WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 62

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Tuesday, May 5, 20157th Day - 2015 1st Special Session

SENATE
SB 6118
HOUSE
HB 2251HB 2252HB 2253HB 2254

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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House Bills

HB 2251

by Representatives Tharinger, Takko, Taylor, Blake, Van De Wege, Kretz, Short, Wilcox, and Johnson


Providing a sales and use tax exemption for the purchase or use of qualifying timber-felling equipment.


Provides a sales and use tax exemption on qualifying timber-felling equipment to eligible timber harvesters.
-- 2015 1ST SPECIAL SESSION --
May 1First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2252

by Representatives Hudgins, Wilcox, and S. Hunt


Concerning the state capital historical museum.


Transfers responsibility for the maintenance, operation, and subsequent leasing of the state capital historical museum from the Washington state historical society to the department of enterprise services.

Allows the department of enterprise services to lease the state capital historical museum to other state agencies or private parties.
-- 2015 1ST SPECIAL SESSION --
May 1First reading, referred to General Government & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2253

by Representatives Hudgins and Taylor


Amending statutory timelines governing the administration and organization of the joint administrative rules review committee that prescribe when member, alternate, chair, and vice chair appointments and final decisions regarding petitions for review must be made.


Modifies joint administrative rules review committee provisions with regard to member, alternate, chair, and vice chair appointments and final decisions regarding petitions for review.
-- 2015 1ST SPECIAL SESSION --
May 1First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2254

by Representatives Manweller, Bergquist, Magendanz, Reykdal, Griffey, and Parker


Requiring social media safety curricula and programs for common schools.


Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop a social media safety model curriculum, or update an existing curriculum on social media, that: (1) Includes age-appropriate safety lessons on how to respond to alarming or disturbing social media posts; and

(2) Provides information regarding the availability of means to report the posts anonymously.

Authorizes a school district to: (1) Use the model curriculum developed by the office of the superintendent of public instruction;

(2) Develop its own curriculum; or

(3) Use another curriculum that includes the requisite information.
-- 2015 1ST SPECIAL SESSION --
May 4First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).


Senate Bills

SB 6118

by Senators O'Ban and Darneille; by request of Department of Social and Health Services


Concerning secure facilities for the criminally insane.


Provides a June 30, 2015, effective date for House Bill No. 1599 relating to secure facilities for the criminally insane.
-- 2015 1ST SPECIAL SESSION --
May 1First reading, referred to Ways & Means.