 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 37 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, March 3, 2011 | 53rd 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 1492-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen and Rodne; by request of Uniform Laws Commission)
Concerning the Uniform Commercial Code Article 9A on secured transactions.
Adopts revisions to the uniform commercial code governing secured transactions.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 10 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 15 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 1564-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Cody, Kagi, and Moscoso)
Concerning the right to control the disposition of human remains.
Modifies provisions relating to the right to control the disposition of human remains.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 28 | Committee recommendations adopted and the 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Placed on third reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Mar 2 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1565-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Frockt, Rodne, Pedersen, Eddy, Goodman, Roberts, Walsh, Green, Jacks, Fitzgibbon, Reykdal, Kenney, Stanford, Billig, and Kelley)
Concerning the modification and termination of domestic violence protection orders.
Establishes procedures and guidelines for determining whether a domestic violence protection order should be terminated or modified.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 25 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 1575-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Green, Van De Wege, Moeller, and Jinkins)
Clarifying which surgical facilities the Washington state department of health is mandated to license pursuant to chapter 70.230 RCW.
Clarifies the surgical facilities that the department of health is mandated to license.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1576-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Hinkle, Cody, Moeller, Green, and Kenney)
Requiring the certification of dental anesthesia assistants.
Prohibits a person from practicing or representing himself or herself as a certified dental anesthesia assistant without being certified by the dental quality assurance commission as having met the standards established for certification.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1581-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Walsh, Roberts, Kagi, Dickerson, and Kenney)
Regarding shared parenting placement agreements for children with disabilities placed in out-of-home care.
Establishes a shared parenting placement agreement to provide services to children with developmental disabilities who are placed out of home unless the child is in foster care.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 24 | WAYS - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1600-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Probst, Anderson, Maxwell, and Roberts)
Concerning elementary math specialists.
Encourages elementary teachers who enjoy and excel in mathematics to become specialists and encourages school districts to assign these specialists to teach elementary and middle school mathematics.Encourages the professional educator standards board to develop standards for and adopt a specialty endorsement for elementary mathematics specialists.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | Committee relieved of further consideration. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 22 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 24 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 26 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 73; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 1 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
HB 1611-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Short, Orwall, McCune, Walsh, and Rolfes)
Clarifying the department of early learning's authority with respect to licensed child care facilities.
Clarifies the authority of the department of early learning with respect to licensed child care facilities.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
HB 1615-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Ladenburg, Kelley, Rodne, Moscoso, Kirby, Appleton, and Stanford)
Concerning service members' civil relief.
Revises the definition of "military service" for purposes of the Washington service member's civil relief act.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 22 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 26 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 1 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1624-S
by House Committee on Community Development & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Kenney, Dunshee, Upthegrove, Cody, Fitzgibbon, Roberts, and Billig)
Promoting residential infrastructure development in urban growth areas.
Creates the residential infrastructure program in the department of commerce to provide loans to eligible jurisdictions and grants to nonprofit organizations for public infrastructure that supports increased capacity for dense, affordable residential development in transit-proximate areas.
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Development & Housing at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | CDH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Development & Housing at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 1634-S
by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Angel, Morris, and Armstrong)
Concerning underground utilities.
Prevents the disruption of vital services by establishing a comprehensive damage prevention program for transfer pipelines, transmission pipelines, and underground facilities.Establishes authority to enforce the law, assign responsibilities for locating and keeping accurate records of underground facilities' locations, and protect and repair damage to existing underground facilities.Creates the damage prevention account.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 16 | TEC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 17 | Referred to General Government Appropriations & Oversight. | |
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | APPG - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1652-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Frockt, Kenney, Reykdal, Rolfes, Probst, Goodman, Maxwell, McCoy, Jacks, Jinkins, Ryu, Kagi, Ladenburg, Stanford, Hasegawa, Fitzgibbon, Blake, Billig, Roberts, Clibborn, Ormsby, Moscoso, Hudgins, and Liias)
Regarding electronic impersonation.
Specifies that the tort of invasion of privacy may include the misappropriation of a person's name or likeness through social networking web sites and online bulletin boards with the intent to mislead, deceive, harass, threaten, or intimidate.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 22 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 24 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 26 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 1 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 1697-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Seaquist, Goodman, Orwall, Dickerson, and Kenney)
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.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 25 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 82; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 1701-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Green, Sells, Kenney, Van De Wege, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Moeller, Miloscia, Sullivan, Upthegrove, Pettigrew, Seaquist, Hunter, and Frockt)
Concerning the misclassification of contractors as independent contractors in the construction industry.
Addresses the loss in state revenue through misclassification of workers as independent contractors in the construction industry.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 16 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 17 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 1719-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Rodne, Schmick, Haler, Smith, Wilcox, Johnson, Klippert, Kristiansen, McCune, Short, Ross, and Warnick)
Limiting liability for unauthorized passengers in a vehicle.
Provides immunity from liability to certain state and local governments and private employers for injuries to unauthorized occupants of the state or local government's or employer's vehicle.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
HB 1728-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Eddy, Rodne, Green, Goodman, Kagi, and Kenney)
Requiring businesses where food for human consumption is sold or served to allow persons with disabilities to bring their service animals onto the business premises.
Modifies the state civil rights act relating to dog guides and service animals in food establishments.
| Feb 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 22 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 24 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 26 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Mar 1 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
HB 1737-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Short, Seaquist, and Schmick)
Concerning the department of social and health services' audit program for pharmacy payments.
Addresses audits of pharmacies' records by the department of social and health services.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | APPH - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPH - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health Care & Wellness. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 1738-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody and Jinkins; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Changing the designation of the medicaid single state agency.
Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the department of social and health services pertaining to the medical assistance program and the medicaid purchasing administration to the health care authority to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of the act.Changes the head of the state health care authority from the administrator to the director.Requires the code reviser to prepare legislation for the 2012 regular session that changes all statutory references to administrator of the health care authority to director of the health care authority.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
HB 1740-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Schmick, Jinkins, and Hinkle; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Establishing a health benefit exchange.
Requires the state to establish a health benefit exchange consistent with the federal affordable care act to begin operations no later than January 1, 2014.Requires the state health care authority, in consultation with the joint select committee on health reform implementation, to: (1) Apply for and implement planning and establishment grants pursuant to the federal affordable care act; and(2) Develop a broad range of options for establishing and implementing a state-administered health benefit exchange.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 24 | WAYS - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 25 | WAYS - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health Care & Wellness. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
HB 1741-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi and Walsh; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Regarding temporary assistance for needy families benefits.
Modifies earned income cutoffs for families receiving temporary assistance for needy families.Authorizes the department of social and health services to adopt rules establishing eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families benefits for a child, other than a foster child, who lives with a caregiver other than his or her parents.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 1756-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Walsh, Haler, Green, Kagi, Jinkins, Darneille, Orwall, Upthegrove, and Kenney)
Authorizing implementation of a nonexpiring license for early learning providers.
Authorizes nonexpiring licenses for early learning providers.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 25 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 2 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 92; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
HB 1768-S
by House Committee on Community Development & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Upthegrove, Santos, Dickerson, Kagi, Hasegawa, Van De Wege, Pedersen, and Tharinger)
Concerning a surcharge for very low-income and homeless housing assistance.
Increases the homeless housing and assistance act document recording surcharge and decreases the amount of the surcharge that is remitted to the county.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Development & Housing at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | CDH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Development & Housing at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 1774-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Pettigrew, Orwall, Kenney, Roberts, Kagi, and Moscoso)
Recognizing adopted siblings and half siblings as relatives and adoptive parents of siblings or half siblings as suitable persons in adoption and dependency proceedings.
Recognizes adopted siblings and half siblings as relatives and adoptive parents of siblings or half siblings as suitable persons in adoption and dependency proceedings.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 25 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 1776-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Frockt, Eddy, Dickerson, Carlyle, Maxwell, Fitzgibbon, Roberts, Pedersen, Hudgins, Ryu, Kenney, and Stanford)
Regarding licensing requirements for child care centers located in publicly owned or operated buildings.
Requires the director of the department of early learning to establish a unified set of licensing requirements for certain child care centers operated in publicly owned or operated buildings.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Education Appropriations & Oversight. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | APPE - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPE - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 1785-S
by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove and Hudgins)
Limiting the use of certain antifouling paints.
Prohibits manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and distributors from selling or offering for sale in this state any new or used recreational water vessel with antifouling paint containing copper.Requires the department of ecology to: (1) Prepare and distribute information about the prohibitions to manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and distributors; and(2) Establish and maintain a statewide advisory committee to assist the department in implementing the requirements of the act.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. | ||
HB 1789-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Pedersen, Roberts, and Miloscia)
Addressing accountability for persons driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.
Modifies alcohol violation provisions relating to: (1) Day-for-day credit for the time period in which a person kept an ignition interlock device installed;(2) Requirement to install ignition interlock device for reckless driving, negligent driving, or participation in a deferred prosecution program;(3) Alcohol monitoring same time period as mandatory license suspension or revocation;(4) Limitations on eligibility for the deferred prosecution program;(5) Prior offenses with regard to vehicular homicide and vehicular assault; and(6) Enhancements to the standard sentence range for vehicular homicide.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to General Government Appropriations & Oversight. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 18 | Committee relieved of further consideration. | |
| Referred to Transportation. | ||
| Feb 22 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 24 | TR - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| TR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 1 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
HB 1885-S
by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Moscoso, Rolfes, and Fitzgibbon)
Providing streamlining improvements in the administration of programs affecting the natural environment.
Addresses the administration of programs affecting the natural environment relating to the duties of the conservation commission, the parks and recreation commission, the Puget Sound partnership, and the departments of ecology, agriculture, fish and wildlife, and natural resources.
| Feb 17 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 25 | Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. | |
| Feb 26 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
SB 5253-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators White, Swecker, Nelson, Litzow, and Harper)
Concerning tax increment financing for landscape conservation and local infrastructure.
Addresses tax increment financing for landscape conservation and local infrastructure relating to: (1) Designation of agricultural and forest lands and rural zoned lands as sending areas;(2) Transfer of development rights to receiving areas;(3) Allocation among local governments of transferable development rights;(4) Development plan for infrastructure;(5) Quantitative and qualitative performance measures;(6) Local infrastructure project areas and project financing;(7) Property tax revenues to pay or finance costs of public improvements; and(8) Growth management act comprehensive plan optional elements.
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 22 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
SB 5433-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser, Conway, Kastama, Keiser, Chase, Rockefeller, McAuliffe, and Nelson)
Modifying landlord responsibilities in manufactured/mobile home communities.
Changes the duties of a landlord in manufactured/mobile home communities relating to: (1) Vacant mobile home lots;(2) Maintaining or removing trees that were not planted by current tenants; and(3) Preventing the accumulation of water, snow, and ice in certain areas.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 16 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 18 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 22 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 2 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5439-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters (originally sponsored by Senators Ranker, Rockefeller, Nelson, Regala, Hargrove, Hobbs, Fraser, White, Conway, and Kline)
Regarding oil spills.
Specifies what a responsible party is liable for with regard to damages to persons or property from an oil spill.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | NRMW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 28 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
SB 5452-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, and Haugen)
Regarding communication, collaboration, and expedited medicaid attainment concerning persons with mental health or chemical dependency disorders who are confined in a state institution.
Improves communication, collaboration, and expedited medicaid attainment with regard to persons diverted, arrested, or confined, or to be released from confinement or commitment, in a state institution who have mental health or chemical dependency disorders.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5459-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Keiser, Regala, and McAuliffe)
Concerning transition services for people with developmental disabilities.
Expands the duties of the department of social and health services with regard to residential habilitation centers.Creates the community residential investment account.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5464-S
by Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Rockefeller, Kastama, Delvin, and Chase)
Creating the clean energy partnership.
Creates the Washington clean energy partnership to: (1) Develop, implement, and manage programs and funding initiatives related to expanding the clean energy sector in Washington; and(2) Coordinate clean energy initiatives and implement the clean energy leadership council's recommendations provided in the state clean energy leadership plan report.Creates the clean energy sector advisory committee to: (1) Approve the appointment of the director of the partnership;(2) Approve the annual operating budget of the partnership;(3) Provide strategic guidance to the director on the needs of the clean energy sector; and(4) Establish priorities for the use of partnership funds, including approving the allocation of funds to projects.Creates the Washington clean energy partnership fund.Requires certain federal and state energy program funds to be managed by the clean energy partnership. This requirement expires June 30, 2016.Provides contingent effective dates.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | EWE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment and Water & Energy at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 28 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5487-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Schoesler, Hatfield, Hobbs, Delvin, Honeyford, Becker, and Shin)
Regarding eggs and egg products in intrastate commerce.
Modifies provisions relating to new and renewal applications for egg handlers and dealers.Exempts egg products in intrastate commerce from certain assessments.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | ARED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 28 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5502-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators White, Nelson, Keiser, Ranker, Kohl-Welles, Rockefeller, Murray, Litzow, Harper, Fain, Swecker, Delvin, and Shin)
Concerning the regulation, operations, and safety of limousine carriers.
Addresses the regulation, operations, and safety of limousine carriers.Authorizes the department of licensing to enter into cooperative agreements with certain cities for the purpose of enforcing state laws or rules applicable to limousine carriers and chauffeurs.Requires the department of licensing to convene an internal work group regarding the issuance of chauffeur licenses.Creates the limousine carriers account.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 22 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
SB 5504-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Eide, Kohl-Welles, and Keiser)
Addressing unlicensed child care.
Establishes the Colby Thompson act.Increases the civil monetary penalty limit for certain family day care home violations.Requires the department of early learning to: (1) Post on its website a list of agencies subject to licensing that have not initiated the licensing process; and(2) Send notice to an agency suspected of providing child care services without a license.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 22 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 28 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 2 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
SB 5515-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Pflug, Keiser, Becker, Kastama, Parlette, and Shin)
Providing requirements for freestanding emergency rooms.
Declares a moratorium, under certain circumstances, on the construction of freestanding emergency rooms.Provides a July 1, 2013, expiration for the moratorium.Requires hospitals that operate a freestanding emergency room to conform to certain requirements to ensure patient safety and public accountability.
| Feb 9 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 28 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5531-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators King, Prentice, Keiser, and Shin)
Reimbursing counties for providing judicial services involving mental health commitments.
Authorizes a county to apply to the department of social and health services for reimbursement of its cost in providing judicial services associated with commitments for involuntary mental health treatment.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 21 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 25 | WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 28 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5537-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators White and Prentice)
Regarding time restrictions on soliciting or accepting campaign contributions.
Provides that the time limit restrictions for soliciting or accepting contributions apply to any incumbent of a local elected office who has filed for a state office, or persons employed by or acting on behalf of an incumbent of a local elected office.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5540-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Delvin, King, and Hewitt)
Authorizing the use of automated school bus safety cameras.
Authorizes school districts to install and operate automated school bus safety cameras on school buses to be used for the detection of certain violations.Provides that certain sections of the act take effect only upon certification by the secretary of the department of transportation that the new statewide tolling operations center and photo toll system are fully operational.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5545-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Stevens, Fraser, Swecker, Chase, McAuliffe, White, Eide, Roach, Shin, and Regala)
Addressing police investigations of commercial sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking.
Addresses police investigations of commercial sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 22 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 28 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5553-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Pridemore, and Chase)
Requiring public agencies, special purpose districts, and municipalities to post certain information on their web sites.
Requires public agencies, special purpose districts, and municipalities to post information on regular, special, or emergency meetings on their web sites.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 28 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5556-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Fain, and Keiser)
Concerning certain social card games in an area annexed by a city or town.
Requires a city or town, that allowed a house-banked social card game business in an annexed area to continue operating before July 15, 2010, to allow all social card game businesses in the annexed area that were operating and licensed by the gambling commission as of January 1, 2011, to continue operating.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing, executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 28 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5558-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Regala, and Harper)
Regulating dissemination of juvenile records by consumer reporting agencies.
Prohibits consumer reporting agencies, that collect personally identifiable information pertaining to juvenile records about an individual residing in the state, from disseminating information contained within the record, including the existence or nonexistence of the record, to any third party.Prohibits the judicial information system from being used to disseminate any juvenile record information for the purposes of disseminating that information to credit reporting agencies or other private entities.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 21 | On motion, referred to Rules. | |
SB 5580-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Regala and Kline)
Modifying provisions relating to orders of disposition for juveniles.
Modifies juvenile deferred disposition provisions relating to: (1) Payment of restitution;(2) Withholding driving privileges;(3) Unlawful possession of a firearm;(4) Notification to school principal; and(5) Consecutive and concurrent periods of detention.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5594-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Prentice, Conway, Kline, and Murray)
Regulating the handling of hazardous drugs.
Requires the director of the department of labor and industries to adopt, by rule, requirements for the handling of antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs in health care facilities.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 10 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 11 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 14 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 22 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
SB 5595-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senator Parlette)
Concerning distribution of the public utility district privilege tax.
Modifies provisions relating to the distribution of the public utility district privilege tax.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 28 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5605-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove)
Limiting governmental liability for various activities.
Limits liability for: (1) Governmental entities, and their officers, agents, employees, and volunteers for certain acts or omissions in investigating reports of child abuse or neglect; and(2) Injuries caused by an offender under supervision if the offender's act causing the injuries does not have a substantial connection with the criminal act for which the offender is being supervised.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5610-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Conway, Harper, and Murray)
Creating the board on geographic names.
Creates the board on geographic names to: (1) Establish, change, or determine the appropriate names of certain geographic features;(2) Serve as a state liaison with the United States board on geographic names;(3) Periodically issue a list of names approved by the board; and(4) Establish a committee on geographic names to assist the board in performing its duties.Requires names adopted by the board to be published in the Washington state register.Requires the department of natural resources to provide secretarial and administrative services for the board and to serve as custodian of the records.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 18 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5618-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Chase, Kline, and Hobbs; by request of Washington State Housing Finance Commission)
Limiting private activity bond issues by out-of-state issuers.
Declares it is the policy of the state that in order to maintain an effective system of monitoring the use of federal subsidies within the state, facilities within the state proposed to be financed with bonds issued by an issuer formed or organized under the laws of another state must receive prior approval from the statewide issuer authorized by state law to issue bonds for the proposed project.Prohibits the department of commerce from making an allocation of the state ceiling to an issuer formed or organized under the laws of another state.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 16 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 18 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5622-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters (originally sponsored by Senators Ranker, Swecker, Fraser, Hargrove, White, Regala, Shin, Chase, Kline, and Conway; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Concerning recreation access on state lands.
Finds that: (1) There is an increasing demand for outdoor recreation opportunities and conservation measures on certain state lands; and(2) The recreating public cannot readily discern which state agency is responsible for the management of particular state lands or which policies apply to those lands.Reforms and improves access to and management of state lands on a sustainable basis by: (1) Providing a vehicle access permit and access policies for state lands;(2) Recovering the cost incurred by the state for operations and management of recreation opportunities;(3) Providing resources to address the growing demand and impacts of outdoor recreationists and conservation of our natural resources; and(4) Providing effective education and enforcement of state land access policies.Creates the discover pass as a renewable annual pass that is required to access, park a vehicle on, or drive a vehicle on any recreation site or lands.Creates the recreation access pass account.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | NRMW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5634-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove and Stevens; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Clarifying the entities to be consulted when determining eligibility to possess a firearm.
Clarifies which entities must be consulted when determining eligibility to possess a firearm.Requires a regional support network to transfer information it retains regarding persons who became ineligible to possess a firearm as a result of civil commitment to the national instant criminal background check database.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | ||
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5656-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Regala, White, McAuliffe, and Kline)
Creating a state Indian child welfare act.
Establishes the Washington state Indian child welfare act.Finds that the state is committed to protecting the essential tribal relations and best interests of Indian children by promoting practices designed to prevent out-of-home placement of Indian children.Declares that the department of social and health services' policy manual on Indian child welfare, the tribal-state agreement, and relevant local agreements between individual federally recognized tribes and the department should serve as persuasive guides in the interpretation and implementation of the federal Indian child welfare act, this act, and other relevant state laws.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 28 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5660-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Hargrove, and Stevens)
Revising public assistance provisions.
Modifies provisions relating to temporary assistance for needy families.Expands limitations on purchases using electronic benefit cards.Changes the duties of the department of early learning and the department of social and health services.Requires the state auditor to appoint a fraud ombudsman to oversee and quarterly audit the work of the division of fraud investigation at the department of social and health services.
| Feb 3 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5671-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Ericksen, Becker, Delvin, and Honeyford)
Modifying hospital and emergency service personnel reporting requirements to local enforcement.
Revises reporting requirements of hospital and emergency service personnel to local law enforcement authorities.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 22 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 25 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
SB 5862
by Senators Hargrove, Pridemore, and Swecker; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife and Department of Natural Resources
Regarding the administration of natural resources programs.
Modifies provisions relating to hydraulic projects.
| Mar 2 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |