 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 8 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, January 21, 2010 | 11th Day - 2010 Regular Session | |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
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HB 2531-S
by House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives White, Hunt, Upthegrove, Cody, Nelson, and Hudgins)
Concerning vacancies in county offices.
Revises the procedure for filling a vacancy in a nonpartisan office in certain counties.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 18 | LGH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2649-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Conway, Moeller, and Williams; by request of Employment Security Department)
Correcting references in RCW 50.29.021(2)(c)(i), (c)(ii), and (3)(e), RCW 50.29.062(2)(b)(i)(B) and (2)(b)(iii), and RCW 50.29.063(1)(b) and (2)(a)(ii) to unemployment insurance statutes concerning employer experience rating accounts and contribution rates.
Corrects references to certain unemployment insurance statutes.
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 19 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 2993
by Representatives Hunt, Hasegawa, Williams, Green, and Hudgins
Addressing leave from employment for persons elected to serve in the state legislature.
Grants a leave from employment, for the duration of a regular or special session, to a person elected to serve in the state legislature who leaves his or her employment to participate in a legislative session.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 2994
by Representatives Appleton, Miloscia, Hunt, and Darneille
Prohibiting public service announcements by elected officials during reelection campaigns.
Restricts public service announcements during reelection campaigns.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2995
by Representatives O'Brien and Warnick
Concerning the use of carbon monoxide alarms in certain residential occupancies.
Requires carbon monoxide alarms in any residential occupancy that has fuel-fired appliances or an enclosed garage.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 2996
by Representatives Quall and Priest
Including approved private schools in the superintendent of public instruction's record check information rules.
Includes approved private schools in the superintendent of public instruction's record check information rules.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 2997
by Representatives Cody, Ericksen, Morrell, and Wallace
Concerning the size of a small employer's group for purposes of health benefit plans.
Defines the date that a health insurance provider uses to determine how many people are covered under a small employer's plan and, consequently, what rates it should charge.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2998
by Representatives Seaquist, Armstrong, Hunt, Kessler, Wallace, Conway, and Darneille
Suspending certain monetary awards and salary increases.
Suspends recognition awards given to state employees and encourages supervisors throughout state agencies to look for nonmonetary ways to acknowledge outstanding contributions to Washington's citizens by our state's civil servants.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2999
by Representatives Flannigan, McCoy, Armstrong, Ross, Pettigrew, Moeller, Ormsby, Wallace, and Simpson
Concerning traumatic brain injury.
Changes the duties and composition of the Washington traumatic brain injury strategic partnership advisory council.Requires the department of health, in response to council recommendations, to include in the statewide comprehensive plan a staffing plan for providing adequate support for council activities for positions funded by the traumatic brain injury account.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 3000
by Representatives Short, Seaquist, Driscoll, Williams, Wallace, Crouse, Haler, and Kretz
Regarding pharmacy reimbursement rates.
Requires the department of social and health services to adjust pharmacy reimbursement rates.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
HB 3001
by Representatives Klippert, Liias, Wallace, Campbell, and Simpson
Addressing bicycle and pedestrian safety education in traffic schools.
Requires a jurisdiction conducting a traffic school as a condition of a deferral of certain traffic infractions to include a curriculum for driving safely among bicyclists and pedestrians.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 3002
by Representatives Sells, Priest, Haler, Rolfes, Sullivan, Hope, Quall, Haigh, Hunter, Springer, Carlyle, Miloscia, Dunshee, Dammeier, White, Appleton, Williams, Moeller, Maxwell, Morrell, Van De Wege, Wallace, Kenney, Simpson, and Santos
Authorizing tuition and fees waivers for K-12 classified staff.
Authorizes waivers for tuition and services and activities fees for K-12 classified staff.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 3003
by Representatives Hunter, Conway, Wood, Carlyle, Williams, Morrell, Moeller, Ormsby, Van De Wege, Kenney, Simpson, and Santos
Placing symphony musicians under the jurisdiction of the public employment relations commission for purposes of collective bargaining.
Places symphony musicians under the jurisdiction of the public employment relations commission for purposes of collective bargaining.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 3004
by Representative Haler
Concerning the sale of public property to public employees or former public employees.
Finds that there is a need to avoid insider trading in the public sector.Creates a mechanism so that public land sales: (1) Offer transparency in the process; and(2) Avoid the appearance of favoritism when they include public or former public employees.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 3005
by Representatives Nelson and Springer
Affirming and clarifying the relationship between the shoreline management act and the growth management act.
Affirms and clarifies the legislature's intent in chapter 321, Laws of 2003, to modify the relationship between the shoreline management act and the growth management act.Affirms that development regulations adopted under the growth management act to protect critical areas remain in effect within shorelines of the state otherwise governed under the shoreline management act until the department of ecology approves a comprehensive update to a shoreline master program, or segment of a master program relating to critical areas.Affirms that the adoption or update of critical area regulations under the growth management act is not automatically an update to the shoreline master program.Provides that the act is retroactive to July 27, 2003.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 3006
by Representative Green
Clarifying the circumstances under which certain counseling-related associates may practice.
Clarifies the circumstances under which certain counseling-related associates may practice.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 3007
by Representatives Upthegrove, Orwall, Williams, and Wallace
Authorizing airport operators to make airport property available at less than fair market rental value for public recreational or other community uses.
Authorizes airport operators to make airport property available for public recreational or other community uses, for less than fair market rental value.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 3008
by Representatives Nealey, O'Brien, Ericks, Klippert, Walsh, Kretz, Haler, Kristiansen, Hurst, Warnick, Pearson, Dammeier, Hinkle, Schmick, McCune, and Wallace
Authorizing civil judgements for assault.
Allows the secretary of the department of corrections to deduct money from an inmate's wages, gratuities, or workers' compensation benefits, for the purpose of satisfying a civil judgment awarded to a correctional officer or department of corrections employee who was injured, in the course of employment, by the inmate.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services. | |
HB 3009
by Representative Blake
Concerning forest practices applications leading to conversion of land for development purposes.
Modifies forest practices provisions regarding how the forest practices board must define Class II and Class IV forest practices by rule; and a local government's requirement to provide an economic impact statement involving a forest practice on certain lands.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 3010
by Representatives Anderson, Chandler, Bailey, and Miloscia
Conducting performance audits of state investment board investment services contracts.
Requires the state auditor to conduct independent, comprehensive performance audits of the investment contracts entered into by the state investment board.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
HB 3011
by Representatives Anderson, Chandler, Bailey, and Priest
Limiting the exemption from public disclosure to three years for financial information submitted to the state investment board.
Limits to three years the exemption from public disclosure for certain financial and commercial information submitted to the state investment board.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 3012
by Representatives Kelley, Warnick, McCune, Goodman, Morrell, and Ormsby
Requiring landlords to provide tenants with written receipts upon request under the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act.
Requires a landlord of a manufactured or mobile home to provide, upon the request of a tenant, a written receipt for any payments made by the tenant.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 3013
by Representatives Ericks, Clibborn, Rodne, Armstrong, Wallace, and Simpson
Transferring service credit and contributions into the Washington state patrol retirement system by members who served as commercial vehicle enforcement officers and who became commissioned officers in the Washington state patrol prior to July 1, 2000.
Allows certain commercial vehicle enforcement officers to transfer service credit and contributions into the Washington state patrol retirement system.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 3014
by Representatives Kessler, Morrell, and Van De Wege; by request of Governor Gregoire
Modifying the sales and use tax deferral program for investment projects in rural counties.
Reestablishes a tax deferral program to be effective solely in distressed counties.Requires the department of revenue, with the assistance of the employment security department, to establish a list of distressed counties effective July 1, 2010.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 3015
by Representatives Cody, Ericksen, Eddy, Morrell, Campbell, and Wallace
Establishing the interstate health insurance compact act.
Establishes the interstate health insurance compact act.Expands flexibility provided in current law to increase the availability of affordable health care coverage options for the citizens of the state.Expires January 1, 2015.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 3016
by Representative Pedersen; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Updating provisions concerning the modification, review, and adjustment of child support orders to improve access to justice and to ensure compliance with federal requirements.
Revises when the department of social and health services may file an action to modify or adjust an order of child support.Allows testimony by telephone, audiovisual, or electronic means in child support proceedings, unless good cause is shown.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 3017
by Representatives O'Brien, Goodman, Pettigrew, Hunt, Seaquist, Walsh, Condotta, Appleton, and Santos
Modifying state payments for in-home care.
Creates an exemption, under certain circumstances, to the requirement that the department of social and health services not pay a home care agency for in-home personal care.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations. | |
HB 3018
by Representatives Chase, Upthegrove, Dunshee, Campbell, Ormsby, Appleton, Kagi, Wallace, Kenney, and Simpson; by request of Department of Ecology and Puget Sound Partnership
Limiting the use of copper and other substances in vehicle brake pads.
Limits the use of certain substances in vehicle brake pads.Requires the department of ecology to review risk assessments, scientific studies, and other relevant analysis regarding the availability of certain alternative brake friction material.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environmental Health. | |
HB 3019
by Representatives Dammeier, Crouse, Haler, Short, Condotta, Taylor, McCune, and Hinkle
Regarding energy efficiency requirements for residential structures.
Nullifies the state building code council's recently adopted rules, WAC 51-11-0900 and 51-11-0901, requiring additional residential energy efficiency requirements for dwellings.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 3020
by Representatives Linville and Wallace; by request of Governor Gregoire
Eliminating the public printer and transferring print functions to the department of information services.
Abolishes the public printer and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the department of information services.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 3021
by Representatives Green, Ericksen, Kessler, Kretz, Seaquist, Chandler, Van De Wege, Armstrong, Sullivan, Miloscia, Simpson, Williams, Rolfes, Bailey, Johnson, Hinkle, Ross, Finn, Moeller, Liias, Appleton, Wallace, Conway, and Kenney
Establishing the medicaid nursing facility quality assurance trust fund.
Creates the medicaid nursing facility quality assurance trust fund to receive nursing facility quality assurance fees to use in securing federal matching funds under federally prescribed programs available through the state medicaid plan.Expires June 30, 2013.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 3022
by Representatives Taylor and Rodne
Clarifying substantial justification for a lis pendens action.
Clarifies substantial justification for a lis pendens action.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 3023
by Representatives Jacks, Chandler, Kretz, Hunt, Blake, and Wallace; by request of Pollution Liability Insurance Agency and Department of Ecology
Consolidating the pollution liability insurance agency within the department of ecology.
Transfers the pollution liability insurance agency to the department of ecology.Authorizes certain decisions by the department of ecology regarding the heating oil pollution liability insurance program to be appealed to the pollution control hearings board.Expires June 1, 2013.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 3024
by Representatives Conway, Morrell, Van De Wege, Williams, Sullivan, Seaquist, Green, Campbell, Simpson, Wood, and Nelson
Providing uninterrupted meal and rest breaks for hospital employees.
Requires certain hospitals to provide employees with certain meal breaks and rest breaks.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
HB 3025
by Representatives Quall, Haigh, Probst, Ormsby, Wallace, Kenney, and Santos
Establishing an alternative route to a high school diploma.
Allows a student, as an alternative to high school graduation requirements, to receive a high school diploma if the student: (1) Successfully completes the minimum credits for admission to a public four-year institution of higher education adopted by the higher education coordinating board, which includes meeting the required college academic distribution requirements;(2) Earns a cumulative average grade of at least a three on a four-point scale, for certain required courses; and(3) Completes a culminating project and a high school and beyond plan according to rules adopted by the state board of education.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 3026
by Representatives Santos, Quall, Chase, Upthegrove, Kenney, Hunt, Nelson, Liias, McCoy, Hudgins, Simpson, and Darneille
Regarding school district compliance with state and federal civil rights laws.
Prohibits discrimination in Washington public schools on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 3027
by Representatives Ormsby, White, and Kenney
Regarding the governance and financing of the Washington state convention and trade center.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 3028
by Representatives Orwall, Hunt, and Simpson
Addressing disclosure of adoption information.
Provides access, to certain persons, to original birth certificates and adopted persons' adoption decrees.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 3029
by Representatives Haigh, Pettigrew, Quall, Ormsby, Appleton, Kagi, Wallace, Kenney, and Darneille; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Providing education programs for juveniles in adult jails.
Requires adult jail facilities and certain school districts to provide a program of education for certain juvenile inmates.Requires the superintendent of public instruction to allocate money appropriated by the legislature to administer and provide the education programs.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 3030
by Representatives Fagan and Hinkle
Regarding the administration of irrigation districts.
Modifies provisions regarding irrigation district administration.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing. | |
HB 3031
by Representatives Fagan and Alexander
Regarding costs of public records requests.
Authorizes a public agency to charge for public records requests if the production of records for one requester in a calendar month exceeds five person-hours.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
SB 6197-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Berkey, Parlette, and Franklin)
Concerning group life insurance.
Modifies provisions regarding issuance of group life insurance policies.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 20 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6207-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senator Haugen)
Allowing local governments to create golf cart zones.
Authorizes the legislative authority of a city or county to create a golf cart zone to permit the incidental operation of golf carts upon a street or highway of this state having a speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour or less.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 18 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 20 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6208-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Hatfield, and Shin)
Concerning temporary agricultural directional signs.
Includes a sign on a state highway right-of-way in the definition of "temporary agricultural directional sign" as it applies to chapter 47.42 RCW (highway advertising control act).Provides for review of a consent statement and approval of an application when the property where the sign is located is owned by the department of transportation.
| Jan 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 18 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 20 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6213-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Swecker; by request of Utilities & Transportation Commission and Washington State Patrol)
Concerning vehicles at railroad grade crossings.
Modifies requirements of certain vehicles at railroad grade crossings.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 18 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 20 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6217-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senator Rockefeller)
Retroactively applying certain intermediate license law amendments made during the 2009 legislative session.
Makes the 2009 amendments to RCW 46.20.075 (intermediate license) apply retroactively, as well as prospectively.
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 18 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 20 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6237-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senators Jacobsen and Swecker; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands)
Adopting policy recommendations developed by the sustainable recreation work group.
Adopts certain policy recommendations developed by the sustainable recreation work group that are capable of being implemented in the near term and that may provide near-term benefits to sustainable recreation or additional information that may be used to improve recreational activities in Washington.Requires the department of natural resources to: (1) Convey the responsibility to construct, operate, or maintain recreation facilities to a concessionaire; and(2) Initiate two private concessionaire pilot projects to better understand how private concessionaires could be compatible with the department's tradition of providing primitive, relatively dispersed recreation experiences and whether allowing concessionaires access to well-suited campgrounds could improve the quality of service provided while reducing management costs to the department.Requires the department of natural resources and the state parks and recreation commission to formally explore how the two agencies can develop and implement a multiagency pass that would allow the holder to access any fee-based recreational lands managed by the agencies in lieu of paying a separate access fee to an individual agency.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Ocean & Recreation at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 18 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Ocean & Recreation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 19 | NROR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6239-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Gordon, and Fraser; by request of Statute Law Committee)
Making technical corrections to gender-based terms.
Makes technical corrections to gender-based terms.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 18 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 19 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6248-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Fairley, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Kline, and Ranker)
Concerning the use of bisphenol A.
Requires a manufacturer of products that are restricted under the act to notify persons that sell the manufacturer's products in this state about the provisions of the act no less than ninety days before the effective date of the restrictions.Requires a manufacturer that produces, sells, or distributes a product prohibited from manufacture, sale, or distribution in this state under the act to recall the product and reimburse the retailer or any other purchaser for the product.Prohibits a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer from knowingly selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale or use in this state certain containers that contain bisphenol A.Penalizes a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer who violates the act.Directs expenses to cover administration of the act to be paid from the toxics control account.
| Jan 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 18 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 19 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6271-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Murray and Haugen)
Concerning annexations by cities and code cities located within the boundaries of a regional transit authority.
Addresses annexations by cities and code cities located within the boundaries of a regional transit authority.
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 18 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 20 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6274-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senator Jacobsen)
Establishing the Washington state trail interactions work group.
Establishes the Washington state trail interactions work group to examine and make recommendations to improve trail access and interactions.Expires June 30, 2011.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Ocean & Recreation at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 18 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Ocean & Recreation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 19 | NROR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6329-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, King, Franklin, Hewitt, Keiser, Kline, and Delvin)
Creating a beer and wine tasting endorsement to the grocery store liquor license.
Authorizes a grocery store licensed under RCW 66.24.360 to apply for an endorsement to offer beer and wine tasting.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 18 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 19 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6639
by Senators Brown, Stevens, Gordon, and Shin; by request of Department of Corrections
Creating alternatives to total confinement for nonviolent offenders with minor children.
Creates alternatives to total confinement for nonviolent offenders with minor children.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6640
by Senators Hargrove and Stevens; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Updating provisions concerning the modification, review, and adjustment of child support orders to improve access to justice and to ensure compliance with federal requirements.
Revises when the department of social and health services may file an action to modify or adjust an order of child support.Allows testimony by telephone, audiovisual, or electronic means in child support proceedings, unless good cause is shown.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6641
by Senator Jacobsen
Concerning forest practices applications leading to conversion of land for development purposes.
Modifies forest practices provisions regarding how the forest practices board must define Class II and Class IV forest practices by rule; and a local government's requirement to provide an economic impact statement involving a forest practice on certain lands.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 6642
by Senators Delvin, Kline, and Tom
Establishing a statewide electronic tracking system for the nonprescription sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
Regulates the nonprescription sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.Requires the attorney general to implement a real-time electronic sales tracking system to monitor the nonprescription sale of products in this state containing any detectable quantity of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, provided that the system is available to the state without cost to the state or retailers for accessing the system.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6643
by Senators Schoesler, Sheldon, Hewitt, Brown, Honeyford, Parlette, McAuliffe, and Shin
Regarding compliance reports for second-class school districts.
Authorizes second-class school districts to annually submit a condensed compliance report to the superintendent of public instruction.Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop a condensed compliance report form for second-class school districts.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6644
by Senator Jacobsen
Concerning the possession and capture of birds of prey.
Requires the director of the department of fish and wildlife to adopt fees for the issuance and monitoring of falconry permits.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 6645
by Senators Zarelli, Schoesler, Holmquist, and Stevens
Creating and paying for business and occupation tax exemptions for new businesses.
Provides a business and occupation tax exemption for new businesses.Requires strategic contribution payments deposited in the tobacco settlement account in an amount equal to the amount necessary to offset the cost of the tax exemption to be transferred to the state general fund.Expires July 1, 2014.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6646
by Senators Kilmer, Zarelli, Kastama, Marr, Hobbs, Tom, McAuliffe, Shin, and Haugen; by request of Governor Gregoire
Concerning business and occupation tax credits for job creation.
Provides business and occupation tax credits for job creation.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6647
by Senators Honeyford, Swecker, and Morton
Addressing the employment status of members of the civil air patrol while acting in an emergency service operation.
Provides employment protection for employees of private and public employers who participate in the civil air patrol.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6648
by Senators Kline, Keiser, Fairley, Kohl-Welles, Kauffman, Gordon, and McDermott
Protecting and assisting consumers and homeowners from unfair lending practices and during foreclosure proceedings.
Protects and assists consumers and homeowners during foreclosure proceedings, and provides protection from unfair lending practices.Imposes a surcharge for the recording of a notice of sale.Creates the protect Washington homeowners mediation program account.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6649
by Senators King, Marr, Swecker, Haugen, Tom, and Shin
Streamlining the content and release requirements of driving record abstracts.
Streamlines certain requirements of driving record abstracts.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6650
by Senator Murray
Concerning financial viability and impact review of certain transportation projects.
Requires the department of transportation to reconvene the expert review panel to update the work that was previously completed by the panel on the Alaskan Way viaduct and Seattle Seawall replacement project and the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project.Requires the King county executive to: (1) Facilitate a resolution to the final project design for the 520 bridge replacement and HOV project by preparing a plan for addressing the impacts of the project on surrounding cities, neighborhoods, parks, and institutions of higher education; and(2) Convene an advisory committee to help finalize the plan.Prohibits the department of transportation from commencing construction on any part of the project until agreements have been reached with the county executive that are consistent with the plan.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6651
by Senator Murray
Requiring the preparation of an impact plan on the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project.
Requires the city of Seattle to prepare a plan for addressing the impacts of the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project on Seattle neighborhoods, parks, and institutions of higher education.Requires the mayor of Seattle and the Seattle city council to convene an advisory committee to help finalize the plan.Prohibits the department of transportation from commencing construction on any part of the project until agreements have been reached with the city that are consistent with the plan.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6652
by Senators King and Honeyford
Establishing rules for certain railroad activities.
Requires the utilities and transportation commission to establish rules minimizing the risk of fire from rail grinding, welding, or vegetation clearing activities by railroads.Prescribes penalties.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6653
by Senators Jacobsen and Shin
Concerning a property tax exemption for property owned by a nonprofit organization and used for the purpose of a farmers market.
Provides a property tax exemption on real or personal property owned by a nonprofit organization, association, or corporation in connection with the operation of a farmers market.Provides that the act applies to taxes levied for collection in 2011 and thereafter.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6654
by Senators Sheldon and Haugen
Removing and streamlining certain transportation and motor vehicle reports.
Removes and streamlines certain transportation and motor vehicle reports.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6655
by Senators McDermott and Tom
Regarding the running start program.
Addresses, with regard to the running start program: (1) Waivers and determination of tuition and fees; and(2) Limits on operating fees revenue.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6656
by Senators Murray, Rockefeller, Fraser, and Shin
Authorizing a local financing tool to fund energy efficiency upgrades and removing financial barriers to implementing energy conservation programs.
Establishes a financing mechanism that will: (1) Enable local governments to expand and improve existing energy conservation and energy efficiency loan programs to aid the private and nonprofit sectors in undertaking residential, commercial, and industrial energy efficiency upgrades;(2) Lead to reductions in household energy bills;(3) Provide incentives for the creation of new family-wage jobs in construction, manufacturing, and installation of energy-saving products;(4) Encourage investments by the utility sector in a cleaner environment;(5) Decrease the need for new power plant construction; and(6) Increase energy security.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 6657
by Senator Benton
Concerning ethics for legislative employees.
Exempts legislative employees from certain violations of chapter 42.52 RCW (ethics in public service).
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SB 6658
by Senators Rockefeller, Morton, and Pridemore
Modifying community solar project provisions for investment cost recovery incentives.
Modifies community solar project provisions for investment cost recovery incentives.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 6659
by Senators Fraser, Morton, and Rockefeller; by request of Pollution Liability Insurance Agency and Department of Ecology
Consolidating the pollution liability insurance agency within the department of ecology.
Transfers the pollution liability insurance agency to the department of ecology.Authorizes certain decisions by the department of ecology regarding the heating oil pollution liability insurance program to be appealed to the pollution control hearings board.Expires June 1, 2013.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 6660
by Senator Hobbs
Concerning license renewals.
Provides a grace period for license renewal to certain persons licensed to practice dentistry.Requires the dental quality assurance commission to retroactively relicense certain persons whose license was suspended or revoked.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6661
by Senators Murray, King, Eide, Delvin, and Hobbs
Modifying local excise taxes in counties that have pledged lodging tax revenues for the payment of bonds prior to June 26, 1975.
Modifies local excise taxes in counties that have pledged lodging tax revenues for the payment of bonds before June 26, 1975.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6662
by Senators Kilmer, Roach, Kastama, Keiser, Zarelli, and Shin
Regarding developing a curriculum for a career track for home care aides.
Requires the state board for community and technical colleges, in consultation with the training partnership, to solicit proposals from community and technical colleges to develop and adapt curriculum for up to three existing degree and certificate programs in health care, social services, and special education to be used as part of a career track for incumbent home care aides.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6663
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Kilmer, Keiser, and Kauffman
Regulating tanning facilities.
Regulates tanning facilities.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6664
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Carrell, McCaslin, Roach, Kline, Gordon, Hargrove, and Tom
Concerning bail for persons in custody.
Requires appearance before a judicial officer for an individualized determination of pretrial release conditions before certain persons may be released from custody.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6665
by Senators Kohl-Welles, McDermott, Murray, Keiser, and Fairley
Changing the initiative filing fee.
Increases the fee for filing an initiative.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6666
by Senators Pflug and McCaslin
Addressing statutory construction.
Requires parties discerning legislative intent to consider introductory comments of the prime sponsor of the legislation as a guide to understanding both the issue to which the legislature was responding and the context in which the law was enacted.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6667
by Senators Kauffman and Kastama
Concerning business assistance programs.
Creates the Washington entrepreneurial development and small business reference service in the department of commerce.Requires the department of commerce to: (1) Establish and maintain an inventory of the public and private entrepreneurial training and technical assistance services, programs, and resources available in the state;(2) Disseminate information about available entrepreneurial development and small business assistance services, programs, and resources;(3) Evaluate the extent to which existing programs are effective and represent a consistent, integrated approach to meeting the needs of start-up and existing entrepreneurs;(4) Assist providers of entrepreneurial development and small business assistance services in applying for federal and private funding; and(5) Distribute awards for excellence in entrepreneurial training and small business assistance.Modifies the duties of the Washington State University small business development center with regard to entrepreneurial development and small business assistance.Requires the Washington quality award council to provide training to certain technical assistance providers to reduce operating costs, improve effectiveness, and increase productivity in businesses receiving assistance.Extends the termination and sunset review of the Washington manufacturing innovation and modernization extension service program.Creates the investing in innovation account.Makes appropriations.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6668
by Senators Kauffman and McAuliffe
Regarding eligibility requirements for the early childhood education and assistance program.
Revises the definition of "eligible child," with regard to the early childhood education and assistance program, by including a child with disabilities who qualifies for certain funds.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6669
by Senators Kastama, Kauffman, and Shin
Concerning the small business development center.
Requires a small business development center to give priority to expanding services for start-up businesses and authorizes use of funds for the center to provide additional services.Requires new businesses applying for a registration certificate to pay a five-dollar fee.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6670
by Senator Parlette
Regarding group medical insurance for nontraditional groups.
Allows the office of insurance commissioner to recognize nontraditional groups and allows these groups to purchase group medical insurance.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6671
by Senators Pflug, Marr, and Keiser
Concerning emergency departments that are not physically connected to a hospital.
Subjects to certificate of need review under chapter 70.38 RCW (health planning and development: (1) The construction, development, or other establishment of a freestanding emergency room, including the continued operation of any existing freestanding emergency room; and(2) The sale, purchase, or lease of part or all of any existing freestanding emergency room.Requires the department of health to adopt rules establishing criteria for the issuance of a certificate of need for freestanding emergency rooms.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |