Requesting that the TRACON facilities at the Grant County International Airport be made permanent.

Requests that the terminal radar approach control facilities (TRACON) at the Grant County International Airport be made permanent.

-- 2017 3RD SPECIAL SESSION --
Jun 28	First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

by Senators Padden and O'Ban

Concerning the department of corrections.

Creates the office of the corrections ombuds for the purpose of: (1) Providing information to inmates, family members, representatives of inmates, department of corrections employees, and others regarding the rights of inmates;

(2) Providing technical assistance to support inmate self-advocacy;

(3) Identifying systemic issues and responses for the governor and the legislature to act upon;

(4) Reporting to the legislature; and

(5) Ensuring compliance with relevant statutes, rules, and policies pertaining to conditions of correctional facilities, services, and treatment of inmates under the jurisdiction of the department.

Requires the governor to convene an ombuds advisory council with several purposes in support of the ombuds function.

Requires the department of commerce to designate the nonprofit organization that will contract to operate the office of the corrections ombuds.

Requires the department of corrections to: (1) If it has actual knowledge or reason to believe that a computer calculation error is or has caused an error in the calculation of the release date for a prisoner, immediately manually calculate the release date of that prisoner as well as the release date of similarly sentenced prisoners; and

(2) Develop a mandatory sentencing elements worksheet in consultation with the administrative office of the courts, superior court judges' association, Washington association of prosecuting attorneys, Washington association of criminal defense lawyers, Washington public defender association, and Washington association of county clerks.

Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct a performance audit of the information technology and records related units at the department of corrections.

Requires the sentencing guidelines commission to contract for the services of one or more external consultants to evaluate the state's sentencing laws and practices.

Creates a joint legislative task force to simplify criminal sentencing to review sentencing laws after consideration of the consultant's study and his or her recommendations.

Concerning the department of corrections.

Creates the office of the corrections ombuds for the purpose of: (1) Providing information to inmates, family members, representatives of inmates, department of corrections employees, and others regarding the rights of inmates;

(2) Providing technical assistance to support inmate self-advocacy;

(3) Identifying systemic issues and responses for the governor and the legislature to act upon;

(4) Reporting to the legislature; and

(5) Ensuring compliance with relevant statutes, rules, and policies pertaining to conditions of correctional facilities, services, and treatment of inmates under the jurisdiction of the department.

Requires the governor to convene an ombuds advisory council with several purposes in support of the ombuds function.

Requires the department of commerce to designate the nonprofit organization that will contract to operate the office of the corrections ombuds.

Requires the department of corrections to: (1) If it has actual knowledge or reason to believe that a computer calculation error is or has caused an error in the calculation of the release date for a prisoner, immediately manually calculate the release date of that prisoner as well as the release date of similarly sentenced prisoners; and

(2) Develop a mandatory sentencing elements worksheet in consultation with the administrative office of the courts, superior court judges' association, Washington association of prosecuting attorneys, Washington association of criminal defense lawyers, Washington public defender association, and Washington association of county clerks.

Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct a performance audit of the information technology and records related units at the department of corrections.

Requires the sentencing guidelines commission to contract for the services of one or more external consultants to evaluate the state's sentencing laws and practices.

Creates a joint legislative task force to simplify criminal sentencing to review sentencing laws after consideration of the consultant's study and his or her recommendations.

Equalizing differences between the liquor industries regarding certain sales of alcohol carrying a private label.

Concerning the economic development element of the growth management act.

Authorizes the economic development element, required by the growth management act, to include: (1) A summary of the local economy and the strengths and weaknesses of the local economy;

(2) An identification of policies, programs, and projects to foster economic growth and development and address future needs;

(3) Policies to promote increases in family, individual, and business incomes;

(4) An examination of whether sites planned for economic development have adequate public facilities and services, and, as appropriate, a plan for any needed public facilities and services;

(5) Policies to encourage access to education and training for family wage jobs; and

Concerning the collection of a motor vehicle excise tax approved by voters of a regional transit authority in 2016.

Requires a regional transit authority that includes portions of a county with a population of more than 1.5 million and that imposes a motor vehicle excise tax to: (1) Establish a market value adjustment program to be implemented by December 31, 2017;

(2) Provide a credit against the motor vehicle excise tax due; and

Prohibiting the use of superdelegates.

Prohibits the use of superdelegates.

Establishing the healthy Washington program to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage for all residents of the state.

Establishes the healthy Washington act.

Creates the healthy Washington program.

Creates the healthy Washington board as an independent public entity to provide governance for the program.

Requires the executive director of the board to establish a public advisory committee to advise the board on all matters of policy for the program.

Requires the program to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage and a health care cost control system for the benefit of residents.

Prohibits a private health insurer from offering benefits or covering any services for which coverage is offered to individuals under the program.

Creates the healthy Washington trust fund.

Declares an intent to enact legislation that would: (1) Develop a revenue plan, taking into consideration anticipated federal revenue available for the program; and

Expanding the operable intent of RCW 34.05.271 and 34.05.272 to the significant agency actions of the department of natural resources.

Establishing a capital gains tax.

Imposes a tax on individuals for the privilege of selling or exchanging long-term capital assets or receiving Washington capital gains.

Taxing intangible personal property.

Changing the business and occupation tax from a gross receipts tax to a net receipts tax.

Lowering the property tax levy limit from one percent to zero to prohibit certain annual property tax increases.

Relating to state general obligation bonds and related accounts.

Relating to state general obligation bonds and related accounts.

Relating to the capital budget.

Relating to the capital budget.

Concerning Washington state's 529 college savings programs.

Changes the composition of the committee on advanced tuition payment and college savings.

Regarding the funding of oil spill prevention and oil spill response.

Changes the oil spill response account balance for: (1) Suspension of the oil spill response tax, from nine million dollars to six million dollars; and

(2) Reinstating the tax, from eight million dollars to five million dollars.

Concerning public employee collective bargaining.

Requires the office of financial management to maintain a web site that is accessible to the public of all agreements collectively bargained with state employees to facilitate public inspection of state collective bargaining agreements.

Establishing the crisis intervention response team pilot project.

Creates the crisis intervention response team pilot project within the criminal justice training commission to create crisis intervention response teams composed of qualified law enforcement and mental health professionals to respond professionally, humanely, and safely to crises involving persons with behavioral health issues.

Requires the criminal justice training commission to: (1) Award two grants, one to an eligible applicant west of the crest of the Cascade mountains and one to an eligible applicant east of the crest of the Cascade mountains; and

(2) Provide training for mental health professionals participating in the pilot project.

Requires the state institute for public policy to: (1) In consultation with the commission, develop data collection and reporting guidelines for the commission to require of grant recipients; and

Relating to fiscal matters.

Relating to fiscal matters.

Relating to fiscal matters.

Concerning the supervision of licensed assistant behavior analysts and certified behavior technicians.

Relating to paid family and medical leave.

Addressing wages or hours of individual providers.

Authorizes the department of social and health services to pay a single individual provider for up to sixty-five hours each workweek through fiscal year 2018.

-- 2017 3RD SPECIAL SESSION --
Jun 30	First Reading.
	Rules suspended.
	Placed on second reading.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
-- IN THE HOUSE --
	Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar.

by Senators Schoesler and Nelson

Specifying the status of bills, memorials, and resolutions for the 2017 regular, first, second, and third special sessions of the Sixty-fifth Legislature.

Specifies the status of bills, memorials, and resolutions for the 2017 regular session and the first, second, and third special sessions of the sixty-fifth legislature.

-- 2017 3RD SPECIAL SESSION --
Jun 21	Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, adopted.
Jun 26	President signed.