 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 4 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Friday, January 14, 2011 | 5th 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 1130
by Representatives Appleton, Haigh, and Kenney
Requiring licensed midwives to prepare written plans for each patient.
Removes the duty of a midwife to consult with a physician if there are certain deviations from normal in the mother or the infant.Requires a midwife to develop a written plan for each patient following the initial patient assessment and before the commencement of a regular program of midwifery services.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1131
by Representative Haigh; by request of Office of Financial Management
Regarding student achievement fund allocations.
Modifies provisions relating to the student achievement program general fund allocation.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Education Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 1132
by Representative Haigh; by request of Office of Financial Management
Regarding reducing compensation for educational and academic employees.
Reduces compensation for educational and academic employees.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Education Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 1133
by Representatives Jinkins, Goodman, Warnick, Rodne, Ladenburg, and Maxwell
Requiring massage practitioners to include their license numbers on advertising and display a copy of their license or make it available upon request.
Requires a massage practitioner's name and license number to appear on all of his or her advertisements.Requires a massage practitioner to display his or her license in his or her principal place of business.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1134
by Representatives Finn and Hudgins
Requiring the renewal of horseless carriage and collector vehicle license plates.
Requires collector vehicle license plates and horseless carriage license plates to be renewed annually on the same month and day in which the original registration was issued.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1135
by Representatives Finn, Armstrong, and Upthegrove
Regarding refrigerants for motor vehicles.
Allows air conditioning equipment in a motor vehicle to contain certain refrigerants if the refrigerant is allowed under the department of ecology's motor vehicle emission standards adopted under RCW 70.120A.010 (rules to implement California motor vehicle emission standards).
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1136
by Representatives Eddy, Armstrong, Morris, Kristiansen, Chandler, Pearson, and Kenney
Creating volunteer firefighter special license plates.
Creates volunteer firefighter special license plates.Requires the department of licensing to collect fees for the special license plates.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1137
by Representatives Blake, Chandler, Finn, Takko, Kretz, Hurst, Short, Kristiansen, and McCune
Concerning body-gripping traps.
Regulates the use of steel-jawed leghold traps, neck snares, and other body-gripping traps.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1138
by Representatives Blake, Chandler, Takko, Kretz, Hurst, Short, Kristiansen, and McCune
Concerning animal trapping.
Modifies animal trapping provisions relating to: (1) The authority to manage the trapping of wild animals;(2) Department-issued trapping licenses;(3) Course of instruction in trapping techniques;(4) Trapping on private property;(5) Prohibited traps;(6) Identification to be attached to traps;(7) Revocation of trapping license; and(8) Trapping license fees.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1139
by Representatives Armstrong, Taylor, Eddy, Fagan, Hunt, Ross, and Kenney; by request of Attorney General
Concerning providing agencies notice of a dispute under the public records act and an opportunity to cure error in the production of public records.
Provides an agency with the opportunity to correct an error and provide a public record that may have been previously withheld or not located to reduce the loss of public funds through the assessment of penalties.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1140
by Representatives Pearson, Kristiansen, and Hudgins
Authorizing towns to provide high-speed internet service.
Authorizes a town to provide high-speed internet services in circumstances where a private provider does not offer those services and after certain other conditions are met.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1141
by Representatives Pearson, Kristiansen, McCune, and Condotta
Exempting local governments from alternative fuel vehicle requirements.
Exempts local governments from alternative fuel vehicle requirements.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1142
by Representative Appleton
Expanding provisions relating to candidates appearing on the general election ballot.
Prohibits a primary from being held for any single position in any partisan primary if, after the last day allowed for candidates to withdraw, there are no more than two candidates filed for the position.Requires the county auditor to notify the affected candidates.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1143
by Representative Appleton
Making the office of the county auditor a nonpartisan office.
Makes the office of the county auditor a nonpartisan office.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1144
by Representatives McCoy, Crouse, Eddy, Morris, Haler, Kelley, Liias, Jacks, Frockt, and Hudgins
Concerning renewable energy investment cost recovery program.
Modifies renewable energy investment cost recovery program provisions relating to: (1) Placement of a solar energy system on property owned by an institution of higher education;(2) Required information on an application for the investment cost recovery incentive;(3) Rates paid for the incentive;(4) Option to purchase a solar energy system; and(5) Credit against taxes due from a light and power business.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1145
by Representatives Overstreet, Hurst, Klippert, Hinkle, Angel, Ross, Nealey, Warnick, Kirby, Short, Fagan, Hunt, Kelley, Eddy, Bailey, Kenney, McCune, and Condotta; by request of Attorney General
Establishing mail theft provisions.
Recognizes the seriousness of taking personal, medical, or financial identifying information and compromising the integrity of our mail system.Creates the crimes of theft of mail and possession of stolen mail.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1146
by Representatives Kenney, Nealey, Moscoso, Kirby, Hunt, Kelley, Klippert, Dammeier, Warnick, McCune, Eddy, Ross, and Maxwell; by request of Attorney General
Addressing nonlegal immigration-related services.
Ends the practice of nonlawyers providing immigration services that constitute the practice of law.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1147
by Representatives Roberts, Hunt, Dickerson, Anderson, Dunshee, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Maxwell, Sullivan, Reykdal, Jinkins, Stanford, Upthegrove, Appleton, and Kenney
Preventing animal cruelty.
Revises animal cruelty provisions.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1148
by Representatives Blake and Kretz
Concerning the establishment of a license limitation program for the harvest and delivery of spot shrimp originating from coastal or offshore waters into the state.
Regulates the Washington-coastal spot shrimp pot fishery.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1149
by Representative Cody; 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 13 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 1150
by Representatives Smith, Probst, Schmick, Warnick, Dahlquist, Hunt, Ross, Pearson, Dammeier, Kenney, Rodne, Kagi, Hargrove, Harris, Nealey, Short, Liias, Orcutt, Finn, Kelley, Takko, Taylor, Maxwell, Bailey, Reykdal, Upthegrove, Billig, Kristiansen, Frockt, Carlyle, Blake, Springer, Angel, Hurst, McCune, Rolfes, Condotta, and Klippert
Extending the time in which a small business may correct a violation without a penalty.
Extends the time in which a small business may correct a violation without a penalty.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1151
by Representatives Smith, Finn, Pearson, Kelley, Schmick, Warnick, Takko, Ross, Probst, Dammeier, Rodne, Short, Orcutt, Bailey, Haigh, Kristiansen, Carlyle, Blake, Angel, Hurst, McCune, Harris, Rolfes, Condotta, and Klippert
Reducing the regulatory burden for Washington businesses.
Requires certain agencies to adopt only rules derived from a specific grant of legislative authority.Provides that when delegating authority to an agency through legislation, the legislature, unless it specifically states otherwise, limits its delegation of authority to: (1) The minimum delegation necessary to administer the legislation's clear and unambiguous directives; and(2) The administration of circumstances and behaviors foreseeable at the time of the legislation's enactment.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1152
by Representatives Smith, Schmick, Blake, Warnick, Takko, Ross, Pearson, Short, Van De Wege, Orcutt, Bailey, Kristiansen, and McCune
Providing technical assistance to achieve voluntary compliance with water pollution control statutes.
Requires the department of ecology, after determining that a violation of a water pollution control statute has occurred or is about to occur, to attempt to achieve voluntary compliance before any notice of violation or penalty may be assessed.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1153
by Representatives Ladenburg, Walsh, Hurst, Goodman, Kagi, Rodne, and Jinkins
Concerning costs for the collection of DNA samples.
Expands the fee for collection of a biological sample used for DNA identification.Prioritizes payment of other legal financial obligations.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1154
by Representatives Orcutt, Kenney, Probst, Rivers, Seaquist, Angel, Haler, Johnson, Kretz, Kristiansen, McCune, Taylor, Short, Bailey, Smith, Kelley, and Harris
Extending the business and occupation tax credit for research and development.
Extends the expiration of the business and occupation tax credit for research and development.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1155
by Representatives Orcutt, Rivers, Angel, Taylor, Johnson, Kretz, Haler, McCune, Short, Harris, and Condotta
Prohibiting local governments and state agencies from mandating the installation of fire sprinkler systems in agricultural structures.
Prohibits local governments and state agencies from requiring the installation or use of fire sprinkler systems in agricultural structures.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1156
by Representatives Orcutt, Rivers, Angel, Klippert, Smith, Johnson, Kretz, Kristiansen, Taylor, Haler, McCune, Short, Bailey, Pearson, Harris, and Condotta
Providing a moratorium on rule making.
Suspends agency rule making, with certain exceptions, until the later of July 1, 2014, or such time as the economic and revenue forecast council reports for three consecutive quarters that state revenue collections have increased above the official forecast adopted on or before February 20th in an even-numbered year or March 20th in an odd-numbered year.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1157
by Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Rivers, Kretz, Taylor, Short, and Condotta
Regarding the forest practices permitting system.
Increases the amount of time an application to conduct a forest practice is effective.Authorizes renewal of an application for an additional five years under certain circumstances.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1158
by Representatives Orcutt, Takko, Rivers, Angel, Haler, McCune, Blake, and Harris
Concerning ballot title information.
Changes requirements for what must be included in a ballot title.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1159
by Representatives Orcutt, Rolfes, Klippert, Rivers, Smith, Takko, Johnson, Haler, McCune, Short, Blake, and Appleton
Addressing the rights of crime victims.
Requires the presiding officer at all criminal proceedings before a court: (1) To inquire as to the presence of the victim and/or a survivor of the victim; and(2) To read a list of the victim's rights.Requires the court to make fliers with a complete list of victims' rights available outside the courtroom.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1160
by Representatives Orcutt, Angel, Rivers, Klippert, Rolfes, Blake, Johnson, Haler, McCune, and Hudgins
Prohibiting adverse possession claims.
Prohibits adverse possession claims from being brought under statute or common law.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1161
by Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Rivers, Kretz, and Short
Regarding the payment of compensation to small forest landowners participating in the forest riparian easement program.
Allows the small forest landowner office to begin the process of calculating the compensation that may be offered to a small forest landowner who is participating in the forest riparian easement program shortly after receipt of the landowner's application.Ensures that family forest landowners are compensated under the program before all other qualifying landowners.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1162
by Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Rivers, Klippert, Kretz, Johnson, Taylor, Haler, McCune, Short, and Harris
Streamlining natural resources management.
Streamlines natural resources management.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1163
by Representatives Liias, Johnson, Maxwell, Santos, Sullivan, Walsh, Orwall, Moeller, Van De Wege, Pedersen, McCoy, Ladenburg, Goodman, Hunt, Jinkins, Reykdal, Ormsby, Sells, Frockt, Upthegrove, Kagi, Blake, Fitzgibbon, Kenney, Stanford, Ryu, Miloscia, Carlyle, Pettigrew, Moscoso, Probst, Seaquist, Finn, Roberts, Appleton, Billig, Hasegawa, Clibborn, Hurst, Hudgins, Jacks, Dunshee, Green, Tharinger, Darneille, and Rolfes
Concerning harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention.
Requires the offices of the education ombudsman and the superintendent of public instruction to convene an ongoing work group on school bullying and harassment prevention.Requires the state board for community and technical colleges and the higher education coordinating board to compile and analyze policies and procedures adopted by community and technical colleges or four-year institutions of higher education, as appropriate, regarding harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1164
by Representatives Liias, Goodman, Hunt, Reykdal, Ormsby, Frockt, Sells, Upthegrove, Kagi, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Kenney, Roberts, Hasegawa, Billig, and Santos
Providing leave from employment for participating in a child's educational activities.
Authorizes unpaid leave to an employee, who is otherwise entitled to other leave under chapter 49.78 RCW (family leave) or federal law, to attend or participate in a child's educational activities.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1165
by Representatives Liias, Kenney, Stanford, Ryu, Maxwell, Goodman, Eddy, Finn, Sells, Moscoso, Miloscia, Rolfes, and Appleton
Providing support for small business.
Promotes entrepreneurship and investment in the state's small businesses.Provides a small business taxpayer bill of rights.Requires the department of commerce to: (1) Develop and offer a small business loan or loan guarantee program of up to one hundred million dollars to provide access to capital for qualified small businesses which are unable to obtain funding from private commercial lenders on commercially reasonable terms or to qualify for federal small business administration loans; and(2) Establish and continuously update an online portal to provide small businesses with information about a broad array of state, federal, and local services.Requires master and renewal applications issued through the business license center to include a statement referencing the online business portal.Requires excise tax returns to include a statement referencing the online business portal.Requires the department of revenue to waive or cancel certain interest and penalties for a small business taxpayer if the failure to pay taxes due was not intentional.Allows a business and occupation tax credit for new qualified employment positions created as provided in section 3 of the act.Repeals the termination of the office of regulatory assistance under the sunset act.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Community Development & Housing. | |
HB 1166
by Representatives Liias, Goodman, Roberts, Appleton, and Fitzgibbon
Preventing alcohol poisoning deaths.
Prohibits a person under the age of twenty-one from being charged or prosecuted for seeking medical assistance for someone experiencing alcohol poisoning.Prohibits a person under the age of twenty-one who experiences alcohol poisoning and is in need of medical assistance from being charged or prosecuted.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1167
by Representatives Liias, Goodman, Probst, Rolfes, Moscoso, Roberts, Fitzgibbon, Billig, Miloscia, and Maxwell
Expanding provisions relating to driving or being in physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Authorizes counties to establish and operate DUI courts.Requires each court administration or the equivalent to develop and maintain a registry of qualified victim impact panels.Addresses the requirement to attend a victim impact panel.Increases the additional fee assessed to certain alcohol violators.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1168
by Representatives Liias, Probst, Kenney, Maxwell, Hunt, McCoy, Finn, Billig, and Ormsby
Concerning career and technical education.
Addresses what career and technical student organizations must do in order to receive state support.Prohibits a college from charging a student more than a standard transcription fee to accept certain courses for college credit.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1169
by Representatives Haigh, Chandler, Blake, Kristiansen, Taylor, Rivers, Finn, and Shea
Regarding noxious weed lists.
Modifies provisions relating to noxious weed lists.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1170
by Representatives Roberts, Hope, Dickerson, Dammeier, Green, Rolfes, Haigh, Appleton, Walsh, Ormsby, Darneille, and Kenney
Concerning triage facilities.
Allows a peace officer or a police officer to deliver an individual with a mental disorder to a triage facility.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1171
by Representatives Rolfes, Armstrong, Liias, Billig, Angel, Finn, Appleton, Seaquist, and Reykdal
Concerning high capacity transportation system plan components and review.
Requires local authorities to follow a certain planning process to assure development of an effective high capacity transportation system only if their system plan includes a rail fixed guideway system component.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1172
by Representatives Kenney, Hasegawa, Maxwell, Finn, Ryu, Reykdal, and Upthegrove
Concerning beer and wine tasting at farmers markets.
Establishes a pilot project to allow beer and wine tasting at farmers markets.Expires December 1, 2012.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1173
by Representatives Kenney, Orcutt, Hasegawa, Finn, Smith, Santos, and Maxwell
Regarding small works roster contracting procedures.
Revises small works roster contracting procedures and the limited public works process.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Community Development & Housing. | |
HB 1174
by Representatives Clibborn, Armstrong, Liias, and Billig; by request of Governor Gregoire
Making 2009-11 supplemental transportation appropriations.
Makes 2009-2011 supplemental transportation appropriations.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1175
by Representatives Clibborn, Armstrong, Liias, and Billig; by request of Governor Gregoire
Making 2011-13 transportation appropriations.
Makes 2011-2013 transportation appropriations.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HJM 4002
by Representatives Orcutt, Rivers, Takko, Klippert, Angel, Johnson, Kretz, Kristiansen, Taylor, Haler, McCune, Short, Blake, Hinkle, Schmick, and Harris
Concerning biomass combustion emissions.
Requests the administrator of the environmental protection agency to exclude biomass combustion emissions in calculating greenhouse gas emissions and remove all rules relating to biomass combustion.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HJM 4003
by Representatives Short, Shea, Kretz, Taylor, Crouse, McCune, Schmick, Kristiansen, Harris, and Condotta
Requesting the governor to withdraw the state from the western climate initiative.
Requests the governor to withdraw the state from the western climate initiative.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
SB 5077
by Senators Pflug, Shin, Carrell, Swecker, Sheldon, Becker, Honeyford, Benton, Schoesler, Stevens, Delvin, Keiser, Hewitt, Roach, and Holmquist Newbry; by request of Attorney General
Prohibiting the use of eminent domain for economic development.
Prohibits a public entity from taking property for the purpose of economic development.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5078
by Senators Shin, Swecker, Becker, Benton, Honeyford, Schoesler, Stevens, Hewitt, Carrell, and Roach; by request of Attorney General
Concerning a municipality's right to condemn real property due to a threat to public health, safety, or welfare.
Modifies provisions relating to the right of a municipality to condemn real property due to a threat to public health, safety, or welfare.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5079
by Senators Conway, Kline, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, Haugen, Fraser, and Chase; by request of Attorney General
Modifying consumer protection act provisions.
Modifies provisions relating to recovery of costs and fees with regard to the consumer protection act.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5080
by Senators Sheldon, Rockefeller, Shin, and Chase
Reducing water pollution by replacing or repairing failing on-site sewage systems or connecting failing on-site sewage systems to a sewerage system.
Provides financial assistance to the state and to local governments for repairing or replacing failing on-site sewage systems and decommissioning and connecting failing on-site sewage systems to a sewerage system.Authorizes the department of ecology to make grants or loans for repairing or replacing failing on-site sewage systems and decommissioning and connecting failing on-site sewage systems to a sewerage system.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5081
by Senators Pridemore, Swecker, Shin, Sheldon, and Chase
Making the office of the county auditor a nonpartisan office.
Makes the office of the county auditor a nonpartisan office.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5082
by Senators Pflug, Regala, White, Litzow, and Tom; by request of Secretary of State
Regarding the use of electronic signatures and notices.
Authorizes the secretary of state to send certain notifications by postal or electronic mail.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5083
by Senators Ranker, Kilmer, Swecker, Hobbs, Holmquist Newbry, Zarelli, Hargrove, Eide, Harper, Tom, Honeyford, White, Parlette, Ericksen, Shin, Hewitt, Sheldon, Roach, and Benton
Clarifying that the basis for business and occupation tax for real estate firms is the commission amount received by each real estate firm involved in a transaction.
Clarifies existing law that the basis for determining the business and occupation tax for real estate firms is the commission amount received by each real estate firm involved in a real estate transaction.Preserves the historic method of calculating business and occupation tax for real estate firms.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5084
by Senators Regala, Morton, and Chase; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission
Authorizing disposal of property within the Seashore Conservation Area to resolve boundary disputes.
Authorizes the parks and recreation commission to directly dispose of up to five contiguous acres of real property within the seashore conservation area, without public auction, to resolve boundary disputes.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5085
by Senator Kline; by request of Washington State Bar Association
Modifying provisions on personal property exempt from execution, attachment, and garnishment.
Modifies provisions relating to personal property exempt from execution, attachment, and garnishment.Requires the state bar association to review monetary threshold amounts regarding personal property and annuities exempt from execution, attachment, and garnishment.
| Jan 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5086
by Senators Kline, Rockefeller, Ranker, Harper, Honeyford, and Chase
Regarding the use of geothermal resources for commercial electricity production.
Modifies provisions relating to geothermal resources.Repeals the termination of chapter 78.60 RCW (geothermal resources).
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5087
by Senators Sheldon, Honeyford, Hatfield, and Shin
Regarding noxious weed lists.
Modifies provisions relating to noxious weed lists.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5088
by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Hobbs, Hatfield, Harper, Shin, Rockefeller, Parlette, and Tom
Regarding the recovery of the costs of production and copying of public records.
Authorizes a public agency to require a requester to pay personnel costs for a public records request during the month to complete search and copying tasks if the production of records for the requester in a calendar month exceeds five person hours.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5089
by Senators Hatfield, Swecker, Harper, Nelson, Parlette, and Chase
Regarding conferences for public records requests disputes.
Authorizes a requester and an agency, before filing any court action alleging a violation of the public records act, to confer in person or by telephone regarding any dispute.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5090
by Senators Regala, Swecker, Fraser, and Chase; by request of Recreation and Conservation Office
Extending the expiration date of the invasive species council and the invasive species council account from December 31, 2011, to June 30, 2017.
Extends the expiration of the invasive species council and the invasive species council account to June 30, 2017.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5091
by Senators Keiser and Shin; by request of Office of Financial Management
Delaying the implementation of the family leave insurance program.
Delays implementation of the family leave insurance program.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5092
by Senators Keiser and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning oversight of licensed or certified long-term care settings for vulnerable adults.
Addresses current statutes and funding levels that limit the department of social and health services' ability to promote vulnerable adult protections.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Use additional investigative resources to address a significant growth in the long-term care complaint workload; and(2) Develop a statewide internal quality review and accountability program for residential care services.Provides that sections 401 and 402 of the act are null and void if appropriations are not approved.Prescribes penalties.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5093
by Senators McAuliffe and Shin; by request of Office of Financial Management
Revising education provisions to implement budget reductions.
Implements budget reductions by revising education provisions relating to: (1) The achievement gap oversight and accountability committee policy and strategy recommendations;(2) Career and technical student organizations;(3) The statewide director for math, science, and technology;(4) Allocation of state matching funds;(5) Expiration of the special services pilot program on March 1, 2011, instead of June 30, 2011; and(6) Statewide end-of-course assessments for high school mathematics.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5094
by Senators Murray, Zarelli, Kilmer, and Parlette; by request of Governor Gregoire
Making 2011-2013 operating appropriations.
Makes 2011-2013 operating appropriations.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5095
by Senators Murray, Zarelli, Kilmer, and Parlette; by request of Governor Gregoire
Making 2011 supplemental operating appropriations.
Makes 2011 supplemental operating appropriations.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5096
by Senators Delvin, Honeyford, Morton, and Holmquist Newbry
Withdrawing the state from participation in the western climate initiative.
Suspends the state's participation in the western climate initiative.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5097
by Senators Delvin, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, and Chase
Concerning juveniles with developmental disabilities who are in correctional detention centers, juvenile correction institutions or facilities, and jails.
Establishes a work group to address issues relating to juveniles with developmental disabilities who are confined in places of detention and juvenile correction institutions or facilities.Expires January 1, 2012.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5098
by Senators Carrell and Chase
Exempting personal information of minors in parks and recreation programs from public inspection and copying.
Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, persons under eighteen years of age in a parks and recreation program.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5099
by Senators Carrell and Delvin
Concerning the inspection or copying of nonexempt public records by persons incarcerated.
Modifies provisions relating to inspection or copying of nonexempt public records by persons incarcerated in state, local, or privately operated correctional facilities.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5100
by Senators Carrell, Schoesler, Swecker, Benton, Stevens, Morton, King, and Zarelli
Concerning expenditures for works of art.
Prohibits the expenditure of public funds on placement of works of art in the special commitment center on McNeil Island, certain secure community transition facilities and other halfway houses, and facilities operated by the department of corrections.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5101
by Senators Carrell, Schoesler, Delvin, and Stevens
Placing certain synthetic cannabinoids into schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act.
Places certain synthetic cannabinoids into schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5102
by Senators Carrell, Stevens, Schoesler, Pflug, Ericksen, Roach, and Holmquist Newbry
Requiring adult family homes and boarding homes to provide notice of registered sex offenders and kidnapping offenders.
Requires adult family homes and boarding homes to provide notice when a resident or a prospective resident of the facility is a registered sex offender or a registered kidnapping offender.Authorizes the department of social and health services to take certain actions if an adult family home or a boarding home fails to notify residents and their representatives of a registered sex offender or registered kidnapping offender.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5103
by Senators Carrell, Pflug, Schoesler, and Roach
Including persons acquitted by reason of insanity in the slayer statute.
Includes persons acquitted by reason of insanity in the slayer statute.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5104
by Senators Carrell, Stevens, and Schoesler
Authorizing criminal defendants to plead "guilty and mentally ill."
Provides that a person who offers a timely defense of insanity under RCW 10.77.030 (establishing insanity as a defense) may be found guilty and mentally ill at trial under certain circumstances.Allows a person who waives the right to trial to plead guilty and mentally ill.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5105
by Senators Carrell, Conway, Stevens, Schoesler, Becker, and Shin
Addressing the conditional release of persons committed as criminally insane to their county of origin.
Addresses the conditional release of persons committed as criminally insane to their county of origin.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5106
by Senators Benton, Schoesler, Fain, Morton, Sheldon, Roach, Chase, and Tom
Eliminating the periodic replacement requirement for license plates.
Eliminates the periodic replacement requirement for license plates.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5107
by Senators Benton and Morton
Creating efficiencies in the Washington state college and university system by consolidation.
Creates the Washington state college and university system.Abolishes the council of presidents.Abolishes the governing boards of the University of Washington, Washington State University, the regional universities, and The Evergreen State College and transfers their powers, duties, and functions to the board of regents of the Washington state college and university system.Eliminates the higher education coordinating board and the workforce training and education coordinating board.Requires the governor to appoint the board of regents for the Washington state college and university system.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 5108
by Senators Benton and Morton
Abolishing the council of presidents.
Abolishes the council of presidents.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 5109
by Senators Benton, Carrell, Schoesler, Morton, and Hewitt
Eliminating the requirement to purchase public art with appropriations made for construction of public buildings.
Eliminates the requirement to purchase public art with appropriations made for construction of public buildings.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5110
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chase, Rockefeller, Kline, Ranker, Shin, Nelson, Fraser, and White
Concerning carpet stewardship.
Addresses carpet stewardship.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |