 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 48 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, March 24, 2011 | 74th Day - 2011 Regular Session | |
| SENATE |
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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 1277-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representative Cody; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Concerning oversight of licensed or certified long-term care settings for vulnerable adults.
Addresses current statutes and funding levels that limit the department of social and health services' ability to promote vulnerable adult protections.Expands licensing requirements and imposes additional civil penalties for adult family home providers.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Use additional investigative resources to address a significant growth in the long-term care complaint workload;(2) Develop a statewide internal quality review and accountability program for residential care services; and(3) Adopt rules to specify criteria on how to apply sanctions with increasing severity.Requires the state long-term care ombudsman to convene an adult family home quality assurance panel to review problems concerning the quality of care of residents and abuse and neglect in adult family homes, and the oversight of adult family homes by the department of social and health services.Creates a separate adult family home account in the custody of the state treasurer to be used only for promoting the quality of life and care of residents living in adult family homes.Provides that sections 501 through 503 of the act are null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 10 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Mar 21 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1387-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake and Chandler; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Increasing revenue to the state wildlife account.
Increases revenue to the state wildlife account by increasing the cost of certain hunting and/or fishing licenses, fees, permits, tags, and stamps.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Mar 21 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1738-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody and Jinkins; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Changing the designation of the medicaid single state agency.
Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the department of social and health services pertaining to the medical assistance program and the medicaid purchasing administration to the state health care authority to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of the act.Requires the secretary of the department of social and health services to enter into agreements with the director of the state health care authority to establish the division of responsibilities between the agencies with respect to mental health, chemical dependency, and long-term care services, including services for people with developmental disabilities.Changes the head of the state health care authority from the administrator to the director.Requires the code reviser to prepare legislation for the 2012 regular session that changes all statutory references to administrator of the state health care authority to director of the state health care authority.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Mar 21 | WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 2027
by Representative Hinkle
Allowing advertisements relating to licensing services in department of licensing publications and on the department of licensing web site.
Authorizes the department of licensing to sell advertisements in its publications and internet advertisements for display on its web site.
| Mar 22 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2028
by Representatives Hudgins, Hunt, Appleton, Reykdal, McCoy, and Darneille
Transferring executive ethics responsibilities to the public disclosure and ethics commission.
Eliminates the executive ethics board.Changes the name of the public disclosure commission to the public disclosure and ethics commission.Transfers all powers, duties, and functions of the executive ethics board to the public disclosure and ethics commission.
| Mar 22 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2029
by Representatives Hudgins, Ladenburg, and Darneille
Reforming and streamlining the sentencing guidelines commission for the purpose of saving money.
Provides that the sentencing guidelines commission is advisory only and may only advise the department of corrections, the governor, or the legislature as deemed necessary by the secretary of the department, the governor, or the legislature.Requires the department of social and health services to serve as a clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis, and dissemination of information on state and local juvenile sentencing practices and juveniles sentenced as adults.
| Mar 22 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2030
by Representative Anderson
Concerning port districts.
Requires establishment of the Puget Sound port authority.
| Mar 23 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 2031
by Representative Anderson
Authorizing industrial manufacturing sites in counties with fewer than fifty thousand persons.
Authorizes certain counties to designate one or more industrial manufacturing sites in areas that are not designated urban growth areas and are not natural resource lands.
| Mar 23 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 2032
by Representative Anderson
Replacing the business and occupation tax with a flat rate corporate net income tax.
Eliminates municipal business and occupation taxes.Eliminates the state business and occupation tax and replaces it with a flat rate corporate net income tax.
| Mar 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2033
by Representatives Darneille, Hunt, Roberts, Billig, Ryu, Jinkins, Hudgins, Ladenburg, McCoy, Appleton, Seaquist, Liias, Maxwell, Wilcox, Parker, Dammeier, and Finn
Consolidating arts and heritage programs for the purpose of streamlining government and improving efficiency.
Creates the department of heritage, arts, and culture.Abolishes the department of archaeology and historic preservation and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the department of heritage, arts, and culture.Transfers the Washington state arts commission to the department of heritage, arts, and culture.Transfers, to the department of heritage, arts, and culture, all powers, duties, and functions of: (1) The secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the house of representatives pertaining to oral history activities;(2) The department of commerce pertaining to the Washington tourism commission; and(3) The secretary of state pertaining to the Washington state legacy project and the state library.Changes the name and function of the Washington state legacy project, state library, and archives account, the Washington state flag account, and the Washington state heritage center account.Requires the code reviser to develop and submit legislation for the 2012 legislative session that updates and corrects statutes to reflect the changes in the act.
| Mar 23 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HJR 4221
by Representative Anderson
Amending the Constitution to authorize a flat rate corporate income tax, prohibit individual income and business and occupation taxes, and limit sales and use taxes.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to: (1) Authorize a flat rate corporate income tax;(2) Prohibit individual income and business and occupation taxes; and(3) Limit sales and use taxes.
| Mar 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5880
by Senators Stevens, Regala, and Harper
Addressing collections on legal financial obligations.
Modifies provisions relating to collections on legal financial obligations.
| Mar 23 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5881
by Senators Kilmer and Parlette; by request of Office of Financial Management
Concerning the deposit of the additional cigarette tax.
Directs revenue collected from the additional cigarette tax to be deposited into the general fund.
| Mar 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5882
by Senators Schoesler, Fraser, and Conway
Determining average salary for the pension purposes of local government employees as certified by their employer.
Revises the definitions of "final average salary" and "average final compensation" for purposes of certain state retirement systems to include certain compensation forgone by a member during the 2011-2013 fiscal biennium.
| Mar 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |