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WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
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Legislative Digest No.
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SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE |
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 | | 10th 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 1306by Representatives Shea, Taylor, Koster, Caldier, Buys, Volz, Young, Harris, Muri, McCaslin, Kirby, and Stambaugh
Authorizing the termination of all legal responsibilities of a nonparent if genetic testing shows by clear and convincing evidence that a man is not the genetic father of a child.
Establishes the Evans family relief act.
Authorizes a man to file a petition in superior court to rescind an acknowledgment of paternity, challenge a presumption of paternity, or contest an adjudication of paternity if genetic testing shows by clear and convincing evidence that the man is not the genetic father of the child.
Authorizes the court to enter an order disestablishing a man as the father of the child based on genetic testing that shows that he is not the genetic father.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1307by Representatives Shea, Schmick, Kretz, Short, and Taylor
Authorizing local authorities to establish dual speed limits.
Allows local authorities in their respective jurisdictions, by ordinance, to establish dual speed limits by use in their jurisdictions.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1308by Representatives Shea, Taylor, McCaslin, and Rodne
Making human decapitation an aggravating circumstance for purposes of aggravated first degree murder.
Makes human decapitation an aggravating circumstance for purposes of aggravated first degree murder.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1309by Representatives Steele, Chapman, and Kretz
Concerning removal of land from the current use property tax classification due to certain natural disasters.
Prohibits compensating tax from being imposed, under chapter 84.34 RCW (timber and forest lands), if the land is removed from classification solely as a result of a natural disaster such as a flood, windstorm, earthquake, wildfire, or other calamity rather than by virtue of the act of the landowner changing the use of the property.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) |
HB 1310by Representatives Manweller, Bergquist, Hayes, Riccelli, and Klippert
Creating a program to provide students and the community with the means to report anonymously concerning unsafe or violent activities, or the threat of these activities.
Creates the students protecting students program, within the office of the superintendent of public instruction, to provide students and the community with the means to relay information anonymously concerning unsafe, potentially harmful, dangerous, violent, or criminal activities, or the threat of these activities, to the appropriate schools or law enforcement agencies.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to contract with an existing organization to provide the program.
Requires school districts to annually: (1) Make available to students at least one age-appropriate educational program, class, or activity designed to teach students about the program; and
(2) Disseminate information about the program, including contact information for anonymous reporting, to students and families through any normal means of existing communication.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1311by Representatives Tarleton, Haler, Gregerson, Stokesbary, McBride, Pettigrew, Fitzgibbon, and Wilcox
Creating a business and occupation tax deduction for certain amounts received by zoological facilities.
Authorizes a business and occupation tax deduction on certain amounts received: (1) By a zoological facility, which represents income derived from business activities conducted by the facility; or
(2) From the United States or any instrumentality thereof or from this state or any municipal corporation or subdivision thereof as compensation for, or to support, zoological exhibitions, presentations, performances, or education programs provided by a zoological facility.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) |
HB 1312by Representatives Stokesbary, Stambaugh, and Cody
Requiring the department of social and health services to collect and publicly report information on the safe surrender of newborn children.
Requires the department of social and health services to collect and compile information concerning: (1) The number and medical condition of newborns transferred by the parent to a qualified person;
(2) The number and medical condition of newborns abandoned within the state who were not transferred; and
(3) Report its findings annually, to the public, which may be on its web site.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1313by Representatives Pettigrew and Santos
Improving and expanding applied learning opportunities in public schools.
Creates the applied learning advisory committee to provide guidance to legislators, the superintendent of public instruction, the governor, and other policymakers on the improvement and expansion of applied learning opportunities in public schools.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1314by Representatives Caldier, Jinkins, DeBolt, Cody, Rodne, Griffey, Harris, and Haler
Concerning health care authority auditing practices.
Addresses auditing requirements of the state health care authority.
Prohibits the disbursement of money from the medicaid fraud penalty account to the state health care authority.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1315by Representatives Caldier, Wylie, Dent, Blake, and Griffey
Creating a preferred alternative for the placement, sale, and public notice of impounded livestock.
Addresses the placement, sale, and public notice of impounded horses, mules, donkeys, and cattle running at large or trespassing.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1316by Representatives Caldier, Cody, Jinkins, Wylie, Bergquist, Harris, Clibborn, Rodne, and Griffey
Addressing fair dental insurance practices.
Prohibits a health carrier offering a dental only plan from: (1) Taking or threatening to take punitive action against a provider acting on behalf of or in support of a covered person because the provider disputes the carrier's determination with respect to coverage or payment for a dental service; or
(2) Denying a claim for a covered dental service provided by a treating dentist to a covered person.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1317by Representatives McBride, Nealey, Ormsby, Muri, Goodman, and Stanford; by request of Department of Enterprise Services
Concerning the public disclosure of global positioning system data corresponding to residential addresses of public employees and volunteers.
Exempts the following employment and licensing information from public inspection and copying under the public records act: The global positioning system data that would indicate the location of the residence of a public employee or volunteer.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1318by Representatives Ryu and Kirby
Addressing credit unions' capital.
Authorizes a credit union, under certain circumstances, to receive payments on accounts or instruments subject to the terms, rates, and conditions as may be established by the board of directors.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1319by Representatives McCaslin, Bergquist, Holy, Ryu, Stokesbary, Orwall, Volz, Haler, Stambaugh, Griffey, Chandler, Blake, Dent, McDonald, Dolan, Shea, Koster, Short, Pettigrew, Fey, and Santos
Concerning the frequency of evaluations for certain educators.
Requires certain classroom teachers and principals to receive an annual comprehensive summative evaluation every six years or every eight years.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1320by Representatives Reeves, McDonald, Dolan, Stambaugh, Kilduff, Ryu, and Klippert
Concerning certain gold star license plate qualified applicants and recipients.
Allows an eligible widow or widower to apply for a standard issue license plate or a qualifying special license plate for one personal use motor vehicle. He or she is exempt from annual vehicle registration fees and license plate fees for that vehicle.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1321by Representatives Jenkin, Appleton, Nealey, and Gregerson
Concerning certain public facilities district's authorization to acquire, construct, own, remodel, maintain, equip, reequip, repair, finance, and operate one or more recreational facilities other than a ski area with voter approval.
Authorizes a public facilities district, created by a city or town that participated in the creation of an additional public facilities district, to acquire, construct, own, remodel, maintain, equip, reequip, repair, finance, and operate one or more recreational facilities, other than a ski area, after obtaining voter approval to fund each recreational facility.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1322by Representatives Kilduff, Harris, Kagi, Senn, Cody, Short, McDonald, Caldier, Dent, Tharinger, Dye, Robinson, and Lovick
Reducing training requirements for developmental disability respite providers working three hundred hours or less in any calendar year.
Requires a person working as an individual provider who provides respite care services only for individuals with developmental disabilities and works three hundred hours or less in a calendar year to complete fourteen hours of training within the first one hundred twenty days after becoming an individual provider.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1323by Representatives Wylie, Harris, Nealey, McBride, Stanford, and Muri; by request of Department of Enterprise Services
Concerning loss prevention reviews by state agencies.
Requires state agencies, in consultation with the department of enterprise services and upon delegation, to appoint a loss prevention review team when the death of a person, serious injury to a person, or other substantial loss is alleged or suspected to be caused at least in part by the actions of the state agency.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1324by Representatives Tharinger, DeBolt, and Smith; by request of Office of Financial Management
Concerning the financing of local infrastructure.
Authorizes the housing finance commission to develop and implement a program to provide financing to local governments for infrastructure projects.
Authorizes a local government to enter into a financing agreement containing the terms and conditions of a loan from the commission and evidencing the obligation of the municipal corporation to repay that loan under the terms and conditions set forth in the financing agreement.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1325by Representative Tharinger; by request of Office of Financial Management
Concerning the evaluation and prioritization of capital budget projects at the public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education.
Addresses requirements of two-year and four-year institutions of higher education with regard to the evaluation and prioritization of capital budget projects at the institutions.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1326by Representatives Kirby and Shea
Addressing examinations under oath when a person claims a loss under an insurance contract.
Addresses the claiming of a loss under an insurance contract.
Requires a policy of insurance to contain a provision for conducting an examination under oath.
Prohibits a policy of underinsured motorist coverage from containing a provision authorizing the taking of an examination under oath.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1327by Representatives Shea and Taylor
Changing provisions relating to presidential electors.
Revises presidential elector provisions.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1328by Representatives Shea, Taylor, Holy, Short, and Pike
Directing the department of ecology to consider alternatives to rule making.
Revises the administrative procedure act by requiring the department of ecology to consider alternatives to rule making.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1329by Representatives McCabe and Sells; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
Modifying monetary penalties imposed for infractions relating to mobile and manufactured home installation.
Requires the department of labor and industries to set by rule a schedule of monetary penalties for infractions imposed under chapter 43.22A RCW (mobile and manufactured home installation).
Increases monetary penalties for infractions under chapter 43.22A RCW.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1330by Representatives Manweller and Tarleton
Extending the business and occupation tax exemption for amounts received as credits against contracts with or funds provided by the Bonneville power administration and used for low-income ratepayer assistance.
Exempts the following from business and occupation taxes: Amounts received by a person in the form of credits against power contracts with the Bonneville power administration, or funds provided by the Bonneville power administration, for the purpose of implementing energy conservation programs or demand-side management programs, as long as the amounts are used for purposes of low-income ratepayer assistance.
Expires January 1, 2028.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1331by Representatives Kilduff and Muri
Concerning ferry district authority.
Removes a reference to passenger-only ferry service in a statute governing the formation and operation of a county ferry district.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1332by Representatives Fey and Stambaugh
Concerning dangerous objects on county roads and bridges.
Addresses required actions by a county with regard to dumped logs and other public nuisances on county roads and bridges.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1333by Representatives Stambaugh, Springer, Harris, Tarleton, and Haler
Requiring establishment of a systemwide credit policy regarding AP exams.
Requires the student achievement council to establish an evidence-based systemwide policy for granting undergraduate course credits to students who have earned minimum scores of three on AP exams.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1334by Representative Tarleton
Concerning the energy independence act.
Revises the energy independent act and declares that this state can promote energy independence, create high-quality jobs in the clean energy sector, maintain stable and affordable rates for all customers, especially low-income customers, and protect clean air and water in the Pacific Northwest.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1335by Representative Tarleton
Concerning the electrification of transportation infrastructure.
Authorizes certain cities and towns, engaged in the generation, sale, or distribution of energy, to: (1) Assist its customers in financing the acquisition and installation of materials and equipment for the electrification of transportation; and
(2) Offer programs, services, or investments in the electrification of transportation for its customers in a way as to benefit ratepayers, pursuant to an electrification of transportation plan adopted by the governing body of the city or town.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1336by Representatives Kirby and Sells
Restricting the social security offset to disability compensation.
Exempts from social security offset requirements, workers who applied to receive social security retirement benefits before the date of their injury and workers receiving social security benefits before their injury.
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Jan 17 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
House Joint Memorials
HJM 4004SB 5206by Senators Chase, Hunt, Conway, Hasegawa, and Keiser
Providing for career and technical education opportunities for elementary school students.
Requires an elementary school, that receives approval from the office of the superintendent of public instruction to provide a career and technical program in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) directly to students, to receive funding at the same rate as a high school operating a similar program.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Allocate grants to elementary schools to develop or upgrade high-demand career and technical education programs; and
(2) Implement a grant program to fund K-12 STEM programs provided by a national entity that is exempt from certain taxation.
Requires that priority is given, for awards from the grant program, to schools that have an enrollment of seventy percent or more students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.