 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 38 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Friday, March 4, 2011 | 54th Day - 2011 Regular Session | |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2011.
HB 1364
by Representatives Pettigrew, Walsh, Eddy, Springer, Appleton, Goodman, Roberts, Kagi, Kenney, and Santos
Providing for child care center subsidy increases. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Ordering a departmental review of child care center subsidies. )
Requires the department of early learning to review the subsidy rates currently paid to certain child care centers.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | |
| Jan 20 | Committee relieved of further consideration. | |
| Referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | ||
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | ELHS - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| ELHS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 11 | Referred to Education Appropriations & Oversight. | |
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | APPE - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning & Human Services. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 1 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | Committee amendment adopted with no other amendments. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 1443-S2
by House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Maxwell, Dammeier, Sullivan, Pedersen, Springer, Kagi, Anderson, Pettigrew, Finn, Morris, Ladenburg, Frockt, Jinkins, Upthegrove, Clibborn, Orwall, Haigh, Jacks, Liias, Billig, Kelley, and Probst)
Concerning continuing education reforms, including implementing recommendations of the quality education council.
Continues development and implementation of revised teacher and principal evaluation systems.Requires each school district board of directors that grants high school diplomas to adopt a policy that defines a high school credit for purposes of meeting state and local graduation requirements.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to provide technical assistance to schools and districts specifically targeted to reduce school dropouts and improve on-time and extended high school graduation rates.Authorizes the office of the superintendent of public instruction to require elementary schools receiving federal school improvement grants to use the state kindergarten readiness assessment.Requires student performance data from the transitional bilingual instructional program to be reported online through the state report card.Modifies provisions relating to participation in and guidelines for alternative route programs.Directs the institute for public policy to work with the office of the superintendent of public instruction to design and implement a research study to measure the impact on student achievement of remediation strategies funded by the learning assistance program.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 10 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 1 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 83; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 1593-S2
by House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlyle, Maxwell, Lytton, Probst, Ladenburg, Anderson, Pedersen, Billig, Dammeier, Wilcox, Dahlquist, and Fagan)
Establishing a residency provisional principal certification.
Encourages highly capable individuals with qualities of leadership to become principals through field-based, rigorous, but flexible preparation programs offered in close collaboration with school districts.Encourages school districts to provide principals with increased decision-making authority, including personnel decisions and allocation of financial resources.Holds principals accountable to demonstrate the qualities essential to lead a school.Requires the professional educator standards board to: (1) Establish a residency provisional principal certification;(2) Adopt standards that define a scope and level of professional managerial and leadership experience for certification; and(3) Adopt standards for approval of alternative route principal certification programs.Requires the institute for public policy to conduct an analysis of alternative route principal certification programs across the country.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 1 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 79; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 1599-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Probst, Haler, Maxwell, Orwall, Haigh, Santos, Dammeier, Seaquist, Liias, Reykdal, Kagi, Roberts, Kenney, and Ormsby)
Establishing the pay for actual student success dropout prevention program.
Creates the pay for actual student success program to invest in proven dropout prevention and intervention programs and to provide a financial award for high schools that demonstrate improvement in certain dropout prevention indicators.Gives certain responsibilities relating to the program to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.Creates the high school completion account.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 11 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 25 | WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 42; absent, 1; excused, 1. | ||
HB 1774-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Pettigrew, Orwall, Kenney, Roberts, Kagi, and Moscoso)
Recognizing adopted siblings and half siblings as relatives and adoptive parents of siblings or half siblings as suitable persons in adoption and dependency proceedings. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning suitable persons with which a child in a dependency matter may be placed. )
Recognizes adoptive parents of siblings or half siblings as suitable persons in certain dependency proceedings.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 25 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
HB 1776-S2
by House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Frockt, Eddy, Dickerson, Carlyle, Maxwell, Fitzgibbon, Roberts, Pedersen, Hudgins, Ryu, Kenney, and Stanford)
Regarding licensing requirements for child care centers located in publicly owned or operated buildings.
Requires the department of early learning, in consultation with the state fire marshal's office, to use an interagency process to address requirements for child care centers operated in certain publicly owned or operated buildings.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 1792-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Sells, Hope, Dunshee, Haler, McCoy, Moscoso, and Liias)
Concerning the University Center of north Puget Sound.
Requires Washington State University to: (1) Create a strategic plan for establishing a branch campus in Everett;(2) Convene a coordinating and planning council to oversee the development of the strategic plan;(3) Complete implementation of the strategic plan by July 1, 2014; and(4) Establish at least one high employer demand baccalaureate degree program at the University Center at Everett Community College by December 1, 2012.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | WAYS - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 1793-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Darneille, Roberts, and Kagi)
Restricting access to juvenile records.
Balances the rehabilitative and reintegration needs of an effective juvenile justice system with the public's need to access personal information for public safety and research purposes.Prohibits a consumer reporting agency that collects personally identifiable information pertaining to juvenile records from disseminating the information contained within the record to any third party.Requires the administrative office of the courts to convene a work group of stakeholders to develop recommendations that would cost-effectively restrict the public access to juvenile records where an individual has met certain requirements.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to General Government Appropriations & Oversight. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | APPG - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPG - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & Human Services. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 1808-S2
by House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Lytton, Dammeier, Maxwell, Dahlquist, Sullivan, Reykdal, Liias, Finn, Sells, Orwall, Rolfes, and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Creating the launch year program.
Establishes the launch year act.Helps students progress from high school to a certificate or degree by increasing opportunities and providing a clear pathway.Provides for community and technical colleges and four-year higher education institutions to publish a list of high school courses and adopt uniform scores for proficiency exams or competency requirements that will be given credit toward certificate or degree requirements.Requires the higher education coordinating board to annually publish certain information on its web site.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 16 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 1 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 70; nays, 27; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 1811-S
by House Committee on Community Development & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Roberts, and Stanford)
Allowing for informed telephonic consent for access to housing or homelessness services.
Authorizes telephonic consent from homeless individuals for access to housing or homelessness services.Requires the department of commerce to adopt policies governing the appropriate process for destroying Washington homeless client management information system paper documents containing personally identifying information when the paper documents are no longer needed.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Development & Housing at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | CDH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Development & Housing at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 22 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 24 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 26 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 1 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Mar 11 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1849-S
by House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Santos, Dammeier, Seaquist, Finn, Maxwell, Sullivan, Probst, Hunt, Anderson, Frockt, Kenney, and Kagi)
Establishing the Washington state education council.
Creates the Washington state education council to recommend policies, strategies, and a governance structure to make the public education system student-focused and able to provide seamless service delivery across all education sectors and entities.Requires the superintendent of public instruction to assign staff to support the council.Expires June 30, 2013.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | APPE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing, executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 1 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 64; nays, 32; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
HB 1858-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored 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 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Mar 2 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 1860-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representative Hurst)
Regarding partisan elections.
Moves the election of precinct committee officers to the presidential primary.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 25 | WAYS - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| WAYS - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by State Government & Tribal Affairs. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 1864-S
by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Stanford, Frockt, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Billig, Moscoso, Ladenburg, and Kenney)
Concerning the business practices of collection agencies.
Expands prohibited practices of collection agencies.
| Feb 17 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Mar 2 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 3 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
HB 1901-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody and Hinkle)
Creating flexibility in the delivery of long-term care services.
Addresses the delivery of long-term care services relating to: (1) Boarding home licensing requirements;(2) Intermittent nursing services;(3) Availability of qualified and trained staff;(4) Conversion of part of nursing home for use as assisted living services; and(5) Follow to home services provided by a care coach not included in home health care.Encourages nursing homes to collaborate with local home health agencies for an assessment of home health needs and determine home health eligibility for patients being discharged.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Adopt rules to establish postacute care program certification standards;(2) Convene a work group to identify the chronic and acute care service needs of the region's residents over the next ten years and the existing service capacity of the provider community to meet those identified needs; and(3) Convene a work group to discuss and identify one or more mechanisms to incentivize nursing facilities to close or to eliminate licensed beds from active service.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | APPH - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPH - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1903-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Goodman, Roberts, Reykdal, Kagi, Kenney, and Kelley)
Requiring background checks for all child care licensees and employees.
Requires an applicant seeking a child care license or employment in any child care facility licensed or regulated by the department of early learning to pay the costs of obtaining a fingerprint criminal history record check.Requires the department of early learning to issue a background check clearance card or certificate to an applicant if the department concludes the applicant is qualified for unsupervised access to children in care.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Education Appropriations & Oversight. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | APPE - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 1 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
HB 1909-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Reykdal, Haler, Seaquist, Carlyle, Hasegawa, and Kenney)
Promoting innovation at community and technology colleges.
Enhances the community and technical college system by making the maximum use of certain technologies.Creates the community and technical college innovation account to pay and secure the payment of the principal of and interest on financing contracts and to implement the state board for community and technical colleges' strategic technology plan.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | WAYS - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
HB 1923-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Reykdal, Hunt, Pedersen, Roberts, and Hunter)
Requiring the denial of a concealed pistol license application when the applicant is ineligible to possess a firearm under federal law.
Requires law enforcement agencies to deny a concealed pistol license application if the applicant is prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal law.Requires an applicant, who is not a United States citizen, to provide additional information on a license application.
| Feb 17 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
HB 1938-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Reykdal, DeBolt, Hunt, Alexander, Finn, and Haigh)
Regarding the management of Capitol lake.
Requires the state capitol committee to provide the management, protection, preservation, and coordination of Capitol lake as a lake environment.Requires the department of general administration to coordinate with the jurisdictions with interest within the Deschutes watershed and Budd Inlet to ensure that overall aesthetic, recreational, sediment management, and environmental benefits are achieved for Capitol lake as part of the Deschutes watershed.Provides that Capitol lake shall be comanaged by those Indian tribes with histories or traditions or customary uses relating to the Deschutes river watershed, the historic Deschutes river estuary, Budd Inlet, or the area now occupied by the lake and its surrounding environment.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Capital Budget. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. | |
HB 1943-S
by House Committee on Community Development & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Smith, Clibborn, Kenney, and Sells)
Exempting certain manufacturing research and development activities from business and occupation taxation.
Provides a business and occupation tax exemption on the value of products manufactured under certain licensing agreements with the University of Washington or Washington State University when the products are the result of research and development activities conducted by either university or both.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Development & Housing at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | CDH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Development & Housing at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1952-S
by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove, Short, Fagan, and McCune)
Streamlining the state environmental policy act process.
Creates categorical exemptions under the state environmental policy act for certain types of construction.
| Feb 17 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to General Government Appropriations & Oversight. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | APPG - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1965-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Jinkins, Frockt, and Kenney)
Concerning adverse childhood experiences.
Requires a new or existing nongovernmental private-public partnership to focus on preventing and reducing the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences and their enduring effects.Eliminates the council for children and families and the family policy council, effective June 30, 2012.Provides that, after December 31, 2012, the lead agency for the children's trust fund and the community-based child abuse and prevention fund is the department of early learning.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
HB 2006
by Representatives Van De Wege, Hudgins, Rolfes, Green, Dunshee, Darneille, Tharinger, Finn, Cody, Fitzgibbon, Hasegawa, Roberts, Jinkins, Jacks, Ryu, Kagi, and Dickerson
Regarding a product stewardship program for the collection, transportation, and disposal of unwanted covered drugs.
Requires the board of pharmacy to create the product stewardship program to provide for: (1) A collection system for all unwanted legend and nonlegend drugs from residential sources;(2) A handling and disposal system;(3) How the board will use existing providers of waste pharmaceutical services;(4) How the drugs will be separated from packaging to reduce transportation and disposal costs;(5) Policies and procedures to be followed by persons in charge of the drugs;(6) Tracking the collected drugs; and(7) Patient information on drug packaging being kept secure.Requires the board of pharmacy, the department of ecology, and local governments to promote the use of the product stewardship program.Modifies provisions relating to the business and occupation tax on warehousing and reselling prescription drugs.Creates the pharmaceutical product stewardship program account.
| Mar 3 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 2007
by Representatives Pettigrew, Kagi, and Ormsby
Concerning participation in the WorkFirst program.
Modifies provisions relating to requirements for participation in the WorkFirst temporary assistance for needy families program.
| Mar 3 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 2008
by Representatives Dunshee, Tharinger, Hudgins, and Fitzgibbon; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife and Department of Natural Resources
Regarding the administration of natural resources programs.
Modifies provisions relating to hydraulic projects.
| Mar 3 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations & Oversight. | |
SB 5073-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Delvin, Keiser, Regala, Pflug, Murray, Tom, Kline, McAuliffe, and Chase)
Concerning the medical use of cannabis.
Revises and clarifies the law on the medical use of cannabis.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 9 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 24 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 28 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
SB 5676-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, Holmquist Newbry, and Shin)
Concerning projects of statewide significance for economic development.
Modifies projects of statewide significance provisions relating to: (1) Performance of a coordinated and comprehensive review by local governments and state and federal agencies;(2) Projected full-time employment positions required if the project will create jobs in rural and nonrural counties;(3) Expediting the completion of projects; and(4) Applications for designation as a project of statewide significance.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Mar 2 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5681-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Pridemore, Stevens, Regala, Harper, Shin, McAuliffe, Chase, and Roach)
Concerning background checks of peer counselors for the purposes of access to children or vulnerable adults.
Addresses background checks of peer counselors with regard to access to children or vulnerable adults.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | ||
| Feb 21 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5687-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Harper, McAuliffe, Fain, Hobbs, Morton, Litzow, Shin, Conway, Kline, and Chase)
Creating an office of Native education within the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
Creates an Indian education division, to be known as the office of Native education, 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.Creates the Native education public-private partnership account.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 18 | On motion, referred to Rules. | |
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5690-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored 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.
Expands the requirements in order for a child to petition the juvenile court to reinstate previously terminated parental rights.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Mar 2 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5691-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored 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 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 2 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5703-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles and Stevens)
Concerning background checks of employees or volunteers who will or may have unsupervised access to children, individuals with developmental disabilities, or vulnerable adults.
Authorizes a nonprofit organization to conduct a records check through the FBI on behalf of any prospective employee or volunteer who will or may have unsupervised access to children, individuals with developmental disabilities, or vulnerable adults.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | ||
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5705-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Delvin, Kastama, Litzow, and Shin)
Concerning community redevelopment financing in apportionment districts.
Revises community development financing act provisions relating to apportionment districts.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 16 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 5708-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senator Keiser)
Creating flexibility in the delivery of long-term care services.
Addresses the delivery of long-term care services relating to: (1) Boarding home licensing requirements;(2) Additional services for nonresidents;(3) Conversion of part of nursing home for use as assisted living services; and(4) Nursing homes that provide telephone or web-based transitional care management services exempt from certain in-home service agency provisions.Authorizes nursing homes to provide telephone or web-based transitional care management services to persons discharged from the facility to home for up to thirty days after discharge.Requires the department of social and health services to convene a work group to discuss and identify one or more mechanisms to incentivize nursing facilities to close or to eliminate licensed beds from active service.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 28 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
SB 5713-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Delvin, Hatfield, Shin, and Parlette)
Implementing recommendations of the Ruckelshaus Center process.
Implements William D. Ruckelshaus Center recommendations by establishing the voluntary stewardship program to protect and enhance critical areas on lands used for agricultural activities through voluntary actions by agricultural operators.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | ARED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 28 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5714-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Litzow, McAuliffe, Harper, and Kline)
Regarding background check clearance for licensed and regulated child care facilities.
Requires an applicant seeking a child care license or employment in any child care facility licensed or regulated by the department of early learning to pay the costs of obtaining a fingerprint criminal history record check.Requires the department of early learning to issue a background check clearance card or certificate to an applicant if the department concludes the applicant is qualified for unsupervised access to children in care.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5717-S
by Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators Tom, Kilmer, White, and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Implementing the higher education funding task force recommendations.
Implements higher education funding task force recommendations relating to goals, funding, performance, and accountability.
| Feb 16 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 18 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5722-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Morton, Stevens, Regala, Shin, and McAuliffe)
Concerning the use of moneys collected from the local option sales tax to support chemical dependency or mental health treatment programs and therapeutic courts.
Authorizes certain moneys, collected from the local option sales tax to support chemical dependency or mental health treatment programs and therapeutic courts, to be used to supplant existing funding.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 22 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 28 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 40; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 1 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5726-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Harper, McAuliffe, Litzow, Tom, and Hobbs)
Regarding innovation schools.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Develop basic criteria and a streamlined review process for identifying Washington innovation schools and programs;(2) Create a page on its web site to highlight examples of Washington innovation schools and programs; and(3) Publicize the Washington innovation school designation.Encourages the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Identify annually ten innovation schools or programs that exemplify the values of innovation schools and programs; and(2) Encourage schools, communities, higher education institutions, and school districts to access the web site and create additional models of innovation.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5732-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Chase and Kastama)
Exempting certain manufacturing research and development activities from business and occupation taxation.
Provides a business and occupation tax exemption, during the first five years of production, to any person with respect to the value of products manufactured in this state, if: (1) The product was developed as a result of research and development carried out at the University of Washington or Washington State University; and(2) The product is being manufactured under a licensing agreement with the University of Washington or Washington State University.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 16 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5740-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, Chase, and Roach)
Preventing predatory guardianships of incapacitated adults.
Requires additional information before appointment of a guardian or limited guardian of an incapacitated adult.Revises provisions relating to modifications or terminations of guardianships.Requires a court to provide family members of incapacitated adults, filing a petition for appointment of a guardian or limited guardian, with information regarding professional and lay guardians.Requires a guardian ad litem to disclose in writing to the court any prior or existing relationship, or other circumstance that would cause the appearance of a conflict of interest in the guardian ad litem's recommendation when the guardian ad litem is making a recommendation of appointment of a particular person or persons as a guardian to a court.Requires the administrator for the courts to publish information regarding professional and lay guardians on its web site.Requires a long-term care ombudsman to publish on a web site, or otherwise make available to residents, families of residents, and the public, information regarding professional and lay guardians.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | ||
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5741-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama and Chase)
Concerning the economic development commission.
Changes the composition and duties of the Washington state economic development commission.Creates the Washington state economic development commission account.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 24 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | WM - Majority; without recommendation. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Mar 2 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5764
by Senators Kastama, Chase, Shin, Kilmer, Brown, Conway, and McAuliffe
Creating innovate Washington. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Creating innovate Washington, which includes the Washington clean energy partnership as a programmatic activity. )
Creates innovate Washington as a state agency to be: (1) A collaborative effort between the state's public and private higher education institutions, private industry, and government; and(2) The primary agency responding to the technology transfer needs of existing businesses in the state.Creates the Washington clean energy partnership as a programmatic activity of innovate Washington to develop, implement, and manage programs and funding initiatives related to expanding the clean energy sector in Washington.Abolishes the Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute and the Washington technology center and transfers the powers, duties, and functions to innovate Washington.Creates the investing in innovation account.Creates the Washington clean energy partnership fund.
| Feb 10 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 28 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 1 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 1st substitute bill not substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
SB 5764-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, Chase, Shin, Kilmer, Brown, Conway, and McAuliffe)
Creating innovate Washington.
Creates innovate Washington as a state agency.Abolishes the Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute and the Washington technology center and transfers the powers, duties, and functions to innovate Washington.Creates the investing in innovation account.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 28 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 1 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 1st substitute bill not substituted. | |
SB 5769-S
by Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Rockefeller, Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, White, Chase, Murray, Ranker, Regala, Fraser, Shin, and Kline)
Regarding coal-fired electric generation facilities.
Provides for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from large coal-fired baseload electric power generation facilities.Ensures appropriate cleanup and site restoration upon decommissioning of any facilities in the state.Provides assistance to host communities planning for new economic development and mitigating the economic impacts of the closure of these facilities.Requires the governor to: (1) Seek to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the owners of certain coal-fired baseload facilities; and(2) Create a coal-fired electric generation facility transition advisory board.Provides a contingent expiration date for the board and requires the governor's office to notify the code reviser's office of the final expiration date.Requires owners of certain facilities to demonstrate during the facility's operation that sufficient funding will be available for closure and postclosure activities.Requires the department of ecology to consult with the energy facility site evaluation council to harmonize the standards required under the rules.Requires the community economic revitalization board and the public works board to solicit qualifying projects to plan, design, and construct public facilities and public works projects needed to attract new industrial and commercial activities in areas impacted by the closure or potential closure of certain facilities.Requires the utilities and transportation commission, in any rate proceeding of an electrical company, to allow the company to recover the cost to acquire clean fuel transition power.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | EWE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 2 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5790-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Regala, and Shin)
Concerning crime-related boards and commissions.
Eliminates the sentencing guidelines commission.Directs the office of crime victims advocacy to establish, staff, and maintain a sex offender policy board to: (1) Undertake projects to assist policymakers in making informed judgments about issues relating to sex offender policy;(2) Conduct case reviews of sex offense incidents to understand performance of the state's sex offender prevention and response systems; and(3) Review specific issues related to sex offender management in the state.Transfers the indeterminate sentence review board to the department of corrections.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 2 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5863
by Senators Chase and Kline
Creating a tax on plastic shopping bags.
Levies a tax in the amount of two cents on each plastic bag supplied by a seller to a buyer at retail sale.
| Mar 3 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SJR 8213-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Delvin, Kastama, and Litzow)
Providing for community redevelopment financing in apportionment districts.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to provide for community redevelopment financing in apportionment districts.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 16 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |