 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 15 | ||
| SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, January 30, 2017 | 22nd 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.
HB 1189-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Short, Cody, Schmick, and Kloba)
Concerning exemptions from the massage therapy law.
Revises massage therapy provisions to provide a definition for "somatic education."
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 25 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 27 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1720
by Representative Shea
Modifying rental agreement terms and content under the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act.
Revises the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act with regard to rental agreement terms and content.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1721
by Representatives Cody, Haler, Muri, Goodman, and Jinkins; by request of Department of Health and Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Concerning obtaining required clinical experience for licensed practical nurses who complete a nontraditional registered nurse program.
Repeals RCW 18.79.380 regarding the completion of the nontraditional registered nurse program by a licensed practical nurse and the requirement to obtain clinical experience.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1722
by Representatives Kirby and Vick
Eliminating wholesale vehicle dealer licensing.
Prohibits the department of licensing from renewing or issuing new wholesale vehicle dealer licenses.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1723
by Representatives Haler, Riccelli, Sells, Gregerson, Ormsby, Doglio, and Pollet
Creating the presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the United States department of energy Hanford site.
States that there exists a prima facie presumption, with regard to United States department of energy Hanford site workers who are covered under the state industrial insurance act, that the following are occupational diseases: Respiratory disease; heart problems, experienced within seventy-two hours of exposure to fumes, toxic substances, or chemicals at the site; cancer; and neurological disease.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1724
by Representative Klippert
Reducing the minimum wage.
Provides workers with a wage increase from the nine dollars and fifty-three cents per hour that would have been in effect absent Initiative Measure No. 1433 to ten dollars per hour, rather than the eleven dollars per hour imposed by Initiative Measure No. 1433.Provides for a reduced minimum wage rate for workers ages fourteen through seventeen.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1725
by Representatives Koster, Blake, Shea, Irwin, Taylor, Volz, Chapman, and Buys
Establishing an exemption from background check requirements for firearms sales or transfers between concealed pistol license holders.
Exempts the following from requirements on sales, transfers, and background checks regarding a firearm: The sale or transfer of a firearm where the seller or transferor and the purchaser or transferee both possess a valid concealed pistol license.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1726
by Representatives Koster, Stanford, Dent, Irwin, McDonald, Hayes, Short, and Pettigrew
Concerning impacts from wildlife damage.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Reimburse a public agency for the expense of an emergency response to a collision between a motor vehicle and elk that occurs on a highway; and(2) In cooperation with affected landowners and other relevant stakeholders, conduct a review of the wildlife damage claim process.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1727
by Representatives Dolan, Hudgins, Bergquist, Macri, Clibborn, Gregerson, Pettigrew, Riccelli, Orwall, Ryu, Kloba, Lovick, Fey, Lytton, Goodman, Doglio, Jinkins, Cody, Ortiz-Self, Stanford, Frame, Tharinger, Tarleton, Pollet, and Slatter
Extending in-person voter registration.
Allows a person to register to vote until 5:00 p.m. on the day of the primary, special election, or general election.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1728
by Representatives Sawyer, Smith, Caldier, Jinkins, Fey, Kloba, Ortiz-Self, Stanford, and Frame
Protecting minors from sexual exploitation.
Authorizes law enforcement to use the limited use of administrative subpoena authority in this act for the sole purpose of investigating crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1729
by Representatives Manweller, McCabe, Condotta, and Pike
Improving workers' compensation system costs and administration and worker outcomes through modification of procedures for claims to self-insureds, clarification of recovery in third-party legal actions, clarification of occupational disease claims, and lowering age barriers for structured settlements.
Revises the state industrial insurance act.Adopts a series of targeted reforms to address the costs and administration of workers' compensation.Clarifies the standards for occupational disease coverage and provides injured workers with a clear time period in which an occupational disease claim must be filed.Reduces the age restriction originally placed upon eligibility for the program.States that in light of certain developments and to align with past recommendations of the joint legislative audit and review committee, the legislature intends that the department of labor and industries' role in the management of claims by self-insured employers transition from readjudication to accountability oversight, first with respect to the allowance and denial of claims and by January 1, 2019, with respect to all claims management decisions.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1730
by Representatives Jinkins, Appleton, Fey, Frame, Tharinger, Tarleton, and Pollet; by request of Office of Financial Management
Enacting an excise tax on capital gains to improve the fairness of Washington's tax system and provide funding for the education legacy trust account.
Provides funding for the education legacy trust account.Imposes a tax on individuals for the privilege of: (1) Selling or exchanging long-term capital assets; or(2) Receiving Washington capital gains.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1731
by Representatives Jinkins, Rodne, Senn, Stokesbary, and Tharinger
Concerning firearms sales and transfers.
Exempts the following from the definition of "firearm" for purposes of chapter 9.41 RCW (firearms and dangerous weapons): A flare gun or other pyrotechnic visual distress signaling device, or a powder-actuated tool or other device designed solely to be used for construction purposes.Exempts the following from the definition of "transfer" for purposes of chapter 9.41 RCW (firearms and dangerous weapons): The delivery of a firearm owned or leased by an employer to, or return of the firearm by, any of the employer's employees for lawful purposes in the ordinary course of business.Exempts a temporary transfer of possession of a firearm from background checks and other firearm-related requirements if: (1) The temporary transfer is intended to prevent suicide or self-inflicted great bodily harm;(2) The temporary transfer lasts only as long as reasonably necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm; and(3) The person to whom the firearm is transferred is not prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1732
by Representatives Springer and Bergquist; by request of Professional Educator Standards Board
Concerning the confidentiality of educator professional growth plans.
Exempts the following from public inspection and copying under the public records act: Professional growth plans in educator license renewals submitted through the eCert system in the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1733
by Representatives Springer and Muri
Concerning technical college diploma programs.
Allows certain individuals who enroll in a technical college through the option established in RCW 28B.50.533 to be awarded a diploma from the college upon written request from the student, if he or she satisfactorily completes an associate degree, including an associate of arts, science, technology, or applied science degree.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1734
by Representatives Lovick, Hargrove, Stonier, Muri, Ortiz-Self, and Pollet; by request of Professional Educator Standards Board
Authorizing reimbursement for substitute teachers participating in activities of the Washington state professional educator standards board to carry out its powers and duties.
Authorizes reimbursement for a substitute teacher participating in activities of the professional educator standards board to carry out its powers and duties.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1735
by Representatives Lovick, Senn, Kagi, Frame, Stokesbary, Jinkins, Goodman, and Slatter; by request of Department of Early Learning
Concerning the department of early learning's access to records and personal information for purposes of determining character and suitability of child care workers and individuals who have unsupervised access to children in child care settings.
Gives access to records and personal information to the department of early learning for determining character and suitability of child care workers and individuals who have unsupervised access to children in child care settings.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1736
by Representatives Dye, Goodman, Dent, Koster, Griffey, Blake, Springer, Orwall, Kretz, Tharinger, and Tarleton
Concerning the establishment of a premobilization assistance program to assist local fire suppression entities on the initial attack of a wildland fire.
Requires the state fire marshal to establish and manage a premobilization assistance program designed to provide financial assistance to local fire suppression entities for the cost of flying or contracting for aircraft on the initial attack of wildland fires or with the goal of preventing wildland fires from escalating to a level where state fire mobilization is necessary or warranted.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1737
by Representatives Volz, Lovick, Holy, Pollet, Kraft, Koster, McCaslin, Haler, Hudgins, Stambaugh, Reeves, Kilduff, Tarleton, Irwin, Steele, J. Walsh, Shea, Stanford, Jinkins, Muri, and Slatter
Concerning veterans' mental health services at institutions of higher education.
Requires the state universities, the regional universities, and the state college to each employ at least one full-time mental health counselor who has experience working with active members or veterans of the military.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1738
by Representatives Doglio, Jenkin, and Tarleton
Continuing to protect water quality by aligning state brake friction material restrictions with the requirements of a similar nationwide agreement.
Prohibits a manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or distributor from selling or offering for sale brake friction material containing more than 0.5 percent copper and its compounds by weight.Exempts the following from the prohibition above: (1) Brake friction material manufactured before 2025 for the purposes of clearing inventory; and(2) Brake friction material manufactured as part of an original equipment service contract for vehicles manufactured before January 1, 2025.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1739
by Representatives Gregerson, Goodman, Peterson, Orwall, Kilduff, Harris, Ryu, Ortiz-Self, Lovick, Sells, Stonier, Clibborn, Dolan, Sawyer, Stanford, and Jinkins
Concerning the crime victims' compensation program.
Revises program provisions regarding crime victims' compensation.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1740
by Representatives McBride, Fey, and Jinkins
Using the state environmental policy act to encourage development that is consistent with forward-looking growth plans.
Changes the time frame in which a proposed development may not be challenged in administrative or judicial appeals for noncompliance with the state environmental policy act.Authorizes money in the growth management planning and environmental review fund to be used to cover costs associated with the adoption of optional elements of comprehensive plans consistent with provisions of the state environmental policy act.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1741
by Representatives Slatter, Hargrove, Dolan, Stonier, Senn, Ortiz-Self, Jinkins, Tarleton, Pollet, and Santos
Concerning educator preparation data for use by the professional educator standards board.
Requires state-approved educator preparation programs to collect and provide data as required for approval by the professional educator standards board to the education data center.Requires the education data center and the state-approved educator preparation programs to enter data-sharing agreements to facilitate the transfer of data required by the professional educator standards board.Requires the education data center to hold, analyze, and make the data on the preparation of educators available for research and monitoring by the professional educator standards board.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1742
by Representatives Stambaugh, Fey, Orcutt, Riccelli, McDonald, and Jinkins
Modifying the motor vehicle transporter's license to accommodate automotive repair facilities.
Authorizes an automotive repair facility to procure a transporter's license for the purpose of evaluating vehicles in need of repair, or that have been repaired, on the public roads of the state.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1743
by Representatives Goodman, Stambaugh, Kagi, Klippert, Kilduff, Dent, Senn, Orwall, Appleton, Jinkins, and Frame
Addressing confinement in juvenile rehabilitation facilities for juveniles convicted in adult court.
Requires a child to be placed in a facility operated by the department of social and health services instead of the department of corrections, to determine the child's earned release date, when the child is convicted as an adult in the state courts of a crime amounting to a felony and is committed for a term of confinement.Requires the state institute for public policy to assess the impact of this act on community safety and youth rehabilitation.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1744
by Representatives McBride, Macri, Kirby, Kilduff, Fey, Ortiz-Self, and Goodman
Concerning the use of perfluorinated chemicals in food packaging.
Prohibits a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer from manufacturing, knowingly selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale, or distributing for use in this state food packaging to which perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl chemicals have been intentionally added in any amount.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1745
by Representatives Taylor and Shea
Establishing categorical exemptions in the state environmental policy act for development proposals that are consistent with locally adopted land use and shoreline regulations.
Exempts the following from provisions of the state environmental policy act: (1) Development proposals in counties and cities planning under the growth management act that are consistent with the applicable comprehensive plan and development regulations adopted or amended under that act; and(2) Development proposals in shorelines of the state that are consistent with the applicable master programs adopted or amended under the shoreline management act of 1971.States that this applies to counties and cities with comprehensive plans or master programs, as applicable, subject to environmental analysis through an environmental impact statement before adoption.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1746
by Representatives Taylor, Volz, and Shea
Concerning interest rate and penalty provisions in the current use program.
Modifies current use program provisions regarding the interest rate on additional taxes and penalties.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1747
by Representatives Taylor, McCaslin, Volz, Young, and Shea
Concerning the withdrawal of land from a designated classification.
Addresses the requirements of a county assessor regarding the withdrawal of land from a designated classification.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1748
by Representatives Chandler and Johnson
Addressing affordable housing opportunities in rural communities.
Revises growth management act provisions to improve affordable housing opportunities in rural communities.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1749
by Representatives Taylor and Shea
Repealing growth management planning requirements in chapter 36.70A RCW.
Repeals the growth management act (chapter 36.70A RCW).Requires the department of commerce to: (1) Prepare recommendations, in the form of draft legislation, to modify or repeal statutory provisions associated with chapter 36.70A RCW that are affected by the repeal of that chapter; and(2) Submit the recommendations to the appropriate legislative committees.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1750
by Representatives Taylor, Volz, and Shea
Concerning tax exemptions for properties owned by nonprofit entities used for low-income housing.
Changes the criteria in which certain nonprofit entities are exempt from property taxation.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1751
by Representatives Farrell and Goodman
Allowing fire protection district annexations and mergers within a reasonable geographic proximity and eliminating cross-county restrictions for annexations to a fire protection district.
Eliminates cross-county restrictions for annexations to a fire protection district.Allows fire protection district annexations and mergers within a reasonable geographic proximity.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1752
by Representatives Santos, Johnson, and Ortiz-Self
Supporting the development of affordable housing in urban areas.
Requires the following to provide an annual inventory to the department of commerce of any real property within an urban development area that it owns and comply with certain provisions regarding the sale or transfer of the property: Cities, counties, governmental entities, school districts, port commissions, regional transit authorities, the department of enterprise services, the department of social and health services, the department of transportation, the department of corrections, the department of natural resources, and the parks and recreation commission.Requires the department of commerce to: (1) Establish each urban development area within a city with a population over two hundred thousand, according to the most recent federal census data, based on certain factors;(2) Consult with certain entities to determine the location and boundaries of an urban development area; and(3) Publish the boundaries of the urban development areas on its web site.Creates the affordable housing land bank and allows real property in the land bank to be leased to an eligible organization for the construction or operation of a housing project or development that dedicates at least eighty percent of its units to provide affordable housing.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1753
by Representatives Cody and Jinkins; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning professionals qualified to examine individuals in the mental health and substance use disorder treatment systems.
Corrects a technical oversight by recognizing a designated chemical dependency specialist as one of the qualified examining professionals authorized to sign an initial fourteen-day substance use disorder detention petition during the interim period between June 28, 2016, and April 1, 2018.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1754
by Representatives Klippert and Hayes; by request of Department of Corrections
Prioritizing sex offender treatment based on the offender's risk to reoffend.
Requires the department of corrections to: (1) Determine placement for sex offender treatment by assessing the offender's risk for sexual reoffense as the primary factor; and(2) Offer offenders the opportunity for sex offender treatment during incarceration based on a certain priority.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1755
by Representative Manweller
Requiring notice to state fund employers for certain workers' compensation third-party settlements.
Requires the department of labor and industries to, for a state fund claim, provide reasonable ongoing notice to the employer of the status of compromise or settlement negotiations between the injured worker or beneficiary and the department.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1756
by Representatives Manweller and Tarleton
Concerning career and technical education.
Requires the calculation of years of service for classroom teachers to include years of industry experience in any state.Prohibits requiring or limiting online career and technical education courses under certain circumstances.Revises certain alternative route program provisions.Creates the career and technical education conditional scholarship program to provide scholarships for persons who want to obtain certifications and endorsements to teach career and technical education courses.Requires the program to be administered by the student achievement council.Requires the professional educator standards board to select individuals to receive the scholarships.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1757
by Representatives Hayes and Pellicciotti
Addressing transient accommodations contaminated by methamphetamine.
Finds that some properties are being contaminated by hazardous drugs contaminating transient accommodations regulated by the department of health.Revises the definition of "hazardous chemicals," for purposes of chapter 64.44 RCW (contaminated properties), to include methamphetamine in amounts exceeding the decontamination standards set by the department of health when found in transient accommodations such as hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, resorts, inns, crisis shelters, hostels, and retreats that are regulated by the department of health.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1758
by Representatives Senn, Ryu, Kraft, Springer, Kagi, Farrell, Pollet, Griffey, Caldier, and Jinkins
Concerning the business of child care.
Requires the department of early learning to contract with a nonprofit entity that provides quality improvement services to participants in the early achievers program to develop a community-based training module for licensed child care providers.Requires the module to include a pilot program for shared services in at least one community to support high-quality program implementation.Creates the child care workforce and business development work group to address improving the stability of the early learning workforce and sustaining and expanding access to high quality care.Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board, at the next update of the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education, to specifically assess the need for early learning providers to receive support and training in the managing and running of a child care business.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1759
by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Orwall, Gregerson, and Jinkins
Addressing procedures for communicating with crime victims and survivors of crime victims.
Requires the department of commerce, through the office of crime victims advocacy, to convene and coordinate a work group to examine practices regarding notification of family members when a person has died from a suspected homicide or other criminal means.Requires a peace officer, who responds to a call in which a crime has been committed and a victim or survivor of a victim is present at the scene, to provide the victim or survivor with information about crime victim services, including the number for a statewide crime victims service center hotline.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1760
by Representatives Blake, Orcutt, Chapman, and Buys
Concerning off-site mitigation for projects permitted under chapter 77.55 RCW.
Modifies provisions relating to off-site mitigation for construction projects in state waters (chapter 77.55 RCW).
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1761
by Representatives Stokesbary, Griffey, Hayes, Klippert, Irwin, Graves, Hargrove, and Rodne
Concerning safe injection sites in Washington state.
Declares that the state fully occupies and preempts the entire field of safe injection site regulation within the boundaries of the state, including the registration, licensing, possession, purchase, sale, acquisition, transfer, use, authorization, or any other element relating to safe injection sites.Provides for submission of this act to a vote of the people.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1762
by Representatives Kirby and Johnson
Addressing the performance of personal services by members of the liquor industry to retailers.
Authorizes the performance of certain personal services by a distiller, importer, manufacturer of spirits, or spirits importer to retailers.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1763
by Representatives Robinson, Wylie, Jinkins, Ortiz-Self, Sells, Orcutt, Dolan, Pollet, Wilcox, Springer, Kretz, Kloba, Senn, Tharinger, Kilduff, and Santos
Modifying the property tax exemption for property used to provide housing for eligible persons with developmental disabilities.
Provides a property tax exemption for adult family homes occupied by eligible persons with developmental disabilities, if at least seventy-five percent of the eligible persons have a low income.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1764
by Representatives Lytton, Koster, Springer, Nealey, Senn, Harris, Kloba, Frame, Tharinger, Tarleton, and Slatter
Replacing the one percent property tax revenue limit with a limit tied to cost drivers.
Establishes a new statutory limit on local government property taxes which is responsive to the additional public demand for service and associated costs.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1765
by Representatives Irwin, Koster, Volz, Kraft, Stokesbary, and Kloba
Concerning donations to the prescription drug donation program.
Allows the donation of prescription drugs if, as determined by the professional judgment of a pharmacist, the prescription drugs: (1) Equipped with a time temperature indicator at the point of manufacture were stored under required temperature conditions; and(2) Were properly stored and the person donating the drugs has completed and signed a donor form, adopted by the department of health, to release the drugs for distribution and certified that the drugs have never been opened, used, adulterated, or misbranded.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1766
by Representatives Jinkins, Schmick, Cody, Ormsby, and Tharinger
Concerning the hospital safety net assessment.
Modifies provisions regarding the hospital safety net assessment.Changes the expiration date for the hospital safety net assessment from July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2021.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1767
by Representatives Kraft, Johnson, Dolan, Griffey, Harris, Volz, McCaslin, Frame, Vick, Senn, and J. Walsh
Requiring notification of substitute teachers of complaints about performance of their professional duties.
Requires a school district to notify a substitute teacher of a complaint about the performance of professional duties by the substitute teacher, unless the district determines the complaint to be without merit or otherwise insufficient to warrant further action.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1768
by Representatives Stambaugh, Holy, Bergquist, and Haler
Concerning the Washington open educational resources pilot grant program at the state universities, regional universities, and The Evergreen State College.
Creates the Washington open educational resources pilot grant program, within the student achievement council, to create a competitive grant program for the public four-year institutions of higher education to promote, adapt, and create open educational resources and reduce students' costs of attendance.Requires the student achievement council to: (1) Award up to six grants for the purpose of promoting the development, adaptation, and use of open educational resources; and(2) Develop a process for reviewing and selecting grant applications.Expires June 30, 2020.Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1769
by Representatives Goodman, Hayes, Pellicciotti, Pettigrew, Orwall, and Chapman
Supporting law enforcement's efforts to implement the recommendations of the joint legislative task force on the use of deadly force in community policing.
Implements the recommendations of the joint legislative task force on the use of deadly force in community policing.Requires the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to establish grant programs to assist local law enforcement agencies in procuring less lethal weapons for primary responding law enforcement officers and establishing community engagement programs.Requires Washington law enforcement agencies to report to the office of the attorney general, certain information regarding each incident where: Deadly force is applied; and force is applied if death or great bodily harm results.Requires the office of the attorney general to compile and publish the data collected and ensure that the reporting is likely to comply with pending federal use of deadly force reporting standards.Creates the jail accreditation project to incentivize jails to seek and receive accreditation to improve the safety and welfare of correctional officers, inmates, and the public.Creates the law enforcement accreditation project to incentivize law enforcement agencies to seek and receive accreditation.Requires the department of commerce to administer the community and law enforcement partnership grant program to build and foster relationships between the community and law enforcement.Requires the Washington State University division of governmental studies and services to conduct a study on how to increase diversity in law enforcement agencies in this state.Requires the criminal justice training commission to: (1) Provide enhanced leadership training with the purpose of fostering agency culture that enhances internal legitimacy and, by extension, external legitimacy with the community;(2) Develop and offer advanced training for commissioned officers;(3) Expand advanced firearms training; and(4) Make efforts to provide enhanced crisis intervention training for at least fifty percent of full-time general authority Washington peace officers assigned to patrol duties.Creates the public safety enhancement account.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1770
by Representatives Harmsworth, Orcutt, Hayes, Shea, Young, Kloba, Koster, and Stanford
Concerning transportation benefit district boundaries including whole parcels.
Addresses transportation benefit district boundaries including whole parcels.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1771
by Representatives Jinkins, Harris, Cody, and Tharinger
Concerning doctors of medical science.
Establishes the doctor of medical science act.Requires the medical quality assurance commission to grant an applicant a license as a doctor of medical science if certain conditions are met.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1772
by Representatives Appleton, Johnson, Tharinger, Jinkins, Harris, Goodman, and Santos
Increasing the personal needs allowance for persons receiving state-financed care.
Requires the personal needs allowance to be adjusted for economic trends and conditions by increasing the allowance by the percentage cost-of-living adjustment for old-age, survivors, and disability social security benefits.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5038-S
by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Padden, Pedersen, Kuderer, Darneille, Frockt, and Angel)
Concerning disclosures regarding incentivized evidence and testimony.
Requires the state, before it introduces any testimony or statement of an informant in a trial or other criminal proceeding, to: (1) Request material and information from the investigative agency; and(2) Disclose to the defendant the results of that request and other material and information that is known by the state or reasonably available to be discovered by the state.
| Jan 25 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5077-S
by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Angel, Darneille, Padden, Wilson, Rolfes, Keiser, Mullet, Wellman, Conway, and Saldaña)
Allowing the department of corrections to provide temporary housing assistance to individuals being released from certain corrections centers for women.
Authorizes the department of corrections to provide temporary housing assistance for a person being released from the Washington corrections center for women or Mission Creek corrections center for women through the use of rental vouchers.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 25 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5083-S
by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senator Pearson)
Requiring the prosecuting attorney to use reasonable efforts in notifying a victim of a sex or kidnapping offender's petition for relief from registration.
Addresses the petition for relief from registration or exemption from community notification requirements with regard to sex offenders and kidnapping offenders.Requires the prosecuting attorney to make reasonable efforts to notify the victim via the victim's choice of telephone, letter, or e-mail, if known.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 25 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5161-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor & Sports (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Wilson, and Takko)
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.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor & Sports at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 25 | CLS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor & Sports at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5277-S
by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Padden, Pedersen, Darneille, and Kuderer)
Concerning disqualification of judges.
Prohibits a superior court judge from sitting to hear or try an action or proceeding if he or she has been disqualified.Authorizes a party to, or an attorney appearing in, an action or proceeding in a superior court to disqualify a judge from hearing the matter, subject to certain limitations.
| Jan 25 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5522
by Senators Palumbo, Fain, and Nelson
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.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. | |
SB 5523
by Senator Fortunato
Concerning the removal of provisions that are no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington.
Repeals, amends, and decodifies certain provisions that are no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to State Government. | |
SB 5524
by Senators Hobbs and Honeyford
Removing diking districts in Snohomish county from county surface water management fees.
Exempts property in Snohomish county diking improvement districts from Snohomish county surface water management fees.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5525
by Senators Wilson, Palumbo, Cleveland, Baumgartner, Zeiger, O'Ban, Liias, Frockt, Schoesler, Hobbs, Kuderer, Conway, and Bailey
Concerning veterans' mental health services at institutions of higher education.
Requires the state universities, the regional universities, and the state college to each employ at least one full-time mental health counselor who has experience working with active members or veterans of the military.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5526
by Senators Zeiger, Rolfes, and Kuderer
Concerning educator preparation data for use by the professional educator standards board.
Requires state-approved educator preparation programs to collect and provide data as required for approval by the professional educator standards board to the education data center.Requires the education data center and the state-approved educator preparation programs to enter data-sharing agreements to facilitate the transfer of data required by the professional educator standards board.Requires the education data center to hold, analyze, and make the data on the preparation of educators available for research and monitoring by the professional educator standards board.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5527
by Senators Frockt, Chase, Keiser, Kuderer, and Conway
Simplifying and enforcing employee status under employment laws to ensure fairness to employers and employees and address the underground economy.
Establishes the employee fair classification act to simplify and enforce employee status under employment laws to ensure fairness to employers and employees and address the underground economy.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5528
by Senators Hasegawa, Keiser, Conway, and Kuderer
Concerning the employee antiretaliation act.
Addresses retaliation and discrimination against employees and providing protection for employees.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5529
by Senators Rolfes, Walsh, Fain, Frockt, Zeiger, Hunt, and Kuderer
Concerning dual language in early learning and K-12 education.
Creates the K-12 dual language grant program to grow capacity for high quality dual language learning in the common schools and in state-tribal compact schools.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop and administer the grant program.Creates the grow your own bilingual educator grant program to support and recruit talented teachers who are invested in their communities, can diversify the educator workforce, and fill the bilingual teacher shortage.Requires the professional educator standards board to develop and administer the grant program.Creates the early learning dual language grant program to grow capacity for high quality dual language learning in the early childhood education and assistance program in order to better meet the needs of English language learner students.Requires the department of early learning to develop and administer the grant program.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5530
by Senators Baumgartner and Braun
Concerning labor standards for employees in certain counties.
Requires a qualifying employer to pay each of his or her employees who has reached the age of eighteen years as follows: (1) From January 1, 2017, until January 1, 2018, wages at a rate of not less than nine dollars and fifty-three cents per hour; and(2) From January 1, 2018, and each following January 1st, wages at a rate not less than the adjusted minimum wage rate below.Requires the department of labor and industries, on September 30, 2017, and each following September 30th, to calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate to maintain employee purchasing power by increasing the current year's minimum wage rate by the rate of inflation.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor & Sports at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5531
by Senators Baumgartner, Wilson, Rossi, Braun, and Angel
Providing reasonable accommodations in the workplace for pregnant women.
Requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodations to an employee for a pregnancy-related or childbirth-related health condition, if so requested, with written certification from a licensed health care provider, unless the employer demonstrates that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the employer's business.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
| Jan 30 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor & Sports at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5532
by Senator Baumgartner
Concerning labor standards for employees of nonprofit corporations.
Requires a nonprofit employer to pay each of his or her employees who has reached the age of eighteen years as follows: (1) From January 1, 2017, until January 1, 2018, wages at a rate of not less than nine dollars and fifty-three cents per hour; and(2) From January 1, 2018, and each following January 1st, wages at a rate not less than the adjusted minimum wage rate below.Requires the department of labor and industries, on September 30, 2017, and each following September 30th, to calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate to maintain employee purchasing power by increasing the current year's minimum wage rate by the rate of inflation.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor & Sports at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5533
by Senators Rossi, Baumgartner, Fortunato, Braun, Brown, Wilson, Becker, Padden, and Angel
Prohibiting contributions to gubernatorial candidates by entities that collectively bargain with the state.
Prohibits an entity, that engages in collective bargaining with the office of the governor or its representatives, from making contributions reportable under the fair campaign practices act to a candidate for the office of governor, directly or indirectly.Provides for submission of this act to a vote of the people.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5534
by Senators Fortunato, Rossi, Zeiger, Braun, Bailey, Sheldon, Fain, Angel, Warnick, and Becker
Providing a housing allowance for certificated and classified school staff in school districts with above average residential housing costs.
Provides an annual housing allowance, beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, to public school employees, state-funded certificated administrative staff, and certificated instructional and classified staff teaching full or part-time in eligible school districts.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5535
by Senator Fortunato
Concerning a property tax exemption for residents eighty years and older.
Addresses property tax exemptions for residents who are at least eighty years old.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5536
by Senator Fortunato
Providing funding for the hunter education training program operated by the department of fish and wildlife through the issuance of national rifle association special license plates.
Creates national rifle association special license plates for the enhanced support of firearm safety and education as part of the hunter education training program.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5537
by Senators King and Keiser
Authorizing licensed spirits and wine distributors to sell spirits and wine products to their employees in certain circumstances.
Authorizes a spirits distributor license to sell spirits, and a wine distributor license to sell wine, directly to bona fide, full-time employees under certain circumstances.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5538
by Senators Becker, Mullet, Miloscia, O'Ban, Bailey, Keiser, and Cleveland
Concerning health profession licensure fees.
Requires the state auditor's office to conduct a performance audit of the department of health focused on fee setting for health professions licensed by the department.Prohibits the secretary of the department of health from assessing a fee on a denturist or denturist applicant that is allocated to the indirect cost pool or to a different health profession that exceeds two hundred twenty dollars.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5539
by Senators Billig, Padden, Pedersen, and Baumgartner
Creating a pilot program for the supervision of motor vehicle-related felonies.
Creates a pilot program for the supervision of offenders convicted of felonies relating to the theft or taking of a motor vehicle.Authorizes a participating court to sentence an offender to community custody for a term of one year when the court sentences the person to the custody of the department of corrections for certain motor vehicle crimes.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
| Feb 1 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5540
by Senators Walsh, Darneille, Rivers, Braun, and Keiser
Creating an oral health pilot program for adults with diabetes and pregnant women.
Requires the state health care authority to begin a three-year pilot program with the Washington dental foundation to test enhanced dental benefits for medicaid apple health adults with diabetes and pregnant women.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5541
by Senator Baumgartner
Addressing teen wages.
Requires employers to pay to each of its employees, who have not reached their eighteenth year of age, a rate of pay per hour that is not less than eighty-five percent of the hourly rate for employees who are at least eighteen years old.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5542
by Senator Darneille
Concerning overwater residences within a historic district listed in the Washington heritage register.
Requires a historic overwater residence, permitted or legally established before January 1, 2017, to be classified as a conforming preferred use and accommodated through reasonable shoreline master program regulations, permit conditions, or mitigation that will not effectively preclude maintenance, repair, replacement, and remodeling of existing overwater residences by rendering these actions impracticable.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5543
by Senators Padden and Baumgartner
Concerning a reexamination of the classification of land in flood control districts.
Revises flood control district provisions.Changes the criteria for the revision of benefit classification.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5544
by Senators Billig and Baumgartner
Extending the expiration date on the health sciences and services authority sales and use tax authorization.
Changes the expiration date from January 1, 2023, to January 1, 2038, for the health sciences and services authority sales and use tax authorization.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5545
by Senators Wilson, Braun, Rossi, Angel, Schoesler, and Bailey
Requiring public employee collective bargaining sessions to be open meetings.
Requires public employee collective bargaining sessions involving contract negotiations to be open to the public.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5546
by Senators Hawkins, McCoy, Fortunato, Pearson, Braun, Sheldon, Rivers, and O'Ban
Concerning proactively addressing wildfire risk by creating a forest health treatment assessment.
Requires the department of natural resources to: (1) Develop a statewide assessment of fire-prone lands that are in need of forest health treatment; and(2) Establish forest health treatment goals and design a planning framework designed to achieve completion of the identified forest health treatments by 2033.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5547
by Senators Rolfes, Rivers, and Kuderer; by request of Professional Educator Standards Board
Concerning the confidentiality of educator professional growth plans.
Exempts the following from public inspection and copying under the public records act: Professional growth plans in educator license renewals submitted through the eCert system in the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5548
by Senators Rivers, Rolfes, and Kuderer; by request of Professional Educator Standards Board
Authorizing reimbursement for substitute teachers participating in activities of the Washington state professional educator standards board to carry out its powers and duties.
Authorizes reimbursement for a substitute teacher participating in activities of the professional educator standards board to carry out its powers and duties.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5549
by Senators Honeyford, Hunt, and King
Addressing the performance of personal services by members of the liquor industry to retailers.
Authorizes the performance of certain personal services by a distiller, importer, manufacturer of spirits, or spirits importer to retailers.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5550
by Senators Rossi, Baumgartner, Bailey, Braun, Brown, Honeyford, Wilson, Becker, and Angel
Authorizing state agencies and institutions of higher education to contract for services.
Authorizes departments, agencies, and institutions of higher education to purchase services, including services that have been customarily and historically provided by employees in the classified service under the state civil service act, by contracting with individuals, nonprofit organizations, businesses, employee business units, or other entities.Prohibits a department, agency, or institution of higher education from entering into, renewing, extending, or allowing the automatic extension of a collective bargaining agreement that restricts or modifies the authority granted above.Requires the office of financial management to establish a process for identifying the savings achieved by state agencies and institutions of higher education as a result of contracting for services under the authority granted above.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5551
by Senators Rossi, Baumgartner, Braun, Bailey, Brown, Becker, Honeyford, Wilson, and Angel
Requiring periodic certification elections for labor unions representing public employees.
Requires the public employment relations commission to conduct periodic certification elections for labor unions representing public employees.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5552
by Senators Pedersen, Zeiger, Frockt, Takko, O'Ban, Fain, and Hobbs
Concerning firearms sales and transfers.
Exempts the following from the definition of "firearm" for purposes of chapter 9.41 RCW (firearms and dangerous weapons): A flare gun or other pyrotechnic visual distress signaling device, or a powder-actuated tool or other device designed solely to be used for construction purposes.Exempts the following from the definition of "transfer" for purposes of chapter 9.41 RCW (firearms and dangerous weapons): The delivery of a firearm owned or leased by an employer to, or return of the firearm by, any of the employer's employees for lawful purposes in the ordinary course of business.Exempts a temporary transfer of possession of a firearm from background checks and other firearm-related requirements if: (1) The temporary transfer is intended to prevent suicide or self-inflicted great bodily harm;(2) The temporary transfer lasts only as long as reasonably necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm; and(3) The person to whom the firearm is transferred is not prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5553
by Senators Pedersen, Fain, Frockt, Takko, Hobbs, Zeiger, Kuderer, and Darneille
Preventing suicide by permitting the voluntary waiver of firearm rights.
Authorizes a person to file a voluntary waiver of firearm rights with the clerk of the court in a county in this state.Requires the clerk of the court to transmit the accepted form for entry into the Washington state patrol electronic database and requires the Washington state patrol to enter the voluntary waiver of firearm rights into the Washington state patrol electronic database.Requires the administrator for the courts to develop a voluntary waiver of firearm rights form and a revocation of voluntary waiver of firearm rights form.Prohibits a person or a licensed firearms dealer from delivering a firearm to a person who has a voluntary waiver of firearm rights currently in effect.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5554
by Senators Hobbs, Rivers, Cleveland, Fain, Keiser, and Conway
Addressing private health plan coverage of contraceptives.
Requires a health benefit plan that includes coverage for contraceptive drugs to provide reimbursement for a twelve-month refill of contraceptive drugs obtained at one time by the enrollee.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5555
by Senators Wellman, Kuderer, Saldaña, Cleveland, Hasegawa, Carlyle, McCoy, Nelson, Keiser, Rolfes, Darneille, Chase, and Conway
Addressing wage and salary information.
Prohibits an employer from: (1) Seeking the wage or salary history of an applicant from the applicant or a current or former employer; or(2) Requiring that an applicant's prior wage or salary history meet certain criteria.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5556
by Senators Hunt, Miloscia, Hawkins, Palumbo, Zeiger, Walsh, Liias, and Conway
Providing an enhanced retirement benefit for public employees' and teachers' retirement system plans 1.
Requires a permanent increase to a beneficiary's monthly benefit of two dollars per year of earned service credit for a beneficiary who is receiving a monthly benefit, on January 1, 2017, from plan 1 of the teachers' retirement system or the public employees' retirement system.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5557
by Senators Rivers and Takko
Extending the sales tax exemption for clay targets purchased by a nonprofit gun club.
Changes the expiration date from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2027, on the sales and use tax exemption for clay targets purchased by a nonprofit gun club.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5558
by Senators Darneille, O'Ban, and Angel; by request of Department of Corrections
Issuing a two-year identicard for offenders released from prison facilities.
Requires the department of corrections, working in conjunction with the department of licensing, to create and implement an identicard program to provide released offenders within the state a two-year state-issued identicard.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5559
by Senators Darneille, Saldaña, Hasegawa, Wellman, Cleveland, Palumbo, Keiser, McCoy, Chase, and Kuderer
Implementing a vulnerable youth guardianship program.
Authorizes a vulnerable youth to petition the court to have a vulnerable youth guardianship established for him or her by filing a petition in juvenile court.Gives jurisdiction to the juvenile division of superior courts to appoint a guardian for a consenting vulnerable youth who has been abandoned, neglected, or abused by one or both parents, or for whom the court determines that a guardian is otherwise necessary as one or both parents cannot adequately provide for the youth such that the youth risks physical or psychological harm if returned to the youth's home.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. | |
SB 5560
by Senators Brown, Palumbo, and Walsh
Creating a special permit for certain wine auctions.
Creates a special permit to sell wine through an auction and allow wine tastings at the auction.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5561
by Senators Fortunato, Zeiger, Padden, Hawkins, and Brown
Regulating disclosure of information regarding treatment or care of minors.
Addresses the disclosure of health care information to a parent or guardian of a minor.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5562
by Senator Fortunato
Providing flexibility to school districts by authorizing school district waivers.
Authorizes school district waivers to provide flexibility to school districts.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5563
by Senators Fortunato, Hawkins, and Brown
Providing flexibility to school districts to reduce costs related to compliance with truancy laws.
Reduces costs related to compliance with truancy laws by providing flexibility to school districts.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. | |
| Jan 30 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services and Mental Health & Housing at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5564
by Senators Fortunato, King, O'Ban, and Hawkins
Concerning vehicle taxation.
Modifies provisions relating to vehicle taxation.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5565
by Senator Warnick
Concerning employment laws regarding transportation contractors, including the definition of "truck."
Exempts the following from the definition of "worker" for purposes of the state industrial insurance act: A person operating a truck, as "truck" is defined in RCW 46.04.653, which he or she owns, and which is leased to a motor carrier or for which he or she provides services as a licensed motor carrier to a freight broker.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports. | |
SB 5566
by Senators Kuderer, Pedersen, Keiser, Hasegawa, Billig, and Chase
Concerning admissibility of mental health evidence in claims for noneconomic damages under certain civil rights laws.
Revises the state civil rights act regarding admissibility of mental health evidence in claims for noneconomic damages.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5567
by Senator Miloscia
Implementing the education sector excellence assessment framework.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Select ten school districts to pilot implementation of the education sector excellence assessment framework;(2) Develop a standardized manner for school districts to report the results of the implementation of the framework; and(3) By December 1, 2019, implement the framework.Requires educational service districts, the state board of education, the professional educator standards board, the Washington state school directors' association, and the office of the education ombuds to implement the framework.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5568
by Senators Liias, Palumbo, Frockt, Ranker, Wellman, McCoy, Kuderer, Conway, Cleveland, Nelson, Billig, Hunt, Hasegawa, Keiser, and Chase
Freezing tuition at institutions of higher education.
Requires tuition operating fees for resident undergraduates at community and technical colleges, in the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 academic years, to remain the same as the fee set in the 2016-2017 academic year.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5569
by Senators Angel, Sheldon, Rivers, and Padden
Concerning protected classes in housing.
Prohibits local governments from enacting, maintaining, or enforcing ordinances or other provisions that create additional protected classes against whom housing discrimination is declared to be an unfair practice by the law against discrimination.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SJR 8204
by Senators Fortunato, Angel, Rossi, Bailey, Braun, Sheldon, Schoesler, Becker, Warnick, and Baumgartner
Amending the Constitution to prohibit the taxation of individual income.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to prohibit the taxation of individual income.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SJR 8205
by Senators Miloscia, Baumgartner, O'Ban, Becker, Bailey, and Warnick
Amending the Constitution concerning religious matters.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution concerning religious matters.
| Jan 27 | First reading, referred to State Government. | |