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WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
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Legislative Digest No.
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SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE |
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 | | 30th 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 1065-Sby House Committee on Commerce & Gaming (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby and Gregerson)
Concerning penalties for marijuana offenses.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Addresses offenses for the delivery or possession of marijuana.
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Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 1:30 PM. |
Feb 2 | COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 9:00 AM. |
Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 1111-Sby House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Klippert, Goodman, Hayes, Stanford, Jinkins, Fey, Muri, Gregerson, and Kilduff)
Concerning DNA biological samples.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Provides that this act may be known and cited as Jennifer and Michella's law.
Finds that: (1) The state has routinely required collection of DNA biological samples from certain convicted offenders and persons required to register as sex offenders and kidnapping offenders; and
(2) Procedural improvements and measured expansions to the collection and analysis of lawfully obtained DNA biological samples are both appropriate and necessary to solve cold cases and unsolved crimes, provide closure to victims and family members, and support efforts to exonerate the wrongly accused or convicted.
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Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM. |
Feb 2 | PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM. |
Feb 6 | Referred to Appropriations. |
HB 1112-Sby House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Goodman, Ryu, Frame, Stanford, Ormsby, Jinkins, Hudgins, Macri, Tarleton, Pollet, Farrell, Kagi, and Bergquist)
Vacating convictions arising from offenses committed as a result of being a victim of trafficking, promoting prostitution, or promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Addresses the vacating of prostitution offenses when the person committed the offense as a result of being a victim of trafficking, promoting prostitution in the first degree, promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor, or trafficking in persons under the trafficking victims protection act.
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Jan 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM. |
Feb 2 | PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM. |
Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 1121-Sby House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Muri, Fitzgibbon, Short, Peterson, Fey, Smith, Kagi, Barkis, McBride, Farrell, Wilcox, Jinkins, Haler, Stanford, Gregerson, Kilduff, Tarleton, Tharinger, and Pollet; by request of Puget Sound Partnership)
Concerning the frequency of Puget Sound action agenda implementation strategy and science work plan updates.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Changes the frequency of Puget Sound action agenda implementation strategy and science work plan updates.
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Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 9:00 AM. |
Feb 2 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. |
Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 1144-Sby House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by 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.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Addresses the most recent assessment of climate change science and changes certain requirements of the state with regard to emissions of greenhouse gases.
Requires the department of ecology to: (1) Report, by individual institution, the total emissions of greenhouse gases from state universities, regional universities, and the state college;
(2) Identify the annual costs incurred by each institution to meet the greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals; and
(3) In coordination with the department of natural resources, calculate and include in its reporting the total emissions of greenhouse gases from wildfires in the state.
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Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. |
Feb 2 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Minority; do not pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. |
Feb 6 | Referred to Appropriations. |
HB 1209-Sby House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Bergquist, Vick, Kirby, J. Walsh, and Blake)
Addressing municipal access to local financial services.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Revises public depositary provisions with regard to: (1) Investigation of a financial institution that is applying to become a public depositary; and
(2) Revising the definition of "financial institution" to include federal or state chartered credit unions.
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Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM. |
Feb 1 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Minority; without recommendation. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. |
Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 1218-Sby House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Fey, McCaslin, and Goodman)
Modifying when towing fees terminate.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Modifies towing and impoundment provisions with regard to the timeline for the termination of towing fees.
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Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. |
Feb 1 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. |
Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 1219-Sby House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Orcutt, Fey, and Goodman)
Concerning deficiency claims after auction of a private property vehicle impound.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Increases the dollar threshold on registered tow truck operators' deficiency claims.
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Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. |
Feb 1 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. |
Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 1273-Sby House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Ryu, Farrell, Fey, and Ortiz-Self; by request of Department of Licensing)
Concerning the alignment of state statutes with federal standards for the issuance of nondomiciled commercial drivers' licenses and nondomiciled commercial learners' permits.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Revises the uniform commercial driver's license act.
Exempts the following from providing a social security number when applying for a commercial driver's license or a commercial learner's permit: An applicant for a nondomiciled commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit who is domiciled in a foreign country and who has not been issued a social security number.
Authorizes the department of licensing to issue a nondomiciled commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit to a person who is domiciled in: (1) A foreign country as provided in 49 C.F.R. Sec. 383.23(b)(1); or
(2) Another state as provided in 49 C.F.R. Sec. 383.23(b)(2).
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Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. |
Feb 1 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Minority; do not pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. |
Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 1300-Sby House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Riccelli, Gregerson, Peterson, Tharinger, Macri, Ryu, Fitzgibbon, Jinkins, Goodman, Stanford, Ormsby, Santos, Bergquist, and Farrell)
Simplifying and enforcing employee status under employment laws to ensure fairness to employers and employees and address the underground economy.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
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.
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Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 1:30 PM. |
Jan 31 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 1:30 PM. |
Feb 2 | LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Minority; do not pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM. |
Feb 6 | Referred to Appropriations. |
HB 1417-Sby House Committee on State Govt, Elections & IT (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins and Smith)
Concerning the harmonization of the open public meetings act with the public records act in relation to information technology security matters.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Allows a governing body to hold an executive session during a regular or special meeting to consider, if in compliance with any required data security breach disclosure under RCW 19.255.010 and 42.56.590, and with legal counsel available, information regarding: (1) Infrastructure and security of computer and telecommunications networks;
(2) Security and service recovery plans; and
(3) Security risk assessments and security test results.
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Jan 31 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government and Elections & Information Technology at 9:00 AM. |
Feb 1 | SEIT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government and Elections & Information Technology at 1:30 PM. |
Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 1952by Representatives Blake, J. Walsh, Pellicciotti, Chapman, Stambaugh, and Ormsby
Concerning enforcement of the electrical laws.
Requires the officials of incorporated cities and towns, where electrical inspections are required by local ordinance, to enforce the provisions of RCW 19.28.041, 19.28.161, 19.28.271(1), and 19.28.420(1) (certain electrician licenses, permits, training certificates, and certificates of competency; violations and penalties for hiring an unauthorized person to do electrical work; and telecommunications contractor licenses) and applicable licensing and certification rules within their respective jurisdictions.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1953by Representatives Dolan, Gregerson, Sells, Doglio, Ormsby, and Kilduff; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
Addressing maximum penalties under the Washington industrial safety and health act.
Addresses the maximum civil penalty under the state industrial safety and health act.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1954by Representatives Morris, Harmsworth, DeBolt, Tarleton, Santos, Smith, and Slatter
Relating to utility relocation costs.
Requires the costs of the removal or relocation of utility facilities that must be removed or relocated as a result of the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of a rail fixed guideway system, to be included in the costs of the system and paid by the regional transit authority.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Feb 8 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) |
HB 1955by Representatives Bergquist, Pollet, Ortiz-Self, McBride, Stanford, and Tarleton
Increasing the dependability of the guaranteed education tuition program.
Establishes the guaranteed education tuition dependability act.
Requires the governing body, for the 2017-2018 academic year, to set the payout value for tuition units redeemed during that academic year to one hundred twenty dollars per tuition unit.
Requires the payout value of a tuition unit, when the funded status of the program is equal to or greater than one hundred ten percent, to increase by three percent annually beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year.
Requires the payout value of a tuition unit, when the funded status of the program is below one hundred ten percent, to increase by one percent annually.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1956by Representatives Stanford, Kloba, Fitzgibbon, Ortiz-Self, Peterson, McBride, Ormsby, Farrell, Slatter, Santos, Doglio, Pollet, Pettigrew, Jinkins, and Tarleton
Limiting disclosure of information about the religious affiliation of individuals.
Prohibits an agency from providing or disclosing to federal authorities personal information regarding the religious affiliation of an individual that is requested for the purpose of compiling a database of individuals based solely on religious affiliation.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1957by Representatives Dent, Appleton, Johnson, Kagi, Jenkin, Manweller, Senn, Chandler, Griffey, and Klippert
Establishing community appeals boards that review licensing decisions of the department of early learning.
Requires the early learning advisory council to establish community appeals boards to resolve adverse licensing and application decisions made by the department of early learning.
Requires at least one community appeals board for each regional department licensing office in the state.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1958by Representatives Harmsworth, Young, Rodne, and Stanford
Prohibiting the imposition of regional transit authority property taxes on less than a whole parcel.
Prohibits regional transit authority property taxes from being imposed on less than a whole parcel.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1959by Representatives Harmsworth, Pollet, Young, and Van Werven
Requiring a public hearing before a local government may remove a restrictive covenant from land owned by the local government.
Establishes the land covenant preservation and transparency act.
Requires a city, town, municipal corporation, code city, and county to hold a public hearing upon a proposal to remove, vacate, or extinguish a restrictive covenant from property owned by the city, town, municipal corporation, code city, or county before the action is finalized.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1960by Representatives Chandler, Manweller, Wilcox, and Stokesbary
Addressing fiscal notes.
Requires the office of financial management, in consultation with the economic and revenue forecast council, to establish a process and methodology for dynamic fiscal impact statements and dynamic impact estimates.
Requires the director of the house of representatives office of program research and the director of senate committee services to convene a work group to explore ways to improve and expand nonpartisan fiscal and program information available to the legislature.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1961by Representatives Graves, Springer, and Taylor
Addressing urban growth area amendments.
Requires urban growth to also be located in areas adjacent to highways of statewide significance.
Authorizes the legislative body of a city planning under the growth management act to request as part of the county's annual comprehensive plan amendment process that the county legislative body adjust the boundary of an existing urban growth area within which the city is located.
Requires the review and evaluation program, that is required to be approved by a county, when determining if there is sufficient suitable land to accommodate the countywide population projection, to include facilities for medical, governmental, institutional, commercial, service, retail, housing, and other nonresidential uses.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1962by Representatives Jinkins, Fey, Farrell, Sawyer, Fitzgibbon, Ortiz-Self, and Pollet
Concerning disciplinary procedures at private institutions of higher education.
Requires private institutions of higher education that participate in state student financial aid programs to have policies establishing disciplinary procedures for violations of the institution's student code of conduct.
Requires degree-granting institutions to submit to the student achievement council a summary report of the disciplinary proceedings the institution has conducted that resulted in a student suspension, expulsion, or refusal to grant a degree or certification.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1963by Representatives Doglio, Fey, Farrell, Fitzgibbon, and Ryu
Concerning electric utility meter-based performance programs.
Requires the utilities and transportation commission to adopt rules to require investor-owned utilities that are regulated under the energy independence act to offer a meter-based performance program option for the calculation and determination of achieved energy conservation.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Feb 9 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) |
HB 1964by Representatives Doglio, Appleton, and Tarleton
Concerning clean energy financing.
Authorizes the establishment of a clean energy district which must be initiated either by petition of qualified voters located within the proposed clean energy district or by resolution of the county legislative authority within which the proposed clean energy district is located.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1965by Representatives Lovick and Irwin; by request of Washington State Patrol
Standardizing the collection and distribution of criminal records.
Requires an application for an original concealed pistol license or alien firearm license to include only one complete set of fingerprints to be forwarded to the Washington state patrol.
Authorizes a photograph or copy of an individual's palmprints to be taken to update the file of a sex offender or a kidnapping offender.
Authorizes certain law enforcement personnel to photograph and record the palmprints of adults who are lawfully arrested.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1966by Representatives Stanford, Vick, Kirby, and Ormsby
Addressing the minimum operating requirements and the review of plans necessary to be included in the small business retirement marketplace.
Authorizes the office of the insurance commissioner to request that the department of financial institutions conduct a plan review before submitting its verification to the department of commerce if the small business retirement marketplace plan includes either life insurance or annuity products, or both.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1967by Representatives Stanford, Ormsby, and Pollet
Concerning noncompetition agreements.
Requires an employer, in order for a noncompetition agreement to be enforceable, to: (1) Disclose the terms of the agreement in writing to the prospective employee no later than the time of the offer of employment; or
(2) If the agreement is entered into after the commencement of employment, provide independent consideration for the agreement.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1968by Representatives Jinkins, Schmick, Tharinger, Harris, Bergquist, Vick, Pettigrew, and Holy
Limiting nursing home direct care payment adjustments to the lowest case mix weights in the reduced physical function groups and authorizing upward adjustments to case mix weights in the cognitive and behavior groups.
Revises the duties of the department of social and health services regarding nursing home direct care payment adjustments in the reduced physical function groups and the cognitive and behavior groups.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1969by Representative Klippert
Prohibiting mandatory child support for postsecondary education of adult children.
Prohibits a court from ordering either or both parents to pay support for postsecondary education of a child over eighteen years of age.
Prohibits the use of the child support schedule to order postsecondary educational support of a child.
Authorizes a party to petition for modification of an existing order to pay postsecondary child support without showing a substantial change of circumstances.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1970by Representatives Klippert, Hayes, Muri, and Stanford
Making a fourth driving under the influence offense a felony.
Makes a fourth DUI offense a felony.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1971by Representative Klippert
Prohibiting nonphysicians from performing abortions.
Prohibits a person who is not a physician from performing an abortion.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1972by Representative Klippert
Concerning the mental health evaluation and treatment of individuals who threaten to murder a family member or other person who resides with the individual.
Includes in the definition of "likelihood of serious harm," for purposes of the involuntary treatment act, a substantial risk that physical harm will be inflicted by a person who has threatened to murder a family member or other person who resides with the person, the threat seriously alarms the family member or other person, and the threat places the family member or other person in reasonable fear the person will attempt to carry out the threat.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1973by Representative Klippert
Prohibiting the use of voluntary intoxication as a defense against a criminal charge.
Provides that voluntary intoxication is not a defense to a criminal charge, nor may the fact of voluntary intoxication be used by a defendant to demonstrate the lack of any particular mental state that is an element of a crime charged.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1974by Representative Klippert
Concerning the rights of crime victims, survivors of crime victims, and witnesses of crime.
Includes in the definition of "victim," for purposes of chapter 7.69 RCW (crime victims, survivors, and witnesses), a licensed business against whom a crime has been committed.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1975by Representatives Jinkins, Robinson, Doglio, Stonier, Cody, Pollet, Dolan, Riccelli, Macri, Peterson, Ormsby, and Kagi
Concerning a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.
Imposes a tax on: (1) The first sale of prepackaged sugar-sweetened beverages made by a distributor in this state;
(2) Syrup or powder sold or offered for sale to a retailer for sale to a consumer;
(3) The first sale of prepackaged diet beverages made by a distributor in this state; and
(4) Diet syrup or diet powder sold or offered for sale to a retailer for sale to a consumer.
Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to evaluate the impact of the sugar-sweetened beverage tax on the consumption of the beverages by residents.
Requires the department of health and the department of revenue to provide the committee with access to data necessary to conduct the evaluation.
Repeals chapter 82.64 RCW (syrup tax).
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1976by Representatives Pellicciotti, Hayes, Riccelli, Irwin, Ortiz-Self, Holy, and Ormsby
Creating a pilot program for the supervision of offenders who commit motor vehicle-related and property offenses.
Creates a pilot program for the supervision of offenders convicted of felonies relating to the theft or taking of a motor vehicle.
Authorizes Spokane county superior court or Federal Way municipal court to sentence an offender to community custody for one year when the court sentences the offender to the custody of the department of corrections for felonies related to theft or taking of a motor vehicle.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1977by Representatives Kilduff, Orcutt, Lovick, Muri, Ormsby, and Goodman
Requiring attestation of financial responsibility at the time of vehicle registration.
Prohibits the department of licensing or other agent from issuing an initial registration certificate or accepting a renewal vehicle registration application unless the person attests that he or she is insured under a motor vehicle liability policy or otherwise meets the requirements of RCW 46.30.020 (financial responsibility; self-insured; certificate of deposit coverage; liability bond).
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1978by Representatives Kilduff, McCabe, Ryu, Muri, Orwall, and Reeves
Requiring annual reporting on the implementation of laws to streamline licensing processes for military service members and their spouses.
Requires the regulating authorities for the department of licensing and the department of health to: (1) File reports to the legislature biennially and the state military transition council annually beginning January 1, 2018; and
(2) Appear annually before the joint committee on veterans' and military affairs to provide updates on progress in their efforts to implement certain requirements.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1979by Representatives Ryu, Shea, Blake, Ormsby, Goodman, and Santos
Concerning funding of industrial hemp research.
Makes an appropriation from the general fund to the agricultural local fund to provide funding to further the industrial hemp research program.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1980by Representatives Blake, Chapman, Macri, Robinson, Van Werven, Morris, Smith, Haler, J. Walsh, Ryu, Johnson, Stanford, Sells, Ormsby, Frame, Kretz, Dye, Santos, Doglio, Pollet, Tarleton, and Jinkins
Creating a low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program.
Creates the low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program within the department of commerce.
Requires the department of commerce to contract with rehabilitation agencies to provide home rehabilitation to participating homeowners.
Creates the low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program account.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1981by Representatives Farrell, Ormsby, Slatter, Pollet, and Jinkins
Estimating the effective tax rate of proposed ballot measures and legislation.
Requires the office of financial management to prepare a revenue equity statement for certain state ballot measures.
Requires the director of the department of financial management, in consultation with the legislature, the department of revenue, and other appropriate state or local agencies, to establish a procedure for the provision of a tax rate equity statement for legislative bills.
Requires information on the revenue equity statement to be included in the voters' pamphlet for statewide issues on the ballot.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1982by Representatives Sullivan, Stambaugh, Ormsby, and Pollet
Concerning school safety.
Requires a first responder agency, when notifying a school of a situation that may require an evacuation or lockdown, to: (1) Determine if schools in the vicinity are similarly threatened; and
(2) Notify schools in the vicinity for which an evacuation or lockdown appears reasonably necessary.
Requires school buildings that are occupied by students to be mapped by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs or from other sources.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1983by Representatives Dye, Riccelli, and Dent
Reducing the population requirement in a consortium of counties in order to operate a juvenile correctional facility.
Changes the population requirement from five hundred thirty thousand to two hundred thousand regarding the alternative administration of a juvenile correctional facility.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1984by Representatives Hudgins and Volz; by request of Lieutenant Governor
Concerning the association of Washington generals.
Includes the following as one of the purposes of the association of Washington generals: To expand educational and/or employment opportunities for youth, veterans, and people with disabilities in the state.
Changes the composition of the board of directors of the association of Washington generals.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1985by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Ryu, Gregerson, Santos, Slatter, Stanford, Fey, Doglio, Pollet, Jinkins, Tarleton, and McBride
Establishing a statewide policy supporting Washington state's economy and immigrants' role in the workplace.
Establishes the keep Washington working act.
Creates the keep Washington working statewide steering committee established within the department of commerce.
Requires the attorney general, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, to publish model policies for limiting immigration enforcement consistent with federal and state law at public schools, health facilities operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state, courthouses, and shelters, to ensure they remain safe and accessible to residents, regardless of immigration or citizenship status.
Requires state agencies to review their confidentiality policies and identify changes necessary to ensure that information collected from individuals is limited to that necessary to perform agency duties and is not used or disclosed for any other purpose.
Prohibits a state agency, department, or law enforcement from using agency or department funds, facilities, property, equipment, or personnel to investigate, enforce, cooperate with, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of unconstitutional or illegal registrations or surveillance programs that target residents on the basis of race, religion, immigration status, citizenship status, or national or ethnic origin.
Prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies and school police and security departments from using agency or department funds, facilities, property, equipment, or personnel to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest persons for immigration enforcement purposes.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1986by Representative Klippert
Making crimes and threats against persons because of their occupation as an honorably discharged veteran or military status a hate crime.
Finds that a hate crime committed against a victim because of the victim's occupation as an honorably discharged veteran or his or her military status may be identified in the same manner that a hate crime committed against a victim of another protected group is identified.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1987by Representatives McBride, Macri, Robinson, Stanford, Slatter, Senn, Santos, Chapman, Ortiz-Self, and Jinkins
Concerning allowing affordable housing development on religious organization property.
Prohibits a council of a city or board, a legislative body, or a board of county commissioners from restricting an affordable housing development of single-family or multifamily residences located on real property owned or controlled by a religious organization.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1988by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Santos, McBride, and Frame
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.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1989by Representatives Pollet, Harmsworth, Stanford, and Kilduff
Applying the open public meetings act to advisory boards and committees that provide formal advice or recommendations to their governing bodies.
Subjects the following to the requirements of the open public meetings act: An advisory board, committee, or other entity established by a public agency to provide formal advice or recommendations to the agency.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1990by Representatives Volz, Shea, Taylor, Haler, Vick, Steele, McCaslin, Condotta, and Holy
Providing that usury laws apply to interest, penalties, and costs imposed on certain delinquent property taxes.
Repeals RCW 19.52.140, (chapter 19.52 RCW not applicable to interest, penalties, or costs on delinquent property taxes), which makes usury laws apply to interest, penalties, and costs imposed on delinquent property taxes.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1991by Representatives Volz, Stonier, McCaslin, Taylor, Shea, Koster, and Holy
Clarifying the county treasurer's administration of payments and costs related to delinquent properties.
Clarifies the county treasurer's administration of payments and costs related to delinquent properties.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1992by Representatives Volz and Koster
Concerning administrative costs of county treasurers.
Authorizes the county treasurer to retain a portion of the collected taxes each year, from local jurisdictions, for administrative costs of the county treasurer.
Requires the county treasurer to create a dedicated account for administrative costs of the county treasurer.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1993by Representatives Volz, Kraft, Koster, Holy, Senn, and Shea
Authorizing county treasurers to contract with other county treasurers for services.
Authorizes a county treasurer to contract with another county treasurer for a duty or service performed by the contracting county treasurer, except that no contracted treasurer may perform a duty that is in conflict with his or her own duties as treasurer or that is in conflict with other statutory or ethical requirements.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1994by Representatives Stambaugh, Barkis, McDonald, and Haler
Limiting actions of the legislative ethics board during preelection periods.
Prohibits the legislative ethics board, during the forty-five day period before a primary through the end of the general election, from issuing reasonable cause determinations or complaint opinions, imposing sanctions, or recommending suspension, removal, or prosecution, for a legislator or other candidate for an office to be voted upon at that primary or general election.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1995by Representatives Pettigrew, Macri, and Santos
Concerning the rehabilitation of historic buildings.
Creates the historic building rehabilitation financing pilot program in the department of commerce.
Requires the department to: (1) Choose a municipality within which to implement the pilot program;
(2) Issue a competitive request for qualifications and quotations;
(3) Select a certified nonprofit community development financial institution to implement the pilot program within the selected municipality; and
(4) Along with the selected financial institution, consult with the department of archaeology and historic preservation to determine which proposed projects involve historically significant buildings and whether the rehabilitation plans for those buildings are consistent with the United States department of the interior's standards for rehabilitation.
Creates the historic building rehabilitation revolving loan fund.
Makes an appropriation.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1996by Representative Schmick
Concerning maintaining the quarterly average census method for calculating state hospital reimbursements.
Calculates state hospital reimbursements by continuing to use the quarterly average census method.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1997by Representatives Haler and Hayes
Creating a driver training instructor advisory committee.
Creates the driver training instructor advisory committee to assist the director of the department of licensing in his or her duties and responsibilities under chapter 46.82 RCW (driver training schools).
Requires the course offered by a driver training school to meet the standards established by the department of licensing with the advice of the driver training instructor advisory committee.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 1998by Representatives Volz, Koster, and McBride
Exempting from property taxation mobile homes, manufactured homes, and park model trailers that were manufactured prior to 1976.
Exempts mobile homes, manufactured homes, and park model trailers, manufactured before 1976, from property taxes.
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Feb 6 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Senate Bills
SB 5035-S