Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2014 Regular Session of the 63rd Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate TIM SHELDON, President Pro Tem
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate SHARON BROWN, Vice President Pro Tem

February 18, 2014 - Tuesday 37TH DAY
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

2SHB 1072 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Chandler, Sells, Ormsby, Reykdal, Freeman, Fagan and Morrell)

Creating the agricultural labor skills and safety grant program.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

2SHB 1170 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Cody, Seaquist, Morris, Green, Ormsby, Freeman, Jinkins, Blake, Moeller, Upthegrove, Ryu, Liias, Pollet, Fey, Haigh, Bergquist, Hunt, S. and Santos)

Modifying the income thresholds for the exemption and deferral property tax relief programs for senior citizens and persons retired because of physical disability.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

ESHB 1287 By House Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Appleton, Dahlquist, Hurst, McCoy, Ryu, Santos and Pollet)

Subjecting federally recognized Indian tribes to the same conditions as state and local governments for property owned exclusively by the tribe.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SHB 1635 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Cody, Jinkins, Ryu and Pollet; by request of Health Care Authority)

Concerning disproportionate share hospital adjustments.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

2SHB 1651 By House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Freeman, Roberts, Farrell, Zeiger, Goodman, Pollet, Sawyer, Appleton, Bergquist, Hunt, S., Moscoso, Jinkins, Ryu and Morrell)

Concerning access to juvenile records.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

HB 2130 By Representatives MacEwen, Orwall, Morrell, Seaquist, Haler, Appleton, Ross, Stanford, Green, Van De Wege, Ormsby and Freeman; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs

Concerning the veterans innovations program.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SHB 2153 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Habib, Tarleton, Ross, Green, Morrell, Springer, Tharinger, Jinkins, Goodman, Van De Wege, Clibborn, Fey and Riccelli)

Concerning the treatment of eosinophilic gastrointestinal associated disorders.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SHB 2175 By House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Morrell and Stanford)

Removing barriers to economic development in the telecommunications industry.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

ESHB 2177 By House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Morrell, Blake and Fey)

Concerning the expansion of natural gas infrastructure in rural or underserved areas.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

E2SHB 2192 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Smith, Hansen, Haler, Buys, Hayes, Parker, Short, Seaquist, Pike, Scott, Zeiger, Hargrove, Manweller, Holy, Magendanz, Vick and Wilcox)

Promoting economic development through enhancing transparency and predictability of state agency permitting and review processes.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

ESHB 2298 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Pike, Takko, Vick, Harris, Blake, Rodne and Farrell)

Changing the definition of capital projects to include technology infrastructure.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

HB 2334 By Representatives Riccelli, Sells, Moscoso, Seaquist, Hunt, S., Green, Appleton, Ryu, Reykdal, Bergquist, Takko, Goodman, Pollet and Ormsby

Simplifying and enforcing employee status under employment laws to ensure fairness to employers and employees and address the underground economy.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

HB 2359 By Representatives Kochmar, Fagan, Vick, Hurst, Kirby, Morrell, Orwall, Dahlquist, Tarleton and Freeman

Exempting collectible vehicles from emission test requirements.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SHB 2365 By House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Bergquist, Dahlquist, Santos, Stonier, Haigh, Ryu, Reykdal, Fey, Orwall, Gregerson, Freeman and Pollet)

Concerning paraeducator development.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

SHB 2373 By House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Parker, Lytton, Stonier, Dahlquist, Seaquist, Zeiger, Santos, Farrell, Pettigrew, Kagi, Bergquist, Walsh, Pollet, Fey, Ryu, Roberts, Cody, Gregerson, Orwall, Haler, Hunt, S., Tarleton, Freeman, Walkinshaw, Muri and Habib)

Enacting provisions to improve educational outcomes for homeless students.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

SHB 2378 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Harris, Rodne, Green, Ryu, Morrell and Roberts; by request of Department of Health)

Concerning practice settings for certified chemical dependency professionals and trainees.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

HB 2404 By Representatives Vick, Riccelli, Bergquist, Manweller, Hayes and Orcutt

Expanding the definition of an electric personal assistive mobility device.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SHB 2474 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Harris, Sullivan, Haler, Takko, Johnson, Fagan, Tharinger, Walsh, Pettigrew, Goodman, Clibborn, Tarleton, Manweller, Kagi, Moeller, Appleton, Jinkins, Habib, Bergquist, Morrell, Cody, Magendanz, Santos, Pollet and Freeman)

Creating the save toward a retirement today retirement savings plan.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

2SHB 2486 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Roberts, Fey, Springer, Freeman, Pollet and Santos)

Addressing the implementation of inmate postsecondary education degree programs to reduce recidivism.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

ESHB 2512 By House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representative Kirby)

Concerning cosmetology, hair design, barbering, esthetics, and manicuring.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

HB 2515 By Representatives Christian, Hunt, S., Kretz and Bergquist; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning the treatment of population enumeration data, including exempting it from public inspection and copying.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

ESHB 2535 By House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Freeman, Goodman, Walsh, Kochmar, Hunt, S., Wylie, Stonier, Haler, Scott, Sawyer, Kagi, Green and Haigh)

Concerning review of licensing, unsupervised access to children, and employment decisions by the children's administration.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

HB 2553 By Representatives Pettigrew, Springer, Lytton, Zeiger, Roberts, Gregerson and Pollet

Authorizing competitive grants to persistently lowest-achieving schools to implement models of family and community engagement.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

EHB 2582 By Representatives Hargrove, Kagi and Walsh

Concerning filing a petition seeking termination of parental rights.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SHB 2610 By House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Fey, Kagi, Freeman, Fitzgibbon, Sawyer, Senn, Bergquist, Walkinshaw, Lytton, Ryu, Farrell, Jinkins, Robinson, Roberts, Gregerson, Santos and Pollet)

Identifying characteristics of the homeless youth population.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SHB 2613 By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Gregerson, Zeiger, Seaquist, Haler, Morrell, Pollet and Jinkins)

Creating efficiencies for institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

ESHB 2626 By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Seaquist, Haler, Reykdal, Gregerson, Pollet and Moscoso)

Concerning statewide educational attainment goals.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

EHB 2684 By Representatives Walkinshaw, Zeiger and Young; by request of Department of Transportation

Modifying time period and monetary limits on ferry vessel and terminal work by state forces. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Removing time period limitations on ferry vessel and terminal work by state forces. )

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

2SHB 2694 By House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Hansen, Magendanz, Zeiger, Walsh, Hargrove, Ormsby, Haler, Tharinger and Freeman)

Creating an informational program to increase applications from high-achieving low-income students to selective institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SHB 2699 By House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Senn, Zeiger, Roberts, Klippert, Pettigrew, Sawyer, Jinkins, Farrell, Smith, Fey, Goodman and Ormsby)

Providing caregivers authority to allow children placed in their care to participate in normal childhood activities based on a reasonable and prudent parent standard.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SHB 2725 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Morrell, Jinkins, Harris, Rodne, Bergquist, Robinson and Walsh)

Concerning court review of involuntary treatment decisions.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

2SHB 2743 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, S., Green, Appleton, Sullivan, Reykdal, Hudgins, Bergquist, Jinkins, Sawyer, Sells, Ormsby, Riccelli, Fitzgibbon, Robinson, Fey, Roberts, Pollet and Freeman)

Protecting taxpayers by providing for accountability and transparency in government contracting.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

ESHB 2746 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Morrell, Tharinger, Fitzgibbon, Senn, Tarleton, Robinson, Kagi, Roberts, Ortiz-Self, Jinkins, Walsh, Habib, Bergquist, Dahlquist, Moscoso, Goodman, Riccelli, Pollet, Ormsby and Freeman)

Refinancing of medicaid personal care services for individuals with developmental disabilities and individuals with long-term care needs through the community first choice option.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.