 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 47 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | 72nd Day - 2011 Regular Session | |
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| HOUSE |
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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 2022
by Representatives Reykdal, Billig, Cody, Fitzgibbon, Liias, Appleton, Dunshee, Dickerson, Jinkins, Ryu, McCoy, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Kirby, Ladenburg, Hunt, Roberts, Lytton, Frockt, Kagi, Tharinger, and Kenney
Providing additional funds for medicare by extending sales and use taxes to elective cosmetic services.
Extends sales and use taxes to elective cosmetic services to support seniors dually eligible for both medicare and medicaid who are unable to pay for the costs of their medicare part D copayments.Requires the department of revenue to: (1) Annually estimate the increase in state revenue for the prior calendar year resulting from the changes made to the excise taxation of cosmetic medical services; and(2) Certify the estimated amount to the state treasurer.Creates the senior pharmacy assistance account.
| Mar 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2023
by Representatives Springer and Sells
Achieving savings in workers' compensation but only with respect to permanent partial disability awards and awards of permanent total disability following an award of permanent partial disability.
Achieves savings in workers' compensation.
| Mar 21 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Mar 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Mar 23 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2024
by Representatives Appleton, Rolfes, and Johnson
Requiring the department of social and health services to study alternatives to the operation of residential habilitation centers.
Requires the department of social and health services to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of alternatives to the operation of certain residential habilitation centers.
| Mar 21 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 2025
by Representatives Springer and Sells
Freezing industrial insurance cost-of-living increases.
Freezes industrial insurance cost-of-living increases.
| Mar 21 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Mar 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Mar 23 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2026
by Representatives Sells and Reykdal
Creating the industrial insurance rainy day account.
Creates the industrial insurance rainy day account.Requires the director of the department of labor and industries to: (1) In consultation with the state treasurer and the workers' compensation advisory committee, determine whether there is a surplus in the accident fund or the medical aid fund; and(2) If a surplus balance exists in either or both funds, notify the treasurer of the amount.Requires the treasurer to transfer the surplus balance to the industrial insurance rainy day account.Requires the state investment board to invest and reinvest moneys in the industrial insurance rainy day account.
| Mar 21 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Mar 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Mar 23 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5878
by Senators Chase, King, and Hargrove
Requiring the department of social and health services to study the feasibility of privatizing the operation of residential habilitation centers.
Requires the department of social and health services to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of the privatization of certain residential habilitation centers.
| Mar 18 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5879
by Senators Chase, King, Schoesler, Hargrove, and Conway
Requiring the department of social and health services to study alternatives to the operation of residential habilitation centers.
Requires the department of social and health services to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of alternatives to the operation of certain residential habilitation centers.
| Mar 21 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |