 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 37 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, March 13, 2014 | 60th Day - 2014 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=2014.
HB 2804
by Representatives Fitzgibbon and Farrell
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through land use and transportation requirements.
Modifies land use and transportation requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
| Mar 12 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 6430-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Liias, Fain, Hobbs, Litzow, Eide, Dammeier, McAuliffe, Baumgartner, Cleveland, Angel, and Ericksen)
Extending tax preferences for high-technology research and development.
Delays the expiration of tax preferences for high-technology research and development.Provides a business and occupation tax credit for high-technology companies performing research and development.Provides a sales and use tax deferral for certain construction and equipment purchases for new and expanding high-technology companies.Creates the high-technology research and development investment work group to develop recommendations for the legislature to improve the competitiveness of the high-technology research and development industry.
| Jan 27 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 11 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 27 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 11 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
SB 6583
by Senator Baumgartner
Providing for nonconference basketball competitions between the Gonzaga University Bulldogs and the University of Washington Huskies.
Requires the University of Washington and Gonzaga University intercollegiate basketball teams to compete against each other in a nonconference, regular season basketball game.
| Mar 12 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 6584
by Senators Mullet, Frockt, Hobbs, and Liias
Allowing authorized health care providers to prescribe epinephrine autoinjectors.
Allows an authorized health care provider to prescribe epinephrine autoinjectors in the name of an authorized entity for certain uses.Allows pharmacists and physicians to dispense epinephrine autoinjectors pursuant to a prescription issued in the name of an authorized entity.
| Mar 12 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |