WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 9

SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
Friday, January 20, 201712th Day - 2017 Regular Session

SENATE
SB 5274SB 5275SB 5276SB 5277SB 5278SB 5279SB 5280
SB 5281SB 5282SB 5283SB 5284SB 5285SB 5286SB 5287
SB 5288SB 5289SB 5290SB 5291SB 5292SB 5293SB 5294
SB 5295SB 5296SB 5297SB 5298SB 5299SB 5300SB 5301
SB 5302SB 5303SB 5304SB 5305SB 5306SB 5307SB 5308
SB 5309SB 5310SB 5311SB 5312SB 5313SB 5314SB 5315
SJM 8003SJM 8004
HOUSE
HB 1392HB 1393HB 1394HB 1395HB 1396HB 1397HB 1398
HB 1399HB 1400HB 1401HB 1402HB 1403HB 1404HB 1405
HB 1406HB 1407HB 1408HB 1409HB 1410HB 1411HB 1412
HB 1413HB 1414HB 1415HB 1416HB 1417HB 1418HB 1419
HB 1420HB 1421HB 1422HB 1423HB 1424HB 1425HB 1426
HB 1427HB 1428HB 1429HB 1430HB 1431HB 1432HB 1433
HB 1434HB 1435HB 1436HB 1437HB 1438HB 1439HB 1440
HB 1441HB 1442HJM 4006HJM 4007HJR 4202

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=2017.


House Bills

HB 1392

by Representatives Blake, Dent, Ryu, Peterson, Sullivan, Lovick, Springer, Stambaugh, Goodman, Bergquist, Fitzgibbon, Gregerson, Hudgins, Sells, Sawyer, Appleton, Chapman, Pollet, Ortiz-Self, and Kloba


Concerning authorization for projects and appropriating funds recommended by the public works board.


Addresses project loans recommended by the public works board.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1393

by Representatives J. Walsh, Blake, Orcutt, Chapman, Vick, and Muri


Eliminating the reduction in state basic education funding that occurs in counties with federal forestlands.


Ceases the reduction of state basic education funding to school districts in counties with federal forest lands.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1394

by Representatives Chandler, Blake, Dent, Lytton, and Dye; by request of Department of Ecology


Concerning WAC 173-563-020(4) and 173-531A-060 regarding the processing of applications for Columbia river water right permits to clarify legislative intent to ensure that the rules can be implemented as written.


Authorizes the department of ecology to also act on water right applications requesting permits for the use of water that is not associated with water supplies secured through the development of new storage facilities under subsections (1) through (4) of section 1 of this act.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1395

by Representatives Peterson and Koster


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.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1396

by Representatives Graves, Jinkins, Goodman, Rodne, Muri, Haler, Orwall, Kilduff, and Kirby


Clarifying the duties of court clerks.


Changes the duty of a court clerk from "conform to the direction of the court" to "support the court in the performance of the courts' statutory duties."

Removes the duty of the clerk of the court to forward certain forms to the division of child support.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1397

by Representatives Dolan, Van Werven, Appleton, Pollet, and Kilduff; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges


Exempting property owned or used by community and technical colleges from property tax.


Provides a property tax exemption on property owned or used by community and technical colleges.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1398

by Representatives McCabe, Lovick, Haler, Klippert, Rodne, Hayes, Irwin, Johnson, Griffey, Holy, Caldier, and Muri


Making crimes and threats against persons because of their occupation as a law enforcement officer a hate crime.


Finds that a hate crime committed against a victim because of the victim's occupation as a law enforcement officer may be identified in the same manner that a hate crime committed against a victim of another protected group is identified.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1399

by Representatives Dent, Blake, Irwin, Shea, Dye, Pettigrew, Buys, Koster, and Schmick


Concerning compensation for property damage caused by wild deer or elk.


Removes the definition for "commercial crop" and provides a definition for "agricultural crop" for purposes of chapter 77.36 RCW (wildlife damage).

Increases the amounts of compensation paid for damage to property or agricultural crops by wild deer or elk and for damage to livestock caused by bears, wolves, or cougars.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1400

by Representatives Dent, Gregerson, Hargrove, McBride, Klippert, Tarleton, Dye, Blake, Peterson, Sells, Griffey, Holy, Harris, McCabe, Buys, Koster, Haler, Wilcox, Graves, Jenkin, Van Werven, Stokesbary, Pike, Condotta, Rodne, MacEwen, Irwin, Nealey, Volz, McDonald, McCaslin, Chandler, Stambaugh, Barkis, Kraft, Manweller, Muri, J. Walsh, Pettigrew, Bergquist, and Kagi


Creating Washington state aviation special license plates.


Creates Washington state aviation special license plates to provide funds to the department of transportation to support infrastructure improvements at public use airports in the state.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1401

by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Stonier, Ryu, Peterson, Santos, Jinkins, Appleton, and Bergquist


Requiring the court to remove any person serving as a court-appointed special advocate or volunteer guardian ad litem if that person has made a materially false statement under oath.


Requires a court to remove a person from serving as a court-appointed special advocate or volunteer guardian ad litem if the court is: (1) Notified that the person has been removed from another county's registry pursuant to the disposition of a grievance; or

(2) Otherwise made aware that the individual was found by a court to have made a materially false statement that he or she knows to be false during an official proceeding under oath.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1402

by Representatives Jinkins, Griffey, Rodne, Goodman, Muri, Kilduff, Orwall, Haler, Kirby, Hansen, Frame, Johnson, Appleton, Ortiz-Self, and Cody


Concerning the rights and obligations associated with incapacitated persons and other vulnerable adults.


Prohibits a guardian or limited guardian from restricting an incapacitated person's or other vulnerable adult's right to communicate, visit, interact, or otherwise associate with persons of the incapacitated person's or vulnerable adult's choosing.

Requires a guardian or limited guardian of an incapacitated person to inform certain persons, within five days, after the incapacitated person: (1) Makes a change in residence;

(2) Has been admitted to a medical facility for emergency or acute care; or

(3) Dies.

Requires the office of public guardianship, in partnership with the office of the state long-term care ombuds, to develop and offer training targeted to the legal community and persons working in long-term care facilities.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1403

by Representatives Short, Springer, Kretz, Wilcox, Blake, Schmick, Muri, Lytton, and Morris


Encouraging job creation and retention in rural economies through the transparent and accountable provision of targeted tax relief for silicon smelters.


Provides a public utility tax credit, a business and occupation tax credit, and an exemption from the brokered natural gas use tax for silicon smelters to promote the manufacture of silicon for solar energy systems.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1404

by Representatives Tarleton, Wilcox, Sells, Chandler, Haler, Stambaugh, Van Werven, Santos, and Stanford


Conducting a workforce study of employment opportunities in the agriculture, environment, and natural resources economic sectors intended to provide educators with the information needed for informing students about employment opportunities in the studied fields.


Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board to conduct a workforce assessment for the agriculture, natural resources, and environment sectors to assess the available data on current and projected employment levels and hiring demand for skilled mid-level workers in those sectors.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1405

by Representatives Harmsworth, Bergquist, Orcutt, Rodne, Muri, Chandler, Stokesbary, Pollet, Stanford, Kilduff, and Springer


Establishing a statute of limitation for toll collections.


Requires an action for the recovery of tolls and toll-related civil penalties or fines to be commenced within six months from the time the vehicle was present in the toll facility.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1406

by Representatives Barkis, Blake, Chandler, Fitzgibbon, and Wilcox; by request of Department of Natural Resources


Adjusting the surface mining funding structure.


Modifies the fee structure with regard to surface mining.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1407

by Representatives Blake, Buys, Dent, Orcutt, and Fitzgibbon; by request of Department of Natural Resources


Concerning expiration dates affecting the department of natural resources’ contract harvesting program.


Addresses certain expiration dates affecting the department of natural resources' contract harvesting program.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1408

by Representatives Manweller and Gregerson; by request of Department of Labor & Industries


Concerning class B elevator work permits.


Authorizes the department of labor and industries to issue class B elevator work permits for the performance of class B elevator work without the requirement of a witness inspection of the equipment before it is placed into operation.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1409

by Representatives Orcutt and Clibborn


Modifying the weight limitation for certain vessels exempt from the pilotage act.


Authorizes the board of pilotage commissioners to grant an exemption, from the provisions of the pilotage act, to a vessel that the board finds is: (1) A small passenger vessel that is not more than one thousand three hundred gross tons (international), does not exceed two hundred feet in overall length, and is operated exclusively in the waters of the Puget Sound pilotage district and lower British Columbia; or

(2) A yacht that is not more than one thousand three hundred gross tons (international) and does not exceed two hundred feet in overall length.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1410

by Representatives Doglio, Dolan, Fey, Farrell, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Pollet, and Springer


Authorizing certain public transportation benefit areas to impose a sales and use tax increase approved by voters.


Authorizes the legislative body of a public transportation benefit area to also submit an authorizing proposition to the voters and, if approved, impose a sales and use tax if the area is located in a county with a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand but less than four hundred thousand and contains two or more cities with a population of at least forty thousand.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1411

by Representatives Cody, DeBolt, Riccelli, Caldier, Jinkins, and Appleton


Concerning dental licensure through completion of a residency program.


Requires the state dental quality assurance commission to accept, in lieu of the practical examination, proof that a dental license applicant has satisfactorily completed a general practice residency or an advanced education in general dentistry residency program in the state of at least one year's duration.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1412

by Representatives Sells, Stambaugh, McCaslin, Koster, Blake, Muri, Kirby, Ortiz-Self, Hayes, Springer, McBride, Gregerson, Lovick, Haler, Harmsworth, Van Werven, Bergquist, Dent, Peterson, Klippert, Dye, Goodman, Holy, Kagi, Volz, Hargrove, Pollet, Pettigrew, Appleton, Slatter, Kloba, and Dolan


Creating a pilot project to provide middle and junior high school students strategic and intentional academic support beyond the traditional school day.


Creates the accountability, responsibility, academic achievement, and opportunity act.

Establishes a pilot project to create learning labs in public middle and junior high schools to provide students with an organized and consistent learning environment to support them in meeting or exceeding grade-level standards, obtaining the skills to be successful high school students, and being well prepared for postsecondary education.

Requires the department of commerce to administer the pilot project.

Makes appropriations from the general fund to the department of commerce for the purposes of this act.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1413

by Representatives Cody, Schmick, Macri, Harris, Jinkins, Appleton, and Springer


Specifying to whom information and records related to mental health services may be disclosed for the purposes of care coordination and treatment.


Authorizes information and records related to mental health services, other than those obtained through treatment under chapter 71.34 RCW (mental health services for minors), to be disclosed to a person who requires information and records related to mental health services to assure coordinated care and treatment of a patient.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1414

by Representatives Stonier, Sawyer, Smith, Ryu, Hayes, Cody, Stambaugh, Appleton, Stokesbary, Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Wilcox, Barkis, Gregerson, Macri, Jinkins, Chapman, Pollet, Ortiz-Self, Robinson, Frame, Kagi, Dolan, and Doglio


Concerning dental health services in tribal settings.


Authorizes dental health aide therapist services under certain conditions.

Provides that dental health aide therapist services are eligible for medicaid funding in order to promote increased dental care access for persons served in settings operated by Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations.

Requires the state health care authority to coordinate with the centers for medicare and medicaid services to provide that dental health aide therapist services are eligible for federal funding of up to one hundred percent.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1415

by Representatives Taylor, Harris, Manweller, McCaslin, and Shea


Concerning statewide high school student assessments.


Declares an intent: (1) To simplify existing state assessment requirements and administer the ACT test as the statewide high school assessment for reading or language arts, mathematics, and science; and

(2) For the administration of the ACT test to be for federal accountability purposes and does not intend for the ACT test to be used in determining whether a student is eligible to graduate from high school.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1416

by Representative Klippert


Increasing the penalty for use of marijuana in public places.


Changes the penalty for the use of marijuana in public places from a class 3 civil infraction to a class 2 civil infraction.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1417

by Representatives Hudgins and Smith


Concerning the harmonization of the open public meetings act with the public records act in relation to information technology security matters.


Allows a governing body to hold an executive session during a regular or special meeting to consider information regarding: (1) Infrastructure and security of computer and telecommunications networks;

(2) Security and service recovery plans; and

(3) Security risk assessments and security test results.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1418

by Representatives Hudgins, Smith, Ortiz-Self, Morris, and Stanford


Establishing a blue ribbon panel on cybersecurity.


Requires the office of the state chief information officer to convene a blue ribbon panel on cybersecurity to review the following issues: (1) Protecting critical infrastructure from the threat of cyberattack;

(2) Protecting data transfer and enhancing the security of the state's intergovernmental network; and

(3) Best practices for local government response in the event of a debilitating cybersecurity incident.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1419

by Representatives Hudgins, Morris, and Stanford


Granting the governor authority to proclaim a state of emergency in the event of a substantial cybersecurity incident.


Authorizes the governor, after finding that a security incident exists in the state that affects life, health, property, or the public peace, to proclaim a state of emergency in the affected area.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1420

by Representatives Hudgins, MacEwen, and Bergquist


Concerning theatrical wrestling.


Authorizes a theatrical wrestling school to: (1) Hold wrestling shows at a school facility, or hold a limited number of wrestling shows off the school premises, for training purposes; and

(2) Charge an admission fee.

Authorizes the department of licensing to grant an annual license to a theatrical wrestling school.

Allows a promoter of a wrestling show to satisfy certain requirements by having an emergency medical technician at the event location.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1421

by Representatives Smith, Hudgins, and Stanford


Concerning the removal of payment credentials and other sensitive data from state data networks.


Prohibits state agencies from storing payment credentials on state data systems.

Requires payment credentials, collected on behalf of a state agency to process payments for the agency, to be accepted and stored by a third-party institution.

Requires state agencies that currently store payment credentials to work with the office of the state chief information officer to eliminate that data from state data systems by July 1, 2020.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1422

by Representatives Blake, J. Walsh, Fey, Nealey, Tharinger, Chapman, Jinkins, and Springer


Creating the Washington rural jobs act.


Establishes the Washington rural jobs act.

Requires the department of commerce to accept applications for approval as a rural growth fund.

Allows a nonrefundable tax credit, for taxpayers that made a credit-eligible capital contribution to the rural growth fund and were issued a tax credit certificate, and allows the credit to be claimed against the following: Business and occupation taxes; insurance premium taxes; and retaliatory taxes.

Provides a July 1, 2023, contingent expiration date.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1423

by Representatives Shea, Goodman, McCaslin, Taylor, and Volz


Concerning the excise taxation of personal and alcohol monitoring devices and services.


Exempts personal and alcohol monitoring devices and services from business and occupation taxes and sales and use taxes.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1424

by Representatives Shea, McCaslin, and Taylor


Ensuring a parent or guardian has the authority to admit and keep a minor child into a treatment facility for chemical dependency treatment for fourteen days.


Authorizes a parent or guardian to: (1) Admit a minor child to a chemical dependency treatment program; and

(2) Keep the minor child in the program for fourteen days.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1425

by Representatives Kilduff, Haler, Lovick, Muri, Senn, Holy, Frame, Caldier, Ortiz-Self, Goodman, Orwall, Kagi, Stonier, Santos, Springer, Jinkins, Ryu, Appleton, Fey, Bergquist, Slatter, and Doglio


Creating the Washington next generation educational savings account pilot program.


Creates the Washington next generation educational savings account pilot program to expand education opportunity and financial capability by creating children's educational savings accounts.

Requires the student achievement council to administer the pilot program.

Requires initial and incentive grant dollars received by an eligible beneficiary through the pilot program to be used to attend an eligible educational institution for qualifying higher education expenses.

Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to review the pilot program including information regarding the individual college savings program accounts opened up under the pilot program and the eligible beneficiaries of the accounts.

Creates the Washington next generation educational savings account pilot program account.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1426

by Representatives Robinson, Harris, Cody, Caldier, Rodne, Slatter, Jinkins, Peterson, Kilduff, and Kagi


Concerning persons and entities to whom the department of health may provide prescription monitoring program data.


Authorizes the department of health to provide data in the prescription monitoring program to the following: (1) Personnel of the department for assessing prescribing practices, including controlled substances-related mortality and morbidity, and providing quality improvement feedback to providers;

(2) The local health officer of a local health jurisdiction for patient follow-up and care coordination following a controlled substance overdose event; and

(3) The coordinated care electronic tracking program.

Requires the department of health to: (1) Provide certain facilities, entities, and provider groups with certain prescriber information;

(2) In consultation with the state hospital association, the state medical association, and the state health care authority, to determine what prescriber information will be provided; and

(3) Provide dispenser or prescriber data and data that includes indirect patient identifiers to the state hospital association for use solely in connection with its coordinated quality improvement program.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1427

by Representatives Cody, Jinkins, Peterson, and Pollet


Concerning opioid treatment programs.


Addresses opioid treatment programs.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
Jan 24Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)

HB 1428

by Representatives Blake, Fitzgibbon, Lytton, Morris, and Tharinger; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife


Concerning construction projects in state waters.


Addresses certain criteria and requirements for construction projects in state waters.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1429

by Representatives Chandler, Tarleton, Lytton, Morris, Appleton, and Fitzgibbon; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife


Concerning aquatic invasive species management.


Revises aquatic invasive species provisions with regard to management, invasive species, ballast water, biofouling management accounts, and biofouling program funding.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1430

by Representatives Manweller, Condotta, and Pike


Concerning the review and adoption of electrical rules.


Requires the department of labor and industries to adopt the nonadministrative portion of the electrical rules through a process in which the department, the Washington cities electrical committee, and the technical advisory committee have an equal vote in the adoption of the rules.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1431

by Representatives Slatter, Cody, and Jinkins; by request of Department of Health


Increasing the number of members on the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery.


Changes the composition of the state board of osteopathic medicine and surgery.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1432

by Representatives Robinson, Harris, Jinkins, Pollet, Kilduff, Slatter, and Cody; by request of Department of Health


Concerning foundational public health services.


Addresses the protection of the public's health in the state, core public health services and essential capabilities that comprise foundational public health services, and development of a governmental public health improvement plan.

Creates the core public health services account.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1433

by Representatives Stambaugh, Orwall, Haler, Tarleton, Jinkins, Pollet, Stonier, Ryu, Hargrove, Santos, and Doglio


Decoupling services and activities fees from tuition.


Addresses the separation of services and activities fees from tuition.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1434

by Representatives Robinson, Ormsby, Jinkins, Appleton, Senn, Kilduff, Stanford, Slatter, Kagi, and Pollet; by request of Office of Financial Management


Adding the use of shared leave for employees who are sick or temporarily disabled because of pregnancy disability or for the purposes of parental leave to bond with the employee's newborn, adoptive, or foster child.


Allows an agency head to permit an employee to receive leave, under the state leave sharing program, if the employee: (1) Needs the time for parental leave; or

(2) Is sick or temporarily disabled because of pregnancy disability.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1435

by Representatives Buys, Pike, and Springer


Concerning adoption of the International Plumbing Code as an alternative recognized building code.


Adopts by reference, as an alternative code, the International Plumbing Code, published by the International Code Council, Inc., with the exception of sections 104.4, 108.7, and 109 and Appendix A of the code.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1436

by Representatives Buys, Blake, Taylor, Springer, Short, and Pike


Concerning the state building code council.


Changes the composition and duties of the state building code council.

Requires the department of enterprise services to employ permanent and temporary staff and contract for services for the state building code council.

Creates the legislative task force on the state building code council's administration and operations.

Requires the task force to review and provide recommendations on certain issues with regard to the state building code council and the state building code.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1437

by Representatives Pollet, Stambaugh, Orwall, Tarleton, Macri, Bergquist, Stanford, and Dolan


Adding a faculty member to the board of regents at the research universities.


Changes the composition of the board of regents at the University of Washington and Washington State University.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1438

by Representatives Ormsby, Jinkins, and Appleton; by request of Office of Financial Management


Suspending four-year balanced budget requirements in order to fulfill the state's education funding obligations.


Suspends requirements of the four-year balanced budget to fulfill the state's education funding obligations.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1439

by Representatives Pollet, Haler, Tarleton, Fey, Sells, Orwall, Ryu, Stanford, and Dolan


Regulating the institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions and private vocational schools, to protect students from unfair business practices.


Protects students from unfair business practices by regulating the institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions and private vocational schools.

Creates the office of the ombuds serving students of for-profit degree granting institutions and private vocational schools within the student achievement council to provide assistance to students of for-profit postsecondary institutions and private vocational schools.

Expands the duties of the council.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1440

by Representatives Stonier, Stambaugh, Hudgins, Johnson, Ortiz-Self, Stokesbary, Sells, Jinkins, Ryu, Appleton, Pollet, Senn, Peterson, Kilduff, Bergquist, Stanford, Frame, Slatter, and Dolan; by request of Attorney General


Establishing a student loan bill of rights.


Establishes the Washington student education loan bill of rights.

Requires the student achievement council to designate a student education loan ombuds within the office of student financial assistance to provide timely assistance to a student education loan borrower with a student education loan.

Requires the director of the department of financial institutions to establish fees sufficient to cover the costs of administering the department's program for student education loan servicers and the student education loan ombuds.

Requires the state institute for public policy to conduct a study on the impact and cost-effectiveness of establishing a student loan authority to refinance existing federal and private undergraduate and graduate student loans from the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds.

Creates the student education loan ombuds account.

Requires the state treasurer, beginning in the 2019-2020 fiscal year, to annually transfer from the financial services regulation fund to the student loan ombuds account, the greater of one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars or twenty percent of the annual assessment derived from student education loan servicing.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1441

by Representative Haler


Prohibiting purchases of land within urban growth areas by state agencies.


Prohibits a state agency from purchasing land lying within an urban growth area, designated in accordance with the growth management act, in a county located east of the crest of the Cascade mountain range.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1442

by Representative Haler


Providing an exemption from the false academic credential law for doctorate degrees awarded by a religious institution.


Exempts the following from the definition of "false academic credential": Doctorate degrees issued by a religious seminary, institute, college, or university whose certificate, diplomas, or degrees clearly identify the religious character of the educational program.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).


House Joint Memorials

HJM 4006

by Representatives Young, Blake, Jenkin, Kraft, J. Walsh, Rodne, Vick, Griffey, Dent, Harris, Haler, Manweller, Graves, Stokesbary, Chandler, and Pike


Applying for a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution relating to fiscal restraints on the federal government, the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and terms of office for federal officials and for members of Congress.


Applies for a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution relating to fiscal restraints on, and the power and jurisdiction of, the federal government, and terms of office for federal officials and members of congress.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HJM 4007

by Representatives Muri, Ryu, Appleton, Sells, Kilduff, Lovick, and Barkis


Requesting that the Interstate 5 bridges over the Nisqually River be named for and recognize the veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.


Requests that the Interstate 5 bridges over the Nisqually River be named for and recognize the veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).


House Joint Resolutions

HJR 4202

by Representatives Hudgins and Stanford


Amending the state Constitution to permit appropriations from the budget stabilization account in certain cases where there has been a breach of information technology systems.


Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to permit appropriations from the budget stabilization account in certain cases where there has been a breach of information technology systems.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).


Senate Bills

SB 5274

by Senators Conway, Bailey, Schoesler, and Hobbs; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy


Defining salary for purposes of the Washington state patrol retirement system.


Revises the definition for "salary" for purposes of the Washington state patrol retirement system.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5275

by Senators Conway, Bailey, Schoesler, and Hobbs; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy


Authorizing the transfer of public employees' retirement system service credit to the public safety employees' retirement system due to differing definitions of full-time.


Authorizes a public employee to elect to have their public employees' retirement system service credit transferred to the public safety employees' retirement system if: (1) They worked under a written employment contract before January 1, 2017, that defined full-time as less than one hundred sixty hours per month;

(2) They have met membership requirements for the public safety employees' retirement system;

(3) Their employer incorrectly reported the employee's service in the public safety employees' retirement system; and

(4) Contributions required for past periods of service are paid to the department of retirement systems.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5276

by Senators Bailey, Conway, Schoesler, and Hobbs; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy


Allowing new government employees the option of opting out of retirement system membership if the employee is age sixty or older when first hired, or when the employee's employer opts into retirement plan participation.


Allows certain state employees the option of opting out of retirement system membership.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5277

by Senators Padden, Pedersen, Darneille, and Kuderer


Concerning disqualification of judges.


Prohibits a superior court judge from sitting to hear or try an action or proceeding if he or she has been disqualified.

Authorizes a party to, or an attorney appearing in, an action or proceeding in a superior court to disqualify a judge from hearing the matter, subject to certain limitations.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5278

by Senators Padden, Pedersen, and Kuderer


Concerning the authority of the public safety review panel.


Finds that: (1) Persons subject to commitment following a determination of not guilty by reason of insanity present unique diagnostic, treatment, supervisory, and public safety challenges that differ substantially from other groups subject to civil commitment; and

(2) A centralized, quasi-judicial administrative review board with specialized expertise in the unique nature of this population and their public safety challenges will enhance both patient care and public safety.

Addresses the authority of the public safety review panel.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5279

by Senators Warnick and Keiser


Allowing sales of growlers of wine.


Allows the sale of growlers of wine, except for fortified wine.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5280

by Senators Honeyford, Rivers, Becker, Sheldon, Brown, Angel, Miloscia, Warnick, Padden, Bailey, and Wilson


Making crimes and threats against persons because of their occupation as a law enforcement officer a hate crime.


Finds that a hate crime committed against a victim because of the victim's occupation as a law enforcement officer may be identified in the same manner that a hate crime committed against a victim of another protected group is identified.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5281

by Senators Angel, Fortunato, Takko, Fain, Sheldon, and Hobbs


Concerning rules for on-site sewage systems.


Prohibits rules adopted by the state board of health, regarding the design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of on-site sewage systems with design flows of less than three thousand five hundred gallons per day, from requiring: (1) That a use permit be encumbered by a monitoring contract between a private company and a private individual; and

(2) Dedicated easements for the inspection, maintenance, or potential future expansion of an on-site sewage system.

Prohibits an existing on-site sewage system from being excluded from repair or required to be replaced if a repair returns an on-site sewage system to its previous functioning state.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Local Government.

SB 5282

by Senator Baumgartner


Authorizing local governments to prohibit the operation of licensed marijuana retail businesses within alcohol impact areas.


Authorizes a local government to adopt an ordinance that prohibits a marijuana retail business from operating or locating a business within the boundaries of an alcohol impact area that has been recognized by the state liquor and cannabis board through the passage of a resolution.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.
Jan 25Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor & Sports at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

SB 5283

by Senators Warnick, Mullet, Rivers, Rolfes, and Keiser


Concerning the calculation of years of service for educational staff associate positions for salary allocation purposes.


Addresses educational staff associate positions for salary allocation purposes with regard to the calculation of years of service in a nonschool position.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5284

by Senators Carlyle and Rivers


Addressing the oversight and regulation of marijuana.


Revises the uniform controlled substances act with regard to the oversight and regulation of marijuana.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5285

by Senators Wilson and Palumbo


Conducting a workforce study of employment opportunities in the agriculture, environment, and natural resources economic sectors intended to provide educators with the information needed for informing students about employment opportunities in the studied fields.


Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board to conduct a workforce assessment for the agriculture, natural resources, and environment sectors to assess the available data on current and projected employment levels and hiring demand for skilled mid-level workers in those sectors.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 5286

by Senators Angel, Hobbs, Fain, and Takko


Prohibiting regulation of the amount of rent for commercial properties.


Prohibits a city or town from enacting, maintaining, or enforcing ordinances or other provisions which regulate the amount of rent to be charged for commercial rental structures or sites other than properties in public ownership or properties under public management.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance.
Jan 26Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)

SB 5287

by Senators Darneille, Saldaña, Pedersen, and Hasegawa


Concerning persistent offenders.


Requires an offender to have a resentencing hearing if a current or past conviction for assault in the second degree or robbery in the second degree was used as a basis for the finding that the offender was a persistent offender.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5288

by Senators Hunt, Liias, and Kuderer


Authorizing certain public transportation benefit areas to impose a sales and use tax increase approved by voters.


Authorizes the legislative body of a public transportation benefit area to also submit an authorizing proposition to the voters and, if approved, impose a sales and use tax if the area is located in a county with a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand but less than four hundred thousand and contains two or more cities with a population of at least forty thousand.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5289

by Senators Rivers, Liias, Miloscia, Carlyle, and Kuderer


Modifying the infraction of and penalties for distracted driving.


Revises distracted driving provisions with regard to portable electronic devices which are defined as a device that is capable of wireless communication or electronic data retrieval and is not manufactured primarily for hands-free use in a motor vehicle.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5290

by Senators Hobbs, Takko, Palumbo, and Chase


Concerning the administration of marijuana to students for medical purposes.


Requires a school district to permit a student who meets certain requirements to consume marijuana for medical purposes on school grounds, aboard a school bus, or while attending a school-sponsored event.

Requires the board of directors of a school district to adopt a policy that authorizes parents, guardians, and primary caregivers to administer marijuana to a student for medical purposes while the student is on school grounds, aboard a school bus, or attending a school-sponsored event.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5291

by Senators Pearson, McCoy, Warnick, Chase, Hobbs, Fain, Hasegawa, Palumbo, Wellman, Hunt, Kuderer, and Conway


Creating a pilot project to provide middle and junior high school students strategic and intentional academic support beyond the traditional school day.


Creates the accountability, responsibility, academic achievement, and opportunity act.

Establishes a pilot project to create learning labs in public middle and junior high schools to provide students with an organized and consistent learning environment to support them in meeting or exceeding grade-level standards, obtaining the skills to be successful high school students, and being well prepared for postsecondary education.

Requires the department of commerce to administer the pilot project.

Makes appropriations from the general fund to the department of commerce for the purposes of this act.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5292

by Senators Ranker and Keiser; by request of Office of Financial Management


Concerning government efficiency by eliminating, revising or decodifying obsolete or inactive statutory provisions that concern the office of financial management.


Eliminates, revises, or decodifies obsolete or inactive provisions that concern the office of financial management.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to State Government.

SB 5293

by Senators Darneille and Chase


Concerning court-based and school-based efforts to promote attendance and reduce truancy.


Addresses the promotion of attendance and the reduction of truancy using court-based and school-based efforts.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

SB 5294

by Senators Padden and O'Ban


Concerning the department of corrections.


Authorizes the creation of the office of the corrections ombuds.

Requires the governor to: (1) Convene an ombuds advisory council with several purposes in support of the ombuds function; and

(2) Ensure that all offices are performing their duties and all personal and professional conflicts of interest are avoided.

Requires the state auditor to designate the nonprofit organization that will contract to operate the office of the corrections ombuds.

Directs the office of financial management to require the performance audit of the state employee whistleblower program to review the legislative report from the senate law and justice committee and other pertinent documentation regarding the department of corrections early release error, with particular focus on the inability of department of corrections employees to use the state employee whistleblower program to address concerns with mismanagement of the department of corrections.

Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct an immediate performance audit of the information technology and records departments at the department of corrections.

Creates the joint legislative task force to simplify criminal sentencing to: (1) Review and make recommendations regarding how the sentencing reform act of 1981 can be simplified; and

(2) Limit the review to technical, nonsubstantive changes that will not reduce punishment or risk public safety.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5295

by Senators Braun, Ranker, Hasegawa, Keiser, and Chase; by request of Office of Financial Management


Adding the use of shared leave for employees who are sick or temporarily disabled because of pregnancy disability or for the purposes of parental leave to bond with the employee's newborn, adoptive, or foster child.


Allows an agency head to permit an employee to receive leave, under the state leave sharing program, if the employee: (1) Needs the time for parental leave; or

(2) Is sick or temporarily disabled because of pregnancy disability.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to State Government.

SB 5296

by Senators Braun, Ranker, and Keiser; by request of Office of Financial Management


Removing the requirement that an employee must work at least six months before taking vacation leave.


Revises state government employee provisions to remove the requirement that an employee must work at least six months before taking vacation leave.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to State Government.

SB 5297

by Senators Ranker, Rolfes, and Keiser; by request of Office of Financial Management


Concerning educational employees' compensation.


Addresses the compensation of educational employees.

Changes the name of the statewide salary allocation schedule to the statewide salary allocation model and revises certain provisions relating to that model.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5298

by Senator Ranker; by request of Office of Financial Management


Lowering the levy authority and local effort assistance.


Lowers the levy authority and local effort assistance.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5299

by Senators Keiser, Darneille, Chase, Hasegawa, and Conway


Promoting healthy outcomes for pregnant women and infants.


Directs the state health care authority to require that health care facilities that provide newborn delivery services to medical assistance clients establish certain policies and procedures.

Addresses unfair practices for employers with regard to reasonable accommodations for a pregnant employee.

Creates the health pregnancy advisory committee to develop a strategy for promoting and improving maternal and infant health outcomes.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5300

by Senators Zeiger, Wellman, Fain, Billig, Walsh, Nelson, and Hasegawa


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.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic Development.

SB 5301

by Senators Miloscia, Hunt, Hasegawa, Chase, and Conway; by request of Attorney General


Including repeat and willful violations of certain state laws to the state's responsible bidder criteria.


Revises responsible bidder criteria provisions to include willfully or repeatedly violating the minimum wage act and the wage payment act.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to State Government.
Jan 27Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)

SB 5302

by Senators Van De Wege, King, and Ranker


Establishing pilot projects for destination steelhead fisheries on the Olympic Peninsula and Klickitat river.


Establishes destination recreational steelhead fishery pilot projects for the Olympic Peninsula and the Klickitat river to: (1) Protect the health and viability of wild steelhead;

(2) Provide consistent, high quality fishing opportunities for nonguided and guided recreational anglers; and

(3) Ensure that the level of guided angling does not adversely impact wild steelhead populations or the recreational fishing experience.

Requires the department of fish and wildlife, after the first two years of the pilot projects, to calculate the total number of guided rod days in each pilot project area during the prior two years.

Creates the recreational steelhead fishery pilot project account.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 5303

by Senators Honeyford, Rolfes, Chase, Hawkins, Warnick, Bailey, and Ranker; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife


Concerning aquatic invasive species management.


Revises aquatic invasive species provisions with regard to management, invasive species, ballast water, biofouling management accounts, and biofouling program funding.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 5304

by Senators Braun, Wilson, Baumgartner, and King


Concerning the review and adoption of electrical rules.


Requires the department of labor and industries to adopt the nonadministrative portion of the electrical rules through a process in which the department, the Washington cities electrical committee, and the technical advisory committee have an equal vote in the adoption of the rules.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.
Jan 26Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor & Sports at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

SB 5305

by Senators O'Ban, Zeiger, Bailey, and Conway


Supporting access to state recreation lands by disabled veterans.


Exempts a person who displays a lifetime veteran's disability pass from the requirements of the discover pass, the vehicle access pass, and the day-use permit.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 5306

by Senators Rolfes and Takko


Concerning secondary commercial fish receivers.


Revises the crime of secondary commercial fish receiver's failure to account for commercial harvest.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 5307

by Senators Darneille, Hasegawa, Kuderer, and Chase


Creating alternatives to total confinement for certain qualifying offenders with minor children.


Changes eligibility requirements for a parenting alternative program for certain offenders.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5308

by Senators Palumbo, Fain, Hunt, Billig, McCoy, Ranker, Liias, Saldaña, Hasegawa, Kuderer, Wellman, Carlyle, Frockt, and Pedersen


Limiting disclosure of information about the religious affiliation of individuals.


Prohibits an agency from providing or disclosing to federal authorities personal information regarding the religious affiliation of an individual that is requested for the purpose of compiling a database of individuals based solely on religious affiliation.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5309

by Senator Hunt


Authorizing the addition of new counties to a regional transit authority.


Authorizes the addition of counties or portions of counties west of the crest of the Cascade mountains that are contiguous with counties already within the boundaries of the regional transit authority.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5310

by Senators Hunt, Baumgartner, and Mullet


Addressing retired teachers working as coaches.


Authorizes a teacher in plan 2 or plan 3 who retired under alternate early retirement provisions to be employed for up to eight hundred sixty-seven hours per calendar year without suspension of his or her benefit if he or she is employed exclusively as a coach.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5311

by Senators Hunt, Miloscia, and Hasegawa


Concerning state reimbursement of election costs.


Revises election provisions relating to the reimbursement of election costs by the state.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to State Government.
Jan 27Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)

SB 5312

by Senators Baumgartner, Saldaña, Walsh, Billig, Angel, Hasegawa, Keiser, Chase, Zeiger, Rolfes, Ranker, Fain, Frockt, Conway, Wellman, Darneille, Pedersen, and Miloscia


Prohibiting certain employers from including any question on an application about an applicant's criminal record, inquiring either orally or in writing about an applicant's criminal records, or obtaining information from a criminal background check, until after the employer initially determines that the applicant is otherwise qualified.


Establishes the Washington fair chance act.

Prohibits an employer from including a question on an application for employment regarding information about the applicant's criminal record until after the employer determines that the applicant is otherwise qualified for the position.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5313

by Senators Fain, Billig, Hasegawa, Keiser, Zeiger, Carlyle, Mullet, and Pedersen


Concerning the funding of civics education and campaign compliance.


Exempts the following from business and occupation tax deductions: Donations or contributions received by a candidate, political committee, caucus political committee, or bona fide political party or other person having the expectation of receiving contributions or making expenditures in support of, or opposition to, a candidate or ballot proposition.

Requires the department of revenue to estimate the amount of revenue derived from the exception and notify the secretary of state and the public disclosure commission of the amount of the revenue to be expended.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5314

by Senators Wilson, Sheldon, Rivers, Becker, Miloscia, and Warnick


Concerning county treasurer administrative efficiencies.


Address the administrative efficiencies of county treasurers.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Local Government.

SB 5315

by Senators King, Baumgartner, Hawkins, Hobbs, Fortunato, and Pearson


Concerning home site leases on lands managed by the department of natural resources.


Authorizes the department of natural resources, with approval of the board of natural resources, to directly transfer or dispose of real property, without public auction, in the following circumstance: Transfers of real property to a lessee that has continuously leased the real property for purposes of a home site since before the effective date of this act.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks.


Senate Joint Memorials

SJM 8003

by Senators Rivers, Takko, Fortunato, Palumbo, Wilson, Angel, Walsh, Miloscia, O'Ban, Brown, Warnick, Honeyford, Rossi, Hobbs, and Bailey


Applying for a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution relating to fiscal restraints on the federal government, the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and terms of office for federal officials and for members of Congress.


Applies for a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution relating to fiscal restraints on, and the power and jurisdiction of, the federal government, and terms of office for federal officials and members of congress.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to State Government.

SJM 8004

by Senators Sheldon, Honeyford, Padden, Rossi, Baumgartner, Brown, Rivers, Schoesler, Becker, Hawkins, Braun, and Warnick


Requesting that certain federal officials prevent the breaching of any dam in the Columbia River system.


Requests that certain federal officials prevent the breaching of any dam in the Columbia river system.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications.