 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 2 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, January 12, 2011 | 3rd Day - 2011 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=2011.
HB 1085
by Representatives Angel and Kirby
Creating a hair design license.
Creates a hair design license.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
| Jan 14 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1086
by Representatives Hunter, Alexander, and Darneille; by request of Governor Gregoire
Making 2011 supplemental operating appropriations.
Makes 2011 supplemental operating appropriations.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1087
by Representatives Hunter, Alexander, and Darneille; by request of Governor Gregoire
Making 2011-2013 operating appropriations.
Makes 2011-2013 operating appropriations.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1088
by Representatives Angel, Haler, and McCune
Limiting the moratoria authority of counties and cities in the ordinary course of comprehensive plan and shoreline master program amendment processes.
Prohibits a local government, in exercising moratoria authority under the act, from adopting one or more consecutive moratoria during a comprehensive plan or shoreline master program amendment process to prevent lawful activities under the comprehensive plan or master program in anticipation of a change of law by those amendments.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1089
by Representative McCoy
Regarding instructional materials provided in a specialized format.
Prohibits a public or private institution of higher education that provides certain specialized format versions of instructional material from requiring the student to return the specialized format version of the instructional material.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1090
by Representatives Sells, Reykdal, and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire
Responding to the current economic conditions by temporarily modifying the unemployment insurance program.
Modifies the unemployment insurance program temporarily.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 14 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1091
by Representatives Sells, Reykdal, and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire
Modifying the unemployment insurance program.
Modifies the unemployment insurance program.Requires the employment security department to provide notice of the effective date of certain sections of the act to certain parties.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 14 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1092
by Representative Dunshee
Providing for the election of members of the house of representatives from house districts within each legislative district.
Provides for the election of members of the house of representatives from house districts within each legislative district.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1093
by Representatives Haigh and Blake
Eliminating brand inspection requirements for horses.
Prohibits the department of agriculture from requiring an owner or possessor of a horse to present the horse for a brand inspection upon movement, sale, importation into Washington, exportation out of Washington, or under any other circumstances.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1094
by Representatives Kretz, Blake, Taylor, Shea, Short, Haler, and McCune
Providing a process for county legislative authorities to withdraw from voluntary planning under the growth management act.
Authorizes certain county legislative authorities to adopt a resolution removing the county, and the cities located within the county, from the requirements to adopt land use plans and development regulations under certain conditions.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
SB 5037
by Senators Keiser, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, and Shin
Creating the Washington state board of naturopathy.
Repeals the naturopathic advisory committee.Creates the board of naturopathy.Transfers certain duties from the secretary of the department of health to the board of naturopathy.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5038
by Senators Haugen, Ranker, Swecker, Stevens, and Honeyford
Concerning vehicle and vessel quick title.
Regulates quick title applications and service fees for vehicles and vessels.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5039
by Senators Murray, Keiser, Hatfield, Pridemore, Conway, and Chase
Concerning insurance coverage of tobacco cessation treatment in the preventative benefit required under the federal law.
Provides that certain group or individual plan contracts must: (1) Provide coverage for certain preventive health services without imposing cost sharing; and(2) Cover a minimum of two courses of treatment in a twelve-month period for certain tobacco cessation treatments.Provides a contingent expiration date.Requires the office of the insurance commissioner to provide notice of the expiration date of section 2 of the act to certain parties.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5040
by Senator Swecker
Regarding the personal use of state-provided electronic devices.
Addresses a state officer's or state employee's use of state-provided electronic devices for personal use.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
| Jan 13 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5041
by Senator Keiser; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning the direct care and financing allowance component rate allocations for medicaid nursing facilities.
Modifies nursing facility medicaid payment system provisions relating to: (1) Financing allowance component rate allocation;(2) Case mix classification methodology--notice of implementation--semiannual rate-setting adjustment; and(3) Facility average case mix index calculation--transition to MDS 3.0 and implementation of RUG IV--cost-rebasing periods.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5042
by Senators Keiser, Pflug, Chase, Kohl-Welles, Conway, Roach, Shin, and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning the protection of vulnerable adults.
Expands the definitions of "vulnerable adult" and "financial exploitation" in chapter 74.34 RCW (abuse of vulnerable adults).Authorizes the department of social and health services to share certain reports and findings with appropriate state or local agencies, law enforcement agencies, the office of the attorney general, federally recognized tribes, or other entities or businesses.Authorizes the department of social and health services' adult protective services division to enter into agreements with federally recognized tribes to investigate reports of abandonment, abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect of vulnerable adults on property over which a federally recognized tribe has exclusive jurisdiction.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5043
by Senators Stevens, Regala, Roach, and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Addressing child fatality review 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.Requires the department of social and health services to consult with the office of the family and children's ombudsman in certain cases to determine if a child fatality review is required.Authorizes the department of social and health services to conduct a review of a near fatality at its discretion.Provides that a child fatality review report is subject to public disclosure.
| Jan 11 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |