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=2010. HB 2777 by Representatives Goodman, O'Brien, Driscoll, Kessler, Maxwell, Finn, Hurst, Williams, Appleton, Hudgins, Kelley, Ericks, Morrell, McCoy, Seaquist, Green, Carlyle, Conway, Pearson, and Simpson Modifying domestic violence provisions. Addresses, with regard to domestic violence offenses and repetitive domestic violence offenses: Sentencing outside the standard sentence range; counting points on the offender score; commission of the offense within the sight or sound of a child under age eighteen; and the court's continuing jurisdiction and authority.
HB 2778 by Representatives Goodman, Kessler, Santos, Darneille, Maxwell, Kenney, Kagi, Williams, Rolfes, Appleton, Hudgins, Ericks, Morrell, McCoy, Seaquist, Green, O'Brien, Carlyle, Roberts, Pearson, Nelson, and Simpson Concerning domestic violence. Increases the safety afforded to individuals who seek protection of public and private agencies involved in domestic violence prevention.Improves the ability of agencies to address the needs of victims and their children and the delivery of services.Upgrades the quality of treatment programs.Enhances the ability of the justice system to respond quickly and fairly to domestic violence.Achieves more uniformity in the decision-making processes at public and private agencies that address domestic violence by reducing inconsistencies and duplications.
HB 2779 by Representative Cody Concerning emergency services provided by nonparticipating providers in hospitals. Provides for payment of covered emergency services rendered to a covered person by a nonparticipating health care provider in a participating hospital.
HB 2780 by Representatives Hurst, Williams, and Simpson Concerning automated traffic safety cameras. Requires an order dismissing an automated traffic safety camera infraction to be entered in the court records, notice of the dismissal to be sent to the registered owner, and no further hearings or actions to be required of the registered owner if the registered owner states under oath, in a written statement to the court, or in testimony before the court that the vehicle involved was, at the time, stolen or in the care, custody, or control of some person other than the registered owner.Restricts the use of automated traffic safety cameras to two-arterial intersections where the duration of the yellow change interval for the stoplight is at least four seconds.Changes the amount of the fine for an automated traffic safety camera offense.
HB 2781 by Representatives Hurst, Morrell, Kelley, Wallace, Pearson, Ericks, Klippert, Conway, Haigh, Roach, and Simpson; by request of Department of Corrections Imposing a sanction for offenders who violate sentence conditions by committing an assault against a law enforcement officer, employee of a law enforcement agency, or department of corrections employee. Requires an offender to be sanctioned to one year of total confinement if the offender violates any condition or requirement of a sentence by committing an assault against a law enforcement officer or other employee of a law enforcement agency, or employee of the department of corrections, who was performing his or her official duties at the time of the assault.
HB 2782 by Representatives Dickerson, Appleton, McCoy, Carlyle, Morrell, Kagi, Kessler, Green, Ericks, Moeller, Roberts, Nelson, and Orwall Reorganizing delivery of services to recipients of public assistance. Provides an efficient, effective, integrated approach to the delivery of basic support services and education and training programs, which includes an online benefits portal where individuals can apply for a broad array of services, including public benefits and education and training support, and the expansion of the food stamp employment and training program.Creates an online opportunity portal to provide the public with more effective access to available state, federal, and local services.Requires the department of social and health services, the employment security department, and the state board for community and technical colleges to work in partnership to expand the food stamp employment and training program.Creates the disability lifeline program to provide aid and support to certain needy persons and allows those persons who become ineligible for the program to be given high priority for enrollment in the basic health plan.Provides chemical dependency treatment to certain clients who are determined to be in need of treatment.Provides housing services and a reduced monthly cash stipend, rather than the full disability lifeline cash benefit, to homeless persons eligible for disability lifeline benefits.Requires recipients exempted from active work search activities due to incapacity or a disability to receive certain disability lifeline benefits.Provides that section 2 of the act, which creates the online opportunity portal, is null and void if private funding sufficient to implement and operate the online opportunity portal is not secured by December 31, 2010.
HB 2783 by Representatives Takko, Armstrong, Ericks, Simpson, and Wallace Modifying the definition of "salary" under RCW 43.43.120. Revises the definition of "salary" for the Washington state patrol retirement system.
HB 2784 by Representatives Finn, Rolfes, Haigh, Upthegrove, McCoy, Chase, and Wallace Concerning baseload renewable power facilities. Allows electricity generated by a baseload renewable power facility to be counted by a qualifying utility at double the facility's electrical output if the qualifying utility develops or contracts with a baseload renewable power facility that begins permitted construction in this state in 2010.
HB 2785 by Representatives Hudgins, Morris, Hasegawa, Wallace, and Kenney Regarding the theft of electronic devices. Regulates the sale of certain personal electronic devices.
HB 2786 by Representatives Hurst, Roach, Simpson, Orwall, Miloscia, Sullivan, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Upthegrove, White, Wallace, Haigh, and Nelson Concerning emergency flooding preparedness and response. Strengthens emergency response, mitigation, preparation, and coordination by establishing a source of funding for flood control and relocation of those private citizens and businesses that may be displaced during a flood disaster.Addresses flood control zone districts with regard to liability and powers, using covered volunteer emergency workers in emergency situations, and providing grant funds to political subdivisions.Makes an appropriation.
HB 2787 by Representatives Hurst, Roach, Simpson, Miloscia, Orwall, Sullivan, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Upthegrove, White, Chase, and Nelson Addressing Green river emergency flooding preparedness and response. Strengthens emergency response, mitigation, preparation, and coordination by establishing a source of funding for flood control and relocation of those private citizens and businesses that may be displaced during a flood disaster.Makes an appropriation.
HB 2788 by Representatives Hinkle, Kelley, Wallace, and Simpson Exempting ambulances and aid vehicles from the requirement to post notices about estimates for health care fees and charges. Exempts ambulances and aid vehicles from the requirement to post notices about estimates for health care fees and charges.
HB 2789 by Representatives Conway, Chase, Hudgins, Moeller, and Simpson Authorizing issuance of subpoenas for purposes of agency investigations of underground economy activity. Provides a process for the department of revenue, the department of labor and industries, and the employment security department to apply for court approval of an agency investigative subpoena which is authorized under current law in cases where the agency seeks such approval, or where court approval is required by Article 1, section 7 of the state Constitution.
HB 2790 by Representative Conway Making technical and clarifying changes to the liquor laws. Makes technical and clarifying changes to the liquor laws.
HB 2791 by Representatives Goodman and Clibborn Concerning driving-related penalties. Adds gore point and gore zone to the list of zones, barriers, or divides where drivers must stay on the right-hand roadway where there are two roadways split by such zones, barriers, or divides.Requires all superior courts to impose a penalty assessment on any person convicted of reckless driving or negligent driving in the first degree.Changes the penalty from a gross misdemeanor to a misdemeanor for failure to comply with RCW 46.16.160 (vehicle trip permits--restrictions and requirements--fees and taxes).
HB 2792 by Representatives Ormsby, Parker, Driscoll, Crouse, and Shea Concerning local revitalization financing. Modifies provisions regarding designation of revitalization areas.
HB 2793 by Representatives Kessler, Walsh, Pedersen, Chase, Williams, Kagi, Moeller, Haigh, Nelson, and Simpson Clarifying and expanding the rights and obligations of state registered domestic partners and other couples related to parentage. Clarifies and expands the rights and obligations of state registered domestic partners and other couples related to parentage.Establishes consistent standards and procedural safeguards for the protection of all parties involved in a gestational surrogacy contract in this state and confirms the legal status of children born as a result of these contracts.
HB 2794 by Representatives Upthegrove, Rodne, Orwall, Roach, Hasegawa, Nelson, Sullivan, Kelley, Chase, Wallace, and Simpson Concerning the liability and powers of cities and flood control zone districts. Addresses flood control zone districts with regard to liability and powers, using covered volunteer emergency workers in an emergency situation, and providing grant funds to political subdivisions.
HB 2795 by Representatives Pettigrew, Santos, and Simpson Regulating water-sewer district assumptions. Regulates water-sewer district assumptions.Authorizes a city or town in which a water-sewer district operates works, plants, or facilities for the distribution and sale of water or sewer services to levy and collect from the district a tax on the gross revenues derived by the district from the sale of water or sewer services within the city or town, exclusive of the revenues derived from the sale of water or sewer services for purposes of resale.
HB 2796 by Representatives Cody and Green; by request of Insurance Commissioner Concerning direct practices. Addresses information on direct practices that the office of the insurance commissioner must gather and report to the legislature.
HB 2797 by Representatives Williams and Nelson Creating a mineral severance tax. Authorizes the legislative body of any county, by ordinance, to impose an excise tax upon the privilege of severing minerals from the land or waters within the county.Creates the county severance taxation account.
HB 2798 by Representatives Appleton, Chase, O'Brien, Roberts, and Hasegawa Creating the Washington enhanced intelligence act. Creates the Washington enhanced intelligence act.Declares it is the policy of Washington state that an individual or group may not be subject to collection, maintenance, or dissemination of information about the individual or group's political or religious beliefs or activities, absent a reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct.
HB 2799 by Representative Appleton Waiving the imposition of legal financial obligations in certain circumstances. Authorizes a court, under certain circumstances, to waive imposition of legal financial obligations when a person who suffers from a mental health condition is convicted of an offense.
HB 2800 by Representatives Appleton and Williams Prohibiting persons from holding two elected offices for which he or she receives compensation. Prohibits a person who holds a city-elected office, town-elected office, or county-elected office for which he or she receives compensation from simultaneously holding an elected state or legislative office for which he or she also receives compensation.
HB 2801 by Representatives Liias, Johnson, Pedersen, Hunt, Orwall, Maxwell, Quall, Moeller, Chase, Williams, Nelson, and Simpson Regarding antiharassment strategies in public schools. Expands the tools, information, and strategies that can be used to combat harassment, intimidation, and bullying of students, and increases awareness of the need for respectful learning communities in all public schools.
HB 2802 by Representatives Anderson, Angel, Clibborn, Eddy, and Wallace Reviewing the local government fiscal note program. Requires the department of commerce, in consultation with local governments and the legislature, to review the local government fiscal note program. This requirement expires November 1, 2011.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
HB 2803 by Representatives Clibborn, Cody, and Wallace Regarding certification of speech-language pathology assistants. Revises provisions relating to speech-language pathology assistants' certification.
HB 2804 by Representatives Green, Hudgins, Goodman, Conway, Chandler, Crouse, Condotta, Moeller, Miloscia, Darneille, Hunt, Kagi, and McCune; by request of Liquor Control Board Concerning beer and caffeinated or stimulant-enhanced malt beverages. Prohibits the sale of any caffeinated or stimulant-enhanced malt beverage.
HB 2805 by Representatives Ormsby, Campbell, Williams, Van De Wege, Simpson, White, Chase, Hasegawa, and Rolfes Regarding public works involving off-site prefabrication. Requires a contract for any public work estimated to cost over one million dollars to contain a provision requiring all contracts entered into by the prime contractor, all subcontractors and their subcontractors, and employers who are not required to register as contractors to submit a certified list of any off-site, prefabricated, nonstandard, project-specific items produced under the terms of each respective contract and produced outside the state. This requirement expires December 31, 2012.
HB 2806 by Representatives Blake and Chandler Regarding livestock inspection. Addresses livestock inspection with regard to: (1) Self-inspection;(2) Fees for replacement copies of official brand inspection documents;(3) Official health certificate or certificate of veterinarian inspection;(4) Time and mileage fees; and(5) Authority to enter property.
HB 2807 by Representatives Ericksen and Bailey Concerning basic health care coverage. Grants authority to the board of directors of the state health insurance pool to designate and regulate a health plan meeting the requirements of the health coverage tax credit program.Revises the purpose of, and enrollment in, the basic health plan.Eliminates statutory language relevant to the basic health plan subscription account in the office of the state treasurer.Changes the authority of the administrator of the state health care authority.Eliminates a standing technical advisory committee that is appointed by the administrator.Repeals a number of sections in the chapter that governs the basic health plan.
HB 2808 by Representatives Ericksen, Haler, and Short Regarding commercial activities by state government. Prohibits a state agency from engaging in commercial activities for a fee, unless the agency is granted an exception by the office of financial management.Repeals chapter 28B.63 RCW (commercial activities by institutions of higher education).
HB 2809 by Representatives Ericksen, Bailey, and Hinkle Concerning the health technology assessment program. Changes the duties and composition of the health technology clinical committee.
HB 2810 by Representatives Ericksen, Ross, Haler, Taylor, Short, Angel, Pearson, Smith, and Johnson Establishing a legislative rule-making accountability committee. Creates a rule-making accountability committee to review any proposed rule receiving two hundred letters or more of protest.
HB 2811 by Representatives Ericksen, Haler, Kristiansen, and Short Providing for omnibus civil liability reform. Provides for omnibus civil liability reform by addressing joint and several liability, noneconomic damages, statute of limitations, attorneys' fees upon summary judgment dismissal, promoting periodic payments of future damages, and encouraging early settlement offers.Requires the department of health, in consultation with the department of revenue, to develop a program to provide business and occupation tax credits for physicians who serve uninsured, medicare, and medicaid patients in a private practice or a reduced fee access program for the uninsured.
HB 2812 by Representatives Ericksen and Orcutt Limiting penalties for failing to file an annual survey or annual report for tax incentives. Limits penalties for failing to file an annual survey or annual report for tax incentives.
HB 2813 by Representatives Ericksen and Orcutt Encouraging the construction of low carbon-energy generation facilities. Provides a tax exemption on sales or use of machinery and equipment used directly in generating electricity at a low-carbon generation facility or to sales or use of, or charges made for, labor and services rendered in respect to installing such machinery and equipment. The exemption expires June 30, 2013.Provides that the provisions of chapter 80.70.RCW (carbon dioxide mitigation) do not apply to low-carbon generation facilities.Requires the energy facility site evaluation council to complete action on any further amendments to the certification issued for a low-carbon generation facility within sixty days. This requirement expires June 30, 2013.
HB 2814 by Representatives Ericksen, Haler, Kristiansen, Short, and Bailey Providing for health care liability reform. Provides for health care liability reform by addressing joint and several liability, noneconomic damages, statute of limitations, attorneys' fees upon summary judgment dismissal, promoting periodic payments of future damages, and encouraging early settlement offers.Requires the department of health, in consultation with the department of revenue, to develop a program to provide business and occupation tax credits for physicians who serve uninsured, medicare, and medicaid patients in a private practice or a reduced fee access program for the uninsured.
HB 2815 by Representatives Cody, Hinkle, Morrell, DeBolt, Green, Walsh, Pettigrew, Roach, Campbell, Priest, Williams, Conway, Simpson, and Angel Repealing the expiration of the fair payment for chiropractic services requirement. Repeals the expiration of the fair payment for chiropractic services requirement.
HB 2816 by Representatives Morris, Moeller, Chase, Kessler, Jacks, and Nelson Concerning fuel taxes on exported fuel. Allows businesses that use crude oil in the refining process to average their state tax burden to minimize the temporary spikes in crude prices.Creates the Columbia river crossing account.
HB 2817 by Representatives O'Brien, Pearson, and Kelley Exempting a person's identifying information from public disclosure when submitted in the course of using the sex offender notification and registration program for the purpose of receiving notification regarding registered sex offenders. Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, information submitted to the electronic statewide unified sex offender notification and registration program by a person for the purpose of receiving notification regarding a registered sex offender.
HB 2818 by Representatives Chase and Simpson Reducing the environmental health impact of cleaning in state facilities. Requires all state agencies to purchase environmentally preferred cleaning products or services.Requires the department of general administration to: (1) In consultation with the departments of health and ecology, identify and recommend environmentally preferred cleaning products for use by state agencies; and(2) Upon renewal of a lease and for all new leases, require lessors and building managers who provide leased space to state agencies to use environmentally preferred products and practices.Encourages local governments to review their purchasing and use of cleaning products and select environmentally preferred cleaning products.
HB 2819 by Representative O'Brien Concerning a property tax exemption for property used for church purposes. Provides a tax exemption for the real and personal property of nonprofit recognized religious organizations to the extent that the property is used for church purposes.
HB 2820 by Representatives O'Brien and Kelley Concerning reserve accounts for condominium associations. Encourages a condominium association with twenty-five or more unit owners to establish a reserve account.
HB 2821 by Representative O'Brien Requiring copayments for cough medicine. Requires a recipient of medical assistance or medical care services to pay a copayment of one dollar for each filled prescription for certain over-the-counter cough syrup.
HB 2822 by Representatives Wallace, Sells, and Anderson Modifying the budget recommendations developed by the higher education coordinating board to include recommendations on tuition and fees. Modifies the budget recommendations developed by the higher education coordinating board.
HB 2823 by Representatives Kristiansen, Armstrong, Blake, and Kelley Permitting retired participants to resume volunteer firefighter, emergency worker, or reserve officer service. Authorizes certain retired participants to resume volunteer firefighter, emergency worker, or reserve officer service.
HB 2824 by Representatives Linville and Ericks; by request of Governor Gregoire Making 2010 operating supplemental appropriations. Makes 2010 operating supplemental appropriations.
HB 2825 by Representatives Linville and Ericks; by request of Governor Gregoire Transferring the administration of the voluntary firefighters' and reserve officers' relief and pension system to the department of retirement systems. Transfers the state board for volunteer firefighters and reserve officers to the department of retirement systems.
HB 2826 by Representatives Conway, Chase, Hudgins, and Simpson Concerning the recommendations of the joint legislative task force on the underground economy. Implements recommendations of the joint legislative task force on the underground economy.Authorizes the director of the department of labor and industries to reduce fines for a contractor who fails to register under certain circumstances.Authorizes the department of labor and industries to conduct contractor training classes.Increases the contract price under which taxes due and owing from a contractor are a lien prior to all other liens.
HB 2827 by Representatives Campbell, Green, Chase, Kelley, Wallace, Moeller, Haigh, and Simpson Prohibiting a person arrested and detained for a crime involving domestic violence from being released until the person has appeared before the court at the preliminary appearance or arraignment. Prohibits a person who is arrested and detained for a crime involving domestic violence from being released from custody on bail or personal recognizance until the person has appeared before the court at the preliminary appearance or arraignment.
HB 2828 by Representatives Campbell and Morrell Requiring hospitals to report certain health care data. Requires a hospital to submit data regarding surgical site infections for certain procedures to the Washington state hospital association's quality benchmarking system until the national health care safety network allows the data to be submitted with aggregate denominator data.
HB 2829 by Representatives Hinkle, Cody, Morrell, Green, Driscoll, and Clibborn Authorizing a privately funded prescription monitoring program. Authorizes proposals for a privately funded prescription monitoring program to be submitted to the secretary of the department of health.
HB 2830 by Representatives Simpson, Bailey, Kirby, Kelley, Rodne, and Nelson; by request of Department of Financial Institutions Addressing credit union regulatory enforcement powers. Revises the state credit union act with regard to: (1) The definition of material violation of law;(2) Filing fees;(3) Discharging the duties of a director;(4) Examination and investigation by a director;(5) Exemptions under the public records act;(6) Notice of charges and cease and desist orders;(7) Administrative hearings;(8) Conservatorships and receiverships;(9) Liability for actions;(10) False reports or other misrepresentations; and(11) Authority of the department of financial institutions to assess civil fines.
HB 2831 by Representatives Simpson, Bailey, Kirby, Kelley, Chase, Wallace, Rodne, and Nelson; by request of Department of Financial Institutions Regulating state-chartered commercial banks, trust companies, savings banks, and their holding companies. Regulates state-chartered commercial banks, trust companies, savings banks, and their holding companies by addressing enforcement authorities, powers and responsibilities of these financial institutions, and other matters.
HB 2832 by Representatives McCune, Shea, Klippert, and Roach Regarding displays of state and federal documents in public buildings on the capitol campus. Requires the department of general administration to develop and maintain a public display of the state Constitution, the federal Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence.
HB 2833 by Representatives Williams, White, Moeller, Green, Nelson, Hasegawa, Takko, Dunshee, Sells, Ormsby, Conway, Appleton, Dickerson, Chase, Van De Wege, Hunt, and Simpson Requiring aerospace tax incentive claimants to periodically reaffirm their commitment to the economic well-being of Washington. Requires aerospace tax incentive claimants to periodically reaffirm their commitment to the economic well-being of Washington.
HB 2834 by Representatives Probst, Hurst, Sullivan, Hope, Quall, Chase, Kelley, Wallace, Hunt, Conway, Haigh, Kenney, and Simpson; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction Regarding gang and hate group activity at schools and school activities. Addresses gang and hate group activity at schools and school activities.
HB 2835 by Representatives Probst, Hurst, Sullivan, Hope, Quall, Chase, Kelley, Wallace, Hunt, Conway, Haigh, and Simpson; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction Increasing school safety. Designates school properties and adjacent areas as school safety zones.Includes in the definition of disorderly conduct, intentionally disrupting any school operation or school activity without lawful authority.
HB 2836 by Representatives Dunshee and White; by request of Governor Gregoire Concerning the capital budget. Makes appropriations and authorizes expenditures for capital improvements.
HB 2837 by Representatives Clibborn, Cody, Eddy, Kenney, Dickerson, Kessler, Nelson, Darneille, Goodman, Chase, Pedersen, Dunshee, Appleton, White, Jacks, Kagi, Springer, Pettigrew, Maxwell, Ericks, Moeller, Van De Wege, Hunt, Rolfes, Flannigan, and Simpson Concerning limited service pregnancy centers. Requires limited service pregnancy centers to provide truthful information about their services, ensure that any reproductive health information provided is medically accurate, and maintain the privacy of and respect a person's right to his or her health care information.
HB 2838 by Representative Clibborn; by request of Governor Gregoire Making 2009-11 supplemental transportation appropriations. Makes supplemental transportation appropriations for 2009-2011.
HB 2839 by Representatives Fagan, Schmick, Short, and Chandler Concerning the implementation of the national pollutant discharge elimination system municipal separate storm sewer systems permit. Extends implementation of the national pollutant discharge elimination system municipal separate storm sewer systems permit to certain cities until January 1, 2014.
HB 2840 by Representatives Kretz and Short Examining levy-funded employee-related costs. Requires the technical working group created in chapter 548, Laws of 2009 to examine how local levy funds are used for supplemental employee-related costs beyond state funding allocations.Requires the quality education council to include in its 2010 workplan an examination of levy-funded employee-related costs.
HJR 4219 by Representatives Appleton and Williams Amending the state Constitution to prohibit the holding of more than one elected office for certain individuals. Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to prohibit the holding of more than one elected office for certain individuals.
SB 6412 by Senator Hobbs; by request of Insurance Commissioner Concerning medical malpractice closed claim reporting. Addresses medical malpractice closed claim reporting.
SB 6413 by Senators Fairley, Swecker, Becker, Berkey, Kohl-Welles, Kilmer, Tom, and Shin Regarding the purchasing authority of institutions of higher education. Authorizes purchases under chapter 39.29 RCW (personal service contracts), chapter 43.19 RCW (department of general administration), or chapter 43.105 RCW (department of information services) by institutions of higher education to be made by using contracts for materials, supplies, services, or equipment negotiated or entered into by, for, or through group purchasing organizations.
SB 6414 by Senator Regala Modifying sex offender registration provisions. Revises sex offender registration provisions relating to consistency in registration deadlines, criteria for which a court may relieve a person of the duty to register, the class of felony for a failure to register, when a failure to register will be considered a sex offense, and community custody terms for a failure to register.
SB 6415 by Senators King, Honeyford, Kohl-Welles, and Kline; by request of Board For Judicial Administration Increasing the number of superior court judges in Yakima county. Increases the number of superior court judges in Yakima county.Provides that the additional judicial position becomes effective only if the county documents its approval of the position and its agreement that it will pay out of county funds, without reimbursement from the state, the expenses of such position.
SB 6416 by Senators Roach, Hargrove, and Stevens Concerning relatives in dependency proceedings. Gives a relative the right to be heard, with the consent of the parent of removal, when a child has been placed with the relative for twelve months or more and the department of social and health services or supervising agency has made the decision to remove the child from the relative's care.
SB 6417 by Senators Roach, Hargrove, and Stevens Concerning the placement of children with relatives. Presumes that if a parent requests a relative placement, the placement is in the best interests of the child as long as the placement does not impede reasonable efforts to reunify.
SB 6418 by Senators Marr and Brown Regarding cities and towns annexed to fire protection districts. Modifies provisions regarding annexation into a fire protection district.
SB 6419 by Senator Kastama Revising juvenile offender sentencing standards for vehicular homicide. Revises juvenile offender sentencing standards for vehicular homicide.
SB 6420 by Senators Kastama, Berkey, Brandland, Hobbs, Shin, Carrell, and Regala Authorizing various local transportation revenue options in order to cover certain transportation project cost overruns. Authorizes the legislative authority of certain cities to, by simple majority vote, impose or authorize certain revenue sources in order to fund a deep bore tunnel highway project with project costs in excess of one billion dollars.
SB 6421 by Senator Rockefeller Modifying the department of commerce's duties with respect to the state's energy strategy. Provides a process to meet the state's energy strategy goals.Requires the department of commerce to produce a fully updated and revised state energy strategy and implementation report.
SB 6422 by Senators Fairley and Kline; by request of Governor Gregoire Regarding environmental and land use hearings boards and making more uniform the timelines for filing appeals with those boards. Reduces and consolidates the number of state boards that conduct administrative review of environmental and land use decisions and makes more uniform the timelines for filing appeals with such boards.Eliminates the hydraulics appeals board and the forest practices appeals board by transferring their duties to the pollution control hearings board.Eliminates certain preliminary informal appeals heard internally by agencies.Transfers the powers, duties, and functions of the growth management hearings boards to the environmental and land use hearings office.
SB 6423 by Senators Fairley, Hargrove, and Kline; by request of Governor Gregoire Concerning residential habilitation services. Authorizes the department of social and health services to provide residential and habilitation services to certain persons with developmental disabilities.
SB 6424 by Senators Regala and Fairley; by request of Governor Gregoire Concerning local excise tax authorities for counties and cities. Provides counties and cities with more local excise tax flexibility.
SB 6425 by Senator Fairley; by request of Governor Gregoire Transferring the board of accountancy to the department of licensing. Transfers the board of accountancy to the department of licensing.
SB 6426 by Senators Prentice and Tom; by request of Governor Gregoire Eliminating certain boards and commissions. Eliminates certain boards and commissions.
SB 6427 by Senators Hobbs, Keiser, Pridemore, and Berkey Concerning fees for dental services that are not covered by insurance or contract. Addresses fees for dental services that are not covered services under dental insurance or dental health care service contracts.
SB 6428 by Senators Kline, Swecker, and Fairley Exempting from disclosure personal information used to identify a person filing a complaint with an agency. Exempts from public inspection and copying, personal information that could be used to identify a person filing a complaint with an agency if the complainant expressly asks the agency to keep his or her identity confidential.
SB 6429 by Senators Brandland, Hargrove, and Roach Authorizing use of firearm noise suppression devices by on-duty law enforcement officers. Authorizes on-duty law enforcement officers to use legally registered firearm noise suppression devices.
SB 6430 by Senators McDermott, Parlette, and Tom Concerning ballot envelopes. Removes the requirement that mail ballot return envelopes have a secrecy flap to conceal certain information.
SB 6431 by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Ranker, Berkey, Tom, and Shin Regulating the use and disclosure of video camera or other recording device data on public transportation facilities. Authorizes the use of video cameras or other devices to record events on public transportation facilities to promote public safety and assist in crime or accident investigations.
SB 6432 by Senators Kline, Regala, and Kohl-Welles Creating the Washington enhanced intelligence act. Creates the Washington enhanced intelligence act.Declares it is the policy of Washington state that an individual or group may not be subject to collection, maintenance, or dissemination of information about the individual or group's political or religious beliefs or activities, absent a reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct.
SB 6433 by Senators Honeyford, Parlette, Holmquist, and Stevens Extending the time in which certain experienced home inspectors can apply for licensure without meeting instruction and training requirements. Extends the time for certain home inspectors to apply for a license without meeting instruction and training requirements.
SB 6434 by Senators Honeyford, Kohl-Welles, and Parlette Requiring the home inspector advisory licensing board to provide for classroom instruction in both eastern and western Washington. Authorizes the home inspector advisory licensing board to approve programs of classroom instruction.
SB 6435 by Senator Honeyford Requiring the building code council to adopt rules for installing outlets to charge vehicles. Requires the building code council to adopt rules for new residential structures that require the installation of an appropriate electrical outlet to charge electric vehicles at areas commonly used for parking vehicles.
SB 6436 by Senators Honeyford and Stevens Concerning limitations on withdrawing various waters from additional appropriations. Requires the department of ecology, before withdrawing waters of the state from additional appropriations, to ensure future water users have the ability to acquire sufficient water for certain authorized uses.
SB 6437 by Senator Honeyford Modifying definitions applicable to chapter 19.285 RCW, the energy independence act. Revises the definition section in chapter 19.285 RCW (energy independence act).
SB 6438 by Senator Honeyford Regarding the prevailing rate of wage on public works. Revises the definitions of "prevailing rate of wage" and "locality" for chapter 39.12 RCW (prevailing wages on public works).
SB 6439 by Senators Honeyford and Shin Authorizing the use of outdoor wood-fired boilers. Regulates the use, sale, and installation of outdoor wood-fired boilers.
SB 6440 by Senator Honeyford Adding fire protection services to the seller disclosure form. Revises the seller's disclosure form to include fire protection services.
SB 6441 by Senator Morton Modifying the energy independence act. Prohibits qualifying utilities from using incremental electricity produced as a result of efficiency improvements to hydroelectric generation facilities.Modifies the meaning of high-efficiency cogeneration and allows the reduction in load due to counting high-efficiency cogeneration to count toward meeting certain targets.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct a study of the electricity cost impacts for each qualifying utility to meet 2016 and 2020 renewable resource and conservation targets.
SB 6442 by Senators Berkey, Franklin, and Hobbs Eliminating the prevent or reduce owner-occupied foreclosure program account. Repeals the prevent or reduce owner-occupied foreclosure program and the prevent or reduce owner-occupied foreclosure program account.Requires the state treasurer to transfer to the Washington financial education public-private partnership account the unexpended balance of the repealed account.
SB 6443 by Senators Keiser, McDermott, Fairley, Kohl-Welles, Fraser, and Tom Concerning the taxation of cigarettes and other tobacco products. Addresses taxation of cigarettes and other tobacco products.Requires the state treasurer, by July 1, 2011, and by July 1st of each year thereafter, to transfer eighteen million dollars from the general fund into the tobacco prevention and control account.
SB 6444 by Senators Prentice and Tom; by request of Governor Gregoire Making 2010 operating supplemental appropriations. Makes 2010 operating supplemental appropriations.
SB 6445 by Senator Prentice Allowing impact fees to be used for all fire protection facilities. Allows impact fees to be used for all fire protection facilities.
SB 6446 by Senator Kohl-Welles Addressing the period of time during which a licensed overnight youth shelter, or an organization whose stated mission is to provide services to homeless or runaway youth and their families, must provide notification to parents of runaway youth. Requires a licensed overnight youth shelter, or an organization whose stated mission is to provide services to homeless or runaway youth and their families, that provides shelter to a minor and knows at the time of providing the shelter that the minor is away from a lawfully prescribed residence or home without parental permission, to contact the parent of the minor within seventy-two hours.
SB 6447 by Senators Kohl-Welles, Delvin, and McCaslin Exempting pipe tobacco from restrictions on shipping tobacco to consumers in Washington. Exempts pipe tobacco from certain shipping restrictions.
SB 6448 by Senator Jacobsen Concerning permitting of hydraulic projects. Authorizes the department of fish and wildlife to improve the process for permitting of hydraulic projects.Creates the hydraulic project approval account.
SB 6449 by Senators McDermott, Fairley, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, and Kline Regarding signature gatherers for petitions. Regulates paid signature gatherers.Requires paid signature gatherers and businesses engaged in the activity of collecting signatures that use paid signature gatherers to register with the public disclosure commission.Requires the secretary of state to provide required training for paid signature gatherers and the businesses engaged in the activity of collecting signatures.Requires the signature and other information of a signature gatherer to be included on an initiative petition.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
SB 6450 by Senators Eide, Kauffman, and Shin Requiring the department of licensing to establish continuing education requirements for court reporters. Authorizes the director of the department of licensing to establish continuing education requirements for court reporters.
SB 6451 by Senators Kauffman and Kohl-Welles Concerning the installation of residential fire sprinkler systems. Eradicates barriers that prevent the voluntary installation of sprinkler systems in private residences by promoting education regarding the effectiveness of residential fire sprinklers.Provides financial and regulatory incentives to homeowners, builders, and water purveyors for voluntarily installing the systems.Exempts a water company from liability for damages as a result of shutting off water to a residential home that has installed a fire sprinkler system, if the shut off was due to routine maintenance or nonpayment by the customer.
SB 6452 by Senators Tom, Kohl-Welles, Kline, McDermott, Marr, Keiser, Prentice, Ranker, Eide, and Pridemore Concerning limited service pregnancy centers. Requires limited service pregnancy centers to provide truthful information about their services, ensure that any reproductive health information provided is medically accurate, and maintain the privacy of and respect a person's right to his or her health care information.
SB 6453 by Senators Hobbs, Delvin, Shin, and Roach; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board Addressing shared leave for members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system, plan 2. Addresses service credit and final average salary with regard to shared leave for members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system, plan 2.
SB 6454 by Senators Brandland and Stevens Defining child advocacy centers for the multidisciplinary investigation of child abuse and implementation of county protocols. Defines "children's advocacy center" for implementation of county protocols and the multidisciplinary investigation of child abuse.
SB 6455 by Senators Haugen and Swecker Concerning liability for damage to property owned by the department of transportation. Makes the department of fish and wildlife liable for any damage to any public highway, bridge, elevated structure, or other property owned by the department of transportation sustained as the result of any direct action or inaction of the department of fish and wildlife.
SB 6456 by Senators Kline, Keiser, Regala, Kohl-Welles, Franklin, and McDermott Improving administration of wage complaints. Improves administration of wage complaints by modifying provisions relating to: (1) Investigations by the department of labor and industries;(2) Wage and interest requirements paid by an employer;(3) Penalties for noncompliance of a wage payment requirement;(4) Tolling the applicable statute of limitations for civil actions;(5) Notice of appeal; and(6) Liability for successor businesses.
SB 6457 by Senators Delvin, Kastama, Honeyford, Becker, Schoesler, Parlette, Roach, Holmquist, and Stevens Concerning excise tax relief for nuclear fuel assemblies. Provides excise tax relief for nuclear fuel assemblies.
SB 6458 by Senators Ranker, Honeyford, Rockefeller, Delvin, Marr, Hargrove, Gordon, Shin, and Kline Concerning minimum renewable fuel content requirements. Changes the renewable fuel standard for biodiesel.Eliminates the renewable fuel standard for ethanol.
SB 6459 by Senators Hobbs, Berkey, Marr, and Schoesler Concerning the inspection of rental properties. Authorizes a local municipality to require a landlord to provide a certificate of inspection as a business license condition.Requires a qualified inspector to only investigate a rental property for building and housing code violations that substantially endanger or impair the health or safety of tenants and their neighbors.Authorizes issuance of a search warrant to certain code enforcement officials that have not implemented a mandatory third party inspection program for the purpose of allowing the inspection of any specified premises to determine the presence of an unsafe building condition or certain violations.
SB 6460 by Senators Marr and Fraser Increasing the charge limit for the preparation of condominium resale certificates. Increases the charge limit for the preparation of condominium resale certificates.
SB 6461 by Senators Honeyford, Hewitt, Schoesler, Morton, Stevens, Holmquist, King, Delvin, Roach, Becker, and Swecker Providing limited immunity for firefighters providing emergency services. Provides limited immunity for firefighters providing emergency services.
SB 6462 by Senators Honeyford, Hewitt, Schoesler, Holmquist, Stevens, Morton, Delvin, King, Roach, Becker, and Swecker Addressing the duties of a firefighter at the scene of a wildfire beyond the boundaries of the firefighter's district. Imposes a duty on a firefighter, that is present at the scene of any wildfire, to undertake firefighting efforts to suppress the fire if the fire poses a danger to human life or structures unless the firefighter does not have the equipment or manpower at the scene to fight the fire in a safe and reasonable manner.
SB 6463 by Senators Honeyford, Holmquist, Hatfield, Morton, Hewitt, Stevens, Parlette, Delvin, Schoesler, Pflug, Becker, and Swecker Authorizing property access during forest fires. Gives residents, landowners, and others in lawful possession and control of land the right to access their residences, forest land, and land not classified as forest land during a forest fire or wildfire.
SB 6464 by Senators Swecker and Holmquist Clarifying when a water right is relinquished. Declares that, in order to improve the certainty and clarity of water resource management in the state, holders of perfected water rights are no longer required to show beneficial use of a water right beyond the most recent fifteen-year period.
SB 6465 by Senators Shin, Delvin, Berkey, McDermott, Rockefeller, and Franklin Authorizing certain commercial activity at state-owned safety rest areas. Authorizes certain commercial activity at state-owned safety rest areas.
SB 6466 by Senators Shin, McAuliffe, Kastama, Marr, Kline, McDermott, and Tom Authorizing advertising on school buses. Requires the rules of the superintendent of public instruction to allow school districts to place advertising and educational material on and in school buses after approval by the school district board of directors.Directs revenue received for the advertising and educational material to be deposited in the school district's general fund or transportation vehicle fund.
SB 6467 by Senators Shin, Kastama, Delvin, Hobbs, Berkey, Rockefeller, Marr, Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Roach, and Kline Authorizing honorary degrees for students who were ordered into internment camps. Authorizes honorary degrees for persons who request an honorary degree if they were students at certain universities or community and technical colleges in 1942 and did not graduate because they were ordered into an internment camp.
SB 6468 by Senators Kauffman, Rockefeller, Pridemore, Berkey, and Kline Coordinating the weatherization and structural rehabilitation of residential structures. Coordinates the weatherization and structural rehabilitation of residential structures.Changes the name of the low-income weatherization assistance account to the low-income weatherization and structural rehabilitation and assistance account.
SB 6469 by Senators Kauffman, Regala, Hargrove, Hobbs, Gordon, Keiser, McAuliffe, and Kline Filling vacancies on the racial disproportionality advisory committee. Requires the authority, that selected a member of the racial disproportionality advisory committee who resigns, to appoint the successor.
SB 6470 by Senators Kauffman, Hargrove, Prentice, Gordon, Regala, Keiser, McAuliffe, Stevens, and Kline Addressing the burdens of proof required in dependency matters affecting Indian children. Addresses the burdens of proof required in dependency matters affecting Indian children.
SB 6471 by Senators Fraser, Rockefeller, Pridemore, Marr, and Kline Regarding the energy facility site evaluation council. Revises application costs for energy facility site certification.Transfers the duties from the department of community, trade, and economic development to the utilities and transportation commission, with regard to the energy facility site evaluation council.Authorizes the energy facility site evaluation council to retain an independent consultant to measure the impact of a proposed energy facility on the environment or other matter deemed essential to appraise the site.Modifies provisions relating to counsel for the environment.
SB 6472 by Senators Stevens, Carrell, Hewitt, Holmquist, Swecker, Roach, Becker, Honeyford, Parlette, Schoesler, and King Concerning citizenship. Creates the Washington taxpayer and citizen protection act.Requires all state agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in order to discourage illegal immigration.
SB 6473 by Senators Stevens, Morton, Holmquist, Swecker, Becker, Pflug, Delvin, Honeyford, King, Schoesler, and Hewitt Recognizing the right to protection. Creates the Washington right to protection act.
SB 6474 by Senators Stevens, Holmquist, Morton, Hewitt, Carrell, Becker, Swecker, Delvin, Honeyford, King, and Pflug Verifying that applicants for drivers' licenses, permits, and identicards are lawfully within the United States. Requires verification that applicants for drivers' licenses, permits, and identicards are lawfully within the United States.
SB 6475 by Senators Stevens, Morton, Hewitt, Holmquist, Swecker, Carrell, Schoesler, Delvin, Honeyford, King, Pflug, Roach, and Becker Exempting a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured and retained in Washington from federal regulation under the commerce clause of the Constitution of the United States. Creates the Washington firearms freedom act.
SB 6476 by Senators Stevens, Hargrove, Fraser, Swecker, Delvin, Brandland, Holmquist, Becker, Parlette, Carrell, Hewitt, Schoesler, King, Roach, and Kohl-Welles Revising provisions relating to sex crimes involving minors. Allows the department of social and health services to connect a child, who is sexually exploited, with services and treatment.Provides for impoundment of a person's vehicle if the person is arrested for certain sex crimes involving a minor.Changes penalties for commercial sexual abuse of a minor and promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor.
SB 6477 by Senators Stevens, Holmquist, Swecker, Carrell, Becker, Delvin, and Honeyford Requiring express legislative authorization for a greenhouse gas or motor vehicle fuel economy program. Prohibits state agencies from adopting or enforcing a state or regional program to regulate the emission of greenhouse gas or motor vehicle fuel economy without express legislative authorization that is enacted after the effective date of the act.
SJM 8018 by Senators Stevens, Swecker, Delvin, Holmquist, Carrell, Becker, Morton, Honeyford, Schoesler, Roach, and Hewitt Claiming state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment. Claims state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment.
SJR 8220 by Senators Stevens, Holmquist, Swecker, King, Carrell, and Becker Concerning health care services. Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to prohibit a law or rule directly or indirectly compelling any person, employer, or health care provider from participating in any health care system.
SJR 8221 by Senators Stevens, Hewitt, Carrell, Morton, Holmquist, Swecker, Delvin, Honeyford, Becker, and Roach Providing that all new tax increases expire no later than five years after becoming effective. Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to provide that all new tax increases expire no later than five years after becoming effective.
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