Modifying the types of off-road vehicles subject to local government regulation.

Concerning public records request administration.

States that the following cease to exist, effective June 30, 2020: The local government competitive grant program, the attorney general's consultation program, and the state archivist's training services.

Requires agencies, with actual staff and legal costs associated with fulfilling public records requests, to report the following to the joint legislative audit and review committee: (1) The number of requests where the agency provided the requested records within five days of receiving the request;

(2) The number of requests where the agency provided a time estimate for providing responsive records beyond five days after receiving the request; and

(3) The average number of days from receipt of request to the date the request is closed.

Requires the county auditor, in addition to other surcharges authorized by law, to charge a surcharge of one dollar per instrument for each document recorded.

Concerning moneys received at auctions conducted by registered tow truck operators.

Removing school districts' ability to withhold pupils' grades and transcripts.

Expanding the allowable powers of fire protection districts.

Allows a fire protection district to: (1) Enter into an interlocal agreement with a local jurisdiction to maintain and repair a vehicle owned and used exclusively by the county, city, town, school district, or other political subdivision of the state; and

(2) Directly provide, enter into an interlocal agreement with a local government entity to provide, or contract with a local government entity to provide ordinary maintenance services and administrative services that the district performs in support of its powers and purpose.

Concerning bid limits for purchases and public works by fire protection districts.

Concerning adult family home specialty services.

Requires the developmental disabilities administration within the department of social and health services to work with stakeholders to design and implement a proposed specialty contract for adult family homes that exclusively serve individuals who have a primary need of care related to a developmental or intellectual disability.

Requires the aging and long-term support administration within the department of social and health services to work with stakeholders to design and implement a proposed specialty contract for adult family homes that are dedicated solely to the care of individuals with dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.

Concerning parking enforcement.

Permits the department of transportation to charge a fee for vehicle parking, bicycle parking, or both, at department-owned park and ride lots.

Requires the fees charged by the department to be used by the department and/or the operator of the parking facility to recoup costs to administer a parking management program and maintain and operate the parking facilities.

Permits a city, county, regional transit authority, metropolitan municipal corporation, or other public entity that operates or maintains one or more department-owned park and ride lots by agreement with the department, one or more state-funded park and ride lots, or a combination of department-owned and state-funded park and ride lots, to charge a fee for vehicle parking, bicycle parking, or both.

Creating the dental laboratory registry within the department of health and establishing minimum standards for dental laboratories serving dentists in Washington state.

Requires a dental laboratory operating, doing business, or intending to operate or do business in this state to register with the department of health and pay the established fee.

Concerning drought preparedness and response.

Authorizes the department of ecology to: (1) Issue a drought advisory when it appears that drought conditions may develop;

(2) Upon issuance of a drought emergency order, notify the public of the order;

(3) Issue grants to eligible public entities to reduce current or future hardship caused by drought conditions; and

(4) Develop and update a drought contingency plan in collaboration with other affected federal, state, and local governments.

Requires the department to initiate a pilot program to explore the cost, feasibility, and benefits of entering into long-term water right lease agreements.

Permits a person to petition the department to declare a drought emergency for the state or portions of the state.

Changes the name of the state drought preparedness account to the state drought preparedness and response account.

Authorizing cities planning under the growth management act to impose certain real estate excise taxes by councilmanic action.

Creating a promoter’s permit authorizing promoters to assist liquor licensees in the organization of public events where liquor is sold.

Creating additional training requirements for licensed marijuana retailers and their employees.

Prohibits a marijuana retailer and its employees from performing work involving the sale or service of marijuana products to the public unless the individual holds a valid budtender permit.

Requires the state liquor and cannabis board to immediately suspend the budtender permit of a person who has been certified as being a responsible parent who is not in compliance with a child support order.

Requires a budtender permit holder, who has his or her permit suspended for failure to pay child support, to contact the department of social and health services to have the suspension released.

Concerning the mitigation of public facilities in certain cities.

Requires certain cities, that permit, construct, or operate a public facility in a neighborhood with a high poverty level and a high rate of ethnic diversity, to: (1) Assume the responsibility for the negative impacts that facility has had or might have on the surrounding neighborhood;

(2) Consider the potential or actual disparate racial, social, and economic impacts of the public facility on residents nearby; and

Concerning the creation of parks benefit districts.

Concerning domestic violence.

Modifies domestic violence provisions regarding: (1) Criminal no-contact orders;

(2) The development, by the Washington State University department of criminal justice, of an actuarial domestic violence risk assessment tool;

(3) The court ordering a convicted offender to undergo alcohol or chemical dependency treatment or domestic violence treatment services during incarceration;

(4) Transition and relapse prevention strategies for reducing risk to a community once an offender is released;

(5) The deferred prosecution program;

(6) Evaluation of domestic violence treatment by the state institute for public policy; and

Allowing certain beer and wine license holders to sell small amounts of spirits.

Establishing the welcome to Washington baby act to create family supports through universal home visiting programs and a statewide family linkage program for resources and referrals.

Establishes the welcome to Washington baby act of 2019.

Requires the department of children, youth, and families to: (1) Implement a universal home visiting program for newborns and their families; and

(2) Develop a statewide family linkage program that provides resources and referrals to all families.

Revising economic assistance programs by updating standards of need, revising outcome measures and data collected, and reducing barriers to participation.

Revises provisions relating to the temporary assistance for needy families program, the pregnant women assistance program, and state family assistance.

Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Submit to the office of financial management, the legislative-executive WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight task force, and the legislature, a revised comprehensive study of living costs, that must include recommendations for temporary assistance for needy families grant standards as a percentage of need;

(2) Every four years, adjust the estimated base costs to a consumer for household budget items used in the study, in addition to annual adjustments for inflation;

(3) Every ten years, submit a redesigned and updated comprehensive study to the office of financial management, the legislative-executive WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight task force, and the legislature; and

(4) When completing each ten-year redesign, adjust study parameters, including cost categories and geographic boundaries, as necessary.

Requiring a primary contact in schools to recognize, screen, and respond to emotional or behavioral distress in students.

Requires school districts, beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, to identify one person in each school building as the student health and well-being primary contact.

Concerning health care coverage for retired or disabled school employees that served as a locally elected official.

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 the following employees a one-time, irrevocable opportunity to opt out of participation in a retirement plan: Employees with no prior service in one of the retirement systems who are age sixty or older when newly hired into a public employees' retirement system, school employees' retirement system, or teachers' retirement system position.

Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.

-- 2019 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 28	First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
Feb 12	WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
Feb 14	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

by Senators Frockt, Dhingra, Randall, Keiser, Wilson, C., Kuderer, and Nguyen

Asking Congress to include dental care in Medicare.

Asks congress to include dental care in medicare.

-- 2019 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11	First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.

by Senators Hunt and Wilson, C.

Renaming Marathon Park after Joan Benoit Samuelson.

Renames Marathon Park after Joan Benoit Samuelson.

-- 2019 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 11	First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.