Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2017 Regular Session of the 65th Legislature
CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate TIM SHELDON, President Pro Tem
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate JIM HONEYFORD, Vice President Pro Tem

March 10, 2017 - Friday 61ST DAY
SB 5866 By Senators Brown, Hobbs, Braun and Mullet

Creating a tax court for the state of Washington.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SJM 8011 By Senators Baumgartner, King, Padden, Schoesler and Short

Requesting that certain portions of state route number 395 be named the "Samuel Grashio Memorial Highway" and the "Thomas S. 'Tom' Foley Memorial Highway."

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SJR 8209 By Senators Brown, Hobbs, Braun and Mullet

Authorizing a tax court.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

HB 1042 By Representatives Springer, Harris, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Tharinger and Sawyer; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Eliminating the office of the insurance commissioner's school district or educational service district annual report.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

HB 1058 By Representative MacEwen

Changing provisions relating to court-ordered restitution in certain criminal cases.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

HB 1148 By Representatives Walsh, J., Chapman, Vick, Blake, Orcutt and Muri

Extending the expiration date for reporting requirements on timber purchases.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

HB 1281 By Representatives Fitzgibbon and Stokesbary

Modifying the appointment process for trustees of rural county library districts in counties with one million or more residents.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

ESHB 1316 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Caldier, Cody, Jinkins, Wylie, Bergquist, Harris, Clibborn, Rodne, Griffey and Appleton)

Addressing fair dental insurance practices.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

E2SHB 1375 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Van Werven, Tarleton, Orwall, Griffey, Haler, Holy, McCabe, Young, Dent, Riccelli, Bergquist, Buys, Kraft, Kagi, Ryu, Muri, Goodman, Lovick, Frame and Hargrove)

Providing students at community and technical colleges with the costs of required course materials.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SHB 1472 By House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Koster, Haler, Griffey, Manweller, Muri and Ormsby; by request of Secretary of State)

Criminalizing damaging, destroying, tampering, or removing ballot return boxes or contents.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

EHB 1476 By Representatives Peterson, Buys, Van Werven and Short

Ensuring the ongoing viability of safe, reliable, on-site sewage systems in marine counties by identifying best management practices with accountability in on-site program management plans without creating or newly authorizing a fee or other program funding source.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

E2SHB 1495 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Fey, Muri, Sawyer, Sells, Jinkins and Doglio)

Incentivizing the development of commercial office space in cities with a population of greater than fifty thousand and located in a county with a population of less than one million five hundred thousand.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

ESHB 1503 By House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Short, Taylor, Van Werven, Buys, Haler, Kraft and Hargrove)

Preventing unfunded mandates involving on-site sewage systems from affecting local governments and property owners.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

EHB 1506 By Representatives Senn, Pellicciotti, Slatter, Macri, Peterson, Chapman, Ortiz-Self, Bergquist, Sawyer, Frame, Gregerson, Farrell, Kilduff, Kagi, Dolan, Clibborn, Pollet, McBride, Stanford, Doglio, Appleton, Robinson, Fitzgibbon, Sells, Goodman, Tharinger, Hudgins, Ormsby, Riccelli, Fey and Pettigrew

Addressing workplace practices to achieve gender pay equity.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

EHB 1656 By Representatives Dent, Gregerson, Hargrove, Tarleton, Klippert and Clibborn

Establishing a community aviation revitalization loan program.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 1716 By Representatives Hudgins and Manweller; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Creating the construction registration inspection account as a dedicated account to fund contractor registration and compliance, manufactured and mobile homes, recreational and commercial vehicles, factory built housing and commercial structures, elevators, lifting devices, and moving walks.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

2SHB 1777 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Johnson, Doglio, Dent, Ryu, MacEwen, Senn, Farrell, Nealey, Ortiz-Self, McBride, Macri, Fey, Slatter and Jinkins)

Concerning the financing of early learning facilities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

ESHB 1851 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Dolan, Harris, Hudgins, MacEwen, Kilduff, Haler, Robinson, Bergquist, Fitzgibbon, Doglio, Pollet, Ormsby and Stanford)

Protecting taxpayers by providing for accountability and transparency in government contracting.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

HB 1861 By Representatives Pollet, Haler, Stanford, Tharinger and Santos

Concerning the University of Washington's alternative process for awarding contracts.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

ESHB 1886 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Harris, Santos and Pollet)

Concerning the responsibilities of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board of education. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Establishing a legislative task force to review issues relating to the responsibilities of the superintendent of public instruction and the state board of education. )

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

EHB 1967 By Representatives Stanford, Ormsby and Pollet

Concerning noncompetition agreements.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

EHB 2008 By Representatives Kagi, Jinkins and Senn

Addressing the budgeting process for core state services for children.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 2066 By Representative Kretz

Authorizing the creation of regional transportation planning organizations by large counties.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HCR 4402 By Representatives Sells, Haler, Pollet, Senn, Condotta, Stambaugh, Kilduff, Dolan, Bergquist, Stonier, Muri, Tarleton, Gregerson, Ormsby and Ortiz-Self; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Approving the 2016 state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.