 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 34 | ||
| SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE | ||
| Friday, February 27, 2015 | 47th Day - 2015 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=2015.
HB 1723-S
by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Hayes, Hurst, Harmsworth, Takko, Rodne, Griffey, Pettigrew, and Wilson)
Allowing booking photographs and electronic images at jails to be open to the public.
Requires certain booking photographs and information at jails to be open to the public.
| Feb 20 | PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Rules 2 Review. | ||
HB 1758-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Tharinger, Wilcox, Van De Wege, Takko, Walkinshaw, Blake, Ryu, Orcutt, Fitzgibbon, Nealey, Smith, Moscoso, Fey, Jinkins, and Goodman; by request of Office of Financial Management)
Extending the expiration date of tax preferences for biofuel, biomass, and energy conservation.
Delays, until July 1, 2025, the expiration of tax preferences for biofuel, biomass, and energy conservation.Provides a forest derived biomass credit to encourage the harvesting, collection, and use of forest derived biomass.Increases investments in energy efficiency and conservation programs and supports efforts by utilities to acquire all cost-effective energy conservation as required under state law.
| Feb 19 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 20 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 1759-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Manweller and Ormsby)
Modifying the computer data center sales and use tax exemption.
Extends the computer data center sales and use tax exemption construction window until 2020 and the refresh window for replacement server equipment until 2026.Allows a one hundred percent sales and use tax exemption for eligible server equipment and power infrastructure installed in new computer data centers and a seventy-five percent sales and use tax exemption for replacement server equipment.Reduces or prohibits local jurisdictions from claiming certain local sales and use taxes that directly reduce state general fund revenues.Converts the computer data center sales and use tax exemption into a remittance.
| Feb 19 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 1843-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Lytton, and Tarleton)
Creating a residential energy efficiency incentive pilot program.
Creates a residential energy efficiency incentive pilot program that authorizes certain cities and counties to exempt qualifying low-income and moderate-income owners of single-family residences and qualifying owners of multiple family buildings from property taxation levied by the participating local jurisdiction.Requires the department of commerce to create a list of: (1) Approved energy modeling techniques that may be used to determine projected reductions in energy consumption for eligible retrofit projects; and(2) Approved third-party green building certifications for newly constructed multiple family buildings, including LEED platinum or gold and four-star or five-star built green certificates, in order to determine eligibility.
| Feb 19 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Finance. | |
HB 1850-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Hayes, Clibborn, Orcutt, Takko, Harmsworth, Riccelli, Rodne, Bergquist, Wilson, Robinson, Smith, Muri, and Magendanz)
Exempting certain department of transportation actions from local review or permit processes under the shoreline management act.
Exempts certain department of transportation projects and activities, that occur within the right-of-way of state highway facilities or the lease or ownership area for ferry terminals, from requirements to obtain a substantial development permit, conditional use permit, variance, letter of exemption, or other review conducted by a local government to implement the shoreline management act.
| Feb 19 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1885-S
by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Klippert, Hudgins, Chandler, Hunter, MacEwen, Goodman, Ormsby, Tarleton, Fitzgibbon, Kagi, Ryu, Reykdal, Stanford, and Walkinshaw)
Addressing and mitigating the impacts of property crimes in Washington state.
Responds to the findings of the state justice reinvestment task force by: (1) Changing sentencing policy to require supervision of certain people convicted of property offenses;(2) Providing treatment, if needed, and programs to reduce recidivism; and(3) Providing additional support to local governments and victims of property crime.Changes the duties and composition of the sentencing guidelines commission.Requires the department of commerce to: (1) Establish a law enforcement grant program;(2) Use an advisory committee to evaluate grant applications and monitor the effectiveness of grant projects in terms of property crime reduction;(3) Consult with counties and local law enforcement agencies when determining grant eligibility requirements and criteria; and(4) Submit a report to the sentencing guidelines commission that provides an overview of the grants distributed and the effectiveness of the grant projects in terms of property crime reduction.Requires the administrative office of the courts to: (1) Establish a pretrial grant program;(2) Identify at least one county to receive a grant that will test the impact of providing defendants with earlier access to pretrial defense counsel on pretrial outcomes and county budgets; and(3) Consult with counties and local law enforcement agencies when determining grant eligibility requirements and criteria.Requires the department of labor and industries' crime victims' compensation program to distribute emergency financial assistance to victims of property crimes.Creates the property offense supervision and programs account.Makes appropriations.Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Feb 20 | PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Appropriations. | ||
HB 1929-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Stanford, and McBride; by request of Governor Inslee)
Requiring incentives for electric vehicle readiness in buildings.
Encourages the transition to electric vehicle use by developing an infrastructure of convenient electric vehicle charging opportunities.
| Feb 19 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1942-S
by House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Tarleton, Moscoso, Ryu, and S. Hunt)
Concerning ballot measures regarding required information and filing fees.
Addresses filing fees and required information for sponsors with regard to ballot measures.
| Feb 19 | SG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1980-S
by House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representative Springer)
Implementing recommendations of the sunshine committee.
Implements the sunshine committee's recommendations on exemptions from disclosure with regard to: (1) Certain financial information identifiable to an individual that concerns the amount and conditions of his or her assets, liabilities, or credit including social security numbers;(2) Information relating to enhanced 911 emergency communications systems and emergency notification systems;(3) Information contained in a local or regionally maintained gang database; and(4) Proprietary reports or information obtained by the Washington pollution liability insurance program director in soliciting bids from insurers.Allows participants' names, general locations, and point of contact to be disclosed to other persons who apply for ride-matching services and who need that information in order to identify potential riders or drivers with whom to share rides.
| Feb 19 | SG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1982-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Pollet, Walkinshaw, Gregerson, Carlyle, Tarleton, and Orwall)
Enhancing student completion through advising, mentoring, recapture initiatives, remedial programs, and accelerated precollege instruction and creating the innovations for student completion program.
Creates the innovations for student completion program to determine whether student support services, such as advising, mentoring, recapture, and accelerated precollege instruction, boost student retention, completion rates, and the number of degrees and certificates awarded at institutions of higher education.Requires Western Washington University to host a statewide consortium of public and private institutions of higher education with the purpose of providing and increasing the number of campus-based mentoring and service learning opportunities in K-12 education and at eligible institutions.Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to administer: (1) The program for the state's community and technical colleges;(2) A competitive grant program for the community and technical colleges that want to pursue innovative advising, mentoring, and service learning programs; and(3) An innovative grant program for community or technical colleges to expand their integrated basic education and skills training program to adult basic education and English as a second language students.Requires the baccalaureate institutions of higher education to each administer an innovations for student completion program on their campuses.Requires the student achievement council to administer a competitive grant program for the baccalaureate institutions of higher education that want to pursue innovative advising, mentoring, and service learning programs.Requires an attendance pilot project to be established at a community or technical college to be selected by the state board for community and technical colleges.
| Feb 20 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Appropriations. | ||
HB 1999-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlyle, Kagi, Lytton, Walsh, Sawyer, Pettigrew, Ortiz-Self, Dent, Parker, Caldier, Goodman, and Jinkins)
Coordinating services and programs for foster youth in order to improve educational outcomes.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to contract with at least one nongovernmental entity to: (1) Administer a program of education coordination for youth, kindergarten through twelfth grade, who are dependent pursuant to chapter 13.34 RCW (juvenile court act--dependency and termination of parent-child relationship); and(2) Improve the educational outcomes of students at two sites by providing individualized education services and monitoring and supporting dependent youths' completion of educational milestones, remediation needs, and special education needs.Requires the student achievement council, with input from the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the department of social and health services, to contract with at least one nongovernmental entity to develop, implement, and administer a program of supplemental educational transition planning for youth in foster care in the state.
| Feb 20 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Appropriations. | ||
HB 2002-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Magendanz, and Fitzgibbon)
Concerning regulatory and financial mechanisms and means to promote the retirement of coal-fired electric generation facilities.
Establishes the Washington state coal generation retirement program act.Promotes the retirement of coal-fired electric generation facilities.
| Feb 19 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to General Government & Information Technology. | |
HB 2041-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Hansen and Pollet)
Creating a pilot project on performance-based scholarships in the state need grant program.
Creates the state need grant performance-based scholarship pilot project to determine: (1) Whether additional financial aid improves student academic performance and completion rates without performance benchmarks; or(2) If performance benchmarks need to be attached to additional financial aid in order to increase academic performance.Requires the student achievement council, in consultation with the state board for community and technical colleges, to: (1) Administer the pilot project; and(2) Select at least two institutions of higher education, one public baccalaureate institution and one community or technical college, to participate in the pilot project.Expires August 1, 2019.
| Feb 20 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Appropriations. | ||
HB 2044-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Schmick, Cody, and Griffey)
Concerning emergency medical services.
Authorizes the community assistance referral and education services program to: (1) Use the services of emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians, and paramedics; and(2) Partner with hospitals to reduce readmissions.
| Feb 20 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Rules 2 Review. | ||
HB 2050-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representative Pettigrew)
Establishing the microbusiness, minibusiness, and small business enhancement program.
Creates the microbusiness, minibusiness, and small business enhancement program within the office of minority and women's business enterprises to facilitate opportunities for business growth and increased job development, spur entrepreneurship and leadership, and increase the number and quality of certified business enterprises qualifying for contracts with state and local governments.
| Feb 19 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2063-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kilduff, Kagi, Jinkins, Springer, Hunter, Ormsby, Tharinger, and Tarleton)
Creating an investment program for individuals with disabilities.
Creates the Washington achieving a better life experience program in the department of commerce to allow for the creation of savings accounts for eligible individuals with disabilities.Creates the Washington achieving a better life experience advisory board to help develop, implement, and oversee the program.Creates the Washington achieving a better life experience program account.Authorizes the state investment board to invest, reinvest, manage, contract, sell, or exchange investment money in the account.
| Feb 20 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Appropriations. | ||
HB 2093-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Kretz, Short, Blake, Buys, and Condotta)
Concerning wildland fire suppression.
Requires the commissioner of public lands to: (1) Appoint a local wildland fire liaison that reports directly to the commissioner or the supervisor and generally represents the interests and concerns of landowners and the general public during fire suppression activities of the department of natural resources; and(2) Appoint and maintain a wildland fire advisory committee to generally advise the commissioner on matters related to wildland firefighting in the state.Authorizes an individual to enter privately owned or publicly owned land to attempt to extinguish or control a wildland fire, regardless of whether the individual owns the land.Expands the duties of the department of natural resources with regard to maximizing the effective utilization of local fire suppression assets.
| Feb 19 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 20 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2133-S
by House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representative S. Hunt)
Exempting the addresses of certain child care providers from the public records act.
Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, the street address of a licensed family day care provider's home and the home address of certain child care providers.
| Feb 19 | SG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2181
by Representatives Schmick, Clibborn, Orcutt, and Scott
Modifying the maximum speed limit on highways.
Authorizes the secretary of the department of transportation to increase the maximum speed limit on any highway to seventy-five miles per hour.
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2182
by Representatives Tarleton, Smith, Takko, Pike, Clibborn, Zeiger, Hayes, Young, Fey, Sells, and Blake
Ensuring the competitiveness of Washington state's fishing and seafood processing industries by supporting the recapitalization of fishing fleets through certain tax preferences.
Provides a business and occupation tax preference to enable the state's shipyards and maritime industries to compete for federal funding dedicated to the fishing fleet recapitalization program.
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5631-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, O'Ban, Darneille, Pearson, Ranker, Litzow, Rolfes, Jayapal, Liias, Frockt, Dansel, Hill, Fain, Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, Keiser, Angel, McAuliffe, and Conway)
Concerning the administration of a statewide network of community-based domestic violence victim services by the department of social and health services.
Requires the department of social and health services to develop and maintain a plan for: (1) Delivering domestic violence victim services, prevention efforts, and access to emergency shelter across the state; and(2) Providing a statewide toll-free information and referral hotline or other statewide accessible information and referral service for victims of domestic violence.Requires the state institute for public policy to review community-based domestic violence victims' services nationwide and determine which programs are the most effective and efficient in improving the capacity of individuals, governmental entities, and communities to provide effective, supportive services and interventions to address domestic and dating violence from the victims' perspective.Increases funding for the domestic violence prevention account.Provides that section 11 of this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Feb 20 | HSMH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5676-S
by Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Rolfes, Jayapal, Hargrove, and Hasegawa)
Concerning the acceptance of additional high school equivalency tests.
Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to identify at least one high school equivalency test option that: (1) Is low cost to the student;(2) Does not require computer proficiency;(3) Is appropriate for students who have been in the workforce, need a high school diploma for employment reasons, have been incarcerated or in the military, have been removed from any academic environment for four years or more, or are not planning to pursue a college education; and(4) Inform public and private administrators of high school equivalency tests of accepted test options.
| Feb 20 | HIE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5730-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Pearson, Chase, Roach, Hewitt, Sheldon, and Warnick)
Concerning access roads utilized by the department of natural resources.
Specifies that when the department of natural resources has acquired an easement or other interest in lands, it has an affirmative and ongoing duty to ensure that it maintains compliance with its responsibilities under road maintenance or repair requirements included in the easement or other applicable agreement.Specifies that when a public agency acquires property that benefits from an easement allowing the use of a department of natural resources road for commercial purposes and the agency intends to use the road for noncommercial purposes, it may communicate that intent to the department in writing.Requires the department of natural resources, before abandoning or otherwise closing a road, to provide reasonable alternative access to private property where the owner of that property has relied on the road for access to the property for at least twenty-five consecutive years.Changes the access road revolving fund to the access road account and modifies expenditures.
| Feb 20 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5743-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Fain, Hobbs, Benton, Mullet, and Angel)
Addressing insurance producers, insurers, and title insurance agents activities with customers and potential customers.
Addresses inducements by insurance producers, insurers, and title insurance agents.
| Feb 20 | FI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5824-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senator Parlette)
Concerning certain recreational guides.
Addresses game fish guide licenses, food fish guide licenses, and charter boat licenses.Establishes a fish guide combination license which allows the licensee to offer or perform the services of a food fish guide, game fish guide, salmon charter boat operator, and nonsalmon charter boat operator.Authorizes the fish and wildlife commission to adopt rules to create and sell separate combination licenses, one for food fish and game fish guide activities only and another combination license for all food fish guide, game fish guide, salmon charter boat operator, and nonsalmon charter boat operator activities.
| Feb 20 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5851-S
by Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Frockt, Kohl-Welles, Miloscia, Liias, Mullet, Pedersen, Nelson, and McAuliffe)
Concerning recommendations of the college bound scholarship program work group.
Addresses recommendations of the college bound scholarship program work group with regard to improving and enhancing certain components of the program, including data collection, outreach, and program outcomes.
| Feb 20 | HIE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5899-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Liias, Keiser, Ranker, Angel, Hobbs, Sheldon, Fain, Rivers, Roach, King, Ericksen, and Honeyford)
Addressing small loans and small consumer installment loans.
Establishes the small consumer installment loan act.Addresses check cashers and sellers and small consumer installment loans.
| Feb 20 | FI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5909-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Frockt, Becker, Pedersen, Habib, and Keiser)
Concerning health care access and medical and dental education.
Establishes the omnibus health care access act of 2015.Requires the legislature to approve any partnership agreements between the University of Washington and another entity, related to the University of Washington's regional medical education program with the states of Alaska, Montana, Idaho, or Wyoming.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to complete a financial audit of the University of Washington school of medicine regional medical education program with the states of Alaska, Montana, Idaho, or Wyoming to identify the costs of partnership agreements between the University of Washington and any non-University of Washington entities.Requires the University of Washington to increase the number of: (1) Medical students at its medical school in Spokane from forty students per year to one hundred twenty students per year and requires those students to be Washington state residents; and(2) Dental students at its dental program in Spokane from eight students per year to thirty students per year and requires those students to be Washington state residents.Requires the medical education system to allocate funds to new or expanded residency programs.Creates a family practice education advisory board to advise the dean and the chair of the department of family medicine in the implementation of family medicine educational programs.Makes appropriations.
| Feb 20 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5987-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, and Litzow)
Concerning transportation revenue.
Addresses transportation revenue with regard to: (1) Motor vehicle and special fuel taxes, nonhighway refunds, and handling loss deductions;(2) License fees by weight and freight project fees, electric vehicle fees, commercial driver's license fees, enhanced driver's license and identicard fees, studded tire fees, report of sale and transitional ownership fees, and intermittent-use trailer fees; and(3) Local revenue options related to transportation benefit districts, community transit sales tax, passenger-only ferry service districts, and Sound Transit funding. Includes retrofit projects on county roads as an eligible project for purposes of the complete streets grant program.Creates the Washington electric vehicle infrastructure bank to provide financial assistance for the installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging stations within the state.Creates the connecting Washington account.Provides contingent effective dates.
| Feb 23 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5988-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, and Litzow)
Concerning additive transportation funding and appropriations.
Adopts the additive transportation budget.
| Feb 23 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5989-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, and Litzow)
Authorizing bonds for transportation funding.
Requires the state finance committee, upon the request of the department of transportation, to issue general obligation bonds to provide funds for the location, design, right-of-way, and construction of selected projects or improvements that are identified as connecting Washington projects or improvements in an omnibus transportation appropriations act.
| Feb 23 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5991-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Warnick, Sheldon, Becker, and Brown)
Concerning activities at the department of transportation funded by the environmental legacy stewardship account.
Provides funding for legacy storm water permit compliance activities and fish passage barrier removal activities at the department of transportation from the environmental legacy stewardship account.
| Feb 23 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 24 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 25 | WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Transportation. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
SB 5992-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Warnick, Sheldon, Becker, and Brown)
Modifying certain requirements for ferry vessel construction.
Addresses ferry vessel construction requirements for the department of transportation.
| Feb 23 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5994-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Dammeier, Warnick, Sheldon, Hewitt, Becker, Brown, and Bailey)
Concerning permits for state transportation corridor projects.
Addresses permits for state transportation corridor projects.
| Feb 23 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5996-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Dammeier, Warnick, Sheldon, O'Ban, Hewitt, Becker, and Brown)
Concerning Washington state department of transportation projects.
Requires the department of transportation to: (1) Implement a multiagency permit program, commensurate with program funding levels, consisting of appropriate regulatory agency staff with oversight and management from the department;(2) Establish, implement, and maintain programmatic agreements and permits with federal and state agencies to expedite the process of ensuring compliance with the endangered species act, section 106 of the national historic preservation act, hydraulic project approvals, the clean water act, and other federal acts as appropriate;(3) Collaborate with permitting staff from the United States army corps of engineers, Seattle district, the department of ecology, and the department of fish and wildlife to develop, implement, and maintain complete permit application guidance; and(4) Perform internal quality assurance and quality control to ensure that permit applications are complete before submitting them to the regulatory agencies.
| Feb 23 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5997-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Parlette, Dammeier, Warnick, Sheldon, O'Ban, Hewitt, Becker, and Brown)
Concerning transportation project delivery.
Authorizes and encourages the department of transportation to use the design-build procedure for public works projects over ten million dollars when certain conditions exist.Requires the joint transportation committee to convene a design-build contracting review panel to examine the department of transportation's implementation and use of design-build contracting.
| Feb 23 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6072
by Senator King
Relating to transportation revenue.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to transportation revenue.
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6073
by Senator King
Relating to transportation funding and appropriations.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to transportation funding and appropriations.
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6074
by Senator King
Relating to authorizing bonds for transportation funding.
Introduced by title and introductory section only, relating to authorizing bonds for transportation funding.
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6075
by Senators Baumgartner, Ericksen, Dansel, Benton, and Braun
Studying the siting and construction of pipelines for the transport of crude oil and related products in Washington.
Requires the energy facility site evaluation council to: (1) Study matters relating to the siting and construction of pipelines for transporting crude oil and related products in this state; and(2) Consult with the department of ecology, the utilities and transportation commission, the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, and other appropriate state agencies for the completion of the study.Makes an appropriation.
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |