 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 3 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, January 17, 2013 | 4th Day - 2013 Regular Session | |
| SENATE |
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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=2013.
HB 1078
by Representative Appleton
Requiring the ballot proposition to reduce the terms of office of port commissioners to be submitted at the next general election.
Removes special elections as an option for submission of a ballot proposition to reduce the terms of office of port commissioners.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1079
by Representatives Appleton and Freeman
Regarding economic revitalization in urban growth areas.
Includes, as a general objective of the community economic revitalization board, encouraging the revitalization of abandoned and vacant properties to maximize the number and type of businesses, services, and employment opportunities available in a community.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development. | |
HB 1080
by Representative Appleton
Concerning the crime of rendering criminal assistance.
Revises rendering criminal assistance provisions.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1081
by Representative Appleton
Addressing certain annual reviews of commitment.
Addresses petitions for conditional release and examinations of mental conditions with regard to sexually violent predators.Requires the department of social and health services, on request of a committed person, to allow a record of the annual review interview to be preserved either by audio recording or the presence of the person's attorney.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1082
by Representative Appleton
Providing for a reduction of ferry fares.
Reduces the fares on state ferries.Requires the transportation commission, when adopting fares, to consider the amount of subsidy made available solely for the reduction of the charges for transportation of passengers, vehicles, and commodities.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1083
by Representatives Appleton, Roberts, Jinkins, Freeman, and Hunt
Authorizing judges of tribal courts to solemnize marriages.
Authorizes tribal court judges to solemnize marriages.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1084
by Representative Appleton
Concerning the medical use of cannabis.
Establishes the Ric Smith memorial act.Revises medical marijuana provisions.Changes the term "marijuana" to "cannabis."
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight. | |
HB 1085
by Representative Appleton
Concerning the Washington health security trust.
Creates the Washington health security trust to provide coverage for a set of health services for all residents.Abolishes the state health care authority and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the Washington health security trust.Requires state employers to pay a health security assessment to the department of revenue to fund the Washington health security trust.Requires certain residents to pay a standard monthly flat rate health security premium.Creates the reserve account, the benefits account, and the displaced worker training account.Deposits certain contributions, and reserves, dividends, and refunds currently in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account in the reserve account and benefits account.Transfers the state health care authority administrative account to the reserve account and the benefits account.Requires revenue from certain taxes to be deposited in the reserve account and the benefits account instead of the general fund.Requires money in the tobacco settlement account to be transferred to the reserve account and the benefits account instead of the general fund.Requires the state health care authority to: (1) Apply for a waiver from the provisions of the federal patient protection and affordable care act, as amended by the federal health care and education reconciliation act; and(2) Upon receipt of the waiver, promptly notify in writing the office of the code reviser and the appropriate committees of the legislature.Repeals RCW 82.04.260 (tax on manufacturers and processors of various foods and by-products).
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1086
by Representative Appleton
Allowing for the vacation of certain driving-related convictions under limited circumstances.
Allows a person, under certain conditions, to apply to the sentencing court for a vacation of his or her record of conviction for a violation of driving while under the influence, actual physical control while under the influence, or operating a railroad, etc. while intoxicated, or a conviction for a prior offense.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1087
by Representatives Appleton, Roberts, and Freeman
Allowing for more than one vacation of a misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor conviction.
Allows for more than one vacation of a prostitution conviction, a misdemeanor conviction, or a gross misdemeanor conviction.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1088
by Representatives Dunshee and Warnick; by request of Governor Gregoire
Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts.
Authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds of the state to finance the projects described and authorized by the legislature in the capital and operating appropriations acts for the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1089
by Representatives Dunshee and Warnick; by request of Governor Gregoire
Adopting the 2013-2015 capital budget.
Adopts the 2013-2015 capital budget.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1090
by Representatives Shea, Reykdal, Crouse, Holy, Springer, and Dahlquist
Increasing the dollar amount for construction of a dock that does not qualify as a substantial development under the shoreline management act.
Increases to twenty thousand dollars, the dollar amount for construction of a dock that does not qualify as a substantial development under the shoreline management act.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1091
by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, Taylor, Condotta, and MacEwen
Changing provisions relating to presidential electors.
Modifies presidential elector provisions.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1092
by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, and Hargrove
Providing a right of first repurchase for surplus transportation property.
Allows a former owner of certain real property to repurchase the property if the department of transportation determines the property is no longer necessary for a transportation purpose.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1093
by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, and Taylor
Regarding state agency lobbying activities.
Establishes the taxpayer funded lobbying reform act.Reaffirms and strengthens the lobbying prohibition in current law.Directs lobbying and informational activities to be done by the officials in charge of the agency instead of hiring lobbyists to engage in the activities.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1094
by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, Taylor, Condotta, MacEwen, and Pollet
Requiring agreements between state agencies and the federal government to be reported to the legislature.
Requires state agencies to submit a written report to the speaker and minority leader of the house, the majority and minority leaders of the senate, and the governor, providing a comprehensive, detailed description of every agreement between the agency and the federal government.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1095
by Representatives Green, Cody, Morrell, Reykdal, Appleton, Ryu, McCoy, Bergquist, and Pollet
Concerning nursing staffing practices at hospitals.
Establishes the Washington state patient safety act.Requires the department of health to: (1) With stakeholder input, adopt patient assignment limits and recommend quality indicators;(2) Upon receipt of a complaint, conduct an audit of a hospital's compliance with the act and investigate complaints of violations of the act; and(3) Maintain, for public inspection, records of any civil penalties, administrative actions, or license suspensions or revocations imposed on hospitals.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1096
by Representatives Hurst, Hope, Takko, Hayes, Klippert, Dahlquist, Holy, Sullivan, Haigh, Blake, and Parker
Concerning juvenile firearms and weapons crimes.
Addresses juvenile firearms and weapons crimes.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1097
by Representatives Hurst, Condotta, Takko, Hope, Clibborn, Dahlquist, Haigh, Parker, Morris, and Fagan
Amending provisions governing structured settlements by removing age barriers and clarifying legislative intent.
Removes age barriers and clarifies legislative intent with regard to structured settlements.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1098
by Representatives Hope and Hurst
Addressing bail practices.
Adopts certain unanimous recommendations of the bail practices work group created in chapter 256, Laws of 2010.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1099
by Representatives Overstreet, Taylor, Shea, Condotta, Rodne, Buys, Zeiger, Scott, Fagan, and Hargrove
Repealing the state estate tax.
Repeals the state estate tax.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1100
by Representatives Overstreet, Shea, Taylor, and Scott
Reducing the state sales and use tax rate.
Reduces the sales and use tax rate.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1101
by Representatives Ryu, McCoy, Pedersen, Jinkins, Green, Morrell, Bergquist, and Farrell
Designating July 25th as patient safety day.
Designates July 25th of each year as patient safety day.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight. | |
HB 1102
by Representatives Van De Wege, Hunt, Stanford, Liias, Morrell, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, Hudgins, Riccelli, and Bergquist
Modifying ballot processing provisions.
Requires ballots, on the day of the primary or general election, to be processed and counted until midnight or until all ballots received up to and on that day have been processed and counted, whichever occurs first.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1103
by Representatives Van De Wege, Hunt, Stanford, Liias, Hayes, Morrell, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, Hudgins, Reykdal, and Bergquist
Concerning uniform ballot design.
Requires the secretary of state to: (1) Approve only those vote tallying systems that allow for a vote to be cast by filling in an oval; and(2) In conjunction with county auditors, develop a uniform ballot format to be used by each county.Authorizes the secretary of state, in conjunction with the department of enterprise services and in consultation with county auditors, to develop a master contract for vote counting equipment for purchase by local counties.Requires ballots for all elections to be designed so that a vote is cast by filling in an oval.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1104
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Upthegrove, Springer, Green, Ryu, Maxwell, Roberts, Jinkins, Morrell, Pollet, and Fey
Incentivizing up-front environmental planning and review.
Authorizes a local government to recover its reasonable expenses of preparation of a nonproject environmental impact statement.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1105
by Representatives McCoy, Morris, Wylie, Ryu, and Pollet
Modifying the renewable energy cost recovery program.
Modifies provisions relating to the renewable energy cost recovery program.Creates a renewable energy system cost recovery incentive program to be administered by the department of commerce.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1106
by Representatives McCoy, Morris, Ryu, and Hudgins
Regarding net metering of electricity.
Excludes a third-party owner of a customer-sited renewable energy facility from the definition of "electrical company" for purposes of chapter 80.60 RCW (net metering of electricity).Changes the cumulative generating capacity available to net metering systems.Changes meter aggregation for customer-generators participating in certain generating facilities.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1107
by Representatives McCoy, Shea, Appleton, Orwall, Jinkins, Morrell, Ryu, Green, and Freeman
Regarding residential provisions for children of parents with military duties.
Addresses temporary or permanent parenting plans or other court orders designating residential time or visitation rights of military parents.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1108
by Representatives Goodman, Jinkins, Wylie, Pedersen, Green, Roberts, Pettigrew, Maxwell, Orwall, Appleton, Ryu, Morrell, and Bergquist
Modifying the definition of rape in the third degree and indecent liberties.
Revises the definitions of indecent liberties and rape in the third degree.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1109
by Representatives Hansen, Haler, Magendanz, Shea, Klippert, Smith, Green, Ormsby, Morrell, Van De Wege, Ryu, Maxwell, Zeiger, Wilcox, Jinkins, Springer, Scott, Freeman, Bergquist, Hargrove, and Parker
Requiring institutions of higher education that offer an early course registration period to provide early registration for eligible veterans and national guard members.
Requires certain institutions of higher education to have a process in place, beginning in the 2013-2014 academic year, to offer students who are eligible veterans or national guard members early course registration.Expires August 1, 2022.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1110
by Representatives Taylor and Manweller
Addressing respirator requirements for asbestos abatement projects.
Requires employers to comply with certain federal standards for the purposes of respirator requirements for asbestos abatement projects.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1111
by Representatives Taylor, Overstreet, Short, and Shea
Concerning the management of real property assets of the state.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife and the parks and recreation commission to give consideration to economic development opportunities for certain real property under its control when deciding how to most advantageously use the property.Requires the board of natural resources to give consideration to economic development opportunities for certain public lands under its control when deciding how to most advantageously manage property.Requires the department of natural resources to develop and the board of natural resources to implement a plan to divest the state of certain state lands and state forest lands.Requires the state investment board to work with the board of natural resources to implement the state land divestiture plan and ensure that revenue produced from the ensuing land sales are accounted for and managed.Authorizes the attorney general to condemn land owned by the federal government that is forested or available for active forestry uses.Requires the board of natural resources, in implementing the divestiture plan, to ensure that land sales are awarded to the highest private sector bidder.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1112
by Representatives Short, Upthegrove, Springer, Pollet, Taylor, Zeiger, and Wilcox
Concerning standards for the use of science to support public policy.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife, before taking a significant agency action, to identify the sources of information reviewed and relied upon by the agency in the course of preparing to take significant agency action.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1113
by Representatives Short, Upthegrove, Springer, Pollet, Taylor, Smith, Fagan, Dahlquist, and Fey
Concerning standards for the use of science to support public policy.
Requires the department of ecology, before taking a significant agency action, to identify the sources of information reviewed and relied upon by the agency in the course of preparing to take significant agency action with regard to the water quality and shorelands and environmental assistance programs within the department.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1114
by Representatives Pedersen, Rodne, Morrell, Nealey, Green, and Jinkins
Addressing criminal incompetency and civil commitment.
Revises the involuntary treatment act to protect citizens from the repeated violent acts of a small group of mentally ill and/or developmentally disabled incompetent offenders.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1115
by Representatives Pedersen and Rodne; by request of Uniform Laws Commission
Concerning the Uniform Commercial code.
Revises article 4A (funds transfers) of the uniform commercial code.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1116
by Representatives Pedersen, Hansen, Rodne, and Nealey; by request of Uniform Laws Commission
Adopting the uniform collaborative law act.
Adopts the uniform collaborative law act which modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1117
by Representatives Hansen, Rodne, and Pedersen; by request of Uniform Laws Commission
Concerning the transfer of real property by deed taking effect at the grantor's death.
Establishes the Washington uniform real property transfer on death act which modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1118
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Nealey, Goodman, Rodne, Pedersen, Hansen, and Ryu; by request of Uniform Laws Commission
Revising the uniform interstate family support act.
Revises the uniform interstate family support act.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1119
by Representatives Goodman, Ryu, and Santos
Allowing the sheriff to waive fees associated with the service of a writ of habeas corpus under certain circumstances.
Allows the sheriff, under certain circumstances, to waive fees associated with service of a writ of habeas corpus.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1120
by Representatives Van De Wege, Ryu, Appleton, Roberts, Green, Fitzgibbon, Morrell, and Freeman
Addressing volunteer fire department and law enforcement chaplains membership in the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' retirement system.
Grants volunteer fire department and law enforcement chaplains membership in the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' retirement system.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1121
by Representatives Dunshee, Zeiger, and Morrell
Providing for the election of members of the house of representatives from house districts within each legislative district.
Creates two house districts within each legislative district and provides for the election of members of the house of representatives from those districts.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1122
by Representatives Carlyle, Jinkins, Hunt, and Pollet; by request of Governor Gregoire
Increasing revenues dedicated to basic education purposes.
Extends the time for additional taxes on certain business and service activities.Requires the revenues collected from the additional tax to be deposited into the education legacy trust account.Imposes a new excise tax on taxable fuel to provide funding for state allocations to school districts for pupil transportation purposes.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1123
by Representatives Hurst and Dahlquist
Requiring state agencies to use private collection agencies.
Requires state agencies to contract with private collection agencies for debt collection services.Provides measures for state employees displaced by this requirement.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight. | |
HB 1124
by Representatives Hurst and Condotta
Concerning recommendations for streamlining reporting requirements for taxes and fees on spirits.
Requires the liquor control board and the department of revenue to provide recommendations to the legislature for streamlining reporting requirements for taxes and fees on spirits.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight. | |
HB 1125
by Representatives Hurst and Dahlquist
Concerning registered sex offenders in adult family homes.
Provides certain notification and disclosure requirements for registered sex offenders seeking residence within an adult family home upon release from total confinement.Requires specialty training for adult family homes that serve residents who are registered sex offenders.Requires the department of social and health services to provide enhanced payments to adult family homes that serve residents who are registered sex offenders and medicaid residents.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1126
by Representatives Goodman, Klippert, Hurst, Van De Wege, Warnick, Ryu, and Smith
Concerning state fire service mobilization.
Modifies the state fire service mobilization plan to include a more expansive definition of resources to be provided for mobilization.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1127
by Representatives Klippert, Goodman, Warnick, Kristiansen, Van De Wege, and Ryu
Developing prefire mitigation plans.
Requires the director of fire protection to develop a statewide plan for prefire mitigation.Requires the office of the state fire marshal to work with the state building code council to identify potential barriers to, and encourage adoption of, the international wildland urban interface code.Creates the wildfire prevention account.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1128
by Representatives Takko, Rodne, Appleton, Johnson, Klippert, Fitzgibbon, Sullivan, Green, Clibborn, Nealey, Ryu, Walsh, Jinkins, Wylie, Moscoso, Sells, Angel, Seaquist, Hunt, Springer, Maxwell, Riccelli, Morrell, Hudgins, Bergquist, and Fey
Regarding local agencies' responses to public records requests.
Allows a local agency to: (1) Request a court to enjoin a public records request; and(2) Adopt a policy limiting the number of hours it devotes to responding to public records requests.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1129
by Representative Morris
Concerning ferry vessel replacement.
Requires a county auditor or other agent appointed by the director of the department of licensing to collect a service fee of five dollars for each initial vehicle registration and registration renewal processed by that county auditor's or other agent's office.Directs the service fee to be deposited into the capital vessel replacement account.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1130
by Representatives Hurst and Dahlquist
Modifying who is authorized to redeem an impounded vehicle.
Allows certain insurers and vendors to redeem impounded vehicles.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1131
by Representatives Takko, Klippert, Moscoso, Pettigrew, Goodman, and Ryu
Adding persons who serve legal process to assault in the third degree provisions.
Modifies assault in the third degree provisions to include the assault of a person in the act of serving legal process.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1132
by Representatives Hayes, Seaquist, Smith, Van De Wege, Kristiansen, Takko, Haler, Rodne, Sells, McCoy, Dunshee, Moscoso, Tharinger, Ryu, Zeiger, Green, Wilcox, Jinkins, Riccelli, Hurst, Morrell, Scott, Freeman, Dahlquist, Bergquist, Hargrove, and Parker
Authorizing spouses of United States armed forces members who died while in service or as a result of service to apply for gold star license plates.
Authorizes certain spouses of armed forces members to apply for gold star license plates.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1133
by Representatives Hunt, Hurst, Appleton, and Ryu
Allowing beer and/or wine specialty shop licensees to have an endorsement to sell craft distillery products.
Allows beer and wine specialty shop licensees to receive an endorsement to sell craft distillery products under certain requirements and conditions.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight. | |
HB 1134
by Representatives McCoy, Santos, Appleton, Lytton, Ryu, Stanford, Roberts, Jinkins, Haigh, Freeman, and Hunt
Authorizing state-tribal education compact schools.
Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to enter into state-tribal education compacts and provides requirements for schools that are subject to such compacts.Requires the department of early learning to convene a working group to develop pilot programs to work in conjunction with state-tribal education compact schools.Provides for an August 1, 2023, expiration of the working group.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1135
by Representatives Overstreet, Moeller, Taylor, Shea, Condotta, Buys, Dahlquist, Hargrove, and Warnick
Concerning the annual gross sales limits for cottage food operations.
Removes the annual gross sales limits for cottage food operations.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1136
by Representatives Van De Wege, Hope, Goodman, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Freeman, and Fey
Providing for increased funding for emergency medical services by adjusting the emergency medical services' levy cap.
Provides increased funding for emergency medical services by raising the emergency medical services' levy cap from fifty cents to seventy-five cents.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1137
by Representatives Green, Takko, Springer, Moscoso, Walsh, Ryu, and Hudgins
Allowing county registrars to issue certificates of stillbirth upon the request of the mother or father.
Creates a new process allowing the mother or father of a stillborn fetus to request and receive a certificate of stillbirth from the applicable local government.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1138
by Representatives Morris, Ryu, Hudgins, and Freeman
Creating clean energy jobs in Washington through renewable energy incentives.
Modifies application and qualification requirements for the renewable energy system cost recovery light and power business tax credit and extends the expiration date for the credit.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1139
by Representatives Roberts, Walsh, Green, Moscoso, Jinkins, Liias, Fitzgibbon, Morrell, Ryu, Riccelli, and Santos
Concerning public notification of local health conditions.
Requires the department of health to: (1) Establish guidance for local health jurisdictions to consider while developing community health alert notification plans; and(2) Establish a temporary work group of public health officials, representatives of local media establishments, and the public.Requires each local board of health to adopt a community health alert notification plan and make it available to the public on its web site.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1140
by Representatives Roberts, Pedersen, Moscoso, Reykdal, Rodne, Appleton, Kagi, Walsh, Warnick, Ryu, Jinkins, Freeman, and Fagan
Concerning sibling visitation after a dependency has been dismissed or concluded.
Allows a court, under certain circumstances, to order sibling visitation after a dependency has been dismissed or concluded.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1141
by Representatives Smith, Tharinger, Short, Hunt, Stanford, Warnick, and Ryu; by request of Department of Ecology
Establishing a water pollution control revolving loan administration charge.
Establishes the water pollution control revolving fund loan program.Authorizes the department of ecology to assess administration charges to fund the program.Creates the water pollution control revolving administration account.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1142
by Representatives Dahlquist, Hurst, Haigh, Moeller, Orwall, Kochmar, and Nealey
Establishing a pilot program for payment of past due property taxes.
Requires certain county treasurers to establish an installment payment program for taxpayers delinquent on property taxes.Allows payment of past due property taxes by electronic funds transfer payments.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1143
by Representatives Dahlquist, Hurst, and Buys
Providing accountability to procurement policy.
Modifies certain state procurement policies governing the termination of contracts.Limits the term of certain state contracts.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1144
by Representatives Dahlquist, Lytton, Fagan, Haigh, Moscoso, Magendanz, Liias, Ryu, and Santos
Regarding qualifications for educational interpreters.
Requires the professional educator standards board to adopt performance standards for educational interpreters.Creates timelines for educational interpreters to meet certain performance and certification requirements.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HJR 4203
by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, Taylor, Holy, Kristiansen, MacEwen, Condotta, Crouse, Scott, Buys, Rodne, and Parker
Requiring a balanced budget.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to require a balanced budget.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
SB 5046
by Senators Padden, Kline, Keiser, Harper, Shin, and Kohl-Welles
Modifying the mandatory retirement provision for district judges.
Changes the time in which a district judge may retire.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice . | |
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM. | ||
SB 5047
by Senators Nelson, Darneille, and Murray
Allowing for partial payment of delinquent property taxes.
Allows a partial payment, of at least fifty dollars, to be paid on delinquent property taxes.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations . | |
SB 5048
by Senators Sheldon, Benton, and Hargrove
Concerning notice against trespass.
Provides a definition for "posting in a conspicuous manner" for purposes of chapter 9A.52 RCW (burglary and trespass).
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice . | |
SB 5049
by Senator Sheldon
Allowing lodging taxes to be used to fund law enforcement officers.
Allows revenue from lodging taxes to be used for the funding of additional law enforcement officers.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5050
by Senators Sheldon, King, Ericksen, and Litzow
Authorizing registered tow truck operators to carry passengers in a vehicle attached to a flatbed tow truck under certain situations.
Authorizes registered tow truck operators, under certain circumstances, to allow passengers to ride in a vehicle that is carried on the deck of a flatbed tow truck.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5051
by Senators Hatfield and Shin
Authorizing online driver's education for the classroom portion of traffic safety education courses.
Provides that the classroom portion of traffic safety education courses may include course content delivered electronically using the internet or other computer-based method.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5052
by Senators Ericksen, Ranker, Shin, Padden, and Kohl-Welles; by request of Board For Judicial Administration
Increasing the number of superior court judges in Whatcom county.
Increases the number of superior court judges in Whatcom county.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice . | |
SB 5053
by Senators Harper, Tom, Roach, Murray, Kohl-Welles, Eide, Carrell, and Shin
Modifying vehicle prowling provisions.
Makes a third or subsequent conviction of vehicle prowling in the second degree a class C felony.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice . | |
SB 5054
by Senators Honeyford, Smith, Schoesler, Benton, Pearson, Ericksen, and Hewitt
Establishing a process for the acquisition of habitat and recreation lands by the state.
Addresses the acquisition of habitat and recreation lands by the department of fish and wildlife, the fish and wildlife commission, the department of natural resources, and the parks and recreation commission.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks . | |
SB 5055
by Senator Honeyford
Regarding the state archivist.
Requires the state archivist to be a person who is qualified by training and experience to administer the office.Expands the duties of the state archivist.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations . | |
SB 5056
by Senators Honeyford, Keiser, Shin, and Hewitt
Allowing a person to apply for a work permit for the employment of minors without completing a new master application under certain circumstances.
Authorizes persons seeking work permits for the employment of minors to complete only certain parts of a new master application.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5057
by Senators Ericksen, Hargrove, Sheldon, Holmquist Newbry, Becker, King, Honeyford, and Shin
Regarding outdoor recreation on lands purchased by a private, not-for-profit organization acquired in whole or part with public funds.
Prohibits certain private, not-for-profit organizations acquiring real property from prohibiting or restricting public access for hunting, fishing, trapping, or other outdoor recreation on that property beyond any prohibitions or restrictions in effect immediately before acquisition of the property by that organization.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks . | |
SB 5058
by Senators Carrell, Hewitt, Pearson, Roach, Delvin, Benton, Shin, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning assault of a corrections officer, law enforcement officer, or other employee of a law enforcement agency.
Includes, in the crime of assault in the first degree, assault of a corrections officer, law enforcement officer, or other employee of a law enforcement agency with a deadly weapon who was performing his or her official duties at the time of the assault.Includes, in the crime of assault in the second degree, a person who, with criminal negligence, causes bodily harm to a corrections officer, law enforcement officer, or other employee of a law enforcement agency who was performing his or her official duties at the time of the assault.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice . | |
SB 5059
by Senators Carrell, Hewitt, Pearson, Roach, Delvin, Benton, Hargrove, Harper, Shin, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning the crime of rendering criminal assistance.
Revises rendering criminal assistance provisions.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice . | |
SB 5060
by Senators Carrell, Darneille, Dammeier, Conway, and Becker
Addressing the removal of county elected officials.
Authorizes county commissioners to suspend an elected county official, a county treasurer, or the combined office of treasurer-assessor if an action based upon official misconduct is commenced against such person.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations . | |
SB 5061
by Senators Carrell, Roach, Becker, Bailey, Conway, Rolfes, and Shin
Addressing a veteran's preference for the purpose of public employment.
Changes requirements for scoring criteria status for veterans.Allows veteran scoring criteria status to be claimed upon receipt of separation orders issued by the respective military department if the separation orders indicate an honorable discharge.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations . | |
SB 5062
by Senators Carrell, Becker, Padden, Harper, Benton, Roach, Darneille, Delvin, and Rolfes
Providing measures to deal with squatters on foreclosed properties.
Clarifies the law to provide additional tools to courts, law enforcement, and communities to deal with the threat that squatters pose on foreclosed property.Provides that a person is guilty of criminal trespass of a dwelling in foreclosure if he or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling in which an action is currently pending for foreclosure or has been recently filed on the dwelling and which has been vacated by the owner of record.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance . | |
SB 5063
by Senators Carrell, Benton, Hargrove, Padden, and Shin
Regarding ethics in public service.
Revises ethics in public service provisions.Requires agencies to designate an ethics advisor or advisors to provide informal ethics advice to state officers and employees and to ensure uniformity in the agency's operations with respect to the ethics in public service law.Requires state officers and employees to attend an ethics training approved by the appropriate ethics board within sixty days of taking office or employment.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations . | |
SB 5064
by Senators Hargrove and Kline
Concerning persons sentenced for offenses committed prior to reaching eighteen years of age.
Addresses persons sentenced for offenses committed before reaching eighteen years of age.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice . | |
SB 5065
by Senator Mullet
Regulating the settling of certain insurer transactions.
Regulates the settling of certain insurer transactions.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance . | |
SJR 8200
by Senators Benton, Ericksen, Braun, Bailey, Dammeier, Sheldon, Delvin, Becker, Schoesler, Honeyford, Pearson, King, Roach, and Hewitt
Amending the Constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature to raise taxes.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature to raise taxes.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations . | |
SJR 8201
by Senators Ericksen, Holmquist Newbry, Roach, Sheldon, Benton, Bailey, Delvin, Padden, Hill, Becker, Honeyford, Braun, Pearson, Hewitt, and Dammeier
Amending the state Constitution to require a balanced budget.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to require a balanced budget.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SJR 8202
by Senators Ericksen, Holmquist Newbry, Benton, Sheldon, Delvin, Padden, Honeyford, Braun, and Pearson
Amending the Constitution to prohibit the legislature from enacting legislation taxing net or earned income.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to prohibit the legislature from enacting legislation taxing net or earned income.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SJR 8203
by Senators Carrell, Pearson, Padden, Roach, Benton, Hargrove, Harper, Becker, Delvin, and Hewitt
Amending the state Constitution to allow a reasonable suspicion standard in certain searches of students on school grounds.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to allow a reasonable suspicion standard in certain searches of students on school grounds.
| Jan 16 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice . | |