 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 15 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, February 2, 2009 | 22nd 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 1022-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, Warnick, Kelley, Rodne, Dickerson, and Moeller)
Modifying statutory cost provisions.
Modifies provisions regarding statutory costs.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 22 | Executive session in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
HB 1036-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley, Morrell, Moeller, Rodne, Seaquist, McCoy, Green, Goodman, Kirby, McCune, Hurst, Miloscia, Hunt, Appleton, Chase, Conway, Williams, Campbell, Ross, and Bailey; by request of Washington Military Department)
Concerning the Washington code of military justice.
Revises the Washington code of military justice.
| Jan 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1098-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representative Hunt)
Regarding computing the rate of vacation leave accrual for state employees formerly employed by a school district.
Allows each contract year or equivalent of full-time employment in a certificated or classified position with a school district within the state to be credited to a state officer or employee as one year of qualifying service, to the extent that rates of vacation leave accrual are based upon total state employment.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 30 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1165-S
by House Committee on Environmental Health (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Campbell, Priest, Dickerson, Hudgins, Rodne, Cody, Nelson, Chase, O'Brien, Dunshee, Kenney, Wood, Hunt, McCoy, Upthegrove, Hasegawa, Anderson, Appleton, Pedersen, Hunter, Darneille, Roberts, Rolfes, White, Kagi, Ormsby, Conway, Orwall, Simpson, Goodman, Van De Wege, and Santos)
Providing for the safe collection and disposal of unwanted drugs from residential sources through a producer provided and funded product stewardship program.
Finds that: (1) A convenient, safe, secure, and environmentally sound product stewardship program for the collection, transportation, and disposal of unwanted drugs from residential sources may help to avoid accidental poisonings, decrease illegitimate access to drugs that can lead to abuse, and protect our surface and groundwater; and(2) Producers of those drugs are the best entity to provide and finance the product stewardship program.Requires every producer of covered products sold in or into Washington state to participate in a product stewardship program for unwanted products from residential sources.Requires a producer, group of producers, or stewardship organization operating or intending to operate a product stewardship program to submit a product stewardship plan to the department of ecology before engaging in the collection of unwanted covered products.Requires the department of ecology to: (1) Determine whether the plan complies with this act. If it approves a plan, the department shall notify the applicant of its approval. If it rejects a plan, the department shall notify the applicant of its decision and its reasons for rejecting the plan;(2) Send a written warning and a copy of the new chapter created in this act and any rules adopted to implement the new chapter to a producer who is not participating in a product stewardship program approved by the department and whose covered product is being sold in or into the state;(3) Provide on its web site a list of all producers participating in product stewardship programs it has approved and a list of all producers it has identified as noncompliant;(4) Send a written warning and a copy of the new chapter created in this act and any rules adopted to implement that chapter to a drug wholesaler known to be selling a product in or into the state from producers who are not participating in a product stewardship program or who are not in compliance;(5) Annually invite comments from health care facilities, health care practitioners, pharmacists, local governments, and citizens on their satisfaction with the services provided by a product stewardship program; and(6) Consult with the state board of pharmacy on proposed provisions of a product stewardship plan involving the secure collection, tracking, and handling of drugs collected under a product stewardship program.Creates the pharmaceutical product stewardship program account.Allows the director of the department of ecology to lend money from the state toxics control account to the pharmaceutical product stewardship account if necessary to ensure that money is available in the pharmaceutical product stewardship program account for the initial administration of the product stewardship program for unwanted drugs from residential sources.Provides penalties.
| Jan 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environmental Health at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | ENVH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
HB 1219-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Armstrong, Hunt, Appleton, Newhouse, Miloscia, Chase, Alexander, and Hudgins)
Authorizing the department of retirement systems to assist with mailing information to certain members of the state retirement systems.
Allows any organization that exclusively provides representation or services to retired members of the Washington state retirement systems and has membership dues deducted through the department of retirement systems to request the department of retirement systems to assist in doing blind mailings to retirees twice each year.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 30 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1286-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Miloscia, Appleton, Armstrong, Hunt, Newhouse, White, Smith, Rolfes, Roberts, Nelson, Hinkle, and Ormsby; by request of Public Disclosure Commission)
Prohibiting false and defamatory statements about candidates for public office.
Provides that it is the intent of the legislature to amend chapter 42.17 RCW to find that a violation of state law occurs if a person sponsors false statements about candidates in political advertising and electioneering communications when the statements are made with actual malice and are defamatory.Finds that in such circumstances damages are presumed and do not need to be established when such statements are made with actual malice in political advertising and electioneering communications and constitute libel or defamation per se.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 30 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1694-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Linville, Moeller, Hunter, and Darneille)
Addressing fiscal matters for the 2007-2009 biennium.
Addresses fiscal matters for the 2007-2009 biennium.
| Jan 29 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Jan 30 | Placed on second reading. | |
HB 1820
by Representatives Moeller, Pedersen, Dickerson, Nelson, Darneille, and Ormsby
Concerning public health financing.
Declares an intent to help provide local health jurisdictions with a more stable dedicated funding system by authorizing local option revenue sources and creating a single account through which all state funding for public health will be distributed. Further intends that local health jurisdictions receiving state funds be held accountable for the use of those funds based on the minimum standards of public health protection in the state's public health improvement plan.Requires the secretary of the department of health to: (1) Establish a review process for determining whether a local health jurisdiction is in substantial compliance with the minimum standards for public health protection established under RCW 43.70.520 (public health services improvement plan--performance measures); and(2) Notify the state treasurer when the secretary finds that a local health jurisdiction is out of substantial compliance established under RCW 43.70.520.Requires the state treasurer, upon notification, to suspend any distributions made to the jurisdiction until the secretary of the department of health sends notice that the jurisdiction is back in substantial compliance.Creates the public health improvement account.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1821
by Representatives Seaquist, Moeller, Wallace, Hinkle, Walsh, Alexander, Morrell, Conway, Cody, Dunshee, and Kenney
Concerning the department of social and health services' audit program for pharmacy payments.
Modifies provisions regarding the department of social and health services' audit program for pharmacy payments.Provides that section 2 of the act applies retroactively to audits commenced by the department of social and health services under chapter 74.09 RCW (medical care) on or after April 1, 2010.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
HB 1822
by Representatives Conway, Wood, and Ormsby
Authorizing interest arbitration for certain general authority Washington peace officers.
Authorizes interest arbitration for certain general authority Washington peace officers.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 1823
by Representatives Springer, O'Brien, Moeller, Goodman, Green, and Morrell
Allowing a city to recover the costs of prosecuting cases that meet the statutory definition of felony in certain circumstances.
Requires a county to reimburse a city or town for the costs of a referral if the county declines to file a charge that meets the statutory definition of a felony and refers the case to the city or town to consider filing the charge as a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1824
by Representatives Rodne, Quall, Anderson, Liias, Walsh, Pettigrew, Priest, Simpson, Kessler, Rolfes, Johnson, Sullivan, and Morrell
Requiring the adoption of policies for the management of concussion and head injury in youth sports.
Directs each school district's board of directors to work in consort with the Washington interscholastic activities association to develop guidelines and other pertinent information and forms to inform and educate coaches, youth athletes, and their parents and/or guardians of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury including continuing to play after concussion or head injury.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1825
by Representatives Rodne and Anderson
Identifying specific facilities planning requirements under the growth management act.
Clarifies provisions relating to specific facilities planning requirements under the growth management act.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 1826
by Representatives Rodne, Pedersen, and Santos
Addressing the proceeds from foreclosure sales.
Addresses proceeds from foreclosure sales of mortgaged premises.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1827
by Representatives Rodne, Anderson, Herrera, and Smith
Prohibiting uncompensated signage requirements under the growth management act.
Declares an intent to prohibit local governments and state agencies from requiring private property owners to pay for or locate signs for the public benefit on properties without providing compensation to the property owners for the taking of the land.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1828
by Representatives Rodne, Takko, Anderson, and Herrera
Prohibiting restrictions under the growth management act that regulate, impose conditions upon, or restrict the removal of potentially harmful trees and vegetation.
Prohibits development regulations adopted under chapter 36.70A RCW (growth management act) from regulating, imposing conditions upon, or otherwise restricting persons from annually removing three or fewer trees and surrounding vegetation from their property for the purpose of preventing potential harm to persons or structures on their property or on abutting properties.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 1829
by Representatives Santos and Nelson
Establishing the financial services intermediary.
Directs the department of financial institutions and the department of community, trade, and economic development to jointly establish the financial services intermediary to: (1) Improve the ability of low-income individuals to access and use mainstream financial products offered by financial institutions;(2) Identify strategies to make more mainstream financial products available to low-income individuals;(3) Coordinate with financial institutions to leverage the financial resources of low-income individuals served by community-based asset building coalitions to offer mainstream financial services to those individuals;(4) Consult and cooperate with organizations and government agencies that are already engaged in asset building and financial literacy activities, such as the financial literacy public-private partnership established in RCW 28A.300.450;(5) Enter into memoranda of agreement with community-based asset building coalitions and financial institutions; and(6) Perform other duties as deemed appropriate by the intermediary.Requires the department of financial institutions to track and monitor financial institutions' participation in the programs of the financial services intermediary and share this information with the intermediary.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
HB 1830
by Representative Santos
Establishing business definitions for public contracting.
Defines "microbusiness," "minibusiness," and "small business" relevant to public contracting.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Trade. | |
HB 1831
by Representatives Short, Williams, Johnson, Campbell, Blake, Warnick, McCune, Kretz, and Kristiansen
Concerning the rights of pet and livestock owners residing in unincorporated areas subject to annexation by a city or town.
Provides that, notwithstanding any city or town ordinance in effect at the time of an annexation, or thereafter, pertaining to pet or livestock ownership, a property owner residing in the unincorporated area that is annexed retains the right to own and possess a pet or pets or livestock lawfully in his or her possession at the time of the annexation, subject to certain conditions.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 1832
by Representatives Herrera, Blake, Orcutt, Takko, Short, McCune, Kristiansen, Hope, and Pearson
Protecting the constitutionally guaranteed right to the lawful possession of firearms during an emergency.
Prohibits the governor, any governmental entity, and any political subdivision of the state, during a continuance of any state of emergency, from imposing any restriction on the possession, transfer, sale, transport, storage, display, or use of firearms or ammunition that is otherwise authorized or guaranteed by law.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1833
by Representatives Herrera, Takko, Haler, Crouse, Van De Wege, Kessler, and McCune
Recognizing conservation efforts to meet load growth for purposes of existing state renewable energy targets.
Recognizes conservation efforts to meet load growth for purposes of existing state renewable energy targets.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1834
by Representatives Angel, O'Brien, Shea, Seaquist, Crouse, Smith, McCune, Kretz, Orcutt, Haler, Rolfes, Short, Warnick, Finn, Pearson, Walsh, Kelley, Carlyle, Driscoll, Kristiansen, Hope, Johnson, and Bailey
Requiring the electronic monitoring of all registered sex offenders who are classified as risk level III, have registered as homeless or transient, or have a prior conviction for failure to register as a sex offender.
Requires the department of corrections to electronically monitor every offender serving a term of community custody on or after the effective date of the act who is required to register as a sex offender and: (1) Has been classified as risk level III;(2) Has registered as lacking a fixed residence; or(3) Has a prior conviction for failure to register as a sex offender.Requires the Washington state patrol to electronically monitor every offender who is required to register as a sex offender and: (1) Has been classified as risk level III;(2) Has registered as lacking a fixed residence; or(3) Has a prior conviction for failure to register as a sex offender; unless the offender is being electronically monitored by the department of corrections.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1835
by Representatives Angel, Rolfes, Hinkle, Anderson, Haler, Short, Parker, Johnson, Bailey, Pedersen, and Warnick
Concerning the use of respectful language in state statutes.
Directs the code reviser to replace the terms "individuals with mental retardation" and "mental retardation" with the terms "individuals with intellectual disabilities" and "intellectual disability" in state statutes.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1836
by Representatives Ormsby, Wood, Dunshee, Campbell, Moeller, Van De Wege, Simpson, Driscoll, Chase, and Conway
Regarding public works involving off-site prefabrication.
Requires the specifications for every contract to perform public work as specified in RCW 39.12.030 to contain a provision requiring certain contractors, and certain employers who are not required to register as contractors in the state, to submit to the awarding agency and to the department of labor and industries a certified list of off-site, prefabricated, nonstandard, project-specific items produced under the terms of each respective contract.Expires December 31, 2011.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 1837
by Representatives Ormsby, Conway, Sullivan, Hunt, Simpson, Eddy, Green, Chase, Haigh, Hasegawa, Miloscia, Kenney, and Rolfes
Regarding listing subcontractors on public works projects.
Declares an intent to ensure that the public bidding process be a fair and open process and to protect subcontractors against the possibility of bid shopping by requiring all prime contractors who bid on public works projects to include as part of their bid submittals a list of all subcontractors that the prime contractor will directly contract with on a public works project.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1838
by Representatives Orcutt and Blake
Creating a raffle-only limited recreational rainbow trout fishery in Spirit Lake.
Authorizes the fish and wildlife commission to establish a limited recreational fishery for rainbow trout in Spirit Lake, located within the Mount St. Helens national volcanic monument. Authorizations to participate in the Spirit Lake fishery must be distributed through a raffle established by the fish and wildlife commission and conducted by the department of fish and wildlife.Requires the department of fish and wildlife to coordinate with the United States forest service in the design, monitoring, and implementation of any fishery located in Spirit Lake or elsewhere in the Mount St. Helens national volcanic monument, including the arrangement of access to Spirit Lake for the raffle winners.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1839
by Representatives Pearson, Dammeier, Priest, Hinkle, Kristiansen, Smith, McCune, Ross, Walsh, Schmick, Cox, Haler, Klippert, Orcutt, Bailey, Rodne, Newhouse, Chandler, Roach, Warnick, Angel, Hope, and Johnson
Improving the resources and tools community corrections officers and law enforcement need to perform their duties protecting the public.
Requires the department of corrections to: (1) Allow community corrections officers to inspect the person, residence, automobile, or other personal property of an offender, including escapees and absconders, under its supervision in the community whenever the community corrections officer, based on the officer's professional judgment and discretion, has reasonable cause to believe that the offender has violated a condition or requirement of his or her sentence;(2) Allow community corrections officers, based on the officer's professional judgment and discretion, to perform random, unannounced inspections of the person, residence, automobile, or other personal property of every offender, including escapees and absconders, under the department's supervision pursuant to a term of community custody imposed for a crime committed on or after August 1, 2009;(3) Develop a plan, using the existing staffing matrix, to reduce the supervision caseload of community corrections officers by December 1, 2010, and increase partnerships such as the neighborhood corrections initiative; and(4) Prior to 2010, hire additional community corrections officers to the extent funding is provided in the operating budget.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 1840
by Representatives Pearson, Dammeier, Priest, Hinkle, Kristiansen, Smith, McCune, Ross, Walsh, Schmick, Cox, Haler, Klippert, Orcutt, Bailey, Rodne, Newhouse, Chandler, Roach, Warnick, Angel, Hope, and Johnson
Increasing the flexibility of community corrections officers to make searches of offenders in the community.
Requires the department of corrctions to: (1) Allow community corrections officers to inspect the person, residence, automobile, or other personal property of an offender, including escapees and absconders, under its supervision in the community whenever the community corrections officer, based on the officer's professional judgment and discretion, has reasonable cause to believe that the offender has violated a condition or requirement of his or her sentence; and(2) Allow community corrections officers, based on the officer's professional judgment and discretion, to perform random, unannounced inspections of the person, residence, automobile, or other personal property of every offender, including escapees and absconders, under the department's supervision pursuant to a term of community custody imposed for a crime committed on or after August 1, 2009.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 1841
by Representatives White, Warnick, Wallace, Angel, Sells, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Goodman, Liias, Ormsby, Anderson, Haigh, Sullivan, Haler, Priest, Morris, Kenney, Schmick, Hudgins, and Conway
Adding a faculty member to the governing board of each four-year institution of higher education.
Modifies the composition of the governing boards of state colleges and universities.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1842
by Representatives Condotta, Armstrong, Ericksen, and Hinkle
Modifying and adding definitions related to school district employee benefits.
Revises and adds definitions regarding school district employee benefits.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1843
by Representatives Kagi, Rodne, and Kenney; by request of Utilities & Transportation Commission and Washington State Patrol
Addressing motor carrier regulation and compliance review.
Provides that the utilities and transportation commission is responsible for adoption and enforcement of safety requirements for vehicles operated by entities holding authority under RCW chapters 81.66 (transportation for persons with special needs), 81.68 (auto transportation companies), 81.70 (passenger charter carriers), and 81.77 (solid waste collection companies), and by household goods carriers holding authority under chapter 81.80 RCW (motor freight carriers).Requires all entities with authority under chapters 81.66, 81.68, 81.70, and 81.77 RCW, and all household goods carriers with authority under chapter 81.80 RCW, to apply for a department of transportation number by January 1, 2010.Requires motor vehicles operated by entities with authority under chapters 81.66, 81.68, 81.70, and 81.77 RCW, and by household goods carriers operating under chapter 81.80 RCW, to comply with rules regulating vehicle safety adopted by the utilities and transportation commission.Revises penalties for motor carriers.Doubles the penalty amount for high-risk carriers that have repeat violations of the same violation during a follow-up compliance review.Authorizes motor carriers, except for high-risk carriers, to request penalty mitigation.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1844
by Representatives Moeller, Ericksen, Finn, Hudgins, Driscoll, Kelley, and Morrell; by request of Department of Licensing
Requiring criminal history record checks of current and prospective department of licensing employees who issue or may issue enhanced drivers' licenses and identicards.
Requires the director of the department of licensing to investigate the conviction records and pending charges of any current employee of or prospective employee being considered for any position with the department of licensing that has or will have the ability to create or modify records of applicants for enhanced drivers' licenses and identicards and the ability to issue enhanced drivers' licenses and identicards.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1845
by Representatives Rodne and Pedersen; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning medical support obligations.
Modifies provisions relating to providing health insurance coverage or cash medical support in a child support order.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1846
by Representatives Jacks, Dunshee, Ormsby, Upthegrove, and Warnick; 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 30 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1847
by Representative Haigh
Regarding bid limits.
Increases bid limits for: (1) Certain construction work at community and technical colleges and state universities, including The Evergreen State College; and(2) Public works for certain counties, cities, and districts.Provides procedures by which metropolitan park districts must purchase materials, supplies, or equipment with an estimated cost in excess of forty thousand dollars.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1848
by Representatives Condotta, Blake, and Armstrong
Increasing boating safety.
Declares an intent to: (1) Reduce boating fatalities and injuries, and increase the general safety of Washington's waterways by implementing the recommendations of recent state studies regarding the enhancement of boating safety; and(2) Improve boating safety by focusing on increased support to marine law enforcement as recommended in the various studies.Requires the state parks and recreation commission, within existing funds, to develop a plan to implement certain recommendations regarding boating safety and marine law enforcement.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Ecology & Parks. | |
HB 1849
by Representatives Warnick, Hinkle, and McCune
Prohibiting crimes against livestock belonging to another person.
Prohibits a person from, with malice, killing or causing substantial bodily harm to livestock owned or bred for commercial or subsistence purposes belonging to another person, without consent of the owner.Prescribes penalties.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1850
by Representatives Green, Appleton, Miloscia, Sells, Conway, Cody, Chase, Sullivan, and Morrell
Expanding the application of the prohibition on mandatory overtime for employees of health care facilities.
Expands the application of the prohibition on mandatory overtime for employees of health care facilities.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 1851
by Representatives Kelley and Nelson
Requiring the disclosure to potential borrowers of alternatives to a small loan.
Requires a licensee with a small loan endorsement, in addition to any other required disclosure, to provide a disclosure statement that informs a potential borrower that possible alternatives to a small loan exist and that the borrower may qualify for other assistance or loans.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
HB 1852
by Representatives Appleton and Hinkle; by request of Washington State Patrol
Modifying provisions relating to record checks using fingerprints.
Modifies provisions regarding record checks using fingerprints.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1853
by Representatives Bailey, Chandler, Ross, Schmick, Alexander, Dammeier, Short, McCune, Kristiansen, Smith, and Orcutt
Requiring the governor's signature on significant legislative rules.
Requires the signature of the governor if a rule qualifies as a significant legislative rule of an agency whose head or governing body is appointed by the governor.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1854
by Representatives Morris and Chase
Modifying provisions of the greenhouse gas emissions standards under chapter 80.80 RCW.
Revises provisions of the greenhouse gas emissions performance standards under chapter 80.80 RCW (greenhouse gases emissions--baseload electric generation performance standard).
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1855
by Representatives Anderson, Morris, Crouse, and Hudgins
Modifying the disclosure of tax information on customer billings.
Requires disclosure of tax information on customer billings issued by certain cable television businesses, light or power businesses, gas distribution businesses, solid waste collection businesses, or telecommunications service businesses.Provides a business and occupation tax exemption and a public utility tax exemption for the labor, software, and other costs to modify a business's billing system. These exemptions expire January 1, 2011.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1856
by Representatives Kessler, Pedersen, Flannigan, Roberts, Kirby, Nelson, Ormsby, Carlyle, Green, Moeller, Springer, Williams, Appleton, Goodman, Kelley, Maxwell, Rodne, Driscoll, Kenney, Santos, O'Brien, Darneille, and Morrell
Providing certain procedures for tenants who are victims of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking.
Authorizes a tenant, if a tenant or a household member is a victim of sexual assault, stalking, or sexual harassment by a landlord, to: (1) Terminate the rental agreement and quit the premises without further obligation under the rental agreement or under chapter 59.12 RCW (forcible entry and forcible and unlawful detainer) prior to making a copy of a valid order for protection or a written record of a report signed by a qualified third party available to the landlord, if certain conditions are met;(2) Change or add locks to the tenant's dwelling unit at the tenant's expense and give a copy of the new key to a qualified third party, regardless of whether the tenant exercises his or her rights to terminate the rental agreement; and(3) Sue the landlord in any court of competent jurisdiction for relocation assistance.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1857
by Representative Chase
Concerning solar water heating tax exemptions.
Modifies provisions regarding solar water heating tax exemptions.Expires July 1, 2015.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1858
by Representatives Chase and Moeller
Limiting maximum capital and reserves accumulations by health care service contractors and health maintenance organizations.
Prohibits, when annual premiums are in excess of two hundred fifty million dollars, a health care service contractor under chapter 48.44 RCW or a health maintenance organization under chapter 48.46 RCW from accumulating capital and reserves, including risk-based capital (RBC), in excess of two months of claims expense as reported on line 18 of the quarterly statement of revenue and expenses, as existing on the effective date of the act, filed with the insurance commissioner's office.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1859
by Representative Chase
Concerning petroleum-based beverage bottles.
Prohibits a state agency from purchasing petroleum-based beverage bottles for use in state-owned or leased facilities or at state-sponsored events, effective July 1, 2010.Prohibits a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer from manufacturing, knowingly selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale, or distributing for use in this state any petroleum-based beverage bottle unless the bottle is compostable, effective January 1, 2012.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Ecology & Parks. | |
HB 1860
by Representative Chase
Regarding the use of mercury in the practice of dentistry.
Requires all state and local government dental insurance plans, medicaid dental insurance plans, and private sector dental insurance plans to provide alternatives to mercury amalgam as a dental tooth restoration material.Requires any person or institution in the state that offers training in dentistry, including dental hygiene and dental assisting, to teach the risks of exposure to mercury in dental offices and dental laboratories and safe techniques for protection of workers and patients.Prohibits, beginning January 1, 2010, mercury amalgam dental filling from being placed in children under six years of age or in pregnant women.Prohibits, beginning January 1, 2012, mercury amalgam dental filling from being placed in any person in the state of Washington.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1861
by Representative Chase
Concerning alternative health care practitioners.
Declares an intent to: (1) Protect the right of all individuals to access every type of health care service and practitioner that they desire whenever possible. Protecting consumer access to health care services must include protecting consumer access to health care services from practitioners who are not licensed, certified, or registered by the state. Health care service practitioners who are not licensed, certified, or registered by the state must be able to provide the services that individuals seek without risking civil or criminal investigations or sanctions sought by the state, its agencies, boards, or commissions; and(2) Allow health care practitioners who are not licensed, certified, or registered by the state, to provide any health care services sought by individuals, unless there exists clear and convincing evidence that the specific health care service causes serious physical or mental harm or causes imminent and significant risk of discernable, significant, and serious physical or mental injury, under the circumstances in which the health care practitioner knew, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have known, would result in such injury.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1862
by Representatives Ormsby, Driscoll, Parker, Shea, and Wood
Regarding services provided by hosting jurisdictions.
Revises provisions relating to services provided by hosting jurisdictions.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1863
by Representatives Chase, Anderson, Orcutt, Dunshee, Kristiansen, and Williams
Enacting the fair competition for the environment act of 2009.
Enacts the fair competition for the environment act of 2009.Clarifies current statutes to ensure that solid waste collection companies and their affiliated interests, subject to regulation by the utilities and transportation commission as to rates and service under chapter 81.77 RCW, keep separate the capital assets or operating revenues and expenses associated with any business activity not subject to regulation by the utilities and transportation commission as to rates and service under chapter 81.77 RCW.Prohibits the utilities and transportation commission, when setting the rates for a solid waste collection company or an affiliated interest that is subject to regulation as to rates and service under chapter 81.77 RCW, from considering any capital assets or operating revenues and expenses associated with any business activity not subject to regulation under chapter 81.77 RCW.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Ecology & Parks. | |
HB 1864
by Representatives Newhouse, Hunt, and Armstrong
Exempting certain municipalities from the supplemental income requirements of RCW 70.94.093.
Exempts component cities and towns located wholly within a federally recognized Indian reservation from the supplemental income requirements of RCW 70.94.093.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1865
by Representatives Ericksen, Hinkle, and Condotta
Concerning health insurance.
Exempts health plans offered to small employers from certain statutory requirements.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1866
by Representatives Ericksen, Bailey, Hinkle, Chandler, Anderson, McCune, Condotta, Haler, Ross, Newhouse, Kristiansen, and Schmick
Concerning health insurance options.
Establishes parameters for carriers to design health plans for adults between the ages of nineteen and thirty-four.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1867
by Representatives Ericksen, Bailey, Hinkle, Chandler, Condotta, Schmick, and Pedersen
Eliminating the state certificate of need process.
Abolishes the certificate of need process established in chapter 70.38 RCW.Directs the code reviser, by November 15, 2009, to recommend to the legislature appropriate legislation that effectuates the purposes of the act by removing references to the certificate of need process in sections of the Revised Code of Washington not repealed by the act.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1868
by Representatives Bailey, Hinkle, Ericksen, Anderson, Chandler, McCune, Condotta, Haler, Ross, Newhouse, Kristiansen, and Schmick
Concerning health insurance for small companies.
Modifies provisions regarding access to health insurance for small employers and their employees.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1869
by Representatives Bailey, Hinkle, Anderson, Ericksen, and Kelley
Concerning the transparency of health care cost information.
Requires a health care provider licensed under Title 18 RCW (businesses and professions) or a facility licensed under Title 70 RCW (public health and safety), upon request of a patient, to disclose all fees and charges for health care services and procedures.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1870
by Representatives Condotta, Bailey, Ericksen, Hinkle, McCune, Chandler, Hope, Haler, Kristiansen, Ross, Newhouse, and Kelley
Concerning employee health care options.
Authorizes employees, as defined in RCW 41.05.011, to receive the monthly value of their health care benefit in a pretax account for the purchase of a core benefit plan from a private vendor.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1871
by Representatives Herrera, Bailey, Ericksen, Hinkle, Anderson, Chandler, McCune, Condotta, Haler, Ross, Kristiansen, Newhouse, and Schmick
Concerning health insurance coverage provided by out-of-state health carriers.
Regulates health insurance coverage provided by out-of-state health carriers.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1872
by Representatives Hinkle, Bailey, Ericksen, Angel, Anderson, McCune, Chandler, Orcutt, Newhouse, Condotta, Ross, Haler, Kristiansen, Schmick, and Kelley
Providing tax incentives for the purchase of health care plans.
Provides tax incentives for the purchase of health care plans by a person conducting business as a sole proprietorship and small employers.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1873
by Representatives Ericksen, Haler, Priest, Rodne, Hinkle, Anderson, Parker, Bailey, Hope, Johnson, Herrera, Warnick, and Smith
Establishing a joint select committee on high-speed rail.
Establishes a joint select committee on high-speed rail to consider developing a plan to build and finance a high-speed rail network running from Bellingham to Portland, Oregon and from Seattle to Spokane.Requires the expenses of the committee to be paid jointly by the senate and the house of representatives.Expires February 1, 2011.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1874
by Representatives Sells, Condotta, Orcutt, Upthegrove, Liias, Kelley, and Bailey
Concerning compliance with sales, use, and business and occupation tax requirements.
Prohibits a city of the first class, the city council of a second-class city, the council of a town, and a code city from requiring a business to be licensed if the only activity conducted within such city or town by the business is the delivery, including delivery by common carrier and delivery by the business's own vehicle, of tangible personal property sold by the business.Prohibits a city from imposing a business and occupation tax on a person if the only activity conducted within the city by the person is the delivery, including delivery by common carrier and delivery by the person's own vehicle, of tangible personal property sold by the person.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1875
by Representatives Eddy, Orcutt, Parker, Kelley, and Hinkle
Concerning research and development tax incentives and reporting requirements for economic development purposes.
Revises provisions regarding research and development tax incentives and reporting requirements for economic development purposes.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1876
by Representatives McCune, Miloscia, Haler, Klippert, Campbell, Rodne, Schmick, O'Brien, Roach, Warnick, Short, Conway, Cox, and Orcutt
Providing funds for disabled veterans through voluntary donations.
Creates the disabled veterans assistance account.Provides an opportunity for certain vehicle owners to, at the time of initial or renewal registration, voluntarily donate five dollars to be deposited in the disabled veterans assistance account to be used by the department of veterans affairs for activities that benefit disabled veterans including, but not limited to, providing programs and services that assist disabled veterans with the procurement of durable medical equipment or mobility enhancing equipment.Provides that the act applies to registrations due or to become due on or after January 1, 2010.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1877
by Representatives McCune, Miloscia, Haler, Klippert, Schmick, Campbell, Roach, O'Brien, Warnick, Short, Rodne, Kristiansen, and Cox
Creating "In God We Trust" special license plates.
Directs the department of licensing to issue a special license plate displaying a symbol or artwork with the words, "In God We Trust."Authorizes the special license plate to be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW (proportional registration), upon terms and conditions established by the department of licensing.Creates the disabled veterans assistance account.Requires the state treasurer to credit the proceeds to the motor vehicle account until the department of licensing determines that the state has been reimbursed for the cost of implementing the license plate. Upon determination by the department of licensing that the state has been reimbursed, the treasurer shall credit the proceeds to the disabled veterans assistance account.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HJM 4009
by Representatives Shea, Klippert, Condotta, Kretz, Anderson, McCune, and Kristiansen
Claiming state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment.
Claims state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HJM 4010
by Representatives Condotta, Shea, Klippert, Kretz, and McCune
Preventing unprecedented losses in the value of take-home pay, retirement income, insurance policies, and investments as a result of the federal reserve's ongoing inflation of un-backed paper money.
Prevents unprecedented losses in the value of take-home pay, retirement income, insurance policies, and investments as a result of the federal reserve's ongoing inflation of unbacked paper money.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
HJR 4204
by Representatives Shea, Kretz, Condotta, Klippert, Kristiansen, McCune, Herrera, Short, and Orcutt
Ensuring only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in Washington.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to ensure only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in Washington.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HJR 4205
by Representatives Bailey, Chandler, Ross, Schmick, Alexander, Dammeier, Anderson, McCune, and Kristiansen
Requiring a sixty percent vote for emergency clauses.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to require a sixty percent vote for emergency clauses.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
SB 5042-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Holmquist, Berkey, Schoesler, Kauffman, Marr, Rockefeller, Haugen, Eide, Kastama, Hatfield, Swecker, Tom, McAuliffe, Benton, Parlette, and Roach)
Providing a waiver of penalties for first-time paperwork violations by small businesses.
Waives penalties for first-time paperwork violations by small businesses.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
| 1st substitute bill substituted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 2. | ||
SB 5058-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senator Rockefeller)
Creating a pilot vessel amnesty disposal program.
Finds that the derelict vessel removal program has proven highly successful. A vessel generally becomes abandoned or derelict after a long chain of legal ownership transactions in which successive owners either lack the inclination or financial resources to properly maintain the vessel and pass it along in progressive stages of decline. The result is a decrepit vessel selling for nominal cost to someone who cannot bring it back to a safe working condition, or properly dispose of it. The vessel often becomes abandoned or derelict, resulting in cost to the state for removal and disposal.Authorizes the department of natural resources to create a pilot vessel amnesty disposal program to prevent vessels from becoming abandoned or derelict and to address this issue when it is less expensive and poses fewer threats.Allows the department of natural resources to expend two hundred thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, from any money appropriated to the department from the derelict vessel removal account in the omnibus appropriations act for the biennium ending June 30, 2011, for the purposes of the act.Expires June 30, 2011.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing, executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, and Ocean & Recreation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | NROR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5136-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Rockefeller, Fairley, Tom, Marr, Fraser, McDermott, Shin, Sheldon, McAuliffe, Jacobsen, Kline, and Hatfield)
Regulating the use of solar energy panels by members of homeowners' associations.
Regulates the use of solar energy panels by members of homeowners' associations.
| Jan 21 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5268-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Jacobsen, and Shin; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Creating the fish and wildlife equipment revolving account.
Creates the fish and wildlife equipment revolving account.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Ocean & Recreation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | NROR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5269-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senators Jacobsen, Swecker, and Hatfield; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Establishing a license limitation program for harvest and delivery of Pacific sardines into the state.
Establishes a Washington Pacific sardine purse seine fishery license and a Washington Pacific sardine purse seine temporary annual fishery permit.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Ocean & Recreation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | NROR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5616-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Shin, Kastama, and Kilmer)
Connecting business expansion and recruitment to customized training.
Allows participants in the Washington customized training program to delay payments into the employment training finance accounts for 2009 and 2010.Requires employers to make good faith efforts to hire trainees from the training program.Requires training institutions to make good faith efforts to develop training programs using trainers preferred by participants.Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to ensure a seamless process towards participation for an employer who: (1) Has requested training under the job skills program in chapter 28C.04 RCW but isn't able to participate because the funds have all been committed; and(2) Desires to become a participant in the Washington customized employment training program.
| Jan 30 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
| 1st substitute bill substituted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
SB 5738
by Senators King, McAuliffe, Holmquist, Swecker, Oemig, Haugen, Kauffman, Honeyford, and Tom
Requiring the office of the superintendent of public instruction to review annual school district compliance reports.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, within existing resources, to review all annual compliance reports required of school districts.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5739
by Senators King, Hobbs, Holmquist, Kastama, Swecker, Sheldon, Morton, Shin, Berkey, and Honeyford
Revising provisions relating to renewing a concealed pistol license by members of the armed forces.
Allows a person who, as a member of the armed forces, including the national guard and armed forces reserves, is unable to renew his or her concealed pistol license because of the person's assignment, reassignment, or deployment for out-of-state military service to renew his or her concealed pistol license within ninety days after the person returns to this state from out-of-state military service, if the person provides certain information to the issuing authority no later than ninety days after the person's date of discharge or assignment, reassignment, or deployment back to this state.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5740
by Senators King, Kline, Swecker, and Morton
Requiring drug testing of peace officers.
Requires drug testing of peace officers.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5741
by Senators Schoesler, McCaslin, Sheldon, Carrell, Stevens, Morton, and Honeyford
Concerning dynamic fiscal notes.
Requires the office of financial management to convene a dynamic fiscal impact statement advisory committee to assist the office in establishing the process and methodology for developing dynamic fiscal impact statements and dynamic impact estimates.Defines "dynamic impact estimate" and "dynamic fiscal impact statement" in chapter 43.88A RCW (legislative fiscal notes).
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5742
by Senators Hargrove, McCaslin, Hobbs, Schoesler, and Hatfield
Concerning local government crime-free rental housing programs.
Finds that local governments, landlords, and tenants working together to provide crime-free rental housing is beneficial to the public health, safety, and welfare.Declares an intent to provide certain requirements that a local government must follow in adopting a crime-free rental housing program and to provide landlords with a tool to stop criminal activity on their property.Authorizes a city, town, or county to adopt and implement a local government crime-free rental housing program designed to reduce crime, drugs, and gangs on rental properties.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5743
by Senators Jarrett, McDermott, Marr, Jacobsen, and Kohl-Welles
Addressing alternative student transportation.
Establishes a safe routes to school program within the department of transportation.Requires the department of transportation to administer a competitive grant program for the safe routes to school program.Creates a statewide advisory committee within the department of transportation to create and refine grant criteria and review and recommend grant applications to the department for the grant program.Requires the department of transportation to: (1) Fund an ongoing state center to provide information, resources, outreach, training, and program evaluation support to grantees awarded grants under the grant program;(2) Contract with a nonprofit or a consortium of nonprofits that demonstrate an expertise in alternative transportation programs and policies, including implementation of the safe routes to school program; and(3) Coordinate evaluation methods and findings with those of the national center for safe routes to school in order to standardize program evaluation, measure Washington's progress to that of other states, and learn from safe routes to school programs across the country.Provides funding for the safe routes to school program from various sources.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5744
by Senators Hargrove, Hatfield, Sheldon, Morton, Stevens, Murray, Honeyford, and Shin
Concerning public utility tax for log transportation businesses.
Revises public utility tax provisions relevant to log transportation businesses.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5745
by Senators Hargrove and Jacobsen
Addressing the spread of invasive plant species in Washington.
Directs the state noxious weed control board to amend WAC 16-750-003 as necessary to ensure that certain definitions adequately address the spread of noxious weeds by seed as well as other reproductive propagules.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 5746
by Senator Hargrove
Modifying sentencing provisions for juveniles adjudicated of certain crimes.
Modifies sentencing provisions for juveniles adjudicated of certain crimes.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5747
by Senators Hargrove and Kline
Creating a tax on primary plastics and plastic products manufacturers.
Levies a plastics tax to be collected by the department of revenue from every person engaging within the business of primary plastics manufacturing or of primary plastic container manufacturing in this state.Creates the climate protection forestry account.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5748
by Senators Eide, Morton, Berkey, Sheldon, Marr, Delvin, Kilmer, and Shin
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 30 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 5749
by Senators Berkey, Benton, and Shin
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 30 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5750
by Senators Pridemore, Swecker, Hargrove, Kastama, Kauffman, Fairley, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Tom, Murray, Keiser, Jacobsen, and Shin
Addressing the protection of consumers by providing flexibility in the repayment of certain debts.
Protects consumers by providing flexibility in the repayment of certain debts.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5751
by Senators Murray, Pflug, and Keiser
Regarding the issuance of licenses to practice dentistry.
Revises provisions regarding issuance of a license to practice dentistry.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5752
by Senators Marr, Pflug, Hobbs, and Keiser
Regarding cost recovery in disciplinary proceedings involving dentists.
Revises provisions regarding cost recovery in disciplinary proceedings involving dentists.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5753
by Senators Berkey, Benton, Hobbs, Sheldon, Marr, and Kline
Providing real estate excise tax exemptions to stabilize neighborhoods.
Finds that: (1) There is a substantial inventory of unsold or foreclosed vacant homes on the market;(2) These homes present an opportunity to provide affordable homes to low-income families; and(3) Providing targeted incentives to housing developers will stimulate the sale of these vacant homes to low-income buyers now and stabilize neighborhoods affected by this growing inventory.Declares an intent to provide such incentives through excise tax relief on sales of homes to low-income first-time homebuyers.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5754
by Senators Sheldon, Honeyford, Holmquist, Morton, and Delvin
Establishing sustainable instream flows.
Establishes sustainable instream flows.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5755
by Senators Oemig, Swecker, Regala, Fairley, Pflug, Zarelli, Delvin, McCaslin, and Tom
Concerning alternative health care practitioners.
Declares that all individuals should be permitted to enter into a health profession unless there is an overwhelming need for the state to protect the interests of the public by restricting entry into the profession and, if such a need is identified, the regulation adopted by the state should be set at the least restrictive level consistent with the public interest to be protected.Declares an intent to allow health care practitioners who are not licensed, certified, or registered by the state, to provide health care services, unless there is clear and convincing evidence that the specific health care service causes serious physical or mental harm or causes imminent and significant risk of discernable, significant, and serious physical or mental injury, under the circumstances in which the health care practitioner knew, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have known, would result in such injury.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5756
by Senators Oemig, Swecker, Fairley, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning hazardous substance information.
Requires the department of ecology, through the hazardous substance information and education office, to provide a list of hazardous substances regulated under RCW 70.102.010(5) and compile existing information about hazardous substances, at the request of citizens or public health or safety organizations.Prohibits a person or entity from knowingly administering a product containing a hazardous material in concentrations high enough so that the net product is a hazardous substance, if that product is to be placed upon, ingested by, or injected into another person unless specific disclosure is provided prior to administration of the product.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5757
by Senators Marr, McDermott, Pridemore, Fairley, Oemig, and Kline
Requiring the appointment of nonvoting labor members to public transportation governing boards.
Requires appointment of nonvoting labor members to public transportation governing boards.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5758
by Senators Hargrove, Kauffman, Murray, Regala, and Kohl-Welles
Requiring notification of the duties and responsibilities of the department of social and health services to dependent children.
Requires the department of social and health services, within current funding levels, to place on the public web site maintained by the department a document listing the duties and responsibilities the department has to a child subject to a dependency petition.Requires the social worker assigned to the case, once a dependency is established under chapter 13.34 RCW (juvenile court act), to provide the dependent child with a document containing certain information.Requires the court to ensure that a dependent child over the age of twelve, who is otherwise present in the courtroom, is aware of and understands the duties and responsibilities the department of social and health services has to a child subject to a dependency.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5759
by Senators Berkey, Benton, and Hobbs
Regulating the business practices of consumer loan companies for compliance with the secure and fair enforcement for mortgage licensing act of 2008.
Regulates the business practices of consumer loan companies for compliance with the secure and fair enforcement for mortgage licensing act of 2008.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5760
by Senators Fraser, Brandland, Zarelli, Shin, Kilmer, and Kohl-Welles; by request of University of Washington and Washington State University
Regarding the University of Washington's and Washington State University's public works contracting procedures.
Authorizes the board of regents of the University of Washington and Washington State University to enter into any number of contracts with one or more persons, companies, or entities for the planning, design, renovation, erection, remodeling, demolition, or construction of university buildings and facilities, or improvements thereto, using a small works roster process for projects with an estimated cost of up to one million dollars, and a design-build process, design-bid-build process, or general contractor-construction manager process for projects with an estimated cost in excess of one million dollars.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5761
by Senator Jacobsen
Creating a recreation pass for use on lands owned by the department of natural resources.
Declares an intent to create a recreation pass that will be available to serve as a renewable annual recreation pass that is valid at any recreation site owned by the department of natural resources.Requires a person to purchase and display a recreation pass for access to recreation sites owned by the department of natural resources.Creates the department of natural resources recreation pass account.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 5762
by Senators Murray, Holmquist, Kohl-Welles, and Delvin
Regulating body piercing.
Regulates body piercing.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5763
by Senators King, McAuliffe, Brandland, Haugen, Kastama, Kauffman, Oemig, Holmquist, Berkey, Eide, Shin, and Tom
Requiring the adoption of policies for the management of concussion and head injury in youth sports.
Directs each school district's board of directors to work in consort with the Washington interscholastic activities association to develop guidelines and other pertinent information and forms to inform and educate coaches, youth athletes, and their parents and/or guardians of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury including continuing to play after concussion or head injury.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5764
by Senator Schoesler
Concerning horticultural pest and disease boards.
Changes requirements for membership on a horticultural pest and disease board.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5765
by Senator Schoesler
Regarding the fruit and vegetable district fund.
Decreases the amount authorized to be transferred by the district manager of district two, as defined in WAC 16-390-010, from the fruit and vegetable district fund to the plant pest account.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5766
by Senators Pridemore, Murray, Rockefeller, Regala, Kohl-Welles, and Kline
Modifying pollution control tax incentives and providing additional funding for compensation and retraining of displaced workers.
Modifies pollution control tax incentives and provides additional funding for compensation and retraining of displaced workers. Directs the workforce training and education coordinating board and local associate development organizations to develop a comprehensive plan to increase employment opportunities for displaced workers receiving assistance under section 5 of the act and improve the economic well-being in the county in which the thermal electric generation facility is located.Directs the department of community, trade, and economic development to conduct an analysis to determine how the state can meet its energy needs without using energy currently generated by thermal electric generation facilities placed in operation after December 31, 1969, and before July 1, 1975.Makes an appropriation.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5767
by Senators Rockefeller, Pridemore, Regala, and Shin
Making nonsubstantive changes clarifying outdoor burning provisions of the Washington clean air act.
Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to outdoor burning provisions of the Washington clean air act, chapter 70.94 RCW, to improve clarity.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5768
by Senators Murray, Jarrett, Swecker, Haugen, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning the state route number 99 Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project.
Requires the state to take the necessary steps to expedite the environmental review and design processes to replace the Alaskan Way viaduct with a deep bore tunnel under First Avenue from the vicinity of the sports stadiums in Seattle to Aurora Avenue north of the Battery Street tunnel.Directs the department of transportation to prepare a traffic and revenue study for a state route number 99 deep bore tunnel for the purpose of determining the facility's potential to generate toll revenue.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5769
by Senators Kilmer, Kastama, Carrell, Regala, Franklin, Shin, and Becker
Concerning the international services business and occupation tax credit.
Modifies the international services business and occupation tax credit.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 5770
by Senators Kilmer, Benton, and Carrell
Requiring public notification of industrial development levies by port districts.
Requires a port district to provide notification of industrial development levies.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 5771
by Senators Jarrett, Brandland, Oemig, Regala, and Kilmer
Exempting language service providers from the definition of employment and worker for the purposes of unemployment compensation and industrial insurance.
Exempts language service providers from the definition of "employment" and "worker" for the purposes of unemployment compensation and industrial insurance.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5772
by Senators Shin, King, Holmquist, Sheldon, Franklin, Honeyford, and Keiser
Concerning the shortage of health care professionals.
Requires the department of health, in concert with a medical school located in central Washington, to prepare a health professional shortage plan that accomplishes certain goals.
| Jan 30 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |