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WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
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Legislative Digest No.
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SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE |
Friday, January 13, 2017 | | 5th Day - 2017 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=2017.
House Bills
HB 1128by Representatives Shea, Jinkins, Holy, Sawyer, Kilduff, Nealey, Hansen, McCaslin, Fitzgibbon, Ormsby, and Haler
Concerning civil arbitration.
Modifies provisions relating to mandatory arbitration of civil actions.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) |
HB 1129by Representatives Haler and Pollet; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Providing associate degree education to enhance education opportunities and public safety.
Authorizes the state board for community and technical colleges to authorize a board of trustees within the system to promote and conduct associate degree education and training of incarcerated adults through new or expanded partnerships between the community and technical colleges and the department of corrections.
Authorizes an inmate to be selected to participate in a state-funded associate degree education program, based on priority criteria determined by the department of corrections.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1130by Representatives Haler, Pollet, and Ryu; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Making the customized training program permanent.
Makes the customized employment training program permanent.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1131by Representatives Kilduff, Rodne, Goodman, Muri, Jinkins, and Santos
Concerning actions for damage to real property resulting from construction, alteration, or repair on adjacent property.
Enacts this act to overrule the Washington supreme court decision in Vern J. Oja and Assoc. v. Washington Park Towers, Inc., 89 Wn.2d 72, 569 P.2d 1141 (1977), which held that claims for damage to real property resulting from construction activities on adjacent property do not accrue until the construction project on the adjacent property is complete.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) |
HB 1132by Representatives Buys and Blake
Concerning dispute resolution between seed buyers and dealers.
Revises the state seed act with regard to dispute resolution between seed buyers and dealers.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1133by Representatives Griffey and Appleton
Limiting the uses of the fire protection contractor license fund.
Eliminates funding, from the fire protection contractor license fund, for standards for fire protection and its enforcement with respect to hospitals.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1134by Representatives Peterson, McBride, Gregerson, Ortiz-Self, Ryu, Bergquist, Fey, Pollet, Tarleton, Doglio, Santos, Frame, Farrell, and Macri; by request of Attorney General
Banning the sale of assault weapons and large capacity magazines.
Prohibits a person, unless certain conditions are met, from manufacturing, possessing, distributing, importing, transferring, selling, offering for sale, or purchasing an assault weapon or large capacity magazine.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1135by Representatives Dye, Blake, Manweller, McBride, Schmick, Shea, Jenkin, Fey, McCaslin, Short, Haler, Nealey, Farrell, Muri, Ormsby, Tarleton, Young, and Buys
Limiting oil spill contingency planning requirements to those railroads that haul oils used as fuel.
Exempts the railroad transport of food grade vegetable oil from the contingency plan requirements for railroads transporting oil in bulk.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1136by Representatives Dye, Blake, Haler, Shea, Taylor, Farrell, Dent, Nealey, Manweller, Short, Muri, Schmick, Ormsby, Fey, Young, and Buys
Exempting short-line railroads that haul nonfuel oils from oil spill contingency planning requirements.
Exempts the transport by a class III railroad of oil in bulk that is not crude oil or a refined petroleum product used for fuel from the contingency plan requirements for railroads transporting oil in bulk.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1137by Representatives Kirby, Vick, Blake, and J. Walsh
Defining independent contractor relationships in the context of real estate licensing.
Provides a definition for "independent contractor relationship" for purposes of chapter 18.85 RCW (real estate brokers and managing brokers).
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1138by Representative Klippert
Expanding collection of offender DNA samples.
Addresses the collection of DNA from adults charged for a criminal offense or arrested for a criminal offense when there has been a judicial determination of probable cause.
Allows a person to request expungement of the person's sample and DNA records from the DNA identification system under certain circumstances.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1139by Representatives Kilduff, Rodne, Jinkins, and Muri; by request of Board For Judicial Administration
Concerning the methods of services provided by the office of public guardianship.
Modifies office of public guardianship provisions with regard to services for supported decision-making assistance and estate administration.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1140by Representatives Jinkins, Rodne, and Ormsby; by request of Board For Judicial Administration
Extending surcharges on court filing fees for deposit in the judicial stabilization trust account to July 1, 2021.
Extends, until July 1, 2021, the surcharges on court filing fees for deposit in the judicial stabilization trust account.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1141by Representatives Manweller and Pettigrew
Concerning a restricted driver's license for persons who fail to comply with a child support order.
Requires the department of licensing to suspend a parent's driver's license and issue a restricted license for a period of ninety days for noncompliance with a child support order.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1142by Representatives Manweller and Haler
Enhancing the ability of a coroner to perform his or her duties.
Authorizes a coroner to order persons at the scene of a death to vacate the scene until the coroner has completed his or her duties.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1143by Representatives Manweller and Pike
Concerning fairness and equity in local employment laws and contracts related to work hours and scheduling.
Requires hours of work, work schedules, and work schedule changes to apply equally to both unionized and nonunionized employers.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1144by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Peterson, Stanford, Jinkins, Goodman, Ormsby, Fey, Pollet, Tarleton, Doglio, Farrell, and Macri
Amending state greenhouse gas emission limits for consistency with the most recent assessment of climate change science.
Addresses the most recent assessment of climate change science and changes certain requirements of the state with regard to emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1145by Representatives Springer, Rodne, Goodman, Nealey, and Muri
Concerning unpaid accounts.
Modifies civil procedure provisions with regard to actions on unpaid accounts.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1146by Representatives Clibborn, Fey, Farrell, and Wylie; by request of Office of Financial Management
Making 2015-2017 supplemental transportation appropriations.
Makes 2015-2017 supplemental transportation appropriations.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1147by Representatives Clibborn, Fey, Farrell, and Wylie; by request of Office of Financial Management
Making transportation appropriations for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium.
Makes transportation appropriations for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1148by Representatives J. Walsh, Chapman, Vick, Blake, Orcutt, and Muri
Extending the expiration date for reporting requirements on timber purchases.
Delays, until July 1, 2021, the expiration of timber purchases reporting requirements.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1149by Representatives Chapman, Clibborn, Orcutt, and Fey
Providing an exemption from certain maximum vehicle length limitations.
Exempts public transit vehicles equipped with bike racks from certain maximum vehicle length limitations.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1150by Representatives DeBolt and Blake; by request of Department of Ecology
Clarifying procedures for appointment to the Chehalis board created by chapter 194, Laws of 2016.
Clarifies procedures for appointment to the Chehalis board.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1151by Representatives Wylie, Vick, and Blake
Clarifying residency requirements for licensed marijuana businesses.
Clarifies residency requirements for licensed marijuana businesses.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1152by Representatives Blake and Vick
Concerning licensing agreements and consulting contracts for licensed marijuana businesses.
Authorizes a licensed marijuana business to enter into a licensing agreement, or consulting contract, with an individual, partnership, employee cooperative, association, nonprofit corporation, or corporation.
Exempts the following from disclosure under the public records act: Trade secrets, technology, proprietary information, and financial considerations contained in certain agreements or contracts, entered into by a licensed marijuana business, that may be submitted to or obtained by the state liquor and cannabis board.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1153by Representatives Goodman, Klippert, Pellicciotti, Hayes, Orwall, Griffey, Chapman, Holy, Kilduff, Stanford, Fey, Haler, Doglio, and Frame; by request of Attorney General
Concerning crimes against vulnerable persons.
Increases penalties, reduces barriers to prosecution, and expands the scope of protection for vulnerable persons.
Encourages each county to develop a written protocol for handling criminal cases involving vulnerable adults.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1154by Representatives Tarleton, Smith, and Santos
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 tax preference to support the recapitalization of fishing fleets and to ensure the continued competitiveness of the state's maritime, fishing, and seafood processing industries.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1155by Representatives Griffey, Orwall, Klippert, McCabe, Kraft, Caldier, Muri, Bergquist, Stanford, Fitzgibbon, McDonald, Doglio, and Macri
Making felony sex offenses a crime that may be prosecuted at any time after its commission.
Allows the following offenses to be prosecuted at any time after their commission: (1) Rape in the first, second, or third degree;
(2) Rape of a child in the first, second, or third degree;
(3) Child molestation in the first, second, or third degree;
(4) Sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree;
(5) Indecent liberties;
(6) Sexually violating human remains;
(7) Voyeurism;
(8) Custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree;
(9) Incest in the first or second degree;
(10) Sexual exploitation of a minor;
(11) Communication with minor for immoral purposes;
(12) Commercial sexual abuse of a minor;
(13) Promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor; and
(14) Promoting travel for commercial sexual abuse of a minor.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1156by Representatives MacEwen, Shea, and Buys
Modifying the population criteria for allowing wheeled all-terrain vehicles on county roadways.
Changes the population criteria, from fifteen thousand to three hundred thousand, for allowing wheeled all-terrain vehicles on county roadways.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1157by Representatives MacEwen, Stanford, and Haler
Modifying the operation of motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic.
Establishes the lane sharing for safety act.
Allows an operator of a motorcycle to: (1) Overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken; and
(2) Operate the motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles if the motorcycle is traveling at a rate of speed no more than ten miles per hour over the speed of traffic flow and not more than thirty-five miles per hour.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1158by Representatives Santos, Jinkins, Stanford, Pollet, Tarleton, and Doglio
Restoring the fair treatment of underserved groups in public employment, education, and contracting.
Removes references to the state civil rights act to restore the fair treatment of underserved groups in public employment, education, and contracting.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1159by Representatives Pellicciotti, Haler, Sells, Pollet, Hudgins, and Kilduff; by request of Attorney General
Concerning employment after public service in state government.
Addresses the postemployment of former state officers and state employees.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1160by Representatives Springer, Kilduff, and Pollet
Enacting recommendations of the sunshine committee.
Addresses the recommendations of the sunshine committee with regard to the public records act.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1161by Representatives Appleton, Griffey, Gregerson, and Hayes
Concerning county auditors.
Removes obsolete or redundant references and duties that pertain to meeting notices, document filing requirements, and inventory of county auditors.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1162by Representatives Kilduff, Muri, Rodne, Jinkins, Orwall, and McDonald
Concerning requirements for providing notice regarding court review of initial detention decisions under the involuntary treatment act.
Revises the involuntary treatment act with regard to notification requirements for court review of initial detention decisions.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1163by Representatives Goodman, Hayes, Orwall, Appleton, Klippert, Pellicciotti, Pettigrew, Chapman, Kilduff, Bergquist, Stanford, and Kloba
Concerning domestic violence.
Modifies domestic violence provisions relating to: (1) Offender scores for assault of a child and criminal mistreatment; and
(2) Revising the crime of fourth degree assault.
Requires a biological sample to be collected for purposes of DNA identification analysis from an adult or juvenile convicted of assault in the fourth degree, where domestic violence was pleaded and proven.
Authorizes a sheriff to waive fees associated with service of a writ of habeas corpus that was issued for the return of a child when the person who was granted the writ is, by reason of poverty, unable to pay the cost of service.
Requires the administrative office of the courts, through the Washington state gender and justice commission of the supreme court, to convene a work group to address the issue of domestic violence perpetrator treatment and the role of certified perpetrator treatment programs in holding domestic violence perpetrators accountable.
Creates the Washington domestic violence risk assessment work group to study how and when risk assessment can best be used to improve the response to domestic violence offenders and victims and find effective strategies to reduce domestic violence homicides, serious injuries, and recidivism that are a result of domestic violence incidents in the state.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1164by Representatives Wylie, Caldier, Orwall, Stonier, Vick, Harris, Kraft, Pike, and Pollet
Concerning public awareness of tax exemptions for over-the-counter drugs dispensed to patients pursuant to a prescription.
Requires licensed pharmacies to display a statement that informs customers of the tax exemption that is available for over-the-counter drugs that are dispensed pursuant to a prescription.
Requires the pharmacy quality assurance commission, in consultation with the department of revenue, to establish guidelines for the content and location of the statement.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1165by Representatives Sawyer, Young, Condotta, Vick, Blake, and Kirby
Modifying theater license provisions.
Removes certain requirements of a theater's premises in order to be issued a theater license to sell spirits, beer, and wine at retail.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1166by Representatives Griffey and Springer
Concerning fire protection district tax levies.
Removes certain requirements of the board of fire commissioners of a fire protection district with regard to levying ad valorem taxes on taxable property within the district.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1167by Representatives Griffey and Springer
Concerning fire commissioner compensation.
Addresses inflation adjustments for the compensation of a fire commissioner.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1168by Representatives Gregerson, Haler, Pollet, Appleton, Stanford, Orwall, Sells, Tarleton, Chapman, Goodman, Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Lytton, Doglio, Frame, Farrell, Riccelli, Lovick, Pettigrew, Sawyer, Springer, Ortiz-Self, Bergquist, Ormsby, Fey, Hudgins, Santos, and Macri
Supporting student success at community and technical colleges by increasing full-time faculty.
Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to create a plan with the goal of having seventy percent of all faculty employed in the community and technical college system be full-time tenured or tenure-track positions.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1169by Representatives Orwall, Pollet, Appleton, Goodman, Tarleton, Bergquist, Stanford, Fitzgibbon, Doglio, and Wylie
Enacting the student opportunity, assistance, and relief act.
Establishes the student opportunity, assistance, and relief act to address student education loan debt, student education loan debt counselors, the repeal of statutes regarding professional license or certificate suspensions, private student loan default, and exemptions for bank account and wage garnishments.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1170by Representatives Orwall, Goodman, Kilduff, Rodne, Muri, Jinkins, Fey, Pollet, and Santos
Maintaining and facilitating court-based and school-based efforts to promote attendance and reduce truancy.
Promotes attendance and reduces truancy by maintaining and facilitating court-based and school-based efforts.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1171by Representatives Orwall, Fitzgibbon, Gregerson, Tarleton, Pollet, and Santos
Directing the completion of a study of certain environmental impacts, including ultrafine particulate emissions, associated with aircraft traffic in areas impacted by airport operations.
Directs the department of commerce, in consultation with the department of health and the department of ecology, to complete a study regarding air quality implications of air traffic at the international airport in Washington with the highest number of total annual departures and arrivals.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1172by Representatives Orwall, Blake, Fitzgibbon, Pollet, and Doglio
Encouraging low-water landscaping practices as a drought alleviation tool.
Prohibits homeowner association and condominium association restrictions that limit private property owners' ability to deploy low-water landscaping techniques.
Ensures that state-funded buildings achieve the highest landscaping water efficient benchmarks that are consistent with green building standards.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1173by Representatives Muri, Kilduff, Stanford, Sells, McDonald, Reeves, and Lovick
Addressing military service credit for members of the Washington state patrol retirement system.
Modifies Washington state patrol retirement system provisions with regard to military service credit for members of that system.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1174by Representatives Muri, J. Walsh, and Shea
Requiring the superintendent of public instruction to develop an elective firearms safety and hunter education course for high school students.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the department of fish and wildlife, to develop a program of instruction for firearms safety and hunter education for students in grades nine through twelve that satisfies hunting license prerequisite requirements.
Authorizes a school district to adopt the program as an elective one-half credit course to instruct students in grades nine through twelve, or grades ten through twelve if grade nine is not offered at the high school, in the content area addressed by the curriculum.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1175by Representatives Muri and Ryu
Increasing the rate of sales and use tax that may be imposed by certain transportation benefit districts.
Prohibits the rate of tax imposed by certain transportation benefit districts from exceeding the lessor of the sales and use tax imposed by a public transportation benefit area located in the same county or nine-tenths of one percent of the selling price in the case of a sales tax, or value of the article used, in the case of a use tax.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1176by Representative Muri
Concerning the alcoholic beverage mead.
Prohibits the agricultural commodity assessment amounts from being levied on the production of mead.
Allows a licensee holding either a license that permits or a license with an endorsement that permits the sale of beer to a purchaser in a container supplied by the licensee or a sanitary container brought to the premises by the purchaser and filled at the tap at the time of sale may similarly sell mead in a container.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1177by Representatives Muri, Kilduff, Ryu, Smith, Shea, Bergquist, Stanford, Sells, Kretz, McDonald, Reeves, Irwin, and Tarleton
Supporting access to state recreation lands by disabled veterans.
Exempts a person who displays a lifetime veteran's disability pass from the requirements of the discover pass, the vehicle access pass, and the day-use permit.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1178by Representatives Shea, Young, Taylor, McCaslin, Koster, Kraft, and Buys
Enacting the protection of the rights of religious exercise and conscience from government discrimination act.
Establishes the protection of the rights of religious exercise and conscience from the government discrimination act.
Prohibits the state from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that the person believes, speaks, or acts in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1179by Representatives Pollet, Haler, Appleton, Gregerson, Orwall, Stanford, Sells, Tarleton, Chapman, Goodman, Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Lytton, Doglio, Kagi, Frame, Farrell, Riccelli, Lovick, Pettigrew, Sawyer, Springer, Bergquist, Ormsby, Hudgins, Santos, and Macri
Concerning compensation for part-time academic employees at community colleges.
Requires the pay for all part-time nontenure track academic employees to be: (1) Prorated based on the employee's percent of a full-time academic workload; and
(2) Increased to one hundred percent pro rata pay achieved no later than the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1180by Representatives Blake, Buys, Kirby, Reeves, Stanford, Chapman, Muri, Kilduff, McDonald, Ormsby, Tarleton, and Doglio
Enhancing recreational opportunities for veterans with disabilities.
Requires complimentary discovery passes, hunting licenses, and combination fishing licenses for certain veterans of the United States armed forces.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1181by Representatives Blake, J. Walsh, Kirby, Buys, Vick, Koster, Taylor, Shea, Schmick, MacEwen, Haler, Dent, Harmsworth, Griffey, Kraft, and Young
Prohibiting the creation and maintenance of a database concerning pistol sales or transfers.
Prohibits the department of licensing from keeping copies or records of applications to purchase pistols or copies or records of pistol transfers or sales.
Requires the department to eliminate copies or records of pistol purchase applications or pistol sales or transfers from any databases maintained by the department.
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Jan 12 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Senate Bills
SB 5077