 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 40 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | 2nd Day - 2010 1st Special 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 2493-S
by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Williams, Pedersen, Kagi, Nelson, Orwall, McCoy, Dickerson, White, Hunt, Darneille, Moeller, and Roberts)
Concerning the taxation of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Raises taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products to fund basic health care services.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. | |
| Mar 10 | FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Mar 15 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | |
HB 2617-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Driscoll, Chase, Hunt, Wallace, Williams, Maxwell, White, Kelley, Carlyle, Simpson, Seaquist, and Moeller; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Eliminating certain boards and commissions.
Eliminates certain boards and commissions.
| Jan 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 26 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 9 | WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM. | ||
| Mar 10 | Placed on second reading. | |
| 2nd substitute bill substituted. | ||
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 11 | Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | |
| By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. | ||
| Mar 15 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | |
HB 2956-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (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 quality incentive payments.Specifies that the increases in inpatient and outpatient reimbursement rates included in the act shall not be reflected in hospital payment rates for services provided to basic health plan enrollees.Expires July 1, 2013.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 5 | 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. | |
| Feb 27 | 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. | ||
| Mar 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | ||
| Mar 9 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 79; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Vote on final passage will be reconsidered. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 78; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 11 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. | ||
| Mar 15 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | |
HB 3186-S
by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Walsh, Williams, Hunt, Green, Dickerson, Kagi, Goodman, Orwall, Liias, Seaquist, White, and Appleton)
Imposing a tax on home and community based services to fund services for seniors and people with disabilities.
Imposes a public utility tax on community residential service businesses and adult day health businesses.Creates the community residential investment account and the home and community based services investment account.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct a review of the taxes imposed by the act.
| Feb 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 1 | FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Mar 3 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 10 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 65; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 11 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. | ||
| Mar 15 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | |
HB 3201-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Linville, Sullivan, and Ericks)
Fees for infant screening.
Increases the fee for screening infants for congenital disorders and authorizes the fee to be used to support organizations conducting community outreach, education, and adult support related to sickle cell disease.
| Mar 8 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 8:00 AM. | |
| Mar 9 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Placed on second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM. | ||
| Mar 10 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Vote on final passage will be reconsidered. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 11 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. | ||
| Mar 15 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | |
HB 3202-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representative Cody)
Concerning the nursing facility medicaid payment system.
Revises the nursing facility medicaid payment system by: (1) Changing rebasing to even years;(2) Changing the case mix adjustment cycle to six months;(3) Establishing pay for performance;(4) Adjusting rates based upon rates of direct care staff turnover; and(5) Modifying components related to variable return, operations, property, and finance.
| Mar 8 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 8:00 AM. | |
| Mar 9 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Placed on second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM. | ||
| Mar 11 | Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 15 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | |
HCR 4408
by Representatives Kessler and Kretz
Returning bills to their house of origin.
Returns bills to their house of origin.
| Mar 11 | Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, adopted. | ||
| Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, adopted. | ||
| Speaker signed. | ||
| President signed. | ||
| Filed with Secretary of State. | ||
HCR 4409
by Representatives Kessler and Kretz
Specifying the status of bills, memorials, and resolutions for the 2010 first special session of the Sixty-first legislature.
Specifies the status of bills, memorials, and resolutions for the 2010 first special session of the Sixty-first legislature.
| Mar 15 | Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, adopted. | ||
| Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, adopted. | ||
SB 6851-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Murray, Brown, Tom, Pridemore, Rockefeller, Kline, Oemig, Kauffman, McDermott, Gordon, Jacobsen, Keiser, Franklin, Fairley, McAuliffe, Eide, Fraser, Berkey, Shin, Kastama, Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Regala, and Prentice)
Concerning the clean water act of 2010 funding cleanup of water pollution and other programs necessary for the health and well-being of Washington citizens through an increase in the tax on hazardous substances.
Imposes an additional tax on the privilege of possession of hazardous substances in this state to fund programs that will offset the burdens that pollution places on the environment and the waters of the state.Requires the department of transportation to use the additional taxes deposited in the motor vehicle account to fund certain activities or projects that address contamination of storm water related to transportation infrastructure.Creates the storm water account.
| Feb 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Mar 9 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:30 PM. | |
| Mar 10 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6883
by Senators Zarelli, Carrell, Holmquist, Becker, Stevens, Morton, Parlette, Honeyford, Brandland, King, and Hewitt
Restricting the payment of legislators' expenses.
Prohibits members of the legislature from receiving any allowances for per diem expenses during a special session that is convened within thirty days following a regular session.
| Mar 11 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
SCR 8412
by Senators Brown and Hewitt
Adjourning sine die.
Adjourns SINE DIE.
| Mar 11 | Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, adopted. | ||
| Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, adopted. | ||
| President signed. | ||
| Speaker signed. | ||
| Filed with Secretary of State. | ||