WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 29

SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
Friday, February 16, 201840th Day - 2018 Regular Session

SENATE
SB 5397-SSB 6087SB 6135-SSB 6213SB 6226-SSB 6379SB 6587-S
HOUSE
HB 1482-S3HB 1488-S3HB 2509HB 2610-SHB 2759HB 2771-SHB 2948
HB 2990HB 2991

This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.

Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2018.


House Bills

HB 1482-S3

by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Sawyer, Kagi, Stambaugh, Caldier, Robinson, Springer, Hargrove, Tarleton, Ormsby, Doglio, and Stanford)


Establishing the legislative-executive WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight task force.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


Creates the legislative-executive WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight task force.

Creates the intergenerational poverty advisory committee to assist the task force.

Requires the task force to, among other things: (1) Oversee the partner agencies' operation of the WorkFirst program and temporary assistance for needy families program;

(2) Determine evidence-based outcome measures for the WorkFirst program;

(3) Develop accountability measures for WorkFirst recipients and the state agencies responsible for their progress toward self-sufficiency;

(4) Collaborate with partner agencies and the advisory committee to analyze available data and information regarding intergenerational poverty in the state; and

(5) Direct the department of social and health services to develop a five-year plan to reduce intergenerational poverty and promote self-sufficiency.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 3Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 10:00 AM.
Feb 7Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
Feb 21Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
Mar 14Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services and Mental Health & Housing at 1:30 PM.
Apr 4Public hearing, executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
Jan 17ELHS - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
Jan 23Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 8Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 133rd substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 69; nays, 29; absent, 0; excused, 0.

HB 1488-S3

by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Hansen, Haler, Stokesbary, Ortiz-Self, Gregerson, Tarleton, Slatter, and Hudgins)


Expanding higher education opportunities for certain students.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


Requires a student, who is eligible to receive the Washington college bound scholarship because he or she is a resident student, to provide an affidavit to the institution indicating that he or she will file an application to become a permanent resident and engage in activities necessary to acquire citizenship.

Requires a participant who is receiving opportunity scholarship funds and is ineligible to apply for federal student aid, to submit documentation of filing a state financial aid application as approved by the office of student financial assistance.

Makes an appropriation from the state general fund to the student achievement council for the purposes of funding the state need grant.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 10Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM.
Feb 17Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM.
Feb 23Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
Feb 24Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 10Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM.
Jan 17Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM.
Jan 23Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM.
Jan 24HE - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM.
Jan 26Referred to Appropriations.
Feb 3Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
Feb 5APP - Majority; do pass 3rd substitute bill proposed by Higher Education.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
Feb 6Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 8Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Feb 133rd substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Feb 20Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action.

HB 2509

by Representatives Hayes, Smith, and Johnson


Concerning mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


States that a person who: (1) Obstructs the duty of a mandatory reporter to make a report is guilty of a gross misdemeanor; and

(2) Is a mandatory reporter and fails to make, or fails to cause to be made, the report, due to negligence, may be issued a class 1 civil infraction.

Requires state contracts with youth-serving organizations to include a requirement that youth-serving organizations provide a signed acknowledgment of the organization's compliance with the mandatory reporter posting law.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 10First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
Jan 23Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
Jan 24Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
Jan 26ELHS - Majority; do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
Jan 30Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 13Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. 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 2610-S

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Peterson, Bergquist, Pollet, Gregerson, Appleton, Valdez, Ryu, Jinkins, Macri, Tarleton, Hudgins, McBride, Doglio, Stonier, Fey, Goodman, Santos, Frame, and Stanford)


Creating the hunger-free students' bill of rights act.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


Establishes the hunger-free students' bill of rights act.

Requires a school that participates in the national school lunch program and/or the school breakfast program to annually distribute and collect an application for all households of children in kindergarten through grade twelve to determine student eligibility for free or reduced-price meals.

Requires local liaisons for homeless children and youths designated by districts to improve systems to identify homeless students and coordinate with the applicable school nutrition program to ensure that each homeless student has proper access to free school meals.

Prohibits school or district personnel or a school volunteer from: (1) Taking any action directed at a student under the age of fifteen to collect unpaid school meal fees;

(2) Stigmatizing a student who cannot pay for a school meal;

(3) Requiring a student, who cannot pay, to perform chores or other actions in exchange for a meal or to reduce or eliminate a debt;

(4) Requiring a student to dispose of a meal because of his or her inability to pay;

(5) Allowing any disciplinary action taken against a student to result in the denial or delay of a meal; or

(6) Requiring a parent or guardian to pay fees or costs in excess of the actual amounts owed for unpaid meals.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to collect, analyze, and promote best practices in local meal charge policies.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 15Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
Jan 25Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM.
Feb 3Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
Feb 6APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM.
Feb 12Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 131st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 39; absent, 0; excused, 0.

HB 2759

by Representatives Doglio, Jinkins, Senn, Pettigrew, Dolan, Hudgins, Stanford, Chapman, Kagi, Appleton, Gregerson, Tarleton, Santos, Kilduff, Pollet, Macri, Frame, and Bergquist


Establishing the Washington state women's commission.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


Creates the Washington state women's commission in the office of the governor.

Requires the director of the commission to: (1) Monitor state legislation and advocate for legislation affecting women;

(2) Work with state agencies to assess programs and policies that affect women;

(3) Include, in the first biennial report, an analysis of pay inequity based on gender among individuals employed in the office of the governor and, separately, an analysis of pay inequity based on gender among employees included in the Washington management service;

(4) Coordinate with the minority commissions and human rights commission to address issues of mutual concern; and

(5) Work as a liaison between the public and private sector to eliminate barriers to women's economic equity.

Requires the commission to provide staffing support to the interagency committee of state employed women, a volunteer organization that aims to better the lives of state employees by advising the governor and agencies on policies that affect state employed women.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 15First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
Jan 30Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government and Elections & Information Technology at 8:00 AM.
Jan 31SEIT - Majority; do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government and Elections & Information Technology at 1:30 PM.
Feb 2Referred to Appropriations.
Feb 3Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
Feb 6APP - Majority; do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM.
Feb 9Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Feb 13Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 65; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Feb 19Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government and Tribal Relations & Elections at 6:00 PM in anticipation of other legislative action.

HB 2771-S

by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Kretz, Maycumber, Taylor, Buys, and Shea)


Managing wolves using translocation.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


Requires the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Immediately initiate the state environmental policy act process in order to use translocation as a method to provide relief to residents living in areas where multiple packs of wolves range;

(2) Initiate translocation of wolves, consistent with the findings from the state environmental policy act analysis, to regions with fewer wolves; and

(3) Use best available science to determine which locations are unoccupied by wolves to become recipient sites and verify that potential recipient sites contain stable prey populations.

Prohibits the department from translocating wolves that are known to depredate livestock or show signs of being habituated to livestock or the presence of humans.

Requires the translocation process to be expedited by all state agencies involved in the process.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
Feb 1AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
Feb 2Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 6Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 131st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 85; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 0.

HB 2948

by Representatives Graves, Sullivan, Haler, Hargrove, Pike, and Senn


Concerning the responsibilities for state routes in cities or towns.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


Increases the population threshold, every five years through 2033, at which a city or town will have increased responsibility and control of certain streets.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 29First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
Feb 5Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM.
Feb 6TR - Majority; do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 11:30 AM.
Feb 8Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Feb 13Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 86; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0.

HB 2990

by Representatives Fey, Young, and Muri


Concerning the Tacoma Narrows bridge debt service payment plan.


Requires the transportation commission to maintain tolls at no more than: (1) Toll rates effective at the fiscal year 2018 level until fiscal year 2022; and

(2) Twenty-five cents higher than the toll rates effective at the fiscal year 2018 level beginning in fiscal year 2022 until the debt service and deferred sales tax obligation is fully met and state contribution loans are fully repaid.

Requires the state treasurer to make state contribution loan transfers: (1) To the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account on the first day of each fiscal biennium, beginning in the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium, through the life of the debt service plan; and

(2) In amounts necessary to ensure debt service payments are made in full after toll revenue from the Tacoma Narrows bridge toll facility is applied to the debt payment amounts.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 15First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2991

by Representative Tarleton


Updating spirits industry regulations.


Modifies alcohol beverages provisions with regard to distilled spirits producers, distilled spirits brand owners, licensing, and fees.

Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 15First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).


Senate Bills

SB 5397-S

by Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Warnick, Liias, Walsh, Nelson, O'Ban, Billig, Kuderer, King, Honeyford, Wilson, Pedersen, Hunt, Wellman, Saldaña, and Carlyle)


Concerning disclosure in initiatives, referenda, and recall petitions.


(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


Regulates signature gatherers and those who employ signature gatherers.

Exempts the following from public inspection and copying under the public records act: Information disclosed to the public disclosure commission or a law enforcement agency.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 8Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government at 8:00 AM.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government and Tribal Relations & Elections at 8:00 AM.
Feb 2SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government and Tribal Relations & Elections at 8:00 AM.
Feb 12Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 131st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 2.

SB 6087

by Senators Mullet, Palumbo, Carlyle, Braun, Kuderer, Dhingra, Pedersen, Takko, McCoy, Liias, and Conway


Modifying the Washington advanced college tuition payment and college savings programs.


(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


Requires the governing body of the advanced college tuition payment program and the college savings program to allow account owners who purchased units before July 1, 2015, to redeem the units at the unit cash value price if the redeemed funds are deposited immediately into an eligible state college savings program account.

Requires the committee on advanced tuition payment and college savings, in consultation with the state actuary and state investment board, to: (1) Establish a period that is not less than ninety days during which eligible purchasers may redeem units at the unit cash value price and provide at least thirty days' notice before the ninety-day window to all eligible account holders about the redemption option; and

(2) Establish the unit cash value price.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 5Prefiled for introduction.
Jan 8First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.
Jan 16Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
Jan 25HEWD - Majority; do pass.
And refer to Ways & Means.
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM.
Jan 26On motion, referred to Rules.
Feb 2Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
Feb 6Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 13Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 3.
-- IN THE HOUSE --
Feb 15First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
Feb 20Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)
Feb 21Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)
Feb 23Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)

SB 6135-S

by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Wellman, Zeiger, and Hasegawa; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)


Updating application requirements for the academic acceleration incentive program.


(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


Addresses eligibility for advanced courses in mathematics, science, or computer science and equitable access to dual credit opportunities.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to, in making grant awards, give priority to grants for high schools: (1) That have not previously received grant funds through the academic acceleration incentive program;

(2) With a high proportion of low-income students;

(3) Identified as having high disproportionality in their dual credit enrollment data; or

(4) Seeking to develop new capacity for dual credit courses rather than proposing marginal expansion of current capacity.

Allows a high school, in a district that has not adopted an academic acceleration policy, to apply for grants if in practice it follows the academic acceleration guidelines and meets other criteria.

Authorizes the office of the superintendent of public instruction to retain a percentage of learning assistance program allocation funds to support districts in meeting certain requirements, including data collection and reporting and providing professional development and technical assistance.

Allows a school district: (1) During the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years only, to expend a portion of the district's learning assistance program allocation to develop a dropout early warning and intervention data system; and

(2) To expend a portion of the district's learning assistance program allocation on interventions for students identified as at risk of not graduating using that data system.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
Jan 23Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
Jan 25EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
Jan 26Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 6Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 131st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
-- IN THE HOUSE --
Feb 15First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
Feb 19Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)
Feb 22Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)

SB 6213

by Senators Ranker, Conway, Hobbs, Keiser, Van De Wege, Palumbo, Hasegawa, Saldaña, Hunt, Walsh, Kuderer, Wellman, and Fortunato


Addressing the presumption of occupational disease for purposes of workers' compensation by adding medical conditions to the presumption and extending the presumption to certain publicly employed firefighters and investigators and law enforcement.


(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


States that, there exists a prima facie presumption, with regard to public employee fire investigators who are covered under the state industrial insurance act, that the following are occupational diseases: Respiratory disease, heart problems, cancer, and infectious diseases.

States that, there exists a prima facie presumption, with regard to law enforcement officers who are covered under the state industrial insurance act, that the following are occupational diseases: Heart problems and infectious diseases.

Requires the department of labor and industries to convene a work group to discuss policy and procedural options for amending the first responder occupations and occupational diseases.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 10First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
Jan 15Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 1:30 PM.
Jan 17Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 1:30 PM.
Jan 24LBRC - Majority; do pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 1:30 PM.
Jan 25Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 12Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 13Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.
Feb 19Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action.

SB 6226-S

by Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Conway, Cleveland, Kuderer, and Saldaña)


Improving health outcomes for injured workers by facilitating better access to medical records and telemedicine.


(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


Requires a self-insured employer to ensure that relevant medical records of an injured worker scheduled for an independent medical exam are provided as electronic medical records to the independent medical exam physician or physicians; if electronic records are not possible, paper records must be delivered to the physician or physicians at least ten business days before the exam.

Requires the director of the department of labor and industries to adopt policies developed by the telemedicine collaborative to establish access to telemedicine for independent medical exams and reimburse independent medical exam physicians for services.

Requires the telemedicine collaborative to: (1) Develop policies for the department to establish access to telemedicine for independent medical exams and reimburse the physicians for services in a manner that is similar to the policies developed for commercial health insurance plans and medicaid managed care plans; and

(2) Develop a training program to train physicians who perform independent medical exams.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 22Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 1:30 PM.
Jan 29LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 1:30 PM.
Jan 30Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 12Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 131st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
Feb 19Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action.

SB 6379

by Senators Fain, Keiser, Takko, and Short


Requiring a public hearing before a local government may remove a recorded restrictive covenant from land owned by the local government. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Requiring a public hearing before a local government may remove, vacate, or extinguish certain covenants from land it owns. )


(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


Requires a city, town, municipal corporation, code city, or county to hold a public hearing upon a proposal to remove, vacate, or extinguish a recorded restrictive covenant, or any known covenant from an unrecorded deed, from property owned by the local government before the action is finalized.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 15First reading, referred to Local Government.
Jan 23LGOV - Majority; do pass.
Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
Jan 25Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 31Placed on second reading consent calendar.
Feb 13Placed on second reading.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2.
Feb 21Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action.
Feb 22Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action.

SB 6587-S

by Senate Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Hasegawa and Van De Wege)


Concerning the transparency of local taxing districts.


(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/13/18)


Requires a metropolitan municipal corporation, public utility district, diking district, drainage district, sewerage improvement district, solid waste collection district, solid waste disposal district, water-sewer district, and city or town operating as a municipal utility to disclose information on billing statements sent to customers as follows: (1) The rates of state and local taxes imposed on the corporation, district, or utility, as appropriate, with respect to the billed services, if any; and

(2) The amount of the taxes to be paid directly by the customer or taxpayer through the billing statement.

Requires an electric utility, except as otherwise provided, to: (1) Provide written or electronic notice of public hearings where changes in electricity rates will be considered or approved by the utilities and transportation commission or governing body; and

(2) Disclose on each billing statement the rate of tax imposed upon the electric utility, if any, and the amount of the tax to be paid directly by the retail electric customer through the billing statement.
-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 1LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
Feb 2Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 8Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 131st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 2.
Feb 21Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action.
Feb 22Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM in anticipation of other legislative action.