 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 21 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Tuesday, February 8, 2011 | 30th 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 1133-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Goodman, Warnick, Rodne, Ladenburg, and Maxwell)
Requiring massage practitioners to include their license numbers on advertising and display a copy of their license or make it available upon request.
Requires a massage practitioner's name and license number to appear on all of his or her advertisements.Requires a massage practitioner to display his or her license in his or her principal place of business.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1170-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Hope, Dickerson, Dammeier, Green, Rolfes, Haigh, Appleton, Walsh, Ormsby, Darneille, and Kenney)
Concerning triage facilities.
Allows a peace officer or a police officer to deliver an individual with a mental disorder to a triage facility.Requires the department of social and health services to work with the Washington association of counties and the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs in creating regulations that establish standards for certification of triage facilities.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1173-S
by House Committee on Community Development & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Orcutt, Hasegawa, Finn, Smith, Santos, and Maxwell)
Regarding small works roster contracting procedures.
Revises small works roster contracting procedures and the limited public works process.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Development & Housing at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | CDH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Development & Housing at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1214-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman and Rodne)
Concerning private transfer fee obligations.
Establishes the private transfer fee obligation act.Declares that a private transfer fee obligation may not run with the title to real property, touch and concern real property, or otherwise bind subsequent owners of real property under any common law or equitable principle.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1266-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Rodne, Warnick, Kenney, and Kelley)
Modifying the landlord-tenant act and other related provisions.
Revises the landlord-tenant act and other related provisions.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1294-S
by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Tharinger, Warnick, Seaquist, Finn, Smith, Upthegrove, Springer, Dunshee, Orcutt, Hudgins, Reykdal, Rolfes, Hunt, Moscoso, Green, McCoy, Morris, Frockt, Ryu, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Sells, Blake, Appleton, Liias, Maxwell, Kenney, Carlyle, Hope, and Billig; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands and Department of Ecology)
Establishing the Puget Sound corps.
Maintains the Washington conservation corps statewide and establishes the Puget Sound corps as a distinct program within the Washington conservation corps.Integrates into the Puget Sound corps the therapeutic and reintegration intent of the veterans conservation corps for veterans involved in the Puget Sound corps.Urges state agencies that are participating in the conservation corps program to consider individuals with developmental disabilities for enrollment in the program.Streamlines how government administers and manages the state's conservation corps to more efficiently expend the state's resources toward priority outcomes, including the recovery of the Puget Sound ecosystem to health by 2020.Increases opportunities for meaningful work experiences.Authorizes public-private partnerships as a key element of corps activities.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. | ||
HB 1304-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Harris, Green, Cody, Van De Wege, Kelley, Schmick, Bailey, Clibborn, Moeller, Hinkle, and Reykdal)
Concerning the administration of drugs by health care assistants.
Restricts health care assistants certified in category C or E by the department of health from administering certain drugs.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1312-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Jinkins, Green, and Kenney)
Regarding statutory changes needed to implement a waiver to receive federal assistance for certain state purchased public health care programs.
Implements a waiver to receive federal assistance for certain state-purchased public health care programs.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1386-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlyle and Rodne)
Addressing shareholder quorum and voting requirements under the Washington business corporation act.
Addresses shareholder quorum and voting requirements under the Washington business corporation act.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1444-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Hope, Upthegrove, Liias, Maxwell, Stanford, Reykdal, Orwall, Sullivan, Sells, Hurst, Fitzgibbon, Kelley, and Ormsby; by request of Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters' Plan 2 Retirement Board)
Addressing the benefits of a surviving spouse of a member of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system or Washington state patrol retirement system.
Authorizes monthly death benefits for life and the continuation of those benefits regardless of remarriage for surviving spouses of certain retirement system members.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 4 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1445-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Van De Wege, Rodne, Pettigrew, Upthegrove, Liias, Maxwell, Reykdal, Stanford, Orwall, Sullivan, Sells, Hurst, Fitzgibbon, Kelley, and Ormsby; by request of Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters' Plan 2 Retirement Board)
Adding heart problems and strokes as presumptions of occupational disease for law enforcement officers and firefighters.
Establishes the Brian Walsh act.Includes heart problems and strokes as presumptions of occupational disease for law enforcement officers and firefighters.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 4 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1636-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove, Nealey, Ormsby, Green, Fitzgibbon, Liias, Orcutt, Maxwell, Sullivan, Pedersen, Anderson, Van De Wege, McCune, Orwall, Ross, Goodman, Sells, Bailey, Stanford, Pearson, Roberts, Kristiansen, Warnick, Cody, Moscoso, and Billig)
Concerning services performed by amateur sports officials.
Provides that certain services performed by amateur sports officials are not considered employment for a services referral agency under certain circumstances.
| Feb 2 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1850
by Representative Dunshee; by request of Governor Gregoire
Regarding the consolidation of certain natural resources agencies and programs.
Creates the department of conservation and recreation as an executive branch agency.Creates the parks and recreation advisory commission within the department.Transfers the powers, duties, and functions of the department of fish and wildlife, the law enforcement and heritage program at the department of natural resources, the parks and recreation commission, and the recreation and conservation office to the department of conservation and recreation.Transfers the pollution liability insurance agency to the department of ecology.Transfers the reclaimed water program from the department of health to the department of ecology.Transfers the site use permit program from the department of ecology to the department of health.Abolishes the state conservation commission and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the department of agriculture.Abolishes the department of archaeology and historic preservation and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the office of archaeology and historic preservation within the department of natural resources.Requires the code reviser to: (1) Note, wherever the director or department of fish and wildlife or the director or office of recreation and conservation is used or referred to in statute, that the name of the department or office has changed; and(2) Prepare legislation for the 2012 regular legislative session that changes all statutory references to the director or office of recreation and conservation and to the director or department of fish and wildlife to the department of conservation and recreation.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1851
by Representative Hunt
Calculating service credit for school administrators for alternate early retirement eligibility.
Addresses alternate early retirement eligibility for school administrators.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1852
by Representatives Kelley, McCune, Ladenburg, Kirby, and Green
Revising the lien for collection of sewer charges by counties.
Modifies provisions relating to liens for collection of sewer utility charges by counties.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1853
by Representative Sells
Modifying the definition of significant structure to allow an engineer to provide structural engineering services on certain structures without being registered as a structural engineer.
Revises the definition of "significant structure" to allow an engineer to provide structural engineering services on certain structures without being registered as a structural engineer.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1854
by Representatives Upthegrove, Rolfes, Finn, Hunt, Hope, Fitzgibbon, Stanford, Kenney, and Ormsby
Concerning the annexation of territory by regional fire protection service authorities.
Addresses effective dates for the transfer of powers, duties, and functions of certain fire protection jurisdictions to regional fire protection service authorities.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1855
by Representatives Asay, Alexander, Warnick, Ross, Short, Smith, McCune, Kristiansen, Angel, Schmick, Fagan, Johnson, Buys, and Zeiger
Making certain unfunded mandates optional for political subdivisions.
Relieves cities and counties of certain requirements imposed by the state by revising the requirements or making the requirements optional rather than mandatory.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1856
by Representatives Asay, Zeiger, Schmick, Rivers, Johnson, Miloscia, and McCune
Concerning making an annexation ordinance subject to referendum.
Modifies provisions relating to subjecting certain annexation ordinances to referendum.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1857
by Representatives Hinkle and Ross
Requiring proof of insurance to redeem a motor vehicle from impoundment.
Requires the registered owner of a vehicle to provide proof of financial responsibility or motor vehicle insurance before redeeming a vehicle that was impounded as a result of a traffic infraction.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1858
by Representatives Roberts, Parker, Kagi, Dickerson, Goodman, Lytton, Jacks, Probst, Walsh, Carlyle, Kenney, and Ormsby
Concerning the department of social and health services' authority with regard to semi-secure and secure crisis residential centers and HOPE centers.
Authorizes the department of social and health services to establish facilities that include any combination of secure or semi-secure crisis residential centers or HOPE centers.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
| Feb 11 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1859
by Representatives Zeiger, Ladenburg, Asay, Armstrong, Rivers, Moscoso, Reykdal, Takko, Fitzgibbon, Dammeier, Billig, and Ross
Implementing two-year vehicle registration for certain vehicles.
Implements two-year vehicle registration for certain vehicles.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1860
by Representative Hurst
Regarding partisan elections.
Moves the election of precinct committee officers to the presidential primary.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1861
by Representatives Armstrong, Clibborn, Hargrove, Liias, Billig, and Schmick
Concerning the sale or lease of surplus state-owned railroad properties.
Authorizes the sale or lease of property, that is not essential for the operation of certain rail service, after the acquisition of the property by the department of transportation.Requires revenue received by the department of transportation from operating leases or other business operations on the Palouse River and Coulee City rail lines to be used for the refurbishment or improvement of the Palouse River and Coulee City rail lines.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1862
by Representatives Roberts, Kagi, Hasegawa, and Santos
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.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1863
by Representatives Seaquist, Sells, Maxwell, Finn, and Ormsby
Increasing assistance for student veterans at institutions of higher education.
Increases assistance for student veterans at higher education institutions.Makes appropriations.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1864
by Representatives Stanford, Frockt, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Billig, Moscoso, Ladenburg, and Kenney
Concerning the business practices of collection agencies.
Prohibits a licensee, or employee of a licensee, of a collection agency from: (1) Requesting, if a claim has been reduced to judgment, that a court or judge issue an order for a debtor to attend special proceedings; or(2) Submitting an affidavit or other request asking a superior or district court to take certain action.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1865
by Representatives Kirby and Bailey
Addressing the handling of claims associated with products issued under specialty producer licenses.
Modifies provisions relating to claims associated with products issued under specialty producer licenses.Authorizes a resident of Canada to be licensed as a nonresident independent adjuster if the resident has obtained a resident or home state independent adjuster license.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1866
by Representative Morris
Concerning market share in electronic waste.
Modifies market share in electronic product recycling provisions relating to: (1) Manufacturer registration;(2) Independent plan requirements;(3) Manufacturer's brand;(4) Information required on the department of ecology's web site;(5) Market share calculation;(6) Equivalent share calculation;(7) Collection, transportation, and recycling cost for covered products; and(8) Manufacturer's apportioned share of administrative and operational costs.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1867
by Representatives Kelley, Rivers, Kirby, and Stanford
Clarifying that prepaid wireless services are not intended to be considered as gift cards or gift certificates.
Revises the definitions of "gift card" and "gift certificate" to clarify that prepaid telephone calling cards and prepaid commercial mobile radio services are not intended to be considered as gift cards or gift certificates.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1868
by Representative Sells
Concerning long-term disability for injured workers.
Modifies industrial insurance long-term disability provisions relating to: (1) Permanent partial disability awards;(2) Limiting pension awards following a permanent partial disability award;(3) Allowing a settlement option for injured workers age fifty-five and older;(4) Terminating pensions when the workplace residuals are not the predominant factor in a workers' inability to work or be retrained;(5) Creating the stay-at-work program;(6) Allowing wages for persons receiving long-term disability; and(7) Creating the safety and health projects program.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Feb 9 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1869
by Representatives Sells, Santos, and Ormsby
Addressing occupational health best practices in industrial insurance through creation of a state-approved medical provider network and expansion of centers for occupational health and education.
Requires the department of labor and industries to: (1) Establish minimum standards for providers who treat workers from both state fund and self-insured employers;(2) Establish a health care provider network to treat injured workers and accept providers into the network who meet those minimum standards;(3) Convene an advisory group to consider and advise the department in implementing the act;(4) Establish additional best practice standards for providers to qualify for a second tier within the network;(5) Work with self-insurers and the utilization review provider to implement utilization review for the self-insured community to ensure consistent quality, cost-effective care for all injured workers and employers and to reduce administrative burden for providers;(6) Establish additional centers for occupational health and education, with the goal of extending access to injured and ill workers;(7) Certify and decertify centers for occupational health and education based on certain criteria;(8) Develop and implement financial and nonfinancial incentives for center for occupational health and education providers; and(9) Develop electronic methods of tracking evidence-based quality measures.Authorizes the department of labor and industries to remove a provider from the network or take other appropriate action under certain circumstances.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Feb 9 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1870
by Representatives Kenney and Ormsby
Reauthorizing counties with community empowerment zones to qualify as an eligible area for investment projects in rural counties.
Reauthorizes counties with community empowerment zones to qualify as an eligible area for investment projects in rural counties.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1871
by Representatives Takko, Fitzgibbon, and Zeiger
Regarding implementation of recommendations of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center.
Implements William D. Ruckelshaus Center recommendations by: (1) Providing county legislative authorities with a new option for protecting critical areas that is an alternative to requirements of the growth management act;(2) Including locally tailored programs with recommended practices and incentives that are available on a watershed level in the stewardship program; and(3) Making the stewardship program available to enhance critical areas in participating counties.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1872
by Representatives Springer, Condotta, Eddy, Clibborn, Shea, Warnick, Morris, Fagan, Taylor, and Takko
Addressing occupational disease claims and authorization of voluntary settlements.
Makes the workers' compensation system more cost-effective by authorizing voluntary settlement agreements and by assuring that the workers' compensation system will only be responsible for costs due to workplace injuries.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Feb 9 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1873
by Representatives Alexander, DeBolt, and Zeiger
Creating a Washington competition council.
Creates the Washington competition council as an advisory council within the office of financial management to, among other duties: (1) Examine and promote methods of providing select government-provided or government-produced programs and services through the private sector by a competitive contracting program; and(2) Develop an institutional framework for a statewide competitive program to encourage innovation and competition within state government.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1874
by Representatives Dickerson, Hurst, Klippert, Pearson, Parker, Shea, Kenney, Angel, Kristiansen, Stanford, McCune, and Ormsby
Addressing police investigations of commercial sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking.
Addresses police investigations of commercial sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1875
by Representatives Taylor, DeBolt, and McCune
Concerning water recreation facilities.
Modifies provisions relating to water recreation facilities.Requires the department of health, upon dissolution of a joint plan with any local health jurisdiction, to assume responsibility from the local health jurisdiction for enforcing certain rules.Prohibits the department of health from requiring changes in the installation of equipment at a facility under certain conditions.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
SB 5131-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, King, and White)
Expanding certain public facilities eligible to be credited against the imposition of impact fees.
Includes certain transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities as eligible to be credited against the imposition of impact fees.Requires public streets, roads, and transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities to be included in the capital facilities plan element under the growth management act.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5156-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, King, Keiser, Delvin, and Conway)
Concerning airport lounges under the alcohol beverage control act.
Authorizes a license to allow a VIP airport lounge operator to sell or otherwise provide spirits, wine, and beer solely for consumption on the premises of a VIP airport lounge.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 7 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5184-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Schoesler, King, Carrell, Delvin, and Holmquist Newbry)
Regarding compliance reports for second-class school districts.
Authorizes second-class school districts to annually submit a condensed compliance report to the superintendent of public instruction.Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop a condensed compliance report form for second-class school districts.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5191-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, King, Hewitt, Haugen, Ranker, Litzow, Kilmer, Hill, McAuliffe, Harper, White, Tom, Rockefeller, Becker, and Parlette)
Providing flexibility in the education system.
Provides flexibility in the education system.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5239-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Morton, Swecker, and Becker; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
Requiring a definition of "resident" for purposes of the allocation method used to distribute federal forest revenue to schools.
Allocates federal forest revenue to public schools based on resident students.Requires the superintendent of public instruction to adopt rules regarding the definition of "resident" to consider and address the impact of alternative learning experience students on federal funds distribution.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 8 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5250-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored 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 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5263-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored 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.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 7 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5321-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Chase, Kastama, and Shin)
Concerning the responsibilities of the department of commerce and associate development organizations.
Requires the department of commerce to establish protocols to be followed by associate development organizations and department staff for the recruitment and retention of businesses.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 7 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5341-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Conway, Kohl-Welles, and Kline)
Requiring notice to injured workers by self-insured employers.
Requires a self-insurer, when issuing payments of temporary disability benefits, to provide notice to the injured worker of the specific purpose of the payment and the time period for which the payment covers.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 7 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5366-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Delvin, Hewitt, and Stevens)
Authorizing the use of two or four-wheel, all-terrain vehicles on public roadways under certain conditions.
Authorizes a person to operate a two-wheel or four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle upon a roadway of this state having a speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less under certain conditions.Prescribes penalties.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5683
by Senator Morton
Authorizing a city utility infrastructure sales and use tax.
Authorizes certain city legislative authorities that operate either a municipal water or sewer system, or both, to impose a sales and use tax.Expires January 1, 2031.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5684
by Senators Rockefeller, Fain, Fraser, Shin, and Chase
Regarding water well construction requirements.
Authorizes certain municipal water suppliers to adopt requirements regarding notification of proposed well construction within the retail service area of the supplier.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5685
by Senators Swecker and Pridemore
Specifying penalties for public records violations.
Requests the courts to use the multifactor analysis set forth in Yousoufian v. Office of Ron Sims when considering a monetary award to a person who was denied the right to inspect or copy a public record.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | ||
SB 5686
by Senators Hobbs, King, Haugen, and Shin; by request of Washington State Patrol
Concerning commercial motor vehicle out-of-service orders.
Increases monetary penalties and disqualification time periods for violation of out-of-service orders while driving a commercial vehicle.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5687
by Senators Harper, McAuliffe, Fain, Hobbs, Morton, Litzow, Shin, Conway, Kline, and Chase
Creating a division of Indian education in the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
Creates the Indian education division within the office of the superintendent of public instruction to provide assistance to school districts in meeting the educational needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5688
by Senators Ranker, Swecker, Rockefeller, Litzow, Shin, and Kline
Concerning shark finning activities.
Makes unlawful trade in shark fins: (1) In the first degree, a class C felony; and(2) In the second degree, a gross misdemeanor.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5689
by Senators Ranker and Haugen
Concerning boarding benefits on a certain ferry route.
Requires the department of transportation to provide the same preferential boarding benefits to home health care workers on the San Juan inner island ferry route that are provided to patients traveling for medical treatment, until a reservation system is in place for the route.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5690
by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, McAuliffe, and Roach
Concerning when a child may petition the juvenile court to reinstate the previously terminated rights of his or her parent.
Authorizes a child to petition the juvenile court to reinstate previously terminated parental rights if the permanency plan was achieved within three years of the final order of termination but was not sustained after the child turned twelve years of age and the child was returned to foster care.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Feb 8 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5691
by Senator Hargrove
Streamlining the crime victims' compensation program.
Simplifies the administration of benefits and services provided to victims of crime by separating the administration of benefits and services provided to crime victims from the workers' compensation program.Clarifies that the limited funding available to help victims of crimes will be managed to help the largest number of crime victims as possible.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5692
by Senator Swecker
Recognizing adopted siblings and adoptive parents as relatives.
Recognizes adopted siblings, half siblings, and adoptive parents of any sibling or half sibling for purposes of chapter 74.15 RCW (care of children, expectant mothers, and developmentally disabled).
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5693
by Senators Swecker and Pridemore
Defining "copy" for purposes of the public records act.
Defines the term "copy" for purposes of the public records act.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5694
by Senators Hobbs and Benton
Addressing the handling of claims associated with products issued under specialty producer licenses.
Modifies provisions relating to claims associated with products issued under specialty producer licenses.Authorizes a resident of Canada to be licensed as a nonresident independent adjuster if the resident has obtained a resident or home state independent adjuster license.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5695
by Senators Fraser, Swecker, and Kilmer
Concerning the authorization of bonds issued by Washington local governments.
Modifies local government bond provisions relating to: (1) Authorization;(2) Funds received from sale of bonds and warrants; and(3) Expenditures.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5696
by Senators Prentice, Benton, Hobbs, and Keiser
Clarifying that prepaid wireless services are not intended to be considered as gift cards or gift certificates.
Revises the definitions of "gift card" and "gift certificate" to clarify that prepaid telephone calling cards and prepaid commercial mobile radio services are not intended to be considered as gift cards or gift certificates.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5697
by Senators Hargrove and Schoesler
Addressing the minimum standards for firearms safety devices and gun safes used by certain governmental agencies that purchase, receive, possess, use, or issue firearms and government agents who receive, possess, or use a firearm issued to the agent by the agency.
Establishes the Eddie Ryan public safety act of 2011.Requires a governmental agency that purchases, receives, possesses, uses, or issues a firearm to ensure that the firearm includes or is accompanied with a firearms safety device or gun safe.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5698
by Senators Ranker, Rockefeller, Nelson, Kilmer, and Hargrove
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.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5699
by Senators Roach, Rockefeller, Stevens, Swecker, and Holmquist Newbry
Concerning on-site sewage proprietary treatment products.
Requires the state board of health to adopt rules requiring certification by a third-party certification body accredited to international laboratory and conformity assessment standards for on-site sewage proprietary treatment products.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5700
by Senators Haugen and King
Concerning certain toll facilities.
Recognizes that voters strongly supported Initiative Measure No. 1053 which indicates the clear desire on the part of the state's citizens that legislators approve any new fees or increases to existing fees.Honors the voter's clear direction by approving the transportation commission's schedule of toll charges applicable to the state route number 520 corridor.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Feb 8 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |