 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 29 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Friday, February 19, 2010 | 40th 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.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2010.
HB 1189-S
by House Committee on Environmental Health (originally sponsored by Representatives Chase and Campbell)
Regarding retail store carryout bags.
Prohibits a person who owns or operates a retail store from providing a carryout bag for free or for charge to a consumer unless the carryout bag is: (1) Either a compostable plastic carryout bag, a recyclable paper carryout bag, or a reusable carryout bag; or(2) In the retailer's existing on-site inventory.Prescribes penalties.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environmental Health at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | ENVH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environmental Health at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2397-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Kretz, Dickerson, Schmick, Blake, Kristiansen, Driscoll, Armstrong, Liias, Dunshee, Hudgins, Eddy, Morris, Chase, Simpson, Kenney, Warnick, Ormsby, and Hope)
Addressing the distance requirements for gathering signatures for an initiative or referendum at stand alone stores and retail stores that are located in commercial retail complexes.
Prohibits signature gatherers for initiative or referendum petitions from being within fifteen feet from entrances and exits of certain stand alone or retail stores, unless authorized by the property owner.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 11 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 82; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 4. | ||
| Feb 16 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 2429-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Wood, Condotta, Williams, Takko, Eddy, Morrell, O'Brien, Conway, and Ormsby; by request of Attorney General)
Addressing the resale of motor vehicles previously determined as having nonconformities.
Modifies provisions regarding the resale of motor vehicles previously determined as having nonconformities.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 9 | Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 10 | Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Placed on third reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. | |
HB 2752-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Orwall, Walsh, Goodman, Kagi, Roberts, Pedersen, Green, Santos, and Nelson)
Modifying provisions relating to providing shelter to a minor.
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 notify: (1) The parent of the minor within seventy-two hours; and(2) The department of social and health services or the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the youth lives within eight hours.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | ELCS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 15 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 16 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
HB 2818-S
by House Committee on Environmental Health (originally sponsored 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.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environmental Health at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | ENVH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environmental Health at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 15 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 73; nays, 25; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Feb 17 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
| Feb 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2867-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Sells, White, Hunt, Chase, Kessler, Morrell, Van De Wege, Kenney, and Hasegawa; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Promoting early learning.
Establishes a robust birth-to-three continuum of services for parents and caregivers of young children to provide education and support regarding the importance of early childhood development.Requires the department of early learning, in collaboration with the early learning nongovernmental private-public partnership and the early learning advisory council, to develop a birth-to-three plan, including recommended appropriation levels.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | ELCS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 8 | WAYS - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 9 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 15 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Feb 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2925-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Kretz, Short, and Condotta)
Concerning impact payments of a municipally owned hydroelectric facility.
Authorizes certain cities, that own and operate a public utility and have facilities for the generation of electricity located in a county other than that in which the city is located, to provide for the impacts of lost revenue.Requires certain municipal-owned utilities, that construct or operate hydroelectric generating facilities or acquire land for the purpose of constructing or operating the same in a county other than the county in which the city is located, to enter into an agreement with the county affected for the annual payment of moneys to recompense such losses or provide for such increased financial burden equivalent to seven percent of the annual utility taxes paid by the municipal-owned utility.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 8 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 9 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 16 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 93; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 3024-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored 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. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Providing uninterrupted meal and rest breaks for certain employees. )
Requires an employer to provide employees with certain meal breaks and rest breaks.Defines "employer" as certain hospitals, state hospitals, state veterans' homes, residential habilitation centers, correctional facilities that provide health care services to certain inmates, and facilities in an institution or detention facility that provide health care services to certain juveniles.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 8 | WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 9 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 11 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 15 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Feb 17 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
| Feb 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 3029-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored 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: (1) Allocate money appropriated by the legislature to school districts that have assumed the primary responsibility to administer and provide the education programs or to the educational service district operating the program under contract; and(2) Adopt rules regarding school district funding and that establish reporting, program compliance, audit, and other accountability requirements.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 3035-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Quall, Priest, Hunter, Carlyle, Probst, Kagi, Haigh, Liias, Dammeier, Kelley, Anderson, Kenney, Conway, Santos, Maxwell, Sullivan, and Rolfes)
Regarding educator performance and innovation.
Requires new criteria and a new rating system for evaluating principals and certificated classroom teachers.Requires performance criteria and an evaluation process for school district superintendents and classified staff.Requires information to be provided to the public regarding the district's hiring, assigning, terminating, and staff evaluation criteria.Provides for a two-year pilot, in selected districts, of the new teacher and principal evaluation systems.Increases the time period for provisional status of certificated employees and authorizes the school district superintendent to remove an employee from provisional status in the second year of employment based on evaluation ratings.Adds to the reasons allowing certificated instructional staff salaries and benefits to exceed the district's average certificated instructional staff salary.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
HB 3038-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Maxwell, Priest, Sullivan, Carlyle, White, Hunt, Kagi, Anderson, Kenney, Conway, Rolfes, and Clibborn)
Regarding standards and accountability in education.
Finds that it is the state's responsibility to create a coherent and effective accountability framework for the continuous improvement for all schools and districts to provide: (1) An excellent and equitable education for all students;(2) An aligned federal/state accountability system; and(3) The tools necessary for schools and districts to be accountable, including the necessary accounting and data reporting systems, assessment systems to monitor student achievement, and a system of general support, targeted assistance, and if necessary, intervention.Phase I of this accountability system will: (1) Recognize schools that have done an exemplary job of raising student achievement and closing the achievement gaps using the state board of education's accountability index; and(2) Target the lowest five percent of persistently lowest-achieving schools to provide federal funds and federal intervention models through either a voluntary option or a required action process.Phase II of this accountability system will work toward implementing the state board of education's accountability index for identification of schools in need of improvement and the use of state and local intervention models and state funds.The expectation from implementation of this accountability system is the improvement of student achievement for all students to prepare them for postsecondary education, work, and global citizenship in the twenty-first century.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
HB 3040-S
by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Wood, Appleton, Rolfes, Sells, Sullivan, and Finn)
Regarding the licensing of appraisal management companies.
Regulates appraisal management companies.Creates the appraisal management company account.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Referred to General Government Appropriations. | |
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 5 | APPG - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPG - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Commerce & Labor. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 9 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 11 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 16 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
| Feb 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 3047-S
by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives White, Dunshee, and Morrell)
Concerning the University of Washington's public works contracting procedures.
Provides an alternative process for awarding public works contracts for construction, building, renovation, remodeling, alteration, repair, or improvement of certain University of Washington buildings and facilities.Provides for sunset termination and review.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 3121-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representative Kagi; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Concerning child welfare services.
Expands membership of the child welfare transformation committee by including a youth currently in, or an alumnus of, the state foster care system.Requires the committee, in selecting demonstration sites, to: (1) Define a geographic area in which cases must be randomly assigned by an independent entity to a supervising agency or the department; and(2) For the provision of certain child welfare services, maintain the placement and care authority of the state over children receiving child welfare services at a level that does not adversely affect the continuation of federal funding and options to further maximize federal funding opportunities.Requires the conversion of contracts for the provision of child welfare services to performance-based contracts to be done in a manner that does not adversely affect the continuation of federal funding and options to further maximize federal funding opportunities.Authorizes a federally recognized Indian tribe located in this state to provide certain child welfare services.Requires the department of social and health services to give primary preference for performance-based contracts to private nonprofit entities, for the purposes of the provision of child welfare services by supervising agencies under the act.Delays the expiration of the child welfare transformation committee.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | ELCS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 3136-S
by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Dunshee, Simpson, and Ormsby)
Concerning water pollution control.
Addresses funding criteria for publicly owned nonindustrial water pollution control facilities.
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 11 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 17 | Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 3190
by Representatives Kelley, Green, Van De Wege, Simpson, Blake, Ericks, Hurst, Finn, Hinkle, and Dammeier
Authorizing membership in the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 for firefighters employed by the department of corrections at the McNeil Island special commitment center.
Provides retirement system options to members of plan 2 who were members of the public employees' retirement system while employed by the department of corrections providing firefighting services.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6204-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Sheldon, King, Hobbs, and Rockefeller)
Requesting the liquor control board to examine ways to increase efficiency and revenue.
Requires the liquor control board to: (1) In consultation with the office of financial management and the appropriate legislative committees, examine methods to increase efficiency and revenue through the sale of liquor in this state;(2) Examine the six alternatives identified in the December 2009 state government performance review which outlined opportunities for increased revenue relating to the sale and distribution of liquor; and(3) Investigate other options it deems appropriate.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 10 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6267-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Rockefeller and Honeyford; by request of Department of Ecology)
Regarding water right processing improvements.
Provides water right applicants and the department of ecology with the necessary tools to expedite the processing of water right applications depending on the needs of the project and agency workload.Creates the water rights processing account.
| Jan 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 5 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 9 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 16 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Feb 17 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | |
SB 6392-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Tom, Swecker, Oemig, Holmquist, Jacobsen, Haugen, and Marr)
Clarifying the use of revenue generated from tolling the state route number 520 corridor.
Addresses the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV program relating to: (1) Use of toll-backed bond proceeds;(2) Maximum project cost and use of project cost savings;(3) Minimum carpool occupancy;(4) Mitigation plan for the Washington park arboretum; and(5) Establishing HOV lane performance standards.Establishes work groups to: (1) Study alternative transit connections at the University of Washington light rail station;(2) Make recommendations regarding options for financing high-capacity transit through the corridor; and(3) Make recommendations regarding design refinements to the department of transportation's preferred alternative.Creates the state route number 520 civil penalties account.
| Jan 21 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 25 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 16 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 17 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Feb 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6550-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Regala, Carrell, Marr, Shin, and Roach; 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 up 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.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 9 | WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 10 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 11 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 13 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6726-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Marr, Kohl-Welles, Ranker, Murray, McDermott, Keiser, Prentice, Kauffman, Kline, Kilmer, Fraser, and Pridemore)
Making the governor the public employer of language access providers.
Requires the office of financial management to establish a working group on language access services to develop a plan to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of language access services.Makes the governor, for certain purposes, the public employer of language access providers.Addresses state action immunity under federal and state antitrust laws.Provides that chapter 41.56 RCW (public employees' collective bargaining) applies to the governor with respect to language access providers.Requires the department of social and health services to certify, authorize, and qualify language access providers as needed to maintain a pool of certified, authorized, and qualified providers.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 9 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 10 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 15 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| 2nd substitute bill not substituted. | ||
| 1st substitute bill substituted. | ||
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Feb 16 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6743-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators McDermott and Kauffman)
Regarding field investigations on privately owned lands.
Requires field investigations on privately owned land to be conducted by professional archaeologists.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 11 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6792-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Hatfield, King, Marr, and Shin)
Extending the agribusiness purposes exemption for certain commercial driver's license applicants.
Extends the exemption for certain commercial driver's license applicants related to agribusiness.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | ARED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6832-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove)
Concerning child welfare services.
Makes several narrowly based amendments, mainly for clarification, based on the work of the child welfare transformation design committee established pursuant to chapter 520, Laws of 2009.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 11 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Children's Services. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6859
by Senator Prentice
Relating to fiscal matters.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6860
by Senator Prentice
Relating to fiscal matters.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6861
by Senator Prentice
Relating to education.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6862
by Senator Prentice
Relating to education.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6863
by Senator Prentice
Relating to criminal justice.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6864
by Senator Prentice
Relating to criminal justice.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6865
by Senator Prentice
Relating to public employee health benefits.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6866
by Senator Prentice
Relating to financing public infrastructure.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6867
by Senator Tom
Eliminating the state printer.
Eliminates the state printer and requires the printer to coordinate with the department of general administration to sell or surplus all equipment.Requires the department of general administration to develop a plan for disposing of or leasing the state plant building.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |