 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 7 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, January 21, 2009 | 10th Day - 2009 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.
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HB 1363
by Representatives Hunt, Armstrong, Newhouse, Alexander, and Appleton; by request of Secretary of State
Modifying provisions relating to candidate filing.
Modifies provisions relating to candidate filing.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1364
by Representatives Hunt, Armstrong, McCoy, and Kenney; by request of Secretary of State
Making technical corrections to election provisions.
Makes technical corrections to election provisions.Provides that sections 1 and 2 of the act apply retroactively to July 1, 2004.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1365
by Representative Ericksen
Concerning food service rules.
Provides that the rules for food service must provide an exemption to the cold holding temperature standard of forty-one degrees or colder under certain conditions.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1366
by Representatives Wood, Conway, Condotta, Chandler, and Ormsby; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
Making technical changes to boiler and unfired pressure vessel statutes.
Makes technical changes to boiler and unfired pressure vessel statutes.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 1367
by Representatives Herrera, Eddy, Haler, Wallace, Smith, Takko, Orcutt, Short, Bailey, Condotta, Warnick, Goodman, Kretz, Johnson, Ross, Newhouse, Shea, Pearson, Rolfes, Dammeier, Kristiansen, Schmick, Carlyle, McCune, Driscoll, Moeller, and Kelley
Eliminating the license plate retention fee.
Eliminates the license plate retention fee.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1368
by Representatives Herrera, Eddy, Haler, Takko, Orcutt, VanDeWege, Smith, Short, Bailey, Condotta, Warnick, Goodman, Kretz, Johnson, Ross, Newhouse, Shea, Pearson, Hasegawa, Rolfes, Sells, Kristiansen, Schmick, Carlyle, McCune, Springer, Kessler, Driscoll, Moeller, Kelley, and Probst
Modifying the requirement to periodically replace license plates.
Authorizes the department of licensing to replace license plates upon request of the current vehicle owner if the functional lifetime of the plates has been exceeded.Prohibits the department of licensing from requiring the replacement of license plates unless the functional lifetime of the plates has been exceeded.Authorizes the department of licensing to, upon the transfer of a vehicle, require the new vehicle owner to replace the license plates at the same time the new owner registers the vehicle if the vehicle's existing license plates have exceeded their functional lifetime.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1369
by Representatives Haler, Takko, and Klippert
Addressing county elected officials keeping offices at the county seat.
Clarifies provisions regarding county elected officials keeping offices at the county seat.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 1370
by Representatives Dunshee, Moeller, Ormsby, and Nelson
Creating a new credentialing standard for registered retired counselors.
Creates a new credentialing standard for registered retired counselors.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1371
by Representatives Armstrong, Hunt, Ross, Walsh, Ormsby, Miloscia, VanDeWege, Shea, Priest, Hasegawa, Hope, and Upthegrove
Modifying limitations on the use of intermediate licenses.
Allows an intermediate licensee to drive at any hour without restrictions on the number of passengers in the vehicle if, for the twelve-month period following the issuance of the intermediate license, he or she has not received a traffic infraction related to an automobile accident.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1372
by Representatives Anderson, Rodne, Ericksen, Armstrong, Roach, and Kristiansen
Concerning a mid-year revaluation of real property upon a substantial decline in residential property values.
Modifies provisions relevant to a mid-year revaluation of real property upon a substantial decline in residential property values.Provides that the act applies to taxes levied for collection in 2010 and thereafter.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1373
by Representatives Dickerson, Kagi, Green, Cody, Darneille, Dunshee, Roberts, Goodman, Appleton, Kenney, Orwall, Hurst, Moeller, Takko, Chase, Rolfes, Carlyle, Simpson, Nelson, Conway, and Ormsby
Concerning children's mental health services.
Provides equitable access to appropriate and effective children's mental health services.Makes appropriations.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services. | |
HB 1374
by Representatives Dunshee and Warnick
Concerning the local government archives account.
Allows certain funds to remain in the local government archives account rather than transferring them to the Washington state heritage center account.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1375
by Representatives Roberts, Appleton, Walsh, Kagi, Liias, Upthegrove, and Kenney
Eliminating foster care citizen review boards.
Eliminates foster care citizen review boards.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services. | |
HB 1376
by Representatives Hope, O'Brien, Warnick, Pearson, Haler, McCune, Bailey, Johnson, Hinkle, Kristiansen, and Newhouse
Removing the requirement to purchase art for public buildings during the 2009-2011 biennium.
Removes the requirement to purchase art for public buildings during the 2009-2011 biennium.Expires June 30, 2011.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1377
by Representatives Klippert, Haler, Angel, and Walsh
Regarding public facilities district formation and authority.
Authorizes the legislative authorities of any contiguous group of towns or cities, or the legislative authorities of any contiguous group of towns or cities and the legislative authority of the county or counties in which those towns or cities are located, to enter into an agreement under chapter 39.34 RCW for the creation and operation of a public facilities district notwithstanding the fact that one or more of those towns, cities, or counties previously have formed one or more public facilities districts within the geographic boundaries of the additional public facilities district.Authorizes a public facilities district created in section 1 (1)(e) of the act to provide in the agreement providing for its creation and operation, that the district must be governed by a board of directors appointed under section 1 (3)(b) or (c) of the act, or by a board of directors of not more than nine members who are also members of the legislative authorities or governing boards of the governmental entities creating that public facilities district or the public facilities districts, or both, previously formed by those governmental entities.Prohibits a public facilities district formed under section 1 (1)(e) of the act from imposing a sales and use tax authorized in section 3 (2) of the act at a rate that exceeds two-tenths of one percent minus the rate of the highest tax authorized by section 3 (2) of the act that is imposed by any other public facilities district within its boundaries.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Trade. | |
HB 1378
by Representatives Green, Kelley, McCune, Kirby, Morrell, and Moeller
Providing a city sales and use tax to fund the acquisition and processing of land designated as a clear zone area by the federal government.
Provides a city sales and use tax to fund the acquisition and processing of land designated by the federal government as a clear zone area.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 1379
by Representatives Seaquist, Angel, and Liias
Regarding moratoria and other interim official controls adopted under the shoreline management act.
Declares an intent to establish new moratoria procedures and to affirm moratoria authority that local governments have and may exercise and when implementing the shoreline management act.Authorizes local governments to adopt moratoria or other interim official controls as necessary and appropriate to implement chapter 90.58 RCW.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 1380
by Representatives Liias, Sells, O'Brien, Dunshee, Kirby, and Kagi
Changing the county population requirement in order for a county to lease space with an option to purchase.
Modifies the county population requirement in order for a county to lease space with an option to purchase.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 1381
by Representatives Miloscia, Priest, Rodne, Kirby, Johnson, Simpson, Sullivan, Ormsby, and Kelley
Concerning the assault of a law enforcement officer or other employee of a law enforcement agency.
Adds additional time to the standard sentence range for a defendant, under certain circumstances, in regards to assaulting a law enforcement officer or other employee of a law enforcement officer.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1382
by Representatives Miloscia, Hurst, O'Brien, and Kelley
Expanding the DNA identification system.
Requires the sheriff or director of public safety of every county, the chief of police of every city or town, and every chief officer of other law enforcement agencies duly operating within this state, to cause the collection of biological samples for DNA identification analysis from all adults and juveniles lawfully arrested for the commission of any criminal offense constituting a felony, gross misdemeanor, or patronizing a prostitute under RCW 9A.88.110.Expands the list of what must be deposited into the state DNA database account.Provides penalties.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1383
by Representatives Miloscia, Priest, Chase, Orwall, Ormsby, Williams, Sells, Johnson, and Wood
Equalizing school district salary allocations.
Declares an intent to begin a six-year process, beginning with the 2009-10 school year, to equalize the salary allocations to school districts for state-funded staff pursuant to state basic education appropriation sections of the biennial budget. By the 2014-15 school year, the salary allocation amounts received by school districts for certificated instructional staff, classified staff, and certificated administrative staff shall be the same.Requires a district's levy base, for levy collections in calendar years 2010 through 2015, in addition to certain other allocations, to include the difference between the salary allocations received in the prior school year and salary allocation amounts that would have been received if the provisions of section 1 of the act had been in effect for each respective school year, reduced by the additional allocations actually received pursuant to section 1 of the act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1384
by Representatives Miloscia, O'Brien, Appleton, Springer, Ormsby, Liias, Chase, Flannigan, Sells, Simpson, Santos, and Wood
Increasing the debt limit of the housing finance commission.
Increases the debt limit of the housing finance commission.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1385
by Representatives Haler, VanDeWege, Kessler, Pearson, Takko, Klippert, Blake, Morrell, Dammeier, Warnick, Smith, and Johnson
Modifying provisions relating to sexual misconduct by school employees.
Protects registered school students from sexual misconduct by school employees.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1386
by Representatives Condotta, Ericks, Chandler, Springer, Blake, Hinkle, and Kristiansen
Restricting the use of industrial insurance funds.
Restricts the use of industrial insurance funds.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 1387
by Representatives Wallace, Ormsby, Moeller, and Flannigan
Repealing nonresident exemptions from tax on retail sales.
Repeals nonresident exemptions from tax on retail sales.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1388
by Representatives Jacks, McCoy, Crouse, and Morris; by request of Utilities & Transportation Commission
Changing the date for setting the amount of pipeline safety fees.
Extends the date for setting the amount of pipeline safety fees.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1389
by Representatives Blake, Conway, Sells, Ormsby, McCoy, Kessler, VanDeWege, Green, Simpson, and Wood
Applying RCW 41.56.430 through 41.56.490 to employees working under a site certificate issued under chapter 80.50 RCW.
Applies the provisions of RCW 41.56.430 through 41.56.470, 41.56.480, and 41.56.490 to the operating and maintenance employees of a joint operating agency as defined in RCW 43.52.250 who are employed at a commercial nuclear power plant operating under a site certificate issued under chapter 80.50 RCW, with certain exceptions.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 1390
by Representatives Campbell, Kenney, and Moeller
Modifying the name of and titles within the acupuncture profession.
Declares an intent to recognize acupuncturists licensed by the state of Washington are practicing a system of medicine, and changing the name of their title to "Oriental medicine practitioners" more appropriately captures the nature and scope of their work.Declares that references in federal law to "acupuncturists" apply to persons licensed under the act as "Oriental medicine practitioners."Directs the secretary of the department of health to appoint an Oriental medicine advisory committee to further the purposes of the act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1391
by Representatives Springer, Alexander, and Williams
Regarding land surveyors.
Requires that, if professional land surveying judgment is required in: (1) The review, approval, or examination by an agency of survey data;(2) Documents prepared by a person authorized to practice land surveying; or(3) Services performed by a person authorized to practice land surveying; the review, approval, or examination must be performed by, or under the direct supervision of, another person authorized to practice land surveying or as otherwise authorized by state law.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 1392
by Representatives Springer, Driscoll, Kessler, Probst, Ericks, Sullivan, Dunshee, Takko, Blake, McCoy, Eddy, Clibborn, Dickerson, Williams, Sells, Goodman, Kenney, and Moeller
Changing provisions pertaining to eminent domain.
Finds that when government or a private corporation exercises its power of eminent domain by condemning private property, the condemnation process causes hardship on the property owner that goes beyond the financial loss of the property. While property owners receive fair market value as compensation for their condemned property, this payment does not compensate property owners for the additional hardship they undergo during the condemnation process. This additional hardship includes the harm created when a condemning authority condemns property and then does not use the property for the intended purpose or for another public purpose, and then sells the property to a private individual or entity.Declares an intent to provide property owners with the right to repurchase their condemned property if it is not used for a public purpose and is sold by the condemning authority within seven years after the property was acquired through or under the threat of condemnation.Provides that the act applies to condemnation proceedings commenced on or after the effective date of the act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1393
by Representatives Springer, Kessler, Eddy, Ormsby, VanDeWege, Liias, Morrell, Roberts, Upthegrove, and Sullivan
Addressing residential real property construction improvements through consumer education, warranty protections, contractor registration requirements, and worker certification standards.
Declares that: (1) There is inadequate protection for consumers in the area of residential construction; and(2) It is important to assure consumers that those doing construction work are properly trained.Declares an intent to establish a worker certification requirement for those doing construction work in the areas of roofing, siding, framing, foundations, doors, and windows.Requires the department of labor and industries to contract for consultant services to develop recommendations to the legislature on the education, experience, and examination requirements of the program to certify workers engaged in the installation of roofing, siding, framing, foundations, doors, and windows.Requires a registered contractor, by or against whom a petition in bankruptcy has been filed, to notify the department of labor and industries of the proceedings in bankruptcy, including the identity and location of the court in which the proceedings are pending, within ten days of the filing.Creates the office of consumer education for home construction in the office of the attorney general to be the primary point of contact for consumers in matters related to residential construction.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1394
by Representatives White, Kenney, Wallace, Orwall, Carlyle, Anderson, Sells, Chase, and Sullivan; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Changing the timeline for the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education.
Revises the process for developing and updating the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1395
by Representatives Wallace, Anderson, Hasegawa, Sells, Chase, and Kenney; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Clarifying terms for workforce and economic development.
Clarifies terms for workforce and economic development.Expires section 5 of the act on June 30, 2013.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1396
by Representatives Green, Ericksen, Cody, Hinkle, Morrell, Moeller, Bailey, Williams, and Nelson
Concerning referral procedures for medical eye care.
Requires a carrier as defined in RCW 48.43.005 to provide enrollees with direct access to the participating medical eye care provider of the enrollee's choice for covered medical eye care without the necessity of prior referral.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1397
by Representatives Moeller, Ericksen, Cody, Green, Hinkle, Morrell, Bailey, Williams, Nelson, and Wood
Concerning the delegation of authority to registered nurses.
Expands delegation of authority to registered nurses.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1398
by Representatives Green, Campbell, Seaquist, Appleton, and Rolfes
Creating the acupuncture quality assurance commission.
Creates the Washington state acupuncture quality assurance commission.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1399
by Representatives Chase, Campbell, McCoy, Moeller, Kirby, Conway, Williams, Upthegrove, Sells, O'Brien, Carlyle, Pedersen, Green, Cody, Haigh, Miloscia, Kenney, Rolfes, Appleton, Dunshee, Roberts, Sullivan, Quall, Dickerson, Hudgins, Nelson, Goodman, Simpson, and Ormsby
Concerning renewable energy system cost recovery.
Revises the investment cost recovery incentives for light and power businesses.Increases the amount of the public utility tax credit available to businesses making incentive payments.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1400
by Representatives Cody, Hinkle, Green, Morrell, Ericksen, Nelson, and Moeller; by request of Uniform Legislation Commission
Enacting the uniform emergency volunteer health practitioners act.
Enacts the uniform emergency volunteer health practitioners act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1401
by Representatives Cody, Hinkle, Morrell, Ericksen, Green, Moeller, and Kelley
Concerning the standard health questionnaire.
Modifies the standard health questionnaire in regard to the basic health plan and an individual health benefit plan.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1402
by Representatives Williams, Campbell, Conway, Moeller, and Green
Restricting contact with medical providers after appeals have been filed under industrial insurance.
Restricts contact with medical providers after appeals have been filed under industrial insurance.Provides that the act applies to orders entered on or after the effective date of the act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 1403
by Representatives Williams, DeBolt, Rolfes, Hinkle, Upthegrove, Blake, Moeller, Newhouse, Takko, Green, Walsh, Short, Haler, Kelley, Hurst, VanDeWege, McCune, Kristiansen, Condotta, Warnick, Hunt, Goodman, Johnson, Simpson, and Sullivan
Addressing the detection of motorcycles and bicycles at vehicle-activated traffic control signals.
Finds that: (1) It is the policy of the state of Washington to provide for the safe and efficient use of public roads and highways by all types of vehicles that are authorized to use these roads and highways;(2) Many existing vehicle-activated traffic control signals are operated or installed in a manner that does not allow for the routine and reliable detection of motorcycles and bicycles necessary for signal change; and (3) It is the policy of the legislature that this problem be avoided in all new and substantially upgraded vehicle-activated traffic control signals and that existing vehicle-activated traffic control signals be operated to detect motorcycles and bicycles where currently capable consistent with safe traffic control.Regulates the adjusting, replacing, and updating of vehicle-activated traffic control signals to ensure detection of motorcycles and bicycles.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1404
by Representatives Armstrong, Miloscia, Appleton, Conway, Anderson, Newhouse, Moeller, and Ormsby; by request of Secretary of State
Naming public spaces in the Washington state heritage center.
Directs the state capitol committee to approve names proposed by the secretary of state for new or existing public rooms or spaces in the Washington state heritage center on the west capitol campus.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1405
by Representatives Campbell, Flannigan, McCune, Dammeier, Darneille, Simpson, and Moeller
Excluding social security disability payments from the calculation of disposable income for the property tax exemption for senior citizens and persons retired by reason of disability.
Excludes social security disability payments from the calculation of disposable income for the property tax exemption for senior citizens and persons retired by reason of disability.Provides that the act applies to taxes levied for collection in 2010 and thereafter.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1406
by Representatives Williams, Moeller, Dunshee, Upthegrove, Simpson, Anderson, Hunt, Dickerson, Takko, Nelson, McCoy, O'Brien, Flannigan, Conway, Roberts, and Santos
Creating the companion animal spay/neuter assistance program.
Finds that: (1) Tens of thousands of stray and homeless dogs and cats are handled by Washington's animal care and control agencies and other animal welfare organizations each year, costing millions of dollars;(2) The most effective and humane way to reduce the number of animals dying in shelters is to reduce animal overpopulation through a targeted, statewide spay and neuter surgery network; and(3) A companion animal spay/neuter assistance program is necessary to address the problems of companion animal overpopulation. The program should be funded through a fee that is practical, administratively feasible, and targeted at the class of Washington residents that is most responsible for companion animals and their impact on our communities: Owners of cats and dogs.Establishes the companion animal spay/neuter assistance program to provide for spaying and neutering of companion animals owned by low-income individuals and for spaying and neutering feral and free-roaming cats.Directs the department of agriculture to administer the program.Authorizes any private veterinarian, private veterinary practice, animal care and control agency, and nonprofit organization whose services include performing spay and neuter surgeries on companion animals to participate in the program.Creates the companion animal spay/neuter assistance account.Authorizes the department of agriculture to accept any donations, grants, bequests, and devises, conditional or otherwise, or money, property, service, or other things of value which may be received from the United States or any agency thereof, any governmental agency, any institution, person, firm, or corporation, public and private, to be held, used, or applied for the purposes of the program.Provides penalties.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1407
by Representatives Williams and Goodman
Concerning intermediate care facilities.
Finds that residents in nursing facilities are guaranteed certain rights by federal law and regulation, 42 U.S.C. 1396r and 42 C.F.R. part 483.Declares an intent to extend those basic rights to intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities.Prohibits an intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities from requiring or requesting residents to sign waivers of potential liability for losses of personal property or injury, or signing waivers of residents' rights set forth in chapter 70.129 RCW or in the applicable licensing or certification laws.Requires the long-term care ombudsman to: (1) Monitor implementation of the act and determine the degree to which intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities ensure that residents are able to exercise their rights; and(2) Consult with the department of health and the department of social and health services, long-term care facility organizations, the human rights committee of an intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, resident groups, and organizations for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 1408
by Representatives Morrell, Hudgins, Upthegrove, Rolfes, Goodman, Pedersen, Green, Roberts, O'Brien, Dickerson, Cody, Takko, Moeller, Kenney, Kelley, and Nelson
Establishing minimum standards for victim impact panels.
Directs each court administration or equivalent to develop and maintain a registry of qualified victim impact panels. When imposing a requirement that an offender attend a victim impact panel under RCW 46.61.5152, the court shall refer the offender to a victim impact panel that is listed in the registry.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1409
by Representatives VanDeWege, Kessler, Upthegrove, Rolfes, Blake, Dunshee, Campbell, Jacks, Orwall, Seaquist, Appleton, Nelson, Roberts, Morris, Takko, Cody, Carlyle, McCoy, Goodman, Quall, Sullivan, Liias, Chase, Pedersen, Williams, Kagi, Kenney, Simpson, Conway, and Moeller
Providing an emergency response system for the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Revises provisions regarding the emergency response system for the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ecology & Parks. | |
HB 1410
by Representatives Sullivan, Priest, Hunter, Anderson, Carlyle, Haler, Maxwell, Pedersen, Rolfes, Quall, Springer, Dammeier, Hope, Eddy, Liias, Clibborn, Goodman, Williams, VanDeWege, Chase, Morris, Morrell, McCoy, Kagi, Kessler, Newhouse, Simpson, Darneille, Rodne, Nelson, Probst, Miloscia, Driscoll, White, Moeller, Ormsby, Kelley, and Wood
Creating a comprehensive system of public education programs, finance, and accountability.
Creates a comprehensive system of public education programs, finance, and accountability.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Education Appropriations. | |
HB 1411
by Representatives Alexander, Williams, McCune, and Moeller
Providing sales and use tax exemptions for prescribed durable medical equipment used in the home and prescribed mobility enhancing equipment.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption for prescribed durable medical equipment used in the home and prescribed mobility enhancing equipment.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1412
by Representatives Kagi, Roach, Cody, Roberts, Dickerson, Appleton, Walsh, Green, Hunt, Seaquist, Chase, Morrell, Kessler, Kenney, Simpson, and Nelson
Concerning health benefit plan coverage of neurodevelopmental therapies.
Finds that access to appropriate early intervention services significantly improves function in children with developmental delays and developmental disabilities. Health care services, including neurodevelopmental therapies, are an essential component of early intervention services.Requires each health plan offered to public employees and their covered dependents under chapter 41.05 RCW that is established or renewed on or after January 1, 2011, to include coverage for neurodevelopmental therapies for covered individuals under eighteen years of age.Requires all group health benefit plans entered into, or renewed, on or after January 1, 2011, to include coverage for neurodevelopmental therapies for covered individuals under twenty-one years of age.Directs the department of health to: (1) Conduct a review under chapter 18.120 RCW to determine the most appropriate means to regulate persons who utilize applied behavior analysis for the treatment of persons with an autism spectrum disorder. In developing its recommendations, the department shall consult with interested organizations and shall give strong consideration to certification criteria established by the institute for applied behavior analysis; and(2) Identify therapies for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders in individuals under eighteen years of age that should be considered to be in accordance with generally accepted standards of practice, as that term is defined in section 2 (5) and section 3 (5) of the act.Provides an effective date of January 1, 2011, for section 6 of the act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1413
by Representatives McCoy, Nelson, Quall, and Blake
Concerning water discharge fees.
Limits the annual fee paid by a municipality, as defined in 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1362, for all domestic wastewater facility permits issued under RCW 90.48.162 and 90.48.260 to eighteen cents per month per residence or residential equivalent contributing to the municipality's wastewater system.Authorizes the department of ecology to: (1) Increase fees up to the fiscal growth factor for fiscal year 2010; and(2) Adjust the fee schedule annually through December 31, 2011.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1414
by Representatives Driscoll, Moeller, Hinkle, Cody, Sullivan, Nelson, and Ormsby
Concerning health care assistants.
Declares an intent to enhance the delivery of health care to the citizens of the state.Encourages some minor expansions to the scope of practice of registered health care assistants, so long as there are clearly defined limitations to their scope expressly linked to education, training, and supervision.Grants limited authority to a health care assistant to administer certain over-the-counter and prescribed medications by oral, topical, rectal, otic, ophthalmic, or inhaled routes pursuant to a written order.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1415
by Representatives Hasegawa, Haler, Hunt, Armstrong, Eddy, Newhouse, Conway, Wood, Williams, Johnson, Chase, Upthegrove, Condotta, Moeller, and Ormsby
Providing for the sales of wine at the legislative gift center.
Declares an intent to allow the legislative gift center to sell wine produced in Washington to visitors of legal drinking age.Authorizes the legislative gift center to sell at retail for off-premises consumption wine produced in Washington by a licensed domestic winery.Requires the legislative gift center to collect and remit to the department of revenue all applicable state and local taxes on sales of wine.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 1416
by Representatives Sullivan, Pettigrew, Walsh, Roberts, Haigh, Chase, Seaquist, Ormsby, Miloscia, Kagi, Haler, Hudgins, Morrell, O'Brien, Hinkle, Hunt, Priest, Green, Wallace, Conway, Dickerson, Kenney, Santos, Appleton, Hasegawa, Rolfes, Williams, VanDeWege, Maxwell, Carlyle, Goodman, Darneille, Simpson, Nelson, Driscoll, Moeller, and White
Feeding hungry children through school breakfast and lunch programs and summer food service programs.
Declares an intent to: (1) Maintain its current commitment, to the maximum extent possible, to feed hungry low-income students in public schools at no cost to the students;(2) Ensure that all low-income students in public schools receive a nutritious school breakfast at no charge, and all low-income students in elementary schools receive school lunch at no charge;(3) Phase in the free provision of school lunches to all low-income students at all grade levels; and(4) Invest strategically in capacity building and provision of meals to low-income children during the summer months because children continue to need nutritious meals when school is not in operation during the summer.Directs the legislature to appropriate funds for allocation to school districts sufficient to eliminate the copayment for breakfast for all students qualifying for reduced-price lunch; and in any school that enrolls students in any of grades preschool through six, eliminate the copayment for lunch for all students qualifying for reduced-price lunch in the school.Directs the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Provide state support for summer food service programs, to the extent funds are appropriated; and(2) Conduct two cycles of grant awards per school year, with a fall cycle of grants of up to twenty thousand dollars to build local capacity to provide summer food service programs and a spring cycle of grants of up to five thousand dollars for expenses related to providing outreach and for planning and administrative tasks associated with initiating a new program.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HCR 4403
by Representatives Wallace, Anderson, Sells, Hasegawa, Chase, Kenney, and Sullivan; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Providing for the 2008-2018 state comprehensive plan for workforce training.
Approves the 2008-2018 state comprehensive plan for workforce training.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5030-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Hobbs, Swecker, Shin, Berkey, Eide, Hatfield, McAuliffe, and Roach; by request of Military Department and Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs)
Concerning militia records, property, command, and administration.
Modifies the duties of the adjutant general pertaining to militia records, property, command, and administration.
| Jan 20 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5036-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Roach, Hobbs, Swecker, Kauffman, Marr, Kastama, Hatfield, McAuliffe, Shin, and Haugen; by request of Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs)
Concerning veterans' relief.
Modifies the definition of "veteran."
| Jan 20 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5040-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Delvin, Prentice, King, and Kohl-Welles; by request of Gambling Commission)
Clarifying and prescribing penalties for gambling under the age of eighteen.
Clarifies and prescribes penalties for gambling under the age of eighteen.
| Jan 20 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5291
by Senator Hargrove
Extending authority to supervise offenders based on risk assessments.
Extends authority to supervise offenders based on risk assessments.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5292
by Senators Kline, Hargrove, Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, Regala, and McDermott
Concerning persistent offenders.
Provides that in any criminal case wherein an offender has been sentenced as a persistent offender before August 1, 2009, the offender shall have a resentencing hearing if a current or past conviction for robbery in the second degree was used as a basis for the finding that the offender was a persistent offender.Expires section 2 of the act on July 1, 2011.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5293
by Senators Kline, Rockefeller, King, Holmquist, Delvin, Oemig, Hatfield, and Shin
Providing for in camera reviews of denials of public records requests.
Authorizes a person who, having requested an opportunity to inspect or copy a public record, believes that a public agency is not entitled to claim an exemption or exemptions, to seek review by the superior court of the applicability of such exemptions.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5294
by Senators Kline, Oemig, and Hatfield
Implementing the nonunanimous recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee.
Implements the nonunanimous recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5295
by Senators Kline, Oemig, Rockefeller, Holmquist, King, Hatfield, and Hobbs
Implementing unanimous recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee.
Implements unanimous recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5296
by Senators Delvin and Hewitt
Regarding public facilities district formation and authority.
Authorizes the legislative authorities of any contiguous group of towns or cities, or the legislative authorities of any contiguous group of towns or cities and the legislative authority of the county or counties in which those towns or cities are located, to enter into an agreement under chapter 39.34 RCW for the creation and operation of a public facilities district notwithstanding the fact that one or more of those towns, cities, or counties previously have formed one or more public facilities districts within the geographic boundaries of the additional public facilities district.Authorizes a public facilities district created in section 1 (1)(e) of the act to provide in the agreement providing for its creation and operation, that the district must be governed by a board of directors appointed under section 1 (3)(b) or (c) of the act, or by a board of directors of not more than nine members who are also members of the legislative authorities or governing boards of the governmental entities creating that public facilities district or the public facilities districts, or both, previously formed by those governmental entities.Prohibits a public facilities district formed under section 1 (1)(e) of the act from imposing a sales and use tax authorized in section 3 (2) of the act at a rate that exceeds two-tenths of one percent minus the rate of the highest tax authorized by section 3 (2) of the act that is imposed by any other public facilities district within its boundaries.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5297
by Senators Kline and Delvin; by request of Washington State Bar Association
Concerning the procedure for filing a declaration of completion of probate.
Revises the procedure for filing a declaration of completion of probate.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5298
by Senators Regala and Kline; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission
Removing the penalty language from natural resource civil infractions.
Removes penalty language from natural resource civil infractions.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5299
by Senators Hatfield, Delvin, Holmquist, Marr, Morton, Schoesler, Ranker, Sheldon, Murray, and Shin
Concerning water resource management on the Columbia and Snake rivers.
Finds that uncertainty as to existing law may discourage water conservation in the Columbia river basin through relinquishment of conservation savings and that avoiding such relinquishment and facilitating transfer of such conservation water savings can assist in meeting the water supply needs of irrigated agriculture while protecting Columbia and Snake river streamflows.Directs the department of ecology to aggressively pursue the development of storage, conservation, and other actions to provide water supplies to benefit both instream and out-of-stream uses.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5300
by Senators Kauffman, Fraser, and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development
Concerning the housing trust fund.
Allows capital appropriations for the housing trust fund to be used for project application, review, selection, contracting, and project development.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5301
by Senators Hargrove and Parlette
Concerning permissible uses of moneys collected under the sales and use tax for chemical dependency or mental health treatment services or therapeutic courts.
Revises how money is used that is collected under the sales and use tax for chemical dependency or mental health treatment services or therapeutic courts.Expires June 30, 2013.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5302
by Senators Kilmer, Schoesler, Hobbs, Fraser, Holmquist, and Roach; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Granting half-time service credit for half-time educational employment prior to January 1, 1987, in plans 2 and 3 of the school employees' retirement system and the public employees' retirement system.
Grants half-time service credit for half-time educational employment prior to January 1, 1987, in plans 2 and 3 of the school employees' retirement system and the public employees' retirement system.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5303
by Senators Hobbs, Schoesler, Holmquist, Kilmer, Fraser, and Roach; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Transferring public employees' retirement system plan 2 members to the school employees' retirement system plan 2.
Modifies provisions relating to transferring public employees' retirement system plan 2 members to the school employees' retirement system plan 2.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5304
by Senators Schoesler and Fraser; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Lowering the general salary increase assumption for the actuarial funding of certain public retirement systems.
Lowers the general salary increase assumption from 4.5 percent to 4.25 percent for the actuarial funding of the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, plan 1 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, the public safety employees' retirement system, and the Washington state patrol retirement system.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5305
by Senators Schoesler, Fraser, Holmquist, and Parlette; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Repealing certain obsolete state retirement system statutes.
Repeals obsolete state retirement system statutes.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5306
by Senators Schoesler and Fraser; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Studying disability benefit options for members of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, the teachers' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, and the school employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3.
Directs the Washington state institute for public policy, with the assistance and support of the office of the state actuary, to study, during the 2009 legislative interim, the options available to the legislature for addressing the needs of members of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, the teachers' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, and the school employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, to have adequate disability benefit coverage through disability benefits under the public pension systems, through access to long-term disability insurance coverage, or a combination of both.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5307
by Senators Hobbs, Fraser, Holmquist, and Schoesler; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Addressing plan membership default provisions in the public employees' retirement system.
Addresses plan membership default provisions in the public employees' retirement system.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5308
by Senators Schoesler, Fraser, Holmquist, Becker, McAuliffe, Shin, and Kilmer; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Authorizing the higher education coordinating board to offer higher education annuities and retirement income plans.
Authorizes the higher education coordinating board to offer higher education annuities and retirement income plans, subject to the following: The board is prohibited from offering or funding a purchased annuity or retirement income plan authorized under the act for the benefit of any retiree who is receiving or accruing a retirement allowance from a public employees' retirement system under Title 41 RCW or chapter 43.43 RCW.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5309
by Senators Hobbs, Schoesler, Murray, and Holmquist; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board
Allowing department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit.
Allows a member of plan 2 who was a member of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 or plan 3 while employed as an enforcement officer for the department of fish and wildlife to make an election no later than December 31, 2009, filed in writing with the department of retirement systems, to transfer all service credit previously earned as an enforcement officer in the public employees' retirement system plan 2 or plan 3 to the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5310
by Senators Schoesler, Hobbs, Holmquist, and Fraser; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Addressing the state actuary's recommendations for assumptions used in the actuarial funding of the state retirement systems.
Authorizes the state actuary to consider the demographic components of total salary growth and make recommendations to the pension funding council concerning any changes to the demographic assumptions within total salary growth, when making recommendations regarding the general salary increase assumption.Directs the state actuary to make recommendations to the pension funding council regarding the long-term demographic assumptions for the state retirement systems.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5311
by Senators Fraser, Delvin, Shin, Parlette, and Roach; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Providing benefits for the survivors of certain firefighters.
Allows a retired firefighter married to a spouse ineligible for survivor benefits under RCW 41.18.040, 41.18.080, and 41.18.100 to choose an actuarially equivalent benefit adopted by the municipal firefighters' pension board that pays the retired firefighter a reduced retirement allowance, and upon death such portion of the retired firefighter's reduced retirement allowance as designated by the retired firefighter shall be continued throughout the life of the spouse.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5312
by Senators Delvin, Schoesler, Fraser, and Kohl-Welles; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board
Increasing the duty-related death benefit for public employees.
Increases the duty-related death benefit for public employees.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5313
by Senators Becker, Hobbs, Schoesler, Morton, Holmquist, Murray, Fraser, Shin, and Kilmer; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board
Addressing interruptive military service credit within plans 2 and 3 of the public employees' retirement system, plans 2 and 3 of the school employees' retirement system, plans 2 and 3 of the teachers' retirement system, plan 2 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system, plan 2 of the Washington state patrol retirement system, and the public safety employees' retirement system.
Addresses interruptive military service credit in certain retirement system plans.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5314
by Senators Carrell, Hobbs, Schoesler, Murray, Morton, Fraser, Holmquist, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Roach, and Kilmer; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board
Addressing the survivor benefits of employees who die while honorably serving in the national guard or military reserves during a period of war.
Addresses survivor benefits of employees who die while honorably serving during a period of war in the national guard or military reserves.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5315
by Senators Schoesler, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, and Fraser; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy
Extending the survivor annuity option for preretirement death in plan 1 of the public employees' retirement system to members who die after leaving active service.
Extends the survivor annuity option for preretirement death in plan 1 of the public employees' retirement system to members who die after leaving active service.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5316
by Senators Jarrett, Kilmer, Delvin, Kastama, Jacobsen, Shin, and Pflug; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Changing the timeline for the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education.
Revises the process for developing and updating the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 5317
by Senators Shin, Kilmer, Jarrett, Delvin, Kastama, and Jacobsen; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Clarifying terms for workforce and economic development.
Clarifies terms for workforce and economic development.Expires section 5 of the act on June 30, 2013.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 5318
by Senators Kauffman, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Jarrett, and Franklin
Adding additional appropriate locations for the transfer of newborn children.
Includes a medical clinic as an appropriate location 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 the 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 the act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5319
by Senator Kohl-Welles; by request of Governor Gregoire
Providing economic stimulus through the unemployment insurance program.
Provides economic stimulus through the unemployment insurance program.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5320
by Senators Murray, Kohl-Welles, and Shin
Modifying the name of and titles within the acupuncture profession.
Declares an intent to recognize acupuncturists licensed by the state of Washington are practicing a system of medicine, and changing the name of their title to "Oriental medicine practitioners" more appropriately captures the nature and scope of their work.Declares that references in federal law to "acupuncturists" apply to persons licensed under the act as "Oriental medicine practitioners."Directs the secretary of the department of health to appoint an Oriental medicine advisory committee to further the purposes of the act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5321
by Senators Prentice, Kline, Pflug, Berkey, Shin, Hobbs, McAuliffe, Tom, Keiser, Jarrett, and Kauffman
Extending a local sales and use tax that is credited against the state sales and use tax.
Extends a local sales and use tax that is credited against the state sales and use tax.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5322
by Senator Fairley
Creating a five-member option for civil service commissions for sheriffs' offices.
Authorizes each county and each combination of counties under RCW 41.14.040 to, by ordinance, increase the number of members serving on a civil service commission from three to five members.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5323
by Senators Fairley, McDermott, and Haugen; by request of Growth Management Hearings Board
Authorizing the substitution of growth management hearings board members in the case of vacancy, disqualification, illness, or injury.
Provides a process for substituting a growth management hearings board member in the case of vacancy, disqualification, illness, or injury.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5324
by Senators Delvin, Prentice, and Holmquist; by request of Gambling Commission
Providing the gambling commission with authority to determine locations where amusement games may be conducted.
Provides authority to the gambling commission to determine locations where amusement games may be conducted.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5325
by Senators Hargrove, Regala, and Kohl-Welles; by request of Sentencing Guidelines Commission
Concerning evidence-based community custody.
Directs the sentencing guidelines commission, in partnership with the courts, to examine options for community custody and develop a plan to implement an evidence-based system of community custody for adult felons that will include the consistent use of evidence-based risk and needs assessment tools, programs, supervision modalities, and monitoring of program integrity.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5326
by Senator Regala; by request of Sentencing Guidelines Commission
Modifying juvenile sex and kidnapping offender registration provisions.
Revises registration provisions relevant to juvenile sex and kidnapping offenders.Requires the Washington state patrol to notify, no less than annually, an offender having a duty to register under RCW 9A.44.130 for a sex offense or kidnapping offense committed when the offender was a juvenile of their ability to petition for relief from registration as provided in RCW 9A.44.140.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5327
by Senators Oemig, Swecker, Regala, McDermott, and McAuliffe; by request of Secretary of State
Making technical corrections to election provisions.
Makes technical corrections to election provisions.Provides that sections 1 and 2 of the act apply retroactively to July 1, 2004.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5328
by Senators Fairley, Swecker, Pridemore, Fraser, Regala, Shin, and Kohl-Welles; by request of Secretary of State
Naming public spaces in the Washington state heritage center.
Directs the state capitol committee to approve names proposed by the secretary of state for new or existing public rooms or spaces in the Washington state heritage center on the west capitol campus.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5329
by Senators Pridemore, Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Murray, Hatfield, Kline, Fairley, McDermott, and Haugen
Creating the companion animal spay/neuter assistance program.
Finds that: (1) Tens of thousands of stray and homeless dogs and cats are handled by Washington's animal care and control agencies and other animal welfare organizations each year, costing millions of dollars;(2) The most effective and humane way to reduce the number of animals dying in shelters is to reduce animal overpopulation through a targeted, statewide spay and neuter surgery network; and(3) A companion animal spay/neuter assistance program is necessary to address the problems of companion animal overpopulation. The program should be funded through a fee that is practical, administratively feasible, and targeted at the class of Washington residents that is most responsible for companion animals and their impact on our communities: Owners of cats and dogs.Establishes the companion animal spay/neuter assistance program to provide for spaying and neutering of companion animals owned by low-income individuals and for spaying and neutering feral and free-roaming cats.Directs the department of agriculture to administer the program.Authorizes any private veterinarian, private veterinary practice, animal care and control agency, and nonprofit organization whose services include performing spay and neuter surgeries on companion animals to participate in the program.Creates the companion animal spay/neuter assistance account.Authorizes the department of agriculture to accept any donations, grants, bequests, and devises, conditional or otherwise, or money, property, service, or other things of value which may be received from the United States or any agency thereof, any governmental agency, any institution, person, firm, or corporation, public and private, to be held, used, or applied for the purposes of the program.Provides penalties.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5330
by Senators Haugen, Pridemore, Kauffman, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning the construction of a state boundary bridge.
Requires the department of transportation, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for the purpose of constructing a state boundary bridge, to issue a request for proposals to interested parties who meet certain requirements.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5331
by Senators Kauffman and Swecker
Granting tribal authorities limited control over speed limits on nonlimited access state highways within tribal reservation boundaries.
Authorizes tribal authorities, within their reservation boundaries, to determine, based on an engineering and traffic investigation, that the maximum speed permitted under RCW 46.61.400 or 46.61.405 is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist upon a nonlimited access state highway or part of a nonlimited access state highway.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5332
by Senators Haugen, Swecker, and Delvin
Administering the Washington state patrol retirement system.
Creates the Washington state patrol retirement board to administer the Washington state patrol retirement system.Requires the office of the state actuary to provide actuarial assistance to the Washington state patrol retirement system board.Creates the Washington state patrol retirement system expense account.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5333
by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Delvin, and Parlette
Creating a Washington state patrol retirement system deferred option plan.
Creates a deferred option plan for the Washington state patrol retirement system.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5334
by Senator Jacobsen
Ordering a report on interjurisdictional financing methods.
Finds that: (1) State and local responsibility for environmental and natural resources protection, cleanup and restoration, the selection of means of generating electric current, the selection of transportation modes and plans, water conservation, and storm water and sewerage treatment, often transcend local government boundaries and cover large regions of or even the entire state. The benefits of expenditures for such purposes also accrue across numerous governmental jurisdictions, yet too often it is only the state or one or a few local jurisdictions undertaking responsibility to finance these expenditures;(2) This burden on the responsible jurisdiction constitutes an inequitable financial disincentive, thus discouraging or delaying needed undertakings, or resulting in suboptimal expenditures of financial and natural resource capital, in each case to the detriment of the health and welfare of the people and the natural resources of the state. This disparity between burdens and benefits can render socially, ecologically, and economically desirable projects financially unfeasible; and(3) A new concept of public financing, referred to as interjurisdictional financing, would address this lack of connection between financing burdens and expenditure benefits, and bypass institutional barriers to the financing of integrated and beneficial projects.Requires the state treasurer to provide a report to the fiscal and natural resources policy committees of the senate and house of representatives that analyzes the feasibility of financing state and local environmental protection, cleanup and restoration, the means of generating electric current, transportation modes and plans, water conservation and storm water and sewerage treatment, through the issuance of interjurisdictional financing as described in section 1 of the act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 5335
by Senator Jacobsen
Addressing when vehicles overtake and pass pedestrians or bicycles.
Clarifies provisions relevant to vehicles overtaking and passing pedestrians or bicycles.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5336
by Senators Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles
Allowing dogs in designated outdoor areas of bars and coffee shops.
Requires the department of health to establish a pilot project by which local government can apply for an exemption from certain food and drug administration food code sections to allow dogs within certain designated outdoor portions of premises holding a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license or a beer and/or wine restaurant license or certain designated outdoor portions of premises whose main business purpose is selling coffee.Expires June 30, 2014.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5337
by Senators Jacobsen and Shin
Providing for animal emergency operations.
Directs the Washington state military department's emergency management division, in cooperation with county and local governments, to prepare, as part of the state comprehensive emergency management plan, animal emergency planning guidance for local jurisdictions that provides for the evacuation, transportation, and temporary sheltering of pets and service animals during a major disaster or an emergency.Directs the code reviser to alphabetize and renumber the definitions in RCW 38.52.010.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5338
by Senators Jacobsen and Shin
Requiring labeling on food from cloned animals.
Requires all food and food products sold in Washington state that are derived from cloned animals to be labeled indicating that they are or contain products derived from cloned animals.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5339
by Senators Kilmer, Swecker, Oemig, Morton, and Haugen; by request of State Auditor and Attorney General
Creating a committee to study the feasibility of creating a board with public records act and open public meetings act responsibilities.
Creates a committee to study the feasibility of creating a board with public records act and open public meetings act responsibilities.Expires June 1, 2010.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5340
by Senators Prentice, Regala, Pflug, Shin, and Parlette; by request of Attorney General
Concerning internet and mail order sales of tobacco products.
Prohibits a person from shipping cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, little cigars, or snuff, ordered or purchased by mail or through a computer network, telephonic network, or other electronic network, to anyone other than a wholesaler or retailer in this state.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5341
by Senators Kastama and Shin
Requiring an annual survey by claimants of the tax credit for eligible business projects in rural counties.
Requires a person claiming a tax credit under chapter 82.62 RCW to file a complete annual survey with the department of revenue. The survey is due by April 30th of the year following any calendar year in which a person becomes eligible to claim the tax credit. Except as otherwise provided by law, if a person claims a tax credit that requires an annual survey but fails to submit a complete annual survey by the due date of the survey or any extension under RCW 82.32.590, the department of revenue must declare the amount of the tax credit claimed for the previous calendar year to be immediately due. The department of revenue must assess interest, but not penalties, on the amounts due.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 5342
by Senators Kastama, Shin, and Berkey
Regarding the designation of residential time in parenting plans.
Revises provisions relating to the designation of residential time in a parenting plan.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5343
by Senators Regala, Carrell, and Kline
Exempting certified public accountants from the restrictions on marketing estate distribution documents for certain purposes.
Exempts certified public accountants from the restrictions on marketing estate distribution documents for certain purposes.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5344
by Senators Ranker, Swecker, Rockefeller, Marr, Hargrove, Pridemore, Fraser, Shin, McDermott, and Kilmer
Providing an emergency response system for the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Revises provisions regarding the emergency response system for the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5345
by Senators Holmquist, Honeyford, Parlette, King, Becker, McCaslin, Hewitt, Morton, Stevens, and Schoesler
Regarding renewable energy.
Modifies provisions regarding renewable energy.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5346
by Senators Keiser, Franklin, Marr, Parlette, Murray, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning administrative procedures for payors and providers of health care services.
Finds that: (1) The health care system in the nation and in Washington state costs nearly twice as much per capita as other industrialized nations; and(2) The fragmentation and variation in administrative processes prevalent in our health care system contribute to the high cost of health care, putting it increasingly beyond the reach of small businesses and individuals in Washington.Declares an intent to: (1) Establish streamlined and uniform procedures for payors and providers of health care services in the state; and(2) Foster a continuous quality improvement cycle to simplify health care administration. Directs the department of social and health services, the department of labor and industries, and the health care authority to cooperate with the insurance commissioner and adopt the processes, guidelines, and standards to streamline health care administration pursuant to the act.Directs the insurance commissioner to designate one or more lead organizations to coordinate development of processes, guidelines, and standards to streamline health care administration and to be adopted by payors and providers of health care services operating in the state.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5347
by Senators Keiser, Franklin, Pridemore, Murray, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning hospital charity care.
Revises hospital charity care provisions.Requires each hospital to provide notice to patients of its charity care policies.Requires the department of health to develop model language that hospitals must use to satisfy the requirement to provide notice sent to patients.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5348
by Senators Swecker, Haugen, Jacobsen, Parlette, Rockefeller, and Shin; by request of The Recreation and Conservation Funding Board
Removing references to mitigation banking project eligibility for moneys in the habitat conservation account and the riparian protection account.
Removes references to mitigation banking project eligibility for money in the habitat conservation account and the riparian protection account.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 5349
by Senators Haugen and Brandland
Revising the admissibility in a civil action of failing to wear safety belt assemblies and failing to use child restraint systems.
Modifies provisions regarding admissibility in a civil action of failing to wear safety belt assemblies and failing to use child restraint systems.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5350
by Senators Haugen, Ranker, and Hatfield
Changing special permit provisions for poultry slaughter, preparation, and care.
Revises provisions for special permits for poultry slaughter, preparation, and care.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5351
by Senators Haugen and Marr; by request of Governor Gregoire
Making 2007-09 supplemental transportation appropriations.
Makes supplemental transportation appropriations for 2007-2009.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5352
by Senators Haugen and Marr; by request of Governor Gregoire
Making 2009-11 transportation appropriations.
Makes transportation appropriations for 2009-2011.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5353
by Senator Haugen
Modifying annexation procedures of public transportation benefit area authorities.
Modifies annexation procedures of public transportation benefit area authorities.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5354
by Senators Haugen and Ranker
Regarding public hospital capital facility areas.
Establishes public hospital capital facility areas in certain counties.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5355
by Senator Haugen
Regarding initial levy rates for rural county library districts.
Regulates the initial levy rate relevant to a rural county library district.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5356
by Senators Haugen and Jacobsen
Regarding direct retail licenses issued by the department of fish and wildlife.
Revises provisions regarding direct retail endorsements issued by the department of fish and wildlife in regard to an alternate operator on a commercial fishing license.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 5357
by Senator Haugen
Modifying certain sales tax sourcing provisions within the streamlined sales and use tax agreement.
Changes certain sales tax sourcing provisions within the streamlined sales and use tax agreement.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5358
by Senators Hobbs, Hewitt, Marr, King, Fairley, Zarelli, and Benton
Concerning sales and use tax exemptions in respect to aircraft used in intrastate commuter operations.
Modifies provisions relevant to sales and use tax exemptions in respect to aircraft used in intrastate commuter operations.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5359
by Senators Oemig, Pridemore, Kline, and McDermott
Preventing rejection of ballots that have voter identifying marks.
Prevents rejection of ballots that have voter identifying marks.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5360
by Senators Keiser, Brandland, Franklin, Murray, Brown, Ranker, Fraser, Parlette, and Kohl-Welles
Establishing a community health care collaborative grant program.
Authorizes the Washington state health care authority, within funds appropriated for community health care collaborative grants, to award grants for community-based health care collaborative programs that increase access to appropriate, affordable health care for Washington residents, consistent with requirements established by the act.Establishes the community health care collaborative grant program to further the efforts of community-based coalitions to increase access to appropriate, affordable health care for Washington residents, particularly employed low-income persons and children in school who are uninsured and underinsured.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5361
by Senators McDermott, Swecker, Pridemore, Oemig, Marr, Jarrett, Kohl-Welles, Fraser, Kline, Murray, Kastama, McCaslin, Shin, Haugen, and Kilmer
Feeding hungry children through school breakfast and lunch programs and summer food service programs.
Declares an intent to: (1) Maintain its current commitment, to the maximum extent possible, to feed hungry low-income students in public schools at no cost to the students;(2) Ensure that all low-income students in public schools receive a nutritious school breakfast at no charge, and all low-income students in elementary schools receive school lunch at no charge;(3) Phase in the free provision of school lunches to all low-income students at all grade levels; and(4) Invest strategically in capacity building and provision of meals to low-income children during the summer months because children continue to need nutritious meals when school is not in operation during the summer.Directs the legislature to appropriate funds for allocation to school districts sufficient to eliminate the copayment for breakfast for all students qualifying for reduced-price lunch; and in any school that enrolls students in any of grades preschool through six, eliminate the copayment for lunch for all students qualifying for reduced-price lunch in the school.Directs the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Provide state support for summer food service programs, to the extent funds are appropriated; and(2) Conduct two cycles of grant awards per school year, with a fall cycle of grants of up to twenty thousand dollars to build local capacity to provide summer food service programs and a spring cycle of grants of up to five thousand dollars for expenses related to providing outreach and for planning and administrative tasks associated with initiating a new program.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5362
by Senators Parlette, Hewitt, Schoesler, Swecker, Hargrove, Stevens, King, Delvin, and Morton
Establishing a set minimum hourly wage.
Requires every employer to pay each of his or her employees, who has reached the age of eighteen years, wages at a rate of not less than eight dollars and fifty-five cents per hour.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SJM 8003
by Senators Pflug, Keiser, and Parlette
Requesting that Congress issue a date at which health information technology must comply with a uniform national standard of interoperability.
Urges Congress to institute a date certain, no later than January 1, 2013, at which time all vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers of health information technology must comply with a uniform national standard of interoperability, such that all electronic medical and health records can be readily shared and accessed across all health care providers and institutions while at the same time preserving the proprietary nature of health information technology producers that will encourage future innovation and competition.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SCR 8404
by Senators Kilmer, Jarrett, Hewitt, Delvin, Jacobsen, Shin, and Pflug; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Providing for the 2008-2018 state comprehensive plan for workforce training.
Approves the 2008-2018 state comprehensive plan for workforce training.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |