The House was called to order at 9:55 a.m. by the Speaker.

Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.

There being no objection, the House advanced to the fourth order of business.

INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING

HI 591

Protect our gun rights

HI 594

Gun sales background check

HB 2627 by Representatives Roberts, Hayes and Moscoso

AN ACT Relating to the arrest of individuals who suffer from chemical dependency; amending RCW 13.40.042 and 13.40.080; adding a new section to chapter 10.31 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety.

HB 2628 by Representative Klippert

AN ACT Relating to government ownership of vacant or undeveloped land for extended periods of time; amending RCW 84.40.045 and 84.40.175; adding a new section to chapter 82.02 RCW; and adding a new chapter to Title 42 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

HB 2629 by Representatives Springer, Rodne, Magendanz, Pettigrew, Farrell, Freeman, Moscoso, Senn, Gregerson, Pollet and Tarleton

AN ACT Relating to the imposition of a filing fee for certain property assessment appeal petitions; and amending RCW 84.40.038.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 2630 by Representative Condotta

AN ACT Relating to requiring the labeling of transgenic fish during sale; and amending RCW 69.04.934.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

HB 2631 by Representatives Seaquist and Young

AN ACT Relating to fee immunity for certain water facilities; and amending RCW 4.24.210.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2632 by Representatives Jinkins, Harris and Tharinger

AN ACT Relating to agency on aging case management oversight; and amending RCW 74.39A.095.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 2633 by Representatives Moeller, Schmick, Harris and Tharinger

AN ACT Relating to investigations involving vulnerable adults; and amending RCW 74.34.020.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2634 by Representatives Kagi and Tharinger

AN ACT Relating to enforcement standards for residential services and support providers; amending RCW 71A.12.270; adding a new section to chapter 71A.12 RCW; creating a new section; and recodifying RCW 71A.12.270.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & Human Services.

HB 2635 by Representative Tharinger

AN ACT Relating to modifying the tax appeal process; amending RCW 82.03.020, 82.03.030, 82.03.050, 82.03.090, 84.08.130, and 34.05.518; adding new sections to chapter 82.03 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 2636 by Representatives Smith and Tarleton

AN ACT Relating to streamlining statutorily required environmental reports by government entities; amending RCW 70.93.200, 70.93.220, 70.93.250, 70.94.162, 70.95.530, 70.95J.025, 70.120A.050, 90.42.130, 90.44.052, 90.48.545, 90.80.150, and 90.82.043; reenacting and amending RCW 43.21A.667; and repealing RCW 70.95.545, 70.120A.040, and 90.80.901.

Referred to Committee on Environment.

HB 2637 by Representatives Stonier, Vick and Harris

AN ACT Relating to annexations by code cities in counties with four hundred thousand or more residents; and amending RCW 35A.14.297, 35A.14.299, 35A.14.460, 35A.14.470, and 35A.14.480.

Referred to Committee on Local Government.

HB 2638 by Representative Wylie

AN ACT Relating to the establishment of state preemption of laws and ordinances of local governments regarding provisions of the controlled substances act, chapter 69.50 RCW; and amending RCW 69.50.608.

Referred to Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight.

HB 2639 by Representatives Moeller, Harris, Green, Cody, Morrell, Clibborn, Riccelli and Van De Wege

AN ACT Relating to state purchasing of mental health and chemical dependency treatment services; amending RCW 71.24.015, 71.24.016, 71.24.025, 71.24.035, 71.24.045, 71.24.100, 71.24.110, 71.24.340, 71.24.420, 70.96A.020, 70.96A.040, 70.96A.050, 70.96A.080, and 70.96A.320; amending 2013 c 338 s 1 (uncodified); adding a new section to chapter 71.24 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.20A RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 2640 by Representatives Riccelli, Zeiger, Farrell, Seaquist, Orcutt, Pollet, Buys, Parker, Haler and Gregerson

AN ACT Relating to creating a sales tax holiday for school instructional material for higher education students; adding new sections to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 2641 by Representatives Sawyer, Zeiger, Walsh and Kagi

AN ACT Relating to establishing the WorkFirst reform program; amending RCW 74.08A.260; adding a new section to chapter 74.08A RCW; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & Human Services.

HB 2642 by Representatives Walkinshaw, Kochmar, Clibborn and Klippert

AN ACT Relating to the deadline for annual regulatory fees for charter party and excursion service carriers; and amending RCW 81.70.350.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 2643 by Representatives Farrell, Riccelli, Cody, Bergquist, Stanford, Gregerson, Sawyer, Tarleton, Fey, Stonier and Robinson

AN ACT Relating to coordinating and expanding efforts with private and public partnerships to help ensure Washington's healthiest next generation; and adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

HB 2644 by Representatives Ryu, Nealey, Moscoso, Sells, Appleton, Kagi, Haler, Gregerson, Orwall, Wylie, Roberts, Reykdal, Senn, Robinson, Farrell, Tarleton, Tharinger, Freeman, Walkinshaw, Jinkins, Morrell, Clibborn, Haigh, Pettigrew, Rodne, Moeller, Pollet, Bergquist, S. Hunt, Sawyer and Green

AN ACT Relating to coercion of involuntary servitude; reenacting and amending RCW 9A.40.010; adding a new section to chapter 9A.40 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Public Safety.

HB 2645 by Representative Moeller

AN ACT Relating to hardship property tax waivers for interest and penalties; and amending RCW 84.56.025.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 2646 by Representatives Cody, Tharinger and Harris

AN ACT Relating to certification exemptions and training requirements for individual providers who work less than twenty hours per month for a single client, or who only provide limited respite services; and amending RCW 18.88B.041, 74.39A.076, and 74.39A.341.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services.

HB 2647 by Representatives Jinkins, Harris, Tharinger and Cody

AN ACT Relating to electronic timekeeping for in-home personal care or respite services; and amending RCW 74.39A.325.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services.

HB 2648 by Representatives Orcutt, Harris and Pike

AN ACT Relating to legislative members' voting rights on regional transportation planning organization policy boards; and amending RCW 47.80.040.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

HB 2649 by Representatives Jinkins and Rodne

AN ACT Relating to placement of a defendant determined to be incompetent; amending RCW 10.77.086, 10.77.088, and 10.77.220; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2650 by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Pettigrew, Sullivan and Orwall

AN ACT Relating to allowing the use of lodging taxes for financing workforce housing; and amending RCW 67.28.150, 67.28.160, and 67.28.180.

Referred to Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs.

HB 2651 by Representatives Hansen, Haler and Zeiger

AN ACT Relating to creating a higher education transparency web site; adding a new section to chapter 28B.77 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 2652 by Representative Reykdal

AN ACT Relating to requiring contractor registration numbers on vehicles; and reenacting and amending RCW 18.27.100.

Referred to Committee on Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 2653 by Representatives Zeiger, Pollet and Haler

AN ACT Relating to higher education degree production incentives; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.77 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HB 2654 by Representative Seaquist

AN ACT Relating to codifying the existence of the climate impacts group without making modifications to its current mission; and adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW.

Referred to Committee on Environment.

HB 2655 by Representative Seaquist

AN ACT Relating to setting the salaries for members of the legislature; and amending RCW 43.03.310.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

HB 2656 by Representative Hudgins

AN ACT Relating to civil infractions involving deeds of trust; amending RCW 7.80.120; and adding a new section to chapter 61.24 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2657 by Representative Hudgins

AN ACT Relating to requiring residential real property transfers and assignments to be recorded; and amending RCW 61.24.030 and 65.08.070.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2658 by Representative Hudgins

AN ACT Relating to false declarations by a beneficiary regarding a trustee's sale; amending RCW 61.24.030, 9.38.020, and 9A.72.040; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2659 by Representative Hudgins

AN ACT Relating to the restraint of a sale by a trustee; and amending RCW 61.24.130.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

HB 2660 by Representatives Haler, Klippert, Hayes and Walsh

AN ACT Relating to a business and occupation tax credit for businesses that hire individuals with developmental disabilities; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

HB 2661 by Representative Seaquist

AN ACT Relating to the Washington research institute for teaching excellence; adding new sections to chapter 28B.35 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.77 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Higher Education.

HJR 4217 by Representatives Pollet, Muri, Hargrove, Seaquist, Farrell, Kretz, Haler, Sells, Short, Moscoso, Orwall and Sawyer

Amending the Constitution regarding the people's right of access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business.

Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

There being no objection, the bills listed on the day’s introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.

There being no objection, the House advanced to the fifth order of business.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

January 16, 20140)

SHB 1170 Prime Sponsor, Committee on Finance: Modifying the income thresholds for the exemption and deferral property tax relief programs for senior citizens and persons retired because of physical disability. Reported by Committee on Finance

MAJORITY recommendation: The second substitute bill be substituted therefor and the second substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Carlyle, Chair; Tharinger, Vice Chair; Nealey, Ranking Minority Member; Orcutt, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Condotta; Fitzgibbon; Hansen; Lytton; Pollet; Reykdal; Vick and Wilcox.