 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 22 | ||
| SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, February 13, 2008 | 31st 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 1534-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Williams, Armstrong, and Moeller; by request of Secretary of State)
Modifying provisions affecting candidates for elective office.
Revises provisions affecting candidates for elective office, including minor parties and independent candidates, candidate filing procedures, and election procedures for precinct committee officers.Repeals RCW 29A.20.131, 29A.20.141, and 29A.20.161.
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 7 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 8 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee. | |
HB 1806-S4
by House Committee on App Subcom Ed (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. | |
| Feb 5 | APPE - Majority; 4th substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 2523-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Schual-Berke, Hasegawa, Roberts, Goodman, Kenney, Santos, Chase, and Quall)
Creating the position of world language supervisor in the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
Finds that there is a current lack of leadership and commitment at the state level to improve world language instruction so that our students can secure their part in the global community and remain competitive in the world.Directs the superintendent of public instruction to assign at least one full-time equivalent staff position within the office of the superintendent of public instruction to serve as the world language supervisor.
| Jan 29 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 1 | Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. | |
| Feb 5 | APPE - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 2914-S
by House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade (originally sponsored by Representatives Linville, Bailey, Sullivan, Skinner, Pettigrew, Haler, Chase, Kristiansen, Upthegrove, Morrell, Santos, Nelson, and Kenney)
Providing a funding source to assist small manufacturers in obtaining innovation and modernization extension services.
Creates the Washington manufacturing innovation and modernization extension service program to provide assistance to small manufacturers located in the state of Washington. The program shall be administered by the department of community, trade, and economic development.
| Feb 5 | CEDT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 6 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 2986-S
by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko and Schindler)
Concerning property tax collection and assessment.
Intends that the Washington state association of county treasurers and Washington state association of county assessors convene a work group to develop a method to provide all property owners with detailed information about the property owner's property tax bill and should present its findings and recommendations to the fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 2009.Requires that assessments regarding diking and/or drainage systems shall become due in two equal installments, on April 30th and October 31st.Allows a county treasurer to use a verification of payment instead of a stamp to show evidence of payment for purposes of the real estate excise tax.Requires a claim for a property tax refund to be filed within three years of the due date of the payment.
| Feb 6 | FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 8 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 3035-S
by House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade (originally sponsored by Representatives Jarrett, Rodne, Hunter, Eddy, Clibborn, Anderson, and Sullivan)
Regarding tourism promotion areas in large counties.
Redefines legislative authority for the purpose of promoting tourism in large counties.
| Feb 5 | CEDT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 6 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 3160-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Newhouse, Ericks, Goodman, Armstrong, Linville, McDonald, Kessler, Dickerson, Wood, Wallace, Hunter, Blake, Clibborn, Morrell, Williams, Loomis, Liias, Kelley, Eddy, Takko, Warnick, Jarrett, Rodne, Sullivan, Roach, VanDeWege, Kenney, and Ormsby)
Addressing the availability of nutrition information.
Intends to provide consumers with greater access to nutrition information regarding restaurant foods by recognizing that nutrition information determined with a reasonable basis is appropriately accurate, and allowing restaurants reasonable flexibility in providing nutrition information to consumers.
| Feb 7 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 8 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 3349-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Ericks, Eddy, Kelley, Conway, Springer, and Rolfes)
Providing a review of the need for residential contractor licensing.
Requires the department of licensing to conduct a review of the need for regulation of general and specialty contractors involved in the repair, alteration, or construction of single-family homes using the public interest criteria set forth in RCW 18.118.010.Provides the department of labor and industries and the office of the attorney general shall make available to the department of licensing any home construction defect and related consumer complaints.Requires, by October 1, 2008, the department of licensing to submit recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature regarding the need for regulation of general and specialty contractors involved in the construction and remodel of residential single-family homes and if some form of regulation is recommended, the minimum qualifications to meet the regulatory standard.
| Feb 7 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 8 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
| Feb 11 | APP - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
HB 3365
by Representative Dunn
Concerning health insurance in the hospitality industry.
Provides that this act shall be known as the hospitality industry health insurance act of 2008.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
SB 5860-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Murray, Holmquist, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, and Clements)
Regulating body piercing.
Finds and declares that the practices of body piercing and body art involve an invasive procedure with the use of needles, single-use disposable sharps, reusable sharps, instruments, and jewelry. These practices may be dangerous when improperly sterilized, presenting a risk of infecting the client with bloodborne pathogens including, but not limited to, HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.Declares that it is in the interests of the public health, safety, and welfare to establish requirements in the commercial practice of body piercing in this state.
| Feb 26 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 8 | LCRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6206-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Zarelli, Pflug, Hargrove, and Stevens)
Concerning agency reviews and reports regarding child abuse, neglect, and near fatalities.
Provides, in the event of a child whose fatality or near fatality is the result of apparent abuse by his or her parent or caregiver, the review team shall be comprised of individuals who had no involvement in the case but whose professional expertise is pertinent to the dynamics of the case.Provides, upon conclusion of a child fatality or near fatality review required under RCW 74.13.640, the department shall issue a report on the results of the review within one hundred eighty days following the unexpected death or near fatality of the child, unless an extension has been granted by the governor.Requires the office of the family and children's ombudsman to issue an annual report to the legislature on the status of the implementation of child fatality and near fatality review recommendations.Provides, if a report of alleged abuse or neglect is founded and constitutes the third founded report received by the department within the last twelve months involving the same child or family, the department shall promptly notify the office of the family and children's ombudsman of the contents of the report. The department shall also notify the ombudsman of the disposition of the report.Provides, upon receiving a report of alleged abuse or neglect involving a child under the court's jurisdiction under chapter 13.34 RCW, the department shall promptly notify the child's guardian ad litem of the report's contents. The department shall also notify the guardian ad litem of the disposition of the report.Requires the ombudsman to review all referrals made by mandated reporters during 2006 and 2007 and report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the following: The number and types of referrals from mandated reporters; the disposition of the referrals by category of mandated reporters; how many referrals resulted in the filing of dependency actions; any patterns established by the department in how it dealt with such referrals; whether the history of fatalities in 2006 and 2007 showed referrals by mandated reporters; and any other information the ombudsman deems relevant. The report is due no later than December 31, 2008.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6222-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, and Franklin)
Expanding programs for persons needing long-term care.
Finds that the long-term care system should utilize evidence-based practices for the prevention and management of chronic disease to improve the general health of Washingtonians over their lifetime and reduce health care and long-term care costs related to ineffective chronic care management.Provides that when a facility provides respite care, before or at the time of admission, the facility must obtain certain information to meet the individual's anticipated needs.Requires that agencies conducting family caregiver long-term care information and support services develop an evidence-based tailored caregiver assessment and referral tool and provide the option of a one-time voucher benefit per caregiver screened to meet the needs critical to health or safety of either the adult care recipient or the caregiver.Provides that the community based services for low-income eligible persons shall include long-term care planning and options counseling.Requires that the department of health shall develop a statewide fall prevention program.Requires additional support for residents in community settings who exhibit challenging behaviors that put them at risk for institutional placement.Establishes two seniors dental access projects.
| Feb 8 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 12 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6276-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Swecker, McAuliffe, Regala, Schoesler, Murray, Shin, Eide, Kauffman, Sheldon, Rasmussen, Kline, and McDermott)
Creating a pilot program placing domestic violence advocates in offices of the division of children and family services.
Requires the department of social and health services to create a pilot program to place a full-time domestic violence expert in a minimum of two division of children and family services offices.Requires the Washington state institute for public policy to evaluate the pilot program to determine the outcomes of the program.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6297-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Brandland, and Sheldon)
Changing elected prosecuting attorney salaries.
Changes the method for determining prosecuting attorney salaries.Provides the state shall contribute an amount equal to one-half the salary of a superior court judge towards the salary of the prosecuting attorney. Upon receipt of the state contribution, a county shall continue to contribute towards the salary of the prosecuting attorney in an amount that equals or exceeds that contributed by the county in 2008.
| Feb 8 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6328-S
by Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Shin, Schoesler, Kilmer, Delvin, McAuliffe, and Rasmussen; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Enhancing campus security.
Requires, within existing resources, each institution of higher education to make available to all students, faculty, and staff, a campus safety plan.Each institution must enter into memoranda of understanding and mutual aid agreements with local jurisdictions regarding responsibilities and use of equipment during emergencies.Requires each institution of higher education to take the following actions: (1) Submit a self-study assessing its ability to ensure the safety of students, faculty, staff, administration, and visitors on each campus, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of these measures; and(2) Submit a plan to address the unmet safety and security needs under previous plans.Requires the higher education coordinating board and the state board for community and technical colleges to report biennially to the governor and the legislature on campus safety status and recommendations.
| Feb 7 | HIE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6343-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senators Morton, Carrell, and Roach)
Creating a pilot program to examine the impacts of small scale mineral prospecting on coastal areas.
Authorizes the state parks and recreation commission and the department of fish and wildlife to establish a pilot program to allow small scale prospecting and mining in three demonstration areas and requires them to report on the findings and recommendations arising from the pilot program.Exempts persons engaging in the pilot program from misdemeanor liability for removing natural objects from a park or parkway.
| Feb 7 | NROR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6348-S
by Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senator Morton)
Protecting rural communities from the harmful impacts of interwatershed water rights transfers.
Requires the department of ecology to work with various interested parties to assess existing and potential new water sources, including snowpack, to protect rural communities.The department of ecology must present its recommendations to the legislature by September 1, 2008.
| Feb 7 | WET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6373-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Eide, Stevens, Shin, and Sheldon; by request of Attorney General)
Creating the crime of viewing depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Creates the crime of viewing depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. A person who knowingly views over the internet any visual depiction or copy thereof of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct is guilty of a class C felony.Establishes an affirmative defense for law enforcement officers conducting an investigation.Abrogates a defense that the defendant did not know the age of the person depicted.
| Feb 7 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6399-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell and Marr)
Establishing requirements for a less restrictive alternative for persons committed as sexually violent predators.
Requires that, in approving a less restrictive alternative for a patient at the special commitment center, the court must give due deference to the provider recommended by the department.
| Feb 7 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6402-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell and Sheldon)
Requiring the issuance and installation of fluorescent yellow license plates for persons convicted of certain DUI-related offenses.
Requires the issuance and installation of fluorescent yellow license plates for persons convicted of certain DUI-related offenses.Requires the department of licensing to attach or imprint a notation on the driving record of any person restricted under this act stating that the person must only operate a motor vehicle equipped with fluorescent yellow license plates.
| Feb 8 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| On motion, referred to Transportation. | ||
SB 6405-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker and Rasmussen)
Addressing the liability of persons rescued from flood waters on highways.
Establishes liability for certain persons who are rescued from flood waters on roadways.
| Feb 7 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6406-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin, Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Weinstein, Carrell, Marr, Fairley, Shin, Kauffman, Fraser, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Sheldon, Murray, McAuliffe, McDermott, and Kline)
Creating a program for offender education.
Requires, as a component of basic academic skills education, the department of corrections to create, by rule, a program to provide offenders who are United States citizens with the opportunity to participate in programs designed to educate offenders on American citizenship and civil rights.Requires the department of corrections to provide to offenders, before release into the community, information regarding community service providers that provide educational services to offenders.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6430-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Regala, Shin, and Carrell)
Creating a pilot program to increase family participation in juvenile offender programs.
Requires the department of social and health services juvenile rehabilitation services administration to establish a pilot program to promote increased participation and success in juvenile offender evidence-based programs for juveniles under the jurisdiction of a county juvenile court or the department, and their families.Requires the department, in cooperation with the University of Washington, to evaluate the results of the pilot program.Requires the department and the University of Washington to provide a preliminary report to the governor and the legislature on the results of the pilot program by December 1, 2010, and a final report by December 1, 2012.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6457-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser and Kohl-Welles; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Modifying disclosure provisions under the adverse health events and incident reporting system.
Requires medical facilities to notify the department of health within a specified time when it confirms that an adverse event has occurred.Establishes other requirements with respect to information regarding adverse events that occur at medical facilities.
| Feb 7 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6496-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Marr, Honeyford, Kohl-Welles, Hewitt, and Haugen)
Concerning craft distilleries.
Provides for a reduced license fee for distillers who produce twenty thousand gallons or less of spirits, with at least half of their raw material grown in Washington state.Permits craft distilleries to sell spirits for consumption off-premises and to provide samples on-premises.
| Feb 7 | LCRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6502-S
by Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Oemig, Rasmussen, and Kline)
Reducing the release of mercury into the environment.
Provides that, effective July 1, 2010, all state-funded public agency facilities, and effective January 1, 2011, all commercial, industrial, and retail facilities and office buildings must recycle their end-of-life mercury-added general purpose lights.Declares that, effective June 30, 2009, the sale or purchase and delivery of bulk mercury, and the manufacture, sale, or distribution of any mercury-added product, are prohibited, subject to exceptions.Directs the department of ecology to conduct research and develop recommendations for the implementation and financing of a convenient and effective mercury-added general purpose light recycling program.Repeals RCW 70.95M.090.
| Feb 8 | WET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6521-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators McDermott, Fairley, Swecker, Kline, and Oemig)
Concerning human remains.
Establishes a misdemeanor for a person who discovers human remains and does not report them to the coroner or local law enforcement.Requires persons who inadvertently discover human remains to stop activity that disturbs the ground and report the discovery.Establishes requirements for coroners, the department of archaeology and historic preservation, and the state physical anthropologist.
| Feb 7 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6522-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Zarelli, Hargrove, Benton, Kauffman, Murray, Kline, Kilmer, Keiser, Tom, Shin, Delvin, Marr, Prentice, McAuliffe, Roach, Pridemore, Franklin, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Rasmussen, and Eide)
Providing collective bargaining for child care center directors and workers.
Provides collective bargaining for child care center directors and workers.
| Feb 8 | LCRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6523-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, McCaslin, Benton, Tom, Swecker, Pridemore, Kauffman, Carrell, Rasmussen, and McAuliffe)
Establishing a Washington identity theft analysis center.
Orders the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to establish the Washington identity theft analysis center, to be colocated with the Washington joint analytical center.Directs the center to create and maintain a web site accessible to law enforcement and prosecutors.
| Feb 8 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6532-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Keiser)
Allowing certain cities to enter into no-fee lease agreements to use state-owned aquatic lands to operate a public marina.
Authorizes certain cities to enter a rent-free lease, in consideration of ecological and recreational benefits provided, for the purposes of operating a publicly owned marina.
| Feb 7 | NROR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6544-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Stevens, Honeyford, Pflug, Delvin, Holmquist, McCaslin, Swecker, and Roach)
Increasing the sentencing range for first degree criminal mistreatment.
Increases the sentencing range for first degree criminal mistreatment.
| Feb 8 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 12 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6546-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland, Tom, and Rasmussen)
Changing licensing provisions concerning driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Modifies licensing provisions concerning driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.Creates the ignition interlock device revolving fund to assist in covering the monetary costs of installing, removing, and leasing an ignition interlock device for indigent people who are required to install an ignition interlock device in all vehicles owned or operated by the person.Provides that, beginning January 1, 2009, any person licensed under this act who is convicted of any offense involving the use, consumption, or possession of alcohol while operating a motor vehicle in violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, other than vehicular homicide or vehicular assault, or who has had or will have his or her license suspended, revoked, or denied under RCW 46.20.3101, may submit to the department an application for an ignition interlock driver's license.Creates a pilot program to monitor compliance by persons required to use ignition interlock devices and by ignition interlock companies and vendors.
| Feb 8 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| On motion, referred to Transportation. | ||
SB 6548-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Carrell)
Controlling computer access by residents at the special commitment center and persons released to less restrictive alternatives.
Prohibits any person committed or detained pursuant to chapter 71.09 RCW from accessing a personal computer unless the resident's individualized treatment plan states that access to a computer is necessary to bring about a positive response to a specific and certain phase or course of treatment.Prohibits any person found eligible for conditional release to a less restrictive alternative from accessing a personal computer and accessing the internet unless the person's individualized treatment plan states that access to a computer is necessary to bring about a positive response to a specific and certain phase or course of treatment.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 12 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6554-S
by Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Rockefeller, Rasmussen, Kline, Stevens, Delvin, McCaslin, Shin, and Holmquist)
Excluding waste vegetable oil from the special fuel tax.
Excludes waste vegetable oil, purchased or collected from a food service establishment or food processing plant and not resold, from the special fuel tax.
| Feb 8 | WET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Transportation. | ||
| Referred to Transportation. | ||
SB 6560-S
by Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Morton, Delvin, and Swecker)
Increasing public utility district bid limits.
Amends the bid limits for public utility districts to address inflation and increased material costs.
| Feb 8 | WET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6563-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Swecker, Delvin, and Stevens)
Creating a grant program for neighborhood organizations.
Establishes in the department of community, trade, and economic development a competitive grant program to encourage communities to develop coordinated strategies to reduce crime and promote safety.
| Feb 8 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6580-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Marr, Weinstein, Pridemore, Kauffman, Keiser, McAuliffe, Hobbs, Regala, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Oemig, Rockefeller, Prentice, and McDermott)
Addressing the impacts of climate change through the growth management act.
Includes the mitigation of the impacts of climate change as one of the goals of the growth management act.Requires the department of community, trade, and economic development to develop and provide advisory climate change response methodologies and estimates to counties and cities.Establishes a global warming mitigation and adaptation program.Requires the department of community, trade, and economic development to present a report to the legislature.
| Feb 7 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6593-S
by Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Oemig, Rockefeller, Swecker, Murray, Regala, and Pridemore)
Providing for groundwater monitoring and assessments.
Requires the department of ecology to complete a data gap analysis by June 30, 2009, to evaluate groundwater monitoring activities statewide.Establishes issues that must be addressed in the study.
| Feb 7 | WET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6600-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Stevens, Hargrove, McAuliffe, Carrell, Brandland, and Tom)
Revising provisions concerning juvenile truancy proceedings.
Provides, whenever a juvenile fails to appear for a scheduled court hearing under RCW 28A.225.035 and the court issues a bench warrant as a result, the court shall also appoint an attorney to represent the juvenile if one has not already been appointed.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6619-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senator Morton)
Addressing the use and storage of traffic safety camera images.
Provides that if an action or proceeding relates to a violation captured by a photo enforcement system, all photographs and/or recorded images must be made available to a party in the action or proceeding and for admission into evidence and retained for a minimum of three years from the date of a violation.
| Feb 8 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6665-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, and Marr)
Regarding the intensive case management and integrated crisis response pilot programs.
Requires the Washington state institute for public policy to evaluate the pilot programs and make preliminary reports to appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008, and a final report by June 30, 2010.Requires a person detained for fourteen days of involuntary chemical dependency treatment under RCW 70.96B.090 to be released from involuntary treatment at the expiration of the period of commitment unless the professional staff of the agency or facility files a petition for additional period of involuntary treatment under RCW 70.96A.140, or files a petition for sixty days less restrictive treatment under RCW 70.96B.100.Provides a person committed for fourteen days of involuntary chemical dependency treatment under chapter 70.96B RCW has a right to refuse antipsychotic medication unless it is determined that the failure to medicate may result in a likelihood of serious harm or substantial deterioration and there is no less intrusive course of treatment than medication in the best interest of that person.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6683-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser, Kohl-Welles, and Hargrove)
Expanding the activities that may be funded by the prostitution prevention and intervention account.
Expands the activities that may be funded by the prostitution prevention and intervention account.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6691-S
by Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senator Sheldon)
Establishing a marine habitat mitigation bank pilot program.
Finds that the establishment of marine habitat mitigation banks in select areas will help document the benefits to the state of marine habitat mitigation banks.Provides that the department of ecology shall establish a pilot program to establish a marine habitat mitigation bank in the service area.
| Feb 8 | WET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6721-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Kohl-Welles, and Rasmussen)
Establishing a joint select legislative task force on guardians ad litem.
Establishes a task force to review and make recommendations regarding guardians ad litem appointed to represent the best interests of a child under Titles 13 and 26 RCW.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6723-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Rasmussen and Swecker)
Authorizing fees to conduct special inspections of poultry or poultry facilities.
Allows the director to adopt rules establishing fees for conducting special inspections of poultry or poultry facilities that the director may provide at the request of the poultry owner or individual managing such animals.
| Feb 8 | ARED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6737-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Kline, Prentice, Keiser, Shin, Hobbs, Murray, Pridemore, McDermott, and Hatfield)
Authorizing collective bargaining for Washington State University employees who are enrolled in academic programs.
Intends to promote cooperative labor relations between Washington State University and the employees who provide instructional, research, and related academic services, and who are enrolled as students at the university by extending collective bargaining rights and using the orderly procedures administered by the public employment relations commission.
| Feb 8 | LCRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6766-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland and Rasmussen)
Requiring the children's administration in the department of social and health services to become accredited.
Provides that all field offices and the headquarters office of the children's administration in the department shall become accredited by a nationally recognized child welfare accrediting entity no later than December 31, 2008.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6776-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Roach, Fraser, Fairley, and Swecker)
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.
| Feb 8 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6777-S
by Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators McDermott, Brown, Murray, Kohl-Welles, and Pridemore)
Clarifying interests in certain state lands.
Requires that, until a judgment is entered by a Washington appellate court that determines title to the sand, gravel, and rock resources in specified lands, the department shall not authorize any portion of the state-owned aquatic lands that comprise the Maury Island aquatic reserve for industrial uses or for transportation of materials from a surface mine, mining operation, or other industrial activities, and may not authorize the construction of docks or other improvements associated with these uses.Expires January 1, 2011.Directs the joint legislative audit and review committee to contract with an appropriate entity to develop a report consisting of a summary of the original grant to the state and all subsequent conveyances, and to review and fully analyze the conveyance documents with respect to lands formerly owned by the state of Washington located on Maury Island.
| Feb 8 | WET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6778-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators McDermott, Fairley, Brown, Oemig, Kline, Shin, and Kohl-Welles)
Allowing voter registration up to and on election day.
Provides that, for elections held after August 1, 2009, an elector not registered in the state may use a special procedure to register to vote during the period beginning after the closing of registration for voting at the polls and ending on the day of a primary, special election, or general election.
| Feb 8 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6780-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Hatfield, Holmquist, Rasmussen, Delvin, Morton, Sheldon, Schoesler, Honeyford, and Shin)
Providing a sales and use tax exemption for farm machinery and equipment sold at an auction.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption for farm machinery and equipment sold at an auction.
| Feb 8 | ARED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6791-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored 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.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6806-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Rasmussen, and Shin)
Providing tax incentives for anaerobic digester production.
Provides a leasehold tax exemption for anaerobic digester production.
| Feb 8 | ARED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6842-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove)
Making technical revisions to provisions relating to sentencing and supervision of criminal offenders.
Provides greater clarification and uniformity in community custody and sentencing law by reorganizing provisions, simplifies the application of current laws to crimes committed after the effective date of the offender accountability act through nonsubstantive amendments, and applies the provisions of current law, to the extent constitutionally permissible, to crimes committed prior to the effective date of the offender accountability act.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6851-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice and Haugen)
Concerning the documentation required in order to obtain a real estate excise tax exemption at the time of inheritance.
Requires certain documentation in order to receive an exemption from the tax in chapter 82.45 RCW on real property transferred as a result of inheritance under RCW 82.45.010(3)(a).
| Feb 8 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6871-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove)
Regarding contracting for services provided to dependent children.
Provides that the department of social and health services conduct face-to-face meetings with children in out-of-home care and their caregivers every thirty days.Provides that, for cases being managed by a private agency pursuant to a contract, the private agency shall conduct the thirty-day face-to-face visits with the child and the caregiver, and report to the department.Provides that the department shall contract with private agencies to provide all supervised visitation and client transportation services and to conduct home studies for legally free children awaiting adoption.
| Feb 8 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6943
by Senators McDermott, Kline, and Schoesler
Concerning process servers.
Requires a person who serves legal process for a fee in the state of Washington to be a resident of the state of Washington.Allows the department of licensing to furnish lists of registered and legal owners of motor vehicles to process servers registered under RCW 18.180.010.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6944
by Senators Kastama, Keiser, Fairley, and Kohl-Welles
Restricting long-term care facilities.
Provides a boarding home's voluntary withdrawal from participation in the medicaid program for residential care and services, while continuing to provide services of the type provided by boarding homes, is not an acceptable basis for the transfer or discharge of medicaid-eligible persons who were residing in the boarding home on the day before the effective date of the withdrawal.Requires a boarding home that voluntarily withdraws from participation in the medicaid program for residential care and services to provide certain notices to any person who begins residence in the boarding home on or after the effective date of the medicaid withdrawal.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6945
by Senators Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Shin, and Rasmussen
Establishing evidence-based nurse staffing in hospitals.
Requires, by September 1, 2008, each hospital to establish a nurse staffing committee, either by creating a new committee or assigning the functions of a nurse staffing committee to an existing committee.Details the primary responsibilities of the nurse staffing committee.Requires the committee to produce the hospital's annual nurse staffing plan. If this staffing plan is not adopted by the hospital, the chief executive officer shall provide a written explanation of the reasons why to the committee.Requires each hospital to post, in a public area on each patient care unit, the nurse staffing plan and the nurse staffing schedule for that shift on that unit, as well as the relevant clinical staffing for that shift. The staffing plan and current staffing levels must also be made available to patients and visitors upon request.
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |