Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2020 Regular Session of the 66th Legislature
CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate KAREN KEISER, President Pro Tem
BRAD HENDRICKSON, Secretary of the Senate STEVE CONWAY, Vice President Pro Tem

February 19, 2020 - Wednesday 38TH DAY
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

2SHB 1182 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Steele, Dolan, Ortiz-Self and Slatter)

Modifying the learning assistance program.

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

2SHB 1191 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman and Frame)

Concerning school notifications.

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

2SHB 1645 By House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning (originally sponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Frame, Gregerson, Valdez, Jinkins, Davis, Santos and Morgan)

Certifying parental improvement.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

2SHB 1651 By House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning (originally sponsored by Representatives Kilduff, Dent, Lovick, Eslick, Senn, Leavitt, Macri, Callan, Cody, Tarleton, Ortiz-Self, Goodman, Jinkins, Frame, Bergquist and Santos)

Identifying rights of persons receiving state developmental disability services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

HB 2110 By Representatives Ryu and Santos

Modifying the definition of affordable workforce housing for the purposes of permitted lodging tax revenue expenditures.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING STABILITY & AFFORDABILITY.

HB 2259 By Representatives Rude, Leavitt and Thai; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Expanding background check requirements for certain educational institutions.

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

SHB 2308 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Slatter, Tharinger, Wylie and Appleton)

Requiring employers to periodically report standard occupational classifications or job titles of workers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SHB 2338 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Macri, Thai, Wylie, Doglio, Cody and Pollet)

Prohibiting discrimination in health care coverage.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SHB 2359 By House Committee on Commerce & Gaming (originally sponsored by Representatives Vick and Wylie)

Creating a certificate of compliance for marijuana business premises that meet the statutory qualifications at the time of application.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SHB 2384 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Doglio, Ramel, Tarleton, Macri, Kloba and Gregerson)

Concerning the property tax exemption for nonprofit organizations providing rental housing or mobile home park spaces to qualifying households.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING STABILITY & AFFORDABILITY.

HB 2390 By Representatives Kilduff, Goodman, Klippert, Leavitt, Thai, Dufault, Macri, Senn and Hudgins

Using respectful language.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

HB 2396 By Representatives Hudgins, Tarleton and Wylie

Concerning the regulation of bot communication on public-facing internet web sites.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

2SHB 2457 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Kloba, Robinson, Schmick, Tharinger, Macri, Pollet and Wylie)

Establishing the health care cost transparency board.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

HB 2458 By Representatives Stonier, Sells, Dolan, Schmick, Boehnke, Bergquist, Vick, Pollet and Wylie

Concerning optional benefits offered by school districts.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SHB 2464 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Gildon and Young)

Protecting patients from excess prescription medication charges.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SHB 2498 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Corry, Blake, Walsh, Mosbrucker, Chandler, Hoff, Dye, Graham, Davis, Dent, Dufault, Van Werven, Maycumber, Rude, Ybarra, Lekanoff, Eslick and Leavitt)

Providing compensation to department of natural resources lessees whose leases are terminated for reasons other than default.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

2SHB 2513 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Slatter, Leavitt, Ortiz-Self, Valdez, Bergquist, Davis, Johnson, J., Pollet, Goodman, Lekanoff, Ormsby and Riccelli; by request of Lieutenant Governor)

Prohibiting the practice of transcript withholding and limiting the practice of registration holds at institutions of higher education as debt collection practices.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SHB 2554 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Stonier, Cody, Macri, Riccelli, Robinson, Tharinger, Senn, Peterson, Valdez, Davis, Doglio, Dolan, Fitzgibbon, Walen, Frame, Ramel, Pollet, Ryu, Goodman, Lekanoff, Ormsby and Chapman)

Mitigating inequity in the health insurance market caused by health plans that exclude certain mandated benefits.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SHB 2567 By House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Thai, Santos, Ryu, Valdez, Pollet, Davis, Wylie, Gregerson, Slatter, Lekanoff, Ortiz-Self, Frame, Mead and Kloba)

Concerning open courts.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SHB 2634 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Walen, Barkis, Stokesbary, Macri, Chapman, Gildon, Chopp, Robinson, Senn, Leavitt and Tharinger)

Exempting a sale or transfer of real property for affordable housing to a nonprofit entity, housing authority, or public corporation from the real estate excise tax.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING STABILITY & AFFORDABILITY.

SHB 2673 By House Committee on Environment & Energy (originally sponsored by Representatives Barkis, Griffey, Gildon, Steele, Ybarra, Smith, Chambers, Boehnke, Hoff, Vick, Eslick, Volz, Graham, Jenkin, Klippert, Van Werven, Tharinger and Dufault)

Concerning exemptions for infill development under the state environmental policy act.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING STABILITY & AFFORDABILITY.

HB 2710 By Representatives Robinson, Tarleton, Cody, Tharinger and Ormsby

Modifying the uses, disclosure, and requirement dates of prescription drug price transparency data.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

HB 2739 By Representatives Kloba, Stonier, Appleton, Davis and Duerr

Adjusting certain requirements of the shared leave program.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SHB 2789 By House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Lovick, Klippert, Davis, Orwall, Valdez, Kilduff, Johnson, J., Ryu, Peterson, Ramel, Pollet, Young and Frame)

Collecting information regarding police use of deadly force.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

2SHB 2793 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Hansen and Irwin)

Vacating criminal records.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.