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 the federal government, the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and terms of office for federal officials and for members of congress.

-- 2019 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 22	First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

by Representative Klippert

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution concerning county implementation of measures initiated by the people.

Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution concerning county implementation of measures initiated by the people.

-- 2019 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 21	First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Pedersen and Padden; by request of Washington State Bar Association)

Concerning Washington's business corporation act.

Concerning protected lands not being assessed local fire district levies.

Concerning the uniform unsworn declarations act.

Establishing a soju endorsement to certain restaurant licenses.

Requires the state liquor and cannabis board to: (1) Create a soju endorsement to the spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license that allows the holder of the license to serve soju for on-premises consumption by the bottle to tables of two or more adult patrons;

(2) Develop additional responsible sale and service of soju training curriculum related to the provisions of the endorsement that includes certification procedures and enforcement policies; and

Granting interest arbitration to department of corrections employees.

Concerning the transparency of local taxing districts.

Requires the following corporations to disclose the rates of state and local taxes imposed on the corporation with respect to the billed services, if any, and also disclose the amount of taxes to be paid directly by the customer or taxpayer: Metropolitan municipal corporations; public utility districts; diking, draining, and sewerage improvement districts; solid waste collection districts; solid waste disposal districts; water-sewer districts; and cities or towns operating as a municipal utility.

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

Concerning extreme risk protection orders.

Concerning unlawful detainer actions.

Regarding foreclosure and distraint sales of manufactured/mobile or park model homes.

Concerning the authorized removal, safekeeping, and return of firearms and ammunition by law enforcement during and after domestic violence incidents.

Requires a peace officer, who responds to a domestic violence call and has probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed, to seize all firearms and ammunition that he or she believes were used or threatened to be used in the commission of the offense and may seize all firearms and ammunition in plain sight or discovered under a consensual or other lawful search.

Requires a law enforcement agency to: (1) Comply with certain domestic violence requirements before returning a seized firearm or ammunition to the owner or individual from whom the firearm or ammunition was obtained; and

(2) Forward the offense report regarding any incident of domestic violence to the appropriate prosecutor within ten days of making the report.

Requires the criminal justice training commission to implement a course of instruction for training law enforcement officers in the handling of domestic violence complaints.

Monitoring with victim notification technology.

Modifies the sentencing reform act of 1981 to include electronic monitoring with victim notification technology that is capable of notifying a victim or protected party, either directly or through a monitoring agency, if the monitored individual is at or near a location from which he or she is required to stay away.

Requires the administrative office of the courts to: (1) Develop a list of vendors or enter into a contract with a vendor that provides the technology;

(2) Create an informational handout on the opportunity to request the technology to be provided to individuals seeking a protection order; and

Concerning actions for wrongful injury or death.

Addressing the linked deposit program.

Increases the amount of funds that the state treasurer may use for qualifying loans that are made to a veteran-owned business.

Requires a line of credit issued under the linked deposit program that has a zero balance for twelve or more months to be removed from the program.

Directs the office of minority and women's business enterprises to adopt rules to prioritize loans that ensure that when making a qualified loan under the linked deposit program priority is given to loans that: (1) Create jobs in underserved communities that have inadequate access to capital; and

Concerning concealed pistol license training requirements.

Requires an issuing authority to issue a concealed pistol license or a denial: (1) Within thirty days of the date the application was filed; or

(2) Within sixty days if the applicant does not have a valid permanent state driver's license or state identification card or has not been a resident of the state for the previous consecutive ninety days.

Prohibits an application for a concealed pistol license from being denied unless the person has not provided proof that he or she has completed a recognized firearms safety training program within the last five years.

Preventing the sexual harassment and sexual assault of certain isolated workers.

Requires every hospitality, retail, behavioral health, or custodial employer, or labor contractor who employs a custodian, security guard, hotel or motel housekeeper, or behavioral health caregiver or counselor who spends a majority of his or her working hours alone at a location that is not his or her home to: (1) Adopt a sexual harassment policy;

(2) Provide mandatory training to the managers, supervisors, and employees;

(3) Provide a list of resources for the employees to use; and

(4) Provide a panic button to each worker that spends most of his or her working hours alone at a location that is not his or her home.

Requires the department of labor and industries to publish advice and guidance for employers with fifty or fewer employees relating to the requirements mentioned above.

Requires the director of the department of labor and industries to establish procedures for licensing property service contractors.

Concerning the presidential primary.

Changes the dates for the presidential primary; and for the secretary of state to propose an alternative date for the primary, including to coordinate a regional primary with Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, or Utah.

Prohibits the proposed date from being before the earliest date permitted by the national rules of the major political parties.

Requires each party to determine which candidates are to be placed on the presidential primary ballot for that party.

Making changes related to the uniform parentage act for access to court records, entry of protective orders by the court, use of mandatory forms, criteria for notice of a proceeding to adjudicate parentage, compliance with regulations of the food and drug administration, enacting a repealed section of chapter 26.26 RCW, clarifying the crimes included in sexual assault for purposes of preclusion of parentage, and correcting citations and terminology.

Modifies the uniform parentage act regarding access to court records, entry of protective orders by the court, the use of mandatory forms, criteria for notice of a proceeding to adjudicate parentage, compliance with regulations of the food and drug administration, clarifying the crimes included in sexual assault for purposes of preclusion of parentage, and corrections to certain citations and terminology.

-- 2019 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 24	LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
Jan 25	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

by Senators Rivers, Brown, O'Ban, Fortunato, Takko, Wagoner, Warnick, Bailey, Honeyford, Zeiger, Sheldon, Palumbo, Schoesler, and Wilson, L.

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 the federal government, the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and terms of office for federal officials and for members of congress.

-- 2019 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 22	First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.

by Senators Cleveland and Hunt

Amending the state Constitution to modify legislative session days.

Amending the Constitution to guarantee the right to fish, hunt, and otherwise harvest wildlife.

Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to guarantee the right to fish, hunt, and otherwise harvest wildlife.

-- 2019 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 23	First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

by Senators Liias and Short

Convening a joint session for the purpose of receiving an address from Premier John Horgan of British Columbia.

Convenes a joint session for the purpose of receiving an address from Premier John Horgan of British Columbia.

-- 2019 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 21	Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, adopted.
-- IN THE HOUSE --
Jan 22	Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar.