 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 9 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Friday, January 25, 2013 | 12th Day - 2013 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=2013.
HB 1348
by Representatives Reykdal, Hope, Stanford, Pollet, Hunt, Ryu, Seaquist, Goodman, Haigh, Wylie, Fitzgibbon, Santos, Pettigrew, Lytton, Blake, Moscoso, Sells, Orwall, Liias, Roberts, Carlyle, Sullivan, Upthegrove, Dunshee, Maxwell, Green, Riccelli, Ormsby, Springer, Appleton, McCoy, Van De Wege, Bergquist, Tarleton, Fey, and Hudgins
Modifying collective bargaining law related to providing additional compensation for academic employees at community and technical colleges.
Authorizes community college boards of trustees to use the collective bargaining process to provide qualifying academic employees with step increases.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1349
by Representatives Jinkins, Cody, Morrell, Fitzgibbon, Pollet, Van De Wege, Upthegrove, Appleton, Tharinger, and Ormsby; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Addressing carrier surplus as an element of health benefit plan rate review.
Requires the insurance commissioner to review carrier's surplus levels as an element in determining the reasonableness of a proposed rate for individual and small group rate filings, submitted by a nonprofit health carrier for either the individual or small group markets.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1350
by Representatives Chandler and Tharinger
Providing options for local communities to balance growth of the community with water resource goals.
Authorizes county legislative authorities to balance growth of the community with water resource goals by: (1) Addressing future development criteria with regard to exempt well withdrawals; and(2) Allowing allocation for the best use of the water resources available.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1351
by Representatives Condotta and Hurst
Concerning the identification of wineries, breweries, and microbreweries on private labels.
Allows breweries and microbreweries to identify producers on private labels.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight. | |
HB 1352
by Representatives Holy, Hurst, Shea, Kristiansen, Parker, Warnick, Kochmar, Kretz, Manweller, Johnson, Rodne, Hayes, Schmick, Short, Klippert, Vick, Condotta, Overstreet, and Bergquist
Addressing the statute of limitations for sexual abuse against a child.
Modifies provisions relating to the statute of limitations for sexual abuse against a child.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1353
by Representatives Upthegrove and Fey
Concerning mediation in family law cases involving children.
Modifies provisions relating to mediation proceedings in family law cases involving children.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1354
by Representatives Reykdal, Ormsby, Green, Sells, Moeller, and Pollet
Addressing claims and compensation under the industrial insurance laws.
Revises industrial insurance provisions relating to a self-insurer's delay or refusal to pay benefits; and attorneys' fees.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1355
by Representatives Ormsby, Green, Reykdal, Sells, and Moeller
Addressing claim files and compensation under the industrial insurance laws.
Revises industrial insurance provisions by adding definitions for third-party administrator, claims management entity, and self-insured employer.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1356
by Representatives Green, Appleton, Morrell, Stanford, Sells, Reykdal, Ormsby, Moeller, Jinkins, Roberts, Van De Wege, and Pollet
Mandating coverage for hearing aids.
Requires insurance coverage for hearing aids.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1357
by Representatives Green, Reykdal, Ormsby, Sells, Moeller, and Pollet
Addressing claim files and compensation under the industrial insurance laws.
Revises industrial insurance provisions relating to: (1) Payments to injured workers;(2) Temporary total or partial disability benefits;(3) Maintaining records;(4) Disputing claims;(5) Permanent disability determinations; and(6) Calculation of overpayments.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1358
by Representatives Springer, Nealey, Tharinger, Orcutt, and Fey
Concerning a sales and use tax exemption for restaurants in respect to certain items that impart flavor to food during the cooking process.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption to restaurants on products that impart flavor to food during the cooking process.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1359
by Representatives Van De Wege, Buys, Hunt, and Pollet
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 24 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1360
by Representatives Wylie and Harris
Extending the deadline to designate one or more industrial land banks.
Extends the deadline to designate one or more industrial land banks.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1361
by Representatives Kagi, Ryu, McCoy, Walsh, Sawyer, and Tharinger; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Modifying the requirements for purchase of care for Indian children.
Authorizes the purchase of care of certain Indian children from certain federally recognized Indian tribes or tribally licensed child-placing agencies.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1362
by Representatives Cody, Morrell, and Schmick; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning electronic timekeeping for in-home personal care or respite services.
Authorizes the department of social and health services to establish limited exemption criteria in rule to address electronic timekeeping requirements of home care agencies when a landline phone is not available.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1363
by Representatives Appleton, Roberts, Hunt, and Ormsby
Imposing a maximum interest rate of thirty-six percent per annum on small loans.
Changes the interest rate on small loans to a maximum of thirty-six percent per annum.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1364
by Representatives Tharinger, Zeiger, Moscoso, Crouse, Liias, McCoy, Fitzgibbon, Upthegrove, Maxwell, Morrell, Pollet, and Fey
Adopting the Washington small rechargeable battery stewardship act.
Establishes the Washington small rechargeable battery stewardship act.Finds and declares that: (1) It is important to ensure that all entities supplying small rechargeable batteries to users in Washington, whether as stand alone units or as easily removable components of products, bear the same battery stewardship obligations; and(2) Addressing certain existing and future barriers to implementation of voluntary industry programs to collect and recycle used small rechargeable batteries will facilitate these interests.Creates the used battery stewardship account.Provides that the act is void if a federal law, or a combination of federal laws, takes effect that establishes a national program for the collection and recycling of both used nonrechargeable batteries and used small rechargeable batteries.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1365
by Representatives Appleton, Rodne, Goodman, Hunt, Freeman, and Pollet
Requiring cities and counties to provide security for their courts.
Provides security for district courts, municipal courts, and courthouses.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1366
by Representatives Lytton, Angel, Morris, Maxwell, Rodne, Clibborn, Blake, Fitzgibbon, Van De Wege, Morrell, and Tharinger
Concerning nonresident vessel permits and taxation.
Revises nonresident vessel permit provisions relating to a nonresident person's status and sales and use tax exemptions.Expires July 1, 2016.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1367
by Representatives Kirby, Jinkins, Crouse, Green, Fey, Sawyer, Kochmar, Fitzgibbon, and Pollet
Authorizing assessments for nuisance abatement in cities and towns.
Authorizes cities and towns to: (1) Declare by ordinance what is deemed to be a nuisance within the city or town, including litter and potentially dangerous litter;(2) Prevent, remove, and abate a nuisance at the expense of the parties creating the nuisance; and(3) Levy a special assessment on the land or premises on which the nuisance is situated.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1368
by Representatives Tharinger, Springer, Orcutt, Ryu, Fey, Zeiger, Moscoso, Kochmar, Magendanz, Hayes, Sells, Hargrove, Morrell, and Freeman
Concerning the distribution of state liquor revenues to cities and counties.
Changes distribution requirements from the liquor excise tax fund and the liquor revolving fund.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1369
by Representatives Lytton, Walsh, Kagi, Maxwell, and Tharinger; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Using school days for meeting with parents and families as part of the Washington inventory of developing skills.
Authorizes schools administering the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills to use up to five school days at the beginning of the school year to meet with parents and families as required in the parent involvement component of the inventory.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1370
by Representative Seaquist
Concerning notice requirements for homeowners' associations meetings.
Provides options for notification of homeowners' associations meetings to each owner of record.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1371
by Representatives Taylor, Overstreet, Shea, Short, Pike, Scott, Schmick, Crouse, Condotta, and Kristiansen
Adopting the Washington state firearms freedom act of 2013 and establishing penalties.
Establishes the Washington state firearms freedom act of 2013.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1372
by Representatives Taylor, Takko, Short, Overstreet, Shea, Upthegrove, and Blake
Concerning natural resource management activities.
Authorizes the department of fish and wildlife to manage acquired lands using the best available land management techniques.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1373
by Representatives Zeiger, Haigh, Angel, Stanford, Orcutt, Dahlquist, Hargrove, Morrell, and Parker
Auditing state agencies' expenditures for advertising, marketing, and related activities.
Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct an analysis of the state's expenditures for advertising, marketing, and related activities.Expires July 1, 2014.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight. | |
HB 1374
by Representatives Morris and Fey
Concerning the energy facility site evaluation council.
Finds that there is a critical need for infrastructure to ensure the safe and reliable operations of electrical generation and energy transmission systems in the state and the region.Changes the composition and duties of the energy facility site evaluation council.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1375
by Representatives Blake and Chandler
Concerning consolidating a new exempt withdrawal of groundwater into an existing public water system.
Allows local governments to consolidate a new exempt withdrawal of groundwater into an existing public water system.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1376
by Representatives Orwall, Jinkins, Liias, Angel, and Ormsby
Clarifying the requirement that certain health professionals complete training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management.
Clarifies that certain health professionals are required to complete training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1377
by Representatives Bergquist, Buys, Hunt, Fitzgibbon, Van De Wege, and Carlyle; by request of Public Disclosure Commission
Modifying time frames applicable to certain public disclosure commission requirements.
Revises the fair campaign practices act with regard to suspension or modification of financial affairs reporting requirements; and time periods and delivery methods for special reports.Authorizes the public disclosure commission to readopt an emergency rule adopted before June 30th when necessary to enable the rule to remain in effect through the next general election.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1378
by Representatives Hunt, Buys, Bergquist, Fitzgibbon, Van De Wege, and Ormsby; by request of Public Disclosure Commission
Aggregating the cost of related ballot measure advertisements for purposes of top five sponsor identification requirements.
Requires a series of political advertising sponsored by the same political committee, each of which is under one thousand dollars, to include certain information on the top five contributors once their cumulative value reaches one thousand dollars or more.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1379
by Representatives Liias, Orcutt, Fitzgibbon, Johnson, Upthegrove, Kretz, Fey, Rodne, Hargrove, Zeiger, Dahlquist, and Springer
Concerning private motorcycle skills education programs.
Requires the department of licensing to allow private motorcycle skills education programs to offer motorcycle safety education where students pay the full cost for the training.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1380
by Representatives Jinkins, Dahlquist, Cody, Harris, Haler, Green, Hope, Morrell, and Tharinger
Concerning prior authorization for health care services.
Establishes a standardized process for the prior authorization of health care services by requiring all payors to use one form which shall be available in paper, online, and electronic formats.Requires the office of the insurance commissioner to develop and implement uniform prior authorization forms or data fields for different health care services and benefits.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1381
by Representatives Jinkins, Hunt, Wylie, Morrell, Cody, Green, Roberts, Clibborn, Ormsby, Reykdal, and Ryu
Regarding administrative adjudicatory proceedings coming before the department of health.
Transfers employees of the department of health serving as presiding officers in the department's adjudicative proceedings, and any administrative staff necessary to support the presiding officers, to the office of administrative hearings.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight. | |
HB 1382
by Representatives Jinkins, Harris, Cody, Tharinger, Green, Morrell, Ryu, Riccelli, Bergquist, Reykdal, Lytton, Fitzgibbon, Van De Wege, Maxwell, Pollet, and Santos
Allowing for redistribution of medications under certain conditions.
Allows practitioners, pharmacists, medical facilities, drug manufacturers, and drug wholesalers to donate prescription drugs and supplies to pharmacies for redistribution without compensation or the expectation of compensation to individuals who meet certain criteria.Requires pharmacies, pharmacists, and prescribing practitioners that elect to dispense donated prescription drugs and supplies to give priority to individuals who are uninsured and at or below two hundred percent of the federal poverty level.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1383
by Representatives Goodman, Fey, Kirby, Orwall, O'Ban, Roberts, Jinkins, Hope, Angel, Smith, Dahlquist, Wilcox, and Kristiansen
Modifying stalking and harassment protection order provisions.
Establishes the stalking protection order act.Creates a stalking protection order as a remedy for victims who do not qualify for a domestic violence order of protection.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1384
by Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Chandler, Taylor, Pike, Haler, and Buys
Streamlining natural resources management.
Streamlines natural resources management.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight. | |
HB 1385
by Representatives Orcutt, Haigh, and Haler
Modifying the time limit for state officials to solicit or accept contributions.
Increases the time in which state officials and legislators are prohibited from soliciting or accepting contributions.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1386
by Representatives Orcutt, Reykdal, Shea, Hunt, Angel, Hawkins, Pike, Vick, Haler, Buys, Fitzgibbon, Overstreet, and Van De Wege
Requiring a superior court judge to be a qualified voter in a county served by the superior court he or she is elected or appointed to.
Prohibits a person from being elected or appointed to the office of judge of the superior court unless he or she is a qualified voter in a county served by that superior court.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1387
by Representatives Orcutt, Springer, Reykdal, Pike, Vick, Nealey, Kochmar, Angel, Haler, Condotta, Ross, Shea, Harris, Takko, Dahlquist, Holy, Warnick, Appleton, Hargrove, Buys, Jinkins, Overstreet, Blake, Bergquist, Hunt, Hayes, Schmick, Haigh, Crouse, Tharinger, Kristiansen, and Parker
Eliminating the periodic replacement requirement for license plates.
Eliminates the periodic replacement requirement for license plates.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1388
by Representatives Orcutt, Hawkins, Hayes, Pike, Vick, O'Ban, and Buys
Increasing penalties for vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.
Increases vehicular homicide and vehicular assault penalties.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1389
by Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Pike, Vick, Haler, Buys, and O'Ban
Addressing the rights of crime victims.
Requires the presiding officer at criminal proceedings before a court to: (1) Inquire as to the presence of the victim and/or a survivor of the victim; and(2) Read a list of the victim's rights.Requires the court to make fliers with a complete list of victims' rights available outside the courtroom.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1390
by Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Johnson, Taylor, Short, Pike, Condotta, Vick, Nealey, Haler, Buys, Schmick, Haigh, and Dahlquist
Prohibiting local governments and state agencies from mandating the installation of fire sprinkler systems in agricultural structures.
Prohibits state agencies and local governments from requiring the installation or use of fire sprinkler systems in agricultural structures.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1391
by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, and Taylor
Limiting enrollment in certain health care and human service programs to United States citizens and qualified aliens.
Limits enrollment to individuals who are United States citizens or meet the definition of a qualified alien for the following taxpayer-funded health care and human service programs: (1) Basic health plan;(2) Food stamp program;(3) Medical care; and(4) Temporary assistance for needy families.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1392
by Representatives Shea, Overstreet, Taylor, and Short
Protecting citizens from the application of foreign laws that would result in a violation of a constitutional right.
Prohibits a court, arbitrator, administrative agency, or any other adjudicative, mediation, or enforcement authority from enforcing a foreign law if doing so would violate any right guaranteed by the state Constitution or the United States Constitution.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HJR 4206
by Representatives Orcutt, Hurst, Shea, Overstreet, Dahlquist, Taylor, Angel, Harris, Fagan, Short, Pike, Chandler, Condotta, Vick, Nealey, Haler, Wilcox, Hargrove, Alexander, Buys, MacEwen, Hayes, O'Ban, Schmick, Crouse, Kristiansen, Klippert, and Parker
Placing restrictions on tax increases.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to place restrictions on tax increases.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HJR 4207
by Representatives Orcutt, Reykdal, Shea, Hunt, Angel, Hawkins, Pike, Vick, Haler, Buys, and Klippert
Amending the state Constitution to modify eligibility requirements for superior court judges.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to modify eligibility requirements for superior court judges.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5231
by Senators Sheldon, Ericksen, Tom, Kline, Fraser, Hatfield, Billig, Delvin, Rolfes, Shin, and Conway; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife
Ensuring hunter safety.
Revises hunter education training program requirements.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5232
by Senators McAuliffe, Schlicher, and Shin
Requiring the establishment of a medical emergency response and automated external defibrillator program for high schools.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop guidance for the implementation of a medical emergency response and automated external defibrillator program for high schools.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5233
by Senators Hobbs, Carrell, Rolfes, and Conway
Establishing a training program for managers of manufactured housing communities.
Establishes a training program for managers of manufactured housing communities.Creates an advisory council on manufactured housing community manager training.Requires the manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program to facilitate the maintenance of a listing composed of those individuals who have successfully completed manufactured housing community manager training.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5234
by Senators Carrell, Darneille, Hargrove, Keiser, Schlicher, and Conway; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Improving behavioral health services provided to adults in Washington state.
Improves behavioral health services provided to adults.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5235
by Senators Hargrove and Carrell; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Modifying the requirements for purchase of care for Indian children.
Authorizes the purchase of care of certain Indian children from certain federally recognized Indian tribes or tribally licensed child-placing agencies.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5236
by Senators Kline and Padden
Creating the uniform correction or clarification of defamation act.
Establishes the uniform correction or clarification of defamation act which requires a person to make a timely request for a correction or clarification from the publisher of a defamation in order to maintain an action for defamation.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5237
by Senators Dammeier, Litzow, Rivers, Tom, Fain, Hobbs, Hatfield, Carrell, and Shin
Establishing accountability for student performance in third grade.
Allows school districts to exempt certain students from the performance standard for promotion to fourth grade.Requires school districts to provide: (1) Certain remedial measures for students who did not meet the state standard on the third grade statewide assessment in English language arts in the previous school year; and(2) Supplemental learning opportunities through an extended school day or school year or through a summer school program for certain students retained in third grade or eligible to be retained but promoted to fourth grade.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 30 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5238
by Senators Holmquist Newbry and Conway
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 24 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5239
by Senators Eide, Benton, King, Hobbs, Mullet, and Shin; by request of Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
Addressing project selection by the freight mobility strategic investment board.
Revises project selection requirements for the freight mobility strategic investment board.Changes expenditure requirements for the freight mobility investment account.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5240
by Senators Kline, Delvin, Keiser, and Kohl-Welles
Requiring cities and counties to provide security for their courts.
Provides security for district courts, municipal courts, and courthouses.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5241
by Senators Harper, Ericksen, Carrell, Hargrove, Ranker, Bailey, Litzow, Rolfes, and Shin
Concerning nonresident vessel permits and taxation.
Revises nonresident vessel permit provisions relating to a nonresident person's status and sales and use tax exemptions.Expires July 1, 2016.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5242
by Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Tom, Hobbs, Hatfield, Delvin, Hewitt, Padden, and Schoesler
Requiring policies regarding assignment of certificated instructional staff.
Requires each school district board of directors to adopt a policy on assignment of certificated instructional staff.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Feb 1 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5243
by Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Tom, Harper, Hobbs, Delvin, Hewitt, Padden, Mullet, and Shin
Establishing policies to support academic acceleration for high school students.
Requires each school district board of directors to adopt an academic acceleration policy for high school students.Establishes an academic acceleration incentive program to support teacher training, curriculum, technology, examination fees, and other costs associated with implementing the program.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to collect and post on the Washington state report card web site certain results from the program.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 30 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5244
by Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Ranker, Hobbs, Harper, Hatfield, Delvin, Tom, Hewitt, Schoesler, Smith, and Mullet
Regarding school suspensions and expulsions.
Modifies provisions governing school district suspensions and expulsions.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 28 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5245
by Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Hobbs, Harper, Hatfield, Delvin, Tom, Hewitt, Padden, Schoesler, Smith, and Mullet
Regarding the collection of student suspension and expulsion data.
Implements accessibility, disaggregation, and review requirements for student suspension and expulsion data collected by the K-12 data governance group.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 28 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5246
by Senators Litzow, Tom, Hobbs, Delvin, Padden, Schoesler, Smith, and Shin
Clarifying the teacher and principal evaluation process with the intent of strengthening the process.
Modifies the weight of student growth data used in the teacher and principal evaluation process.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5247
by Senators Chase and Shin
Regarding the assignment of intellectual property rights at institutions of higher education.
Specifies situations where a university may assign intellectual property or other intangible assets of students, staff, and faculty.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5248
by Senators Chase and Kline
Creating a tax on plastic shopping bags.
Imposes a two-cent tax on each plastic bag supplied by a seller to a buyer at retail sale.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5249
by Senators Chase, Schlicher, and Shin
Creating a business and occupation tax credit for hiring certain persons in manufacturing.
Provides a business and occupation tax credit for the costs of training interns, apprentices, or permanent employees in high-demand advanced manufacturing positions.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 5250
by Senators Chase and Kline
Concerning petroleum-based beverage bottles.
Prohibits: (1) State agencies from purchasing petroleum-based beverage bottles; and(2) Manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers from manufacturing, selling, or distributing noncompostable petroleum-based beverage bottles.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5251
by Senators Chase and Shin
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, for certain manufacturing research and development activities.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 5252
by Senators Chase and Kline
Regarding the use of certain food service products.
Prohibits food service businesses from selling or providing food in expanded polystyrene food service products and in or with disposable plastic food service ware.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5253
by Senators Chase and Kline
Regarding retail store carryout bags.
Prohibits a person who owns or operates a retail store from providing a carryout bag to a consumer unless the carryout bag is a compostable plastic carryout bag, a recyclable paper carryout bag, or a reusable carryout bag.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5254
by Senators Chase and Shin
Protecting salmon and steelhead spawning beds.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Prohibit activities that harm or disturb spawning beds of salmon, steelhead, and other fish on rivers and streams where spawning activities occur; and(2) Work cooperatively with tribal comanagers for all fish resources in implementing and enforcing these requirements.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5255
by Senator Chase
Protecting environmental quality and human health.
Requires agencies to implement environmental quality and public health policies.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5256
by Senators Padden and Baumgartner
Concerning the confidentiality of certain autopsy and postmortem reports and records.
Provides that reports or records of autopsies or postmortems are not confidential in any case: (1) In which a death occurs in a penitentiary, correctional institution, lockup, or prison; or(2) While the decedent was detained, in actual custody, or contacted by a law enforcement officer during the performance of his or her duties.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
| Feb 1 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5257
by Senators Roach, Benton, Rivers, Conway, and Fraser; by request of Public Disclosure Commission
Modifying time frames applicable to certain public disclosure commission requirements.
Revises the fair campaign practices act with regard to suspension or modification of financial affairs reporting requirements; and time periods and delivery methods for special reports.Authorizes the public disclosure commission to readopt an emergency rule adopted before June 30th when necessary to enable the rule to remain in effect through the next general election.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5258
by Senators Benton, Roach, Hasegawa, Conway, Billig, Rivers, and Fraser; by request of Public Disclosure Commission
Aggregating the cost of related ballot measure advertisements for purposes of top five sponsor identification requirements.
Requires a series of political advertising sponsored by the same political committee, each of which is under one thousand dollars, to include certain information on the top five contributors once their cumulative value reaches one thousand dollars or more.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5259
by Senators Murray, Fain, Litzow, McAuliffe, Harper, and Shin
Creating Seattle University special license plates.
Creates Seattle University special license plates.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5260
by Senators Schlicher, Smith, Rolfes, Keiser, Becker, Billig, and Hobbs
Authorizing regular meetings of county legislative authorities to be held at alternate locations within the county.
Authorizes alternate locations for regular meetings of county legislative authorities.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5261
by Senators Conway, Keiser, Hasegawa, Chase, Nelson, Kline, Darneille, and Kohl-Welles
Prohibiting certain liquor self-checkout machines.
Prohibits the sale of any spirits, wine, or beer from certain self-checkout machines and systems.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5262
by Senators Fraser, Dammeier, Ranker, King, Eide, Becker, Hasegawa, and Shin
Concerning the lodging tax.
Changes application requirements for the use of lodging tax revenue.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 5263
by Senators Benton and King
Concerning motorcycles overtaking and passing pedestrians and bicyclists.
Allows an operator of a motorcycle to overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by a pedestrian or a bicyclist.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5264
by Senators Benton, Mullet, Baumgartner, and Sheldon
Concerning the transportation and storage of certain explosive devices.
Exempts certain transportation and storage of explosive actuated tactical devices from the requirements of the Washington state explosives act.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5265
by Senators Mullet, Benton, Rolfes, Nelson, Hatfield, Keiser, Hobbs, Shin, and Kline
Regarding transparency in patient billing.
Addresses requirements for transparency in patient billing for health care providers, health care facilities, and provider-based clinics.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5266
by Senators Mullet, Nelson, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning the discover pass.
Provides a convenient method for users of state recreational lands to purchase the annual discover pass at the time of annual vehicle relicensing.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5267
by Senators Becker, Keiser, Conway, Ericksen, Bailey, Dammeier, Frockt, and Schlicher
Concerning prior authorization for health care services.
Establishes a standardized process for the prior authorization of health care services by requiring all payors to use one form which shall be available in paper, online, and electronic formats.Requires the office of the insurance commissioner to develop and implement uniform prior authorization forms or data fields for different health care services and benefits.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5268
by Senators Billig, Hasegawa, Darneille, Nelson, Ranker, Frockt, Murray, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Schlicher, Shin, Conway, and Kline
Extending the time period for voter registration.
Allows election day voter registration.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5269
by Senators Benton and Mullet
Addressing title insurance rate filings.
Requires the insurance commissioner to designate one statistical reporting agent to assist in gathering information on title insurance policy issuance, business income, and expenses and making compilations thereof.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5270
by Senators Billig, Darneille, Hasegawa, Nelson, Cleveland, Ranker, Frockt, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Mullet, and Kline
Allowing motor voter preregistration for sixteen and seventeen year olds.
Establishes the young voter registration equality act.Allows eligible youth at least sixteen years of age to preregister to vote.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5271
by Senators Kline and Delvin
Allowing courts to assess additional costs to defendants if they are successful in setting aside a committed finding after failing to respond to an infraction or failing to appear for a hearing.
Allows a court to assess additional costs to a defendant who is successful in setting aside a committed finding after failing to respond to an infraction or failing to appear for a hearing.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5272
by Senators Padden, Kline, and Delvin
Modifying provisions in the forms for traffic infraction notices.
Revises notice of traffic infraction forms.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
| Feb 1 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5273
by Senators Conway, Bailey, Fain, Hobbs, Holmquist Newbry, and Shin; by request of Washington State Lottery and Department of Veterans Affairs
Concerning the veterans innovation program and the use of moneys in the state lottery account.
Requires the lottery commission, in cooperation with the department of veterans affairs, to communicate the veterans innovations program as a beneficiary of lottery games.Eliminates the termination and repeal of the veteran lottery raffle and the veterans innovations program under the sunset act.Adjusts the functions of the state lottery account.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5274
by Senators Carrell, Eide, King, Harper, Hill, and Shin
Concerning private motorcycle skills education programs.
Requires the department of licensing to allow private motorcycle skills education programs to offer motorcycle safety education where students pay the full cost for the training.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5275
by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Braun, Becker, Sheldon, Carrell, Schoesler, Smith, and Honeyford
Allowing employers to pay a training wage for a specified period of time.
Requires the director of the department of labor and industries to establish procedures for the issuance of special training certificates to employers to pay wages to new employees during a training period.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5276
by Senators Hobbs, Honeyford, Hatfield, Pearson, Hargrove, Shin, Delvin, and Schoesler
Regarding the use of designated agricultural lands.
Clarifies provisions regarding the protection of designated agricultural land for future agricultural use.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5277
by Senator Hill; by request of Secretary of State and Office of Financial Management
Reducing costs and inefficiencies in elections.
Reduces election costs and inefficiencies.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5278
by Senators Carrell, Baumgartner, Sheldon, Litzow, and Dammeier
Providing a salary bonus for teachers in high market demand subjects.
Requires each school district to receive allocations sufficient to fund a salary bonus for eligible certificated instructional staff who teach in math, science, and/or special education.Requires the state institute for public policy to conduct an examination of the implementation and outcome of the math, science, and special education bonus program.Makes an appropriation.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5279
by Senators Carrell, Baumgartner, Smith, Becker, Schoesler, Sheldon, Rivers, Delvin, Tom, Braun, Padden, Bailey, and Hill
Limiting use of public assistance benefits.
Prohibits the use of electronic benefit cards or cash obtained with electronic benefit cards to purchase medical cannabis.Requires certain retail establishments to disable the ability of point-of-sale machines located on their business premises to accept the electronic benefit card for the purchase of spirits.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5280
by Senators Carrell, King, Holmquist Newbry, Padden, Becker, Sheldon, Rivers, Tom, Bailey, Roach, and Honeyford
Addressing criminal activities occurring at rental properties.
Provides landlords and law enforcement with the tools to identify and remove squatters, gang influences, and those engaged in criminal activities from rental properties.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5281
by Senators Carrell, Darneille, Tom, Fain, and Roach
Requiring an empirical study of the validity and reliability of the current child welfare safety assessment tool.
Requires the state institute for public policy to conduct an empirical study of the validity and reliability of the safety assessment tool currently used in child welfare cases by the children's administration at the department of social and health services.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5282
by Senators Carrell, Pearson, Keiser, Sheldon, Becker, Tom, Parlette, Rivers, Braun, Bailey, Padden, Roach, Litzow, Honeyford, and Shin
Creating a statewide database of mental health commitment information.
Requires the regional support networks in the state and the department of social and health services to forward complete historical mental health commitment information retained by the organization to the department of licensing and the Washington state patrol criminal history division for purposes of consolidation of the information.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5283
by Senators Hill, Keiser, Hargrove, and Kline; by request of Department of Revenue
Concerning a business and occupation tax exemption for the Washington health benefit exchange established under chapter 43.71 RCW.
Provides a business and occupation tax exemption on amounts received by the Washington health benefit exchange from this state or the federal government.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5284
by Senators Hill, Hargrove, and Shin; by request of Department of Revenue
Imposing fees for reseller permits.
Imposes a twenty-five dollar fee on reseller permits.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5285
by Senators Hill, Hargrove, and Shin; by request of Department of Revenue
Increasing excise tax revenue with liquor license renewals.
Increases excise tax revenue with liquor license renewals.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5286
by Senator Hargrove; by request of Office of Financial Management
Concerning the implementation of a statewide forest fire protection benefit charge.
Requires the department of natural resources to impose a special benefit charge of five dollars on certain taxable parcels of land within the state.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5287
by Senators Hill and Hargrove; by request of Office of Financial Management
Eliminating accounts and funds.
Eliminates certain accounts and funds.Requires any residual balance of funds remaining in any account eliminated in the act on June 30, 2013, to be transferred by the state treasurer to the state general fund.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5288
by Senators Hill, Hargrove, and Shin; by request of Department of Corrections
Concerning contracts for health care services for incarcerated offenders.
Revises health care service contract provisions for incarcerated offenders relating to payment and reimbursement to health care contractors by the department of corrections.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5289
by Senators Hargrove, Hatfield, Ranker, Hobbs, Sheldon, and Schoesler
Concerning the discover pass.
Addresses the use, display, and cost of the discover pass.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5290
by Senators Delvin, Ericksen, Sheldon, Roach, Becker, Bailey, Rivers, Honeyford, Braun, Carrell, Schoesler, Parlette, and Hewitt
Allowing hydroelectric energy generation on irrigation district facilities to qualify for renewable energy credit.
Requires certain generation of electricity by an irrigation district to be considered an eligible renewable resource that qualifies for renewable energy credit as provided in the energy independence act.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5291
by Senators Roach, Chase, Rivers, and Ericksen
Concerning the signing and receipt of ballots.
Modifies provisions relating to signing, counting, and processing ballots.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
| Jan 29 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5292
by Senators Keiser, Conway, Murray, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Hasegawa, Harper, Nelson, Hatfield, and Kline
Implementing family and medical leave insurance.
Allows workers to care for family members with a serious health condition or to recover from their own serious health condition.Expands duties of the employment security department.Requires each employer, for each individual, to pay a premium to the employment security department based on the amount of the employee's wages.Provides a business and occupation tax credit for certain employers.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.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SCR 8401
by Senators Keiser, Becker, Frockt, Dammeier, and Schlicher
Creating a joint select committee on health care oversight.
Creates a joint select committee on health care oversight.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |