 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 15 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, February 2, 2012 | 25th Day - 2012 Regular Session | |
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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=2012.
HB 1801-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Ladenburg, Cody, Billig, Clibborn, Moeller, and Hunt)
Establishing food purchasing policies.
Requires the department of health, in consultation with the department of enterprise services and other interested entities, to develop a recommended food purchasing policy for state agencies.Requires state agencies to adopt and implement a food purchasing policy.Requires the department of social and health services and the department of corrections to each develop and implement a food purchasing policy.Allows the department of health to provide technical support to assist agencies implementing food purchasing policies.Encourages the procurement of Washington grown food in the policies.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 6:00 PM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1852-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley, McCune, Ladenburg, Kirby, and Green)
Revising the lien for collection of sewer charges by counties.
Modifies provisions relating to liens for collection of sewer utility charges by counties.
| Jan 27 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1860-S2
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representative Hurst)
Regarding partisan elections.
Requires the office of precinct committee officer to be voted on at the primary election in each even-numbered year.
| Feb 16 | 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. | |
| Feb 25 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 24 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 26 | SGTA - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 6:00 PM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to General Government Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 2156-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Sells, Haler, Seaquist, Hansen, Maxwell, and Carlyle; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Regarding coordination and evaluation of workforce training for aerospace and materials manufacturing.
Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to: (1) Facilitate coordination and alignment of aerospace training programs to the maximum extent possible; and(2) Establish an aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing pipeline advisory committee.Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board to: (1) Evaluate the programs recommended for review by the committee including the outcome results for persons receiving the training and the employers; and(2) Conduct and complete an analysis of the results of the training system for aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Education Appropriations & Oversight. | |
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2170-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Probst, Rivers, Hansen, Sells, Jinkins, Ryu, Ladenburg, Tharinger, Warnick, Maxwell, McCoy, Goodman, Springer, Appleton, Kenney, Roberts, Kirby, Green, Wylie, Ormsby, and Orwall)
Enacting the career pathways act.
Establishes the career pathways act.Facilitates increased opportunities for work-based learning and internships for high school students and teachers, as well as mentorships for the business community in public schools.Creates structures to encourage greater connections between businesses, schools, and institutions of higher education.Makes career exploration a routine part of middle and high school instruction and encourages students to select career goals or majors while in middle and high school, with flexibility to change them based on further exploration.Informs parents and students of career opportunities that are tied to the needs of the local, regional, and state economy.Emphasizes the dignity and economic value of nonbaccalaureate career pathways equally with baccalaureate pathways.Increases completion rates at all levels of secondary and postsecondary education and student success after completion.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | 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 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Education Appropriations & Oversight. | |
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2172-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Probst, Kenney, Sells, Jinkins, Stanford, Ryu, Ladenburg, Hasegawa, Tharinger, Maxwell, McCoy, Springer, Appleton, Roberts, Kirby, Green, Wylie, and Ormsby)
Changing agency regulatory practices.
Addresses first-time small business violations and technical assistance visits by regulatory agencies.Requires agencies to: (1) Provide small businesses with a copy of the law or rule that the small business is alleged to be violating; and(2) Require its regulators to complete a self-assessment for each technical assistance visit.Requires the office of regulatory assistance to: (1) Develop a customer service survey that regulated entities may complete after a technical assistance visit;(2) Provide information and assistance to legislators in responding to constituent inquiries regarding small business regulation, permitting, or other regulatory issues; and(3) Coordinate an agency small business liaison team.
| Jan 9 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 6:00 PM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2177-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Ladenburg, Dammeier, Jinkins, Zeiger, Darneille, Dahlquist, Seaquist, Angel, Kelley, Wilcox, Hurst, McCune, Kirby, Appleton, Green, Ryu, Warnick, and Finn)
Protecting children from sexual exploitation.
Addresses possession and viewing of evidence by certain parties in cases involving sexual exploitation of children.
| Jan 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2191-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Rivers, Blake, Klippert, Hurst, Haler, Takko, Alexander, Hope, Harris, and Reykdal)
Concerning police dogs.
Exempts police dogs from certain liability requirements relating to damage from biting.Imposes civil penalties for harming a police dog.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2289-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Roberts, Carlyle, Jinkins, Ormsby, and Dickerson)
Establishing a flexible approach to child protective services.
Implements a flexible response system within child protective services, including a family assessment response, to better serve families where alleged maltreatment does not present a serious or imminent threat of substantial harm to children.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Select at least two sites to begin the process of implementing family assessment response for child protective services statewide; and(2) Develop an implementation plan in consultation with stakeholders, and in compliance with consultation provisions of department administrative policies.Requires the state institute for public policy to conduct a rigorous evaluation of each implementation site and define data to be gathered and maintained for evaluation purposes.Prohibits family assessment response referral and case information from being disclosed for background check purposes.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2326-S
by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Ladenburg, Darneille, Fitzgibbon, Upthegrove, Seaquist, Moscoso, Green, Kagi, Billig, Tharinger, Pollet, Wylie, Reykdal, McCoy, Eddy, Hunt, and Lytton)
Protecting air quality that is impacted by high emitting solid fuel burning devices.
Modifies clean air act provisions relating to: (1) First and second stage burn bans; and(2) Limitations on use of solid fuel burning devices.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 30 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2331-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Darneille, Takko, Roberts, Pettigrew, Goodman, Jinkins, Miloscia, Ryu, Hurst, and Santos)
Concerning mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect.
Addresses mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 6:00 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2432-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Moscoso, Ladenburg, Haigh, Jinkins, Appleton, Hope, Orwall, Kirby, Armstrong, Lytton, Goodman, Pollet, Moeller, Reykdal, Hasegawa, Kenney, Maxwell, Tharinger, Sells, Fitzgibbon, Liias, Probst, Blake, Ryu, Hansen, McCoy, Upthegrove, Dunshee, Roberts, Stanford, Kagi, Miloscia, and Darneille)
Promoting local intervention and prevention programs for reducing gang violence.
Requires the Washington state partnership council on juvenile justice, when funding is appropriated for this purpose, to award grants to carry out local projects focused on criminal street gang prevention and intervention programs.Creates the criminal street gang prevention and intervention grant program account.Makes an appropriation.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 6:00 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2452-S
by House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Wylie, Alexander, Kenney, Haigh, Hunt, Hudgins, Harris, McCoy, Ryu, Hasegawa, Springer, Billig, Maxwell, Upthegrove, and Ormsby; by request of Department of Enterprise Services)
Centralizing the authority and responsibility for the development, process, and oversight of state procurement of goods and services.
Promotes open competition and transparency for all contracts for goods and services entered into by state agencies.Centralizes within one agency the authority and responsibility for the development and oversight of policies related to state procurement and contracting.Centralizes the location of information about state procurements and contracts.Provides state agency contract data to the public in a searchable manner.Provides that the state develop procurement policies, procedures, and materials that encourage and facilitate state agency purchase of goods and services from Washington small businesses.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 26 | SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 6:00 PM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2473-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Hinkle, Johnson, Van De Wege, Ryu, and Roberts)
Creating a medication assistant endorsement for certified nursing assistants who work in nursing homes.
Requires the secretary of the department of health to: (1) Beginning July 1, 2013, issue a medication assistant endorsement to a nursing assistant-certified who meets certain requirements; and(2) Set medication assistant endorsement fees.Requires the nursing care quality assurance commission to: (1) Approve education and training programs and examinations for medication assistants; and(2) Define the prescriber-ordered treatments a medication assistant is authorized to perform.Prohibits a person, after July 1, 2013, from practicing, or representing himself or herself by any title or description, as a medication assistant without a medication assistant endorsement.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2501-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Cody, Jinkins, Ryu, Lytton, Sells, Reykdal, Kirby, Van De Wege, Moeller, Darneille, Miloscia, Santos, and Roberts)
Placing restrictions on mandatory overtime for employees of health care facilities.
Expands restrictions on mandatory overtime for health care facility employees.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | 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 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to General Government Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 2545-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Zeiger, Ladenburg, Dammeier, Seaquist, Angel, Dahlquist, Wilcox, Jinkins, McCune, and Kelley)
Including compressed natural gas in fuel usage requirements for local governments.
Changes fuel usage requirements for local government subdivisions of the state by including compressed natural gas, liquefied-natural gas, and propane.Authorizes propane to be substituted for electricity or biofuel only if the department of commerce determines that electricity and biofuels are not reasonably available.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2568-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Sells, Hunt, Hasegawa, Moscoso, Hudgins, Ryu, Pettigrew, Ormsby, Santos, Reykdal, Eddy, Fitzgibbon, Upthegrove, Appleton, and Maxwell)
Maintaining voluntary use of electronic employment verification systems.
Maintains the intent of federal law by ensuring that private employers retain the ability to choose whether to participate in an electronic employment verification program.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 30 | Minority; do not pass. | |
| Jan 31 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2664-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representative Morris)
Concerning the voluntary option to purchase qualified energy resources.
Revises the definition of "qualified alternative energy resource," for purposes of RCW 19.29A.090 (voluntary option to purchase qualified alternative energy resources), to include thermal energy produced from certain generation facilities.
| Jan 27 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing, executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, and Energy & Communications at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2755
by Representatives Ahern, Walsh, McCune, and Shea
Prohibiting the implementation of certain rules pertaining to licensed family day care providers.
Prohibits the department of early learning from implementing new or revised rules pertaining to licensed family day care providers if a small business economic impact statement indicates that family day care providers may experience increased costs in order to comply with the rules.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 2756
by Representatives Warnick and Fagan
Regarding irrigation and rehabilitation district administration.
Modifies irrigation and rehabilitation district provisions relating to: (1) The length of term for, and the election of, directors of districts;(2) Eligibility to vote for the directors; and(3) Assessments and special assessments.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 2757
by Representative Moeller; by request of Washington State School for the Blind and Center for Childhood Deafness
Creating accounts for the center for childhood deafness and hearing loss and for the school for the blind.
Creates the center for childhood deafness and hearing loss account and the school for the blind account.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2758
by Representatives Hunter and Alexander; by request of Department of Revenue
Strengthening the department of revenue's ability to collect spirits taxes imposed under RCW 82.08.150.
Authorizes the department of revenue to request that the liquor control board suspend a taxpayer's spirits license and refuse to renew any existing spirits license if the department determines that a taxpayer is more than thirty days delinquent in reporting or remitting spirits taxes.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2759
by Representatives Overstreet, Shea, Buys, Condotta, Taylor, and McCune
Creating the Washington state preservation of liberty act condemning the unlawful detention of United States citizens and lawful resident aliens under the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2012.
Establishes the Washington state liberty preservation act to condemn the unlawful detention of United States citizens and lawful resident aliens under the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2012.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2760
by Representatives Condotta, Warnick, and Fagan
Concerning state and local taxes paid on state parks fees.
Exempts from lodging taxes, fees for services, utilities, and use of facilities charged by the parks and recreation commission and sales of the discover pass.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 2761
by Representative Hunt
Exempting disclosure of public records compiled by an employing agency conducting an investigation of possible misconduct.
Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, information in specific investigative records compiled by or on behalf of an employing agency.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
SB 5320-S2
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Chase, Kastama, and Shin)
Prioritizing infrastructure projects.
Authorizes the community economic revitalization board to make direct loans to rural counties for carrying out an analysis of industrial sites to identify where high priority infrastructure developments are warranted.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 16 | Public hearing, executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | EDTI - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 30 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5417-S2
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Becker, Swecker, Benton, Stevens, Delvin, Honeyford, Sheldon, Hatfield, Hobbs, Shin, Roach, and Kline)
Allowing for the distribution of legislators' contact cards, newsletters, government guides, or similar printed materials produced with legislative resources in certain circumstances.
Authorizes distribution, throughout a legislator's district, of contact cards, newsletters, government guides, or similar printed materials produced with legislative resources at certain locations, for the purpose of informing the public as to legislative matters or providing information on how the public may contact legislators or participate in legislative proceedings.Authorizes legislators to print or distribute a newsletter and contact information in newspapers published or circulated in his or her district.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 14 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Mar 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 26 | GO - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 27 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5576-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Zarelli, Tom, and Shin; by request of University of Washington and Washington State University)
Regarding capital construction and building purposes at the University of Washington and Washington State University.
Modifies provisions regarding capital construction and building purposes at the University of Washington and Washington State University.Eliminates the University of Washington bond retirement fund and the Washington State University bond retirement fund and changes the functions of the University of Washington building account and the Washington State University building account.Expires June 30, 2024.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 24 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 30 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5732-S2
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Chase and Kastama)
Exempting certain manufacturing research and development activities from business and occupation taxation.
Provides a business and occupation tax exemption, during the first five years of production, to any person with respect to the value of products manufactured in this state, if: (1) The product was developed as a result of research and development carried out at the University of Washington or Washington State University; and(2) The product is being manufactured under a licensing agreement with the University of Washington or Washington State University.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 16 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Nov 29 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | EDTI - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5737-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama and Chase)
Concerning economic development and trade through collaborative development of the state trade web portal.
Requires the department of commerce, subject to available funds, to develop, maintain, and update a centralized state trade web portal and authorizes the department to derive revenue from the portal.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5966-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser and Swecker)
Establishing the office of the health care authority ombudsman.
Establishes the volunteer position of health care authority ombudsman within the office of the insurance commissioner to assist retirees enrolled in the public employees' benefits board program.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 9:00 AM. | |
| Jan 26 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 30 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Jan 31 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5990-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, King, and Eide)
Creating state flower special license plates.
Creates "state flower" special license plates.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5995-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Delvin and Hewitt)
Authorizing urban growth area boundary modifications for industrial land by certain counties.
Authorizes certain city legislative authorities to request, as part of the county's annual comprehensive plan amendment process, that the applicable county legislative authority amend the urban growth area within which the city is located.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6034-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Haugen, Schoesler, Hatfield, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, Shin, Hewitt, Rolfes, Sheldon, Becker, and Roach)
Creating "4-H" special license plates.
Creates "4-H" special license plates.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6142-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Becker, Rolfes, Hatfield, Kastama, Baumgartner, Eide, Fain, Hobbs, Shin, Parlette, Chase, and Frockt)
Changing agency regulatory practices.
Addresses first-time small business violations and technical assistance visits by regulatory agencies.Requires agencies to: (1) Provide small businesses with a copy of the law or rule that the small business is alleged to be violating; and(2) Require its regulators to complete a self-assessment for each technical assistance visit.Requires the office of regulatory assistance to: (1) Develop a customer service survey that regulated entities may complete after a technical assistance visit;(2) Provide information and assistance to legislators in responding to constituent inquiries regarding small business regulation, permitting, or other regulatory issues; and(3) Coordinate an agency small business liaison team.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 6249-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Regala, McAuliffe, Keiser, Murray, and Conway)
Concerning tanning facilities.
Regulates tanning facilities.Prescribes penalties.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 26 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6263-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters (originally sponsored by Senators Ranker, Hargrove, Delvin, Litzow, Swecker, Rolfes, Schoesler, Kilmer, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Hobbs, and Hatfield)
Facilitating marine management planning.
Facilitates marine management planning.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | ENRM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 1 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6303-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Nelson, Haugen, and Harper)
Authorizing an optional system of rates and charges for conservation districts.
Authorizes the imposition of an optional system of rates and charges for conservation districts.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | AWRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 6354-S
by Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Rolfes, Kastama, Chase, Tom, Frockt, and McAuliffe)
Requiring state agencies to offer electronic filing for business forms.
Requires state agencies, who require businesses to submit a document, form, or payment of a fee in paper format, to also provide the business an option to submit the requirement electronically.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 26 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | EDTI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 30 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Jan 31 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6383-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Benton, Eide, Schoesler, Kohl-Welles, Chase, Padden, Stevens, Hobbs, Pflug, Hargrove, Harper, McAuliffe, Prentice, Shin, Fraser, Fain, Hill, Baumgartner, Nelson, Swecker, Holmquist Newbry, Kline, Hatfield, Becker, Conway, Hewitt, King, Parlette, Ranker, Litzow, Zarelli, Ericksen, Morton, and Honeyford)
Regarding Washington interscholastic activities association penalties.
Establishes the Knight act.Authorizes the Washington interscholastic activities association or other voluntary nonprofit entity to impose penalties for rules violations upon coaches, school district administrators, school administrators, and students.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
SB 6567
by Senators Zarelli and Benton
Modifying the state expenditure limit to ensure that the paramount duty of educating children is met through a reprioritization of state government expenditures.
Exempts state allocations to school districts and educational service districts from the state expenditure limit.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6568
by Senators Pridemore and Shin; by request of Washington State School for the Blind and Center for Childhood Deafness
Creating accounts for the center for childhood deafness and hearing loss and for the school for the blind.
Creates the center for childhood deafness and hearing loss account and the school for the blind account.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6569
by Senator Morton
Regulating vehicle dealers in counties with a population of ten thousand or less.
Exempts a resident of a county with a population of ten thousand or less from certain penalties relating to vehicle dealer licenses.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6570
by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Conway, Kline, and Benton
Addressing family and medical leave.
Establishes the family security act.Changes the name of the family leave insurance program to the family and medical leave insurance program.Changes the name of the family leave insurance account to the family and medical leave insurance account.Provides for workers so they can care for family members with a serious health condition or recover from their own serious health condition.Expands the duties of the employment security department with regard to the program.Authorizes the director of the department of labor and industries to lend funds from the supplemental pension fund to the family and medical leave insurance account.Provides a business and occupation tax credit for an employer that hires a replacement worker to replace an employee who has taken family and medical leave.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6571
by Senator Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Revenue
Strengthening the department of revenue's ability to collect spirits taxes imposed under RCW 82.08.150.
Authorizes the department of revenue to request that the liquor control board suspend a taxpayer's spirits license and refuse to renew any existing spirits license if the department determines that a taxpayer is more than thirty days delinquent in reporting or remitting spirits taxes.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6572
by Senators Harper, Schoesler, Hobbs, Swecker, Hatfield, Roach, Pridemore, Fain, Conway, Shin, and Benton
Addressing provision of spoken language interpreter services for state executive agencies.
Requires the department of enterprise services to establish a master contract for spoken language interpreter services for state executive agencies.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6573
by Senators Chase, Pridemore, Rolfes, Conway, and Kline
Addressing unemployment in the construction industry.
Establishes a temporary employment preference on public works contracts throughout the state to address the chronic unemployment and underemployment of residents in the construction industry.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6574
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Frockt, and Kline
Authorizing certain cities in which stadium and exhibition centers are located to impose admissions taxes in limited circumstances.
Authorizes a city within which a stadium and exhibition center is located to impose a tax for certain sporting events conducted during calendar year 2012 by a state college or university.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6575
by Senators Kline, Hargrove, and Keiser
Granting extraordinary medical placement to offenders under certain conditions.
Grants extraordinary medical placement to offenders under certain conditions.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6576
by Senators Brown and Tom
Allowing school districts to charge for the reasonable costs of responding to public records requests.
Requires school districts to adopt a policy to charge for the reasonable costs of responding to public records requests.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6577
by Senators Brown and Conway
Offering health benefit subsidies for certain retired public employees.
Requires the state health care authority to provide a subsidy of two hundred fifty dollars per month for health benefit premiums to certain members of the teachers' retirement system or the public employees' retirement system.
| Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |