 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 28 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, February 25, 2013 | 43rd Day - 2013 Regular Session | |
| SENATE |
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| HOUSE |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2013.
HB 1307-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Lytton, Wylie, Jinkins, Cody, Roberts, Santos, and Moscoso)
Concerning sexual assault protection orders.
Modifies procedures governing sexual assault protection orders including permissible methods of service, the issuance and renewal of ex parte orders, and the modification or termination of orders.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 12 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1336-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Dahlquist, Pettigrew, Cody, Walsh, Green, Appleton, Freeman, Fitzgibbon, Hunt, Stonier, Kagi, Maxwell, Goodman, Moscoso, Roberts, Reykdal, Lytton, Santos, Fagan, O'Ban, Van De Wege, Jinkins, Bergquist, Pollet, McCoy, Ryu, Upthegrove, Tarleton, and Fey)
Increasing the capacity of school districts to recognize and respond to troubled youth.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to convene a temporary task force to identify best practices, model programs, and successful strategies for school districts to form partnerships with qualified health, mental health, and social services agencies in the community to coordinate and improve support for youth in need.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 14 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. | |
| Feb 20 | APPE - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPE - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Education. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1383-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored 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.Requires the administrative office of the courts to develop a single master petition pattern form for all antiharassment and stalking protection orders issued under the act.Requests the state supreme court gender and justice commission to consider other potential solutions to reduce confusion about which type of protection order a petitioner should seek.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 12 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1413-S
by House Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Representatives Moscoso, Hunt, Santos, Liias, Ryu, Fey, Upthegrove, Dunshee, Tarleton, Pedersen, Bergquist, Hudgins, McCoy, Maxwell, Cody, Jinkins, Appleton, Sawyer, Roberts, Fitzgibbon, Habib, Reykdal, Pollet, Ormsby, Green, Kagi, Freeman, Riccelli, and Farrell)
Enacting the Washington voting rights act of 2013.
Establishes the Washington voting rights act of 2013 to promote equal voting opportunities in certain political subdivisions.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 12 | GOE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 15 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1416-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Warnick, Manweller, Takko, Fagan, and Schmick)
Regarding the financing of irrigation district improvements.
Revises irrigation district provisions relating to financing of improvements.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 12 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 14 | Referred to Finance. | |
| Feb 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1417-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Manweller, Fagan, and Warnick)
Regarding irrigation district administration.
Revises irrigation district provisions relating to administration.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 12 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 15 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1477-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Magendanz, Pedersen, Dahlquist, Lytton, Hargrove, Fagan, Santos, and Nealey)
Providing flexibility for how school districts address truancy of students.
Provides flexibility to school districts when addressing truancy to reduce the administrative and paperwork load for school districts and the court system.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 12 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 15 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM. | |
HB 1512-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Kochmar, Fitzgibbon, Buys, Sullivan, Magendanz, Springer, Van De Wege, and Ryu)
Concerning fire suppression water facilities and services provided by municipal and other water purveyors.
Determines appropriate methods of organizing public services and the authority of water purveyors with respect to critical public services.Clarifies the authority of water purveyors to provide fire suppression water facilities and services and to recover the costs for those facilities and services.Provides liability protections appropriate for water purveyors engaged in this vital public service.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 12 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 15 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1574-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Ryu, and Pollet; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Establishing a fee for certification for the residential services and supports program to cover investigative costs.
Addresses current funding levels that limit the department of social and health services' ability to promote vulnerable adult protections in the residential services and supports program.Requires applicants to pay a certification fee before the issuance of initial certification for the residential services and supports program.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 12 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 14 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
| Feb 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM. | |
HB 1594-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Sawyer, Roberts, Zeiger, Walsh, Kagi, Fey, Ryu, Freeman, Appleton, Moscoso, and Ormsby)
Concerning interviewing children in child protective services investigations at children's advocacy centers.
Specifies that, when conducting an investigation of alleged abuse or neglect of a child, it is generally preferable that forensic interviews take place at children's advocacy centers when access to a center is reasonably available.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 12 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 14 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1954
by Representatives Clibborn, Moscoso, Fey, Ryu, Riccelli, Farrell, Liias, Pollet, Ormsby, Tarleton, Roberts, Wylie, Morris, Bergquist, and Moeller
Concerning transportation revenue.
Imposes, increases, and/or changes certain fuel tax rates and fees to increase revenue for the state's transportation system.Creates the state transportation storm water pollution and fish passage barrier account, the transportation improvement board storm water pollution account, the county road administration board storm water pollution account, the department of ecology storm water pollution account, the maintenance, operations, and preservation account, and the connecting Washington account.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1955
by Representatives Clibborn, Moscoso, Fey, Ryu, Riccelli, Farrell, Liias, Pollet, Ormsby, Tarleton, Roberts, Wylie, Morris, Bergquist, and Moeller
Concerning additive transportation funding.
Adopts additive transportation funding and appropriates from several accounts and funds named to designated state agencies and offices for employee compensation and other expenses, for capital projects, and for other specified purposes for the period ending June 30, 2015.Provides a contingent effective date.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1956
by Representatives Clibborn, Ryu, Liias, Moscoso, and Fey
Authorizing bonds for transportation funding.
Requires the state finance committee, upon the request of the department of transportation, to supervise and provide for the issuance, sale, and retirement of 3.2 billion dollars of general obligation bonds in order to provide funds necessary for the location, design, right-of-way, and construction of selected projects or improvements that are identified as 2013 connecting Washington projects or improvements in the omnibus transportation appropriations act.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1957
by Representatives Clibborn, Liias, Moscoso, and Fey
Concerning department of transportation project delivery.
Provides that the legislature intends the department of transportation to deliver the projects and activities listed in LEAP Transportation Document 2013-1, as developed March 2013, as funded by new transportation revenues provided in House Bill 1954.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1958
by Representatives Reykdal, Nealey, Lytton, Springer, Goodman, Wilcox, Vick, and Orcutt
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 22 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1959
by Representatives Farrell, Fitzgibbon, Kagi, Pedersen, Bergquist, Pollet, Tarleton, Cody, Ryu, and Fey
Concerning local transportation revenue.
Declares an intent: (1) To provide diversified local revenue options that may be tailored to the needs of each jurisdiction, in addition to any increases in funding provided through already existing partnerships between the state and local communities, such as motor vehicle fuel taxes; and(2) That local governments provide countywide transportation planning and coordinate with other municipalities, transit systems, transportation benefit districts, planning organizations, and other transportation agencies.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Feb 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1960
by Representative Seaquist
Establishing benefit assessment charges for metropolitan park districts.
Authorizes the governing board of a metropolitan park district to fix and impose a benefit charge on certain real property that is located within the district.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1961
by Representatives Pedersen, Rodne, Hudgins, Hunter, and Ryu; by request of Board For Judicial Administration
Extending the expiration date for judicial stabilization trust account surcharges.
Delays, until July 1, 2015, the expiration of judicial stabilization trust account surcharges.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
SB 5084-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Benton, Bailey, Shin, Padden, Becker, Litzow, Dammeier, Roach, Carrell, and Pearson)
Concerning discounted discover passes for disabled veterans.
Sets the cost of a discover pass at five dollars for a person who has been provided with a lifetime veterans disability pass from the state parks and recreation commission.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 14 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 18 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5095-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Tom, Rivers, Becker, Holmquist Newbry, Schoesler, Ericksen, Padden, Bailey, Hill, and Honeyford)
Providing proof of financial responsibility for motor vehicle operation. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning proof of required documents for motor vehicle operation. )
Allows a driver to provide proof of financial security and his or her registration certificate in either paper or electronic format.Requires a law enforcement officer, when a person uses a portable electronic device to display proof of financial security, to view only the proof of financial security and no other content on the portable electronic device.Authorizes an insurance company to provide proof of insurance cards in either paper or electronic format.
| Jan 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 31 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 8 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 20 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Notice given to reconsider vote on third reading. | ||
| Vote on third reading will be reconsidered. | ||
| Rules suspended. | ||
| Returned to second reading for amendment. | ||
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Feb 21 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5146-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Frockt, Litzow, Mullet, Kohl-Welles, Ranker, Dammeier, Harper, Darneille, Shin, Tom, Rolfes, and Kline)
Creating a competitive grant program for informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
Creates a competitive grant program to assist nonprofit organizations in acquiring, constructing, or rehabilitating science or technology center, zoo, and aquarium facilities.Gives the department of commerce certain duties relating to the program.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 15 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5160-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Becker, Braun, Carrell, Sheldon, Schoesler, Honeyford, and Roach)
Creating a process for home assignment of public employees.
Allows an employee to be placed on home assignment if the employee's appointing authority determines that home assignment is necessary.Requires state agencies to develop a home assignment policy or procedure.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 19 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5180-S
by Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Shin, Roach, Benton, Conway, Harper, Keiser, Sheldon, McAuliffe, Hill, Hatfield, Frockt, Schlicher, and Kline)
Improving access to higher education for students with disabilities.
Establishes a legislative task force on improving access to higher education for students with disabilities.Expires January 1, 2016.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 12 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 14 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | HIE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 18 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 19 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5187-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Smith, Becker, Roach, Schoesler, and Honeyford)
Protecting domestic animals against gray wolf attacks.
Requires that rules established by the fish and wildlife commission allow an owner, the owner's immediate family member, the agent of an owner, or the owner's documented employee to kill a gray wolf that is attacking or poses an immediate threat of physical harm to livestock or other domestic animals regardless of its state classification and without the need for a permit or other form of permission.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 14 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 18 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5193-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Smith, Roach, Honeyford, and Delvin; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Concerning large wild carnivore conflict management.
Creates Washington's wolves special license plates.Prohibits the department of fish and wildlife from paying more than fifty thousand dollars per fiscal year from the state wildlife account for claims and assessment costs for injury or loss of certain livestock caused by wolves.Creates the wolf-livestock conflict account.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 14 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 18 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5289-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Hatfield, Ranker, Hobbs, Sheldon, and Schoesler)
Concerning the discover pass.
Addresses the use, display, and cost of the discover pass.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 14 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 18 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5391-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Bailey, Benton, Carrell, Holmquist Newbry, Sheldon, Delvin, Fain, and Padden)
Concerning an exemption from discover pass requirements for off-road vehicles.
Exempts vehicles displaying a valid off-road vehicle decal, at locations where off-road vehicle activity is allowed, from discover pass requirements.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 14 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 18 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5471-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Nelson, Mullet, Hobbs, Fain, and Keiser; by request of Insurance Commissioner)
Addressing insurance, generally.
Makes revisions and updates relating to the authority and means of implementing the insurance code.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 14 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5634-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Rolfes, Hargrove, Nelson, Kline, Fain, Hobbs, Fraser, Parlette, and Pearson; by request of Department of Natural Resources)
Clarifying the department of natural resources' authority to enter into cooperative agreements.
Provides clarification of the department of natural resources' authority to enter into cooperative agreements.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 18 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 19 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5846
by Senators Litzow and Tom
Requiring the evaluation of options to mitigate the effect of tolling Interstate 90 west of Interstate 405 on certain residents.
Requires the department of transportation to explore and evaluate options to mitigate the effect on affected residents if tolls are imposed to cross Lake Washington on Interstate 90.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Feb 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5847
by Senator King; by request of Department of Transportation
Concerning the disclosure and use of information contained in collision reports.
Subjects information contained in accident reports to public disclosure in a manner consistent with the public records act.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5848
by Senators Becker, Cleveland, and Rivers
Modifying the nonprofit tax exemption for qualifying blood, tissue, or blood and tissue banks.
Modifies provisions relating to business and occupation tax exemptions for qualifying blood, tissue, or blood and tissue banks.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5849
by Senators Tom, Frockt, Keiser, Hatfield, and Kline
Concerning electric vehicle charging stations.
Requires an electric vehicle charging station to be indicated by green pavement markings and a vertical sign identifying the space as an electric vehicle charging station and that there is no parking other than for electric vehicle charging.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Feb 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5850
by Senator Mullet
Placing restrictions on construction agreements.
Voids any provision in a construction agreement that requires a party to indemnify another against liability for damage arising out of death or bodily injury to persons or damage to property caused in whole or in part by the negligence of the indemnitee.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5851
by Senators Bailey, Hill, and Baumgartner
Creating a defined contribution retirement plan option for public employees.
Establishes the public employee defined contribution retirement plan act.Creates a public employees' savings plan for employees of the state and its political subdivisions.Places responsibility on the department of retirement systems for the administration and management of the savings plan.Takes effect July 1, 2014, however, the legislature retains the right to alter or abolish these benefits any time before July 1, 2014.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |