 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 5 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, January 17, 2011 | 8th Day - 2011 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.
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HB 1176
by Representatives Green, Harris, Cody, Hinkle, Appleton, Roberts, Kenney, and Kagi
Providing licensed midwives online access to health care resources through the University of Washington health sciences library.
Provides licensed midwives online access to the University of Washington health sciences library.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1177
by Representatives Hunt and McCoy
Regarding field investigations on privately owned lands.
Declares that field investigations on privately owned lands should be conducted by professional archaeologists.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1178
by Representatives Appleton and Miloscia; by request of Office of Regulatory Assistance
Addressing the office of regulatory assistance.
Transfers reporting requirements relating to certain effects on the regulatory system in the state from the office of financial management to the office of regulatory assistance.Repeals the termination and repeal of the office of regulatory assistance under the sunset act.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1179
by Representatives Hunt, Hudgins, Appleton, Liias, Miloscia, McCoy, Reykdal, Goodman, Darneille, Van De Wege, Upthegrove, Ormsby, Billig, Orwall, Green, Kenney, Dickerson, Santos, Frockt, Tharinger, and Moscoso
Clarifying that public employees may attend informational or educational meetings regarding legislative issues.
Clarifies that state employees may attend informational or educational meetings regarding legislative issues with a legislator or other elected official.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1180
by Representatives Goodman, Pedersen, Roberts, Maxwell, Kenney, Orwall, Rolfes, Liias, Kelley, Hurst, Frockt, Fitzgibbon, Upthegrove, Ladenburg, Stanford, Dickerson, and Jinkins
Expanding the protections for victims of stalking and harassment in antiharassment protection orders.
Expands the protections for victims of stalking and harassment in antiharassment protection orders.Requires the administrative office of the courts to develop a pattern form for antiharassment protection orders based on acts of stalking and to distribute the form to certain parties.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1181
by Representatives Green, Hinkle, Santos, and Dickerson
Creating the Washington state board of naturopathy.
Repeals the naturopathic advisory committee.Creates the board of naturopathy.Transfers certain duties from the secretary of the department of health to the board of naturopathy.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1182
by Representatives Goodman, Ross, Kirby, Johnson, Hope, Hurst, Kelley, Maxwell, Frockt, Klippert, Liias, Miloscia, Moscoso, Pearson, Billig, Warnick, and Ladenburg
Clarifying that each instance of an attempt to intimidate or tamper with a witness constitutes a separate violation for purposes of determining the unit of prosecution under tampering with or intimidating a witness statutes.
Clarifies that each instance of an attempt to intimidate or tamper with a witness constitutes a separate violation.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1183
by Representatives Johnson, Cody, Ross, Kenney, Warnick, Maxwell, Schmick, Taylor, Hope, Haler, Goodman, Hinkle, Dickerson, McCune, Rodne, Armstrong, Ryu, Seaquist, Pedersen, Liias, Eddy, Appleton, Klippert, Kretz, Hasegawa, Fagan, Asay, Chandler, Angel, Ahern, and Stanford
Regarding institutions of higher education prohibiting hospitals or physicians from entering into agreements to provide clinical rotations or residencies to certain medical students.
Prohibits an institution of higher education from prohibiting a hospital or physician from entering into an agreement to provide student clinical rotations or residencies to qualified osteopathic or allopathic medical students.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1184
by Representatives Maxwell, Orcutt, Kenney, Finn, Smith, Ryu, Goodman, Asay, Tharinger, Alexander, Pedersen, Appleton, Kelley, Eddy, Van De Wege, Sullivan, Dammeier, Angel, Seaquist, Clibborn, Bailey, Upthegrove, Rolfes, Carlyle, and Frockt
Clarifying that the basis for business and occupation tax for real estate firms is the commission amount received by each real estate firm involved in a transaction.
Clarifies existing law that the basis for determining the business and occupation tax for real estate firms is the commission amount received by each real estate firm involved in a real estate transaction.Preserves the historic method of calculating business and occupation tax for real estate firms.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1185
by Representatives Appleton, Hudgins, and Pedersen; by request of Secretary of State
Counting absentee ballots.
Allows the tabulation of absentee ballots to begin at 8:00 a.m. on the Monday immediately before the day of the primary or election.Requires the results to be held in secrecy until after 8:00 p.m. on the day of the primary or election.Requires the canvassing board to examine the oath on the return envelope that contains the security envelope and absentee ballot.Requires certain absentee ballots to be received by the county auditor by 8:00 p.m. on the day of the primary or election in order to be valid.Requires the county auditor to notify each voter whose absentee ballot was not counted.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1186
by Representatives Rolfes, Hudgins, Upthegrove, Appleton, Roberts, Pedersen, Carlyle, Goodman, Liias, Van De Wege, Dickerson, Cody, Fitzgibbon, Dunshee, McCoy, Finn, Jacks, Reykdal, Tharinger, Frockt, Billig, Hunt, Kenney, Stanford, Ryu, and Seaquist
Concerning requirements under the state's oil spill program.
Addresses requirements under the state's oil spill program.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1187
by Representatives Hinkle, Short, Buys, Orcutt, Warnick, Schmick, Angel, McCune, and Harris
Creating the climate change accountability act.
Requires any climate expenditure intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to provide certain information before implementation and expenditure.Requires the state to regularly audit any climate expenditure contracts.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1188
by Representatives Goodman, Kelley, Hurst, Kenney, Moscoso, Warnick, Roberts, Maxwell, Liias, Frockt, Rolfes, Sullivan, Carlyle, Finn, Hudgins, Kagi, Miloscia, Appleton, Ladenburg, and Fitzgibbon
Concerning suffocation and other domestic violence offenses.
Includes assaulting another by suffocation in the crime of second degree assault.Provides that prior convictions for a repetitive domestic violence offense shall not be included in the offender score in certain circumstances.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1189
by Representatives Condotta, Chandler, Crouse, Warnick, Nealey, Shea, Fagan, Bailey, Armstrong, and Taylor
Eliminating the family leave insurance program.
Eliminates the family leave insurance program.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1190
by Representatives Hinkle, Kelley, Van De Wege, Liias, and Stanford
Concerning billing for anatomic pathology services.
Addresses clinical laboratory and physician billing for anatomic pathology services.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1191
by Representatives Ryu, Kirby, Buys, Fitzgibbon, and Bailey; by request of Department of Financial Institutions
Changing the expiration dates of the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account and its revenue source.
Delays the expiration of the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account and its revenue source.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1192
by Representative Blake
Ensuring the viability of small forest landowners.
Declares that it is now timely to craft amendments to certain statutes and rules to help maintain and improve the economic viability of family forest owners managing forest land across the state and provide incentives to keep their land in long-term forestry.Revises provisions relating to small forest landowners, small parcels, and alternative management plans.Prohibits certain small forest landowners from participating in the forestry riparian easement program.Requires the forest practices board to initiate and complete a process to revise certain forest practices rules.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1193
by Representatives Kelley and Ladenburg
Modifying violation provisions for offenders.
Requires an offender who violates any condition or requirement of a sentence to serve a mandatory minimum term of forty-eight hours in total confinement for each violation.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1194
by Representatives Kelley and Ladenburg
Continuing to determine bail for the release of a person arrested and detained for a felony offense on an individualized basis by a judicial officer.
Eliminates the expiration of the requirement of a judicial officer to determine bail for certain persons.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1195
by Representatives Kelley and Santos
Clarifying that a license and endorsement are needed to make small loans.
Clarifies license and endorsement requirements for check cashers and check sellers.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 1196
by Representatives Taylor, Blake, Chandler, Takko, and Armstrong
Directing state agencies to consider economic development opportunities when making land management decisions.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife and the parks and recreation commission to give consideration to economic development opportunities for any real property under its control that provide benefits to the department, the commission, or the state, or for the local community where the property is situated when deciding how to most advantageously use the property.Requires the board of natural resources to give consideration to economic development opportunities for any public lands under its control that provide benefits to the state land trust beneficiaries, the department of natural resources, or the state, or for the local community where the property is situated when deciding how to most advantageously manage property.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1197
by Representatives Taylor and McCune
Addressing the growth management hearings board.
Modifies membership provisions of the growth management hearings board.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1198
by Representatives Taylor, Short, McCune, and Harris
Creating a cause of action for persons who are adversely affected by the judicial review of a decision made under the state environmental policy act.
Authorizes a cause of action for persons who are adversely affected by the judicial review of a decision made under the state environmental policy act.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1199
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, and McCune
Fostering economic development by encouraging increased productivity on certain working lands through transfers in ownership.
Requires the department of natural resources to develop, and the board of natural resources to implement, a plan to divest the state of certain state lands and state forest lands.Requires the state investment board to work closely with the board of natural resources to implement the state land divestiture plan.Authorizes the attorney general to condemn certain land owned by the federal government.Requires the board of natural resources, in implementing the divestiture plan, to ensure that land sales are awarded to the highest private sector bidder.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1200
by Representatives Taylor, Warnick, Short, Kretz, Chandler, Armstrong, and McCune
Establishing a state meat inspection program.
Establishes a state meat inspection program to encourage economic investment in the state's livestock industry and promote economic development within our communities.Creates the meat inspection account.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1201
by Representatives Van De Wege, Moeller, Appleton, Hunt, and Tharinger
Eliminating the mandatory retirement age for judges.
Eliminates the mandatory retirement age for judges.Provides that the act takes effect January 1, 2012, if the proposed amendment to Article IV, section 3(a) of the state Constitution, eliminating the mandatory retirement age for judges, is approved by the voters at the next general election.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1202
by Representatives Hunt, Taylor, and Moscoso
Creating a pilot project to allow spirits sampling in state liquor stores and contract stores.
Requires the liquor control board to establish a pilot project to allow spirits sampling in state liquor stores and contract stores to promote the sponsor's products.Expires December 1, 2012.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1203
by Representatives Hope, Blake, Warnick, Green, Smith, Haler, Orcutt, Armstrong, McCune, and Harris
Authorizing the use of four-wheel, all-terrain vehicles on public roadways under certain conditions.
Authorizes a person to operate a four-wheel, all-terrain vehicle upon a roadway of this state having a speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less under certain conditions.Prescribes penalties.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1204
by Representatives Orcutt, Rivers, Angel, Sells, Johnson, Schmick, Haler, McCune, Short, Anderson, Rolfes, and Harris
Requiring assessors to give notice of the true and fair value of real property regardless of whether there was a change in value.
Requires the assessor to give notice of the true and fair value of real property each year property is revalued regardless of whether there has been a change in the value from the prior year.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1205
by Representatives Goodman, Kirby, and Bailey
Licensing court reporters.
Addresses the licensing of court reporters.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1206
by Representatives Dahlquist, Hurst, Pearson, Harris, Parker, Lytton, Rivers, Johnson, Taylor, Wilcox, Ross, Kelley, Ladenburg, Armstrong, Dammeier, Frockt, and Schmick
Making harassment against criminal justice participants a crime under certain circumstances.
Makes harassment against criminal justice participants a crime under certain circumstances.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HJR 4203
by Representatives Moeller, Van De Wege, Appleton, Hunt, and Dickerson
Eliminating the mandatory retirement age for judges.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to eliminate the mandatory retirement age for judges.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5111
by Senators Sheldon, Rockefeller, King, Hobbs, and Litzow
Privatizing the sale of liquor.
Privatizes the sale of liquor.Requires the liquor control board to: (1) Close all state liquor stores and state liquor distribution facilities; and(2) Sell at auction all assets pertaining to the state sale and distribution of liquor.Directs the secretary of state to submit the act to the people for their adoption and ratification, or rejection, at the next general election.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5112
by Senators Hatfield, Honeyford, Sheldon, and Schoesler
Changing restrictions on firearm noise suppressors.
Allows the use of certain firearm noise suppressors.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5113
by Senator Hargrove
Reviewing discharges from state hospitals.
Modifies provisions relating to discharge reviews at state hospitals.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5114
by Senator Hargrove
Streamlining competency evaluation and competency restoration procedures.
Streamlines competency evaluation and competency restoration procedures with regard to the criminally insane.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5115
by Senators Harper, Pflug, Kline, Roach, Carrell, and Kilmer
Concerning private transfer fee obligations.
Establishes the private transfer fee obligation act.Declares that a private transfer fee obligation may not run with the title to property or otherwise bind subsequent owners of property under any common law or equitable principle.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5116
by Senators Swecker, Hatfield, and Parlette
Concerning public health district authority as it relates to gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises of real or personal property.
Authorizes public hospital districts to: (1) Solicit and accept gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises of real or personal property;(2) Sell, lease, exchange, invest, or expend gifts or the proceeds, rents, profits, and income therefrom; and(3) Enter into contracts with for-profit or nonprofit organizations.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5117
by Senators Haugen, Ranker, Stevens, and Shin
Concerning the population restrictions for a geographic area to qualify as a rural public hospital district.
Revises the definition of "rural public hospital district" by modifying the city population requirements for qualification as a rural public hospital district.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5118
by Senators Rockefeller, Ranker, Fraser, and Kline
Concerning output-based air emission standards.
Requires output-based air emission standards to be used to increase energy efficiency, improve air quality, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Requires the department of ecology and the boards of any activated authority to consider an output-based air emission standards approach when issuing technology determinations in permits, orders, and regulations.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Environment, Water & Energy. | |
SB 5119
by Senators Pridemore and Kline; by request of Secretary of State and Governor Gregoire
Canceling the 2012 presidential primary.
Prohibits a presidential primary from being held in 2012.Expires January 1, 2013.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5120
by Senators Keiser and Kline; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Regulating insurance rates.
Modifies insurance provisions relating to: (1) Public inspection of certain actuarial formulas, statistics, and assumptions;(2) Credit history and insurance scores; and(3) Certain items required to be filed with the insurance commissioner by insurers or rating organizations or by title insurers.Eliminates the insurance commissioner's authority to review and disapprove certain rates for individual products.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5121
by Senator Hobbs; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Adopting the investments of insurers model act.
Adopts the investments of insurers model act.Protects and furthers the interests of insureds, creditors, and the general public by providing, with minimum interference with management initiative and judgment, prudent standards for the development and administration of insurer investment programs.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5122
by Senators Keiser and Kline; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Regulating health care insurance.
Modifies provisions relating to the regulation of health care insurance.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5123
by Senators Ranker, Morton, and Hargrove
Regarding the institute of forest resources.
Requires the director of the school of forest resources of the University of Washington to coordinate the school of forest resources' cooperatives and centers to promote a more holistic, efficient, and integrated approach to broaden its research and outreach programs to address the issues facing the forest sector.Authorizes the director to appoint a policy advisory committee to advise the director on policies for the institute of forest resources that are consistent with the purposes of the institute.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5124
by Senators White, Pridemore, Fraser, and Shin; by request of Secretary of State
Modifying elections by mail provisions.
Modifies provisions relating to elections by mail.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5125
by Senators Becker, Swecker, and King; by request of Secretary of State
Counting absentee ballots.
Allows the tabulation of absentee ballots to begin at 8:00 a.m. on the Monday immediately before the day of the primary or election.Requires the results to be held in secrecy until after 8:00 p.m. on the day of the primary or election.Requires the canvassing board to examine the oath on the return envelope that contains the security envelope and absentee ballot.Requires certain absentee ballots to be received by the county auditor by 8:00 p.m. on the day of the primary or election in order to be valid.Requires the county auditor to notify each voter whose absentee ballot was not counted.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5126
by Senators Kilmer, Tom, Murray, Kastama, Rockefeller, Keiser, Conway, Regala, Hobbs, Shin, and McAuliffe
Concerning compensation adjustments for government officials.
Modifies provisions relating to compensation adjustments for government officials.Provides that the act takes effect if the proposed amendment to Article XXX, section 1 of the state Constitution, authorizing salaries of state, county, and municipal officials to be diminished during the term of office, is approved by the voters at the next general election.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5127
by Senators Kilmer, Parlette, Murray, and Zarelli; by request of Governor Gregoire
Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts.
Authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds of the state to finance the projects described and authorized by the legislature in the capital and operating appropriations acts for the 2009-2011 and 2011-2013 fiscal bienniums.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5128
by Senators Haugen, King, White, Swecker, Hobbs, and Shin
Concerning statewide transportation planning.
Allows more flexibility to organize the transportation planning process across modes and jurisdictions by providing policy direction on the desired outcome and reducing statutory procedural requirements.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5129
by Senator Haugen
Concerning portions of state highways better served by merged districts under certain circumstances.
Streamlines the existing mechanism for merging fire districts in order to more efficiently facilitate a partial merger of fire districts such that affected portions of state highways can be better served with quicker emergency response times by the merger district.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5130
by Senators Haugen and Shin
Prohibiting commercial motor vehicles in express lanes during peak hours.
Directs the department of transportation and local authorities to prohibit all commercial motor vehicles from using express lanes during peak traffic hours.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5131
by Senators Haugen, King, and White
Expanding certain public facilities eligible to be credited against the imposition of impact fees.
Includes certain transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities as eligible to be credited against the imposition of impact fees.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5132
by Senators Prentice, Tom, and Kline; by request of Governor Gregoire
Concerning residential habilitation centers.
Modifies provisions relating to residential habilitation centers.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5133
by Senators Schoesler, Baumgartner, and Delvin
Using state correctional facility populations to determine population thresholds for certain local government purposes.
Authorizes certain cities to include the population of a state correctional facility located within the city when determining population.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5134
by Senator Hatfield
Concerning historic vessels.
Encourages responsible participation in the hobby of collecting, preserving, restoring, and maintaining vessels of historic and special interest.Requires the department of licensing to create and issue a separate decal for certain historic vessels.Provides that certain registered historic vessels may only be used for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, and occasional pleasure boating.Addresses excise taxes for certain historic vessels.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5135
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Holmquist Newbry, King, Honeyford, Schoesler, Becker, Hobbs, Rockefeller, Baumgartner, Hill, Litzow, and Benton; by request of Governor Gregoire
Responding to the current economic conditions by temporarily modifying the unemployment insurance program.
Modifies the unemployment insurance program temporarily.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5136
by Senators Kastama, Tom, Hobbs, Chase, Rockefeller, Haugen, McAuliffe, Shin, Hargrove, Harper, Hatfield, Zarelli, and Litzow
Establishing the first nonprofit online university.
Establishes the first nonprofit online university.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 5137
by Senators Pridemore, Swecker, and Regala
Authorizing use of hearing officers for street vacation hearings.
Authorizes a legislative authority to appoint a hearing officer to conduct a public hearing to take testimony and evidence relating to a proposed street vacation.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SJR 8200
by Senators Shin, Chase, Hargrove, Harper, Prentice, Rockefeller, Holmquist Newbry, Fraser, and Sheldon
Amending the Washington state Constitution so that judges may retire at the expiration of his or her term of office after attaining the mandatory retirement age.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution allowing judges to retire at the expiration of his or her term of office after attaining the mandatory retirement age.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SJR 8201
by Senators Stevens, Schoesler, Morton, and Honeyford
Amending Article XXVI of the state Constitution.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to allow the people of the state to assert claims of title to certain lands held by the United States.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SJR 8202
by Senators Zarelli, Benton, Murray, and Kilmer
Authorizing the reduction of public officials' salaries.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution authorizing the reduction of public officials' salaries.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SJR 8203
by Senators Kilmer, Zarelli, Tom, Murray, Kastama, Keiser, Rockefeller, Regala, Conway, Hobbs, Shin, McAuliffe, and Litzow
Amending the Constitution to allow for public official salary reductions.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to allow for public official salary reductions.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |