 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 25 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, February 20, 2013 | 38th 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.
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HB 1072-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Chandler, Sells, Ormsby, Reykdal, Freeman, Fagan, and Morrell)
Creating the agricultural labor skills and safety grant program.
Requires the department of commerce, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, to create and administer the agricultural labor skills and safety grant program to provide training opportunities for agricultural workers.Expires July 1, 2016.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 6 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 7 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1076-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Johnson, Takko, Fagan, Lytton, Short, and Dahlquist)
Expanding participation in innovation academy cooperatives.
Allows high school students residing in other school districts to enroll in the innovation academy cooperative.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 13 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1128-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored 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 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 12 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1139-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored 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 establish a temporary work group of public health officials, health communication experts, and organizations representing health care providers.Requires the work group to report to the appropriate legislative committees its recommendations for implementing best practices to communicate significant health risks to the public, including special emphasis on vulnerable populations.Authorizes each local board of health to adopt a community health alert notification plan and make it available to the public on its web site.
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | 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 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 13 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1144-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored 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 29 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 13 | Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1909
by Representatives Hunt, O'Ban, Morrell, Hayes, and Bergquist; by request of Governor Inslee
Concerning veteran-owned businesses.
Changes the duties of the department of veterans affairs relating to certification of veteran-owned businesses.Encourages state agencies to award five percent of procurement contracts to veteran-owned businesses.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1910
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Tharinger, Farrell, Upthegrove, Liias, and Fey
Concerning the sales and use tax exemption expiration date for machinery and equipment used in generating electricity.
Eliminates the June 30, 2013, expiration of the sales and use tax exemption for machinery and equipment used in generating electricity.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1911
by Representatives Alexander and Cody
Concerning health care services for inmates in city, county, and regional jails.
Requires providers of hospital services to contract with a correctional facility for inpatient, outpatient, and ancillary services if deemed appropriate by the correctional facility.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1912
by Representatives Warnick, Manweller, Fey, and Condotta
Extending the expiration date of the existing business and occupation tax rate for the manufacture and wholesale of certain solar energy systems.
Delays, until June 30, 2016, the expiration of the existing business and occupation tax rate for the manufacture and wholesale of certain solar energy systems.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1913
by Representatives Ormsby, Pollet, Moscoso, Appleton, Sullivan, and Reykdal
Addressing service credit for certain school employee service workers.
Revises school employees' retirement system provisions to: (1) Authorize service workers to receive a retirement allowance; and(2) Provide a definition for "service worker" as follows: A classified employee who performs a service for which there are no formal qualifications including paraprofessionals, nonsupervisory personnel, custodians, food service workers, security personnel, warehouse workers, and delivery personnel.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1914
by Representatives Ormsby, Pollet, Moscoso, Appleton, Sullivan, and Reykdal
Addressing alternate early retirement for certain school employee service workers.
Revises school employees' retirement system provisions to: (1) Authorize alternate early retirement to service workers; and(2) Provide a definition for "service worker" as follows: A classified employee who performs a service for which there are no formal qualifications including paraprofessionals, nonsupervisory personnel, custodians, food service workers, security personnel, warehouse workers, and delivery personnel.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1915
by Representatives Upthegrove, Pollet, Fitzgibbon, Reykdal, Liias, Hunt, Fey, Pedersen, Freeman, and Bergquist; by request of Governor Inslee
Developing recommendations to achieve the state's greenhouse gas emissions limits.
Requires the office of the governor to contract with an independent and objective organization to prepare a credible evaluation of approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Creates the climate legislative and executive work group to recommend a state program of actions and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Makes appropriations.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1916
by Representatives Tharinger, Warnick, Van De Wege, Manweller, Takko, and Blake
Providing enhanced payment to small rural hospitals that meet the criteria of a sole community hospital.
Increases payments for recipients eligible for certain medical assistance programs when services are provided by a rural hospital certified by the centers for medicare and medicaid services as a sole community hospital.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1917
by Representatives Van De Wege, Blake, and Tharinger
Creating additional requirements for certain fishing guide activities.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to issue a western Washington steelhead guide stamp.Allows the holder of a food fish guide license to only offer or perform services related to the taking of steelhead in certain nonmarine bodies of water if the license holder also purchases a western Washington steelhead guide stamp.Includes in the crime of acting as a game fish guide, food fish guide, or chartering without a license if a person offers or performs guide services related to the taking of steelhead in certain nonmarine bodies of water without first obtaining a western Washington steelhead guide stamp.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1918
by Representatives Wilcox, Short, Angel, Kretz, and Orcutt
Limiting the geographic scope of bans on the use of solid fuel burning devices in nonattainment counties.
Limits in nonattainment counties, the geographic scope of bans on the use of solid fuel burning devices.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1919
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, Springer, Pollet, Goodman, Sullivan, Maxwell, and Upthegrove
Allowing certain county legislative authorities to impose a sales and use tax by ordinance.
Authorizes the legislative authority of certain counties to opt to impose a sales and use tax by ordinance that clearly states the purpose for which the proposed sales and use tax will be used.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1920
by Representatives Ormsby, Carlyle, Hunter, and Pollet; by request of Department of Revenue
Preserving funding deposited into the education legacy trust account used to support common schools and access to higher education by restoring the application of the Washington estate and transfer tax to certain property transfers.
Finds that: (1) In In re Estate of Bracken, Docket No. 84114-4, the Washington supreme court narrowly construed the term "transfer" as defined in the Washington estate tax code;(2) It is necessary to prevent the adverse fiscal impacts of the Bracken decision by reaffirming its intent that the term "transfer" as used in the Washington estate and transfer tax is to be given its broadest possible meaning consistent with established United States supreme court precedents, subject only to the limits and exceptions expressly provided by the legislature; and(3) As curative, clarifying, and remedial, the legislature intends for the act to apply both prospectively and retroactively to estates of decedents dying on or after May 17, 2005.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1921
by Representatives Zeiger, Orcutt, Moscoso, O'Ban, Bergquist, Hargrove, Kochmar, Hayes, Rodne, Klippert, Kristiansen, Shea, Tarleton, Angel, Morrell, MacEwen, Freeman, and Pollet
Including traffic congestion relief in the state transportation system policy goals.
Includes in the policy goals of the department of transportation, to reduce traffic congestion and improve vehicle travel times.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1922
by Representatives Moscoso, Angel, Sells, Ryu, Upthegrove, Fitzgibbon, Zeiger, Freeman, Bergquist, Farrell, Takko, Tarleton, Kochmar, Riccelli, Moeller, Fey, Santos, and Pollet
Concerning highway construction workforce development.
Requires the department of transportation, in coordination with the apprenticeship and training council to: (1) Expend one million nine hundred thousand dollars per year, or one-half of one percent of federal highway surface transportation program capital funds, whichever is less, for apprenticeship preparation and support services; and(2) Provide for the recruitment of women and persons of color to participate in the apprenticeship program at the department.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1923
by Representatives Ormsby, Sullivan, Hayes, Pollet, Blake, Hope, Orcutt, Alexander, Moscoso, Bergquist, Santos, and Freeman
Authorizing membership in the Washington public safety employees' retirement system for employees at city and county corrections departments, public corrections entities, the department of corrections, and the department of social and health services who provide direct care to, or ensure the custody and safety of, offender and patient populations.
Provides options to employees at corrections departments, public corrections entities, the department of corrections, and the department of social and health services who are members of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 or plan 3 to remain in the public employees' retirement system or become a member of the public safety employees' retirement system plan 2.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1924
by Representatives Tharinger, Van De Wege, Takko, Lytton, Fitzgibbon, Upthegrove, and Pollet
Concerning watershed planning grants.
Addresses availability, implementation, and funding matches of watershed planning grants.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1925
by Representatives Tharinger, Fey, Fitzgibbon, Liias, Van De Wege, McCoy, Jinkins, and Pollet
Allowing councilmanic approval of the public safety sales and use tax.
Authorizes the legislative authority of a city or county to impose certain local sales and use taxes without submitting an authorizing proposition to the voters.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1926
by Representatives Riccelli, Upthegrove, Fey, Liias, Fitzgibbon, Ormsby, Farrell, Freeman, and Pollet
Concerning the labeling of certain asbestos-containing building materials.
Requires building materials that contain asbestos to be clearly labeled as such by manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1927
by Representatives Pettigrew, Nealey, Springer, and Orcutt
Concerning the taxation and permitting of vessels in Washington.
Provides an incentive for Washington resident pleasure boaters to moor, use, and purchase large recreational vessels in the state and for nonresident pleasure boaters to choose Washington as a location to moor and use large recreational vessels.Increases state revenues on sales and use tax, excise tax, and vessel registrations on large recreational vessels in the state.Expires August 1, 2018.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1928
by Representatives Green, Johnson, and Freeman
Implementing the recommendations of the developmental disability service system task force.
Modifies provisions governing residential habilitation centers to implement the recommendations of the developmental disability service system task force.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1929
by Representatives Ormsby, Haler, Sells, Seaquist, and Pollet
Authorizing the inclusion of qualified trades people at public utility districts in the Washington public safety employees' retirement system.
Provides options to employees of a public utility district who are members of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 or plan 3 to remain in the public employees' retirement system or become a member of the public safety employees' retirement system plan 2.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1930
by Representatives Seaquist and Pollet
Facilitating treatment for persons with co-occurring disorders by requiring development of an integrated rule.
Requires the department of social and health services to develop a fully integrated rule that would permit an agency providing co-occurring treatment for chemical dependency and mental health disorders to follow one set of administrative code to facilitate the streamlined and blended provision of these services.Expires June 30, 2017.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1931
by Representatives O'Ban, Kochmar, and Smith
Concerning crimes against pharmacies.
Modifies standard sentencing provisions with regard to committing a robbery of a pharmacy.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1932
by Representatives Upthegrove, Wilcox, Orwall, and Nealey
Providing a business and occupation tax exemption for amounts received by hotel management companies for covered employee costs.
Provides a business and occupation tax exemption on amounts received by a hotel management company from a hotel owner for covered employee costs.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1933
by Representatives Ormsby and Moscoso
Addressing postretirement employment in the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system.
Modifies provisions relating to postretirement employment in the public employees' and teachers' retirement systems.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1934
by Representatives Pedersen, Nealey, Hope, Kagi, Johnson, Goodman, Hansen, Orwall, Pollet, Roberts, Appleton, Hunt, Maxwell, Ormsby, Jinkins, Green, Morrell, Carlyle, Seaquist, Haigh, Hudgins, Pettigrew, Tarleton, Sells, Smith, Reykdal, Sawyer, Morris, Dunshee, Magendanz, Hunter, Wylie, Liias, Fitzgibbon, Fagan, Upthegrove, Farrell, Takko, Ryu, Riccelli, Bergquist, Freeman, Habib, Van De Wege, Haler, Clibborn, Sullivan, Walsh, Tharinger, Moeller, Blake, Cody, Springer, Lytton, McCoy, Stanford, Moscoso, Fey, and Santos
Concerning visitation rights for persons, including grandparents, with an ongoing and substantial relationship with a child.
Establishes a procedure for a third party to petition the court for visitation with a child if certain conditions are met.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| JUDI - Executive action taken by committee. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1935
by Representatives Haler, Hudgins, Goodman, Angel, Wilcox, Alexander, Seaquist, Appleton, Ryu, Tarleton, Zeiger, Moscoso, and Bergquist
Concerning state parks and recreation.
Establishes the state parks and recreation centennial act to reaffirm the intent of the legislature as expressed in section 1, chapter 211, Laws of 1995 to: (1) Stabilize the funding of the state parks system through commitment of continuing general fund support;(2) Affirm the support of the commission form of governance; and(3) Provide for additional improvements in the funding and operation of state parks and recreation.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1936
by Representatives Seaquist, Ryu, Springer, and Pollet
Creating a program for meeting industry demand for higher education and training credentials.
Establishes the meeting industry demand program to be administered by the student achievement council for the purposes of: (1) Meeting the higher education needs of industry by expanding high-cost, high employer demand programs of study and postsecondary programs that prepare students for high demand occupations; and(2) Incentivizing institutions of higher education to expand high-cost postsecondary programs that meet industry demands.Requires the department of revenue to: (1) Annually estimate the increase in state revenue for the current fiscal year resulting from the expiration of the research and development tax credit in RCW 82.04.4452; and(2) Certify the estimated amount to the state treasurer.Creates the meeting industry demand account.Requires the state treasurer to transfer the amount certified by the department of revenue into the meeting industry demand account.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Higher Education at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1937
by Representatives Ross, Jinkins, Angel, Green, Harris, Cody, Morrell, Hope, Ryu, Schmick, and Moscoso
Prohibiting a person from selling or giving a vapor product designed solely for smoking or ingesting tobacco to a minor.
Prohibits the sale or transfer of a vapor product to a person under eighteen years old.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 9:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1938
by Representatives Hunt, Green, Cody, Roberts, Pollet, Goodman, Liias, Jinkins, Van De Wege, Upthegrove, Stanford, Reykdal, Ryu, Sawyer, Morrell, Freeman, Bergquist, Fey, and Santos
Applying a purchasing preference to in-state businesses.
Requires the department of enterprise services to: (1) In any purchase of goods or services using a competitive bid process, give a ten percent preference to bids from responsible and responsive bidders from in-state businesses; and(2) Post and regularly update a list of businesses that have a contract for the provision of goods and services.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1939
by Representatives Manweller and Warnick
Permitting vehicle access along the Milwaukee Road corridor for lessees, concessionaires, and agricultural users.
Allows vehicles used by lessees and concessionaires operating under valid state parks agreements and vehicles for agricultural users to access a portion of the Milwaukee Road corridor.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1940
by Representatives Hudgins, Hunter, and Carlyle
Creating the office of the forecast council.
Creates the office of the forecast council.Abolishes the economic and revenue forecast council and the caseload forecast council and transfers their powers, duties, and functions to the office of the forecast council.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1941
by Representatives Habib, Clibborn, and Springer
Concerning the adjudication of tolls and accompanying civil penalties.
Addresses the administrative adjudication process relating to toll nonpayment detected through the use of a photo toll system.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5057-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Ericksen, Hargrove, Sheldon, Holmquist Newbry, Becker, King, Honeyford, and Shin)
Concerning public access to lands acquired in whole or part with public funds.
Requires state agencies, when providing any funds for or reimbursing expenses from the fee simple acquisition of real property, to ensure that the general public has regular access to the real property for purposes including outdoor recreation.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 8 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 11 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5118-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Benton, Darneille, Bailey, Roach, and Honeyford)
Addressing access to original birth certificates after adoption finalization.
Changes procedures for providing original birth certificates to adopted persons.Authorizes a birth parent to complete a contact preference form stating how he or she wishes to be contacted.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 11 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 12 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| On motion, referred to Rules. | ||
| Feb 19 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5308-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Carrell, Darneille, Padden, Kline, Hargrove, Fraser, Chase, Keiser, Conway, Cleveland, and Tom)
Establishing the commercially sexually exploited children statewide coordinating committee.
Establishes the commercially sexually exploited children statewide coordinating committee to: (1) Address the issue of children who are commercially sexually exploited;(2) Examine the practices of local and regional entities involved in addressing sexually exploited children; and(3) Make recommendations on statewide laws and practices.
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 11 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 12 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 19 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5333-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, McAuliffe, Rolfes, Becker, Schlicher, Harper, Nelson, Hobbs, Frockt, Kline, and Shin)
Providing mental health first-aid training to teachers and educational staff.
Requires the department of social and health services to provide funds for mental health first-aid training targeted at teachers and educational staff.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 11 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 12 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5559-S
by Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Bailey, Kohl-Welles, Tom, and McAuliffe)
Authorizing educational specialist degrees at Central Washington University, Western Washington University, and The Evergreen State College.
Authorizes the boards of trustees of Central Washington University, Western Washington University, and The Evergreen State College to offer educational specialist degrees.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 11 | HIE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 19 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5806
by Senators Smith, Rolfes, Pearson, and Hargrove
Repealing an obsolete provision for a credit against property taxes paid on timber on public land.
Repeals a statute that provides a credit for property taxes paid on privately owned timber standing on public land, because privately owned timber standing on public land has been exempt from the property tax since 2005.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5807
by Senators Litzow, Billig, and Kline
Encouraging qualifying utilities to invest in and own distributed solar energy systems by reducing the cost of such systems by allowing qualifying utilities to use the investment cost recovery incentive program, by improving the economic value of solar energy systems relative to utility scale wind generation under the energy independence act, and by giving electrical companies regulatory certainty with respect to their investment in cost-effective distributed solar energy systems.
Declares that state policy should be reformed to promote the deployment of distributed solar energy generation in a manner that relies less on ratepayer subsidies and on cost-shifting among utility customers and more on using current state policies and regulatory mechanisms to improve the cost-effectiveness of distributed solar energy systems and to empower the state's electric utilities to function as change agents and national leaders in the deployment of solar energy technologies.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5808
by Senators Schoesler, Tom, Honeyford, Hobbs, Baumgartner, Brown, and Shin
Affirming centralized payroll services as nontaxable between affiliated companies.
Provides that business and occupation tax provisions do not apply to gross proceeds that a qualified employer of record engaged in providing paymaster services derived from amounts received from an affiliated business entity to advance or reimburse employee costs of a qualified employee.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5809
by Senator Litzow
Changing provisions relating to the home visiting services account.
Adjusts the functions of the home visiting services account.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 5:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5810
by Senators Darneille, Carrell, and Shin; by request of Department of Corrections
Allowing the department of corrections to exempt information contained in the internal database on security threat group data from dissemination under the public records act.
Authorizes the special investigations services unit of the department of corrections to collect, evaluate, collate, and analyze data and specific investigative information concerning security threat groups, drugs, and violence within department facilities.Exempts the security threat group database from public disclosure under the public records act.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
SB 5811
by Senators Tom, Fain, Hill, Rivers, Baumgartner, and Shin
Addressing employee wellness programs.
Requires state employee health care benefit plans to be offered in conjunction with an employee wellness program.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5812
by Senators Hill, Hobbs, Hargrove, and Shin; by request of Governor Inslee
Providing a business and occupation tax credit for businesses that hire veterans.
Establishes the hire our heroes tax credit program.Provides a business and occupation tax credit on certain wages and benefits for each qualified employment position filled by an unemployed veteran of: (1) Operation Enduring Freedom;(2) Operation Iraqi Freedom; and(3) An armed conflict before Operation Enduring Freedom.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to review the business and occupation tax credit.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5813
by Senators Hewitt, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, Becker, Rivers, Schoesler, Hatfield, Ericksen, Hobbs, Sheldon, Hargrove, Eide, Dammeier, King, Brown, and Shin
Supporting youth programs through agricultural fairs.
Requires money in the state lottery account to be used for distribution to the state fair fund to support youth programs through agricultural fairs.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Feb 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5814
by Senators Chase, Hasegawa, Rolfes, and Kline
Concerning for hire vehicles, limousines, and taxicabs.
Revises industrial insurance provisions relating to for hire vehicles, limousines, and taxicabs.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5815
by Senators Keiser, Holmquist Newbry, Hobbs, Hatfield, Becker, Tom, Brown, and Shin
Prohibiting a person from selling or giving a vapor product designed solely for smoking or ingesting tobacco or shisha to a minor.
Prohibits the sale or transfer of a vapor product, or any instrument or paraphernalia that is solely designed for the smoking or ingestion of tobacco or shisha, including a hookah or water pipe, to a person under eighteen years old.
| Feb 18 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5816
by Senators Hobbs, Harper, Pearson, and McAuliffe
Providing for property tax exemption for the value of new construction of industrial/manufacturing facilities in targeted urban areas.
Provides property tax exemptions to encourage new manufacturing and industrial uses on undeveloped or underutilized lands zoned for industrial and manufacturing uses in targeted urban areas.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 5817
by Senators Fraser, Dammeier, Ranker, and Shin
Concerning the taxation and permitting of vessels in Washington.
Provides an incentive for Washington resident pleasure boaters to moor, use, and purchase large recreational vessels in the state and for nonresident pleasure boaters to choose Washington as a location to moor and use large recreational vessels.Increases state revenues on sales and use tax, excise tax, and vessel registrations on large recreational vessels in the state.Expires August 1, 2018.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5818
by Senators Rivers, Rolfes, Cleveland, McAuliffe, Dammeier, Hasegawa, and Shin
Supporting K-12 career education, exploration, and planning.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Develop a standard template for the high school and beyond plan required for high school graduation; and(2) Establish criteria and an award or designation to recognize exemplary career and technical education programs.Requires the instructional program of basic education provided by each school district to include opportunities for students to participate in career exploration, work-based learning, job shadowing, internships, development of their high school and beyond plan, student advisories, and other similar activities.Requires the state board of education to redesignate the credit in occupational education as a credit in career and technical education.Requires school districts to use the standard template for the high school and beyond plan.Requires high schools to implement a comprehensive guidance and planning program for students in grades nine through twelve.Requires school district boards of directors to grant academic course equivalency for a career and technical high school course from the mandatory course equivalency list.Requires the education data center to develop a standard report on the postsecondary education and employment outcomes for students who graduate from the state's public high schools.Requires the professional educator standards board to revise certificate renewal rules and standards for secondary principals.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5819
by Senator Benton
Providing a moratorium on rule making.
Imposes a moratorium on formal and informal rule making by state agencies, except in certain specified instances, to last for three years or until the state is no longer facing financial deficits.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5820
by Senators Benton and Brown
Providing for a suspension of the growth management act during certain periods of high unemployment within a county.
Suspends growth management act provisions if the average rate of total unemployment in a county, seasonally adjusted, as determined by the employment security department, exceeds seven percent for three consecutive months.Prohibits state agencies from taking action to enforce the requirements of the growth management act in counties and cities in which the requirements are suspended.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5821
by Senator Benton
Establishing consistent standards for agency decision making.
Creates uniform standards and timelines for certain state agency decision-making procedures.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5822
by Senators Pearson and Shin
Concerning notification to school districts of substantiated concerns of child abuse or neglect.
Requires child protective services, if they have knowledge of substantiated abuse or neglect, to contact the public school district where the child is enrolled and share the information related to the abuse or neglect with the school district's superintendent or the superintendent's designee.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5823
by Senators Chase, Hasegawa, Shin, and Kline
Creating a pilot program for the collection of payroll records on public works projects.
Creates a pilot program for the collection of payroll records on public works projects.Requires the department of labor and industries to contract out for a labor compliance software program that allows contractors and subcontractors on public works projects to electronically submit complete and current payroll records to awarding agencies.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5824
by Senators Honeyford, Hatfield, Schoesler, and Shin
Regarding the financing of irrigation district improvements.
Revises irrigation district provisions relating to financing of improvements.
| Feb 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |