 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 9 | ||
| SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE | ||
| Friday, January 25, 2008 | 12th Day - 2008 Regular Session | |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2008.
HB 1324-S2
by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunter, Lovick, Alexander, Simpson, Ericks, Dickerson, Dunn, Morrell, McDonald, Conway, Linville, Wallace, and Schual-Berke)
Providing sales and use tax exemptions for prescribed mobility enhancing equipment.
Provides sales and use tax exemptions for prescribed mobility enhancing equipment.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 16 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Jan 18 | FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 22 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1734-S2
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Chandler, McDermott, Hunt, Armstrong, Kretz, and Ormsby)
Recodifying campaign funding and disclosure laws.
Reorganizes and clarifies campaign contribution and disclosure laws.Intends not to make any substantive changes.
| Feb 13 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 16 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Mar 19 | Public hearing and executive action taken in committee. | |
| Jan 22 | SGTA - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1750-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives McDermott, Hankins, Miloscia, Armstrong, Jarrett, Campbell, Appleton, Darneille, O'Brien, Hasegawa, Roberts, Ormsby, and Chase)
Adopting the interstate agreement for the election of the president of the United States by national popular vote.
Adopts the interstate agreement for the election of the president of the United States by national popular vote.
| Feb 27 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Jan 22 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 23 | Minority; do not pass. | |
| Jan 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1806-S3
by House Committee on Select Committee on Environmental Health (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Upthegrove, Campbell, Kenney, McDermott, Morrell, Chase, Appleton, Dunshee, McIntire, Santos, Moeller, Darneille, Roberts, Hudgins, Hunt, Hasegawa, Conway, O'Brien, Green, Rolfes, Simpson, Schual-Berke, Goodman, Wood, and Lantz)
Developing a model integrated pest management program.
Declares that the intent of the act is to protect children and staff by making it easier for school districts to adopt child-friendly pest management strategies.Requires, by January 1, 2009, the Washington state school directors' association, in consultation with the department of health and the department of agriculture, to develop a model integrated pest management policy that emphasizes the use of nonchemical pest control measures which must be disseminated to all school districts.Requires, by September 1, 2009, each school district to have adopted an integrated pest management policy and begin implementation of an integrated pest management program that is based on the model integrated pest management policy.Directs certain appropriation amounts from the general fund for the purposes of providing technical assistance to each school district regarding implementation of each school district's integrated pest management program to go to the Washington State University urban integrated pest management program.
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 15 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Feb 27 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Mar 1 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Jan 22 | ENVH - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Jan 24 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2472-S
by House Committee on Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, Warnick, Condotta, Sells, Linville, Hinkle, VanDeWege, McCoy, Lantz, Morrell, Loomis, Kretz, Chase, Kristiansen, and McDonald; by request of Department of Natural Resources)
Seeking to improve recreational opportunities on state-owned lands managed by the department of natural resources.
Finds and declares that recreational opportunities are instrumental in promoting human health and well-being and are part of the heritage of Washington. State trust lands, aquatic lands, and other state-owned lands managed by the department of natural resources provide significant recreational opportunities, along with other social, economic, and environmental benefits. Population growth has increased demand for recreational access and presents current and future challenges that must be addressed. Efforts by the department of natural resources to consolidate state trust lands will provide more opportunities for citizens to access larger blocks of state-owned lands.Establishes a work group to make recommendations to improve recreation on state trust lands, aquatic lands, and other state-owned lands managed by the department of natural resources. The work group shall examine relevant existing laws and rules and recommend policy changes and funding alternatives for consideration by the legislature to ensure safe, sustainable, and enjoyable recreational access.Requires that the work group shall: (1) Conduct a minimum of two open public workshops;(2) Hold meetings to gather input from key stakeholders, citizens, and local jurisdictions regarding the group's proposed recommendations; and(3) Coordinate with any stakeholder recreational advisory committees appointed or established by the commissioner of public lands.Requires the commissioner of public lands to submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, no later than December 1, 2008, its findings and recommendations for legislation that is necessary to implement the work group's findings.
| Jan 22 | EPAR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2474-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Wood, Morrell, Barlow, and Green)
Modifying supervised experience requirements for social worker licenses.
Modifies supervised experience requirements for social worker licenses.
| Jan 22 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2475-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Morrell, and Green)
Regarding the scope of practice of health care assistants.
Allows health care assistants to administer vaccines.Modifies the definition of "health care practitioner" to include a licensed physician assistant or a licensed osteopathic physician assistant.Modifies the definition of "supervision" to include supervision by a health care practitioner during the administration of vaccines.Requires each person authorizing the administration of vaccines to maintain a list of the vaccines that he or she has authorized for administration.
| Jan 21 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2479-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Bailey, Cody, Pedersen, Appleton, Sells, Lantz, Hasegawa, Ormsby, Conway, Condotta, Hurst, McIntire, Roberts, Kenney, Haigh, Schual-Berke, Campbell, VanDeWege, Rolfes, Kagi, Chase, Liias, Simpson, Barlow, Ericks, Green, Kelley, and McDonald)
Requiring subscribers' consent to disclosure of wireless phone numbers.
Provides that any person in the business of marketing, selling, or otherwise sharing the phone number of any subscriber for commercial purposes, shall not include the phone number of any subscriber for inclusion in any directory of any form, without first obtaining the consent of that subscriber.Defines "subscriber" to mean a person who subscribes to radio communications services, radio paging, or cellular communications service.Provides that any person in the business of marketing, selling, or otherwise sharing the phone number of any subscriber for commercial purposes, who has maintained a directory before the effective date of this act, must within thirty days either obtain consent of the subscribers listed in the directory or remove their phone numbers.
| Jan 22 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Jan 24 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2509-S
by House Committee on Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives Rolfes and Upthegrove)
Authorizing the department of natural resources to purchase aquatic lands.
Authorizes the department of natural resources to purchase aquatic lands and adjacent uplands, if the purchase enhances public use or access or conserves or restores habitat.Establishes conditions under which aquatic lands purchased by the department of natural resources may be leased.Requires that grants received for the purchase of aquatic lands by the department of natural resources be placed in the natural resources real property replacement account.
| Jan 22 | EPAR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Jan 24 | Referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 2521-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, McCoy, and Hasegawa)
Mapping internet and computer resources in the state.
Requires the department of information services, in consultation with the utilities and transportation commission, to conduct a detailed survey of the telecommunications infrastructure owned by the state. The survey must be used to create a map of all broadband resources owned by the state.Requires, by December 1, 2008, the department of information services to provide a status update to the appropriate committees of the legislature, which shall include recommendations for moving forward towards full implementation of a state broadband initiative.Provides that this act does not apply to telecommunications infrastructure owned, leased, or controlled by law enforcement.Requires, by December 1, 2008, the department of information services, in consultation with the utilities and transportation commission, to compile a database and web page listing all of the major, free wireless internet services that are available to the public in the state.
| Jan 22 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Jan 24 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2557-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Barlow, and Warnick)
Improving the operation of the trial courts.
Addresses the operation of trial courts, including jurisdictional provision, municipal court contracting, court commissioners, municipal departments, and a task force on access to justice for victims of domestic violence and harassment.
| Jan 22 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 24 | Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Audit Review. | |
HB 2559-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, McCoy, VanDeWege, Hasegawa, Ormsby, Campbell, and Chase)
Creating a statewide high-speed internet deployment and adoption initiative.
Creates a statewide high-speed internet deployment and adoption initiative.
| Jan 22 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Jan 24 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2588-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Lantz, Rodne, Pedersen, Linville, Appleton, Goodman, and Kagi)
Modifying provisions relating to the office of public defense.
Removes the sunset termination of the office of public defense.Revises the duties of the director of the office of public defense.Revises the makeup and duties of the advisory committee.
| Jan 22 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 24 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 3190
by Representatives Morris, Green, Morrell, Quall, Kenney, and Seaquist
Concerning radiologist assistants.
Licenses and regulates radiologist assistants.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 3191
by Representatives Dunshee, Miloscia, and McIntire
Increasing the efficiency of state funded capitol projects.
Provides the capital budget instructions shall require the public works board criteria in RCW 43.155.070; the community economic revitalization board criteria in RCW 43.160.060; the job development fund criteria in RCW 43.160.230; the local infrastructure financing tool criteria in RCW 39.102.040; the transportation improvement board criteria in RCW 47.26.282; the nonprofit youth organization criteria in RCW 43.63A.135; the nonprofit nonresidential social services criteria in RCW 43.63A.125; the nonprofit performing arts, art museums, and cultural facilities criteria in RCW 43.63A.750; and the Washington state historical society criteria in RCW 27.34.330 to include a review of applicant answers to the questions in this act.Requires the office of financial management's state agency facility oversight review to consider the growth-related impacts of a project before project approval.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 3192
by Representatives Wood, Conway, and Condotta
Regarding alcoholic beverage regulation.
Modifies licensing provisions related to bonded wine warehouses, domestic wineries and breweries, microbreweries, retailers, and hotels.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 3193
by Representatives Ormsby, Chandler, Hunt, Kretz, Green, Armstrong, Kessler, Appleton, Hudgins, Dickerson, Kelley, Morrell, Sells, VanDeWege, Wood, Kenney, and Conway
Modifying state whistleblower protections.
Authorizes the state auditor to investigate, within available resources, reports of improper governmental activities made by whistleblowers to any public official pursuant to RCW 42.40.050. Any public official receiving the report must submit a record of that report to the auditor within fifteen business days of receiving it.Requires that governmental employees be provided annual notice of their rights under chapter 42.40 RCW. Such reminders may be in agency internal newsletters, notices included with paychecks or stubs, e-mail notices sent to all employees, or other such means that are both cost-effective and reach all employees of the government agency, division, or subdivision.Revises provisions protecting whistleblowers from reprisals or retaliatory actions.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 3194
by Representatives Blake, Morrell, and VanDeWege
Regarding the establishment of a master hunter program.
Establishes the master hunter program to assist the department of fish and wildlife in effectively managing wildlife in areas and at times when both a high ethical standard and a demonstrated skill level are needed for resource protection and public safety. Individuals certified by the department to participate in the master hunter program may assist the department and private landowners with issues such as wildlife conservation, habitat protection, and wildlife damage.Requires the commission to adopt rules for the administration of the master hunter program in order to avoid potential fraud and abuse.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 3195
by Representative Blake
Exempting certain information obtained by the department of fish and wildlife from disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW.
Exempts information that the department of fish and wildlife has received or accessed but may not disclose due to confidentiality requirements in the Magnuson-Stevens fishery conservation and management reauthorization act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1861(h)(3) and (i), and Sec. 1881a(b)) from public disclosure.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 3196
by Representatives Pettigrew, Hinkle, Sullivan, Priest, Seaquist, Haler, Kirby, Morrell, Hudgins, McIntire, Santos, Eddy, Moeller, and Sells
Creating the joint select committee on sickle cell disease.
Finds that sickle cell disease is a lifelong hereditary red blood cell disorder that predominantly affects African-Americans, and that Washington state screens newborn infants for sickle cell disease at birth but that this information is not adequately communicated between people who may not have the disease, but carry the genetic trait for it.Creates the joint select committee on sickle cell disease.Provides that the committee shall review current practices for screening, diagnosis, treatment, and education about sickle cell disease in Washington state, and also review issues related to access to appropriate treatment, dissemination of information related to the disease and family risk, insurance coverage for treatment, and morbidity and mortality rates.Declares that the committee shall make recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 2008.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 3197
by Representatives Loomis, Hunter, and Walsh
Concerning excess property at residential habilitation centers.
Provides all proceeds from the use of excess property identified in the 2002 joint legislative audit and review committee capital study of the division of developmental disabilities residential habilitation centers, or at any other time as determined by the department of social and health services, at Lakeland Village, Francis Haddon Morgan Center, Fircrest school, and Rainier school that would not impact current residential habilitation center operations must be deposited into the developmental disabilities community trust account.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 3198
by Representatives Hunt, Wood, and Conway
Licensing soil and wetland scientists.
Regulates the practice of soil science and wetland science as a profession by establishing minimum standards of ethical conduct and professional responsibility and by establishing professional education and experience requirements for those persons representing to the public that they are soil scientists or wetland scientists.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 3199
by Representatives Fromhold, Sullivan, Williams, Hinkle, and McIntire
Addressing payments for medicaid contracted services in boarding homes.
Provides, beginning July 1, 2008, the rates of payment for boarding home medicaid contracted service under chapter 74.39 RCW and chapter 74.39A RCW shall be established by the department of social and health services, using the assisted living, adult residential care, and enhanced adult residential care sections of the "home and community rates model," developed by the department and published on November 22, 2006.Provides, beginning July 1, 2009, and thereafter for each odd-numbered year beginning on July 1st, the rates of payment for boarding home medicaid contracted services under chapter 74.39 RCW and chapter 74.39A RCW shall be established by the department, using the assisted living, adult residential care, and enhanced adult residential care sections of the "home and community rates model," developed by the department and published on November 22, 2006.Provides, beginning July 1, 2010, and for all assisted living, enhanced adult residential care, and adult residential care services, rates established on each subsequent July 1st occurring in even-numbered years, the June 30th rate shall be adjusted by a factor determined by the percentage change in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton consumer price index.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 3200
by Representatives Schmick, Simpson, Warnick, Schindler, and Sullivan
Establishing a cemetery district in a county.
Decreases the number of registered voters needed to submit a proposed cemetery district petition from fifteen to ten percent.Provides a county legislative authority may, by ordinance or resolution, provide for a ballot proposition to form a cemetery district.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 3201
by Representatives Simpson and Sullivan
Providing for the election of a board of commissioners for regional fire protection service authorities.
Provides the initial five members of the elected board of commissioners shall be elected at the first general election occurring after the passage of three years following the formation of the authority.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 3202
by Representatives Simpson, Sells, and Nelson
Changing Washington's vesting laws.
Establishes that applications for a proposed division of land, building permit, or other project approval are subject to zoning, permitting, and other land use control ordinances at the time the local government takes final action on the applications.Establishes when development rights vest in cases in which a petition is pending before a growth management hearings board or a local government undertakes review of a comprehensive land use plan.Establishes when land use or development rights vest for certain classes of large development projects.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 3203
by Representatives Morrell, Campbell, Green, Liias, McIntire, VanDeWege, and Wood
Granting residents who are transferred or discharged from nursing facilities an opportunity for a hearing.
Provides any resident who is transferred or discharged by the nursing facility and requests a fair hearing challenging the transfer or discharge shall be allowed immediate readmittance into the first available bed in the nursing facility and may remain, pending the issuance of a final order at the fair hearing. However, if the resident was transferred or discharged to a hospital, the resident will be allowed immediate readmittance into the nursing facility after the attending physician determines that the resident has stabilized and that the resident's needs can be met in a nursing facility.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 3204
by Representatives Morrell, Campbell, and Green
Establishing requirements for boarding homes that withdraw from medicaid participation.
Provides in the case of a boarding home that voluntarily withdraws from participation in the state medicaid program for residential care and services but continues to provide services of the type provided by boarding homes, the facility's voluntary withdrawal from participation is not an acceptable basis for the transfer or discharge of residents of the facility who were residing in the facility on the day before the effective date of the withdrawal, including those residents who were not entitled to medicaid assistance as of such day.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 3205
by Representatives Jarrett, Walsh, Kagi, Roberts, Hunter, Sullivan, Green, Kelley, Morrell, Chase, McIntire, Seaquist, and Kenney
Promoting the long-term well-being of children.
Provides when assessing whether a child's right to conditions of basic nurture are being adequately protected under chapter 13.34 RCW, the developmental needs of the child should be considered.Provides when a child has been in out-of-home care for fifteen months, the court shall require the filing of a petition seeking termination of parental rights. The court may make a good cause written finding as to why filing a petition for termination of parental rights is not appropriate at this time. Any such good cause finding shall be reviewed at all subsequent motion and review hearings pertaining to the child.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services. | |
HB 3206
by Representatives Kenney, Haler, Rolfes, and Santos
Concerning the information required to be reported in the annual economic impact report on lodging tax revenues.
Requires local jurisdictions that use the lodging tax revenues under RCW 67.28.1816 to submit an annual economic impact report for these expenditures to the department of community, trade, and economic development beginning January 1, 2008. These expenditures must include what is used by the local jurisdiction for tourism promotion purposes and what is used by a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6).
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Trade. | |
HB 3207
by Representatives Liias and Morrell
Providing for educational advertising for high-demand fields and degrees.
Requires the higher education coordinating board to contract with a private vendor to create a three-to five-year marketing plan to increase student interest in high-demand fields of study and to increase public awareness of high-demand fields and degrees.Makes an appropriation of seven hundred thousand dollars from the general fund to the higher education coordinating board for the purposes of this act.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 3208
by Representatives Simpson, Hurst, Roach, and Sullivan
Providing a state sales and use tax credit for public facilities districts located within two counties.
Provides a public facilities district created before September 1, 2008, and in which the boundary of the public facilities district is included within two counties, that commences construction of a new regional center before July 1, 2010, may impose a sales and use tax in accordance with the terms of chapter 82.14 RCW.Provides a public facilities district described in this act may impose a sales and use tax only in the portion of the public facilities district that is included in a county with a population of less than one million.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 3209
by Representatives Hinkle, Roach, Haler, Condotta, Warnick, and Kretz
Requiring drug testing for certain recipients of temporary assistance for needy families.
Provides if the assessment conducted under RCW 74.08A.260 or other reliable information indicates the likelihood that the recipient's reliance on public assistance is the result in whole or in part of the recipient's substance abuse or chemical dependency, the individual responsibility plan developed under RCW 74.08A.260 shall include a process for the recipient to engage in periodic urinalysis drug testing, which may be accomplished through a treatment program, routine employer screening of employees, or other lawful means.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services. | |
HB 3210
by Representatives Jarrett, Wallace, Chase, Kenney, and Seaquist
Requiring the workforce training and education coordinating board to develop a state comprehensive plan.
Requires the board to develop a state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education for a ten-year time period. The board shall submit the initial ten-year state comprehensive plan to the governor and the appropriate legislative policy committees by December 1, 2008. Every four years by December 1st, beginning December 1, 2012, the board shall submit an update of the ten-year state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education to the governor and the appropriate legislative policy committees.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 3211
by Representatives Simpson, Rodne, Sells, Ericks, Williams, Hurst, Rolfes, Loomis, Conway, Kessler, McIntire, Hunt, Green, Appleton, Hudgins, Dickerson, Kelley, Morrell, Kenney, and VanDeWege
Controlling the Washington state patrol retirement system.
Establishes a board of trustees responsible for the adoption of actuarial standards to be applied to the Washington state patrol retirement system plan.Directs the board to zealously manage the trust funds for the benefit of the members and beneficiaries of the plan.Provides an annual report to the legislature, to the members and beneficiaries of the plan, and to the public.Establishes contribution rates for employees and the state of Washington.Requires the department of retirement systems to provide staff and resources for the board.Enables the board to retain professional and technical advisors as necessary for the fulfillment of their statutory responsibilities.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 3212
by Representatives Santos and Hudgins
Monitoring and addressing achievement of groups of students.
Provides best practices research and strategies for improving the academic success rate of students with disabilities.Provides for the disaggregation of WASL results by at least the following subgroups of students: White, Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, low income, transitional bilingual, migrant, special education, and students covered by section 504 of the federal rehabilitation act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794).
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 3213
by Representatives Springer and Kenney
Addressing affordable housing incentive programs.
Allows the city or town to collect a reasonable fee from affordable housing incentive program applicants to cover administrative costs associated with the program.Requires low-income housing units to be provided in a range of sizes comparable to other units in the housing development for which a bonus or incentive is provided.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 3214
by Representatives Springer, Eddy, Takko, Morrell, and Ericks
Clarifying the authority of local governments to use incentives for commercial and industrial development to promote production and preservation of affordable housing.
Allows a city or county planning under RCW 36.70A.040 to use incentive zoning for commercial or industrial development to increase the availability of affordable housing, or to preserve affordable housing, or both, within the jurisdiction.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 3215
by Representatives Chase, Campbell, Hasegawa, Dunn, and Wood
Studying the environmental impact of plastic check-out bags.
Requires the department of ecology to convene and chair a work group to study approaches and techniques that are effective at minimizing the potential for adverse environmental impacts caused by the manufacture, use, recycling, and disposal of plastic check-out bags.Requires the work group to make recommendations to the legislature on practical and cost-effective opportunities to minimize the potential for adverse environmental impacts caused by the manufacture, use, recycling, and disposal of plastic check-out bags.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Select Committee on Environmental Health. | |
HB 3216
by Representatives Seaquist, Morris, Upthegrove, Hudgins, Loomis, Kelley, Morrell, VanDeWege, Ericks, and Hankins
Developing wave and tidal energy technologies in Washington.
Requires the department of community, trade, and economic development and the energy facility site evaluation council to convene and cochair a work group to develop the Washington state center for excellence in hydrokinetic energy and develop a unique one-stop permit process for both wave power and tidal power projects.Requires the work group to ensure that the center is a public-private entity and that the center supports a sustainable approach to hydrokinetic energy development aimed at economic development, environmental protection, and community stability, and to make certain recommendations to the legislature.Requires the work group to provide a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature containing its recommendations as well as draft legislation implementing its recommendations, by December 1, 2008.Requires, by June 30, 2010, the work group to provide a final report to the legislature on the one-stop programmatic permitting process proposed by the work group as required by this act.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 3217
by Representatives Kelley, Green, Rolfes, and Nelson
Regarding leases of state-owned land for geoduck aquaculture.
Concerns leases of state-owned land for geoduck aquaculture.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ecology & Parks. | |
HB 3218
by Representatives Clibborn, VanDeWege, Appleton, Liias, Rolfes, Kessler, Smith, Bailey, Kenney, McIntire, Seaquist, and Hankins; by request of Governor Gregoire
Requiring the procurement of new ferry vessels that carry no more than one hundred motor vehicles.
Requires that the department shall construct one or more new ferry vessels for service on the Port Townsend-Keystone route or other routes that require a vessel that carries no more than one hundred motor vehicles.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 3219
by Representatives Chandler, Hunt, Rodne, Miloscia, Kessler, McIntire, and Kretz; by request of Attorney General
Modifying compensation for denials of public records by agencies.
Modifies how compensation for improper denials of public records by agencies is paid to persons who are incarcerated, detained, or committed.Provides penalties shall be awarded to the crime victims' compensation program, as outlined in chapter 7.68 RCW, in an amount not less than five dollars and not to exceed one hundred dollars for each day that an incarcerated, detained, or committed requester was wrongfully denied requested public records.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 3220
by Representative Condotta
Allowing counties, cities, and towns to conduct raffles under certain terms and conditions.
Allows counties, cities, and towns to conduct raffles for community activities or tourism promotion activities.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 3221
by Representatives Santos, Darneille, and Kenney
Establishing the financial services intermediary.
Establishes the financial services intermediary in the department of financial institutions to improve the ability of low-income individuals to access and use mainstream financial products offered by financial institutions.Requires the department of financial institutions and the department of community, trade, and economic development to jointly establish the financial services intermediary.Provides that financial institutions and community-based asset building coalitions choosing to participate in the programs of the financial services intermediary shall enter into and comply with the terms of memoranda of agreement with the financial services intermediary.Requires the department of financial institutions to track and monitor financial institutions' participation in the programs of the financial services intermediary and share this information with the intermediary.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Insurance, Financial Services & Consumer Protection. | |
HB 3222
by Representatives McCune, Loomis, and Kenney
Requiring safety belts on school buses purchased on or after September 1, 2008.
Requires safety belts on school buses purchased on or after September 1, 2008.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 3223
by Representatives Williams, Hunt, and Dickerson
Addressing the practice of interior design.
Declares that the purpose of the act is to safeguard public health and life safety, to promote the public welfare by improving the quality of human environmental design, and to limit the practice of interior design to persons having specific design education, experience, and examination.Requires the registration of interior designers and each applicant for registration is required to hold an accredited certificate, diploma, or degree in interior design.Provides that, as of January 1, 2012, all interior design programs must be accredited by the council for interior design accreditation or be an interior design program determined by the board to be substantially equivalent to an accredited program.Provides for alternate requirements for persons who apply for interior design registration or licensure.Requires the governor to appoint seven board members to an interior design board.Provides that this act does not apply to: (1) Licensed architects registered or licensed under this state, providing that such architects not refer to themselves as registered interior designers unless registered by this act; or(2) An employee of a retail establishment providing consultation regarding interior decoration or furnishings on the premises of the retail establishment or in the furtherance of a retail sale or prospective retail sale, providing such persons do not refer to themselves as a registered interior designer.Provides that the interior design board shall establish punishments for violations of this act.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 3224
by Representatives Loomis, Hunter, Sells, and Liias
Reviewing and conducting studies on providing commuter rail services.
Requires the Puget Sound regional council to survey existing studies and, to the extent necessary, conduct a feasibility study to provide information on whether commuter rail service between eastern Snohomish county and eastern King county, based on commuter needs, can be a meaningful component of the region's future transportation system.Requires the Puget Sound regional council to submit a report on the results of the feasibility study to the transportation committees of the house of representatives and senate by February 1, 2009.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 3225
by Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Kretz, Takko, VanDeWege, Grant, Warnick, Newhouse, Anderson, Herrera, McCune, Condotta, Hinkle, and Dunn
Regulating the use of a firearm on land managed by the department of fish and wildlife.
Declares that it is unlawful to use a firearm on department of fish and wildlife lands under certain circumstances.Authorizes the department of fish and wildlife to prohibit the discharge of firearms on portions of any land managed by the department, either indefinitely or for set periods of time, only if the prohibition is necessary for wildlife or resource management but not to prohibit the discharge of firearms solely based on a firm distance measurement from a set location.Provides that the fish and wildlife commission may not prohibit a person from carrying or possessing a firearm on any portion of land under the ownership, management, lease, or control of the department, or from discharging the firearm for the protection of the person or another, if the person is otherwise legally entitled to possess, carry, or discharge the firearm.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
SB 6788
by Senators Keiser, Brandland, Fairley, and Honeyford
Assisting local governments with payment for extraordinary prisoner medical expenses.
Provides that the director of the office of public defense administer a program for local jurisdiction assistance with extraordinary medical expenses.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6789
by Senators Kilmer, Fairley, Rockefeller, and Roach
Requiring public notification of industrial development levies by port districts.
Provides that if a port district intends to levy a tax for industrial development district purposes, the port commission must hold a public hearing within twenty days of publication of notice of the intention.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6790
by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Regala, Shin, Kline, and Kohl-Welles
Creating a pilot program for the postsecondary education of inmates.
Provides that the department of corrections shall establish a pilot program for the purpose of assessing the impact of inmate participation in two-year postsecondary education degree programs within state correctional institutions.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6791
by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, and Marr
Clarifying permitted uses of moneys currently collected under the county legislative authority sales and use tax for chemical dependency or mental health treatment programs and services or therapeutic courts.
Clarifies permitted uses of moneys currently collected under the county legislative authority sales and use tax for chemical dependency or mental health treatment programs and services or therapeutic courts.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6792
by Senators Hargrove and Stevens
Concerning dependency matters.
Modifies provisions related to petitions reinstating terminated parental rights, shelter care hearing, permanency plans, and restraining orders in cases involving a child allegedly subjected to physical or sexual abuse.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6793
by Senators Pflug and Parlette
Developing alternative benefits packages for medicaid beneficiaries.
Finds that the state must do more to control health care costs to ensure a sustainable public health care system.Requires that the department of social and health services shall submit a medicaid state plan amendment.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6794
by Senators Haugen, Spanel, Shin, and Rockefeller; by request of Governor Gregoire
Requiring the procurement of new ferry vessels that carry no more than one hundred motor vehicles.
Requires that the department shall construct one or more new ferry vessels for service on the Port Townsend-Keystone route or other routes that require a vessel that carries no more than one hundred motor vehicles.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6795
by Senators Kauffman and Prentice
Providing a state sales and use tax credit for public facilities districts located within two counties.
Provides a state sales and use tax credit for public facilities districts located within two counties.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6796
by Senators Fraser, Zarelli, and Kastama
Concerning the information required to be reported in the annual economic impact report on lodging tax revenues.
Requires local jurisdictions that use the lodging tax revenues under RCW 67.28.1816 to submit an annual economic impact report for these expenditures to the department of community, trade, and economic development beginning January 1, 2008. These expenditures must include what is used by the local jurisdiction for tourism promotion purposes and what is used by a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6).
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6797
by Senators Kastama and Kilmer
Concerning sales and use tax for public facilities in urban counties.
Provides that the legislative authority of an eligible county may impose a local retail sales and use tax and moneys collected must only be used to finance public facilities serving economic development purposes in eligible counties and finance personnel in economic development offices.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Management. | |
SB 6798
by Senators Hargrove, Morton, Pridemore, Delvin, Sheldon, Hatfield, Fairley, and Shin
Increasing assistance to cities and counties.
Increases city-county assistance account funding and distributions.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6799
by Senators Regala, Prentice, and Fraser; by request of Department of Revenue
Concerning the sourcing, for sales and use tax purposes, of sales of tangible personal property by florists.
Declares, for sales tax purposes, in the case of a sale in which one florist takes an order from a customer and then communicates that order to another florist who delivers the items purchased to the place designated by the customer, the location at or from which delivery is made to the consumer is deemed to be the location of the florist originally taking the order.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6800
by Senators Hobbs, Oemig, and Haugen
Concerning the disposition of publicly owned railroad infrastructure.
Provides that a local government, port district, rail district, or other special purpose district may not remove or disassemble railroad infrastructure that it owns, operates, or controls within the state of Washington, except in certain circumstances.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6801
by Senators Kastama, Prentice, Eide, Weinstein, Kauffman, Fraser, McAuliffe, Kline, Rasmussen, and Spanel
Requiring a minimum of three years' notice on closures or conversions of mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities.
Requires a covenant by the landlord that, except for acts or events beyond the control of the landlord, the mobile home park will not be converted to a land use that will prevent the space that is the subject of the lease from continuing to be used for its intended use for a period of three years after the beginning of the term of the rental agreement.The covenant must appear in print that is in bold face and is larger than the other text of the rental agreement; be set off by means of a box, blank space, or comparable visual device; and be located directly above the tenant's signature on the rental agreement.Requires the landlord to give the tenants three years' notice in advance of the effective date of a change.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Consumer Protection & Housing. | |
SB 6802
by Senators Carrell, Kilmer, and Rasmussen
Creating a military improvement zone program.
Creates the military improvement zone program in the department of community, trade, and economic development. The principal purpose of the program is to authorize and promote financing tools that encourage high quality development and affordable housing in the areas nearest to federal military bases. The program must be administered by the department with the advice of the department of revenue.Requires the department to conduct an examination of land use tools and funding options that local governments can implement to encourage high-quality development of the neighborhoods nearest the state's military bases; affordable housing for military personnel; and infrastructure for this housing that is consistent with the highest public health, safety, and welfare standards.Requires the department to conduct a military improvement zone pilot program. The pilot program must promote the development of high-quality infrastructure and affordable housing in improvement zones. The program must also determine the effectiveness of the program in increasing the development of high-quality infrastructure and additional affordable housing in improvement zones.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6803
by Senators McAuliffe, Hargrove, and Rasmussen
Establishing restricted licenses for persons who fail to comply with child support obligations.
Establishes restricted driver's licenses for persons who fail to comply with child support obligations.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6804
by Senators Kilmer, Carrell, Hobbs, Shin, Roach, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, and Benton
Providing grants to community colleges for long-term care worker training.
Provides grants to community colleges for long-term care worker training.Makes appropriations.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 6805
by Senators Haugen, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Kline, and Kohl-Welles
Promoting farmland preservation and environmental restoration through conservation markets.
Provides that the conservation commission shall conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility and desirability of establishing farm-based conservation markets in Washington.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6806
by Senators Haugen, Rasmussen, and Shin
Providing tax incentives for anaerobic digester production.
Provides a leasehold tax exemption for anaerobic digester production.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6807
by Senators Kastama, Keiser, Fairley, and Kohl-Welles
Restricting long-term care facilities.
Concerns the admission, transfer, and discharge of persons residing in long-term care facilities.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6808
by Senator Prentice
Requiring local bridge owners to maintain, replace, or appropriate funds for bridges deemed to be especially deficient.
Requires local bridge owners to maintain, replace, or appropriate funds for bridges deemed to be especially deficient.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6809
by Senators Pridemore, McAuliffe, Rockefeller, Eide, Oemig, Hatfield, Regala, Fraser, Delvin, Brown, Fairley, Tom, Kilmer, Keiser, Franklin, Kauffman, Kline, Rasmussen, Spanel, Jacobsen, and Kohl-Welles
Providing a tax exemption for working families measured by the federal earned income tax credit.
Declares the intent to provide a sales and use tax exemption, in the form of a remittance, to lower-income working families in Washington.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6810
by Senators Shin, Schoesler, Kline, Weinstein, Berkey, Franklin, McDermott, Delvin, Hargrove, Hewitt, Pridemore, Hobbs, Rasmussen, Fraser, Kastama, Fairley, Murray, Keiser, Kauffman, Kohl-Welles, Oemig, Kilmer, and McAuliffe
Encouraging water efficiency.
Provides that the department of community, trade, and economic development shall work with purveyors to establish an educational outreach program on the use of water-efficient products.Adopts a policy goal that by July 1, 2013, at least fifty percent of all toilets installed in new homes are toilets that use less than one gallon of water for each flush.Makes an appropriation from the general fund to the department of community, trade, and economic development.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Water, Energy & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6811
by Senators Hobbs, Delvin, Hatfield, Shin, and McAuliffe
Providing business and occupation tax incentives for businesses that use recycled material.
Provides business and occupation tax incentives for businesses that use recycled material.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6812
by Senators Roach, Rasmussen, Shin, and McAuliffe
Creating autism diagnostic clinics in public hospital districts.
Provides that public hospital districts shall, within existing revenue, develop a team of qualified diagnosticians prepared to assess and diagnose autism spectrum disorders for free for people living within the taxing borders of a public hospital district and at reduced cost for people living outside the taxing borders of the public hospital district.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6813
by Senators Rasmussen, Roach, Kastama, Kilmer, Franklin, Regala, and Kauffman
Creating a roving early intervention specialist pilot program.
Requires, subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the department of early learning to administer the roving early intervention specialist pilot program conducted in Pierce county, beginning July 1, 2008, to provide assistance to licensed child care providers and families with children ages birth to five with special needs. The pilot shall be conducted in Pierce county.Provides for one roving early intervention specialist to be housed at a local child care resource and referral organization in Pierce county.Requires, by August 1, 2009, the department of early learning to report on certain findings to the governor and appropriate education and fiscal committees of the legislature and provide recommendations for increasing the number of roving early intervention specialists to serve the statewide child care resource and referral network.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6814
by Senators Rasmussen, Kilmer, Brandland, Kauffman, Holmquist, Berkey, Eide, Hatfield, and Hargrove
Concerning paydates for employees participating in state active military duty.
Provides when a national or state guard member is called to participate in state active duty, the paydate shall be no more than seven days following completion of duty or the end of the pay period, whichever is first. When the seventh day falls on Sunday, the paydate shall not be later than the following Monday.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6815
by Senators Rasmussen, Shin, Kastama, and Regala
Authorizing paid leaves of absence for military personnel needs.
Provides that the spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States, national guard, or reserves who has been deployed during a period of military conflict shall be allowed up to fifteen days of benefits under RCW 49.86.060 when their military spouse is on leave from deployment during a period of military conflict.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce, Research & Development. | |
SB 6816
by Senators Prentice, Pflug, Keiser, Rasmussen, Parlette, Fraser, and Shin; by request of Health Care Authority
Administering benefits under the public employees' benefits board.
Requires the administrator of the state health care authority to adopt rules setting forth criteria for determining employee eligibility for benefits and the appeal process by which employees may appeal benefits and eligibility determinations.Takes effect January 1, 2009.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6817
by Senator Swecker
Penalizing late reports and late unemployment insurance contributions.
Penalizes late reports and late unemployment insurance contributions.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce, Research & Development. | |
SB 6818
by Senators Oemig, Brandland, Tom, Zarelli, Kastama, Weinstein, Kilmer, Keiser, and Kohl-Welles
Promoting transparency in state expenditures.
Requires, by January 1, 2009, the office of financial management to establish and make available to the public a state expenditure information web site to contain certain information for the prior fiscal year, with the data in each of the categories linked to the other categories.Requires the state expenditure information web site to be updated periodically as subsequent fiscal year data become available.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SJM 8029
by Senators Weinstein, McCaslin, Roach, Tom, Kline, Hargrove, Carrell, McDermott, Hobbs, Marr, Shin, Rasmussen, and Kohl-Welles
Requesting the Postal Service to issue a postage stamp commemorating Nisei veterans.
Requests that the Postal Service issue a postage stamp commemorating Nisei veterans.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |