WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 16

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
Tuesday, February 1, 201123rd Day - 2011 Regular Session

SENATE
SB 5307-SSB 5558SB 5559SB 5560SB 5561SB 5562SB 5563
SB 5564SB 5565SB 5566SB 5567SB 5568SB 5569SB 5570
SB 5571SB 5572SB 5573SB 5574SB 5575SB 5576SB 5577
SB 5578SB 5579SB 5580SB 5581SB 5582SB 5583SB 5584
SB 5585SB 5586SB 5587SB 5588SB 5589SB 5590SB 5591
SB 5592SB 5593SB 5594SB 5595SB 5596SB 5597SB 5598
SB 5599
HOUSE
HB 1037-SHB 1041-SHB 1053-SHB 1085-SHB 1202-SHB 1218-SHB 1253-S
HB 1267-SHB 1328-SHB 1688HB 1689HB 1690HB 1691HB 1692
HB 1693HB 1694HB 1695HB 1696HB 1697HB 1698HB 1699
HB 1700HB 1701HB 1702HB 1703HB 1704HB 1705HB 1706
HB 1707HB 1708HB 1709HB 1710HB 1711HB 1712HB 1713
HB 1714HB 1715HB 1716HB 1717HB 1718HB 1719HB 1720
HB 1721

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.


House Bills

HB 1037-S

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Ross, Johnson, Bailey, Upthegrove, Hurst, Armstrong, Walsh, Hinkle, Angel, Warnick, Schmick, Short, Klippert, Dammeier, McCune, Fagan, Nealey, Blake, Ladenburg, Kristiansen, Pearson, Tharinger, and Moeller; by request of Attorney General)


Placing restrictions on legal claims initiated by persons serving criminal sentences in correctional facilities.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Restricts certain legal claims by a person serving a criminal sentence in a federal, state, local, or privately operated correctional facility.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 17Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Jan 27JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM.

HB 1041-S

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Angel, Goodman, McCune, Kelley, Hope, Dammeier, Warnick, Blake, Hurst, Moeller, and Upthegrove)


Including correctional employees who have completed government-sponsored law enforcement firearms training to the lists of law enforcement personnel that are exempt from certain firearm restrictions.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Includes correctional personnel who have completed government-sponsored law enforcement firearms training to the lists of law enforcement personnel that are exempt from certain firearm restrictions.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 12Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
Jan 27JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM.

HB 1053-S

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Kenney, Ladenburg, Appleton, Roberts, Darneille, and Upthegrove; by request of Washington State Bar Association)


Implementing recommendations from the Washington state bar association elder law section's executive committee report of the guardianship task force.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Implements recommendations from the state bar association elder law section's executive committee report of the guardianship task force.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 17Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Jan 27JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM.

HB 1085-S

by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Angel and Kirby)


Creating a hair design license.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Creates a hair design license.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 14Public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM.
Jan 25Executive action scheduled, but the motion to report the bill out of the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM failed.
Jan 27BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM.

HB 1202-S

by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Taylor, and Moscoso)


Creating a pilot project to allow spirits sampling in state liquor stores and contract stores.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Requires the liquor control board to establish a pilot project to allow spirits sampling in state liquor stores and contract stores to promote the sponsor's products.

Expires December 1, 2012.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
Jan 27SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM.

HB 1218-S

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman and Rodne; by request of Statute Law Committee)


Making technical corrections to the Revised Code of Washington.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Makes technical corrections to the RCW.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 24Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Jan 27Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
Jan 28JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

HB 1253-S

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Rivers, Pedersen, and Rodne; by request of Uniform Laws Commission)


Revising the uniform interstate family support act.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Revises the uniform interstate family support act.

Provides a contingent effective date and requires the department of social and health services to provide notice of that date to certain parties.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 24Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Jan 27JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM.

HB 1267-S

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Walsh, Jinkins, Eddy, Roberts, Kagi, Sullivan, Van De Wege, Hurst, Goodman, Orwall, Moeller, Kirby, Frockt, Carlyle, Liias, Kenney, Clibborn, Seaquist, Blake, Hudgins, Fitzgibbon, Darneille, Dunshee, Morris, Takko, Pettigrew, Finn, Billig, Hunter, Cody, Dickerson, Stanford, Springer, Reykdal, Haigh, Rolfes, Sells, Jacks, Appleton, Hunt, Maxwell, Ryu, Ormsby, Ladenburg, McCoy, Santos, Lytton, Moscoso, Upthegrove, Green, Hasegawa, and Tharinger; by request of Washington State Bar Association)


Clarifying and expanding the rights and obligations of state registered domestic partners and other couples related to parentage.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Expands and clarifies the rights and obligations of state registered domestic partners and other couples related to parentage.

Establishes consistent standards and procedural safeguards for the protection of all parties involved in a surrogacy contract in this state and to confirm the legal status of children born as a result of these contracts.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 24Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Jan 27JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM.

HB 1328-S

by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored 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)


Temporarily suspending certain motorcycle rules when operating in parades or public demonstrations.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Suspends certain motorcycle rules temporarily when operating on a closed road during a parade or public demonstration.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 25Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
Jan 27TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.

HB 1688

by Representatives Hurst, Appleton, Ladenburg, and Roberts; by request of Department of Corrections


Allowing the department of corrections to deport criminal illegal immigrant offenders serving a sentence.


Authorizes deportation of criminal illegal immigrant offenders serving a sentence.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

HB 1689

by Representative Hurst


Allowing booking photographs and electronic images at jails to be open to the public.


Requires department of corrections officers and chief law enforcement officers to maintain a jail register that is open to the public and includes booking photographs or electronic images.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

HB 1690

by Representative Kirby


Requiring disclosure of nonoriginal repair parts.


Limits the use of nonoriginal equipment manufacturer crash parts in the repair of a motor vehicle.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services.

HB 1691

by Representatives Kirby, Anderson, Springer, Eddy, Ryu, Morris, and Stanford


Concerning embalmers.


Authorizes certain parties to surrender dead bodies of persons required to be buried at public expense, to an accredited educational institution offering funeral services and embalming programs for use in training embalming students.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services.
Feb 1Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)
Feb 4Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

HB 1692

by Representatives Rolfes, Appleton, Roberts, and Hunt


Concerning manufactured/mobile home park rent adjustment.


Facilitates and encourages fair bargaining between tenants and owners of manufactured/mobile home parks to achieve mutually satisfactory agreements regarding space or lot rents in the parks.

Protects tenants from unreasonable space or lot rent increases while simultaneously recognizing and providing for the need of park owners to receive a just and reasonable return on the investment in their property.

Creates the manufactured/mobile home park rental review board.

Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1693

by Representative Hunt


Addressing the health care coverage of retired local government employees.


Addresses health care coverage for retired local government employees.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

HB 1694

by Representatives Stanford and Kirby; by request of Insurance Commissioner


Regulating unauthorized insurance.


Regulates unauthorized insurance.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services.
Feb 1Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)
Feb 4Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

HB 1695

by Representatives Takko, Rodne, Miloscia, and Angel


Modifying water-sewer district provisions.


Prohibits a city or town from assuming the jurisdiction of certain water-sewer districts unless voters of the entire water-sewer district approve a ballot proposition authorizing the assumption under general election law.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1696

by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Tharinger, Takko, and Smith; by request of Department of Ecology


Concerning provisions for notifications and appeals timelines under the shoreline management act.


Modifies shoreline management act provisions relating to timelines of notifications and appeals.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1697

by Representatives Roberts, Seaquist, Goodman, Orwall, Dickerson, and Kenney


Providing for unannounced visits to homes with dependent children.


Requires the department of social and health services and the supervising agencies to randomly select no less than ten percent of the caregivers currently providing care to children in out-of-home care and in-home dependencies to receive one unannounced face-to-face visit in the caregiver's home per year.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

HB 1698

by Representatives Lytton, Morris, Van De Wege, Blake, and Liias; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife


Improving recreational fishing opportunities in Puget Sound and Lake Washington.


Improves recreational fishing opportunities in Puget Sound and Lake Washington from current levels and increases the economic benefits from the fishery.

Requires the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Adaptively manage the Puget Sound recreational salmon and marine fish enhancement program to maximize the benefits to the Puget Sound recreational fishery; and

(2) Use artificial rearing of salmon to improve recreational salmon fishing in Puget Sound.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1699

by Representatives Kenney, Smith, and Maxwell; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce


Concerning housing trust fund administrative costs.


Modifies housing assistance program and affordable housing program provisions relating to administrative costs associated with compliance and monitoring activities of the department of commerce.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Community Development & Housing.

HB 1700

by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Angel, Appleton, Armstrong, Rolfes, Johnson, Clibborn, Rivers, Reykdal, Ormsby, Upthegrove, Liias, Billig, and Moeller


Modifying the requirements related to designing various transportation projects.


Requires certain standards be met in the construction or modification of bicycle facilities and pedestrian rights-of-way.

Requires the department of transportation, when constructing, reconstructing, retrofitting, maintaining, altering, or repairing any portion of a transportation network, to: (1) Consult with local jurisdictions in the scoping, design, and planning phases; and

(2) Consider the needs of all users by applying certain design solutions from the institute of transportation engineers.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1701

by Representatives Ormsby, Green, Sells, Kenney, Van De Wege, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Moeller, Miloscia, Sullivan, Upthegrove, Pettigrew, Seaquist, Hunter, and Frockt


Concerning the misclassification of contractors as independent contractors in the construction industry.


Addresses the loss in state revenue through misclassification of workers as independent contractors in the construction industry.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 1702

by Representatives Liias, Rodne, Angel, Springer, Eddy, Smith, Anderson, Clibborn, Stanford, and Takko


Establishing a process for the payment of impact fees through provisions stipulated in recorded covenants.


Establishes a process for the payment of impact fees through provisions stipulated in recorded covenants.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1703

by Representatives Dammeier, Haigh, Anderson, Probst, Parker, Alexander, Zeiger, and Smith


Addressing fiscal notes for legislation that uniquely affects school districts.


Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to prepare school district fiscal notes on proposed legislation that increases or decreases school district revenues or expenditures in a manner that uniquely affects school districts.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Education Appropriations & Oversight.

HB 1704

by Representatives Reykdal, Moscoso, Sullivan, Hasegawa, Stanford, Sells, Appleton, and Hunt


Providing for vesting after five years of service in the defined benefit portion of the public employees' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the teachers' retirement system plan 3.


Changes requirements for vesting from ten years of service to five years of service in the defined benefit portion of certain retirement systems.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

HB 1705

by Representatives Moscoso, Sullivan, Reykdal, Stanford, Sells, Appleton, and Hunt


Providing retirement benefits at earlier ages in the plans 2 and 3 of the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system.


Lowers the age requirement for retirement benefits in certain retirement systems.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

HB 1706

by Representatives Cody, Moscoso, Reykdal, Sullivan, Appleton, Stanford, Hasegawa, Sells, Hunt, and Kenney


Allowing certain separated plan 2 members of the retirement systems to participate in insurance plans and contracts.


Allows participation in insurance plans and contracts by certain separated retirement system members.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

HB 1707

by Representatives Kenney, Appleton, Darneille, Pettigrew, Orwall, Santos, Liias, Ryu, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Dunshee, Frockt, Kagi, Cody, Springer, Upthegrove, Hunt, Pedersen, Rolfes, Ladenburg, Moscoso, Goodman, Roberts, and Dickerson


Concerning the existing surcharge for local homeless housing and assistance.


Modifies provisions regarding the local homeless housing and assistance surcharge.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Community Development & Housing.

HB 1708

by Representative Moeller


Concerning mechanics' and materialmen's claims of liens.


Addresses mechanics' and materialmen's claims of liens.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.
Feb 2Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

HB 1709

by Representatives Kirby and Bailey


Making certain lines of group disability insurance more available.


Authorizes group disability insurance for certain lines of coverage that is offered to residents of this state under a group disability insurance policy to be issued to certain other groups.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services.

HB 1710

by Representatives Moscoso, Liias, Probst, Ladenburg, Hasegawa, McCoy, Haler, Dahlquist, Green, Wilcox, McCune, Zeiger, Roberts, Stanford, Billig, Maxwell, Hunt, and Kenney


Creating a strategic plan for career and technical education.


Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to convene a working group to develop a statewide strategic plan for secondary career and technical education.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Education.

HB 1711

by Representatives McCoy, Hasegawa, Rolfes, and Walsh


Regarding the provision of telecommunications services by public entities.


Grants public utility districts the authority to provide retail telecommunications services, including broadband, with the expectation that these services will be subject to the same telecommunications taxes, fees, and surcharges that are applicable to other telecommunications providers in the state.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications.
Feb 1Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change)

HB 1712

by Representatives Harris, Crouse, Short, Jacks, and McCune


Regarding null power.


Defines the attributes of null power.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Environment.

HB 1713

by Representatives Upthegrove, Short, Morris, Taylor, Takko, Springer, Smith, Eddy, and McCune


Modifying the categorical exemptions for development under the state environmental policy act.


Preempts selected categorical exemption levels for development under the state environmental policy act in WAC 197-11-800 and adopts updated levels in statute.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Environment.
Feb 3Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)

HB 1714

by Representatives Klippert, Finn, Pearson, McCune, Hope, and Ross


Implementing a biometric matching system program.


Requires the department of licensing, upon implementation of a biometric matching system program, to make the program available to official governmental enforcement agencies to assist in the investigation of suspected criminal activity or for verifying identity of an individual.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 1715

by Representatives Bailey, Wilcox, Buys, Zeiger, Haler, Fagan, Johnson, and Warnick


Designating coffee as the state beverage.


Establishes the official Washington state beverage act.

Designates coffee as the official beverage of the state.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1716

by Representatives Asay, Hurst, Klippert, Pearson, and Miloscia


Regulating secondhand dealers who deal with precious metal property.


Establishes and implements stricter standards relating to transactions involving property consisting of gold and other precious metals.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services.

HB 1717

by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Rolfes, Chandler, Dunshee, Orcutt, Appleton, Van De Wege, Hinkle, and Stanford


Regarding derelict fishing gear.


Requires a person who loses or abandons commercial net fishing gear in the waters of the state to report certain information to the department of fish and wildlife.

Encourages a person who loses or abandons shellfish pots in the waters of the state to report certain information to the department of fish and wildlife.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 1718

by Representatives Roberts, Moeller, Dammeier, and Green


Concerning offenders with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injuries.


Addresses offenders who have intellectual or developmental disabilities or who have suffered a traumatic brain injury.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

HB 1719

by Representatives Rodne, Schmick, Haler, Smith, Wilcox, Johnson, Klippert, Kristiansen, McCune, Short, Ross, and Warnick


Limiting liability for unauthorized passengers in a vehicle.


Overrules the holding in Rahman v. State that a government or private employer may be held liable for injuries to unauthorized occupants of the employer's vehicle.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1720

by Representatives Hunt and McCoy; by request of Governor Gregoire


Reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of state government.


Creates the department of enterprise services to provide centralized leadership in efficiently and cost-effectively managing resources necessary to support the delivery of state government services.

Abolishes the department of general administration and the public printer and transfers their powers, duties, and functions to the department of enterprise services.

Transfers certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of information services, the department of personnel, and the office of financial management to the department of enterprise services.

Transfers certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of personnel to the office of financial management.

Requires the code reviser to prepare legislation for the 2012 regular session that changes all statutory references to the director or department of general administration to department of enterprise services.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1721

by Representatives Frockt, Kenney, Roberts, Fitzgibbon, and Stanford


Preventing storm water pollution from coal tar sealants.


Prohibits the sale, at wholesale or retail, of a coal tar pavement product that is labeled as containing coal tar.

Prohibits the application of a coal tar pavement product on a driveway or parking area.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Environment.


Senate Bills

SB 5307-S

by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Hewitt, Regala, Conway, Kastama, Hobbs, King, Rockefeller, Swecker, and Roach)


Concerning evaluating military training and experience toward meeting licensing requirements in medical professions.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Allows persons with certain military training or experience to count that training and experience towards certain professional licensing requirements.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 24Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM.
Jan 27Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM.
Jan 28HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 5558

by Senators Hargrove, Regala, and Harper


Regulating dissemination of juvenile records by consumer reporting agencies.


Prohibits consumer reporting agencies, that collect personally identifiable information pertaining to juvenile records about an individual residing in the state, from disseminating information contained within the record, including the existence or nonexistence of the record, to any third party.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5559

by Senators Morton and Hewitt


Concerning county use of moneys collected from certain county sales and use taxes.


Addresses a county's use of money collected from local retail sales and use taxes.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5560

by Senator Morton


Authorizing the issuance of one license plate upon request of the vehicle owner.


Authorizes a vehicle owner to request one license plate, however the cost to the owner is the same as if two plates were issued.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5561

by Senators Swecker and Shin


Designating the state rock.


Designates Tenino sandstone as the official rock of the state.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 5562

by Senators Delvin, Hewitt, Schoesler, Becker, Stevens, Honeyford, and Shin


Creating a task force on construction crane safety review.


Creates a task force on construction crane safety review to review the implementation of statutes concerning crane safety.

Expires December 31, 2011.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5563

by Senators Delvin, Schoesler, Hewitt, Stevens, Honeyford, and Sheldon


Suspending provisions of the energy independence act on a temporary basis.


Provides utilities with more time during the continuing economic downturn to meet certain mandates of the energy independence act and thereby delay the rate impacts that would be caused by the capital investments to meet the mandates.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy.

SB 5564

by Senators Delvin, Carrell, Morton, Stevens, Hewitt, Ericksen, Honeyford, Zarelli, Roach, and Sheldon


Promoting the development and construction of nuclear energy facilities.


Expedites regulatory processes and provides incentives for establishing additional nuclear-generated power in the state.

Creates a joint legislative task force on nuclear energy to study the feasibility of pursuing additional nuclear-generated power.

Expires July 1, 2012.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy.

SB 5565

by Senators Fraser and Shin


Addressing the health care coverage of retired local government employees.


Addresses health care coverage for retired local government employees.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5566

by Senators Kohl-Welles and Kline; by request of Governor Gregoire


Concerning long-term disability for injured workers and costs to the workers' compensation program.


Reduces long-term disability for injured workers and the resulting costs to the workers' compensation system.

Authorizes the director of the department of labor and industries to provide funding from the medical aid fund for safety and health investment projects to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities; to create early return-to-work programs; and to reduce long-term disability through the cooperation of employers and employees or their representatives.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.
Feb 1Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

SB 5567

by Senators Regala, Hobbs, and White


Adjusting the property tax levy lid limits for certain local services.


Adjusts property tax levy lid limits for certain local services.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 5568

by Senators Eide, Hobbs, McAuliffe, and Shin


Concerning equity in school district salary allocations.


Starts a six-year process, beginning with the 2011-12 school year, to equalize salary allocations to school districts for state-funded staff pursuant to state basic education appropriation sections of the biennial budget.

Requires school districts to provide an annual report to the office of the superintendent of public instruction outlining the total compensation and taxable benefits it pays to each individual staff member it employs.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5569

by Senator Honeyford


Addressing postretirement employment at institutions of higher education.


Modifies provisions regarding postretirement employment at higher education institutions and public school or educational service districts.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 5570

by Senators Honeyford, Hatfield, Holmquist Newbry, Stevens, Parlette, King, Schoesler, and Becker


Prohibiting the impoundment of farm vehicles under certain conditions.


Prohibits farm vehicles from being impounded under certain conditions.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.

SB 5571

by Senator Rockefeller


Regarding the permitting of anaerobic digestion under chapter 70.94 RCW, the clean air act.


Creates a limited permitting exemption under the clean air act for anaerobic digestion in order to minimize any regulatory burdens inhibiting the furtherance of the state public interest.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31Held on first reading.

SB 5572

by Senators Kilmer, Becker, Shin, Haugen, Hobbs, and Conway


Authorizing institutions of higher education to limit enrollment in the running start program.


Authorizes higher education institutions to establish policies limiting the number of running start students accepted for enrollment or in a specific program of study at that institution.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.

SB 5573

by Senators Pridemore, Kline, Delvin, and Shin


Regarding shared parenting placement agreements for children with disabilities placed in out-of-home care.


Establishes a shared parenting placement agreement to provide services to children with developmental disabilities who are placed out of home. The services will be offered by the department of social and health services. The parent or legal guardian retains custody of the child.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5574

by Senators Harper and Kline


Concerning collection agencies.


Modifies collection agency provisions relating to communication with debtors.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 5575

by Senators Hatfield, Delvin, Eide, Schoesler, Haugen, Shin, Kilmer, Hobbs, Becker, Honeyford, Conway, and Sheldon


Recognizing certain biomass energy facilities as an eligible renewable resource.


Promotes the generation of renewable energy from pulping liquors and biomass in economically distressed communities.

Prohibits the utilities and transportation commission, from January 1, 2011, until December 21, 2013, from considering the act in any proceeding concerning a company's decision to acquire or construct an eligible renewable resource.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.

SB 5576

by Senators Kilmer, Zarelli, Tom, and Shin; by request of University of Washington and Washington State University


Regarding capital construction and building purposes at the University of Washington and Washington State University.


Modifies provisions regarding capital construction and building purposes at the University of Washington and Washington State University.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5577

by Senators Delvin, Hatfield, Haugen, and Shin


Authorizing program providers to issue food and beverage service worker's permits.


Authorizes an individual or entity approved in food safety training by the state board of health to issue food and beverage service worker's permits.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

SB 5578

by Senator White


Modifying the frequency of meetings of the motorcycle safety education advisory board.


Requires quarterly meetings of the motorcycle safety education advisory board.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5579

by Senators Kline and Pflug


Modifying harassment provisions.


Addresses harassment provisions relating to: (1) The district courts' exclusive original jurisdiction;

(2) Municipal courts transferring certain actions and proceedings to superior court;

(3) Exemption from protection orders; and

(4) Determination of criminal history or pendency of other proceedings involving the parties.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 5580

by Senators Regala and Kline


Modifying provisions relating to orders of disposition for juveniles.


Modifies juvenile deferred disposition provisions relating to: (1) Payment of restitution;

(2) Withholding driving privileges;

(3) Unlawful possession of a firearm;

(4) Notification to school principal; and

(5) Consecutive and concurrent periods of detention.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5581

by Senators Keiser, Parlette, Hargrove, Shin, Conway, and Kline


Creating a nursing home safety net assessment.


Requires the department of social and health services to establish a skilled nursing facility safety net assessment on certain Washington skilled nursing facilities, that will be used solely to augment funding from all other sources and thereby obtain additional funds to restore recent reductions and to support additional payments to skilled nursing facilities for medicaid services.

Establishes the skilled nursing facility safety net trust fund to receive the assessments for securing federal matching funds under federally prescribed programs available through the state medicaid plan.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5582

by Senators Conway and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Labor & Industries


Addressing administrative efficiencies for the workers' compensation program.


Addresses administrative efficiencies for the workers' compensation program.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.
Feb 1Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

SB 5583

by Senators Kohl-Welles, Holmquist Newbry, Keiser, Conway, and Kline; by request of Department of Labor & Industries


Addressing the recommendations of the vocational rehabilitation subcommittee for workers' compensation.


Addresses recommendations of the vocational rehabilitation subcommittee for workers' compensation.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.
Feb 1Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

SB 5584

by Senators Harper, Kohl-Welles, and Kline; by request of Department of Labor & Industries


Concerning the conforming of apprenticeship program standards to federal labor standards.


Conforms apprenticeship program standards to federal labor standards.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.
Feb 1Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)

SB 5585

by Senator Carrell


Concerning street rod and custom vehicles.


Addresses street rod and custom vehicle provisions relating to: (1) Application for original certificate of title;

(2) Exemptions from emission test requirements; and

(3) Use of blue dot taillights.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5586

by Senators Carrell and Becker


Concerning the effect of zoning ordinances on motor vehicle collection and restoration.


Prohibits a local government from prohibiting the hobby of collecting and restoring motor vehicles.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 5587

by Senators Schoesler, Sheldon, Zarelli, King, Tom, Delvin, Honeyford, and Hewitt


Terminating the low-income property tax deferral program.


Eliminates the low-income property tax deferral program.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5588

by Senators Schoesler, King, Pridemore, Tom, Zarelli, Ericksen, Honeyford, and Hewitt


Repealing the unfunded state remittance for persons eligible for the federal earned income tax credit.


Repeals the unfunded state remittance for persons eligible for the federal earned income tax credit.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5589

by Senator Morton


Addressing heavy haul industrial corridors.


Changes weight limits for and designation of certain heavy haul industrial corridors.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5590

by Senator Benton


Concerning lien holder requirements for certain foreclosure sales.


Addresses lien holder requirements for certain foreclosure sales.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance.

SB 5591

by Senator Benton


Concerning the dissemination of information pertaining to a deferred prosecution.


Prohibits a criminal justice agency, if a petitioner has successfully completed a deferred prosecution program, from disseminating any criminal history or court record information pertaining to the charges underlying the deferred prosecution petition or the fact of the deferred prosecution.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 5592

by Senators Shin, Chase, and Kline


Concerning weapons in or on the premises of an institution of higher education, or at a college-sponsored event.


Prohibits weapons at higher education institutions and college-sponsored events.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 5593

by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Conway, Kline, Murray, and Prentice


Regulating tanning facilities.


Implements safety, training, and licensure requirements for tanning facilities.

Restricts access by minors to indoor tanning facilities.

Prescribes penalties.

Creates the tanning facility account.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

SB 5594

by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Prentice, Conway, Kline, and Murray


Regulating the handling of hazardous drugs.


Requires the director of the department of labor and industries, in consultation with the secretary of the department of health, to establish standards regulating the handling of antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs by health care personnel.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM.

SB 5595

by Senator Parlette


Concerning distribution of the public utility district privilege tax.


Modifies provisions relating to the distribution of the public utility district privilege tax.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 5596

by Senators Parlette, Zarelli, Becker, and Hewitt


Requiring the department of social and health services to submit a demonstration waiver request to revise the federal medicaid program.


Requires the department of social and health services to submit a section 1115 demonstration waiver request to the federal department of health and human services to expand and revise the medical assistance program as codified in Title XIX of the federal social security act.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5597

by Senators Delvin, McAuliffe, Parlette, and Roach


Providing for an automatic stay of any order terminating parental rights.


Requires an order terminating a person's parental rights to be automatically stayed for thirty days after entry of the order terminating parental rights.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5598

by Senators Prentice and Kline


Regulating the production, distribution, and sale of cannabis.


Regulates the production, distribution, and sale of cannabis.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 5599

by Senators Kohl-Welles, Conway, Keiser, Kline, Nelson, and Harper


Concerning the misclassification of contractors as independent contractors in the construction industry.


Addresses the loss in state revenue through misclassification of workers as independent contractors in the construction industry.
-- 2011 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 31First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.