 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 16 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | 23rd Day - 2010 Regular Session | |
| SENATE |
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| HOUSE |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2010.
HB 1885-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Van De Wege, Blake, Warnick, Takko, Ormsby, and Liias)
Regarding the feeding of wildlife.
Prohibits a person from placing, depositing, distributing, or scattering grain, hay, or other food so as to intentionally constitute a lure, attraction, or enticement for potentially habituated wildlife not lawfully held in captivity.Prohibits an individual from being issued a warning or a natural resources infraction for feeding elk in the Mt. St. Helens elk herd management area.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Jan 11 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | |
| Jan 15 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Jan 29 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 41; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
HB 2412-S
by House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Nelson, Springer, White, Simpson, Roberts, Chase, Appleton, and Kenney)
Addressing fully contained communities authorized under the growth management act.
Prohibits a county with a population greater than 1.5 million persons and any adjoining county with a population of greater than 240,000 persons, that plans under RCW 36.70A.040, from authorizing the development of a fully contained community.
| Jan 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | 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 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2416-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Chase, Eddy, Van De Wege, Morrell, Upthegrove, Simpson, Kenney, Hudgins, and Ormsby)
Establishing energy efficiency standards for consumer products.
Establishes energy efficiency standards for certain consumer products.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 28 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2485-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Kretz and Taylor)
Regarding the purchase of land by the department of fish and wildlife.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to seek to minimize any disproportionate geographic impacts when planning to acquire any new real estate to be owned in fee, or managed directly, by the department.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 1 | Committee relieved of further consideration. | |
| Referred to Capital Budget. | ||
HB 2504-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Eddy, Morris, Van De Wege, McCoy, Haler, Chase, Armstrong, Schmick, Walsh, Hunt, Kessler, Ormsby, and Short)
Concerning minimum renewable fuel content requirements.
Changes the renewable fuel standard for biodiesel.Eliminates the renewable fuel standard for ethanol.
| Jan 14 | Work session, public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, and Energy & Communications at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 28 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 1 | Committee relieved of further consideration. | |
| Referred to Transportation. | ||
| Feb 3 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2509-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Short, Chase, Upthegrove, Chandler, Haler, Ericks, Warnick, and Kretz)
Authorizing the department of natural resources to use certain funds to ensure that firefighting equipment does not spread noxious weeds.
Authorizes the department of natural resources, at the discretion of the commissioner of public lands, to use any funds provided to it by forest fire suppression assessments and the landowner contingency forest fire suppression account to cover the costs associated with cleaning firefighting equipment used during a fire to minimize the possibility of the equipment spreading the seeds of noxious weeds.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 28 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 1 | Committee relieved of further consideration. | |
| Referred to General Government Appropriations. | ||
HB 2556-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Fagan and Chandler)
Regarding financial security requirements under chapter 22.09 RCW.
Provides an exemption to certain warehouse or grain dealers regarding security deposits.
| Jan 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 28 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2684-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Sullivan, Liias, Hasegawa, Simpson, Nelson, Goodman, and Chase)
Establishing opportunity centers at community colleges.
Establishes an opportunity employment and education center within the Seattle community college district.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 1 | Committee relieved of further consideration. | |
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
HB 2986-S
by House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson, Upthegrove, Campbell, Carlyle, Liias, Driscoll, Williams, Ormsby, Sullivan, Nelson, Sells, Appleton, Chase, Seaquist, Ericks, Goodman, Morrell, Green, Dickerson, Hudgins, Van De Wege, White, Maxwell, Miloscia, Conway, Moeller, Jacks, Hurst, Kenney, and Hasegawa)
Requiring the appointment of nonvoting labor members to public transportation governing bodies.
Requires appointment of nonvoting labor members to public transportation governing bodies.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | 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 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 3156
by Representative Van De Wege
Authorizing the department of archaeology and historic preservation to impose a fee for access to certain online report systems.
Requires the department of archaeology and historic preservation to impose an annual license fee to access certain online report systems.Creates the geographic information system account.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 3157
by Representatives Hunter, Ericks, and Conway; by request of Department of Revenue
Concerning the state business and occupation tax.
Extends the state's business and occupation tax to certain companies to ensure they pay their fair share of the cost of services that this state renders and the infrastructure it provides.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
| Feb 5 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 3158
by Representative O'Brien
Prohibiting the sale and use of lead sinkers and jigs.
Prohibits the sale and use of lead sinkers and lead jigs.Requires the department of fish and wildlife to provide public education and outreach to disseminate information regarding the prohibition on the sale and use of lead sinkers and lead jigs.Prescribes penalties.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 3159
by Representative Takko
Authorizing the department of archaeology and historic preservation to impose a fee for access to certain online report systems.
Requires the department of archaeology and historic preservation to impose an annual license fee to access certain online report systems.Creates the geographic information system account.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
HB 3160
by Representatives Darneille and Takko
Concerning payments in lieu of taxes for lands owned by the department of fish and wildlife.
Modifies provisions regarding payments in lieu of taxes for lands owned by the department of fish and wildlife.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 3161
by Representatives Hasegawa, Chase, Appleton, Roberts, and Simpson
Concerning community reinvestment of oil windfall profits.
Imposes a tax on the taxable income of each petroleum business for the privilege of engaging in any business activity within this state and provides for the administration of the tax.Requires the department of general administration to administer a grant program for state agencies and school districts to provide funds for the construction of energy conservation projects.Requires the department of commerce, in consultation with the joint committee on energy supply and energy conservation, to administer a business renewable energy grant program to allocate funds to Washington businesses that invest in renewable energy sources.Creates the energy and transportation reserve account.Prescribes penalties.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 3162
by Representatives Hasegawa, Hudgins, Chase, Simpson, Dickerson, and Goodman
Authorizing the creation of a state bank.
Creates the state bank of Washington with the intent that all state funds and funds of state institutions will be deposited at the state bank and will be guaranteed by the state.Takes effect upon approval of the voters of the proposed amendments to Articles VIII and XII of the state Constitution which allows the state legislature to create a state bank that may make decisions to lend, borrow, and invest state moneys.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
HJM 4029-S
by House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Bailey, Kirby, Rolfes, and Kelley)
Requesting certain federal entities to actively support certain community bank policies and legislation.
Requests certain federal entities to actively support certain community bank policies and legislation.
| Jan 28 | FII - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5208-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland, Kline, Hargrove, Stevens, Regala, Sheldon, Marr, Kohl-Welles, Tom, Kilmer, and Shin; by request of Attorney General)
Ensuring punishment for domestic violence offenders.
Recognizes: (1) The substantial and great impact upon society, families, children, and the victims of offenses occurring between cohabitants;(2) The continuing nature of domestic violence; and(3) The lasting psychological trauma caused by such violence.Finds that the prevention of domestic violence, and the proper punishment for such offenses, is a compelling state interest that has not been under current sentencing provisions. Toward this end, the act is necessary to ensure that domestic violence offenders are punished accordingly and that an end to domestic violence can be achieved.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6244-S
by Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser, Rockefeller, Marr, Ranker, Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, Shin, and Kline)
Defining a green home and an energy efficient home.
Requires the state building code council to adopt rules to define green home and energy efficient home for certain residential units and apartment houses.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | EWE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| On motion, referred to Rules. | ||
SB 6289-S
by Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Pridemore, Brandland, Marr, Rockefeller, Brown, Kohl-Welles, and Kline)
Protecting lake water quality by reducing phosphorus from lawn fertilizers.
Limits the use of fertilizers containing the plant nutrient phosphorus.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | EWE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6373-S
by Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Ranker, Rockefeller, Swecker, Pridemore, Marr, Kline, and Fraser; by request of Department of Ecology)
Directing the department of ecology to adopt rules requiring entities to report the emissions of greenhouse gases.
Requires the department of ecology to adopt rules requiring persons to report emissions of greenhouse gases where those emissions from a single facility, source, or site, or from fossil fuels sold in Washington by a single supplier meet or exceed ten thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually.
| Jan 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | EWE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6408-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Fairley, Honeyford, and Haugen)
Changing remedies for actions under the public records act.
Authorizes the imposition of a fine on an agency when a person prevails against the agency with regard to the denial of a public records request.Requires the fine to be deposited into the archives and records management account.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6421-S
by Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored 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: (1) Produce a fully updated and revised state energy strategy and implementation report with guidance of an advisory committee appointed by the director;(2) Seek in-kind and financial support for the process; and(3) Develop a work plan for update of the strategy.Prohibits the department of commerce from intervening in any adjudicative proceeding before the utilities and transportation commission, but it may ask permission to provide information relevant to the proceeding.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | EWE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6580-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker and Haugen)
Creating the local bridge restoration and replacement account.
Creates the local bridge restoration and replacement account to be used only for restoring and replacing certain local bridge projects.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6612-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Regala, and Stevens; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Concerning child fatality reviews in child welfare cases.
Authorizes the secretary of the department of social and health services to examine and obtain copies of reports and records of autopsies or post mortems in child fatality review cases.Provides that a child fatality review is subject to public disclosure and must be posted on the department's public web site.
| Jan 21 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6649-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored 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 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6692-S
by Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Pridemore, Hargrove, Ranker, and Haugen)
Allowing certain counties to participate and enter into ownership agreements for electric generating facilities powered by biomass.
Allows certain counties to participate in and enter into ownership agreements for electric generating facilities powered by biomass.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing, executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | EWE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6811
by Senators Keiser and Pflug
Concerning naturopathy.
Eliminates the naturopathic advisory committee.Creates the board of naturopathy.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | ||
SB 6812
by Senators Pflug and Parlette
Authorizing health carriers to offer plans equivalent to the basic health plan.
Authorizes a health carrier to offer a health benefit plan that is actuarially equivalent to the same schedule of covered basic health care services established by the administrator of the health care authority for nonsubsidized enrollees.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | ||
SB 6813
by Senators Tom, Rockefeller, and Shin
Transferring various natural resources management duties to the department of natural resources.
Abolishes the department of fish and wildlife and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the department of natural resources.Abolishes the agency known as the state parks and recreation commission.Transfers, administratively, the duties of the governor-appointed state parks and recreation commission and the fish and wildlife commission to the department of natural resources.Requires the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, the fish and wildlife commission, and the state parks and recreation commission to devise a plan necessary to implement these changes.Authorizes the code reviser to substitute words designating the department of natural resources or the administrator of the department of natural resources, as appropriate, whenever necessary to effect the changes in meaning provided for in the act or any other act of the 2010 legislature.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
SB 6814
by Senators Pridemore, Murray, Fairley, and Shin
Concerning anatomical gifts made by driver's license and identicard applicants.
Provides that the department of licensing assumes that an applicant for a driver's license or an identicard is willing to be an organ and/or tissue donor unless the applicant indicates otherwise.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6815
by Senator Haugen; by request of Office of Financial Management
Concerning health care benefits for marine employees of the department of transportation.
Revises provisions regarding health care benefits for marine employees of the department of transportation.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Feb 3 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6816
by Senator Schoesler
Concerning special permitting for certain farm implements.
Addresses height requirements for certain farm implement's permits.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6817
by Senators McDermott, Kline, Kohl-Welles, and Fairley
Concerning funds for certain affordable housing purposes.
Requires a county auditor to charge a surcharge of sixty-two dollars for each document recorded with regard to assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust and to transmit the funds to the state treasurer who shall deposit the funds in the Washington housing trust fund account.Authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds of the state of Washington for the purpose of providing funds for the housing trust fund program at the department of commerce. Addresses the state affordable housing for all plan by: (1) Adding to the purposes of the plan; and(2) Requiring additional information in the plan.Authorizes the department of commerce to, based on changes to the general population and in the housing market, revise the performance measures and goals of the state affordable housing for all plan and set future goals.Makes an appropriation.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6818
by Senators Prentice and Kline; by request of Department of Revenue
Concerning the state business and occupation tax.
Extends the state's business and occupation tax to certain companies to ensure they pay their fair share of the cost of services that this state renders and the infrastructure it provides.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6819
by Senators Kilmer, Becker, Hobbs, Delvin, and Shin
Creating an estate tax exemption for certain property held by qualified family-owned businesses.
Allows, for the purposes of determining the Washington taxable estate, a deduction from the federal taxable estate for the value of qualified family-owned business interests of the decedent.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6820
by Senators Holmquist and Sheldon
Modifying motorcycle helmet use requirements.
Provides exceptions to motorcycle helmet use requirements.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6821
by Senators Holmquist, McCaslin, Stevens, Delvin, Becker, Honeyford, Parlette, Hewitt, Swecker, and Morton
Concerning tax increases imposed by state government.
Requires a measure to be submitted to the voters that would reaffirm the provisions of Initiatives 601 and 960 that required a two-thirds vote of the legislature to raise state taxes, absent voter approval. If this measure is approved, it is the intent of the legislature that the protection provided by Article II, section 41 of the state Constitution concerning legislative amendment or repeal of measures approved by voters attach to the act.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6822
by Senator Holmquist
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.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 6823
by Senators Fraser, Parlette, and Prentice
Naming credits against the state sales tax.
Requires certain funding mechanisms to be referred to as specific terms.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6824
by Senators Parlette and Becker
Authorizing health carriers to offer plans equivalent to the basic health plan.
Authorizes a health carrier to offer a health benefit plan that is actuarially equivalent to the same schedule of covered basic health care services established by the administrator of the health care authority for nonsubsidized enrollees.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |