 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 11 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Tuesday, January 25, 2011 | 16th 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.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2011.
HB 1017-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Buys, Liias, Armstrong, Rolfes, Springer, Clibborn, Rodne, Finn, Seaquist, Moscoso, Probst, Kelley, Orwall, Fitzgibbon, Stanford, Kagi, Dammeier, Blake, Ladenburg, Pearson, Miloscia, Jacks, Van De Wege, Sells, Hurst, Smith, and Moeller)
Mandating a twelve-hour impound hold on motor vehicles used by persons arrested for driving under the influence.
Mandates a twelve-hour impound hold on motor vehicles used by persons arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 20 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1024-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Fagan, Schmick, Armstrong, Clibborn, Liias, Frockt, and Moeller)
Adding to the scenic and recreational highway system.
Adds a portion of state route number 278 to the scenic and recreational highway system.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 19 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1026-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Rolfes, Orcutt, Carlyle, Blake, Angel, and McCune)
Changing provisions relating to adverse possession claims.
Modifies provisions relating to adverse possession claims.
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 20 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1051-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Rodne, Eddy, Goodman, Kelley, and Moeller; by request of Washington State Bar Association)
Amending trusts and estates statutes.
Revises provisions relating to trusts and estates.
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 20 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1055-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Green, McCoy, Eddy, Kenney, and Reykdal; by request of Department of Labor & Industries)
Regarding the streamlining of contractor appeals.
Extends the time to appeal contractor infractions and eliminates the separate appeal period for the penalty.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 19 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 1057-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Green, and Reykdal; by request of Department of Labor & Industries)
Creating the farm labor contractor account.
Creates the farm labor contractor account to be used for administering the farm labor contractor licensing program.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 19 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 1058-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Green, Eddy, Reykdal, Appleton, and Moeller; by request of Department of Labor & Industries)
Regarding records requests relating to prevailing wage investigations.
Prohibits certain employers, contractors, and subcontractors from using prevailing wage records under certain circumstances.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 19 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1078-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Angel, Kelley, McCune, Hope, Dammeier, Warnick, Hunter, Fitzgibbon, Kenney, Reykdal, Frockt, Rolfes, Roberts, Hasegawa, and Moeller)
Requiring landlords to provide tenants with written receipts upon request under the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act.
Requires a landlord to provide, upon the request of a tenant, a written receipt for payments made by the tenant in the form of cash or money order.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 20 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1086-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunter, Alexander, and Darneille; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Making 2009-2011 supplemental operating appropriations.
Makes 2009-2011 supplemental operating appropriations.
| Jan 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 19 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 21 | Placed on second reading. | |
| Jan 24 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 1247-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Hunter, Darneille, and Kenney; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Concerning the staffing levels and staff training requirements for secure community transition facilities.
Modifies provisions relating to secure community transition facilities' staffing levels and training requirements.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 20 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1249-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Pettigrew, Hunter, and Darneille; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Regarding medicaid nursing facility payments.
Ensures efficient and economic medicaid nursing facility payments.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 20 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
HB 1473
by Representatives Parker, Hurst, Ormsby, and Billig
Concerning the use of existing fees collected for the cost of traffic schools.
Authorizes traffic schools to use certain fees collected for the cost of attending the traffic school for: (1) Safe driver education materials, programs, promotions, and advertising; or(2) Costs associated with the training of law enforcement officers.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1474
by Representative Moeller
Providing for electronic filing and disclosure of campaign finance reports.
Requires agencies, lobbyists, and lobbyists' employers to file certain reports, required by the public disclosure law, electronically over the internet.Requires payment by certain parties of an initial fee and/or annual fee for the development and implementation of the electronic filing system.Creates the public disclosure electronic filing account.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1475
by Representative Moeller
Addressing the notice requirements for claiming a mechanics' or materialmen's lien.
Modifies provisions relating to notice requirements for claiming a mechanics' or materialmen's lien.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 28 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1476
by Representatives Haigh, Takko, Stanford, Maxwell, Roberts, Fitzgibbon, and Van De Wege
Adjusting voting requirements for emergency medical service levies.
Changes voting requirements for emergency medical care and service levies.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1477
by Representatives Schmick, Sells, Springer, Haler, Roberts, and Kenney
Authorizing the board of trustees at Eastern Washington University to offer educational specialist degrees.
Authorizes educational specialist degrees to be offered by the board of trustees at Eastern Washington University.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1478
by Representatives Springer, Asay, Takko, Orcutt, Haler, Rivers, Eddy, Hunt, Klippert, Sullivan, Goodman, Clibborn, Armstrong, Probst, Jacks, Johnson, and Kenney
Delaying or modifying certain regulatory and statutory requirements affecting cities and counties.
Provides local governments with more time to meet certain statutory requirements.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1479
by Representatives Goodman and Rodne; by request of Statute Law Committee
Revising the publication requirements of the statute law committee.
Gives the statute law committee additional discretion to distribute its publications using the most efficient methods and technologies available.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1480
by Representative Alexander
Regarding eligibility for children's affordable health care coverage.
Limits affordable health care coverage, with regard to the apple health for kids program, to children who establish eligibility under certain programs of the federal social security act.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 1481
by Representative Alexander
Modifying disability lifeline benefits and medical care services provisions.
Eliminates the disability lifeline program and establishes a limited program for persons who are unable to engage in gainful employment due to age, blindness, or disability.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 1482
by Representatives Finn, Warnick, and Johnson
Concerning wine shipments.
Modifies wine shipment provisions relating to licensing, shipper's permits, labeling, reporting, annual fees, and taxes.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 1483
by Representative Pearson
Authorizing payment plans for traffic infractions.
Authorizes certain persons to enter into a payment plan for traffic infractions.Directs affected agencies to revise notice of infraction forms by November 1, 2011.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1484
by Representative Probst
Prohibiting skiing in areas closed to skiing.
Prohibits a person from skiing on a ski slope, trail, or area that is designated by a ski area operator as closed to the public and that has signs posted indicating the closure.Prescribes penalties.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1485
by Representatives Rodne, Kirby, Pedersen, Johnson, and Kelley; by request of Secretary of State
Regarding charitable solicitations.
Modifies provisions relating to charitable solicitations.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1486
by Representatives Green, Jinkins, Cody, Hinkle, Moeller, Bailey, Schmick, Clibborn, Kelley, and Condotta
Authorizing Washington pharmacies to fill prescriptions written by advanced registered nurse practitioners in other states.
Authorizes pharmacies to fill prescriptions written by advanced registered nurse practitioners in other states.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1487
by Representatives Springer and Condotta
Providing additional claims management authority for retrospective rating plan employers and groups.
Authorizes retrospective rating plan employers and groups who administer their plans with an approved claims administrator to assist the department of labor and industries in the processing of claims.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1488
by Representatives Jinkins, Schmick, Cody, Hinkle, Moeller, and Roberts; by request of Board of Health
Updating the authority of the state board of health.
Modifies duties of the state board of health relating to: (1) State public health reports;(2) The federal act on maternal and infancy hygiene;(3) Services to crippled children;(4) Grant-in-aid payments for local health departments;(5) The state's participation in federal funds; and(6) Approval of contracts for the sale or purchase of health services.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1489
by Representatives Billig, Morris, Frockt, Carlyle, Crouse, Ryu, Finn, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Tharinger, Rolfes, Liias, Moscoso, Stanford, Dunshee, Pettigrew, Ladenburg, Ormsby, Van De Wege, Moeller, Hunt, Pedersen, Maxwell, Roberts, Reykdal, Kagi, Darneille, Clibborn, Jacks, and Kenney
Limiting the use of fertilizer containing phosphorus.
Prohibits the sale or display of fertilizer that is labeled as containing phosphorus.Prohibits the application of fertilizer containing phosphorus, manipulated animal or vegetable manure, or biosolids product to: (1) Turf when the ground is frozen; or(2) An impervious surface.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1490
by Representatives Kenney, Orcutt, and Santos
Concerning a business and occupation tax deduction for certified community development financial institutions.
Provides a business and occupation tax deduction for certified community development financial institutions.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Community Development & Housing. | |
HB 1491
by Representatives Goodman, Walsh, Roberts, and Kagi; by request of Department of Early Learning
Regarding membership of the early learning advisory council.
Specifies four of the governor's appointees as permanent members on the early learning advisory council to comply with state advisory council requirements and revises the categories of groups from which the governor may appoint additional representatives as members of the council.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 1492
by Representatives Pedersen and Rodne; by request of Uniform Laws Commission
Concerning the Uniform Commercial Code Article 9A on secured transactions.
Modifies uniform commercial code provisions relating to secured transactions, sales of accounts, contract rights, and chattel paper.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1493
by Representatives Pedersen, Bailey, Kagi, Clibborn, Ryu, Jinkins, Hinkle, Moeller, Van De Wege, Roberts, Stanford, and Kenney
Providing greater transparency to the health professions disciplinary process.
Requires a disciplining authority to: (1) Provide a party making a complaint or report of unprofessional conduct with a reasonable opportunity to supplement or amend the contents of the complaint or report; and (2) Promptly respond to inquiries made by the party regarding the status of the complaint or report.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1494
by Representative Moeller
Concerning elder placement referrals.
Establishes the elder placement referral act.Regulates elder placement referral agencies.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 1495
by Representatives Eddy, Rodne, Kirby, Armstrong, Hunter, Hinkle, Chandler, Pettigrew, Carlyle, Springer, Maxwell, Anderson, Clibborn, Kelley, and Kenney
Regarding the unfair competition that occurs when stolen or misappropriated information technology is used to manufacture products sold or offered for sale in this state.
Addresses unfair competition with regard to the manufacturing of an article or product while using stolen or misappropriated information technology.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1496
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Upthegrove, Cody, and Takko
Concerning the disposal of residential sharps waste.
Requires certain pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide a free and convenient service for the safe collection and proper disposal of residential sharps waste.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 1497
by Representatives Dunshee and Warnick; by request of Governor Gregoire
Adopting a 2011-2013 capital budget.
Adopts the 2011-2013 capital budget.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1498
by Representatives Pettigrew, Orcutt, Sullivan, Parker, Springer, Kenney, Chandler, Condotta, Santos, Billig, Kagi, Stanford, and Kelley
Concerning the taxation of employee meals provided without specific charge.
Provides a business and occupation tax exemption to restaurants in respect to meals provided without specific charge to employees.Provides a sales and use tax exemption on meals provided without specific charge to an employee by a restaurant.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1499
by Representatives Liias, Sullivan, Ahern, McCoy, Anderson, Upthegrove, McCune, and Shea
Regarding alternative learning programs.
Prohibits a school district from advertising or marketing full-time enrollment in an alternative learning experience as a home-based instruction program.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1500
by Representatives Carlyle, Liias, and Van De Wege
Concerning the excise taxation of zoos.
Provides certain excise tax relief to zoological facilities.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1501
by Representatives Armstrong, Short, Angel, Kristiansen, McCune, Smith, Condotta, and Warnick
Eliminating restrictions on vehicle miles traveled.
Removes the requirement of the department of transportation to develop strategies to gradually reduce the per capita vehicle miles traveled.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
HB 1502
by Representatives Ormsby, Kenney, Smith, Moeller, Sells, Condotta, Ryu, Billig, and Roberts
Clarifying the manufactured housing and mobile home program functions and account.
Changes the name of the office of manufactured housing to the office of mobile/manufactured home relocation assistance.Changes the functions of the manufactured housing account.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Community Development & Housing. | |
HB 1503
by Representatives Sells, Kenney, Haigh, Reykdal, Ormsby, Van De Wege, Rolfes, Liias, Cody, Carlyle, Hasegawa, Pettigrew, Hunt, Green, Roberts, Moeller, Frockt, and Stanford
Modifying collective bargaining law to authorize providing additional compensation to academic employees at community and technical colleges.
Authorizes the provision of additional compensation to academic employees at community and technical colleges with regard to collective bargaining.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1504
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, and Finn
Concerning employer review of abstracts of driving records.
Authorizes the director of the department of licensing to enter into a contractual agreement with an employer or the employer's agent for the purpose of reviewing the driving records of existing employees.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1505
by Representatives Van De Wege, Fitzgibbon, and Roberts
Adopting the international wildland urban interface code.
Includes the international wildland urban interface code in the state building code.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 1506
by Representatives Chandler, Takko, and Johnson
Addressing fire suppression efforts and capabilities on unprotected land outside a fire protection jurisdiction.
Addresses fire suppression efforts and capabilities on unprotected land outside a fire protection jurisdiction.Provides immunity from liability for fire service protection agencies taking part in firefighting efforts outside their jurisdiction.Revises the seller's disclosure statement by requesting information on fire protection services.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1507
by Representatives Ladenburg, Klippert, Hurst, Ross, Hope, Armstrong, Kirby, Warnick, Johnson, and Kelley
Concerning crimes against pharmacies.
Includes entering or remaining unlawfully in a pharmacy, committing theft of certain drugs from a pharmacy, and committing robbery of a pharmacy in the crime of burglary or theft or robbery in the first degree, respectively.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 1508
by Representatives Takko, Probst, and Van De Wege
Protecting sport shooting ranges.
Provides immunity from civil liability and criminal prosecution to sport shooting ranges with regard to noise or noise pollution.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1509
by Representatives Blake, Dunshee, and Ryu; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands
Concerning the forestry riparian easement program.
Revises forestry riparian easement program provisions relating to: (1) Qualifying timber;(2) Forestry riparian easement applications;(3) Compensation for timber; and(4) Qualification as a small forest landowner.Directs the chair of the forest practices board to invite relevant stakeholders to participate in a process that investigates potential new long-term funding sources for the program.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1510
by Representatives Kagi, Maxwell, and Kelley; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Regarding an assessment of students in state-funded full-day kindergarten classrooms.
Requires the use of a kindergarten assessment process for students in state-funded full-day kindergarten classrooms.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 1511
by Representatives Clibborn, Armstrong, Angel, Kagi, Smith, Johnson, Van De Wege, Morris, Kristiansen, Schmick, Rodne, Condotta, Ahern, Warnick, and Ladenburg
Promoting efficiency in the Washington state ferry system through personnel and administration reforms.
Finds that: (1) The current Washington state ferry system is financially unsustainable; and(2) Ferry system management must play a strong role in improving the system and controlling costs.Provides guidance for efficiently managing scarce resources.Provides the necessary tools for management to be held accountable for the performance of the system.Reigns in abuses that have been brought to light and gives clear guidance so the relationship between employees and management can move from an adversarial one to one where the focus is on improving efficiencies, customer service, and working cohesively.Abolishes the marine employees' commission and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the public employment relations commission.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1512
by Representatives Armstrong, Clibborn, Angel, Smith, Johnson, Van De Wege, Morris, Kristiansen, Schmick, Rodne, Condotta, Warnick, and Ladenburg
Concerning Washington state ferry system personnel and projects.
Modifies Washington state ferry system provisions relating to: (1) Collective bargaining, mediation, grievance procedures;(2) Civil service law;(3) Public works contracts; and(4) Liability for damages with regard to the injury, illness, or death of a seaman.Abolishes the marine employees' commission and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the public employment relations commission.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 1513
by Representatives Nealey, McCoy, Eddy, Haler, Hinkle, Crouse, Short, Klippert, Taylor, Walsh, Warnick, Johnson, Harris, Dahlquist, Angel, Kristiansen, McCune, Smith, and Condotta
Promoting the development and construction of nuclear energy facilities.
Expedites regulatory processes and provides incentives for establishing additional nuclear-generated power in the state.Creates a joint legislative task force on nuclear energy to study the feasibility of pursuing additional nuclear-generated power.Expires July 1, 2012.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 1514
by Representatives McCune, Miloscia, Ahern, and Angel
Creating "In God We Trust" special license plates.
Creates "in God we trust" special license plates.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5029-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, White, King, Honeyford, Holmquist Newbry, Kline, Conway, Tom, Chase, Hewitt, Harper, Nelson, and McAuliffe)
Concerning beer and wine tasting at farmers markets.
Requires the liquor control board to establish a pilot project to allow beer and wine tasting at farmers markets.Expires December 1, 2012.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 20 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5091-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser and Shin; by request of Office of Financial Management)
Delaying the implementation of the family leave insurance program.
Delays implementation of the family leave insurance program.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 20 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5380
by Senators White, Harper, Pridemore, Kline, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, and Tom
Regulating tobacco products.
Restricts the sale of flavored tobacco products and dissolvable tobacco products.Requires tobacco products be stored in a location that is inaccessible to youth.Authorizes the liquor control board to suspend or revoke a retailer's license or impose a monetary penalty if the board finds that the licensee has violated the aforementioned restrictions.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5381
by Senators Prentice and Regala
Adjusting voting requirements for emergency medical service levies.
Changes voting requirements for emergency medical care and service levies.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 5382
by Senators Regala, Carrell, Kastama, Parlette, and Shin
Providing a business and occupation tax deduction for amounts related to the provision of mental health services.
Provides a business and occupation tax deduction for amounts received with respect to mental health services.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5383
by Senators Conway, Benton, and Hobbs
Clarifying the manufactured housing and mobile home program functions and account.
Changes the name of the office of manufactured housing to the office of mobile/manufactured home relocation assistance.Changes the functions of the manufactured housing account.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5384
by Senators Haugen, King, and Shin; by request of Attorney General
Revising the admissibility in a civil action of failing to wear safety belt assemblies and failing to use child restraint systems.
Modifies civil action admissibility provisions with regard to failing to wear safety belt assemblies and failing to use child restraint systems.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5385
by Senators Regala, Ranker, Rockefeller, and Fraser; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife
Increasing revenue to the state wildlife account.
Increases revenue to the state wildlife account by increasing the cost of certain hunting and/or fishing licenses, fees, permits, tags, and stamps.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5386
by Senator Pridemore
Creating an organ donation work group.
Creates a work group to study how other state and countries have developed sustainable programs for increasing organ donation in their communities.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5387
by Senators Hobbs, Litzow, and Haugen
Addressing the regulation of self-insurance programs by the state risk manager.
Provides the state risk manager of the risk management division within the office of financial management with regulatory authority over joint local government property and liability self-insurance programs and local government self-insured employee health and welfare benefit programs.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5388
by Senators Parlette, Regala, Holmquist Newbry, Hatfield, and Honeyford
Limiting liability for making certain land and water areas available for recreational use under a hydroelectric license.
Addresses hydroelectric project owners' liability for unintentional injuries.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 5389
by Senators McAuliffe and Shin; by request of Department of Early Learning
Regarding membership of the early learning advisory council.
Specifies four of the governor's appointees as permanent members on the early learning advisory council to comply with state advisory council requirements and revises the categories of groups from which the governor may appoint additional representatives as members of the council.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5390
by Senators Prentice, Becker, Pridemore, Conway, Keiser, Pflug, Parlette, and Tom
Authorizing Washington pharmacies to fill prescriptions written by advanced registered nurse practitioners in other states.
Authorizes pharmacies to fill prescriptions written by advanced registered nurse practitioners in other states.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5391
by Senator Kohl-Welles
Concerning the excise taxation of zoos.
Provides certain excise tax relief to zoological facilities.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5392
by Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Fain, Nelson, Hill, Harper, Eide, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Tom, and Roach
Including technology as a stated educational core concept and principle.
Includes technology as an educational core concept and principle.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5393
by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Harper, Regala, White, Carrell, McAuliffe, Shin, and Tom
Providing for unannounced visits to homes with dependent children.
Requires the department of social and health services and the supervising agencies to randomly select no less than ten percent of the caregivers currently providing care to children in out-of-home care and in-home dependencies to receive one unannounced face-to-face visit in the caregiver's home per year.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5394
by Senators Keiser, Becker, Pflug, Conway, Kline, and Parlette
Concerning primary care health homes and chronic care management.
Promotes the adoption of primary care health homes and, within them, advances the practice of chronic care management to improve health outcomes and reduce unnecessary costs.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5395
by Senators Hargrove and Stevens
Changing provisions involving domestic violence fatality review panels.
Addresses membership and functions of domestic violence fatality review panels.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5396
by Senators Murray, Keiser, and Prentice
Concerning the employment of physicians by nursing homes.
Authorizes certain nursing homes to employ physicians for the provision of professional services to its residents under certain circumstances.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5397
by Senators Benton, Hobbs, and Shin; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Regulating unauthorized insurance.
Regulates unauthorized insurance.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5398
by Senators Keiser and Kline; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Concerning the insurance commissioner's authority to review and disapprove rates for certain insurance products.
Eliminates the insurance commissioner's authority to review and disapprove rates for certain insurance products.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 5399
by Senators Tom, Litzow, Hill, Hobbs, King, Hargrove, Sheldon, Ranker, and Shin
Regarding school employee workforce reductions and assignments.
Addresses school employee workforce reductions and assignments.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5400
by Senator Prentice
Concerning manufactured/mobile home park rent adjustment.
Facilitates and encourages fair bargaining between tenants and owners of manufactured/mobile home parks to achieve mutually satisfactory agreements regarding space or lot rents in the parks.Protects tenants from unreasonable space or lot rent increases while simultaneously recognizing and providing for the need of park owners to receive a just and reasonable return on the investment in their property.Creates the manufactured/mobile home park rental review board.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 5401
by Senators Chase, Kastama, and McAuliffe
Authorizing use of sales and use tax proceeds for certain public facilities in innovation partnership zones for economic development purposes.
Authorizes the use of sales and use tax proceeds for certain public facilities in innovation partnership zones for economic development purposes.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 5402
by Senators Chase, Kastama, Hatfield, Shin, Hobbs, Prentice, Pridemore, and McAuliffe
Concerning tax deferrals for economic development investment projects in innovation partnership zones.
Modifies provisions relating to tax deferrals for economic development investment projects in innovation partnership zones.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 5403
by Senators Chase, Kastama, Shin, Prentice, McAuliffe, and Pridemore
Authorizing local improvement district funding to benefit innovation partnership zones for the purposes of economic development.
Benefits innovation partnership zones for the purposes of economic development by authorizing local improvement district funding.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 5404
by Senators Chase, Kastama, Hatfield, Shin, Prentice, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Conway, and Keiser
Authorizing community economic revitalization board funding to benefit innovation partnership zones.
Benefits innovation partnership zones by authorizing community economic revitalization board funding.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 5405
by Senators Haugen, King, Sheldon, Fain, Hargrove, Becker, Prentice, Shin, and Tom
Promoting efficiency in the Washington state ferry system through personnel and administration reforms.
Finds that: (1) The current Washington state ferry system is financially unsustainable; and(2) Ferry system management must play a strong role in improving the system and controlling costs.Provides guidance for efficiently managing scarce resources.Provides the necessary tools for management to be held accountable for the performance of the system.Reigns in abuses that have been brought to light and gives clear guidance so the relationship between employees and management can move from an adversarial one to one where the focus is on improving efficiencies, customer service, and working cohesively.Abolishes the marine employees' commission and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the public employment relations commission.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5406
by Senators Haugen, Sheldon, Hobbs, Prentice, and Shin
Concerning the performance of state ferry system management.
Modifies state ferry system management provisions by: (1) Strengthening performance incentives for Washington state ferries managers;(2) Increasing the accountability and transparency of ferry management and operations;(3) Improving service to ferry riders; and(4) Realizing cost savings in the ferry system.Requires the department of transportation to meet or exceed the target performance level for fifty percent of the performance criteria under section 2(2) of the act.Creates the Washington state ferries accountability board to: (1) Determine the department of transportation's progress towards and achievement of the performance criteria; and(2) Establish baseline data and target performance levels for the performance criteria.Prohibits certain managers and their employees from belonging to the same collective bargaining unit.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5407
by Senators Haugen, King, Becker, Prentice, Honeyford, and Hargrove
Concerning the issuance of drivers' licenses, drivers' instruction permits, juvenile agricultural driving permits, and identicards.
Modifies provisions relating to the issuance of drivers' licenses, drivers' instruction permits, juvenile agricultural driving permits, and identicards.Requires the traffic safety commission to educate the public of the ramifications of the act in terms of the changes in documentation that will be required when applying for a driver's license, driver's instruction permit, juvenile agricultural driving permit, or identicard.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5408
by Senators King, Haugen, Becker, and Prentice
Concerning Washington state ferry system personnel and projects.
Modifies Washington state ferry system provisions relating to: (1) Collective bargaining, mediation, grievance procedures;(2) Civil service law;(3) Public works contracts; and(4) Liability for damages with regard to the injury, illness, or death of a seaman.Abolishes the marine employees' commission and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the public employment relations commission.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5409
by Senators King and Haugen
Removing commercial ferries operating in Puget Sound from the jurisdiction of the utilities and transportation commission.
Removes commercial ferries operating in Puget Sound from the jurisdiction of the utilities and transportation commission.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5410
by Senators Fraser, Honeyford, Kohl-Welles, and Shin
Requiring scrap metal businesses to pay no later than thirty days after a transaction involving metal property valued at greater than thirty dollars.
Limits the time in which a scrap metal business must make payment for transactions involving private metal property or nonferrous metal property valued at more than thirty dollars.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5411
by Senators Kilmer, Fain, Hill, Tom, Kastama, Hobbs, Hatfield, and Shin
Concerning fiscal note instructions.
Requires the office of financial management and the department of revenue to: (1) Perform economic modeling on three examples of economic development legislation enacted during the 2011 legislative session;(2) Monitor the implementation of the legislation and compare the economic impacts to economic modeling; and(3) Compare the economic modeling with the actual results of the legislation and provide a report to the legislature comparing the two.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5412
by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Roach, Conway, Hobbs, and Chase
Providing remedies for whistleblowers in the conveyance work industry.
Gives an employee in the conveyance work industry, who is a whistleblower and as a result of being a whistleblower has been subjected to workplace reprisal or retaliatory action, the remedies provided under chapter 49.60 RCW (discrimination--human rights commission).
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 5413
by Senators Kilmer and Swecker
Allowing a majority of landowners to petition the county legislative authority to vacate and abandon the frontage of a county road.
Authorizes a majority of landowners to petition the county legislative authority to vacate and abandon the frontage of a county road.
| Jan 24 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |