 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 5 | ||
| SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, January 16, 2017 | 8th Day - 2017 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 1182
by Representatives Stokesbary, Ryu, Stambaugh, Pettigrew, Cody, Harris, Sells, and Kilduff
Addressing civil service qualifications.
Modifies civil service employment provisions with regard to lawful permanent residents.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1183
by Representatives McBride, Chapman, Haler, Ryu, Robinson, McDonald, Stambaugh, Frame, Senn, Riccelli, Dolan, and Hudgins
Authorizing specified local governments, including municipalities and federally recognized Indian tribes, that typically have limited access to economic development resources, to designate a portion of their territory as a creative district subject to certification by the Washington state arts commission.
Authorizes a local government to designate a creative district within its territorial boundaries subject to certification as a state-certified creative district by the state arts commission.Authorizes the state arts commission to create a process for review of applications submitted by local governments or federally recognized Indian tribes for certification of state-certified creative districts.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1184
by Representatives Orwall, Griffey, Klippert, McCabe, Senn, Gregerson, Pellicciotti, Jinkins, Irwin, Wylie, Kilduff, McBride, Bergquist, Fey, Smith, Stanford, and Hudgins
Modifying patronizing a prostitute provisions.
Provides that the crime of patronizing a prostitute may be considered as being committed in more than one location. For instance, a person who sends a communication to patronize a prostitute is considered to have committed the crime both at the place from which the contact was made and where the communication is received.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 16 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1185
by Representatives Haler, Kirby, and Stanford
Addressing business practices that involve offering free or reduced-priced goods or services to the public not contingent on the purchase, continuation, or termination of insurance or the receipt of a quote for insurance, relative to the insurance code's prohibition on offering rebates or inducements to purchase insurance.
Addresses the offering of inducements by insurers, insurance producers, and title insurance agents.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1186
by Representatives Santos, Goodman, Jinkins, Kilduff, and Senn; by request of Board For Judicial Administration
Concerning the provision of and reimbursement for certain court interpreter services.
Addresses the appointment of and reimbursement for certain court interpreter services.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1187
by Representatives Gregerson, Griffey, Ryu, Pike, and Springer
Concerning water-sewer districts.
Modifies water-sewer district provisions regarding: (1) The sale of unnecessary property;(2) The authority of the board of commissioners to adopt a policy to issue its own warrants for payment of claims or other obligations of the district;(3) Contracting for asset management service of water storage assets; and(4) Adding the term "water-sewer district" to the definition of "municipality" for purposes of chapter 70.95A RCW (pollution control--municipal bonding authority).
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1188
by Representatives Bergquist, Harmsworth, Fey, Hayes, Jinkins, and Hudgins
Concerning the use of child passenger restraint systems.
Revises child restraint system requirements.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1189
by Representatives Short, Cody, Schmick, and Kloba
Concerning exemptions from the massage therapy law.
Revises massage therapy provisions to provide a definition for "somatic education."
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1190
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, Volz, McCaslin, J. Walsh, Buys, Condotta, Wilcox, Kristiansen, Pike, Young, Kraft, Short, and Koster
Prohibiting a government database of law abiding owners of legal firearms.
Prohibits the department of licensing from keeping copies or records of applications to purchase pistols or copies or records of pistol transfers.Requires the department to eliminate copies or records of pistol purchase applications or pistol transfers from any databases maintained by the department.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1191
by Representatives Taylor, Orcutt, McCaslin, Shea, and Rodne
Eliminating the fee on the retail sale of vehicle tires.
Repeals the one-dollar fee on the retail sale of new replacement vehicle tires and the waste tire removal account.Requires any money remaining in the waste tire removal account on June 30, 2018, to be transferred to the motor vehicle fund.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1192
by Representatives Taylor, Dent, Manweller, and Shea
Prohibiting the department of fish and wildlife from requiring public access as a condition of receiving compensation under chapter 77.36 RCW.
Provides that permitting public hunting on the land subject to a claim under chapter 77.36 RCW (wildlife damage) is not considered to be a practicable self-help preventive measure and the department of fish and wildlife may not condition the receipt of compensation under chapter 77.36 RCW on the claimant allowing or facilitating public hunting access to the land in question.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1193
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, McCaslin, Young, and J. Walsh
Creating the Fourth Amendment protection act.
Establishes the Fourth Amendment protection act.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1194
by Representatives Hayes, Pettigrew, Smith, Springer, Kretz, Schmick, Santos, Short, Haler, Lovick, Riccelli, Blake, Senn, Jinkins, Gregerson, Muri, Frame, Wylie, Kilduff, McBride, Bergquist, Fey, Stambaugh, Ormsby, Farrell, and Pollet
Creating a legislative page scholarship program.
Authorizes the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives to administer and conduct a legislative page scholarship program to provide resources for students who participate in the page programs of the senate or house.Creates the legislative page scholarship account.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1195
by Representatives Kilduff, Rodne, Goodman, Hayes, and Muri
Concerning surrender of person under surety's bond.
Addresses bail agent requirements when surrendering a defendant to custody.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1196
by Representatives Goodman, Rodne, Jinkins, Kilduff, McBride, and Barkis
Modifying the process for prevailing parties to recover judgments in small claims court.
Revises small claims court provisions with regard to the process for prevailing parties to recover judgments in the court.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1197
by Representatives Tarleton, McDonald, Frame, Kilduff, and Bergquist
Concerning respite services for caregivers of people with mental illness.
Requires the department of social and health services to establish up to three pilot projects to offer respite services to primary caregivers of people with severe mental illness.Expires June 30, 2020.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1198
by Representatives Harris, Cody, and Riccelli
Concerning substance abuse monitoring for podiatric physicians and surgeons.
Requires the state podiatric medical board to enter into a contract with a voluntary substance abuse monitoring program to implement an impaired podiatric practitioner program.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1199
by Representatives Irwin, Jinkins, Goodman, Rodne, Hayes, Muri, Frame, Stokesbary, and Stambaugh
Allowing youth courts to have jurisdiction over transit infractions.
Gives a youth court jurisdiction over transit infractions alleged to have been committed by sixteen or seventeen year old juveniles.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1200
by Representatives McCabe, Goodman, Klippert, Orwall, Hayes, Johnson, Griffey, Caldier, Dye, Sells, McDonald, Kilduff, and Smith
Concerning the crime of voyeurism.
Establishes the crime of voyeurism in the second degree which is a gross misdemeanor.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1201
by Representatives Stonier, Orcutt, Harris, Wylie, J. Walsh, Riccelli, Tharinger, and Ormsby
Concerning the taxing authority of public facilities districts.
Addresses the use of local sales and use taxes by a public facilities district to repay bonds issued for the expansion, rehabilitation, and improvement of regional centers.Changes the terms of the contingent expiration date.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1202
by Representatives Young, McCaslin, Taylor, and Shea
Prohibiting the use of international law to infringe on property rights.
Prohibits the adoption, development, or implementation of community development policies based on international accords that infringe or restrict private property rights and the expenditure of public funds in furtherance of any international accords that endanger a citizen's private property rights.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1203
by Representatives Young, J. Walsh, McCaslin, Taylor, Shea, Irwin, Koster, and Santos
Exempting school districts from the state portion of sales and use taxes on school construction.
Allows a sales and use tax exemption for school districts, in the form of a remittance, if the school district has paid the tax levied on the sale or use of or charge made for labor and materials used for qualifying construction.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1204
by Representatives Young, McCaslin, Shea, Taylor, and J. Walsh
Requiring the display of the national league of families' POW/MIA flag on certain days.
Requires the national league of families' POW/MIA flag to be displayed on Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day on April 9th and on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 7th.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1205
by Representatives Young, Shea, Taylor, McCaslin, and Santos
Providing a right of first repurchase for surplus transportation property.
Gives a former owner the right of repurchase if the department of transportation determines that all or a portion of the former owner's real property or an interest in the real property that was acquired through condemnation within the previous ten years is no longer necessary for a transportation purpose.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1206
by Representatives Young, J. Walsh, Taylor, McCaslin, Shea, and Muri
Repealing the state estate tax.
Repeals the state estate tax.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1207
by Representatives Young, Taylor, Shea, J. Walsh, McCaslin, Kraft, and Short
Requiring agreements between state agencies and the federal government to be reported to the legislature.
Requires state agencies to submit a written report to the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the senate, and the governor, providing a comprehensive, detailed description of every agreement between the agency and the federal government.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1208
by Representatives Johnson, Dolan, Stokesbary, and Stonier
Concerning charter school students participating in interschool athletics and extracurricular activities.
Addresses the participation in interschool athletics and extracurricular activities by charter school students.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1209
by Representatives Bergquist, Vick, Kirby, J. Walsh, and Blake
Concerning municipal access to local financial services.
Revises public depositary provisions with regard to: (1) Loss in a public depositary and procedure for payment;(2) Requirements for becoming a public depositary; and(3) Revising the definition "financial institution" to include federal or state chartered credit unions.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1210
by Representatives Farrell, Fitzgibbon, Frame, McBride, Macri, Doglio, Ormsby, Hudgins, and Pollet; by request of Department of Ecology
Strengthening funding for oil spill programs in Washington by increasing revenue to the oil spill prevention account.
Increases revenue to the oil spill prevention account to strengthen funding for oil spill programs in the state.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1211
by Representatives Jinkins, DeBolt, Tharinger, Harris, and Wylie
Addressing prescription drug insurance continuity of care.
Prohibits an issuer from denying continued coverage or increasing the copayment or coinsurance amount for a prescription drug to a medically stable enrollee under certain circumstances.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1212
by Representative Blake
Concerning the possession and transfer of marijuana, marijuana plants, useable marijuana, marijuana-infused products, and marijuana concentrates.
Modifies marijuana provisions regarding the possession, transfer, delivery, and/or personal product testing of marijuana, marijuana plants, useable marijuana, marijuana-infused products, and/or marijuana concentrates.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1213
by Representatives Farrell, Pollet, Peterson, Gregerson, Wylie, McBride, Doglio, and Hudgins
Promoting the use of greywater in urban buildings.
Requires the state building code council, by no later than the first building code update after January 1, 2020, to adopt rules to require all new buildings constructed in certain cities to reuse greywater in a manner consistent with the standards, procedures, and guidelines adopted by the department of health.Requires the department of health to update the adopted standards, procedures, and guidelines to allow for the reuse of greywater for water use needs of a building, including heating and cooling and the flushing of toilets.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1214
by Representatives Hargrove, Pettigrew, Sells, Haler, and Muri
Increasing the number of state need grant recipients by awarding the community and technical college rate in certain financial aid programs for a student's first two years of postsecondary credit.
Awards the community and technical college rate in certain financial aid programs for a student's first two years of postsecondary credit by increasing the number of state need grant recipients.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1215
by Representatives Hargrove, Pettigrew, Kretz, Smith, and Stambaugh
Authorizing innovation schools.
Creates a system for the establishment and operation of locally authorized innovation schools to: (1) Meet the educational needs of a diverse student population;(2) Improve educational performance;(3) Implement evidence-based practices to reduce demographic disparities in student achievement; and(4) Provide local school communities and principals with greater control over decisions related to staffing, personnel selection and evaluation, scheduling, and educational programming.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1216
by Representatives Klippert and Hayes
Concerning unlawful entry on certain properties.
Authorizes a peace officer to remove a person from the premises and order the person to remain off the premises, when the person is unlawfully entering the premises.Authorizes an owner of premises to initiate an investigation and request the removal of an unauthorized person from the premises by providing a certain declaration to law enforcement.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1217
by Representatives Klippert, Hargrove, Shea, Haler, Taylor, Holy, Young, McCaslin, Rodne, Smith, Van Werven, Dent, Hayes, and Short
Concerning the burdening of exercises of religion and freedom of conscience.
Prohibits the government from substantially burdening a person's free exercise of religion or freedom of conscience: (1) Even if the burden results from a law, rule, or action of general applicability; and(2) Unless it demonstrates that application of the law, rule, or other action imposing the burden on the person is essential to further a compelling governmental interest implicating another express constitutional right and the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1218
by Representatives Fey, McCaslin, and Goodman
Modifying when towing fees terminate.
Modifies towing and impoundment provisions with regard to the timeline for the termination of towing fees.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1219
by Representatives Orcutt, Fey, and Goodman
Concerning deficiency claims after auction of a private property vehicle impound.
Increases the dollar threshold on registered tow truck operators' deficiency claims.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1220
by Representative Klippert
Concerning the flying of flags on campuses of Washington state institutions of higher education.
Allows an institution of higher education to fly only the following flags on the campus of its institution: The United States flag, the Washington state flag, the national league of families POW/MIA flag, or the respective institution of higher education's flag.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1221
by Representatives Rodne, Goodman, Klippert, Kilduff, Jinkins, Barkis, Muri, and Hudgins
Concerning the solemnization of marriages by commissioners of courts of limited jurisdiction.
Authorizes the commissioners of the courts of limited jurisdiction to solemnize marriages.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1222
by Representatives Pike, Tarleton, Orcutt, Shea, Rodne, Gregerson, and McBride
Creating a bistate bridge project legislative work group.
Creates the bistate bridge project legislative work group to identify the most affordable, efficient project that improves freight mobility and safety, relieves traffic congestion, and meets the future needs of the region and the transportation corridor.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1223
by Representatives Pike, Goodman, Caldier, Griffey, Fitzgibbon, Riccelli, Tarleton, Chapman, Gregerson, and Kilduff
Extending the term of validity for a driver's instruction permit.
Changes the length of time that a driver's instruction permit is valid from one year to eighteen months and authorizes the department of licensing to issue one additional permit for eighteen months.Requires the holder of an intermediate license to: (1) Have possessed a valid instruction permit for a period of not less than one year; and(2) Not have been convicted of or found to have committed a traffic violation within the last twelve months before the application for the intermediate license.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1224
by Representatives Pike, Manweller, Shea, Taylor, Kraft, Vick, Griffey, Harris, and Hargrove
Granting local governments the authority to make challenges related to growth management planning subject to direct review in superior court.
Establishes the growth management reform act of 2017.Authorizes the legislative authorities of certain counties to adopt an ordinance of direct review providing the superior court with exclusive jurisdiction over petitions to which the county is a party and that would otherwise qualify for filing with the growth management hearings board.Expires December 31, 2027.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1225
by Representatives Pike, Fitzgibbon, Manweller, Blake, Wylie, Peterson, and McDonald
Requiring planning for the availability of mineral resources for future generations under the growth management act.
Revises growth management act provisions with regard to planning for the availability of mineral resources.Requires a county or city, whether shown by new information or by prior information submitted to the county or city, to designate as mineral resource lands all property that has long-term significance for the extraction of minerals.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1226
by Representatives Pike, Peterson, Manweller, Goodman, Vick, Griffey, Muri, and Pollet
Improving the convenience of electronic waste collection.
Improves the collection rate in the state's electronic waste recycling program by directing the program to take better advantage of existing solid waste collection infrastructure, including the establishment of convenient, curbside collection of electronic wastes.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1227
by Representatives Pike, Goodman, Manweller, Springer, Vick, Griffey, and Harris
Concerning correctional industries' insurance costs.
Addresses insurance costs of correctional industries.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1228
by Representatives Pike, Manweller, Kraft, Vick, Taylor, Shea, and Harris
Limiting industrial insurance benefits for injuries or diseases caused by use of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Prohibits industrial insurance benefits, other than medical benefits, from being paid to or on behalf of a worker or to his or her spouse, child, or dependent if the worker's being under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor or any drug was the primary cause of the worker's injury or death.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1229
by Representatives Pike, Pollet, Pettigrew, Shea, Taylor, Vick, Springer, Goodman, Harris, Kraft, and Young
Ensuring that fishing opportunities in Washington are consistent with the economic contributions provided by the fishing user groups.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Seek to optimize the economic value of the state's fishery resource; and(2) When making fisheries management determinations and setting fishing seasons, maximize recreational fishing opportunity within available harvests before determining commercial fishing opportunity.Requires the fish and wildlife commission, when using hatcheries to enhance fishing opportunities and consistent with all tribal treaty obligations, to prioritize production at hatcheries based on their contribution to recreational fisheries.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1230
by Representatives Pike, Wylie, Caldier, Manweller, Stonier, Griffey, Springer, Shea, Goodman, Taylor, Kraft, Vick, Fitzgibbon, Harris, Dent, Muri, Kilduff, McBride, Young, Smith, Stambaugh, Appleton, Dolan, Ormsby, Stanford, Pellicciotti, and Doglio
Modifying qualifications for disabled veterans to receive fee exempt license plates.
Changes the service-connected compensation rate that allows disabled veterans to receive fee-exempt license plates.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1231
by Representatives Lytton, Nealey, Springer, Wilcox, Tharinger, Holy, Blake, Muri, Kirby, Haler, Goodman, Shea, Wylie, Rodne, Riccelli, Dent, and Morris
Removing the expiration date of the business and occupation tax deduction for cooperative finance organizations.
Removes the July 1, 2017, expiration date for the business and occupation tax deduction for cooperative finance organizations.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1232
by Representatives Clibborn, Macri, Rodne, Caldier, Jinkins, and Goodman
Concerning the timing and content of disclosures by continuing care retirement communities.
Addresses continuing care retirement communities with regard to the timing and content of disclosures.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1233
by Representatives Morris, Tarleton, and Hudgins
Enabling electric utilities to prepare for the distributed energy future.
Establishes pathways by which the state's existing and future electric utilities can accommodate a wide range of new resources being brought to the retail electric distribution system by customer investment.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1234
by Representatives Robinson, Lytton, Senn, Frame, Doglio, Tarleton, Hansen, Jinkins, Cody, Ortiz-Self, Riccelli, Stambaugh, Macri, Pollet, Tharinger, Clibborn, Stonier, Caldier, Sells, Gregerson, Wylie, Kilduff, McBride, Goodman, Bergquist, Ormsby, Stanford, Slatter, and Kloba
Addressing private health plan coverage of contraceptives.
Requires a health benefit plan that includes coverage for contraceptive drugs to provide reimbursement for a twelve-month refill of contraceptive drugs obtained at one time by the enrollee.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1235
by Representatives Riccelli, Harris, Stonier, Bergquist, Caldier, Robinson, Nealey, Stokesbary, Jinkins, McBride, Goodman, Ryu, Frame, Gregerson, Dolan, and Ormsby
Assessing physical education practices in public schools.
Requires school districts to conduct an annual assessment of their physical education programs and make the results of the assessment available to the public and posted on the web site of the district.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1236
by Representatives Klippert, Griffey, and Harris
Encouraging courts to require that children subject to truancy petitions complete and submit assignments.
Encourages a court, in conjunction with an order to attend school or certain programs, to order a child to: (1) Complete and submit all required assignments to the teacher in all of his or her classes; and(2) Submit to the court, on a monthly basis, satisfactory proof that there has been compliance with the requirement to complete and submit all assignments and that the child is showing positive progress toward passing each class at the end of the term.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1237
by Representatives Sells, Haler, Pollet, Appleton, Bergquist, Cody, Farrell, Riccelli, Lovick, Johnson, Ormsby, Springer, Gregerson, Ryu, Wylie, Sawyer, Santos, Senn, Goodman, Fey, and Stanford
Modifying collective bargaining law to authorize providing additional compensation to academic employees at community and technical colleges.
Authorizes the provision of additional compensation to academic employees at community and technical colleges.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1238
by Representatives Pollet, Haler, Tarleton, Sells, Holy, Orwall, Bergquist, Frame, Fitzgibbon, Ormsby, Stanford, and Farrell
Creating new full-time tenure track positions at the state's four-year public institutions of higher education.
Creates the faculty expansion program at the four-year public institutions to encourage the institutions to increase the number of full-time tenure track faculty positions on their campuses.Expires June 30, 2022.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1239
by Representative Sullivan
Concerning requests for medical records to support an application for social security benefits.
Requires a health care facility or a health care provider to, upon request of a patient or a patient's personal representative, provide the patient or representative with one copy of the patient's health care information free of charge if the patient is appealing the denial of federal social security disability benefits.Requires issuers and third-party payors, upon request of a covered person or a covered person's personal representative, to provide the covered person or representative with one copy of the covered person's health care information free of charge if the covered person is appealing the denial of federal social security disability benefits.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1240
by Representatives Koster, Taylor, Shea, McDonald, Hayes, Rodne, Irwin, Manweller, Short, Young, Pike, and Kraft
Revising the responsibilities of the joint administrative rules review committee to increase legislative oversight of agency rule making.
Modifies certain duties of the joint administrative rules review committee with regard to approving a rule for adoption and introducing a bill to refer a suspended rule to the appropriate legislative committees.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1241
by Representatives Koster, Shea, Taylor, Hayes, Rodne, Manweller, Short, and Pike
Increasing legislative oversight of agency rule making.
Revises the administrative procedure act to: (1) Suspend certain agency rule making until July 1, 2018;(2) Require agencies to immediately perform a review of existing agency rules; and(3) Authorize the legislature to approve or disapprove a proposed or adopted agency rule.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HJM 4003
by Representatives Farrell, Pollet, Tarleton, Ryu, Riccelli, Doglio, Gregerson, Ormsby, Wylie, Senn, Springer, Pettigrew, Stonier, Peterson, Stanford, Fey, Appleton, Sawyer, Fitzgibbon, Sells, Frame, McBride, Bergquist, and Macri
Asking congress to call a limited convention, authorized under Article V of the United States Constitution, for the purpose of proposing a free and fair elections amendment to that Constitution.
Asks congress to call a limited convention, authorized under Article V of the United States Constitution, for the purpose of proposing a free and fair elections amendment to that constitution.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5117
by Senators Rolfes, Bailey, Angel, Conway, and Zeiger
Transitioning military student participation in extracurricular activities.
Requires the rules adopted by the Washington interscholastic activities association to facilitate the opportunity for transitioning military children's inclusion in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, to the extent they are otherwise qualified and space is available, as determined by the school district.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5118
by Senators Rolfes, Bailey, Darneille, Billig, Keiser, Kuderer, and Chase
Increasing the personal needs allowance for persons receiving state-financed care.
Requires the personal needs allowance to be adjusted for economic trends and conditions by increasing the allowance by the percentage cost-of-living adjustment for old-age, survivors, and disability social security benefits.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5119
by Senators Takko, Dansel, Sheldon, Angel, Chase, Palumbo, and Wellman
Concerning water-sewer districts.
Modifies water-sewer district provisions regarding: (1) The sale of unnecessary property;(2) The authority of the board of commissioners to adopt a policy to issue its own warrants for payment of claims or other obligations of the district;(3) Contracting for asset management service of water storage assets; and(4) Adding the term "water-sewer district" to the definition of "municipality" for purposes of chapter 70.95A RCW (pollution control--municipal bonding authority).
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5120
by Senators Carlyle, Miloscia, Hunt, Dansel, Rolfes, Cleveland, Keiser, Kuderer, and Chase; by request of Attorney General
Concerning employment after public service in state government.
Addresses the postemployment of former state officers and state employees.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government. | |
SB 5121
by Senators Takko, Rivers, and Palumbo
Concerning fire protection district tax levies.
Removes certain requirements of the board of fire commissioners of a fire protection district with regard to levying ad valorem taxes on taxable property within the district.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5122
by Senators Takko and Rivers
Concerning fire commissioner compensation.
Addresses inflation adjustments for the compensation of a fire commissioner.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5123
by Senators Warnick and Chase
Exempting short-line railroads that haul nonfuel oils from oil spill contingency planning requirements.
Exempts the transport by a class III railroad of oil in bulk that is not crude oil or a refined petroleum product used for fuel from the contingency plan requirements for railroads transporting oil in bulk.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5124
by Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Keiser, and Kuderer; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Addressing nonpublic personal health information.
Prohibits the insurance commissioner from disclosing nonpublic personal health information except in the furtherance of regulatory or legal action brought as a part of the insurance commissioner's official duties.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5125
by Senators Braun, Conway, Rossi, and Wilson
Defining independent contractor relationships in the context of real estate licensing.
Provides a definition for "independent contractor relationship" for purposes of chapter 18.85 RCW (real estate brokers and managing brokers).
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor & Sports at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5126
by Senators Hunt, Palumbo, Miloscia, Kuderer, and Billig
Concerning uniform ballot design.
Requires the secretary of state, in conjunction with the Washington state association of county auditors, to develop a uniform ballot format to be used by each county.Authorizes the secretary of state, in consultation with the department of enterprise services and with county auditors, to 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 explicitly to replace vote tallying equipment.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government. | |
SB 5127
by Senators Braun, Ranker, and Hunt; by request of Office of Financial Management
Establishing a carbon pollution tax and investment program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, facilitate the transition to a clean energy economy, and invest in K-12 education and other vital public services.
Establishes the carbon pollution tax and investment act.Imposes a carbon pollution tax on: (1) The sale or use of fossil fuels, including fossil fuels used in generating electricity; or(2) The sale or consumption of electricity generated through the combustion of fossil fuels.Creates the carbon pollution reduction account and the carbon reduction investment fund.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5128
by Senators Takko, Rivers, and Chase
Allowing incremental electricity produced as a result of certain capital investment projects to qualify as an eligible renewable resource under the energy independence act.
Revises the definition of "eligible renewable resource," for purposes of the energy independence act, to include incremental electricity produced as a result of a capital investment project completed after March 31, 1999, that increases, relative to a baseline level of generation before the capital investment project, the amount of electricity generated by a generation facility that commenced operation before March 31, 1999, and is powered by a renewable resource other than freshwater.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5129
by Senators Hunt, Fain, Zeiger, Mullet, and Palumbo
Concerning charter school students participating in interschool athletics and extracurricular activities.
Addresses the participation in interschool athletics and extracurricular activities by charter school students.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5130
by Senators Rivers, Conway, and Chase; by request of Liquor and Cannabis Board
Increasing marijuana license fees and adding a temporary additional fee on marijuana licenses issued by the Washington state liquor and cannabis board.
Imposes a nonrefundable additional fee on applications and renewals of licenses relating to marijuana.Requires money from the fee to be used for replacement of the state liquor and cannabis board's traceability system.Increases marijuana license fees.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor & Sports at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5131
by Senators Rivers and Conway; by request of Liquor and Cannabis Board
Addressing provisions concerning marijuana with respect to research licenses, local authority notifications, the retail licensing application process, processor wholesale events, and jurisdictional requirements.
Modifies marijuana provisions with regard to research licenses, local authority notifications, the retail licensing application process, processor wholesale events, and jurisdictional requirements.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor & Sports at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5132
by Senators Rivers, Conway, Keiser, and Chase; by request of Liquor and Cannabis Board
Expanding the powers of liquor enforcement officers.
Allows liquor enforcement officers to enforce traffic laws relating to and associated with the manufacture, importation, transportation, possession, distribution, and sale of marijuana, tobacco, and vapor products; and patron conduct in and around locations licensed by the state liquor and cannabis board.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5133
by Senator Takko
Concerning county boards of equalization.
Changes the time for certain meetings of the county board of equalization from July 15th to when the county assessment rolls are certified.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5134
by Senators Hasegawa and Keiser
Modifying notice and opportunity provisions relating to certain enforcement actions taken by a homeowners' or condominium association.
Revises homeowners' and condominium association provisions with regard to providing forty-five days' notice before certain enforcement actions.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
SB 5135
by Senators Rivers, Rolfes, Zeiger, Walsh, Angel, Keiser, Mullet, Cleveland, Hunt, Bailey, King, Warnick, Brown, Fain, Ranker, Van De Wege, Conway, and Wellman
Modifying the Washington main street program by increasing the total amount of tax credits allowed under the program and making administrative changes to the program.
Increases the total amount of tax credits allowed under the Washington main street program and makes administrative changes to the program.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 5136
by Senators Chase, Sheldon, Conway, and Hasegawa
Concerning electronic product recycling.
Addresses a system for the collection, transportation, and recycling of covered electronic products.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5137
by Senators Warnick, Rolfes, Wellman, and Chase
Limiting oil spill contingency planning requirements to those railroads that haul oils used as fuel.
Exempts the railroad transport of food grade vegetable oil from the contingency plan requirements for railroads transporting oil in bulk.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5138
by Senators Palumbo, Kuderer, Fain, Billig, and Rossi
Concerning metropolitan park districts.
Addresses metropolitan park districts.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5139
by Senators Rolfes, Sheldon, McCoy, Takko, Chase, Cleveland, Hasegawa, Van De Wege, and Wellman
Ensuring economic development by authorizing public utility districts to provide retail telecommunications services.
Authorizes public utility districts to provide retail telecommunications services.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5140
by Senators Cleveland, Keiser, Frockt, Ranker, Conway, Nelson, Takko, Darneille, Hunt, Palumbo, Chase, Saldaña, Liias, Rolfes, McCoy, Kuderer, Billig, Wellman, Mullet, Carlyle, Hasegawa, and Pedersen
Concerning enforcement of the equal pay act and worker communications about wages and employment opportunities.
Updates the existing state equal pay act to: (1) Address income disparities, employer discrimination, and retaliation practices; and(2) Reflect the equal status of all workers in the state.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5141
by Senators Palumbo and Wilson
Concerning the regulation of programs of yoga practice or instruction as private vocational schools.
Addresses private vocational school provisions and the regulation of programs of yoga practice or instruction.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5142
by Senators Kuderer, Rolfes, Palumbo, Billig, Pedersen, Mullet, McCoy, Keiser, and Wellman
Concerning educational interpreters.
Revises professional educator standards board provisions regarding evaluation and assessments for educational interpreters for which the board has not established a performance standard; and educational interpreters who have not successfully achieved the performance standard.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5143
by Senators Zeiger, Rolfes, and Darneille
Concerning the exemption of property taxes for nonprofit homeownership development.
Exempts the following from state and local property taxes: Real property owned by a nonprofit entity for the purpose of developing or redeveloping on the real property one or more residences to be sold to low-income households including land to be leased.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. | |
SB 5144
by Senators Angel, Mullet, and Hobbs
Addressing the Washington state credit union act.
Revises the Washington state credit union act.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5145
by Senators Liias and Walsh
Equalizing differences in the distillery and winery industries by authorizing certain sales of spirits carrying a private label exclusive to a restaurant or private club that is a licensed spirits retailer.
Authorizes certain sales of spirits carrying a private label exclusive to a restaurant or private club that is a licensed spirits retailer to equalize the differences in the distillery and winery industries.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor & Sports at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5146
by Senators Liias, King, and Hobbs
Allowing public transportation benefit area authorities to use job order contracts and procedure.
Authorizes public transportation benefit area authorities to award job order contracts and use the job order contracting procedure.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5147
by Senators Hobbs and King
Providing an exemption from certain maximum vehicle length limitations.
Exempts public transit vehicles equipped with bike racks from certain maximum vehicle length limitations.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5148
by Senators Baumgartner, Ranker, Padden, Conway, Zeiger, Chase, Honeyford, Palumbo, Takko, Warnick, and Billig
Removing the expiration date of the business and occupation tax deduction for cooperative finance organizations.
Removes the July 1, 2017, expiration date for the business and occupation tax deduction for cooperative finance organizations.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5149
by Senators Fain, Hobbs, Braun, Palumbo, Baumgartner, Warnick, Walsh, Miloscia, Zeiger, Rivers, Darneille, and Wellman
Addressing paid family leave.
Provides family leave benefits to certain employees and those employees continue to be eligible for the benefits during employment with a covered employer.Requires the employment security department to administer family leave provisions.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5150
by Senators Fain, Rivers, Palumbo, Darneille, and Keiser
Providing a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5151
by Senators Fain, O'Ban, Zeiger, Miloscia, and Braun
Authorizing the county auditor or his or her designee to appoint committees to prepare arguments advocating voters' approval and rejection of certain measures.
Authorizes the county auditor to appoint committees to prepare arguments advocating voters' approval and rejection of certain measures.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government. | |
SB 5152
by Senators Fain, Keiser, Rivers, Becker, Palumbo, and Kuderer
Concerning pediatric transitional care centers.
Creates a pediatric transitional care center license and requires a center, in order to be licensed, to demonstrate that it is capable of providing services for children who: (1) Are no more than two years of age;(2) Have been exposed to alcohol or other drugs before birth;(3) Require twenty-four hour continuous residential care and skilled nursing services as a result of prenatal substance exposure; and(4) Are referred to the center by the department of social and health services and regional hospitals.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5153
by Senators Fain, Liias, Hobbs, and Zeiger
Requiring proof of financial responsibility before the issuance of vehicle registrations.
Prohibits the department of licensing from issuing an original or renewal vehicle registration unless the applicant attests to having, and provides proof of meeting, the financial responsibility requirements for operating a motor vehicle.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5154
by Senators Fain, Hobbs, Liias, Zeiger, Billig, Wilson, and Kuderer
Concerning driver's license formats for persons approaching twenty-one years of age.
Requires the department of licensing to allow for a person who applies to renew his or her driver's license within one week of his or her twenty-first birthday to convert the driver's license to the format of a driver's license for a person who is twenty-one years of age or older.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5155
by Senators Billig, Saldaña, Liias, Rolfes, Frockt, Takko, Darneille, Wellman, Kuderer, and Hasegawa
Concerning suspension and expulsion of kindergarten and early elementary school students.
Prohibits a school district from suspending or expelling a student who is enrolled in grades kindergarten through two, except when the suspension is based on possession of a firearm on school premises or transportation.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5156
by Senators Brown, Rivers, Angel, Sheldon, Takko, Fortunato, and Warnick
Concerning motorcycle helmet use.
Prohibits a person under the age of eighteen to operate or ride upon a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped on a state highway, county road, or city street unless wearing upon his or her head a motorcycle helmet.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5157
by Senators Angel and Mullet
Repealing an expiration date for legislation enacted in 2015 regarding pawnbroker fees and interest rates.
Repeals the July 1, 2018, expiration date for the amendments, by chapter 294, Laws of 2015, to RCW 19.60.060 (pawnbroker fees and interest).
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5158
by Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Bailey, and Keiser
Concerning dental practice and solicitation by corporations.
Addresses dental practice and solicitation by corporations.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |