 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 62 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Friday, April 22, 2011 | 103rd 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 1371-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Darneille and Hunt; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Addressing boards and commissions.
Eliminates, renames, and changes and/or transfers duties, functions, and appointing authority of certain boards, commissions, and similar entities.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | 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. | |
| Apr 15 | 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 1981-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Bailey and Carlyle)
Addressing public employee postretirement employment and higher education employees' annuities and retirement income plans.
Revises the retirement and annuity programs of the higher education institutions for future participants to reflect changes that have already occurred in state pension plans.Gives certain newly hired employees more options for retirement plans.Reduces the expanded postretirement employment provisions for members of certain retirement systems.Eliminates postretirement employment exceptions that existed for annuity or retirement income plan-covered positions that have been the subject of abuse.Creates a higher education retirement plan supplemental benefit fund for the purpose of funding future benefit obligations of higher education retirement plan supplemental benefits.
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Apr 14 | 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 2103
by Representatives Green, Miloscia, Van De Wege, Reykdal, Liias, McCoy, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, Lytton, Moscoso, Jinkins, Moeller, Kenney, Hunt, Hudgins, Kirby, Hasegawa, Ryu, Goodman, and Stanford
Prohibiting certain employer communications about political or religious matters.
Prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend a meeting, or listen to, or respond to, or participate in, any communication relating to political or religious matters.Requires employers to post a notice of certain employee rights in a conspicuous place accessible to the employees at the employer's place of business.
| Apr 21 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 2104
by Representatives Ormsby, Liias, Reykdal, Moscoso, Jinkins, Moeller, Hudgins, McCoy, Kirby, Hasegawa, Ryu, Appleton, Kenney, Fitzgibbon, Goodman, Miloscia, and Hunt
Prohibiting deductions of workers' compensation premiums and other costs from wages and earnings.
Prohibits deductions of workers' compensation premiums and other costs from wages and earnings.
| Apr 21 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
SB 5952
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Hobbs, White, Nelson, Kline, and Harper
Concerning low-income and homeless housing assistance surcharges.
Increases the surcharge for local homeless housing and assistance.Requires certain local governments to establish and implement a process for promoting the availability of rental properties in buildings with fewer than fifty units. This requirement expires June 30, 2017.Provides contingent effective dates.
| Apr 20 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |