 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 24 | ||
| SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE | ||
| Friday, February 15, 2008 | 33rd 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 1031-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Hudgins, Moeller, Linville, B. Sullivan, and Chase)
Changing provisions concerning electronic devices.
Provides that, except as provided in this act, a person that intentionally scans another person's identification device remotely, without that person's prior knowledge and prior consent, for the purpose of fraud, identity theft, or for any other illegal purpose, is guilty of a class C felony.Provides for certain exceptions to the prohibition on scanning identification devices under this act.Authorizes a governmental or business entity to collect, use, and store data associated with a person for the purposes of completing a sales transaction or providing a service.Requires the attorney general to, on an annual basis, make recommendations to the legislature on other personally invasive technologies that may warrant further legislative action.
| Jan 10 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 23 | Executive session in committee. | |
| TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 8 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 15 | Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Jan 14 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | |
| Jan 31 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 69; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
HB 1103-S4
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Campbell, Green, Kenney, Hudgins, Appleton, Schual-Berke, and Cody)
Increasing the authority of regulators to remove health care practitioners who pose a risk to the public.
Increases the authority of those engaged in the regulation of health care providers to identify and remove health care providers who pose a risk to the public.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Mar 15 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Mar 29 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 4th substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 4th substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 2519-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke, Hunt, Appleton, Roberts, Kenney, Seaquist, Eddy, and Williams)
Prohibiting smoking in vehicles containing children.
Prohibits smoking in a moving or parked motor vehicle containing any passengers under the age of eighteen years.Provides that for the first six months after the effective date of this act, law enforcement officers may only issue verbal warnings for violations of the smoking prohibition under this act.
| Feb 5 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2549-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Seaquist, Lantz, Morrell, Liias, Barlow, and Green)
Establishing a patient-centered primary care collaborative program.
Provides that within funds appropriated for this purpose, and with the goal of catalyzing and providing financial incentives for the rapid expansion of primary care practices that use the medical home model, the department of health shall offer primary care practices an opportunity to participate in a medical home collaborative program.Requires the collaborative program to be structured to promote adoption of medical homes in a variety of primary care practice settings throughout the state and consider different populations, geographic locations, and other factors to allow a broad application of medical home adoption, including rural communities and areas that are medically underserved.Declares that as part of a required five-year plan to change reimbursement the health care authority and department of social and health services must expand their assessment on changing reimbursement for primary care to support adoption of medical homes to include medicare, other federal and state payors, and third-party payors, including health carriers under Title 48 RCW and other self-funded payors.
| Feb 6 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading. | |
HB 2580-S
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Hurst, McCoy, VanDeWege, Morrell, Campbell, and Roach)
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.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee. | |
HB 2598-S2
by House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Ormsby, Haigh, Schual-Berke, Green, and Simpson)
Regarding an online mathematics curriculum.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop and issue a request for proposals for private vendors or nonprofit organizations to adapt an existing mathematics curriculum to be aligned with Washington's essential academic learning requirements and grade level expectations and make the curriculum available online at no cost to school districts. At a minimum, the proposed curriculum shall cover course content in grades kindergarten through ten.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to review the responses, including an analysis of the qualifications of the respondents, and report the results of the request for proposals under this act to the governor and the education and fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008.Provides that within six months after mathematics standards are adopted, the superintendent of public instruction shall present to the state board of education recommendations for no more than three basic mathematics curricula each for elementary, middle, and high school grade spans, one of which shall be the online mathematics curriculum under this act.Provides that within two months after the presentation of the recommended curricula, the state board of education shall provide official comment and recommendations to the superintendent of public instruction regarding the recommended mathematics curricula.
| Feb 7 | APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 11 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 91; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 2624-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, Kessler, Appleton, Ormsby, VanDeWege, Hunt, Kenney, Darneille, and Chase)
Concerning human remains.
Requires any person who discovers skeletal human remains to notify the coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible. Any person knowing of the existence of human remains and not having good reason to believe that the coroner and local law enforcement has notice thereof and who fails to give notice thereof is guilty of a misdemeanor.Requires the coroner to make a determination whether the skeletal human remains are forensic or nonforensic within five business days of receiving notification of a finding of such remains provided that there is sufficient evidence to make such a determination within that time period. The coroner will retain jurisdiction over forensic remains.Provides, upon determination that the remains are nonforensic, the coroner must notify the department of archaeology and historic preservation within two business days. The department will have jurisdiction over such remains until provenance of the remains is established. A determination that remains are nonforensic does not create a presumption of removal or nonremoval.Requires, upon receiving notice from a coroner of a finding of nonforensic skeletal human remains, the department to notify the appropriate local cemeteries, and all affected Indian tribes via certified mail to the head of the appropriate tribal government, and contact the appropriate tribal cultural resources staff within two business days of the finding.Provides if the remains are determined to be Indian, the department must notify all affected Indian tribes via certified mail to the head of the appropriate tribal government within two business days and contact the appropriate tribal cultural resources staff. Requires the department of archaeology and historic preservation to develop and maintain a centralized database and geographic information systems spatial layer of all known cemeteries and known sites of burials of human remains in Washington state.Creates the skeletal human remains assistance account.Requires the department of archaeology and historic preservation to communicate with the appropriate committees of the legislature by November 15, 2009, and biennially thereafter, regarding the numbers of inadvertent discoveries of skeletal remains and associated activities pursuant to this act.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 2668-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Green, Cody, Hunt, McCoy, Wallace, Pedersen, Campbell, McIntire, Conway, Simpson, Kenney, and Darneille)
Expanding programs for persons needing long-term care.
Requires boarding homes that provide respite care services to comply with the assessment and plan of care provisions of RCW 18.20.350.Provides that when a boarding home facility provides respite care, before or at the time of admission, the facility must obtain sufficient 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.Provides that the community based services for low-income eligible persons shall include long-term care planning and options counseling, information and crisis intervention, and streamlined assistance to access a wide array of public and private community-based services.Requires the department of health to develop a statewide fall prevention program to include networking community services, identifying service gaps, making affordable senior-based, evaluated exercise programs more available, providing consumer education to older adults, their adult children, and the community at large, and conducting professional education on fall risk identification and reduction.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 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 2775-S
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Barlow, Moeller, Wood, O'Brien, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Green, Seaquist, Goodman, Roberts, Lantz, Sullivan, McIntire, and Kelley)
Regarding bonuses for instructional staff certified by the national board for professional teaching standards.
Allows bonuses for certain instructional staff certified by the national board for professional teaching standards.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 2798-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Hinkle, Kenney, Springer, Blake, Priest, Hunt, Linville, Newhouse, Kretz, Dunshee, Green, Hudgins, Campbell, Ericks, Walsh, McCune, Quall, Goodman, Hurst, Seaquist, Hunter, Anderson, Hasegawa, Cody, Williams, Dickerson, Kagi, Roberts, Takko, Morrell, McIntire, Schual-Berke, Nelson, Rolfes, Loomis, Liias, Simpson, VanDeWege, McCoy, Warnick, Pedersen, Lantz, Appleton, Upthegrove, Sells, Conway, Sullivan, Santos, Moeller, and Ormsby)
Enacting the local farms-healthy kids act.
Creates a farm-to-school program within the department of agriculture to facilitate increased procurement of Washington grown foods by the common schools.Creates the Washington grown fresh fruit and vegetable grant program in the office of the superintendent of public instruction to facilitate consumption of locally grown nutritious snacks in order to improve student health and expand the market for locally grown fresh produce.Requires development of food procurement procedures and materials that encourage and facilitate the purchase of Washington grown food by state agencies and institutions to the maximum extent practicable.Creates the Washington state farmers market technology improvement pilot program to lend technological hardware to farmers markets to assist farmers markets and Washington farmers develop the capability to accept electronic payment cards, including electronic benefits transfers.Creates the farmers to food banks pilot program.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
HB 2805-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke, Cody, Barlow, Hudgins, Hunt, Green, Hasegawa, Pedersen, Loomis, Santos, and Kagi)
Regarding the collection of umbilical cord blood.
Requires the department of health to identify and provide funding to a work group charged with the expansion of umbilical cord blood collection practices.Requires the department of health to identify an institution actively conducting research in Washington that requires the collection of blood and specimens from women during pregnancy and at delivery, including the collection of umbilical cord blood, to participate in a pilot project.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 2810-S
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Quall, Upthegrove, Anderson, Conway, Kenney, Haigh, Hudgins, Santos, Simpson, and Ormsby)
Enhancing resources and assistance in school districts with concentrations of English language learners.
Provides enhanced resources and assistance in school districts with high concentrations of English language learner students.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
HB 2826-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Priest, Ormsby, Sullivan, Haigh, Fromhold, Quall, Wallace, Kenney, Anderson, Conway, Haler, Wood, Roach, and Simpson; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
Regarding secondary career and technical education.
Seeks to increase the quality and rigor of secondary career and technical education, improve links to postsecondary education, encourage and facilitate academic instruction through career and technical courses, and expand access to and awareness of the opportunities offered by high quality career and technical education.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop a schedule for career and technical education plan reapproval that includes an abbreviated review process for programs reapproved after 2005, but before the effective date of this act.Requires the development of a list of statewide high-demand programs for secondary career and technical education.Requires community and technical colleges to create agreements with high schools and skill centers to offer dual high school and college credit for secondary career and technical courses.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to provide professional development, technical assistance, and guidance for school districts to develop career and technical course equivalencies that also qualify as advanced placement courses.Creates, subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, the secondary integrated basic education and skills training (I-BEST) pilot project to integrate career and technical instruction, core academic and basic skills, and English as a second language, for secondary school students with the objective to determine whether and how a successful community and technical college instructional model can be adapted and implemented at a secondary school level.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop and conduct an ongoing campaign for career and technical education to increase awareness among teachers, counselors, students, parents, principals, school administrators, and the general public about the opportunities offered by rigorous career and technical education programs.Creates, subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, the in-demand scholars program to replicate a successful pilot program to attract high school students into high-demand fields that require one to three years of postsecondary education, including apprenticeships.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
HB 2869-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Sullivan, Ericks, Williams, Loomis, Simpson, Ormsby, Miloscia, Hasegawa, Roberts, and Lantz)
Extending the national board for professional teaching standards bonus to certificated principals.
Provides certificated instructional staff who have attained certification from the national board for professional teaching standards shall receive a bonus each year in which they maintain the certification, including if they later become certificated principals and maintain the certification from the national board.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 87; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
HB 2870-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Sullivan, Ericks, Williams, Loomis, Simpson, Ormsby, Miloscia, Hasegawa, Roberts, Santos, Quall, and Nelson)
Providing opportunities for professional development for instructional assistants.
Provides that the legislature intends to support instructional assistants by providing opportunities for high quality professional development to make them more effective partners in the classroom.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with various groups representing school district classified employees, to develop and offer a training strand through the summer institutes and the winter conference targeted to classified instructional assistants and designed to help them maximize their effectiveness in improving student achievement.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
HB 2966-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Wood, McIntire, Campbell, Simpson, Appleton, Hasegawa, and Ormsby)
Providing for the certification of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration contractors and mechanics.
Provides the registration and certification requirements for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration contractors and mechanics, enforced by the department of labor and industries.Establishes an HVAC/R board.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2993-S
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Kagi, Hasegawa, Darneille, Kenney, Roberts, and Ormsby)
Facilitating continuity of medical assistance for persons confined in correctional institutions and institutions for mental diseases.
Facilitates continuity of medical assistance for persons confined in correctional institutions and institutions for mental diseases.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 3068-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Clibborn, Fromhold, Moeller, Appleton, Roberts, and Wood)
Establishing high-capacity transportation corridor areas.
Allows a governing body of a transit agency serving a population area of more than one hundred thousand persons to establish one or more high-capacity transportation corridor areas within all or a portion of the boundaries of the jurisdiction establishing the high-capacity transportation corridor area.Allows a high-capacity transportation corridor area to issue general obligation bonds.
| Feb 8 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 3126-S
by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Loomis, Orcutt, Hunter, McIntire, Priest, Roach, Condotta, Kelley, and Rolfes)
Clarifying the interaction of the streamlined sales and use tax legislation and the power of local governments to license and tax.
Clarifies the interaction of the streamlined sales and use tax legislation and the power of local governments to license and tax.
| Feb 12 | FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. | ||
HB 3168-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Kagi, Walsh, Haler, Roberts, Pettigrew, Hinkle, Sullivan, Kessler, Green, Hudgins, Darneille, McIntire, Liias, Kelley, Kenney, Hankins, Nelson, Santos, and Ormsby)
Regarding the creation of the Washington head start program.
Requires the department of early learning to develop a plan to implement a statewide Washington head start program which must align the state early childhood education and assistance program with federal head start program eligibility criteria, guidelines, and performance standards.Requires the department of early learning to deliver a report with plan recommendations to the governor and legislature by December 1, 2008.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
HB 3205-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Jarrett, Walsh, Kagi, Roberts, Hunter, Sullivan, Green, Kelley, Morrell, Chase, McIntire, Seaquist, and Kenney)
Promoting the long-term well-being of children.
Finds that 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 of the most recent twenty-two 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.Includes the long-term well-being of a child as a paramount concern when making reasonable efforts in dependency and termination matters.
| Feb 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 3349-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations (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 11 | APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 3368
by Representatives Dunn, Ahern, McCune, Walsh, Roach, Schindler, and Warnick
Requiring reporting of impaired drivers by health care professionals.
Allows disclosure of patient health care information to federal, state, or local law enforcement authorities, when the health care provider is providing medical care in a health care facility immediately after a motor vehicle accident to a person reasonably believed to be the operator of a motor vehicle involved in the accident and the health care provider becomes aware, as a result of any blood test performed in the course of that treatment, that the person's blood alcohol level meets or exceeds the percent specified in RCW 46.20.308. The health care provider must report the person's name, the blood alcohol level disclosed by the test, and the date and time of the test, to the federal, state, or local law enforcement authorities within five calendar days of the date the test was administered.Provides any health care provider participating in good faith in the making of a report under RCW 70.02.050(2)(d) is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the making or the content of such report.Provides that, in addition to any other reporting requirements, if a health care provider is providing emergency medical care to a person in a health care facility and has reason to believe that the person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, is about to drive a motor vehicle on a highway or a premises open to the public, and is a clear and present danger to society, the health care provider may notify, as soon as reasonably possible, the law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction over the health care facility site.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 3369
by Representatives Dunn, Ahern, McCune, Roach, Schindler, and Warnick
Protecting the liberties of religious objectors.
Provides an employee who is covered by a union security provision and who asserts a right of nonassociation based on bona fide personally held religious beliefs or based on the tenets or teachings of a church or religious body of which the employee is a member shall pay directly to any nonreligious charitable organization an amount of money equivalent to the periodic dues and fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership in the employee organization minus any included monthly premiums for insurance programs sponsored by the employee organization. The charitable organization shall be registered with the secretary of state or recognized under Title 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5367-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Shin, Kastama, Kilmer, Kauffman, Clements, Berkey, and Rasmussen)
Establishing the Washington trade corps fellowship program.
Establishes the Washington trade corps fellowship program at the University of Washington center for international business education and research to promote international trade and award fellowships to students who have shown significant interest in pursuing a career in international trade.Declares that a fellowship must be available for no more than fifteen persons per year. Fellows shall serve a minimum of six months and may serve a maximum of eighteen months. Fellows shall be compensated with a stipend of no less than ten thousand dollars. Fellows shall be provided living and travel expenses while overseas, but the total cost provided by the center per fellow, per year, must not exceed sixty percent of the state's average yearly wage, or twenty-five thousand dollars, whichever is greater. Institutions are encouraged to and may provide students with college credit for serving as a fellow. The center shall seek matching funds from trading companies.Provides that the center shall appoint a committee to assist it in evaluating and selecting applicants for the fellowships.Provides that the center shall assign fellows to trade offices in consultation with each fellow's institution.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 14 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
SB 5425
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Stevens, and Regala
Adding additional appropriate locations for the transfer of newborn children.
Directs the department of social and health services to collect and compile information concerning the number and medical condition of newborns transferred under RCW 13.34.360 after the effective date of this act and the number and medical condition of newborns abandoned within the state who were not transferred under RCW 13.34.360 after the effective date of this act. The department shall report its findings to the legislature annually, beginning on January 1, 2010.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 16 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Feb 19 | HSC - Majority; do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Mar 10 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 21 | Senate Rules "X" file. | |
| Jan 14 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | |
| Revert to Rules White Sheet. | ||
| Jan 30 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 12 | Floor amendment(s) adopted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services. | |
SB 5751
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Hewitt, and Rockefeller
Creating a wine and beer tasting pilot project in grocery stores.
Requires the liquor control board to establish a pilot project to allow beer and wine tasting in grocery stores licensed under RCW 66.24.360.
| Jan 31 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce, Research & Development. | |
| Feb 22 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 27 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Feb 28 | LCRD - Majority; do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Mar 8 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 21 | Senate Rules "X" file. | |
| Jan 14 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | |
| Revert to Rules White Sheet. | ||
| Feb 6 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 12 | Floor amendment(s) adopted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 32; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 6224-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Keiser)
Modifying the interest accrual methodology for vendor overpayments.
Modifies vendor overpayment provisions.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6302-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Fairley, Kline, Franklin, and Regala)
Reporting of gifts, fees, or payments by pharmaceutical marketers.
Regulates gifts, grants, and gratuities made by pharmaceutical manufacturing companies, directly or indirectly, to any person or entity authorized to prescribe, dispense, or purchase prescription drugs in Washington.Provides that the attorney general may bring an action in Thurston county superior court for injunctive relief, costs, and attorneys' fees, and to impose on a pharmaceutical manufacturing company that fails to comply with this chapter a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars per violation.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6347-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senator Morton)
Exempting small counties from certain day labor project requirements.
Exempts day labor construction programs in counties with populations of twenty-two thousand or less from certain day labor project requirements.
| Feb 12 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6377-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Fairley, Rockefeller, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Berkey, Shin, Regala, Oemig, Kilmer, Eide, Fraser, Franklin, and Rasmussen; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
Regarding secondary career and technical education.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop a schedule for career and technical education plan reapproval. All school district career and technical education programs must meet specified requirements of this act by August 31, 2010.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the workforce training and education coordinating board, the Washington state apprenticeship and training council, and the state board for community and technical colleges, to develop a list of statewide high-demand programs for secondary career and technical education.Requires all approved preparatory secondary career and technical education programs to meet specified minimum criteria.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to establish performance measures and targets and monitor the performance of career and technical education programs in specified areas.Requires, subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction to allocate grants to middle schools, high schools, or skill centers, to develop or upgrade high-demand career and technical education programs as identified under this act.Requires development of model career and technical education programs of study.Requires community and technical colleges to create agreements with high schools and skill centers to offer dual high school and college credit for secondary career and technical courses.Creates, subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, the secondary integrated basic education and skills training (I-BEST) pilot project to integrate career and technical instruction, core academic and basic skills, and English as a second language, for secondary school students.Creates the in-demand scholars program to attract high school students into high-demand fields, as identified under this act, that require one to three years of postsecondary training, including apprenticeships; and to replicate the successful pilot program.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to conduct a feasibility study to create technical high schools in Washington state.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| 2nd substitute bill substituted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
SB 6380-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Eide, Brown, McAuliffe, Marr, Shin, Kohl-Welles, and Weinstein)
Enhancing school library programs.
Provides that, for the 2008-09 school year, every school district shall receive an allocation of twelve dollars per full-time equivalent student to maintain and improve library materials, collections, and services.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| 2nd substitute bill not substituted. | ||
SB 6388-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Rasmussen, Roach, McAuliffe, King, Kauffman, Hobbs, Benton, Zarelli, Oemig, Stevens, Kohl-Welles, Kilmer, Sheldon, and Carrell)
Creating pilot programs for learning disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder.
Provides that a pilot program for implementing a statewide position of an autism spectrum disorder specialist within each educational service district is established.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6438-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Rockefeller, Oemig, Honeyford, Murray, Delvin, and Pridemore)
Creating a statewide high-speed internet deployment and adoption initiative.
Provides that the department of information services, as the state agency responsible for coordinating with the education sectors on the K-20 educational network, shall work in similar partnership with the department of community, trade, and economic development and the utilities and transportation commission to lead a comprehensive, statewide high-speed internet deployment and adoption initiative.Provides that the partnership shall include input and cooperation among public, private, and nonprofit agencies and organizations representing economic development, local community development, technology planning, education, health care, and other relevant entities.Provides that by January 1, 2009, the department of information services, in consultation with the utilities and transportation commission and other relevant agencies, shall identify and make publicly available a web directory of facilities that provide community technology programs throughout the state.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6458-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Shin, and Kohl-Welles; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Concerning regulation of health professionals.
Increases regulation of health professionals.Requires that the Washington state medical quality assurance commission shall conduct a medical quality assurance commission pilot project to evaluate the effect of granting the commission additional authority over budget development, spending, and staffing to begin July 1, 2008, and conclude June 30, 2011.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6479-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Zarelli, Prentice, Rasmussen, and Roach)
Establishing a program to screen and treat children with attachment disorders.
Recognizes that many children in state care have suffered physical, mental, and emotional abuse and neglect, resulting in an inability to trust or develop healthy relationships with others, a condition referred to as reactive attachment disorder.Intends to create a single county pilot project that will deliver a comprehensive and integrated approach to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of reactive attachment disorder.Requires that the joint legislative audit and review committee shall conduct a study of the pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of the intake tool and treatment service model provided in the pilot program.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6510-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, King, Shin, and Rasmussen)
Providing a funding source to assist small manufacturers in obtaining innovation and modernization extension services.
Provides that the Washington manufacturing innovation and modernization extension service program is created to provide assistance to small manufacturers located in the state of Washington.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6546-S2
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland, Tom, and Rasmussen)
Changing licensing provisions concerning driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Provides that if a driver's license, permit, or privilege to drive is suspended, revoked, or denied due to driving under the influence, the driver may be eligible to immediately apply for an ignition interlock driver's license.Creates the ignition interlock device revolving fund in the state treasury.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 12 | TRAN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6573-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Brandland, Kauffman, Delvin, Benton, Roach, McAuliffe, and Rasmussen; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board)
Providing additional revenues for public safety.
Provides additional revenues for public safety, including law enforcement officers and firefighters plan 2 pension plan benefits.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6673-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Brandland, Hobbs, McDermott, Rasmussen, Weinstein, Oemig, Tom, Kauffman, Hargrove, Fairley, Franklin, and Shin; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
Creating learning opportunities.
Creates the extended learning opportunities program for eligible eleventh and twelfth grade students who are not on track to meet local or state graduation requirements as well as eighth grade students who may not be on track to meet the standard on the Washington assessment of student learning or need additional assistance in order to have the opportunity for a successful entry into high school.Provides that under the extended learning opportunities program, districts shall make available to students in grade twelve who have failed to meet one or more local or state graduation requirements the option of continuing enrollment in the school district.Provides that, if funding is appropriated for this purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall explore online curriculum support in languages other than English that are currently available.Provides that, if funding is appropriated for this purpose, school districts shall provide all ninth graders enrolled in the district the option of taking the PSAT at no cost to the student.Requires educational service districts to develop and provide a program of outreach to community-based programs and organizations within the district that are serving non-English speaking segments of the population as well as those programs that target subgroups of students that may be struggling academically, including to the extent possible, African-American, Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, low income, and special education.Requires the professional educator standards board to convene a work group to develop recommendations for increasing teacher knowledge, skills, and competencies to address the needs of English language learner students.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| 2nd substitute bill substituted. | ||
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
SB 6732-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Kline, Keiser, Marr, Murray, Hobbs, Regala, Tom, Oemig, and Fairley)
Implementing the recommendations of the joint legislative task force on the underground economy in the construction industry.
Requires the department of labor and industries to deny an application for registration for contractors and suspend an active registration if the department determines that the applicant has falsified information on the application, unless the error was inadvertent, or the applicant does not have an active and valid certificate of registration with the department of revenue.Provides that a contractor shall not be allowed to bid on any public works contract for one year from the date of a final determination that the contractor has committed certain violations or infractions within a five-year period.Provides that a contractor shall not be allowed to bid on any public works contract for one year from the date of a final determination that the contractor has committed certain violations.Declares that a contractor found to have committed an infraction or violation of this act for performing work as an unregistered contractor shall be subject to penalties.Requires the department of labor and industries to create an expanded social marketing campaign using currently available materials and newly created materials as needed for consumers and warn them of the risks and potential consequences of hiring unregistered contractors or otherwise assisting in the furtherance of the underground economy.Declares that a pilot project must be established between the department of labor and industries and certain local jurisdictions to explore ways to improve the collection and sharing of building permit information.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 14 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
SB 6736-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Rasmussen, Fairley, Oemig, Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Marr, Roach, Parlette, Keiser, Kilmer, and Kline)
Establishing a lifelong services program for persons with developmental disabilities.
Requires the department of social and health services to adopt and implement rules that enable working age adults with developmental disabilities to pursue and maintain gainful employment in integrated settings.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6755-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Zarelli, Spanel, Berkey, Parlette, Pridemore, Eide, Hewitt, and Shin; by request of State Investment Board)
Changing state investment board personnel compensation provisions.
Authorizes the state investment board to maintain a retention pool within the state investment board expense account under RCW 43.33A.160 pursuant to a performance management and compensation program developed by the investment board.Provides that disbursements from the retention pool shall be from legislative appropriations and shall be on authorization of the state investment board's executive director or the director's designee.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6761-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Spanel, and Rasmussen)
Regarding service areas for wetlands mitigation banks.
Provides criteria for determining service areas for wetlands mitigation banks.
| Feb 12 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6765-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Parlette and Keiser)
Concerning the Washington state health insurance pool.
Directs the office of the insurance commissioner to convene a task force to recommend the best options for equitable, stable, and broad-based funding sources for the Washington state health insurance pool.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6771-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Murray)
Eliminating regional transportation investment districts.
Provides that for the purpose of temporarily eliminating the opportunity for a regional transportation investment district to be formed under chapter 36.120 RCW, the participating county or counties shall not submit a ballot proposition to voters prior to November 1, 2009.
| Feb 12 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6800-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored 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.Provides that a local government, port district, rail district, or other special purpose district may not sell, lease, assign, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any part of railroad infrastructure that it owns, operates, or controls within the state of Washington, unless the sale, lease, assignment, or disposal satisfies certain requirements.
| Feb 12 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6804-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored 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.
Directs the state board for community and technical colleges to allocate capital grants on a competitive basis to up to four community college pilot sites for the delivery of training and workforce development services for long-term care workers.
| Feb 12 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 14 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6808-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored 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.
| Feb 12 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6822-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Murray, Pridemore, Kline, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, and Sheldon)
Establishing goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled.
Provides to support the implementation of RCW 47.04.280 and 47.01.078(4), the department of transportation shall adopt broad statewide goals to reduce annual per capita vehicle miles traveled by 2050 consistent with the stated goals of Executive Order 07-02.
| Feb 12 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6836-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Swecker, Eide, and Marr)
Providing access to a secure system to generate temporary permits to operate vehicles.
Requires, by July 1, 2009, the department of licensing to provide access to a secure system that allows temporary permits issued by vehicle dealers properly licensed pursuant to chapter 46.70 RCW to be generated and printed on demand. By July 1, 2011, all such permits must be generated using the designated system.
| Feb 12 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6846-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Sheldon, Kline, Tom, Swecker, Hatfield, and Rasmussen)
Concerning metal property transactions.
Adds transactions involving metal and other materials from vehicles acquired by vehicle wreckers or hulk haulers to the list of metal property transaction exemptions.
| Feb 8 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6857-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Morton, Swecker, Haugen, King, Spanel, Parlette, and Delvin)
Designating a select portion of state route number 97 as a heavy haul industrial corridor.
Requires the department of transportation to designate that portion of state route number 97 from the Canadian border to milepost 331.22 as a heavy haul industrial corridor for the movement of overweight vehicles to and from the Oroville railhead. The department may issue special permits to vehicles operating in the heavy haul industrial corridor to carry weight in excess of weight limits established in RCW 46.44.041, but not to exceed a gross vehicle weight of 137,788 pounds.
| Feb 12 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6932-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Spanel, Jacobsen, Marr, Kilmer, Rockefeller, and Shin)
Addressing ferry vessel and terminal planning.
Requires the department of transportation to develop and maintain a vessel rebuild and replacement plan.Adds requirements to the capital plan.Requires the department of transportation to develop and maintain a vessel maintenance and preservation program that meets or exceeds all federal requirements and to maximize cost efficiency.
| Feb 12 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6946
by Senator Pridemore
Concerning significant investments in semiconductor materials fabrication facilities.
Defines "additional significant investment".Declares that the investment qualifies the person for a credit against the taxes due under chapter 82.04 RCW equal to 0.068%, and that an investment in excess of one billion dollars is eligible for a business and occupation tax rate under chapter 82.04 RCW of 0.138%.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SJM 8030-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Tom and Oemig)
Naming the NE 116th Street overcrossing of Interstate 405 in Kirkland the Kollin Nielson Memorial Bridge.
Requests the Washington State Transportation Commission to name the NE 116th Street overcrossing of Interstate 405 in Kirkland the Kollin Nielson Memorial Bridge.
| Feb 12 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||