 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 8 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, January 20, 2011 | 11th 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 1321
by Representative Finn
Concerning park rangers employed by the state parks and recreation commission.
Changes the parks and recreation commission from a limited authority Washington law enforcement agency to a general authority Washington law enforcement agency.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1322
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Hinkle, Tharinger, Appleton, Van De Wege, Green, Sells, Jinkins, Rolfes, Lytton, Blake, Upthegrove, Warnick, Ryu, Moscoso, Hunt, Stanford, and Kenney; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands
Regarding abandoned or derelict vessels.
Modifies abandoned or derelict vessel provisions.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1323
by Representatives Goodman and Roberts
Addressing delayed sentencing for offenders with a standard range under one year.
Provides delayed sentencing for certain offenders.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1324
by Representatives Appleton and McCoy; by request of Secretary of State and Governor Gregoire
Canceling the 2012 presidential primary.
Prohibits a presidential primary from being held in 2012.Expires January 1, 2013.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1325
by Representatives Hunt, Dammeier, Darneille, Liias, Carlyle, Roberts, Jinkins, Orwall, Kenney, Hasegawa, McCoy, Fitzgibbon, and Tharinger
Providing for statewide school district reorganization.
Requires the Washington state school directors' association to work with school districts to develop and implement a comprehensive statewide reorganization initiative to streamline and provide efficiencies in the administration and operation of school districts and educational service districts.Establishes the commission on statewide school district reorganization to develop and recommend a comprehensive plan for the reorganization of school districts and to consider and determine appeals of or alternatives to the reorganization plan if the plan is adopted by the legislature.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct an independent review of the comprehensive plan. Authorizes school districts whose organization is changed by a reorganization plan adopted by the legislature to appeal the reorganization.Provides contingent expiration dates and a contingent effective date.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1326
by Representatives Appleton, Hope, Liias, Warnick, Miloscia, Goodman, Kagi, Darneille, and Bailey
Authorizing prize-linked savings deposits.
Encourages financial institutions to develop innovative products that create incentives to encourage consumer savings, particularly savings by low-income consumers.Authorizes financial institutions to conduct a promotional contest of chance in which a drawing for a prize is held that includes only those persons, as eligible prize recipients, who deposited funds in a savings account, certificate of deposit, or any other savings program of the financial institution.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1327
by Representatives Kirby, Warnick, Miloscia, Fitzgibbon, and Roberts
Increasing the permissible deposit of public funds with credit unions.
Increases the permissible deposit of public funds with credit unions.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1328
by Representatives Van De Wege, DeBolt, Blake, Klippert, Hinkle, Ross, Hasegawa, Kirby, Billig, Liias, Takko, Stanford, Finn, Alexander, Short, Angel, Dammeier, Zeiger, Upthegrove, Tharinger, Green, Kelley, Hurst, McCune, Kenney, and Maxwell
Authorizing the temporary local suspension of certain motorcycle provisions for the operation of motorcycles in parades or public demonstrations.
Authorizes a police chief to temporarily suspend certain motorcycle rules.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1329
by Representatives Maxwell, Liias, Haigh, Dammeier, Armstrong, McCoy, Finn, Billig, Hunt, Probst, Lytton, Kenney, Ryu, Frockt, Sells, Jacks, Orwall, Van De Wege, Roberts, Tharinger, and Miloscia
Creating "Music Matters" special license plates.
Creates music matters special license plates.Requires the department of licensing to collect fees for the special license plates.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1330
by Representatives Rolfes, Sells, Liias, Haigh, Probst, Van De Wege, and Tharinger
Adjusting high school assessments as graduation requirements.
Adjusts the use of high school assessments for graduation purposes temporarily to alleviate some of the strain on the state, school districts, and students.Extends the expiration of RCW 28A.655.0611 (graduation without certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement).
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1331
by Representatives Hunt and Finn; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Allocating federal forest revenue to public schools based on resident students.
Allocates federal forest revenue to public schools based on resident students.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1332
by Representatives Eddy, Anderson, Goodman, Takko, Liias, Springer, Rodne, Hurst, and Tharinger
Providing for the joint provision and management of municipal water, wastewater, storm and flood water, and related utility services.
Establishes the joint municipal utility services act to: (1) Improve the ability of local government utilities to plan, finance, construct, acquire, maintain, operate, and provide facilities and services to the public; and(2) Reduce costs and improve the benefits, efficiency, and quality of utility services.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1333
by Representatives Kirby, Van De Wege, Hurst, Pearson, Appleton, Ross, Ladenburg, Kagi, Upthegrove, Blake, Green, Kenney, and Condotta
Addressing motorcycle profiling.
Requires local law enforcement agencies to: (1) Adopt a written policy designed to condemn and prevent motorcycle profiling;(2) Review and audit their existing procedures, practices, and training;(3) Institute training to address the issues related to motorcycle profiling; and(4) Work with motorcycle groups in their communities to appropriately address the issue of motorcycle profiling.Requires the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to coordinate with the criminal justice training commission to ensure that issues related to motorcycle profiling are addressed in basic law enforcement training and offered in regional training for in-service law enforcement officers at all levels.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1334
by Representatives Nealey, Hurst, Walsh, Johnson, Klippert, Haler, Rodne, Bailey, Short, Dammeier, Pearson, McCune, Warnick, Hinkle, Kelley, Orcutt, Chandler, Rivers, Ross, Schmick, and Smith
Authorizing civil judgments for assault.
Authorizes deductions from certain inmates' funds and wages for payment of any civil judgment for assault for inmates who are subject to a civil judgment for assault in any Washington state or federal court.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1335
by Representatives Springer, Eddy, Takko, Upthegrove, Tharinger, and Kenney
Establishing a process to support local jurisdictions that have made outstanding progress in implementing the growth management act.
Directs the department of commerce to establish a process and criteria by which entities that consistently achieve outstanding progress in implementing the growth management act may qualify for additional points in competitive scoring of grants and loan programs that are used to help local communities carry out their obligations under the act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1336
by Representatives Springer, Goodman, Kagi, Hunter, Rodne, Eddy, Asay, Ryu, Fitzgibbon, Stanford, and Kenney
Allowing the use of federal census data to determine the resident population of annexed territory.
Allows a local government to use federal census data under certain circumstances to determine the resident population of annexed territory.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1337
by Representatives Pettigrew, Walsh, Green, Orwall, Stanford, Moscoso, Kagi, Seaquist, Liias, Warnick, Appleton, Van De Wege, Roberts, Darneille, and Kenney
Creating the safety net assessment to fund services for people with developmental disabilities.
Creates the safety net assessment to fund services for people with developmental disabilities.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct a review of the taxes imposed by the act on community residential services businesses.Creates the community residential investment account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 1338
by Representative Kretz
Requiring multiparcel real estate transactions to base the real estate excise tax on the greater of assessed value or purchase price.
Requires multiparcel real estate transactions to base the real estate excise tax on the greater of assessed value or purchase price.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1339
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Hope, Rolfes, Appleton, Billig, Liias, Frockt, Haigh, Cody, Goodman, Moeller, Pedersen, and Kenney
Concerning negligent driving resulting in substantial bodily harm, great bodily harm, or death of a vulnerable user of a public way.
Addresses negligent driving in the second degree with a vulnerable user victim.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1340
by Representatives Kretz, McCune, and Johnson
Regarding the unlawful hunting of big game.
Modifies provisions relating to unlawful hunting of big game in the first degree and second degree.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1341
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, Short, DeBolt, Kristiansen, Ross, Haler, Johnson, Warnick, McCune, Condotta, Angel, Klippert, Hinkle, Dammeier, Schmick, Bailey, and Smith
Making changes to rule adoption requirements.
Requires the adoption of certain rules to be made before December 1st of any year and provides that the rules may not take effect before the end of the regular legislative session in the next year.Requires the order of adoption by which each rule is adopted by an agency to contain the signature of the governor.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1342
by Representatives Taylor, Haler, and Johnson
Addressing the purchase of flood insurance.
Prohibits a lender that purchases or otherwise receives a residential mortgage loan from another lender from requiring certain homeowners to purchase flood insurance in connection with that residential mortgage loan.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1343
by Representatives Kirby and Bailey; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Addressing insurance statutes, generally.
Addresses notice, service of process, recordkeeping, and venue for causes of action involving entities regulated under the insurance code.Addresses the reporting of premiums and prepayments for tax purposes.Modernizes certain language.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
| Jan 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1344
by Representatives Haler, Harris, Ross, Shea, Taylor, Rodne, Zeiger, Smith, Klippert, Warnick, Kristiansen, Hargrove, McCune, Wilcox, Short, Johnson, Condotta, Overstreet, Angel, Hinkle, Schmick, and Bailey
Establishing a period of public and legislative review of appropriations legislation.
Establishes the budget sunshine act.Prohibits the senate or the house of representatives from voting on an omnibus operating, capital, or transportation appropriations bill unless seventy-two hours have elapsed since the bill was last subject to amendment.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1345
by Representatives Rivers, Pedersen, and Rodne; by request of Uniform Laws Commission
Regarding the uniform unsworn foreign declarations act.
Establishes the uniform unsworn foreign declarations act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1346
by Representative Hunter; by request of Department of Revenue
Making tax law changes that do not create any new or broaden any existing tax preferences as defined in RCW 43.136.021 or increase any person's tax burden.
Makes changes to laws administered by the department of revenue that do not create any new tax preference or broaden any existing tax preference or increase any person's tax burden.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1347
by Representatives Hunter and Orcutt; by request of Department of Revenue
Concerning sales and use tax exemptions for certain property and services used in manufacturing, research and development, or testing operations, not including changes to RCW 82.08.02565 and 82.12.02565 that reduce state revenue.
Finds that: (1) Despite previous attempts at clarifying the manufacturing machinery and equipment exemption, significant ambiguity persists, particularly with respect to the scope of the exemption; and(2) It is necessary to reaffirm the original intent in establishing the manufacturing machinery and equipment exemption.Provides a new, stand-alone sales and use tax exemption for machinery and equipment used primarily in technological research and development operations by the state's four-year institutions of higher education.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1348
by Representatives Dunshee, Warnick, and Ormsby; by request of Governor Gregoire
Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts.
Authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds of the state to finance the projects described and authorized by the legislature in the capital and operating appropriations acts for the 2009-2011 and 2011-2013 fiscal bienniums.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1349
by Representative Morris
Concerning private road maintenance agreements.
Requires the holders of an interest in any easement to maintain the easement.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1350
by Representative Kelley
Continuing the office of regulatory assistance without a termination date.
Eliminates the sunset of the office of regulatory assistance and continues the office without a termination date.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1351
by Representatives Green, Moeller, Cody, Jinkins, Van De Wege, Hunt, Tharinger, Stanford, and Kenney
Permitting federally recognized Indian tribes to certify counselors as agency affiliated counselors.
Allows federally recognized Indian tribes to certify counselors as agency affiliated counselors.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1352
by Representatives Morris, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, Liias, and Seaquist
Providing funds for the Washington state ferry system and other transportation purposes by narrowing the nonresident sales and use tax exemption.
Narrows the nonresident sales and use tax exemption to provide funds for the state ferry system and other transportation purposes.Requires the department of revenue to annually estimate the increase in state revenue for the prior calendar year resulting from the changes made under the act and certify the estimated amount to the state treasurer.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1353
by Representatives Rivers, Cody, Schmick, Moeller, Orcutt, Ladenburg, Dahlquist, Harris, Moscoso, Green, and Kenney
Concerning continuing education for pharmacy technicians.
Requires pharmacy technicians to complete continuing education requirements established in rule by the board of pharmacy.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1354
by Representatives Hunt, Haigh, Hunter, and Darneille; by request of Office of Financial Management
Changing the apportionment schedule to educational service districts and school districts for the 2010-11 school year.
Changes educational service districts' and school districts' apportionment schedules for the 2010-2011 school year.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1355
by Representative Pearson
Providing bidding preferences for Washington businesses in state purchasing.
Requires the state purchasing and material control director and certain state purchasing agencies and educational institutions, in the award of procurement contracts, to apply a three percent bidding preference to the bids of in-state businesses.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1356
by Representative Pearson
Restricting the interest rates of credit cards.
Prohibits a financial institution that issues a credit card from charging an interest rate in connection with the credit card that is in excess of the maximum rate allowed under RCW 19.52.020 (highest rate permissible).
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1357
by Representatives Carlyle, Parker, Hunter, Dickerson, Roberts, and Kenney; by request of Department of Revenue
Providing the department of revenue with additional flexibility to achieve operational efficiencies through the expanded use of electronic means to remit and report taxes.
Provides additional flexibility to the department of revenue to achieve operational efficiencies through the expanded use of electronic means to remit and report taxes.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1358
by Representatives Klippert, Liias, and Sells; by request of Department of Transportation
Modifying combination of vehicle provisions.
Limits the combination of vehicles.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1359
by Representatives Klippert, Takko, Orcutt, Pettigrew, Armstrong, Haler, Kristiansen, and McCune
Modifying advance property tax payments for plats.
Modifies provisions relating to advance property tax payments for plats.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1360
by Representatives Schmick, Hinkle, Bailey, McCune, Warnick, Wilcox, Short, Haler, Taylor, Kristiansen, Angel, Johnson, Condotta, Klippert, Dammeier, and Smith
Providing for health care liability reform.
Provides for health care liability reform by addressing joint and several liability, noneconomic damages, statute of limitations, attorneys' fees upon summary judgment dismissal, promoting periodic payments of future damages, and encouraging early settlement offers.Requires the department of health, in consultation with the department of revenue, to develop a program to provide business and occupation tax credits for physicians who serve uninsured, medicare, and medicaid patients in a private practice or a reduced fee access program for the uninsured.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1361
by Representatives Schmick, Hinkle, Bailey, McCune, Warnick, Short, Haler, Taylor, Kristiansen, Angel, Johnson, Condotta, and Klippert
Eliminating mandated health care benefits under state law.
Repeals all state mandated health care benefits and replaces them with a requirement that health carriers comply with federal mandates.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1362
by Representatives Orwall, Hope, Rolfes, Moeller, Liias, Probst, Green, Darneille, Frockt, Kirby, Miloscia, Roberts, Hunt, Dickerson, Upthegrove, Fitzgibbon, Kagi, Eddy, Hasegawa, Pettigrew, Ormsby, Sells, Kenney, Cody, Hudgins, Lytton, Moscoso, Ryu, Appleton, Reykdal, Van De Wege, Carlyle, Dunshee, Santos, McCoy, Tharinger, Haigh, Goodman, Jinkins, Jacks, Takko, Sullivan, Blake, Seaquist, Billig, Stanford, Ladenburg, Finn, and Pedersen
Addressing homeowner foreclosures.
Establishes the foreclosure fairness act.Protects and assists homeowners from unnecessary foreclosures.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1363
by Representatives Darneille, Kirby, Dickerson, Orwall, Green, Jinkins, Billig, Eddy, Appleton, Dunshee, Roberts, and Kenney
Regulating tanning facilities.
Regulates the indoor tanning industry.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1364
by Representatives Pettigrew, Walsh, Eddy, Springer, Appleton, Goodman, Roberts, Kagi, Kenney, and Santos
Providing for child care center subsidy increases.
Increases child care subsidy rates paid to child care centers.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 1365
by Representatives Eddy, Warnick, Morris, and Hinkle
Modifying the definition of "distributed generation" for the purposes of chapter 19.285 RCW, the energy independence act.
Revises the definition of "distributed generation" for the purposes of the energy independence act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1366
by Representatives Clibborn, Walsh, Appleton, Goodman, Darneille, Moeller, Green, Carlyle, Fitzgibbon, Frockt, Reykdal, Roberts, Jinkins, Pettigrew, Cody, Pedersen, Van De Wege, Liias, Jacks, Maxwell, Dickerson, Ryu, Lytton, Ormsby, Seaquist, Hasegawa, Upthegrove, McCoy, Eddy, Sells, Haigh, Springer, Hunt, Tharinger, Kenney, and Santos
Concerning limited service pregnancy centers.
Establishes the limited service pregnancy center accountability act.Requires limited service pregnancy centers to provide truthful information about the services they offer and to maintain the privacy of a person's right to his or her health care information.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1367
by Representatives Green, Moeller, Rolfes, Hasegawa, Pettigrew, Sells, Ryu, Appleton, Hunt, Seaquist, Miloscia, Ormsby, and Roberts
Concerning for hire vehicles and for hire vehicle operators.
Declares that all taxicab, limousine, and other for hire vehicle businesses, all direct industry service providers as defined in section 2 of the act, and for hire vehicle operators are subject to mandatory industrial insurance coverage under Title 51 RCW.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1368
by Representatives Miloscia, Warnick, Goodman, McCune, Kelley, and Armstrong
Restoring the title and registration advisory committee.
Restores the title and registration advisory committee within the department of licensing to foster communication between the legislature, the department, county auditors, and subagents.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1369
by Representatives Darneille, Roberts, Miloscia, Rolfes, Eddy, Klippert, Kirby, and Hurst
Addressing the submission of DNA markers to a database accessible only to qualified laboratory personnel.
Expands DNA databases to include DNA from felony arrestees.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1370
by Representatives Van De Wege, Hudgins, Jinkins, Anderson, Rolfes, Cody, Dunshee, Roberts, Goodman, Ormsby, Hunt, Dickerson, Appleton, Ryu, Upthegrove, Kagi, Kenney, Seaquist, Hasegawa, Orwall, Sells, Green, Jacks, Fitzgibbon, and Tharinger
Creating a statewide program for the collection, transportation, and disposal of unwanted medicines.
Creates the medicine return association to finance and operate a product stewardship program for the collection, transportation, and disposal of unwanted covered drugs.Creates the pharmaceutical product stewardship program account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1371
by Representatives Darneille and Hunt; by request of Governor Gregoire
Addressing boards and commissions.
Eliminates certain boards and commissions.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HJR 4205
by Representatives Haler, Klippert, Condotta, Zeiger, Warnick, McCune, Taylor, Wilcox, Short, Kristiansen, Johnson, Angel, Schmick, Bailey, and Smith
Requiring omnibus appropriations bills to be available for review at least seventy-two hours before final passage.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution requiring omnibus appropriations bills to be available for review at least seventy-two hours before final passage.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HJR 4206
by Representatives Haler and Klippert
Prohibiting substantive law in omnibus appropriations bills.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution prohibiting substantive law in omnibus appropriations bills.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HJR 4207
by Representatives Haler, Klippert, and Warnick
Placing restrictions on omnibus operating appropriations proposals.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution placing restrictions on omnibus operating appropriations proposals.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HJR 4208
by Representatives Haler and Klippert
Requiring a three-fifths majority vote for approval of tax increase legislation.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution requiring a three-fifths majority vote for approval of tax increase legislation.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5237
by Senators White, Swecker, Morton, Pridemore, Kilmer, Sheldon, and Shin; by request of State Auditor and Attorney General
Establishing the office of open records.
Creates an independent office of open records within the office of administrative hearings.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5238
by Senators Prentice and Conway
Establishing the Washington investment trust.
Creates the Washington investment trust to promote agriculture, education, community development, economic development, housing, and industry in Washington state by building a resource to help stabilize and grow Washington's economy.Creates the investment trust blue ribbon founding task force.Provides for expiration of the task force on June 30, 2012.Creates the investment trust commission which is comprised of the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the treasurer.Creates the advisory board to review the trust's finances and its members shall participate in committees created by the investment trust commission.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5239
by Senators Honeyford, Morton, Swecker, and Becker; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Allocating federal forest revenue to public schools based on resident students.
Allocates federal forest revenue to public schools based on resident students.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5240
by Senators Fraser, Roach, Delvin, Rockefeller, Ranker, Chase, Prentice, Keiser, Shin, King, Schoesler, and Honeyford
Addressing the submission of DNA markers to a database accessible only to qualified laboratory personnel.
Expands DNA databases to include DNA from felony arrestees.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5241
by Senators Roach and Tom
Modifying the authority of a watershed management partnership.
Addresses a watershed management partnership's authority with regard to Lake Tapps' water supply.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5242
by Senators Hargrove, Pflug, Kline, Regala, Harper, Carrell, Keiser, Nelson, Sheldon, Conway, and Shin
Addressing motorcycle profiling.
Requires local law enforcement agencies to: (1) Adopt a written policy designed to condemn and prevent motorcycle profiling;(2) Review and audit their existing procedures, practices, and training;(3) Institute training to address the issues related to motorcycle profiling; and(4) Work with motorcycle groups in their communities to appropriately address the issue of motorcycle profiling.Requires the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to coordinate with the criminal justice training commission to ensure that issues related to motorcycle profiling are addressed in basic law enforcement training and offered in regional training for in-service law enforcement officers at all levels.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5243
by Senators Tom, Prentice, Shin, Nelson, Chase, and Kline
Establishing a process to support local jurisdictions that have made outstanding progress in implementing the growth management act.
Directs the department of commerce to establish a process and criteria by which entities that consistently achieve outstanding progress in implementing the growth management act may qualify for additional points in competitive scoring of grants and loan programs that are used to help local communities carry out their obligations under the act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5244
by Senators Fraser, Nelson, and Delvin
Addressing law enforcement crime prevention efforts regarding security alarm systems and crime watch programs for residential and commercial locations.
Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, information collected by law enforcement agencies pursuant to local security alarm system ordinances or programs and vacation crime watch programs.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5245
by Senators Regala, Shin, and McAuliffe
Providing for extended foster care.
Provides foster youth who are legally dependent on the state and who reach the age of eighteen while still in foster care with continued foster care services to support basic and healthy transition into adulthood.Engages in the fostering connections act by supporting foster youth to age nineteen with the goal of increasing support to age twenty-one as resources become available.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5246
by Senators Chase, Harper, White, and Nelson
Concerning employer review of abstracts of driving records.
Authorizes the director of the department of licensing to enter into a contractual agreement with an employer or the employer's agent for the purpose of reviewing the driving records of existing employees.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5247
by Senators Conway, Keiser, and Kline; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Determining health insurance rates by comparing premiums and benefits.
Requires each proposed rate filing, submitted by a nonprofit health carrier for either the individual or small group markets, to include a determination of whether the carrier's surplus exceeds the three month average of a certain amount reported in the 2010 health annual statement.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5248
by Senators Hobbs, Chase, and Harper
Allowing the negotiated sale and conveyance of all or part of a water system by a municipal corporation to first class and code cities.
Authorizes certain public utility districts to sell and convey all or any part of a water system owned by the district without approval of the voters.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5249
by Senators Haugen, Swecker, and Shin
Consolidating fish and wildlife officers into the Washington state patrol.
Transfers fish and wildlife enforcement authorities, duties, and enforcement personnel from the department of fish and wildlife to the Washington state patrol.Directs the chief of the Washington state patrol to establish a transition plan for the orderly implementation of the act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5250
by Senators Haugen, King, White, and Swecker
Concerning the design-build procedure for certain projects.
Modifies provisions relating to the design-build procedure for certain projects.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5251
by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Sheldon, Hobbs, and White
Imposing an additional vehicle license fee on electric vehicles.
Imposes an additional fee of one hundred dollars at the time of initial vehicle registration and annual registration renewal for electric vehicles.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5252
by Senator Haugen
Streamlining the process applicable to reducing speed limits on state highways.
Streamlines the process of reducing speed limits on state highways.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5253
by Senators White, Swecker, Nelson, Litzow, and Harper
Concerning landscape conservation and local infrastructure.
Addresses landscape conservation and local infrastructure relating to: (1) Designation of agricultural and forest lands and rural zoned lands as sending areas;(2) Transfer of development rights to receiving areas;(3) Allocation among local governments of transferable development rights;(4) Development plan for infrastructure;(5) Quantitative and qualitative performance measures;(6) Local infrastructure project areas and project financing;(7) Participating taxing districts;(8) Property tax revenues to pay or finance costs of public improvements; and(9) Comprehensive plan optional elements.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5254
by Senators Schoesler, Hatfield, King, Hewitt, Carrell, Delvin, Pridemore, Baumgartner, Holmquist Newbry, and Conway
Concerning licensing of explosive dealers, manufacturers, sellers, and storage.
Provides that a license for an explosives dealer, manufacturer, seller, or storage is good for three years.Changes the frequency of inspections of licensed explosives plants, storage buildings, or structures.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5255
by Senators Haugen and Delvin
Concerning interagency agreements between the Washington state patrol and the Washington state department of transportation and other government entities for police services for projects involving state highway routes and public safety services.
Addresses interagency agreements for certain police services between the Washington state patrol and the department of transportation and other government entities.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5256
by Senators Kline, Honeyford, and Schoesler
Concerning wine shipments.
Modifies wine shipment provisions relating to licensing, shipper's permits, labeling, reporting, annual fees, and taxes.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5257
by Senators Kline, Honeyford, and Schoesler
Concerning craft wine and wineries.
Regulates craft wineries.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5258
by Senators Kline, Honeyford, Holmquist Newbry, and Schoesler
Concerning methods of payment for purposes of the alcohol beverage control statutes.
Addresses alcohol beverage control statutes relating to methods of payment.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5259
by Senators Kline, Honeyford, Kohl-Welles, Carrell, and Schoesler
Concerning the tax payment and reporting requirements of small wineries.
Modifies small winery provisions relating to reporting requirements and tax payments.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5260
by Senators King, Haugen, Eide, Swecker, Delvin, Hobbs, and Ericksen; by request of Department of Transportation
Modifying combination of vehicle provisions.
Limits the combination of vehicles.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5261
by Senators Hobbs, Schoesler, Benton, Hill, Honeyford, and Shin
Developing training for manufactured housing community managers.
Establishes a training program for managers of manufactured housing communities.Creates an advisory council on manufactured housing community management training.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5262
by Senators Keiser, Pridemore, Nelson, Prentice, Murray, and Chase
Providing patients with information on options for breast reconstruction.
Requires an ambulatory surgical facility and a hospital in which a mastectomy, lymph node dissection, or lumpectomy is performed to provide the patient with information regarding the option of postprocedure reconstructive surgery.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5263
by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, and Conway
Regarding enforcement of family leave violations.
Modifies family leave provisions relating to enforcement of leave violations by the department of labor and industries and increasing the amount assessed for certain violations.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5264
by Senators Swecker and Sheldon
Requiring a study of Mazama pocket gophers.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to conduct a biological status update of the Mazama pocket gopher.Prohibits cities and counties from applying certain critical area ordinances to protect the Mazama pocket gopher until the department of fish and wildlife has completed the studies.Expires January 1, 2013.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5265
by Senators Swecker, Pridemore, and Prentice
Authorizing multijurisdiction flood control zones.
Authorizes the boards of certain counties, together with the appropriate authorities of any federally recognized Indian tribes choosing to participate, to create a multijurisdiction zone by execution of a formation agreement if a watershed comprises territory within two or more of those counties or reservations of federally recognized Indian tribes.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5266
by Senator Swecker
Improving the permitting process at certain natural resources agencies.
Establishes a permitting work group to prepare a coordinated, multiagency strategy for permitting within the department of ecology, the department of fish and wildlife, and the department of natural resources.Requires the departments of ecology, natural resources, and fish and wildlife to establish a tiered permitting system separately covering new construction and maintenance.Provides an expiration of December 31, 2012, for the work group.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5267
by Senator Swecker
Providing fairness in government regulation of property.
Establishes the property fairness act.Provides fairness in government regulation of property.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5268
by Senator Pridemore
Enacting the college efficiency and savings act.
Establishes the college efficiency and savings act.Provides colleges and universities with additional flexibility to deal with budget reductions by removing barriers that create unnecessary paperwork, bureaucracy, and inefficiencies.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 5269
by Senators Hobbs, Delvin, Hatfield, Haugen, Kastama, and Kline
Providing for child care center subsidy increases.
Increases child care subsidy rates paid to child care centers.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5270
by Senator Kline
Providing a procedure for discretionary inquests conducted by a county for deaths involving a member of a law enforcement agency.
Encourages counties to conduct an inquest into the causes and circumstances of any death within the state involving a member of any law enforcement agency while in the performance of his or her duties.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5271
by Senators Rockefeller, Swecker, Ranker, Morton, Sheldon, Delvin, Schoesler, Regala, Nelson, Fraser, Kilmer, Shin, and Kline; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands
Regarding abandoned or derelict vessels.
Modifies abandoned or derelict vessel provisions.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5272
by Senators Fraser, Swecker, Hargrove, Regala, Sheldon, Nelson, and Ranker; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands
Providing authority to create a community forest trust.
Authorizes the department of natural resources, if deemed practicable by the commissioner of public lands, to create and manage a discrete category of natural resource lands in a nonfiduciary community forest land trust.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5273
by Senators Hargrove, Swecker, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Ranker, Morton, Hatfield, Delvin, Sheldon, Regala, and Hewitt; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands
Authorizing a forest biomass to aviation fuel demonstration project.
Authorizes the department of natural resources to develop and implement a forest biomass to aviation fuel demonstration project to: (1) Demonstrate opportunities for state lands to generate trust income;(2) Create green jobs;(3) Avoid interfering with the current supply area for forest biomass collection;(4) Be consistent with report findings concerning operationally and ecologically sustainable feedstocks and production processes; and(5) Comply with the state's existing energy efficiency goals.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5274
by Senators Ranker, Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, Tom, Haugen, Nelson, Keiser, White, Harper, Regala, Murray, Fraser, Chase, Kline, Prentice, Conway, and McAuliffe
Concerning limited service pregnancy centers.
Establishes the limited service pregnancy center accountability act.Requires limited service pregnancy centers to provide truthful information about the services they offer and to maintain the privacy of a person's right to his or her health care information.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5275
by Senators Kline, Haugen, Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Rockefeller, Nelson, Ranker, Keiser, Swecker, White, Conway, Hobbs, Chase, Harper, Kilmer, Prentice, Shin, Murray, Fraser, and McAuliffe
Addressing homeowner foreclosures.
Establishes the foreclosure fairness act.Protects and assists homeowners from unnecessary foreclosures.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5276
by Senators Holmquist Newbry, King, Schoesler, Honeyford, and Hewitt
Repealing the family and medical leave insurance act.
Eliminates the family and medical leave insurance act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5277
by Senators Holmquist Newbry, King, and Parlette
Requiring annual adjustments to workers' compensation premium rates.
Requires the department of labor and industries to annually: (1) Adjust rates to become effective on January 1st of each year; and(2) Provide the workers' compensation advisory committee with an analysis of the status and health of the funds and indicated premium rates for the following calendar year by the end of September.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5278
by Senators Holmquist Newbry and King
Addressing information contained in rate notices under the industrial insurance laws.
Requires the department of labor and industries to include in all rate notices sent to state fund and self-insured employers an accounting that clearly identifies all programs and services that are financed by state fund premiums or self-insurers' administrative assessments.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5279
by Senators Holmquist Newbry and King
Defining recovery for purposes of legal actions under the industrial insurance statutes.
Revises the definition of "recovery" to include economic and noneconomic damages for purposes of legal actions under industrial insurance statutes.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5280
by Senators Holmquist Newbry, King, Hewitt, Hill, Stevens, Honeyford, Baumgartner, and Parlette
Authorizing voluntary settlement agreements under industrial insurance laws.
Authorizes the parties to a claim for benefits to enter into a voluntary settlement agreement at any time with respect to one or more claims for benefits under industrial insurance laws.Requires the department of labor and industries to maintain copies of all voluntary settlement agreements entered into between the parties and develop processes to furnish copies of those agreements to certain parties.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |