Enabling electric utilities to prepare for the distributed energy future.

Declares it is the policy of the state that a distributed energy resources planning process engaged in by an electric utility in the state should accomplish certain goals.

Provides an explanation for the goals and requires the legislature to: (1) By January 1, 2023, conduct an initial review of the state's policy pertaining to distributed energy resources planning under chapter 19.280 RCW relating to electric utility resource plans; and

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.

Prohibits the third-party institution from transferring, selling, trading, monetizing, or otherwise sharing that data.

Concerning access to homeless housing and assistance.

Establishes the Washington housing opportunities act.

Improves resources available to aid with increasing access and removing barriers to housing for individuals and families in the state.

Increases the surcharge for local homeless housing and assistance.

Requires the department of commerce to: (1) Coordinate its efforts on the state homeless housing strategic plan with the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs advisory committee; and

Adding training on public works and prevailing wage requirements to responsible bidder criteria.

Requires a bidder, before award of a public works contract, to also meet the following responsibility criteria to be considered a responsible bidder and qualified to be awarded a public works project: Have received training on the requirements related to public works and prevailing wage under chapters 39.04 and 39.12 RCW.

Requires the training to be provided by the department of labor and industries or by a training provider whose curriculum is approved by the department.

Requires the department, in consultation with the prevailing wage advisory committee, to determine the length of the training.

Expanding the current and future educator workforce supply through evidence-based strategies to improve and incentivize the recruitment and retention of highly effective educators, especially in high-need subject, grade-level, and geographic areas, and to establish a cohesive continuum of high quality professional learning from preparation programs to job embedded induction, mentoring, collaboration, and other professional development opportunities.

Declares an intent to build the capacity of the education system to attract, retain, support, and sustain successful educators through: (1) Intentional recruitment strategies;

(2) Expanding educator training programs;

(3) Focused financial incentives, assistance, and supports;

(4) Responsive and responsible retention strategies; and

Addressing compliance with apprenticeship utilization requirements.

Addresses apprenticeship utilization requirements on public works.

Requires awarding agencies to: (1) Monitor apprenticeship utilization hours by contractor; and

(2) Report the apprenticeship utilization by contractor and subcontractor to the supervisor of apprenticeship at the department of labor and industries by final project acceptance.

Authorizes the electronic reporting system being developed by the department of labor and industries to be used for monitoring and/or reporting the hours.

Authorizes the department of transportation, in lieu of monetary penalty and incentive requirements specified in this act, to use its three strike system for ensuring compliance.

Requires the supervisor of apprenticeship to verify compliance by contractors, subcontractors, and awarding agencies of apprenticeship utilization requirements; and allows the supervisor to coordinate with the department of enterprise services, the department of transportation, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, and other agencies or organizations to assist in tracking compliance.

Providing higher education support for gold star families.

Encouraging the use of electric or hybrid-electric aircraft for regional air travel.

Establishes the linking communities by encouraging regional aircraft electrification act (the LINK-AIR act).

Requires the department of transportation to: (1) Convene a work group to analyze the state of the electrically powered aircraft industry and current infrastructure to develop and recommend goals as described in section 1 of this act and to develop a sustainable plan for achieving the goals;

(2) Solicit input from the work group and recommend goals for encouraging the use of electric or hybrid-electric aircraft in commercial air travel in the state; and

(3) In conjunction with the work group, develop and recommend specific, measurable goals for the years 2030, 2040, and 2050, that reflect progressive and substantial increases in the use of electric and hybrid-electric commercial aircraft.

Increasing access to emergency assistance for victims by providing immunity from prosecution for prostitution offenses in some circumstances.

Provides immunity from prostitution charges to a victim of one of the following offenses, or a person seeking emergency assistance on behalf of the victim: (1) A violent offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030;

(2) Assault in the third degree under RCW 9A.36.031;

(3) Assault in the fourth degree under RCW 9A.36.041 or an equivalent municipal ordinance; or

Ensuring reasonable terms of payment are available to marijuana retailers when contracting with marijuana processors for the purchase of marijuana products. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Ensuring reasonable terms of payment are available to marijuana retailers, marijuana producers, and marijuana processors when contracting with other marijuana retailers, marijuana producers, and marijuana processors for the purchase of marijuana products. )

Requires a contract between a licensed marijuana producer, marijuana processor, or marijuana retailer, and another licensed producer, processor, or retailer, for the purchase and sale of marijuana or marijuana products, to allow the purchaser to tender full or final payment to the seller on a date after the date the marijuana or products are delivered to or received by the purchaser.

Concerning opioid use disorder treatment, prevention, and related services.

Requires state agencies to: (1) Increase access to evidence-based opioid use disorder treatment services;

(2) Promote coordination of services within the substance use disorder treatment and recovery support system;

(3) Strengthen partnerships between opioid use disorder treatment providers and their allied community partners;

(4) Expand the use of the state prescription drug monitoring program; and

(5) Support comprehensive school and community-based substance use prevention services.

Requires that agencies administer state purchased health care programs to: (1) Coordinate activities to implement this act and the state interagency opioid working plan;

(2) Explore opportunities to address the opioid epidemic; and

(3) Provide status updates as directed by the joint legislative executive committee on health care oversight to promote legislative and executive coordination.

Requiring retailers to post the total sale price of spirits for sale.

Requires a licensed retailer who conducts retail sales of spirits for off-premises consumption, to display the total sale price including state and federal taxes and fees except state and local sales taxes, for each container or package of spirits offered to the consumer for consumption off the licensed premises.

Concerning drug and gene therapy payment for medicaid managed care organizations.

Requires the drug utilization review board established by the state health care authority to: (1) Include among its voting members a representative from each managed care organization that is contracted to administer a managed care plan; and

Ensuring housing options.

Prohibits a landlord from refusing to lease or rent real property to a prospective tenant or current tenant, or expelling a tenant from real property, based on the source of income of an otherwise eligible tenant.

Creates the landlord mitigation program and requires the department of commerce to administer the program and adopt rules it deems necessary for the administration of the program.

Creates the landlord mitigation program account.

Provides a list of the types of claims, related to private market rental units, that are eligible for reimbursement from the account, and a list of eligibility requirements.

Increases the affordable housing for all surcharge to thirteen dollars and requires a portion of the surcharge to be deposited in the landlord mitigation program account.

Concerning the handling of child forensic interview and child interview digital recordings.

Provides a definition of "child forensic interview," for purposes of chapter 26.44 RCW, regarding child abuse, child neglect, or exposure to violence.

Requires each county to revise and expand its existing child sexual abuse investigation protocol to include the handling of child forensic interview audio and video recordings.

Subjects a digital recording of child forensic interviews, disclosed in a criminal or civil proceeding, to a protective order or other order, unless the court finds good cause that the interview should not be subject to the order.

Concerning public disclosure of certain information procured or obtained pursuant to a loan or grant application under the underground storage tank revolving loan and grant program.

Exempts the following from disclosure under the public records act: That portion of financial information, business plans, and commercial information and records that: (1) Is certified by an applicant for a grant or loan under the provisions of the underground storage tank revolving loan and grant program to not be publicly available in any other forum or filing with any other governmental agency;

(2) An applicant for a grant or loan under the program certifies that the disclosure of which would result in competitive harm or disclosure of specific account information or personal financial information of an individual; and

Authorizing an alternative form of regulation of electrical and natural gas companies.

Authorizes the utilities and transportation commission to, under certain conditions, regulate an electrical or gas company by authorizing an alternative form of regulation.

Requires electrical companies, gas companies, and the commission to use the greenhouse gas planning adder when evaluating and selecting conservation policies, programs, and targets.

Requires electrical companies to use the greenhouse gas planning adder in developing and evaluating integrated resource plans.

Requires gas companies to use the greenhouse gas planning adder in developing integrated resource plans that describe a mix of natural gas, biogas, or synthetic gas and conservation.

Requires electrical companies and gas companies to use the greenhouse gas planning adder in evaluating and selecting intermediate-term and long-term resource options.

Requires the commission to use the greenhouse gas planning adder in evaluating integrated resource plans and intermediate-term and long-term resource options selected by electrical companies and gas companies.

Requires a multistate electric company with retail customers and generation located outside the state to use the greenhouse gas planning adder beginning January 1, 2020.

Requires the following to be considered a nonemitting resource: (1) Gas consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons derived from the decomposition of organic material in landfills, wastewater treatment facilities, and anaerobic digesters; and

(2) Qualified biomass energy.

-- 2018 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 24	Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
Jan 30	Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM.
Jan 31	Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
Feb 1	TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM.
Feb 2	Referred to Appropriations.
Feb 5	Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
Feb 6	Committee relieved of further consideration.
	Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 8	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 9	1st substitute bill substituted.
	Floor amendment(s) adopted.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, passed; yeas, 64; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 0.