 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 50 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Tuesday, March 29, 2011 | 79th 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 1175-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Clibborn, Armstrong, Liias, and Billig; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Making transportation appropriations for the 2009-2011 and 2011-2013 fiscal biennia.
Makes transportation appropriations for the 2009-2011 fiscal biennium and the 2011-2013 fiscal biennium.
| Mar 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Mar 23 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 24 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 25 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 89; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
HB 1511-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Clibborn, Armstrong, Angel, Kagi, Smith, Johnson, Van De Wege, Morris, Kristiansen, Schmick, Rodne, Condotta, Ahern, Warnick, and Ladenburg)
Promoting efficiency in the Washington state ferry system through personnel and administration reforms.
Finds that: (1) The current Washington state ferry system is financially unsustainable; and(2) Ferry system management must play a strong role in improving the system and controlling costs.Merges the marine employees' commission with the public employment relations commission.
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Mar 23 | 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 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 25 | Referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2036
by Representatives Pearson, Hurst, McCune, Warnick, Haler, Angel, Kelley, Kristiansen, Chandler, Schmick, Alexander, and Johnson; by request of Governor Gregoire
Implementing the policy recommendations resulting from the national institute of corrections review of prison safety.
Implements changes recommended by the national institute of corrections as a result of its review of safety procedures at the Monroe reformatory.
| Mar 25 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
| Mar 30 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 12:00 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2037
by Representatives Dunshee, Green, and Angel
Implementing year-round Pacific Standard Time.
Eliminates daylight saving time and implements Pacific standard time.
| Mar 25 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2038
by Representatives Fitzgibbon and Darneille
Increasing state revenues by authorizing the sale of liquor-related products in state liquor stores.
Authorizes the sale of liquor-related products in state liquor stores.
| Mar 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5176-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, King, White, and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Making transportation appropriations for the 2009-2011 and 2011-2013 fiscal biennia.
Makes transportation appropriations for the 2009-2011 fiscal biennium and the 2011-2013 fiscal biennium.
| Mar 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Mar 24 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Mar 25 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5539-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Prentice, White, Kilmer, Brown, and McAuliffe)
Concerning Washington's motion picture competitiveness.
Addresses motion picture competitiveness relating to: (1) Limiting funding assistance from the approved motion picture competitiveness program;(2) Changing the composition on the board of directors for the program;(3) Business and occupation tax credits;(4) Revising the definition of "motion picture"; and(5) Developing a survey form and instructions that certain motion picture productions are required to complete.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 10 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 24 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Mar 25 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Mar 28 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5844-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Parlette, Murray, Kastama, Fraser, Hobbs, Hatfield, Regala, Sheldon, and Hewitt)
Financing local government infrastructure.
Modernizes state programs providing assistance for local infrastructure.Requires the public works board to prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of the legislature, an implementation plan to create a reformed state system for providing assistance for local infrastructure.Eliminates the water conservation account.
| Feb 21 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Mar 24 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Mar 25 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5908
by Senators Zarelli, Baumgartner, Holmquist Newbry, and Parlette
Addressing public employee pension reform.
Establishes the public employee pension reform act.Recognizes the need for: (1) Public employees, teachers, and school employees to have a secure and viable retirement benefit; and(2) Public employers and taxpayers to have consistent and predictable pension funding obligations in support of employee retirement benefits.Creates a defined contribution pension system for new public employees, teachers, and school employees.
| Mar 25 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5909
by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, Schoesler, and Hatfield
Granting the authority to make final water right decisions to conservancy boards.
Authorizes water conservancy boards to make final water right decisions.
| Mar 28 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5910
by Senators White, Murray, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, and Kline
Concerning local government parking taxes.
Authorizes the legislative authority of a county, city, or district to fix and impose a parking tax on all nonresidential parking within its respective jurisdiction.
| Mar 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SJR 8215-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Parlette, Murray, Zarelli, Brown, Hobbs, Fraser, Tom, Sheldon, Honeyford, and Hewitt)
Concerning the debt reduction act of 2011.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution relating to the debt reduction act of 2011.
| Feb 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 24 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Mar 25 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||