 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 51 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Friday, April 1, 2011 | 82nd 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 2039
by Representatives Hudgins, Hasegawa, and Hunt
Creating the Washington economic prosperity bank.
Creates the Washington economic prosperity bank to: (1) Finance Washington businesses and public infrastructure; and(2) Increase the effective, efficient, and accountable use of state resources.Transfers the life sciences discovery fund and the energy freedom program to the Washington economic prosperity bank.Creates the Washington economic prosperity bank account.Makes appropriations.
| Mar 29 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 2040
by Representatives Dunshee, Hunt, Sullivan, Jinkins, Reykdal, Ryu, Darneille, Moscoso, Cody, Goodman, Pettigrew, Appleton, Moeller, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Fitzgibbon, Green, Van De Wege, Haigh, Roberts, Stanford, Frockt, Billig, Ormsby, Upthegrove, Kenney, Rolfes, and Maxwell
Providing for assistance for financing infrastructure and economic development.
Creates a task force to develop a means to use the state's money to finance public works infrastructure, student loans, and economic development.Expires December 31, 2012.
| Mar 30 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
| Apr 5 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2041
by Representatives Fitzgibbon and Sells
Extending collective bargaining rights to employees of the legislative branch of the state government.
Extends collective bargaining rights to employees of the legislative branch of state government.
| Mar 31 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 2042
by Representatives Dunshee and Zeiger
Concerning preferences for in-state contractors bidding on public works.
Requires the department of general administration to conduct a survey to determine which states provide a preference for its resident contractors bidding on public works projects.
| Mar 31 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
| Apr 5 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2043
by Representatives Hudgins, Darneille, Cody, Pettigrew, Haigh, Ormsby, Hasegawa, and Kenney
Increasing state revenues by allowing the sale of liquor-related products in state and contract liquor stores and by creating a pilot project for the colocation of contract liquor stores in grocery stores.
Allows the sale of liquor-related products in state and contract liquor stores.Requires the liquor control board to conduct a pilot project to appoint up to five contract liquor stores colocated within grocery stores in high population areas.
| Mar 31 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5251-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Sheldon, Hobbs, and White)
Concerning electric vehicle license fees.
Imposes an additional fee of one hundred dollars at the time of initial vehicle registration and annual registration renewal for electric vehicles.Provides a contingent expiration date.Requires the department of licensing to provide notice of the expiration date to certain parties.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 2 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 25 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Mar 29 | Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 16; absent, 1; excused, 2. | |
| Mar 30 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5875-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove)
Addressing the terms of supervision for offenders sentenced to a first time offender waiver.
Decreases the term of community custody for certain offenders.Requires the department of corrections to recalculate the term of community custody for certain offenders.
| Mar 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 24 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Mar 25 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5907-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Holmquist Newbry, Kline, Hewitt, Keiser, King, Regala, Conway, Carrell, and Hargrove; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Addressing prison safety by 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 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:00 PM. | ||
| Mar 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 5911
by Senators Murray and Zarelli; by request of Department of Licensing and Department of Revenue
Concerning the master license service program.
Transfers to the department of revenue all powers, duties, and functions of the department of licensing pertaining to the administration of chapter 19.02 RCW (business license center act), chapter 19.80 RCW (trade names), and chapter 59.30 RCW (manufactured/mobile home communities--dispute resolution and registration).
| Mar 29 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Mar 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 5912
by Senators Keiser, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, and Kline
Expanding family planning services to two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level.
Expands family planning services to two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level.Requires the office of financial management, upon implementation of the expansion, to reduce general fund--state allotments for the medical assistance program by one million five hundred thousand dollars for fiscal year 2012 and by three million dollars for fiscal year 2013.
| Mar 31 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |