 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 12 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, January 26, 2011 | 17th 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.
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HB 1515
by Representatives Morris, Short, Crouse, Takko, and McCune
Modifying the definition of an "eligible renewable resource" under RCW 19.285.030.
Recognizes eligible renewable resources and renewable energy credits within geographic boundaries of the western electricity coordinating council.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1516
by Representatives Morris, Armstrong, Rolfes, Clibborn, Fitzgibbon, Liias, Maxwell, Appleton, Sells, Eddy, and Smith
Concerning the performance of state ferry system management.
Modifies state ferry system management provisions by: (1) Strengthening performance incentives for Washington state ferries managers;(2) Increasing the accountability and transparency of ferry management and operations;(3) Improving service to ferry riders; and(4) Realizing cost savings in the ferry system.Requires the department of transportation to meet or exceed the target performance level for fifty percent of the performance criteria under section 2(2) of the act.Creates the Washington state ferries accountability board to: (1) Determine the department of transportation's progress towards and achievement of the performance criteria; and(2) Establish baseline data and target performance levels for the performance criteria.Prohibits certain managers and their employees from belonging to the same collective bargaining unit.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1517
by Representatives Jinkins, Hinkle, Green, Harris, and Stanford
Requiring comparable coverage for patients who require orally administered anticancer medication.
Requires certain health plans to provide coverage for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medication that is used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells on a basis comparable to intravenously administered or injected cancer medications.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1518
by Representatives Hunt, Reykdal, and Kenney
Authorizing pretax payroll deductions for qualified transit and parking benefits.
Authorizes pretax payroll deductions for qualified transit and parking benefits.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1519
by Representatives Hope, Dunshee, Anderson, Haler, Pettigrew, Fagan, Sells, Johnson, Orwall, Haigh, Kenney, Kelley, and Ormsby
Regarding school assessments for students with cognitive disabilities.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop and implement, or contract with a third party to develop and implement, a meaningful common-task assessment that requires considerably less time on the part of the teacher to develop and individualize than the currently employed portfolio assessment.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1520
by Representatives Moscoso, Stanford, and Clibborn; by request of Transportation Commission
Modifying state route number 527.
Changes the boundaries of state route number 527.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1521
by Representatives Maxwell, Haigh, Sullivan, Pettigrew, Santos, Kenney, Liias, Frockt, Jacks, Clibborn, Probst, Sells, Lytton, Goodman, Orwall, Van De Wege, Green, Hunt, McCoy, Ladenburg, Billig, Seaquist, Fitzgibbon, Carlyle, and Jinkins
Recognizing Washington innovation schools.
Encourages additional innovation schools by disseminating information about current models and recognizing the effort and commitment that goes into their creation and operation.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop basic criteria and a streamlined review process for identifying Washington innovation schools.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1522
by Representatives Kenney, Haler, Maxwell, Probst, Haigh, Hasegawa, Frockt, Santos, Reykdal, Goodman, Ormsby, and Moscoso
Regarding academic credit for prior learning.
Requires the state board for community and technical colleges, the higher education coordinating board, the council of presidents, the four-year institutions of higher education, the private independent higher education institutions, and the private career schools to collaborate to carry out certain goals with regard to students receiving academic credit for prior learning.Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to convene the academic credit for prior learning work group to coordinate and implement the goals.Requires the office of financial management to work with the state board for community and technical colleges, the higher education coordinating board, and the four-year institutions of higher education to track the number of students receiving academic credit for prior learning and the type of credit awarded at institutions of higher education.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1523
by Representatives Carlyle and Hunter; by request of Health Care Authority and Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning electronic transactions by state purchased social and health care programs.
Requires vendors and contractors to submit and receive electronic transactions with the state health care authority and the department of social and health services in the manner and format prescribed by the authority or the department, respectively.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1524
by Representative Orwall
Recognizing the international baccalaureate diploma.
Recognizes the international baccalaureate diploma.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1525
by Representatives Orwall, Probst, Maxwell, Reykdal, Zeiger, Jinkins, Darneille, and Moscoso
Regarding recognition of common course numbering at institutions of higher education.
Requires the higher education coordinating board and the state board for community and technical colleges to convene a work group to establish a single set of common course numbers and common course descriptions for all common lower division courses at all institutions of higher education.Requires institutions of higher education to formally adopt the common course numbers and specifically identify them in all course catalogs and publications.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1526
by Representatives Orwall, Upthegrove, Kagi, Fitzgibbon, Kenney, and Darneille
Addressing tenant screening under the residential landlord-tenant act.
Prohibits a landlord from charging a prospective tenant for the cost of using a tenant screening service under certain circumstances.Prohibits a tenant screening service from including in a tenant screening report provided to a landlord a qualified victim protection record pertaining to the prospective tenant.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1527
by Representatives Asay, Armstrong, Taylor, Wilcox, Orcutt, Dammeier, Condotta, Carlyle, Stanford, Warnick, and McCune
Allowing motorcycles to stop and proceed through traffic control signals under certain conditions.
Authorizes the operator of a street legal motorcycle to stop and proceed through traffic control signals under certain conditions.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1528
by Representatives Goodman, Roberts, and Moscoso
Requiring persons to answer in any court upon information filed by the prosecuting attorney for certain violations under driving while license is suspended or revoked provisions.
Requires a person to answer in any court, for a violation of certain driving with suspended or revoked license provisions, upon an information filed by the prosecuting attorney.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1529
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Hunt, Orwall, Reykdal, Appleton, Ormsby, and Darneille
Concerning the sale of liquor-related products in state liquor stores.
Modifies provisions regarding the sale of liquor-related products in state liquor stores.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1530
by Representatives Pedersen, Ross, Dammeier, Darneille, Hunter, Rodne, Maxwell, Reykdal, and Goodman
Limiting government responsibilities under provisions of the Becca bill.
Authorizes school districts to file truancy petitions for certain unexcused absences until July 1, 2011.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1531
by Representatives Condotta, Shea, Warnick, Fagan, Taylor, and Chandler
Adjusting the minimum wage rate based on changes in consumer prices.
Requires calculations of the adjusted minimum wage rate to reflect the actual change in consumer prices since September 1, 2000, based on the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers or a successor index.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1532
by Representatives Condotta and Chandler
Creating a good faith defense for certain minimum wage and overtime compensation complaints.
Addresses minimum wage and overtime compensation complaints.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1533
by Representatives Condotta, Blake, Ross, Hinkle, Taylor, Johnson, Kristiansen, Armstrong, Kretz, Haler, Warnick, McCune, and Smith
Authorizing the limited use of off-road motorcycles on highways.
Authorizes the use of off-road motorcycles on highways: (1) Having a speed of thirty-five miles or less; or(2) Forty-five miles or less in counties consisting of islands whose only connection to the mainland are ferry routes.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1534
by Representatives Condotta and Kirby
Concerning credit and debit card transactions.
Prohibits a seller from requiring a customer, as a condition of payment by credit or debit card, to: (1) Consent to authorizing future charges against a customer's credit or debit card that are separate from the sales transaction; or(2) Waive the right to expressly approve each charge that a seller causes to be placed against a customer's credit or debit card.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1535
by Representatives Condotta, Kirby, and Bailey
Providing requirements for business payment contracts.
Requires any business payment contract to contain certain information for each authorized business representative who is a party to the agreement.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1536
by Representatives Liias, Armstrong, Clibborn, Carlyle, Fitzgibbon, Dunshee, Cody, Kenney, Dickerson, Orwall, Upthegrove, Pedersen, Sells, Darneille, Frockt, Billig, Stanford, Moscoso, Hasegawa, Ryu, Goodman, Hunter, Jinkins, Maxwell, Kagi, Pettigrew, Reykdal, Santos, Sullivan, Moeller, Roberts, and Ormsby
Providing a congestion reduction charge to fund the operational and capital needs of transit agencies.
Provides public transit agencies with a temporary tool, in the form of a congestion reduction charge, to help address their revenue shortfalls during this economic crisis and allow them to continue reducing congestion on some of the state's most crowded corridors.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1537
by Representatives Buys, Liias, Shea, Haler, McCune, Kretz, Taylor, and Warnick
Allowing a parent or guardian to provide traffic safety education to a minor within the parent or guardian's custody.
Authorizes a parent or guardian to provide a guided traffic safety education course to a minor within the parent or guardian's custody under certain conditions.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1538
by Representatives Buys, Blake, Chandler, Taylor, Orcutt, Hinkle, Haler, Johnson, and Warnick
Regarding animal health inspections.
Modifies provisions relating to animal health inspections.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1539
by Representatives Buys, Blake, Armstrong, Haler, Orcutt, Hinkle, Kretz, Johnson, Warnick, McCune, and Condotta
Concerning the administrative costs and distribution of revenue to certain off-road vehicle accounts.
Reduces administrative costs and increases the distribution of fuel tax revenue to strengthen off-road vehicle accounts.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1540
by Representatives Buys, Armstrong, Haler, Johnson, Walsh, Pearson, Orcutt, Angel, Condotta, Warnick, McCune, and Hasegawa
Modifying the requirement to periodically replace license plates.
Eliminates the requirement to periodically replace license plates unless a law enforcement officer determines that a license plate is illegible.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1541
by Representatives Buys, Armstrong, McCune, Haler, Johnson, Orcutt, Condotta, and Warnick
Aligning fees for the periodic replacement of license plates to actual costs.
Decreases certain fees for the periodic replacement of license plates.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1542
by Representatives Buys, Haler, Johnson, and Condotta
Making possession of motorcycle theft tools a crime.
Makes possession of motorcycle theft tools a gross misdemeanor.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1543
by Representatives Rolfes, Frockt, Anderson, and Kirby
Limiting the issuance of motorcycle instruction permits.
Limits the issuance of motorcycle instruction permits.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1544
by Representatives Hunter and Anderson
Restricting the eligibility for the basic health plan to the basic health transition eligibles population under the medicaid waiver.
Restricts eligibility for the basic health plan to the basic health transition eligibles population under the medicaid waiver.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 1545
by Representatives Klippert, Dickerson, Hope, Green, Dammeier, Stanford, and Kelley
Detaining persons with mental disorders.
Changes standards by which a designated crisis responder may take a person with a mental disorder or chemical dependency into emergency custody from presenting an "imminent" likelihood of harm to a "substantial" likelihood of harm.Authorizes designated crisis responders and designated mental health professionals, when making a determination for a seventy-two hour detainment, to consider information provided by families, landlords, neighbors, or others with significant contact and history of involvement with the person.Requires the research and data analysis division of the department of social and health services to track and review: (1) Outcomes regarding certain commitments; and(2) The cost of providing treatment as a result of the implementation of the act.Expires June 30, 2015.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1546
by Representatives Hargrove, Hunt, Dammeier, Pettigrew, Liias, Smith, Anderson, Fagan, Kretz, Dahlquist, Angel, Zeiger, Jinkins, and Finn
Authorizing creation of innovation schools and innovation zones in school districts.
Declares an intent to: (1) Grant school districts and schools greater flexibility to meet the educational needs of a diverse student population;(2) Improve educational performance through greater individual school autonomy and managerial flexibility;(3) Implement evidence-based practices proven to be effective in reducing demographic disparities in student achievement; and(4) Encourage innovation in education by providing local school communities and principals with greater control over staffing, personnel selection and evaluation, scheduling, and educational programming.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1547
by Representatives Darneille, Hunter, Dickerson, Cody, Hunt, Kagi, Sullivan, and Kenney
Concerning the deportation of criminal alien offenders.
Modifies provisions relating to deporting criminal alien offenders.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1548
by Representatives Hunter, Darneille, and Kenney; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning the implementation of long-term care worker requirements regarding background checks and training.
Delays the implementation of certain long-term care worker requirements regarding background checks and training.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1549
by Representatives Dahlquist, Armstrong, Hurst, Pearson, Hope, Moscoso, Dammeier, Anderson, Wilcox, McCune, Kelley, and Smith; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Requiring notification to schools regarding the release of certain offenders.
Requires notification to certain schools of the discharge, parole, authorized leave or release, or transfer of a youth found to have committed a violent offense, a sex offense, or stalking.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1550
by Representatives Dickerson, Goodman, Upthegrove, Pedersen, Appleton, Roberts, Cody, Moscoso, Eddy, Green, Darneille, Fitzgibbon, Kenney, and Billig
Regulating the production, distribution, and sale of cannabis.
Regulates the production, distribution, and sale of cannabis.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1551
by Representatives Anderson and Hudgins
Changing the structure and scope of higher education institutions' technology transfer funding programs and operations in the state.
Directs the University of Washington, Washington State University, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, the community and technical college centers of excellence, and the department of commerce to work collaboratively with the private sector in the development and implementation of a sustained, competitive, world class, higher education research, development, application of invention, and technology transfer program that creates and sustains private sector jobs.Changes the composition and duties of the Washington technology center.Transfers certain functions and operations previously performed by the Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute to the Washington technology center.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1552
by Representative Goodman
Concerning garnishment.
Modifies garnishment provisions relating to: (1) Estimated interest on a per diem basis;(2) Form of writ;(3) Continuing lien on earnings;(4) Exemption of earnings with regard to the state minimum hourly wage;(5) Answer of garnishee;(6) Default judgments;(7) Application by plaintiff for the judgment and order to pay ex parte; and(8) Signature by attorney of record on notice to federal government garnishee defendant.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1553
by Representatives Upthegrove, Warnick, Ryu, and Dammeier; by request of Department of Natural Resources
Concerning the annual rent rate for marinas.
Addresses annual rent rates for marinas.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1554
by Representatives Kenney, Orcutt, Pettigrew, Parker, Ormsby, Walsh, Maxwell, Billig, and Smith
Concerning Washington's motion picture competitiveness.
Addresses motion picture competitiveness relating to: (1) Limiting funding assistance from the approved motion picture competitiveness program;(2) Changing the composition on the board of directors for the program;(3) Business and occupation tax credits; and(4) Revising the definition of "motion picture."
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Community Development & Housing. | |
HB 1555
by Representatives Kirby, Orwall, Miloscia, Blake, and Smith
Revising sentences for vehicular homicide.
Increases the seriousness level for the crime of vehicular homicide.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1556
by Representatives Kirby, Orwall, Miloscia, Stanford, Kelley, Blake, and Smith
Increasing the penalties for first-time offenders of driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.
Increases penalties for driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug with regard to first-time offenders.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1557
by Representatives Kirby, Dammeier, Orwall, Miloscia, Stanford, Blake, and Smith
Decreasing the number of prior offenses allowed before a conviction of driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug becomes a felony.
Decreases the number of prior offenses allowed before a conviction becomes a felony for driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1558
by Representatives Hudgins, Orwall, Fitzgibbon, Darneille, and Moscoso
Addressing the foreclosure crisis in Washington state through the creation of alternative mortgage financing based on shared appreciation.
Creates incentives for lenders to renegotiate loans for borrowers who have negative equity but who have the ability to pay a lower mortgage that reflects the actual value of the house to prevent foreclosure and costs associated with foreclosure.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1559
by Representatives Haigh, Dammeier, and Goodman
Limiting indemnification agreements involving design professionals.
Limits indemnification agreements involving architects, landscape architects, engineers, and land surveyors.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1560
by Representatives Cody and Jinkins
Concerning the health insurance partnership.
Modifies provisions relating to the small employer health insurance partnership program.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1561
by Representatives Cody, Jinkins, and Kenney
Requiring payment for critical services rendered by out-of-network providers in in-network hospitals.
Requires payment for critical services rendered by an out-of-network provider in an in-network hospital.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1562
by Representatives Cody and Stanford
Creating a maternal health task force.
Creates a legislative task force on maternal and child health to: (1) Review the current status of the maternity and child health system; and(2) Develop strategies to lower the number of preterm births in the state.Provides a January 1, 2012, expiration for the task force.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1563
by Representatives Cody, Hinkle, Moeller, Green, and Kenney
Establishing uniformity in the protection of health-related information.
Eliminates the stigma that the law continues to impose upon people with mental illness or HIV positive status or AIDS and improves the coordination of care to these people by establishing a single standard for the protection of all health care information.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1564
by Representatives Kenney, Cody, Kagi, and Moscoso
Concerning the right to control the disposition of human remains.
Modifies provisions relating to the right to control the disposition of human remains.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1565
by Representatives Frockt, Rodne, Pedersen, Eddy, Goodman, Roberts, Walsh, Green, Jacks, Fitzgibbon, Reykdal, Kenney, Stanford, Billig, and Kelley
Concerning the modification and termination of domestic violence protection orders.
Establishes procedures and guidelines for determining whether a domestic violence protection order should be terminated or modified.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1566
by Representatives Liias, Asay, Rolfes, Green, Ormsby, Appleton, Reykdal, Stanford, Sullivan, Hasegawa, and Moscoso
Modifying certain provisions of the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act.
Revises the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act relating to: (1) Changing the duties of a landlord relating to adoption of park rules, upkeep and maintenance of the park including vacant lots, and ensuring compliance of park employees;(2) Notification for change of land use of a park;(3) Rent adjustments for removal of certain structures or landscaping; and(4) The definition of "park model."
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1567
by Representatives Ross, Hurst, Upthegrove, Kelley, and Moscoso; by request of Criminal Justice Training Commission
Requiring background investigations for peace officers and reserve officers as a condition of employment.
Requires a background investigation including a check of criminal history and a psychological examination for peace officers and reserve officers as a condition of employment.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1568
by Representatives Sells, Anderson, Probst, Liias, Upthegrove, Hinkle, Carlyle, Zeiger, Ormsby, Haler, Buys, Hasegawa, Stanford, Maxwell, Springer, Miloscia, Sullivan, Haigh, Hunt, Rolfes, Jacks, Dahlquist, Crouse, Kenney, and Moscoso
Regarding appointing members to the boards of trustees for community colleges and the state board for community and technical colleges.
Authorizes the board of trustees for each college district to establish a sixth trustee that shall be filled by a student.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1569
by Representatives McCune and Condotta
Regarding food freezing standards.
Prohibits a local health jurisdiction, under certain circumstances, from establishing standards for freezing food that requires a business to purchase a specified type of freezing equipment.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1570
by Representatives Chandler and Morris
Providing notice to the department of defense before siting energy facility projects.
Requires the energy facility site evaluation council to provide written notification to the United State department of defense upon receipt of an application for an energy facility site certification proposing an energy plant or alternative renewable energy facility that is connected to certain transmission facilities.Requires a local government to provide written notification to the United States department of defense upon receipt of an application for a permit to site an energy project that is connected to certain transmission facilities.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
| Jan 28 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HJR 4213
by Representatives Orcutt, Parker, Armstrong, Rivers, Angel, Warnick, Johnson, Kristiansen, Haler, McCune, Hope, Klippert, Wilcox, Harris, Bailey, Fagan, Ahern, Dahlquist, Smith, Short, Hargrove, Schmick, Nealey, Hinkle, Condotta, Chandler, Crouse, Shea, Overstreet, Buys, Taylor, and Pearson
Placing restrictions on tax increases.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution placing restrictions on tax increases.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5414
by Senators Becker, Benton, Holmquist Newbry, Hatfield, Pflug, Delvin, Stevens, Sheldon, Honeyford, Morton, King, Ericksen, Schoesler, Kilmer, Tom, Parlette, and Roach
Eliminating the periodic replacement requirement for license plates.
Eliminates the periodic replacement requirement for license plates.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5415
by Senators Becker, Swecker, Stevens, and Honeyford
Authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle and up to two trailers when the driver holds a commercial driver's license.
Authorizes a combination consisting of a motor vehicle and up to two trailers when the operator or driver holds a commercial driver's license.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5416
by Senators Becker, Haugen, Benton, King, Stevens, Carrell, Delvin, Holmquist Newbry, Hatfield, Hobbs, Honeyford, Ericksen, and Sheldon
Addressing the use of toll revenue from eligible toll facilities.
Limits the use of revenue from eligible toll facilities.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5417
by Senators Becker, Swecker, Benton, Stevens, Delvin, Honeyford, Sheldon, Hatfield, Hobbs, Shin, Roach, and Kline
Allowing for the distribution of legislators' contact cards, newsletters, government guides, or similar printed materials produced with legislative resources in certain circumstances.
Authorizes the use of legislative resources for the distribution throughout a legislator's district of contact cards, newsletters, government guides, or similar printed materials, for the purpose of informing the public as to legislative matters or providing information on how the public may contact legislators or participate in legislative proceedings.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5418
by Senators Becker, Benton, Stevens, Sheldon, Schoesler, Delvin, Morton, and Honeyford
Addressing the use of force in self-defense.
Addresses justifiable homicide with regard to a slayer having a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5419
by Senators Becker, Swecker, Delvin, Benton, Stevens, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, King, Sheldon, and Roach
Providing mandatory notice and waiting periods before legislative action.
Provides mandatory notice and waiting periods before legislative action on an omnibus operating, capital, or transportation appropriations bill and any tax or fee bill.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5420
by Senators Hobbs, Swecker, Pridemore, Kastama, Tom, and White
Establishing the intrastate mutual aid system.
Establishes the intrastate mutual aid system to provide for mutual assistance in an emergency among political subdivisions and federally recognized Indian tribes that choose to participate as member jurisdictions.Creates the intrastate mutual aid committee which is a subcommittee of the emergency management council to develop and update guidelines and procedures to facilitate implementation of the intrastate mutual aid system by member jurisdictions.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5421
by Senators Chase, Shin, and McAuliffe
Limiting residential densities of certain unincorporated portions of urban growth areas.
Prohibits the maximum residential density of an unincorporated portion of an urban growth area from exceeding that of the immediately adjacent areas of the abutting city or cities.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5422
by Senators Regala, Honeyford, Kastama, Becker, Parlette, Ericksen, Hatfield, Nelson, Harper, Tom, White, McAuliffe, Prentice, and Shin
Concerning the taxation of amusement and recreation services involving amateur sports.
Provides a business and occupation tax exemption for amounts received by a nonprofit organization or governmental entity for the privilege of joining a competitive team sport league or for the right to participate in the competitive team sport activities.Provides a sales and use tax exemption for certain sales and uses of the aforementioned amusement and recreation services.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5423
by Senators Regala, Hargrove, Chase, and Kline
Encouraging the reduction of recidivism by modifying legal financial obligation provisions.
Creates a mechanism for courts to eliminate interest accrued on nonrestitution debt during incarceration and improves incentives for payment of legal financial obligations in order to foster reintegration and reduce recidivism.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5424
by Senators Rockefeller, Chase, Nelson, Fraser, and White
Concerning integrated resource plans.
Requires the utilities and transportation commission to: (1) Acknowledge by order an integrated resource plan that is consistent with RCW 19.280.030 (development and requirements of a resource plan); and(2) Reject by order any integrated resource plan that is inconsistent with RCW 19.280.030.Authorizes the department of commerce to request the state auditor to audit a consumer-owned utility for certain compliance requirements.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5425
by Senators Hobbs, Shin, Harper, and McAuliffe
Authorizing rural conservation development demonstration projects.
Creates a mechanism on a demonstration basis to allow certain counties to authorize a sustainable development alternative for residential development in rural areas as an alternative to limited areas of more intense rural development, fully contained communities and existing, traditional subdivision techniques in order to facilitate management of residential growth in rural areas, to promote preservation of open space, and to minimize and/or reduce the conversion of designated resource lands.Explores the use of rural receiving areas to support strategies for transfer of development rights and to provide certain counties with options for authorizing sustainable residential development in the rural areas.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5426
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Tom, and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Early Learning
Allowing the department of early learning and the department of social and health services to share background check information.
Requires the departments of early learning and social and health services to share federal fingerprint-based background check results to allow both departments to fulfill their joint background check responsibility of checking any individual who may have unsupervised access to vulnerable adults, children, or juveniles.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5427
by Senator McAuliffe; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Regarding an assessment of students in state-funded full-day kindergarten classrooms.
Requires the use of a kindergarten assessment process for students in state-funded full-day kindergarten classrooms.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5428
by Senators McAuliffe, Harper, Hargrove, Stevens, Zarelli, Pridemore, Shin, and Roach
Requiring notification to schools regarding the release of certain offenders.
Requires notification to certain schools of the discharge, parole, authorized leave or release, or transfer of a youth found to have committed a violent offense, a sex offense, or stalking.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5429
by Senator Chase
Concerning the discharge and relocation of residents of state facilities.
Requires the secretary of the department of social and health services to: (1) Provide notification to certain parties of an impending voluntary closure of a state-operated nursing facility or an intermediate care facility; and(2) Ensure that, before a facility closes, all residents of the facility have been successfully relocated to another facility or an alternative home and community-based setting.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5430
by Senators McAuliffe and Haugen; by request of Transportation Commission
Modifying state route number 527.
Changes the boundaries of state route number 527.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5431
by Senators Rockefeller and Nelson
Defining the attributes of null generation electricity.
Defines the attributes of null generation electricity.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5432
by Senators Regala, Chase, Fraser, Rockefeller, and Nelson; by request of Department of Ecology
Reducing pollution from wood stoves.
Limits the burning of wood in certain burning devices.Requires the removal, destruction, and recycling of certain solid fuel burning devices.Requires, under certain circumstances, installation of an adequate source of heat other than solid fuel burning devices upon the sale of a residential structure.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 10:00 AM. | ||
SB 5433
by Senators Fraser, Conway, Kastama, Keiser, Chase, Rockefeller, McAuliffe, and Nelson
Modifying certain provisions of the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act.
Revises the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act relating to: (1) Changing the duties of a landlord relating to adoption of park rules, upkeep and maintenance of the park including vacant lots, and ensuring compliance of park employees;(2) Notification for change of land use of a park;(3) Rent adjustments for removal of certain structures or landscaping; and(4) The definition of "park model."
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5434
by Senators Conway, Kohl-Welles, Nelson, Keiser, and Chase
Modifying collective bargaining law to authorize providing additional compensation to academic employees at community and technical colleges.
Authorizes the provision of additional compensation to academic employees at community and technical colleges with regard to collective bargaining.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5435
by Senators Hargrove, Pflug, Kline, Fraser, Shin, Kohl-Welles, and Roach; by request of Criminal Justice Training Commission
Requiring background investigations for peace officers and reserve officers as a condition of employment.
Requires a background investigation including a check of criminal history and a psychological examination for peace officers and reserve officers as a condition of employment.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5436
by Senators Ranker, Shin, Litzow, Swecker, Tom, Harper, Nelson, Hobbs, Fraser, Rockefeller, White, Kilmer, Conway, and Kline
Reducing copper in antifouling paints used on recreational water vessels.
Prohibits a manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or distributor from selling or offering for sale any new recreational water vessel with antifouling paint containing copper.Prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale any recreational water vessel unless it has been stripped of antifouling paint containing copper or sealed to prevent the leaching of antifouling paint containing copper.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5437
by Senators Morton, Schoesler, and Hatfield
Concerning members of the fish and wildlife commission.
Provides that if a member of the fish and wildlife commission is not confirmed by the senate by the end of the second full regular legislative session following the member's initial appointment, that member's position is considered vacated.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5438
by Senators Morton, Schoesler, Swecker, Hewitt, Becker, Stevens, Honeyford, and Roach
Concerning the sale of timber from lands managed by the department of fish and wildlife.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to evaluate opportunities for and provide recommendations to the fish and wildlife commission on timber sales from department-managed land that would generate revenue while sustaining or enhancing the suitability of the landscape for fish and wildlife habitat.Requires the proceeds from the sale of timber to be deposited in the state wildlife account to be used for the operation and maintenance of department-managed lands.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5439
by Senators Ranker, Rockefeller, Nelson, Regala, Hargrove, Hobbs, Fraser, White, Conway, and Kline
Concerning oil spills.
Finds that: (1) Washington's oil spill prevention, preparedness, response, and restoration laws should be enhanced to more effectively protect Washington waters from the potentially calamitous consequences of oil spills; and(2) Those responsible for oil spills should provide just compensation to property owners and other persons suffering losses caused by oil spills.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5440
by Senators Rockefeller, Nelson, Ranker, Honeyford, Chase, Delvin, Fraser, Morton, Kastama, Holmquist Newbry, and Kline; by request of Utilities & Transportation Commission
Limiting regulation of electric vehicle battery charging facilities.
Prohibits the utilities and transportation commission, under certain circumstances, from regulating the rates, services, facilities, and practices of an entity that offers battery charging facilities to the public for hire.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5441
by Senators Prentice, Nelson, Haugen, White, and Kline
Creating a county utility tax option.
Authorizes certain counties to impose an excise tax on the privilege of engaging in business as a utility.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5442
by Senators Shin, Tom, Kilmer, White, and Chase
Requiring the development of accelerated baccalaureate programs at state colleges and universities.
Authorizes state universities, regional universities, and The Evergreen State College to develop accelerated baccalaureate degree programs that will allow academically qualified students to obtain a baccalaureate degree in three years without attending summer classes or enrolling in more than a full-time class load during the regular academic year.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 5443
by Senators Chase, Shin, McAuliffe, and Kline
Requiring the higher education coordinating board to develop a grant program to encourage training for students studying in the medical field to work with individuals with developmental disabilities.
Requires the higher education coordinating board to develop a centralized program for grants for institutions for programs designed to develop training projects focused upon improvement of medical services to adult individuals with developmental disabilities.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 5444
by Senators Conway and Haugen
Concerning the construction of a state boundary bridge.
Requires the department of transportation, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for the purpose of constructing a state boundary bridge, to issue a request for proposals to interested parties.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5445
by Senators Keiser, Pflug, White, Conway, and Kline; by request of Governor Gregoire
Establishing a health benefit exchange.
Requires the state to establish a health benefit exchange consistent with the federal affordable care act to begin operations no later than January 1, 2014.Establishes the health benefit exchange development board to: (1) Coordinate with the administrator of the state health care authority to successfully complete implementation of planning and establishment grants received by the authority pursuant to the affordable care act; and(2) Develop a business plan and timeline for establishing and implementing a state-administered health benefits exchange.Authorizes the administrator of the state health care authority to enter into: (1) Information-sharing agreements with federal and state agencies and other state exchanges to carry out the provisions of the act; and(2) Interdepartmental agreements with the office of the insurance commissioner, the department of social and health services, the department of health, and any other state agencies necessary to implement the act.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SJR 8210
by Senators Becker, Benton, Delvin, Stevens, Sheldon, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, Carrell, Morton, Ericksen, and Schoesler
Amending the Constitution to include toll revenue to be used exclusively for highway purposes.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to include toll revenue to be used exclusively for highway purposes.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SJR 8211
by Senators Morton, Swecker, Honeyford, Ericksen, Delvin, Becker, and Stevens
Amending the Constitution to allow for adjournment after cutoff during the regular session.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to allow for adjournment after cutoff during the regular session.
| Jan 25 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |