 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 24 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, February 15, 2012 | 38th Day - 2012 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=2012.
HB 1860-S3
by House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representative Hurst)
Regarding partisan elections.
Requires elections for precinct committee officers to be included on the primary election ballot.
| 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 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | APPG - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 11 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 3rd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 2238-S2
by House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Wilcox, Clibborn, Armstrong, Billig, Takko, Rivers, Angel, Hinkle, Schmick, Orcutt, Johnson, Warnick, Dahlquist, Blake, and Chandler)
Regarding wetlands mitigation. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regarding environmental mitigation. )
Pairs required investments in compensatory environmental mitigation, including the mitigation of transportation projects, with certain existing programs that enhance or preserve riparian and aquatic resources.Requires the department of ecology and the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Allow programs that are related to environmental mitigation, or explore the potential of developing new programs, to use the forestry riparian easement program, the riparian open space program, or the family forest fish passage program to mitigate for environmental impacts from projects conducted in the state where compatible with existing regulations; and(2) Seek federal or private funds and in-kind contributions.Requires the department of natural resources and the small forest landowner office to assist in identifying potential projects that can be used for the mitigation of infrastructure and noninfrastructure development.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 24 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 9 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 88; nays, 9; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 2253-S2
by House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Billig, and Jinkins)
Modernizing the functionality of the state environmental policy act.
Modernizes the functionality of the state environmental policy act.Requires the department of ecology to: (1) Increase the rule-based categorical exemptions to the state environmental policy act and update the environmental checklist;(2) Update, but not decrease, the thresholds for all other project actions;(3) Create a categorical exemption for projects designed to restore natural wildlife or fishery habitats or serve as environmental mitigation for other projects;(4) Propose methods for integrating the state environmental policy act process with provisions of the growth management act; and(5) Convene an advisory committee to assist in updating the environmental checklist and updating the thresholds for other project actions.Allows counties, cities, and towns to recover reasonable expenses incurred in the preparation of a nonproject environmental impact statement.Allows money in the growth management planning and environmental review fund to be used to make loans to local governments for certain purposes.
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 9 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 2254-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlyle, Kagi, Reykdal, Darneille, Maxwell, Jinkins, Pedersen, Seaquist, Roberts, Dickerson, and Kenney)
Enacting the educational success for youth and alumni of foster care act.
Establishes the educational success for youth and alumni of foster care act.Modifies provisions relating to: (1) The passport to college promise program;(2) The college bound scholarship program;(3) Reporting and other duties of the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the department of social and health services, the office of the administrator for the courts, the K-12 data governance group, the office of student financial assistance, and the education data center; and(4) Requirements of school districts to incorporate certain procedures to facilitate the on-time grade level progression and graduation of certain dependent students.Repeals the expiration of chapter 28B.117 RCW (passport to college promise program).Creates the educational advocacy program to improve educational outcomes for certain dependent students, including increasing high school graduation rates, improving school continuity, and reducing out-of-school discipline interventions.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 19 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 6 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 10 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 11 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 88; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
| Feb 15 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2265-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Probst, Haler, Haigh, Rivers, Zeiger, Seaquist, Sells, Jinkins, Roberts, Hunt, Santos, Kelley, Finn, and Ryu)
Creating the Washington works indicators work group. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Establishing Washington works indicators for four-year institutions of higher education. )
Requires the office of financial management to: (1) Develop a recommended plan for measuring and rewarding performance of four-year institutions of higher education;(2) Measure performance on Washington works indicators;(3) Make statistical adjustments for student demographics; and(4) Disburse funds to four-year institutions of higher education as rewards for performance on Washington works indicators through student-focused strategies.Encourages four-year institutions of higher education to redistribute resources and realign course offerings to increase graduations in fields addressing critical skill shortages and improve performance on other Washington works indicators.Requires the education data center to: (1) Analyze employment or continued education in consultation with the employment security department, the higher education coordinating board's successor, and the council of presidents of the four-year institutions of higher education;(2) Publish the analyses on its web site; and(3) Update data-sharing and research agreements to facilitate the work of the data education center.Authorizes money transferred to the higher education coordinating board fund for innovation and quality to be disbursed only to four-year institutions of higher education as rewards for performance on Washington works indicators.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 7 | WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Rules 2 Review. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 10 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 60; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 2319-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Jinkins, and Ormsby; by request of Governor Gregoire and Insurance Commissioner)
Implementing the federal patient and protection affordable care act. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Implementing the federal patient protection and affordable care act. )
Furthers state implementation of the health benefit exchange and related provisions of the affordable care act.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 26 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 7 | WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Rules 2 Review. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 10 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 11 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 52; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
HB 2337-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlyle, Orwall, Sullivan, Maxwell, Lytton, Zeiger, Reykdal, Pettigrew, Liias, Dammeier, Fitzgibbon, Pedersen, Hunt, and Hudgins)
Regarding open educational resources in K-12 education.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction, subject to availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, to take the lead in developing openly licensed courseware aligned with the common core state standards and placed under an attribution license, registered by a nonprofit organization with domain expertise in open courseware, that allows others to use, distribute, and create derivative works based upon the digital material, while still allowing the authors or creators to retain the copyright and to receive credit for their efforts.Expires June 30, 2018.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 24 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 7 | WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Rules 2 Review. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 10 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 11 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 88; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Feb 15 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2341-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Cody, Ladenburg, Van De Wege, Green, Reykdal, Moeller, Tharinger, McCoy, Darneille, and Hunt)
Concerning community benefits provided by hospitals.
Requires hospitals that are recognized by the internal revenue service as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity to: (1) Make their federally required community health needs assessments widely available to the public within fifteen days of submission to the internal revenue service; and(2) Make widely available to the public a community benefit implementation strategy within one year of completing its community health needs assessment.
| Jan 16 | 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. | |
| Minority; do not 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 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | APPH - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPH - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health Care & Wellness. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 8:30 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 11 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 2346-S
by House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Walsh, Reykdal, Pearson, Hurst, Kristiansen, Nealey, McCune, Appleton, Orwall, Moscoso, Goodman, DeBolt, Rivers, Shea, Armstrong, Maxwell, Johnson, Springer, Darneille, Sells, Fitzgibbon, Eddy, Angel, Upthegrove, Kelley, Ryu, Stanford, Hudgins, Seaquist, and Ormsby)
Concerning the procurement of correctional officer uniforms.
Requires the department of enterprise services, in conjunction with the department of corrections, to issue a request for proposal for correctional officer uniforms.Requires the department of corrections to adopt by rule a quality control and quality assurance system that establishes a policy and procedure to identify each inmate's role in the manufacture of each uniform.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | APPG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 10 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 11 | Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | |
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
HB 2372-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Pollet, Kenney, Reykdal, Dickerson, Jinkins, Wylie, Hasegawa, Pettigrew, Billig, Pedersen, Ryu, Fitzgibbon, Darneille, Blake, Finn, Eddy, and Kagi)
Concerning tow truck employee certification and private impound rates.
Establishes maximum rates for private impounds conducted by certain registered tow truck operators.Requires owners, officers, and employees of registered tow truck businesses to receive criminal background checks.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 9 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 2455-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representative Kagi)
Concerning the covering of loads on public highways.
Requires a vehicle operating on a paved public highway with a load of rocks, susceptible to being dropped, spilled, leaked, or otherwise escaping from the vehicle, to be covered.Prohibits a load of dirt, sand, rocks, or gravel from exceeding the horizontal freeboard of the bed of the vehicle hauling the load.Exempts the department of transportation from these requirements under certain circumstances.Requires the Washington state patrol to conduct random emphasis patrols to enforce the covering of loads requirements.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2502-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Hansen and Appleton)
Modifying exceptions to the compensating tax provisions for removal from forest land classification to more closely parallel open space property tax provisions.
Changes exceptions to the compensating tax provisions for removal from forest land classification to more closely parallel open space property tax provisions.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 9 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 10 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
HB 2536-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Johnson, Goodman, Hinkle, Kretz, Pettigrew, Warnick, Cody, Harris, Kenney, Kagi, Darneille, Orwall, Condotta, Ladenburg, Appleton, Jinkins, and Maxwell)
Concerning the use of evidence-based practices for the delivery of services to children and juveniles.
Requires the department of social and health services, and other state agencies that administer funds related to juvenile offenders or the prevention, treatment, and care of recipients of children's mental health services or child welfare services, as applicable, to expend state funds on: (1) Prevention and treatment programs for juvenile offenders that are evidence-based;(2) Children's mental health prevention and treatment programs or programs that are evidence-based; and(3) Prevention and treatment programs for recipients of child welfare services that are research-based or evidence-based.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Designate a lead agency to coordinate training for the delivery of evidence-based programs;(2) Redirect existing funding resources as necessary to coordinate the purchase of evidence-based prevention and treatment services and the development of a workforce trained to implement evidence-based practices; and(3) Track and document compliance with certain parts of the act.Requires the department of social and health services, in consultation with a university-based evidence-based practice institute entity in the state, the Washington partnership council on juvenile justice, the child mental health systems of care planning committee, the children, youth, and family advisory committee, the Washington state racial disproportionality advisory committee, a university-based child welfare research entity in the state, and the state institute for public policy, to: (1) Develop an integrated and accountable system of care for the coordination and the delivery of research-based and evidence-based prevention and treatment services to children and youth and their families in the areas of mental health, child welfare, and juvenile justice;(2) Ensure that implementation of research-based and evidence-based prevention and treatment programs are accompanied by monitoring and quality control procedures; and(3) Acknowledge any existing system of quality control for the juvenile justice system and work within that system in meeting certain graduated requirements.Encourages the state institute for public policy and the University of Washington evidence-based practice institute to seek matching philanthropic and federal funds.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 7 | WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Rules 2 Review. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 10 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 2553-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Moscoso, Liias, Upthegrove, Fitzgibbon, Reykdal, Billig, Sells, Appleton, Ryu, and Roberts)
Concerning nonvoting labor members of public transportation governing bodies.
Authorizes the metropolitan transit commission, county transportation authorities, and public transportation benefit area authorities to exclude nonvoting members from attending executive sessions held for the purpose of discussing contract negotiations with labor organizations, personnel matters, potential litigation, litigation, or issues that present a conflict of interest.Prohibits the exclusion of nonvoting members from attending executive sessions addressing other matters or from attending commission or authority subcommittees and work groups.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 9 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 10 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2585-S3
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Haler, Eddy, Seaquist, and Zeiger)
Creating efficiencies for institutions of higher education.
Exempts purchases by institutions of higher education, less than one hundred thousand dollars, from certain competitive bidding and competitive solicitation requirements.Authorizes institutions of higher education to: (1) Make payments in advance for equipment maintenance services to be performed up to sixty months after such payment;(2) Make direct deposits to financial institutions for payment of salaries and wages of employees;(3) Require payment of salaries and wages by alternate methods such as payroll cards for employees who do not have an account in a financial institution; and(4) Use all appropriate means for making and paying for travel arrangements based on standard industry practices and federal accountable plan requirements.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 26 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 6 | WAYS - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 13 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 14 | 3rd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 2586-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Maxwell, Ladenburg, Dammeier, Kenney, and Tharinger; by request of Department of Early Learning and Superintendent of Public Instruction)
Phasing-in statewide implementation of the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills.
Requires the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills, beginning in the 2012-2013 school year and to the extent funds are available, to be administered at the beginning of the school year to all students enrolled in state-funded full-day kindergarten programs with the exception of students who have been excused from participation by their parents or guardians.Requires the superintendent of public instruction in consultation with the director of the department of early learning, until full statewide implementation of the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills, to grant annual, renewable waivers from the requirement to administer the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 6:00 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 9 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 11 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Held on second reading. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 84; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
HB 2601-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Eddy, Liias, Ryu, Ladenburg, and Moscoso)
Improving public transit through the creation of transit service overlay zones.
Authorizes regional transportation planning organizations to: (1) Establish eligibility criteria for cities, counties, and transit agencies to enact transit service overlay zones; and(2) Work with interested cities, counties, transit agencies, the department of transportation, and others to develop transit service overlay zones.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 9 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 10 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 60; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| Feb 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2673-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Clibborn, Hunt, Liias, Kenney, Lytton, Green, Probst, Goodman, Dickerson, Ryu, Seaquist, Darneille, Cody, Carlyle, Sullivan, Kirby, Ormsby, Ladenburg, Moscoso, Springer, Hasegawa, Maxwell, Wylie, Tharinger, and Pollet)
Addressing transportation workforce development.
Requires the department of transportation to expend certain federal funds: (1) For a surface transportation program and a bridge program, to increase diversity in the highway construction workforce; and(2) To prepare individuals interested in entering the highway construction workforce by providing certain services.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
| Feb 11 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
HB 2675-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Clibborn, Armstrong, Eddy, and Springer; by request of Department of Transportation)
Concerning eligible toll facilities.
Authorizes tolling on the Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project to help: (1) Finance the project; and(2) Maintain travel time, speed, and reliability on the portion of state route number 99 that would be replaced by the project.Creates a special account to be known as the Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project account.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2784
by Representatives Hunter and Pedersen
Requiring legislative oversight of moneys received from enforcement actions.
Prohibits state agencies from expending money, except pursuant to an appropriation by law, if the money is received in an administrative or judicial regulatory or civil enforcement action, or settlement thereof, brought by the state.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HCR 4410
by Representatives Sullivan, Kretz, Maxwell, and Santos
Establishing a joint select committee to address school funding.
Establishes a joint select committee to address school funding.
| Feb 14 | First Reading. | |
| Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | ||
SB 6023-S2
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Prentice, Benton, Pridemore, Schoesler, Haugen, Kilmer, Chase, Hill, Holmquist Newbry, Becker, Ranker, Ericksen, Shin, and Frockt)
Creating the permit efficiency and accountability committee to select priority economic recovery projects for review by multiagency permitting teams.
Establishes the economic recovery through permitting efficiency act.Creates the permit efficiency and accountability committee to: (1) Select priority economic recovery projects and assign the projects to multiagency permitting teams; and(2) Monitor the progress of the teams in completing their tasks.Facilitates cost-reimbursement agreements to enable multiagency permitting teams to complete their tasks.Expires July 1, 2015.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 7 | TRAN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 9 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 10 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
SB 6204-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove; by request of Department of Corrections)
Modifying community supervision provisions.
Finds that traditional mechanisms of surveillance-based supervision and sanctioning are ineffective in reducing recidivism or improving public safety.Provides that the legislature is persuaded by recent research showing that swift and certain sanctions, in combination with treatment-based interventions that address chemical dependency and criminogenic behaviors, are a more effective and efficient use of public resources to affect future crime.Directs the department of corrections to: (1) Form stakeholder groups;(2) Within available resources, provide inpatient or outpatient chemical dependency treatment to certain offenders;(3) Perform outreach to the criminal justice training commission and local law enforcement agencies; and(4) Survey community corrections officers on a periodic basis to gather input and suggestions.Expires December 31, 2013.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 9 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 11 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
SB 6211-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Ranker, Litzow, Fain, Hargrove, Kilmer, Hill, Nelson, Keiser, and Conway)
Accelerating cleanup of hazardous waste sites.
Authorizes a greater emphasis in the allocation of state resources toward the cleanup and reuse of brownfield properties.Provides more flexible funding and oversight authority for local governments guiding the cleanup of brownfield properties.Changes the state's cleanup program to accelerate cleanups throughout the state.Authorizes cities and counties to designate a geographic area within its jurisdiction as a redevelopment opportunity zone.Authorizes a port district to designate a redevelopment opportunity zone.Authorizes a city, county, or port district to establish a brownfield renewal authority to guide and implement the cleanup and reuse of properties within a designated redevelopment opportunity zone.Creates the brownfield redevelopment trust fund account.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 11 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 13 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
SB 6232-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Shin, McAuliffe, and Eide; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Regarding higher education coordination.
Creates the student achievement council to set goals for increasing the educational attainment in the state and to monitor progress toward meeting those goals.Creates the joint higher education committee to review the work of the student achievement council and provide legislative feedback.Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the higher education coordinating board, except for matters pertaining to student financial aid, to the student achievement council.Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the higher education coordinating board, pertaining to student financial aid, to the office of student financial assistance.Requires the education data center to: (1) In consultation with institutions of higher education, annually develop information on the approximate amount of state support that students receive;(2) Provide cost study reports intended to meet the information needs of the governor's office and the legislature; and(3) Determine and report on amounts constituting undergraduate and graduate educational costs.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 9 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 10 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 13 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Feb 15 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 9:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6345-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, Tom, Hatfield, Rolfes, Kilmer, and Hill)
Creating a commission to restructure state government.
Creates the agency reallocation and realignment of Washington commission on restructuring state government to: (1) Review budget, revenue, and caseload forecasts and estimates;(2) Examine current subsidies and tax breaks;(3) Examine current operations and organization of state government; and(4) Evaluate operational and organizational restructuring possibilities.
| Jan 19 | 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. | |
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 10 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 11 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
SB 6486-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Conway, Chase, Keiser, Harper, Prentice, Nelson, Pridemore, Kline, Murray, and Frockt)
Granting collective bargaining for postdoctoral researchers at certain state universities. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Granting collective bargaining for postdoctoral and clinical employees at certain state universities. )
Grants collective bargaining for postdoctoral and clinical employees at the University of Washington and Washington State University.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 10 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 26; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Feb 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6582-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Eide, Hobbs, Ranker, and Shin)
Concerning local transportation revenue options.
Modifies provisions relating to local transportation revenue options.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 6 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 9 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
SB 6596
by Senators Kastama, Hill, Hatfield, Holmquist Newbry, Tom, Fain, Hobbs, Litzow, Shin, Swecker, Sheldon, Padden, Chase, Morton, Honeyford, Kilmer, Murray, Rolfes, Haugen, and Roach
Requiring a balanced state budget.
Requires a balanced state budget.Provides for submission of the act to a vote of the people.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6597
by Senators Keiser, Tom, Fain, Kastama, Murray, and Schoesler
Providing for the sale of works of art in the state art collection.
Requires the state arts commission to: (1) Conduct an inventory of all works of art purchased and commissioned or under the care of the visual arts program, that have become a part of the state art collection, and the department of enterprise services; and(2) Determine appropriate works of art to be made available for public auction.Creates the Washington art work sales account.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |