Parlette, Hasegawa, Chase, and Jayapal
Allowing patients to opt out of HIV testing.
Permits patients to opt out of screening for HIV infection.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5729
by Senators Hargrove and Keiser; by request of Office of Financial Management
Concerning the taxation of cigarettes.
Increases the cigarette tax.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5730
by Senators Pearson, Chase, Roach, Hewitt, Sheldon, and Warnick
Concerning access roads utilized by the department of natural resources.
Specifies that when the department of natural resources has acquired an easement or other interest in lands, it has an affirmative and ongoing duty to ensure that it maintains compliance with road maintenance or repair requirements included in the easement or other applicable agreement.Specifies that when a public agency acquires property that benefits from an easement allowing the use of a department of natural resources road for commercial purposes and the agency intends to use the road for noncommercial purposes, it may communicate that intent to the department in writing.Requires the department of natural resources, before abandoning or otherwise closing a road, to provide reasonable alternative access to private property where the owner of that property has relied on the road for access to the property for at least twenty-five consecutive years.Changes the access road revolving fund to the access road account and modifies expenditures.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5731
by Senators Dansel, Hasegawa, and Chase
Addressing political subdivisions purchasing health coverage through the public employees' benefits board program.
Addresses the purchase, by political subdivisions, of health care coverage through the public employees' benefits board program.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5732
by Senators Jayapal, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Chase, and Darneille
Encouraging effective oversight of law enforcement conduct.
Addresses the use of law enforcement oversight recorders.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5733
by Senators Warnick, Hatfield, and Hobbs; by request of Department of Agriculture
Authorizing a livestock movement reporting system.
Authorizes the director of the department of agriculture to establish a livestock movement reporting system where transactions are reported to the department.Allows the system to be used as an alternative to mandatory inspections.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5734
by Senators Roach, Pearson, Hobbs, Parlette, and Keiser
Concerning apprenticeship training programs.
Revises the definition of "labor hours" for purposes of the apprenticeship utilization statute.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5735
by Senators Ericksen, Rivers, Angel, Baumgartner, Brown, Hewitt, Bailey, Schoesler, Parlette, Honeyford, Braun, Padden, Becker, Hatfield, and Sheldon
Providing incentives for carbon reduction investments.
Revises the energy independence act to provide incentives for carbon reduction investments.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5736
by Senators Miloscia, Baumgartner, Brown, Bailey, Benton, Schoesler, Becker, Roach, Ericksen, Angel, Parlette, Braun, Padden, Hill, and Dammeier
Concerning savings from performance management.
Requires all agencies of state government to provide to the caseload forecast supervisor, to the office of financial management, and to results Washington or its successor entity, immediate access to all estimated savings from application of lean management or other performance management strategies or processes.Requires the official forecast as approved by the caseload forecast council to additionally estimate savings in forecasted programs from application of lean management or other performance management strategies or processes at state agencies.Requires the budget document and expenditures to incorporate estimated savings from application of lean management or other performance management strategies or processes at state agencies as approved by the caseload forecast council in its most recent official forecast.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Accountability and Reform. | |
SB 5737
by Senators Miloscia and Chase
Concerning government performance and accountability.
Establishes the performance management act.Creates the office of performance management in the office of the governor and requires the office of performance management to adopt and implement a state performance management plan.Requires each state agency to adopt an agency performance management plan.Requires the director of the office of financial management, in a proposed operating budget or supplemental operating budget, to redirect cost savings realized from implementation of an agency performance management plan.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Accountability and Reform. | |
SB 5738
by Senator Chase
Creating equality in contribution limits for state-level, county-level, and district-level party political committees.
Creates equality in contribution limits for state-level, county-level, and district-level party political committees.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Security. | |
SB 5739
by Senator Chase
Protecting salmon and steelhead spawning beds.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to prohibit activities that harm or disturb spawning beds of salmon and steelhead and other fish on all rivers and streams where spawning activities occur.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5740
by Senators Fain, Billig, Litzow, McAuliffe, Frockt, Miloscia, Darneille, and Jayapal
Concerning extended foster care services.
Addresses the maintenance of a dependency proceeding for the delivery of extended foster care services for any youth who is dependent in foster care at the age of eighteen years and who, at the time of his or her eighteenth birthday, is unable to meet specified requirements due to a medical condition.Requires the children's administration to invite representatives from the division of behavioral health and recovery, the disability services administration, the economic services administration, and the juvenile justice and rehabilitation administration to the youth's shared planning meeting that is used to develop a transition plan for youth who will be aging out of foster care.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. | |
SB 5741
by Senators Hasegawa, Conway, and Chase
Concerning health care financing and development of a publicly sponsored integrated delivery system.
Creates the Washington health security trust to provide coverage for a set of health services for all residents.Abolishes the state health care authority and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the Washington health security trust.Creates the reserve account, the displaced worker training account, and the benefits account.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5742
by Senators Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Chase, and Darneille
Creating the Washington state preservation of liberty act condemning the unlawful detention of United States citizens and lawful resident aliens under the national defense authorization act.
Establishes the Washington state preservation of liberty act which condemns the unlawful detention of United States citizens and lawful resident aliens under the national defense authorization act.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5743
by Senators Fain, Hobbs, Benton, Mullet, and Angel
Addressing insurance producers, insurers, and title insurance agents activities with customers and potential customers.
Addresses inducements by insurance producers, insurers, and title insurance agents.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
SB 5744
by Senators Litzow, Fain, Hill, Rivers, Schoesler, Braun, and Becker
Regarding school employee workforce reductions and assignments.
Addresses certificated classroom teachers with regard to: (1) Performance-based reduction in force due to enrollment decline or revenue loss; and(2) Teacher and principal agreement on staffing placements.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |