 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 13 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, January 29, 2009 | 18th 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.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2009.
HB 1097-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby and Chase)
Regarding special assessments for conservation district activities and programs.
Clarifies provisions relating to special assessments for conservation district activities and programs.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 1720
by Representatives Appleton, Roberts, Williams, Dickerson, and Hasegawa
Adjusting sentences on the sentencing grid by twenty-five percent for certain crimes.
Adjusts sentences on the sentencing grid by twenty-five percent for certain crimes.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1721
by Representatives Springer, Armstrong, Hudgins, Condotta, and Simpson; by request of Washington State Patrol
Modifying provisions governing two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicles.
Revises provisions regarding two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicles.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1722
by Representatives Crouse, Conway, Seaquist, and Simpson; 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 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1723
by Representatives Green, Cody, Morrell, Appleton, Pedersen, Goodman, and Ormsby
Concerning genetic counselors.
Establishes genetic counselors as a new health profession to be licensed by the department of health.Creates the advisory committee on genetic counseling.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1724
by Representatives Hope, O'Brien, Kretz, Klippert, Smith, Ericks, Pearson, Rodne, Bailey, Campbell, Sells, Herrera, Kelley, Kristiansen, Warnick, Armstrong, Simpson, and Johnson
Increasing the punishment for assault of a child in the first degree.
Establishes the Eryk Woodruff public safety act of 2009.Increases the punishment for assault of a child in the first degree.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1725
by Representatives Van De Wege, Orcutt, Takko, Kretz, Blake, and Kessler
Directing the forest practices board to develop a single-tier buffer rule for small acreage timber harvests.
Directs the forest practices board to develop a single-tier riparian buffer rule for small acreage timber harvests.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1726
by Representatives Maxwell, Anderson, Carlyle, Rodne, Eddy, Springer, Hunter, Clibborn, Goodman, Hasegawa, and Hudgins
Creating Bellevue College.
Designates the college located and established in Bellevue, King county as Bellevue College.Terminates the powers, duties, and functions of the board of trustees for the Bellevue community college district effective September 30, 2010.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1727
by Representatives Pedersen, Walsh, Moeller, Johnson, Carlyle, Quall, Sullivan, Maxwell, Roberts, Chase, Upthegrove, White, Conway, Nelson, Cody, Hudgins, Morris, Eddy, Liias, Kagi, Ormsby, Rolfes, Clibborn, Dunshee, Pettigrew, Springer, Hunter, Williams, Blake, Darneille, Goodman, Dickerson, Hasegawa, Linville, Kenney, Appleton, Van De Wege, Kessler, Santos, Sells, O'Brien, Ericks, Wallace, McCoy, Kirby, Haigh, Takko, Hurst, Seaquist, Wood, Flannigan, Orwall, Jacks, Finn, Hunt, Simpson, and Driscoll
Expanding the rights and responsibilities of state registered domestic partners.
Declares that for all purposes under state law, state registered domestic partners shall be treated the same as married spouses. Any privilege, immunity, right, benefit, or responsibility granted or imposed by statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law or any other law to an individual because the individual is or was a spouse, or because the individual is or was an in-law in a specified way to another individual, is granted on equivalent terms, substantive and procedural, to an individual because the individual is or was in a state registered domestic partnership or because the individual is or was, based on a state registered domestic partnership, related in a specified way to another individual.Provides that the act shall be liberally construed to achieve equal treatment, to the extent not in conflict with federal law, of state registered domestic partners and married spouses.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1728
by Representatives Takko, Haler, Ericks, Angel, Carlyle, and Van De Wege
Regarding the issuance of checks by joint operating agencies and public utility districts.
Revises provisions relevant to the issuance of checks by joint operating agencies and public utility districts.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 1729
by Representatives Carlyle, Pedersen, Hunt, Ericks, Crouse, Hunter, Haler, White, Dunshee, Seaquist, Liias, Takko, Anderson, Kelley, Goodman, Eddy, Jacks, Van De Wege, Roberts, Orwall, Upthegrove, Rolfes, Hasegawa, Moeller, Wallace, Priest, Dickerson, Hudgins, Darneille, Appleton, Kenney, Conway, and Nelson
Concerning the enhancement of legislative web sites.
Provides that chapter 42.52 RCW (ethics in public service) shall not be interpreted to hold a legislator or legislative employee responsible for nonlegislative material found on nonlegislative web sites in cases where links are established from their official legislative web sites to any other internet web site, except those paid for by a candidate or political committee as those terms are defined in RCW 42.17.020.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1730
by Representatives Linville, Kretz, Ericks, Hunt, Armstrong, and Short
Regarding the office of regulatory assistance.
Modifies provisions regarding the office of regulatory assistance.Declares that chapter 43.42 RCW (office of regulatory assistance) shall not be construed to limit or abridge the powers and duties granted to a participating permit agency under the law that authorizes or requires the agency to issue a permit for a project. Each participating permit agency retains its authority to make all decisions on all nonprocedural matters with regard to the respective component permit that is within its scope of its responsibility including, but not limited to, the determination of permit application completeness, permit approval or approval with conditions, or permit denial. The office of regulatory assistance may not substitute its judgment for that of a participating permit agency on any such nonprocedural matters.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1731
by Representatives Hunt, Armstrong, Appleton, Newhouse, Flannigan, Miloscia, and Hudgins
Revising the rules for designation of party preference by partisan candidates.
Clarifies party preference on primary ballots.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1732
by Representatives Goodman and Ericks
Changing the ignition interlock device revolving account from an appropriated account to a nonappropriated account.
Changes the ignition interlock device revolving account from an appropriated account to a nonappropriated account.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1733
by Representatives Goodman, Blake, Springer, Eddy, Dunshee, Rolfes, and Kessler
Concerning the property tax current use valuation programs.
Makes certain land used primarily for equestrian-related activities eligible for current use valuation under the open space tax program as farm and agricultural land and revises the additional tax, interest, and penalty provisions for removal from current use classification.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1734
by Representative Chase
Creating a program for conversion of plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Develops a program to allow Washington to be a leader in the conversion of plug-in hybrid vehicles.Makes an appropriation.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Education Appropriations. | |
HB 1735
by Representatives Miloscia, Flannigan, Appleton, Nelson, Green, Hasegawa, Darneille, Dickerson, Chase, Dunshee, Ormsby, Williams, Cody, Kenney, Sells, Kagi, and White
Achieving economic security through income sufficient to meet basic needs.
Seeks to establish a minimum wage that enables employees to provide for the basic needs of their families and, therefore, not rely on social services provided by the state and paid for by state taxpayers.Requires the department of labor and industries to calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate to maintain employee purchasing power by increasing the current year's minimum wage rate by the rate of inflation.Provides for submission of the act to a vote of the people.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 1736
by Representatives Takko and Short
Limiting the period of time in which level of service standards for local transportation facilities may be used to prohibit development under local comprehensive plans.
Authorizes a local jurisdiction to prohibit the approval of a specific development for a single prohibition period totaling a maximum of twenty-four consecutive months from the time that the local jurisdiction determines that the proposed development will cause the level of service for a transportation facility to fall below the standards adopted in the transportation element of the comprehensive plan.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 1737
by Representatives Green, Campbell, and Pedersen
Making health care providers' billing statements admissible.
Provides that in an arbitration proceeding or a court of law in an action under tort, health care providers' billing statements for treatment provided to a patient are presumed to reflect the reasonable value of health care treatment and are admissible in evidence to establish that the charges are reasonable and customary charges in the community.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1738
by Representatives Liias, Goodman, Appleton, Carlyle, Probst, Nelson, Hasegawa, Orwall, Rolfes, Dickerson, Hunt, Pettigrew, Cody, Darneille, White, Chase, Kenney, Dunshee, Ormsby, Miloscia, Moeller, Roberts, Simpson, Sells, Flannigan, Eddy, McCoy, Wood, Kagi, Wallace, Williams, and Green
Providing public funding for supreme court campaigns.
Declares an intent to protect the fairness of elections for the supreme court.Declares that the act is necessary to ensure that our highest courts continue to be unbiased and insulated from special interests.Establishes the judicial election reform act to introduce a voluntary pilot project to provide an alternative source of financing candidates for the Washington supreme court who demonstrate public support and voluntarily accept strict fundraising and spending limits.Prohibits the public disclosure commission from offering the public financing program until an appropriation of three million dollars is made for the program.Creates the judicial election reform act fund.Provides penalties.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1739
by Representatives Wallace, Campbell, Williams, Moeller, Jacks, Pettigrew, and Ormsby
Promoting accessible communities for persons with disabilities.
Promotes accessible communities for persons with disabilities.Finds that more than nine hundred thousand Washington state residents with disabilities continue to face barriers to full participation that could be easily eliminated.Creates the accessible communities account. Two hundred dollars from each penalty imposed under RCW 46.16.381(7), (8), (9), and (11) (special parking for persons with disabilities) must be deposited into the account.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 1740
by Representatives Cody and Hinkle
Regarding the issuance of licenses to practice dentistry.
Revises provisions regarding issuance of a license to practice dentistry.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1741
by Representatives Darneille, Quall, Liias, Santos, Van De Wege, Goodman, Dickerson, Jacks, Hurst, Haigh, Pettigrew, Kenney, Dammeier, and Morrell
Expanding the list of crimes that require dismissal or certificate revocation for school employees.
Expands the list of crimes that require dismissal or certificate revocation for school employees.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1742
by Representatives Goodman, Pedersen, Williams, Conway, Rodne, and Ormsby
Providing public retirement benefits for employees of the supreme court, court of appeals, or superior, district, or municipal courts.
Provides public retirement benefits for employees of the supreme court, court of appeals, superior courts, district courts, and municipal courts.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1743
by Representatives Takko, McCoy, Van De Wege, and Kessler
Concerning tax incentives for the production, distribution, sale, and use of alcohol fuel, wood biomass fuel, biodiesel fuel, and biodiesel feedstock.
Requires a person claiming a tax preference that requires a survey under section 8 of the act to file a complete annual survey with the department of revenue by March 31st of the year following any calendar year in which a person becomes eligible to claim the tax preference.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1744
by Representatives Ericks, Springer, and Clibborn
Concerning real estate excise tax expenditures for parks and capital projects.
Modifies real estate excise tax expenditures for parks and capital projects.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 1745
by Representatives Moeller, Williams, Walsh, Hunt, Takko, Upthegrove, Sells, Springer, Simpson, Darneille, Liias, Eddy, Pedersen, Jacks, Cody, Chase, Dunshee, Kirby, Kenney, Ericks, Haigh, McCoy, Roberts, Appleton, Hasegawa, Santos, Rolfes, Conway, Wood, Clibborn, Hudgins, Morris, Nelson, Carlyle, Quall, Flannigan, Dickerson, White, Ormsby, and Kagi
Concerning civil marriages.
Recognizes the right of all citizens of Washington state, including couples of the same sex, to obtain civil marriage licenses.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1746
by Representatives Van De Wege, Kessler, and Kelley
Addressing vehicular homicide sentencing provisions.
Revises vehicular homicide sentencing provisions.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1747
by Representatives Rolfes, Chase, Upthegrove, Hasegawa, Eddy, Liias, Ormsby, Pedersen, Dunshee, McCoy, Morris, Carlyle, Dickerson, Hudgins, Moeller, Sells, Kenney, White, and Nelson
Reducing climate pollution in the built environment.
Finds that: (1) Buildings have a lifespan of fifty to one hundred years during which they continually consume energy and produce carbon dioxide emissions. Existing homes, commercial buildings, and public institutions consume seventy percent of the electricity load in Washington state and account for more than thirty percent of the state's carbon dioxide emissions;(2) Energy use in buildings is responsible for more than thirty percent of Washington's global-warming emissions;(3) Making Washington homes and businesses more energy efficient reduces the load on our electricity grid;(4) The Washington state energy code is updated every three years and reductions in energy use can be achieved by strengthening building codes for new buildings and major retrofits;(5) Funding for the state building code, responsible for developing, evaluating, monitoring, and adopting fire, safety, public health, and energy codes, is limited to building permit fees of four dollars and fifty cents per permit collected by local governments. The building permit fee has not changed in twenty-seven years;(6) Facilitating a benchmarking system that provides energy performance information for existing commercial and public buildings in the state would enable building owners and operators to better manage energy use and costs associated with those buildings;(7) Up-front financing for energy efficiency improvements can be a barrier to investments in energy efficiency upgrades and needs to be addressed to rapidly increase energy efficiency, to reduce energy use, and to meet our state's climate goals;(8) Low-income households pay a higher percentage of their income on energy bills than other households. Policies and programs should focus on increasing home weatherization and energy-conserving services to reduce energy bills; and(9) According to the American council for an energy-efficient economy, improving buildings' energy efficiency by twenty percent by 2030 could create an estimated eight hundred thousand net jobs nationwide, and by thirty percent could create up to one million three hundred thousand net jobs.Requires the department of community, trade, and economic development to develop and implement a strategic plan for enhancing energy efficiency in and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from homes, building, districts, and neighborhoods.Directs the department of community, trade, and economic development and the state building code council to convene a work group to inform the initial development of the strategic plan.Requires the state energy code to accelerate construction of increasingly energy efficient homes and buildings that help achieve the broader goal of building zero fossil-fuel greenhouse gas emission homes and buildings by the year 2031.Requires the state building code council to adopt state energy codes that require homes and buildings constructed from 2016 through 2031 to meet certain energy efficiency targets, using the adopted 2006 Washington state energy code as a baseline.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1748
by Representatives Walsh, Blake, Morrell, and Hasegawa
Concerning senior fishing licenses.
Changes the definition of "senior" in Title 77 RCW (fish and wildlife).
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1749
by Representatives Bailey and Kirby
Regulating the business practices of mortgage brokers for compliance with the secure and fair enforcement for mortgage licensing act of 2008.
Regulates business practices of mortgage brokers for compliance with the secure and fair enforcement for mortgage licensing act of 2008.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
HB 1750
by Representatives Warnick and Hinkle
Regarding the installation and maintenance of boat lifts on state-owned aquatic lands.
Permits an abutting residential owner to state-owned aquatic lands, who has installed a dock on the area, to install and maintain a boat lift, or other construction primarily used to provide safe moorage for a boat or to safely remove and store a boat above the water level, that is intended to operate in conjunction or association with the dock.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Ecology & Parks. | |
HB 1751
by Representatives Kessler, Van De Wege, Takko, Kenney, Finn, Haigh, and Blake
Concerning the time period during which sales and use tax for public facilities in rural counties may be collected.
Modifies provisions relating to the time period during which sales and use tax for public facilities in rural counties may be collected.Provides that the act applies both prospectively and retroactively to August 1, 2007.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1752
by Representatives Hurst and Hunt
Regarding the observation of election procedures.
Requires major political party observers to be allowed close enough to election workers to provide meaningful oversight of the processing of ballots, including viewing individual ballots, hearing conversations between election workers, observing any modifications or duplications of ballots, and the selection of ballots for a random check.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1753
by Representatives Hunter, Hunt, Green, Armstrong, Kessler, Appleton, and Alexander
Regarding electronic filing of reports to the legislature and the governor.
Requires reports submitted to the legislature be provided only in an electronic format.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1754
by Representatives Pettigrew, Walsh, Goodman, Kagi, Roberts, Priest, Dunshee, Sullivan, Appleton, Green, Kenney, Morrell, Nelson, and Ormsby
Concerning continuity of child care.
Declares an intent to reform components of Washington's subsidized child care system by developing and implementing a system of subsidized child care that promotes continuity of care for children, is affordable for parents needing financial assistance, and is uncomplicated and predictable for providers.Requires the department of early learning to establish and implement policies for the working connections child care program.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services. | |
HB 1755
by Representatives Williams, Rodne, and Upthegrove
Including correctional employees who have completed government-sponsored law enforcement firearms training to the lists of law enforcement personnel that are exempt from certain firearm restrictions.
Includes correctional officers and sergeants from counties with a population of one million or more, who have completed government-sponsored law enforcement firearms training, to the lists of law enforcement personnel that are exempt from certain firearm restrictions.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1756
by Representatives Kelley, Seaquist, Green, Morrell, and Conway
Creating a military improvement zone program.
Requires the department of community, trade, and economic development to: (1) Conduct a military improvement zone pilot program to authorize and promote financing tools that encourage the development of high-quality infrastructure and affordable housing in the areas nearest to federal military bases and to determine the effectiveness of the program in increasing the development of high-quality infrastructure and additional affordable housing in improvement zones;(2) Develop operational guidelines and criteria for the pilot program;(3) Provide technical assistance to counties and cities participating in the pilot program; and(4) Provide grants to counties and cities participating in the pilot program, subject to funding for this specific purpose.Provides that, subject to certain requirements, twenty-five percent of the estimated sales and use taxes collected on the sale or use of tangible personal property and labor and services used in the construction of affordable housing projects in military improvement zones, less any credits allowed for local governments, must be deposited in the military improvement zone account.Creates the military improvement zone account.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 1757
by Representatives Haigh, Haler, Kessler, Takko, Hinkle, Sullivan, McCune, Hunter, Cox, Finn, Priest, and Van De Wege
Establishing a small school district contingency fund.
Creates the small school district contingency fund program to provide assistance in the form of a loan to small school districts facing a short-term and temporary shortfall in budgeted operating funds due to an unforeseen circumstance that is outside the control of the school district board of directors.Creates the small school district contingency fund account for the purposes of making short-term loans to small school districts.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Education Appropriations. | |
HB 1758
by Representatives Quall, Hope, Wallace, Sullivan, Goodman, Kagi, Santos, Morrell, Hasegawa, and Ormsby
Expanding options for students to earn high school diplomas.
Expands students' options and choices for completing high school by awarding diplomas to students who complete certain postsecondary programs.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1759
by Representatives Quall and Kagi
Concerning minors in need of lifesaving medical treatment.
Provides that in any judicial proceeding under chapter 26.44 RCW (abuse of children) or chapter 13.34 RCW (juvenile court act) in which it is alleged that a child is at substantial risk of death because of a parent or guardian's refusal to consent to available lifesaving medical treatment for the child, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the child.Requires an administrator of a hospital or similar institution or certain physicians, who have knowledge of a parent or guardian's refusal to consent to available lifesaving medical treatment for a minor and such refusal creates a substantial risk of death to the minor, to notify the department of social and health services child protective services staff at the earliest opportunity.Requires the department of social and health services, if notified as required above, to investigate the referral according to policies and timelines for urgent cases.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services. | |
HB 1760
by Representative Ormsby
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 28 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 1761
by Representatives Hasegawa, Appleton, and Hurst
Addressing the ethical use of legislative web sites.
Revises provisions regarding the ethical use of legislative web sites.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1762
by Representatives Santos, Kenney, and Morrell
Increasing parental and community involvement in public education.
Declares an intent to increase public awareness of the importance of parental and community involvement in education and foster mutually respectful interactions in an atmosphere of collaboration and cooperation.Requires the governor to establish an education advisory committee to advise and make recommendations to the governor regarding the effectiveness of the education ombudsman and to the superintendent of public instruction regarding the effectiveness of the center for the improvement of student learning. In addition, the committee shall advise and make recommendations regarding methods to increase parental and community involvement in public education and strategies to improve the educational opportunities for all students in the state.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1763
by Representatives Upthegrove, Darneille, Chase, Takko, Kenney, Williams, Hudgins, Eddy, and Nelson
Requiring that all classifications of students be treated equitably and consistently in the higher education admissions process.
Provides that if the legislature reduces or does not increase enrollments over the previous biennium as specified in the omnibus appropriations act, or if the institutions of higher education reduce enrollment for any academic term, the reduction shall apply to all categories of students on an equal basis.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1764
by Representatives McCune, Campbell, and Hope
Modifying provisions relating to the disposable income limits for property tax relief for senior citizens, persons retired because of physical disability, and veterans.
Provides property tax relief for senior citizens, persons retired because of physical disability, and veterans.Provides that the act applies to taxes levied for collection in 2010 and thereafter.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1765
by Representatives Moeller, Campbell, and Morrell
Concerning the license surcharge for the impaired physician program.
Prohibits the department of health from withholding any part of certain surcharges or assessing any fees related to the collection and administration of the impaired physician program.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1766
by Representatives Ormsby, Darneille, Chase, Miloscia, Nelson, Green, Kagi, Kenney, Morrell, and Hasegawa
Prohibiting discrimination based on lawful source of income.
Prohibits discrimination based on lawful source of income.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1767
by Representatives Ericks and Hunter; by request of Department of Revenue
Requiring the use of electronic methods for taxes administered by the department of revenue, including filing of taxes, payment of taxes, assessment of taxes, and other taxpayer information.
Requires the use of electronic methods for taxes administered by the department of revenue, including filing of taxes, payment of taxes, assessment of taxes, and other taxpayer information.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1768
by Representatives Pearson, Shea, Hope, Smith, Ross, Kristiansen, Warnick, Armstrong, and Bailey
Preventing sex offenders from being released within fifty miles of or in the same county as their victims.
Prevents a sex offender from being released within fifty miles of their victim or in the same county as their victim.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1769
by Representatives Orwall, White, Dammeier, Clibborn, Nelson, Liias, Carlyle, Eddy, Upthegrove, Green, Chase, Seaquist, Miloscia, Kagi, Roberts, Kenney, and Morrell
Concerning housing assistance in dependency matters.
Provides that a court's authority to order housing assistance is: (1) Limited to cases in which housing assistance would likely work to prevent or shorten the need for an out-of-home placement; and(2) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services. | |
HB 1770
by Representatives Appleton, Goodman, and Hurst
Changing the membership of the Washington state forensic investigations council.
Finds that: (1) It is in the interests of justice and public safety that the work of the state crime laboratory remains above criticism; and(2) Recent events have called into question the truth of reports from the state crime laboratory.Declares an intent to strengthen oversight of the laboratory by the Washington state forensic investigations council by adding members, including attorneys who regularly represent criminal defendants and a scientist from a Washington state university.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1771
by Representatives Pettigrew, Walsh, and Dickerson
Modifying the child support license suspension program.
Revises the child support license suspension program.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1772
by Representatives Williams, Wood, Nelson, Darneille, Green, and McCoy
Requiring certain consumer protections in the purchase of motor vehicles.
Protects consumers in the purchase of motor vehicles.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 1773
by Representatives Springer, Williams, Goodman, Nelson, Sells, Miloscia, Simpson, Ormsby, Roberts, and Flannigan
Concerning certain notice requirements when terminating month to month or other periodic residential tenancies governed by the residential landlord-tenant act.
Revises notification requirements for terminating month-to-month or other periodic residential tenancies governed by the residential landlord-tenant act.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1774
by Representatives Haigh, Armstrong, Van De Wege, Morris, Blake, Orcutt, and Kristiansen
Excluding certain state forest land revenues from the basic education allocation.
Excludes certain state forest land revenues from the basic education allocation.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Education Appropriations. | |
HB 1775
by Representatives White, Carlyle, Nelson, Upthegrove, and Simpson
Concerning the regulation of certain limousine carriers.
Regulates certain limousine carriers.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1776
by Representatives Ericks, Haigh, Priest, Hunter, Liias, Sullivan, Pedersen, Maxwell, White, and Kenney
Changing school levy provisions.
Revises school levy provisions.Recognizes that school districts request voter approval for two-year through four-year levies based on their projected levy capacities at the time that the levies are submitted to the voters.Declares an intent to permit school districts with voter-approved maintenance and operation levies to seek an additional approval from the voters, if subsequently enacted legislation would permit a higher levy.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Education Appropriations. | |
HJM 4007
by Representatives Chase, Hasegawa, Liias, and Hudgins
Urging the Washington state utilities and transportation commission to rehear the Puget Sound energy/puget holdings merger proposal.
Urges the Washington state utilities and transportation commission to rehear the Puget Sound Energy/Puget Holdings merger proposal.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
SB 5199-S
by Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser, Morton, Rockefeller, and Shin; by request of Department of Health)
Modifying provisions regarding the operators of public water supply systems.
Revises provisions relevant to public water supply system operators.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 28 | EWE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5290-S
by Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin, Brown, Fraser, Kauffman, McAuliffe, Shin, Murray, Eide, Keiser, Berkey, and Regala)
Concerning requests made by a party relating to gas or electrical company discounts for low-income senior customers and low-income customers.
Allows a party to a general rate case hearing to request the utilities and transportation commission to approve rates, charges, services, and/or physical facilities at a discount for low-income senior customers and low-income customers.
| Jan 21 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | EWE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5369-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin, Becker, Fairley, Keiser, Marr, Murray, Kohl-Welles, and Parlette; by request of Department of Health)
Regarding counseling professions subject to the authority of the secretary of health.
Adds and removes counseling professions subject to the authority of the secretary of the department of health under the uniform disciplinary act.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5460-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Tom, Zarelli, Prentice, Hewitt, and Kline)
Reducing the administrative cost of state government during the 2007-2009 and 2009-2011 fiscal biennia.
Directs the office of financial management to reduce allotments for all agencies for salaries, wages, fringe benefits, personal service contracts, equipment, travel, and training by $105,450,000 from 2007-09 biennial general fund and related funds appropriations to reflect the elimination of expenditures required by the act as identified in LEAP document BT-2009, a computerized tabulation developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on January 22, 2009. The office shall make comparable allotment reductions for all other state funds and accounts to reflect the elimination of expenditures required by the act. The allotment reductions shall be placed in unallotted status and remain unexpended.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Jan 28 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| 1st substitute bill substituted. | ||
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
SB 5630
by Senators Regala, Fairley, Jacobsen, and Haugen
Concerning real estate excise tax expenditures for parks and capital projects.
Modifies real estate excise tax expenditures for parks and capital projects.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5631
by Senators Becker and Swecker; by request of Secretary of State
Counting absentee ballots.
Modifies provisions relating to receiving and tabulation of absentee ballots.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5632
by Senators Swecker, Haugen, Morton, Stevens, Honeyford, Parlette, McCaslin, Pflug, Roach, and Shin
Permitting retired participants to resume volunteer firefighter, emergency worker, or reserve officer service.
Authorizes retired participants to resume volunteer firefighter, emergency worker, or reserve officer service.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5633
by Senators Swecker, Haugen, and Stevens
Concerning amusement parks.
Modifies provisions regarding amusement rides, amusement apparatus, and amusement structures.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5634
by Senators Swecker, Haugen, Schoesler, King, Stevens, Honeyford, and Shin
Concerning property tax exemptions on public assembly halls.
Provides property tax exemptions on public assembly halls.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5635
by Senators Swecker, Haugen, Honeyford, Parlette, and Stevens
Creating a pilot project to evaluate the use of electronic traffic flagging devices.
Declares an intent to promote innovative approaches to improving highway safety and protecting both the traveling public and highway workers.Requires the department of transportation to initiate a pilot project to evaluate the benefits of using electronic traffic flagging devices.Makes an appropriation.Expires December 31, 2010.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5636
by Senators Swecker, Hobbs, Haugen, Morton, Benton, Carrell, Honeyford, Stevens, McCaslin, and Roach
Authorizing the civil air patrol to assist the state in homeland security, disaster relief, and search and rescue operations.
Directs the Washington state patrol to disperse funds to the Washington wing of the civil air patrol for equipment purchase, conduct of search and rescue missions, and training and education.Makes appropriations.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5637
by Senators Swecker, Hobbs, Hewitt, Morton, Zarelli, Carrell, Schoesler, King, Roach, Stevens, McCaslin, Honeyford, Benton, and Holmquist
Allowing members of the armed forces to submit an application for renewal of a concealed pistol license by mail.
Allows a member of the armed forces to apply for renewal of a concealed pistol license by mail.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5638
by Senators Swecker, Haugen, Hewitt, Schoesler, and Shin
Concerning fire protection district contracts.
Modifies provisions regarding fire protection district contracts.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5639
by Senators Hargrove, Brandland, Marr, Sheldon, Regala, Stevens, Shin, Kilmer, Parlette, Kohl-Welles, and Tom; by request of Attorney General
Expanding provisions relating to vulnerable adults.
Revises provisions regarding crimes against vulnerable adults.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5640
by Senators Murray, Schoesler, Delvin, and Kohl-Welles
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 28 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5641
by Senators Regala, Swecker, and McDermott
Removing essential government services as a condition to exempt from taxation property belonging to federally recognized Indian tribes.
Removes essential government services as a condition to exempt from taxation property belonging to any federally recognized Indian tribe located in this state.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5642
by Senators Kauffman, Berkey, and Sheldon
Designating state route number 164 as a highway of statewide significance.
Designates state route number 164 as a highway of statewide significance.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5643
by Senators Franklin, Carrell, and Marr
Establishing standards for visitation rights for grandparents.
Establishes standards for visitation rights for grandparents.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5644
by Senators Parlette and Kohl-Welles
Concerning home inspectors.
Authorizes the home inspector advisory licensing board to approve qualified instructional courses. In order to facilitate distance learning, the board must approve both online and traditional classroom courses that meet appropriate instructional standards.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5645
by Senators Parlette and Kohl-Welles
Designating counties, cities, and towns as bona fide nonprofit organizations under certain terms and conditions.
Designates counties, cities, and towns as bona fide nonprofit organizations under certain terms and conditions.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5646
by Senators McDermott, Carrell, and Kline
Changing provisions relating to process servers.
Modifies requirements for a person who serves legal process for a fee in the state of Washington.Allows the department of licensing to furnish lists of registered and legal owners of motor vehicles, under certain conditions, to registered process servers.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5647
by Senators Hatfield, Hewitt, Delvin, and Fraser
Establishing a pilot local water management program in one qualified jurisdiction.
Establishes a pilot local water management program in a basin located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains in a county with a population between fifty-five thousand and sixty thousand people, as reported in the 2000 census.Expires June 30, 2019.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5648
by Senators Berkey, McAuliffe, Kauffman, Carrell, and Shin
Concerning the approval of sex offender residences.
Requires the department of corrections to, prior to approving a residence location and in addition to any other factors considered by it in exercising its discretion regarding release plans for and supervision of sex offenders, consider the number of registered sex offenders currently residing within one mile of the proposed address.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5649
by Senators Rockefeller, Hobbs, Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Fraser, Sheldon, Shin, McAuliffe, Kline, and Oemig
Regarding energy efficiency in buildings.
Declares that it is the intent of the legislature that financial and technical assistance programs be expanded to direct state and federal funds, as well as electric and natural gas utility funding, toward greater achievement of energy efficiency improvements. To this end, the legislature establishes a policy goal of assisting in weatherizing twenty thousand homes and businesses in the state in each of the next five years. The legislature also intends to attain this goal in part through supporting programs that rely on community organizations and that there be maximum family-wage job creation in fields related to energy efficiency.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5650
by Senators Pridemore and Shin; by request of Washington State School for the Blind
Authorizing the transfer of accumulated leave of employees of the state school for the blind and the school for the deaf.
Authorizes the transfer of accumulated leave of employees of the state school for the blind and the school for the deaf.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5651
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Delvin, Kline, and Tom
Providing humanitarian requirements for certain dog breeding practices.
Declares that: (1) Current Washington state laws are inadequate regarding the care and husbandry of dogs in puppy mills;(2) No Washington state agency currently regulates puppy mills;(3) The United States department of agriculture does not regulate puppy mills; and (4) An unfair fiscal burden is placed on city, county, and state taxpayers as well as government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, who are required to care for discarded or abused and neglected dogs from puppy mills.Prohibits a person from owning, possessing, controlling, or otherwise having charge or custody of more than twenty-five dogs with intact sexual organs over the age of four months at any time.Prescribes penalties.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5652
by Senators Roach, Swecker, Stevens, Carrell, Zarelli, McCaslin, Delvin, Becker, Parlette, and Benton
Requiring a reduction in toll rates charged to motorcycles.
Requires a reduction in toll rates charged to motorcycles.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5653
by Senators Roach, McCaslin, and Carrell
Regulating public access to information about foster parents.
Requires the department of social and health services to maintain for public review upon request certain information regarding licensed foster parents and foster parents who wish to adopt.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5654
by Senators Roach, Swecker, Carrell, and Pflug
Creating a child welfare transparency committee.
Creates a child welfare transparency committee within each of the six regions of the department of social and health services to review and investigate child welfare cases in which the department of social and health services is currently or has, within the last twelve months, been involved.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5655
by Senators Roach, Swecker, Stevens, Hobbs, Delvin, Carrell, Parlette, and Benton
Regarding height restrictions on amateur radio antennas.
Prohibits a local government from restricting an amateur radio antenna height to less than seventy feet unless the restriction is necessary to achieve a clearly defined health, safety, or aesthetic consideration, and it's found that these considerations are of greater benefit to its citizenry than the value the proposed antenna would add to the ability of the amateur radio network to fulfill its mission as part of the state and local emergency management organizations, including the provision of back-up emergency communications coverage without gaps for the entire state.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5656
by Senators Roach, Delvin, and Swecker
Splitting the department of social and health services into several smaller, more focused agencies.
Reorganizes the department of social and health services by creating new, smaller, and more focused agencies who will give the provision of welfare, juvenile, and medical and social rehabilitative services an improved focus and accountability.Creates the department of children and family services, the department of public welfare, and the department of medical and rehabilitative services.Declares that it is the intent of the legislature that the combined biennial budgets of the three new agencies created in the act not exceed ninety percent of the department of social and health services' 2007-09 budget, and that future budgets of the new departments be tied to inflation rates.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5657
by Senators Roach, Holmquist, Hatfield, Swecker, Pflug, Stevens, and Carrell
Concerning background information of certain guardians ad litem.
Modifies background information requirements for certain guardians ad litem.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5658
by Senators Roach, Carrell, Swecker, Hatfield, Holmquist, Oemig, Delvin, Hobbs, Shin, and Kline
Creating a pilot program of Spanish and Chinese language instruction.
Creates a Spanish and Chinese language instruction pilot program.Expires July 1, 2011.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5659
by Senators Berkey, Benton, and Marr
Authorizing the consideration of mitigating factors for enforcement actions under the mortgage broker practices act.
Authorizes consideration of mitigating factors for enforcement actions under the mortgage broker practices act.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5660
by Senators Roach, McAuliffe, Swecker, Stevens, and Parlette
Encouraging each school district and community to work in partnership to promote programs that will help students develop saleable skills.
Encourages each school district and community in the state to inform students and parents about programs in the school and community that will help students learn saleable skills.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5661
by Senators Pridemore, Roach, King, Zarelli, Swecker, Hargrove, Fairley, Stevens, Kastama, Oemig, Shin, McAuliffe, and Benton
Exempting the annual parental declaration of intent to home school from the public disclosure act.
Exempts from public disclosure the annual declaration of intent filed by parents under RCW 28A.200.010 for a child to receive home-based instruction.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5662
by Senators Benton, Carrell, Pflug, McCaslin, Roach, Swecker, Zarelli, Delvin, Honeyford, Schoesler, King, Parlette, Hewitt, Kilmer, and Holmquist
Allowing certain health care coverage deductions from the calculation of disposable income for the purpose of qualifying for senior property tax programs.
Allows certain health care coverage deductions from the calculation of disposable income for the purpose of qualifying for senior property tax programs.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5663
by Senators Benton, Carrell, Roach, Swecker, Morton, Delvin, McCaslin, Honeyford, Schoesler, Hewitt, Shin, and Kilmer
Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens.
Modifies the amount of combined disposable income allowed with regard to property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens.Provides that the act applies to taxes levied for collection in 2010 and thereafter.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5664
by Senators Benton, Carrell, Roach, McCaslin, Swecker, Stevens, Schoesler, Delvin, Honeyford, and Hewitt
Limiting the power of eminent domain.
Prohibits a government from taking or damaging private land or any interest in real property that is not to be used for the construction of a public use facility or the provision of a public service necessary to protect public health and safety.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5665
by Senators Berkey, Benton, Franklin, Parlette, Hobbs, and Shin
Authorizing a joint self-insurance program for two or more affordable housing entities or nonprofit entities.
Declares an intent to provide authority for two or more affordable housing entities or nonprofit entities to participate in a joint self-insurance program covering property or liability risks.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5666
by Senators Hobbs, Zarelli, Benton, and Marr
Regarding competitive solicitation requirements for public facilities districts.
Provides that, for personal service contracts of sixty-five thousand dollars or greater not otherwise governed by chapter 39.80 RCW (contracts for architectural and engineering services), a competitive solicitation process is required and the public facilities district must establish the process by resolution.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5667
by Senators Jacobsen, Benton, Schoesler, and McCaslin
Limiting utility liens against rental property.
Limits utility liens against rental property.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5668
by Senators Berkey, Schoesler, McCaslin, Benton, and Marr
Restricting the use of consignment contracts in the sale of used manufactured/mobile homes.
Restricts the use of consignment contract sales for used manufactured/mobile homes.Declares an intent to require the use of a listing contract for the sale of a used manufactured/mobile home to ensure a transparent transaction between the parties.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5669
by Senator Berkey; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Granting the insurance commissioner certain authority when the governor declares a state of emergency.
Authorizes the insurance commissioner to, when the governor declares a state of emergency, issue an order that addresses any or all of the following matters related to insurance policies issued in this state: (1) Reporting requirements for claims;(2) Grace periods for payment of insurance premiums and performance of other duties by insureds;(3) Temporary postponement of cancellations and renewals; and(4) Medical coverage to ensure access to care.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5670
by Senator Berkey; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Addressing insurance, generally.
Removes the legislature's authority to transfer money from the insurance commissioner's regulatory account to the Washington state heritage center account.Requires, for tax purposes, premiums to be reported on a written basis or a paid-for basis consistent with the annual statement.Sets forth the conditions under which medicare supplement insurance coverage must be offered without evidence of insurability.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5671
by Senators Berkey, Franklin, Shin, and Haugen; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Requiring annuities sold in Washington to be suitable to the age and financial situation of the purchaser.
Finds that consumers rely heavily on the insurance producers and insurers selling annuities for accurate, descriptive information when purchasing annuities and may be easily misled about the risks and benefits of the product being purchased.Requires an annuity sold in Washington to be suitable to the age and financial situation of the owner. Purchasers are entitled to a clear written description of the annuity at the time of solicitation on a summary disclosure form adopted by rule of the insurance commissioner. Prior to issuing an annuity, the insurer must obtain sufficient information from the purchaser to verify the suitability of the proposed sale and to enable the prospective owner to make an informed purchase.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5672
by Senators Kline and Kohl-Welles
Protecting consumers from discrimination based on lawful source of income.
Prohibits discrimination based on lawful source of income.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5673
by Senators Pridemore, Zarelli, Keiser, Murray, Rockefeller, Hobbs, Regala, and Shin
Concerning certificates of need.
Requires certificates of need for certain hospitals.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5674
by Senators Murray, McDermott, Kohl-Welles, Regala, Pridemore, Keiser, Kline, and Jacobsen
Addressing civil marriage equality.
Recognizes the right of all citizens in Washington state, including couples of the same gender, to obtain civil marriage licenses.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5675
by Senators Murray, Tom, Fairley, Keiser, Regala, Shin, Kline, and Kohl-Welles
Requiring certain consumer protections in the purchase of motor vehicles.
Protects consumers in the purchase of motor vehicles.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5676
by Senators McAuliffe, Rockefeller, Jarrett, Fairley, Hobbs, Schoesler, and Shin; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Providing for career and technical education opportunities for middle school students.
Provides that a middle school that receives approval from the office of the superintendent of public instruction to provide a career and technical program in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics directly to students shall receive funding at the same rate as a high school operating a similar program. Additionally, a middle school that provides a hands- on experience in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics with an integrated curriculum of academic content and career and technical education, and includes a career and technical education exploratory component shall also qualify for the career and technical education funding.Directs the professional educator standards board to develop and implement alternative pathways to endorsement for individuals to become certified to teach career and technical education at the middle school level in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5677
by Senator Hatfield
Regarding compliance with the dairy nutrient management program.
Authorizes the director of the department of agriculture to enter at all reasonable times in or upon dairy farms for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the pollution of any waters of the state.Revises the definition of "violation" in chapter 90.64 RCW (dairy nutrient management) to include failure to maintain documentation for a period of three years from the date of application of the nutrients to the land, adequate to show that dairy nutrients were applied within acceptable agronomic rates.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5678
by Senator Hatfield
Regarding the use of milk products for animal food consumption.
Requires the director of the department of agriculture to adopt rules establishing standards and requirements for milk, cream, or skim milk sold for animal food consumption.Requires all license fees collected under chapter 15.37 RCW (milk and milk products for animal food) to be deposited in the dairy inspection account created in RCW 15.36.551.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5679
by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, McDermott, Murray, Pridemore, Kauffman, Hatfield, Franklin, McAuliffe, Kline, and Oemig
Concerning family and medical leave.
Revises family and medical leave provisions.Provides that, with respect to leave for the individual's serious health condition, an individual is disqualified from family and medical leave insurance benefits beginning with the first day of the calendar week, and continuing for the next fifty-two consecutive weeks, in which the individual is suffering from a serious health condition resulting from the individual's perpetration of a gross misdemeanor or felony.Requires each employer, for each individual, to pay a premium of two cents per hour worked, up to a maximum of forty hours per week, to the employment security department to be deposited in the family and medical leave insurance account. Each employer may deduct from the pay of each individual the full amount that the employer is required to pay for the individual.Allows a business and occupation tax credit to an employer that hires a replacement worker to replace an employee who has taken family and medical leave.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5680
by Senators Jarrett, Zarelli, Shin, Kohl-Welles, and Oemig
Modifying the property tax exemption for nonprofit artistic, scientific, historical, and performing arts organizations.
Revises property tax exemptions for nonprofit artistic, scientific, historical, and performing arts organizations.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5681
by Senators Hargrove, Fairley, Roach, Hatfield, Pridemore, McCaslin, Sheldon, Holmquist, and Shin; by request of Secretary of State
Updating election laws regarding the top two primary election system.
Updates election laws regarding the top two primary election system.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5682
by Senators Haugen and Marr
Requiring the secretary of transportation to realign the transportation regions.
Requires the secretary of the department of transportation to realign the transportation regions as a means of reducing department administrative costs and providing more efficient use of department resources.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5683
by Senator Haugen
Imposing toll penalties for violations of high occupancy toll lane restrictions.
Imposes toll penalties for violations of high occupancy toll lane restrictions.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5684
by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Ranker, Hatfield, Jarrett, and Kline
Addressing environmental mitigation in highway construction.
Requires the department of transportation, in the process of reviewing and selecting sites to meet highway construction environmental mitigation requirements under the national environmental policy act and the state environmental policy act, to consider using public land first to the greatest extent possible.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5685
by Senator Haugen
Authorizing the use of automated traffic safety cameras in ferry zones.
Authorizes the use of automated traffic safety cameras in ferry zones.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5686
by Senators Murray, Kohl-Welles, McDermott, Jacobsen, and Jarrett
Concerning the regulation of certain limousine carriers.
Regulates certain limousine carriers.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5687
by Senators Marr, Pridemore, McDermott, Regala, Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Murray, Fairley, Jacobsen, Kauffman, McAuliffe, and Kline
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through land use and transportation requirements.
Requires a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions through modification of environmental goals under the growth management act.Changes the housing and transportation elements of the act to reduce the impact of transportation on the environment.Mandates transit-oriented development opportunities.Revises regional transportation planning requirements.Takes effect December 1, 2011.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5688
by Senators Murray, McDermott, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Hobbs, Ranker, Pridemore, Kauffman, Kline, Keiser, Regala, Fraser, Prentice, Oemig, Franklin, McAuliffe, Jarrett, Brown, Kilmer, and Tom
Expanding the rights and responsibilities of state registered domestic partners.
Declares that for all purposes under state law, state registered domestic partners shall be treated the same as married spouses. Any privilege, immunity, right, benefit, or responsibility granted or imposed by statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law or any other law to an individual because the individual is or was a spouse, or because the individual is or was an in-law in a specified way to another individual, is granted on equivalent terms, substantive and procedural, to an individual because the individual is or was in a state registered domestic partnership or because the individual is or was, based on a state registered domestic partnership, related in a specified way to another individual.Provides that the act shall be liberally construed to achieve equal treatment, to the extent not in conflict with federal law, of state registered domestic partners and married spouses.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |