 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 32 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, February 24, 2010 | 45th 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 1162-S2
by House Committee on Education Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Quall, Sullivan, Haigh, Orwall, Liias, Takko, Kagi, Green, Simpson, Kenney, and Nelson)
Providing for social emotional learning in public schools.
Directs the office of the superintendent of public instruction to promote and encourage incorporation of social emotional learning into basic education instruction in public schools.Creates the social emotional learning public-private partnership account.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 10 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 9 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 11 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 59; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 4. | ||
| Feb 16 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2481-S2
by House Committee on General Government Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Van De Wege, Kretz, Blake, Hinkle, Ormsby, Dunshee, McCoy, Eddy, Upthegrove, Carlyle, Haler, Morrell, Warnick, and Kessler; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands)
Authorizing the department of natural resources to enter into forest biomass supply agreements.
Allows the department of natural resources to: (1) Maintain a list of all potential sources of forest biomass on state lands;(2) Enter forest biomass supply contracts;(3) Authorize the sale of forest biomass;(4) Lease state lands, under certain circumstances; and(5) Establish a five-year forest health and fuel reduction supply agreement demonstration project.Requires the department of natural resources to evaluate how the supply agreements could be used to sustain or create rural jobs and timber manufacturing infrastructure and to sell state timber to traditional types of timber purchasers.
| Jan 13 | Work session, public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 20 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 9 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 11 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 6. | ||
| Feb 16 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation. | |
| Feb 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Ocean & Recreation at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2591-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris and Chase)
Concerning the cost of processing applications for water right permits.
Requires the department of ecology to adjust water right application fees.Creates a permit-exempt well registry with a registration fee.Provides for recovery of the actual cost of processing applications for water right permits and stops subsidizing the processing of water right permits out of general tax revenues.Eliminates the backlog of applications within five years of the effective date of the act.Creates the water rights processing and dam safety account.
| Jan 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 22 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| 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 17 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 18 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Held on third reading. | ||
HB 2731-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Haler, Maxwell, Priest, Kagi, Sullivan, Seaquist, Quall, O'Brien, Jacks, Haigh, Pedersen, Darneille, Kenney, Rolfes, Hunter, Williams, Orwall, Liias, Carlyle, Roberts, Simpson, Walsh, Nelson, Kelley, Dickerson, Appleton, Eddy, Sells, and Morrell)
Creating an early learning program for educationally at-risk children.
Establishes an early learning program to provide voluntary preschool opportunities for educationally at-risk children who are three and four years of age.Requires the superintendent of public instruction and the director of the department of early learning to jointly: (1) Develop recommendations for legislative approval; and(2) Adopt rules for certain program components as appropriate and necessary during the phased implementation of the program.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 22 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| 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 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 67; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 16 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Feb 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2816-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Moeller, Chase, Kessler, Jacks, and Nelson)
Addressing fuel taxes on exported fuel.
Establishes fuel tax credits.Provides funding for the Puget Sound capital construction account for the construction and preservation of the state ferry system.Creates the significant regional transportation projects account and provides funding for the account for the construction of the Columbia river crossing, the north Spokane corridor, and the 520 bridge.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:15 PM. | ||
| Feb 9 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2855-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Clibborn, White, Simpson, Williams, Nelson, Sells, Carlyle, Eddy, Dickerson, Upthegrove, Pedersen, Hunt, Chase, Morris, Darneille, Kenney, Cody, Moeller, and Maxwell)
Providing financing options for the operations and capital needs of transit agencies.
Authorizes certain public transportation systems to: (1) Impose an annual vehicle license fee of up to twenty dollars; and(2) Seek voter approval of a vehicle fee of up to thirty dollars.Requires the joint transportation committee to convene an advisory panel on public transit system funding to: (1) Provide a forum to discuss operating and capital needs of public transit agencies;(2) Identify funding options; and(3) Develop a blueprint for public transit services.Expires the advisory panel on June 30, 2012, and provides that section 10 of the act, which authorizes the advisory panel, is null and void if funding is not provided by June 30, 2010.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:15 PM. | ||
| Feb 9 | 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 2863-S
by House Committee on General Government Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, Chandler, Liias, Van De Wege, Jacks, and Wallace)
Transferring food assistance programs to the department of agriculture.
Transfers the emergency food assistance program in the department of commerce and the emergency food assistance and commodity supplemental food programs in the department of general administration to the department of agriculture.Authorizes the director of the department of agriculture to: (1) Adopt rules necessary to implement the food assistance programs; and(2) Enter into contracts and agreements to implement food assistance programs, including contracts and agreements with the United States department of agriculture, to implement federal food assistance programs.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | APPG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 9 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 11 | Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 12 | Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Placed on third reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Feb 22 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 23 | ARED - Majority; do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
HB 2882-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Klippert, Green, Dammeier, Dickerson, Kelley, Wallace, and McCune)
Detaining persons with mental disorders.
Changes standards by which a designated crisis responder may take a person with a mental disorder or chemical dependency into emergency custody from presenting an "imminent" likelihood of harm to a "substantial" likelihood of harm.Authorizes designated crisis responders and designated mental health professionals, when making a determination for a seventy-two hour detainment, to consider information provided by families, landlords, neighbors, or others with significant contact and history of involvement with the person.Requires the research and data analysis division of the department of social and health services to track and review: (1) Outcomes regarding certain commitments; and(2) The cost of providing treatment as a result of the implementation of the act.Expires June 30, 2014.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Human Services at 10:00 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. | |
| 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 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Feb 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2956-S
by House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Williams, and Maxwell; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Concerning the hospital safety net.
Creates the hospital safety net assessment and hospital safety net assessment fund to allow the state to generate additional federal financial participation for the medicaid program and provide for increased reimbursement to hospitals.Imposes a hospital safety net assessment, the funds of which are to be used solely to augment all other funding sources and not as a substitute for any other funds.Intends: (1) That the total amount assessed not exceed the amount needed, in combination with all other available funds, to support the reimbursement rates and other payments authorized by the act; and(2) To condition the assessment on receiving federal approval for receipt of additional federal financial participation and on continuation of other funding sufficient to maintain hospital inpatient and outpatient reimbursement rates and small rural disproportionate share payments at least at the levels in effect on June 30, 2009.Requires the department of social and health services to design a system of hospital performance incentive payments.Expires July 1, 2013.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 5 | APPH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
HB 2957-S
by House Committee on General Government Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams and Darneille; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Transferring the indeterminate sentence review board to the department of corrections.
Transfers the indeterminate sentence review board and its functions to the department of corrections.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 5 | APPG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 9 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 3014-S
by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored 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 in certain 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.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 9 | FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 11 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 3076-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Concerning the involuntary treatment act.
Requires the Washington institute for public policy, in collaboration with the department of social and health services and other applicable entities, to undertake a search for a validated mental health assessment tool to be used by designated mental health professionals when undertaking assessments of individuals for detention, commitment, and revocation under the involuntary treatment act. This requirement expires June 30, 2011.Revises the definition of "likelihood of serious harm" for the purposes of the involuntary treatment act by including a person who has taken an action or engaged in certain behavior that is likely to be followed in the near future by an attempt to do physical harm or cause substantial property destruction.Authorizes designated mental health professionals, when making a determination for initial detainment, to consider information provided by families, landlords, neighbors, or others with significant contact and history of involvement with the person.Authorizes a relative of a person under consideration for involuntary treatment to provide the court with pertinent information at the probable cause hearing.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Human Services at 10:00 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Feb 17 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Feb 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5838-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators McDermott, Jacobsen, Murray, Kohl-Welles, and Fairley)
Concerning negligent driving resulting in substantial bodily harm, great bodily harm, or death of a vulnerable user of a public way.
Addresses negligent driving that results in substantial bodily harm, great bodily harm, or death of a vulnerable user of a public way.
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 25 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | JUD - 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 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6397-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Pflug, Oemig, McDermott, Eide, Kauffman, Shin, and McAuliffe)
Addressing the viewing of sexually explicit depictions of minors on the internet.
Amends current statutes governing depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct to: (1) Ensure that intentional viewing of and trading in child pornography over the internet is subject to criminal penalty without limiting the scope of existing prohibitions on the possession of child pornography, including the possession of electronic depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct;(2) Clarify that each individual item of visual or printed matter constitutes a separate violation for purposes of determining the unit of prosecution; and(3) Set a different unit of prosecution for the new crime of viewing of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct such that each separate session of intentionally viewing over the internet of visual depictions or images of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct constitutes a separate offense.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 11 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6489-S
by Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Oemig, Hobbs, Rockefeller, Fairley, Fraser, Brown, Shin, and Kline)
Regarding uniform television energy efficiency standards.
Requires the department of commerce to monitor television energy efficiency standards proposed in California and Oregon.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 5 | EWE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 1:15 PM. | ||
SB 6590-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Delvin, Brandland, and Hargrove)
Stating the policy that law enforcement personnel be truthful and honest in the conduct of official business.
Provides that it is the policy of the state that law enforcement personnel be truthful and honest in the conduct of their official business.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 5 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 16 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 17 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
| Feb 23 | PSEP - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| PSEP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | ||
SB 6666-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Pflug and McCaslin)
Addressing statutory construction.
Finds that the ad hoc statutory construction work group should: (1) Take into account the relative values of the multiplicity of sources available to consider when seeking to determine the legislative intent of enacted law;(2) Emphasize that legislative intent should be construed from sources beginning with the final action of the legislative body on a bill and moving backward in recognition of the collective nature of the legislature; and(3) Take into consideration a suggested nonexclusive hierarchy of factors.
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 11 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6697-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Kline, and Kohl-Welles)
Concerning suffocation.
Includes assaulting another by suffocation in the crime of second degree assault.
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | ||
SB 6729-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senator Fraser)
Addressing the contents of notices to shareholders of annual or special meetings.
Requires each notice to shareholders of annual or special meetings to include the bank's or corporation's web site, as appropriate, and a citation to the United States securities and exchange commission's electronic data gathering, analysis and retrieval system.
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | ||
SB 6788-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Morton, Delvin, and Marr)
Addressing the dissolution of the assets and affairs of a nonprofit corporation.
Addresses dissolution of the assets and affairs of a nonprofit corporation.Repeals several sections of the Washington nonprofit corporation act that govern the liquidation of a nonprofit corporation by a superior court.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 5 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 15 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Feb 16 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6791-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove and McAuliffe; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Concerning the involuntary treatment act.
Requires the Washington institute for public policy, in collaboration with the department of social and health services and other applicable entities, to undertake a search for a validated mental health assessment tool to be used by designated mental health professionals when undertaking assessments of individuals for detention, commitment, and revocation under the involuntary treatment act. This requirement expires June 30, 2011.Requires the court or evaluating designated mental health professional to consider certain symptoms and behavior when determining whether a person is gravely disabled or presents a likelihood of serious harm.
| 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 13 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6808-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Shin, Delvin, and Kastama)
Concerning private infrastructure development.
Allows private utilities to provide infrastructure needed for economic development in a manner that minimizes development sprawl.Prohibits a wastewater company from operating a system of sewerage for compensation without first having obtained a certificate from the utilities and transportation commission declaring that the public convenience and necessity requires such operation.Authorizes the utilities and transportation commission to: (1) Adopt rules establishing fees necessary to recover the actual and reasonable costs of supervising and regulating wastewater companies; and(2) If it determines that a wastewater company is unfit to provide wastewater service on any wastewater system under its ownership, order the transfer of any such system or systems to a capable wastewater company.
| Feb 3 | Public hearing, executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 5 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SJR 8218-S
by Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Franklin, Brandland, Becker, Schoesler, Kastama, Honeyford, Delvin, Hobbs, Parlette, Zarelli, McCaslin, Holmquist, Hargrove, Regala, Rockefeller, Marr, Hatfield, Shin, Sheldon, Kilmer, Hewitt, Stevens, and Roach)
Amending the state Constitution so that offenses that may result in a mandatory life sentence upon conviction are not bailable by sufficient sureties.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution so that offenses that may result in a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of release upon conviction are not bailable by sufficient sureties.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
| Feb 11 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 13 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |